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Xia Ye looked up and saw Yukiko hurrying over, whispering, "I need to go to the restroom. Can anyone play the piano for me for a bit, Sharon?"
Vermouth shook her head and said calmly:
"I won't!"
"Then, Xia Ye?"
Yukiko looked at Natsume with hopeful eyes.
"You go ahead, I'll play."
Xia Ye wasn't the type to avoid the limelight or hide his talents; he was just occasionally lazy, but when the time came to show his abilities, he wouldn't back down.
"Good~"
Yukiko smiled sweetly.
We can find an opportunity to showcase Xia Ye's piano skills!
Now I can easily fool him when Yoko Okino's concert comes around!
Xia Ye sat down at the piano.
His fingers lightly touched the piano keys, and the fresh and cheerful melody of "Für Elise" flowed from his fingertips.
Master-level piano. You should know that the system does not have the concept of grandmaster level. Master level is already the limit of human beings. The next step is god level, which is no longer in the realm of humans. Even Xia Ye does not have a god level skill so far. Including Spider-Man's amazing spider sense and the Crane Needle technique that can bring the dead back to life and heal flesh and bones, they are not god level!
So when Xia Ye's piano music started, even the children who were playing quietly quieted down and listened carefully to the beauty of the music.
At the corner, Yukiko didn't go to NIAONIAO. She leaned gently against the wall, waiting to appreciate Natsume's masterful piano playing.
The piano sounded.
She was slightly startled.
Have not heard!
However, she immediately realized that this was the music from Xia Ye's original world!
A faint smile appeared on her delicate, pretty face. Yukiko didn't want to think about anything else for the time being, and began to immerse herself in the wonderful music that transcended a world.
.......
In the courtyard.
Xia Ye was also immersed in her own music.
no way.
He'd never attended a live concert by a piano virtuoso on Earth; he'd only listened to numerous famous pieces on music streaming platforms.
Listening to audio and listening to a live performance are two completely different things!
What's more, Xia Ye is currently in a VVVVVIP seat, the closest seat to the performer!
That was really awesome!
After "Für Elise," Natsume switched to "Kikujiro's Summer," followed by "Song of the Secret Garden," then "A Maiden's Prayer," and finally ended with a simple "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Variations."
"Clap clap-!"
A round of enthusiastic applause erupted in the courtyard.
The children especially loved the last piece, the simple and cheerful "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star Variations".
"Okay, Xia Ye!"
Yukiko walked up to Natsume and said in a feigned angry tone, "I didn't even know she played the piano so well! You mean, even Ai and the others didn't know?"
Xia Ye coughed lightly: "They really don't know~"
"Hehe, I've already recorded it, I'll send it to them now!" Yukiko took out her phone and waved it at Natsume with a charming smile.
"Go ahead and send it~"
Xia Ye did not stop her.
He didn't want to hide it from the people around him, but there wasn't a suitable opportunity. He couldn't very well show off to Ai and the others how good he was at playing the piano, could he?
but.
Xia Ye subconsciously looked at Sister Bei.
She won't suspect anything, will she?
Although the two of them had only a simple teacher-student relationship before and were not close, it was still somewhat abrupt that he suddenly played the piano so well.
Vermouth understood what he meant by looking over, and chuckled inwardly, but her pretty face remained aloof, as if she hadn't noticed anything amiss.
Seeing that she didn't react.
Xia Ye didn't care anymore.
They're going to be exposed sooner or later anyway.
So what if we found it!
As Xia Ye stood up from her chair, a system notification suddenly rang in her ears.
[Congratulations, host, on completing the Beginner Village Singing God Identity quest and obtaining the item: Cheating-Type Ever-Changing Singer Badge]
at the same time.
Vermouth and Yukiko also received log notifications.
[Vermouth and Yukiko Fujimine have completed a special co-op mission in the beginner village. This allows them to copy any previously issued log reward 1/2 times!]
Chapter 90 Ai's Club Life
Xia Ye was taken aback.
Have you completed your identity mission?
but--
Isn't it said that you have to sing or play in front of a hundred people?
There are more than forty children in the welfare home, but since junior high school students are not on holiday today, there are fewer than thirty children here – the younger ones.
The orphanage has more than 20 staff members. Even if you include Yukiko and Vermouth, there are only about 50 people. How did they manage to complete the identity mission?
Looking around on a summer night.
I noticed that quite a few people in the surrounding houses were looking this way. Could they be included in that group?
"Brother Xia Ye! You're so amazing!"
Ayumi's eyes sparkled as she ran up to Natsume, tilting her head back with adoration on her little face!
