Since returning from Galar, Brionne has been spending a lot of time training and rehearsing the song that Piers composed specifically for the band.
Today, they finally perfected the song and set up their livestream equipment, ready to begin broadcasting.
As soon as they went online, longtime fans immediately entered the room.
"Yahoo, hello everyone! It's time for our livestream again!" Chatot was the first to appear on screen, waving its wings while greeting everyone.
| Wow, finally another livestream! It's been so many days since the last one! |
| Excited! Excited! Excited! I wonder which song our adorable and charming Brionne will sing today. |
| Long live Brionne Band, we love you forever! |
...
Thanks to the popularity they'd built up over the past two years, the livestream room quickly filled with a large audience. Piers, far away in Spikemuth in Galar, also quietly opened his phone and entered the livestream.
"Welcome back everyone! Now let's have our beautiful Altaria dance an opening number for everyone!"
Bang~ Bang~ Bang~
After a burst of intense drumming, Altaria flapped its soft white wings, descending slowly onto the screen like a fairy, and began dancing gracefully to the gentle sound of a violin.
Seeing this, the livestream room immediately erupted in excitement.
| Wow wow wow!!! It's Altaria, as beautiful as ever! |
| Waaah~ daughter, mommy missed you! |
This came from a fan who had watched Swablu evolve into Altaria.
| Altaria is my wife, no one can argue with that! Fight me if you disagree! |
...
Altaria, with its beautiful appearance, had always been highly popular in Brionne Band, especially since it could both sing and dance.
Originally, Chatot had worked hard to learn human language for the band, Kricketune had worked hard to learn to read, and even the lead vocalist Brionne had worked hard to learn music theory, so Swablu proactively learned to dance.
Since mastering it, every time the band starts a livestream, Altaria performs an opening dance to warm up the audience. Many fans were initially attracted by its dancing before becoming devoted followers of Brionne Band.
During Altaria's beautiful dance, Kricketune gracefully enters playing the violin, while Thwackey, beating the drums, tumbles in energetically.
As the dance concludes, Altaria, Kricketune, and Thwackey bow elegantly to the fans in the livestream.
| Ahhhh, so beautiful! |
| Thwackey is so cute, I just want to hug it and kiss it! |
| Kricketune is still so refined, just like a gentleman. I hope my future husband will have this kind of character! |
...
The livestream room instantly comes alive with excitement.
| Where's our lead singer? Come out quickly, I can't wait to hear Brionne's voice! |
| Brionne! Brionne! I want to marry you! I want to have little Brionne babies with you! |
| Where's my wife? Where's my wife? Everyone else is here, why hasn't my wife appeared yet? |
...
As the band's most popular lead vocalist, Brionne's entrance naturally commands everyone's attention!
"La la la~~~"
As a gentle song begins, colorful bubbles appear on the livestream screen. These bubbles spin continuously with the melody, adorning the entire broadcast like a dream.
The audience feels as if they're watching a spectacular contest performance.
| Ahhh!! It's Brionne's voice! |
| Is Brionne finally here? Waaah~ during these days you were gone, I couldn't eat or drink properly. |
...
Amid the singing, Brionne slowly descended into the livestream room riding on bubbles.
"Brii~ Brii~" — Hello everyone, long time no see!
( -‿◦ ★)❥
It playfully winked at everyone.
| Ahhh~ Brionne, you are my god! |
| Brionne, GOAT! |
| Brionne wife, you are electricity, you are light, you are the only legend! |
...
As Brionne appeared, some fans in the livestream room began to lose their minds.
✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲
Far away in a circus in Galar, two identical Pokémon were hiding in a corner, intently watching Brionne's livestream on a phone they held together.
As the main star appeared, they trembled with excitement.
They were among Brionne's earliest fans, and if not for Brionne, they would have died long ago.
Since birth, they had been mere performance tools in the circus. During practice or formal performances, the slightest mistake would earn them severe beatings from the ringmaster in private.
Their parents had died from such abuse, and now it was their turn.
The phone they used to watch the livestream was a second-hand device they had repaired themselves from junk found in garbage heaps.
