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

Mana Junda silently repeated the pronunciation of "crychic" in her mind.

Sumimi can be considered the pinnacle of Japanese pop bands today. Aside from established, historically renowned bands, no other contemporary girl band can rival them.

However, at this moment, lead singer Mana Junda still attached great importance to this band.

“My Word of Power is ‘Siren’. I have an innate talent for singing that far surpasses that of ordinary people. Last time, this band only made me feel a little curious, but why… this time they have a certain attraction to me.”

Junda Mana was somewhat surprised.

She subtly turned to look at Mitsu Miku beside her. Mitsu Miku was completely focused on Crychic's performance on stage and did not notice that her partner was watching her.

Just then, Erii Uesugi raised her notebook again and posed a new question to her:

Is this song about jealousy?

After listening to Yu Takahashi's "Jealousy," Erii pondered this question for a long time, but she still didn't quite understand the meaning of "jealousy."

Given that the two people beside her seemed to be paying more attention to this song than to any other song before, Erii felt that they must know a lot about it. So she took this opportunity to ask the question she wanted to ask.

Junda Mana and Misaki Hatsune were stunned for a moment.

The two snapped out of their thoughts, pondered for a moment, and then Mitsuko Miku finally answered:

"Actually, this song isn't about jealousy; I feel the emotions in it are quite complex."

"Gratitude, friendship, and perhaps a little bit of love... there should be some of all these elements."

Junda Mana nodded, agreeing with what Misaki Miku had just said.

Erii Uesugi obediently picked up her notebook again: "I see."

Her gaze fell on the five girls on the field, and then involuntarily fell on Wakaba Mutsumi, who was playing the guitar in the back row.

"This girl... is so strange."

Erii Uesugi thought to herself.

Instead of paying attention to Toyokawa Shoko who was playing the piano, she noticed the girl who seemed somewhat indifferent.

"Could she be a mixed-race person too?"

Erii Uesugi remembered the 'sorrow of blood' that her brother, Chisei Gen, had told her, and then suddenly began to wonder if it was because she was a half-blood that she felt out of place in the world.

She held up the sign and asked:

Are any of them of mixed race?

???

Junda Mana and Misaki Hatsune were also surprised that the head of the Uesugi family would ask such a question.

But then they thought about it again. Erii had asked all sorts of strange questions during the band's previous performances, so this question was actually quite normal in comparison.

"There's a high probability that there are mixed-race people in this band."

Miku Hatsune and Sumita Mana thought to themselves.

Needless to say, Misaki Miku herself has intricate connections with the Toyokawa family and knows that her biological father, Toyokawa Sadaharu, is a high-ranking hybrid.

As the family bloodline has been passed down from generation to generation, Toyokawa Shoko, as a direct descendant of the Toyokawa family in this generation, is most likely of mixed race.

Junda Mana had also secretly investigated the band that Miku Miku had so desperately wanted to see, and through the information given by 'Kaguya-hime', she also learned to some extent about the family backgrounds of the band members.

"The direct descendants of the Toyokawa family and the daughter of the Wakaba family, these two are most likely the ones."

Sumita Mana's mind was in a state of flux.

"The family has been working to unite its scattered branches recently, and these two families are considered key targets for united front work."

"But I certainly can't just tell the head of the Uesugi family this directly... so I'll have to keep it a little secret."

She and Miku Miku exchanged a glance, roughly understanding each other's thoughts.

Then, Mana Junda said:

"There might be some among them. After all, the family has been passed down for so many years, it's not surprising that there are a few branch members who have been separated from the family."

"However... there are also many hybrids with very low levels of dragon blood, so they are not greatly affected by the 'Blood Sorrow' and therefore do not attempt to integrate into the hybrid world."

Erii Uesugi nodded slightly and did not bring up the matter of mixed race again.

She had met more mixed-race people than ordinary people. In her worldview, mixed-race people were the norm, so she only seemed to be thinking about Junda Mana's answer.

now,

The performance of "Spring Shadows" has ended, and enthusiastic applause has erupted from the audience.

Many audience members felt that this version of Kasuga Kage was even better than the first performance, so they took out their phones to record their feelings at that moment.

The members of Crychic bowed deeply to express their gratitude to the audience.

After calming her excitement slightly, Takamatsu Akari waited until the other members were ready before stepping forward and speaking:

"Thank you for your support. In addition to 'Spring Shadow', we have also prepared two new songs today."

"I hope everyone will like it."

clap clap clap-

Although the band's performance was nearing its end, the audience's enthusiasm remained undiminished. When Crychic announced they had a new song in the works, thunderous applause erupted from the audience.

Gao Songdeng took another deep breath before beginning to sing:

"I don't exist here; this is not my home."

"That's all I can tell myself. I really want to go somewhere beyond here."

……

The sounds of guitar, bass, keyboard, and drums blend into the melody, complementing the tune of "The Song of Wanting to Be Human".

Compared to "Spring Shadows," the overall quality of this song isn't particularly impressive.

But when Erii heard the lyrics of the song in the private room on the second floor, her eyes lit up.

However, this time she didn't rush to ask Sumimi and the other girl questions with her notebook, but instead silently memorized the lyrics of the song.

