The legend of Tiga

Chiba Makoto watched Asakura Riku walk into the small store with fluttering banners, and then walked forward and stopped at the street-facing store, which was only more than ten square meters, and took a quick glance.

In addition to steaming steamers, this store also has snacks placed in glass cabinets. Its name is also very unique: Signature Ayakashi Desserts.

'Ayaka! '

Chiba Makoto thought silently in his heart, whether it was steamed buns or snacks, they were all named after the city where the Minato brothers once lived.

I'm afraid this cannot be explained by coincidence.

Chiba Makoto thought, and said to Minato Yonghai who came up to greet him: "Bring some buns and put some snacks in them."

"OK, just a second."

While Minato Yonghai was loading steamed buns and snacks with ease, Chiba Makoto seemed to say unintentionally: "Ayaka, this is a very special name. Does it have any special meaning?"

"Uh"

Minato Yonghai, who was filling the buns, was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Minato Yonghai, who was vigorously kneading the dough, and asked: "Brother, does this name have any special meaning?"

Minato Houmi, who was focusing on the dough in his hand, said without looking back: "It tastes very good."

"Oh!"

Minato Yonghai nodded as if he suddenly understood, and then handed the half-filled paper bag to Chiba Makoto, with a smile on his face and said: "It means it smells good."

"That's it!"

Chiba Cheng took the paper bag and said casually: "I thought it was a place name. I went to a city before, and the name was also Ayaka."

"Ayaka.Ichi?!"

The smile on Minato Hohai's face froze, and his whole person looked a little dull. He seemed to be talking in a dream: "It seems... a bit familiar."

"Twenty Ayaka steamed buns, and two pounds of signature Ayaka snacks."

But a sudden shout interrupted Minato's sleep and made him wake up instantly.

The arrival of the 'big customer' made him energetic. A 'business smile' appeared on his face again, and he said, "It's Xiang. I'll install it for you right away."

As he said that, Minato was already moving, picking up Ayaka steamed buns and signature Ayaka snacks with his hands and feet, and in a short time he filled two big bags.

Chiba Cheng also looked in the direction where the sound came from, and saw a young man who was dressed very "hip-hop", walking towards him at a bohemian pace, with chains all over his body that collided with each other from time to time as he walked. With the sound of "crashing" and a colorfully painted guitar slung across his back, the whole person stands out as being non-mainstream.

"This"

Chiba Makoto said that he really wanted to take a camera and take a picture of Xiang dressed up like this. It would definitely be very interesting when he wakes up.

Just like this, he is really too "spiritual". Anyone with normal aesthetics and brains would not be able to dress up like this. Obviously, today's Xiang is the same as Asakura Riku and the Minato brothers. He 'forgot' his identity as Ultraman and lived in this world as a normal, well, not quite normal person.

"Here are the Ayaka steamed buns and the signature Ayaka snacks for you." Minato Houmi had packed the steamed buns and snacks Xiang wanted. After taking the money, he bowed slightly and said, "Thank you for your patronage."

"Remember to come to our concert."

Xiang picked up two heavy bags, turned around and left without saying a word, leaving only the colorful flowers at one end.

"concert?"

Chiba Cheng asked while eating steamed buns: "He is a star."

"Yes, they are rock stars in the town. If their band is very famous, if you are interested, you can go to their theater to listen to it at night." Minato Hokai enthusiastically recommended.

"theater?"

The combination of small-town rock stars and theater made Chiba Cheng feel that this concert should be different from what he thought.

"Two intersections ahead, turn right and you will see it." Minato Huohai immediately pointed the way.

Such vigorous promotion made Chiba Makoto feel that he was afraid that the theater would close down because there was no one, causing Xiang to stop coming to buy their buns, thus losing a big customer?
"I'm very interested."

Chiba Makoto is quite interested. Although he wants to save the world, he doesn't delay having fun.

He really wants to know what Xiang, who has always been aloof and aloof, looks like when rocking out.

