NOVEL WEB Chapter 6: VI - CiRCLE and Answers
April 10, 2021
8:30 A.M.
Live House CIRCLE - Riku's Office
Riku POV
Last night was one interesting night to say the least, I met some of my friends from my childhood, saw the so called "Girls Band Revolution" that I've been hearing about the last few months, I got to see how Rinko and the girls perform, and I get to give them a glimpse on what I can do...unwillingly...
Right now I'm at my office trying to prepare everything once the girls arrive as I gave the Live House Pass to the vocalists. While I was about to finish, the door opened and I see Marina entering the room.
Marina: Riku, there's someone wants to see you.
Riku: Is it Rinko and the others? Aren't they a bit too early?
Marina: It's not them.
Riku: It's not them? Then who came to see me?
As I said that, Marina stepped aside and 4 girls entered the room.
The first one is a girl with red eyes, short light-blue hair and a light-pink mob cap with a red ribbon decorated with white stripes. She wears a light-pink dress with a red ribbon on both sleeves, a large red ribbon behind her waist with white stripes and a necklace featuring a Caduceus-like centerpiece.
The second one is a girl with red eyes and short blond hair, which is tied into a single ponytail on her left side. Wears a red dress and vest, with a pink shirt underneath and socks. Also wears a pink mob cap with a red ribbon attached.
The third girl is a tall girl with aqua-blue eyes and long, scarlet hair. She wears a green beret and dress resembles traditional Chinese clothing mixed with the red guard uniform.
And the final girl is a girl with dark-blue eyes, silver hair worn in long braids on both sides of her face with green bows at the ends and a white maid headband. She wears a pink/white and dark blue French maid's outfit with an apron, short sleeves and a green ribbon. And I can see that she has knives strapped on her thighs and I don't even need to ask why.
As I saw them enter I already know who they are.
Riku: What brings you here in Japan Remi, Flan, Meiling-san, Sakuya-san?
(A/N: Similar to how Patchouli calls Remilia by her nickname Remi, Riku calls Remilia and Flandre by their nickname.)
The girls who showed up were Remilia Scarlet, heiress of the Scarlet Family. Flandre Scarlet, Remilia's younger sister. Hong Meiling, the Scarlet Family's head security. And lastly Izayoi Sakuya, Head Maid of the Scarlet Family.
Remilia: Good to see you Riku boy. The reason we came here is...we need your help.
My help? The prideful Remilia Scarlet asking me for help? Well this might be worthwhile.
Riku: So? What do you need my help with?
Remilia: Flandre, tell him.
As Remi said that, Flan who was behind her stepped forward and made her way to my desk and says with a huge smile on her face.
Flandre: Onii-san! Teach me how to play drums!
Riku: Sure, I can teach you Flan. But may I ask why?
Sakuya: The truth is, when Flandre-sama saw your performance back in Romania, she kinda got interested in music.....mostly drums. She's been learning by herself on playing drums for the past 6 months but it wasn't enough. Remilia-sama suggested that we go here since you live here in Japan. Flandre-sama trusts you so much; we came here all the way from France to let you teach her.
So they came all the way from France so I can teach Flan how to play drums? I know Remi does everything for her sister but still.....
Riku: Does your father know that you're all here?
Meiling: Actually the master asked us to come here in the first place, he wanted his daughters to go outside and explore the world due to both of them being inside the mansion most of the time.
I see Remi and Flan looking away as they try to deny it, these goddamn hikikomori's. Looks like Meiling-san was right. I looked at the clock and there is still time till they arrive, might as well do it right now.
Riku: Very well then. Marina, is Studio 8 ready?
Marina: Already finished it beforehand.
Riku: Good. The 4 of you come with me, I'll teach Flandre-chan there. Marina, you go to the front desk, if they arrive, show them where I'm at okay? And take a rest while you're at it.
Marina: Thanks Riku, I'll be going now.
Riku: Now then, let's go.
1 Hour Later
Yukina POV
I, Minato Yukina, 3rd year student at Haneoka Girls High School and Vocalist/Leader of Roselia am in a crisis right now.
As to ask why.....while I was waiting for Lisa and the rest of the band show up, there is a huge white cat staring in front of me....
As the cat goes even closer to me, I reached my hand and tried petting the cat.
~purr~
Yukina: nyaa~
As I was at my own world while petting the cat, I heard a camera flash and it made me return to reality and I see Sayo, Rinko and Ako just looking at me while Lisa was holding her phone with a smug on her face.
