Chapter 102: [Wish]

[Sister Teresa's passing is not good news, as it means that another person closest to you has passed away... In a sense, you already considered her as your "mother," after all, she took care of you for quite a long time... Although considering her age, she should be your "grandmother."]

[But as I said before, because she left, you should be more determined to move forward, so after you adjusted your emotions a little, you returned to school with Eden.]

[Although you didn't say it, most of the classmates could sense that there was a faint atmosphere of sadness surrounding you, and the tunes you played recently were also a bit low, which made them a little distressed... So, they came up with a plan.]

[When you went out as usual and prepared to perform on the street, several students quietly followed you... and then they found that you stopped at the square in front of a church. It seems that you planned to perform here today.]

[This is understandable. After all, it has been exactly one week since sister Teresa passed away. It is also natural that you would come to a place like a church to perform. Everyone guessed that you would remember and pay tribute to sister Teresa in this way.]

[Thus, a large-scale "event" planned by many people began.]

[At first, a nun who looked familiar to you came up to you, gently placed a few dollars in front of you, and asked you to play "Ode to Joy."]

[This is a reasonable song request. After all, this place is close to the church, so it is not surprising that someone would request this song. The instrument you brought today is also a cello, which is enough to play. However... you always feel that the little nun in front of you seems familiar as if you have seen her somewhere before.]

[So, while you played the music, you recalled where you had seen her before... Soon, you remembered that she seemed to be a child who had accompanied sister Teresa before, one of the children taken care of by sister Teresa. Now... she also wore a nun's uniform and seemed to be planning to continue sister Teresa's path.]

[However, before you can continue to think, you hear light footsteps. When you turn your head, you can see that it is one of your classmates. they come to you with a double bass, nod to you in a friendly way, pick up the bow, play the music, and join in smoothly.]

[Then, there were waves of footsteps, and familiar figures came to your side one by one. They stood in formation with you as the center, smiled, and nodded to you, and then they either plucked the strings or played the notes, joining in your music one by one]

[Not only the people who arrived now but also many people quickly came with their instruments after receiving the news... You even saw someone get out of the car with excitement and anxiety on his face, and together with the housekeeper and the driver, he took the drums for performance off the car, and then hurriedly ran over and stood in his proper position]

[So many people, all familiar people... You can see their smiles toward you, and feel their care for you]

[Then, there was another familiar figure... It was the professor who taught you classical music. He pushed through the crowd with a serious expression and came in front of you. He glanced at your position, then nodded with satisfaction and showed a somewhat surprising smile.]

["I think you still need a conductor" - he said with a childlike smile, took out a baton from the inner pocket of his clothes, and began to direct you on the spot]

[In the end, you saw Eden as expected]

[She stood at the edge of the line with the members of the opera troupe. Her golden eyes rested on you. With a gentle smile, she immediately spoke with everyone else, taking charge of the vocal part of the song.]

[The current scene is no longer a simple street performance; it looks more like a pre-arranged street concert with a special charm]

[You already understand, this is something that everyone discussed and prepared together, it is a "surprise" for you]

[You are...very happy]

[You will definitely remember this romantic move]

[You immerse your mind in the melody, blend your emotions into the beautiful music, and blend your yearning for beauty and expectations for the future into this song "Ode to Joy"]

[Everyone follows you, pushing this piece of music to the final high-pitched atmosphere]

[Finally, amidst the applause that resounded through the sky, this somewhat unexpected yet extremely romantic impromptu street concert completed its first song]

[After the song ended, everyone had no intention of leaving. They just smiled at you and slightly adjusted their positions, letting you be in the absolute "C position". Then they continued to stay by your side. At the same time, the professor who was conducting in front of you began to tap his baton lightly, attracting all of your attention, and began to tell you the next song to be played.]

[You were a little surprised but did not ask any questions. You just followed the instructions and continued playing.]

[With just a few moves, this impromptu concert turned into a performance that seemed to have been arranged long ago... Hmm? It seems that it was indeed arranged in advance, but you are the only one who doesn't know about it]

[But... it doesn't matter. You don't care about those things. You just play happily.]

[Because you know that even though sister Teresa is gone, you now have more friends who care about you]

[This street concert lasted for several hours. The melodious and soul-stirring music attracted countless people to watch. In the end, the crowd had surrounded you so tightly that there was no way out. Even nuns and priests from the church came out to maintain order, and there were even a few policemen...]

[When the evening light shone on everyone's faces, the professor, who was the conductor, clapped his hands gently and announced loudly, "This performance practice ends here." The concert ended with the applause of the crowd. Everyone came to your side with laughter, played with you, and expressed their concern and comfort to you with their actions.]

[Finally, Eden comes to your side, gently holds your hand, and leans on you... It doesn't require too many words or too many actions, just this is enough]

[You know, she's by your side.]

[You are very happy.]

