Izumi hummed in affirmation. After that, she turned to type out her song on the computer.
Tun tun tun~
A melody started to play throughout the room. Izumi went to sit on her chair, facing the judges calmly.
"How... can you see into my eyes, like open doors?
Leading you down into my core, where I've become so numb..."
Her soft voice started to utter a calming melody. Along with the soft music in the background, it gave off a soothing feeling.
But soon, the music in the background started to become intense, unlike the melody before. Likewise her voice also adapted to the change.
"Without a soul, my spirit's sleeping somewhere cold!
Until you find me there and bring it back...home."
Dun dun dun!
The music became more strong and deep, louder and louder. The melody intensified, the symphony orchestra reaching higher as Izumi's clear voice effortlessly reached higher into the song.
"Wake me up!
Wake me up inside!
Wake me up inside!
Call my name and save me from the dark...
Bid my blood to run!
Before I come undone!
Save me from the nothing I've become...
Bring me to life....
Bring me to life!"
Dun dun dun!
Note after note, lyric after lyric, her voice flowed into the hearts of the listeners. Her exquisiteness made them feel their hearts tighten,
All the judges felt a strange sensation in their hearts. A boiling sensation.
Heh.
Rivas smirked, he recognized this sensation.
It was...excitement.
The excitement and feelings induced by her voice, he didn't miss at all.
This sensation, he had felt once before.
It was, when he first heard that boy.
"Bring me...to life..."
Gradually, her voice faded with the melody, giving way to the resonating silence once again.
Izumi took a deep breath, raising her head to look at the judges.
Clap, clap, clap
The first to clap was Rivas. The others who were still dazed, returned to themselves after his claps and joined in as well. Izumi was greeted by a loud applaud.
Bowing her head once, she got up from her seat.
"Miss Melissa, well done. Your voice was great, it gave us a good feeling about you. Thank you for today. We'll contact you if we decide on you." Rivas complemented.
The others followed suit as well.
"Wow, your voice is really something!"
"Your choice of song was really good as well!"
"Thank you, everyone." She smiled at them and got up to leave.
After exiting the building, Izumi smiled. She was satisfied by her performance today. Seems like she still had her singing talent.
Great, now she can go to eat some ice cream in celebration!
Deciding on her location, she was just about to call Zena when her phone rang.
The caller ID showed 'Secretary Lu'.
After hesitating for a few seconds, she picked up the phone, "Hello?"
"President! You have a meeting scheduled at 5 with the board of directors."
She frowned, "Didn't I tell you to clear up my schedule?"
"That...um... President, this meeting is very important and couldn't be p-postponed..." The man on the other side spoke nervously.
Izumi sighed and replied with a "Fine." before hanging up.
Amazing, now I can't even enjoy some ice-cream...
Seems like I have to give a hard time to those old geezers. Who told them to come between me and my ice-cream? No one can disturb me and my ice cream and leave unscathed!
Smiling evilly, she dialed her driver and headed towards Melissa Corporation.
...
Melissa Corporation was one of the biggest companies dealing with computer software in the entire country. They had been in the business for years, slowly step by step increasing the company's worth every year. In particular, the latest president was someone who increased the company's value two
fold. Rumored to be really young, this president took over at the age of 21 and within the span of two years, made the company much stronger, defeating all of it's competitors to reach the top hundred computer dealing companies list on worldwide scale.
The rumored prodigy president never revealed herself on media, always being secretive. No one had seen her.
And this rumored president was Izumi herself.
Putting on sunglasses, she got off her car and entered the huge company building.
The previous CEO of this company was her father, but he died early, so her grandfather took over. After she reached 21, her grandfather handed the company over to her to manage. After her inheritance, she spotted the many flaws in the company and one by one, removed all the corrupt rats hounding around and increased the company's worth alot.
Now the company was on steady ground, and she had decided to resign as president. She had an argument with her grandfather, but he eventually agreed to manage the company in her stead. She wanted to enjoy her youth too, the company could be taken care of later.
By the end of this month, she would be free.
Thinking up to that, she lessened her anger towards those incompetent employees of her company.
Seeing her arrive on the 4th floor, her personal secretary Lu Kang hurriedly went to greet her.
"President, everything is ready. The meeting is starting in 5 minutes."
"Okay. I'm going in, you go buy me chocolate vanilla ice cream from Frootstreet. Make sure the toppings are only chocolate, no strawberry. And buy a large portion." Izumi told him and headed inside the conference room.
"Understood, President." As always, his president is a glutton on top of being a genius.
Ah, by now, he has already saved the Wi-Fi passwords of every good food shop in the entire city...
...
It was night by the time Izumi had finished the meeting. Exhausted, she slumped to her bed. After lying down for a bit, she heard a notification sound from her phone. Unlocking it, she saw that she had received an email from Twilight Entertainment.
"!?"
Immediately losing her exhaustion, she sat up and opened the email.