And as I start to realize that I've been doing this a while now, I blushed as I try to ask them how long did they got here.
Yukina: S-Since when did you all get here?
Lisa: Ever since you've been petting that cat. I mean come on Yukina, you look cute just now~.
Yukina: S-Shut up.
Rinko: Eh? Fuyu?
As Rinko said that, the cat made its way to her and starts clinging to her as if the cat knows her.
Sayo: Shirokane-san, you know this cat?
Rinko: Yes, because this cat belongs to Riku.
Sayo: I didn't know he had a cat.
Ako: If Riku-nii owns that cat, why is it out here?
Rinko: Fuyu does this all the time ever since we're kids, she goes everywhere she wants and Riku doesn't even seem to mind going out.
Yukina: But wouldn't that be dangerous for the cat to go on her own?
Rinko: No worries Yukina-san, she's been trained and she's smart, she knows what to do and not to do.
Rinko says that as she carries the cat.
Lisa: Now with that cat clinging to you Rinko, what are we going to do with it?
Rinko: We'll take it, and I think she's looking for Riku.
~nyaa~
Lisa: Then we'll take that as a yes, now that we're all here, let's go to the live house where Riku is!
We agreed on what Lisa said and we left the town square and made our way to the live house along with a cat.
A Few Minutes Later
3rd POV
The girls of Roselia have reached the Live House is and they saw Ran and her band members along with Aya, Kokoro and Kasumi's band.
As Roselia were coming in their direction, they saw Himari was having a troubled expression so Rinko and Sayo went to Himari to know what happened.
Rinko: Uehara-san, what seems to be the problem here?
Himari: Well....you remember that I uploaded the video where Riku performed right?
Rinko and Sayo nodded on what Uehara-san said.
Himari: The thing is.....I think you might want to see it yourselves.
When Himari said that, Yukina, Lisa and Ako went to where Sayo and Rinko were and Himari showed her phone to them and they saw...
Lisa: Wow! Those are a lot of likes! 500,000 likes in just one night!?
Himari: It's not just the likes! Look at the comments!
Lisa borrowed Himari's phone for a moment and looked at the comments and Yukina sees Lisa having a troubled face.
Lisa: W-What is this? I can't even understand what the comments say...
Yukina looked at the comments and it's filled with words that she can't understand, even Rinko and Sayo are having problems reading it.
???: That's because it's all foreign language.
The girls turned around to see who said that and they see a girl with brown eyes, and long brown hair in pigtails with purple ribbons. She wears a pinkish shirt with purple trim on the collar and a thin black tie, a black band around one arm, a purple tokin, a skirt in black/purple checker pattern with a floral pattern on the purple. And she's wearing an armband with the label "CiRCLE".
Tomoe: Um.....who are you?
???: Oh where are my manners, I'm Himekaidou Hatate. A staff member at Live House CiRCLE and also the Live House Informant.
Chisato: Wait, informant? Why does a live house need an informant?
Chisato asked Hatate. They were wondering why this live house needs an informant...unless....
Hatate: That's because CiRCLE is not just an ordinary live house, it's also an information center. If you need any info regarding music and any updates in the pro scene, we got it...for a price of course.
They understood quickly. If they want info regarding to any hot topic regarding music, they can provide it...but they're more worried about its cost though.
Hatate: So are you the bands that the boss is waiting for right?
Kokoro: Hai! Onii-chan invited us to come here! Look! He even gave us this!
Kokoro showed the pass that Riku gave them last night. The other vocalists followed as they also showed their passes as well and Hatate took a quick look and nodded in approval.
Hatate: Yup. That's the pass that boss made alright. The reason why he made passes instead of tickets it's because he got inspired by the ticket process in the Middle East and he wanted to apply it here, it's going well so far. Well I gotta go. I have a client waiting for the information that they need, just look for someone named Marina and she'll fill you in. Later!
After Hatate said that, she left as she was in a hurry. We were about to ask why does Himari's post is full of foreign comments but she's already gone. Saaya broke the silence and says.
Saaya: By the way Rinko-senpai...why are you carrying a cat?
When Saaya said that, all of the girls had their eyes on the cat that Rinko is holding and all of a sudden, Kokoro dashed to Rinko and grabbed the cat from her.
Kokoro: FUYU!!
Kanon: You know that cat Kokoro-chan?
