Tokyo: Love Begins with Controlling the Rich Girl

At this moment, when I decided to go on stage, besides fear, I also felt a bit of anticipation.

"This system is of course reliable."

Shimada Sho, using the same tone as the mimicking system, emphasized, "Don't forget, you have to pay after you finish singing."

“Yes!” Tenkai Chizuru responded emphatically.

At this moment, she was hovering behind Shimada Sho in the form of a spirit.

The eyes can perceive everything around them.

From a distance, the host on stage was announcing the program.

"The next contestant is someone you might all be familiar with; she is none other than the center of the girl idol group 'Star Girls,' Amami Chizuru!"

After the enthusiastic introduction, the applause from the audience was sparse.

There were also whispers mixed in.

Further away, Tenkai Chizuru could also see the bullet comments floating on the large screen in front of the stage.

—【Here it comes! The infamous membrane repair expert, get ready for a good show!】

—【Just get eliminated in the first round, don't embarrass yourself.】

—[I heard that because of her attempt to gain attention by piggybacking on others' fame, even her company has abandoned her.]

—【Serves them right! They can't even sing, what are they doing here trying to cause trouble?】

—【The previous contestant performed better, wasn't she? She seems to be from the same company as this idol girl?】

—[I can imagine the difference even without her singing. Sami-chan's skill is unmatched.]

—【Go Chizuru-chan! Ignore the haters!】

……

Tenkai Chizuru had become accustomed to the series of contemptuous remarks and derogatory nicknames.

I used to get angry when I saw it.

But this time, perhaps because she was an observer, she felt surprisingly calm.

After only a quick glance, he looked down.

After the famous host finished his introduction, I, under the system's control, took a deep breath and stepped onto the stage.

"As expected, it has to be the system."

At this moment, Tenkai Chizuru even felt emotional.

If it were me, facing such a big stage for the first time, I definitely wouldn't be so confident.

With those thoughts in mind, she had already walked onto the stage.

Looking down from here, the view is much clearer.

She first saw hundreds of eyes below the stage, and four scrutinizing gazes on the stage.

One of the stings landed on her, carrying a barely perceptible chill.

"This must be my mother's composer friend, right?"

Based on the inside information revealed by the producer, Tenkai Chizuru made guesses in her mind.

My gaze shifted to the aisle on one side of the stage, where a woman in a suit stood with her arms crossed.

Her long hair was tied up, and she stared blankly at herself on the stage.

No, it's not that she has no expression; Ms. Maki seems very angry.

This was the first time that Chizuru Amami had been able to observe others so freely, and she immediately noticed the difference in the manager.

She no longer possessed the composure and calmness she usually displayed when facing herself; her shifting gaze revealed a hint of resentment and ferocity.

"Ms. Maki isn't perfect either," Chizuru Amami couldn't help but think.

In the past, Ms. Maki was the most perfect teacher in her eyes.

Whether in words or deeds, or in dealing with people, they exude a mature aura and can efficiently resolve any problem.

Although he was very strict, the abilities he displayed made her feel ashamed of herself, and she didn't dare to have any disloyal thoughts even when she was being scolded.

They would only feel ashamed when they were scolded.

But now it seems that she does have emotions.

Ms. Maki would also show... an expression like that of an ordinary person.

That doesn't seem to make them any different from ordinary people?

As Tenkai Chizuru pondered this, she suddenly realized that, under the control of the system, her body had moved to the very center of the stage.

At this moment, a middle-aged male judge wearing glasses spoke up: "Tianhai, we all know you started out as an idol. Now that you're participating in a professional music competition, is there anything you'd like to say?"

The microphone was handed to her.

The reliable system calmly accepted the document and said, "If you have something to say... let me express it through music."

“Chizuru-chan is so cute.” Another judge spoke up; it was her mother’s composer friend. “However, as a professional judge, I would like to remind you that music competition stages are very cruel places, and not just anyone can come up here to express their opinions.”

She paused, her tone becoming even more sarcastic: "After all, not everyone is qualified to stand here."

Such direct questioning and sarcasm immediately drew whispers from the audience.

The live chat instantly became lively.

