[Comprehensive] Manna's Summer

9# The sound of cracking

Kyoko Mogami has been looking forward to tonight's recording program since the morning.It was finally time to go to work, and she happily changed into A Fang's rooster doll clothes, and even jumped a few times on the spot for joy.Seeing this, the TV crew who became acquainted with her couldn't help but tease her a few words.

"So excited, are you looking forward to tonight's guests? Don't you usually have no interest in these stars, Mogami?"

"β?o? It's different!" Kyoko Mogami retorted seriously, and nodded vigorously, "I really like them! Aoi, mana, erick... I really like each of them!"

"Well, they can't be called 'they' anymore." The uncle patted Kyoko on the head, "As an insider, I would like to remind you that it doesn't matter how mana and erick are mentioned on the show, but in private, absolutely not in aoi Mention these two people in front of her, especially mana. Aoi is very jealous of others mentioning mana in front of her."

Jingzi put Ah Fang's rooster headband on her head, and the sound came out from the headgear, which seemed muffled.

"Why? Aren't the three of them best friends?"

"Friends? You still don't know about this entertainment circle. They may have been friends before they came in, but after being marketed like that, it's hard to say if they are still friends." The uncle scratched his chin, "As far as I know ...Back then, aoi and mana almost fell out because they were competing for the lead vocal position."

"Miss Mana is not that kind of person!" Kyoko retorted angrily, "Miss Mana is a very nice person! Although Miss Aoi is a bit proud, she is not the kind of person who would turn against her friends because of such things!"

"Okay, okay... If you say no, it's not...It's really hard to reason with fans..." The uncle raised his hands and said as if surrendering, and looked down at his watch after speaking, "By the way, they It's almost here, do you want to go to the elevator and wait?"

"want!!!"

Kyoko Mogami, who was wearing a bulky rooster doll costume, quickly ran to the elevator door and waited with other staff members. As the elevator numbers went up one by one, her heart couldn't help beating faster.

'Ahhh, I wonder if Ms. Aoi will sign for me? What will miss aoi wear today?It would be great if it was a kimono, she is the most suitable for that kind of young lady's dress!That kind of noble beauty, just like the princesses of daimyo in ancient times!look forward to! '

The elevator door opened in her beating heartbeat. Jingzi looked over excitedly, but the scene in front of her stunned her.

The girl in a gothic dress has a pale face, decadent black eyeshadow, and straight black long hair hanging down. The only bright color around her body is the red on the rose cross hanging around her neck. rose.A half-burned cigarette was held between her fingers painted with black nail polish. Long ash fell down. She didn't even look at the person in front of her. She walked forward, and her pointed high-heeled shoes made a crisp sound on the ground. , passing through the crowd like a black bird reporting mourning, followed by the assistant bodyguards behind him.

And the last one to come out of the elevator was a tall and thin young man.He is so handsome that it reminds people of the faces of literati in the Taisho era. It is a slightly feminine beauty. If you look closely, you can still see the similarity in outline between him and the girl before.The black forehead made his black eyes a little gloomy, and he looked at the back of the girl leaving, showing a doting and helpless smile, like looking at a cat that turned its head away from its owner.

Mogami Kyoko is still immersed in 'Oh my god Miss aoi actually smokes! Miss aoi, you have learned badly! ' In the mood, another staff member patted the back and scolded, "Why are you still waiting to go on stage!".Jingzi nodded in a panic, and ran backstage.

***

"Rock on a whim" is a new talk show, hosted by the three Shiqiao brothers. The producer has a lot of cooperation with Goria, the company where Bois works--a leading company in the record industry--so the upper management Signaled that β?o? promised to be the second guest of this program.

"Today we invite Miss Aoi from the β?o? band!" the host Brother Shiqiao said excitedly.

The lights hit the stage, and the girl in the black gothic dress just walked out, it was Kuga Aoi.She walked to her seat with a smile, waved to the fans in the audience and sat down, maintaining a polite smile to the host.

"Hi everyone, I'm aoi, and I'm also β?o?" The girl's sitting posture was very dignified, which made the Shiqiao brothers straighten their backs unconsciously, "I feel very honored to be able to invite me to this show, thank you three Mr. Shiqiao."

"Although I really want to say 'It's our honor to invite the most popular girl idol in Japan', but if I say this, the audience will have to change the channel." The eldest brother of the Shiqiao Brothers took up the topic with a smile, " First of all, I would like to congratulate β?o?'s latest single "Confession" which won the first place in the singles chart..."

Mogami Kyoko opened her eyes wide in surprise.

