Lord of the Mysteries: Yao Guang

Esther's luck in finding a job is still going well, although not quite as she expected.

"Sorry, we have no plans to recruit people right now." The one who rejected Esther was a woman with her head held high and her chest high. She is the proprietress of this cafe. She has a high aquiline nose and slender eyebrows. Flattery.But after hearing Esther's intentions, she immediately put on a straight face.

"Sorry for disturbing you."

But before Esther stepped out of the store, someone poked his head out of the window leading to the back kitchen: "Wait, can you play the piano?"

"Thomson! I warn you! Stop thinking about your crap! I'll throw it out at a second-hand store next month! And get a new pot that way before it takes up room in the store!"

The round-faced cook leaning out of the window smiled honestly, his neat bald head was covered with a flattened chef's hat: "Believe me dear, if there is a little musician, our cafe will definitely be more popular !There is no better sales strategy than music!"

A dishcloth for wiping the table was thrown in the cook's face, causing him to back away after making a strange cry.The proprietress glared at Esther aggressively, and pointed to the object covered with a dust-proof cloth in a small corner, which occupied almost a double seat in the small coffee shop: "Did you hear what he said? Do you know it? That’s something rich people can afford! I really don’t know what he bought it for.”

"I can try it, I have learned it before."

"I just said, I can't afford to learn from your poor appearance... Wait, do you really know how to play?" The proprietress raised her hooked nose slightly, and looked at Esther twice more, "Just try it. .Anyway, my Mr. Fool doesn’t know how to play, and he was cheated into spending a lot of money. It’s really maddening.”

There was another voice from the back kitchen: "I bought it at a very low price! It really belonged to a noble family many years ago!"

"Bah! I think you were fooled by those second-hand dealers with unknown origins!"

Esther went to the piano in the corner, lifted the dustproof cloth cover, and revealed some old things in Li Xing's memories: when she was very young, quality education and art tutoring were still the mainstream among children. Out of her parents' expectations, she learned the piano and even passed the grade.But when the college entrance examination approached, everything was thrown away, and the piano was quickly sold to someone else, leaving only the melody engraved in memory and the increasingly unfamiliar fingering.

But this is a small problem for Esther - her fingers have the bonus of "thief", and the analysis ability of "cryptographer" is enough for her to quickly reproduce the score in memory.

Extraordinary, what a convenience.Esther felt emotional, and touched the surface of the piano. There were a few sword-like scratches on the side, and a lot of wear and tear left on the edges and corners.She lifted the lid and pressed a few notes, and there was not much deviation from the tuning. The piano was well maintained. It seemed that the chef was treating the "old singer" with care.

Esther was still familiar with the feel of the first few keys, but as the soft melody in her mind became clearer, the speed of her finger dancing gradually increased.The beautiful and quiet sound of the piano hovered and spread on the Narcissus Street outside, like a young girl holding a skirt, wandering outside the coffee shop while singing and dancing, her face was full of melancholy and full of expectation.

It is the first movement of Beethoven's "Moonlight Sonata".

Esther's eyes gradually lowered, and the clearer the melody in her mind, the less energy she needed to concentrate on playing. She was immersed in a meditative ethereal state, and the movements of her hands became smoother.Both the aquiline-nosed landlady and the chef-boss kept their mouths shut, listening to the music played by the young lady in amazement, and even forgot to continue arguing about "whether this piano was spent on private money or not".

A few passers-by even gradually stopped outside the window. They enjoyed listening to the sound of the piano, but suddenly came to their senses and realized that they should not waste time here. After silently remembering the location of this cafe, they hurried to Go to your destination.

After the piece of music was over, Esther slowly withdrew her hand, staring at the black and white keys for several seconds in a daze.It's a little unbelievable that she actually played it like this, without even the slightest jam or pause, and it was more relaxed and natural than any practice in memory.

Fanatical applause rang out, and the chef owner had already walked into the store from the back, his mouth with a short beard almost reaching the ears.He clapped and rubbed his hands excitedly, jumped on the spot twice childishly, and then looked at the aquiline-nosed proprietress pleadingly, his shining eyes were almost drowned by the huge smile on his face.

The proprietress sighed: "Okay, okay, let's try it first! Try it for a week before deciding whether to let her stay!"

So the three introduced themselves to each other. The self-proclaimed "music lover" cook was Thomson Monet, and the hook-nosed and petty landlady was his wife Martha Monet.The husband-and-wife store of the two has been open on Lily of the Valley Street for ten years. Although there are frequent quarrels, the two support each other and manage the business well, retaining a group of regular customers in the store.

"Listen well, it won't be a waste of money to let you stay! Although there are only so many customers in the store, you have to help serve the dishes or wash the dishes when there are not enough people!"

"Good Mrs. Manette, this is what I should do."

"Call me Martha! Manette doesn't sound good." Martha stared at the delivery window irritably, and Thomson, who had poked his head out to giggle just now, immediately retracted his head.

