"Hero"

After saying that, Yui Hirasawa scratched her head and started giggling foolishly.

"Exactly." Ritsu Tainaka also leaned over and interjected, "But Luo Yu, what did you talk about after you went out with that bald uncle?"

"Just some small matters."

To Luo Yu, refusing to be a judge really was just a small matter. Besides, Uncle Dojima merely had short hair. He wasn't bald.

"Well, forget it if you don't want to say."

"Luo Yu, you and Mashiro..." Mio Akiyama also walked over. Seeing Luo Yu and Mashiro drawing, she asked, "Are you painting?"

"Amazing!" Mio Akiyama cried out when she saw Luo Yu and Mashiro's drawings.

Hearing Mio Akiyama's exclamation, the other girls also gathered around to look at Luo Yu and Mashiro's sketches, then let out waves of astonished cries.

Luo Yu ignored them and continued working on the drawing in his hands, while Mashiro remained immersed in the world of painting from beginning to end.

Seeing that neither Luo Yu nor Mashiro responded, the girls stopped disturbing them. They sat together and discussed how they should spend the rest of their time.

Before long, Luo Yu finished the sketch in his hand and stretched.

Seeing that Luo Yu had finished drawing, Tsumugi Kotobuki suddenly suggested, "How about we go practice? We don't have anything else to do right now anyway. There's a set of instruments on the second-floor balcony."

The balcony behind this villa was made entirely of transparent glass. It was located opposite the second-floor hall and was also the hall's balcony.

A brand-new set of instruments had been placed there. Clearly, such things would not appear in a Tootsuki Resort villa for no reason. Luo Xingchen had specifically arranged for Tootsuki to put them there.

He knew that the girls his son had brought along were all members of the Light Music Club. They would probably need to practice, so he had specifically arranged for instruments to be placed here.

Tootsuki naturally would not refuse such a small request. They were merely instruments. This place had hosted people from all walks of life, and they had seen far more outrageous requests.

Hearing Tsumugi Kotobuki's suggestion, Ritsu Tainaka's eyes immediately lit up, and she excitedly stood up. She remembered that when they had first gone upstairs, they had seen those instruments too.

Then the girls turned their gazes toward Luo Yu. After all, they were an entire team, and they could not be missing even one person!

Luo Yu did not refuse and agreed to their request.

Once Luo Yu agreed, the girls stopped hesitating and happily rushed up to the second floor.

Glancing at Mashiro, who was still immersed in the world of painting, Luo Yu shook his head before unhurriedly following the girls upstairs.

When they reached the balcony and saw the instruments before them, even Luo Yu had to sigh at Tootsuki's wealth. After all, every one of those instruments was top-tier.

Other than Yui Hirasawa, every member of the Light Music Club knew their stuff. Even when they had looked from afar earlier, they had already noticed that these instruments were no ordinary goods.

But only after getting close did they realize just how precious these instruments were. Mio Akiyama was relatively reserved and merely reached out to touch the bass.

Meanwhile, someone had already charged toward the drum kit with shining eyes and started testing its feel. Yui Hirasawa did not know how valuable the instruments were, but seeing her good friend rush to the drums, she followed along and picked out a guitar.

Luo Yu and Tsumugi Kotobuki exchanged a look, then both smiled helplessly.

There was no need for further instructions. Everyone connected the equipment that needed connecting themselves, then began tuning and testing.

After the adjustments were complete, Luo Yu observed the surroundings before directly pushing open several of the balcony's glass windows. At once, a refreshing cool breeze blew in.

In this villa district, Luo Yu and the others did not need to worry about disturbing anyone else. The villas were built very far apart, and the soundproofing was excellent.

So they could practice here without restraint. Even if they turned the volume all the way up, they would not need to worry about disturbing others.

Ritsu Tainaka was delighted by this. Always wild and carefree, she directly turned the speakers up to maximum volume, clearly planning to go all out here.

"Hurry up, hurry up, Luo Yu. You're the only one missing."

Once the preparations were complete, Ritsu Tainaka urged Luo Yu to return to his position.

Hearing that, Luo Yu quickly returned to his place and asked,

"What are we practicing today?"

"Hero"

"What are we practicing today?"

Hearing Luo Yu's question, the girls fell silent. They really had not thought about what song they should practice today.

Come to think of it, they had always been practicing songs by other bands. Even now, they did not have a single song that belonged to their own band.

At that thought, the girls' eyes sharpened as they all looked at Luo Yu. They seemed to remember that someone had said he would handle songwriting, yet he had not produced a single song so far.

Seeing all the girls staring at him, Luo Yu asked with a head full of question marks, "Why are you all looking at me like that?"

"Luo Yu, have you forgotten that you have the task of writing songs?"

Damn, that was a thing. I'd almost forgotten. No wonder Mio Akiyama still hasn't written the famous "Sliding Egg"—it turns out the songwriting job was handed to me.

"How could I? I finished writing the songs ages ago. You just never asked, and I forgot to tell you."

