When the final lyric fell.
Seraphine only felt lighthearted. She slowly opened her eyes, and in an instant, she saw face after face all around her.
There were at least over a hundred people. Almost everyone in the entire plaza had gathered here.
The next second, applause rang out like pouring rain, accompanied by voices of discussion.
"That little girl sings beautifully."
"Yeah, it got my blood pumping."
"One more!"
"Yeah! Sing another one!"
"That was great. I want to hear more!"
The passersby praised her sincerely.
Joy welled up in Seraphine's heart, but after she recovered, she was already close to being unable to handle it.
Her little face had turned bright red from nervousness, and her heart kept thumping hard without stopping.
As for the audience asking for another song, she had no idea how to respond.
"All right, everyone. This was an impromptu performance we suddenly thought of, so we'll stop here."
Luke stood up, smiling, and spoke in a calm voice.
There was a natural air of authority around him, so after he said this, the listeners tactfully dispersed.
Luke took the harp from Seraphine and returned it to the middle-aged woman. "Thank you very much."
The middle-aged woman accepted it with a bright smile. "No need to thank me. I should be thanking you for letting me hear such a beautiful voice."
"You'll have the chance to hear it again in the future."
Luke smiled, then looked toward Seraphine, who was still a little dazed. "Let's go."
"Oh."
Seraphine came back to herself. Seeing him step away, she quickly followed.
Walking side by side on the road, Luke asked, "How did it feel?"
"A little exciting..." Seraphine touched her warm cheeks. It was still cold outside, yet even that could not extinguish her thrilled mood.
"What else?"
"A little happy. I received everyone's approval."
Seraphine looked at the ground and spoke softly.
"Right? Sure enough, I didn't misjudge you."
Luke smiled and said, "You absolutely have the qualities to be the lead singer. You almost moved me just now. If your voice was kissed by an angel, then mine was probably chewed up by a dog."
That comparison instantly made Seraphine laugh with a soft snort. She quickly stopped herself and looked at Luke. "Actually, Your Highness sings very well too."
Then she thought of the phrase Luke had used to describe her voice.
A voice kissed by an angel.
Just thinking about it made Seraphine's recently calmed face flush again.
Somehow, being praised by Luke right to her face was a little embarrassing.
Luke smiled. "In any case, this time, being able to open up and sing already counts as a success. Keep it up for the next few times."
Seraphine froze. "We're doing it again?"
"What else did you think?" Luke glanced at her. "You didn't think singing once would be the end of it, did you? In order to train your courage, for the next while, you'll have to perform solo at random places around Piltover from time to time."
Just hearing that made Seraphine feel as if she were about to split apart.
Being able to sing like that today had already taken a tremendous amount of courage. The thought that she had to keep doing it made her legs go weak.
But the feeling of singing out loud was also truly comfortable.
Especially when she saw all those smiling faces afterward and heard people praise her, it filled her heart with an indescribable sense of fulfillment.
"Well, Seraphine, why are you back so early today? Did you bring a friend?"
At this moment, a familiar voice rang out. Aneta stood behind her fruit stand, smiling at Seraphine.
"Aunt Aneta."
Seraphine looked up at her. She gathered her courage, walked forward, and opened her arms to give Aneta a hug.
"Thank you."
"You silly child, what's all this about?"
Aneta still had not understood what was going on and looked somewhat flustered and surprised.
"Nothing. I just wanted to tell you, thank you for all this time."
Seraphine revealed a sweet smile.
Because Aneta was her first listener besides her parents.
She was also the first person to praise her and bring her that feeling of joy and happiness.
Without Aneta, Seraphine probably would not have remembered today how much she loved singing.
During those gray years, she had once hated all sounds, even songs.
Thinking carefully, even during those years, Aneta had continued to show her concern.
"See you later, Aunt Aneta."
They did not chat for long before Seraphine left with Luke.
Aneta watched her retreating figure and smiled. She had the feeling that this girl had changed a great deal recently.
