The heroines want love

All that was left in the whole world was a melody containing a hint of sadness.

What made this piano master feel sad? It turned out to be a beautiful girl...

He fell in love with the girl at first sight. Her beauty was so stunning that he dared not approach her.

You can only peek at her through a window.

Like a frog at the bottom of a well, using its humble eyes and narrow vision to peek at her hazy beauty.

The keys are being pressed again and again! The fingertips are dancing!

The sadness was washed away and the melody became cheerful.

The hearts of many guests present were beating violently and their eardrums were vibrating!

Suddenly, a vast sky appeared before my eyes. The frog jumped out of the narrow well. It flew higher and higher, gradually grew wings, and turned into a flying bird.

Higher and higher, like the foolish Icarus, his false wings were burned by the sun and gradually fell off.

It continues now, and there is only one way, death.

Do you want to stick with it?

Do you still want to persist?

The rhythm quickened again...

The bird let out an arrogant and domineering cry, flames ignited on its body, and its white wings turned red, gradually...

Burned out.

Asakura Yu's fingers withdrew from the keys.

At this point, the song ends.

The guests were silent, their throats moving but no sound coming out.

In this hall, there is only a vinyl record player that is still producing beautiful sounds.

But compared with the performance just now, it pales in comparison.

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The performance is over.

The female manager looked at Mr. Yuigahama's back as he left and patted Asakura Yu's shoulder.

"Well done, Asakura-kun, you've been a great help this time."

She recalled the song just now and wondered, "But why did you suddenly change the tune in the middle of the song when you played Playing Love at the beginning..."

As an interlude in the movie The Legend of 1900, Playing Love is not difficult, but it focuses on emotions. The first half and even the middle part of Asakura Yuu's performance can be called perfect.

As for the second half, he should have changed it himself.

"...I don't like it when I give up trying to see the wider world because I'm obsessed with a woman."

Even if I burn to ashes, I must stay close to the sun. This is what Yu Asakura thinks.

He has always done this.

Chapter 49: Dreamy Girl

【Piano (beginner) → Piano (proficient)】

After finishing today's work, Asakura Yu wiped the wine glass, waited for the successor to come, and checked the skill column by the way.

He found that his skills had been upgraded, perhaps because of the effect of his improvisation just now.

The piano is not an instrument that follows a routine. No, the playing method of all instruments is not fixed. People are not machines. Putting your own emotions into the instrument is a good way to improve. But those who don’t have a good foundation should practice the basics first, and then try out tricks after you have good skills.

'It doesn't seem difficult to improve entry-level skills?'

The entry-level capabilities given by the system are all at the basic level of 100 points, and whether you can continue to upgrade depends entirely on the individual.

This feeling of relying on your own efforts to get the system for free is pretty good.

Asakura Yu originally thought that he could not upgrade the skills he bought, or that he could only upgrade by purchasing higher-level skills. But now it seems that the ancients were right, and there are always more solutions than problems.

"Ha, I'm so exhausted."

At this time, Hikigaya Hachiman walked over, and the person who was going to take over his shift had already arrived.

"When did you learn the piano... Never mind, I shouldn't be surprised by anything you do." Hikigaya Hachiman denied his own statement.

A perfect male protagonist shouldn't have any weaknesses, it's just the piano.

"Hachiman, how does it feel to be working as a smiler?"

Asakura Yu packed up his things, said a few words to the person who came out of the staff room to take over, and then left the bar.

"I'm so tired, Asakura. I really don't want to work in the future."

"I say, your dream will never come true. Unless..."

"Unless what?"

"Unless you find a rich woman to support you, but your appearance is very subtle. If you say you are not handsome, you are still handsome, but if you talk about how handsome you are, it seems regrettable..." Asakura Yu patted Hachiman's shoulder: "Let's go, change clothes, this suit makes me uncomfortable."

Yu Asakura wears casual clothes all year round and rarely wears formal clothes.

When they went to the locker room, they found that Araragi Koyomi had already changed.

After exchanging some thoughts, or rather, complaining about the hardships of their work, the three of them got off the elevator and went their separate ways.

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[Host, you have accepted a new task, please check it! ]

Outside the tram station, Yu Asakura stopped.

This was the second time he received a mission, but the tasks assigned by the system did not seem to have any mandatory requirements for completion, so it didn't matter.

