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

The lights suddenly dimmed at the Live House RiNG venue.

It's 19:00 PM now.

The joint performance... has officially begun.

Chapter 185 Erii Comes to Crychic's Joint Performance (Part 2)

Compared to the setup for previous band performances, this time the venue was noticeably more grand.

I don't know if it's because the attendance was exceptionally high today, or because all the private rooms on the second floor were reserved by VIPs, but the host for today's band performance was actually a somewhat well-known underground idol.

She was wearing a pure white dress, and as soon as she appeared on stage, the audience cheered in unison.

“Live house RiNG is also getting better. The hosts they've invited for these band performances are much better than before.”

"I think I've seen her perform before."

"I never expected her to show up here tonight. Considering all that, the tickets for this band's joint performance were really worth it."

"That's it."

……

Applause and occasional conversations with companions rang out from the audience.

"Hello everyone, welcome to Live house RiNG!"

This underground idol from the Inuyama family smiled.

She pretended to brush a stray hair behind her ear with her right hand, but actually adjusted her Bluetooth headset to ensure she could receive signals from the Enforcement Bureau.

"everything is normal."

She pressed a button on the microphone on her left hand, and the signal was immediately transmitted.

After the routine announcements and a brief interaction with the fans, the performance officially began.

This time, Crychic's appearance order was quite late. At first, when Nagumo Ugetsu saw [Appearance Order: 10], she was surprised for a while, seemingly not expecting that Crychic would also become half of the finale.

"Although Crychic's popularity is not yet comparable to some established bands, it is rising very quickly, which is probably why RiNG is paying attention to it."

Nan Yun Yu Yue Xin Dao.

Tonight, a total of 11 bands will participate in this joint performance, with each band playing 2-3 songs. The total duration is about two and a half hours, so Crychic's performance should be close to 9 pm.

"No rush... let's wait patiently. We can also take this time to watch other bands play."

"The Snake-Headed Eight Families actually sent so many mixed-race individuals just to see Erii perform a band concert... Is this the foundation of the strongest mixed-race power in Japan?"

He maintained his spiritual power, constantly monitoring every move in the audience and the second-floor VIP boxes.

He is now able to freely control the authority of the 'Discipline' and can arbitrarily stack the effects of the three activated authorities.

For example, he could choose not to activate the 'Forbidden Zone' effect, but instead simply activate 'Heart Abyss' and 'Candlelight'.

In this way, the high-ranking hybrids present would not be able to detect the abnormality of the sealed Word of Power, and their senses could also be shielded to a certain extent, thus better concealing themselves.

Although Nagumo Ugetsu could do this in the past, she is now more adept at it and does not need to devote any energy to maintaining it.

now,

On the stage,

The first band has already taken the stage.

The stage lights suddenly came on, illuminating the four girls who had emerged from the darkness and walked to the center of the stage.

Hello everyone—we are 'LilyBell'!

Several girls called out the name in unison, their voices clear and crisp.

A round of applause immediately erupted from the audience.

Although the band's name clearly indicates that they are a newcomer and they don't seem to have participated in any band performances before, some audience members were still waving glow sticks in support.

That's the beauty of the 'big band era': everyone has great enthusiasm and tolerance for the new generation of bands, a phenomenon that can only be seen during the upward phase of a popular trend.

The members of LilyBell bowed slightly, and then, as rehearsed, returned to their respective positions.

Soon, the prelude began.

"If I were to give a name to these fragments of memory and treasure them..."

Calling it a 'treasure' would be quite appropriate, wouldn't it?

"That's right, it makes my heart feel incredibly fulfilled every moment."

……

"Wait a minute, isn't this... 'Encountering Angels'?"

"Really! I heard this song at my graduation ceremony."

"Ah, I recognize them. These are some of our seniors who are graduating this year and going to universities all over the country."

"It's another cover that pays tribute to a veteran band, but surprisingly their cover is pretty good."

A murmur of discussion arose from the audience.

Nan Yun Yuyue was also taken aback.

"It's this song..."

He thought the peak of graduation songs during graduation season was over, but he didn't expect to hear farewell songs at today's band performance.

Although the lead singer's voice is not as pure and innocent as in the original song, it is still very gentle.

The drum kit and bass then joined in, adding to the melody of the music.

Logically speaking, bands making their first appearance on stage usually choose one of two types of songs.

One method is to cover currently popular songs, which can quickly build a following.

Furthermore, if this song has been performed by other well-known singers at previous concerts, their performance style can be used as a reference for one's own performance.

Another option is to choose an original song by the band right away.

