With only a few days left until Ave Mujica's final debut performance, their debut naturally caused a sensation, gaining a large number of fans. At one point, their peak search volume on social media even surpassed that of the veteran powerhouse SUMIMI.

But precisely because of this, Shoko Toyokawa, this young girl, would not become complacent or satisfied; on the contrary, she would be even more strict with the stage performance.

For example, a couple of days ago, Xiangzi suddenly had the idea to present a new song as the closing act of his last performance during his debut period. This idea was sudden, but understandable.

However, the creation of the new song did not go smoothly, and even disrupted the original rehearsal rhythm.

At this moment, the members of Mother Hen Card had just finished practicing "Yan" and were resting, while Xiangzi went out, seemingly wanting to find some inspiration.

Chu Hua remained silent, keeping a slight distance from the remaining three.

She had to be thankful that her older sister was originally a quiet and unassuming person who only followed the crowd and didn't talk much, so she had even fewer flaws to reveal.

However, this also forced Chu Hua to become a silent, conformist.

When she thought that...

"Hey, what are you daydreaming about!" Ruomai suddenly jumped up and casually put her arm around Chuhua's shoulder, her strength almost lifting her up.

"Don't look so serious during your break! By the way, that rose field you planted on the island last time was really beautiful. I think it would be perfect for the next stage performance. Hey, what do you think?"

Chu Hua's body froze instantly, her fingers instinctively clenching the hem of her clothes.

She had no idea what this was. It was a memory from when Xiangzi and Banami escaped Tokyo and went to her hometown.

Did Yutenji Wakana also go there? Why has she never heard of it?

A sense of panic and fear spread through her heart.

As expected, no matter how similar they are, she is not Hatsune Miku.

"What's wrong?" Miao Mengqin asked, slightly puzzled, since the blonde girl's face had clearly turned from red to white.

"Everyone, come here for a moment." Fortunately, Xiangzi returned at this moment and gathered everyone together.

Miao Meng didn't pay much attention and went to the captain's side. Chu Hua followed a beat later, but couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Xiangzi, his previous serious expression gone, said with a hint of ease, "I've finished writing the new song, and now I want everyone to see it."

Chu Hua subconsciously imitated her sister's tone and said, "Eh, really?"

Ling put down her bass guitar, walked over, and took the paper from Xiangzi's hand: "Didn't you say you were stuck for days without any inspiration? How come you suddenly came up with something?"

"They must have found outside help!" Miao Mengqin leaned over, showing no respect for Xiao Xiang, and said with great interest.

Xiangzi snorted but did not deny it, saying, "It wasn't my request; he wrote it for me on his own initiative."

Xiangzi thought to himself, "As the captain of the Mother Hen team, I have to rehearse, perform, and help with promotion. That guy, on the other hand, has been letting himself go without me during this time. What's wrong with asking him for help when I'm lacking inspiration?"

The girl confidently handed over the sheet music for her new song to everyone, and Banami even thoughtfully marked the sheet music for different instruments.

"Give it back to me, give it back to me / That red-eyed gem and mask inlaid with bonds."

Ruoye Mu recited the lyrics from the sheet music in a low voice, causing Chu Hua's fingertips to tremble slightly. Then, a smile appeared on her lips that no one else could see.

"Has everyone finished watching?" Xiangzi clapped his hands to attract everyone's attention. "Let's vote. Raise your hand if you agree to use 'Double Moon' as the closing song."

As soon as she finished speaking, Ruomai was the first to raise her hand, raising it high and fast: "It's really hard for Banami to have to specially imitate our captain's chuunibyou style."

Upon hearing her words, Xiangzi couldn't help but glare at her fiercely.

Hailing and Ruoye Mu also raised their hands one after another, leaving only Chuhua staring blankly at the lyrics in the rehearsal room.

"Chuhua?" Xiangzi called out to her.

Chu Hua snapped out of her daze, noticing everyone's gaze fixed on her. She took a deep breath and slowly raised her hand.

"Unanimously approved!" Xiangzi clapped his hands happily. "The rest of the time we'll work out the harmonies..."

"I'm going out for some fresh air," Chu Hua suddenly said, turning around and quickly walking out of the rehearsal room before anyone could respond.

The corridor was quiet, with only the sound of the air conditioner unit outside.

Chu Hua leaned against the wall, took out her phone from her pocket, and saw a family photo of the Sanjiao family on the screen. It was a photo of the two sisters when they had just entered elementary school. At that time, their father was still alive, and she and Chu Yin were still considered close twin sisters by outsiders.

