Under Pressure

(Bonus Chapter for "Rouqing Zhibihua") Online Reading, Chapter 95: Under Pressure (Bonus Chapter for "Rouqing Zhibihua") Synopsis: In typical rock songs, the bass is often just an embellishment, an annotation to the drums or guitar. But when Jilan Jiyu snap their fingers, the bass re-releases its charm, letting the audience understand that even an unpopular bass can have its shining moments. 35..."/

In typical rock songs, the bass is usually just an embellishment, an annotation to the drums or guitar. But when Jilan Jiyu snapped their fingers, the bass unleashed its charm, showing the audience that even an underrated bass can have its shining moments. 35xs

The song is called "Under Pressure".

On the field, Jilan Jiyu's snap of their fingers attracted everyone's attention, and some people even started tapping their legs to the rhythm. Not many people noticed that Kyoka Makoto had quietly left the field.

The moment the intro started, everyone suddenly screamed, because they saw Kyoka Makoto shirtless under the spotlight!

His handsome face, tinged with a touch of decadence, coupled with his muscular physique, swayed to the music. The microphone stand in his hand resembled a gentleman's walking stick as he made various movements. His bold and flamboyant behavior drove the women in the audience into a frenzy. One woman even screamed and fainted!

This was just a minor incident. Jilan Jiyu watched Kyoka Makoto Xiang Tangzhen walked towards them step by step, and he sang along.

If Kyoka Makoto's loud screams felt like someone who had broken free of their constraints and was now acting recklessly, then Jilan was like an office worker living a peaceful life, suppressing their emotions, and releasing their final burst of madness under pressure.

As the song ended, Jilan put down the microphone and snapped his fingers with Kyoka Makoto again. The snap seemed like the accompaniment of the bass ending, or a countdown to returning to reality.

Perhaps this is the meaning of this song: venting will eventually come to an end, and in the end, we still have to face reality.

Just like Jilan Jiyu, even though they occasionally let loose, they still want to live a peaceful life after they regain their senses.

This song is of extraordinary significance to Jilan. Even her later collaborations with Kyoka Makoto on "Another One Bites the Ett" and "Sheer Heart Attack" did not evoke the same feeling in Jilan.

Especially in the first song, the bassist's smugness can be felt through the flamboyant bass sound, as if to say, "Look, who says the bassist is just a mascot on stage?"

During the interlude in the middle of "Boheian Rhapsody," Jilan and the others hid backstage and shared a cocktail made by Hitomi Mishima, while on stage, only the stage lights were flashing and switching wildly.

Just after showing off his fashion sense Jiancao Erren grinned mischievously and said that his Quirk was Transforming Paint, which could create a chameleon-like effect by painting whatever he applied. The Mirko standing in their original positions on the stage under the constantly flashing lights were cardboard models he had made in advance, commonly known as paper dolls.

I wonder what the people in the audience would think if they knew that their frantic shouts were directed at a paper doll.

This interlude was created by repeatedly layering guitar tracks. It worked fine during recording, but it would be impossible to achieve that effect live without electronic instruments. So, like Queen Band, they went backstage. This both recreated the past and demonstrated their aversion to lip-syncing.

The audience finally realized something was wrong and began discussing it amongst themselves. However, due to the stage lighting effects, they weren't sure if it was actually a real person on stage, and they just whispered among themselves.

Suddenly the lights came on, turning the stage into daylight. The audience was surprised because the band members had disappeared, leaving only silhouettes of their movements in their original positions!

"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"

Three loud bangs occurred in quick succession, and the silhouettes of the lead singer, guitarist, and bassist shattered like glass. Under the spotlight, the scattered glass crystals floated in the air like bullet time, as if the world had frozen in that moment.

"Thump thump thump thump!" Dave's series of thumps broke the moment. After the silhouette, Kyoka Makoto, holding the microphone stand, returned to his swinging posture. The Diduo and Jiancao also rang out at the right time, and the whole audience fell into a frenzy again!

Countless people raised their phones to capture the scene, then waved their hands high, once again descending into a frenzy.

"Wait, where's Jilan- kun?" Yaoyorozu had been watching Jilan ever since he appeared on the field, and now seeing him suddenly disappear was both surprising and somewhat absurd and amusing. "Did he run away at another crucial moment like this?"

If the first half was just a warm-up, with the band members constantly worried about upsetting the audience, then the second half was a celebration for them. They could sing loudly without any restraint, and the audience was completely immersed in their rhythm. Even if the band members were to act wildly and uncontrollably, the audience would still get hyped up with them because this was the treatment they deserved.

Just like the awards ceremony at the Sports Festival, Jilan Jiyu was absent once again while enjoying the applause and cheers that should have been his.

The audience was already caught up in the revelry, and at that moment, even if a thief took his wallet from his hand, he might not notice, let alone pay attention to someone who had somehow blended into the crowd.

Excuse me, could you move aside?

Jilan Jiyu took off their somewhat conspicuous green coat, revealing only a light blue shirt underneath. Their appearance was no different from that of some older gentlemen who had taken off their suits, easily making them mistake them for one of their own and prompting them to readily make way for them.

There was a reason why Jilan didn't sing on stage but ran off. As the name suggests, he saw Killer Queen —a pink cat—while singing "Bites the Dust."

He initially thought it was just his imagination; after all, the stage lights were constantly flashing, and it was possible that someone with a face like Koji Koda might appear pink. However, when the Killer Queen sang "Bohemian Rhapsody," she remained etched in his memory, still standing silently in the audience watching him.

Unable to wait any longer, Jilan Jiyu and Ji Yu told Kyoka Makoto backstage that they had to leave now and that they would have to sing the next song themselves.

Everyone was surprised and gripped their cocktails tightly. Diduo, desperately trying to persuade them to stay, thinking that they had made a mistake during the performance and that Jilan was expressing his dissatisfaction. But soon, he saw determination in Jilan's eyes, just like his own dedication to music; he felt he had to do something.

Kyoka Makoto quickly made a decision, agreeing to Jilan's temporary departure and saying that Jilan didn't need to worry. They were a band that had known each other for many years, and the absence of Jilan, who was temporarily joining, might actually make their collaboration even more perfect.

Seeing that the group on stage was getting into their stride, Jilan felt relieved and began to focus on searching for the cat that had suddenly appeared.

However, even after the two songs ended, Jilan still hadn't found the Killer Queen, as if he really was just an illusion in his own eyes.

Wait, the eye, the retina, Bites the Dust?

Jilan suddenly had a bold idea: could that guy be inside one of the audience's eyes?