We agreed to be in a band for life, what the heck is Dragon Raja?

Toyokawa Shoko's composition work is indeed quite challenging, and she is stumbling along as she tries to overcome the more difficult aspects.

Shiina Tatsuki felt much the same way. She heard that Wakaba Mutsu and Toyokawa Shoko were almost able to play smoothly not far away, and she suddenly felt a little anxious.

"Wait, wait, knock knock!"

"It was indeed more difficult than I had imagined."

"We can't let ourselves be underestimated."

Shiina Riki took a deep breath and began to gradually grasp the rhythm of Haruhi Kage.

Takamatsu Akari stood beside Nagumo Ugetsu and sang softly, but because there was no microphone, her voice was drowned out by other instruments.

Fortunately, Nanon Ugetsu was standing very close to her and could still hear the melody the girl was softly singing.

"It's completely accurate."

He was a little surprised.

Perhaps because he wrote the lyrics himself, Gao Songdeng only looked at the sheet music for a few minutes, but now, holding his notebook, he sang the song perfectly in time with the beat and the rhythm was very smooth.

He looked at Takamatsu, but the girl was so engrossed in her singing that she didn't look up.

"In that case, we can practice a few more times, add some typhoon elements, and get into the right mood. We'll really be able to master the Haruhi Kage technique."

"That's really fast."

Nayun Yuyue sighed.

He felt proud to see the band he was coaching improve so quickly.

now,

In the rehearsal room, everyone had almost finished practicing with Haruhi Kage, which was just the right opportunity for the ensemble performance.

Let's give it a try together.

Nanyun Yuyue said.

The girls stopped playing their instruments and looked toward the center of the practice room.

"Get ready first, then watch my hand gestures."

"it is good."

A few seconds later,

The gesture ended.

The next moment, the prelude to Spring Shadow began.

First, the sound of Toyokawa Shoko's electronic keyboard filled the room, its crisp tone echoing throughout the rehearsal space.

Then, the guitar and bass followed, and soon the drums added their rhythm.

Takasatsu Takamori stood in the center of the rehearsal room.

When the melody of Spring Shadow began to play, Nan Yun Yu Yue quietly stepped back, leaving her standing alone.

As the sound of Toyokawa Shoko's keyboard drifted over the band members, and the moment all the instruments blended into the melody, Takamatsu Akari picked up the microphone, and the song began:

……

"Walking forward in complete darkness."

"I can only keep writing randomly."

"Knowing that expectations will be in vain, yet still relentlessly seeking redemption."

……

When she started singing, she kept her head down and her eyes were fixed on the floor.

But later, she gradually raised her head, as if she was slowly gathering her courage to look ahead.

When he went on stage... he looked up at the audience...

These are the words that Nanon Ugetsu once said to Takamatsu Tou.

Gao Songdeng recalled the typhoon-related techniques he had once taught him and tried to apply them, albeit haltingly.

Although she is not very skilled yet, she is able to bravely look ahead, which is a great improvement over the past.

Nan Yun Yuyue watched Gao Songdeng sing quietly, then her gaze swept over the other band members.

Everyone else was also playing along with the melody, completely absorbed, while listening to Gao Songdeng's singing:

The connections between people are always intermittent.

"People count one love after another, amidst joy and sorrow."

"To confirm the beating of my heart"

The melody progressed gradually, and although Gao Songdeng's voice wasn't very loud at first, it was only through the use of a microphone that the sound was presented relatively clearly.

But then, as she sang the later parts of the chorus, her voice gradually became brighter.

As Nan Yun Yu Yue listened to Chun Ri Ying's song, she suddenly felt a sense of resonance for some reason.

Just as the melody of the music touched my soul, a sense of shock gradually began to build in my heart.

"Is this the band version of Kasuga Kage...?"

He truly hadn't expected that the combination of the band's instruments with Gao Songdeng's singing would produce such an effect.

The panel then appears:

Current band members: 5

[Status: Successfully assembled!]

[Guide: Nan Yun Yuyue]

Current participation rate: 95%+

“Participation has increased to 95%.”

Nan Yun Yuyue secretly thought in her heart.

Previously, when I first went to the karaoke bar to help Gao Songdeng overcome her inner demons, my participation rate was only around 60%.