Kokoro: Hai! This cat belongs to onii-chan! Guess that she's looking for onii-chan, did I get that right Rinko?
Rinko: T-That's what I said earlier on.
Rimi: But still...isn't this cat a little too big?
Kaoru: That's because she's a Maine Coon my little kitten. And these cats are expected to grow up to this size and are quite adaptive to its environment and they are forever loyal to its owner.
While the girls are talking regarding the cat, Arisa broke the conversation and said.
Arisa: You know what, let's go. Riku-san is already waiting for us.
Everyone agreed with Arisa and made their way to CiRCLE and as they were walking they saw some flags with various logos and only a select few know what they are
Kasumi: Look at those flags!
Misaki: What do those logos mean anyway?
Yukina: I think I've seen these logos somewhere.....
Aya: Maya-chan, are you okay?
The girls see Mya looking a bit nervous as she was looking at those flags.
Maya: I-I'm okay Aya-san. The thing is, I know what those flags mean. Those flags are the logos of the well known professional bands in the world.
Everyone raised an eyebrow to what Maya said.
Kasumi: Is that true Maya-san!? These are from professional bands in the world!? Then what band is that one with a star on it!?
Kasumi pointed a red flag and they looked at the flag and it was white letter A with a star with some blue and black on the edges.
Maya: From what I remember, that is "Team Aster". A band located in China and it's 2nd best band currently.
Sayo: China's 2nd best? Then what band is China's best?
Maya: That would be....that one.
Maya pointed at another red flag. And that flag has 2 circles, the top circle has the word "LGD" inside and the bottom circle has the Eiffel Tower and the words "Paris Saint Germain" written on it.
Ran: And that band is?
Maya: "PSG.LGD". China's strongest band. They always take at least top 3 or higher in most band tournaments around the world and from what I remember, they've won Future World Fes twice 3 years ago.
The girls were shocked especially Roselia….more on their leader when Maya said that. Yukina is starting to think that every band that has a flag here has won Future World Fes in the past.
Lisa: Wait did you say they won Future World Fes? If that is true, then all of the bands that had their logos here won Future World Fes as well?
Yukina's heart starts to beat fast as Lisa said that, Maya just shook her head and her heart calmed down a bit, but what she did not expect is what Maya said next shook Yukina to her core.
Maya: Well not all of them. From what I see. The bands that won Future World Fes are.....those two.
Maya pointed at two flags. A black flag with a bear logo with a orange V behind the bear and a blue flag with an eye logo.
Sayo: And the name of those bands are?
Maya: The one with the eye is called "Team Secret". An organization that is owned by the band itself. West Europe's 3rd best band and won 3 Future World Fes.
THREE!! They've won 3 Future World Fes!!! Yukina just saw Rinko and Sayo with their eyes wide open and Ako just opened her mouth in awe.
Arisa: And the other one?
Maya: "Virtus.pro". A music organization from Russia and East Europe's 2nd best. So far....they've won 5.....one of them was back-to-back in 2018....
Everyone: FIVE!?!?
Yukina was starting to waver when she heard Maya's claim. She's starting to think that her goal to reach Future World Fes and win can be done so easy.
Her legs are starting to fail her but before she even fell, Lisa managed to catch her. While Yukina was still at Lisa's arms she was thinking on what Maya said, and suddenly something clicked.
Yukina: Yamato-san. You said that these 2 bands won multiple Future World Fes' right? Then why those bands are not the best band in where they are?
Maya: Well that's because the bands that I've mentioned failed to win the most important tournament of all..."The International".
Everyone: The International?
Maya: *nods* It's a tournament that is held every August or October to see who is the best band in the world. Aside from a prize that is worth a million dollars or more, the names of the winning band will be immortalized and will be named as the best band in the world forever.
Everyone was just quiet on what Maya said.....a tournament that is bigger than Future World Fes itself....they can only guess that only the bands that can be called the best can participate there.
Saaya: Uh girls...look at the time.....
Saaya pointed at the clock near the live house and it's only about a minute before 10. They decided to hold off the conversation and went straight for the front door. They tried to open the door but to no avail. And then Yukina remembered about the pass, so she stepped forward, took out her phone and she scanned her phone to the scanner beside the door. They heard a beeping sound to confirm that the door is opened. As the door opens the girls made their way inside and they were welcomed by a girl who was sitting behind the desk.
Marina: Welcome to Live House CiRCLE. I'm Tsukushima Marina. Manager of this live house and the 2nd in charge. So.....which one of you girls is Rinko?
