Loneliness and Rock and Roll with Band Observer

"That's why! So we should end the band and do something for her."

Hongxia lowered her voice and stared at Qiuhui's back in front of her.

"If she can be the 'driving force' to finish the band and move forward..."

"...Then let ending the band be her 'direction'."

Chapter 113 Sound Source Review

The calendar turned page after page.

Soon it was the weekend, and it was also the day for the sound source review.

Since the training schedule had been adjusted before, Aie Togawa still had time to attend the afternoon review after completing the course content today.

When she arrived at the store, Qiu Hui found that Hongxia and Liang were already waiting there.

"Good afternoon!" Hongxia waved her drumsticks with a smile.

"How was the training?" Liang asked, "I think there should be some spare time, right?"

"Yes." Akie replied, "No problem."

This audio review was, in a sense, a rehearsal, so Akie dressed up as Akiko before she came on stage.

Qiu Hui turned around again and greeted the store manager.

"…It's like you've become a different person," Ijichi Hoshika commented, "Be prepared. I'm pretty strict."

"I understand." Akie replied, "I'll show you my passion for music."

Yidizhi Xingge suddenly turned his head away guiltily to hide the expression on his face.

Qiu Hui came to her seat and looked at everyone.

"that……"

Hongxia tried to bring up the topic, but then gave up.

"……never mind."

Liang seemed to want to say something, but he didn't say it.

"…It's a bit embarrassing." Akie sighed, "As expected, I will be nervous."

"It would be a lie to say I'm not nervous... But we've already become quite proficient at it. I think no matter how strict sister is, she will approve of us, right?" Hongxia showed her positive side.

"Or, if it doesn't work out, you can always go to another one." Ryo said nonchalantly, "I think with the current level of completion, it should be able to pass in most live houses."

"If we start thinking about retreating now, wouldn't it be a bit discouraging..." Hong Xia said with a wry smile.

She turned her head and looked at Qiu Hui: "Xiao Qiu...Akirako, don't you want to say anything?"

"Not really." Qiu Hui shook her head.

"I'm completely immersed in it." Liang smiled, "Character setting."

Since we really didn't know what to say and it would be awkward to remain silent, we simply started discussing the things to pay attention to when playing, and used this method to kill time.

Soon, Kita and Goto from the Xiuhua duo also arrived at the store.

In this way, all the members of the ending band are finally present.

"Everyone!" Hong Xia shouted, "Shall we get ready a little?"

"Yeah!" Kita responded excitedly, "Ichiri-chan should also try your best, eh?"

"I will probably try my best..." Ichiri was not very motivated as usual.

"Relax," Akie commented briefly, "It's okay."

At this time, Hong Xia suddenly suggested excitedly, "I say, this is the first assessment worth remembering, right? How about a ceremony that can inspire team spirit? Set up a circle or something like that!"

"Isn't it great?" Kita agreed.

"I don't care." Qiu Hui nodded.

"Pochi, can you adapt to this?" Ryo asked.

When asked, Goto Ichiri made up his mind, closed his eyes, and nodded vigorously: "For the sake of everyone who finished the band, I will give it a try!"

"It's okay if you don't have to be so decisive..." Hong Xia said with a smile, "Okay, then everyone, stretch out your hands together? Since there are five of us, how about forming a five-pointed star?"

At Hong Xia's call, everyone who had finished the band stretched out their hands in a V-sign and formed a circle around the center of the circle, forming a complete five-pointed star.

"Three! Two! One!"

All kinds of random slogans came out of the five people's mouths, forming a mess.

"Wow, there's absolutely no sense of teamwork..." Hongxia felt a little disappointed.

"We can talk about that later."

After saying that, Ryo looked at Ichichi Hoshika who was already waiting nearby.

"Manager, can we start now?"

Xingge nodded wordlessly.

With her consent, everyone who had finished the band went on stage and returned to their respective seats.

Lined up in the performance formation and adjusting their instruments, everyone gradually entered into a combat readiness state as if they were actually going on stage to perform.

Ichichi Xingge waited silently in the audience. After helping everyone adjust the instruments, the sound engineer walked down to the audience and stood beside Xingge with a smile on her face.

The two of them were the only spectators at the review.

"Let's get started once you're ready." Xingge said calmly, "Include the MC segment as well, just treat it as a real debut performance!"

"Yeah!" Hongxia on the stage responded.

