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There is a church at the end of the road.

Vienna has a variety of large churches with different styles, and these small churches don't seem to attract many people.

As the two were passing by, an old man carrying books opened the church door.

He seemed surprised, but still warmly invited the two inside and brought them two glasses of mulled wine.

"Are you a couple?" the old man asked.

"Yes."

Then, he looked Aragaki Ai up and down, and asked another question.

"Sorry, I have a bit of face blindness when it comes to Asians. You're not the person who performed at the Golden Hall a while ago, are you?"

"If there isn't another Asian, then it would be me."

"That's really good luck."

Perhaps Mutsu is much more well-known in Japan than he is here, but this is Vienna.

The group talked about music. Mutsumi, who had been taught by Ai Aragaki, had reached the seventh level in piano.

They had a very pleasant conversation.

Before leaving, the old man told them to wait a moment, then turned around, changed into a priest's robe, and took out a pair of rings.

"If you don't mind, I can give you a little New Year's greeting. It doesn't mean anything by it, it's just a small blessing."

If you belong to another faith and have objections to this, then let it go.

The old man spoke in a very tolerant and generous tone, with a smile on his face, so it really seemed to be just a blessing.

Ai Aragaki turned her gaze to the light green-haired girl beside her and tentatively asked her a question.

"What Mu thinks? I don't mind."

“…I’ll listen to you,” Mu replied.

"Then I'll leave it to you."

After saying this, the group walked to the statue, which should be Jesus. The cross was too conspicuous. It was really just a small blessing, without any ceremony.

However, the atmosphere was still very infectious. Ai Aragaki personally put the ring on Mutsu's finger, her slender finger adorned with a simple ring.

"Can we really accept this?" Ai Aragaki asked the old man.

“It’s alright, it’s worthless,” he replied. “I should thank you all for keeping me company and chatting for so long on Christmas Day.”

"Well...we'll be going now."

"Goodbye."

A few days later, Ai Aragaki saw Mutsumi off, and the first thing she did was to donate a sum of money to the church in her personal capacity.

The next morning, the two slept until noon before slowly getting up and going out for a stroll.

Ai Aragaki has been playing the piano non-stop and hasn't really had a break. Taking advantage of this opportunity, she lazily lay down for a few days.

Mu has only been here for two days, and now he has to go back.

He and his teacher saw Mu off at the airport. Mu was still reluctant to part and held his hand.

"Okay, I'll be going back in three months. Cheer up!"

"Mmm." She wrapped her arms around Ai Aragaki's neck.

Taking advantage of the teacher's inattention, he stole a kiss on Mu's forehead before letting go.

"Go back and wait for me."

"it is good."

Even after the plane took off, Ai Aragaki and Yoko exchanged final messages before Ai returned home together.

Three months later.

The plane landed.

The boy still didn't have much luggage, much like when he left, except for a few more suits for performances.

However, the two women beside him had a lot of things, and in the end, he ended up carrying them all.

"Senior, is it necessary to bring so much stuff?"

"Yes." The girl with long, straight black hair nodded, dragging her small suitcase, and walked a little faster than him.

Just then, several people saw them and waved continuously.

Chu Hua suppressed her excitement, and Xiao Xiang patted her shoulder, pulling her along to go over together.

one Year.

Although love often uses one's body, it's still different from meeting in person.

Mutsu even went to Vienna and met Ai Aragaki once, but the two of them never saw Ai.

There are other people around at this moment, so we must not get too excited.

The group returned to the city. Teacher Youzi and her senior naturally went home, while Ai Aragaki, Hatsuka, and the other two went back to Xiaoxiang's apartment together.

When we got home, we chatted for a bit.

Actually, the flight wasn't very boring, because Ai Aragaki was pretending to sleep and was using the bodies of three people, so she wasn't particularly tired.

But my body did stay on the plane for a long time, and I was still very tired after returning to my own body.

After they finished eating together, Xiangzi noticed his fatigue and took the initiative to speak with Harmony and Chu Hua.

"Alright, don't disturb Ai anymore. Let him rest first. The performance is the day after tomorrow."

"Then I'll come again tomorrow." Chu Hua was quite open-minded; there would be plenty of time in the future anyway, and Ai would stay for a long time this time.

"Yes, me too," Mutsuka said to Aragaki Ai before leaving.

"The band that loves to talk, sign them."

"They didn't quit, did they?" Ai Aragaki recalled the girl who sang so interestingly, and the runaway guitar; it was he who had asked Mutsu to keep an eye on them.

“No,” Mu said.