'Wait, wasn't the previous champion not broken? ! '

"I'm very happy that everyone likes this album." The camera zoomed in, and Kugaoi raised her face very naturally, showing an elegant smile, "I always think that if I can make the fans who hear my songs feel happy, I will Very happy."

"This sentence is what the former member Mana often said."

The host's voice was a little sentimental, and the big screen immediately played a slideshow. In the photo, three girls stood side by side, and the blue-haired girl in the middle showed a gentle and beautiful smile.The moment she saw that photo, Mogami Kyoko was sensitively aware that the smile on Kugaoi's face froze indiscernibly, and then faded very naturally.

'Is it my illusion? Aoi's face seems a little pale...'

↑ Kyoko, who can see through so many fans that her face has turned pale, is also a god.

The host continued.

"Aoi is really strong. After losing mana and erick, she supported β?o? by herself. How did Aoi do it at that time?"

Kugaoi's eyes were wide open, and even though she was still smiling, Kyoko noticed that her hand on the side was clenched into a fist and trembling slightly.Aoi's voice was calm, even a little depressed.

"I, at that time, thought, even if I was alone, I would realize our dream. And there are so many fans waiting for us, if β?o? disappears like that, the fans will be very disappointed, I I don’t want to disappoint everyone with β?o?.”

Kyoko watched quietly.

why?

Even though you smiled so strongly, why are your hands shaking all the time?

***

During the intermission in the middle of the show, Kugaoi went to the dressing room to touch up her makeup. Kyoko Mogami took out the notebook she had prepared a long time ago, and ran over to ask for an autograph.Before reaching the door, I heard the sound of something breaking on the door panel.

"Didn't I tell you not to bring up Mana in interviews?!"

The girl's angry voice pierced through the door panel, causing Jingzi's head to buzz.She peeked through the gap in the door and saw Kugaoi smashing something hard on the man opposite.

The man's voice was soft and calm, as if pampering a vexatious child.

"Don't be willful, Aoi, this is the company's propaganda direction."

"Kauga Kaoru!!!" Aoi's voice suddenly rose several notches, and Mogami Kyoko had to cover her ears with her hands, "Do you think I don't know?! You are in charge of the β?o? matter!!! What is it? The company's publicity direction, isn't that the publicity direction you set?!!!"

The man called "Jiu Ga Kaoru" sighed helplessly.His expression became more and more conniving.

"Since you know what I mean, then you should also know that as your second brother, I will not harm you, and I am also for your own good."

"Huh? For my own good? What you did to Mana and now to me...is it for my own good? Trample our dreams like that and you say it is for my good?! The future I want is not like this Yes!!! What I want is not to stand on this stage and sing in this way!!! Since you don’t care what I want at all, don’t say it’s for my own good!!!”

Aoi lost control and swept all the things to the ground. After the continuous breaking sound, she knelt down on the ground weakly, slowly, slowly raised her hands, covered her face, and was about to cry The same sound came out.

"Brother... please... don't do this again... I can't stand it, I really can't stand it!"

Jiugaxun sighed and squatted down, stretched out his hand, and stroked her head tenderly, again and again, with gentle eyes.

"Don't act like a baby, Aoi. You will know when you are older that I am doing it for your own good. The road to success is not that simple. You are just a little uncomfortable now, and you will be fine soon. You have to pay something if you want to be successful. Using this method will make your work sell better and be more accepted by the public.” He even gently wiped away tears for her, “Okay, okay, don’t cry, I’ll ask Ms. Ma You to make up for you. Touch up your makeup, and you will be on stage later. It’s not good to cry with makeup. By the way, you seem to be smoking a lot more recently than before. Be restrained, Aoi. Smoking and alcohol hurt your throat. Don’t drink so much Whiskey, listen, huh?"

Kugaoi raised her head slowly, slowly, her black and white eyes were wide open, and she was so quiet that she stared at Kugao Kaoru almost dully, her gaze was so strange, as if she didn't know him at all.After a long time, a smile appeared on her face very slowly, little by little, as if it was forced out.Her voice was high-pitched, as if it was about to tear apart.

"How did your heart grow?"

A stern look of hatred suddenly burst out from her eyes, she pushed the man in front of her to the ground, staggered herself, and stood up slowly, very slowly and steadily, but Mogami Kyoko somehow felt that there was something wrong with him. Something shattered in her body at this moment.

There was even a hint of a smile in Kugaoi's voice.

"Human blood steamed buns are delicious, Jiugaoun."

