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“No Luce…” Li Xi closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and introduced himself to the audience, saying, “I am Li Xi, the drummer. Nice to meet you.”
The audience naturally gave them a round of applause.
“The gentle person just now…our bassist, Suze.” Takamatsu Akari chimed in, and Suze waved to everyone, introducing, “Bassist~ Suze desu~ nice to meet you.”
"As I just introduced myself, I am the lead singer of Mygo... However, I am not the only lead singer of Mygo."
As Gao Songdeng spoke, he raised the microphone stand and moved it back a bit. Although he was still standing in the middle, he moved to the back.
Handing the stage over to Toyokawa Shoko, Sanji Reiki, and Wakaba Mutsu, Takamatsu Akari continued, "Guitar—Mutsu, one of the lead vocalists!"
A powerful melody burst forth from Mutsumi Wakaba's guitar, her intense emotions expressed through the instrument.
"Not bad, the guitar is shouting." Tae nodded in approval.
"She got what she wanted." Taro nodded calmly, then took out his phone and glanced at the time.
There's still some time before the RAS show starts, so it seems like there's still plenty of time to go see it.
Takamatsu hesitated, glancing backstage. A staff member gestured to her, and Takamatsu nodded, pointing to Toyokawa Shoko, "Last one is, keyboardist and vocalist—Toyokawa Shoko."
"Three lead singers!" Kasumi exclaimed excitedly. "This sounds really interesting! Arisaki! Let's do it too!"
"Huh?" Arisa was a little helpless at Kasumi's sudden idea. Fortunately, Shoko on the stage spoke up and interrupted Arisa's complaint.
Shoko Toyokawa smiled and introduced herself: "I'm Shoko Toyokawa, keyboardist. Please listen to our new song—'The Eloquence of the Wood Leaks'."
Leisurely notes flowed from Toyokawa Shoko's keyboard, and the catchy prelude and sudden bursts of music began to captivate the audience.
The stage lights dimmed, leaving only a beam of white light shining on Toyokawa Shoko, as if she were performing a solo.
After a simple intro, Toyokawa Shoko began to sing softly:
The rain shower left me feeling cold all over; I hugged my knees tightly, but—
Shoko Toyokawa's performance brought everyone in Mygo back to that rainy night, the night Crychic disbanded.
Returning to that rainy night at Asukayama Park, Mygo seems inseparable from rainy nights.
Xiangzi's thoughts and all his emotions at that time were poured into his song and sung out:
"At the moment I was about to give up,"
"I could feel someone praying behind me."
Thank you... Mu, thank you for not giving up on me when I wanted to give up. It's only because of you that I can stand here now.
Toyokawa Shoko's feelings were conveyed through the notes and her singing, reaching Wakaba Mutsu's heart. After Toyokawa Shoko's singing, two guitars, a bass, and drums all resounded together.
The pale blue light shone on everyone, except for Wakaba Mutsu, who received the same white light as Toyokawa Shoko.
As if trying to tightly grasp the lonely keyboard, enveloping it, Ruoye Mu also stretched out her hand holding the pick as if grasping something, then lowered it and began to play and sing:
"The cruel joke of fate."
"He casually kicked it away—"
"Don't worry, I will become the ideal person I want to be...!"
[Xiang, you who tried to push me away really hurt me...]
You've tried countless times to push everyone in Mygo away, all to protect your fragile pride...
However, I know that I wasn't mature enough back then, but it's okay if Xiang is scared.
However, I... no, we, although we are not mature enough yet, will absolutely... absolutely grow to the point where you can rely on us.
【anyway……】
[I will never let you go] x4
Shoko's voice and Wakaba Mutsu's voice overlapped:
"Even the coolness of the raindrops,"
"But things will change one day."
Ruoye Mutsu turned to the side, looked at Xiangzi, and sang with a serious expression, as if making a promise:
"I will shine countless times."
Xiangzi smiled too, as if responding to her, his voice once again overlapping with hers:
"As long as you're with your dreams—"
At this moment, the members of mygo also added backing vocals to the duet, making it sound like a five-person chorus:
"Run again, even if it's just along the way, I believe in this path. Believe to run—"
The two main characters looked at each other, and the harmony gradually faded, leaving them enough space:
"I can hear your cheers, just like sunlight filtering through the trees."
The interlude continued, both players focused on their own performances. During a pause, they instinctively reached out and gave each other a high five.
The similarity, almost suggestive, ushered in the second musical movement:
"Flowing water droplets"
"Washing away all the sorrow."
"The season before standing up"
"To become a beautiful memory—"
Wakaba Mutsu's thoughts drifted back to the past, to the time before she found her anchor, when she met Shoko, who cared about her.
A puppet who could only perform encountered a god who would transform her into a human...
Therefore, when Xiangzi falls into despair, she will do everything in her power.
"I know this isn't simple," Xiangzi continued singing.
However, at the moment the rainbow appeared...
Don't worry, I will become strong.
There's no need to worry anymore...
I will change...! I will become stronger, thank you! Mutsu!
The two voices merged together once again:
"In such a muddy and arduous world today..."
"I will keep running, refusing to give up."
As Ruoye Mu's voice faded, Xiangzi looked at her and sang with deep emotion.
"The promise in my heart..."
We made a promise that if either of us is unhappy, we'll make the other happy...
Xiangzi thought of their childhood promise, and her gaze softened as she looked at Ruoye Mutsu. Ruoye Mutsu smiled back at Xiangzi, thinking to herself:
Mu: [That was my motivation back then—]
Xiang: [This is also my motivation for the next step, Mu! We must all continue to be happy! Together with mygo's Da Yin? Ling Yi (Seven) Si Wu Jiu Si Jiu Ba Jia]
"Become the courage to move forward—"
Music is truly magical. Although the two women didn't say anything, their performance conveyed everything to everyone in Mygo. The five of them sang together as if their hearts were in perfect harmony:
Even their hearts brushed against each other.
"The present and future that we can feel"
"Believe in yourself!"
"A refreshing breeze is gently caressing my cheeks."
The five beams of light expanded simultaneously, merging into one, indistinguishable from one another. After a brief interlude, Wakaba Mutsumi and Toyokawa Shoko turned to look at the Mygo members, who returned their smiles.
The two women exchanged a glance, nodded slightly, and then faced the audience again, beginning their joint singing:
"Even in parting, we will meet again..."
Xiangzi: "believe to run"
Mu: "believe in myself"
Together, it's "warmer than the sun—"
"You see, even the coolness of raindrops will one day change."
"I will shine countless times—"
The five members of the band sang in unison: "As long as I'm with you—"
"Run again, even if it's just along the way, I believe in this path. Believe to run—forever."
"I can hear you cheering me on."
"It's like sunlight filtering through the shade of trees—"
Xiangzi and Ruoye looked at each other, extended their hands, and the light simultaneously dimmed, falling on their outstretched hands, as if their hands were clasped together under the lamplight. They sang firmly, "Right here, in the shade of the trees—"
"forever--"
The sounds of other instruments faded away, leaving only the keyboard sounds of Toyokawa Shoko, a testament to this imperfect but supportive band that persevered together.
Our band—
They shouted.
Episode 60 of "Don", Alive
After the song ended, the girls on stage were even more exhausted.
Gao Songdeng wiped the sweat from his forehead, then gripped the microphone stand and slowly walked forward.
The audience was stunned by their performance. They then showered the girls with enthusiastic applause, showering them with praise.