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With the fundamental purpose, Takumi only came to record songs.

He just needed to record them. "Fate/Stay Night" will officially premiere tonight at 12 AM, and before that, Takumi must create good music for the Castle in the Sky.

But after being in Tokyo for so long, Alice wanted him to take the opportunity to thank the readers.

After hearing the address and stage location, Takumi was very satisfied. It wasn't a large stage, and he thought it wouldn't attract many people. It would be best to thank the readers.

But upon arrival, Takumi felt a little dizzy. Were there too many readers this time...?

"Mirai-sensei!"

"Mirai-sensei!"

The readers, standing in the drizzle, cheered Takumi's arrival. They took the initiative to clear a path for him. He saw a man quickly greeting him.

"Are you Mr. Fukuyama?" Takumi asked him.

"Yes, nice to meet you, Mirai-sensei." Fukuyama shook Takumi's hand. He was curious about this attractive mangaka, but above all he was worried: "Look... it's raining very heavily, should we stop the show?"

Since the rain wasn't heavy, Takumi didn't want to stop.

"No, please, someone prepare the piano." He shook his head and smiled: "I'll finish the performance early so everyone can leave early."

His words were heard by the surrounding readers, and there was another round of applause. These readers had finally arrived in Tokyo, and no one wanted to leave in vain.

To finish early, Takumi didn't greet anyone else. He took the microphone and went on stage. Then, while the staff prepared the piano, he expressed his gratitude to the audience's readers for this time. Then he said:

"The song I want to play today is called Castle in the Sky. It's a song made for the forum. I think everyone should have heard it. If you don't know it, you can go back tonight and search for 'Mirai-sensei's Home' on your computer to understand it...".

Takumi smiled and said: "There's also a new game, 'Fate/Stay Night', which will be on sale after 12 AM. It will be released on 'Mirai-sensei's Home' along with 'Castle in the Sky'. I hope everyone will support it."

He bowed slightly. Applause erupted from the stage, and the readers were very excited.

The piano was ready. Takumi put down the microphone, slowly walked to the piano, and sat down.

'Snapshot...'.

Many readers under the stage took out their mobile phones to take photos, but consciously did not turn on the flash.

Fukuyama stood by the staff and guided them in preparation. Several high-definition cameras focused on the stage from the plaza. The lights above the stage had also changed direction, illuminating the piano and Takumi.

To fulfill Alice's request, Fukuyama prepared enough recording accessories. These not only perfectly record Takumi's piano performance, but also clearly show the audience's reaction.

"It's too much! It's even sharper than my show!"

Behind the stage, Masako Natsukawa and Miss Suzuki watched the screen, which showed a beautiful scene: a dark sky, a faint cherry blossom forest in the distance, an outdoor stage in the center, two beams of light illuminating the piano transversally, and another light illuminating the boy's silhouette.

The boy in the white shirt looked very attractive in profile. Slowly, he placed his hands on the piano, and people held their breath. Then, unconsciously, the sound of the piano resonated like water...

"Ah!" exclaimed Masako Natsukawa, quickly covering her mouth with her gaze fixed on the screen.

The beginning of this piano piece was very calm, like a soft hum, but as the prelude played, Masako felt a chill.

At the same time, Fukuyama, under the stage, opened his eyes wide, clenched his hands tightly, digging his nails into his palms; only then would he avoid screaming.

The beautiful melody of "Castle in the Sky" amazed him.

The piano melody sounded as if it emerged from an illusion, like a ray of sunlight slowly spreading over the snowy field, under the magical hands of the child on stage, disipating the drizzle that lashed people's hearts.

This is a soft and delicate piano piece, whose excellent technique interprets the music vividly and naturally, and all the noise from the stage stopped.

Yes, the stage is very quiet. This piano piece has a different effect than any other song. When it appeared, an intake of breath was heard from the back of the stage, and then everyone held their breath, and a fatal calm seized the scene. But it was precisely this calm that revealed the horror of the work. Fans are usually enthusiastic. No matter how quiet a song is, they always fall silent.

"Miss Alice, she actually discovered such a talented pianist!" Fukuyama looked at the plaza with admiration, shocked by the silence...

Under the stage, two thousand readers looked up, and all were filled with uncontrollable surprise.

Mirai-sensei is said to be an exceptional musician. He once performed "Time, After, Time." Readers in the Tokyo area also knew about it, but many were skeptical. How could Mirai-sensei, a mangaka, play the piano?

However, now, the beautiful piano melody resonated in the night, and no one would question Mirai-sensei's skill.

Their hearts were moved by the sound of the piano. Among the crowd, a girl was surprised to discover that no other sound could be heard in the entire plaza, except for the rain. Those around her stopped taking photos. Instead, silently, they turned on their mobile phones, held them high, and recorded.

In such a quiet moment, these phones can completely record the sound of the piano.

These readers didn't care if their phones got wet in the drizzle. Perhaps no one would consider this matter. They just wanted to record this song that was destined to become a divine song, and then tell their friends someday...

"Look, this is the original version of 'Castle in the Sky'."

Aika and the other two stopped upon reaching the entrance. Not only them, but also the few people who wanted to leave stopped and turned to look at the stage.

No one spoke or even walked.

The sound of the piano could be clearly heard in the sound of the drizzle, and people didn't dare to make noise. This is a quiet song. As long as there are other noises around, they will miss the melody.

No one wants to miss it...

The reporters in the plaza stopped taking photos. They were a little far away and didn't dare to move. They listened to "Castle in the Sky" with tense bodies.

'What kind of feeling is this?'

'Why does such wonderful music exist in the world? Any praise will be overshadowed by this song. It is light, dreamlike, and beyond the mundane...'

'Click...'

A reporter accidentally pressed the shutter. The sound came from the side, insignificant to the entire plaza, but the reporters around him still glared fiercely.

'What the hell are you photographing? Can't we just listen to the piano piece until the end?'

Yoshida Keiko was outside the plaza. She looked at the boy on stage, and there was only one thought in her mind: what a beautiful piano, what a handsome boy...

The two-week trip passed like a memory in her mind. In the stillness created by this song, Takumi's image blurred...

"Young man, is this your mental state?"

So calm, so flawless, does he travel with such a mental state?

Yoshida Keiko's heart trembled and she felt like crying. What kind of boy could have such a lonely and calm mental state...?

The trip will end tomorrow, but Yoshida Keiko knows that she will treasure the memories of these two weeks for the rest of her life.

A castle in the sky, perhaps on this dark night with cherry blossoms fluttering, the stage is a castle in the sky.

"So far away..."

Shiori looked at him from afar. Although the boy playing the piano was far away, he still fascinated her. Takumi, Mirai-sensei, he has so many musical achievements, but this is not his work.

"..."

Shiori tightly hugged the manga. Where would this manga take Takumi? She didn't know, but she was sure that this work titled "One Piece" was Takumi's best manga.

If there truly is a celestial city in the world, the celestial city of manga, that place can only be inhabited by one person.

Takumi is independent of that castle, and the others can only look up from below.