"Then my work will start today?" Esther pointed to the piano in the corner, and she now looks more and more pleasing to the eyes of this historical piano.

Martha nodded: "If you like it, you can play it. It's agreed to be nine soli a week, and I won't give you a salary increase! The tip from the guests is your own. You can come later tomorrow, starting at eleven o'clock There will be more people.”

Esther happily agreed, and another voice came from the back kitchen: "If you don't dislike my craftsmanship, the store can provide some food for free!"

"Thomson! You're going to make us lose our pants sooner or later!" Martha yelled and turned to Esther, "His craftsmanship is actually very good, otherwise we wouldn't choose to open a cafe, right? You don't want to follow Someone else said that. Anyway, the store doesn’t miss you a dollar for bread, but you have to pay for other things!”

Esther smiled and nodded repeatedly, and had a lot of affection for the couple who sang oboe in this cafe.

Martha snorted coldly: "Do you live far away?"

"It's not far, it's at No. [-] at the entrance of the next building."

"Oh? Apartment No. [-]? Then you should be careful. The old lady Romano always talks to plants, which is very weird. Since you live very close, stay a little longer at night and help me wash the dishes."

"You've got a little pianist to do your chores, and it's not good for her hands, my dear."

The torn dishcloth drew another arc in the air, and flew towards the kitchen window: "Thomson! You've lost your temper today, haven't you!? You know what to say to me!"

Esther also chuckled foolishly: "It doesn't matter, I can do things like washing dishes."

Martha muttered and picked up the rag again, and gave Thomson a smirk, "Just do what you can! It won't save me from spending money and having to work hard by myself..."

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In the evening, Nuoen came out of the crowded subway station, carrying a shoulder bag full of books and notes, and wearily walked through Lily of the Valley Street, which did not change day after day.

No, something seems to have changed.

Norn pulled himself together, and instead of stopping under Apartment No. [-], he walked towards the corner of the next block, wondering why so many people gathered there.

"Tian Lai Cafe" has been open on the 29th for ten years, and it can be regarded as "little famous"-with this name, it has been ridiculed because there is no music performance in the store, and it has become a well-known joke among the neighbors.

Even if the boss Thomson moved an old piano that had been changed for several years in a fit of anger, they couldn't afford any real musicians, so the boss tried to play it himself, and the farce was overwhelmed by the joyful laughter of the old customers. end.

But today there was an exception. The people who stopped outside the store were attracted by it. As soon as Nuo En walked near the cafe, he heard the cheerful and lively music, and the sound of the piano slowly touched his tired heart.

The piano with its side facing the glass window is singing today.

This is not accurate, after all, the performer is sitting in front of the piano, black and white are rising and falling under the hands of the young woman, like a window lattice being beaten by raindrops, non-stop.

Norn stared at "Luna" in front of the piano, her eyes were half closed, and her gentle and serene demeanor seemed so pious.

It looks like a bouquet that should be placed in front of a shrine and dedicated to the gods.

When Nuoen realized this thought, he was startled, and quickly took a few deep breaths to suppress the evil thoughts evoked by the vague babbling.He didn't go into the cafe, but just stood outside like several other passers-by, quietly listening to the performer's craft.

A person suddenly stretched out his arm from behind, wrapped Nuo En's shoulders and pressed on him, and greeted him very cheerfully:

"Hey our teacher, that blonde lady is so beautiful, isn't she? It's the first time I've seen this type of facial features, and this beautiful piano art, steaming! She's simply art and beauty Avatar-"

"Gal, you're heavy." Norn gave way to the side in pain, pulled out his shoulders, and distanced himself from this overly enthusiastic man, lest he couldn't help but punch him hard , "You didn't go on a date today?"

"I'm dating music right now, it must be a fateful encounter—" the man with sunglasses and shawl-length golden hair smiled loudly, baring his porcelain-like teeth, pointing to the cafe The piano and the piano player, "Now that a new goal has emerged, how can Master Lepreus stand still?"

"I have to remind you that she is the new tenant of our apartment."

The hand of the man in sunglasses froze in the air, and then he swung it vigorously. If Nuoen hadn't flashed so fast, the slap would have landed on his shoulder again: "This is the Miss Luna Duboa that Rich said ? Then I'm more interested."

The man in the sunglasses pinned his glasses to the top of his head, revealing a pair of clear and innocent amber eyes filled with sincere love, staring unabashedly at the performer inside the glass.

"You'll scare Luna. She's not one of those silly girls in college that you can court with all your attention. She's got a lot of secrets, I'm afraid."

"You won't understand, Mr. restrained teacher, I admire the gentlemen of Loen, but it doesn't mean that I will restrain my nature of loving beauty." On the handsome face of the man in sunglasses, the smile deepened, "I am more Love the challenge."

Norn didn't say his final warning, "she may not be normal".If this dude could really be beaten up by the little "Luna", that would be enough to make him applaud.

Anyway, what was exposed was the identity of the Extraordinary "Luna", not Norn Murphy's.

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