Chapter 39

“……Do you want to be kicked out of this place? You know well that my words are the law at the tower.”

Diamide continued to stare at the necklace hanging from Jayna’s neck while speaking.

“Even if I get kicked out, I can’t help it. It’s the same thing as my life.”

“… I mean—”

The moment Diamide, who was sitting in his seat, was about to stand up, the locket necklace from Jayna’s neck opened by itself, and the sound of an instrument and the fragrance of Leshanne blossoms came out.

“…..… Ah.”

Diamide, listening to the sound of the instrument with his eyes closed, drawled towards Jayna.

“Do you know how to play harpsichord?”

Jayna tilted her head.

‘By harpsichord, do you mean the keyboard instrument?’

She had played the piano several times in her previous life, but she had never played the harpsichord.

As Jayna shook her head, Diamide said, as if he knew it.

“If you want to keep the necklace, play this song in front of me. I’ll give you time.”

Diamide stood up without hearing Jayna’s answer. Jayna did not know her reason and unconsciously questioned him.

“Why are you asking me to do that?”

Diamide hesitated  instead of answering immediately. This is a rare case

“.… I have something to confirm.”

“I don’t know how to play the harpsichord. If you want to listen to this song, it’s faster to ask someone else…”

“It’s meaningless if it’s not you.”

Because they are of the same race? Or because she’s the daughter of Bezriche?

There were many things she wanted to ask him, but Jayna nodded, asking nothing.

It was because she had no choice, anyway.

That night, a maid came to Jayna’s room.

“My lady, the Tower Lord sent me here. Could you spare some time?”

The place where Jayna arrived, led by the maids, was a huge and pretty room.

“The Lord said that this is the room where the young lady will stay in the future.”

“I will live here…?”

Jayna, who was looking around the room in a daze, found a harpsichord on one side of the luxuriously decorated room and approached it as if she was bewitched.

Then she carefully placed her finger on the harpsichord.

It was an instrument that she had never played before, but as she kept playing it, it made a satisfying sound.

‘It’s amazing.’

Jayna, who had been playing the harpsichord for a while, was confused.

In such a beautiful room, she’s playing with an instrument she had wanted for a long time. It feels like a dream. She feels like she’d got a birthday present.

Jayna raised her hand around her soft white cheek. It was to confirm that the warmth from her hands was not a dream.

‘Be happy.’

Jayna stretched out her little hands and stretched them hard.

Dang, dang.

Jayna carefully played the notes as she listened to the music coming out of the necklace.

However, it was difficult to play music with small hands.

Furthermore, it wasn’t the same as the piano.

Jayna, who was flicking her five fingers intently, quickly sighed.

“Woo.”

‘First, the tone is different.’

Unlike the piano, the harpsichord had no pedals underneath, making it difficult to control the strength and weakness.

“I’m confused because its color was the opposite of the piano…”

Listening to her self-talk, Izren asked.

“Are you confused with the harpsichord?”

Because there is no such thing as a piano in this world. He did not understand her words properly.

Jayna nodded to Izren.

‘Come to think of it, it’s my first time for a while talking to Izren again.’

“It’s hard for me to play harpsichord by myself. I don’t even have a teacher… .”

Jayna muttered as she pressed the keys.

“I think I’ll get the hang of it if someone teaches me a little.”

Jayna started muttering without even realizing it.

‘Getting an instrument seems to be not enough, I’m even wanting a teacher… Am I getting greedy?’

Jayna squeezed her hand and shook her head.

But learning it alone in this state would be a waste.

Eventually, Jayna gave up practicing musical instruments and went to bed.

The bed was so big that she had to climb up and crawl on her knees to reach the center of the bed.

“Hua, it was a crazy day.”

Jayna rolled around on the gigantic bed.

The bed was so huge that even if she rolled her small body; she was not likely to fall at all.

“It’s so comfortable.”

The bed seemed to be of as much quality as its size.

It was fluffy and firm.

What’s covering her small body was also luxurious.

Jayna buried her face in the blanket with a strange feeling that she had never felt before.

‘I think I can sleep better… … .’

Jayna went to bed with a warm feeling.

Even after she fell asleep, she continued to mutter the same words.

