Outside Uriel's dungeon.
"Do you think it's possible that Luigi did it?" Laplace watched the hologram and asked Angor out of curiosity.
"Both of Luigi's songs are pretty good, but I can't say for sure." In particular, his design for the Galaxy Hymn included Gulimo's interpretation. It could be said to be a stroke of genius. "
"So you think Luigi can win?"
Angor considered for a moment and nodded.
He didn't think Luigi could defeat Gulimo in both rounds, but he should be able to win one round.
Luigi only needed to win one round to win.
Therefore, the possibility of Luigi picking the stars was still very high.
"What do you think?"
Laplace considered for a moment. "You know, I don't really care about art. I'm only a passerby when it comes to music.
"If it's just from the four songs they performed before, my favorite is actually … 'Poem of War'."
In other words, Laplace favored Gulimo.
Angor could understand Laplace's choice. She wasn't speaking from the perspective of appreciation, but from the perspective of listening.
Her answer was completely in line with the feeling of hearing.
"Shocking" music was often more eye-catching and could leave a deeper impression on people.
It was similar to a singer's constant high-pitched voice on stage, directly impacting the audience's inspiration. Compared to a graceful recitation, it was definitely more eye-catching.
Of course, this did not mean that the Poem of War was a show-off.
Even Angor would put Poem of War at the top of the list.
Still, in Angor's opinion, Luigi's idea was more ingenious. Grand Garden had a cheat, while Galaxy Hymn had an elaborate design.
"Ingenious, of course. But Ingenious doesn't count as real strength, right?" Laplace asked.
"That's true."
He paused and continued, "But in my opinion, a performance isn't just about strength. The atmosphere, the environment, and the comfort zone of the audience are also important. Ingenious is the same. These are all necessary conditions for a perfect performance. "
It could be said to be soft power.
A performance required both hard and soft strength. It couldn't just rely on one's skills.
Many factors would affect the judgment of the judges and audience.
Laplace considered. "You're right. But I still prefer Gulimo's performance."
Angor glanced at Laplace. He could tell that Laplace's response was more emotional than rational.
This was not to say that Laplace was in an emotional state.
In this duel, Laplace might have been too familiar with Luigi's performance. Therefore, he didn't find Luigi's performance refreshing.
On the other hand, it was Laplace's first time seeing Gulaimo's music in terms of style and performance. Angor's performance was more likely to arouse her emotions.
Angor had seen too many musical performances. During the year when he traveled to Fey Continent on The Redbud, his daily entertainment consisted of watching various movies and performances on his hologram tablet. There were tens of thousands of large-scale concerts on Earth. of course. of them. of course..
Therefore, after gaining more knowledge, he was able to make a more rational evaluation.
But then again, Gulimo's performance was indeed outstanding. If Gulimo had several days to prepare like Luigi, his performance would definitely be better than Luigi's.
Even if Gulimo's performance was impromptu, Angor believed that Gulimo's performance was as good as Luigi's.
He considered and nodded. "I like Gulimo's performance too."
…
Back in the dungeon.
Mulloy was standing in the middle of the yard with his hands on his sides.
"I have a paper slip on each hand. My left hand represents the result of the first round, while my right hand represents the result of the second round." Mulloy looked at Luigi and Gulimo. "Which one do you want to watch first?"
"Let Luigi decide. He's the challenger," Gulimo said.
Mulloy looked at Luigi, who didn't refuse. He considered and pointed at Mulloy's right hand. "Let's check the result of the second round first."
He chose the result of the second round first.
It was because the second round had a round of mutual comments. Luigi wanted to see what Gulaimo's evaluation of his rendition of the Galaxy Hymn was.
Mulloy glanced at Gulimo.
Gulimo nodded. "Let's do as he says. Let's start the second round."
Since both contestants wanted to see the result of the second round first, Mulloy did as they wished. He raised his right hand in front of his chest and spread it open.
