What Is It? (5K)

"The Seven Sound · Uproar is the thirty-sixth and final Seven Sound Song in the Holy Sound History. The composer is... our Headmaster."

Professor De La Man waved his staff, drawing golden arcs in the air. These arcs formed musical notes, eventually weaving together to create a complex and magnificent musical score.

De La Man swept his staff across the first note, and the notes made corresponding sounds as the staff struck them. A soaring and majestic melody, like the roar of a lion, resounded in the ears of every student, reminding them of the headmaster who had not shown his face for many years, as if they could see him in his former high spirits.

So much so that when the melody faded, everyone felt a sense of loss and regret.

De La Man was clearly pleased to see the students so engrossed in the activity.

"Excellent, isn't it?" De La Man said with a smile. "This piece perfectly showcases the Headmaster's talent. I've always believed that it's one of the best among the thirty-six Seven Sound Song, and it even has the potential to be considered a divine piece..."

At this point, De La Man paused for a moment, then his tone revealed undisguised regret.

"Unfortunately, since this piece was created decades ago, the headmaster has never been able to find all seven gold-level players, and thus has never been able to perform it completely without any flaws," De La Man said slowly. "Although there are masterpieces in history that have been completed by silver-level players, such as 'Seven Sound · Prayer,' that is because the Three Sound and Seventh Sound account for the largest proportion and are the most important. There is really no way to replace them with silver-level players, so gold-level players are the only option. But unfortunately, the headmaster has never been able to find all three of them at the same time, especially the last one, the gold-level seventh note, which has not appeared for many years."

As he spoke, De La Man's gaze slowly moved down to He Wei Ni Ya, who was sitting below him, and then he revealed a kind smile.

"But now, we've finally waited for this, haven't we, Miss He Wei Ni Ya?"

All eyes then fell on He Wei Ni Ya.

He Wei Ni Ya's pretty face flushed red instantly, and she stood up immediately, almost falling over because she moved so fast.

"I, I, I will try my best, Professor De La Man!"

"No need to be so nervous, Miss He Wei Ni Ya." De La Man smiled and tapped his staff lightly. A faint light shone from the end of the staff, and a melodious tune began to play, instantly calming He Wei Ni Ya's flushed face. "You've only just lit the first note. Everything can take its time. The future is yours... But before that, I think the headmaster will extend an invitation to afternoon tea first. I think he's already impatient... Of course, you can also choose to make him wait until he regrets it for the rest of his life."

De La Man's witty remark immediately elicited tactful laughter from the classroom.

With De La Man's permission, He Wei Ni Ya immediately sat down, and then she felt an extremely hostile gaze.

She subconsciously turned her head and saw a tall and slender woman in the front row turn her head away, leaving her with only the back of her head.

"Alright, students." With a slight flick of De La Man wrist, the musical note floating in mid-air instantly returned to his staff like a leaping sprite. Then he walked slowly to the podium, looking at the crowd below with a smile. "Perhaps you already know what day it is next."

He paused deliberately, his gaze sweeping across the expectant faces of each student.

"Grand Ceremony." He slowly uttered this word, a word that was enough to excite everyone. "This is the greatest event of the Holy Sound. We will offer our Lord the most magnificent gift, so that the Lord may hear the most beautiful sound in the world."

De La Man used the word "most" several times, but no one would think it was an exaggeration.

Because everyone knows what Grand Ceremony means.

Countless pieces of music have been passed down through the ages, and countless performers have become famous because of them.

This is the Grand Ceremony.

This is a tribute to the Lord...

"Although it hasn't been officially announced and the date for the preliminary selection hasn't been set yet, but..." De La Man's gaze fell on He Wei Ni Ya's face again, and he said with a smile, "We all know that it has already begun."

"In order to get onto that final stage."

"Strive, enjoy, and... compete."

As De La Man finished speaking, some images flashed through He Wei Ni Ya's mind again.

A huge, deep pit.

A group of dead children.

The memory pierced her brow like a fine needle, making her want to groan in pain.

Just then, the bell rang, signaling the end of get out of class, instantly easing her emotions.

"Alright." De La Man put away his staff. "Class dismissed."

The once quiet classroom immediately became noisy and chaotic.

Today's lesson is over.

He Wei Ni Ya subconsciously touched the ancient book hidden in her bosom, thinking that she should hurry back to her dormitory and finish reading it.

But before she could even move, a melodious voice sounded from behind her.

"Hervia~"

He Wei Ni Ya knew something was wrong and immediately tried to get up, but a pair of heavy, soft fats pressed down on her.

"Daphne ..." He Wei Ni Ya was almost suffocating from the pressure from the two of them, "What are you doing..."

"Hehe, I've come to see you." The woman Daphne pressed her chest against He Wei Ni Ya while poking her cheek from the side with her hand. "What, you're not allowed to? Does that mean you won't acknowledge your silver-rank sister now that you've officially become a gold-rank?"

Before He Wei Ni Ya could react, the slender, tall girl sitting in front of her suddenly stood up, gave the two of them a very unfriendly look, and quickly walked out of the classroom.

