Nagazora City, somewhere in a private apartment.
There were only a few days left until Eden’s concert in Nagazora.
At this moment, the most renowned world-class singer of the Previous Era, Eden, was in this private apartment handling some business matters.
“Miss Eden, the mayor hopes you can agree to select the accompanying musicians from local Nagazora residents as much as possible.”
Eden’s brow relaxed, though she did not seem offended by the request.
Not long ago, when Eden had decided to hold her concert in Nagazora and had her agent coordinate with the organizers, a small incident had occurred.
The band originally scheduled to accompany Eden had run into an unexpected issue and could no longer perform.
Normally, this would not have been a particularly difficult problem to solve.
Given Eden’s stature, even without pay, plenty of bands would jump at the chance to participate.
But when the mayor of Nagazora heard the news, he quickly made a somewhat bold request to Eden.
This concert was also a charity event, with all proceeds going to public welfare causes.
For whatever reason, the mayor seemed to want Nagazora to have more of a sense of participation.
Eden did not really mind such small requests.
She looked at her agent and spoke calmly: “That’s fine.
Do as Mayor Gong wishes.
Hiring local accompanists from Nagazora will leave a mark of this city’s own.”
The agent breathed a sigh of relief: “Then I’ll arrange the open recruitment.
But Miss Eden, time is tight, and the quality might…”
“I trust Nagazora’s musicians.” Eden set down her teacup and gazed out the window.
“Though this city isn’t very large, there are always some pleasant surprises.”
Hearing this, the agent nodded and left the room.
With the room once again empty, Eden picked up her phone.
On the screen was a video call she had just answered but had to pause when the agent came in.
On the other end of the call was Eden’s close friend, a pink-haired girl named Elysia.
“Hi, my dear Eden~ Did you miss me?” Elysia’s voice on the screen was as energetic as ever, as if even through the signal her enthusiasm could reach out and embrace you.
Eden’s tone was equally gentle.
She propped her phone against the teacup and adjusted to a more comfortable position.
“But aren’t you supposed to be on the Mu continent right now?
How do you have time to call me?”
“Hehe, guess where I am now?” Elysia tilted her head, a hint of mischief gleaming in her eyes.
Looking at that smug face, Eden already had a pretty good guess.
But she would indulge her best friend.
So she played along and shook her head: “Hmm…
I really can’t guess.”
“Ta-da—!” Elysia suddenly turned her phone screen around, pointing the camera at the spacious, bright airport terminal behind her.
Through the massive floor-to-ceiling windows, the Nagazora City logo was clearly visible.
“My dear Eden, I’ve come to find you!”
Seeing this, Eden’s brow lifted slightly, a rare look of surprise on her face: “Elysia, didn’t you tell me last time that your schedule was packed this month and you couldn’t make it?”
Indeed, Eden and Elysia were very close.
Eden invited Elysia to every one of her concerts.
However, this time Elysia had regretfully declined due to her mysterious work.
“Ah…
plans change, you know!” Elysia turned the phone back to face herself, dragging her suitcase toward the exit while speaking in a slightly mysterious tone.
“I had a really strong feeling a couple of days ago that something very important was waiting for me here in Nagazora.”
“So I changed my schedule overnight, bought a ticket, and flew over!”
“How about that?
Isn’t that a romantic reason?”
A strong feeling?
Eden was a bit taken aback.
She had not expected such an answer.
But looking at the face on the screen that seemed to think this was perfectly natural, Eden could only smile helplessly: “What about your work, coming here so suddenly?”
“If I remember correctly, you told me last time that you’d be on the Mu continent for a while for your company’s volunteer work, right?”
“Those things aren’t as important as my premonition!” Elysia blinked again.
“Besides, look, I called you the moment I arrived at the airport, didn’t I?”
This time, Elysia was not lying at all!
But for some reason, over the past few days, Elysia had felt a voice in her heart constantly calling her to Nagazora.
As if there were something in Nagazora that was tied to her destiny.
Though it might sound abstract, Elysia decided to trust her intuition!
After all, the last time something like this happened was at Vostok-51, and that was when Elysia first began to realize that she was different from others.
Could it be that there was some wonderful encounter waiting for her in Nagazora?
Though the future was uncertain, Elysia was already beginning to look forward to it.
Destiny must have arranged a very romantic encounter for her in Nagazora!
Eden could not help but chuckle softly.
In truth, she really did like her mysterious friend who frequently changed jobs.
Though Elysia was very mysterious.
That mystery was precisely what made her charming, wasn’t it?
Just then, Eden noticed Elysia’s expression shift into a sly grin.
“Oh, by the way, Eden, while I was waiting for your call earlier, I think I overheard you and your agent talking about the accompanists?
Did something go wrong with your band?”
Eden was momentarily surprised, then understood: “You…
you’re not thinking of volunteering, are you?”
“Seems like I’ve been found out~” Elysia did not deny it, her smile growing even brighter.
“I’m known as a once-in-a-millennium musical genius, you know!
And I heard this concert of yours is for charity.”
“I’d be more than happy to volunteer!”
Eden looked at the earnest face on the screen and was silent for a moment.
She had originally wanted to refuse, since she had just promised to hire local musicians from Nagazora.
But on second thought, a band had more than one member.
Besides, she had only said she would do her best.
Giving her friend a little backdoor access was not that hard, was it?
“Eden, you’re the best!”