Tokyo: The evil god doesn't want to be the top star

She wore a black custom-made stage costume today, which perfectly set off her slender waist, towering breasts and snow-white long legs.

"I've already told you, who is the reason for the slug... It's no problem, the melody is all in my head, and as long as I use this electronic keyboard, I can't go wrong."

Compared with Yayoi Tsukishima, Xia Fan was wearing a simple black sportswear. As long as he stood outside the focus of the lights, he could perfectly create the "night walking" effect.

With his absolute mastery of the songs bestowed by the gods, and now with the protection of the [Standing Puppet], his playing skills have reached perfection while communicating with this Tsukumogami electronic keyboard.

"Besides, given the situation of these 'live audiences', it's not appropriate to invite a professional band over, right?"

Having said that, Xia Fan glanced below the stage.

In the shadowed area sat a row of listless people tied to benches.

These were the cursed ones that Section 24’s “emergency teams” from various parts of District had sent to Tokyo in the past hours.

Chapter 160 I once thought about ending it all

2024-07-13

"Do you think that this song can still perform as well as it did live through a signal broadcast?"

Yayoi Tsuki stared at Xia Fan, who was concentrating on checking the audio without even looking at her, and silently took a step closer, quietly straightening her chest.

"I don't know. Of course it would be better if the effect is good. Even if the effect is not good, such a 'grand' all-channel broadcast, plus the 'surprise' you left at the end, can at least arouse more people's interest in listening to this song..."

"So close..."

Xia Fan, who was unaware of this, looked up and suddenly found that the other person's curvy body was within his reach and dominated his entire field of vision.

"You don't seem nervous at all."

He subconsciously turned his face away.

"When I think about the fact that after this concert, I will be able to take a long vacation, and you will not only have to continue to rise and fall in the entertainment industry, but also have to fight against those evil spirits and curses, how can I be nervous..."

Yayoi Tsuki had a stern face, but the fox ears on her head nodded mischievously, and a smile of success flashed in her eyes.

"Hey, at a time like this, please don't discourage the keyboard player."

Although he was not convinced, Xia Fan could only sigh when he thought that what the other party said was indeed the truth.

"All units, the scheduled time is coming, how are the preparations going?"

Aoi Jinguji walked in from outside the warehouse.

She was wearing a baseball cap, a casual suit, and holding a stack of live broadcast materials in her hands. She looked like a professional live director.

Because it involves a top-secret "supernatural case", the on-site preparation staff for this press conference were all temporarily transferred. They were agents who had participated in campus singing competitions and had "stage setting experience", and she was responsible for the position of "chief director".

Bethesda's director and professional team will only assist in switching shots, controlling the screen, coordinating on-site tasks remotely.

"The live streaming platform push test is OK."

"The TV station's broadcast signal is OK."

"The lighting, camera, and stage effects are OK."

"Audio debugging OK."

“The audience is in place.”

The agents around her quickened their movements and made OK gestures to her one by one.

"We can start anytime."

Xia Fan and Yayoi Yue on the stage also nodded at her.

"Okay, then, all teams please take your positions. The streaming will begin in one minute. Let's start the countdown."

"Roger that!"

Following Jinguji's order, all the cameras around the venue were aimed at the center of the stage.

"Continue with the previous topic..."

Yayoi Tsuki calmly adjusted the hem of her skirt and fixed her hair and makeup.

"Today, you are not just a keyboard player, but also my ears."

She lifted her heels and kicked her high heels to the back of the stage, then stood next to Xia Fan with her delicate little feet bare.

"Well, what I heard is what you heard."

Xia Fan also took off his shoes, placed them behind the electronic keyboard, and also stepped onto the stage barefoot.

"There are still 30 seconds until the live broadcast."

The staff continued to count down on the side.

"Hey, Xia Fan..."

"If, in the future, I can no longer hear at all."

"Can I find you when I want to listen to music?"

Yayoi Tsuki stared at the camera quietly and asked softly.

"Of course, as long as I'm here, I'm always happy to be your ears."

Xia Fan put on the hood of his sportswear and put on sunglasses and a mask.

His task is to act as Yayoi Tsuki's "ears" under the cover of being a live keyboard player, and there is no need for him to appear on camera.

"That's right. This is your honor. Don't regret it."

Yayoi Tsukishima quietly stretched out her left foot, and her white toes gently stepped on Xia Fan's bare instep.

The trigger condition for "sensory sharing" is skin contact.

Due to the obstruction of the electronic keyboard stand, in the live broadcast, the audience would only see Yayoi Tsuki standing next to the keyboard player and singing, and they would not know that the two of them were barefoot together the entire time.

"Ah."

The tingling electric sensation spread from the feet to the whole body, combining the senses of both of them into one, making Xia Fan unable to help but groan.

"You pervert..."

Yayoi Tsuki's expression was normal, but her ears were as red as fire.

"You're so excited just by being stepped on by me..."

But she didn't seem to be satisfied with this state. Her smooth bare feet slid down along Xia Fan's instep, and her toes gently dug into the gap between his toes...

