Touched by a ghost, I choose death

[Akashi Volume Zero]

On the second day of the piano competition, Nanaya and Akashi made an appointment to meet in Tokyo.

When Akashi asked whether to join him, Nanaya instantly understood where he was going.

"I've been waiting for a long time." Qiye panted slightly, and walked in front of Akashi.

In fact, she was not late, on the contrary, she arrived 10 minutes early, and when she arrived at the appointed place, she found that the other party seemed to have been waiting for a long time.

"Let's go." Akashi turned and walked towards the hospital door.

Hospitals are always a stressful place.The pungent smell of disinfectant, the single color of pure white, crying and complaining one after another.Even people who are healthy and painless will feel extremely uncomfortable once they enter.

This is where life and death meet.Every moment new life comes and old life dies.There are also diseases, accidents and disasters...

Qiye hates going to the hospital, because this place is where there are the most spiritual bodies.Some of them wandered helplessly and dazedly in the corridors, while some stayed beside their family members and wept bitterly with them.Looking around, there is no one who is not full of resentment and grief.

She tried her best to follow behind Akashi without looking sideways, and took the direct elevator, but her heart was as heavy as her face.

She followed Akashi all the way until she came to the door of a VIP ward.

"Do you want to go in and take a look?" Akashi turned his head and asked softly.

"It's good here." Qiye sighed and looked inside through the glass door of the ward.

Lying on the hospital bed was a girl she was no longer familiar with, with fair skin, closed eyes, and an oxygen mask...

Just like the Sleeping Beauty in a fairy tale, she fell into an infinite coma, as if she could sleep peacefully until eternity.

"I will take good care of her." Akashi's gentle voice came from beside his ear, which made people want to cry for a moment.

"Then I'll leave it to you, Zheng." Qiye clutched his chest, and an inexplicable emotion suddenly surged in his heart.

Is she hoping that the other party will wake up quickly, or is she praying that the other party will never wake up?

Maybe she didn't know the answer herself.

[Akashi Volume One]

As soon as Akashi Seijuro walked out of the go teacher's house, he was picked up by the driver in the car and went to the piano teacher's house.

Others often sound dumbfounded by the dense course arrangement, but for him, he has long been used to the days when such courses follow one another.

If you want to reach the peak, you must bear the pain; if you want to wear the crown, you must bear the weight.

As the only son of a famous family, one must be enlightened.As he grew older, he became more and more aware of what the surname "Akashi" represented, and he also understood the responsibilities he would bear in the future.

He has received the best education in the world since he was a child, and enjoys the incomparably exquisite life brought by the famous family, so he is bound to fulfill his obligations.

His piano teacher is Japan's leading pianist Hiroko Seto. Anyone who has been exposed to classical music admires her talent.What is even more surprising is that this well-known pianist turned out to be a young and beautiful woman.

Akashi pushed open the door, and saw Seto Hiroko waving at him with a smile.

"Xiao Zheng, you are finally here."

"Good day, Sensei Seto." Akashi greeted her politely.

"I said, Xiaozheng really doesn't look like a child at all," Seto Hiroko helped his forehead helplessly, "So does Nanaya, he looks like a little adult all day long."

"Maybe Seto-sensei doesn't look like an adult, so I think so."

A childish and clear female voice came from behind the piano, and then a girl came out with a smile on her face.

"Nanaya! Do you dare to say it again!?" Hiroko Seto twitched the corners of her mouth, as if realizing that her voice was too loud and impolite, she coughed a few times, and put on a serious dress in front of her two best students.

Looking at the girl with a happy face and such a relaxed atmosphere, Akashi couldn't help but feel brighter.

In fact, he felt the same way.Teacher Seto is indeed a mature and elegant female image in front of outsiders, but after getting acquainted with her, he found that sometimes the teacher is more childish than them.

The first time I heard Nanaya's name was from Sensei Seto.He still remembers her gleefully mentioning another outstanding student and telling him that the two of them were definitely one of her most talented students.