But as the band practiced more, Takamatsu Akari wrote the lyrics for "Haruhi Kage," and his involvement increased accordingly.

Today was the first practice session after Toyokawa Shoko completed composing the music for Kasuga Kage, so her participation rate immediately reached 95%.

He felt his body; a warm current rose from deep within his head, then flowed down his neck and spine, along his bones, through his chest, and spread to his limbs and bones.

It's as if some long-accumulated sediment in the body is being washed away little by little by this warm current.

"My physical fitness has improved again."

Nan Yun Yu Yue was overjoyed.

As his participation increased, his physical fitness also gradually improved, and now his physical fitness has far exceeded what was imagined at the time.

"I don't know how much participation I'll achieve after my first stage performance. I estimate that by then, my physical fitness will have taken another leap forward."

He secretly thought.

at the same time,

Springtime is drawing to a close.

Gao Songdeng gradually became immersed in the singing, and the lyrics he sang later became more and more in line with his own feelings:

"Why are your hands so warm?"

"Hey, please."

"Please never let go from now on"

"Never, ever, ever let go again."

Boom!

As the drumsticks fell, the sound of the drum kit blended with the keyboard and guitar, perfectly stabilizing the ending of the song.

The performance is over.

clap clap clap-

Nagumo Ugetsu immediately started clapping, and Nagasaki Sose joined in as well.

Next were Shiina Tatsuki, Takamatsu Akari, and Wakaba Mutsumi.

Toyokawa Shoko stood quietly, still feeling a sense of unreality.

While playing Kasuga Kage, she felt as if her consciousness was floating, but her hands moved without slowing down at all. In fact, playing Kasuga Kage in this state felt much better than when she tried to play it at home.

"Is it because we played together with everyone...?"

Toyokawa Shoko thought to himself.

She recalled what she said to everyone when she first formed her band.

"Playing music together, sharing a common destiny."

Could it be that they share a similar sentiment, which is why they feel a sense of transcendence?

She pondered silently, remaining motionless for a long time.

A voice seemed to resound from the depths of my heart:

"Band... Road... Family... Road..."

Toyokawa Shoko shook her head, and the voice in her mind seemed to disappear, leaving only the girls' excited chatter in the rehearsal room.

"It's much better than I expected."

"To think that you could achieve this level of pitch accuracy on your first try is incredible, it's amazing how fast you can do it."

“I remember hearing a senior student say that it took them a full month and a half to be able to perform their first piece. We are already much better than them.”

"So... can we try performing on stage?"

The last sentence was spoken by Motoyo Nagasaki, and after she finished speaking, the entire rehearsal room fell silent for a moment.

show……

To be honest, it's impossible for anyone who forms a band not to have dreamed of standing on stage.

Everyone has dreamed, to some extent, about that day—standing in a live house, or some larger hall, facing the audience, and playing their own song.

At that time, she would see the expressions of the audience below the stage, whether they were excited or eager. If someone stood up and applauded for her after the performance, that would be even better.

Now, with their band's rehearsals progressing faster, that seems to be just around the corner.

"If I go on stage..."

Shoko Toyokawa composed herself and listened to the other members' speeches before quietly reflecting.

This matter definitely needs to be put on the agenda.

Haruhi's rehearsal was progressing much faster than she had imagined. This was only their first attempt at playing the song together, yet they were already able to achieve about 70% of the musical level.

With a few more practice sessions, I'm sure I'll be able to meet the requirements for performing on stage very soon.

She looked at Nan Yun Yuyue, who seemed to be pondering something and remained silent.

Toyokawa Shoko felt a little nervous.

"Was it because Kasuga Kage's performance wasn't good enough just now...?"

The thought had barely crossed her mind when she heard Nan Yun Yuyue's voice:

"What everyone played just now was really good."

He sincerely praised,

"Performing is also our band's goal, isn't it?"

"In that case, why don't we try going on stage?"

He glanced around at the girls' faces.

"When everyone played 'Spring Day Shadow' together just now, there were basically no problems with the whole piece, only a few minor details that needed to be adjusted slightly."

"To be honest, if I didn't know that this was the first time everyone was practicing this song, I would have believed you if you said you had practiced it for a long time before."