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

"After listening to the performance just now, I feel that everyone must have secretly practiced extra after each band rehearsal."

Nanon Ugetsu smiled, and upon hearing his words, Nagasaki Motoyo nodded slightly, a smile also appearing on her face.

Shiina Riki was also looking at Nagumo Ugetsu, her expression softening slightly.

Nan Yun Yuyue glanced at her phone and then said:

"Perfect timing, we can also book our stage performance time through RiNG's reservation system."

"Let me see... Oh, there's a live house band medley this weekend."

A band medley, also known as a band showcase,

Generally speaking, it involves several or a dozen bands, each playing one or more songs, taking turns performing on stage according to a predetermined order.

Just like the music festival in the Moon Forest or a variety show, this is undoubtedly the fastest way for most bands that don't have the fame or talent to support a full concert.

"If the band's joint performance is well received, our reputation will grow, and maybe one day we will be invited to perform at the Budokan."

Nayun Yuyue smiled.

Budokan is a venue where many of the world's top bands and singers have performed. It was originally intended as the highest performance stage for Japanese martial arts such as judo, and only later was it allowed for singers to hold concerts there.

Top Asian and international superstars such as The Beatles, Queen, Led Zeppelin, The Carpenters, Hideki Saijo, and Teresa Teng have all performed here.

Performing at the Budokan is the biggest dream for many bands.

"How about we take the first step and perform at this weekend's band medley?"

He looked at Toyokawa Shoko.

Toyokawa Shoko nodded without hesitation.

Performing on stage with her own band was one of the original intentions behind her forming the band.

Since the band members are all so capable, having trained Kasuga Kage to such a high level in just one session, she naturally has no reason to refuse.

"In that case, does anyone have any other ideas?"

Toyokawa Shoko looked around.

Wakaba Mutsumi and Shiina Tatsuki gently shook their heads, while Nagasaki Motoyo, who was standing beside them, smiled gently with her eyes almost narrowed into slits, and naturally did not object.

Gao Songdeng stood in the middle of the rehearsal room. She was the most nervous during the initial rehearsals, but this time she seemed to have made up her mind and accepted the arrangement to perform on stage.

She looked a little nervous, but when she recalled the song she had sung in the rehearsal room, her tension subsided somewhat.

"In that case, let's settle on that."

Toyokawa Shoko clenched her fists to suppress her excitement.

I'm one step closer to my original dream.

She looked at Nan Yunyuyue with gratitude. As the initiator of the band, she naturally knew how much effort he had put into the formation and practice of the band.

Not to mention that Takamatsu Akari, the lyricist of "Kasuga Kage," was invited to join the team by him, the other members also benefited greatly from his guidance during the performance.

Without Nan Yun Yuyue's presence, it's unknown how long it would have taken her to fulfill her wish.

"Thank you for your hard work, Nagumo-kun."

Toyokawa Shoko said.

She gave Nan Yunyu a bright smile, her face a mixture of excitement and joy.

"OK, it's booked."

"However, this is our first time performing on stage, and we will need to fill out a form in a bit."

"Our band name is CRYCHIC. Cry means to shout, and chic means elegance."

"And our song, Spring Shadow, perfectly embodies this."

Nan Yun Yu Yue sighed with a hint of regret.

"Speaking of which, the name CRYCHIC was actually thought up by Toyokawa-kun, and it really has a nice feel to it."

"Now that we've decided to perform on stage, let's put in extra effort these next few days and rehearse Haruhi Kage well."

"Uh-huh."

The girls nodded one after another.

Time seemed to stand still in that instant.

Everyone's face was filled with a bright or excited expression. Nagasaki Motoyo even took out her phone and took a group photo of everyone.

In the photo, everyone is smiling brightly, even Wakaba Mutsumi, who is usually expressionless, showed a slight smile at the camera.

"so good……"

Toyokawa Shoko thought to herself.

"Now that the band will be able to perform on stage soon, we can invite my father to come and watch."

She hadn't forgotten the promise she'd made to her parents.

She had initially imagined that one day her mother could see her performance from the audience, but now that her mother has passed away, her longing remains, and she is filled with sadness whenever she thinks of it.

Moreover... since my mother passed away, my father has also been deeply saddened.

It was also one of her hopes that her father could hear her perform.

"Should we invite others as well...?"

"Oh right, Chu Hua!"

Toyokawa Shoko's eyes lit up.

She remembered her childhood friend, Mitsuhiro.