[You have obtained the task - Encounter. ]

[Introduction: An unexpected meeting? No, this is a fateful encounter. ]

[Task requirements: None.]

[Task Reward: Ordinary Skill Proficiency Improvement Voucher (The next time you purchase an ordinary skill, it will automatically be upgraded by one level)]

A fateful encounter? That's really mysterious.

The last tram is at 12 o'clock, so it's still in time.

Asakura Yu swiped his card to enter the station and prepared to go to the waiting platform. Then, he knew what fateful encounter meant.

In the field of vision, a petite girl with translucent silver hair was sitting on a chair while waiting for the bus. Her cute face looked a little childish, but her watery eyes were slightly absent-minded. It was unknown what she was thinking about.

'excellent……'

Asakura Yu still remembers her name.

Even after a month, he still remembers it vividly.

[Mission completed! You have obtained: Ordinary Skill Proficiency Improvement Voucher x1]

The moment he looked over, Eucliwood also looked back and noticed him.

Their eyes met and Asakura Yu gave her a faint smile.

After taking a seat.

"haven't seen you for a long time."

[Long time no see.] She raised the note in her hand.

There was silence.

The evening breeze blows by and the tram is about to arrive at the station.

Eucliwood tugged at his shirt and handed him the written note - [Why would humans want to jump tracks? ]

She saw this morning that a girl suddenly jumped from the tram platform onto the track, and she deliberately chose a time when she could not be rescued by others - the moment when the tram was about to enter the station.

Eucliwood didn't understand.

She didn't understand why people committed suicide. Death is painful, so why die? Is living more painful than dying?

"Maybe you want to sleep because you are too sleepy?"

Asakura Yu answered her in a soft and tactful tone.

The tram service in the vicinity is suspended every two days, and most of the people who jump onto the tracks are middle school students and working people... Close your eyes, jump high, and all your worries in the world will disappear.

I don't want her to sleep.

Eucliwood finished writing this sentence and turned the page again - [She could have lived a good life. ]

She wrote the third sentence in a hurry: [I want to save her.]

But in the human world, necromancers cannot use spells at will, not to mention that Eucliwood's power is too strong, and the mere expression of emotions will affect humans.

Furthermore, the girl who committed suicide this morning did not give her any chance to save her. When she jumped, you could even see a smile on her lips.

It was a smile of relief.

"This world has never changed. Oppression and injustice can be seen everywhere..."

Asakura Yu didn't know how to talk to this girl whose heart was as pure as a white feather.

These topics will tarnish her feathers...

Eucliwood put down the pen, and after a few seconds he continued writing.

[Why are people so indifferent to girls who cheated on their partners? ]

Finish writing this sentence.

Yu continued writing: [They said, "Someone is disrupting the functioning of society again," "I'm going to be late for work, so why don't you commit suicide to show me some atmosphere," "Forget about dying, but can you please not cause trouble for everyone?"...]

When she finished writing, Eucliwood's hands trembled twice, and she looked at Asakura Yu with eyes as pure as the bright moon in the sky.

"Isn't that too much?"

But this is the norm for the island nation: a country that is cold and ruthless.

"Yeah." Eucliwood nodded.

"When you first see this, you're bound to be surprised. But then over and over again, from the initial sympathy to numbness, habit is a terrible thing.

...I know that sad things are happening all the time in the world, but I can’t do anything about it. I feel angry at myself and want to change the world to make it a better place, but I can’t do it. ”

Therefore, they vent their anger caused by their own incompetence on the victim.

This answer should be acceptable to You, right?

[Yes, thank you.]

You felt much better.

She sat here for a long time today, and many people talked to her, but most of them left with strange looks when You picked up a piece of paper and a pen to ask questions...

Yu Asakura was the first person willing to answer her questions.

The train pulled into the platform with a rumbling sound. Since it was the last train, Asakura Yu had to leave.

He stood up slowly.

"I go first."

Yu looked up at him and held up the note -

【goodbye. 】

"Good night."

The fateful encounter, after all, only lasted ten minutes.

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Sitting on the seat of the last train, Asakura Yuu gazed at the dark night outside the window.

The girl who committed suicide by jumping off the tracks...

He saw the news on his phone this morning and spent a minute reading it. But he only spent 10 seconds to express his sympathy? No, even 3 seconds was too much.

But You was sad for a long time because of this.