nycdaug Chapter 122 The Stars and Us
Chapter 122 The Stars and Us
(Original song used: "Star Servant"——Lyn)
[Every day ended in anxiety, and I lost my place to stay]
[We keep wandering]
There was no instrumental accompaniment, and no spotlight illuminated anyone's face on the stage.
All that was left was Kita's soft singing, tinged with melancholy and reminiscent of memories.
The audience was silent, and no one wanted to speak out to disrupt the beautiful tranquility.
Only then did the bass start to play along with Kita's next line of lyrics, accompanied by faint keyboard syllables. The drum beats were like an engine, and the simple four beats connected several background-like instruments together.
"This is... a very old-school jazz style," Momoka muttered thoughtfully after taking a sip of the bottled water that Renai handed her. "I heard it in a bar last time. A few simple scattered notes can make people daydream... Let go, let go, let go—"
"Hey!" Subaru grabbed Momoka's neck in a rather unpleasant manner. "Last time I checked the accounts, some money was missing. Could it be that you embezzled it to drink and fool around?"
[The street scene of the past reflected in the mirror]
[Even though I keep trying to piece together the fragments of the past]
The style changed. Listening to Kita's voice gradually becoming higher and deeper, and the violin strings of Kashiwa Sanhui booming along with Kita's lyrics, for some reason, Su Shi's throat suddenly became dry, and she clenched the little hand holding the lamp.
Every line of the lyrics describes a very ordinary scene and image, but I always feel that... all of it, every word and sentence, is what Xiangzi wants to tell himself.
"The stars... and us..."
The spotlights suddenly lit up, illuminating the nearly identical, excited expressions of everyone on stage (except for one whose bangs obscured their view). Adrenaline surged! Exploded! Exploded!
The keyboard washes everyone's eardrums, and the electric guitar hits everyone's nerves like a truck!
Perhaps several tall lights with a brightness of 10,000 lumens or more are shining together towards the star in the north, trying to compete with the sky in terms of brightness.
[Anyway, piece it together]
[They all keep slipping through your fingers like fine sand]
It was as if the fragments of the past had really turned into fine sand and were rubbing against Su Shi's heart. She stood there in a daze, her delicate eyebrows and eyes seemed as if time had stood still, and tears filled her eyes unknowingly.
Even Li Xi hugged his chest and kept silent with his head down, occasionally looking up at Deng's face, his beautiful eyes full of entanglement and contradiction.
The past is like fine sand, impossible to grasp or piece together. I think Su Shi should also know this...
Now that I'm at mygo, I should just run mygo honestly. I'm always thinking about that guy Xiangzi...
I didn't mean to blame Xiangzi, as he had actually come out of it a long time ago, but the lights...
The lights...
[But even so, what we see before our eyes is not all that is needed]
[It's in my heart——]
[Explore with this heart]
[From now on tomorrow——]
With this, the guitar, bass and drums were all silenced, leaving only the keyboard and violin's solo. The repeated stroking of the bow on a few thin strings seemed to be singing out a human voice that could only be synthesized by an electronic synthesizer. The ups and downs, graceful twists and turns were intertwined with the fragmented keyboard sounds, which repeatedly penetrated like heavily armored cavalry and pierced the nerves of the people in the audience.
Until the bow left the strings, the scene returned to the silence at the beginning, with only Kita's low singing left, as if a cycle had begun again.
[If I could be with you and turn into a constellation]
[Unfold the night to depict the sky]
[Even if we are not the full moon that illuminates the darkness——]
Kita's singing voice suddenly changed from being depressed and high-pitched to becoming lively and cheerful, as if all the previous pain and cries had been forgotten. The future should be so lovely and full of hope.
Simple keyboard bass and violin revolve around the playful lyrics, as if a newborn oak tree is hung with simple crayon drawings and ribbons by energetic students. It is simple and touching.
[So I want to be with you and turn into a constellation]
[emitting a dazzling light]
[I will never untie the thread that binds you and me!]
The guitar suddenly enters the scene at zero frame, and combined with the fierce drum beats and bass, it ignites the fire in everyone's heart. After tonight, it will be a new day. All the unbearable memories are thrown away. The North Star will always shine to guide your future.
[No matter how dazzling you will be——]
The song ended with the sound of guitar hitting and strumming, and cheers and applause swept the audience.
Xian Juanxin, with a flushed face, found two glow sticks from somewhere and cheered loudly in the front row.
"Smile! Smile! Happy! Happy—"
"You're too loud, idiot..."
The people on the stage looked at each other, then gathered together and fist-bumped and cheered.
After putting down their instruments, everyone hugged each other. Baihe Sanhui helplessly used his long arms to gather everyone's bodies to prevent them from being separated by each other, and winked at Xiangzi who was looking at him proudly with a hint of joking.
You always come up with new ideas for me.
Originally, Kashiwa Miki finished his solo and stopped as planned to wait for Kita to continue the second half of "Hoshi to Hitoshi", and everything was normal until this point.
As a result, Xiangzi and Kita just looked at each other, and no one knew what was said in the internal voice. The keyboard smoothly switched to the climax of "Zodiac Sign ni Naretara" written by Ichiri and Liang. Fortunately, Kashiwa Miki reacted quickly enough and continued smoothly.
For the other three of the four little ones, it was a complete surprise. We didn’t expect that we would have a role to play. That’s great!
"We did it." Liang held Kashiwa Sanhui and Xiangzi's hands tightly, his tone full of determination.
"We did it. We expressed everything we wanted to say!" Xiangzi responded enthusiastically, holding everyone's hands a little tighter.
"Alright, alright, let go. We still have to thank you for the end—"
Kashiwa Sanhui let go of everyone, took the microphone and bowed to the audience in all directions, then signaled everyone to leave.
"Please come on stage, everyone from mygo. You all have been fantastic today. We must give this evening a perfect ending..."
Before Baihe Sanhui could finish his words, Su Shi snatched the microphone from Baihe Sanhui's hand with red eyes, and her lips trembled violently.
The four little ones saw that something was wrong, so they quickly pulled the shocked Xiangzi and the embarrassed Baihe Sanhui off the stage. Hongxia even forgot to take her own drumsticks.
"What are you talking about... The past is like fine sand, which is hard to grasp..."
Su Shi tightly grasped the microphone in his hand, and couldn't help but lower his head in front of everyone, speaking in a low and trembling voice.
"Not long after, you told me as if nothing had happened... not to break the thread of the future or something... selfish, so selfish—"
"Saki-chan—you—the most selfish person in the world!"
The scene was suddenly silent, and the students from Yue Zhisen below the stage were completely dumbfounded. Was this still the usual gentle and sweet-voiced Su Shi?
"Don't think of letting go of the past so easily..."
Li Xi looked at Su Shi firmly, and solemnly handed the bass that belonged to Su Shi to Su Shi with both hands. The two nodded vigorously to each other.
"This song is what we all want to sing for you. It's the cry of our hearts. Xiangzi, please listen carefully—"