The Guy Who Messed Up Is Gradually Doing His Best - Chapter 82

Basically, the red and white teams take turns singing their signature songs and compete against each other, but to make it more interesting, the team that finishes singing also showcases a little special skill.

It was a magic trick, a dance unrelated to singing, a skit, an impersonation, and even a kid moving two objects simultaneously with telekinesis (which Mil can also do), and I was surprised, but it was quite enjoyable.

It’s fun, but…

If I look at the screen monitor, just below it, at about one-fourth of the position, the figures of us judges are constantly reflected.

I can’t afford to show a dazed expression, so I have to stay alert. Plus, I’m frequently asked for comments.

But I’m sorry, I couldn’t say anything impressive or interesting. Please forgive me since I’m not a professional in this field.

“Taketo…kun. Umm, I have a small favor to ask.”

As for the final group’s showcase of Yuu’s special skill, she even called me up on stage to do my makeup.

“Yes, yes! Next, I’ll be the one to fix Taketo-san’s hairstyle, okay?”

The girl from the white team who followed Yuu said she wanted to fix my hairstyle, and she ended up tidying it up so neatly, like an actor’s, instead of just loosely styling it. Do I look like a different person with the makeup and hairstyle? Apparently, I don’t. I still look like myself.

The audience watched in silence, but I wonder if everything is okay. Was it not interesting? I’m worried that it might have dragged down “Four Ears,” but when it was finished, there was thunderous applause from the venue, and I felt relieved.

I feel like crying from the kindness of the audience who even promised to say “cool.”

“Hehe. The wait is over. Everyone has been wanting to hear the ‘Armed Girls’ song, right? Don’t worry, I’ve got it all prepared~”

Yuu playfully spread her arms wide and turned her whole body towards the curtain behind the stage, and the curtain slowly began to open.

I see…

While I was getting my makeup and hairstyle done, the “Armed Girls” were preparing the instruments behind the stage so we could perform.

They’re well-organized, truly professional. The staff are very efficient.

Only the positions of Chiko on drums and Tsuku on keyboards are a bit further back, but it’s not a problem for me as the vocalist, Nako on bass, and Sari on guitar to move forward. In fact, everyone looks like they’re ready to go, standing by their instruments. They don’t seem nervous at all.

After seeing that, the audience responded with thunderous applause once again, shouting “Yay!”

“Then, Taketo-san. Please.”

When Yuu handed over the microphone, Yuu and Niko-san stepped down from the stage.

We had been asked in advance to sing two songs, so we immediately started with the first one, “By Your Side.”

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Since this is the stage of the idol group “Four Ears,” we were determined not to play poorly.

I’m in a good mood today and feeling great. The relaxation that seems to leak out unintentionally is, as usual, an image scattered in the sky.

——Oh?

After the performance ended, the venue fell silent. Oh no, everyone loves idols, so I was worried that the audience might have come for a different reason.

A storm of applause erupts. Among those who are clapping their hearts out, there are some who are in tears.

“Um, hello everyone. I’m Taketo, the vocalist of the Armed Girls.”

After that, I briefly introduced the band members and expressed my gratitude to everyone from “Four Ears” who welcomed us as guests today, as well as the staff and audience, before moving on to the second song, “A Smile to You.”

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I thought the next song would be a fun one, so I didn’t think there would be any worries about people crying, but… huh?

Everyone stood up and gave a big round of applause, but there were tears on their faces. I thought it was strange, and then the members of “Four Ears” came up on stage saying, “We were so moved!” Sure enough, there were traces of tears in their eyes, too.

They continued with casual chit-chat, or rather, they were praising our song to the high heavens. I couldn’t be outdone, so I praised everyone’s singing and dancing in return. Meanwhile, the curtain at the back closed.

“Hehe, fun times really fly by, don’t they? Well then, let’s all sing and dance to ‘Samba of Masaka’ by ‘Four Ears’ one last time and have a blast before saying goodbye. Ah, Armed Girls, let’s keep dancing together like this~”

The band members were taken aback by Yuu’s sudden words. Since we hadn’t heard anything about this, was it Yuu’s improvisation? In the end, we missed the timing to get off and stayed on stage, so we decided to dance.

The dance was something anyone could do, easy enough to mimic, so I had fun dancing, but Yuu, please stop with the improvisation. I thought my heart would stop.

“Everyone, thank you for today~”

Finally, the Happy Day event live ended successfully with the announcement of the results compiled by the judges.

However, behind the scenes, the staff of Masaka Corporation, who were monitoring the netTube’s streaming, comments, and concurrent viewer count, were in an uproar. But we, who were on stage, only learned about it after everything was over. The view count for “Masaka Corporation Idol Group. Happy Day Event! Four Ears Singing Contest. Special Guests Will Also Come” continued to rise even after the live stream ended and was uploaded as a video.