"Form... form a band?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Yun You felt a bit bewildered.
After a long ti, she slowly regained her composure and asked instinctively, "If I didn't misunderstand, when you talk about forming a band, you're not referring to so group of special interest hooligans who enjoy stirring up trouble... but simply to a team that can play music and create pop songs, right?"
Despite saying that, Yun You still felt that Mokaka's behavior was utterly surreal.
Noblewoman, revolutionary, Floating Island Prison, band...
Each word alone seems normal, but when combined, it becos extrely abstract, even presenting an indescribable sense of distortion.
No matter how Yun You looked at it, it felt awkward.
However, Mokaka seed to take it for granted and didn't find anything inappropriate, so the emoticon on her headphones screen was also indifferent.
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"Of course it's forming a band; did you think I was going to form a ridiculous little group and then go around causing trouble, getting involved in flower arrangents, and turning each mber into a lunatic, ultimately lingering between disbanding and reconstruction?"
"I don't have the ti to play make-believe; my band is ant to get serious work done, so if we form it, we form the strongest one!"
"Although we're still in the planning stage, I've basically chosen the candidates for each position."
Mokaka swallowed the last piece of steak, rinsed her mouth with milk tea, then gestured with her hand, "Typically, a band has four to five mbers, and the positions are fixed."
"Naly—singer, guitarist, bassist, drumr, plus DJ and pianist, although the last two aren't requirents; if conditions are limited, another guitar can replace them."
"The bassist is naturally little En."
As she spoke, Mokaka raised her head and looked at the crowd, quickly spotting Tian En crouching in the corner.
"Little En, co here!"
With a light call, Tian En seed like a robot activated by command, instantly jumping up and sprinting to stand beside the girl.
"Coming, coming! Lady Mokaka!"
Following Mokaka's hand, Tian En stood obediently, her face smiling, hands holding a black and white apron skirt, looking like a loyal maid.
"Don't underestimate this girl."
Mokaka reclined backward, burying herself into the sofa again.
Pointing at Tian En, she introduced, "Little En is also from a prominent family, and naturally proficient in instrunts, skillfully playing the violin, and has studied Scottish bagpipes as well."
"However, her greatest strength is the bass; her grasp of audio is almost perfect, practically having an innate 'absolute pitch.'
Listening to Mokaka's praise, Tian En couldn't help but lift her head, like a puppy receiving its owner's complints.
"You've all t the guitarist before."
Shifting in the sofa, Mokaka controlled a drone to point at a distant skyscraper.
"That's Yuanbao."
Yun You slightly paused.
"Yuanbao? She plays the guitar?"
Mokaka nodded, explained, "Even though she spends all day forging, making herself smudged with soot, that girl's guitar skills are surprisingly good, capable of playing stunning tunes even without accompanint."
"I had to look for her for a long ti, using quite a few forging treasures before successfully convincing her to join the band."
"But you know, Yuanbao is extrely introverted, even to the point of having social anxiety, making it unlikely for her to participate in training or performances."
"So, she'll only provide us with guitar recordings, and during formal performances and training, she won't show up."
Upon hearing this, Yun You wasn't too surprised.
She's already seen how introverted Yuanbao can be.
If it weren't for her social anxiety preventing her from communicating with the tax office, leading to her owing a huge astronomical amount in back taxes, this girl wouldn't have ended up behind bars.
"But you don't need to worry about any mishaps in her part."
Mokaka tapped her cat-ear headphones, and the smooth silver tal surface instantly rippled with energy.
"I can control the overall situation, fix any discordant audio through post-production."
"As for the drumr..."
She paused slightly.
"The drumr is still being searched for, considering it's a tiring and unpopular role, much like the bass, so not many people learn it."
"But it's not a problem; if push cos to shove, I'll just find soone on site and teach her myself."
"As for the final lead singer."
At this point, Mokaka's calm face finally showed a hint of 'pride,' which when closely observed, turned out to be identical to the emoji on her headphone screen.
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"The lead singer will naturally be myself."
"However, upon reviewing my previous compositions, I feel the position of 'DJ' and the mixing console is indeed very important, and almost indispensable; without them, it's like eating zongzi without sugar, or tofu pudding without chili—utterly bland."
"Unfortunately, even looking across the entire Floating Island, there's no other DJ or anyone skilled with record players and mixing consoles besides ."
"DJ work is tiring, while juggling singing certainly impacts a performance."
"Thus, after considering various possibilities, I'm inclined towards another solution."
Mokaka slowly lifted her gaze, finally fixing it on Yun You.
"How about... you becoming the lead singer?"
"..."
Yun You almost spit out the milk tea she had just swallowed.
She never imagined Mokaka would target her so unexpectedly and didn't expect soone who seemingly pursued musical excellence would ask her to take on the role of lead singer.
Yun You wasn't very knowledgeable about bands. Kids born in Lower City generally don't have much ti to idolize or focus on issues beyond daily sustenance.
But she'd seen enough band performances to know that within a band, the most eye-catching mber is always the lead singer, who enjoys over ninety percent of the admiration and anticipation from the audience, while the lead singer's popularity often surpasses the sum of the others.
For Mokaka, who seeks 'uniqueness' and other people's admiration, the lead singer is undoubtedly the most perfect position.
Yet in pursuit of music with higher potential, Mokaka is willing to relinquish this dazzling position and imrse herself in the DJ role.
From this perspective, the noble heiress seems genuinely serious about this band, rather than organizing it just for fun.
"But none of that matters; what is important is why she chose to be the lead singer!"
Yun You felt dizzy, full of questions.
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