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How do you follow up on a performance like the one Kitabayashi just did?
Nobody can realistically expect you compete with an idol, right?
Ah, this is so stressful. You hurry back to the table and slam down your beer.
The display has Matsui somewhat concerned and Kitabayashi cheering.
You spin back around and head towards the karaoke machine, you blink a few times as you wait for information on the screen swims back into focus.
There’s a lot of songs in here that would be socially acceptable to try and even fail at.
However, you’re not confident at any of them. That won’t do. You need to upstage a former idol.
Then, amidst your hectic scrolling through the song library, you find a song you recognize.
It’ll maybe put a dent in your reputation as a perfect little HR member, but that doesn’t matter right now.
At least it’s not as bad as some of the other songs you listen to in your own time.
You select the song and the screen flickers while the machine loads up your song.
The speakers tease with a guitar riff before they boom out a complete collection of guitar, bass, and drums.
The musicians on screen dressed like maids seem a hard contrast to the rock song they bring forth.
BAND-MAID might not be everyone’s cup of tea, but it is yours.
More than anything, the song you selected, Thrill, is one you actually know the lyrics of.
If you had felt less courageous, you might’ve opted with a pop song or the intro song to a popular anime that you watched in times past.
However, with the strength of alcohol powering your will, you are free to make decisions which may seem questionable in hindsight.
You sing your way through the song.
There isn’t much in terms of choreography to the song, but you swing your hips in tune with the music while trying to focus on the lyrics.
Although you’ve kept your eyes on the screen for lyrics for the most part, you manage to sneak a peek towards your audience when the chorus rolls around.
Even with liquid courage powering your performance, there was a part of you that feared their reaction, but it seems those concerns were unfounded – both Matsui and Kitabayashi seem ecstatic and are signing along with the chorus.
The sight fills you with warmth and you finish the rest of the song riding an unfamiliar high.
