[Friendly reminder, this chapter and the video of Station B, "Saint-Saëns - Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso" are more compatible. 】

Jingu Qianxue Shi Ran took out the violin from the piano case, put it on the cushion, clamped the violin around his neck, grabbed the bow with his right hand, and gently hung it on the violin.

Then, his calm eyes looked at Aso, who was sitting in front of the piano.

Aso looked at him as well.

The cheers and screams of the audience gradually weakened, and the moment the whole venue became silent, the sound of the piano resounded like a clear spring throughout the venue.

Aso's side face was faintly visible in the black hair, and he pressed the keys attentively and seriously.

Then, the gentle sound of the violin sounded.

The bow held in Chiyuki Jingu's right hand pulled the first note.

Aso's pupils dilated slightly, and then, his brows furrowed slightly, and he became more focused - how could this guy's piano sound be better than last time?

This time, the two did not come up and perform directly from the climax as before, but began to play the movement in full.

The calm ensemble became agitated for a moment with the violin's sudden rapidity, and then gradually calmed down with the piano.

Like a picture scroll, as the performance continues, the violin suddenly accelerates again, the picture scroll is lifted, the piano changes from gentle to light, the jumping sound is chased by the violin, and the picture is like two elves chasing each other in the fields and valleys.

Even these students, who don't usually listen to classical music, couldn't help but hold their breath, and the noisy hall seemed to have become a classical music hall at this moment, except for the music, it was silent.

Junna Aono, who could only see the back of Qianyuki Jingu in the background, couldn't help but open her mouth wide, and her eyes were a little confused: "Okay, it's amazing......"

"Shh The sudden voice on the side startled Junna Aono, who turned his head to look at it, but saw Ruri Shinomiya with a red double ponytail standing beside him with squinting eyes at this time.

Junna Aono closed her mouth, for some reason Ruri Shinomiya suddenly appeared here, but seeing her squinting and reveling in the music, she didn't have the heart to ask questions for the time being, and focused on watching the performance again.

Damn...... Ruri Shinomiya's hands gradually clenched, and her squinted eyes were full of consternation—this was the first time she had seen Qianyuki Shingu play.

That's why I was particularly shocked.

In terms of difficulty, the difficulty of the violin is undoubtedly higher than that of the piano. It is precisely because of this that when she saw that Shingu Chiyuki began to play at a level that was not inferior to Asoori, Ruri Shinomiya was particularly surprised.

I was surprised by the choice of songs, and I was also surprised that Qianyuki Jingu was not inferior to Asori in terms of performance in this song.

This guy ...... Is it so strong? Do you specialize in violin? Sinomiya Ruri's eyes trembled slightly.

As everyone knows, Aso was also stunned at this time.

Originally, she decided that Jingu Qianxue lacked practice, a complete song, especially so skillful, not to mention that this is still an ensemble, if you are not careful, there will be a problem of speed or slowness, the two have never practiced ensemble, and the performance at this time is completely based on the notes on the score, as well as the sense of musicality.

It can be said that in the process of practicing, Aso almost fantasized about the perfect violin sound in the ensemble, and the result is that if Qianyuki Jingu's performance is flawed, there will definitely be obvious mistakes.

But Qianyuki Jingu played the most perfect piano sound she had imagined in her mind.

Jingu Qianxue swayed gently in the light, pressing quickly with her left hand, holding the bow with her right hand, sometimes light and sometimes forceful, her posture continued to sway with the weight of the music, Aso Ori sat in front of the piano and pressed the keys attentively, and the music of the two gradually moved towards the second half.

"Click."

The venue suddenly went dark.

"There's a power outage?!"

"What's going on?"

"Open the curtains!"

In the closed auditorium, all the windows and doors are closed, and there are curtains to cover the performance, and the lights are suddenly turned off, and there is no light source in the venue.

But, at the moment when everyone couldn't see their fingers.

The violin suddenly stopped.

The sound of the piano is like a big bead falling on a jade plate.

The music continued without pause, so that everyone closed their mouths for a while, and no one spoke anymore, and everyone closed their eyes and listened in the darkness.

The sound of the piano suddenly stopped.

The violin hissed and rushed into the sky.

After the two staggered, the piano stopped again, and Chiyuki Jingu began to play the violin solo.

The dazzling scale shifts, the brisk jumping bow and the sudden increase in strength contribute to the final climax of the song, this kind of difficult action, even if ordinary people keep an eye on it, may not be able to make mistakes, but in this darkness, Jingu Qianxue is able to perform with ease.

Unexpectedly...... Skilled to this extent?

Can you play without seeing or seeing without mistakes? Could it be that he is secretly practicing behind his back?

Asoori suddenly got a little distracted, and after this moment of distraction, she instinctively pressed the piano keys.

Then, his face turned pale.

She made a mistake.

The negligence of the position of one key made the sound of the piano slightly distorted after that, even if she refound the key after only two notes, but Aso's brain was already blank.