Later, there were always lessons one after the other. Sometimes he came a little earlier and she hadn't finished the get out of class yet, so he sat on the sofa, accompanied by the melodious sound of the piano, reading a book while waiting for her to finish the class.

With years of learning experience, he felt from the bottom of his heart that her skills could indeed fulfill the teacher's "excellent".

How does she compare to herself?Akashi didn't know the answer to this question, but it was the first time that he had someone to compare with.

The girl's black eyes are bright and clear, her dark hair hangs down to her waist, she always has a gentle smile, her words are not too much, and she is a bit more demure than her peers.

Every time she met, she always raised a faint smile and greeted him politely and gently.

In this way, the two of them got acquainted with each other. It wasn't until they accidentally ran into each other's figure in other different courses that they realized that they had hired the same teacher for many courses.

According to the other party's surname, Akashi soon realized that this girl was in the same situation as himself.Both came from famous families, and after knowing that they are from the same family, I always feel that the distance between the two has shortened a lot.In their relationship now, compared with other people, they can say a few more words and have a few funny jokes, but that's all.

"Actually, there is something I want to tell you today." Seto Hiroko said her purpose for today seriously.

"Teacher, do you want me to participate in the East Japan Piano Competition with Akashi-kun?" Nanaya tilted her head and asked softly.

"That's right," Hiroko Seto nodded, "But I'm going to stay abroad for a while next week, so during my absence, I hope you can supervise each other."

After listening to her speech, Akashi and Nanaya were obviously taken aback, and then looked at each other in unison.

"As for the method of supervision, you can discuss it yourself. You two are my best students. I should have believed in your own abilities, but bystanders are always better at hearing what's wrong." And the two proud sons of heaven When more people compete, they are bound to work harder.Hiroko Seto thought unkindly.

So after some discussion, the two children decided to set the piano practice place at Akashi's house.

This was probably the first time a classmate came to Akashi Seijuro's house as a guest since he was a child. Although he didn't seem to care about it on the surface, he still had a glimmer of expectation in his heart.He told his mother about it and got her positive answer.

"Xingli's daughter." Akashi Shiori murmured.

"Is it mother's friend?" Akashi couldn't help being curious.

"That's right, we were college classmates, and we were very close at the beginning." Akashi Shiori narrowed her eyes and smiled gently, as if immersed in good memories for a moment, but then her face darkened again.

Akashi didn't say anything anymore, he had vaguely heard of the name Anri, and the other party seemed to have...

On the day of Qiye's visit, everything went on as usual.Akashi finished basic training and shooting practice in the morning, and started practicing the violin after lunch.

To be honest, he personally prefers the violin to the piano.As the king of musical instruments, the piano is a compulsory course for the introductory study of music, so he has practiced it since he was a child.

When Qiye came to the door, he had just finished playing Mendelssohn's "Concerto in E Minor".Hearing the conversation between the girl and her mother, he packed up his things and went downstairs.

"Akashi-kun, good day." Qiye smiled and bowed to him.

He also nodded at her.After some greetings, he took her upstairs to the piano room.

"I think we can make a plan." Akashi took out the score and said lightly.

"I also have that intention." Qiye nodded in agreement.

If you stand by the side while the other party is playing, not only will the player be extremely embarrassed, but also the viewers will have nothing to do, which is a waste of time.So after discussing, the two decided to take turns for one hour, and then use the last 10 minutes of the hour as an investigation, which can be regarded as the "spiritual communication" that Mr. Seto said.

The original words of the old man are: "Let's have a spiritual exchange amidst the wonderful sound of the piano, boys and girls!"

Although Akashi and Nanaya Ming didn't react much on the surface, they were a little speechless in their hearts.

So when Nanaya was playing, Akashi went back to his room and started to do other things. Recently, he was reading "Emperor Studies" with his heart. Although he didn't understand many things in the book, he believed that he could learn from it I learned a lot from this book.

