Chapter 2597: Chapter 1738: Reaping What You Sow (Ben Meow’s Belly Got Fatter Again)

With the conclusion of the Tokyo Dome performance, Inquisitor’s fame unsurprisingly reached new heights. After all, no one expected the lead singer of this mysterious band to be a nationally renowned movie star!

As a result, when Duanmu Huai attended the post-performance press conference for the first time, the reporters bombarded him with various questions.

Of course, the questions mainly fell into the following categories.

Why form the Inquisitor band?

Because I’m a high school student, aren’t all high school girls in bands? What’s strange about me being in a band?

Why wear masks?

If I revealed my identity directly, I wouldn’t know if the audience came for me or for the music. Besides, I have enough confidence to attract the audience without showing my face, and hasn’t that been proven?

Do you plan to enter the music industry in the future?

No, I’ve sung enough, it’s about time to disband.

Are you related to Shirai Kiri?

I’ve heard the name, but I don’t know who that is. Where would I find the time to idly post such things online?

Were you serious about disbanding just now?

Of course, after running around for a month, I’m exhausted and don’t want to be this tired again.

Facing Duanmu Huai’s answers, the reporters were amused yet exasperated. However, they’re entertainment journalists and know that Duanmu Huai does have a lazy personality. You know, he’s so lazy that he only films one movie a year. Suddenly forming a band to play around with and disbanding when he’s had enough really fits his established style.

Of course, Duanmu Huai also introduced the other four members of the band, considering there’s no point in hiding identities anymore as they are about to disband.

Except for Yahata Miru, whom people really didn’t recognize, the other three are celebrities in different circles. There’s, of course, Hei Chuan Chi Yin. Fukawa Shoko, as the daughter of the Fengchuan Consortium, is also somewhat well-known. The most surprising was Ruoya Mu. Previously, audiences knew her as actress Sen Minami’s daughter, very cute, but who knew she played the guitar so well.

Duanmu Huai also praised Ruoya Mu’s guitar skills, thereby opening up her path to music completely, leaving it to her to decide if she wants to pursue this path in the future.

For anyone else disbanding such a flourishing band would likely cause controversy and speculation, but once Duanmu Huai revealed everyone’s identities, people surprisingly accepted it.

Everyone knew Duanmu Huai’s personality; he’s so lazy that he only films one movie a year, expecting him to perform as frequently as a pop singer is just wishful thinking.

Hei Chuan Chi Yin is the same, being an award-winning actress. It’s understandable that she would accompany Duanmu Huai in a band for fun, but expecting this talented actress to give up acting is clearly impossible.

As for Fukawa Shoko, she openly explained to everyone that she gained good experience from this band which she’d certainly utilize next time—whenever that may be, of course, has nothing to do with Duanmu Huai.

If she wants to act in chuunibyou short plays again, she’ll find someone else to act them out.

Yahata Miru took the opportunity at the press conference to announce that she’s a part-time bassist, advertising herself. If any bands need a bassist, she’s available...

Only Ruoya Mu’s answer caught everyone off guard.

When reporters asked Ruoya Mu whether she would take the opportunity to pursue a music career and formally enter the entertainment circle, she pondered for a moment and answered...

"I want to... manage SPACE."

"???"

What’s that?

Everyone was puzzled by Ruoya Mu’s mysterious answer, and it was Duanmu Huai who came forth to explain, clarifying to everyone. It turned out this band had directly bought a LIVEHOUSE for training purposes—which led everyone to sigh, money indeed does grant capabilities beyond limits.

And now with the band disbanding, it couldn’t be used for training anymore. So, Duanmu Huai had already discussed with Ruoya Mu, and the latter expressed interest in managing that LIVEHOUSE, so Duanmu Huai transferred SPACE to Ruoya Mu’s name, with his company assigning people to manage it.

Ruoya Mu effectively used this opportunity to advertise through the media, announcing that SPACE was reopening.

Incidentally, after this news, there was quite a sensation among the girl bands.

After all, SPACE is considered the holy land for girl bands, and when the previous owner closed it down due to health issues, they were all very saddened. Now that SPACE is reopening, everyone is very excited. Not only that, the same LIVEHOUSE was used by Inquisitor for training, elevating its legendary status even further. Furthermore, it’s now managed by Inquisitor’s guitarist Ruoya Mu, not some outsider unfamiliar with music, which reassures everyone.

Soon enough, SPACE quickly regained its popularity. Furthermore, within the girl bands, it was said that SPACE’s owner, Ruoya Mu, had a particular method for judging whether a band could perform on stage—if their instruments could "sing" on their own, they were allowed to perform; if not, they weren’t... Although quite eccentric and vague, it indeed became a legend.

Of course, that’s a story for another time.

The Inquisitor band thus became legendary—it was founded less than half a year ago, yet reached peaks many bands could never reach in their lifetime. It created a whole new language for singing and even provided a model. Inquisitor’s nationwide tour of thirty songs was the best model. By following these, people could create their own "hymns."