Ch 340: A Diplomatic Note? There’s No Political Or Economic Exchange Between Us, So There’s No Need

Arranging music is a brain-consuming task; after all, one needs to be familiar with the timbre of various instruments and combine them, and it also requires atmosphere to make people feel as if they are there after listening to it. The difficulty is no less than creating a new magic.

“I’m dead tired, Bal, come and try.”

After a flash of inspiration, Phia rushed to Bal’s study to start creating. Sometimes, when a person is inspired, it’s unstoppable.

“Hmm? Let me see.”

When Bal received the musical score Phia had drawn, he was stunned.

“So… simple?”

“These lyrics are in the style of a bard, so wouldn’t it be better if I made something similar to match?”

“Yes, let’s practice the sheet music quickly then.”

“Wait.”

“Hmm? What’s wrong?”

Phia took out her eye mask and earmuffs and put them on. Then she lay on the sofa and summoned her familiar, a cat, hugging it in her arms.

“You go ahead, I’ll take a nap.”

“Okay, you’ve worked hard.”

Bal ruffled Phia’s head. He took the sheet music and guitar to the gazebo in the backyard, where Phia’s piano was also set up.

“Okay, I’ll try playing it with the guitar first.”

Bal picked up the guitar and stopped after playing the first few notes.

“No, it doesn’t feel right emotionally. The music created for her should be more formal.”

Bal put down the guitar. He turned to look at the piano behind him, remembering that night.

“Maybe I can try this.”

Bal sat in front of the piano. He lifted the cover of the piano keys, his fingers lightly caressing the keys, as if silently communicating with a long-lost old friend. After finding the feeling, Bal’s fingers pressed the piano keys.

“Yes! That’s the feeling!”

Bal played more and more excitedly. He felt that this sheet music was written for the piano. The corners of his mouth curled up, and he practiced the sheet music Phia had written over and over again.

“You play well.”

A familiar female voice came from behind Bal. Bal didn’t turn around; he just stopped playing.

“Thank you for the compliment, Queen Heine of Atlantis.”

Bal stood up and slowly turned around to bow to Heine.

“So, did you pay the bill?”

Bal looked up and asked Heine with a mischievous smile.

“What! Didn’t you say you could waive my meal expenses for half a year?”

“Hahaha, just kidding.”

Bal left the gazebo and went to the door to open it for Heine.

“What kind of wave brought you here today? If you don’t mind, please come into the living room and sit for a while.”

“Then, this servant will disturb you.”

Heine walked into the room and looked up to see Phia wearing an eye mask and earmuffs, hugging a White Cat and sleeping on the sofa.

“Uh… is Miss Phia always like this?”

“Not really, I just asked her to do some brain-consuming work today, she’s just a little tired.”

“Okay, then this servant will just sit down.”

“Hmm, I’ll go make you some tea.”

“Isn’t your maid around?”

Bal glanced at the clock.

“At this time she should be resting. Let her rest more. She gets up so early every morning, it feels quite tiring.”

“You’re really considerate of your subordinates.”

“Am I?”

Bal scratched his head. He remembered a certain ‘the’ race who worked hard at the Adventurer’s Guild, and he felt guilty.

“Forget it, let’s not talk about it. You sit and rest for a while, I’ll go make some tea. Pine Needle or Black Tea?”

“Black Tea.”

“Wrong guess, I’m going to make Pine Needle Tea, hahahahaha.”

Bal laughed and went into the kitchen, leaving Heine with a question mark and Phia sleeping peacefully in the living room.

“Is he always this silly?”

At this time, Xiao Jiu flew down from upstairs. Seeing Heine sitting on the sofa, she flew towards Heine.

“Xiao Jiu, slow down.”

Philia chased Xiao Jiu downstairs. She saw Heine waving to her, so Philia quickly greeted her.

“Good afternoon, Sister Heine.”

“Good afternoon, Philia. Come, let sister hug you.”

“Coming!”

Philia ran to Heine’s side, and Heine directly hugged Philia onto her lap. After Philia sat down, Xiao Jiu walked from the armrest of the sofa to Philia’s lap and lay down.

“Mmm, still so fragrant and cute, baby, you smell so good.”

Heine pressed her nose against Philia’s head and inhaled deeply. Philia felt a little itchy.

“Sister Heine, it’s a little itchy.”

“Ah, sorry, Philia is too cute, sister couldn’t help but inhale a little more.”

“It’s okay.”

“So sensible, so good.”

“Sister Heine, are you here for dinner tonight?”

“Yes.”

“Yay!”

After inhaling Philia, Heine reached out to touch Xiao Jiu lying on Philia’s lap.

“I didn’t expect the Great Gryphon’s cub to be so cute.”

Heine first stroked Xiao Jiu’s back, then she pinched Xiao Jiu’s claws. Xiao Jiu was very obedient, letting Heine touch it.

After a while, Bal came out of the kitchen carrying a teapot filled with Pine Needle Tea. He personally poured a cup for Heine.

“Top-quality Pine Needle Tea, try it, be careful it’s hot.”

“Okay.”

Seeing Philia sitting on Heine’s lap, Bal picked Philia up.

“What’s wrong? Suddenly getting down.”

“Xiao Jiu wants to play in the backyard.”

“Hahaha, go, go. Dinner is almost ready, don’t get yourself dirty.”

“Okay!”

Bal put Philia on the ground, and Xiao Jiu also jumped off the armrest of the sofa. One person and one pet walked towards the backyard.

“Your daughter is still so cute.”

After Heine took a sip of tea, she smiled and said to Bal. Bal was not polite at all; he looked up proudly and said,

“Of course, Philia is the cutest girl in the world!”

“What about Miss Phia?”

“She’s the cutest catgirl!”

As soon as Bal finished speaking, an Ice Spike flew towards him. He quickly dodged the Ice Spike and looked at Phia. Phia had already lifted her eye mask and earmuffs and was blushing, glaring at Bal.

“I’ll settle the score with you later.”

“Pfft… hahahahaha, you two are still as interesting as ever.”

Heine couldn’t help but laugh at the little domestic drama in front of her.

Bal sat on the sofa, and Phia immediately put her legs on Bal’s legs. Bal rubbed Phia’s legs while asking Heine,

“So, is there anything you need? It shouldn’t just be for dinner, right?”

“Oh, you’re really sharp.”

“Humph, it’s more like you sometimes write your worries on your face.”

“Is it that obvious?”

“It’s okay. So, what is it?”

Heine picked up her teacup and took another sip of tea. Then she looked at Bal.

“Can this servant see this year’s party?”

“Of course, why not?”

“This servant also wants to bring two other people.”

“No problem, as long as it doesn’t exceed five people. But why did you suddenly want to see our party?”

“Because Mr. Bal kept mentioning it when he came and went, and I saw Mr. Bal practicing when I came over.”

“So that’s how it is. It’s fine, come.”

“Don’t we need a diplomatic note?”

“Even if we issue a diplomatic note, your safety will still be our responsibility in the end. Besides, Guangyue Town and Atlantis don’t have any political or economic exchanges, so there’s no need for such formalities.”

“Mr. Bal is so straightforward.”

“Just the truth.”

“Okay, then I’ll wait and see. By the way, what are you having for dinner tonight?”

“Since you’re here, I’ll specially cook Takoyaki for everyone, and the rest will depend on the situation.”

“Okay!”