Heavy girl? I feel worse than Black Hole Trigger!

Gao Songdeng slowly raised her head. Because she was surrounded by the bright lights, the audience members in the audience were just faint outlines in her sight. She had to stare hard to discern their expressions from the blurry figures.

And there were a few people in the front row, looking at her on the stage in confusion...

"...Light...Light!..."

"lamp!"

"——!?"

Takamatsu Deng turned around suddenly and saw Toyokawa Shoko looking at her with a worried look on her face. It wasn't until she turned around that she smiled and approached the microphone again and said, "Deng, could you please introduce everyone in the band?"

"Eh? Ah, um, um."

Gao Songdeng quickly turned around to face the audience and faced the overwhelming gaze.

Her fingers gripping the microphone stiffened for a moment before she flipped the switch, letting the speakers emit a slightly noisy hum from the power supply. She ignored the noise, staring blankly at the audience for a few seconds before lowering her head and leaning closer to the microphone. "Well, well... I'm the lead singer, Deng... Then, Xiangzi is keyboardist, Mu is guitarist, Sushi is bassist, and Lixi is drummer..."

She finished her words in a low, rapid voice, then took a deep breath, the sound noticeable enough for the microphone to pick up clearly.

"This is our first time...standing on the stage..."

The girl stared straight ahead at the scene before her. The figures seemed to stretch and stretch in this narrow space, forming a vast net of shadows that quietly enveloped the lights on the stage.

She held the microphone tightly.

When no one cares about her voice, only the microphone in her hand will faithfully transmit her every breath.

“…Huh. …Huh…”

The gray-haired girl's breath was subtle, but Xiangzi, who was always paying attention to her, could hear it clearly. Xiangzi tilted his head and looked at Shiina Riki. Riki nodded solemnly, raised his drumsticks and prepared to tap a few times to start playing.

"Please, listen..."

A faint, yet solid, voice was heard.

Under the astonished gaze of Xiangzi and Lixi, Gao Songdeng looked at the dark crowd below the stage and said softly:

"<Haruhi Shadow>."

●

There are so many people.

Standing at the door with Lenai, Zheli felt a little headache about the dark crowd.

With his height, he had no problem seeing the people on the stage, but Lenai definitely couldn't see clearly.

He was carrying a bass with him, and Lenai was carrying a trailer, so it was not convenient for him to squeeze with this group of people.

With no other choice, he had to do the opposite, taking Lenai to the back, finding a more empty spot, and suddenly using his Blood Star superpower to conjure up a high chair. Lenai then climbed up obediently and watched the stage with great interest.

After solving the vision problem, he looked at the stage again.

...feels like the sound is a bit low?

It seems that the pressure of making a debut is still far greater than the countless inspirational quotes he received before.

Maybe I was a little too aggressive in the past.

The man smiled bitterly helplessly.

A hero should realize his dreams with actions rather than words. But he is a half-baked hero, only able to speak boring truths because he himself may not be able to put them into practice.

"But, unlike me, this is not your full strength."

and so.

He raised his head and looked deeply at the girl who still had her eyes lowered.

"You guys will definitely be fine. ...Keep going."

……

……

With a haggard heart and trembling eyes, I am all alone in this world.

"Can you hear what she's singing?"

——Tōrō Takamatsu held the microphone tightly.

"I can't hear it clearly. But the music is really good."

I only know that the withering spring treats me coldly every year.

"What was your name just now? Kasuga Shadow?"

In the darkness, I walked forward alone, just writing words randomly.

"As a new band, they're pretty good."

Even though I know that expectations are futile, I still keep seeking redemption.

——Gao Songdeng lowered his eyes.

"Come on."

“——————.”

...Yes, light.

That moment.

Gao Songdeng almost subconsciously raised his head and opened his eyes wide.

The amber eyes were fixed in the quiet blue.

A man carrying a large violin case was standing in the distance, looking at the stage.

"..."

Counting them carefully.

"To confirm the urge in my heart..."

She opened her mouth wide, almost suffocating.

●

A soft harmony came to my ears.

“Joyful yet lonely”

“…Now, I think I understand.”

“Important yet scary”

"I couldn't cry that day—"

A sudden, rising volume.

Baodeng Zheli suddenly felt something and took a closer look.

In the center of the stage, illuminated by countless lights.

She was always curled up, looking smaller than ever, holding the microphone tightly as if it were a lifeline, so fragile that she seemed like she would melt in the spring sunshine.

The girl named Takamatsu Deng raised her head.

Trying to open your mouth. Trying to open your eyes. Trying to move your vocal cords. Trying...

shout.

“There’s light!”

She stretched out her hand forward.

It's like wanting to extend a light, or like wanting to walk into the darkness.

"You hugged me tenderly...!"

It’s like chasing a cherished star in the long night.

The clear piano sound replaced her to fill the gap in the song. She calmed down in the soothing melody.

But in that silence, she had a ferocious face and tried hard to purse her lips.

Are you holding back tears, or trying to calm down?

She looked as if singing was extremely painful for her.

…yet her arm gripping the microphone didn’t waver at all.

Even if it hurts, I have to stand on the stage. Even if it’s scary, I have to sing.

because--

"A world filled with sunshine, and a precious person blooming with pride!"

She sang with her body hunched over, almost screaming.

The little hand clenched into a fist, trembling as if afraid of the emptiness in its palm.

But she still tried to watch.

"Knowing what a warm spring is, shedding tears for me and for you..."

Because there are still stars shining brightly in the distant sky.

"Ah, how dazzling..."

"Ah, how beautiful it is...!"

The girl was singing with her head held high.

Her singing voice lacked any aesthetic appeal, her breathing was irregular, and she even had to take a breath and rest in the middle of the lyrics.

But the light, like a heavy pressure, could not take away her voice.

"Through the layers of clouds, shining and glittering..."

But the muddy shadow could not disturb her will.

"My inner thoughts overflow..."

She finally gazed at the stars again.

"When I came to my senses, my cheeks were shining!"

"It's hot! It's hot! It wets my face—"

She finally reached out her hand again.

"Why are your palms so warm?"

Despite being timid.

Despite the worries.

"Hey, please."

"Please, from now on... never let go..."

“Always, always—”

She finally cried out again.

“Never let go!”

Lost Star Chapter 73 Summer Time Record: Episode Banquet

"Light...Light!"

The heavy cheers, along with the dim lighting, were muffled by a thin curtain.

Just one step away, Toyokawa Shoko leaned forward and looked at Takamatsu Deng with a little worry.

The girl's blue hair hung quietly beside her ears, and her amber eyes beneath her bangs were filled with passion and moisture, deeply engraving her rosy face in this illusory light.

"Light, are you okay?"

"I--"

"lamp!"

Shiina Riki suddenly rushed over and hugged Takamatsu Deng, interrupting her words.