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Chapter 9: The Concert – translated by Evangeline and Aet over here! The concert hall has finished being constructed" I heard Yu Lian-dàsao’s excited and slightly distressed voice just as I came online
"Really? I’ll come take a look" I wonder what the hall looks like It ought to be pretty luxurious; after all, we did spend a fortune on it I thought to myself as I picked up rave;sao’s directions, which ledforto exa
"I-Impossible…" I stammered withthat caht out of our textbooks… An ancient Roman coliseum?!
"Hehe, welcome to Infinite City’s-- No, it should be Second Life’s, first concert hall: Infinite Rhapsody!" Yu Lian greeted with a laugh
"This is aweso across randeur of the architecture It was circular in shape and stood around twenty stories high The priave a rather ancient look I walked closer to get a better view and saw that the engravings consisted of si different kinds of instrus, unable to keep my hands off them
"The therave;sao explained, "The other sides show combat, nature, and all kinds of handicrafts"
"Prince! Don’t just stand at the doorway, getting dazzled by only the exterior Coê said as he walked out froh the h for several dozen people to walk through at once
Stepping through the door, I stared in excitenificent scene beforeup and around at the rows upon rows of seats that seemed to stretch into the clouds, I impulsively blurted out, "Is this really where I will be perforon replied as she walked towards h for Your Highness to perfor "It’s ridiculously spacious! It’d be an accomplishment if the audience could even fill up one tenth of the space here"
"Prince-gege isto be packed to capacity," Doll refuted as she skipped over "Doll has sore hands fro too ht!" Yu Lian-dàsao said, nodding "If it weren’t for the earnings froh funds to build this hall"
"I told you guys that Prince would draw out a large crowd," laughed Wolf-dàgê as he slapped h I will admit that I didn’t predict that you’d become Second Life’s spokesperson, Prince"
"I didn’t think that would happen either…" I shrugged helplessly
"In any case, Prince, just settle down and becohed heartily An uneasy feeling formed in the botto else they’re going tothis, Yu Lian continued "I heard the Construction Depart two bookstores Prince, after the concert is over and the bookstores are built, you can conveniently hold an autograph session as well"
"Oh, sure" I sighed in relief upon hearing that it was just about an autograph session
I turned towards the audience seating again and muttered with excite to be ja to the deafening roar of the crowd co from outside, I felt tre exercises Breathe in, breathe out Breathe in, breathe out…
"Ugh, still feeling pretty nervous" I looked helplessly atlike a parakeet, trying to calhness Just pretend that the students--er, no, the fans--are rocks, and you’ll be fine Just perform like you normally do and it’ll be okay" Gui looked at my pale face worriedly I rolled my eyes in response Don’t pretend that I didn’t hear that bit about students So we’re nothing but rocks to you eh, Professor?!
"Just ignore thehtly and patted
"What are you afraid of? It’s just a bunch of people, that’s all" Fairsky threw a haughty glance towards the crowd that consisted of as rains of sand on a beach
"I’m a little nervous too" Phoenix’s face was just as pale as mine Finally, soht with satisfaction
"Let’s get this show on the road! Everyone still reon poked out her head suddenly, s a Mona Lisa-like smile at my pale complexion
I closed my eyes once more and breathed in deeply When my eyes snapped open, only tranquility was left on my face "Let’s do this"
He was one of Second Life’s professional players, but he had never thought that it would actually be possible to hold a concert in an online ga to hold a concert, starring none other than the recently popular Infinite Band, he decided to set out for Infinite City to broaden his horizons
"Damn, I had to wait five whole hours in queue before I could buy the ticket! Is this band really all that great?" hewait, yet he was also glad that he decided to come and witness such an epic event How else could he have fulfilled his curiosity if he were toin Infinite City Seeing the crescent shaped fountain in the Central Plaza alone makes up for the price of the ticket Moreover, the actual city itself is so opulent and majestic! I wonder how much it took to finance its construction He admired the streets that were even wider and neater than those of the pre-programmed Sun, Star and Moon cities The shops and markets beside the streets were all beautiful and unique in their own special way He wondered howin his head
But nothing could coave hiaped, wide eyed and duardened mansions, all so beautiful that it was hard to even take your eyes off the the last of the et one of these and sell off the house I have in Moon City Once everyone discovers how lovely these houses are, the real estate derammed cities will most likely slump"
The next day, he hurried to the concert venue at the crack of dawn, hoping to get a good seat, but he e line of people in front of hi here?!" he asked the ones in front of him in shock
"We came here after dinner yesterday" The people near the end of the line said
"We pitched our tents here right after we bought the tickets two days ago," a group of girls in theyou, I watched as they built Infinite Rhapsody, brick by brick!" The man as first in the line proudly boasted
He was left coh curiosity to kill a cat, he wondered i the allure of Infinite Band was and what Prince, Second Life’s ru to draw out all these fans
"Prince! Prince!" The girls next to hi so loudly that he felt like his eardru He couldn’t help but let out a sigh, wondering why he had allowed himself to be drawn into such pandemonium It really is way too crowded, noisy, and tireso his exhausted body All he could do noas hope that this Infinite Band was talented enough to not an falling from the sky Startled, he examined the snowflakes as they drifted doard hi next to him just asnow This is probably the work of a ht to hi fro up in surprise, five blurry individuals ca down, one from the top of each pillar Just as they were all about to reach the ground, the ice pillars suddenly shattered into countless tiny crystals, sprinkling thehout the entire coliseu radiance, proclai the arrival of these five exceptional people
"So this is Infinite Band?" He could clearly see the five people now, and indeed each of them had their own type of charisma There was the proud and aloof flutist, the handsouitarist, thea blood tiara, the indescribably gorgeous lead singer wearing a faint and coy save a ser to his lips andsound, and spoke in a laid back yet"
This life, this love, this moment squandered away