Tokyo: The evil god doesn't want to be the top star

Chapter 174: Peerless Singing Talent
"Mr. Xia, I suggest that you just dabble in singing and focus more on music creation."

After praising Xia Fan a few times in a reluctant tone, Keizo Horie tactfully gave some teaching suggestions.

Judging from his master-level vocal level, Xia Fan's timbre is ordinary, his range is not wide, and his sense of pitch is not particularly sharp. His talent can be described as quite mediocre...

Even if you spend a lot of time honing your basic skills, you may only be able to reach the "qualified" standard in terms of professional level.

"I also know that I don't have much talent for singing. I just want to cope with the stage performance so as not to be so embarrassed..."

Xia Fan naturally knew very well the extent of his own singing talent.

"As for stage performances, there are some tricks. Just try to choose songs within your vocal range. After practicing hard, you will be able to perform to a satisfactory level. But with your current vocal range, the range of songs you can choose from is very narrow."

"Also, when singing, proper pronunciation, breath control and emotional expression can also be of great help..."

Although he had no hope for Xia Fan's singing talent, Keizo Horie still gave him "utilitarian" training directions.

"Why don't you actually sing a song... I think you can sing 'Hometown', a folk song from an elementary school textbook."

He pulled out a piece of music score from his phone and handed it to Xia Fan.

"Well, let's try it."

Xia Fan looked at the music score several times and nodded seriously.

In this parallel world, "Hometown", a song that is a regular in elementary school textbooks, has a status roughly equivalent to that of "Let's Row the Boat" from Dragon Country in the previous life. It can be said to be a popular childhood song.

Keizo Horie stretched out his fingers and played the prelude.

"I still remember the hill where I chased hares and the stream where I fished for minnows."

Listening to the soothing and melodious melody, Xia Fan began to sing softly.

For the first sentence, he started with a high pitch, and his voice was a little strained...

Keizo Horie, who was playing the accompaniment, frowned slightly but did not interrupt.

"My hometown haunts me in my dreams. I wonder if my parents are doing well, and if my old friends are doing well..."

When he sang the second sentence, Xia Fan's eyes became inexplicably moist and his breath was slightly choked.

This ballad full of homesickness reminded him of the memories of his past life when the "mystery in the womb" was awakened, his beloved parents, his best friends who grew up together, and the streets of his hometown that he had walked through thousands of times...

These people and things that were once so familiar but now seem so distant and unfamiliar are springing up from the depths of my memory.

In addition to the strong feeling of missing each other, there is more sadness that we will never be able to meet again.

"Oh? Xia Jun's voice is so infectious, and he expresses homesickness so clearly and sharply..."

Keizo Horie was playing the piano, listening to Xia Fan's singing, which was not pleasant to the ear, but for some reason he felt a strong resonance...

A strong feeling of nostalgia and sadness rose from the bottom of his heart, making his vision a little blurred.

"After many ups and downs, my hometown is still haunted by my dreams. One day my dream will come true."

"I can finally return to my hometown, where the green mountains are always there and the clear water flows. My hometown is always in my dreams..."

Completely immersed in this song with simple melody, simple lyrics and sincere emotions, Xia Fan gradually got into the mood and sang with full emotion.

"My unforgettable hometown, how are my father and mother doing?"

"Have you remained friends since childhood? Are you doing well now?"

“Strong winds and rainstorms always bring back memories of my hometown.”

"I hope to return home one day with wealth and glory. When will I be able to return to my hometown with green mountains and clear waters?" After singing this folk song with all his heart, Xia Fan was still immersed in homesickness...

Because, the "Blue Star" in the "Mystery in the Womb", the "dead" self, can never go back.

Only the songs from the blue star are still blooming in this world, accompanying my lonely self.

"Mr. Horie, how is it?"

After calming down, Xia Fan carefully turned his head and looked at Keizo Horie.

"Good...very good...no, very good!!!"

Keizo Horie stood up from the piano and looked at Xia Fan with tears in his eyes.

"Although there are many unforgivable things, such as unstable breath, inaccurate pitch, wrong lyrics, and finally the key was lowered without authorization..."

"But, Mr. Xia, the emotional appeal in your singing is something I have never seen before in my life!"

"When you were singing just now, the complex emotions in your heart were clearly conveyed through your voice... I know that you must be missing your hometown, Dragon Country, across the ocean, right?"

He patted Xia Fan's shoulders with both hands and gave him high praise loudly.

"If I must say something, your emotionally infectious singing voice, like Yayoi Tsuki's, is a unique and extraordinary singing talent."

If singing technique and vocal range can be improved through hard work and practice, then the timbre and the "emotion" in the voice, just like speaking, are determined by each person's talent.

For example, Yayoi Tsuki's singing can make people unconsciously fall in love with it, which is a talent that others cannot achieve even after practicing for a lifetime...

Xia Fan's voice has a terrifying power to convey his emotions and make the audience empathize strongly.

This is a talent with different characteristics, but equally valuable.

"Huh? Emotional contagion? Unparalleled talent?"

Xia Fan looked stunned and tilted his head to think for a while.

[The demon whispers: Every word you say is about ghosts and monsters, and every word you say is like a tearing hole in people's hearts. If greed, anger, and ignorance arise, the world will be like hell. The emotions in your words can easily stir up all seven emotions and six desires.]

The description of [Ghost Whisper] and the "abnormal reactions" that I had recently experienced when talking to others came to my mind subconsciously.

"Could it be that the effect of [Demon Whisper] is to convey my emotions to others through language, creating an effect similar to empathy and emotional amplification?"

“So, the strong emotions injected into the language are the trigger?”

Xia Fan suddenly realized and murmured in a low voice.

"If I use this [Evil Whisper] to stimulate customers' appetite when they order food in the restaurant, my dad will definitely make a fortune..."

After all, there are two most difficult things in this world...

One thing is to put other people's money into your own pocket.

The other thing is to put your own thoughts and emotions into other people's heads.

"Mr. Xia, considering your unique vocal condition, I think you are very suitable for the world's top Grammy vocal technique, and practice with the SLS vocal training method."

"Start with the most basic vocalization method and breath control, and follow my practice method to find the vocalization position and feeling."

"By the way, you can take a look at this endoscopic video of the voice box as a reference..."

Just when Xia Fan was considering whether to quit the entertainment industry and return home to inherit the restaurant, Keizo Horie looked as if he had found a treasure and began formal teaching with great interest.

(End of this chapter)