There were three pieces of paper in his hand, each representing the comments of the two contestants and the witnesses.
Mulloy picked a random piece of paper and slowly unfolded it.
After glancing at the contents of the note, Mulloy smiled. "This note records Luigi's comments on 'The Woman Who Sells Camellias'."
Gulimo glanced at Luigi and saw that the young man's expression didn't change. He gestured to Mulloy. "Read it. I want to know what Luigi thinks about my music too."
Mulloy chuckled and read Luigi's comment word by word.
"Without the bitter experience, you can't bring out the lowliness of a person at the bottom. This is a peaceful piece of music, but the power it contains is much greater than any other music that can enlighten even the deaf. "
"That's Luigi's comment."
Although there weren't many words of praise, many pieces of music didn't need praise. As long as you understood the meaning of the music, that was the greatest respect for the performer.
Without a doubt, not only did Luigi understand the music, but he also gave an extremely high comment.
"As for the score." Mulloy looked at the bottom of the paper. "Luigi gave 'The Woman Who Sells Camellias' 5 points."
The points for the Star Climbing Duels were all based on a five-point system.
Luigi giving 5 points meant that he gave Gulimo full marks.
After hearing that he got full marks, Gulimo just looked at Luigi deeply and didn't say anything.
Mulloy took the initiative to ask Gulimo, "Do you have anything to say about this comment and the score?"
Luigi also pricked up his ears and looked at Gulimo curiously.
Gulimo didn't want to say anything, but since Mulloy asked, he didn't refuse. He said calmly, "I deserve it."
This wasn't Gulimo being arrogant. He was just absolutely confident in his performance.
He didn't hold back at all.
Luigi raised his eyebrows and didn't say anything. Mulloy clearly understood Gulimo's personality. He smiled and said, "It's good that you're confident. I wonder how you'll give Luigi's score?"
Gulimo just sneered and didn't say anything.
Mulloy didn't ask anymore and opened the second piece of paper. But just as he opened it, he slowly closed it again. "This is my comment. We'll reveal it at the end. Let's look at Gulimo's score for Luigi first."
Mulloy picked up the last piece of paper in his right hand. Without a doubt, this was Gulimo's comment on Luigi's performance of 'Galaxy Hymn.'
Mulloy opened the paper and read it out without hesitation. "I like it, especially the section from 'The Woman Who Sells Camellias' that he added in at the last minute. It makes this piece of music very ingenious.
"However, I still have to remind you. In this duel, you added this section. It's ingenious. But if you perform this piece elsewhere and add the section from 'The Woman Who Sells Camellias,' it'll be very inconsistent. "
Everyone present understood what Gulaimo was trying to say.
Luigi was very scheming when he pointed out the topic based on his current emotions. Because everyone present was in the "present", they could understand what Luigi meant.
But if this was performed in another space-time environment, it would be a huge failure.
For example, if a person was alone in a foreign land, the moon would show homesickness. But if a family was reunited, the moon would only show sweet mooncakes.
In different space-time environments, the same moon would have different expressions.
Since everyone present understood this, why did Gulimo have to point it out?
The reason was very simple.
Gulimo recognized this ingenious idea that Luigi had created.
It didn't matter whether the people present agreed or not. What was important was that Gulimo approved of it.
If he didn't approve of this ingenious idea, he could just say that the section he added didn't match the original song. No one would refute him. Because there was indeed an inconsistency.
Then, as long as Gulimo didn't let go of this point, Luigi would definitely lose this duel.
But now that Gulimo recognized Luigi's ingenious idea, he didn't have to consider the problem of "inconsistency." Instead, he evaluated the ingenious idea as an advantage.
From this, it could be seen that Gulimo's attitude toward art was very magnanimous and tolerant.
He wouldn't take advantage of loopholes just because of victory or defeat.
Good was good, and bad was bad. This was Gulimo's personality — direct and clear.