Chizuru Amami instinctively lowered her head, trying to avoid those gazes.

But then it dawned on me that I wasn't the one facing these things now.

She looked down at her own body, wondering curiously, "How will the System handle this situation?"

"Didn't a contestant just say that?" she asked calmly.

Ahead... Tenkai Chizuru opened her eyes.

The contestant named Sami in front of us was sent by her mother's company.

She debuted at the Red and White Song Festival and has strong singing skills; she is a very professional singer.

"How could this happen!" Tenkai Chizuru exclaimed in frustration.

The system questioned contestant Sami without her consent.

But her skills were nowhere near those of others.

I'm definitely going to embarrass myself.

"Ha! So Amami thinks she has the ability to match Sami?"

My mother's composer friend seized the opportunity to fan the flames.

With just one sentence, he stirred up the audience's emotions.

Looking at the excited comments on the screen, Tenkai Chizuru felt a little uneasy.

But then the system below spoke up: "Whether it's a match or not still needs to be judged by the teachers."

After she finished speaking, she walked straight to the microphone without waiting for the judges to interact.

"It's all over!" Tenkai Chizuru's heart immediately tightened.

The system is great in every way, except that it seems to have a very bad temper and doesn't know how to be humble at all.

Just like... the shop assistant.

But this is a stage! If you say something so arrogant, you'll definitely get scolded by the audience if you don't perform well.

if……

While she was still struggling with her decision, she suddenly heard a light and cheerful melody ringing in her ears.

The sound of drums accompanied by strings sounds very unfamiliar at first, but becomes very familiar upon closer listening.

"Riding on the back of a silver dragon? Doesn't seem like it..." Tenkai Chizuru's attention was drawn.

At that moment, she heard her own voice singing lyrics she couldn't understand at all.

Chizuru Amami instinctively looked at the lyrics on the big screen at the scene.

At first glance, I was momentarily stunned.

Below, her voice hummed softly, following the pulsating lyrics:

"If pride hadn't been coldly slapped down by the sea of ​​reality..."

How could they possibly understand the need to work harder?

Only then can you go far.

If dreams hadn't fallen off the cliff

Close

How could one understand the persistence of a person?

"Possessing invisible wings..."

Chapter Seventy: Planting Tears in the Heart

What song is this?

[I've never heard of it before. It's not Japanese, is it Chinese?]

Wait! This intro... is surprisingly good.

[It's definitely lip-syncing!]

[This is Miyuki-sensei's song, but it seems to have been adapted. This guy probably didn't use a microphone.]

[It might be a cover song, let me check.]

……

As the performance began, the number of comments in the live stream decreased.

Many viewers were captivated by the novel melody.

The song's intro is only a few bars long, simple, cheerful, and unexpectedly catchy, causing everyone to subconsciously concentrate and listen attentively.

At that moment, the girl on stage sang lyrics with special meaning in her clear voice:

Plant your tears in your heart, and they will bloom into flowers of courage.

In moments of weariness, you can close your eyes and smell a fragrance…

There are no tired, mundane love stories; the lyrics are more like a young girl's regretful lament.

On stage, she had her eyes half-closed and was holding a microphone stand in one hand.

There were no unnecessary movements, no idol-style winks or heart gestures, just quiet singing.

But it was this silence that silenced the entire scene.

The whispers that had been going on in the audience fell silent.

Some people put down their phones, some stopped whispering, and everyone looked up at the blue-green figure in the center of the stage.

The comments scrolling across the screen had changed at some point.

—【This song... is really good!】

—【Is Tenkai Chizuru singing a Chinese song? Really?!?】

—[Was her singing really that good?]

—【It's not a problem with singing skills, it's... the feeling...】

—【“Plant tears in your heart, and they will bloom into flowers of courage”...Who wrote these lyrics?】

—【She wasn't like this before, was she?】

—[She seems much more genuine now; she probably prefers singing this style of music.]

—【Was it lip-syncing? Absolutely lip-syncing?】

—【Stop being disgusting. Chizuru-chan's breath control, breathing techniques, and handling of the ending notes are all crystal clear. Tell me, which lip-syncing artist can achieve this level of precision?】