🎶春日の響きと記憶の音 — Chapter 22

🌸✨ In this alternate universe, Mio and みお are twin sisters, set in a unified world where the virtual singers of Crypton Future Media, Team TWINDRILL, INTERNET Co., Ltd., and the characters of Project SEKAI: Colorful Stage! feat. Hatsune Miku coexist. 🌙🎶 💜💗💜💗💜 Story 💗💜💗💜💗 The True Stage Costumes Still Unopened The candlelight continued to sway gently, stretching soft shadows across the room. The lingering silence from earlier still hadn’t fully faded, as if time itself was caught in an unfinished rhythm. Kamui Gakupo and Megurine Luka were still seated at the center of the room. No change in position. No forced distance. Only a fragile balance—so delicate it felt like even the smallest disruption could break it entirely. And then— “Whoa!” The sound dropped like a curtain being pulled open without warning. Mio and みお jumped out from the shadows almost simultaneously, their movements sharp, clean, and deliberately playful, unable to hold back their mischievous smiles any longer. In that instant, even the candlelight seemed to flicker in surprise. The room erupted. Rin: “—Eh?!” Len: “Wait!!” MEIKO laughed out loud: “Of course it’s you two!” KAITO facepalmed: “…I knew this would happen.” Kasane Teto stumbled back: “Don’t suddenly appear like that!” Hatsune Miku slightly widened her eyes: “…So that’s how you’re entering.” Almost at the same moment the chaos broke out— Luka jolted slightly. Not a dramatic reaction, but a natural reflex as her rhythm was suddenly interrupted. In the next instant, she instinctively hugged Gakupo beside her. Fast—without thinking. As if her body reacted before her mind did. Gakupo paused for only a moment. Then, without hesitation, he returned the embrace. One hand firmly supporting her back, gently grounding her. His other hand slowly lifted— and came to rest on top of her head. Very light. A soft, steadying gesture, slowly brushing through her hair in a calming motion. No extra words—only a completely natural act of reassurance. In that moment, Luka’s tense breath eased slightly. As if she had been quietly caught and steadied without a single word. The room’s noise continued to spread. But that small space around them felt softly separated from everything else. Kasane Teto suddenly laughed: “Wait—did you two grab the wrong outfits?” She pointed at their clothing with a teasing expression. “We were supposed to test the official 10-person stage costumes, right?” Luka was still leaning against Gakupo, slightly dazed. Gakupo didn’t immediately let go. He simply looked up and said calmly: “…We didn’t get the wrong ones.” He paused. “These are the designer’s second-version outfits, meant for other program appearances.” A brief silence followed. Rin immediately raised her hand and laughed: “Because the real official 10-person stage costumes are locked in the sealed wardrobe!” She pointed deeper into the dressing area. “That’s the actual correct set!” Len added: “And only Mio and みお have the key to open it right now.” MEIKO smirked: “So we’re basically in the ‘second stage version’?” KAITO sighed helplessly: “Looks like we’ve been assigned to different recording segments.” Miku gave a soft smile: “But we’re still on the same stage.” The candlelight flickered gently. Laughter gradually filled the room. Luka slowly pulled away from Gakupo. Her cheeks faintly flushed, but her expression had already returned to calm. Gakupo lowered his hand as well, though the warmth of that brief reassurance still lingered in the air. And the true official “10-person stage costumes” remained locked deep inside the sealed wardrobe— waiting for the moment when the real stage would finally begin. --- Traditional Chinese 未被打開的真正舞台服 下一秒—— 「哇！」 聲音像是被突然拉開的幕布，毫無預警地落下。 Mio與みお幾乎同時從陰影中跳出，動作乾淨、俐落，帶著刻意壓不住的惡作劇笑意。 那一瞬間，燭光都像被嚇得晃了一下。 空氣瞬間炸開。 Rin：「——欸！？！」 Len：「等一下！！」 MEIKO直接笑出聲：「果然是你們啊！」 KAITO扶額：「……我就知道會這樣。」 Kasane Teto嚇得往後一退：「不要突然出來啦！」 Hatsune Miku則微微睜大眼：「……原來是這種登場方式嗎。」 幾乎是在混亂爆開的同一瞬間—— Luka整個人輕輕一震。 不是劇烈驚嚇，而是被突如其來的聲音打斷節奏的本能反應。 下一秒，她直接抱住了身旁的Gakupo。 動作快得沒有思考。 像是身體先一步做出了選擇。 Gakupo微微一頓。 但沒有任何猶豫。 他立刻回抱住她，一隻手穩穩扶在她背上，將她安置在安全的距離裡。 而另一隻手，則輕輕抬起—— 落在她的頭頂。 很輕。 像安撫一樣，緩慢地揉了一下她的髮絲。 沒有多餘言語，只有極其自然的安定動作。 那一瞬間，Luka原本緊繃的呼吸稍微緩了一點。 像是被他無聲地接住了驚嚇。 房間的喧鬧仍在擴散。 但這一小塊空間，卻像被柔和地隔開。 Kasane Teto看著兩人，忽然忍不住笑出聲： 「欸？你們是不是拿錯衣服了？」 她指著他們的造型，一臉吐槽。 「我們要試的是10人同台用的正式舞台服吧？」 Luka還靠在Gakupo懷裡，愣了一下。 Gakupo沒有立刻放開，只是抬眼，語氣平穩： 「……沒有拿錯。」 他停頓了一下，補充： 「我們拿到的是設計師第二版，用於其他節目的版本。」 空氣短暫安靜。 Rin立刻笑著舉手： 「因為真正的10人同台正式舞台服，是鎖在上鎖櫃裡的！」 她指向更深處的櫃區。 「那一套才是正確版本！」 Len補了一句： 「現在只有みお和Mio有鑰匙可以開。」 MEIKO挑眉笑了笑： 「原來如此，難怪我們會被分到不同狀態。」 KAITO無奈嘆氣： 「看來我們只是被安排在不同拍攝段落裡而已。」 Miku輕聲笑了一下： 「但還是在同一個舞台上呢。」 燭光搖曳。 笑聲逐漸填滿房間。 而Luka終於慢慢從Gakupo懷裡退開。 臉頰微紅，但神情已經恢復平靜。 Gakupo的手也隨之放下，那一瞬間的安撫仍像餘溫一樣停留在空氣裡。 真正的「10人同台正式舞台服」，仍靜靜鎖在深處的上鎖櫃中。 等待真正完整的舞台啟動。