By the way, there is also the auditorium light.

Will he also start music like Xiang?

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I didn't wait long before I finished eating the buns and snacks, and dusk had already fallen.

I have to say, it tastes really good.

It seems that good people will be good wherever they are. Even if they switch to selling steamed buns, they can still become a popular brand.

Throw the paper bag into the trash can on the side of the road, then turn right and look up to see the neon-lit 'theater'.

The reason why I recognized it immediately was because of the three big letters on it: UPG!

It’s really consistent.

The former defense team became the name of the theater.

But it is said to be a theater, but it is actually a converted warehouse, and the red brick walls are exposed. Obviously, as a rock star in a small town, his income level is linked to the wealth of the town.

Along the way, we saw roads, infrastructure, etc., although they could not be called dilapidated, but they had nothing to do with luxury. They could only be described as average. From this, it can be seen that this town is just an ordinary town.

You can only think about that when you are full and warm. As an ordinary small town, it is estimated that not many people have the energy and time to engage in art.

And since there are fewer literary and artistic young people, rock music will naturally not attract many people.

It was almost the performance time written on the red brick wall, but there were very few people coming to the theater. Moreover, Chiba Cheng saw that no one had collected the tickets, so he sat down after entering, and then started chatting, completely treating this place as a It is a place for leisure and socializing, but entertainment comes at the back.

After walking in, what I saw was also a warehouse. Compared with the real theater, only the name is probably the same, and the rest is completely unrelated.

This team is too shabby.

Although the performance hasn't started yet, you can get a general idea from this arrangement.

This is like a young man in his twenties who sits in front of a computer and codes every day. Most of the time he imagines himself as a writer and thinks that this is his job.

As for Xiang, this is probably the case.

Dress yourself up in a colorful way, put on non-mainstream clothes, carry a guitar, and you will feel like a musician.

Just when I thought of this, a burst of rapid guitar sound came from an old speaker. The poor sound quality made the already poor music seem even more noisy.

Although it can't be called harsh, it is still a bit hard to describe.

After being with Maya for a long time, my appreciation level and musical literacy have improved a lot. Although I can't be called a musician, I can be regarded as a critic. So once you listen to the beginning of this guitar, you can roughly know the overall level.

Following the sound of guitar, then keyboard music, and then drums, amidst this series of music, a large car light turned on, illuminating the stage, revealing three people, one was Xiang whom I had seen in the afternoon, He was playing the guitar intoxicatedly, and the other two were girls. One was playing the gongs and drums vigorously, and the other was playing the keyboard next to him. The two of them were dressed in the same very cute way, and they looked like the same group at first glance.

And these two people.
It can only be said that it is UPG, and it has really gathered together people. One of these two people is Arisa Sugita and the other is Sakuya, making up most of the seven-person team here.

And in the middle of them, a young man who was also dressed very awesomely turned his back to the small audience, pretending to be mysterious and shouted: "The lead singer of our UPG band is invited to the auditorium below! Light!"

When the last syllable came out, he turned around, with a bright smile on his face, and then started singing.

Um.
This grass terrace is more juicy than expected.

How should I put it, he is indeed a small town rock star.

Because outside the small town, all that’s left is rock and roll.

A hard-working performance on stage, emmm off stage
They were not drowsy, but no one was excited. They all sat calmly. Occasionally, someone leaned into the ears of their companions and shouted loudly against the deafening music.

Obviously, the audience's desire to watch is not even one-tenth as much as the band's desire to perform on stage.

However, the band did not slack off at all and still performed very hard and selflessly, just for the better and better effect.

It's just that many things in the world don't have results without hard work. Many times they are regrets and helplessness.

One day, I want to fill this stage.

This sentence, most of the time, is just a beautiful yearning and expectation for the best self.

The stage was in full swing, but the audience was deserted.

This is the cruel and ruthless reality.

