At the center of the dance floor, Kitano was unaware of the thoughts of Invincible and the others. All his attention was now focused on Mejiro Palmer, not daring to relax for a second, simply because he knew this woman too well.
Mejiro Palmer was a perfectionist. She had her own unique views on many things, and any existence that did not meet her expectations would be ignored by her, resulting in her "boring" response.
Generally speaking, if she defined a person's evaluation as "boring," then congratulations, your image in her heart would basically be classified as a "passerby" for a lifetime, with almost no chance of making her change her opinion.
Kitano was very surprised and fortunate that he was not included in the "boring" category by her. Even at the end, when she transferred him to Ardan, the reason she gave was not that she found him boring, but that she felt their combination was not perfect.
"If we continue like this, we will only drag each other down, Trainer-kun. Our combination is not perfect, so I think you are more suitable for my other sister."
However, it is worth mentioning that although she transferred him to Ardan, this did not mean that she was no longer his contracted horse girl. After all, she did not officially terminate the contract with him through the regular channels of Tracen, but only completed the transfer within the Mejiro family. Therefore, whether to the outside world or to him, she was still one of his charges.
Facts proved that even without his intervention, she still achieved the same results as in history. She won the Filly Triple Crown, which later became the time and lifespan that supported him and Ardan to live together, and even to give birth to Invincible.
From this point of view, he was actually very grateful for her help. His past relationship with her was actually still as harmonious as family.
"Trainer Kitano, you're surprisingly good at dancing."
At the center of the dance floor, Mejiro Palmer, who had taken the initiative to invite him to dance, had no intention of making things difficult for him. Even the dance and rhythm she chose were the simplest and most popular ballroom dances.
Even so, she was mentally prepared for him not to know how to dance. She felt that with her perfect dancing skills, even if the other party was a complete novice who only knew how to stand there like a telephone pole, she could cooperate with him so that no one could tell—in her heart, she just wanted to dance this dance with him.
As for the reason... she felt that since he might be Ardan's trainer in some other timeline, and might even have developed a relationship with her sister no less than that of Rudolf and him...
Then, she, as a self-proclaimed person, had to check out this man who was very likely to become her brother-in-law in the future, to see if he was a good match for her sister.
She knew that her sister was a sheltered young lady. If she met a pretty boy with a good personality who could tolerate everything and was almost completely obedient to her, there was a high probability that she would fall in love with the person who had always supported her over time. She was therefore always worried that this naive sister of hers would not know the truth that "like" does not necessarily develop into "love"...
She had always believed that "love" was a feeling that needed to be matched with each other to be maintained. When two people with similar social status, values, and worldviews maintained this relationship through various means, and gradually got used to each other's existence, could it develop to the point of inseparable "love."
And at present, from his appearance, personality, and professionalism as a trainer, he was more in line with her sister's needs. And the only thing that made her hesitate was his family background of having no parents and growing up alone.
Don't get me wrong, she didn't think it was a bad thing for him to grow up without parental companionship. This was precisely the proof of his independent personality. Moreover, an orphan without parents was a good thing for a large family like the Mejiro family, because it meant that after he married into the family in the future, he could wholeheartedly work for the family without worrying about him being disloyal.
The only thing she was worried about was that his independent background made him a completely different person from Ardan, who had been pampered since she was a child and was not familiar with the world. Their interests, hobbies, and even living habits might not be compatible.
But now it seemed... she found that he, who had only recently recovered to the point of being able to walk again, was surprisingly good at dancing, as if he had practiced with others long ago.
"I was very lucky. In the past, I met a good teacher who was willing to teach me to dance." Hearing her praise, he was also relieved. Fortunately, he had also been guided in dancing by her before, and he still remembered these dance steps. They came in handy again today.
"She was a very patient teacher, so I still remember now."
"Oh~"
However, the moment he answered this, her demonic peach blossom eyes narrowed slightly. She seemed to have guessed who would be so intimate as to teach him to dance. Besides her sister from the last life, there seemed to be no one else.
And at this thought, the unhappiness in her heart became more and more obvious. Even her dance steps became a little more restless and messy, so much so that the pianist on the side, in order to cooperate with her dance steps, took the initiative to speed up the rhythm a little...
"As a trainer of the Mejiro family, these etiquettes are basic. Now it seems that you are doing very well, Trainer Kitano."
"Huh? A trainer of the Mejiro family? Me?"
And hearing her words, he was also a little surprised. But she looked straight at him and answered, word by word, without changing her expression or heartbeat:
"Although you are the designated trainer of the Gold Family, you also train our Mejiro family's horse girls. So it is not an exaggeration to call you a trainer of the Mejiro family."
"I'll be direct. Today, I actually planned to test you. I really want to know if the trainer who is training the new generation of the Mejiro family can make me feel satisfied."
"...I wonder how you plan to test me, Miss Mejiro?"
And at this point, he had already understood that she wanted to know if, under his guidance, Invincible could become a horse girl who met the philosophy of the Mejiro family—after all, no matter what, her bloodline flowed with the blood of the Mejiro family. In this playthrough, she, who had appeared for some unknown reason, could be said to be a member of the family.
But to be honest... he felt that forcing her to learn these things she was not very interested in was really a bit difficult for her. But this did not prevent him from taking the matter of proving that he was a qualified trainer very seriously.