After completing the final psychological preparations, the lead singer Kita Ikuyo spoke first: "Hello everyone! We are the closing band! Today's first song is a cover song... 'アイドル'! Everyone, please listen!"

Togawa Akie took a deep breath and placed her hands on the piano keys.

Switch the tone and press it at the moment when the drum stick is swung down.

The introduction section played by herself sounded, and the lead singer Kita Ikuyo used her bright voice to perform the lyrics of the introduction section like rap.

The current situation was a rehearsal for the actual battle. Fully aware of this, Togawa Akiie adjusted her state to an unprecedented level, allowing muscle memory to emerge naturally.

"——You are perfect but full of lies"

As planned, it's time for me to join in.

Qiu Hui spoke as she played the piano.

"Genius idol-sama—"

What followed was a vocal harmony like a choir singing - here Akie used the choral tones she had prepared in advance to respond.

The main song begins, and Kita Ikuyo begins her performance. Her bright and rich singing is the core of the vocal part, while Akie, who lowers her voice, assists at appropriate sections.

According to Bunko's arrangement, in order to attract as much attention as possible on stage, even if Akiie is not the sole lead singer, she should at least be one of the two lead singers.

However, after listening to Kita's singing and after sufficient weighing and consideration, Akie decided that her current position as a harmony singer was the best arrangement.

Just as she used the keyboard to complement Goto Ichiri's guitar; in the vocal part, she also felt that she should be a foil to Kita Ikuyo.

Having fully mastered and honed her skills through countless practice sessions, Togawa Akeie is now fully confident that she can complete this not-too-demanding task.

"You will catch everyone's attention"

"You are the perfect ultimate idol."

As the chorus began, Kita, the lead singer, gradually raised the mood.

Rhythm is the skeleton of the performance, and the coordination between lead guitar and vocals is the body of the performance.

Qiu Hui's task is to cover this body, which has already taken shape, with a layer of dazzling skin.

"Your eyes and the words you speak"

"Even if it's all lies, it's still perfect love"

The band calmed down and gave it their all, performing the piece of music with considerable completion.

Ichichi Hoshige, who was in the audience, nodded slightly.

If that's the case, she thought, maybe...

Chapter 114: A Member of the Band

Togawa Akee, who was on the stage, felt as if she had entered some kind of mysterious state that was difficult to explain.

Her movements at this moment seemed to have been taken over by another set of nerve centers specifically responsible for playing.

This new set of centers gave orders to her body, allowing her to play every note according to the predetermined arrangement.

But her brain was freed up to think about random things.

"You must remain unique"

"This is my true love"

Akie's body performed the performance exactly as planned.

However, Akie's mind was filled with irrelevant thoughts because of the lyrics sung by Kita beside her.

This song, and the person it sings about, is a character who died in an assassination in the story, but in reality simply retired and disappeared.

Qiu Hui suddenly felt that this seemed to contain a duality, a complete and irreversible negation...

...Before I knew it, some strange words popped up in my mind that seemed to make sense but were not.

According to the setting, the character is a person who is good at lying and acting, but his inner feelings are real.

But the problem is that the "real" side of her heart is also something fabricated by the creator's subjective conjecture.

Remove the veil of lies and touch the base of truth; but as long as you cross the fourth wall, the real thing will once again be completely denied - this is not as simple as "lies" and "falsehoods".

But it is "nothingness".

The identity of a creator gave Qiu Hui this somewhat strange feeling.

But even so, she did not let this emotion affect her performance at all.

This practice of separating technique from emotion may not be the right way to perform.

But, it was enough for her current mission.

The song was finished quickly and overall there were no major mistakes.

"Thank you everyone!"

Kita, who performed very well, waved to the two people in the audience and other virtual audiences.

"We are the ending band! I'm the lead singer on guitar, Kita... Ikuyo!"

"Guitarist... I'm Goto Ichiri! I'm a guitarist!"

"I'm the drummer, Ichichi Nijika!"

"Yamada Ryo. Bass."

The last one to come was Togawa Aie.

"I'm Qiu Rongzi." She lowered her voice, "The keyboard player."

This concludes the self-introduction session.

"The next song is our original song!" Kita shouted as if she was really hosting the MC segment, "Please listen! 'Guitar, Loneliness and Blue Planet'!"

This name awakened Akie, who had been immersed in strange thoughts since a while ago.

An electric shock-like impulse was transmitted through her body. She instinctively felt that this piece of music could not be viewed from a purely technical perspective like the cover song just now.

After all, I was involved in both writing lyrics and composing music.