Chapter 174 Helvinia's Response
"H-Helvetia."
"Helvetia!"
The somewhat anxious male voice woke Hevinia from her daze. Her confused pupils gradually regained focus, and then she subconsciously turned her head and looked towards the source of the voice.
It was Og, who was sitting next to her, who was hiding his head under a standing book and looking at her anxiously.
Seeing that Hevinia finally looked at him, Og did not show any relief on his face. Instead, he raised his hand and pointed at the podium.
"Professor Arianna is watching you!"
Hevinia came back to her senses and immediately turned to look at the podium, only to see Professor Arianna looking at her unfriendly.
And it wasn't just Arianna, all the students in the classroom were looking at her at this moment.
Hevinia realized something and quickly stood up, admitting her mistake and apologizing: "Sorry, Professor, I was distracted."
"Ah, yes, you were distracted, Miss Hevinia." Arianna said calmly, "Although I know that you encountered some bad things last night, I still want to remind you that today's class is very important. If you don't want to fail the final exam, you'd better listen carefully."
"Yes, Professor!" Hevinia quickly recovered.
"Then sit down." Arianna nodded slightly, letting Hevinia sit down, and waved her staff again, drawing arcs of magic in the air, "Okay, let's continue. The relationship between music and sound has been around since the creation of Holy Music..."
Seeing that Arianna didn't argue too much with Helvinia, Oger breathed a sigh of relief, and then looked at Helvinia with a worried look on his face, and asked in a very soft voice: "Helvinia...are you okay?"
Helvinia knew what Ogg was asking.
Now everyone in the academy knew what happened to her last night, even Arianna, so they naturally thought that Hevinia's distraction just now was because she was still thinking about this matter.
But it’s not.
Helvinia was thinking about her previous experience in the Forbidden Forest.
That dangerous look filled with malicious intent could even cause Bai Wei to "counterattack". It should be noted that this was the first time that Bai Wei showed his great power to the outside world after entering Shengyin.
...So what exactly is that?
Is it really the snowthorn beast that the school workers have been talking about?
Hevinia was deeply suspicious and wanted to find Bai Wei to ask for clarification, but Bai Wei kept saying leisurely, "I don't know, I'm not sure, I don't understand" and "It's just your illusion."
This answer, which did not even bother to make up an excuse, made Hevinia very angry.
But she had no choice.
As for Bai Wei's words to drive away that existence, Hevinia didn't care much. After all, Bai Wei had never concealed his purpose since the moment he entered her body.
But Hevinia still wanted to make one thing clear.
In these few short days, she suddenly experienced a series of things, such as being found by the guy named Aiman, the sudden invitation from Phoenix, her identity being revealed by someone last night, and being targeted by the unknown guy in the Forbidden Forest.
These crises one after another naturally made Hevinia feel alert.
Was it a "coincidence" because the ceremony was approaching and everything was starting to surge, or was it because Bai Wei had entered her body?
In other words, is this series of crises caused by the ceremony or by Bai Wei?
Hevinia had to think about it.
However, you have to eat one bite at a time and do things one by one. The more critical the situation is, the calmer you need to be and the more you need to distinguish the priorities.
Although we don’t know what the thing in the forbidden forest is, as long as we don’t get close to it for the time being, there shouldn’t be any big problems.
As for Visas, she still doesn't know Bai Wei very well, so it's not a good idea for her to make a hasty decision. She needs to continue observing him, analyzing him, and even... using him. At least now she knows clearly that Bai Wei and the thing in the Forbidden Forest don't get along, so he can be considered a layer of protection, albeit a very dangerous one.
So the most important problem now is the guy who knows his identity.
Although that guy may not be as strong as the monster in the Forbidden Forest and Bai Wei, he poses the greatest threat to Hevinia.
It was like a hidden mine that could explode at any time.
Where or when it would explode, Hevinia had no idea.
This is too dangerous.
