MM Racing Page 168
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"Thank you! 'The Night of the Wood Leaks' is finished!" Takamatsu Akari's emotions were completely ignited. She looked at the audience below the stage, their expressions ranging from admiration to excitement...
Momoi Taro's expression wasn't obvious, but he still applauded for us; that must be approval, right? Takamatsu Akari thought to herself, then continued:
"The next song is the last one..." Gao Songdeng glanced at everyone behind him, took a deep breath to give everyone some time to rest, and at the same time expressed his inner thoughts:
"The formation of our band... wasn't smooth," Gao Songdeng said softly, his gaze fixed on the audience, but lost in his own thoughts.
"I don't know if any of the audience members here... watched our last live performance..."
"Yes~ Can any of you who watched the last live show raise your hands~" Su Shi quickly smiled and tried to lighten the mood, preventing Takamatsu Akari's words from making the atmosphere heavy.
Surprisingly, quite a few people raised their hands. However, one young man in a red jacket, who had never missed a live performance, remained unmoved by Su Shi's interactive proposal.
Su Shi felt inexplicably angry, but now was not the time to cause trouble for Momoi Taro. Of course, she had no intention of causing trouble for Momoi Taro, but using the excuse of causing trouble to act cute was not out of the question.
At this moment, the most important thing is the MC on site, so she said in a high-pitched voice, "Wow~ so many audience members have seen our last live performance, Deng-chan, what would you like to say to everyone?"
"Hmm..." Gao Songdeng's words were interrupted, but she wasn't angry. She thought about how to say it... After a long while, she finally managed to say, "Thank you everyone for coming to our performance..."
The audience burst into good-natured laughter.
Takamatsu Akari's face flushed red, and she asked helplessly, "Did I... say something strange?"
"No, Tama, everyone just finds what you said interesting." Riki quickly interrupted Takamatsu Tama's internal strife: "Instead of that, let's continue with what Tama was about to say."
“Hmm…” Takamatsu Tō nodded slightly: “Our band… didn’t come together because of happiness.”
"We are all...clumsy people, not knowing how to properly express our feelings."
"So, along the way, many people have been hurt..." When Takamatsu said this, Su Shi calmed herself down, looked at Wakaba Mutsu, and then looked at Momoi Taro, who was expressionless below the stage.
Xiangzi looked at everyone in Mygo, and finally his gaze settled on Gao Songdeng, who was speaking.
"There were also people we wanted to try to protect... but our clumsiness made us unsure if she was truly protected."
Upon hearing this, Ruoye Mu looked down at her palms, while Lixi's gaze never left Gaosong Deng.
“It’s normal for us to feel lost…” Gao Songdeng spoke softer and softer, his head bowed completely.
off stage
"Dengdeng..." Ai Yin murmured softly with a hint of worry, her gaze fixed on the girl blaming herself on the stage.
"But...!" Suddenly, the girl raised her head and shouted to the audience, "Even so, we want to move forward, even if we're confused—listen to our song! 'Alive'!!"
After Gao Songdeng finished speaking, he waved the pick in his hand and plucked the strings, as if issuing some kind of signal or command, and the lights began to change.
Originally, Xiangzi wanted to add a violin sound to the intro, but in the end, he changed it to a guitar solo.
After a brief solo, the four instruments followed suit, keeping up with Takamatsu's rhythm.
I've walked the road of lies and misery.
Gao Songdeng sang softly, her voice melodious and poignant, instantly touching the hearts of the listeners:
"Nothing was left behind..."
"Scars of the past are what make me who I am."
"It fell down as if it were overflowing..."
Gao Songdeng's singing carries a sense of story that is hard to describe, as if she is telling the audience about her own sad heart.
"The wind has stolen all the warmth, and I feel my heart aching inside."
As the drumbeats paused, the song entered its chorus, and Gao Songdeng, with restraint, shouted out with all his might:
"What exactly did I protect, and whom did I hurt, that allowed me to live to this day?"
As Takamatsu Akari shouted, Suze couldn't help but fall into her memories, recalling how she had misunderstood Momoi Taro and how much pressure she had put on Wakaba Mutsu.
I'm sorry... I've said it countless times, but I'm still sorry.
[Because of my immaturity, all the consequences...]
I'm sorry to Mr. Momoi, but the person I've wronged the most... is indeed—
[Xiao Mu... Your split personality umbrella IV bell ⑦ Emu`Er Shi 8]
To find the truth in everything.
"A struggle against the absurdity of this world—"
As Ruoye Mu closed her eyes, she accepted the feelings from Su Shi, and memories surged forth.
[It's not just Su Shi's fault... It's also mine. In the past, I was so bound by my identity as the daughter of an actress that I didn't have the thought of rebelling against everyone's prejudices.]
I'm so weak; I only know how to blame myself.
But I don't regret any of it, but... now I have Deng, Lixi, Sushi, Xiangzi, my brother... and Metaphor! Everyone is by my side!
"Yes! I will always be with Xiao Mu!" Metath cried out in her heart.
So, I can say it—we can say we're forming a band together—
“You see—”
"This choice was right—" x5
"Cause I'm still alive"
"(still alive)" x4
I feel alive with this pain.
After a brief pause, Gao Songdeng continued singing:
"I'll be the only one with a voice."
In Gao Songdeng's mind, his childhood flashed back.
As a child, Takasaka Tō was not good at speaking... or rather, he was like an oddball.
Why am I the only one who's different from everyone else? Why am I all alone?
It wasn't until she met Xiangzi that she learned to make her voice heard in the world.
but……
"Even when I called out, no one answered..."
"Holding out my hand, but no one seems to care."
"The lead singer is working way too hard."
"The lamp is the one that needs the most practice. What have you been doing all this time?"
Pain... Even now, thinking about it still makes my heart ache.
Is the destination still far away?
"The glare flickers like a flame, and burns from the inside out."
Her singing voice conveyed her pain.
"Feeling anxious and restless from losing it again, and therefore hating everything."
After joining Crychic, I felt happy and recognized.
However, with Xiangzi's departure, everything was lost.
It's all my fault for not helping... So, this time I absolutely must—
We must hold on to all of this!
With tears streaming down her face and her cheeks flushed, Takamatsu Tō sang loudly:
Even after enduring trials of wind, snow, and scorching heat, they still struggle against the absurdity of this world.
However, Taro Momoi's existence taught her the truth: even an outcast has the right to live authentically.
Rather, it's more accurate to say that one must also be able to become a radiant light!
"You see, I don't want to forget." x5
Lixi shed tears, but the drumbeat never stopped.
Indeed, the song of the lamp is the cry of my heart.
There's no need to say much more; all my emotions are poured out in Gao Songdeng's singing.
"Cause I'm still alive"
"still alive" x4
I feel alive with this pain.
"with this pain..."
As Gao Songdeng's song, which sounded like a sigh, tugged at Xiangzi's heartstrings.
I am one of the people who caused Takamatsu Takamori so much pain.
How naive I was back then, my mind was filled with nothing but myself, I was truly a pathetic mess...
[A responsibility that should have been borne, a promise that should have been kept—]
I have no protection at all.
[He forcefully pushed away everyone who wanted to save him.]
[Using the guise of doing what's best for everyone, yet recklessly pushing others aside—that's the kind of person I hate the most!]
The lights now... they do look better, but...
Even in a crumbling world, we are isolated.
"I only hope that those words can reach someone."
"I only hope those words can reach you—"
"No matter how many times you sigh or how many times you try to cover up the past, it will never disappear."
"With all the scars within me"
Tears, I don't know when, started from Toyokawa Shoko
Yes... these scars will never disappear.