What?! My anime figures have all come true!

If this were a mindless, feel-good novel, the audience would likely erupt in cheers at this point when the band finished their self-introductions.

However, in reality, there was not a sound from the audience.

That's true, not everyone will mindlessly "whoosh" when they see a beautiful girl on stage.

The pragmatism of the Chinese audience is evident at this moment.

If you don't have real skills, don't go on stage to perform!

It wasn't as good as the chat between Kita Ikuyo and the host earlier.

"Oh no... Is it because my self-introduction was terrible?"

The silence below the stage felt like a mountain, pressing down on Goto Ichiri so much that he could hardly breathe.

Others were also concerned about Goto Ichiri's condition, so they did not immediately announce the name of the piece they were playing.

But this also exacerbates the pressure of the silence.

"Xiao had high hopes for me... but I messed it all up..."

As mentioned before, the bands in this world are still in their early stages, and only a specific group of people are playing them.

Therefore, the organizers of the comic convention cannot provide musical instruments.

Fortunately, the scale of this comic convention was large enough, and there were also some music groups performing, so Chen Xiao was able to borrow their performance space.

The band members, curious about who was going to perform on stage, also came down to the stage and found Chen Xiao, who had borrowed their instruments.

"So these are the girls who want to use our instruments?"

The long-haired man leading the band was dressed in the classic guitarist style. If smoking wasn't prohibited at the venue, he would have a cigarette in his mouth, making him even more iconic.

"That's right."

Chen Xiao nodded with great pride.

"Captain, that blonde girl looks so skinny, do you think she can even play the drums properly?"

The fat drummer standing nearby saw that it was Ichiji Nijika playing the drums and felt it was utterly absurd.

"Just you wait and see."

Chen Xiao shook his head, offering no further explanation.

The members of the long-haired male band looked at each other in surprise, and couldn't help but wonder what level this band of four beautiful girls could achieve.

"It's all over, it's all over, it's all over..."

At that moment, Goto Ichiri on the stage vaguely saw Chen Xiao in the crowd below the stage.

I thought I would see a look of disappointment in his eyes.

However, what Goto Ichiri saw was Chen Xiao giving her a thumbs-up in encouragement, and mouthing the words, "You guys are the best!"

"Ah Xiao, he's watching me from below the stage right now... I can't! I absolutely can't let him down here! That kind of thing... I absolutely refuse to!!!"

Om-!

Goto Ichiri's expression suddenly changed, and the guitar in his hand suddenly emitted a piercing buzzing sound, instantly tearing apart the silence that enveloped the entire stage!

What followed was an almost virtuosic and exhilarating guitar solo that relentlessly impacted the minds and bodies of everyone present.

Audience: --?!

Long-haired man: Holy crap!

At this moment, the long-haired man felt his scalp tingle and goosebumps all over his body.

Is this something a girl could play?!

"Great... Kita, we can begin."

Seeing this, Ichiji Nijika breathed a sigh of relief, and her expression immediately changed from worry to joy.

"Alright! Now, please enjoy... our final original piece from the band—Guitar and Loneliness and the Blue Planet!"

Kita Ikuyo nodded and then introduced herself to the audience.

"Isn't this song sung in Japanese?"

Chen Xiao was taken aback upon hearing this.

In this world, Japanese is only a dialect spoken in the Yingzhou province, and only a small number of people can speak it.

There isn't even a single decent song!

All of their combined popularity doesn't even compare to a single song randomly picked from his hometown, Fujian province.

If you sang this out loud, nobody would understand it!

Fortunately, the next moment, Kita Ikuyo, who had adjusted her cute girlish voice to a strong and energetic one, spoke not in the Yingzhou dialect, but in authentic Mandarin!

The sudden evening rain made me realize I'd had enough of not having an umbrella...

What does the sky's mood have to do with me?

What clothes should you wear when the seasons change?

Where have spring and autumn gone?

[The pressures of the information age are suffocating!]

[Where am I, caught in this dizzying spiral?]

[There were so many! So many breaths!]

Strangely, the world remained completely silent...

"Wow, that's amazing!"

"That little girl's voice... it's changed so much?!"

"Wow! This is absolutely amazing! It's heavenly music!"

"This! This is truly a delightful surprise!"

"They're beyond what ordinary bands can compare to..."

"Are they from a music academy?"

At this moment, the audience, who had been severely shocked, finally came to their senses. While exclaiming in amazement, they also began to cheer for Ichiji Nijika and the others on stage.

The girls' performance successfully attracted people from other areas, drawing in more and more spectators.

Some people have even started recording videos, and others have started live streaming on the spot.

What a coincidence...

This is right at the first climax of the piece!

[Not enough! Not enough!]

[I haven't been noticed by anyone yet!]

[Like chaotic, disordered music, it screams incoherently!]

[But for whom is the "true self" meant to be seen?]

[In my ignorance, all I can do is sing aloud!]

[Tell everything—to the stars!]

The part where Kita Yu sang on behalf of the singer caused viewers in the live stream to flood the chat with comments like "[Where is this concert?!]", and the number of viewers in the live stream increased explosively.

"...You guys are really something!"

Hearing this, Chen Xiao couldn't help but laugh out loud.

It turns out they had secretly changed the Japanese song into a Mandarin Chinese version long ago.

It's like someone pretending they can't lift a hammer, but secretly practicing a set of moves, just waiting to surprise everyone at the crucial moment!

As it turns out, they did indeed succeed.

Not only was Chen Xiao surprised, but everyone in the audience who understood music was also shocked by their talent!

"This isn't right!"

The long-haired male guitarist's jaw was practically agape.

As the saying goes, the layman sees the spectacle, while the expert sees the details.

He sensed something was wrong from the moment Goto Ichiri started showing off his skills.

Isn't this seemingly timid pink-haired girl's guitar skill a bit too exaggerated?

How come my guitar sounds so good in your hands?

So your (guitar) skills are far more than this?

At this moment, the long-haired man felt like the victim in that book, thinking he could satisfy his girlfriend's needs, but in reality, the blond man only needed one time to turn her into his own shape!

Long-haired man: There's a cow...

"No, could a human possibly type that?"

The fat drummer standing next to him was also surprised at first.

And now I'm already sweating profusely.

He felt that the drumsticks the blonde girl was holding could easily smash his head!

It's fair to say that every knowledgeable musician in the audience started sweating, some even muttering under their breath:

Where did these extraterrestrial demons come from?!