After Hera had eaten and regained her energy, she walked into the concert venue.
The concert stage was ready; the giant stadium was surrounded by a ring of spectator seats, with no visible signs of a rushed construction.
There were even seats specially prepared for the Giant Race to express gratitude toward Mori.
The spectator seats were already full; members of the Revolutionary Army and some people from the Gold City had also come, wanting to hear Uta's singing.
With the help of Sir Crocodile and other devil fruit users, this stage, completed in less than three days, was even more dazzling than the largest stage that had been there before.
The stage was also adorned with golden lights. Tesoro had participated in the construction as well; wealthy and generous, he used his ability to incorporate some gold for the stage's lighting effects.
Inazuma, the user of the Snip-Snip Fruit, cut various materials, allowing any whim or fancy to be realized in his hands.
As Uta gradually walked toward the stage, the lights dimmed, leaving only a single beam shining on her as she moved forward.
On Uta's body, the light of 'Spirit Dress: Nine' gradually converged, and a gown of light appeared on her, replacing her hoodie.
As Uta slowly stepped onto the stage, she raised the hand not holding the microphone with her back to the audience. The entire venue fell silent, and the lights dimmed further, focusing on the back of her hand.
The moment Uta's hand dropped sharply, the stage lights all flared up. Uta spun around abruptly as the music started, and she began to sing.
"The New Era is the future before our eyes, if we could change everything in the world."
Behind her, Kaku and Lucci had already transformed into their hybrid forms, performing passionately alongside Blueno. After Hera brought the two of them out, she hadn't erased the memories of the three of them.
She let the three of them keep their memories of performing, and after several days of training, they had become proficient.
The lights on the stage shifted colors along with Uta's performance and dance steps. Musical notes seemed to turn into physical entities, floating toward the audience.
A moment later, people couldn't help but touch the floating notes, and they were surprised to find that these notes weren't just "seeming" to be physical—they actually were.
The notes that were touched exploded into fireworks, transforming into candy and plush toys in the hands of children, and into beer and grilled meat in the hands of adults.
After integrating fragments of the demon king of song and the spirit crystal, Uta could now convert musical notes into items even outside the music world, though for now, she could only produce food and toys.
However, this made the surrounding audience even more excited, and the atmosphere of the concert was instantly ignited by Uta.
Among the crowd, a large group of Little Heras was particularly eye-catching. To satisfy the clones' requests, Hera had released all of her clones.
They took up the frontmost positions of the concert, excitedly waving light sticks to cheer for Uta.
Uta also noticed the large group of Little Heras; musical notes floated toward them, bringing them snacks and juice.
Carina and Tesoro also appeared on stage, singing along with Uta. Tesoro's unique tenor and Carina's voice complemented and highlighted Uta's singing.
At some point, a News Coo appeared in the sky and captured this scene. Presumably, under the reporting of the News King, this concert would resound across the entire sea.
The atmosphere of the performance gradually reached a climax over the next few songs. Uta's unique voice spread throughout the island, and after she pulled Hera onto the stage, the excitement peaked.
Hera shyly took the microphone Uta handed her and began to sing along, prompting everyone from the Argo and the Little Hera clones below to burst into applause.
Having quickly adapted to the stage, Hera also started having more and more fun. The Devil Fruit users below began to use their abilities to add another layer of brilliance to the concert.
A pleasant accompaniment began to play as Stella, who had eaten Apoo's Sound-Sound Fruit, transformed her arm into a guitar and started performing.
She completely drowned out the instruments of Lucci and Kaku, making them realize they were still far from proficient in performing.
Lucci's competitive spirit was sparked in a strange way. True to his reputation as the World Government's greatest genius in 800 years, he soon began to slowly digest his memories while performing.
The crowd fell into a state of pure joy; regardless of whether they knew each other, people began to put their arms around one another's shoulders.
Standing on the stage and singing with Uta, Hera sighed with emotion, "It's so wonderful. Uta's music might even be more powerful than my own strength."
The spirit crystal was also gradually integrating during Uta's singing, giving her voice a special magic.
The sound of the music reached into the Gold City, even attracting the gamblers there to put down their chips and listen intently to the drifting song.
Happy times are always fleeting; despite the reluctance, an end must eventually come. At the peak of the concert, Uta slowly bowed and bid farewell to the audience.
Once backstage, Uta excitedly hugged Hera: "Did you see? My singing... I didn't expect it could actually manifest into food."
"And the audience was all shouting my name. Is this what a concert feels like?"
Performing for an audience for the first time on such a brilliant stage made Uta, who felt she had finally realized her dream, extremely happy.
Hera looked into Uta's eyes; the light radiating from them at this moment was even more dazzling than the stars in the sky.
Hera also placed her hands on Uta's shoulders and smiled, "This is just the beginning, Uta. I'm going to make your voice spread to every corner of the world."
Uta nodded excitedly. She never doubted Hera's words. Her hands tightened slightly as she hugged Hera, picking her up and spinning her around.
Hera quickly grabbed Uta's shoulders, saying, "Put me down quickly! What if someone sees us?"
But the smile at the corner of her mouth betrayed her happiness.
Having exhausted her strength, Uta put Hera down. After the excitement, the depletion of her stamina made her drowsy, and she fell asleep on Hera's shoulder.
Hera's spiritual power gently lifted Uta, and she picked her up. "Honestly, don't push yourself like this."
Uta was still in the stage of merging with the spirit crystal, so her stamina hadn't been strengthened much yet. Besides, the Sing-Sing Fruit itself was somewhat physically demanding.
Holding Uta, Hera felt as if she had returned to their childhood. Back then, Uta was the same—after singing for a while, the two of them would fall asleep leaning against each other.
Her hand gently brushed over Uta's eyes, and her spiritual power manifested an eye mask to block out the stage lights. "Have a good sleep, Uta."
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