Chapter 138 (1/2)
Chapter 138
The moment he entered the room, he was greeted by a sonorous melody .
Noah stopped for a short moment before he entered the room . He closed the doors and he turned his gaze towards one corner of the room .
As usual, Seitens.h.i.+ wore a white dress that looked like a bridal gown as she sat in front of the piano . She churned out divine notes with closed eyes . Her faint smile can reduce the stress of anyone who saw her . Her gloves-covered dainty little fingers, dancing across the piano keys as she emitted notes after notes of trained perfection .
Noah’s tense expression softened up when he saw this scene . Without making a sound, he leaned against the door as he enjoyed the music with crossed arms . He found his heart slowly calming down .
Seitens.h.i.+’s piano skills could use improvements .
At least, she’s not on par with musicians who honed their skills throughout their lives .
But, compared to the average piano player, her melody carried a sense of refinement that would turn heads if she played in the public .
This might be due to her nature, she loved peace and her saintess soul could be seen in her soothing music .
The scores turned into something beautiful when they are paid by this stunning beauty with the heart of a s.h.i.+ning star . It’s also easy for others to resonate with her .
Noah was also caught by her soft magic .
Noah can feel her love for the world and her unbending will to realize her idealistic world . Her music managed to pacify his boiling emotions which was something he found rather surprising .
The music played on .
When the music stopped echoing in this room, Noah who was listening intently opened his eyes .
The man and the woman stared at each other as their gazes met .
In this rather luxurious room, the warm mood turned into hotter as the perceived temperature increased the longer the two stared at each other .
Noah looked a bit awkward while Seitens.h.i.+ blushed red in response . Their cute responses around each other destroyed the pink mood from before .
Seitens.h.i.+ got up from her seat and she greeted him with a wide smile .
“This is the tune composed by the same composer of the piece you played last time . ”
“Yeah, I know . ”
Noah chuckled .
“Your skills have grown since the last time I saw you . I dare say you might even better than me already . ”
“That’s because I have a great teacher . ”
Seitens.h.i.+ replied with an elegant smile .
“I am just happy I can finish one piece of music . ”
Noah can empathize with her . Like Seitens.h.i.+, he only honed his skills to a level where he can proficiently play the pieces he liked .
They played piano for fun, they weren’t serious about it in the first place .
After all, they had more important affairs to attend to .
After chatting for a bit, Seitens.h.i.+ stored her smile away as she got down to bra.s.s tacks .
“I saw the fight between you and President Saitake . ”
“Really?”
Noah sighed and he bowed towards Seitens.h.i.+ .
“Sorry, I went ahead of myself here . I apologize for making you cover for me . You have my thanks for that . ”
“You told me to trust you, no?”
“Rather than me, you are the perfect counter to someone as ambitious as Saitake . Plus, you saved me from the sniper before this . It was only natural that both of us clashed in the meeting room, our ideals are way too different . ”
“You were thinking about that?”
Noah knitted his brows .
“I am going to say this to you straight . Saitake is as you have seen, he wants to eliminate you so he can rule all the regions and install a world order . Meanwhile, you want to create an era of peace in this chaotic world . So long as he is alive, there will come another when the two of you will b.u.t.t heads again . ”
“I know, that’s why I am very grateful to you . ”
Seitens.h.i.+ said with an earnest heart .
With your forceful actions, that ambitious guy should go into hiding for quite some time . He will also be too afraid to do anything to Tokyo Area for now, buying precious time for me . ”
“Yeah, these measures are only temporary . ”
Noah looked at Seitens.h.i.+ .
“Anyway, I caused you a lot of trouble by moving on my own . This is a fact that I am ready to admit and apologize for . ”