Tokyo: The evil god doesn't want to be the top star

Chapter 95: Broken Wings and Descending to Earth (First Order Request)

"It's Shibata, not Hatchet!"

"By the way, you're scheduled to appear right after us. How unfortunate..."

"Sorry, our group accidentally used too much force just now and has already won the first place in this audition."

Looking at Xia Fan's "naive" expression, Shibata Makoto gritted his teeth.

"But now that we're on stage, just sing well and don't let me win too easily."

But when he met Xia Fan's clear eyes, he inexplicably had the thought, "I'm going to debut as an idol soon, there's no need for me to bother with an amateur student," and the resentment in his heart suddenly weakened a lot.

"Thank you, Shibata-senpai. Although this is just an audition, we will do our best."

Horie Tsubasa, who was wearing black-framed glasses, suddenly leaned half of his body out from behind Xia Fan and responded politely.

She was wrapped in an elegant cherry blossom yukata, with her hair tied up in a bun at the back of her head and her bangs gently hanging beside her cheeks. She exuded a pure and elegant elegance.

"Horiie..."

When Shibata Makoto saw Horie Tsubasa dressed so beautifully, his eyes widened.

"Wait, are you guys wearing couple outfits?"

When he came to his senses, he noticed that Horie Tsubasa and Xia Fan standing together were a perfect match, and they were dressed in yukatas to attend the summer festival.

"No, this is just a set of matching performance clothes that the monitor bought online."

Xia Fan waved his hand indifferently.

"Performance costumes... do you think I'm a three-year-old child?!"

"Hmph, anyway, in the next round, I will also be the first to appear before you, so be prepared."

Thinking about the possibility that these two had done this, that, and other unknown things during their "rehearsal", Shibata Makoto's cheeks twitched with jealousy.

"Also, don't forget our bet... Although this is just an audition, Horie, you can prepare your public confession to me in advance."

"I have already thought about how to reject you in public, hahahahaha."

After saying those harsh words, he couldn't stand the "dog food attack" brought by the couple's outfits anymore, so he pinched his toes and walked away quickly.

When he reached the corner of the backstage, Makoto Shibata passed by a staff member who was carrying goods.

"Ugh..."

"Asshole, look ahead when you walk!"

The opponent's overly large body caused Shibata Makoto to stagger.

"You're from 71 Convenience Store? You didn't even apologize. How rude! I'm going to file a complaint against you."

By the time he had finished cursing, the man in the convenience store uniform and carrying two boxes of mineral water on his shoulders had quickly disappeared into the shadows of the waiting area.

……

There was no time to care about the "little episode" with Shibata. Xia Fan pushed the electronic keyboard and walked along the waiting corridor to the stage.

"It's so high up, there are so many people below, and the lights are so bright... Is this what it feels like to be on the stage?"

Although it was just a temporary stage for a campus competition, it was Xia Fan's first time to officially stand on a live stage.

"This strong sense of oppression is worthy of what Uncle Higashino said about being the 'front line of the entertainment industry'."

The dazzling spotlights made my skin burn slightly, and the dense crowd's gaze seemed to make my breathing stop.

Even the electronic keyboard that Xia Fan was pushing in his hand began to tremble slightly.

"So, I'm not the only one who's nervous?"

A complex emotion, the same as Xia Fan's, of nervousness, excitement, fear and joy, was transmitted from him.

"It's okay, Xia Jun..."

Horie Tsubasa, who followed him on stage, brushed past Xia Fan and brushed his back with her bare hands. "No matter how we perform, as long as you and I, and we, are on the same stage at this moment, singing together, that's enough."

She stood in front of the microphone in the center of the stage with ease.

"In the audition, the one who sang this song with you was Horie Tsubasa. Please give me your guidance."

Horie Tsubasa turned his impeccable profile towards Xia Fan, smiled sweetly, and then looked at the audience below the stage.

"Everyone, this is No. 28, from the group "Broken Wings", and I'm the lead singer, Horie Tsubasa..."

After introducing himself, Horie Tsubasa raised his hand and pointed in the direction of Xia Fan.

By the way, the name "Broken Wings and Coming Down to Earth" was formed by combining the two people's names.

"I'm the electronic keyboardist and backing vocalist, Xia Fan."

After connecting the equipment and spreading out the music score, Xia Fan glanced at the audience and spoke calmly into the microphone beside him.

"Keyboard player? So cool, so handsome, but I also feel very familiar. What's going on?"

"Xia Fan, which department are you from? Are there any other handsome guys like him in school?"

"Why, he didn't do anything, but he has a strange attraction..."

The moment Xia Fan's eyes made contact, every audience member at the scene felt a strong sense of favor arising from the bottom of their hearts, and their eyes seemed to be glued to him.

"Hey, the configuration of this band is a bit strange."

"From the introduction, it seems that the boys are responsible for the accompaniment and harmony, while the girls focus on singing?"

Tokyo University of the Arts is a university with a strong artistic atmosphere. Naturally, there is no shortage of students majoring in music, as well as enthusiasts who are proficient in music theory and singing, among the audience.

Soon, someone noticed that the "male-female duo band" of Xia Fan and Horie Tsubasa had an unusual configuration.

Generally speaking, there are two most common divisions of labor among members of popular male and female duo bands.

One is that the members are good at original creation, composing lyrics, arranging and singing, and the recorded accompaniment is completely left to the equipment to play. During the live performance, the two members focus on singing.

The other is to use musical instruments for live performance, but because of the limited number of people, in order to enrich the performance form and timbre, usually two members will each be responsible for an instrument and share the singing part.

As is the case now, Xia Fan is solely responsible for the accompaniment and harmony, while Horie Tsubasa focuses on the solo, such a division of labor seems a bit "unreasonable".

"What's 'Broken Wings'... Just an electronic keyboard, the accompaniment lineup alone is already inferior to us."

"With only one person accompanying and singing, what's the point of 'competing as a group'? It would be better to just play background music like in a singles competition."

Shibata Makoto returned to the audience, put his hands on his hips, and stared coldly at Xia Fan on the stage.

Because electronic keyboards can simulate the sound effects of almost all common musical instruments, bands whose members all use electronic keyboards for accompaniment have gradually emerged, but the accompaniment scale is at least two to ten people.

Xia Fan is alone with his piano, and the sound effects that can be produced at the same time are very limited, and the originally rich melody will become monotonous and boring.

Even if Xia Fan played the sound effects of other instruments that he had recorded in advance and concentrated on one of them, he would not be able to get high scores from the judges.

"Captain Horie, Xia Fan, come on!!!"

"Xia Fan, although I've never seen you play the keyboard, it doesn't matter. Just play as hard as you can!"

"Although the previous group is very high, it doesn't matter. Don't be affected. Just play normally!"

"We will keep an eye on you two..."

"If you sign up for the competition without telling the whole class, don't let yourself fail the audition!"

Suddenly, there were loud shouts from the audience.

"Everyone……"

Only then did Xia Fan notice that most of the classmates were actually sitting in the audience.

Although he didn't know why his classmates' eyes were shining with gossip as bright as flashlights, he was still very moved as he thought no one would come to cheer him up.

(End of this chapter)