"I don't know if Sumimi's training camp is over yet. This is a good opportunity to invite her to come and see our Crychic performance."

Chapter 102 Hatsune Miku, the family never makes an exception, inviting her to a performance (7k)

the other side,

Genji Heavy Industries.

This is a room hidden in a mezzanine.

The room was quiet, with antique wooden beams spanning the ceiling and a faint scent of pine permeating the air.

A small shrine stood in the corner, with wisps of incense smoke curling upwards.

A blonde girl was kneeling beside a table, dressed in a plain white kimono, looking at a girl of similar age in front of her.

A short while later, Miku Miku whispered:

"Mana...is it possible that we can leave in a few more days?"

"Ah."

Sumita Mana smiled.

"Your bloodline test has passed, and your stability has been recognized by Princess Kaguya. You will be able to leave here soon."

"it is good."

Miku ...

It's called a window, but it's actually just a small pane of glass, like a small suspended ceiling, through which you can see a little bit of the outside scenery.

Generally speaking, small rooms in the mezzanine of Genji Heavy Industries are not equipped with windows of this type; only a few such windows were designed during the initial construction of the building.

However, due to the angle, although she could see outside, she couldn't actually see the entire view; she could only see the changes in the sky in the distance.

"It's dusk..."

Miku Miku murmured.

The sky had begun to darken slightly, and the golden sunset streaked across the horizon, leaving Tokyo with its last rays of light.

Upon learning that she could finally leave, she felt inexplicably happy.

"Word of power... hybrid... Snake-Headed Eight Families..."

These past few days at Genji Heavy Industries, after being re-educated by Junda Mana, she felt as if her worldview had been baptized.

It turns out... the world is not what she imagined.

Miku Miku sighed.

"Mana... will our group still perform?"

She didn't actually have high expectations.

Her condition at the time was terrifying; the aura emanating from her even frightened herself.

During her days at Genji Heavy Industries, although the bloodline within her had calmed down, no one knew whether she would lose control again.

Moreover, for her now, any idol dreams seem somewhat ridiculous.

However, to everyone's surprise, Junda Mana smiled and said:

"Of course."

Her expression remained smiling, conveying a sense of warmth.

"In reality, very few people in the family know our identities. Only the patriarch and the other family heads have the authority to know your Word of Power."

"Right now, things about you have been blown out of proportion."

“Originally, several family heads thought that you should be hidden away and secretly trained within the family, and that you should not be allowed to contact the outside world.”

"But in the end, the proposal was rejected."

"Let me think... It was the head of the Inuyama family... yes, it was him. He said something coldly,"

"It seems so—have you all forgotten about the previous patriarch?"

"You don't know what happened back then. Several family heads looked blank, and a few older family heads were sighing. In the end, for some inexplicable reason, the current head of the family skipped over the proposal."

"Hmm." Miku Miku listened silently, her eyelashes lowered.

Although she appeared calm, the way she gently rubbed her short, golden hair behind her ear betrayed the turmoil deep within her heart.

"What happens next?"

she asked softly.

This question may seem short, but it actually asks everything she wanted to know.

"The future..." That's such a distant word, it seems to ask about everything in life.

For her now, life has been completely changed, and naturally, she can no longer go back to what she once imagined.

Junda Mana naturally understood her meaning and smiled as before:

"Don't worry too much, you can continue to live as usual."

"Come to think of it, you'll be starting high school soon. Next semester, you can go to a school called Hanasakigawa Girls' Academy."

"Sumimi's career will continue until it is eliminated by the market."

"but……"

She blinked.

"I believe that with our skills, maintaining Sumimi's popularity will be a piece of cake, so don't be too anxious."

Despite saying that, Junda Mana kept sighing in her heart.

What she said to Misaki Miku was half true and half false, and it contained many of the requests that Princess Kaguya had given her.

As one of the very few hybrids among the Snake Clan discovered and raised by Princess Kaguya, Junda Mana's status within the clan is somewhat delicate.

Although she is nominally a member of the family, strictly speaking, she is not a retainer of any of the eight major surnames, nor is she an agent of the Executive Bureau.

If we were to pinpoint a specific role for her now, it would be someone who belongs exclusively to 'Princess Kaguya'.

As the supercomputer system of the Snake Clan, Princess Kaguya also has her own code of conduct.

Unlike the patriarch's role of leading the entire Snake Clan and expanding the clan's territory and prestige across the world.

Princess Kaguya was primarily responsible for collecting and processing information, and providing corresponding advice on the family's development, essentially holding the position of a family strategist.