Am I being simulated by their love affair.

Chapter 234 Confidence, Cute and Arrogant
“NO MUSIC, NO LIFE,” Jun Matsueda murmured the slogan at the store entrance. After passing the “base of the tower,” you can see the large LED screen at the entrance.

The screen shows a recently popular action anime, and it seems that the original soundtrack is currently on sale.

“I thought I’d see you on screen,” Jun Matsueda whispered to Yosei Kurusu beside him.

“How could that be!” the girl with the hoodie hoodie retorted in a low voice. “Advertising on the big screen at the store entrance costs a ton of money.”

"You could use that money to produce an album instead."

Since starting to produce her debut album, Yosei Kurusu has come to realize that making music is a very expensive thing. Many of her ideas about the album have not been realized because of funding issues.

Upon entering the record store on the first floor, you'll immediately see the new album from a well-known Japanese group, prominently displayed on the counter near the entrance.

"I think I ran into them the day before yesterday." Jun Matsueda looked at the big YOASOBI sign. Each counter in front had a small screen playing the corresponding promotional video, and the song playing on the first floor was also by this group.

"Really? When? Where?" the girl asked with great interest.

"Uh, at the airport." He shouldn't have brought this up; now Xiaxi would start nagging again.

"Airport? Isn't it in the city?" At first, Yosuke Kurusu didn't react. She took two steps forward, then suddenly turned around and glared at him with bright eyes.

"When you went to pick up Wangyue?"

Jun Matsueda nodded. "I saw the fans who came to greet us at the airport."

"Hmph," the girl walked over with a "thump thump thump," stared at him for two seconds, and then walked back with a "thump thump thump."

"As punishment, you'll have to buy an extra album later!"

Using the price of an album to appease her anger seems like a good deal, doesn't it? Jun Matsueda followed the girl toward the counter further inside.

“Fujii Kaze, ONE OK ROCK, LiSA,” he looked at the names he often saw on TV next to the screen.

Further in, there are also many vinyl records of anime soundtracks, such as Cowboy Bebop, Evangelion, and Akira.
"Is this whole floor full of popular records? Are your records in there too?"

"Yes, I am." Kurusu Yosei quickened his pace, walked past two more counters, and then suddenly opened his arms wide, facing the counter on the right.

"Ta-da! It's right here!"

Jun Matsue clapped silently, matching the girl's performance, and walked to the counter on the right.

This is a counter themed around the "Theory of Idol Birth" program, displaying four or five different albums. He finally saw the complete collection of Yosuke Kurusu's albums.

Her album cover is very simple: a black background with simple lines outlining the whites of her eyes, and brown pupils in the center, with the pupils replaced by gold stars.

The album title, "Visible Light," is written vertically on the whites of his eyes.

"It's really beautiful, this album cover." Although Jun Matsueda had listened to the songs on the record at home, he had never seen the album packaging.

He picked up an album and examined it closely. The black parts had no reflection at all, probably because light-absorbing materials were used. They were so black that he was almost afraid to touch them. The pupil stars, on the other hand, were not only very bright, but also had fine colored powder. They shimmered with the changing angle of the light, and even the size of the stars changed accordingly, as if they were really glowing.

Holding it in your hand is like seeing the eye of a god emerging from the dark universe, drawing the gaze of all living beings.

"I came up with the design idea, isn't that amazing~" The girl stood next to Jun Matsueda, patting his back excitedly.

"Would you like to listen to this?" Kurusu Yosei picked up the headphones from the shelf and handed them to him.

Jun Matsue reached out and took it, examining the machine on the counter. Each display counter in the tower had a demo unit attached to it, connected to the headphones in his hand. It looked like a large portable music player, with many buttons on it.

Putting on his headphones, Jun Matsueda glanced at the albums on the shelf. Yosei Kurusu's albums were labeled "DISC2".

He pressed the number two button on the listening device, and the girl's voice, which he could usually hear at home, was performed in a completely unfamiliar way. Clear and bright, with a penetrating magnetism, all emotions and will burst forth through the singing. It was a song he had heard before, "Shining Moment," which had been performed on the stage of "Idol Birth."

"Shine brightly as you are, true to yourself."

Jun Matsue opened his eyes and looked at the girl who had appeared in front of him at some point. It was a very strange experience to have the owner of the song in his headphones right in front of him.

“Kurasu is already a very remarkable person.” He took off his headphones and put them back on the demo unit.

"Hehe." Kurusu Yosei pulled down his mask, smiling to reveal his white teeth, and gave him a victory sign.

"win~"

Two girls walked over and stopped behind her. The girl quickly pulled up her mask and stood behind Jun Matsueda.

"The contestants from last season of 'Idol' have all released albums!" A girl with long, red-streaked hair chatted with her companion. "I applied for the live audition but wasn't selected, which is such a shame!"

"Is this the music variety show you're watching?" Another girl with several earrings walked up to the counter, looking at the albums, her gaze lingering on "DISC2".

"This album looks a bit scary at first glance, but it actually has a surprisingly good feel to it."

"Which one?" The girl with the highlights leaned closer. "Ah! I really like this contestant, Yang Shi-chan! She's the one who sang 'Shining Time' in that really popular YouTube video!"

"..." The girl with the earring tried hard to recall the video she had watched with her friend, and finally remembered something, "The one who sang barefoot? Her feet were really pretty, I want feet like those too~"

Yosei Kurusu, who was leaning against Jun Matsueda, noticed that the boy's body was trembling—he was trying not to laugh.

What's so funny? She reached her right hand out from the wide sleeve of her hoodie and, in a fit of shame and indignation, pinched Matsueda Jun through his coat.

Jun Matsue reached behind his back with his right hand and swatted away the girl's mischievous fingers, watching as the girl with dyed hair put headphones on the girl with the earring.

"It sounds so nice!" the girl with the earring exclaimed with her eyes closed.

Right? Right? I think so too! Yosuke Kurusu chuckled behind Jun Matsueda's back.

"Want to buy one of her albums?" The girl with highlights picked up an album titled "Visible Light." "I'm definitely going to buy it."

“Then I’ll buy one too~” The girl with the earring took off her headphones, picked up an album, and the two walked toward other counters.

Yosei Kurusu excitedly pounded on Jun Matsueda's back; her fists, through the sleeve of his hoodie and his jacket, served no purpose other than conveying the girl's excitement.

"Pine branches! Sold! Sold to a passerby!!" Her voice trembled slightly, as lively as a primary school student on a school trip.

"Yoshi-chan's popularity is rising at a visible rate~" Matsueda Jun mimicked the tone of the girl with dyed hair.

"Isn't that obvious?" The girl jumped from behind him to the counter, pointing to the recommendation next to her album.

"But standing in front of you is—"

"JINIAS's strongest newcomer, the uncrowned king of the idol birth theory."

"This is the world of Laiqiyang!"

Jun Matsue looked at the arrogant young girl, then glanced at the program recordings on the counter screen.

This guy's cuteness and arrogance are directly proportional.

(End of this chapter)