"Awakening from the dream of an unknown world,
I spread these wings and take flight!
..."
The verse reaches another peak with Taoka Na’s passionate singing.
The next second, as the chorus begins.
Countless audience members get goosebumps!
"When I set out to fly, I said I wouldn’t turn back,
Aiming for that vast, vast blue sky,
..."
With the setup of the verse, the chorus becomes even more inspiring.
Taoka Na seems to have found her world. Her voice, so perfect for anime, combined with her chuunibyou poses that match the rhythm, gives the audience an incredibly strong impact!
Watching her stage performance and listening to this song, it feels like an urge to spread one's wings and soar, no matter what!
Gradually, the comments about Miyamoto Sawa diminish.
Chinese characters begin to dominate the screen!
"As expected of Tingyu, his songs’ greatest feature is their suitability for the singer!"
"This song made me so excited, chuunibyou youths rejoice!"
"Battle scenes automatically appear in my mind. This song is truly perfect for the anime 'Ninja'!"
"For the same singer, Taoka Na, I feel that all her previous songs didn't bring out her vocal advantages. This song is too fitting!"
"Tingyu is amazing. Compared to Miyamoto Sawa’s song just now, this 'Aoitori' is like heaven and earth!"
Whether it's the singer's performance or the song's suitability.
This song 'Aoitori' wins by far.
...
The show continues.
Miyamoto Sawa’s million-dollar equipment makes Taoka Na’s singing incredibly moving.
But Miyamoto Sawa’s heart sinks even deeper.
His entire face, which was previously full of smiles, turns dark.
However, his feet seem to be uncontrollably tapping to the rhythm. When he realizes it, he quickly reaches out to stop them.
"Idiot! Whose singer are you?!"
Miyamoto Sawa breaks down, pointing at Taoka Na on the screen, and curses loudly.
In his eyes, Taoka Na has never been this passionate, not even on "Era Music King."
When singing Tingyu’s song, she becomes like a different person, bringing out all her strength.
Taoka Na’s smile and excitement are not hidden at all.
In Miyamoto Sawa’s eyes, it’s like she’s saying to Tingyu in front of him, "Mr. Tingyu is amazing, I really like you, I will thank you with all my might!"
Her performance makes Miyamoto Sawa feel the shame of betrayal.
...
On stage.
The song has a very clear rise and fall.
Coupled with Taoka Na’s various chuunibyou poses, the song’s atmosphere rises to an even higher peak.
Unfortunately, this show has no live audience, so there’s no situation of the entire venue cheering. However, the enthusiasm of the show’s staff is ignited, and the cameras also skillfully sweep across the staff.
At the moment the second chorus finishes.
The wail of the electric guitar, along with the gradually slowing emotions.
The next second, Taoka Na walks towards the camera and bows slightly.
"I knew we would fall,
But still, I will continue to chase the light!!"
The emotions that had settled are once again elevated by this high note!
Taoka Na points at the sky with one finger, her face filled with unprecedented conviction!
Her singing is moving, and her performance is incredibly brilliant!
As the strongest female singer in Wōguó, she unleashes all her strength at this moment!
"When I set out to fly, I said I wouldn’t turn back..."
The last chorus.
Taoka Na uses all her strength, singing while bending over, holding the microphone in one hand and swaying to the rhythm with the other.
With such focus, she brings her singing skills to the extreme!
At this moment, even the audience notices something unusual about her condition.
If Taoka Na’s singing was impeccable before, her stage presence was always average.
But today's Taoka Na is completely different; she takes Tingyu’s song very seriously, and it can even be seen that she is singing happily.
"It’s over, Taoka Na is already in Tingyu’s shape!"
"Has she found a direction for her professional skills to improve again?"
"Taoka Na is performing beyond her capabilities this time. She was normal when singing Miyamoto Sawa’s song, and now she’s soaring!"
"This is the state of a singer when they get a song that perfectly suits them!"
"Miyamoto Sawa and Taoka Na have collaborated for so many years, and yet she can’t compare to one song by Tingyu?"
"Hahaha, Miyamoto Sawa must be crying in the bathroom seeing Taoka Na performing so enthusiastically on stage!"
Taoka Na has always been Miyamoto Sawa’s exclusive singer, and they have collaborated for many years.
But this stage performance by Taoka Na is definitely one of the peaks of her career.
Furthermore, her condition is very different from when she sang Miyamoto Sawa’s song "Ninja" earlier.
Her exclusive singer sings the opponent’s song, and her performance is so good.
This makes many viewers feel like they are experiencing NTR in front of Miyamoto Sawa.
...
"How could this be?"
"How could he write such a song??"
Miyamoto Sawa trembles with anger.
He stands up and sweeps all the documents on his desk to the floor!
These are his song demos accumulated over time, and many of them are songs he was about to complete.
At this moment, Miyamoto Sawa completely disregards these things. His mind is filled with the melody of "Aoitori" and Taoka Na’s divine live performance just now.
There’s no need to wait for the chart rankings later. Now that these two songs are performed together, anyone who isn’t deaf can hear that Tingyu’s song is much better than Miyamoto Sawa’s "Ninja" in terms of singer suitability and anime suitability.
The two songs are not on the same level at all.
After an unknown amount of time.
Miyamoto Sawa’s rapidly heaving chest gradually calms down.
He takes out a pack of cigarettes and a lighter from the drawer, walks to the window, and pulls open the curtains.
Outside are the lights of the city. Tokyo in October seems so cold.
Miyamoto Sawa can’t help but shiver.
The show has ended, and advertisements are already playing on television. Miyamoto Sawa, with a grim expression, takes out a cigarette, lights it, takes a deep puff, and exhales the smoke.
"Lost..."
A sigh full of helplessness rings out.
He has never felt so dejected, not even when he lost to Tingyu on "Era Music King."
Anime theme songs are his most confident genre, and also the genre that made him famous.
But even in this area, he is no match for Tingyu.
He lost in terms of song suitability and singer suitability, losing miserably.
...