The first song eventually came to an end, and the band was rewarded with a cacophony of clapping and cheers. They hadn't just lived up to the expectations, they were completely crushing them.
And it had just been the first song.
Everyone who'd heard about the drama around Ember's 'stage thievery' and Elric being arrested instantly forgot about all that as they were caught up in her singing, and by the end of the song, everyone viewed her as a chance to win the competition as a whole.
After taking a few second break to recover, Ember leaned over to her bandmates, whispering something into their ears. She received a few nods, then lifted the microphone up to announce their second song.
It wasn't the second angry jazz one they'd originally planned to sing second.
Instead, she was going for her original song that she wrote and performed back at the bar when she first worked with Elric. The jazz adaptation of it was smooth and peaceful, the opposite of what she'd just sung.
