Chapter 51

Since choosing the piano, Naoyuki Nagayama found that his proficiency in playing it was steadily improving.

In just a few months, even world-famous pieces could be played with a semblance of skill after looking at the sheet music.

At first, he thought he had a golden touch!

However, after learning about the truly gifted piano masters,

he realized his skills were nothing compared to theirs.

So, he didn't push himself to become a piano master,

and now he plays the piano just for leisure~

......

After practicing a few of the exercises taught by Teacher Tokunaga, his hands became a bit more familiar with the keys,

and then he started to let himself go~

Enjoying his alone time.

......

In early summer,

the dappled sunlight filtering through the leaves cast a black and white pattern on the living room floor,

and the light breeze made the sheer curtains flutter, causing the shadows on the wall to dance,

making the entire room seem to come alive.

Naoyuki Nagayama played the piano casually,

letting the keys follow the melodies that occasionally surfaced in his mind, scattering fragmented tunes:

One moment, he recalled the scenes of the three siblings playing on the beach in his childhood, the next moment, he remembered the days of intense studying in the self-study room before the college entrance exam,

one moment he was sweating on the basketball court, the next moment he was confessing his love and failing behind the dormitory...

Two lifetimes of memories made Naoyuki Nagayama's recollections chaotic and surprising.

Thinking of summer, cicadas, swimming pools, fireworks, Kikujiro? Thinking of the meteor in "Your Name" that turns you into a high school girl from the countryside...

Meteor? Meteor shower?

The music from his fingertips began to become more coherent and soothing.

In the memories of youth, there is probably no shortage of a youth idol drama.

"Watching the meteor shower fall on this earth... Let your tears fall on my shoulder..."

Naoyuki Nagayama hummed the song "Meteor Shower" from memory, the memories of the Taiwanese version of "Meteor Garden" and the mainland version of "Together to See the Meteor Shower" becoming clearer.

The melody on his fingertips moved from "Meteor Shower,"

to "A Person's Romance,"

to "Picking Up Memories"

......

Until the memories slowly faded, the emotional ups and downs gradually subsided.

Opening his eyes, Naoyuki Nagayama knew he had experienced another "revelation."

Each revelation was a further integration of the past and the present, until one day, the two would be indistinguishable.

......

This time, the revelation left Naoyuki Nagayama with the plots of two idol dramas and three Chinese songs.

Realizing this, he quickly wrote down the three songs while the memory was still fresh, but unexpectedly, the lyrics automatically turned into Japanese.

Looking at the lyrics and music in his hand, Naoyuki Nagayama was a bit puzzled. The Japanese lyrics and the music seemed a bit mismatched. Would he have to rewrite the lyrics?

But it seemed to be a remake from a Japanese drama?

Doumyouji? Hanazawa Rui? The songs seemed to be covers of Japanese songs?

What to do, he hadn't seen them, and had no memory of them at all.....

While Naoyuki Nagayama was pondering how to handle this revelation,

the doorbell suddenly rang!

......

Anyone who has watched horror movies knows that a sudden doorbell is either a ghost or a killer,

especially after a somewhat fantastical revelation, the doorbell really scared Naoyuki Nagayama!

Fortunately, it was broad daylight, and the sun was still shining brightly outside.

Naoyuki Nagayama calmed himself, stood up, walked over, and opened the door.

As the door slowly opened, a pretty girl with a gentle smile appeared,

her two little canines were especially cute:

"Sumimasen, did I disturb your practice?"

Seeing a young handsome man open the door, she asked a bit shyly.

"Ah, not at all, I just finished practicing." Naoyuki Nagayama was a bit confused, "Is there something you need?"

"Ah, a bit embarrassed, but I actually have a question for you."

She seemed to remember something and bowed slightly, "I'm Naozumi Kihara, who lives next door. Nice to meet you, please take care of me."

On the other side, he involuntarily bowed in return: "Hi, I'm Naoyuki Nagayama, nice to meet you, please take care of me!"

By the time he came to his senses, he had already bowed and introduced himself reflexively, and he couldn't help but laugh.

Seeing his smile, Naozumi was puzzled: "What's so funny, Naoyuki-kun? Did I do something impolite? Is there something on my face?"

"No, nothing, it's just a bit hard to explain."

Naoyuki Nagayama didn't know how to explain the ridiculousness of his reflexive action, which only he could understand.

"So, Naozumi-san, what do you want to ask me?"

Seeing the two still standing at the door, he stepped aside, "If you don't mind, come in and we can talk."

"Hi, I'm sorry."

After entering, Naozumi noticed that the living room was clean and tidy, not like a place where someone usually lived.

"Naoyuki-kun, don't you live here?"

Naoyuki Nagayama poured a cup of hot water: "Please sit down, no need to be so formal, just call me Naoyuki.

I don't usually live here, I just come over to practice the piano occasionally."

"Arigato." Taking the cup, Kihara Naozumi then explained the reason for her visit, "Naoyuki-kun, I actually knocked on your door to ask about the songs you were playing just now?"

"Ah?" It was an unexpected question.

Kihara Naozumi further explained: "Because I also study the piano, I feel like I've heard most of the classical piano pieces and popular songs, and the practice pieces you played earlier were familiar.

However, after a very scattered rhythm, suddenly three songs, all very beautiful, but I've never heard them before. So I came to ask you."

"Ah, you listened so carefully?!"

Naoyuki Nagayama was surprised, not expecting a master to live next door.

"Hi, because I'm interested in music, I listen more carefully."

Naoyuki Nagayama naturally couldn't talk about the revelation: "I see, Naozumi-san, actually the last three songs are mine, and they haven't been released yet."

"Eh?!!!"

Composing a song isn't easy, let alone three songs with such high completion and beautiful melodies.

Generally, those who can create such works are masters, and Naoyuki Nagayama didn't seem like a young master.

"Is Naoyuki-kun a composer?" Kihara Naozumi couldn't believe it.

After all, these were songs created by future masters, and Naoyuki Nagayama hadn't yet mastered the skill of copying works without changing his expression: "I guess you could say that."

"Naoyuki-kun is really too modest, these songs are very excellent. From my years of experience, they have the potential to be famous pieces."

"Naozumi-san, if you keep praising me, I'll be embarrassed."

Naoyuki Nagayama didn't doubt the quality of the songs.

The atmosphere was slightly silent for a moment......

Kihara Naozumi took a sip of water and held the cup: "Sumimasen, Naoyuki-kun, although it might be a bit impolite,

can I see the sheet music? I really like these three songs."

"Sure, you can see it." Naoyuki Nagayama took the manuscript from the desk, "But the lyrics aren't finished yet, so it's at most a half-finished product~"

"Have you started writing the lyrics?" Kihara Naozumi quickly put down the cup and took the songs to look at them.

"Meteor Shower," "A Person's Romance," "Picking Up Memories"......

Kihara Naozumi said: "Is it the Centaurid meteor shower in March? Naoyuki-san, are you recalling a date? Love!!"

"Ah, I guess so......" Hmm, is there a Centaurid meteor shower in March? This girl seems to be getting more and more excited!

Naozumi seemed to have connected the dots and assumed these songs were based on Naoyuki Nagayama's experiences.

"Sumimasen, I shouldn't be asking so much about Naoyuki Nagayama's experiences."

Eh? In that case?

First, watching the meteor shower with you,

then being alone,

and then just memories

......

Isn't this a clear case of being dumped?!!