Dragon Race

The Bone Duke played the keys with her slender fingertips.

The score for Cat and Mouse was gradually nearing its end.

After forming a contract with Joshua, she had completed the scores for several films. But neither Avatar nor Shawshank Redemption had been anywhere near as troublesome as Cat and Mouse.

For the films Joshua had made before, the Bone Duke only needed to record everything in one go. The background music merely served to heighten the atmosphere.

But this time, the score...

"Stop! Gern, your part starts when the cat begins running, not the mouse."

The Bone Duke called out, making a Ghost Violinist stop playing. Joshua paused Cat and Mouse as well.

"Try again!"

The Soul Fire in the Bone Duke's eye sockets swept over the thirty-six Ghost Musicians under her command as she gave the order again.

The music slowly began, its rhythm seeming as though it had been born for the movements of that cat and mouse.

As the performance continued, the Bone Duke had the illusion that the cat and mouse were dancing atop the notes.

"Stop!"

Tom and Jerry's dance had not lasted long before the Bone Duke interrupted the Ghost Orchestra's performance again.

"There shouldn't be any problems this time, right?"

Ciri leaned close to Joshua and whispered. This was already the twenty-second time the Bone Duke had called a halt to the Ghost Orchestra's scoring work.

"Bikes, the mouse is teasing the cat now. Your bowing pitch should be higher!"

As the Bone Duke reprimanded the Ghost Orchestra, the Soul Fire in her eye sockets flicked a glance at Ciri, telling her not to speak.

Scoring Cat and Mouse isn't simple. The Bone Duke has particularly high standards for this sort of thing.

Joshua sent the message directly to Ciri in a