The comments section all think I'm a really good person.

So she reluctantly agreed.

...There shouldn't be any noise at concerts in this world, right?

With that thought in mind, Tachibana Hibiki finally felt relieved.

PS: Banana Brother used the "All Kill" technique to kill Shiori Hachiya, the stage person who had bound him in the past, allowing the latter to move forward more easily.

Brother Banana...you are so gentle...

Keep up the good work, and I hope you enjoy watching.

52. Speculations about worldviews

[Brother Banana's fighting style... is really good...]

I was completely speechless, that feeling of having absolutely no idea what to say (deep sorrow)

[It really touched my heart. Although I didn't quite understand it, but...]

[Deeply shocked]

It feels like only by killing the stagnant, half-baked Hachiko of the past could she be reborn as a hero.

Is this the true meaning of the stage?

【banana...you are so gentle】

[I was really startled when that knife went in, but seeing Shiori Hachiya completely unmoved, even smiling, I inexplicably calmed down.]

That amount of bleeding was terrifying.

It's a stage setup!

I don't know why, but I feel a little like crying.

Will we never see Bee Valley like this again? I just discovered that she sings really well.

[Waaaaah, I think so too, what a pity!]

But as banana said, the train will eventually move on to the next station; no one can stay in the past forever...

[Huh? Is that what Brother Banana is saying? Hasn't she repeated that line so many times?]

[It was only after repeating this many times that I realized it's impossible to truly keep everyone.]

I think I understand how Banana feels when she's left alone in the same place... Did she also watch her friends leave before deciding to say a proper goodbye to Hachiya?

This is probably the meaning behind banana's choice of "farewell no revue" as the theme.

There are no winners or losers, only farewells to the past and the stage. Only by shedding all the shackles can we better step onto the next stage of life.

【I see】

So when is Brother Banana coming to poke me in the middle of the night?

[I told you to wear your pants properly when posting comments! (annoying)]

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"ring?"

Nana Oba received two tickets from Shiori Hachiya and plans to go with Hibiki Tachibana, whom she is close to.

However, when she made the invitation, Nana Ohba had already noticed that Hibiki Tachibana was quite allergic to the word "concert".

Based on Tachibana Hibiki's experience, Ōba Nana understood something.

Hibiki Tachibana was originally just an ordinary but cheerful girl with a happy family and very close friends.

During a solo concert, I was attacked by noise at the venue.

In Hibiki Tachibana's world, noise is a monster with an instinctive desire to attack humans and the ability to carbonize human bodies through contact. Their appearances are elusive and are guarded against by the people of Hibiki Tachibana's world like a natural disaster.

Noise was heard in the concert venue, which had tens of thousands of people.

Very few people are able to escape.

However, in order to stabilize public opinion, the cause of death for most people was explained as a "stampede".

During the concert accident, Hibiki Tachibana was hit in the chest by unidentified fragments of an weapon and lost consciousness on the spot. Although she survived, she suffered public condemnation from the relatives of those who did not survive because of her rapid recovery and other reasons.

Why did she survive? She must have taken someone else's life to survive.

[Isn't this the murderer?]

[That's disgusting to laugh at...]

How can she still have the nerve to laugh? Doesn't she know how many lives she's taken to survive?!

The once energetic and vibrant Hibiki Tachibana gradually became depressed during this period of bullying.

Unable to bear the family atmosphere, her father left home, abandoning her, her mother, and her grandmother. At school, her schoolbag and desk were often dirtied by her classmates, and the teachers turned a blind eye to it.

What's even more heartbreaking is that her only sunshine, her best friend Kohinata Mirai, also disappeared without a trace.

The concert accident that led to Hibiki Tachibana's current personality cannot be ignored.

That concert was a turning point in Hibiki Tachibana's life.

Even today, she is still tormented by the fragment in her chest. This fragment, which struck her in the concert accident, has grown larger as she continues to use its power, gradually replacing her tissues.

It hurts.

The thought of the past causes unbearable pain in both my body and mind.

