The next day.
Ivo had already begun putting his strength to work. He had people rush out drafts overnight and directly published news about the Jan'ahrem band through one of the newspapers under his name.
At the same time, he posted the band's promotional images and slogans in prominent spots along the major streets.
With the help of his own reputation and credibility, in just one morning, quite a few people became curious about this band.
They learned that the band would perform two days later at Sidereal Plaza beside Sidereal Avenue, and that it would be a free public performance anyone could attend.
As for the rest of the information about the band, not much more was revealed.
This band, which Ivo described as a "brand-new format, grand performance, and feast for the ears," was draped in a veil of mystery in the public eye.
At the same time, the meaning of the name Jan'ahrem was also being quietly promoted.
Some people learned that the name meant "guardian," and that it was also the original name of the Wind Goddess in Zaunite legends.
Of course, compared to the name, people were even more curious about the band itself.
As Ivo promoted it lavishly throughout the day, the matter continued to gain attention.
Over the next two days, Ivo successively invited many famous figures in the music circle to promote the band. He used an overwhelming, money-burning approach, making the whole of Piltover buzz with discussion.
Afterward, several councilors, including the newly appointed Councilor Jayce, also stated that they would go watch the performance when the time came. This was also a kind of promotional method. Once councilors stepped forward, the matter could be said to have broken out of its original circle entirely.
Now, whether they were curious or not, many people who were not interested in music also learned about the performance at Sidereal Plaza.
Jan'ahrem suddenly became one of the hottest topics in Piltover over the past few days.
With so many famous people willing to step forward and promote it, more and more people wanted to lift the band's mysterious veil and see what it was all about.
Soon, the day of the performance arrived.
Perhaps the heavens were not cooperating. That day, the sky suddenly turned from clear to overcast, and dark clouds filled the sky, shrouding the whole of Piltover under a gloomy haze.
Walking through the streets, not even a trace of sunlight could be seen.
This was clearly a sign that heavy rain was coming. For a band that had been promoted for three days and whose popularity was about to reach its peak, it was no different from a blow.
Before the performance even began, quite a lot of people had already gathered in the spacious Sidereal Plaza.
Most of them were especially curious about this performance.
Looking at the open-air stage over six feet high that had been set up at the far end, the people below discussed it among themselves.
"The weather today doesn't look good."
"Yeah. The meteorologists said today might bring Piltover's heaviest rain in nearly five years. Looking at how dense those dark clouds are, I'm afraid there's no avoiding it."
"If that's the case, this band is way too unlucky. Of all days, it had to be today."
"By the way, will the performance still go on?"
"No idea. I only came over because it's free and I wanted to join the fun."
"Same here. I wanted to see what a grand performance looks like."
"I'm afraid we won't get to see it today. With this weather, I'd say it'll definitely rain in less than half an hour."
"I don't want to get soaked like a drowned rat. I'm leaving first."
"Hey, isn't that a councilor's carriage? Did they really come?"
"Ivo and the others are here too. Looks like the performance hasn't been canceled."
Dark clouds filled the sky, pressing down like a vast black army approaching the city, making people feel as though they could not breathe.
No matter who it was, no one would like this kind of weather.
Especially since today might bring Piltover's heaviest rain in nearly five years, many people were already thinking of leaving.
However, before long, people saw the councilors arrive by carriage and appear at the venue.
After getting out of the carriages, they greeted the crowd while making their way to the special audience seats in the front row of the stage, expressing their support through action.
There was no helping it. Other passersby might not know the background of this band.
But the councilors present knew its origins very well.
No matter what, they absolutely had to give that prince face, even if there really would be heavy rain later.
As long as that prince was not planning to cancel the performance, they had to be present.
The same thought was shared by the group led by Ivo. They were all famous figures who had helped with the promotion over the past few days, and they had also arrived on time to show support.
Although they did not have many expectations, this much face had to be given.
At this moment, backstage, the band was actually already ready.
It was just that today's weather was clearly not a good omen.
"Why did it have to be such a gloomy day? This is way too unlucky."
Lux slightly furrowed her brow, raised her head to look at the sky, and could not help complaining.
"Yeah."