When Marina said this, Rinko raised her hand to know where she is.
Marina:So that means you girls are the bands that Riku are expecting to come. Riku is currently busy at the moment but I think he should be done by now. You can find him in Studio 8. Now if you all excuse me, I'm going back to work as my break is already over, just go by the hallway if you want to find Studio 8.
When Marina left, the girls just followed what she said and went to the hallway to look for Studio 8 where Riku is. And as they were walking along the hallway, they see 10 banners that are hanging on the ceiling and it says.
Natus Vincere
(Eastern Europe)
The International 2011 Champions
Cologne, Germany
Artstyle – XBOCT – Puppey – Dendi – LighTofHeaveN
Invictus
(China)
The International 2012 Champions
Seattle, Washington, USA
Chuan – YYF – Ferrari_430 – Zhou – Faith
Alliance
(Western Europe)
The International 2013 Champions
Seattle, Washington, USA
EGM – Loda – s4 – AdmiralBulldog – Akke
Newbee
(China)
The International 2014 Champions
Seattle, Washington, USA
SanSheng – Mu – Xiao8 – Banana – Hao
Evil Geniuses
(North America)
The International 2015 Champions
Seattle, Washington, USA
Fear – ppd – SumaiL – Aui_2000 – UniVeRsE
Wings
(China)
The International 2016 Champions
Seattle, Washington, USA
iceice – Shadow – Faith_BIan – y' – bLink
Team Liquid
(Western Europe)
The International 2017 Champions
Seattle, Washington, USA
MATUMBAMAN – gh – Kuroky – Miracle- – MinD_ContRoL
OG
(Western Europe)
The International 2018 Champions
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
JerAx – Iku – BigDaddyN0tail – Ceb – Topson
OG
(Western Europe)
The International 2019 Champions
Shanghai, China
JerAx – Iku – N0tail – Ceb – Topson
OG
(Western Europe)
The International 2020 Champions
Bucharest, Romania
SumaiL– Iku – N0tail – Ceb – Topson
When they saw these banners hanging in the hallway, they remembered what Yamato-san said.
Chisato: Maya-chan. Are those the bands that won that tournament you spoke of?
Maya: Yes. These bands are considered to be the best of the best in the world. I watched one of their performances and....
Aya: And?
Maya: I think it's better to show this to you....
Maya took out her phone as she shows the girls a video that showcases The International.
Yukina: Yamato-san, what is this video?
Maya: This video was released 6 years ago…..and to this day, it is remembered as one of the greatest moments in TI history....the $6,000,000 drum solo in the TI5 Grand Finals.
Arisa: Hold on. $6,000,000 drum solo? What is that supposed to mean?
Maya was just quiet as she played the video. They saw the drummer who called himself UNiVeRsE pulls out a performance that they will never forget. A super high paced drum solo that the spectators believe that he wasn't human. Not even missing a beat and it was said that he was holding his breath while doing this. After the video ended, the girls was just dead silent and the drummers of each band has this to say.
Tomoe: What in the world.....he's too fast…..
Kanon: Fueeeeeeeee.....
Ako: So cool...…
Saaya: Is that even possible....
The other drummers were just shocked when they see the video. Maya was just calm after seeing this.
Maya: As you can see, that is the standard when it comes to The International. What we're doing everyday is pale in comparison to this…..
Aya: Maya-chan, have you tried playing like that?
Maya: I did try, but it was too much. I was getting the hang of it at the start but it gets harder midway and I can't pick up the pacing.
The girls were surprised that Maya, one of the most experienced drummers was having a hard time in drums.
While they were thinking this, Chisato managed to find the studio where Riku is.
Chisato: Girls. I found it.
The girls followed Chisato, and as they reached the studio door, they were hearing someone talking and it goes like this.
???: Onii-san! One more time!
Riku: Up for another round? You don't get tired do you?
???: I'm still good to go! I can go for another round and you can go harder on me onii-san!
When the girls heard that loud and clear, all of them were blushing while Kasumi, Tae, Hagumi and Kokoro had no clue on what's happening inside.
Riku: We've done this 10 times already and you want harder Flandre-chan? Alright then, I'll give you harder and don't expect backing out cause I won't hold back. I'll make sure you won't be able to use your hands for a few days.
Flandre: I can still handle it onii-san! I can go for 5 more rounds!