Murloy said, "It's not over yet. Gulimo's evaluation of 'Galaxy Hymn' is still a few paragraphs … I'll continue."
For the next few minutes, Murloy's voice was all over the place.
And the content of the recitation was Gulimo's analysis of 'Galaxy Hymn' from various dimensions. He praised it and pointed out its shortcomings.
He even pointed out some of Luigi's shortcomings in technique.
This was no longer a mutual evaluation, but more like a kind of guidance.
And it was a selfless kind of guidance.
After listening to it, Luigi didn't get angry because of the criticism. Because the shortcomings that Gulimo pointed out were indeed his problems.
And there were many problems that Luigi didn't notice himself. If Gulimo didn't point them out, he would probably make the same mistakes again.
In other words, Luigi learned a lot from Gulimo's evaluation.
After all, Luigi spent most of his time in the Daylight Mirror Zone and didn't have many opportunities to meet world-class artists.
After Murloy finished reading Gulimo's evaluation, Luigi took a deep breath and bowed to Gulimo to express his gratitude.
Gulimo only nodded and accepted Luigi's gratitude.
Finally, it was time for the final evaluation.
"Gulimo's evaluation of 'Galaxy Hymn' …" Murloy looked at the number at the bottom and grinned. "Interesting."
Interesting? It wasn't just Luigi. Angor and the others outside the dungeon were also curious.
They didn't understand why Murloy said that.
Did Gulimo give a low score?
Under everyone's curious and expectant gazes, Murloy spoke out a number, "5. Gulimo also gave 'Galaxy Hymn' a score of 5!"
In other words, Guleymo and Luigi had given each other the highest marks without any discussion between them.
Luigi looked at Gulimo in surprise.
Previously, when Guillemo had pointed out the shortcomings of his acting, Luigi had already accepted that Guillemo might not give him a high score.
But Gulimo actually gave him a full score?!
Luigi didn't expect this at all.
Did Gulimo really just point out the flaws in the evaluation? Was he trying to lower the score on purpose?
Murloy looked at Luigi. "Are you surprised?"
Luigi said, "… Yes, a little, because my deduction is indeed as Mr. Gulimo said, there is a big flaw. I thought … "
Luigi didn't finish, but everyone knew what he meant.
Murloy looked at Gulimo. "Can you tell us why you gave him such a score?"
Guaimo's lips quivered. After a while, he said, "He deserves it."
Same arrogant words. But this time, he used a different nickname.
Murloy: "Is that all you have to say?"
Gulimo thought for a moment and turned to look at Luigi. "I wasn't going to give you a score of 5, but after listening to 'Galaxy Hymn,' I decided to give you a score of 5. Not only was your performance outstanding, but the most important point was that you did it all by yourself. "
Gulimo spoke very vaguely, but Luigi understood what he meant.
Previously, the "32 Ensembles of the Wind" and "Magnificent Garden" both relied on Feng Zi Flower Language. They could be considered external help.
Although Luigi personally felt that external help was also a part of his strength, it was indeed a little unfair if he really looked into it.
On the other hand, it wasn't that Gulimo couldn't accept external help. He just felt that if Luigi wanted to obtain the "Green Field Star," external help couldn't be the key to his victory.
When Luigi used "Galaxy Hymn" to display his strength and ingenuity, Gulimo was gratified.
He saw an art that could reach the peak without external help.
Even if there were still some flaws, it didn't affect anything. Nothing could be absolutely perfect, and it was the same for art.
Thus, Gulimo was loyal to his feelings this time and gave Luigi a perfect score of 5.
This was a kind of sincere recognition from Gulimo.
After being stunned for two seconds, Luigi said softly, "Thank you."
Gulimo's eyes flashed with approval. He didn't say anything else and looked at Murloy.
He was also quite curious. As the former conductor of the Empire Music Troupe, how would Murloy evaluate their music?
Faced with Gulimo's curiosity, Murloy didn't immediately give a conclusion. Instead, he looked at someone else present.
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