A Young Woman's Heart

But that's certainly not the case now.

Has a year really passed without us even realizing it?

Time seems to flow by without us noticing; it's only when we look back that we realize how much time has passed.

"Hoo..." Mo Xueyao lay on the table, and out of the corner of her eye she saw someone watching her. When she turned her head, she found that it was Ai Xiuer.

"what happened?"

"No, I just think you're very beautiful."

"Huh? Uh..." This left Mo Xueyao momentarily speechless. "Uh... uh... you're not bad either?"

"I like your eyes," Ashley said with a slight tilt of her head and a smile.

"Ah, your eyes are nice too..." To be honest, she felt uncomfortable being praised so directly, as if it was a bit too polite.

"It's not out of politeness, I really like it." Ashley seemed to understand her eyes.

"Oh... cough... Aishuer, what are your hobbies?"

"Me? Hmm... fortune telling and stuff."

"Oh, tarot cards and stuff?" Mo Xueyao knew a little about this, but only the name.

"Not only that, besides tarot card divination, I also do mirror divination, slingshot divination, and dream divination."

"Wow, that's amazing..." Mo Xueyao's words were somewhat perfunctory. "How do you do dream divination?"

"Ask yourself what you want to know, then hypnotize yourself into a dream, and you can get the answer in the dream. After waking up, write down what you saw in the dream and then interpret it."

Can it really hypnotize people?

“It might be a bit difficult for others, but hypnotizing yourself is quite easy.” Aisha seemed to enjoy sharing this 'special ability' of hers. “Want to try? Hmm… Can I call you Haruka?”

As she said this, her gaze fell on Mo Xueyao's textbook, where her name was written.

"Hmm, you can call me that. Let me think... Hmm... how about we do a divination to see what we should have for lunch today?"

"...Please ask the cafeteria chef."

"Ahem!" She changed the subject. "Speaking of which, Ashley really wants to be the Dream Witch, doesn't she?"

"Eh? Um..." Ashley looked away shyly. "That was... back in the day..."

The topic of wanting to be a witch is indeed quite embarrassing for a girl who is almost an adult, as if it's like revealing her dark past.

"Alright, let's do a divination to see if the music store will officially open tomorrow?"

“Okay.” Aishuer took a pocket watch from her jacket pocket and gently shook it at herself. A full five minutes passed, but she still looked very energetic. “Hmm… I slept for too long before, so it’s not so easy for me to fall asleep now…”

"puff……"

Aishuer awkwardly glanced at the students in the corridor outside the window: "Then let's use slingshot divination..."

"Okay, either way is fine."

"Here you go." Ashley immediately pulled a handful of beautiful gems from her pocket. Judging from their texture, they seemed to be real, not plastic products from the convenience store.

"Oh... I'll take it?"

"Ah."

"and then?"

“Scatter the stones on this.” Ashleigh then took out a piece of cloth with a very complicated-looking magic circle embroidered on it.

What if I fall out?

"If you fall out, you have to start over."

“Okay, I’ll give it a try…” Mo Xueyao held the stone and shook it, then silently recited what she wanted to know, before letting go with a 'whoosh,' causing the gems to fall onto the 'magic circle.'

"How about it?"

"Hmm, let me see... First, the store will open tomorrow, and then some unexpected things will happen."

"Huh? Really? Hmm, that's a pretty simple interpretation."

"Because the content that needs to be divined is very simple..." Aishuer said with a hint of helplessness.

……

Are we recruiting for Chapter Six?

Before they knew it, it was lunchtime. After finishing her lunch, Mo Xueyao went to the art club's activity room alone, while Li Wanyan was too busy collecting money to come along.

There was a tuition payment process on the 30th and 31st. Some people didn't pay their tuition on those two days, so we're urging them to pay today. Others didn't pay their lunch fees, so we're also urging them today. If they don't plan to pay, they won't get their meal tickets.

School lunches are quite affordable, almost the same price as home-cooked meals, meaning they're at cost price. After all, bulk purchases get discounts, which is a natural advantage.

The school also provides a lunch subsidy, and students only need to pay half of it.

The food at Yukong High School is pretty good; unless you're a particularly picky person, you shouldn't dislike the lunch.

I had fried fish fillets for lunch today. Although Li Wanyan shared half with her, I still felt a little unsatisfied—even though I was already full.

The art club was very well organized, probably because it was the beginning of the semester, and everything was neat and tidy.

But this is useless; after a while, a whole bunch of things will just be scattered around again.

Perhaps it's more like an art club that's a bit messy but doesn't look dirty or cluttered that has a warmer feel to it?

As she approached the door, before even opening it, Mo Xueyao heard a melodious piano tune. She hadn't heard the piece before, but it seemed to perfectly match the autumnal atmosphere.

