On the stage, the ribbons and cheers had not yet dispersed, and Mrs. Tivent's bone-chilling words were like ice picks piercing the joy of victory.
"As Yulan's wife, I haven't heard the screams of the murderers and witnessed their confession with my own eyes... how can I leave?"
At the highest point of the spotlight decorative railing, Mrs. Tivert walked slowly, and every step seemed to step on the hearts of everyone present.
Astra Yao's smile froze on his face, confusion and uneasiness intertwined.
"Mrs. Tivent, you said 'murderer'? Didn't Mr. Yulan commit suicide?"
"Suicide? Haha... hahahaha!"
Mrs. Tivert threw his head back and laughed, the laughter was shrill and Despair, echoing under the empty dome of Star Ring, giving countless viewers goosebumps.
"Yes! 'Suicide', what an insignificant explanation! As long as you say 'suicide', the murderers can escape punishment and live without guilt!
Leave all the sadness and all the pain like garbage to the victims!"
Mrs. Tivert looked at Astra Yao and said mockingly, "If Diga and Fugue hadn't dragged him into endless disputes for those damn interests, Yulan would never have left his most beloved stage!!"
"Do you know his pain?
Watching the music you love leaving you little by little... suffocating until it loses all its brilliance!"
"Do you know my pain?
Watching your lover gradually turn into a soulless body!"
Mrs. Tivert's hateful eyes reflected the dazzling figure on the stage.
"In the past, Diga and Fugue only regarded Yulan as a tool to make money! Just a few years after his death, you, Astra Yao, were launched, an exquisite doll to replace him!
As for you people who like the new and dislike the old easily, you claim to be his fans, but you like to hurt him with your harsh eyes, fearless speculations, and indifferent comments, crushing his last courage bit by bit!"
The air seemed to have solidified, the audience was silent, and some people lowered their heads in shame.
Mrs. Tivert locked his eyes on Astra Yao again and roared, "Astra Yao! So I will never allow or admit that people like you replace Yulan.
Because... he is my most beautiful dream, my most precious resonance, and my true love!"
On the stage, some of the stars surrounding Astra Yao felt Mrs. Tivent's emotions and began to gather towards her.
Mrs. Tivert wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, showing an almost divine madness. Her voice began to become hollow, like chants falling from the dome of a church.
"Are the living and the dead... equal?"
"Are love and hate equal?"
"Are perpetrators and victims... equal?"
"If man is born weak, from which god should the weak find peace?"
"Capital? Audience? Or your hypocritical 'love'?"
Mrs. Tivert opened its arms, as if embracing the entire Star Ring, and as if sacrificing itself... Sparks broke out from the four Harmonic Cores around it, and Star Ring began to tremble violently.
At the same time, a huge mecha fell from the sky, the lights around the stage suddenly went out, and the fluorescent sticks in the audience seemed to be strangled by some force, and they dimmed one by one.
"Your ridicule, your evil words, your indifference... I have known it for a long time."
"Now... I grant you the right to listen to the abyss."
"On top of these one hundred and seventy-seven thousand three hundred and thirty-six broken notes, Strings of Sorrow is for my use!"
"Let me play the last song for you--Sanctuary of Atonement, the final movement of the concerto!"
Mrs. Tivert manipulated the giant machine like he was conducting a symphony. He hit the first chord with his fingers and the stars began to dance.
The next moment, the entire Star Ring began to fall rapidly, and the acceleration caused everyone to fall violently.
Frightened screams rang out from the audience. Some people squatted down with their heads in their hands, while others tried to escape, but they were all locked in place by invisible forces.
"Please listen to this mourning song from more than ten years ago!"
[I advocate letting it go if you can't stop it.]
[In this dispute between desire and Despair, Yu Wen likes to get over it.]
[Before leaving! He even turned off the light.]
[So funny...]
Under the control of Mrs. Tivert, a song of mourning instantly resounded through Star Ring.
Originally, Astra Yao and Evelyn were standing on the stage. Because some of the stars were surrounding them, they felt less pressure.
But as Mrs. Tivert continued to play the melodious and mournful songs, the stars began to pour towards her, so Astra Yao and Evelyn felt the pressure gradually increasing!
Evelyn looked at Astra Yao and said, "Miss... I'm afraid I'm really in trouble this time. I can only rely on you."
Astra Yao nodded, she naturally understood what Evelyn said. Today is indeed a music competition, but it is also a competition related to life and death.
Although I don't know how Mrs. Tivent did it, Star Ring's status is indeed controlled by those stars.
Whoever performs touching music can attract more stars and control Star Ring!
"What's wrong! Astra Yao, why don't you fight back!"
"Oh, I forgot! For a fake like you, the power of your songs relies on Yulan's posthumous works. You only rely on despicable imitation to be called a genius!"
"Every note in your song is a rest belonging to Yulan!"
"I won't let someone like you blaspheme his dreams on stage! You in the spotlight are just a shadow of illusion!"
Just when Mrs. Tivent kept questioning Astra Yao and wanted to destroy her long-held belief-Astra Yao finally started to fight back!
Astra Yao stood in the circle of starlight that was about to dissipate, and she listened quietly to every word of Mrs. Tivert.
Then he opened his mouth and said--
"Mrs. Tivert, you are wrong!"
"I don't know what capital is. I only know that there is a kind of power in Yulan's song... It makes me feel that even if the world becomes ruins, there are still people willing to sing a song for it."
"So I like his singing, so Mr. Yulan became my starting point, but every note in my singing is my own.
Mr. Yulan once used music to bring long-lost resonance to this fragmented and estranged era, but he has passed away.
So I will inherit his wish and bring this kind of music into the future!"
Astra Yao stood up firmly, and then began to sing his most exciting and last song...
[All the brilliance flows among the stars, and every moment is a gorgeous movement.
Looking up, the light and shadow between you and me are engraved in the heart, Setsuna. The reality makes people hesitate, but they are caught off guard...]
This is the song that belongs to TOPS's Number One Songstress Astra Yao. Holding the burning hope, shouting and singing with your last breath.