In the music room on the second floor, there are a large number of musical instruments, which are cleaned and maintained by special servants every day, and exude a new atmosphere, although Tonali does not actually use them much.

The abundance of underfloor heating and the fireplace provide a huge amount of heat, so that even plainclothes Tonali does not have to worry about the cold.

He pushed Elizabeth to sit in the center of the music room, in front of a classical and delicate piano, and gently struck the keys, and the beautiful and irregular rhythm immediately filled the whole music room.

"You try. Tonali stood aside, pointed to the piano and smiled.

Elizabeth shook her head shyly and said embarrassedly, "I, I won't." ”

Tonali teased: "Don't worry, the sound insulation here is very good, and you can't hear it outside." ”

Andu looked at Elizabeth's shy appearance and added, "You just play no matter how ugly you play, don't you still have Tonali?"

Tonali glared at Andu and retorted, "You haven't heard it, how do you know that I played badly?"

"You don't have to listen, you can guess. Andu laughed.

Elizabeth looked at the two of them, her gloomy mood dissipated for the most part, and her eyes were fixed on the piano in front of her, her fingers resting lightly on the keys.

A good, beautiful melody interrupted the two who were arguing.

At first, the melody had no regularity, but gradually it seemed to capture the mystery and began to become smooth and pleasant.

Elizabeth tapped the keys with her left hand and opened the sheet music with her right hand, which seemed to Tonali to be nothing more than a dense collection of symbols, and at this moment suddenly played its original purpose, guiding the maiden to connect completely disparate notes in series.

Andu looked at Elizabeth, who was becoming more and more familiar, in surprise, he had never known that Elizabeth had studied piano and sheet music in private.

Tonali's eyes widened, and he said to his friend next to him in disbelief, "When did she learn?"

Andu thought for a moment and said, "I guess I saw it when I was helping out at Mrs. Goethe's house." ”

Tonali frowned and said, "How is it possible, the piano thing is not something that can be learned by looking at it at all, I learned it for a month!"

Andu glanced at Tonali and said calmly, "Talent is not something that everyone has. ”

Tonali didn't bother to respond, and didn't come up to ask until Elizabeth had intermittently fumbled and fumbled through the famous song "Dream Wedding".

"Have you studied before?"

Elizabeth shook her head and said, "No, I just heard Mrs. Goethe play this piece at her house, and when I went back, I came to study the score for a few days." ”

Tonali was devastated and said, "So you're playing for the first time?"

The girl blushed and nodded.

"Damn the music teacher, it's all his fault!" Tonali shook his hand angrily and left the music room.

Andu looked at Tonali, who was extremely dissatisfied with reality, and said sympathetically: "It's all the music teacher's fault!"

Tonali, who had just walked out the door, stumbled, and then slammed the door to the music room.

After a loud bang, the music room returned to its former tranquility, and Andu-Elizabeth looked at each other, and then they all laughed.

"You practice first, I'll go see him. Andu pointed in the direction outside the door and said with a smile: "He needs someone to comfort him at this time." ”

Elizabeth said, "Well, comfort him!"

After saying that, the two laughed again.

......

Andu followed the stairs to the hall on the first floor, and looked down to see Tonali sitting alone on the sofa with a depressed face.

"As I said, she's very talented. Andu stepped forward and picked up the glass of red wine he had just drunk and said.

"Can you change the subject?" Tonali sat up straight, serious.

Andu looked at his friend's unhappy appearance, put away the playful smile on his face, and said helplessly: "What are your plans for this period of vacation?"

Tonali returned to his previous appearance, leaned lazily on the sofa, and said lazily: "It's also very hard to be a nobleman." ”

Andu looked at him and said, "Yes, I see you're still enjoying it." ”

Tonali shot back: "You don't understand, I'm pretending." ”

The corners of Andu's mouth couldn't help twitching, he took a sip of red wine to calm his mood, and said after a while: "Has the thing arrived?"

"When you get there, it's in the basement, when do you want it?" replied Tonali.

"It's only for the next two days, and you may need to use your drawing tools at that time. ”

Tonali said briskly: "You can use whatever you want, I basically have the materials at home." ”

"I've almost prepared the materials. Andu laughed.

"Well, the material thing is relatively easy, but the card ring you want may be a little more troublesome. Tonali hesitated, recalling what old Jill had said to himself in the morning.

"I'm not in a hurry with the card ring, I'm sorry for you. Andu said apologetically.

"No need to be so polite, by the way, it's okay in the afternoon, what are you going to do?" Tonali looked at the time, it was almost noon.

Andu thought for a long time before he said slowly: "Is there a performance in the gladiatorial arena today?"

Tonali was stunned for a moment, and then said strangely, "You're also interested in the Colosseum now?"

