Who hid My Corpse!

On the surface, it appeared that Phinis was asking for her opinion.

But the fact that he was asking her already showed what Phinis was thinking.

So, Hewinia cocked her head.

"Shall we begin, then?"

Thus, this unique self-introduction came to an end.

The matters that followed were not suitable for discussion in the restaurant; Phinis took the two of them to an empty classroom where four other Players, three males and one female, all Silver Sounds, were already present.

Evidently, this was Phinis's orchestra, and these four Players represented some of best among the Silver Sounds.

However, upon seeing the three enter, the four Silver Sound Players gave a respectful and nervous bow.

The reaction from the little girl was the most significant; she stuttered so much she couldn't finish her sentences.

Hewinia also noticed her name—Molly.

There were less than two months left until the grand ceremony.

One month would be spent preparing, and another month dedicated to selecting the orchestras qualified to participate in the grand ceremony.

Of course, for an orchestra composed of three Golden Notes, there was no such selection process, so they had two months to prepare.

In these two months, the orchestra's task was to choose the most suitable pieces and then continually practice and experiment.

The suitability of the pieces was related to the Golden Notes because each piece depended on different Notes: the music that was gentle and melodious relied on the Notes at the front, while the intensely soaring style required the Notes at the back.

Phinis, Karen, and Hewinia's Notes corresponded to low, mid, and high, respectively—three different types of Chapters.

Thus, how to choose became a primary consideration.

Hewinia naturally had no particular opinions on this, and she remembered that Phinis had already chosen the Chapters before, centered around the low Note with him as the anchor.

But when Phinis took out several scores for everyone to pass around, Hewinia was surprised to find that they were not the same as the ones he had chosen last time, but were instead more oriented towards the high Notes.

This meant, Phinis was actively handing the core position of the orchestra to Hewinia.

Hewinia couldn't help but glance at Phinis, who gave her an encouraging look as if saying, "I believe in you."

But such a level of psychological tactics clearly didn't affect Hewinia, as she quickly figured out the reason.

Tupac had died, and Karen was obviously not as good as Tupac. Consequently, the chances of the Lawrence Family obtaining the grace had greatly diminished; therefore, instead of playing it safe with himself at the center, it was better to center around Hewinia.

Because the performance of high Note music was always the most difficult, but also the most favored by the Holy Sound Master, historically, high Note music had a significantly higher chance of obtaining grace than low Note music.

Thus, the Lawrence Family decided to pass the ball to Hewinia, the only high Note in this grand ceremony.

It seemed the Lawrence Family was indeed pushed into a tight spot.

Hewinia thought to herself, but naturally, she wouldn't voice it out. Instead, she clenched her fist toward Phinis and whispered softly, "I'll try my best!"

Karen just watched, and apart from occasionally letting out a few strange laughs, he didn't express any opinions, clearly unconcerned whether the orchestra was centered around him.

But while the Golden Sound might not care, the Silver Sounds couldn't possibly be indifferent.

Because no matter what piece was chosen, the three Golden Notes were fixed, but the Silver Sounds would vary depending on the piece, and Silver Sounds were not irreplaceable.

During the first day of practice, this became even more evident; the four Silver Sound Players all had different performances due to the varying pieces.

This naturally put a lot of pressure on them, so after the practice ended, the expressions of the three Golden Sound Players had not changed much, whereas the four Silver Sound Players were drenched in sweat, the girl named Molly even struggling to stand steadily.

But they couldn't rest yet, as the final decision had not yet been made; they watched Phinis nervously, who was holding the ten high Note scores they had just practiced, furrowing his brow in thought.

After a long pause, he put aside seven of them, holding the remaining three as he said to Hewinia, "I think these three have the best effect, what do you think?"

Hewinia replied with a smile, "I trust your judgment."

Phinis reflected for a moment and then made a choice that surprised Hewinia.

He smiled as he handed the three music scores into Hewinia's hands.

"Then I'll let you choose."

Suddenly, four gazes fell upon Hewinia, causing her to be momentarily startled, "Me?"

"Yes," Phinis said with a smile, "As you are the center of our orchestra, it's only natural for you to choose the music scores, and..."

"And for you to decide who stays."

...

After practice ended, Hewinia walked out of the classroom holding the three music scores.

Hewinia was indeed a little surprised by Phinis's choice to delegate the decision-making power to her, but it wasn't too unexpected.

Because Hewinia realized it was just another gesture of goodwill from Phinis.

Maybe it was to dispel what Karen had said earlier, or perhaps it was for some other reason, but Hewinia could feel that throughout today's practice, Phinis had conveyed the message "I value you" more than once.

Both choosing the music scores and entrusting her with the decision on the Silver Notes member's fate served this very purpose.

It was as if...

"He was treating you as the lady of the Lawrence Family already." Bai Wei's voice suddenly rang out, "I wouldn't be surprised if he kneeled and proposed to you on the day the celebration ends."

Bai Wei's abrupt comment made Hewinia's hands tremble involuntarily.

After all, Bai Wei had been silent all day, not even making any subtle motions, as if he had completely disappeared.

"Can you speak now?" Hewinia asked, puzzled.

"Yes, haven't you already left the academic building?"

"The academic building?"

"Yes," Bai Wei explained, "The Holy Sound Master's power stems from the Chapters and everything related to them, so inside the academic building, where everyone is preparing for the celebration, His power is very concentrated. I hardly dare to breathe loudly there."

"...Do you even need to breathe?"

"I guess not," Bai Wei suddenly sighed, "Ah, I'm never collaborating with women again."

Hewinia was slightly stunned, "Why?"

She thought she might have done something to upset Bai Wei and was ready to ask and apologize.

But before she could inquire, she heard Bai Wei say pensively, "It's because there's always some man making eyes at you, whether it's that Phinis or that heavy-hitter named Karen. Hell, being in your body, it feels like those guys are flirting with me, and I almost thought I was back in Rhein."

Bai Wei's reason left Hewinia frozen in place.

She hadn't anticipated that this would be why.

After a long moment, she asked, "Should I try to avoid it next time?"

"Um..." Bai Wei pretended to ponder as he tapped Hewinia's head, then said seriously, "I think you should, and next time someone looks at you like that, just go and poke out his eyes."

Hewinia: "..."

"Just kidding," Bai Wei said with a laugh, "But speaking of which, don't you find it interesting?"

"What?"

Bai Wei tapped on the three music scores.

"Now, you can also decide the fate of others," he asked with a smile, "So, how will you handle it?"

Hewinia hadn't gotten the chance to answer when suddenly a figure appeared in front of her.

It was Molly.