#1755 - Rainy day (will continue running tomorrow)
Initially, Shoko Toyokawa chose to join this band because she felt she could gain some experience through it.
But now Toyokawa Shoko found that although she had the experience, she didn't need to talk about it at all.
For example, the conversation between Duanmu Huai and Ruby when he is looking for a venue.
"Hey, Ruby, let's make a deal. Can we go to the martial arts hall first?"
"Eh? Sister, you're being too much! B-Komachi is supposed to go to the Budokan first. This is mom's dream!"
"Okay then. I was thinking of exploring the route for you first. Then I'll leave the Budokan to you while I go to Tokyo Dome."
"That's no problem!"
The two sisters described going to Budokan and Tokyo Dome as going to the cinema, which made Toyokawa Shoko speechless. And what's even more terrifying is that they are not joking...
Of course, the Tokyo Dome is not something that can be performed at any time, so the next performance will be held at the LALALAI Theater. After all, Duanmu Huai has cooperated with them before and they are familiar with each other. And the stage with a big screen is more suitable. As for the scene on the screen, Duanmu Huai has already drawn a schematic diagram, and he can just refer to the church of the Tribunal for ...
A week later, the craze caused by the mysterious band Inquisitor did not fade away from people's sight, but became more and more intense. The reason is simple. After that, the organizer of TOD released the lyrics of four songs of the band on the official website.
It immediately blew up the entire network.
Because these songs are written in words that no one can understand at all!
They looked like circuit diagrams or some kind of ancient hieroglyphics, with Roman phonetics on top and the lyrics' translations on the bottom.
For most ordinary people, this is just for fun, but we have to admit that the lyrics are indeed very interesting, as if they come from another world. Because of this, there are even speculations online such as "Maybe the members of the mysterious band are adventurers from another world, the lead singer is a saint, and the others are elves or dwarves."
Duanmu Huai doesn't care about this. As long as there are topics to talk about, he can maintain his popularity.
But this popularity is a bit too high.
Even Yangdong High School was not spared—no, it is a school for artists after all, it would be strange if it was spared.
Even the topic of discussion during the lunch break in the Classics Department became this.
"Xiao Ai, do you think there will be people from another world coming to sing in our world?"
"Um?"
Faced with Yanaijian's bizarre ideas, Duanmu Huai, who was drinking Coke, glanced at her.
"What do you mean?"
"Just asking, you know that mysterious band Inquisitor, right?"
"Um."
For Chitanda, this was a rather unexpected answer.
"Some people say that the other person might be in our school. Ah, I'm really looking forward to it. Maybe I'll run into him someday... I don't know who that person is..."
"It's me."
"Why?"
Perhaps Duanmu Huai's answer was too matter-of-fact, so that Yanami and Chitanda were stunned, so Duanmu Huai repeated it again.
"The one singing that you are talking about is me."
“…………………???”
"Oh, by the way, don't tell anyone, this is confidential."
“……………………Xiao Ai, are you serious?”
"Do you think I'd joke with you about something like this?"
"……………………"
Yanaijian stared at Duanmu Huai, who was looking up at the moment, biting the Coke bottle in his mouth and holding it up high, pouring the drink into his mouth. Seeing this scene, Yanaijian stretched out his hands tremblingly, then hugged his head and fell on the table.
“Ahhh! Why do you let me know this cruel reality!!!”
"Isn't that what you wanted to know?"
"That's true, but don't we have a confidentiality agreement? It would be great if you could just keep it a secret from us until the very last minute!"
"I trust you won't tell anyone."
"I would rather not have this trust!"
At this moment, Yanaijian was lying on the table, his eyes rolled back, and he was mumbling to himself.
"I have clearly imagined that the lead singer is a beautiful, pure, holy and elegant girl. She is full of love and radiance like a saint, and will treat everyone equally..."
Having said that, Yanaijian raised his head and looked at Duanmu Huai again. At this moment, the latter had finished the drink in the bottle like a tornado sweeping the floor. Then he pursed his lips and blew the bottle into the trash can next to him with a "bo" sound.
“Why did you let me see this…?”
At this moment, Yana wanted to hang herself.
"Remember, don't tell anyone."
"I feel like no one would believe me even if I told them..."
Chitanda was also speechless when she saw Duanmu Huai like this. After all... this was too far from the image everyone imagined!
This shows that ignorance is sometimes bliss.
Although they were famous, the band's work didn't increase. Duanmu Huai followed his usual attitude as an actor. Interviews? No. Invitations to shows? No. In short, all you need to know is that we will be performing in a week. All the tickets have been sold out. Not only that, the four songs also soared like a rocket on the pop music charts, occupying the top four positions.
