Hum hum hum~ Hum hum hum~
At Rin's house, Akira sat on the sofa in the living room, eating the food he had brought back from the izakaya while listening to Rin play; it was quite a treat.
As the piece ended, Rin sat before the electronic keyboard, reluctant to stand up for a long time.
The repetitive, soothing rhythm was like an old person reminiscing about stories of the past, involuntarily drawing one's senses back in time;
The melodious tune seemed to narrate the experiences of a hero. Yet, it didn't tell of the glory along the way, but rather the loneliness and desolation behind that glory, evoking an endless sense of regret.
This piece... is so beautiful...
Rin couldn't help but sigh in admiration.
But when she considered that this piece was composed by Akira, that admiration transformed into an indescribable, incredible emotion.
The composition of the piece itself was very simple, built entirely on a step-wise descending sigh motif, while the musical form was a non-standard ternary form with repetitive variations.
The simpler a piece is, the harder it is to make it brilliant; this often requires a very strong musical foundation and accumulated creative experience.
But if the creator doesn't possess the above conditions, it can only mean they have a talent that ordinary people can hardly hope to match.
Considering Akira's situation, he probably didn't think about these things while composing, but created the piece entirely based on intuition.
In that case, he undoubtedly belonged to the latter category.
Is this what a genius is?
She had known for a long time that he was a genius at drawing and storytelling, but she didn't expect him to have such talent in musical composition as well.
This is truly...
"What's wrong?"
Seeing her staring at him, Akira felt a bit strange.
"If you're hungry, come over and eat."
"No..."
Rin was halfway through her sentence when she realized she actually was a bit hungry, so she shut her mouth and obediently sat down next to Akira to start eating.
However, while eating, she couldn't help but ask:
"How did you write this piece?"
"Well..."
By directly transcribing the score from my head...
He certainly couldn't say that.
He scratched his cheek and gave a sheepish smile:
"I just thought about writing an insert song for my manga and scribbled something down based on intuition."
Scribbled something down...
Rin's movements paused, and she suddenly felt as if she didn't have much of an appetite anymore.
Finally, she couldn't help but sigh softly:
"It seems like I'm really not suited for songwriting."
"Why do you say that?"
"..."
Rin just stared at him silently.
After he realized what was happening, he scratched his head; could she be comparing herself to him?
But he was using a cheat; how could they compare?
So, he tried to console her kindly:
"I remember you only recently started trying to compose, right? I think it's too early to talk about whether you're suited for it or not."
"..."
Rin continued to stare at him silently.
While the logic seemed fine, hearing it from someone who had just started and created such an excellent piece felt a bit strange.
Seeing this, he smiled helplessly:
"I think it's best not to compare yourself to me; after all, my case is an exception."
"Besides, even if one person can win a world championship and another can only win a national championship, you can't say the latter has no talent just because the former exists, right?"
Hearing this, Rin finally couldn't help but speak:
"...Mochizuki-kun,"
"Hmm?"
"Can I hit you?"
"Ah, why?"
"Because the way you talk is too infuriating."
"...Uh, okay."
Then, Rin saw Akira curl up his body as much as possible, trying his best to take a maximum defensive posture:
"Go ahead."
What does he mean? Does he think she's going to slap him to death?
Looking at him, Rin felt both annoyed and amused, and finally couldn't help but laugh, giving his arm a light, annoyed swat.
"Honestly, don't act weird on purpose to make me laugh!"
"?"
Akira was a bit confused by her words, but then it dawned on him—
Right, she's a Japanese girl!
She's not like the fierce women from his previous life who were always ready to pick a fight.
Man, that was a false alarm.
However, after that bit of playfulness, Rin felt better.
As Akira said, she had never studied composition before, and her strengths truly didn't lie in creation.
So it was actually normal if her creative talent wasn't as good as his.
Furthermore, given Akira's performance, he really couldn't be treated according to common sense.
Returning to the piece itself, she said to Akira:
"The melody of this piece is already excellent, but it still sounds a bit thin. I think it would be better to enrich the instrumentation and various details."
"Yeah, I was thinking the same thing."
Akira nodded and continued:
"And speaking of which, for the main instrument, I actually wanted to use the violin."
Because the original version of Glory of the Knight King mainly used the violin.
Besides that, there was a harp and some other instruments he couldn't quite distinguish.
"violin..."
Rin simulated it in her mind, her eyes lighting up instantly, and she stood up again:
"Let's try it now."
Akira watched her go back to the electronic keyboard and fiddle with it for a while. When she played again, the keyboard actually produced the sound of a violin.
At the same time, she played Glory of the Knight King again, and that familiar feeling immediately came through.
His eyes also lit up instantly:
"Yes, that's it!"
"...So it's this kind of feeling?"
Hearing this, Rin murmured thoughtfully to herself:
"In that case, it sounds even more mournful and restrained, and more fragile..."
She can even tell that?!
Since her description of the feeling was so precise, he couldn't help but look at her sideways, finding it somewhat magical.
It had to be said that in the field of music, he was indeed too much of a layman; mainly because he hadn't looked into it deeply in his previous life, just mindlessly listening to music on music apps.
He went over to Rin's side and excitedly suggested:
"Right, I also want to add a harp accompaniment, and then change the opening part to be played by the harp. Is that possible?"
"harp accompaniment and the opening... wait a second..."
Rin repeated in a low voice, performed another series of operations, and almost perfectly replicated his idea.
"That's it!"
Akira was quite excited seeing this, and following the memory in his mind, he continued:
"Then for the middle part, I want it to be like this, like this... a feeling like this..."
However, besides the violin and harp, the two main instruments, he really couldn't distinguish the others, so his descriptions were very vague.
But fortunately, Rin was very patient and seemed surprisingly talented in this area, always able to quickly and precisely find the sounds that matched his descriptions and integrate them.
Even in terms of handling details, she could quickly grasp the key points, turning his vague instructions into a clear reality, one by one.
And so, without knowing how much time had passed, the originally thin melody gradually became complete, and gradually became the way it was in Akira's memory.
Finally, with his level, it was already difficult to hear the difference between this version and the original piece. Only then did he finally relax and let out a long breath:
"That should be it."
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