"Hmm?" Daphne tilted her head. "What's the deal with that child?"

While Daphne was distracted, He Wei Ni Ya finally broke free from the heavy burden and looked at the woman who had already attracted the attention of countless people.

She has waist-length blonde curly hair, a pair of bright blue eyes, and a strikingly beautiful face.

But more importantly, she had a pair of magnificent breasts that even her loose mage robes couldn't conceal, like black holes that could attract everyone's attention.

Daphne Terrell.

He Wei Ni Ya's friend.

The original He Wei Ni Ya.

He Wei Ni Ya pouted and said, "If you're going to come, then come. Can you please stop touching me all the time?"

"Hey!" Daphne ignored He Wei Ni Ya's protests and pulled her into her arms amidst the envious gazes of all the men, teasingly asking with a smile, "Are you shy?"

"No, I didn't..." He Wei Ni Ya replied, blushing.

"Mmm, you're just shy, that's why teasing you is so fun." Daphne blinked, then looked at the classroom door again. "So who was that person just now?"

He Wei Ni Ya was clearly somewhat exasperated with Daphne: "Her name is Olenna."

Upon hearing the name, Daphne instantly realized, "Oh! It's your replacement."

When the word was uttered, several students in the classroom showed unnatural expressions and then left.

He Wei Ni Ya's expression changed slightly. "Don't say that. No one is anyone's subordinate."

"It's no use telling me," Daphne shrugged. "I didn't invent this word; I'm just stating a fact."

He Wei Ni Ya was even more helpless.

But she also knew that Daphne was telling the truth.

Substitute is not a very good term in this college.

It symbolizes, or rather, its literal meaning.

Olenna for example. She is also Seventh Sound player, and before He Wei Ni Ya appeared, she could even be considered the most outstanding Seven Sound Player in the academy. Therefore, orchestras that needed the Seventh Sound would often contact her first, even though she was only a silver-rank player. Before the emergence of gold-rank Seventh Sound, she was the first choice.

The Seventh Sound of the gold rank has not appeared for many years, so she could have spent her entire school years peacefully as the chief Seventh Sound, especially since this year she also encountered the Grand Ceremony that only happens once every twenty years.

She was originally one of the brightest stars.

If He Wei Ni Ya hadn't appeared.

But He Wei Ni Ya just happened to appear, so whether she was excellent or not became meaningless.

No matter how outstanding a silver-tier weapon is, it can never compare to a gold-tier weapon.

Therefore, Olenna was automatically demoted from the principal Seventh Sound to He Wei Ni Ya's subordinate replacement, and she would never get a turn with any orchestra or piece that He Wei Ni Ya took a liking to.

"So she's just jealous of you," Daphne said. "But what good is jealousy? If she's not happy about it, she can just advance to the next rank."

"Alright, Daphne, stop talking," He Wei Ni Ya said in a low voice. "Advancing isn't that easy!"

Indeed, the gap between ranks is not entirely insurmountable; Bronze Tier has the opportunity to advance to a silver rank, and a silver rank has the opportunity to advance to a gold rank.

But the probability is very, very low.

Even with copper being converted to silver, only a few out of several hundred students can still succeed each year.

Silver turning into gold—that's the kind of thing that might happen to only a handful of people in a century, the kind that will go down in history.

"Yes, it is indeed very difficult. Otherwise, who wouldn't want to advance to the Gold Rank?" Daphne sighed, lowered her head, and supported her ample breasts with her hands, her face full of melancholy. "If advancing to the Rank were as easy as advancing to the Cup size, all I've been able to grow over the years is my breasts... sigh, sigh, sigh."

Before she could finish speaking, Daphne was pushed away by He Wei Ni Ya.

Because He Wei Ni Ya had already seen quite a few men accidentally bump into the wall and miss their footing on the stairs while looking in their direction, creating chaos.

To be honest, Daphne really put He Wei Ni Ya in a difficult position, and many times she was reluctant to see her old friend.

It wasn't that she was worried Daphne would notice anything unusual, since even He Wei Ni Ya's parents couldn't tell.

But Daphne always brings some problems whenever she appears.

That is, He Wei Ni Ya has been trying to use various means to get closer to the ordinary students and get them to do more for her.

But many of Daphne's unintentional actions always made those around her realize He Wei Ni Ya's deliberately obscured identity—noble.

If He Wei Ni Ya were just a Gold-ranked individual without any special status, she would give the impression of being an ordinary, cute, and somewhat naive genius girl, and people would still be willing to be close to her.

But with the added status of nobility, things are different.

The number of people willing to approach her will instantly decrease by more than half.

This is not in line with He Wei Ni Ya's usual style.

So most of the time she didn't want to see this friend, but there was nothing she could do. Even though they weren't in the same college (He Wei Ni Ya was in the Third College, Daphne was in the Second Academy), Daphne still liked to come here to see her, and she couldn't refuse.

After all, Daphne could also offer her something of value.

