enjoyebooks Chapter 300: Although the arrogant one can't keep up with the version, every version has its ow
Chapter 300: Although the arrogant one can't keep up with the version, every version has its ow
Yuyuko Otsuki, the guitarist and singer of SIDEROS, a well-known (?) girl band in Shinjuku, Tokyo, is the lead singer of a band with 10,000 followers online. Her goal today is to scout out the enemy.
Because their band was recently informed that a concert hall was planning to invite them and the End Band as guests for a recent live music performance.
What a joke! We're a well-known local band (in our own opinion) that's been around for quite some time. How can we be compared to a small band that's just started out?
Then, after seeing the music video on the video website, I suddenly realized that this band was something special.
However! SIDEROS are enough for the music guests! As for the members saying they're here to make friends... well, Yuyuko Otsuki has plenty of friends, okay!
Besides her bandmates, she also has audience members and fans as friends... I guess they count as friends! They definitely count as friends!
When I came here today, there was only a notice that the band's performance had ended, and there were more than 20 people gathered in the bar, which is not bad for a new band.
"Ah, it's starting!" Hayasaka Ai suddenly said.
The audience members all turned their attention to the stage.
"What's going on?!"
"Wow—that's really bold!"
"Goto! You're so pretty~ We support you!"
They actually changed into their costumes and performed! Magical Girl Lonely, but she still gave off a rather gloomy vibe. Kita-chan's elf costume, on the other hand, was very popular. It seems she's naturally suited for cosplay.
"Tch... performing in cosplay costumes? While it might attract attention, a band still needs real talent! If all you want is good looks, you might as well be an idol."
Yuyuko Otsuki muttered to herself in a serious and professional tone.
After finishing one original song and two pop songs, Ijichi Nijika led the band members forward to bow to the fans before heading backstage.
"Hmm... While it hasn't reached a professional level, it's better than a music video. They've really improved a lot. Maybe they'll actually be able to perform live in large concert halls... But why are they still so unknown?"
"Is it because of insufficient publicity? Or do they simply not know how to promote themselves? And in this day and age, even if you create a good song, it's easy to get buried."
Uchiha Rin had appeared beside the brown-haired, bespectacled girl without anyone noticing.
"You're absolutely right. They don't know how to package and promote themselves at all. After all, their only venue is this bar, and they only recently registered a band account to do online activities."
"Eh!!! You are...."
Yuuko Otsuki quickly took a step back. A boy's voice? Was he talking to me? This is a flirtation... Well, with my looks, it's normal for someone to flirt with me even if I'm disguised.
A normal rejection would be fine... Wait, this guy is so handsome, totally my type! Hmm... Maybe I should be a little reserved and keep my distance. Hehe, I really want to see his surprised and admiring expression when he finds out I'm the lead singer of a famous band!
Uchiha Ryo silently watched the girl who had fallen silent and then suddenly started laughing foolishly.
This is probably either an idiot... or a socially anxious girl like Little Lonely. If what she just said wasn't exactly what one should pay attention to when ending a band, he wouldn't have bothered to come over and talk to her.
"Ahem, um—"
"Ling Jun, their performance was pretty good, wasn't it! Oh, miss, I remember you're also a fan of the End Band, right?"
Hayasaka Ai reappeared, standing between Uchiha Ryo and the strange woman, and Otsuki Yuuko instantly lost all her fantasies upon seeing the young and beautiful Hayasaka Ai.
Turning her head, Hayasaka Ai glared at Uchiha Ryo.
The meaning in his eyes was self-evident: while watching a performance, you actually went to chat up other girls!
"Well, I started talking to her because I heard her analyzing the performance problems and band development issues of Little Lonely."
Hayasaka Ai was taken aback. "I see. So you're the kind of rational fan? Come with us backstage. They'll give you autographs if you want."
(I don't want any autograph! And I'm not a fan...)
Before Yuyuko Otsuki could refuse, Ai Hayasaka dragged her to the backstage area of the bar.
"Hey hey, your cosplay performance was great today! I noticed the audience was really enthusiastic."
Having already changed her clothes, Ichiji Nijika chuckled, "That's just a novelty, I guess. Normally, bands wear regular band outfits, but with our outfits, we look like an idol group."
"Let's put that aside for now. I've brought in your loyal fans; it looks like they want autographs!"
Nijika looked at Otsuki Yuuko, who was wearing glasses, and said, "Hmm, I didn't expect to be asked for an autograph... Anyway, everyone, come on over."
Yuuko Otsuki silently held a CD that had been collectively signed by the band that had ended.
"Hmm? You suddenly look kind of familiar..." Yamada Ryo realized that Otsuki Yuuko seemed to have been seen somewhere before.
Uchiha Ryo sat in the chair. "She's very professional, both in terms of the band's performance and its development. So I guess if she's not a manager, she's a colleague of yours."
Hayasaka Ai had obviously guessed this as well, which is why she brought Otsuki Yuuko into the picture.
It's not because Otsuki Yuyuko might be an enemy or something. If she were really a senior or manager of a certain band, she could certainly offer some advice to the newly formed Ending Band.
Having her true identity almost completely guessed, Otsuki Yuuko gritted her teeth, took off her glasses, and chuckled.
"Wow, you guessed right! I'm Otsuki Yuyuko, the guitarist for SIDEROS!"
Hayasaka Ai: "...Who is that?"
Uchiha Ryo: "I don't know, don't look at me."
Yuuko Otsuki's lips twitched, somewhat embarrassed.
Yamada Ryo responded with an "oh" and extended his right hand. "Hello, SIDEROS is very popular in Shinjuku. I'm Yamada Ryo, the band that has ended. Nice to meet you."
Although he's an oddball, Yamada Ryo is at least more reliable in social situations than Kotori.
"Eh, SIDEROS! I remember! We were invited as guests to a live show in a while." Nijika Ijichi said, "Oh, they're my seniors! We'll definitely treat them well."
"Hmph! Although your performance was passable, you're still a long way from competing with SIDEROS. And what I'm saying is true; your publicity is terrible."
"And as a band..."
Uchiha Ryo remarked that there are still a lot of arrogant people these days. Although they are not very popular in the general environment, they have never left the scene.
"I see, thank you for your guidance, senior!" Ichiji Nijika wrote down the band's matters in her notebook.
"Don't thank me... I don't need it!"
(Wait, why am I giving advice to the enemy? What am I doing?! No, I came here to gather intelligence, I need to get some more information!)