“What I wanted is a small luxury. A small luxury…”

Izren, who looked at it, quietly closed the door and exited Jayna’s room.

And familiarly headed to the room of tower lord, he opened the door and bowed his head to his master.

‘She seems to have enjoyed it.’

‘Is it?’

But it seemed like she needed a harpsichord teacher.’

When Diamide heard Izren’s words, he thought about it while holding his chin.

‘It never happened at the tower, but…’

Knocking on the chair, he opened his mouth to Izren as if he had decided.

“Bring Michael in.”

***

“What happened with the Tower Lord? He asked me to find a musical instrument teacher for you.”

“A musical instrument teacher?”

“Uh, for a harp something… Anyway, you need some kind of weird musical instrument teacher.”

“Isn’t it impossible for outsiders to enter the tower?”

“I don’t know, maybe this is the only exception.”

It was unbelievable.

He told her to play a song in front of him, but she didn’t expect him to give her an instrument teacher.

Besides, he’s bringing an outsider into the tower?

Until now, there has been no precedent for outsiders to enter the tower.

There were maids in charge of the tower, but their bodies were all marked.

It is a sign that the body will automatically explode when the work inside the tower is revealed to the outside, and this was the reason everyone was reluctant to work at the tower even if it was announced that they would be paid several times more than the normal pay.

‘Well, there will be no one who will apply, anyway.’

She was curious about why Diamide was fickle, but Jayna shook it off. This was because, as long as they value their lives, no one would ever want to teach musical instruments in the tower.

However, after a while, Jayna heard some incredible news from Michael.

A young lady from a baron’s house was coming to the tower to teach her the harpsichord.

‘Is the salary too high that even a noble applied?’

Jayna tilted her head and fell in thought.

‘No, it’s probably because of the Tower Lord.’

What couldn’t be compared with money and power was the connection with the Tower Lord?

Many nobles wanted to meet him, but it was very difficult to meet Diamide, who was not a sociable person and would rarely get out of the tower.

So what if there was an opportunity to meet him?

Any nobleman would try to send their daughter to the Tower if that happens.

‘… How important is this?’

Jayna looked down at the necklace.

If Diamide broke the tower’s rules and allowed an outsider to come to the tower, the necklace might have contained a secret she did not know.

‘Maybe Bezriche make a password with harpsichord?’

Jayna clenched her fists.

At this point, the seriousness of the new incident came to light again.

It must be something very important to him if it was enough for him to ask her, even though he hated encountering her and it would cost him a lot of money.

Maybe he would silence me after this work was over. Like using magic to deal with me, or ordering Hilvenzia to kill me…

‘Should I just give it to him?’

But Jayna shook her head straight away.

Giving him something of her mother’s keepsakes was more awful than death.

Besides, she will die after a few years, anyway. So it wouldn’t matter if the time would be a little earlier.

‘Yes, whatever the outcome is, I just have to do my best.’

Jayna once again reminded herself about what she had pledged in front of the tower.

Because the time given to her was too short to worry about tomorrow.

* * *

After returning to the room, Jayna encountered the young lady who was waiting for her.

“I’m Charlotte de Marjeansson. I heard the story from the tower lord. You want to learn a musical instrument?”

With her wavy brown hair and friendly eyes, she had an elegant figure. She was like the spirit of a noble family.

“Yes, that’s right. I’m Jayna. Thank you.”

“Yes, Miss Jayna, our family has been keeping the Empress and His Majesty….”

As soon as Jayna greeted her, Charlotte began to explain about her her family. The story was lengthy, but to summarize, it was just to tell her that the young lady who came from a reputable family who has a long history,  will teach her, so she should listen carefully.

“…So Miss Jayna will have to follow my instructions.”

“Yes, I look forward to working with you.”

“I hope you keep that word, student.”

As soon as Jayna nodded and answered, Charlotte immediately changed her title to ‘Student’.

“But why does the student want to play harpsichord?”

But Jayna didn’t care. It was because her heart was thrilled at the thought that she could learn musical instruments under a competent teacher.

“Well, shall we look at the student’s ability first?”

Jayna sat still in front of the harpsichord.

“The Tower Lord told me to play this song.”

Jayna opened the necklace with magic.

Soon, Bezriche’s song resonated in the quiet room.