Chapter 435
And in harmony with this is the Heart's Current that springs forth from the soul.
That dazzling brilliance surged and swept through the idealistic world, burning together with the thoughts of teammates, transforming into Rock Soul devoured the stage, spread to the audience, and dominated the music festival, immersing all the audience in this sudden, explosive, and outstanding performance without any intro.
This is the number one idol team in the Tokyo Region.
Or rather, regardless of the region, the true champions who emerge victorious are all in a state of "Flow State," possessing a terrifying strength that crushes past eras and an infectious charisma that can create brilliance anytime, anywhere.
Chu Yuanqing gazed at the stage where the Little Idol were performing, and suddenly felt a pang of regret. She was destined not to have the chance to watch her daughter and her teammates' debut performance.
But it will definitely be no less impressive than Hoshino Ayano's, and even surpass her by a great deal, creating a dazzling stage that will elicit praise from Dream Weaver Rabbit and continue to surprise and delight fans.
Suddenly, she caught a whiff of something tainted with malice.
In a daze, the Quicksilver Blood within his body began to flow again, and his golden pupils glowed with a scorching light. Above his broken body, his Supernatural Senses, which allowed him to dominate the world, were activated, and a more comprehensive view came into his vision.
Among the audience immersed in the music festival, there were thousands upon thousands whose minds contained eggs of maggot-like evil energy.
Chu Yuanqing recognized the true form almost instantly.
That was a offspring split off from a Calamity Beasts, most likely subservient to [Amor], possessing puppet-like abilities, somewhere between E-Class and D-Class. After parasitizing a human body, it could do many things.
The simplest method is to combine the atmosphere of a music festival with excessive excitement in people's brains, accelerate blood circulation, and fake large-scale sudden deaths, cerebral infarctions, heart attacks, etc., directly destroying people's trust in the Magical Girl stage and spreading panic.
Did the Countermeasures Bureau have pre-prepared countermeasures plans?
Chu Yuanqing's thoughts were in turmoil, yet she instinctively began to play the guitar. The vibrant beauty within her soul slowly blossomed, and the magic she had always cherished rekindled the Quicksilver Blood within her body.
In that instant, fingertips glide across the strings, the prelude begins, and [Flow State] resumes, with pure white notes slowly playing.
"Remuneration is a parallel line after joining the company"
"Tokyo wa Aisezō Hemo Mui" (Although I love Tokyo deeply, I have nothing there)
That psychedelic, upbeat, and intoxicating vocals, like a bird that has infiltrated the world of rock and roll, soars into everyone's heart, leaving a silent footprint.
"Rikken 620 top hat (Give me a Rikkenbacker 620)"
"190,000 yuan of Ochanomizu water (but I can't even afford 190,000 yuan in Ochanomizu water)"
"マーシャルのいでんじゃってさ(I jumped up excitedly when I smelled the marshall)"
The Witch gave Chu Yuanqing a deep look, then looked up into the distance. The pure white down feathers fell slowly over the entire Naeba Mountain in a way that did not affect the main body of the scene, nor overshadow the main subject, but in the most gentle way, like the melting snow in early spring.
A strong wind blows, and the pure white rushing through the illusion is like the ever-changing iron trees and silver flowers in the flow of thoughts. With the lingering echo, it explodes and disappears in one consciousness after another, washing away all traces of the remaining disaster.
The world has returned to gentleness.
On stage, the drum kit roars, embodying youth.
Chu Yuanqing's white eyelashes fluttered, her hair was disheveled in the wind, and she continued to play the guitar, singing the last notes of the song alone in the almost unnoticed clamor, until the very end.
Time passed, Hoshino Ayano's team performed for two hours straight, successfully concluding in a perfect and harmonious atmosphere. The audience below the stage was thrilled, listening to the debut speech of the Little Idol on stage.
Hida Rie hugged Aoyama Akira excitedly, and even after Hoshino Ayano bowed and left the stage, she was still immersed in the afterglow of the live performance, chattering with her boyfriend about her feelings and excitedly sharing her joy with her girlfriends on her phone.
