Can I Become Your Friend?

Nothing happened the following week.

Nothing unusual happened.

For He Wei Ni Ya, life felt like she had suddenly returned to the time before Visas entered her body.

Every day consisted of the same routine: eating, sleeping, attending classes (rehearsals), and playing He Wei Ni Ya.

She lived like this for a whole year, while the time after Bai Wei entered her body was only half a month, but it felt like those longer days had passed for a very, very long time. And Bai Wei's drastically reduced frequency of speaking only intensified this feeling.

This long-lost sense of peace seemed to be reminding her that there was still time, a very long time to go.

However, every morning when He Wei Ni Ya looked in the mirror at the four musical notes binding her naked body, that sense of peace would be instantly shattered.

So she calmly put on her clothes and went out.

Another ordinary day of rehearsal.

Throughout the week, they practiced the three pieces of music that Finnis made her choose from.

Although He Wei Ni Ya still hasn't made a decision and seems to be having a hard time deciding, Finnis isn't dissatisfied at all. On the contrary, he's quite happy, as if this better reflects He Wei Ni Ya's concern.

So he didn't rush He Wei Ni Ya at all, and even thoughtfully told He Wei Ni Ya that she could take her time to consider it, and that they had a month.

Finnis has no objection, then no one else will have any, not even Ka Lun.

He Wei Ni Ya always felt that Ka Lun was not a peaceful person and would definitely want to do something.

To He Wei Ni Ya's surprise, Ka Lun did nothing during that week. He arrived on time every day and rehearsed quite diligently. During this time, he didn't even verbally harass He Wei Ni Ya like he did when they first met. Apart from occasionally glancing at He Wei Ni Ya with that uncomfortable look during rehearsals, he didn't do anything more outrageous.

Sure enough, this guy is more interested in taking revenge on the Chu Ke Family than in anything else.

He Wei Ni Ya pondered silently in her heart.

Yes, Ka Lun was observing her, and He Wei Ni Ya was observing Ka Lun in the same way.

In a sense, both of them wanted to "understand" each other better.

It was like the joke made in one of the few comments—"He wants to sleep with you, and you want to kill him."

It's extremely vulgar, yet also extremely apt.

Unfortunately, aside from rehearsals, He Wei Ni Ya and Ka Lun didn't have many opportunities to interact.

Not only because Finnis had been keeping an eye on Ka Lun, but also because Ka Lun was so notorious in the academy that any excuse He Wei Ni Ya used to approach him would seem too suspicious.

Therefore, we still need to keep looking for opportunities.

After another day of rehearsals, He Wei Ni Ya left the classroom and then leisurely made her way to the library of the One Academy.

This wasn't her first time here. After rehearsals these past few days, she would always come here to read for a while, so much so that even the librarian recognized her, greeting her with a smile and asking what book she was looking for and if she needed any help.

The librarian of the One Academy was an elderly musician, so he didn't have to be as shy as a teenager when facing He Wei Ni Ya.

He Wei Ni Ya would smile and decline the old musician's offer, wandering alone among the bookshelves, then picking out a book and finding a seat by the window.

Every day is the same, as punctual as a clock.

And there was another person who was just as punctual.

Ten minutes later, a panting girl appeared in front of He Wei Ni Ya.

"Huff, huff... Miss He Wei Ni Ya, I'm here."

The girl is Molly, and she is holding a book called "Basic Score" in her arms.

He Wei Ni Ya looked up at Molly and asked, "Do you have any questions for me today?"

"Yes, Miss He Wei Ni Ya." Molly nodded repeatedly, then looked at He Wei Ni Ya with expectant eyes. "Is that alright?"

He Wei Ni Ya shrugged. "If you're not afraid I'll teach you wrong."

"Of course!" Molly sat down happily in front of He Wei Ni Ya, then opened the book of Basic Score filled with notes, pointed to a section and said, "My question is here, Miss He Wei Ni Ya, how should I activate the notes in a piece with a large pitch difference to achieve a proper resonance with you?"

"Let me think about it..."

