Two Worlds, Starting with Kaguya of Penglai Mountain

Chapter Seventy-Nine: Princess Kaguya Listens to Music

As the crowd flowed past, the girl's singing became increasingly clear in the room.

The band's performance didn't continue indefinitely; they had a total of four shows today, and the schedule was posted at the top of the stage.

During breaks between performances, or in their free time, the girls would showcase their individual talents.

For example, bassist Ryo Yamada would openly and honestly come on stage to perform a solo, wearing his bass.

Kita Ikuyo will act as the host and chat with the people below.

When Kurokawa Kazuya and Houraisan Kaguya arrived, the band had just begun their third performance, and the ritual of gathering faith and uniting the incarnations also entered its formal operation at this time.

The song they are singing now is not the one that Kurokawa Kazuya is familiar with, "Guitar, Loneliness and Blue Band," but a completely new song.

The protagonist of this song is not Bochi-chan, the guitar hero, but Yamada Ryo, the silly girl in Kurokawa Kazuya's mind.

Regarding this song, Yamada Ryo privately contacted Kurokawa Kazuya, and he said that it was definitely not a song that fit the times.

After listening to Yamada Ryo's performance, Kurokawa Kazuya agreed.

The song title is printed in large print on the top screen.

—The Band

Music that is completely out of step with the worldview of today's era.

The band's songs echoed in my ears like a sharp, mocking laugh.

The band's music sounded to me as cacophonous as the noise at a tram crossing.

"Don't push me from behind"

The train is about to arrive at the station.

[Close your eyes, and you'll see shimmering light and shadow in the darkness.]

Even with my ears covered, I could still hear the thumping of drums.

[Within the chest cavity lies the heart that powers this body]

I don't want to hear any sound other than my own.

[Finding refuge in discordant melodies, and finding redemption in sorrowful tunes]

To others, that band's songs sound like bandages, but to me, only I, they seem riddled with flaws.

【None of that is needed! Don't push me from behind!!】

Who gave you permission to touch my heart at will?

The departure bell has rung.

I was the only passenger.

Train, tram crossing, band, bell.

Lyrics that are out of step with the times resonate at this moment.

But doesn't that create a peculiar sense of loneliness?

The legacy of the legendary singer resonates with emotions, and the trembling of the music transcends the limitations of cognition.

Things are different, but emotions are universal.

Sufficient singing and music are enough to fully convey emotions to another person's mind.

Standing amidst the song, Kurokawa Kazuya can hear the emotions expressed in the music and sense the feelings conveyed.

What I liked in the past, I hate now.

Obsession with oneself and rejection of the outside world.

Even though they still felt a deep affection for the people there, they resolutely chose to turn away and leave.

Kurokawa Kazuya looked up and listened to the music.

He felt the emotions in the song and had insights into everything, but he wasn't completely immersed in it.

However, just as he was listening to the song in the crowd, he suddenly felt that the hand that belonged to Kaguya Houraisan, which had previously let go of him, was grasped again.

The beautiful princess then turned to look at Kurokawa Kazuya, her dark eyes filled with a sense of longing.

"What should I do, Kurokawa? I feel like I've become a fan."

The abrupt decision was accompanied by a relentless pace that didn't pause for even a moment.

Princess Kurokawa Kazuya pulled her closer to the stage.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "The concert is still going on, Kaguya, what are you going to do now?"

He helplessly let the other person pull him along.

Kaguya Houraisan: "Of course I have to go and meet the person who can sing this song."

Her waist-length black hair flowed backward as she ran.

As they were talking, the princess, who had run halfway, seemed to remember something. She turned around and placed her hands on Kurokawa Kazuya's shoulders.

Kaguya Houraisan: "Kurokawa, it's time for you to show your skills. Quickly use your invincible privileges to help me cheat. I need your autograph immediately."

Kazuya Kurokawa: "..."

Kurokawa Kazuya: "Your Highness, are you serious?"

Kaguya Houraisan: "Uh..."

The beautiful girl lowered her head and thought for a while: "It seems unnecessary. It seems more interesting to see the real person after the performance."

This is precisely the time when rituals converge, faith unites, and avatars are formed; unauthorized interference will only cause the plan to fail.

Kaguya Houraisan: "Let's wait here for now. Anyway, it'll be over soon after this song is finished."

Regaining her composure, the beautiful princess nodded solemnly.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "Are you kidding me?"

Kaguya Houraisan: "No, it's just that I feel a bit of empathy for the song. Kurokawa, you know that I escaped from the moon, right? This isn't just a simple defection; I betrayed everything I had in the past."

As if speaking from the heart, the girl beside me began to tell her story in an extremely relaxed tone.

Kaguya Houraisan: "I searched for information about 'The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter' online. If that story had unfolded normally, it would have been part of my life's trajectory."

She turned to Kurokawa Kazuya with a smile and said, "Because of my existence, you must have read that story, right? Do you remember the scene in 'The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter' where Princess Kaguya leaves the ground at the end?"