Riku: Well, you asked for it. Let's do this, follow my lead.
*THUD!*
By the time Riku said that, most of them blushed redder than the last and Rinko, Rimu and Kanon fainted on the spot. Some of them can literally see Arisa and Sayo with a tick mark on their head and they open the door furiously.
Sayo/Arisa: WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING!?
When the two of them opened the door some of the girls took a peek to see what's happening, myself included. They see Riku holding a guitar and he's with 4 girls and one of them is a blond girl holding a pair of drumsticks.
Riku POV
I can tell, Flan has talent when it comes to drums. She can really keep up with me even if I'm playing more difficult songs for her.
Well, I guess that playtime is over. I told Flan that I'm not gonna hold back now and she smiled and said that she can go for more. And just we were about to play, the door suddenly burst out open and I see Arisa-san and Sayo-san with an angry expression while blushing and behind them I see Kokoro, Ran, Moca-san, Misaki-san, Lisa-san, Yukina-san, Chisato, Aya-san, Saaya-san and Kasumi-san peeking from the door with a blush on their faces as well.
Sayo/Arisa: WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING!?
Riku: What the hell am I doing? Well I'm teaching Flan here how to play drums.
The entire place got quiet and I see Sayo-san and the girls are blushing even harder, then I heard a loud laugh and I took a look and it was Remi laughing while on the floor.
Remilia: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! WHAT DO YOU GIRLS THINK WHAT RIKU BOY AND FLANDRE WERE DOING!? YOU THOUGHT THEY WERE DOING SOMETHING ELSE!? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
As Remi kept laughing, I saw Sakuya-san having a light laugh and Meiling-san trying to hold back. Flan looked at me innocently.
Flandre: Onii-san, what did onee-sama mean by that?
Riku: Better for you not to know Flan. It's something that only adults know.
I tell that to Flan as I gave her a headpat. After a few minutes of Remi laughing, she calmed down and I face the girls in the front door.
Remilia: I can see you have other things to do. Flandre, we're going home. I think you had enough right.
Flandre: Alright....onii-san, thank you for teaching me.
Riku: Anytime. Remember what I taught you okay? And take care of your wrists. If they start hurting, get help from Sakuya-san, understood?
Flan nodded and gave me a hug as a way of thanks and she went to her sister as they go to the door.
Riku: Sakuya-san. While you're in Japan, if you need anything, just call me.
Sakuya-san nodded and left along with his mistress. Now it's just me and the 5 bands.
Riku: Now then...can anyone explain why you're all blushing?
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Riku: Then your silence means what Remilia-san just said. Anyway, kindly wake Rinko, Rimi-san and Kanon-san up and follow me. We'll talk in my office.
Kasumi: Senpai, who were those four?
Riku: Ah, those were my friends while I was in France. Don't worry, you'll be seeing them again very soon.
~nyaa~
Riku: Fuyu! Where have you been girl? Come over here!
Fuyu jumped out of Kokoro and landed in my arms as I start to pet her.
~nyaa~
Yukina: So that cat really belongs to you.
Riku: So you found Fuyu? Thanks for finding her Yukina-san. I've been looking for her for 3 days now. I know she'd go out on her own for a whole day but 3 days on her own made me worried. Want to hold her?
Yukina: Can I?
Riku: Sure. I can see that she's warming up to you. Here.
I gave Fuyu to Yukina-san and she was just hugging her happily. I can obviously see that she likes cats.
After I thanked Yukina-san for finding Fuyu, Sayo and the girls were trying to wake up Rinko, Kanon-san and Rimi-san while I was trying to clean up the studio. When I finished cleaning up, the 3 girls who fainted have woken up and I explained the previous situation, the girls understood and apologized to me. After apologizing, me and the girls make our way to my office.
Live House CiRCLE - Riku's Office
As I enter my office, Fuyu jumped away from Yukina-san and went straight to a vacant spot on my desk so she can rest and I see the girls are still standing outside the door.
Riku: Well? What are you waiting for? My office is big enough for all of you to move around. Don't be shy.
When I said that, the girls entered the room and they see my office contains some books, music sheets, plants and trophies that I've won ever since I've begun my career in music.
What the girls noticed was the guitar and two keyboards on the side, Maya-san asked me if I owned those.
Maya: Riku-san, the keyboard and guitar right there. Is it yours?