However, the quality of these songs varies greatly, and only bands that are very confident in their original songs will do this.

Crychic is one of the few bands that chose an original song for their debut performance and received a good response.

Lily Bell on stage at this moment seemed more like the type who would say, "After this song, let's go our separate ways."

On stage, the melody continued to flow gently.

"Standing before the entrance to tomorrow, can we truly let go of it all?"

But then, I met a beautiful angel.

Graduation does not mean the end.

We will remain friends from now on.

……

Every note in the song is very precise and clean.

In the chorus, the lead singer's voice completely overpowers the accompaniment, making the lyrics stand out. It's clear that these four girls have rehearsed for a long time.

When the last chord of the guitar sounded,

despair--

The music then ended.

clap clap clap-

Amid applause from the audience, several girls from LilyBell bowed deeply, their eyes reddening.

Although all four of them chose to continue their university studies in Japan, for some reason, they felt that this might be the last time they would perform together on stage, and thus they couldn't help but burst into tears.

After a pause of about half a minute, LilyBell performed another song.

Although this song wasn't a cover of a classic, but rather their original work, the audience still showed great enthusiasm.

……

at the same time,

Live house RiNG, second-floor private rooms.

Erii Uesugi silently watched the band's performance through the screen.

She had been tutored by a private teacher hired by the Snake Clan since she was a child, and had never attended a school where she could interact with most of her peers. Therefore, she was not moved by the imagery of "Meeting the Angel" that Lily Bell had just played.

"Are angels...some kind of dragon-blooded creatures?"

Erii Uesugi suddenly thought of a question, so she took out a notebook from her pocket, scribbled down a line, and handed it to Mana Junda next to her.

“Miss Erii, that’s not it. They are actually celebrating friendship.”

Sumita Mana explained.

"Friendship?"

Erii wrote a few more words, her expression somewhat puzzled.

Her worldview was chaotic; in her mind, the whole world was as dangerous as Pandora's box.

Sea monsters roam the seas, mecha battles rage in the skies, and intense conflicts are erupting around the world... especially in Japan, which is being ruled by some unspeakable entity.

Her understanding of the world comes entirely from games and cartoons.

She is one of the few top players in King of Fighters, having played characters such as Kyo Kusanagi, Iori Yagami, Chizuru Kagura, Mai Shiranui, and Eiji Kisaragi...

She believed that these people were all high-ranking hybrids like herself, and that their names were known all over the world. Perhaps, in some corner of Japan, they were still continuing their love and hate saga.

Moreover, she watched almost all publicly released animated films... and so, a distorted worldview gradually took shape in her mind.

Erii Uesugi always wanted to verify whether the world she imagined was correct, which is why she repeatedly ran away from home;

She longed for the outside world but was also terrified of it, so her attempts to run away always ended in failure.

So... when Erii heard this song, she wondered if the song's creator had encountered a dragon-blooded creature called 'Angel'.

Some of the images of campus life... she had never encountered before, which is why she knew nothing about them.

But Erii Uesugi listened very attentively.

Her expression was as focused as when she was playing a game, as if she wanted to deeply etch the scene she had never seen before into her memory.

She had never been exposed to the outside world, and everything outside was new to her. The performance of the girls on stage made her envious.

And it wasn't just ordinary envy... It was like a caged bird yearning for freedom, yet fearing the world outside the cage... The accumulation of all these emotions undoubtedly made her emotional journey even more complicated.

On stage, the band changed again and again, and the songs changed again and again.

Every band has a different style, and every member wants to express different emotions... so every song is different.

"I get jealous so easily, even though I know it's a bad habit of mine."

"A willful thought, transformed into cruel words, hurt you."

"Just to stay together, just to hold each other's hands."

"It is so beautiful."

……

On stage, she was singing Yu Takahashi's "Jealousy." The girl, who was only a teenager, sang with heartbreaking emotion. Although Ugetsu Nagumo didn't know her, it seemed that she had just experienced a deeply unforgettable love.

"Jealousy...what is that?"

Inside the private room, Erii held up her notebook and looked at Junta Mana and Misaki Hatsune.

Misaki thought to herself, "I don't really know what jealousy is... After all, none of the Sumimi have ever been in a relationship, so does seeing Sho getting close to someone else count as jealousy?"

As expected of the Snake-Headed Eight Family's psychologist, Junda Mana answered Uesugi Erii's question from a professional perspective:

"It's just a feeling of jealousy, generally speaking... in the context of romantic relationships."

"Oh."

Erii Uesugi only had a partial understanding.

Are they all mixed-race?