"Excuse me, do the next songs of the Duke have the same atmosphere?"
For the safety of himself and Ciri, Joshua had to confirm this before listening to the next performance.
In case the next performances will be dominated by this icy tone, Joshua may become the first "chaotic demon who freezes to death listening to music" in history.
Ciri's words... well, even if Duke Bones doesn't keep playing, and doesn't get Ciri a stove or a firewood, she won't last long.
Zenas was not allowed to step into this place by the Skeleton Lord, otherwise Ciri would have felt a lot better if there was a small heater of Zenas brand.
"Yes, these pieces are from this sheet music, which is the only sheet music I have."
Mr. Bones picked up a sheet music whose cover was already very incomplete. Judging from the old marks on the sheet music, this sheet music had been in Mr. Bones' hands for many years.
Are you an excellent performer but not a composer
"Then... Your Excellency, can you let me play a song?"
Joshua made a bold proposal again, but Mr. Skeleton was not angry at Joshua's "smashing the ground" behavior. Instead, in the fire of Mr. Skeleton's throbbing soul, Joshua felt something called "joking". eyes.
"His Royal Highness, this piano is my old friend, and its temper is much worse than mine. If the music you play doesn't satisfy it, it will swallow your soul! Even I won't be able to do anything at that time. save you."
The hand of the skeleton was placed on the piano, as if in response to the words of the skeleton, the piano made a few notes, and it seemed to be mocking Qiao Xiu for being overly capable.
"I'd love to try it."
Speaking of which, even Qiao Xiu didn't believe it. Qiao Xiu's father wanted to train Qiao Xiu to be a pianist since he was a child, so he had been in touch with the piano since he was six years old.
He also practiced for half a year, but in the end, he failed to pass the grade test, so he chose to give up.
The main reason for giving up... Just like many people's childhood, they are addicted to games and can't extricate themselves.
After so many years of not touching the piano, Qiao Xiu should have forgotten it long ago, but after integrating the memory of which third prince, Qiao Xiu's own memory is also terrifyingly clear.
Even Qiao Xiu, the "muscle memory" he learned from playing the piano when he was a child, was found.
So Qiao Xiu thinks there is no problem in playing the last song.
"Are you sure? The last challenger was a well-known composer in the human world."
Duke Bone didn't remember what musical accomplishments the third prince had. The title "despicable human" is definitely not a good nickname in the devil world.
"My tunes will please your friends."
Prestigious? No matter how famous are Beethoven, Mozart, and Chopin? Qiao Xiu didn't believe that he played a piece of "Moonlight Sonata", and the piano clapped his hands obediently.
Oh... Joshua forgot, the piano has no hands.
Behind Qiao Xiu, there are countless classical music masters on the earth as the backstage. If it is really better than classical music, Qiao Xiu is really not afraid of anyone.
The skeleton didn't say any more nonsense. He walked directly off the stage of the performance, came to the corner of the room with a table, picked up a glass full of red wine on the table, and looked ready to watch the show at any time.
"Keep your body temperature and don't fall asleep."
Joshua rubbed Ciri's cheeks with his somewhat warm hands, and wiped off the white frost on Ciri's eyelashes.
Her body temperature still showed no signs of recovering, and coupled with this drowsy state, once Ciri fell asleep, she could never wake up again.
There was no stove in this room, and Zenas couldn't come in because of Duke Bone's orders. Ciri could only regain the lost body temperature by himself.
But the clothes on her body were soaked due to the melting of the frost, and the clothes on Qiao Xiu were the same. In this state, it was almost impossible for her to regain her body temperature by herself.
"The way of dying while listening to the performance is too suffocating, I won't die so easily."
Ciri shook her head and got rid of Joshua's hand on her cheek, it seemed that Joshua's closeness made her very unhappy.
"Then please continue to hold on for ten seconds, Miss Mage."
Qiao Xiu also withdrew his hand and walked towards the piano.
It has been almost eighteen years that he has not touched the piano. Even if he relies on the familiarity he retrieved from memory, Qiao Xiu doesn't know if he can play it well.
Joshua pressed the first key on the piano, and then Joshua felt a part of his soul being ripped out of his body...
This piano is really weird!
But Qiao Xiu didn't feel any fear because of this, and soon Qiao Xiu put his hands on the piano and started to play.
It's a song that sounds like you're standing in the sun bathing in the spring breeze, and then... Joshua really feels the sun!
This is not an illusion, Joshua felt a warm touch of the sun on his body, and there was a breeze blowing.
It is as warm as lying in the sun on the grass full of flowers in the afternoon!
Ciri, who was in the cold and torment next to her, was stunned when she heard the notes played by Joshua.
A faint warmth instantly dispelled the coldness on Ciri's body, just like a pair of hands slowly hugging her, and there was a feeling of comfort that was too comfortable.
Ciri couldn't describe this warm feeling at all, but... She wanted to cry a little, and her nose started to feel a little sore.
She thought a lot about the days when she ran away from home and lived alone in her early years. She kept telling herself to live strong, but because of loneliness and helplessness, she felt aggrieved but had nowhere to vent.
Until her gaze turned to Qiao Xiu who was playing the piano there, she lightly touched her cheek with her hand, the warmth from Qiao Xiu covering her cheek just now seemed to still be there.
Immersion, everyone present seemed to be immersed in the notes overflowing from Joshua's fingertips, the soft and warm tones.
Even the skeleton was no exception. He stood there and didn't even notice that the cup in his hand fell to the ground.
Music can really wake up a lot of things in a person. Unlike movies, novels, and paintings, it takes a long time to move a person. If music wants to affect a person's feelings, it only takes a moment, a note.
Only when this soft tune was about to reach its climax, it suddenly stopped.
The skeleton also recovered from this warm atmosphere.
"Go on! Why stop!" The skeleton asked loudly.
"Uh... I won't play later."
Qiao Xiu moved his hand away from the piano. Although he has not participated in the grade test, his piano level is between Grade 3 and Grade 4. Although the latter part of this piece is very simple for the piano master, it is super simple. , but not Joshua can play.
"Can't play?! You!"
After so many years, Duke Skeleton has finally tasted what it feels like to be suffocated again. The feeling of suffocation that the song has just gradually improved but stopped, makes Duke Skeleton so angry that he wants to hit people!
"What's this song called!"
I want to know what this song is called more than this skeleton man.
"Canon in D major originally meant melody, and the author was John Pachelbel, a great composer." Joshua said.