"I clearly want to live like everyone else, I clearly see the same things, I clearly live in the same place."

"But they are different."

I really want to be human.

……

Even though the melody of "I Want to Be Human" is much simpler than that of "Haruhi Kage," Uesugi Erii feels that she likes this song a little more.

She knew about her abnormality from a young age, such as the place she lived in and the fact that she could only express her feelings by holding up a notebook... 'Wanting to become human' is, to some extent, a reflection of her inner self.

The melody of this song was a bit short, and before she could come out of her thoughts, she heard the announcement of the next song.

"The song is called 'The Starry Night', what a strange name."

Erii Uesugi thought to herself.

Both Junda Mana and Misaki Hatsune were surprised that the Uesugi family head hadn't asked any questions about the song they'd just heard, but seeing her focused expression, they were both relieved.

"This joint exercise will be over soon, and the mission will be completed soon."

Sumita Mana thought.

Mitsukasa Miku, on the other hand, seemed somewhat reluctant to part with it.

"Is this the last song for Xiao Xiang's band tonight...?"

"I wonder when I'll see her again."

Chapter 187 Nan Yun Yu Yue posts again, participation skyrockets

From her discovery to her introduction into the Snake Clan, Misaki Hatsune has undergone a series of investigations and joined the Japanese branch executive bureau.

The Snake-Headed Eight Family did not arrange any other partners for her. She continued to be with Junda Mana and was even permitted to use the name Sumimi in public.

Because she had only recently joined the company and had a low level of authority, she often had to simply follow the tasks assigned by her superiors without knowing the underlying reasons or processes behind those tasks.

However... fortunately, her partner, Junta Mana, has a special identity.

Strictly speaking, Junta Mana does not belong to the Execution Bureau. Her role in the Snake Clan is more like that of a psychologist, and she can contact 'Princess Kaguya' from time to time, with a very high degree of information accessibility.

Therefore, Misaki Miku was able to learn some things about the Snake-Headed Eight Families from her that she didn't know before.

For example, when accompanying the head of the Uesugi family to watch the performance of Live House RiNG, Misaki Misaki only learned from her partner why her boss, Genjiro, had made such a big fuss.

“Crychic’s performances are getting better and better.”

Miku Miku's thoughts.

The two songs Crychic played just now were both quite good.

The quality of "Spring Shadows" had already been tested during the first band performance.

"The Song of Wanting to Be Human" did not lower the overall creative level of the band. After the song was played, the audience's response was still enthusiastic.

Right now,

On stage,

The melody of "The Starry Night" has already begun to flow.

"Standing in the very center of the crossroads, blending into the bustling crowd."

"I alone wander aimlessly, like a drifter."

"Those popular songs can never capture my true feelings."

……

Erii Uesugi listened quietly, her beautiful eyes fixed on the girl on the stage, a thoughtful expression flashing across her face.

She was thinking very seriously, but no one knew what she was thinking about.

Moreover, she was so focused on her thoughts that a whole song and a half had passed without her raising her notebook to ask the two people next to her any more questions.

the other side,

"everything is normal."

Sakura Yabuki, sitting below the stage, pressed the button on the communicator specially equipped by the Executive Bureau and reported.

Her task was to blend in with the fans who came to watch the band's medley performance that night, to prevent any dangerous individuals from hiding among them.

She always completed the tasks assigned by Genjiro meticulously, and this time was no exception.

Although on the surface, her words and actions were no different from those of the students in the neighborhood, and she really looked like a girl immersed in band culture,

But her attention was always on monitoring the movements around the stage, and she would immediately take action to subdue the enemy if anything happened.

"Is this what girls like these days?"

After the report was finished, Sakura Yabuki listened quietly to the performance on stage, thinking to herself.

Her childhood was far less happy than that of any of the young girls performing on stage today.

When Sakura Yabuki was very young, she was stranded abroad, and this country was not a high-welfare country like Northern Europe, but rather a place ravaged by war.

To survive, she had no choice but to help the local guerrillas kill people. In the course of her assassination missions, she had already mastered the power of words—'Yin Liu'.

The effects of 'Yin Liu' are naturally suited for assassination missions, and Yabuki Sakura, being a rare high-level hybrid, quickly mastered the effects of the Word of Power and threw herself into the melee.

Her teenage years were spent amidst blood and fire.

Until that day, the Fuma family found her and took her back to Japan.

This story seems like a tale of overcoming hardship to achieve happiness, but Sakura Yabuki, who has never been exposed to normal society since childhood, has always been out of place in Japan. In the end, she is forced to be assigned by the Fuma family to manage a shrine and maintain weapons.

While maintaining weapons at the shrine was safe, it was undoubtedly monotonous and mediocre for her, who was already used to walking on the edge of life and death.

Time passed by day by day.

Suddenly one day,

The shrine's head priest suddenly informed her that a very important person had arrived at the shrine and that she was responsible for welcoming him.

That was the first time Sakura Yabuki met Genjiro.

Later, she became a retainer of the Minamoto family, an assistant to the young master, and... a beautiful girl under Minamoto no Chisei.