That day, they had once again made a mistake during a performance and suffered a beating from the ringmaster. The depressed older brother had almost committed suicide.
Later, he heard Brionne's voice from the phone his younger brother was fiddling with. The voice was so gentle and so full of hope that after listening to the song, he felt as if he had journeyed through heaven.
So the world could still be this beautiful!
The older brother found renewed hope and wanted to continue living, dreaming that one day he could hear this wonderful voice in person.
The brothers stared unblinkingly at the cracked phone screen, eagerly anticipating what song Brionne would sing next.
But just then, a cracking sound echoed — the sound of the ringmaster's whip.
"Where have those two dead things gone to slack off again? Damn it, don't let me catch you, or I'll teach you a good lesson! Where are you? Where are you?"
The ringmaster's voice frightened the brothers so much that they involuntarily shuddered, and the phone dropped to the ground with a clatter. The already battered phone immediately went black from the impact.
Hearing the noise, the ringmaster suddenly lifted the curtain hiding the brothers.
"Haha... here you are, you've made me search all over!"
The ringmaster held a whip with sharp barbs, his face as fat as a pig's head, wobbling with his smile.
"How dare you slack off! So ungrateful. If I weren't feeding you, you'd have starved to death long ago, and you still dare to slack off?"
With that, he raised his whip and lashed it viciously toward the brothers.
The older brother instinctively closed his eyes, while the younger brother gave the ringmaster a fierce look and shot a bolt of electricity toward his fat face.
However, at that moment, a huge fist suddenly extended, intercepting the electric current. The electricity struck the fist without leaving even the slightest mark.
It was the ringmaster's Kingler who had intervened.
After blocking the electricity, Kingler withdrew its fist and gave the brothers a contemptuous glance.
By now, the ringmaster was furious with embarrassment from the younger brother's sneak attack.
"Well, well! You two ungrateful wretches, you dare to attack me? You must have eaten the heart of a Bewear and the guts of a Liepard. I'll teach you both a good lesson today!"
With that, the ringmaster raised his whip and struck the brothers.
CRACK!!!
The brothers' skin split open from the lash.
The younger brother tried to pull his older brother away to escape, but Kingler kicked them back.
The brothers rolled on the ground, taking another lash from the ringmaster. Seeing the ringmaster about to strike again, the older brother quickly embraced his younger brother, holding him tightly to protect him.
CRACK! CRACK! CRACK!
The sound of the whip lashing continued until the ringmaster finally tired and stopped, panting heavily.
"Huff~ huff~" The ringmaster's chest heaved, "I'll spare you today, but next time you dare try this again, I'll skin you alive!"
With that, the ringmaster staggered away, leaving the brothers lying bloodied and battered on the ground.
After a long while, the older brother struggled to sit up and gently helped his younger brother, "I wish we could leave this place!"
The younger brother opened his eyes then, looking at his brother with determination, "We will, I promise. I'll take you to hear Brionne Band sing."
But before we leave, I'll make sure that fat pig and his Kingler are dead! The younger brother thought to himself.
✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲
Meanwhile, Brionne and the others continued their livestream. As usual, they performed one song after another for their fans, each one exceptionally beautiful, leaving their audience completely satisfied.
Soon they reached the latter half of the stream.
"I'm sure everyone is curious — we've only streamed once in such a long time, so what have we been doing the rest of the time?" Chatot announced enthusiastically.
| Tell us, tell us, don't keep us in suspense! |
| Chatot is always like this—just say it already! Don't waste my time when I could be admiring my beautiful Altaria wife's gorgeous face! |
| My curiosity is piqued — speak up, Chatot! I'm your biggest fan! |
...
"Seeing is better than telling. What you're about to hear will be the last song of our stream, and after listening, all your questions will be answered!"
The chat room was still buzzing with excitement when a rapid drumbeat began. Thwackey held two wooden sticks, rapidly striking the small drum in front of it, the sticks moving so fast they almost left afterimages.