But just as Hevinia had analyzed before, this guy was not a "public" person, but a praying mantis who hid in the dark and took action just like herself.
Therefore, Hevinia must get rid of him before "seeing the light" or be eliminated by him.
Thinking of this, Hevinia narrowed her eyes slightly, and then quickly returned to normal.
Normal here refers to... aggrieved expression, red eyes, and that nasal voice with a crying tone.
"Ogg." Helvinia looked at Ogg and asked in a low voice, "Can you do something for me?"
"Ah?" After a moment of stunned silence, Oger quickly cheered up, "What can I do to help you?"
In his eyes, this was the first time that Hevinia had begged him. (He always thought that he was voluntary in helping Hevinia borrow books.)
Helvinia pursed her lips tightly and was about to speak, but quickly shook her head: "No, no... This is against school rules, I can't let you get punished."
Ogg opened his mouth.
After a brief hesitation, he spoke firmly to Helvinia.
"It's all right, Helvinia."
"Tell me about it."
"Let me help you."
…
After class, Hevinia was about to leave the classroom when she was stopped.
"Wait, Helvinia."
Hevinia recognized that it was Arianna's voice, so she immediately stopped, turned around and greeted Arianna respectfully.
Arianna walked to Hevinia's side, looked at her with dignity, and then slowly said: "I have heard about what happened to you last night... How should I put it? Although it is not an accident that endangers personal safety, it is indeed very uncomfortable."
Helvinia lowered her head and said very obediently, "Thank you for your understanding, but I still shouldn't be distracted in your class."
"It's good that you realize this." Arianna nodded in satisfaction, but her voice soon softened. "But don't worry too much. You have suffered such a great injustice, and the academy will not just watch. I can assure you that the worst thing will not happen."
The worst thing Arianna mentioned was that someone with bad intentions would spread the sound obtained by the "Art of Caressing" everywhere, causing even worse consequences.
Such a vicious incident happened many years ago. A very talented female gold-level performer encountered such a thing. After her tone was stolen, it was widely spread and became a "plaything note" in the hands of countless performers overnight. The female performer chose to commit suicide because she could not bear such humiliation and pressure.
Since then, matters in this regard have been strictly regulated, and dissemination will be considered a violation of regulations.
But even so, Arianna was still worried that Hevinia would do something irrational, so she came over to persuade her.
But Arianna didn't just comfort him. She soon changed the subject and said with a bit of criticism: "But you are a golden-level player. Do you think it's appropriate to practice such a low-level method?"
"I'm sorry, Professor..."
"Don't say sorry." Arianna said, "What you need to do now is not to apologize, but to prevent this kind of thing from happening again. Here, this is for you."
A bundle of parchment scrolls fell into Hevinia's hands.
Hevinia looked at Arianna with some confusion, and Arianna said calmly, "It's just some insignificant self-defense music I made when I was young. It's not registered, so you can use it without worry."
Now Hevinia was really surprised.
In sacred music, not all scores are public and can be played by every performer.
Some music scores created by individuals are not made public and can only be used, taught or sold by themselves.
Therefore, the number of private music scores a family has represents the power of the family, and the number of private music scores a professor has represents the status of the professor.
Of course, it’s not just about quantity, but also quality.
Generally speaking, professors' private music scores will not be taught to ordinary students, but only to their disciples.
For example, Helvinia's mentor, Leonor, would teach his private music scores to Helvinia and Doss, but not to other students.
Although Arianna was not Helvinia's mentor, she gave her own private music score to Helvinia.
Although it was only composed of three notes or less and was not considered a particularly valuable private score, it was enough to prove how much Arianna valued Helvinia.
Facing Hevinia's surprised look, Arianna simply said, "Don't mind me. I don't mean to compete with Leona for my apprenticeship. It's just that Leona is a man after all. Many of the music scores he created are not very helpful to you now, so..."
She paused, then looked at the parchment in Hevinia's hand again.
"Consider them as detention. I'll take them back before seven syllables. If you don't learn them..."