Riku: Yup. Those two keyboards right there is the ROLAND FA-07 FULLCUSTOM and the ROLAND FA-08 FULLCUSTOM. And the guitar right there is the ESP ARROW 1000 MKII. I got those keyboards with my own money and as for the guitar; my parents gave it to me for my 16th birthday.
Maya: But you said custom....don't tell me that you-
Riku: Got that right. I customized them to my personal style. Don't worry, I have them checked out and I made sure that the customization that I put on those three are not to the point that I'm cheating.
Rinko: I remember that you love customizing instruments back then.
Riku: Uh-huh and I still do, well not always cause I have a lot on my plate right now.
Saaya: By the way Riku-kun, where is Youmu-san? I noticed that she's not here.
All of the girls got the same thought, Riku's aide wasn't here. They looked at me and I explained Youmu's whereabouts.
Riku: Well the thing is...
Meanwhile in the Hakugyoku Inn
Yuyuko: Youmu! When is the next course!! The guests are waiting!
Youmu: It'll be there in just a moment Yuyuko-sama!!
Yuyuko: Don't worry dear guests, the food is on its way shortly.
Now back to Riku
Riku: Yuyuko-san called in Youmu for help in the inn that she owns, so she's not with me at the moment. And that doesn't mean that just I don't have my aide doesn't mean I'm useless. I can handle things on my own.
After I explained Youmu's situation to them, the girls were interested in the trophies and medals that are displayed in the room.
Ako: Look at all these trophies!!
Hina: Riku-kun, where did you get this medal?
HIna-san pointed at the medal that was displayed in a frame.
Riku: That medal is when I won my first piano competition when I was 5, and that started my career as a musician.
Rinko sees a familiar trophy and I notice her touching it.
Riku: Feels familiar isn't it Rinko.
Sayo: Shirokane-san that is...
Rinko: This trophy came from the tournament that Riku won...and it's the same tournament where we first met.
As they were looking at the trophies that I had, Lisa looked at a certain trophy at shock and called Yukina-san.
Lisa: Yukina! Look at this!
Yukina: This is....Future World Fes!?
When Yukina-san said that out loud, Ako-chan, Sayo-san and Rinko went to where Lisa-san and Yukina-san are and they looked at the trophy and it said.
OG
Future World Fes Boston
Champions
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
JerAx - Iku - Fly - N0tail - s4
Rinko: Riku....is this true? You won Future World Fes?
I just kept quiet as Rinko asked me this while she was trying to keep herself calm. I can see the rest of Roselia looking like they've seen a ghost when they saw that trophy.
Tomoe: Minato-san....you might want to take a look at this....
As Tomoe-san said that. Roselia went to where she is and looked at 3 trophies and it said.....
OG
Future World Fes Kiev
Champions
Kiev, Ukraine
JerAx - Iku - Fly - N0tail - s4
OG
Future World Fes Los Angeles
Champions
Los Angeles, California, USA
SumaiL– Iku – N0tail – Ceb – Topson
OG
Future World Fes Singapore
Champions
Singapore City, Singapore
SumaiL– Iku – N0tail – Ceb – Topson
Sayo: N-No way....4 Future World Fes'....Riku-san....
Rinko: Riku...
Ako: Rin-Rin.....Riku-nii....
Ran: I can't believe it....nii-san.....
Maya: NO WAY!!!!
Aya: Maya-chan!? What's wrong!?
Maya: I-I-Impossible.....is that what I think it is....?
As Maya-san pointed her shaking finger and the girls looked on where she was pointing. What they saw was 3 gold shields on the wall and I see Maya-san trying to calm down but failed to do so.
Kasumi: Maya-senpai, what are those shields?
Maya: They're not just shields Toyama-san! That shield is called the "Aegis of Champions"! The Aegis can only be given to those who have won The International, as the names of the band who won it all will be written behind the aegis and it will be immortalized as the best band in the world!
Everyone besides me was shocked on what Maya-san said and they were starting to put the pieces together and Yukina-san was the first one to speak.
Yukina: You.....don't tell me that you are-
Riku: Guess some of you girls have figured it out. Very well then. Let me re-introduce myself.
I got up from my chair and narrowed my eyes and gave the girls a smile that made them afraid.
Riku: I'm Nagae Riku. Heir to the Nagae Family, 3rd year student of Hanasakigawa Girls High School and.....a former professional musician, 4 time Future World Fes Champion, 3-time TI Champion. I go by the name "Iku" and I play DJ, Guitar and Vocal for the band OG.