To prevent Hatsune Miku from being treated unfairly, her father announced early on that the two were twin sisters.

She was truly gentle to the point that Chu Hua envied her.

In the family photo, the two sisters are holding hands and smiling very happily.

Is it worth looking back on the past?

Both my sister and I have changed too much; we can never go back to the way things were before.

"Chu Hua".

Chu Hua froze, then slowly turned around—it was Xiang Zi, holding a bottle of mineral water, looking at her. She subconsciously took a step back before realizing what was happening and exclaimed, "It's Saki-chan! Didn't you say you'd call me by my name in private? Calling me like this made me think Chu Hua had come."

The girl tried her best to hide it.

But Xiangzi's first words were beyond her expectations: "You're Chu Hua, right? Actually, the one lying in the hospital before was the real Hatsune Miku, right?"

Chu Hua was stunned. She opened her mouth, but couldn't utter a single word for a long time.

But Xiangzi seemed not to need her answer, and said, "You want to ask how I knew? Because... we're childhood friends, so it's only natural that I could recognize you and Hatsune Miku, isn't it?"

Banami: That's not how it is in the gala. Shouldn't only I, the male protagonist, have this skill?

Even so, Xiao Xiang was actually a little guilty. In fact, she didn't know at first either. It was just that Banami's attitude towards "Hatsuka" in the hospital was too friendly, which made her feel a little strange. Also, there was this song called "Twin Moons".

So, with some doubt in his mind, Xiangzi tried to gauge the other party's tone.

Chu Hua took the water Xiangzi handed her, her fingers gripping the bottle so tightly it warped. Long-suppressed emotions suddenly erupted: "But, Xiangzi, I hate you the most! If your family hadn't come to the island for vacation, Chu Yin and I would still be best friends. We would have grown up together, maybe even fallen for the same boy. We would have had a normal, happy future, instead of like this… like this…"

Chu Hua's tone grew increasingly menacing. Xiangzi was clearly taken aback by her words, paused for a moment, then smiled again, his tone even gentler than before: "But, I really like you."

Chu Hua thought to herself, "If I told you I slept with your fiancé, would you still like me?"

The girl, still radiating a white moonlight without any awareness, said, "You, you went on stage in place of Hatsune because you were sick, right? I will keep this a secret and will not tell anyone."

"The last performance will definitely be a success." Xiangzi didn't ask why, he just looked at her earnestly.

"Ah, I will make it the most magnificent performance of my life." Chu Hua raised her head and looked at the night sky outside the window. The moon had just peeked out halfway. "So magnificent that... it will be unforgettable for a lifetime."

Chapter 58 The Avengers, Miku Miku

The Live House was transformed into a Gothic castle entwined with thorns, with twelve bronze candelabras hanging from the dome. The firelight cast the shadows of raven specimens onto the backdrop, making them look like ghosts about to take flight.

On the black and red stage, the rock music temporarily stopped as the moon rose.

Below the stage, countless fans and spectators waved their light sticks and chanted that name.

“Ave Mujica!”

“Ave Mujica!”

“Ave Mujica!”

“Ave Mujica!”

The cheers in the live house nearly lifted the roof off, as if foreshadowing that tomorrow's headlines would once again be dominated by this legendary band.

There are even rumors that after their debut period ends, Ave Mujica will hold a live performance directly at the Budokan.

If this is true, they would probably be the idol band in history to have passed the Budokan in the shortest time since their debut.

Having exerted themselves all night, the other members, including Xiangzi, were now almost completely exhausted.

As the organizer of the Dark Fairy Tale Party, Xiangzi announced loudly, "The two moons are now hanging in the sky, and the puppets' grand party is about to come to an end."

The original plan was for Ave Mujica's debut performance to end here. So far, Ave Mujica's performance has been perfect. Even someone as demanding of himself and the band as Xiangzi couldn't say something like, "You guys are the ones who need the most practice."

Even Hachiman Kairin, who seemed distant and aloof, showed her enthusiasm and effort.

"Encore."

"Encore."

"Encore."

Sure enough, upon hearing the hint that this "feast" was about to end, the fans, still wanting more, frantically repeated the message, trying to prolong the fairytale magic of Cinderella.

A smile involuntarily crept onto Xiangzi's lips; indeed, her idea was correct.