"Does it have thorns or not?" Xiangzi interjected.

To allow him to rest properly, Chu Hua and Mu left quickly.

In the next few days, Ai Aragaki will need to maintain her composure and won't be able to date all three men at once.

The teacher was quite dissatisfied with this.

He had no choice but to extend his practice time.

Before we knew it, the concert arrived as scheduled.

Backstage, Ai Aragaki was wearing a new suit that looked very comfortable.

Xiangzi was straightening his sleeves. "Chuhua and I will be going back to the front seats in a bit. Be careful."

"Okay, thank you for your help."

Ai Aragaki smiled and turned her gaze to Hatsuka and Mutsu over there. Hatsuka was dressed in her usual ordinary clothes, but Mutsu was wearing a white dress.

At this moment, the senior student interrupted their conversation.

"It's about to start."

"Okay, I'll leave the opening to Kazusa."

"Don't call me by my name."

"Well, senpai is still so cold-hearted." Ai Aragaki didn't mind, knowing that she was always like this.

"Then we'll head out first." Xiao Xiang waved to the two people and prepared to go to the audience seats.

"Have all the tickets been properly distributed?" Ai Aragaki asked, slightly worried.

"I've given them all over here. Miaomeng and Hailing messaged me saying they've arrived." Chuhua waved her phone.

"I've given it all, don't worry." Xiao Xiang responded with a smile and told him to go prepare for the performance.

At this moment, in the audience seats.

Miaomeng and Chuhua got the front row seats, and soon Chuhua and Xiaoxiang came over and sat with them.

Xiao Xiang looked around and spotted the members of mygo, sitting slightly to the side.

Deng remained silent, gazing at the stage.

Su Shi was talking to a pink-haired girl, and she seemed a little excited.

"Huh? You mean that guy actually exists?"

"Yeah, I bumped into her by chance before." Su Shi seemed a little unwilling to talk to Ai Yin, but she kept chattering on and on.

Lixi looked at the light beside her and asked, "Are you alright?"

"It's nothing." Deng bit her lip, her gaze never leaving the stage.

When Lixi realized that Le Nai was thinking of running away, he grabbed her collar and shouted at her.

"Stray cat, be quiet."

"Rakuna, I have some candy here, matcha flavor." Aine handed over the candy at the right time, then turned her head to look at the stage, feeling a little excited to see that guy.

On the other side, everyone who had finished their band performance also arrived.

"Wow, I didn't expect Xiao Xiang to even give me a ticket." Miss Pa said with a smile.

"It must be expensive for this location," Kita said, a little worried. Ryo reassured her that it was alright.

"It shouldn't be too expensive."

"Really?" Hongxia was also a little worried, but when Liang finished explaining the price, the band members all exclaimed in surprise.

"This is very expensive." Kita didn't know how to return the favor.

Hoshika grabbed Hiroi Kikuri's face and said, "Hey, I told you not to drink."

"What does it matter?!" she said, holding up the wine bottle.

Looking at her noisy friends around her, Xiao Gudu felt like she wanted to curl up in a ball in this place.

I recall the time when Xiangzi gave her the ticket.

"Don't you want to see him? Go ahead, you'll see him when you get there."

But is it really such a powerful place?

Will I be able to perform on such a big stage in the future?

The lights were still on, and the audience was whispering among themselves.

"Huh? If we're talking about the number one young person in Japan, shouldn't it be Touma Kazusa?"

"I've heard Ai Aragaki in Vienna, she's definitely better than Kazusa Touma."

Why isn't anyone mentioning Wakaba Mutsumi?

"Are you a pianist? Wakaba Mutsumi is quite good in the eyes of the public, but compared to Aragaki Ai and Touma Kazusa, he's a bit lacking."

"Stop arguing. The two of them are now senior and junior classmates. Yoko treats Aragaki Ai better than her own daughter."

"That's true."

Before the argument had even ended, the lights went out, and everyone from the back to the first row of seats fell silent.

The first person to come out from in front of the stage was Touma Kazusa, who came to play the opening piece for Aragaki Ai.

A girl with long, straight black hair, dressed in a black evening gown, sat in front of a piano, her fingers resting on the keys.

The first song is "Moonlight".

Afterwards, Aragaki Ai went on stage and played Beethoven's piece with her.

To the public, this scene seemed as if Touma and Sara had handed over their title as the leading figure of the younger generation to Ai Aragaki.

The remainder of the first half was Ai Aragaki's time, with nine pieces performed by Chopin and Beethoven.

During the brief intermission, Li hope noticed that Deng was actually crying, and he was immediately at a loss.