"When I first arrived here, I heard that you had already lit up the notes, and many people were talking about it."

After leaving the classroom, the two walked side by side, attracting the attention of many people, after all, He Wei Ni Ya's status was prominent, while Daphne's figure was prominent.

"What are we discussing?" He Wei Ni Ya asked.

"What else can we discuss? Of course, we'll discuss which orchestra you'll join." Daphne looked at He Wei Ni Ya and said, "The Seventh Sound of the gold rank, as far as I know, you're the only one in the Three Great Academies. Everyone will want to win you over, after all, the Grand Ceremony is coming soon."

He Wei Ni Ya lowered her eyes. "I haven't thought that far ahead yet."

"You should think about this too," Daphne said. "Although the Three Great Academies have different styles and preferences, their goals are the same: to achieve good results at the Grand Ceremony preventing the other two academies from achieving good results as well."

He Wei Ni Ya glanced sideways at Daphne: "So you were sent by the Second Academy to persuade me?"

"Although I really wanted to say yes, it's a pity that I didn't know you had already lit up the notes when I left home," Daphne said. "Otherwise, they would definitely have made me bring a bunch of things to find you, instead of being so casual like this."

As she spoke, she lowered her head again, looking at her chest.

"Alas, besides these two lumps of meat, I have nothing."

He Wei Ni Ya pursed her lips and remained silent.

"As you probably know, every Grand Ceremony is a battleground for all parties," Daphne said, raising a finger. "Everyone chooses their pieces and performers based on their available gold-tier skill level, so gold-tier isn't the deciding factor. High-quality silver-tier performers are also crucial for achieving good results, so..."

He Wei Ni Ya sensed something was wrong and instinctively tried to back away, but Daphne grabbed her and pressed her against her chest, rubbing it.

At the same time, he kept shouting.

"Pick me! Pick me! You know I'm one of the best in the Silver Rank Four, you definitely won't go wrong choosing me!"

Please! Help me out!

"Either you come to the Second Academy, or I come to the Third Hospital, it's fine with me, I'm not picky!"

He Wei Ni Ya's hair was all ruffled by Daphne, and she said helplessly, "I won't form a band, I'll just join one."

"Then take me with you when you join," Daphne said. "Don't worry, I'm very light and won't get in the way at all."

... You call this light?

He Wei Ni Ya showed this expression.

"Alright, alright, enough joking around." Daphne sighed. "But cherish the time I can still joke with you. Once the professors at the Second Academy find out you've already unlocked the musical notes, the next time I come to see you, I'll definitely be acting as a lobbyist... Tsk, really, I feel the gap between classes again. Can't someone come and take all of you evil Gold-ranked people in, and then let us Silver-ranked people play among ourselves? In front of you Gold-ranked people, we can only be your assistants."

"Can't gold-tier players team up?"

"Of course it is possible, but no one can put seven gold-ranked players together in one team right now." Daphne shrugged. "The last person who had this ability was the headmaster, but he was unlucky. He had the ability, but he was missing a note. In the end, he could only put together six gold-ranked players and one silver-ranked player to perform. In the end, he missed the mark and failed to make it a divine song."

"There are now seven Gold-ranked individuals, but there is no one like the principal who can unify the three academies."

He Wei Ni Ya silently noted down Daphne's words.

The main point is the first half of the sentence—"Now, there are already seven Gold Rank individuals."

Every time Daphne came to see He Wei Ni Ya, she would stay for several hours and then pester He Wei Ni Ya to see her off.

He Wei Ni Ya had no choice but to send her to the Thousand Snow Lake.

The Three Great Academies of the Holy Sound Academy are not too far apart from each other. The Second Academy and third academies are separated by the Thousand Snow Lake, which never freezes.

After Daphne boarded the ship, she waved to He Wei Ni Ya and announced that she would officially come to act as a persuader in a few days.

He Wei Ni Ya could only respond with a helpless smile.

Once the ship had drifted far away, He Wei Ni Ya finally composed herself.

Then, she heard Bai Wei's leisurely voice echo in her mind, "So you really do want to play the Seven Sound Divine Song, and... play it in a personal way. Do you want to receive the grace of the Holy Sound?"

He Wei Ni Ya didn't speak, but Bai Wei didn't care and continued talking.

"The Seven Sound Divine Song can be played in two ways. One way is that a band of seven gold-level musicians plays it as a band, and finally the Holy Sound bestows grace, which is then shared equally among the seven musicians."

"Another way is through the score. The Gold Score collects the seven notes, making one the sole performer and enjoying God's grace exclusively."

"But what you want to do is the latter."

"That's really bold."

"But I'm curious, what kind of grace do you want that you're willing to take such a big risk for?"

"Instead of going through all this trouble, why not just ask me for help?"

A cold wind swept across the lake, ruffling He Wei Ni Ya's robes and hair.

"Oh?" He Wei Ni Ya asked casually, "You mean you can do the same thing as the Lord of Holy Sound?"

"Oh."

Bai Wei laughed.

"What is he? How dare he compare himself to me?"