Finally, I became their white moonlight

"Let it out?" Toyokawa Shoko asked in confusion, "What is that?"

"Fireworks, right?" Nagasaki Motoyo suddenly realized something and showed a look of realization. "That night at the camp, you said you would set them off when you got back and had time... So you saved this 'surprise' for now?"

"Eh?" Toyokawa Shoko's eyes widened, looking at her in disbelief, "When did this happen? How come I don't know about it?"

Nagasaki Suyo tilted her head, her eyebrows curved gently, and she smiled with ill intent.

"There are still many things you don't know, Xiangzi-chan~"

"Grr... this unpleasantly familiar feeling..."

Toyokawa Shoko frowned, puffed up her lips, and glared back with an unconvinced look on her face.

In this harmonious and friendly atmosphere, Ming Hai continued to talk to himself: "The scale is not comparable to the fireworks we bought at that time. It is a very grand fireworks display... Unfortunately, unless the rain stops just when you are singing, the fireworks will most likely be wasted."

"Don't worry, Deng's singing will definitely make the weather clear up!"

No longer paying attention to Nagasaki Suyo, Toyokawa Shoko promised solemnly.

Shiina Riki was stunned for a moment, then he held his chin and nodded thoughtfully: "The singing of the lights can trigger miracles... It does make sense."

Nagasaki Suyo's mouth twitched, and she couldn't help but complain: "Where does this make sense? Don't blindly put pressure on Deng-chan, okay!"

Gao Songdeng shrank his neck and said weakly: "Well... I can only promise that I will try my best to sing the song well..."

As if they had forgotten they were still on the stage, the members of [CryCHIC] chatted happily as usual.

Only Ruo Yemu was standing alone on the edge, holding his guitar, his lips slightly pursed, his head lowered, his eyes dull, no one knew what he was thinking.

It was not until the staff nearby signaled that they could start preparing for the performance and the lights gradually dimmed that they turned their attention back to the instruments and the audience in front of them.

At this time, the puppet girl who had remained silent all the time suddenly spoke softly:

"Narumi, are you really okay?"

"Mu, why are you still asking this question now?"

Toyokawa Shoko tilted her head in a somewhat strange manner, as if wondering why her childhood friend's reaction arc was so long: "Mirai-kun just said that he's fine, and his voice sounded normal, too?"

Ruo Ye Mu raised his face, his light golden eyes trembled helplessly, and his voice was so thin that it seemed like it would break at any time.

"Because, he..."

"Maybe it was the thunder just now that made her a little dazed."

Without letting Wakaba Mu continue, Ming Hai covered it up with a strong voice, and said in a relaxed tone: "Don't worry about it, everyone is waiting for you."

"According to the plan, the fireworks will go off after you finish singing Haruhi Kage and will last for about a minute."

"——Let me also look forward to the possibility of a miracle happening."

After saying this, the one-way communication was cut off with a click.

The in-ear monitor received the signal from the monitoring system again, and the sound from the stage poured into their ears, as if telling them with reality that it was time to concentrate on playing.

Wakaba Mutsu had no chance to continue speaking. He could only turn to the audience like a puppet under the command of Toyokawa Shoko and press his fingertips on the cold strings.

"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."

"Although there have been some unexpected events, our singing will not stop so easily."

"——Next, please continue to enjoy."

Lifting the hem of her princess-like dress, Toyokawa Shoko bowed gracefully to the audience and looked towards Takamatsu Tomo in the center.

The gray-haired girl took a step forward, the firm determination in her eyes never dissipated, like a flame burning in the rain.

"Our song, 'Haruhi Shadow'!"

The sound of the piano opened the curtain.

This time, the world finally quietly welcomed this first and perhaps last original song performance.

-

"悴んだ心ふるえるeyesenseし (haggard heart swaying eyes)..."

"The world is the only place where I am alone..."

Low and gentle, it seemed as if the light and shadow of spring were swaying, gradually illuminating the petals falling on the road with a happy look.

Such beautiful singing voice came into my ears, like warm spring water, seeping into my lungs drop by drop, dispelling the coldness and pain brought by the rain.

Ming Hai leaned against the wall, closed his eyes and listened with enjoyment.

The smile on his lips never disappeared, but after a moment, he let out a long sigh full of emotion.

"I didn't expect that Mu would be even more perceptive than Xiangzi..."

Needless to say, the song of the lights, those cries that go straight to the soul, must have conquered the hearts of most of the audience, right?

What concerned him was the strange behavior of the doll girl just now.

Ming Hai touched the steel pipe that pierced his lower abdomen. The pain was still deep in his bones, but thanks to this happy and warm chat time, he, who was used to being strong, could now endure the pain without changing his expression.

——So, he had clearly deceived Xiangzi, who was like a human lie detector, and even Su Shi, who used to live with him day and night, did not notice anything unusual.

How could that puppet girl with low emotional intelligence and no ability to communicate see through the flaw?

Ming Hai tilted his head and thought for a while, but soon stopped thinking about such meaningless questions.

"We have to get back to the stage quickly..."

After taking a few deep breaths, he left the wall where he was resting temporarily, dragged his heavy and stiff body, bypassed everyone's gaze, and slowly moved forward in the shadow of the corner.

Deep red blood continued to drip from the trouser legs, extending thinly and windingly forward, but was ruthlessly broken by the rain.

It gradually blurred and disappeared on the busy road until no trace could be seen.

-

What happened is simple.

The moment he heard the thunder, Ming Hai guessed what the system's second wave of attack would be and immediately went to the power control room.

As expected, lightning struck the next moment after he arrived. The strong flash and the explosion so close to him almost made it impossible for him to open his eyes. He only had time to use his ability to protect his whole body.

After he almost recovered, Ming Hai rubbed his ears and began to observe the surrounding environment.

