The Speedrun Manual of Miss Witch - Chapter 268

“Alright…”

Clara took a deep breath, suppressed her emotions, and then said, “Then I’ll test you on some of the content in the books… What does ‘a triad is like a three-layer cake’ refer to?”

“Cannot be overturned.”

Ciel replied.

Memorizing was still very simple.

Don’t ask if she understood, just ask if she memorized it quickly.

Hearing Ciel’s answer, Clara was slightly stunned.

As if she didn’t believe it, she continued to ask a few more questions, but Ciel answered all of them. She even directly corrected one of Clara’s mistakes.

“Have you read these books before?”

Clara couldn’t sit still. She stood up from beside the piano and walked towards Ciel, asking with some doubt, “Are you lying to me?”

“No, you’ve misunderstood, Teacher Clara,”

Avena interjected from the side, helping Ciel. “Ciel just has a very strong learning ability and reads very quickly. She definitely hasn’t read these books before.”

“Is that so?”

Clara glanced at Avena, then looked at Ciel again with some suspicion. After a long while, she said, “Come over here.”

This time, Clara was serious. She wanted to see what kind of background this young girl named Ciel had.

Ciel was led by Clara to sit in front of the piano. She looked at the black and white keys before her and took a deep breath.

Through the introductory books she had just read, she had learned quite a bit about the music of this world.

Although there were no masters like Beethoven, Chopin, Tchaikovsky, or Debussy, due to the existence of the “Musician” potion, there were other excellent classical piano pieces here.

However, Ciel couldn’t connect the symbols she had memorized in her mind with the music, so it was difficult for her to compare these piano pieces with the ones she was familiar with.

As if knowing Ciel’s current predicament, Clara, who was sitting next to Ciel, began to explain the notes corresponding to the keys one by one and also demonstrated a few simple chords.

“Can you remember?”

After demonstrating, Clara looked at Ciel with some curiosity. She was also very curious now whether this young girl truly had the genius ability to remember everything at first glance.

After Clara’s demonstration, Ciel could finally connect the sounds with the books she had just read. And because 【Dexterity】 greatly enhanced her control over her body, she could easily replicate Clara’s movements with her flexible fingers.

Although the mechanical movements lacked any emotion or variation in touch, the posture was quite standard.

“Mm…”

Clara nodded lightly. At this moment, she truly believed that the young girl before her might be a genius.

Most people learning the piano would be doing well if their fingers didn’t get tangled up or cramp. This red-haired young girl could actually learn the movements just by watching once; her finger flexibility was very good, and they were also very long… Perhaps she really was a genius at learning the piano.

“Why do you want to learn the piano?”

Clara looked at Ciel and asked curiously.

With her ability to remember everything at first glance, she could pick up other subjects very quickly. She would certainly not lack money or fame. Learning law would undoubtedly be the best fit. In comparison, the piano wasn’t a good choice.

Most importantly, she really didn’t feel much enjoyment from the red-haired young girl’s attitude towards playing the piano. It felt more like she was trying to complete some task.

“I want to be able to play some melodies I have in my mind.”

Ciel looked at Clara and replied.

Avena had once said that for a “Musician,” original compositions seemed to be a very important “indicator.”

She just didn’t know if the works she had “borrowed” from masters in another world would be considered original.

“Melody?”

Clara blinked, her interest piqued. “What kind of melody? Can you try playing it?”

“I’ll try.”

Ciel nodded. She reached out and looked at the piano keys before her.

Each different black and white key was like a record. As long as Ciel glanced at it, a phantom sound would echo in her mind, finding the corresponding note.

At this moment, in Ciel’s mind, there was a suitable, simple song.

《Für Elise》.

Ciel’s right hand slowly descended. The gentle A minor of the first four measures, played as arpeggiated chords, allowed the soft notes to flow from her fingertips.

However, every time she had to play the next section, Ciel would always pause for a while, searching for the correspondence between the notes and her memory, and then slowly press down. This resulted in a very fragmented listening experience for the entire piano piece.

Moreover, Ciel didn’t know how to use the pedal, didn’t play any ornaments, and lacked any techniques. The force with which she pressed the keys each time was almost the same, lacking any sense of beauty.

The only good thing was perhaps that Ciel played every note correctly, but to call this a song, probably no one would agree.

Avena, on the other hand, was starting to feel a little worried.

What if Ciel was really scolded?

“Beautiful sound~”

Only Adele, who knew nothing about music, clapped her hands and offered a word of encouragement after Ciel finished playing.

But from the moment Ciel started playing the first section, Clara’s brow had already subtly furrowed.

Not until Ciel had stumbled through the piece, which originally only took three minutes, in about seven or eight minutes, did Clara sit down beside Ciel. She reached out and placed her hands directly on the keys. She was still muttering to herself, “A shallow press of the sustain pedal should work…”

Clara’s hands fell on the keys. The fragmented, pieced-together music that Ciel had just played flowed smoothly under Clara’s hands. The gentle and romantic piano notes made even Amy, who was originally a little unenthusiastic, look towards the piano in surprise.

After finishing the simple piece, Clara slowly let out a breath. She turned to look at Ciel and said, “A very romantic little piece… Did you compose it yourself?”

“These are sounds that appeared in my mind.”

Ciel neither denied nor admitted it, but she still felt a little guilty.

Teacher Beethoven, I apologize. Although I don’t know if this song is your manuscript, I will borrow it for a moment. I hope you don’t mind in the other world…

“You must have written it thinking of your beloved,”

Clara smiled for the first time after entering the piano room. She looked at Ciel and asked, “Have you given this piece a title?”

Clara liked this kind of romantic music. Such music might be criticized at aristocratic salons for lacking divinity and classical brilliance, and might even be something masters wouldn’t bother to play… But Clara genuinely liked it. She heard the subtle emotions hidden within the notes.

After hesitating for a moment, Ciel decided to respect the master.

She slowly said, “It’s called 《Für Elise》.”

“Elise? A girl?”

Clara smiled and nodded. “Girls do indeed have a taste for this. She is very fortunate.”

At this moment, Ciel, who was talking to Clara, felt three gazes cast upon her from behind.

One gaze carried confusion, as if asking, “Is she Ciel’s friend? I’ve never heard of her.”

Another gaze was equally confused, as if asking, “What taste? Taste what? Where is the food? You have to be very fortunate to eat it?”

The last gaze was like a knife slicing at Ciel’s back. Although no words were spoken, it seemed to say everything.

Oh no.

Ciel recalled her conversation with Clara just now. It was indeed quite easy to misunderstand…

Ciel quietly swallowed.

This is bad. How should I coax her now?

It’s quite urgent. Waiting online for an answer.