On her way back, she inexplicably touched her pocket and found a card that looked all too familiar.
"Wait, isn't this the one I sent out yesterday..."
Hida Rie murmured to herself, somewhat dazed.
The image of that person appeared in my mind, and her soft singing echoed in my ears.
The girl stood there, lost in thought, gazing at the bustling, lively scene around her, and murmured wistfully:
"Come to think of it, I don't even know her name yet."
For some inexplicable reason, Hida Rie could sense that this was the last time she would meet that person who was like a fairy from the Snow Country.
How strange, only after realizing this reality did the joy of watching my idol live recede like a heavy tide, leaving behind a few faint, lingering regrets and melancholy.
Meanwhile, at a distant train station.
The Witch smiled and looked at the Mysterious Guitarist, asking:
"Are you really not going to stay in Echigo-Yuzawa a few more days? The music festival is still several days away! It'll get even more exciting and fun after that."
Chu Yuanqing gazed at the snow-capped mountains at the horizon, a slight smile playing on his lips, and said:
"You have to see more places to make your life Yayoi. You said that yourself, Yayoi, didn't you?"
The Witch said:
"So, where's the next stop?"
Chu Yuanqing exhaled a cold breath and said:
"Hokkaido, I'll take you to visit your relatives."
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PS: Qing Bao sang Shiina Ringo's "Marunouchi Sadism," an old song from 1999, but it's still very good.
Volume 1: 410. So-called loneliness, Tumi of Late Winter. (5K)
Three days later, in the Donghuang Federation, Great Xia, Sea Capital.
Palace of Fine Arts Station, Exit 4.
Xu Ling's eyes sparkled. She carried an adorable crossbody bag with a dinosaur print and wore a retro-style white dress incorporating lace, pleats, and buttons. Her usually delicate face was now adorned with exquisite makeup, making her look exceptionally youthful.
Pei Xiaotong followed behind, wearing a military green JK uniform with a khaki butterfly tie at the neckline. The skirt, which reached her calves, had a beautiful drape, and she wore black stockings and small leather shoes. She looked younger than the former.
Looking at the massive crowd ahead, the little girl could already foresee how long this commotion would last. She wilted like a frostbitten eggplant and said listlessly:
"Ling Bao, I regret it! We should have found a hotel nearby yesterday!"
Xu Ling was still very energetic.
Today is Pure White's official debut stage. She and her younger cousin were incredibly lucky to snag two tickets out of 200,000 available, amidst a total competition from over 100 million people nationwide.
Compared to all that, the process of squeezing through the subway entrance and slowly making it to the venue for ticket checking is nothing. Is it any less intense or sweltering than the pure dedication she put into waiting for Little Sakura in the sweltering summer heat and torrential rain?
Well, it's absolutely nothing to mention!
Xu Ling rummaged through her bag and pulled out a small fan connected to a power bank, handing it to the complaining girl next to her, muttering as she walked away:
"Tong Bao, you're still too naive. This is the most popular team in the Great Xia <Flash Dance> competition."
"Even if they didn't manage to get tickets, a bunch of fans still wanted to come and wait for their idol to appear in person. Nearby hotels were already fully booked."
Xu Ling comes from a well-off family, considered middle class in Sea Capital. As a blogger with millions of followers, she naturally has no shortage of money for a hotel. She had already anticipated the situation several days in advance and booked a nearby hotel.
The result was that all rooms were fully booked. Not only yesterday's rooms, but also today's and the day after tomorrow's rooms were booked. Only the day after tomorrow's rooms in the vicinity were available, which was quite outrageous.
This is the true popularity of the four Little Idol and Magical Girl: the Great Demon King, Little Sakura, Child Prodigy, and Yue Bao.
Even without much pre-event promotion, just a half-hour live stream online and a few Weibo, the fans of the four idols still managed to push the event to the top of the trending topics in no time, announcing that Pure White would be touring the country the following month.