"I see. Did you feel it?"

"I'm afraid you'll be too sensitive, so I'm not wearing anything underneath today."

Maintaining this "toe-locked" state, Yayoi Tsuki covered the microphone, increased the pedaling force, and asked in a voice that only Xia Fan could hear.

"But...it's obvious...it's becoming more sensitive..."

Xia Fan could naturally "personally feel" the meaning of the other party's words, and bit his lower lip, unable to bear it.

He was extremely grateful that he covered his face with a mask and sunglasses.

"You're reacting right now? You're really obscene, perverted, shameless, cockroach..."

Not knowing what happened, Yayoi Tsuki's eyes widened and her whole face turned red like a ripe crab.

"Hey, this is a normal physiological phenomenon, don't think about it in the wrong way..."

"Attention all units, there are still 10 seconds until the live broadcast starts."

While Xia Fan was still explaining, the staff had already started the final countdown.

“5……4……3……2……1……”

"Streaming starts!"

Like the countdown before a rocket launch, the indicator light on the camera began to flash.

This means that from this second on, all television stations and live broadcast media in District 11 have their eyes focused on this stage.

Yayoi Tsuki's new song release conference has officially begun.

……

On the pitch-black stage, the only beam of white light fell from above.

"Everyone, although this is sudden, welcome to listen to my new song."

It was pitch black all around, and in the center of the stage, which had no decorations except for the lights, Yayoi Tsuki stood calmly in the center of the beams of light...

The keyboard player, with his face covered and dressed in black, blended perfectly into the darkness.

"This new song is called "I Once Thought of Ending It All"..."

"Dedicated to you who are in the darkness, and also to myself who longs for the light."

Without any greetings or words to whet the appetite, she simply and directly announced the release and start of the new song performance as usual.

Beside her, the "keyboard player" in the darkness, his fingertips silently touched the black and white keyboard.

The deep piano sound and the crisp guitar string sound converge into a misty prelude...

"I once thought about ending it all because of the black-tailed gulls crying at the dock..."

With her red lips slightly opened, Yayoi Tsuki's captivating, soul-piercing voice, with deep sadness, sang slowly and gently.

……

Somewhere in Tokyo.

In the dark room, a tattered schoolbag was thrown in the corner like garbage, with words such as "parasite", "die", "dirty woman", and "bitch" written on it.

Among the books scattered on the ground in the schoolbag, there was a manual with blood words on a white background, titled "The Complete Suicide Manual".

In the middle of the room, an extremely thin girl wearing a high school uniform was kneeling quietly on the floor.

The girl's school uniform was torn, her hands and feet were covered with cuts and bruises, and one of her eyes was covered with a bandage.

Her other eye, which was still intact, was quietly staring at the computer screen not far away.

“This song, “I Once Thought of Ending It All,” is dedicated to you who are in the darkness, and also to myself who longs for the light.”

There, Yayoi Tsuki's new song release concert was being broadcast live.

Chapter 161: No Defeat

2024-07-13

"It is so happy to be able to listen to my favorite new song of Miss Yayoi before leaving this world..."

The girl picked up the handheld blowtorch and lit the charcoal in the iron basin in front of her, smiling sweetly.

"From today on, I don't have to go to a hellish place like school anymore."

On the screen, Yayoi Tsuki, surrounded by darkness, picked up the microphone with an expressionless face.

"I once thought about ending it all, because the black-tailed gulls cried sadly at the pier, disappeared with the waves, and took the past away and flew away."

She sang the sad lyrics with a calm and gentle melody using her unique voice that touches the soul and captures people's attention.

"I once thought about ending it all, because on my birthday, the apricot blossoms were in full bloom. If I dozed off in the sunshine, would I be able to turn into dust along with the dead insects?"

Different from her previous singing style which was rich in techniques and had a wide range of voice, Yayoi Tsuki's singing today was filled with only delicate and abundant emotions, without anything superfluous.

The lyrics seem simple, describing ordinary things in life, but they make the girl in front of the screen feel as if she is in the middle of it, and she feels that her own voice is being sung out...

Only those who have been in it can understand the depression, anguish and despair. It is like a layer of plastic wrap that cannot be torn or escaped, wrapping the whole body tightly, making even breathing a luxury.

"Mint candy, lighthouse at the fishing port. Rusty arch bridge, abandoned bicycle."

"Standing in front of the stove in the wooden station, but with no place in mind where I want to go."

"Today is like yesterday. If you want to change tomorrow, you must act now..."

The melody speeds up, and the low piano sound gradually becomes stronger and heavier. Yayoi Tsuki looks at the "darkness" ahead, her body slightly tense, and she raises her hands, as if she wants to break free, or as if she wants to grab something...

Her singing became shorter and more powerful, passionately expressing her unwillingness and struggle, and the ending note was filled with anger that she had never shown to anyone.

This is completely different from the glamorous and moving Yayoi Tsuki of the past. She looks more pitiful, helpless and desperate than the audience has ever seen before.

"I know, I know everything..."