Horror Game: What to Do When You're Too Handsome, Section 47

With such questions in mind, An Xinghe began his carpet search once more.

As there were fewer children in Neon, the school wasn't large, making An Xinghe's search very efficient.

After he opened the door to a classroom next to the stairs, he saw a violin lying quietly on a desk inside.

An Xinghe guessed this was likely related to Duoshi Huali's diary! He quickly went to pick it up.

[Name: Duoshi Huali's Violin]
[Type: Quest Related]
[Quality: Ruined]
[Special Effect: None]
[Can be brought out of script: No]
[Remarks: Duoshi Huali's favorite violin, she once won the Tokyo Violin Competition with it!]

Underneath the violin was a piece of paper.

[Name: Duoshi Huali's Diary 03]
[Type: Quest Related]
[Quality: Ruined]
[Special Effect: None]
[Can be brought out of script: No]
[Remarks: You're still looking!]
[Diary Entry: I finally know why Teacher Tanaka cut off my fingers! It was out of jealousy!
Teacher Tanaka, as a music teacher, has no musical talent! He is insanely jealous of anyone whose musical skill is better than his!
He goes mad whenever he hears music that is better than his!]

Chapter 71: Joyfully Sending You Away!

After reading this third diary entry, An Xinghe also understood why Tanaka killed Duoshi Huali.

It turned out to be out of jealousy!

The tragic case in the music classroom recorded in Duoshi Huali's diary should be related to the nursery rhyme, "Melodious sound, graceful melody. One hand holds the string, one hand holds the bow. One hand holds blood, one hand holds intestines. Do not listen, do not smell. When the performance is over, applaud."

The ghost in the nursery rhyme was Tanaka, who died in the music classroom!

However, the method given in the nursery rhyme was to not listen to the performance, and then to applaud after it was over.

Duoshi Huali's diary, however, seemed to offer another method!

To defeat Tanaka with music!

But... An Xinghe couldn't play the violin.

To be precise, he couldn't play any musical instruments.

An Xinghe put away the diary and the violin, and headed towards the music classroom.

He would improvise when the time came!

The music classroom was located at the far east end of the second floor. Upon entering, An Xinghe first scanned the instruments available.

Putting aside everything else, the instruments here were all complete.

Violins, pianos, drum sets...

For some reason, An Xinghe wore a satisfied smile.

At this moment, the door behind him suddenly slammed shut with a "snap"!

In the depths of the room, a voice echoed:

"Sit down! I'm going to perform!"

A ghostly figure appeared on a chair at the front of the classroom.

This ghostly figure looked like a man in his thirties, his hair meticulously combed, dressed in a suit. He held a violin, with one hand on the bow.

There was a large wound on his stomach!

Blood and intestines were gushing out from it, looking incredibly horrifying!

This person was Tanaka, mentioned in Duoshi Huali's diary!

Tanaka's ashen eyes rolled twice before settling on An Xinghe. He said in a low voice, "Hurry up and sit down! I'm going to teach you music!"

An Xinghe shrugged and obediently found a nearby seat.

The performance began.

An Xinghe didn't cover his ears and refuse to listen. Instead, he leisurely crossed his legs, acting as if he was doing Tanaka a favor by listening to his violin playing.

Tanaka played for about twenty minutes before stopping. He stared intently at An Xinghe:

"How was it?"

If he followed the System's initial prompt, he should have applauded now.

However, An Xinghe stood up and said, "What kind of crap was that!"

"Even a layman like me can tell you weren't even in tune!"

"That wasn't music, it sounded like ghosts wailing!"

"Real music should be down-to-earth! Not from the underworld!"

"The guy who saws wood back in my hometown plays better than you!"

Dug by An Xinghe's barrage of insults, Tanaka was furious on the spot! He slammed his violin onto the ground:

"You say my playing is terrible! Do you know more about music than I do?! Can you even play the violin?!"

"I'm the music teacher at this school! No one knows music better than I do!"

An Xinghe completely ignored the enraged Tanaka and spoke slowly, "I may not know music, but I certainly wouldn't create noise like you!"

"I can't play the violin, but since you're begging me to, I'll show you a thing or two!"

An Xinghe walked over to the drum set and forcefully removed two metal cymbals from it, tapping them lightly.

"Clang!"

He nodded with satisfaction: "They sound like cymbals, should be fine."

Then, he looked coldly at Tanaka and smiled, "Come on, let me use traditional Chinese music to send you off with a flourish!"

Cymbals are traditional Chinese instruments, basically two copper discs, with a loud sound, often used in weddings and funerals.

To be fair, An Xinghe really didn't know what music was.

But the music played during Chinese weddings was incredibly catchy! An Xinghe couldn't forget that rhythm!

He used these homemade cymbals, playing as joyfully and as loudly as possible!

Livestream Room.

[This Tanaka is definitely getting sent off...]

[Cymbals are practically an instrument every Chinese person knows! No skill required, just hit them hard with the rhythm!]

[Listen! Doesn't An Xinghe's playing sound like a wedding?]

[Damn it! Tanaka's stunned! He's probably never experienced a traditional Chinese wedding procession.]

[Tanaka: You call this music?!]

[An Xinghe's playing is so good, all he needs is a suona to accompany him!]

[I remember when my sister got married...]

[Everyone move aside! I'm sitting at the kids' table!]

Chapter 72: Hidden Mission!

An Xinghe played all the wedding rhythms he remembered.

Then, he got addicted and played "The Newspaper Seller's Song" and "A Penny" before finally stopping.

Tanaka's face had turned green!

He couldn't understand why this man could create such unrefined sounds in the music classroom!

And he didn't even show a hint of guilt!

Although An Xinghe's drumming sounded like noise, it was also down-to-earth! At least one could hear the joyful core within the music.

Tanaka's violin, on the other hand, was completely out of tune!

Duoshi Huali's comment about his poor talent seemed to be true!

Amidst Tanaka's wails, his figure slowly began to fade until he vanished into nothingness.

[Ding! Player An Xinghe has completed "The Bloody Case of the Music Classroom," one of the Five Great Campus Horror Legends, via a hidden mission.]

[Ding! Player An Xinghe has received the hidden reward: Snowball.]

[Current Mission Progress: 3/5]

[Name: Snowball]

[Type: Consumable]

[Quality: Normal]

[Special Effect: Upon consumption, can summon a clone with half of your strength for one hour.]