Sea Capital the first stop.
Although the announcement stated that Xie Qingxuan, Kiriwake Yayoi, Chu Wangshu, and Tang Liuli would tour eight cities in succession over the next 15 days, including Capital, Sichuan and Chongqing, Suzhou and Hangzhou, and Chongqing.
However, the debut episode of the first stop has a completely different meaning for both the fans and the newly debuted idols themselves.
Furthermore, completing nine tour shows in 15 days is an incredibly demanding workload, especially considering the Magical Girl's exceptional resilience. It's an epic level of exploitation, the kind of thing that would have drawn fierce criticism from fans and caused a huge uproar in the past.
It's worth noting that each tour performance lasts at least two hours, and it's not uncommon for some to last four or five hours.
Unlike regular concerts, idols need to sing and dance continuously. Running around the country for fifteen days straight, with this kind of workload, plus rehearsals, can only be described as a funeral on their debut. No matter how much capitalists treat girl groups as a tool for profit, they would not do this.
Flash Dance and the Countermeasures Bureau have no way of telling the public that [Pure White] is on the verge of collapse, that humanity's time is running out, and that they have no choice but to accelerate madly.
The only explanation they can give is that the tour itself is beneficial to Magical Girl, which is tantamount to semi-publicly revealing the concept of "Shining," while also emphasizing that only a team composed entirely of Magical Girl can pass such a dense tour approval process.
Even so, many fans still felt that with such a dense tour schedule, the quality of the later shows would definitely be far inferior to the initial ones, so tickets for the first few shows were extremely sought after.
It's worth mentioning that this time, tickets are finally going on sale normally, and the prices are quite high, with inner-field tickets reaching 3,600 yuan.
However, considering the venue rental, popularity factor, Magical Girl status bonus, and most importantly, the positive buff fans can gain after seeing the dazzling stage, the ticket price, which is not as expensive as a star concert, becomes "good value for money".
Xu Ling and Pei Xiaotong were like two sardines, squeezed into the slightly crowded flow of people. It wasn't until they stepped into the outer ring of the venue and entered the ticket check area that the huge space allowed them to relax.
Upon reaching this point, many fans who didn't have tickets but just wanted to see their Little Idol, as well as media and fan site administrators, were kept outside the ticket verification area.
Looking from a distance, you can see some wealthy fans proactively distributing promotional materials and snacks in an organized manner, just to promote their idols. Others are holding up banners or displaying signs, indicating their fandom and expressing their support.
As Pei Xiaotong walked forward in the queue, she didn't forget to look back at the commotion. She blinked, surveyed the banners, signs, and posters, and said:
"Speaking of Little Sakura's team has surprisingly few couples."
"I remember there weren't many couples in the supertopic. Most of them were either group fans or individual fans. It's really strange to put that in a girl group, right?"
Xu Ling was taken aback upon hearing this, and she said:
"Yeah, now that you mention it, it's true. Aside from the 'Ri Yi Yue Shu' fandom next door, people are even shipping Lin Bao'er, Ruan Wutong, and Liang Xiaoxiao, but it seems like not many people ship Xie Qingxuan, Yayoi, Liuli, and Yue Bao."
Pei Xiaotong seconded:
"Right, right, why is that? They all look great together, they're so popular, and they have such a good relationship. It would be strange if there weren't a bunch of random pairings. Even if they're all too straight, and none of their fans are into BL (Boys' Love), the shippers wouldn't care so much."
Xu Ling countered with a question:
"So, out of the four of them, who do you think would be the best to ship?"
Upon hearing this, Pei Xiaotong enthusiastically began to brainstorm, listing various combinations one after another. After going through almost everything, she wrinkled her nose, inexplicably feeling bored. She pouted and said:
"It feels like it doesn't really matter which pair you ship, it's more exciting to ship an entire team."
The girl spoke, then suddenly realized something.
