Chapter 236
The girl quietly put her phone away and said seriously:
"We'll finish our street dance assignment tomorrow, and we're only three short of our goal of visiting all the famous landmarks. Do you guys think we should stay in Vienna any longer?"
Little Sakura glanced at the Green Eyed Cat who was itching for a beer, mischievously poked the ticklish spot on her waist, and seeing the cat's angry glare, she placed the plate of pork trotters she had cut in front of her, completing the process of provocation and gentle stroking in one go.
Then she replied:
"We're here for tourism. We've seen enough of Vienna."
"Personally, I think we can prepare to go to the new place the day after tomorrow, and we can do the check-in tasks anywhere."
Tang Liuli took a bite of the food offered by the wicked woman and suggested:
"I want to leave too. Although Great Xia is far from here, we exposed our presence in Vienna a few days ago, and with the photos posted on Weibo, it's best to move somewhere soon, or it will be very troublesome."
Xie Qingxuan understood the Green Eyed Cat's anxiety about safety. She patted the cat's head and said:
"I have no objection to leaving here, but it's best to decide on the next travel destination first. Hotels and itineraries need to be arranged in advance. Deciding too late will give the program's assistants a lot more work."
Tang Liuli was eating, her cheeks puffed out. She looked at Xie Qingxuan unhappily, as if she were angrily suffocating, indicating that only Xiao Qing could touch her head.
Chu Wangshu, as was his habit, stroked Liuli's hair and seconded the suggestion:
"I'm already looking forward to the next place."
"Besides, I already have a lot of footage from vlogs. I can't just edit together footage from an entire city, can I?"
In a few words, the Little Idol decided on their plans for the next few days: training today, street performances the next day, and if they successfully completed their mission, they would go to Salzburg, Mozart's birthplace, the day after tomorrow.
As for what comes next, they will learn the second dance in Salzburg, then move to another place to learn the third dance, and then continue to travel and train at the same time. Before the 45-day deadline, they will go to Saint Wolfgang to complete a commercial performance, get enough points, return to Great Xia, and participate in Third Performance.
The plan is going very smoothly, and as long as the Calamity Beasts incident that happened in the square yesterday doesn't happen again, it will surely be a wonderful journey filled with laughter and joy.
After finishing their meal and resting for a while, Chu Yuanqing went to the dance studio to continue practicing the dance they were going to perform on the street the next day. She had already gained a lot of experience in using magic to tame the body, and her training efficiency was almost catching up with that of the Great Demon King in the past.
Well, the reason I say "the past" is because after this Stage Tyrant gradually became more like a "Witch," both her "Flow State" state and her training efficiency began to increase rapidly.
The other teammates are the same, so they should be able to give the audience another small stage surprise in the Third Performance.
Today's training session was unusually long.
As the sky, like a bucket of paint spilled by the gods, is ablaze with magnificent sunset colors, the distant town of Bregenz is already teeming with people from all over the world. The ticket gates on the shores of Lake Constance are bustling with activity. These scenes, reflected on the distant water, are particularly vibrant and full of life.
Charlotte changed into her carefully prepared stage costume for "Flashdance" in the Waiting Room. Her senses were exceptionally sharp; even sitting there, she could feel the noise of the audience. She put down the sheet music, glanced at her silent phone on the table, and muttered to herself, lost in thought:
"I know you're training, but you're not really not coming to see me, are you?"
On the other side,
Just before the start of the performance on the water stage, Chu Yuanqing hurriedly went to the dressing room.
The Pure White Witch's delicate face was flushed with an alluring pink hue from exercise. She picked up her phone, opened the chat window, and, as if feeling guilty for failing to keep a past promise, earnestly apologized:
"I'm sorry I couldn't be there in person as an audience member, but I'll watch the encore video."
Chu Yuanqing paused here, her long eyelashes drooping, her lips curving upwards, as she spoke each word that had been hidden in her heart for a long time:
"Charlotte, in my heart, you are the world's number one idol."
