(Strange.)
Nishikawa Yuuhaku carefully searched through every piece of information in his mind, replaying every music competition recording he had ever watched.
He truly could not find any performance stage that would have something like a Vocal Ensemble.
What was its purpose?
Nishikawa Yuuhaku was still pondering this.
Then suddenly—
In an instant of 0.1 seconds—
The music seemed to freeze for a brief moment.
In that instant, the entire concert hall was shrouded in an almost solid silence.
The audience could clearly hear the faint rustling of Gan Yan Yu's fingertips brushing against the strings as she shifted positions, as well as the incredibly soft intake of breath she tried desperately—but failed—to suppress.
Then—
A sustained cello note rang out!
Immediately afterward, the Vocal Ensemble standing at the rear of the stage opened their mouths in unison—
A lengthy, emotional high melody began to chant!
The moment the voices appeared—
The entire Golden Hall erupted.
Most of the audience could scarcely believe their ears.
"Vocal Accompaniment?!"
Zhang Dong cried out in the livestream.
"Holy shit, is this for real?!"
"They're actually using Latin! Did Lin Tian write a Latin song himself?!"
He Shumo was stunned. Looking at Lin Tian, his expression seemed to say, Is this kid insane?
Backstage, Isaac's face darkened as he asked in a low voice,
(Has anyone ever used Vocal Accompaniment in the Ke'er Cup before?)
(No. I've never heard of it.)
Nishikawa Yuuhaku said in astonishment, (I haven't seen Vocal Accompaniment used even in other instrumental competitions!)
(Is this... allowed?)
(Nothing says it isn't.)
In fact,
Since the Music Reform, the rules surrounding "accompaniment" in music competitions had always been extremely relaxed.
In earlier competitions, most instrumental events explicitly prohibited any form of accompaniment. Even a single instrument, such as a piano, was not