The sound of the piano sounded as lightly and heavily as the last drum beat, and the continuous sound of the violin resounded throughout the venue.

When Aso stepped on the pedal, Chiyuki Jingu's left hand flew and pressed, and the bow of her right hand in the dark pulled up with a smile and body, and the performance ended when both of them pressed the last note at the same time.

"Click."

As if the lights had been agreed, the lighting was restored.

In the ten-minute ensemble, the two barely made any mistakes, full of emotion, like a band that has been running in for a long time.

Until the end - in the dark, Aso pressed the wrong key.

It wasn't until the sound of the piano died down for a long time that thunderous applause and cheers rang out under the venue, for most people, it was absolutely impossible to hear that Aso had made a mistake, and for all the students below, this was a perfect, top-level ensemble performance.

Aso's fair forehead was covered with beads of sweat, her eyes were full of disbelief and self-doubt, she couldn't get up for a long time, and even felt a little weak in her body.

Mistaken?

Pressing the wrong key?

After a week of hard practice, it turned out that a distraction in the dark left a flaw in the perfect performance?

How does this make Aso acceptable?

She didn't wait for Qianyuki Jingu to make a mistake because of her lack of practice, but made a mistake herself.

How ridiculous?

Asoori looked at her hands, her heart was filled with grief and anger, and even a little desperate, her disappointment in herself swallowed up all her thoughts, and even her fingers trembled slightly.

Because of such a funny reason as pressing the wrong key, he lost to Chiyuki Jingu?

Aso Ori looked at the Jingu Qianxue who was looking at him at this time with a little blankness, and his brows were tightly knit - why?

This guy obviously hasn't even practiced a few times, but why can he be so perfect when he performs?

Obviously, I haven't even played an ensemble with myself, and I haven't even made a mistake, can anyone really digest a piece so perfectly just by feeling and talent?

This time, strictly speaking, even if she didn't make a mistake, the final result would be evenly matched.

But it is precisely because of this that Aso makes it even more uncomfortable - he lost not because of absolute strength, but because of mistakes, no, no, mistakes, which is a reflection of his lack of strength.

Don't say anything because of a sudden power outage and you can't see the piano.

Jingu Qianxue can't see it either, why didn't he make a mistake?

Aso is mired in self-doubt.

Jingu Qianxue could naturally hear that she had made a mistake.

So, after the performance, he looked at Aso.

When Jingu Qianxue saw Aso staring blankly at the keys, her hands trembling slightly, she couldn't help but sigh.

Really, it's a pity.

She lost to herself, and she lost to herself who was not strong enough.

Jingu Qianxue doesn't know why she is under so much pressure, and she attaches far more importance to winning and losing than ordinary people, but there is no doubt that this one is because of her own reasons, and she lost.

It's just that no matter what, the show is over, the winner or loser is decided, and it's time to salute the audience. This is the most basic etiquette of classical music, and Jingu Chiyuki does not want to overstep it.

He put away his violin, walked over to Aso, patted her on the shoulder, and under her blank gaze, grabbed her arm to get her up, and bowed to the audience with her.

The audience once again burst into thunderous applause.

Jingu Qianyuki watched her lose her soul and walked off the stage, sighed, picked up the piano case, put the violin away, showed a bright smile at the stage, and turned to leave.

The left and right sides of the stage can lead to the backstage, and generally speaking, they enter from the left and exit from the right, so when Jingu Qianxue packed up her things and walked towards the stage, the two of them were the only ones behind the scenes.

Aso stood dumbfounded in the hallway leading to the backstage, his eyes still on the piano on stage.

Jingu Qianxue didn't know how to comfort her, and she didn't know whether to comfort her now, so she simply stood in the aisle with her with her violin.

After a long time, Aso Ori lowered his head, and a low voice popped out of a sentence: "Work hard..... Does it really work? ”

Aso Ori leaned on the wall with some weak legs before walking towards the backstage, not going to the lounge in the back, but walking straight out of the venue, asking questions, but didn't even look if Jingu Chiyuki answered.

Jingu Qianxue hesitated for a moment and followed behind her.

passed through the corridor backstage, and in the corridor at this time, some students who had not returned to their seats after the performance, and some staff members of the student union applauded and praised with a smile.

"Sure enough, it's Aso."

"Jingu-kun's violin is really amazing."

"It's like a classical concert!"

Aso didn't raise his head, and quickened his pace and walked out.

The corners of Jingu Qianxue's mouth twitched slightly, only feeling that this group of people was really ruthless, and nodded to Junna Aono, who gave him a thumbs up, and followed Aso, who was walking faster and faster, from the backstage to the outside of the venue.

The onlookers finally had some eyesight, and found that Aso's mood was wrong, and stopped touting with each other, watching the two disappear from sight.

Junna Aono pursed her lips, pressed the urge to catch up, and stopped where she was.

But there is an unstoppable curiosity in my heart - Jingu-kun and Aso-senpai...... What's wrong?