Still, after that hug, her mood for the entire day was going to be especially good.
"All fruit is ten percent off today!"
Amid her cheerful shout, Seraphine and Luke had already arrived at the entrance of her family's music workshop.
Ding-a-ling.
After the door was pushed open, accompanied by the crisp sound of a bell, the male owner who was repairing an instrument raised his head.
"Welcome... Oh, it's Seraphine. Why are you back so early today?"
Porter greeted her, then his gaze turned toward Luke, who had returned with Seraphine. For a moment, he felt that Luke looked somewhat familiar.
Seraphine immediately introduced him. "This is His Highness, the prince of Demacia."
As soon as she finished speaking, Porter quickly stood and bowed. "Greetings, Your Highness."
Hearing the sound, the female owner, Briya, also lifted the curtain and walked out, likewise bowing. "Greetings, Your Highness."
The two of them were very respectful.
"You don't need to be so formal. Seraphine and I are friends, so the two of you can also be considered my elders."
Seeing this, Luke spoke.
Briya straightened and said, "I hope this girl hasn't caused Your Highness any trouble these past few days. We also need to thank you for looking after her."
Although Luke said it lightly, his status was there after all.
And Briya and Porter were originally from Zaun. Although they were talented, after exhausting all their efforts to move to the upper city, their status was not actually high.
They could only be considered an ordinary household.
Over the past few days, Seraphine would tell them about interesting things when she came home. Naturally, she had also told them that she had met Demacia's honored guests.
That was why, when Luke came to visit, they did not seem too surprised.
"There's no need to talk about looking after each other between friends."
Luke smiled and said, "This time, I came because I have two things I'd like to ask of you."
Porter said, "Please tell us, Your Highness."
"I plan to form a band, and I want Seraphine to serve as the band's lead singer. For the next period of training, she will probably need to live together with the other members."
Luke went straight to the point.
After Porter and Briya heard this, they looked at each other. Porter said somewhat strangely, "We don't really have any objection to that. It's just, can this girl really take on the position of lead singer?"
The other party was an important figure from Demacia, so naturally he would not harm Seraphine.
There was nothing to hesitate about in this matter. Besides, even if she went to live with them, Piltover was only so large. If they wanted to see her, they could do so anytime.
What they cared about was whether their daughter, with her socially anxious personality, could really serve as the lead singer.
Luke nodded. "That is completely fine."
"Then all right. For the next while, please look after this girl, Your Highness."
Porter spoke. As her father, he was still a little worried.
But thinking that this could allow Seraphine to leave her room and come into contact with a wider world, he felt that it was still acceptable.
As for the lead singer position, since this prince already thought so, they could hardly stop him, right?
Briya continued asking, "Is there anything else?"
"The other matter is that I'd like to purchase a bass and a guitar," Luke continued. "At the same time, I'd like to ask you to build a drum kit."
"A drum kit?"
"It's this kind of instrument."
Luke took out the sketch he had drawn. "I can also draw more detailed diagrams in a bit."
Briya took the sketch from him, and her eyes immediately lit up. As an experienced instrument repairer, she could tell at a glance what was novel about this drum kit.
"This is an innovative improvement. It combines several types of drums and cymbals together. That way, one person can create multiple kinds of sounds at the same time."
She analyzed it as she looked, while Porter also leaned in curiously to observe.
"It won't be too difficult to make. Your Highness can leave it to us."
After observing it for a while, the two gave Luke their answer.
"As for the bass and guitar, please accept them as gifts." As Porter spoke, he opened a large wooden box and took out two instrument cases. After he opened them, inside were a bass and a guitar.
Judging from their appearance, they were very valuable, and anyone could tell at a glance that they had been maintained quite well.
They were also exactly the same as what Luke remembered.
"Those people judged our bass and guitar and said they were not excellent instruments. To be honest, that did strike a blow to us as a couple. I didn't expect Your Highness to be willing to use them."
Porter closed the cases again, then smiled and looked toward Luke. "I hope Your Highness will be satisfied."