With Akashi's consent, Qiye went to the study to select famous books to read while Akashi was playing.

It's just that the plan can't keep up with the change.During the second round of communication, Akashi Shiori pushed open the door of the piano room with a smile.

"Seijuro, come to the living room to rest."

"No need for mother, I..." However, the words of refusal were swallowed up by his mother's gentle smile, Akashi could only nod his head, and went downstairs with his mother.

He saw Qiye sitting upright on the sofa, holding a book in his hand, looking engrossed.

"Nanayo really likes reading," Akashi Shiori covered her mouth and smiled, placed the prepared wagashi on the table, raised her head and asked, "Are you used to drinking matcha?"

"Okay," Qiye nodded, seeing that the other party was going to make tea, and quickly got up, "Aunt Shizhi, how about I help you make a cup?"

"Then how can you bother the guests?"

"No trouble, I like to make these at home," Qiye smiled, "And I didn't bring any gifts for my visit today, I really feel a little sorry."

"It's too outlandish for you to say that." Akashi Shiori laughed dumbly, and then agreed to her volunteering.

Although Akashi who was sitting on the side didn't say a word, he was paying attention to the interaction between his mother and the girl the whole time.After watching the girls wash their hands, they began to offer tea.

I saw her lightly holding the tea whisk, twisting her fingers around her wrist, and the tea soup in the tea bowl became more and more blooming.

Akashi knows a thing or two about the tea ceremony, but he didn't delve into it deeply. The usual tea making is also prepared for him by his mother who is proficient in the tea ceremony.But in theory, he knew that the key to using the tea whisk is to control the strength of the wrist. Weak strokes or excessive water injection are not conducive to the blooming of the tea soup.From Qiye's skillful movements just now, as well as the degree of blooming of the tea soup, he can see that the other party should have intensively practiced the tea ceremony.

"It's really amazing." Akashi Shiori watched the whole process from the sidelines, and couldn't help admiring Nanayo who had prepared everything in an orderly manner.

So what was supposed to be piano practice time suddenly turned into refreshment time.

Akashi had some objections to this, but his mother gave him a look and said, "Seijuro, you must know how to combine work and rest. You must learn to enjoy life. Drinking tea and refreshments is one of the great pleasures in life."

Akashi nodded, then picked up a piece of tea, put it in his mouth, and then unhurriedly picked up the matcha on the side, and took a sip gracefully, the bitterness dilutes the sweetness in his mouth.

My mother was right. On this sunny afternoon, sitting leisurely on the sofa, eating refreshments made by my mother, drinking matcha made by my classmates, and listening to their warm conversations, is really the best thing in life. time.

Until a long time later, Akashi would still recall that sunny afternoon, but it was a pity that those two people were no longer by his side.

"That is to say, are my mother and Aunt Shiori college classmates?" Qiye's eyes widened.

"Yes, and we had a good relationship back then." Shiori said with a gentle smile.

"That's great..." Qiye murmured.

Seeing the girl's expression blurred, Shiori quickly changed the subject: "Come and play Qiye often, I like the tea you make very much."

"Well, because of Seto-sensei's order, I have to disturb you for a while." Nanaya nodded slightly.

"I'm glad you came, how can it be considered an interruption?" Akashi Shiori patted her shoulder lightly with a smile, "You are just too polite."

Akashi picked up the book on the table, glanced at the writing on the cover, it was "Jieyou Grocery Store" by Keigo Higashino.

Originally thought that she would like to read typical Japanese novels like Kawabata Yasunari, but unexpectedly she was reading weird ones.

He turned the pages of the book calmly, part of his energy was spent reading the contents of the book, while the other part was listening to what his mother was talking about.

Although there is a certain age gap, Akashi Shiori can still enjoy chatting with Nanaya, who is much younger than her, and she is obviously a woman with a very high emotional intelligence.

From tea ceremony, flower arranging, to cooking, to piano... finally talked about basketball. (Please support the original version of the rest, the author's code words are not easy!)