After saying that, Luo Yu found some paper and a pen and started copying down songs. Although he really could write songs himself, why waste his brain coming up with new ones when ready-made songs existed?

Before long, Luo Yu had written down two relatively famous songs from his previous life.

"Come take a look."

Seeing Luo Yu finish so quickly, Mio Akiyama and Ritsu Tainaka each picked up one song and began reading.

Mio Akiyama looked at the manuscript in her hand. The two large words "Blue Bird" were written at the top. She read through the lyrics, then sang them once in her mind, discovering that it was a very passionate song with top-tier quality. Unfortunately, there was no accompaniment yet, so she had no idea how good it would sound once properly produced.

"So hype! This song is seriously so hype!"

Ritsu Tainaka's cry interrupted Mio Akiyama's thoughts. Hype? Was the song in Ritsu's hand also a passionate song?

Tsumugi Kotobuki and Yui Hirasawa were also drawn over by Ritsu Tainaka's exclamation and gathered around to read the lyrics.

Then came another wave of astonished cries.

Finally, Ritsu Tainaka walked up to Luo Yu and looked at him pitifully. "Luo Yu, since you wrote these two songs, you must know how to sing them, right? Can you sing them for us?"

The other girls also looked at Luo Yu expectantly. Faced with their eager gazes, Luo Yu did not refuse.

"This song, 'Hero,' is for everyone."

That was right. The second song Luo Yu had written was Nexus's theme song, "Hero."

Although the only accompaniment now was Luo Yu's guitar, it was better than nothing.

As the guitar intro passed, Luo Yu began to sing:

Trying to look cool, I got carried away

Trying to act tough, getting carried away with yourself

And left everything important behind

Leaving all the important things behind

A prisoner tormenting himself

A prisoner tormenting himself

Farewell to that me—Transformation

Say goodbye to that version of yourself—Transformation

Just hearing the opening made the girls excited. This song was truly fiery. Even they were no exception just because they were girls. And this was only the beginning; judging from the lyrics, it would get even more intense later.

If you're a man...

A man should become strong for the sake of others

Grit your teeth and protect it with everything you've got

Grit your teeth and protect them to the very end

It's okay to fall—as long as you get back up again

It's fine if you fall. Just stand back up again

If you can do just that,

If you can do just that

You're a hero

You're a hero

The same goes for women—you can't get started just by watching

Women are the same. Nothing will begin if you only watch

All you need is the courage to say, "This is right"

All you need is the courage to say, "This is what's right"

If you can do just that,

If you can do just that

You're a hero

You're a hero

That was right, this was the part. Although the entire song was fiery, the girls especially liked this section because it mentioned women too. Who said women could not become heroes? They were extremely satisfied with these lyrics.

A song was not very long, and it soon came to an end. (I really want to keep copying lyrics, but I'm afraid you'll curse me out. Hehe!)

It had been a long time since Luo Yu had sung, and it was a passionate song like "Hero" at that. He became excited as well.

Still, he hoped Great God Noah had not noticed him. He was only singing a song; surely it would not draw the attention of someone that powerful.

Don't tell him this was supposed to be a slice-of-life anime. He had freaking transmigrated already—who knew what big shots might be up there?

He was only speaking hypothetically. Hypothetically, while Luo Yu was singing, Noah happened to be bored, happened to see this world, happened to spot Luo Yu singing, decided the kid had potential, and casually threw him a ray of light that had strangled generation after generation. How should everyone deal with that?

Unfortunately, the author only wrote youthful daily life stories, so that possibility had been cut off from the start.

After hearing Luo Yu sing the song, the girls were all fired up.

Ritsu Tainaka was so excited that she practically wanted to rush up and perform with Luo Yu immediately. The other girls were not as exaggerated as she was, but it was obvious that they were just as excited.

"Alright! It's decided! We'll spend our time practicing this song. We might as well use it for the School Festival too," Ritsu Tainaka declared excitedly.

"But, Ritsu, we have another song here," Mio Akiyama reminded her.

"Oh, right. Luo Yu, there's another song here. How about you sing this one too?"

"No. If you want this one sung, you can sing it yourselves. I'll just accompany you." Luo Yu refused. After all, he could not do everything himself.

"Aww, how could you?" Ritsu Tainaka was initially a little disappointed, then she looked at Mio Akiyama with a wicked grin. "Mio, this is when we rely on you."

"Rely on me?" Mio Akiyama pointed at herself, utterly confused.

"Don't forget, you're the lead vocalist of our K-ON! You'll sing this song, and we'll accompany you."

"Huh? Huh?!"

Mio Akiyama did not react at first. By the time she did, she discovered everyone else had already taken their positions and prepared.

Seeing that there was no chance to back out, Mio Akiyama could only get ready to sing.

It had to happen sooner or later anyway. She could only comfort herself like that internally.

As the intro began, Mio Akiyama prepared to sing.

Saying that once I took flight, I would never return

When you spread your wings, resolve never to look back

I aimed for that blue, blue sky

The goal we sought was that vast, azure sky

Knowing that if I broke through, I would find it

When you break through, you'll find what you seek