Andu smiled: "It's okay, it's mainly a little curious." ”

Tonali nodded, raised his hand and beckoned a servant to give a few words, and the other party immediately trotted all the way out.

"Wait, the one next door is most interested in the duel show, and you'll find out in a moment. Tonali explained.

The two chatted for a while, but the servant did not wait, but old Jill appeared first.

"Young Master, lunch is ready. ”

Old Jill, dressed as a butler, bowed his head respectfully.

"You go and call Elizabeth, she's practicing in the music room on the second floor. Tonali commanded.

"Yes, young master. Old Jill politely stepped back and went to the second floor.

Tonali looked at old Jill who went upstairs, turned his head and said, "Let's go." ”

In a few moments, the three of them were seated at the huge table, which was not as luxurious as the lunch on the Palmer, but it was definitely rich enough.

In the middle of the meal, the servant who had just run out to inquire about the news finally got the news.

"It's Saturday, so there are two gladiatorial arenas that will have performances scheduled, one of which is the Beastman Gladiatorial Arena in the North District and the other is the Quinn Gladiatorial Arena in the Central District. ”

The servant stood at the table, clasped his hands in front of him, and bowed his head to report the news he had just received.

Tonali looked at Andu and asked, "Which one do you want to go to?"

Andu thought for a while and said, "Is there any difference?"

Tonali looked erudite and slowly explained: "The Tempest Arena is like its name, it is mainly a performance of the Beastmen slaves captured from the north, and the Quinn Gladiatorial Arena is much more complex, from humans to monsters, and even xenomorph dwarves can occasionally be seen. ”

An Yi was silent for a while, and then said, "I heard that the barbarian's performance is very interesting?"

Tonali put down the knife and fork in his hand, picked up the white napkin on the table and wiped the corners of his mouth, glanced at Andu calmly and said, "Then go to the Quinn Gladiatorial Arena, the barbarians there are very distinctive." ”

An Du chuckled in his heart, but still smiled on his face: "Then so be it." ”

Elizabeth listened to the words of the two and interjected, "You are going down to the gladiatorial arena to watch a show?"

Tonali looked at Andu and said, "Well, Andu said he wanted to go and see it." ”

Elizabeth's expression was a little unnatural, and after a while she said, "Well, then you guys go, I'll practice in the music room." ”

Tonali nodded, left his seat and said, "I'll go to the bathroom." ”

Andu looked at Tonali, who had left the table, and after a while said to Elizabeth, "I'll go to the bathroom too." ”

Elizabeth sensed something was wrong, but she didn't ask anything, just nodded.

Andu went to the bathroom, only to see Tonali standing outside the door.

This friend looked at Andu calmly, and the dress he had changed into before the meal was gorgeous and noble, which set off the cold and majestic he did not speak at this time.

Tonali, who had been in the aristocratic circle for many years and had seen many scenes with Viscount Ulysses, took off his playful attitude and flirtatious smile at this time, and became a real nobleman.

Andu looked at Tonali, who had never been so serious, and also put away the smile on his face, and said calmly: "What's wrong?"

Tonali did not answer Andu, but only looked at him deeply, walked towards Andu with the most graceful, gentlemanly steps, and stopped in front of him.

The two were only half a meter apart, and Andu looked at his friend in front of him, and could even clearly smell the faint smell of men's perfume on his body.

Tonali looked at Andu, and after a long time, he said, "I will support you no matter what you do, as long as you don't betray your soul." ”

"I hope you can tell me directly if you have anything in the future. ”

Andu looked at his friend with a straight face, and suddenly laughed silently.

"I need the crazy blood of the barbarians. ”

Tonali looked at Andu, then showed a smile and said, "No problem, you can get it in the afternoon." ”

The two glanced at each other, and the seriousness just now faded in an instant, and they laughed at the same time.

......

The Quinn Gladiatorial Arena, the top of the huge stands.

In a separate overhead room, Anduand and Tonali chatted casually as he looked at the circular arena below filled with ruggedness and pitfalls.

The huge ring of 20,000 people was filled with hormones-filled citizens of Halma, shouting and scolding with all their might, venting their indescribable excitement.

Some of the men didn't even just shout, they were far less powerful than their body language for those who were already completely emotionally controlled, waving their fists, tearing at their clothes, completely ignoring the word cold on this winter afternoon.

Not only men, but also some middle-aged women here, during this time period, have completely released themselves without any worries.

In addition to cheering, they will make a series of hugs, kisses, etc., which they can't make at home in front of their husbands, without thinking about the man who is kissing, in the first few minutes, they have just scolded angrily.

Andu looked at the crazy people and suddenly had a delusion.

Are the citizens of Halma so open?

ps: "Dream Wedding" is a famous piano piece composed by French composers Paul Seineville and Oliver Tucson and performed by Richard Clayderman.