Every word and every word seemed to be hard-grinded from between the teeth, revealing a kind of resentment and cruelty that were tearing apart, Kugaoi's voice was erratic, but it carried a creepy chill.

"Is it because I am dead that you will feel happy?" She straightened her back, raised her jaw, and showed a sneer, "Who will you consume me for then? Second brother? For the sake of my family, for the eldest brother, You'll spend my death well, won't you?"

And Mogami Kyoko just thought, what a poor aoi.

She was obviously saying such handsome and cruel words, but you see, while she was talking, she was pulling her wrist vigorously, so she could barely keep the tears from falling.

Seeing someone coming, Jingzi hurriedly dodged aside to hide. A female assistant came over and knocked on the door.

"Sorry, the host is urging us to prepare, and Miss Kui will come on stage to sing a song later, so can I come in?"

***

Seeing Aoi singing on the stage with a smile, greeting the fans, and easily mobilizing the atmosphere of the audience, Mogami Kyoko silently lowered her head.

Today, she seems to have seen the dark side of the entertainment industry.Even the band I loved at the beginning is not what it used to be.The β?o? with only aoi left alone makes people feel sad.

Seeing Aoi singing and dancing happily, Kyoko felt that she was very pitiful.

Even if you are about to cry, you still have to smile at your fans. This is what a singer is.

"...But, it's so pitiful." She murmured, "Miss Mana must be very sad when she sees it."

For the former one—going to Beijing for the man he loves, and devoting all his energy to supporting Bu Po Shang—it is simply unbelievable for him to fall in love with any band.She is so busy, there are endless things and jobs every day, so how can she have time to pursue stars?

But... β?o? Not the same.

Knowing about this band was when she worked for a commercial plaza.On the day when the commercial plaza was successfully established, some popular stars were invited to sing, and β?o? was also one of them, who had just debuted at that time.Jingzi, who was working as a handyman there, accidentally bumped into a back-up dancer, and dropped the large and small items in her hand. The back-up dancer relentlessly grabbed her, no matter how many times she apologized, it was useless.

At that time, it was the blue-haired girl who was a little younger than her who rescued Kyoko who was so frightened that she was about to cry.She was wearing a beautiful performance costume, and the layered skirts looked like blooming flowers. Regardless of her long skirt, she squatted down and helped her pick up things. Seeing this, the two girls who were walking with her sighed helplessly Tone, urging her to stand up quickly.

"Let's go, the show is about to begin."

The blue-haired girl just smiled and shook her head.

"It will be fine soon, this child is much more anxious than us." She said that she conveniently packed up all the things on the ground, handed them to Jingzi, and gave Jingzi a gentle smile, "Go slowly, Don't hit anyone again."

The girl with pink hair bounced over and showed a cute smile to the backup dancer who made things difficult for Kyoko, and dragged her to the backstage.

"Okay, okay, hurry up and get ready~ let's go together~ let's go~"

After the backup dancer was dragged away, Kyoko was obviously relieved. She watched the blue-haired girl who was about to thank her when a package was suddenly stacked in front of her.The black, long and straight girl withdrew her hand, raised her chin and didn't look at them, just snorted through her nose.

"Two idiots. You can't see the other one." She grabbed the blue-haired girl and walked towards the backstage. "Stop dawdling here, follow me to the backstage to get ready."

The blue-haired girl had no choice but to smile apologetically at Kyoko, and walked in beside the girl. After walking two steps, the girl turned around and frowned at Kyoko who thanked them.

"Be careful in the future, don't encounter this kind of thing again."

The blue-haired girl could only smile wryly, waved goodbye to her, and made a cheering gesture before leaving.

That was one of the rare warmth that Kyoko felt in this icy city.

That day she specially went to listen to the trio's concert, the soul-stirring music made her completely immersed in it, and when she came to her senses, she had already started to swing with the fans around her.Later she asked the fans next to her and found out that they are the most popular band, β?o?.

And the three of them are blue-haired mana, pink-haired erick, and black-haired aoi.

Since then, β?o? has become Kyoko Mogami's favorite band.

During that difficult time, apart from not breaking up, β?o?'s music was her brightest light, giving her the strength to keep going when she couldn't hold on.

Even when she learned that Buposhang took her to Beijing only for a nanny, even when she broke with Buposhang, it was the same.

When you can't contain your sadness, just listen to their songs, you will have the courage to move on.

As if, tomorrow will be fine, just like the radiance in the song.

Mogami Kyoko didn't know how to convey this sentence to the current Kuga Aoi.

——I have the courage to go forward because of your songs, so please don't give up.

Please come on.

everything will get better.