Especially since the person who proposed this test was Mejiro Palmer, the one who had transferred him, this trainer, to her sister because he did not meet her expectations.
After countless playthroughs, now, he wanted to prove to her once again that he, who had now grown, could become a trainer who met her requirements. He wanted to untie this knot in his heart that he had never been able to face.
"It's simple."
And after a dance, she and he also gracefully bowed to each other. After his chin slightly touched her hand as a sign of respect, she also retracted her hand, which still had his warmth, without a trace, and turned her gaze to the piano on the side, saying softly:
"The horse girls of the Mejiro family are all very fond of music. Coincidentally, I would also like to hear you play a piece. Is that okay?"
"A piano... I'm a bit not very good at that."
When he looked at the piano in the hall, he also felt a little troubled. But under the watchful eyes of everyone, to prove that he was now a trainer who could make her nod, he still did not show a trace of fear and walked slowly towards the piano.
"Trainer Kitano... is he really okay?"
And on the other side, Ardan at this time was watching him, who was heading for the piano, with a worried expression. As horse girls, Ardan and the others had hearing that was several times stronger than ordinary people. Therefore, they had heard everything about the conversation between her and him.
"Sister's requirements are very strict. Can he really satisfy her?" Ardan also murmured uneasily. As someone who had always wanted to get her sister's approval, she knew very well that her sister was not someone who would be satisfied just by seeing you work hard. She wanted results.
Ardan still remembered that she had once run side by side with her sister on the mountain. She had barely kept up with her sister's pace, but only halfway through, her sister had turned to look at her and said with a blank expression:
"Ardan, why don't you go back first."
"Eh... but, but I can still hold on, sister. Please don't think I'm a burden..."
"—You can't hold on. If you don't want to hurt your leg, it's better not to insist on following me."
Ardan still remembered that after her sister said this, she had continued to run to the top of the mountain on her own. And it was from that day on that she had been stubbornly wanting to get her sister's approval... but she knew that it was not easy.
"In the end, musical instruments and dancing have nothing to do with the position of a trainer, right?" And Nakayama Festa was also very unhappy with her attitude towards him—even she had not tested him. She, of the Mejiro family, was not even his charge. What right did she have to test whether he was qualified?
But just as she was not wanting to embarrass him and wanted to go up and spoil the game, Gold Ship on the side unexpectedly stopped her. Using her tall physique advantage, she picked her up like a large doll and stopped her action.
"Gold Ship?! What are you doing?"
"Heehee, be quiet, Nakayama-nee. I don't think he'll do something he's not sure of."
"Is it really okay..." And Tokai Teio also murmured uneasily. Everything he was doing now was very strange to her, but her heart was also faintly looking forward to him doing some unexpected things.
But what she and the others did not notice was that at some point, Invincible, upon seeing him sitting at the performance position, her eyes lit up slightly, and then she quietly left the scene—she was heading for a place in the Mejiro home according to her memory, to get something she thought would be useful.
And at this time, under the watchful eyes of everyone, he, faced with the piano keys in front of him, also took a deep breath, suppressed the slight unease in his heart, and placed his ten fingers on the piano keys with some skill.
He really didn't know how to play the piano, but he happened to be able to play a piano piece—not a simple "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star," but a piano piece he had composed for Ardan when he was at the Mejiro home.
The word "compose" was not used properly. Even after living with everyone in the Mejiro family for so long, he had not cultivated any artistic bacteria. He had just used his advantage as a transmigrator, and with his feeling and description, as well as her help, had brought this music from a game he had a deep impression of to this world.
And unexpectedly, because of the inspiration brought by this piece of music, he, in that playthrough, with his memory, had perfectly copied that game and actually helped the Mejiro family enter the game field. And because of this, he had unexpectedly become a hero of the family. And as the "composer" of this "finishing touch" piece of music, he had no choice but to learn to play it.
And fortunately, this also allowed him to play this piece, which they had composed together, for the person he loved at any time...
"This piece of music... is called 'For River.'"
His almost-muttering voice echoed in the quiet hall. And the moment he said the name of this piece, he couldn't help but turn his gaze to Ardan in the distance. Their gazes met in mid-air once again.
But this time, she did not dodge his gaze. On the contrary, she felt her heart skip a beat at that moment. The next moment, a feeling of her heart being squeezed made her eyes feel sour.
And in that instant, his ten fingers quietly fell, and a calm, distant, and slow piano sound rang out.
As if telling a very long story, the not-fast rhythm of the piano seemed to be able to touch the softest place in people's hearts. And as the performer of this instrument, the storyteller, his expression was unprecedentedly gentle and focused.
All of this, except for the piano sound, the hall fell silent. With his piano sound gradually falling, the trembling in her heart became more and more intense.
She seemed to have... heard this piece of music somewhere before. She... remembered this melody.
"Huh?"
And at this moment, suddenly, the vision-blocked Ardan suddenly came back to her senses. And just as she was about to stop this prank with some displeasure, she found that Invincible, who had returned to the hall, had somehow already had a violin and bow in her hand and had brought them to her.
"...Invincible?"
"—It would be better if you went to help him."
And she did not say much, just handed the violin to her. And as she took the violin and bow, faced with the concentrating him playing the music, driven by an inexplicable belief, she quietly walked towards him...
The next moment, the accompaniment of the violin began to slowly merge with the sound of the piano; as if in that instant, two hearts finally slowly merged together...
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