"So, it's definitely going to be a great stage, I'll be looking forward to it, good luck!"
Volume 1: Chapter 225. The Doomsday Diva's [Flower Bloom], Memories Regained. (5K)
Bregenz, a small town on the shores of Lake Constance.
Waiting Room of the water stage, the Pure White Witch whispered earnestly, pacing back and forth six times until a staff member knocked on the door, at which point the Saintess reluctantly turned off the voice message.
The azure blue in the girl's eyes blended into layers, like a kaleidoscope of stars. Her enchanting face, like a fairy in the lake, radiated a soft, dreamy smile, the curve of her lips impossible to suppress.
The stylist had just entered the room when she saw this scene. After silently processing the stunning beauty of the Saintess lady, she was completely captivated by her cuteness, and her heart couldn't help but pound.
The stylist resisted the urge to ask for an autograph and focused on doing their job, checking the appearance of the Program Group's darling before officially starting the makeup and styling.
Although Charlotte has excellent facial features and is photogenic, the camera can easily ruin her makeup. The advanced technology in <Flash Dance> can overlook this problem, but it's difficult for live audience members to capture the idol's beauty without makeup.
On the other hand, Charlotte has long hair, which looks good in style, but it is easy for her hair to get messy when she dances. How to make messy hair not affect her beauty, or even add more color to the stage, is a skill that stylists and idols need to work together to master.
Charlotte was in a great mood. Her eyes crinkled into crescents, and she hummed a song the whole time. Her mind was filled with Chu Yuanqing's praise, which made the atmosphere around her light and lively, as if melodious notes were rising and falling with her.
"Xiao Qing is quite good at talking, but it's strange, why do I feel genuinely wronged when she apologizes? It's like... she really promised to come as an audience member, and then she's been absent for so many years."
The Doomsday Diva's intuition was terrifying. After hearing Chu Yuanqing's two sentences, the Lantern Gem on her chest shone brightly. The magic surging within her flesh and soul was like a surging tide, trying to pry open some kind of Shackles and bringing back waves of intense déjà vu.
Unfortunately, because she was about to go on stage, she didn't want to be distracted by anything else, which led to someone being disappointed when they saw the performance later, so she simply abandoned those thoughts.
Charlotte decided to carry this joy of being blessed and praised with all her heart and wait attentively for her moment to shine. She focused her energy and spirit, transforming from her usual soft and enthusiastic cuteness into a more captivating confidence.
This move, combined with her beauty that is renowned throughout neighboring countries, exudes an extremely alluring charm.
The stylist was invited by Flash Dance, and her status in the industry is naturally quite high. She has worked with countless celebrities and supermodels in her career and should be used to all kinds of beauties, but she still couldn't resist this beauty that transcends flesh and blood and overflows from the soul.
It's like a cluster of gemstones blooming from a desolate world. Even if buried in the cold seabed, it can still transcend the ages with its romance, conveying a passionate and sincere love that is absolutely free of lies.
In an era where even the word "innocence" is being stigmatized by the internet, this is more precious than an oasis in the desert.
The stylist returned to her dressing room, feeling utterly disoriented. Looking at her own reflection in the mirror, her eyes gleaming, she suddenly felt a sense of disorientation.
It's less about Charlotte turning him gay and more about him being gay.
Rather, it's more accurate to say that, as an ordinary mortal inevitably prone to vulgarity, she was simply unable to control her instincts.
It was precisely because she had worked with so many celebrities and knew so much about the messy things in the industry that she couldn't help but fall in love with the arc of light reflected from that person's soul. Even without going on stage, even while restraining her magic and "Flow State," the other person still shone like a star.
This is the national flower of Saint Wolfgang, and also the first idol she wanted to support.
So... what could possibly make Charlotte so happy?
The stylist felt a pang of curiosity, as if her heart was being scratched by a cat's claws.
Unfortunately, the other party has already taken the stage. After this performance, given Charlotte's elusive nature, we can only wait for our next collaboration. As for knowing this little secret, it seems like it will be a long time coming.