I don’t know if it was a coincidence, but there was no one near the power control room in the corner of the venue. The lightning just now did not strike directly at it, but struck the towering spire building next to it, and it did not seem to cause much damage to the environment.

The explosion that blew away a lot of sand and gravel was just the high temperature of the lightning hitting the water-containing soil, causing a hydrothermal explosion due to the flash evaporation phenomenon. It was not like he had previously thought, that the surrounding buildings were not struck by lightning and turned into grenade fragments and hit him.

"Just a false alarm? Or is it..."

Just as this thought came to my mind, the street lights around me and the lights in the conference hall in the distance suddenly dimmed, and I could vaguely hear someone shouting "Power outage".

"As expected, you want to disrupt this performance."

Ming Hai gritted his teeth in dissatisfaction, and without thinking too much, he threw the important communication equipment into the grass next to him. Then, wearing gloves and carrying a toolbox, he rushed directly into the power control room.

The door locks here still use the old-fashioned trumpet locks. Even without the ability to grasp the key, he can kick the door open with one foot.

With a flashlight between his teeth, he quickly discovered the problem through his [Maintenance] skill - it was just a simple short circuit, which would take only a few seconds to fix, and was about the same difficulty as restarting a circuit breaker.

While repairing it, Ming Hai was still thinking, is this all the lightning the system has created?

It was just a power outage of a few seconds. How could they kill him...

Then there was a loud bang.

As the sky flickered again, his hair suddenly stood up. Tiny arcs of electricity instantly filled the entire power control room, and crackling and crackling sounds were heard incessantly.

Even though he was wearing shoes and gloves, he froze in place because of the exposed skin, and began to twitch slightly.

Fortunately, the feeling of paralysis went away quickly, and he successfully regained control of his body in a few seconds.

“We have to get out quickly…!”

Ming Hai exerted all his strength and was about to restart the repaired power center.

——Puff!

First there was a tingling sensation, followed by a sharp pain that began to tear apart the nerves and consciousness.

He slowly lowered his head and saw a broken steel pipe that had pierced his waist from behind and penetrated his side abdomen.

"What the… ghost thing?"

Ming Hai turned around in disbelief. In the darkness, the steel frame at the corner of the wall broke at some point. The sharp broken section had traces of being burned red, and electric arcs could be vaguely seen flashing.

He had no time to think about what scientific or metaphysical principle the system used to successfully launch a sneak attack on him - for him, the most important thing now was to ensure that their performance went smoothly.

So he gritted his teeth and restarted the power center. After confirming that the power outage had begun to recover, he evacuated the power control room as quickly as possible, staggered a few steps away, and then began to check his injuries.

...Fortunately, it's just an ordinary serious injury.

The hastily formed candy armor was finally pierced in this shameless sneak attack, and the red-hot steel pipe pierced two holes in his kidneys very cleanly.

The intense pain made him sweat profusely, and the loss of strength made him bend his back and gasp for breath.

But fortunately, the steel pipe blocked the bleeding hole, and as long as the steel pipe was not pulled out, he would not lose a lot of blood - with his physical fitness, it would not be a problem for him to hold on until Kasuga Shadow finished singing and the ambulance arrived.

"Haha, I failed, system. This didn't even kill me."

Suppressing the emotions of surviving a disaster deep in his heart, Ming Hai sneered disdainfully and quickly adjusted his state.

Casually throwing this little matter behind his mind, he slowly walked towards the venue and quickly contacted them using the communication equipment he picked up.

"Cough... No, you have to be careful when you cough up blood."

"Ahem, ahem - the power is out. Should it be fixed now?"

After confirming that the connection was established, he silently spat the blood foam to the side.

Ming Hai took a deep breath and said with a nonchalant smile:

"Luckily it was just a short circuit caused by lightning. It can be fixed in less than 30 seconds. It's really a big help."

-

This little accident successfully left him seriously injured.

But he was only seriously injured.

He is still alive and he can still struggle.

Fate arranged a script for him, and he also arranged his own death.

Ming Hai certainly knew that as long as the "White Moonlight System" did not disappear, he would not be able to escape the predetermined ending.

Whether it is a peaceful death or a lucky survival in the future, there is only darkness before the eyes, only sadness and pain, and any resistance is meaningless.

...But even so, he still chose to live.

He chose to fight wits and courage with the system, and to wrestle with the god of death sent by fate.

In order to reunite with Xiangzi in the future, I have to live on.

Live to hear the greatest show ever.

I have to live in order to meet them off the stage.

In order to find out the surprises they have planned, you have to stay alive.

——At this point, it’s no longer a question of whether or not one can face death calmly.

Whether weak or strong; whether embarrassed or gorgeous; whether in the past or in the future.

It was just because he had a reason to live now, so he had to live harder than anyone else, as if he would die in the next moment.

So, when "Spring Shadow" came to an end.

Taking advantage of the dim sky, Ming Hai successfully avoided the sight of others, and slipped back to the edge of the stage with difficulty, looking up at the girls he was familiar with.

He saw Gao Songdeng, whose pretty face was covered with sweat, whose cheeks were rosy and whose eyes were bright.

He saw Toyokawa Shoko, whose body was swaying to the rhythm and whose smile was bright and joyful.

He saw Nagasaki Suyo immersed in the melody, saw Wakaba Mutsuki who still had no expression on his face, and saw Shiina Tatsuki who said "playing drums is so damn fun"...

He successfully saw the most dazzling appearance of [CryCHIC].

He also saw thousands of audience members at the scene, all of whom were intoxicated, moved and in tears because of this perfect performance, and he felt proud of it.

At the same time, he also saw the wind and rain gradually subside, the dark clouds dissipated, and a refreshing breeze rose in the summer night sky.

"A miracle really happened..."