But the singing wasn't prerecorded... it came from other familiar voices.
Shiori didn't turn his head, merely shifted his gaze toward Tohka.
Then he froze slightly, surprise crossing his face.
Because the ones singing their hearts out onstage were none other than the two Spirits, Lingmeng and Tohka.
Yes, both of them were singing while playing the instruments in their hands.
Only then did Shiori finally realize it.
They had Lingmeng, who could do practically anything, right here with them.
Her singing had earned the approval of the entire internet.
With a diva like her right beside him, why had he been worrying about finding a lead singer?
Not only that, but Tohka's singing surprised Shiori as well.
She sang so beautifully that it was almost mesmerizing.
No... to be precise, saying she "sang well" wasn't quite the right way to describe her voice.
She wasn't following the melody exactly, improvising in plenty of places, and sometimes she even got the lyrics wrong.
But how could he put it? Her voice and its tone had a magical way of stirring excitement in the listeners.
Neither Lingmeng nor Tohka showed any hostility toward Miku on their faces.
There was only pure joy.
Lingmeng went without saying. After all, the appealing pay had been one reason she'd originally chosen to become a content creator.
The other was that she wanted to bring people joy.
As for Tohka, she was happy because she could perform together with Shiori and the others.
She was enjoying the music to her heart's content.
Watching their smiles and realizing this, Shiori gently shook his head.
I have to play exceptionally well. I have to beat Miku.
While forcing himself to keep practicing, he'd failed to realize something.
Music wasn't anything so complicated. Its purpose was simply to