On the other hand, the mature woman sat down on the sofa, looked up at the water stage on the screen, and sighed with worry:
"Charlotte, it seems neither the stage nor the audience here is very welcoming to you."
At the same time.
The seats along the edge of the water stage were gradually filled, with more than 40,000 people waiting for the music festival to begin.
However, the atmosphere at the scene was rather subtly lacking; many people seemed uninterested in the opening and appeared somewhat indifferent.
But this is quite normal. The Bregenz Music Festival in Austria is a grand event in the world of stage design, showcasing the most creative stage designs in the world. It is one of the most prestigious arts festivals in the country and one of the most important opera festivals in the world.
Normally, the world's largest floating opera stage is held here every July and August.
However, due to certain special reasons, it was postponed by a month this year, and it was even announced that an idol would come to perform on the first stage before the official performance of the opera.
If this person were a high-profile, well-known international movie star, it would be one thing, but the fact that they haven't officially debuted yet and are still in the idol preparatory stage of a Talent Show is enough to cause a lot of confusion and anger.
--His virtue is not commensurate with his position.
In the eyes of many, this is entirely the capitalist "Flashdance" extending its claws to the arts festival, wanting to use this high-class opera festival as a stepping stone, allowing idols—capitalist commodities—to be gilded here, so as to make it easier to harvest more "leeks" (a Chinese slang term for exploiting people).
So the audience who came now have no expectations for Charlotte's stage performance. If the water stage wasn't designed to serve the opera, not the idol, they might even have staged a Black Sea protest specifically to boycott Charlotte.
The more than 40,000 audience members present almost all planned to skip the opening ceremony presented by this entertainment idol and then immerse themselves in the authentic opera festival.
As for applause? Not booing back is a sign of good manners and upbringing.
At this moment, on the water stage set up in the distance, a strange cube rises from it. Its material is hard to discern, as if it were a screen on all four sides. With the changing light, it sometimes looks like a prison made of black metal, and sometimes like an exhibition booth made of transparent glass.
The most amazing thing is that the scenery inside is always visible.
Charlotte wore an operatic gown, adorned with elaborate accessories and exquisite makeup. Her thick eyelashes, embellished with rhinestones, combined with her azure hair and eyes, made her look like a figure straight out of a fairy tale.
This person captivated the audience's attention simply by appearing on screen.
The girl resembled a mermaid imprisoned in a cage, with the reflection of the sea of clouds and the twilight behind her. The twilight draped her in a veil, casting light and shadow on her fair skin. The clear singing that fell into the earpiece spread like ripples on a lake to the vast venue.
It was an a cappella performance without lyrics, like an ancient chapter, like a poem from the past. It conveyed a profound sense of story through the emotions in the voice alone, and had a very strong personal style.
Charlotte extinguished the audience's anger with her opening performance, and then reversed everyone's prejudices with a three-second a cappella. The smile on her lips gradually faded, as if she had blended into the rhythm of the song. From a voice-over summarizing the story, she became a wandering character in the story.
The radiant Heart Tide swelled silently, as if the Stage Aura, without any prelude, suddenly became grand. The music finally began, the intense and passionate rhythm reminiscent of rock, while the soft and delicate voice was like being immersed in warm water, creating a dramatic and absurd contrast.
This is a song filled with anger, misanthropy, madness, sorrow, despair, yet also harboring hope. It is a product of her years of hazy and fragmented feelings in her dreams, which she has pieced together into the lyrics and music.
The ever-changing winds around Charlotte are powered by the cutting-edge technology of Flash Dance, which uses holographic projections to expand the field, covering the dazzling sunset, evening glow, and sea, turning the stage into a pitch-black box, with hundreds and thousands of lights flashing wildly in sync with the intense melody.
The girl's face was hidden in the shadows, her singing voice was like a whisper in my ear, and it became more and more intense with the gradually changing rhythm of the music. Her figure was sometimes clear and sometimes blurry in the cube, and even disappeared into the light at one moment, and then reappeared, like a bubble that could evaporate and disappear at any time.