[Immediately, you began to pack up today's gains… Because this concert that was held because of you attracted a lot of people to watch, and your performance really moved a lot of people, so many people were willing to pay for some "tickets". The scattered money almost filled up your violin case, and you couldn't put it all away. In the end, you only packed up the money with the help of everyone.]

[That night, you also used the money earned from this "concert" to treat everyone to a barbecue party to thank them for their concern]

[In the middle of the party, you also received caring messages from Li and Yin. Apparently, they also found this "concert" online. Combined with the information they had learned before, it was not difficult for them to guess your situation, so they specially sent a few text messages to care about you... You were very happy and responded to them one by one, and said that if you have the chance in the future, you will go to visit them specially.]

[There is one more thing worth mentioning... Because there were a little more than 100 people present at the "concert", many people recorded your performance, some even recorded the entire process from you to the others joining in. Your interesting entrance and subsequent soul-stirring performance and singing attracted a lot of attention, and it even became a hot topic for a while.]

[Many people recognized you and pointed you out. After all, you were the "C" player from the very beginning and in the subsequent performances. It was obvious that you were the "protagonist".]

[Plus, your classmates and the professor who was the conductor came forward and pointed out on the Internet with their real names that the fundamental reason for this "concert" was you, which made others pay more attention to you... Well, although the professor finally changed his explanation to a more formal one, saying that this "concert" was a "practice" arranged by him for the students, no one cared too much at this time.]

[Everyone just thinks that you are really loved by your classmates and teachers. They can even organize a "concert" on the street... It feels like you are everyone's "group favorite"]

[Thanks to this incident, your online account gained a large number of fans. Many people got to know you and followed your account... Unknowingly, your popularity on the Internet has risen to a higher level.]

[You don't care too much about these things, after all, they can't affect you at all… You continue your studies as before, and then go out to play on the street in your spare time, post the recorded videos online, and reply to some fans' messages.]

[But after that, the scope of your study began to expand. It was no longer limited to music but gradually covered the entire field of art, and the same was true for Eden.]

[First, the dance related to music... This is a little difficult, after all, you missed the training when you were young, which made you lack some physical advantages... But fortunately, you learned most of the dances very quickly, and occasionally you can see you dancing with Eden at the school dance.]

[Then came painting and design. Thanks to the huge popularity you gained previously, your personal account has a large number of fans, so you received a lot of share from the platform. You don't have to worry about wealth for the time being. You can also practice painting... and then you will find that you seem to be very talented in this aspect, especially in the "realism" of painting. Your paintings are particularly realistic, and even give people the illusion that they are "photos."]

[There is no need to list all the things that happened later. Everyone has discovered that you seem to have an enviable talent in the field of art. You can learn quickly and master everything very quickly... Sometimes your learning speed makes your teacher feel like he is "looking in the mirror" or "copying and pasting" directly on the computer. It's too fast.]

[In this regard, the only one who can stand shoulder to shoulder with you is Eden... Eden is even a little more exaggerated than you in this regard, but considering Eden's family background, everyone doesn't think Eden's talent is so "terrifying" - everyone assumes that Eden must have learned these arts at home in advance, so she has some foundation, and then she learned quickly because of the combination of excellent talent and a good foundation, which is understandable.]

[But you are a bit "unbelievable". Apart from music, everything else is almost "starting from scratch," but you can still master it quickly. This is really... It makes people feel no jealousy, because the gap in talent is really too big, and the distance is really too far. There is no way to be jealous, you can only envy and look up to you.]

[Unconsciously, you and Eden were nicknamed "Twin Stars" by your classmates, which means that the gap between them and you two is too far, just like the distant stars, which can only be looked up at but cannot be touched.]

[Of course, this title only refers to your talent and ability in art. In normal times, everyone is happy to work with you and is even willing to show some "partiality" to you in certain aspects.]

[Especially you. After the previous "concert," many people always teased you as the "group pet" on the Internet. At first, it was just a joke from others, but later everyone wanted to make it come true. After all... sometimes you are really likable and cute. It's not impossible to "favor" you a little bit.]

[Although you don't object to this, after all, being "loved" is always a blessing, but you feel helpless when everyone subconsciously teases you like a child, especially after knowing that you like to eat candy, they always like to tease you about this matter, it's… quite helpless, right?]

[So in this brisk rhythm, you gradually welcomed the end of your studies... On this day, you have all graduated. On this day, you gathered in the school auditorium to hold the most gorgeous dance party. This is the graduation gift given to you by the school]

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Hmm~

You can hear the melodious voices of everyone singing together, and occasionally someone will deliberately make a few funny noises, which will make everyone laugh. Among the singing of the crowd, the voices of Eden and Nozomi are always so recognizable, and you can hear their voices very clearly.

Soft, beautiful, intoxicating.

After one song, everyone cheered again, and then dispersed to play; some walked onto the dance floor, some started to buy food, and some gathered around the band to join in the fun.