"Don't worry. The bass and guitar will not remain unknown."
Luke's tone was firm.
Next, based on his impressions, he drew the structure of the drum kit for Porter and Briya.
There were some parts he could not remember clearly, but the two of them could directly fill in the gaps.
In truth, they already had a good understanding of the drum kit in their minds.
So Luke simply entrusted it to them with confidence.
After that, he left with Seraphine, who had been like a passerby the entire time and had not said a single word.
At the same time, he also brought the bass and guitar with him.
After returning to the shop.
Orianna had also finished asking Colin for his opinion.
After hearing it, Colin readily agreed. Although he had always kept a close eye on his daughter because she was his only family member, there was nothing for him to worry about in this matter.
At this moment, inside the shop, Luke handed the guitar case and bass case respectively to Lux and Orianna.
After accepting hers, Lux opened the guitar case immediately. When she saw the smooth-looking guitar, her eyes instantly lit up.
"I like how this looks."
She immediately lifted the guitar out of the case, then somehow held it naturally in her arms without anyone teaching her and reached out to pluck the strings.
A simple series of notes rang out, and the sound quality was excellent.
After trying it a few times, she nodded affirmatively. "No problem. I like this instrument."
Orianna likewise nodded. "Me too."
Since they had no objections, the matter was basically settled.
At this moment, Lux looked at the bass in Orianna's arms, which looked almost the same as the guitar, and asked curiously, "They look the same, so why are they called separate things? Aren't they the same instrument?"
Hearing this, Seraphine shook her head. "Although they look very similar, they aren't the same instrument. Their ranges are different. If you play the same notes, you'll find that the guitar's tone is higher, while the bass is lower. The areas they focus on are different."
"Oh."
Lux suddenly understood, then asked curiously, "Then if I learn the guitar, does that mean I'll have learned the bass too?"
Seraphine nodded. "You can understand it that way."
"Let me see it."
Jinx leaned close to Lux, her eyes curiously fixed on the guitar, and stretched out a small hand as if she also wanted to touch it.
But to Lux, who had just obtained a treasure, this little blue-haired girl was absolutely not allowed to defile it right now, so she immediately dodged away.
"Tch, stingy. When I get my drum kit, don't even think about touching it."
Jinx immediately curled her lips, turned her head away proudly, and stopped looking.
Then she turned and leaned close to Orianna, somehow "tricking" the bass out of her. She hung it on herself and immediately began playing randomly.
The sound of the bass was very deep. Combined with her random plucking, it sounded like muffled thunder rumbling.
It made everyone's head hurt.
To be honest, this girl was practically making noise.
So Luke directly reached out and knocked her on the forehead. "Behave."
Lux immediately laughed beside them. "Good hit. That's exactly what she deserves!"
Jinx looked at Luke resentfully, but she also quieted down. She seemed to think that what she had played did not sound very good either, so she returned the bass to Orianna.
"Seraphine, since you know how, why don't you play us a song first?"
Lux thought of this and handed the guitar to Seraphine, her eyes filled with curiosity.
"Okay."
After Seraphine accepted it, she began playing naturally and skillfully.
In an instant, a light melody came from the guitar.
Everyone quieted down and listened in silence.
When it came to playing, naturally Sona played best, but at this moment, even she was appreciating Seraphine's performance.
It could be seen that Seraphine's foundation was quite deep.
Compared with the wailing disaster Jinx had produced, it was practically heaven and earth.
And at this moment, it was actually the first time everyone saw a new shining point in Seraphine after getting to know her.
Lux looked at Seraphine playing the guitar and imagined herself playing like that too. She immediately felt that it was insanely cool.
No matter what, she had to learn the guitar!
Luke looked at Seraphine, who had already blended in with everyone, smiled, then lay down in his own chair, planning to rest for a while.
He imagined the scene after the band was formed.
Seraphine's singing voice, combined with Sona's playing, along with the performance of multiple instruments.
It was time to give Piltover and Zaun a small taste of girl-group shock.
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