Got it, case solved.
It turns out that Little Sakura and her friends' friendship is so strong that even the fans' efforts can't be fully utilized. This is the true friendship that girl groups are so proud of, and it can indeed withstand public scrutiny.
Good, good, good! The group fans are the strongest!
Xu Ling listened to her little cousin's emotion, scanned her ID card at the ticket gate, walked in, and said thoughtfully:
"I've been feeling like there's something missing from the Little Sakura fan club's group files lately. Now that you mention it, I realize it's because they're missing some erotic fanfiction."
Pei Xiaotong looked at the other person's serious face with a puzzled expression, not understanding what logic connected the two, but fortunately the gel ball in the distance caught her attention.
This chair was exactly the same model as the one I sat in during the last Public Performance. The audience members in front of me sat down out of curiosity and were encased in a transparent protective shield. They sped away like race cars, giving off a somewhat absurd feeling of a group of old men in wheelchairs racing.
Xu Ling and Pei Xiaotong watched with sparkling eyes, and without saying a word, they just took pictures and waited in line with great anticipation. When it was their turn, they couldn't wait to sit down.
Then, the ticket was placed at the QR code scanner, the seat number was read and locked, the "cabin door" closed automatically, the gel ball was activated and took the person directly to the destination. The speed was comparable to a fully-speed electric scooter, which was both fashionable and cool.
Xu Ling had the foresight to start recording as soon as she sat down, capturing a first-person perspective of being swayed by the smart "seat".
It must be said that there is a reason why it drove so fast. There is still a short distance between here and the venue. Presumably, due to the large flow of people and various safety reasons, a staggered approach was adopted. As a result, it took three minutes to get close to the venue because of the seats.
Pei Xiaotong looked outside with great interest, as if she had returned to the happy times when she went to the water park and rolled around in the ball pit.
Suddenly, a similar gel ball, like a police car with a projected red light on top, sped past me. I could vaguely hear a wail from inside, and I could vaguely hear someone shouting "Xuan Bao," as if it were a fan of Xie Qingxuan.
Pei Xiaotong's expression was strange. She remembered that in the announcement of <Flash Dance>, this smart seat not only served as a secondary ticket checker, but also seemed to be connected to a big data intelligent database, which could identify identities in real time.
In other words, if a wanted criminal buys a ticket through a scalper and boards the vehicle, once their identity is identified, it's equivalent to being taken directly to a nearby police station in a small police car—a rather abstract concept.
But why do people actually fall for it?
Is he just too stupid, or are these Little Idol from "Flashdance" too succubi?
This incident did not dampen their spirits. After the smart seats arrived at their respective seats, they could see a vast "army" of people taking their places in turn, which in a sense prevented the stampede from happening at its source.
After waiting for about half an hour, the venue, which was more spacious than a regular stadium, began to stir, with the top-of-the-line lighting and sound equipment starting to operate.
At this moment, accompanied by harmonious rhythmic sounds, the T-shaped stage rose in unison, and dozens of Virtual Screen responsible for broadcasting projected onto various areas inside and outside the venue. Light effects and mist covered the screen, Little Idol's figures gradually became clear, giving a hazy, veiled feeling.
The next second, with a guitar chord, the fog dissipated.
"Hello everyone, this is Pure White's debut video. Thank you to all the fans who came to support us!"
Kiriwake Yayoi's eyes drooped naturally at the corners, revealing a pure smile as she happily greeted her fans, prompting a large number of fans to shout "Sakura." Her pink pupils curved with joy, making her exceptionally adorable.
"The stage will not let everyone down."
The girl's platinum blonde hair shimmered in the light. She held a brand-new black and gold bass guitar in her arms, looked up at the countless fans in the distance, like a sea of stars, and after she finished speaking, the pink lips on her usually aloof face curved into a smile, causing the platinum glow sticks to wave in unison, forming wave after wave of light.
"I'm very happy to be standing here. I'm the lead singer, Tang Liuli."