Chapter 27 New Year Festival
After introducing himself and asking several members behind him to greet the audience, Shirakawa Feng lowered his head and lightly plucked the strings a few times.
"Please enjoy the performance of Dragonfly below!"
Zheng~ Zheng Zheng~ Zheng Zheng Zheng~
“Oh~oh~oh~oh~”
As the sound of the guitar arrived, everyone in the guitar club sang along. The opening melody was very beautiful and catchy, which brightened the eyes of the students in the audience , and the noisy audience gradually quieted down. Many people looked forward to Shirakawa Kaede's performance.
" Every time I stomped hard on the asphalt road
I just want to continue to be myself
Looking at those inconsistent hearts, I count the difficult nights.
Shirakawa Kaede sang and played the guitar. Today he wore a dark jacket on the upper body and light-colored jeans on the lower body. His long legs were spread apart to facilitate guitar playing.
As the performance officially got underway, he was completely immersed in the mood of the song. It was no exaggeration to say that the descriptions in the lyrics were exactly what he felt when he first arrived in Tokyo.
People in the big cities sneered and mocked them because they came from the countryside, and every passerby had a look of disgust on their faces.
The "Baka!" that Kotaro cursed angrily on the roadside
"The once-admired flower capital of Greater Tokyo!
I carried my thin travel bag and headed south.
Shirakawa Kaede's voice is like a talking spring, as Ito said, and Iwata said his voice is full of emotional tension.
Shirakawa Kaede sang this line of lyrics in the same tone as when Kotaro cursed "Baka".
The contrast between her handsome appearance and uninhibited singing voice made the students in the audience cheer loudly.
This so-called original song is so nice, and this guy looks good too, so let's temporarily forgive him for his rash use of the title of handsome guy.
Some sentimental students, especially those from the countryside who had similar experiences to Shirakawa Kaede, were deeply moved by the simple emotions in the lyrics.
I believe that many young people who work hard in big cities have had this experience. Although they are students, they also have life pressures and need to leave campus early to work and earn a living.
When faced with various social difficulties, most people will choose to compromise and give up their original integrity.
They will feel ashamed of their behavior, but will still acknowledge and accept the reality.
The emotion of this song is probably the young people’s disagreement with society, and also a kind of mockery of themselves.
"My integrity was crushed to the ground
Now I feel the profoundness of the separation
Ah~ happy dragonfly, where are you flying to?
Ah~ The happy dragonfly is sticking out its tongue and smiling.
The melody of the chorus is simple and repetitive, and the lyrics are also simple and repetitive.
Baichuan Feng played and sang completely absorbed in himself, feeling relaxed and free, his body clapping to the rhythm.
"Ah~ Where are you going to fly to, happy dragonfly?
Ah~ The happy dragonfly is sticking out its tongue and smiling.
Gradually, the singing was no longer just his own. The many voices in the auditorium slowly gathered together, growing stronger with the rise and fall of the rhythm.
After the sound in his ears became clear, Shirakawa Feng simply stopped singing and raised his guitar to accompany everyone.
Then there was only one sound left in the auditorium, the sound of everyone singing in chorus.
Happiness is always short-lived, and the song comes to an end in just a few minutes.
"Tokyo, you bastard!" Suddenly, Shirakawa Feng roared.
"Oh! Oh!" The students in the audience were very excited and followed him in cursing the Tokyo bastard.
After playing the last few notes, Shirakawa Feng calmed down and said again in a relieved tone, "Arigato, Tokyo!"
"Oh~" This time, even more people cheered, and Tanaka Yuko's originally fair palms had already turned red from clapping.
Her best friend Songzi was even more excited than her and kept shouting.
"Yuko! Did you see that? It's him! The one who took the photo for us last time. It's him! Shirakawa Kaede!"
Still not satisfied, Songzi put her hands to her mouth and shouted, "A handsome guy from Meiji University! A virgin!"
"Haha" people around laughed.
Yuko Tanaka was also amused, and at the same time her eyes were fixed on the familiar yet unfamiliar, mysterious figure on the stage.
"Thank you everyone." Shirakawa Kaede and everyone in the guitar club bowed to the audience together.
"Meiji No. 1 handsome guy! No. 1 virgin!" The shouts from the audience made everyone on the stage look stunned, and then they burst into laughter.
Only Shirakawa Kaede didn't laugh. With a look of despair on his face, he waved his hand in disdain and said, "Yabai!"
Seeing his frustrated expression was funnier than hearing him say "Tokyo bastard", and everyone was laughing so hard.
Just before leaving the stage, Baichuan Feng noticed a familiar figure in the front row.
He waved in that direction in surprise, then pointed outside, and the figure opposite nodded slightly.
Backstage, everyone in the guitar club was still immersed in the excitement of the successful performance.
In particular, Senior Ito patted Shirakawa Kaede on the shoulder with joy and relief, saying that after he graduates, he can safely hand over the responsibility of the president to Shirakawa Kaede.
Baichuan Feng declined the important task, saying that he had no time for it as he had a lot of planned things waiting for him to implement.
Finally, Shirakawa Kaede said that he would stay in the guitar club during college and would not quit early. Only then did Ito give up.
"Shirakawa-kun, do you want to celebrate together after the New Year's Festival?" Kobayashi Asuka ran over excitedly and invited him to have dinner together in the evening.
"Uh" Baichuan Feng touched his ear in embarrassment.
"Shirakawa-kun, do you have other plans? It's okay, then next time?" Before Shirakawa Feng could refuse, Kobayashi Asuka had already spoken.
"Okay," Baichuan Feng nodded in agreement.
Seeing Asuka Kobayashi coming in excitedly and leaving in the end feeling somewhat depressed.
Baichuan Feng sighed slightly and said, "I'm sorry, Kobayashi."
On the other side, Matsuko was holding hands with Tanaka Yuko, and they were chattering about the New Year's Festival tonight. The most talked about topic was Shirakawa Kaede's performance.
Tanaka Yuko looked at her friend's excited expression with some hesitation in her eyes. After walking a few more steps, she stopped.
"Hey, Yuko?"
"Matsuko, you go back first. I'm going to meet a friend."
"Hey, Yuko, you don't have a boyfriend, do you? Tell me the truth, who is it? Is he handsome?"
"That's not true, we're just ordinary friends." Yuko Tanaka didn't know whether to laugh or cry at her best friend's gossip. The other party was definitely a love-brained person.
"Yeah~ okay," Songzi nodded, turned around and walked two steps before looking back, "If you become my boyfriend in the future, be sure to take me to meet him."
"Hai~ Hai~" Tanaka Yuko agreed with a doting look on her face.
There is a small park on the tree-lined path near the school auditorium. Shirakawa Kaede is putting his hands in his pockets. The end of December is the coldest time in Tokyo.
At the intersection where he often looked at, a thin figure gradually appeared.
He walked towards her with brisk steps, and when he got in front of her, he moved his lips and finally said, "Senior Tanaka, long time no see."
Tanaka Yuko also laughed, "Long time no see, Shirakawa-kun."