Finished in one song!
The four-piece band stood up and bowed deeply to the audience!
The music stopped suddenly, and there were only a few people who glanced at it and then went about their own business.

Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!
In this unspeakable silence, this round of applause was particularly dazzling.

The four members of the UPG band looked up in surprise and saw a young man applauding with a smile.

Sing to them, sing to them, for their works, for their performances
"Thank you!"

Guang whispered, then lowered his raised head and bowed again. After a while, he stood up and continued singing forgetfully.

In this very rock and roll singing, as the night deepened, people gradually left the stage, and finally only one person was left sitting there, watching their performance and listening to their singing until the last song.

All the musicians were sweating profusely and panting, but with smiles on their faces, they were genuinely happy that their performance was completed.

What's more, there was an audience member under the stage, still sitting there and not leaving as the night got darker.

This is a big success!

A huge success from zero to one.

The four people put down their instruments, then stood up and walked to the bright area illuminated by the car headlights. Then they held hands and bowed together to the only audience in the audience.

And Chiba Cheng did not hesitate to applaud at all, and stood up, applauding and moving forward, until he reached the stage, he said softly: "Isn't it very good?"

This was unexpected, but the four of them were not angry. Instead, they looked at each other and laughed.

"We know," Auditorium Guang raised his hand and wiped the sweat on his forehead with his sleeves, then sat down on the edge of the one-meter-high stage built with iron frames and templates, and then calmly previewed, "The level is limited. , although I have tried hard, but
For various reasons, we can only achieve this, but everyone really likes rock music, so we get together occasionally and perform to our heart's content. "

Chiba Makoto now understood why everyone was so busy on stage and off stage. The so-called concert was basically a band practice.

Just like square dancing, the main thing is self-enjoyment. As for the audience, it’s better to have it, but it doesn’t matter if you don’t have it.

The audience just now treated the band's practice as background music, just like turning on the radio while driving and not caring what was being broadcast, it just made a sound.

Therefore, Chiba Makoto was the first audience member to listen to their concert and give them applause and encouragement, which brought UPG a great surprise.

After listening to Auditorium Hikaru's story, Chiba Makoto asked: "Then what does your band name mean?"

"What's the band's name?"

"What does the name mean?"

Qianye Cheng's question actually made each other look at each other, and they both saw doubts in each other's eyes.

After a while, Xiang finally said, "It doesn't seem to mean anything."

"You should know who named it then."

"It's light." Arisa Sugita raised her hand and pointed at the light in the auditorium, and then said, "Yes, I just realized that I really don't know the meaning of our band name."

"Uh, um." Auditorium Guang scratched his head and said with some embarrassment: "I also forgot why I got this name. It probably doesn't have any special meaning, otherwise I should have remembered it."

"Then you should be able to get up casually." Xiang said, picked up the guitar, put it on his back, and said: "Okay, I should go back. Please inform me after confirming the next practice time."

"Okay, see you later."

"See you!"

Xiang carried the guitar on his back, waved his hands without looking back, then pulled down his colorful hair, stuffed it into his bag, and then put on a very uniform vest with the word "security" on the back as he walked. .

It's actually a wig, and it's really non-mainstream rock.

"He is"

"There must always be a job that can support oneself."

"Oh!"

Chiba Makoto immediately understood that if he relied solely on this band, he would have starved to death a long time ago. He must have another career that can support himself in order to support his rock and roll hobby.

"Then he is a night shift security guard?"

This uniform is too safe, and it would not be like this if it were formal.

"There is an exhibition going on in town recently, and the one on display is a sapphire, so a lot of temporary workers have been hired to patrol the perimeter."

As soon as Auditorium Hikari finished speaking, Arisa Sugita continued: "I know, I know, the name is Praji."

"Palaj Gem?"

"Do you know that too?"

"...I know it very well." Chiba Cheng was very familiar with this name, and was also surprised to hear it.

If it's not a coincidence, then if this gem is placed in the game, it will definitely be a main quest prop. (End of chapter)