"Yes, yes, you played so well!"
Mitsuhiko and Genta loudly echoed, not knowing any techniques, just knowing that it sounded good.
but.
They don't understand.
There's a little kid here who understands a lot.
Conan looked at Xia Ye with surprise. He was tone-deaf, but he had perfect pitch. Moreover, he had listened to many world-class pianists' concerts with his mother since he was a child, so his appreciation level was definitely not low. Xia Ye's piano playing skills were no less than those of the top pianists. How old was he?
This is outrageous!
Moreover, any one of those songs could be considered a masterpiece, yet I've never heard of a single one of them!
Conan had a terrible idea.
Could it be—that all of these were composed by Xia Ye?!
"Brother Xia Ye, can you teach me to play the piano?" Ayumi tugged at Xia Ye's hand and shook it, her little face full of anticipation. "I've been learning for so long but I still can't play well. If Brother Xia Ye were my piano teacher, I'm sure I could play well!"
"Being a teacher is out of the question."
Although Xia Ye liked the little girl Ayumi quite a bit, it was impossible for her to spend all her time teaching her to play the piano.
"but--"
"I can guide you once."
"Great!"
"I'll tell my mom when I get home!"
Ayumi clapped her hands and jumped up, her little face full of excitement.
Conan looked at Natsume suspiciously. Could this guy be a lolicon?
With his master-level skills, people would buy a lesson for ten million yen. Now he's actually agreeing to give a little girl a free lesson. Does he have ulterior motives?
Having received Xia Ye's promise, Ayumi ran off to play with the children she had just met, and her two followers naturally followed immediately.
Conan stayed where he was, his eyes darting around. He tugged at Xia Ye's sleeve and asked with a cute and innocent expression, "Brother Xia Ye, you're so young, yet you play the piano so well. How do you practice?"
Natsume secretly gave Yukiko a speechless look. It had only been a few days, and Conan was already acting like a child and being cute all too naturally.
If he were really a child, this would indeed be quite cute, but for those who know the truth, a seventeen or eighteen-year-old high school student acting cute like this makes one want to punch him on the head!
Yukiko also felt that her son seemed to have developed some strange fetish, but she was quite happy to see it. She even wanted to take pictures with her phone to keep for future enjoyment, since how could her grown-up son be as cute as her younger self?
Regarding Conan's question, Xia Ye replied calmly:
"I've never practiced piano before; all that piano knowledge just suddenly popped into my head recently!"
"Haha~"
Conan, feeling brushed off, gave a deadpan look. If he didn't want to talk, fine, but there was no need to come up with such a ridiculous excuse. Did they think I was stupid?
next to.
Yukiko couldn't help but laugh.
Talk about it.
The piano knowledge did indeed suddenly appear in his mind, just as Xia Ye had said.
He really wasn't lying, but judging from Conan's expression, he clearly didn't believe him, which was a bit awkward—it's funny that nobody believed him when he told the truth...
After being rebuffed by Xia Ye.
Conan pursed his lips, turned around and left, unconsciously running off to play with his newly met friends.
"Yukiko, your son is becoming more and more like a child~" Vermouth's beautiful eyes were filled with laughter. She was quite happy to see this. The more he acted like a child, the safer he would be. If he had acting skills like hers, even if he stood in front of Gin, Gin would definitely not recognize him!
"Isn't this great?" Yukiko said with a smile, "Shinichi becomes less and less cute as he grows up. If he shrinks back to a small size, I can raise a son again!"
"Whatever makes you happy~" Vermouth was speechless. Yukiko probably only raised her son for fun. She herself was like a child. How could she be expected to take care of the child?
........
I spent an afternoon at the welfare home.
During this time, he also discussed with Eri Yabuki and decided to first establish a charitable foundation.
Setting up a non-public fundraising foundation is very simple; you can just register.
After successful registration.
Xia Ye will leave 10 million US dollars from the gold card given to her by Sister Bei to the security company, and the remaining 10 million US dollars will be used as initial investment. In addition, Yukiko will also invest 5 million US dollars, which will be enough to cover the initial operating costs.
In short, let's get the foundation up and running first.
.......
At the entrance of the welfare home.
Eri Yabuki escorted Natsume and her group out.
How do I get into the only car parked on the side of the road?
There were three adults and four children. Luckily, this Apollo was a four-seater sports car, otherwise, the question of where to sit would have been completely unthinkable.
"Chris, drive!" Yukiko instructed. "Natsume will hold Conan in the front, and I'll hold Ayumi in the back. That should do it!"
"Good~"
Vermouth was the first to get into the driver's seat.
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