Cyberpunk: Nirvana of Shoko Toyokawa

"The stage effects have been sent to the stage terminal."

"Okay, then..."

"..."

Standing below the stage entrance, Xiangzi, who was arranging the final task for Chuhua, Hailing and Miaomeng, heard light footsteps coming from behind him.

Xiangzi turned back.

Mu came out from the darkness.

"Mortis, you're here."

Xiangzi said.

"I thought you were going to use holograms."

"Because, Oblivionis looks like he's ready to sacrifice his life."

Mu said.

"……it is good."

Xiangzi said.

"Get ready to go on stage."

……

"--Thanks for your hard work!"

"Thanks for your hard work."

"Hoo hey hey...thank you for your hard work..."

The other side of the stage.

Exclusive lounge area.

The members of Hello, Happy World!, their faces covered in sweat, are drinking electrolyte drinks.

"Aha! That was a great performance!" said bassist Kitazawa Ikumi. "As expected, without the synthetic endorphin fireworks on stage, it felt like something was missing!"

"It still feels a bit dangerous..." said drummer Kanon Matsubara, "After using that thing, my cortisol level will exceed the limit... I still prefer the high-heat wire spray gun... although it can easily catch fire..."

"They're all very interesting!" Lead singer Xian Juanxin inserted himself between the two of them, "Actually, I wanted to blow up a Scorpion or an antique Tiger tank on stage! Unfortunately, we didn't make it in time to transport them!"

“Huh!?”

Hanane was startled.

Ikumi said, "Haha! That's a shame! It would definitely be more fun that way!"

Lead guitarist Kaoru Seta leaned against a nearby pillar and said, "It's really like a dream."

"..."

Michelle Bear did not join the conversation. He was in the corner, quietly refilling his water bottle while confirming something.

at this time.

"Whoa whoa--"

Below the stage, the audience's noise grew louder.

"Ok?"

Xin lifted the anti-scanning blackout curtain at the entrance and looked outside.

It turned out that it was the opening band that came on stage.

The band consists of five members, all of whom are young women. They seem to be a mysterious band, and each of them wears a long, black cloak.

"Huh?" Kanon, who was beside Kokoro, asked in confusion, "So it's these people?"

"How can I remember when we invited so many bands?" Yumei laughed.

At this time.

Snap.

On the stage, the lights dimmed.

Until now, the lighting has been based on the golden and bright colors used in the Hello, Happy World! performance.

Now, the lighting has turned into a dull black-red.

hum...

The musical instrument slowly rises from under the stage.

beep--

The prompt sound resounded throughout the venue.

The show is about to begin.

but……

The five cloaked band members did not simply walk up to their instruments and start playing.

Four people walked into the venue.

They stood in a loose semicircle in front of the stage.

Ding, ding.

The sound echoed through the radio.

The stage grew darker.

At the same time, four beams of light came down and hit the four people on the stage.

when.

Another beam of light hit the last person at the side of the stage.

The man walked slowly into the field.

The few people standing on the stage also began to perform, looking around and wandering around.

"Ok?"

Look at this form...

It’s not a band performance but a stage play?

The members of Hello, Happy World! were a little surprised.

The audience below the stage were also surprised.

but……

They provided musical instruments to the staff.

In other words, the stage play will be performed first, and then the performance?

indeed.

Hello, Happy World! There is no rule that the opening act must be a band performance.

However, because it is a live event, generally only people who come to perform in a band will sign up.

The warm-up performance lasts for three songs.

In theory, it is possible to use the time of one or even two songs to perform other things.

"After MyGO!!!!! became popular, are more and more people doing this?" Kanon asked in a low voice.

Xun didn't answer her, but said, "Haha! It's so dreamy!"

……

What will happen next?

The members of Hello, Happy World! watched on with great interest.

The same goes for the audience.

"Stage play..."

"Wait, I seem to have heard of someone performing a stage play somewhere..."

"Yeah! It feels really interesting!"

Everyone was looking at the stage.

The band member who walked in from the side was watched by the whole audience. However, she still walked into the venue slowly and calmly.

Under the spotlight, she put her hands on her chest and said loudly:

"I wonder if Titania is awake yet; for when she is awake she will fall madly in love with whatever she first sees. Here comes my messenger. O mad spirit! what is going on now in this enchanted forest of night?"

The four people around moved and looked at the person who came.

One person said:

"The girl has fallen in love with a monster! While she was asleep, a group of peasants came to her secret and sacred chamber, where they were rehearsing a play to be performed on the wedding day of Theseus!"

One person said:

"Among all these fools, the stupidest one played the role of Pyramus; and when he withdrew into a thicket, I seized the opportunity to cover his head with the skull of a dead donkey."

One person said:

"And the good actor reappeared in a moment to answer the call of Thisbe. When they saw him, they all fled for their lives; and in this panic I led them away, leaving the lovely Pyramus alone, in his transformed form."

One person said:

"At that moment Titania woke up and immediately fell in love with a donkey."

Ok?

This is……

"Oh~"

In the backstage, Xian Juanxin supported her chin and smiled.

Many audience members under the stage also noticed it.

Titania, Rehearsal and Love…

"The show on stage is A Midsummer Night's Dream!"

More and more audience members whispered.

This is a classic Shakespeare comedy.

To be honest, few people present actually watched it.

However, the audience only needs to record the key lines and upload them to the Internet, and they can immediately find the corresponding play through the adaptation query. Moreover, in a few seconds, they can read the story outline and become a master of "A Midsummer Night's Dream".

"A Midsummer Night's Dream" tells the story between humans and fairies in the fairy kingdom.

One day, the Fairy King and the Fairy Queen were strolling in the forest and saw a couple eloping, a couple in love, and a group of comedians who were rehearsing.

At that time, the Fairy King and the Fairy Queen were arguing. The Fairy King played a prank by dripping flower juice that could make people fall in love at first sight into the Fairy Queen's eyes, causing her to fall in love with a comedian.

The four men and women were also involved in the accident, and the flower juice dripped into their eyes, causing all kinds of farce.

On the stage, band members wearing black cloaks were performing.

"What have you done? You have made a great mistake, dripping love juice into the eyes of a true lover."

"Because of this mistake, the faithful will change their hearts, while the unfaithful will remain the same as before."

They raised their hands and spoke.

However, it seems that some adaptations have been made.

Chapter 200 A Midsummer Night's Dream

At first, the audience thought that the person on stage must have simplified the lines in order to finish the story within the time limit, and condensed the story outline into an introduction that could be told in a few minutes.