She carefully pushed open the door and saw Qiu Yi sitting by the window, with a piano stand in front of him. On it was a black and red electronic keyboard that seemed to be a bit longer than hers. He was squinting and playing it with great enjoyment.

She didn't disturb him, but quietly found a place to sit down and listened to the melodious music echoing in her ears.

Only after the song ended did Qiu Yi look up and smile, "You've come to the club."

"Yes, the teacher can also play the piano."

"Huh? What makes you think I can't do it?" Qiu Yi joked. "Haha, although I only started learning the electronic keyboard in college, I feel pretty good about it."

"Yes, it sounds beautiful. Actually, I'm learning to play the piano myself."

"Oh? Not bad. How much does it cost to learn piano now?"

"Um... I'm self-taught."

"Wow? Self-taught? Impressive!" Qiu Yi gave a thumbs up. "How's your learning going?"

"I can barely play a few pieces."

"Haha, keep it up! You can become successful even if you study on your own!"

"Teacher, this electronic keyboard is so cool!" Mo Xueyao couldn't help but lean closer. "The color scheme is beautiful, and it seems quite long?"

"Hey, you have a good eye! This is an extended electronic keyboard, and it's a limited edition worldwide! Look here, it's the master's signature!"

"Wow—" Mo Xueyao's eyes seemed to sparkle, and then she suddenly noticed a blind spot, "Is it unplugged?"

"It has batteries, so it can be used without being plugged in. Haha, how about it, do you want to try it? It feels great, almost exactly like a piano, except it doesn't have pedals," Qiu Yi said boastfully.

"It must be very expensive... Is that alright?"

"It's alright, it's alright, come on, give it a try." Qiu Yi stood up and let Mo Xueyao sit in the seat she had just been in.

"Okay... then I'll give it a try..."

"Shall we start with something simple?"

"Then... um... let me think." A sudden inspiration struck Mo Xueyao, and her hands, almost instinctively, began to move on the keyboard, "ding ding ding ding dong..."

"Oh, this intro is nice, but I don't think I've heard it before."

Mo Xueyao's lips curled up slightly, and then she began to play the piano according to the rhythm she remembered.

This is the theme song for Ultraman Gaia, but she had never actually seen the sheet music; she had only listened to it several times and memorized it.

This is playing purely based on pitch.

She thought she only remembered half of it, but as she continued playing, the next part of the song naturally came to mind, and she played it all in one go. She couldn't say she played every note wrong, but at most she was only half a degree higher or lower.

It's normal for memory to be a little off since it's been a long time since I've listened to it.

"Ah—! The theme song from Ultraman Gaia?"

"The teacher has seen it too?" Mo Xueyao asked with a look of surprise.

"Yeah, that's impressive! That's pretty good! How long did you spend playing it from the sheet music?"

"Ahem... Actually, it was my first time, and... I didn't look at the sheet music... I just listened to the theme song several times..." Mo Xueyao scratched her head a little embarrassedly, "I probably made a lot of mistakes, right?"

"No, almost no mistakes, amazing..." Qiu Yi gave a thumbs up, "That's perfect pitch!"

"Well……"

"If you don't understand something next time, just ask me. I'll teach you. It's such a waste that you don't study the piano properly with such talent!" Qiu Yi exclaimed. "You're absolutely a musical genius!"

"Is it really that exaggerated..." Mo Xueyao was so embarrassed that she couldn't lift her head.

"Hehe, I heard Teacher Qiu praising Xiaoyao right outside the door." Mo Zhuyou suddenly pushed the door open and walked in. "So Xiaoyao can play the piano too!"

"Cough..."

"Wow, that's amazing, Xiaoyao." Mo Xiaoxiao clapped her hands lightly.

"Ah, anyway, I think learning a musical instrument is quite difficult, and it seems very troublesome."

"If your sense of pitch is good enough, it won't be too troublesome," Qiu Yi said with a smile. "Does everyone want some snacks? I brought a big bag of snacks with me."

"What's good to eat?" Mo Zhuyou immediately came over and asked with shining eyes.

"Youyou—didn't you just finish lunch?"

"Oh dear, the main course and snacks are stored in two separate stomachs, so it's no problem~"

"Haha, eat whatever you want. There are sweets, puffed snacks, chicken feet, chicken legs and stuff."

"I want to eat potato chips!" Mo Zhuyou immediately took out a can of original flavor potato chips from the bag, quickly opened it, and then sat down and started eating.

Mo Xiaoxiao walked to the water dispenser, took out the water cups they had been using last semester from the bottom drawer, poured two cups of hot tea, and placed one of them on her desk.