At this time, Nozomi and Eden did not join in the fun but stayed by the window, their eyes moving back and forth between the quiet night outside and the lively dance party inside. From time to time, they took a sip of the drinks in their hands, smiled at each other, and quietly enjoyed the wonderful feeling of being on the "border".

"Hey, look at our two big stars, why are they just staying here? Why don't they go out and have some fun?"

A warm and slightly teasing voice sounded from the side. Before Nozomi turned around, he felt someone hug his shoulders. When he tilted his head, he found that all his familiar classmates had come over.

"Or do you want to spend some time alone together? Do you want me to recommend a quiet place for you? Hehe..."

"No, I just want to rest for a while."

Nozomi smiled and did not reject the other party's closeness.

"Besides... big stars and the like, that's really too much praise..."

"Hey kid, being too modest would be hypocritical, wouldn't it? You already have millions of fans, so don't be like that, would you? It's not an exaggeration to say that you're a big star, right?"

"Everyone brought them here…"

"You kid... Never mind, you're right! At least one tenth of this stuff was brought by me!"

"One tenth? Who do you think you are? One percent!"

"One percent? One thousandth!"

"What are you guys comparing yourself to? Is this something you should be proud of?"

"It's just the naivety of boys, don't mind it."

"Haha... ah..."

......

There was another round of fighting and laughter, and everyone turned the topic back to what they were concerned about at the beginning.

"But seriously, Nozomi, what do you want to do in the future? Although you are a big star now, but... you are still a human being, right? Won't it be tiring to run your business? And with your current status... if you debut directly, you should be very popular, right? Or do you want to find an agency to join?"

"Oh, that's right... I remember that a company seemed to have signed a contract with Eden... So you and Nozomi are not together? I thought you would debut together..."

"If the two of them debut together as a group, I'm afraid we won't even have a chance to survive, right?"

"You're right, so I plan to lower my expectations and give it a try, although I think there's still a chance of failure..."

"So what are you going to do if you fail?"

"If you fail, of course you will go home and inherit the family business, right?"

"Oh yeah, I forgot you have a mine at home, damn it."

"Everyone, are you all good to each other?"

"Hey, hey, hey, what's wrong with you two? You're chatting by yourselves again."

The person who spoke first quickly interrupted the crowd who were about to become noisy again and then turned his attention to Nozomi again.

"Tell me about it? Nozomi, we are quite curious..."

"Me? Well... I don't have any exact plans yet, but I want to go around first. I have some people I want to meet. As for the rest of the day... it should be similar to now, right?"

"Now? Hmm... I see. Becoming a [Bard]? That's pretty romantic..."

"Haha, thank you for giving me a prettier name."

"Don't say that. Even if you become a Bard in the future, you will definitely be the most famous one."

"Then I'll borrow your good words."

Nozomi smiled and turned his gaze back to Eden.

"So... what about Eden?"

"You should already know this, Nozomi."

Eden took a sip of the wine in his hand, then smiled back and spoke softly.

"I am naturally aiming for the most dazzling stage... In the future, I want to be the most dazzling star, bringing the beauty of classical music and opera to everyone."

"Oh no~ It's over. I'm going to be suppressed by Eden from now on~"

"It's over, it's over~ We have no chance~ Hahahaha..."

The crowd was joking and playing around again, but no one doubted Eden's idea because they believed that Eden could do it.

"So... Nozomi, what about you?"

But at this time, Eden turned around and asked Nozomi again.

"I?"

"Well, it's not about becoming something or doing something in the future, but... it's something similar to a [wish], a goal."

"Then... I want to stay with Eden."

Nozomi tilted his head, thought for a moment, raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and spoke softly.

"Wow—"

Everyone started to make a fuss as if they were playing.

"Ha... something that has already come true cannot be called a 'wish,' you know? Nozomi."

Eden also tilted her head, with a slightly raised corner of her mouth, and smiled to deny Nozomi's words.

"So... stay with Eden forever?"

"As I said, Nozomi... things that can already be realized cannot be called [wishes]."

"Wow--"

Now everyone was really surprised. After all, if this sentence was translated slightly, wouldn't it mean... um?

"I see…"

Nozomi showed a somewhat distressed expression. After thinking for a while, he looked up and looked at the bright silver moon outside the window.

"Then... I hope that one day when I play and sing, everyone... no matter if they are men or women, young or old, friendly or hostile, busy or leisurely, can temporarily put aside their grudges, their thoughts, and the things at hand, listen to my song, enjoy the lightness and tranquility here... and then face what they have to face."

"Hey, hey, hey, asking everyone in the world to come listen to your song... isn't that too bold? But... it's also quite romantic."

"Haha... So this is considered a [Wish]... And what if? Right?"

Nozomi just looked at Eden, smiled lightly, and said nothing more.