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Aine took a deep breath, then smiled sweetly and made a heart shape with her hands towards the audience.
"Wonderful, the first (ichi) cuteness—"
She extended the heart in her hand and said in a sweet voice, "Dog (inu) guitar - Chihaya Aine!"
"Wow! Wonderful!"
Miaomeng vigorously pounded out dense and catchy drumbeats in front of her, her eyes filled with seriousness—
"What you want, you must take with your own two hands! Pheasant Drum!"
She struck the cymbal hard, and the cymbal made a loud "clang" sound, sweat sliding down her forehead.
"Meow..." She shook her head, swallowed back the words she was about to utter, and looked intently at a certain spot in the audience, announcing, "Yutenji Wakame!"
Taro smiled and shouted, "We are—"
"Thump, thump, thump, thump, thump brothers!" x4
"Bang—" Smoke of the same color as their clothes shot out from both sides of each of them.
The audience naturally cheered enthusiastically, even though they didn't quite understand what kind of performance art the band was doing. They just felt a strange sense of excitement rising within them.
"Before the next song begins, I'd like to introduce ourselves to everyone. Although I think I already introduced ourselves just now, hehe..." Aine scratched her head and chuckled shyly.
The audience chuckled good-naturedly, and Aine straightened up slightly: "As you can see, our Dong Brothers Band is a band formed based on the legend of Momotaro. Right now, we are on our way to becoming number one in Japan. Although it may seem unreliable, please support us!"
Ai Yin suddenly bowed downwards—
"Ouch!!!" Her head hit the microphone that was propped up on a stand, and she squatted down in pain, clutching her head.
"Buzz—" The microphone went off at an inopportune moment. Although the sound was jarring, the audience didn't seem to mind.
"Hahaha..." Good-natured laughter rang out from the audience.
"Really, Aiko, be careful." Meow Dream tapped her cymbals, seemingly venting her dissatisfaction.
"Hehehe..." Ai Yin chuckled awkwardly as she picked up the microphone, put it back on the shelf, and said with a slightly more serious expression:
"Please continue to support us and listen to our song! 'Clear-Mind'!!"
Lena's guitar started playing, and then Miaomeng's hands unleashed a burst of intense drumbeats, with other instruments joining in at the same time.
"Hey!" x5
The girls and Taro's spirited shouts rang out, as if a signal, and the rhythm of the instruments intensified.
"Let go of the entanglements of time..."
Anyone who saw their first live performance would probably be amazed by the band's growth.
Both the rhythm guitarist and the drummer showed remarkable improvement; their performance was stable and solid – that was the main theme of the performance.
Beyond the basic drumbeats, Yutenji Wakana even manages to add various fancy touches, and with the large screen behind the summer festival magnifying the performance, the dazzling show ignites everyone's enthusiasm.
Among them, the most excited people were none other than Miaomeng's family! Her younger siblings shouted loudly, "Sister is so cool!"
With the support of her family, Meow Dream put in even more effort during the interlude—
"It's about to start! Clear-mind—"
The singing of the last line signaled the complete end of the original program schedule.
"Wow—!!!" The crowd cheered and applause thundered.
"Thank you everyone!" Aine smiled and waved. Taro wasn't good at this kind of business, so Aine basically handled it all. "Well then! Everyone, see you again sometime!"
As she said this, Aine felt very uneasy. There was supposed to be an encore song, but was there really going to be an encore? She wasn't quite sure.
However, the crowd's response quickly calmed her uncertainty. First, there were a few calls from Miaomeng's family members:
"Encore! Encore!"
Then, as if remembering there was a segment in the show, everyone started chanting enthusiastically, "Encore! Encore!"
"Taro, everyone's saying what to do about an encore?" Aine asked Taro in a sweet voice. Taro smiled and raised his head, saying, "Is that even a question! Of course, we'll go for it!"
"Servants! Is Anke still got enough energy?!" He turned and looked around at everyone, who all shouted with great enthusiasm, "Oh!"
Then, Taro turned around and shouted loudly, "Listen! A new song! 'Don't Boo! Don't Brass?'"
Without any prelude, Taro began to sing, and the rest of the band joined in the performance.
"Floating, floating, swaying with the waves. What kind of happy ending is the goal!"
After this simple verse, everyone suddenly picked up their instruments and the melodious notes filled the entire summer festival venue.
"Hahahaha!" Taro's almost demonic and flamboyant voice resounded throughout the venue, but the audience did not feel any sense of incongruity, as if the laughter was part of the performance.
Taro, wearing headphones, looked at Hailin. Hailin, sensing his gaze, also looked over, then smiled and slowly walked over, carrying her bass guitar.
"Explore everywhere, let this heart pound wildly like a monkey's roar."
Hailin leaned against Taro's side, and Taro looked at Aine, who walked over with a sweet smile on her face as she played her instrument.