Orianna sighed softly beside her. "It looks like the rain will fall very soon."
Lux muttered, "Don't tell me we have to perform in the rain?"
Jinx said with interest, "I feel like we could try it. Sounds pretty fun."
Lux glanced at her. "It hasn't even started raining, and your brain is already flooded, huh? Take a look at what time of year it is. Once the rain starts, I guarantee it'll freeze a little shorty like you to death."
"Coward."
Jinx curled her lips and was not angry.
Seraphine also had a bit of worry on her face. She had confidence that she could complete the performance, but with this kind of weather, she was afraid the audience would leave before long.
At that moment, Luke spoke with a calm expression. "Just go up and perform. I'll handle the rest."
Lux looked at him. It was not that she doubted him, but she was curious. "How are you going to handle it?"
"I told you, I've built a good relationship with the local god. You just need to go onstage."
Luke's tone was quite confident, but what he said sounded extremely mystical.
This made several of the girls somewhat doubtful.
However, things had already reached this point, and they also did not want all their hard work over the past few days to be wasted like this. After exchanging glances, they resolutely decided to go onstage.
On the stage.
With a click, the spotlights from above, left, and right suddenly lit up, instantly illuminating the stage. At the same time, they also lit up the five young girls who had taken the stage.
They wore exquisite outfits, each with a different style. Standing beneath the spotlights, their youthful energy immediately drew everyone's attention.
The five girls each had their own unique traits, but the one thing they had in common was that they were all dazzling, radiant, and brilliantly eye-catching.
Putting everything else aside, in terms of appearance, the band had already lived up to the heavy promotion from the past few days.
At this moment, beneath the stage, men and women alike could not help growing even more curious when they saw the five shining young girls standing on the stage.
The five of them spread out to their own positions and took up their instruments.
Seraphine stood at the front, holding a microphone. Looking at the pairs of eyes beneath the stage, she inevitably felt nervous.
There were too many people. There were at least four or five thousand people in the plaza, dozens of times more than the audiences she had drawn when singing on the streets.
But what was different this time was that she was prepared.
Closing her eyes, Seraphine sensed all kinds of emotions and heard many voices.
"What good is looking pretty by itself?"
"If the performance isn't good, I'm going back."
"Can they hurry up?"
"Maybe this was a wasted trip."
"What if they perform well?"
"I'm looking forward to it."
One inner voice after another reached her ears. Seraphine opened her eyes again, and her gaze gradually became serious.
Then let's give them a performance that stuns everyone.
She turned her head and exchanged looks with Lux, Jinx, Sona, and Orianna behind her. The five of them each nodded, indicating that they were ready.
Seraphine took a deep breath and began counting the beat silently in her heart.
The first song had been arranged by Luke, but she loved it deeply as well.
She brought the microphone to her mouth and gently opened her lips. In an instant, an ethereal and moving voice rang out.
The accompaniment also resounded across the stage along with the lyrics. Guitar, bass, drums, and Sona's etwahl. Along with the girl's resolute singing, in only an instant, everyone in the entire venue felt goosebumps rise over their skin.
Sidereal Plaza, which had still been silent one second ago, was suddenly filled with the girl's singing and the passionate accompaniment.
The four instruments blended together flawlessly. After being amplified through the sound system, the music spread outward.
Even though the sky above was still covered in dark clouds, the five young girls onstage shone brilliantly in an instant like dazzling stars.
Seraphine sang loudly. In her eyes, the melodies of the accompaniment and her voice transformed into strands of light, drifting above the crowd and beautifully weaving together.
She saw that as Sona played, the notes seemed to dance like fireflies. The music flowed and gathered like silk threads. Her singing answered it, and with everyone's accompaniment added in, everything shone with radiance.
The world once again became colorful, beautiful beyond words.
She could clearly feel that the emotions of everyone present had already been stirred. They gradually immersed themselves in the song.
In the nearby VIP seats, Ivo and the others, along with several councilors, watched the performance onstage, too stunned to speak.
Perhaps because they had not held many expectations at first, at this moment, they were left indescribably amazed.
Before even half of the song had passed, they already believed this would be a perfect-level performance.