Previously, when Brionne sang, the opening music was always played by Kricketune, but today this final song started with the drummer Thwackey — completely different from their usual style.
"La la la~ la la~ la~"
Then Brionne's voice rose, its ethereal sound creating a strong contrast with Thwackey's dense and intense drumming.
Next came the dual harmonies from Altaria and Chatot.
Altaria's voice was soft yet soaring, while Chatot's was versatile, capable of adjusting its vocal tone to match Altaria's almost perfectly — calling it a master of mimicry would be no exaggeration.
The two harmonies intertwined with Brionne's singing, and suddenly the entire livestream chat fell silent. Everyone's attention was captured by the song; sending messages, arguing — all was forgotten.
Then came the song's climax. Kricketune slowly raised its two arms to its chest, took a deep breath to adjust its internal air chambers, and slowly closed its eyes.
As Brionne, Altaria, and Chatot's voices suddenly rose higher, a passionate violin melody began, flowing with the rises and falls of the lead vocalist and two backing vocalists.
In that moment, the listeners felt as if they had been carried into the sky by the song, transformed into free birds soaring through the sea of clouds — twisting, dancing, singing with their necks stretched high, doing whatever they wished.
Kricketune kept its eyes tightly closed, its arms moving faster and faster, the music's intensity growing. The birds seemed to be carried by the song and music over mountains, through forests, witnessing sunsets and evening glows.
In a corner of the Galar circus, the two brothers, dragging their injured bodies, finally managed to get their broken phone working again after a long struggle.
When they rejoined the livestream, it was nearly over, and they only caught this final song.
In an instant, the brothers were transformed into two free Rookidees, soaring straight out of the suffocating circus. They didn't know their destination, only that they needed to keep flying forward — if they flew fast enough and far enough, they could escape all suffering.
When the song ended, the brothers snapped back to reality. Looking around at their surroundings — still in the circus — they couldn't help but show disappointment in their eyes.
One day, we will gain our freedom, just like those free Rookidees in the song!
The livestream fans were as moved as the brothers.
After the final song ended, the entire chat room remained silent for nearly ten minutes before becoming lively again.
"What's the name of that song? Why have I never heard it before?"
| Aaaah~~~ That song must be an original, right? It has to be! I'd bet a spicy strip on it! |
| It's definitely an original. If it's not, I'll warm Altaria's bed as punishment! |
| So beautiful, so beautiful! Is my favorite band finally about to take off? |
| Brionne, you are my god! |
| Kricketune was so cool just now—I'm completely enchanted, dazzled and mesmerized! |
| Thwackey is so adorable! Your little drumsticks struck right into my heart. |
...
As performers and musicians, Brionne and the others were also overwhelmed with emotion, unable to calm down immediately.
The performance had been flawless, without a single mistake.
Once they'd regained their composure, Chatot finally spoke: "I believe everyone has already figured it out — this song is our original composition, called 'Blue Sky'. It was composed for us by the Spikemuth Gym Leader, Piers."
Regarding the announcement of Piers' name, Cole had already helped Brionne and the others communicate with Piers beforehand, and Piers had no objection.
When they heard Chatot's words, the chat room exploded again.
| So it really is an original! Our Brionne Band has made it! |
| To actually get a Gym Leader to compose for them—our Brionne Band is so prestigious! |
| Isn't Piers supposed to be a genius trainer? He can even compose music this well? What a treasure of a boy—I'm a fan now, I'm a fan! |
...
"That concludes our livestream for today. Thank you all for watching! Please continue to follow our Brionne Band — we'll definitely bring you more beautiful original songs in the future!"
With Chatot's passionate commentary, the livestream ended.
✲✲✲
T/N: Hey! Liked what you read? Support your friendly neighborhood translator on Patreon! Think of it as buying me a coffee... or ten!
For just $1.50 (that's less than your daily meme budget), get extra chapters! Want more? $2 gets you bonus content, $5 unlocks premium stories, and $10 makes you my hero (and gets you everything I have, including earlier acess to new books)!
That's it and happy reading! (-‿◦)
https://www.patreon.com/collection/1305384