"Adventure is always wonderful, no matter what."
Taro turned around and sang to Meow Dream: "'Fate' is always there, closely connected, and encounters are always 'chicken' three times."
Miao Meng naturally returned the smile, and Le Nai also took the opportunity to walk up and lean against Aine's side, and Taro's lyrics entered the next line at the right time.
"Everyone was getting along well, even the ghost Yueyi Jiuling>Lian Si Liu.VII?〤_$〒8〕Er Ba showed a smile."
These were, of course, part of the stage choreography that had been planned from the beginning. So, Taro turned around in an orderly fashion, and the three of them spread out in coordination, looking straight ahead.
“Even though the scenery is the same, what we see is vastly different…” Taro took a step back, carefully examining the face of each servant. Meowme lowered her head, and the others turned away to avoid Taro’s gaze. He continued singing, “Together with everyone, let’s work together and move forward hand in hand…”
The meow dream created a tense drumbeat, then all the notes went silent, and Taro and the other servants hopped around and turned back:
"So let's get the party started"
Taro roared out this line in a furious voice, raised his hand, and pointed his index finger at the sky.
"Whoosh—bang—" At the same time, colorful fireworks rose behind the stage of the Dong Brothers Group, as if to add to the excitement of everyone's wonderful performance, and colorful fireworks bloomed.
"Don't go, you've found a great place—stand tall with pride, brothers!"
"Hu!" x4
"Different things are not necessarily wrong; let's embrace them."
"Don't make a fuss, enjoy this festival time."
……
"Dongdong arrives, everyone gathers, let's dance, let's laugh, wahahaha."
"Whether old or young, everyone is welcome; he is and you are too."
"Floating, floating, swaying with the waves. What kind of happy ending is the goal!"
As Taro sang his last line, the fireworks burst forth even more intensely, blooming into flowers of various colors in the sky, as if trying to hold onto the Dong Brothers.
The crowd cheered and applauded their wonderful performance. However, the festival was truly coming to an end. At the audience's call for an encore, Taro and the others left the stage.
The people who took their place were all a little pale, but they left the stage from behind the curtain, having already finished their mission.
The final piece of music seemed to play once again.
"Taro! Today's performance was a great success!" Because of the fireworks, Aine had to shout loudly so that Taro could hear her.
"Yes! It was a huge success! A perfect 100 points performance!" Taro said excitedly. Today's rehearsal was more seamless than ever before.
"Then! Let's all have a great time at the festival! Is that okay? As a reward!" Aine shouted back to Taro, their outfits perfectly suited for the festival.
The air suddenly fell silent as the other four looked at Taro, waiting for his answer.
“Sure,” Taro replied.
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"So let's get the party started"
Episode 14 of "Dong": I'm leaving the Dong Brothers Group.
After everyone left, they returned to the hotel, settled their instruments, and then went out onto the street.
At this moment, the street where the festival was being held also bore the brunt of a large temple fair, with food stalls and the like scattered all over the place. Aine looked around like a child who had never seen the world before.
She was very curious about everything around her. She looked here and there.
The other four members of the Dong Brothers followed behind Ai Yin without commenting on her actions.
"Everyone! Takoyaki!"
Not long after, Ai Yin returned, carrying bags of things, and handed them to each person.
She flashed a bright, innocent smile: "Speaking of summer festivals and temple fairs, takoyaki is definitely a must."
Lena took the small bag from Aine's hand, tilted her head, and asked softly, "Matcha? 2? 2? 2? 2? 2? 8?"
"No way!" Aine made an X with her index fingers in front of her chest and puffed out her cheeks slightly. "Putting matcha in takoyaki is too weird! No way!"
"Oh..." Lena lowered her head sadly and stuffed the takoyaki into her mouth.
She immediately put on a tearful expression and whispered, "It's so hot—"
"Little Lena is too impatient! Luckily I was prepared. Okay, here you go." Ai Yin took out a bottle of mineral water from her pocket, unscrewed it, and held it against Lena's face so she could feel the temperature of the mineral water that had just been taken out of the refrigerator.
Lenai's eyes lit up, and she quickly took the bottled water and gulped it down.
"Haha, Xiao Le Nai is exaggerating too much." Ai Yin covered her mouth and chuckled, then hugged her and rubbed her head hard.
Lena didn't struggle and rubbed against Aine's shoulder.
"Whoosh—Bang—!"
Upon hearing the sound, Ai-yin immediately looked up at the sky: "Wow, fireworks again. So beautiful."
“Didn’t we set off fireworks during our live performance just now?” Hai Ling said calmly from the side. “Besides, there are quite a few fireworks at Tokyo’s summer festivals, right?”
Ai Yin shook her head slightly, offering no reply, and simply watched the dazzling bloom in silence.
Such a lively scene is nowhere to be seen in London... In that place, there is only fog and rain, and the gloomy sky never blossoms.