vstars Chapter 287 Idol Debut
Chapter 287 Idol Debut
On an ordinary morning, Xue woke up from her bed in a hotel in downtown SH, China.
Why is our protagonist in Shanghai now? After all, according to the schedule from the beginning, Xue had an overseas live performance at the Mercedes-Benz Arena here, and she flew here last night.
However, this LIVE does not belong to the entire Arknights, but to Xue, a solo performance by the neon pop rock queen Alicia.
"Good morning, Xiaoxue, did you sleep well last night~"
Feiying, Xue's agent, pushed the door open and walked in, holding the breakfast she had bought.
"It's pretty good, but I haven't been back to Shanghai for a long time, so I feel a little uncomfortable."
Stretching hard, Xue patted her cheeks.
"After all, you haven't been back since you returned to Neon in fourth grade. Hurry up and wash up and have breakfast."
After washing up in the bathroom at the speed of light, the two sisters enjoyed a delicious breakfast together.
After having breakfast and putting on makeup in a second, the two decided to go shopping first and then go to the venue in the afternoon to prepare for the LIVE.
Walking on the streets of Shanghai, Xue couldn't help feeling relieved when she saw the city which was completely different from what she remembered.
“It’s really changed a lot.”
"Yeah, and it feels so good not to have to pretend~"
Neon Snow would never dare to wander around the streets without any disguise. After all, as a national idol singer, she would be surrounded by crowds in minutes.
"Ok?"
Suddenly, in a place called Vientiane Square, a song that Xue was very familiar with sounded from not far away.
“The show…”
Curious, Xue and Feiying moved closer and discovered that it was a flash mob consisting of a cute pink-haired girl and a... horse-headed man.
I have to say, there's something quite special about this strange combination. It's weird but also has an inexplicable beauty.
"interesting…"
Xue watched the man and horse singing and dancing with great interest until the horseman's eyes met Xue's.
Seeing the horse-headed man, Xue was stunned for a moment. She knew that she had probably been recognized and quickly put on her glasses.
As the flash mob's song ended, the two quickly left the scene, and Xue and Feiying continued shopping all the way to the venue.
……
In the evening, backstage at the Mercedes-Benz Center, Xue was ready. She took a deep breath and stepped onto the stage under the lights.
This is the first time in a long time that I've been on stage as Alicia, so I'm a little nervous.
"Karamari..."
Kataomoi, which means unrequited love in Chinese, was Xue’s debut work as a singer and also her famous work.
After hearing the title of the song, the audience in the audience quickly calmed down after a moment of excitement. They all knew that this song needed to be listened to calmly.
“What a beautiful singing voice…”
In a seat somewhere under the stage, several of Xue's acquaintances in China were listening to Xue's beautiful singing voice with other audience members.
"I agree. The emotions in the song easily moved the entire audience..."
"Strange, Miss Alicia on the stage looks familiar..."
The person who spoke was the cute pink-haired girl who was a member of the flash mob group that Xue had met by chance at Vientiane Square this morning.
"Because, she watched our performance this morning."
On the side, a cute green-haired boy gave a small hint in Korean-style Chinese, and the pink-haired girl immediately showed a surprised expression.
"Ah, I remembered!"
"Huh, she's worthy of being called such a natural singer."
A blond, handsome young man looked at the snow on the stage and praised it without reservation.
"Hmm? It sounds like you and Ms. Alicia are pretty familiar with each other, Yutetsu-kun?"
Next to the blond boy, there was a girl who looked very similar to him and seemed to be his younger sister, and she was a little curious.
"Not only am I familiar with her, you should be familiar with her too."
"?"
Hearing this, the blonde girl was confused for a moment. Was she familiar with Miss Alicia?
"Can't you see? The neon pop rock queen on the stage right now is Yu Xian, you and Xing Hai's childhood friend Qiao Xue."
Qiao Xue is the Chinese name Xue used when she was in China.
"what?!"
When the blonde girl heard that Alicia, the top singer in the Asian entertainment industry, was her childhood friend who transferred back to Neon in the fourth grade, a look of deep shock immediately appeared on her face.
Beside her, a girl with blue-purple hair was also stunned for a moment for some reason, and then hurriedly returned to normal.
"Qiao Xue officially debuted as a singer in her first year of junior high school and quickly became a huge hit in Japan."
"Later, she and several others formed Arknights, the strongest girl band in Japan and even in Asia."
A Japanese guy with white hair and red eyes gave an additional explanation of how powerful Snow is.
"Eh?! Yu Xian, you actually have such an amazing childhood friend?"
After hearing the stories of the people around her, the pink-haired girl immediately showed an expression of shock that was no less than that of the blonde girl.
"I just found out too... I never imagined that Xiaoxue's situation would develop to such a terrifying degree without anyone noticing after she returned to Neon. Ugh~ I suddenly feel an inexplicable sense of frustration."
The blonde girl pouted as she spoke. She had never expected that her childhood sister had become so strong and left her far behind.
……
Before we knew it, the regular part of Xue’s personal LIVE was coming to an end.
For the last song, Xue changed the traditional singing style to a musical-like form.
"The last song tonight." Xue sighed softly.
"A poem about the fate of heroes."
Xue hasn't sung this song since she performed it offline as the opening credits of the Fate anime series Fste/Apocrypha a year and a half ago.
“It feels so epic…”
"Indeed, the addition of a lot of vocal harmonies makes the melody of the music quite catchy, and the more you listen, the more addictive it becomes."
The poetic melody and Xue's slightly cold voice directly brought the audience into the grand Holy Grail War.
"It's time for the encore."
"I wonder what song Xiaoxue will sing for her encore?"
Soon, the last song ended, and Xue returned to the backstage to rest for a while, waiting for the real last song.
After changing into new clothes, Xue showed a playful smile on her face. She was going to make a big scene in the encore segment later.
"I'm coming!"
Amid the audience's encores, Xue returned to the stage, but her image had changed a lot. She was no longer the singer she used to be, but more like an idol.
"Thank you all for coming tonight and for your continued support."
Xue spoke in extremely pure Mandarin Chinese, which stunned most of the audience.
"Well, without further ado, please enjoy my first work as an idol for a limited time debut."
"Unauthorized access."
The dynamic music sounded, waking up the stunned audience. Suddenly, the whole audience erupted in cheers far louder than before.
Our handsome and beautiful ice goddess will debut as an idol for a limited time again, based on her previous career as a singer and band vocalist. Yay!!!