Arc-3 Ep-19
89
“…Everyone. Good evening~~~!!”
“Welcome to Sistema Solare’s nationwide concert tour~~~!!”
“Come on in to the dome~~~!!”
“““…We are ‘Sistema Solare’!!”””
“Kyaa~~~!!!”
“Uoo~~~!!!”
“Hya ha~~~!!!”
Today is the final day of the autumn nationwide concert tour. After opening with two songs, the first MC segment begins with our customary greeting. The fired-up cheers from the audience crash down onto us on stage.
“Everyone~~~!! Are you full of energy~~~!!!”
“““Full of energy~~~!!!”””
“Nice!! We are going to go all out too without holding back~~~!!”
“Agreed!!”
“All right then, next up~~~!! We are going straight from ‘HOPE SUNRISE’ into ‘Cross Star in the Sky’ and ‘Asterism’~~~!!”
“Ooo~~~!!!”
“Uwaa~~~!!!”
There is still a long way to go.
I have to pace myself carefully while making sure not to let the fans’ excitement cool down.
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The family members attending this venue are my parents and my youngest brother, who is a university student. Yesterday the eldest and middle brothers came, but honestly from the stage, the seats prepared for them were so far away that I could not tell.
Well, I understand why the family seats are placed in inconspicuous locations. If they were right in front of the stage in the best seats, fans would probably complain.
From the management’s perspective, those premium seats generate more profit when sold to the public.
For what it is worth, I did try waving with a smile toward the general area where I thought my family might be seated.
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“──But seriously, Schus Sola’s song titles are all space- or astronomy-related, aren’t they.”
“That is because the group name itself comes from Latin for the solar system.”
“I heard it is also Italian in some interpretations?”
With a concert lasting roughly three hours, there are quite a few MC segments. This is the time to hydrate and give our bodies even a little rest.
“Hmm, is that so.”
“Personally, I worry that we might eventually run out of song title ideas.”
“No way, how many songs are you planning to sing, Rio?”
“Suzuka-san. I want to sing as many as possible, you know? Right, everyone?”
“We want to hear more~~~!!!”
“Release more songs~~~!!!”
“Rio-chaaan!!!”
Rio-san’s call to the audience draws reactions from all over the venue. This kind of back-and-forth exchange is one of the true pleasures of concerts and mini-lives.
“All right, all right.”
“Then shall we let them hear it?”
“Yes. So next we are going straight into ‘Bock Globule’ and ‘Herbig-Haro’ back-to-back~~~!!”
“Here they come~~~!!!”
“Uhyaa~~~!!!”
“I love these songs~~~!!!”
This is the moment to drop the two new tracks.
While the title track ‘Bock Globule’ is one thing, the coupling track ‘Herbig-Haro’ might not be performed at future concerts and events.
After all, the number of songs we can perform in a concert basically stays the same even as our repertoire keeps growing. For those who managed to attend this tour, it might turn out to be a precious opportunity.
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～～♪♪……
“…Yes!! That was our new songs ‘Bock Globule’ and ‘Herbig-Haro’~~~!!”
“Waa~~~!!!”
“Rinarin~~~!!!”
“Mutsumi~~~!!!”
Even though these new tracks have only been out for about a month and a half, the fans are really getting into them. I would be happy if at least one of them becomes a staple in future concerts.
Since these are the first two songs released after I joined the internal group ‘Sistema Solare’, I have quite a bit of attachment to them.
“…Oh right, speaking of new songs, everyone already knows about the new album CD, right?”
“We know~~~!!!”
“We are buying multiple copies~~~!!!”
“Ah, thank you♪ Then shall we go ahead and give the first public reveal of that information?”
“O, ooo!?”
“For real~~~!!!”
Here we release details about the new album, which had only been announced earlier as scheduled for early next month.
This is a surprise present exclusively for the fans who managed to attend today—something that was not revealed even at yesterday’s concert.
“This time there are two discs, and one of them is our album—you already know that part, right?”
“Of course~~~!!!”
“Naturally!!!”
“Good, I was worried someone might say they did not know.”
“That is not going to happen.”
Everyone here fought through an insane lottery ratio to get tickets. Not every single person, but almost all of them must already know this information.
“First, the alternate versions of the songs we just performed—‘Bock Globule’ and ‘Herbig-Haro’—will be included!!”
“Remixes or album versions, something along those lines.”
“And it has also been decided that two brand-new songs will be recorded!!”
“That makes four songs already.”
“…And now comes the major announcement…”
At my words signaling a major reveal, a restless buzz spreads through the audience.
During that moment, those of us on stage simply stand there smiling without saying anything.
Then, as if reading the room, the crowd quiets down, and in that silence Rina-san opens her mouth.
“…It has been decided that all nine members of ‘Schus Sola’ will each have a solo song included on the album!!”
“E, ehhh!?”
“So, solo songs!!”
“Yes!! These will be the very first solo tracks in Schus Sola’s history!!”
“U, uwa~~~!!!”
“I am definitely buying it~~~!!!”
In truth, up until now Schus Sola has never released even a single solo song.
To give as many members as possible chances to stand on stage, the focus has always been on group or team songs.
Now that restriction is finally being lifted.
Apparently the policy shift is due to the growing number of members who can become individually popular—not just Tomomi-san, but also Rina-san and me.
With the total membership exceeding fifty, competition among members is likely to become even fiercer. I have also heard that next year’s Reitaisai will see a different number of graduations compared to previous years.