After Gulaimo finished speaking, he returned to the study.
This time, he didn't play again. Instead, he silently looked at the score of the Black Sheep Confession.
In his eyes, it was no longer a piece of paper filled with musical notes … He saw countless images, and these images all emerged from the musical notes.
It was also the image he saw when he played before.
He saw the devastation of the religion and heard the cries of the people.
He smelled the smell of blood under the robe and felt the burning sensation of the flames.
When the Church of Heaven collapsed in the flames, the Black Sheep Confession also came to an abrupt end. But the images in Gulaimo's mind didn't stop. Instead, more images emerged.
However, these images had nothing to do with the Black Sheep Confession. They all turned into his sister and Uriel.
Gulaimo saw himself stopping his sister from running towards Uriel.
He also saw himself sneaking into the audience and watching his sister and Uriel shine on the stage.
He also saw the clergy of the Church of Light angrily scolding his sister.
And the last image was the scene of Uriel kneeling in front of him and crying …
"Sigh …"
Gulaimo let out a long sigh. He suddenly felt like he had lost all his strength. He leaned against the back of the chair and looked out the window in a daze.
It was as if he saw his sister's smiling face in the bright night sky.
Until …
When the wall clock reached the right time, it made a "gu gu" sound and woke up Gulaimo who was immersed in himself.
He looked up. The night sky that was originally full of stars was now covered by thick clouds. His sister's appearance had completely disappeared.
Everything was just his bubble and fantasy.
"8: 30." Gulaimo muttered in a low voice, "It's time to rest …"
Gulaimo slowly stood up and walked towards the bedroom.
The light in the bedroom was on. Xiao Bao was hugging the pure white kitten on the bed and had already fallen asleep.
Gulaimo looked at Xiao Bao's tender and cute appearance and smiled. He gently lifted the quilt and leaned on it.
"Good night."
Gulaimo said silently. Then he closed his eyes and quickly fell into a dark and sweet dream.
… …
"The star climbing challenge is about to begin. "
Who's talking?
In a daze, Gulaimo seemed to hear a voice echoing in his mind.
"The star climbing challenge is about to begin. "
Star climbing challenge?
Isn't this a challenge from Birmingham's Eden College? Why is there such a sound in my ear? Have I returned to the academy?
[The star climbing challenge is about to begin. "
Why do you keep repeating it?
Who wanted to carry out the Star Climbing Challenge? Which star did he climb? The black and white star representing the piano? Or was it the Elegant Star that represented the violin? Or the Star of Shepherding that represents the flute?
[Please select a witness for the duel.] "
Another voice rang out in Guaimo's mind.
Before Gulaimo could regain his composure, he saw streaks of light appear in front of his eyes. However, these lights were not dazzling. They only allowed people to see the figures in front of them.
A human figure? Why was there a figure? And there were five of them at the same time?
Gulaimo's mind was in a mess. He didn't even know why he was looking at these figures.
He should have been very surprised, but he didn't seem to have too many emotions right now. He didn't even have too many thoughts. It was as if he was drunk. His thoughts were in fragments, and he was numb to all the feedback from the outside world …
[Please select a witness for the duel.] "
Guaimo heard the voice again. He rubbed his eyes. The five figures in the distance slowly became clearer.
Although most of them were against the light, and he could only see their slightly dim faces, Guaimo still recognized them.
There was the president of the student council, who was wearing the uniform of Birmingham's Eden Academy. There was also Red Conch, who was known as the best appreciator at the Evening Light Harbor. There was also a famous musician from Soft Wind City, as well as a member of the Empire's music troupe …
There was also a red-haired woman standing at the end of the table with a smile on her face.
The moment Guaimo saw the red-haired girl.
His originally chaotic thoughts suddenly surged, and his fragmented memories quickly recovered. It was as if countless pieces of logic were being forcefully glued back together.
"Sister … It's my sister …"
Guaimo reached out, wanting to grab the red-haired girl.
Because this was her younger sister. His sister who was kidnapped by Uriel, persecuted by the church, and eventually disappeared!
Guaimo wanted to pull his sister forward, but at this moment, a voice rang out in his mind again.