Hibiki Tachibana's face paled a shade lower, which Nana Ohba couldn't possibly miss. She observed Hibiki's expression with considerable concern and said, "Perhaps I should go ask Homura..."

"...No, I can go." Tachibana Hibiki agreed anyway, but she pouted impatiently, "I'm not that fragile."

"Are you really alright, Hibiki?" Nana Ohba asked worriedly. "You look terrible."

Is Hibiki's fusion syndrome flaring up again?

What is fusion syndrome?

[Those golden crystals you occasionally see on her body are actually all growing from inside her body; they look incredibly painful.]

The more Hibiki uses her power, the more these golden crystals will erode her body. She herself has said that this is called Fusion Syndrome.

[Won't I die if this keeps up?]

[...Although I really want to say no, judging from Hibiki's usual fighting style and her somewhat self-deprecating attitude...I actually think it's a bit doubtful.]

Ah, this.

I still hope everyone in the Silver Garden is doing well.

[Actually, many members are quite gentle, right? Look at the last time Homura Akemi pushed Yuna to sunbathe; the scene was both cruel and somewhat beautiful.]

I really want to know what the Silver Garden is all about. There's really not much information about its world-building that can be gleaned from Banana Brother's comics.

[It's only the first episode, I hope it comes out soon, I want to see Revue Starlight!]

Could it be one of those isekai (another world) settings?

How to say it

[Brother Banana's school doesn't exist in this world at all. Maybe Brother Banana and everyone in the Silver Garden come from those worlds connected by the void rifts.]

Now that you mention it...

[It's actually quite possible, because there's never been any explanation of the other worlds connected by the void rift; we only see heroes busy fighting all sorts of monsters.]

Everyone in the Silver Garden seems to have their own story, burdened with worries... Could it be that they really came from those other worlds, and thus became homeless?

[Take a screenshot first, and if I'm right, I'll come back and kill the prophet.]

P.S.: This chapter mainly focuses on speculation regarding the comments section, hence the large number of comments.

There really are a lot.

But at least it advanced the plot a bit~

53. Concert and Hibiki Tachibana

Shiori Hachiya sat in the dressing room backstage, looking slightly nervous.

This concert might be her last.

Moreover, important friends will be watching, so we can't afford to be careless.

A combination of factors has left Shiori Hachiya with a heavy burden hanging over her, one that she simply cannot let go of.

She sat there after finishing her makeup, waiting to go on stage, tilting her ear to listen to the sounds outside, but could hear almost nothing except the booming music from the sound check.

She was too afraid to look at the number of spectators outside; if less than a third of them showed up, it would be incredibly embarrassing.

She kept writing the character "人" (person) in her palm and then swallowing it.

The manager, wearing sunglasses, pushed open the door and walked in. Seeing Shiori Hachitani's tense appearance, he said helplessly, "Hachitani-san, relax a little..."

He had a sudden inspiration and suggested, "How about I play the role of a mudskipper in heat for you?"

Shiori Hachiya's eyes widened slightly in fear: "Koyama-san, did you hit your head? That's scary."

“…Ah, I know, I’m not funny.” The manager started to shut up, but then he remembered why he came and said to Shiori Hachiya, “Your friend is outside, saying he wants to see you.”

“Friend.” Shiori Hachiya’s eyes lit up. “Is she a blonde girl who’s quite tall?”

Could it be Nana Oba? She came to see me specifically before the performance?

“No, it’s a woman who isn’t that tall, with black hair and blue eyes,” the agent said.

[Strange, wasn't the agent sent by the Tower? Doesn't he recognize Chief Koizumi?]

[Not just anyone can access information about Koizumi, right?]

Sometimes I think Chief Koizumi might not be really stupid... She seems indifferent to everything, yet she always manages to achieve her goals by sheer coincidence.

Perhaps this is what it means to be someone loved by the world.

Who knows?

Upon hearing this, Shiori Hachiya knew that the person who had come was Saki Koizumi.