A week ago, Molly suddenly stopped He Wei Ni Ya.

At that time, He Wei Ni Ya thought that Molly had come to her specifically to ask her to let her stay after she learned that she could decide who stayed and who left the orchestra.

To He Wei Ni Ya's surprise, Molly did make a request to her, but the request was that He Wei Ni Ya guide her in developing the ability to resonate with musical notes.

Note resonance is the performer's most direct control over their own notes.

The more outstanding this ability is, the more beautiful the melodies that can be played, and the more powerful the Movement Spell that can be used.

This is also the biggest difference between Silver Sound Player the Golden Sound and silver voices.

Golden Sound players are naturally far superior to Silver Sound Player in this respect.

So Molly having a question for He Wei Ni Ya in this regard is perfectly fine.

It would be foolish to ask He Wei Ni Ya for guidance based on theoretical knowledge, considering Molly is a year ahead of He Wei Ni Ya.

Yes, He Wei Ni Ya was certain that Molly was just using this as an excuse to get close to her and win her favor so that she could stay in the orchestra later.

As for why He Wei Ni Ya was so certain.

Because that's exactly what she did.

During her year at the Three Academies, she used all sorts of excuses to get close to people who could help her.

Among them are professors, Mentor, senior Senior Brother, and peers.

First, find out what the other person is good at. Then, pretend that you are completely bad at that area to get close to them. Give them enough emotional value to win their favor and then get what you want.

She's been doing this for a year now.

So the moment Molly made her request, she understood everything.

However, she did not refuse.

Or rather, why refuse?

He Wei Ni Ya readily agreed.

So, after each rehearsal, she would meet with Molly in the library and then give her guidance.

Just like today.

"... To make Magic Power light up the notes in reverse twice in a row?" Molly murmured. "To think she could do that, as expected of Miss He Wei Ni Ya."

He Wei Ni Ya slightly raised the corners of her mouth, looking quite pleased.

Then, as she flipped through the book in her hand, she said, seemingly casually, "Speaking of which, why did you insist on asking me? I'm not the only one with the Golden Sound in the academy, are I? Aren't there the Primordial Two Great Families too?"

"Huh? The Primordial Two Great Families... they wouldn't want to deal with someone like me."

"Really?" He Wei Ni Ya asked. "Then what kind of people are they?"

"Them..."

In these casual conversations, He Wei Ni Ya gathered more and more information, even knowing who the Golden Sound Players sent by the Primordial Two Great Families to participate in the orchestra were.

While Molly was narrating, He Wei Ni Ya was leisurely reading her book, only observing her out of the corner of her eye.

In fact, the reason why He Wei Ni Ya had not chosen the final piece of music was because of Molly.

Because the music that was most suitable for He Wei Ni Ya was not suitable for Molly, Molly struggled a lot in it.

Once He Wei Ni Ya chooses that piece, Molly will definitely be the first to be eliminated, and naturally Molly won't come looking for her anymore.

That's why He Wei Ni Ya kept dragging her feet, hoping to "extract" more useful things from Molly before making a decision.

This is just mutual exploitation, isn't it?

Looking at Molly, He Wei Ni Ya suddenly thought of Professor Ariana.

The woman who had seen through He Wei Ni Ya's thoughts long ago, yet had always cooperated with He Wei Ni Ya's performance.

So, is the way she feels about Molly now the same way Professor Ariana felt about herself back then?

He Wei Ni Ya couldn't help but think about it.

Just then, He Wei Ni Ya heard a "coo coo coo" sound in her ear. She turned her head and saw the snow-white owl tilting its head and staring at her.

"Miss He Wei Ni Ya ...is this your owl?" Molly asked.

He Wei Ni Ya hummed in agreement and then took the envelope from the owl's paw.

While opening the letter, He Wei Ni Ya's expression did not change, but she herself did not realize that her breathing had unconsciously slowed down.

Things returned to normal only after I finished reading the letter.

A letter with little nutritional value was written to her by He Wei Ni Ya, her "loving" "mother".

