I Went Back in Time to 10 Years Ago and Saved My Young Lady Childhood Friend and She Became My Fiancee ~She’s Honest and Cool and Looks at Me Like She Wants to Be Cared For~
It is the day of the live concert of Merry Reflection, to which Minamori belongs.
It is almost time for the show to begin. The venue was buzzing with a unique tension.
I had secured a seat much closer to the stage and was secretly sitting there.
This was the first time in my life to attend a live concert, including those before the leap. And yet I was sitting at the very front of the stage. And when I looked around me, I saw that the audience was quite colorful. In other words, it was all girls. Not to say that there were no men either.
It’s very awkward because the seats around here happen to be in such a glittering section.
“Nii-chan, it’s more conspicuous if you are sneaking around in a …… strange way.”
“No, because there are a lot of girls here. ……”
“Shuu kun, Shuu kun, where will Sara-san come out from?”
“In the middle of the stage……? coming down from above……?
Eh, I don’t know……”
Voices from both sides of the stage called out to me.
For some reason, the first live concert in my life was to come with my sister and my childhood friend fiancée. Hey, I applied for seats at the concert by myself, didn’t I? Why are the three of us standing in line?
Azusa was giving me a hard time, and Yorumiya was looking around with a penlight in her hand, which she didn’t quite know how to use. It doesn’t seem like such a coincidental arrangement of seats, but it seems I’m the only one who has such doubts. Azusa is the type of person who is open to anything as long as she can participate, and Yorumiya would probably feel more comfortable with someone she knows than alone.
I can’t help but feel some kind of power, but I can feel the eyes of a certain maid from far away, so I don’t think about it.
Well, it’s strange to be shy or think about something when you are enjoying a live performance. Let’s just enjoy the show with a clear mind.
“There are a lot of people here even so. ……”
“How could there not be? It’s Merifure’s concert, right?”
Azusa is going to be pissed at me. It’s true.
“…..Mouuu. What do you two think about Merifre?”
“Eh? Minamori…”
“Sarachii?”
“I think it’s an idol group with Sarachii.”
I was quickly put on the spot by Azusa, so I rephrased the question. It is true that it is not a good idea to mention her real name here. Minamori is a real name, it is Minazuki Sara
Yorumiya nodded her head as well.
“I don’t really have much to say either,”
“Whaa…! It’s shallow, it’s shallow, both of you. ……”
She shook her head, looking like a veteran scolding a newbie. Well, that’s a bit shallow, I suppose…
“Merifure isn’t just about Sarachi. The other members are really cute too. I’m a Sarachi fan, but it’s not an exaggeration to say I’m a fan of the whole group, so I could talk about everyone endlessly…”
Just as Azusa was about to speak proudly, the lights in the hall went down.
The audience cheered. Azusa also cut off her line and raised her penlight in a big gesture. Yorumiya is holding onto my clothes as she looks ahead to see what is going to happen.
Oh, it’s going to start.
I looked at the stage with the lights still on and vaguely recalled what had happened up to this point.
Before the leap, I was a void. I had spent more than twenty years, but I don’t remember a whole lot. I had a hazy view of things as a whole, no core, no purpose, just a rambling life.
Well, maybe it was because I was in a black company at the end. I didn’t have time to think about anything other than doing the work in front of me.
(I wonder if I can still be proud of my pre-timelapse self.)
Memories go around. Memories from before the leap up to now are all mixed up and circling. But the most colorful memories were of course the ones after the leap. My life is probably better than it was before. I may get a little sick to my stomach a little more often.
“Hey everyone! Thanks for coming today!”
The music started playing and the three members of Merifre came on stage. Immediately there were loud cheers. Yorumiya was a little surprised to see her, and her grip on my hand tightened. The three members of Merifre danced and sang.
Minamori — or Minazuki, as she was called — was in the center. The other two are a girl with long blonde hair and a girl with twin-tail hair. One by one, their faces appeared on the big screen monitor, and the moment Minamori’s face appeared, I almost fell off my feet.
（She didn’t look okay at all!)
She looked like she was about to die.
Didn’t you say yesterday that you were fine? I knew you were no good at the show? Can you do idol with that kind of mentality? Or maybe this face is the default in idol mode?
“…… Azusa does Sarachii always look like that on stage?”
“Eh? Ummm,…… is she nervous today?”
Even Azusa, who is a super-favorite fan, is tilting her head. It looks like it’s not going to work. What should I do? If I come this far and get deeply wounded by a live performance fiasco, I won’t be able to focus on anything. However, there is nothing an audience member can do. ……
(…… No!)
There is only one thing an audience can do.
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(…… Oh, my feet do not seem to belong to me. ……!)
I was so nervous today, even before the gig started.
Not just before the show, but from the moment I woke up in the morning. Surprisingly, I slept easily last night. I didn’t have time to get nervous because I had experienced something extraordinary with Enami-kun and Hina’s maid, Mihato-san.
At the moment of waking up, I thought that I might have become mentally strong enough to sleep after all that had happened,……. But when I became aware of the fact that it was going to be a live concert, that thought went away.
(I can’t move at all……!)
It was not the first time for me to attend a live concert. But today’s concert was special. The capacity of the venue was big. The enthusiasm of the staff and everyone was different. Of course, so was I. But whether or not I was nervous was a different story.
I went out on stage. There were many people in the audience. My heart, which had been constricted by nervousness, squeezed. I could barely hear the music. I moved my body as if to trace what I had practiced. I let out a voice. Is this moving well? Is it really a song? I don’t know, but I have to do it.
My mind is blank. It’s like a fog.
“—-!”
In the middle of it all, I could hear the audience cheering slightly in the distance. All the fans are very passionate today. The cheering would be louder. But what is it about this voice?
(But this voice sounded familiar.)
“Sarachii ～～～～～～～～～～～～!”
The fog lifted. There was no way I could have misheard it. It’s the voice of a friend I’ve been hearing a lot lately. I met him last night. He sent me a message today, too. I didn’t have time to reply, but I was grateful. By the way, he said he would be coming over today.
“Go for it!”
I turned my eyes in the direction of the voice. A large wave of spectators. Somehow, my eyes were able to spot him between the shaking penlights. He was shouting loudly, even bending his body into a crooked shape. He was cheering me on, even doing something he was not accustomed to doing.
My heart was pounding for a different reason than before.
(…… You’re doing something you’re not used to doing.)
My head was clear. My vision opens up. In the meantime, my body had managed to keep dancing and singing, apparently. The heat in the hall had not subsided. The faces of the members moved into my vision. That worried me a little. I’m sorry. It’s all right now.
“Everyone～～～～～～～! Let’s go ～～～～～～!”
I shouted into the microphone, and the audience cheered loudly.
He looked relieved, too, out of the corner of my eye.
Next to him seemed to be another girl I knew. His sister and a dear friend. I have to admit that I like that position. But I couldn’t show such feelings. We were in the middle of a live performance. We are idols.
(Well, at least for one song, I’m selfish.)
In return for your help in doing something you are not used to doing, may I sing a song thinking of you?
Maiban