The IOU

Yoram.Hayel stared at Klayr with an uncertain expression, his smile somewhat unnatural, and tentatively asked in a teasing tone:

"No way! Klayr, you really only want this basic Magic Inscription Construct?"

Klayr, looking confident, said, "If I set the stakes too high, I'm worried... you'll think I'm bullying you!"

Yoram.Hayel's face was gloomy, but when he thought that the price was only a basic Magic Inscription Construct, he immediately straightened his chest, walked to Klayr's side, and gave him a high five.

"Okay, it's a deal then!"

The Zhou Silver Moon Elf crowded around Klayr and Yoram.Hayel, all eager to learn the details of the bet.

This kind of excitement doesn't happen often...

Seeing Klayr's confident demeanor, Yoram.Hayel was also somewhat worried about losing the bet. Although he had just restricted the location of Klayr's composition to the Nautilus, he still felt it wasn't safe enough, so he asked Klayr:

"How long do I have to wait? The Nautilus is returning tomorrow at noon. It can't possibly play before we even disembark, can it?"

Klayr turned to a waiter beside her and said:

"Please give me a pen..."

The waiter quickly took a Charcoal Pencil out of his pocket and handed it to Klayr.

Klayr walked straight to the bow of the ship, took the sheet music from the organ, and quickly drew notes with Charcoal Pencil on the last few blank pages of the score...

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, he focused intently on marking the notes on the sheet music.

The Silver Moon Elf on the deck surrounded Klayr, all looking up at her.

Martina stood beside Klayr and tactfully helped him smooth out the sheet music.

Yoram.Hayel stood below the platform, trying to remain calm, but his knuckles were pale and bluish when he clenched his fist...

Seeing Klayr diligently writing on the score, Yoram.Hayel felt a pang of regret.

When Klayr was halfway through writing, the orchestra's organist was already quietly standing behind Klayr, peeking at the piece he was composing.

At first, the organist looked puzzled, but after Klayr finished writing a short section, his brow relaxed, and his expression was easily interpreted as, 'So this is how music can be written...'

The organist was so engrossed in the unique melody that he forgot about the Silver Moon Elf around him and the bet between Klayr and Yoram.Hayel.

His eyes were fixed on the sheet music, and he raised one hand, his fingers moving rapidly...

He even felt that this wasn't enough, so he sat down on the organ bench and tried to play the first two melodies that Klayr had just written...

Like a sea breeze blowing in your face, a beautiful melody lingers on the ship.

All the elves looked at Hayeier with strange expressions, thinking that his bet with Klayr was really reckless.

As the music began, Edith and Phyllis squeezed out of the elf group and went straight to Roy's side. Edith nodded to Sherry, then looked at Klayr, who was still writing furiously at the bow of the ship. She stared at her for a while before turning to look at Roy, who had a calm expression on his face.

Then she walked beside Roy, a fresh fragrance emanating from her...

Roy turned to look at Edith.

Edith smiled slightly mockingly and said to Roy in a low voice, "If I didn't know that there was nothing wrong with your sexual orientation, I would have started to wonder what kind of relationship Klayr and you really had..."

"..."

Seeing Roy's helpless expression, Edith smiled at Roy, her carefully cultivated aloof demeanor at the ball instantly vanishing...

Edith didn't let Roy off the hook. After a pause, she said to Roy, "So the first rune on your Thick Leather Armor is ' Mental Focus '... You have good taste."

Roy really wanted to tell Edith that the enchanted Magic Inscription Construct he actually wanted to inscribe on that Thick Leather Armor were ' Iron Armor ', ' Magic Armor ', ' Stone Skin ', and 'Rapid Stamina Recovery'...

"However, if I remember correctly, as a basic Magic Inscription Construct, the load-bearing capacity required for ' Mental Focus ' is not low. You must remember to check the load-bearing capacity before embedding the construct."

Edith reminded Roy.

Phyllis subtly nudged her best friend's elbow, quietly reminding Edith to maintain her image...

Many Silver Moon Elf were already looking this way.

"Knew."

Klayr didn't keep Yoram.Hayel waiting long; after about fifteen minutes, Klayr had written the piece on the sheet music. He tossed the Charcoal Pencil to the elven servant, then shook his aching wrists and sat down at the organ.

The organist had been waiting nearby, looking at Klayr with anticipation.

Klayr placed her hands on the organ keys, but instead of playing immediately, she turned to the elves around her and said:

"This piece was written in memory of Lady Bernice, and it describes Bernice poignant love story..."

The performance begins...

As the music began, its unique style immediately stunned the surrounding Silver Moon Elf, who were then quickly drawn in by the melody.

The young Silver Moon Elf on the ship seemed to see Lady Bernice sitting on the beach, holding her dead lover and weeping alone.

This piece perfectly captures the romantic spirit of the elves.

Without a doubt, it was another very successful piece of music.

When Klayr stood up from the organ and looked at the elves on the deck, everyone was still not fully recovered from the faint sadness.

Only Hayeier stood below the stage, glaring at Klayr with a livid face.

A few seconds later, applause broke out on the deck.

"Klayr, Klayr, Klayr..."

On deck, the Silver Moon Elf were all calling out Wagner Klayr's name...

"Once the Nautilus returns tomorrow, I'll head straight to the Magic Shop to retrieve the ' Mental Focus '. You'd better make arrangements in advance!"

Hearing Klayr say that, Hayeier's face turned even uglier...

Martina, who was waiting in the audience, could no longer contain her excitement. When she saw Klayr thank the band members and then come down from the high platform at the bow of the ship, she immediately rushed over to Klayr and gave him a big hug.

Sherry stood beside Roy, looking at Klayr with excitement in her eyes, her gaze filled with envy for her friend...

Amid applause, Klayr pulled Martina over to Roy, casually putting her arm around Roy shoulder and asking Roy triumphantly, "How was it?"

Roy nodded and said, "Not bad..."

Klayr was shocked to see that the piece she had painstakingly revised over several nights only received a "so-so" evaluation from Roy...

"Just 'not bad'? Your expectations are way too high!" Klayr complained.

Roy leaned close to Klayr's ear and whispered, "Then let me address the most crucial issue: you chose the wrong instrument..."

"..."

Klayr was speechless. He turned to Roy and asked, "What do you mean? Shouldn't it be an organ?"

Roy nodded, and said to Klayr with a hint of helplessness, "Well, actually it would be better to play it on a violin."

Why didn't you say so sooner?

"..."