Chapter 116 Part 1: Little Qing, Can You Teach Me? (1)

“ACUTE”.

The key to this dance, for the three people, besides the difficulty of the dance, is to pay attention to language issues. Just like when Kirimi Miyuki drew the Daxia song and felt more passive, the three people of Daxia also have inherent barriers when singing foreign language songs.

Of course, due to the location of Sea City’s “Dazzling Stage”, the audience is mainly local Daxia people. They can easily detect any discomfort when hearing songs in their native language, but they may not easily notice issues in foreign languages, so they are less critical.

Even with the computing power of a certain super AI, the final evaluation given by the Tutor Group will still be objective.

Therefore, one question becomes very important.

Ji Shuzhu asked proactively:

“Chu Yuanqing, do you know Japanese?”

Xie Qingxuan didn’t need to confirm this question. She was knowledgeable and could participate in Model United Nations games since elementary school. She knows some of the world’s mainstream languages, including Japanese.

As for Ji Shuzhu herself, even though she hadn’t learned Japanese before, her super memory allowed her to catch up easily with absorbing, understanding, and memorizing information.

Rather than saying she’s a dance genius, it’s more accurate to say she’s a true genius in areas that require memory and knowledge accumulation.

Chu Yuanqing nodded and said:

“I have learned Japanese and can communicate with people at a normal level, but I have never sung a Japanese song.”

Though she hadn’t deliberately learned it, she had used her gifted blessing to read the memories and knowledge of many people, including some languages from different countries, almost all at a basic level of speaking and understanding.

With this issue resolved, the three of them began reading the backstory of the ACUTE project.

Well, unlike normal dance music, as an extension of the virtual songstress project, this song has a distinct creative background and story origins, with both a novel and a manga.

Depending on the version, the details vary, but they all tell a classic love triangle story.

Simply put, Hatsune, Megurine, and Kaito have been childhood friends.

Two girls were good friends, but both liked Kaito. At first, Hatsune told Megurine that she would step back if Megurine liked Kaito. However, Megurine, out of concern, said she did not like Kaito and promised to help Hatsune.

Later, Hatsune confessed to Kaito, who agreed but only saw her as a sister. When he got drunk and met Megurine, they ended up having a relationship that night.

Hatsune began to suspect something was wrong between her friend and lover. After finding out the truth, she felt she lost both friendship and love. Overwhelmed, she hurt Kaito with a knife in front of Megurine, then took her own life by cutting her throat.

The essence of the choreography in “ACUTE” lies in not only the progressive dance that retells the whole story but also in interpreting the complex emotions of the characters through subtle details, creating a strong theatrical feel.

However, it is highly challenging as it requires precise coordination among the three performers, including managing facial expressions. If one falters, the storytelling through the dance collapses, losing its original charm.

Unlike “Dangerous Party,” which is more straightforward and full of captivating movements that can easily evoke emotions and hormones in the audience, “ACUTE” stands out due to its complexity.

“ACUTE” either excels in making the audience understand and empathize with the story or becomes mediocre with unclear meanings, lacking excitement, and highlights, becoming average.

In other words, it is only suitable for performance, not competition.

Moreover, the language barrier adds some unfortunate luck to drawing this dance assignment.

Chu Yuanqing thought for a moment and asked:

“For a male role in the dance, do I have to wear men’s clothing?”

If that’s the case, she really wanted to dance Kaito’s part. Every time she wore a skirt on stage, she felt strange and unsafe.

Ji Shuzhu remained silent, with a distant look in her eyes.

In her mind, countless pieces jumbled together, categorizing elements like Latin, Cha-Cha, bullfighting, and ballet, breaking down the dance in “ACUTE,” and mapping out each detail of the story.

Break down, reconstruct.

After these two steps, the entire dance became second nature to her.

It took 6 seconds.

Ji Shuzhu was like a nearly empty shell, probably unable to understand the concept of “Heart Flow” in the idol industry.

When Chen Yining willingly let go, the sharp pain in her heart took her one step closer to Heart Flow. Her ability to absorb and understand information with hyper memory improved, along with her puzzle choreography efficiency.

Ji Shuzhu cut off the strange feeling in her heart and whispered:

“If I dress as a man, it will truly become a stage play.”

“Moreover, this is an old song from many years ago. Few people know the backstory, so even if I wear a dress and dance, the audience will imagine a lesbian love triangle, which adds to the dramatic effect.”

“Also, I will rearrange the dance for ‘ACUTE’ to make it more suitable for a stage performance.”

“If you don’t mind, I will decide where each of you will dance.”

Xie Qingxuan had no objections. She brought in a choreographer used by a certain lady to make sure the person played their rightful role.

Even if ‘ACUTE’ doesn’t quite match the effect of Heart Flow – which guarantees victory for the first move – Ji Shuzhu has the ability to turn decay into magic.

This point is evident from the effect of the adapted ‘Naughty’ by the other party.

Even though she used “Heart Flow” to strengthen her own stage and put debuffs on the enemy, the scores between each other were still similar. Compared to the strong teamwork of the “Youthful Plum” group, the choreographer’s unique adaptation of “Naughty” was more crucial.

Chu Yuanqing wasn’t a professional. She had only learned dance basics so far. With a humble nod, she expressed her agreement.

Xie Qingxuan looked at her in awe.

Chu Yuanqing’s delicate face looked serious and earnest, bringing a sense of traditional dignity with her.

Her skin was soft pink, with long eyelashes, shiny lips that revealed a hint of her tongue when she spoke. Her delicate swan-like neck, and the tender embrace from not long ago.

Suddenly,

Xie Qingxuan was rarely distracted. It felt like she had fallen from a serene meditation state, her mind filled with lips being kissed and bitten fiercely, a mouth full of floral sweetness, misty eyes reflecting a scene from half an hour ago.

Chu Yuanqing, with white hair and golden eyes, held her own neck, coughing up blood for a kiss. The wild rust mixed with floral fragrance engraved their souls in the collision of lips and teeth. She sat on the lap, feeling the tender warmth through the formal dress, making her heart flutter, her mind dizzy.

In a daze, emotions surged, magic weaved, the goddess’s skirt on her wrist continuously infused with fragmented magic, radiating a spiritual aura.

Clearly, the magic replenishment mechanism is not one-sided, it also brings hidden benefits and positive effects to Xie Qingxuan herself, and is still effective until now.

Xie Qingxuan did not activate Heart Flow, she didn’t notice at all, and is still reminiscing about the feeling of being kissed.

For many years, this is the first time she has experienced the taste of being silently melted by meditation.

And the aftermath is…

The Great Devil, who appears cold and dominant to outsiders, now seems like a dog in Pavlov’s experiment, catching a glimpse of the other’s enticing appearance makes saliva involuntarily gather in the mouth, as if tamed to a certain extent, showing signs of falling into Chu Yuanqing’s dog.

Well, it is quite normal, anyone who has been forcefully kissed by a white-haired golden-eyed succubus for six minutes will also have their mind full of thoughts about doing intimate things with the other for a short while.

As a naturally pure-hearted dog, experiencing the taste of forbidden fruit for the first time evidently takes a while to forget, she now only sees Chu Yuanqing in a positive light, apart from the stage and training, she only wants to get closer to the other “affectionately”.

The truth that the green-eyed cat easily saw through is still making no progress on the golden-haired dog’s side, concepts like supernatural, magical girls, or anything that could be “threatening” have not appeared in her mind at all.

Ji Shuzhu silently observes the two, suddenly feeling that if Little Ning wins the battle on stage, then perhaps it won’t be her own position that stands outside the orange circle.