At this point, all the audience's thoughts turned to dust. Within half a minute, they became Charlotte's captives, indulging in Heart Tide powerful enough to quell any calamity, and began to feel anxious and even worried about the moment she disappeared from the stage.
What idols, what operas, what capital, what commodities...
All those definitions and interpretations were overturned on his stage.
In a daze, a torrent of light seemed to carry them away from this world to experience a brilliance that did not belong to this era.
Charlotte was completely immersed in the performance. With the emotions conveyed by the more than 40,000 audience members, her magical power was constantly increasing, doubling from [lamp] to [pool], and continuously watering the lantern, making the soul sound like it was breaking out of its shell.
The vision in the girl's eyes gradually blurred and became unreal. In a moment, she left the audience seats surrounding the stage and entered a world that matched the lyrics and music. She saw a desolate and broken continent, encountered angels devouring corpses, and found a past that was gradually disappearing into the distance.
"Splash, splash."
The sound of the tides of the Sea of Truth suddenly rang out at this moment, only to be burned away in the grand Lingering Fire, forcibly dragged back to another realm.
And so, fragmented chapters began to unfold within my consciousness.
That proud yet timid junior, always hiding in the back, yet soft-hearted and adorable, knocked on her bedroom door. As if she had weathered countless storms in an instant, the fear vanished from her emerald eyes, replaced by a lonely yet resolute gaze. She spoke softly:
"I want to save him, I want to create the future that everyone desires."
"For this, I need your [Funeral Procession] to clean up the flaws left by [Blood of Sighs]."
"So, Charlotte, please kill me."
The Witch from the east, known as Saio, gave herself an amulet before returning to her homeland, and said with a smile:
"Charlotte, the activities of the Supreme Calamity Beast and Apostles are becoming increasingly frequent. The City of Doomsday needs you to resist the Disaster Tide. Stay here and wait for us to return."
"Don't worry, Ama-no-Habakiri and Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi might not be able to kill [Amaterasu], but... this is still not the limit of [Heart Forging]."
That friend, hailed as the Demon King, possessing supreme blessings, repeatedly slaying apostles, and protecting the main city from the corruption of the forbidden land, found himself on the eve of the world's destruction and made a request:
"In that instant, I will become the [Solar Era], severing the erosion of the world and breaking the curse that the Disaster God has placed upon its own life and death the very survival of the planet."
"I know the cost, and I know the outcome, but this is the only way."
"You know the price of ■■'s blessing; he paid more than anyone imagined. He... is nearing his limit. He must forget me."
"I will hand over the [Titan's Authority] to you."
"I'm sorry, Charlotte, but the future is in your hands."
On stage,
The girl seemed like the last Diva of the century. She stood on a glamorous stage, facing countless audiences from all over the world, yet she was so lonely that she seemed to be standing alone at the edge of the world.
The song that lingered in everyone's ears grew increasingly mournful. The emotions within it were not explicit, but rather a mixture of despair, restraint, and forbearance. Yet, every word was like a needle prick, sharp and cold, piercing the heart and leaving no room for healing.
Charlotte is evolving every second, or rather, she is picking up fragments of the past. With each piece she picks up, a painful and desperate memory, the emotions of the song become more intense, the Stage Aura becomes more fantastical, and the overwhelming Heart Tide create illusions.
The Lantern Gem also shone brightly, and the immense emotions allowed the magic to quickly refine its own nature, allowing the surging torrent to nourish the budding flowers, as if they were about to bloom into Soul Flower on the stage.
The audience was swept up in the emotions of the song, transported to distant memories, and confronted with their souls the magnificent Sky City, and below it, the terrifying, pitch-black waves that replaced the sea.
Charlotte had almost forgotten that this was a commercial performance arranged by the Program Group. Finally, through those fragmented memories, she understood why she instinctively didn't want to find teammates, and she also realized who she had been waiting for all along.