My second life is a bit strange?

When Nijika and Kita start chatting, her older sister Seika will also come over.

[You must have confidence... Don't let the class monitor down!]

[Maybe! There are record company people in the audience.]

[Debuting under the guise of a high school girl, she could rise rapidly in popularity, possibly even making the news and becoming a top star!]

[After all, it's a prestigious private school; anything is possible.]

"Next up, Bond Band, get ready."

"Hehe." Goto wiped the drool from the corner of his mouth and withdrew from that unrealistic fantasy.

Following everyone backstage, we found another band on stage. Judging from the cheers from the audience, the response seemed quite positive.

"As expected of Shuchiin, the stage setup is too extravagant; it's top-notch even in the industry."

Seeing that Kita was getting nervous again, Nijika quickly told her to take a few deep breaths and put her hands on her hips: "Is Pochi-chan okay?"

"Ah."

Goto brushed his hand across the guitar, ready to face the challenge with a serious expression, showing no signs of stage fright.

Bearing the expectations of my class monitor, I cannot back down.

Hongxia looked pleased. She had seen Goto's progress firsthand; now Goto didn't need cardboard boxes anymore.

"Hmm, Hongxia radiates the glow of maternal love."

Liang covered her eyes with her hands, as if she were being stung by the light.

Yuihama pulled Yukinoshita's arm and squeezed to the front row.

"A Feng!"

"You are here."

"Please enjoy the performance by the Link Band."

The sound of instruments being tuned came from behind the curtain.

"Is Goto really capable?" Yuihama was a little worried. She knew a little about Goto's personality; she had seen her lying next to the trash can yesterday.

"It will definitely work, it's a great band."

The expression on Feng's face made Yukinoshita take notice.

"Xiao Feng?"

Goto's parents brought Jiri to the front, with Goto's father holding a video camera.

"Hello, uncle and aunt."

"I am grateful for your care while I am at school."

"Where."

"Brother!" Erli happily grabbed Feng's trouser leg. Feng squatted down and hugged her in his arms: "Let's cheer for sister together."

"Ok!"

"Wow, the little girl is so cute!" Yui couldn't resist trying to cheer up Niri, and took out some snacks from her pocket.

As the curtain rose and the stage lights came on, Kita, a first-grader, became quite popular, and cheers immediately erupted from the crowd.

Boqi-chan was taken aback and gave a helpless, bitter smile.

"Goto-kun~"

Feng waved a glow stick in his empty hand.

It was visible in a flash.

[Mom and Dad, Erli, and the class monitor are here too.]

Go for it, Goto-san!

Shouts also erupted from the area where Class 1 of Grade 1 was located.

"Everyone..." Goto was so startled by the cheer that his heart almost burst. He clutched his chest, trying to compose himself, but the sudden smell of alcohol overwhelmed him.

Xingge and Kiku-nee were right next to the stage: "Little Lonely~ Keep it up!"

Goto silently looked away, pretending not to see.

[As expected of Kiku-nee, she finished three bottles so quickly.]

After Kita gave a brief introduction and promoted the show, the performance officially began.

Suddenly, music started playing; it was a neon punk tune.

Kita amazed everyone as soon as he opened his mouth.

"The so-called youthful years don't apply to me."

When Hachiman heard the line, he felt a sharp pang in his heart; the words were etched into his soul.

"4536 chords." Feng remembered that Hongxia and the others had never used them in their previous songs.

"They... seem so happy." Yuihama gazed at the girls on stage, lost in thought; each of them had a smile on their face.

"It's so touching!" Goto's father was moved to tears, filming the whole thing with a camera.

The audience reacted very well. Kaede noticed Goto's little movement and moved forward a bit.

"You noticed it too?"

Kiku looked at Kaede behind her and sobered up, showing no signs of having drunk so much.

"Well, let's hope nothing unexpected happens."

Chapter 144 World's Number One

However...

Goto's playing sounded strange, and his expression grew increasingly grim until, with a crisp sound, a string snapped.

I crouched down to adjust the other strings and found that the knob was also broken, so both strings were unusable at once.

【what to do!】

Goto was overwhelmed by unprecedented fear. The gazes of thousands of people made her legs numb and her mind go blank.

"Performance accident?"

"Oh, what a pity."

The audience noticed something was wrong.

My heart was pounding, and feelings of resentment and guilt welled up inside me.

Her bangs could no longer cover her eyes. When she looked up, she saw Feng standing right in front of her and gave her a thumbs up.

【Ah ah ah! 】

Goto screamed hysterically inside his heart.

There's no time for me to think about these things now!

Seeing the empty can of liquor that Kiku-sensei had finished drinking from, a brilliant idea flashed into my mind. I picked it up and shook off the remaining liquid.

The distinctive glissando made the atmosphere in the audience even more enthusiastic.

"Wow, that's amazing! How did you do that?!" Yuihama was completely impressed by this unassuming "star"!

Kaede looked at her on stage with surprise and explained to Yui: "Using metal tubes instead of traditional fingers to press the strings, moving along the strings, produces a continuous and smooth special tone."

"This places high demands on the player; speed, precise positioning, and control of dynamics are all indispensable."

If I'm not mistaken... Boqi-chan has perfect pitch: "She's such a treasure."

"Hey, hey, hey~" Kiku-san leaned over and grabbed Kaede's shoulder. The smell of alcohol emanating from her made Yukino instinctively move away.

"Your expression is scary right now, it's like you want to have her. You don't happen to like Pochi-chan, do you?"

Ah...I want to see her become the best!

Feng couldn't suppress his smile.

On stage, Goto performed a solo, dominating the entire audience as he excitedly strummed the strings.

[As long as I keep playing, I can play even if there's only one string.]

【I will not stop!!!】

After the performance, Goto, panting heavily, looked at the thousands of people below the stage, waving glow sticks and cheering, while the stage lights flashed.

Indeed, the view from the stage was the best.

"Goto-kun, that's amazing! Even though the string broke, you still managed to finish playing."

"Goto, Goto, you're the best!!"

The boys in the class shouted out an embarrassing slogan in unison, making Goto wish he could cut open Nijika's drum and crawl inside.

"Goto-kun, say something now!"

In his excitement, Kita forgot Goto's introverted nature and handed him the microphone directly.

[Damn it, I wasn't prepared at all, what should I do!]

Goto subconsciously looked at his parents and the class president next to him, noticing the gesture the other was making towards him.

【1...?】

The desire to shine brightly was stronger than ever before.

Taking the microphone, she said very seriously, "Ah... First of all, thank you all for your continued support, thank you so much."

After he finished speaking, he bowed deeply, and enthusiastic applause erupted from the audience.

“Secondly…” Goto straightened up, raised his hand in front of him, and extended one finger: “I will become the world’s number one guitarist.”

The auditorium, which could hold six thousand people, suddenly fell silent.

"Goto... classmate?" Kita and the others were speechless with shock as they looked at Goto, who seemed like a completely different person.