Helvinia stood up straight and said excitedly, "Ah, I will definitely learn them all... definitely before the seventh syllable!"
Music, which is what Hevinia wants most.
After all, if it is placed somewhere else, it is a spell.
Just as Bai Wei said, Hevinia's biggest problem now is that she has too little time, or she is too young.
She is indeed at the gold level and has talent, but she doesn't have much time left to realize her talents.
Of course, if she was really Hevinia, she would not need so many musical scores. As long as she studied normally, learned most of the public musical scores, and learned the private musical scores of her mentor Leona, she would be able to become an excellent performer.
Unfortunately she is not.
What she wanted, she needed more, much more.
"Thank you, Professor Arianna!"
Hevinia thanked Arianna very seriously.
"I think the luckiest thing in my life is not becoming a gold rank, but having a teacher like you."
Although she knew it was just a compliment, Arianna couldn't help but smile, but she quickly restrained it.
"Even if you say that, you still have to hand in the paper I assigned you after the holiday. If it's not up to standard, you know the price."
Hevinia's expression immediately turned bitter, and she looked pitiful: "Ah..."
"Okay." Arianna seemed to see something and raised her head, "Your friend is here to see you."
friend?
Hevinia also raised her head, and the first thing she saw was a pair of plump, shaking breasts.
Looking up further, you can see the girl's beautiful face.
He kept waving at her.
…
"I've heard about this. There's actually such a despicable thing!" Daphne said indignantly, "It's really disgusting!"
"If I find out who did this, I'll make sure he pays!"
As if to express her emotions, Daphne couldn't help but pat her chest to show her anger while speaking. Because her emotions were so turbulent, every step she took attracted countless people's attention.
"If you speak any louder, everyone in the school will know... Well, although they do know almost everything." Hevinia sighed softly, and then looked at Daphne with a little helplessness, "So why did you come to me again?"
"Your word 'again' makes me sad." Daphne looked hurt. "I came here to comfort you as soon as I heard about your experience!"
"...Do you know everything about me in the Second Hospital?"
"Yes, don't underestimate everyone's attention to the Golden Stage during the ceremony." Daphne said, "After all, Phoenix from the First Academy came to the Second Academy first and joined forces with our senior Tupac, the Golden Stage from the Second Academy. Now they are looking for you in the Third Academy, so everyone wants to know if you will accept their invitation. In that case, there will be three Golden Stages banding together before the ceremony is announced. But it seems that you didn't agree to Phoenix."
"Yeah." Hevinia shrugged. "You should have expected that. It's not up to me to decide where I go."
"Yeah... that makes sense." Daphne nodded, and then sighed heavily, "Ah, compared to the Lawrence family, our two families are like low-class people. We can't even protect a gold-level person."
...low-class people?
Hevinia's pupils narrowed slightly, as if she had thought of something, but she didn't say anything.
"Ah, I almost forgot to talk about business."
"Business?" Helvinia raised an eyebrow. "Are you going to send me an invitation, too?"
Daphne snapped her fingers, "Yeah. But I'm not inviting you to join the band, I'm inviting you to join the Seven Syllables. Do you want to come over to my house and play?"
"To your house?"
"Yeah, we have seven days off. You don't want to stay in school, do you?" Daphne said, "Your home is so far away, why don't you come to my house and play together? After all..."
Daphne hugged Hevinia directly in her arms and suffocated her with her chest.
"We haven't taken a bath together for a long time!"
"Ahhh, stop making trouble. You're suffocating me."
While Hevinia was struggling and protesting exaggeratedly, she was also wondering in her mind whether it was a good thing or a bad thing to take advantage of the Seven Syllables to leave the academy for a short period of time.
Will the guy who knows her identity let her enjoy the holiday?
Thinking of this, Hevinia couldn't help but narrow her eyes slightly.
In that case...
She had another idea.
I'm home now. I'll try to update to 6,000 starting tomorrow.
(End of this chapter)
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