Ave Mujica is a band that creates miracles, a band that gives hope in the darkness.

She placed her hands on her chest and said in an elegant voice, "Timoris (fear), Mortis (death), Amoris (love), Doloris (sorrow), can you feel it? In these two moons, there is an endless stream of magic."

I could feel the mingling of hope and despair; everyone was waiting for us.

Upon hearing Oblivionis's declaration, the cheers from the audience were deafening.

Xiangzi took a deep breath, and then, seemingly out of nowhere, raised a transparent crystal and set it into a specially made groove in the center of the mask. He said softly, "Then, let's use this condensed magic to support the final act of the play called 'Twin Moons' when the two moons fall!"

Ave Mujica's slightly flamboyant operatic style wasn't initially accepted by many, but when paired with the band's exceptionally high level of musical skill, this somewhat juvenile style gradually became more and more appealing.

This is the true taste of hen ka.

Ruo Yemu pressed the matte black agate onto the center of Mortis's (death) mask, her tone icy: "Death is not the end, but a signpost guiding to new life."

Hachiman Kairin picked up the deep purple amethyst and firmly embedded it into the groove of Timoris's mask, saying in a deep voice, "Eat up fear and embrace the uncertain future."

Yutenji Wakamai placed pink morganite into the Amoris (love) mask, her smiling eyes crinkling yet her words firm: "Love is hidden in the drumbeats, so intense that it can melt away all confusion."

Chu Hua clutched the pigeon blood ruby, hesitating to insert it into the Dolores (Sadness) mask, her fingertips repeatedly rubbing the facets of the gem, as if weighing the weight of this "identity".

Finally, Chu Hua pressed the pigeon blood ruby ​​hard into the mask, the sound of the gemstone snapping into the metal being exceptionally clear in the quiet corner.

In that instant, the entire venue fell silent.

Chu Hua said loudly, "With the sorrow of the past, we will turn the stolen flame into hope."

"Aaaaaah, Ave Mujica!"

"Miss Doloris, call me!"

"Contact me!"

As the intense drumbeats and electric guitar sounds began, the two moons on the stage gradually changed color, one gold and one silver, as if to correspond to the song's title.

This resurgence of the event drove fans wild, especially with the ceremonial gemstones, which completely ignited the atmosphere of the live performance.

However, just as Misaka Hatsuka raised the microphone, a voice that did not belong to her rang out at just the right moment.

"Ah, the sorrowful actor, deeply, deeply imprisoned in the mask."

"Why take my blood? Why take my name?"

Chu Hua stared in shock, while the other members, including Xiangzi, seemed oblivious, continuing to play their instruments with ease. After all, the singing was so perfectly in tune with the melody, so Dolores.

These were originally lyrics from the song "Double Moon".

Instead, the audience below gasped in surprise. After all, the close-up on the big screen showed that Dolores' lips didn't move when the song started, something that fans could clearly see.

"Is this... lip-syncing?"

"No, this sound doesn't look like a recording."

"But why is there another Dolores's voice?"

Just as fans were discussing the matter and even the others on stage realized that something was amiss.

The stage lift on the left side suddenly and slowly rose up. Then, a beam of white light shone on it, revealing a black down-filled costume, a silver mask, and the signature blonde hair on the slowly rising lift.

"You're kidding, there are two Dolores?"

"Look, her lips are moving! Was she singing just now?!"

"Hey, is this a stage effect? ​​Which one is the real Dolores?"

This unexpected incident brought the performance to a halt, but instead of chaos, the audience below the stage was excited by the unknown "performance".

Xiangzi and the other members of the Mother Hen Card stared wide-eyed at the "uninvited guest" who had jumped onto the crystal chandelier. However, this skillful manner and the fact that no one had ever told them about it made it seem like an unexpected accident.

Including the lyrics of this song, the image of a certain boy appeared in Xiangzi's mind.

She felt a surge of anger, especially at this crucial moment for Ave Mujica.

However, Xiangzi responded quickly.

No matter what unexpected events occur, she is determined to push tonight's performance to an even greater climax.

"Ask, who are you? You are a doll without a magic gem, why do you look so much like Dolores?"

Xiangzi spoke in an elegant voice. Fortunately, her more than ten years of upbringing as a young lady had made her very skilled at this kind of affectation, and she didn't even need to rehearse it deliberately.

As if he were a stand-in, Xiangzi directly asked the questions that fans had in mind, making them believe that this was not an "accident" but just a stage effect.

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