[Warning, dream state is about to change to waking state. "
[Confirmed target is one of the witnesses.] "
[Prepare to repair.] "
"..."
[Repair successful. Replaced with a new witness.] "
[Dream state restored. "]
As the voice rang out in his mind, Guaimo's vision slowly became blurry. When he regained consciousness, the red-haired girl in the distance had already turned into a silver-haired capable old man.
That was … the chief conductor of the Empire's music troupe, Mulloy.
Something was wrong. Guaimo felt that something was wrong. It was clearly a girl just now, and one that he was familiar with … Eh, who was it?
Halfway through his thoughts, Guaimo suddenly forgot who the person in his mind was.
As for the strange feeling in his heart, it slowly disappeared as he forgot about it.
[Please choose a witness for the duel.] "
This voice rang out in his mind again. Guaimo seemed to understand a little. It seemed that he wanted to choose one of the five people in front of him to be the witness for the duel.
In a Star Climbing Challenge, two parties did indeed need a witness.
But why am I the one to choose a witness?
Could it be that I'm one of the duels? But am I not already the Harp's Green Star?
Eh, could it be that someone wants to challenge me?
Guaimo seemed to understand something. He was the Green Star of Birmingham's Eden Academy. If others wanted to become the new Green Star, they had to undergo a Star Climbing Challenge.
And he had become the star that was being climbed.
But who would challenge him?
Although Guaimo hadn't returned to the academy for more than a month, he knew the students in the academy like the back of his hand. Which harp student had the right to challenge him?
Guaimo was very puzzled, but because his thoughts were in a complete mess, he quickly gave up on thinking.
"So be it." Guaimo looked at the five witnesses in front of him. "Then I'll choose … Mulloy."
Mulloy was the chief commander of the Empire's music troupe.
As a witness, he had enough experience. Even if the duel was evenly matched, Mulloy could still judge the winner from different angles.
Thus, choosing Mulloy was definitely the right choice. But Guaimo vaguely remembered that Mulloy was in the Empire's capital.
When did he come to Dawn City?
Guaimo shook his head. His chaotic thoughts didn't allow him to think too much. He just followed his heart and chose Mulloy.
The moment he made his choice, Mulloy, who was backlit, slowly walked out of the light and arrived in front of Gulaimo.
"I will be the witness for this Star Climbing Challenge. I will be the witness for the duel between the two of you."
Mulloy bowed slightly and placed his hand on his chest.
When he stood up again, the surrounding darkness transformed into countless horizontal lines that frantically retreated before finally disappearing.
Guaimo and Mulloy looked around. They were now in front of a dilapidated courtyard.
Mulloy said, "Uriel hasn't been doing too well recently, but I found a good seedling."
Guaimo heard Mulloy's voice, but his thoughts didn't allow him to think too much. "Uriel? This is Uriel's courtyard? "
"Am I going to duel with Uriel?"
Mulloy turned his head and flashed a standard smile. "No, your opponent is here."
Gulaimo raised his head and saw a man holding a green harp leaning against a large tree at the side of the courtyard. When Guaimo looked at him, the man also looked at him.
"He's —"
Mulloy smiled. "That's Luigi, the challenger for this Star Climbing Challenge."
…
Outside Uriel's dungeon.
He was chatting with Laplace about something related to his "rune experiment".
Angor told Laplace about his and Keisha's experiment results. He also made some guesses about the runes used as "Soul Medium".
Laplace didn't know much about runes, but she could give some suggestions from her own perspective. Their conversation wasn't awkward at all.
However, he suddenly stopped talking halfway through.
Under Laplace's puzzled gaze, Angor whispered, "Guaimo is here."
Next, without waiting for Laplace's instruction, he began to control the illusion nodes and began a live broadcast of the event.
The illusion quickly formed a holographic image of what had transpired in the Uriel instance dungeon. Everything that had transpired was exactly what had transpired.
Even though Laplace had not entered the Instance Dungeon, he still felt as though he was inside the Instance Dungeon.
The live broadcast began.
