Who hid My Corpse!

"This..." Miss Hewinia hesitated, "I don't really know if that counts as having heard anything."

"Don't be nervous, just say whatever you heard," Ulysses said with an encouraging look, "No one will blame you."

Miss Hewinia hesitated, and at that moment, she felt someone gently scraping the palm of her hand.

Then she pretended to muster her courage and said, "I heard many, many voices, all kinds of them."

She then described to Ulysses what she had heard earlier.

Of course, she omitted the part related to Bai Wei.

As she spoke, Ulysses nodded, seemingly very satisfied with Miss Hewinia's answer.

When Miss Hewinia finished, he immediately applauded her.

"Very good, very good, Miss Hewinia," Ulysses said with a smile, "You have seen the true essence of the world."

"The world's... true essence?"

"Yes, the world's true essence," Ulysses said, "Each of us is a melody, each of us is a note, and a note exists for..."

He paused, then asked with a smile,

"Miss Hewinia, what are your thoughts, in the end?"

Miss Hewinia gently bit her lower lip, and replied softly, "I feel I'm also a part of it. I too want to... blend in."

"Clap clap clap."

Ulysses's applause grew louder, and he kept nodding his head.

"That's right, that's exactly it," he said, "Just like that, Miss Hewinia, just like that. The music is created by people and also for people. When it is composed, its greatest meaning is to play... the most magnificent performance."

"It's like we create the score, and the Lord... created us."

"Miss Hewinia, I'm delighted, truly delighted. It's been quite some time since I've come across a student as intuitive as you."

"From now on, whenever you encounter any problems, confusions, or troubles, you can always come to me," Ulysses said with a smile.

"My door will always be open to you until the end of the festival."

The afternoon tea between teacher and student started unexpectedly and ended just as suddenly.

Soon after, Ulysses personally saw Miss Hewinia off, watching her figure gradually disappear from view like a dear grandchild.

Until Anita returned to his side.

"More impressive than I had imagined."

He said to Anita with a light laugh.

Anita pressed her hand to her chest and said, pausing between words, "Then I will help you accomplish everything."

...

Miss Hewinia quickly walked to a deserted corner.

Her heartbeat was racing.

"Mr. Visas." Once she made sure no one was around playing Chapters, Miss Hewinia immediately asked, "What was that about?"

"Double attraction."

"...Double?"

"Yes," Bai Wei said with a smile, "You must have realized that that guy set you up today. That staff was attractive to you because it is powered by Holy Sound Master. The notes and the score in you are also things of the Holy Sound Master, so it's difficult for you to resist."

"And the other part?"

"My Corpse Blocks."

Miss Hewinia's pupils slightly constricted. "Is your Corpse Block in that gem?"

"No, just a small part of my Corpse Block's power," Bai Wei said, "Even so, it still attracts you because your body contains too much of me."

Miss Hewinia felt there was something odd about Bai Wei's explanation.

But what made her feel even stranger was Ulysses's mention of "the true essence of the world."

"You indeed glimpsed the true essence of the world, but not the one he mentioned," Bai Wei said indifferently, "but rather what Ulysses displayed. Hewinia, I should have told you, the closer one gets to God, the more one becomes assimilated by him. So, by looking at Ulysses's characteristics, you can see some traits of the Holy Sound."

"Ulysses's characteristics?" Hewinia frowned slightly, "What's special about him, besides his poor hearing, which requires..."

Miss Hewinia suddenly froze.

Bai Wei laughed: "Ha, you're the quickest to catch on among my last three partners."

He hesitated, then said,

"The Holy Sound Master has no senses."

"He merely relies on my ears to listen to the world."