Although it is still unclear whether Man Di knows He Wei Ni Ya's true identity, the letter has obviously been polished by Yi Wen, perfectly portraying the loving mother and daughter who miss each other. No one who reads the letter would doubt anything.

Because there really isn't anything special about it.

The only useful thing was for He Wei Ni Ya.

That is, the Hai Luo Family found Auger, who had been returned to the Seed Zone, and gave him a job and his freedom.

While it's not exactly great, at least I won't have to become Breeding Male.

This is the limit that He Wei Ni Ya can achieve right now.

Of course, this is not the end.

If that's all there is to it, then if something happens to He Wei Ni Ya, the Hai Luo Family is very likely to vent their anger on this only friend that He Wei Ni Ya has ever mentioned.

So...

She looked up at the pen in Molly's hand and asked, "Can I borrow your pen?"

"Oh, no problem."

Molly, who had been keeping an eye on He Wei Ni Ya, immediately handed her the pen.

Molly asked with some curiosity, "Miss He Wei Ni Ya, are you writing a letter home?"

"Yes," He Wei Ni Ya replied with a smile as she wrote, "You know I'm from the Three Academies, right?"

"Certainly!"

"You know that the students from the Three Academies aren't as outstanding as those from the One Academy, right?"

"Well..." Molly nodded, "I've heard that before."

"Because it's true," He Wei Ni Ya said, half-jokingly. "Unlike the One Academy, many students from the Three Academies can't even find jobs after graduation and have no way to live as a musician."

"Is that so?" Molly was initially surprised, then puzzled. "But what does this have to do with the letters you wrote home?"

"Oh, because I have quite a few friends like that. After graduating, or for various reasons, they dropped out of school and are now struggling financially, some even facing being sent back to the Seed Zone," He Wei Ni Ya replied. "So they all come to me hoping I can help them."

"Uh, will you help them?"

"Of course," He Wei Ni Ya replied with a smile, "They are my friends."

He Wei Ni Ya uses "they" because she is already writing about a second person.

She planned to write down the names of all the people she remembered who hadn't fared well after graduation, and then have the Hai Luo Family find them one by one.

There are quite a few people like that.

He Wei Ni Ya even planned to include the names of the two Seed Zone girls who had been poisoned earlier.

In this way, the Hai Luo Family will gradually realize that He Wei Ni Ya's actions are meaningless and are just a way to pretend to be a good person or to retaliate against Yi Wen for trying to control them. Otherwise, why would He Wei Ni Ya write down the names of the dead?

They claim to be good friends, but they clearly don't even know each other.

In this way, after helping a few people initially, the Hai Luo Family would no longer heed He Wei Ni Ya's requests.

And naturally, no one would think about whether the first boy rescued by He Wei Ni Ya, Auger Aug, was special.

For the powerful Hai Luo Family, if they stop paying attention, they will quickly forget about Auger.

In this way, no matter what happens to He Wei Ni Ya in the end, they will not vent their anger on Auger.

That's enough.

"Miss He Wei Ni Ya ... is so kind." After hearing He Wei Ni Ya's words, Molly couldn't help but exclaim, "I have never met anyone who is so good to their friends."

"That's normal," He Wei Ni Ya said with a smile. "Friendship is reciprocal. I'm good to them because they're good to me too... When I was in the Three Academies, they often took care of me and helped me, so it's only natural for me to repay them."

"Oh, I see..." Molly looked very envious. "That's wonderful, this kind of friendship."

He Wei Ni Ya nodded slightly, then placed the finished letter back on the owl's talons and released it again.

Afterwards, she gazed at the small, dark figure gradually disappearing into the distance and suddenly sighed.

"What's wrong, Miss He Wei Ni Ya?" Molly asked curiously.

"I miss my friends," He Wei Ni Ya said softly. "I'm all alone here."

Molly opened her mouth, looking into He Wei Ni Ya's somewhat sad eyes. After struggling for a moment, she stammered, "..."

"Then, can I become your friend?"

He Wei Ni Ya looked at Molly with some surprise.

After a long pause, she said with a smile.

"Of course."

They turned the tables and succeeded.