The beautiful singing and the flawless harmony of several instruments, with only five people, formed a perfect-level live performance.
Likewise, the audience present had not expected that what they would witness would be such a breathtaking performance.
It was exactly as Ivo had advertised, a brand-new format, grand performance, and feast for the ears. Without question, at this moment, what was taking place in Sidereal Plaza was absolutely an unprecedented performance, and it was absolutely a feast for the ears.
Ivo looked at the stage in astonishment, watching those shining girls. At this moment, he finally felt that his own vision had been shallow.
He had originally thought that this so-called band was merely something His Highness had put together on a whim for fun.
Now, however, he wished he could slap himself.
If something of this level could be created on a whim, then music professionals like them might as well stop trying.
Drip, drip.
The audience was so absorbed in listening that some people did not notice that raindrops had already begun falling from the dark clouds.
It was entirely the sign of heavy rain about to arrive. The falling raindrops interrupted many people who had been listening carefully, but even so, those who had planned to leave once the rain started now found themselves reluctant to go.
Onstage, the five young girls also felt the falling raindrops and silently prepared themselves to perform in the rain.
Backstage.
"It's your turn."
"Coming, coming."
The spirit goddess appeared, winked at Luke, and struck a pose as she said, "Watch closely. This move will look very cool."
Her fair, jade-like foot tapped lightly, and her whole body suddenly flew upward. In the blink of an eye, she appeared beneath the clouds, unnoticed by anyone.
People only sensed that wind had begun to blow through the venue.
"You think you can ruin my good thing?"
Janna looked at the dark clouds around her and gave a cold snort, then raised her hand.
In an instant, a great wind burst forth, blowing toward the clouds. The dark clouds seemed to be pulled by some mighty force and actually began drifting toward one central point at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"Quick, look at the sky!"
"My God, what is happening?"
"What happened?"
The moment someone looked up, they noticed the situation in the sky and could not help crying out in alarm.
As more and more people raised their heads, the cries of astonishment also increased.
The dark clouds that had just been about to rain began gathering toward one point. In the blink of an eye, they formed distinct layers like a tornado, as though they were about to collapse downward.
"Scatter!"
Janna raised her hand, light flashing in her eyes, and clenched it with force.
Boom! Bang!
In an instant, the layers of dark clouds seemed to be detonated, exploding into sheets of mist.
Some of the raindrops that had gathered inside the dark clouds fell from the sky, but there was no more after that. Along with the appearance of a rainbow, dazzling sunlight poured down from high above.
At this moment, the dark clouds suddenly scattered, revealing the sun from behind them in an incomparably shocking sight.
Every person who personally witnessed this miracle widened their eyes in shock, unable to speak.
Those massive dark clouds, those oppressive layers of cloud, had all dispersed in such a short amount of time?
Was this something humans could do?
Clearly not.
At this moment, many people looked toward the stage and seemed to sense something in the unseen.
Sunlight fell upon those girls, making them appear even more dazzling. And in this moment, in the hearts of the audience, they also gained a halo of divine blessing.
The heaviest rain in nearly five years had been blasted apart just like this on the day of Jan'ahrem's performance.
This scene was destined to be remembered by countless people, because the ones who saw it with their own eyes were not only those at Sidereal Plaza.
The whole of Piltover saw that miraculous sight.
At this moment, onstage, the five girls were actually a little shocked too.
The moment they witnessed this happen, they immediately thought that Luke must have done something.
Then, connecting it to what he had said earlier, could it be that he had really built a good relationship with the local god?
Otherwise, how could such a scene, far beyond their understanding, have happened?
But no matter what, at this moment, nothing could stop the performance anymore.
Seraphine held the microphone and sang loudly, her melodious voice resounding throughout the venue.
Everyone's attention once again focused on the stage. Compared with before, after personally witnessing the impossible come to pass, the emotions in their hearts became even more surging and intense.
Everyone's emotions were incomparably excited, and the venue began to boil like water coming to a rolling boil.
Cheers and shouts of praise rang out constantly, yet they did not interfere with the band's normal performance.
At this moment, the five young girls used their sincerity to conquer every member of the audience.
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