Kazuya Kurokawa: "I think I vaguely remember it."

He nodded to Kaguya Houraisan beside him.

In the story of "The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter," the heroine, Princess Kaguya, has a deep bond with the couple who raised her.

She even left a precious elixir of immortality to the couple in the end.

And in the final chapter of "The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter," the chapter about the Heavenly Robe.

The original story:

"The celestial being draped a celestial robe over Princess Kaguya. Once Princess Kaguya put on this robe, she no longer thought of the old man or sorrow. For wearing this robe allowed her to forget all her worries."

Princess Kaguya immediately boarded a flying chariot, which was pulled by about a hundred celestial beings, and ascended to heaven. Only the old man and woman remained, weeping and wailing, but there was nothing they could do.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "After Princess returns to the moon, will she forget everything on Earth?"

Kaguya Houraisan: "Why can't it be that although she remembers, she no longer cares about anything on Earth?"

Kazuya Kurokawa: "Become someone else?"

Kaguya Houraisan: "Who knows?"

Perhaps because the emotions stirred by the song gradually subsided as the conversation continued, the princess on the moon looked at Kurokawa and Mi and raised her hand.

Kaguya Houraisan: "Although I know you're reluctant to let go, Kurokawa, I think it's best not to do this too often. After all, with my charm, if I get too close to you, you'll probably be completely captivated by me. I don't want to see Kurokawa being so boring."

The girl smiled at Kurokawa Kazuya in front of her.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "That makes sense, after all, it's Kaguya."

He nodded in agreement.

Although Kaguya Houraisan and Kazuya Kurokawa have gone to the festival together and held hands, they should still be referred to as brothers in terms of their relationship.

Speaking of which, although Kaguya always says that she and Kurokawa Kazuya are close enough to hold hands, this is probably the first time that the two of them have actually walked around the venue hand in hand.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "I always have this feeling that I'm actually being strung along by you, Princess."

Kaguya Houraisan: "I'm just hanging on, but who told you, Kurokawa, to be attracted to me? I'm always the most ruthless to my suitors."

He muttered to himself softly.

The princess in the moon looked up at the band girls on stage as their performance ended.

The two seemed to immerse themselves once again on stage, lost in the songs the band had just finished playing.

The surrounding crowd was tapping along to the music.

The girl's singing voice continues to resonate.

Ryo Yamada, who pursues individuality, expresses his personality through music.

To be honest, Yamada Ryo's song is actually more captivating to the minds of superhumans and even monsters than Pochi-chan's song.

The self is the beginning of all the extraordinary.

The most fundamental purpose of transcendence is to express oneself without restraint.

Kurokawa and Yasushi could clearly feel the effect this song had on everything around them.

It aims to cultivate a sense of pride and integrity within individuals, enhance their spirit, and rapidly improve their talents and abilities.

I am the only genius, the only genius, the extraordinary should be independent of everything.

[Clapping my hands, my own voice]

Step lightly with both feet until you leave your own footprints.

Open your eyes and accept the title of loneliness.

[The impulse to gladly accept, yet proudly aloof]

The singing continued, attracting more and more listeners, and the music that resounded all around was like surging waves.

"Hey, Kurokawa, you'll come to save me, won't you?"

The girl's voice suddenly appeared amidst the surrounding music, reaching Kurokawa and Miya's ears.

Although it was very soft, it was quite clear. At least for Kurokawa Kazuya, who had now completed part of the secret technique and was half a Hakurei Shrine Maiden, there was absolutely no possibility of him missing anything.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "So, in 'Tales of Kaguya,' the illusion that the princess doesn't exist represents the possibility that Kaguya will disappear when she goes to the moon?"

Kaguya Houraisan: "Who knows?"

The profound words seemed to be nothing more than a fleeting illusion.

When Kurokawa and Mi turned around, they saw Kaguya with a cheerful smile on her face, pointing ahead.

"The scene you've been waiting for, Kurokawa, is about to begin."

As the other person spoke, Kuroide and Miya instantly focused their attention on what was in front of them.

The performance had ended, and in the golden light, the array covering several miles around, along with the faith that had gathered on it, began to gradually form the figures of the four members of the band.

During the shaping process, the outlines of the girls' bodies were already visible.

Following the direction Kaguya pointed, Kurokawa Kazuya easily spotted Ijichi Nijika and Goto Ichiri, whose gazes were fixed on him and Houraisan Kaguya.

As he looked up at the two of them.

Hongxia turned her head away nonchalantly.

Although Pochi tried her best to hide it, her exaggerated and rapid head-turning movements almost revealed her guilt and concern for Kaguya on her face.

The commotion immediately caught the attention of Yamada Ryo and Kita Ikuyo, who both turned their gazes toward Goto Ichiri.

"I...I...I...I...I..."

As faith gradually solidified and her body took shape, Goto Ichiri, using her new body, fell straight backward.

Kazuya Kurokawa: "..."