Cyberpunk: Nirvana of Shoko Toyokawa

It is still a solo show of electric piano.

The crowd became restless.

Because this is a new melody that I have never heard before.

The singing sounded quietly.

[Now, to take away]

【Coming Tomorrow】

【Silence and Moonlight】

【Gazing and Feeling】

[In Distorted Time]

【All Days】

[Yes, all for this moment]

Yes--

It's a new song!

New song from Ave Mujica!

【Don't be serious】

[Let yourself go, the night is being created]

【Don't be serious】

[Once again, when the moon is full again]

【Curious, so curious】

[Awesomely beautiful]

[“Passing away”, it will connect us——]

The drums are beating.

Enter guitar and bass.

The cyber-engineered believers howled from the depths of their metal throats, sounding like bass waves padding the bottom of the music.

……

"Aha!"

Miao Meng drank a big sip of the sparkling wine in her hand, and put her feet on the long table with compressed biscuits, canned mixed flavors and pineapple beer. The heel of her leather boots hit the steel plate, making a "dong" sound.

"The response to our new song [Angles] is pretty good!" She looked tipsy as she looked at the empty space in front of her. "I changed the style of the song a little bit, but it's still a big success!"

The live show was over, but the speakers were still playing the ballad-style music sung by Ave Mujica.

The believers ate, drank, and laughed to the dance music played on the speakers. They stepped into the venue that had been transformed into a dance floor and danced with each other.

"Some lyrical music is good occasionally." Hai Ling, holding the Valhalla blend, came over from the side and leaned on the table. "It is very effective in stabilizing the brain wave curves of the believers after the fierce battle. But at the same time, the addictiveness has not decreased. It's amazing."

"The music composed by Xiang has a very high resonance wave," said Mu.

She sat behind the long table, drinking mango juice.

"Hey... being able to compose a song with a high resonance wave is a great talent!" Miao Meng said, twisting the bottle mouth of [Cat Swim] ambiguously with her hands, "This shows that the song is very 'moving'! This is the only area that AI composition cannot reach at present!..."

As Miao Meng spoke, she moved closer to Chu Hua, put her hand on Chu Hua's arm holding the wine glass, and looked over her to see Xiangzi on the other side.

Xiangzi didn't drink. She took a glass of mint soda and moistened her throat a little.

"Boss, how did you make your music?" Miao Meng said with a smile, "I want to learn it, too. Ah, fighting against AI is always a problem that authors of our time cannot avoid!"

"I haven't thought about it specifically." Xiangzi said, leaning against the rim of the cup, "I just wrote down my own thoughts and feelings exactly as they are."

"Hey~ what about the skills?"

"I think you should ask Chuhua how he composed the music."

Xiangzi put down her glass of soda.

"Xiang, are you going back?"

Mu asked from behind.

"We found a lot of data and video materials in today's operation." Xiangzi said, "I'm going to go back and sort them out."

"Are you going to be so busy today too?" Mu said.

today?

Xiangzi was puzzled for a moment. She looked at the date in her eye.

"..."

Then, Xiangzi also fell silent.

what?

Meow Meng noticed the strange conversation between the two and rolled his eyes, calling up the date from his brain computer.

"Ah!" Miao Meng suddenly screamed.

She reached out and grabbed Hai Ling beside her: "Hey, hey——"

"Don't pull my clothes." Hai Ling moved to the side.

"Hey - no!" Meow Meng shouted, "Today is Valentine's Day! I was so busy - I didn't even notice! Hey, no wonder the new song is a ballad - no wonder so many people are dancing today!"

Miao Meng said, "Let's go dance too!" and jumped off the chair. Hai Ling didn't seem interested, so she went to catch Chu Hua.

“Oh, ah…”

Chuhua didn't particularly want to join in at first, but then, she saw Miaomeng running to pull Mu along, so she quickly followed.

Chuhua and Hemu entered the dance floor at the pull of Miao Meng, "Come and play!", and the three of them turned away.

"..."

Xiangzi looked at them with raised eyebrows.

Dances are meant to entertain people, and Xiangzi had no intention of stopping them.

I should go back and organize the information.

Xiangzi turned around and prepared to leave.

However, at this moment, a dark shadow appeared in front of him.

Someone stood in front of Xiangzi.

Xiangzi raised his head.

It’s Hai Ling.

Hai Ling nodded slightly, pressed her left hand on her chest, and stretched out her right hand forward.

"Can I ask you to dance?"

Hai Ling asked politely.

"..."

Xiangzi opened his eyes slightly in surprise.

Is Hai Ling coming too?

She glanced at Hai Ling.

Hai Ling didn't look like she was joking.

"It can be."

Xiangzi stretched out his left hand and placed it on Hailing's outstretched right hand.

Chapter 3 Celebration Dance (5k Blade Plus)

The music list played the new song [Angles].

Hailing took Xiangzi's hand and walked onto the dance floor.

Forward, forward, backward, backward, forward.

The two, still wearing their performance costumes, held hands and swayed and spun in circles on the simple dance floor.

"So you are also interested in this kind of activity."

When the notes landed, Xiangzi took a step forward and said to Hailing.

"The dance floor makes people feel relaxed and free. Crossing hands, taking over other people's hands, and then being taken over by others...you don't have to think too much." Hai Ling said.

She pulled Xiangzi into her arms, allowing him to avoid the believer who jumped over from behind.

The two turned to the side.

"You dance well," said Xiangzi.

“People who [react] well all dance well.” Hai Ling said, “You dance well too.”

“I have practiced.”

"Like practicing the piano?"

"I'm not that concerned."

The two of them walked around half the field again.

Hailing raised her hand. Xiangzi turned around under her hand.

"How are you doing lately?"

Hai Ling asked amid the music.

"..."

Xiangzi did not answer the question immediately. She seemed to be thinking about a suitable answer.

Hailing looked down at Xiangzi.

"The dance floor is free." Hai Ling said, "You are the dancer who steps onto the dance floor, and I am an ordinary inviter who meets you on the dance floor. We have no intersection before, and there will be no intersection after. The night on the dance floor is a night to release secrets. So, you can say anything."

"Maybe I should assign you to the negotiation team instead of the infiltration team." Xiangzi smiled.

The two turned half a circle again.

"The doctor said I'm almost recovered."

Xiangzi spoke.

“[Braindance therapy] works very well,” she said. “As long as you take the medication regularly, there will be no problem.”

"What do you think?" Hai Ling asked.

"...I have recovered to the extent that it will not affect my work," said Xiangzi.

"What about from the perspective of mood?" Hai Ling asked again.

Xiangzi smiled.

"What a persistent inviter," Xiangzi said. "You remind me of my cyberpsychiatrist."

"There's no other way." Hai Ling said, "My leader is not willing to talk about his own affairs at ordinary times, so I have to seize the opportunity to ask nervously."

"...To be honest, I don't know what is good and what is bad." Xiangzi said, "What do you think?"

"How about what?"

"How do you feel about your leader. Is she doing okay?"

"… Compared to the initial state that made people nervous, it is much better. However, I still don't know if her silence is a sign before the situation gets worse."

"Yes... or no?"

Xiangzi laughed again.