When fervent cheers erupted all around her, Lin Xiaolu had no choice but to cover her ears with both hands to block out the deafening shouts.
Heavens have mercy, she had never attended an event of this scale before. The booming music from the venue speakers combined with the earth-shaking voices of the crowd had already exceeded what her ears could bear.
Unlike her, Jiang Yuan beside her had completely immersed herself among the fans. She waved the glow stick in her hand in time with the music onstage and sang at the top of her lungs. Even more strikingly, she had been able to sing along to every song since the concert began. She was clearly a devoted fan.
Her friend's high spirits dispelled Lin Xiaolu's urge to strike up a conversation. Interrupting someone at a moment when they were brimming with enthusiasm was hardly wise; the best way not to spoil someone else's fun was to keep quiet.
As she silently looked around at the excited crowd, Lin Xiaolu suddenly felt a trace of loneliness.
Neither a concertgoer nor a fan, she stood out in the crowd in a way that felt strange and out of place, as though she should not have been there at all.
She could not help but regret coming. It seemed she should not have followed everyone here just for the theme song of Rainbow Sky Angel. Especially since the song she wanted to hear had yet to come on, while the unfamiliar songs were difficult to properly listen to in such a noisy environment, making it hard for her to enjoy the performance.
It was not that there was anything wrong with the concert itself. In fact, even though Lin Xiaolu was not a fan of the singer "Asō Madoka," she could