He has gained popularity, welcome and recognition, so for Duanmu Huai, what he needs to do is no different from before.
Just sing, nothing else matters!
Since their true identities were not exposed, even though the outside world had been looking for information about the members of the Inquisitor band, it had basically no impact on them. They still gathered at SPACE, trained, and occasionally slept there.
The same is true today.
“BOOM BOOM BOOM!!!”
With the sound of thunder, a thin figure carrying a musical instrument hurried to the back door of SPACE. She took out the key to open the door of the staff passage, then walked in and closed the door, shutting out the storm and thunder. Then she came to the staff lounge, which was also the place where the girls rested and gathered.
If Ye Mu pushed open the door and walked into the room, he would see Duanmu Huai lying on the sofa and snoring loudly.
Is there no one else coming today?
Ruoye Mu looked around, but there was no one else. The room was a little damp, perhaps because of the sudden drop in temperature, which made the girl tremble.
“Puff——!”
Wakaba Mu covered his mouth and sneezed slightly.
I seem to have caught a cold. Remember there is a bathroom for employees next door. Let's go take a shower.
The staff bathroom was not as luxurious and spacious as the bathroom at Ruoye Mu's home. On the contrary, it was a bit narrow, but it was very reassuring for Ruoye Mu. She closed her eyes, feeling the comfort of the warm water washing over her body, and clearing her mind. For Ruoye Mu, this place made her feel more at ease than her own home. Although it was not that big, nor that luxurious, and there were no servants, Ruoye Mu felt that the entire SPACE was like a secret base for herself and others - just like the kind of base that children often put outside when they were young.
A safe space that belongs to you...
Although they are not family members, they get along better than family members. This reminds Ruoye Mu of the band he was in before, but it was different from now. At that time, everyone was around Xiangzi, but now...
“Huh…”
Suddenly, a yawn coming from behind startled Ruo Yemu. She subconsciously turned her head and saw Duanmu Huai walking in.
"Hey, you're here."
Seeing Ruo Yemu, Duanmu Huai raised his hand and greeted her.
“Ah, um…”
Ruoye Mu nodded slightly and turned away a little embarrassedly. Obviously, both of them were girls, but Duanmu Huai stood there carelessly with only a towel hanging around his neck, which made people feel embarrassed.
"Are you the only one here today? Everyone else has things to do, and Kitty seems to have band practice too?"
Duanmu Huai walked into the cubicle next to Ruoye Mu, turned on the hot water while talking, and looked to the side at the same time.
Well, girls are really good. A girl like Ruoye Mu, who is cute, introverted and quiet, probably wouldn't let others look at her body casually under normal circumstances. But now, since we are all girls, it's okay for people to look at her casually!
It's so cute in every aspect.
Duanmu Huai didn't know much about Ruoye Mu, he only knew that she always followed behind Toyokawa Xiangzi like a follower, and was an honest, quiet and obedient child. Xiangzi said that she and Ruoye Mu were childhood sweethearts, they grew up together and had a good relationship... But that was all.
What impressed Duanmu Huai the most about Ruoye Mu was that this seemingly honest and quiet girl could actually play the guitar, and even death heavy metal music—and her facial expression didn't change while she played.
To be honest, the contrast is huge.
He doesn't look like such a wild person at all.
"But, can you please stop looking at me?"
At this moment, Duanmu Huai heard Ruoye Mu's somewhat embarrassed words. When he came to his senses, he realized that it seemed because he had been staring at her that Ruoye Mu shyly shrank her body and turned her back.
"Oh, sorry."
Duanmu Huai waved his hand and turned away.
"I just lost myself in thought for a moment."
"Trance?"
"Yeah, in my opinion, your personality doesn't seem like the wild type who would play heavy metal. As for bass, I think it suits you quite well."
“………………guitar, very free.”
"Um?"
“I want to be as free as it is.”
“………………I see.”
Although this person doesn't speak in riddles, he can be quite a headache sometimes. Duanmu Huai also knows something about Wakaba Mu's situation. How should I put it... He thinks Mori Minami may be planning to train Wakaba Mu in the direction of herself and Kurokawa Akane, but Wakaba Mu himself seems to like music more than acting.
Moreover, it was difficult for Duanmu Huai to evaluate Mori Minami. He couldn't understand why a mother wanted her daughter to call her by her name. Didn't she intend to treat Ruoye Mu as her daughter?
I'm just sitting around doing nothing anyway.
Duanmu Huai turned off the hot water and looked at Ruoye Mu.
"Come out and have a drink with me."
