Chapitre 3: Another One
-Gyari POV-
Gyari always thought she was the hero, the main character of this story.
She was born a star. She always got what she wanted. The adults loved her, and she had a lot of followers as well.
The world revolved around her. She was "The True Heroine."
She had always thought that, but one day she met another one. She was surprised by the brilliance she saw one winter day.
She was stunned. There could never be two protagonists, so she sought to acquire the brilliant Kuromu-chan.
She had always thought that she was the only protagonist, but she was hit by the sparkle of Kuromu-chan. But even then, she only thought that there would only ever be two of them.
But then she found another one. And this one was right in front of her.
Black, straight hair that reached her waist. Sharp, beautiful features almost akin to a perfectly crafted doll. Her form represented absolute grace.
Then her voice echoed. It was a beautiful voice that accented the catchy song she was singing. She would swear later on that she could see the notes dancing in the air. That her life had frozen to a standstill, morphed into the color black and white.
At once, her tempo increased. Time sped up at the moment. Colors splashed back to reality. Her heart raced. Her eyes swirled with new light.
Gyari was shocked.
I want her!
She looked at the star on the stage. As the song reached its peak, the suddenness of the music came to a slow end, which she found herself dreading.
I desire her!
As her song came to an end, it was like a spell had been lifted. There was abrupt, immutable silence.
Then ear-shattering applause.
I really, really want her!
The judges started whispering to each other. Their faces looked surprised, amazed even.
But Gyari didn't pay attention to them. Her eyes were locked on the figure descending the stage.
I would have her!
Gyari approached Nyx and said loudly.
"Be mine!"
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-Nyx POV-
"Never gonna give you up..." In a crescendo of emotions that came way too easily to me, I sang the last verse.
Nonetheless, what I finally decided to sing was "Never gonna give you up".
Reason?
It was simply because when you give me the power to rickroll someone, I would. I was kinda devious like that.
It also helped that it was one of the catchiest songs with how people were still hung up on it for over a decade.
So, I waited, holding my breath, waiting patiently for the reaction of them getting rickrolled.
And waited.
Then waited.
Hmm? Why was it so quiet?
I glanced at the audience who were looking at me wide-eyed.
I could see the surprise and joy as well as disappointment at the end of the song. It was quite a contradictory gaze if I say so myself.
In the end, I could not stand their silence, "hello..?"
As if those words broke them out of the magical trance, the silence was eclipsed by the thunderous applause.
"AMAZING!"
"BEAUTIFUL!"
Lots of adjectives were thrown out, but I could see that my singing was well received.
Relief washed over me. I had not fucked it up.
Truly spite was the foremost driving emotion of human beings. Without it I could not have given my 110%.
With a quick glance, I saw those who had dissed me, looking at me with wonder in their eyes. Nonetheless, it felt good.
"Thank you." With a slight bow, I walked down the stairs, only to be met by an unexpected encounter.
...
"Be mine!" Gyari walked up to me and spoke with such conviction that it kinda scared me.
"Huh?" As a normal person or now demon, it was the only sound I could make in the face of the declaration.
"I want you to be mine. I have decided to have you by my side," Gyari said, stating the ridiculous notion.
Looking at the crazed look in her eyes, I gave her the only sensible answer that made sense.
"NO." Even though I have only been in this body for a single day, someone already wants me. It's scary...Was the charm of this body that good?
"I will make you change your mind. You better believe it," Gyari uttered those words, stared at me for a second. hard. Then, she walked towards her seat.
The fuq is happening?
It would be wrong to say that I was not stunned by the sudden change in plot. In the original, Gyari was obsessed with Kuromu. But it seemed that she had also taken an interest in me.
*Sigh*
I had not been here for a single day, and I had already altered one of the events in the plot.
"Oh well..." In the end, I just sighed and accepted the change. My acceptance rate to everything was increasing by the second living in this unknown world, so if shit happened then it happened.
I was not gonna beat myself up for things I couldn't control. Just like that, I could feel my sanity returning to myself. Yes blaming everyone but oneself was therapeutic like that.
Just as I was reaffirming myself, the three judges seemed to have finished their analysis and presented the result.
Mrs. Meri stood up and went to the stage. Her gray eyes shone through her glasses as she took the mic with her hand.
Mrs. Meri looked at us for a moment before her eyes met mine, and I swear I saw some kind of shine in them.
"All of your performances have been very good. We have decided to sign the contract with five of you today. Those whose names have been called out, please follow us. Those who have failed, please don't be let down. All of you have shown promise."
The tension seemed to rise in an instant with the words spoken by the single-horned woman. Contracting five means eight of us will be sent home today.
Mrs. Meri cleared her throat and continued, "I will call the names of those who have been selected. Rena Ris, Melona, Mavis, Gyari, and...Nyx Grace. Those whose names have been called out, please follow us."
I made it!
I mentally fist-bumped!
I got up from my seat along with the other four and made our way toward the previous room we were in. Along the way, I was bombarded with questions.
"Hey, where did you learn to sing like that?" A blue-haired girl asked.
"Which school did you go to?" A short dark-haired girl asked.
"Were you from another agency?" A red-haired girl in twin tails asked.
I was admittedly a bit overwhelmed so I diverted the topic to another place.
"We should go right?" I spoke while pointing at the leaving judges with a dry smile.
"Yes." The three then hurriedly walked to catch up to the judge.
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Now if only Gyari could stop looking at me like I am a piece of meat.
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