Luigi was still practicing his new song in the yard, but at that moment, he heard noisy footsteps outside the door.
At the same time, a notification popped up in front of Luigi's eyes.
[Special Dream Scenario "Uriel's Choice" Main Quest 5: Letter of Challenge is about to begin. ]
[Attention, please act as the challenger. You will fail the main quest if you make a mistake. ]
[Attention, please follow the rules of the challenge. ]
[Please complete the first step in five minutes — submit your challenge. ]
[Countdown: 04: 59]
[Countdown: 04: 58]
…
Angor also used his authority to capture all the information Luigi saw and showed them to Laplace.
Not to mention Luigi's reaction to this piece of information, Laplace's eyes were full of doubts after reading it. "The main mission this time actually requires role-playing?"
And I'll lose everything if I make a mistake?!
Is the punishment really that severe?
"Maybe it's because the main quest this time is different …"
He didn't tell Laplace what the difference was. Laplace didn't ask either. They just needed to keep reading.
Luigi returned to the dungeon and saw the notification again. Guaimo must have arrived.
Sure enough, when Luigi raised his head, he found two strangers standing outside the courtyard.
However, Luigi didn't look at them first.
Instead, he looked outside the courtyard.
Before this, Uriel's dungeon only had one scenery — the attic. But now, there was an extra courtyard and a long street outside.
But the street was all covered in mist. Luigi couldn't see anything.
He could only see a giant building at the end of the mist, which was emitting holy light.
Was this a new scenery for the main quest?
Luigi didn't think too much about it. He stood up and walked to the gate. He had to complete the first step of the main quest in five minutes: issuing a challenge.
From afar, there were two people at the entrance of the courtyard. One of them was a handsome middle-aged man in a black tuxedo. The other was a silver-haired old man who was also dressed in black. However, it was not a formal suit. Instead, it was a loose robe with a design. It looked like a scholar's robe, but it was not as dignified.
Luigi saw the old man's picture in the newspaper on the floor of the attic.
He was the chief commander of the Imperial Music Troupe, Mulloy.
As for the middle-aged man beside Mulloy, Luigi didn't know who he was, but he could already guess that he was Guaimo's target.
As Luigi approached the gate of the courtyard, he heard the two men talking outside.
Guaimo didn't pay attention to the courtyard. Instead, he looked back and checked the surroundings.
"It's foggy today," Mulloy said with a smile.
Guaimo nodded. "It's empty here. There are no buildings around."
Mulloy said, "You know, after what happened to Uriel, he likes to live in solitude. It's normal that there's no one around. "
"Speaking of which, aren't you the same?"
Graimo understood that Murloy was referring to him living alone in the Night Mountain, away from the crowd, just like Uriel.
Guaimo said, "I'm different from him."
Mulloy nodded. "You're different. Uriel can at least see the Radiance Church from here."
Mulloy was referring to the huge building in the fog that emitted holy light.
"As for you …"
Mulloy didn't continue, but Guaimo understood.
He was mocking himself. At least Uriel had the courage to face the enemy, but he chose to run away …
Guaimo said, "I'm not afraid of seeing the Radiance Church. I just don't want to see it. If I don't see it, I won't be annoyed. "
Mulloy smiled and didn't say anything.
Guaimo was puzzled. "But how do you know all this? Haven't you never been to Dawn City? "
Mulloy gave Guaimo a deep look. "Of course I know from your memories."
My memories?
Gulaimo's eyes were filled with confusion.
He wanted to ask more questions, but for some reason, he suddenly forgot about it. He even forgot what he and Mulloy had talked about.
The only thing he remembered was … I was invited by Uriel to participate in the Star Climbing Challenge. I was the one being challenged.
Right, where's the challenger?
Guaimo opened his hazy eyes and looked into the distance.
The man holding the green harp had already walked to the entrance of the courtyard and opened the door.
The newcomer gently stroked the harp, and beautiful notes instantly jumped out, echoing in their ears.
Just from this simple strumming, Gulaimo could tell that this person was definitely a master harpist. If he were in Birmingham's Eden Academy, he would definitely be an instructor.
He's the challenger?
(End of chapter)
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