Chapter 1268: Chapter 1060: Return to the Court

Middle State live streaming room.

When Chris’s score for the second round was announced, several commentators suddenly stood up, tears in their eyes, and shouted loudly:

“We won!”

“The highest score!”

“Abigail!”

“Coach Chris used Head Coach Abigail’s ‘The Return’ to overcome Xian Yu’s barrage of Nocturnes and got the highest score ever in the piano solo competition!”

Jubilant!

Frantic!

The two Master Level Maestros, without any hesitation, hugged each other tightly, their throats emitting waves of emotion!

The entire live streaming room was boiling with excitement!

Theoretically, commentators and guests shouldn’t lose their composure like this.

But no one was going to nitpick at this moment; all the Middle State people shared the same excitement and frenzy!

This was a sudden release after extreme repression!

“Hahahaha!”

“Long live the Head Coach!”

“No matter how breathtaking Xian Yu’s talent with his twenty-one Nocturnes, how does it compare to ‘The Return’, which is a mountain they cannot climb over!”

“Abigail is awesome!”

“The Nocturne series has been deciphered!”

“Chris’s performance is genuinely amazing, ‘The Return’ is so stunning!”

“Brilliant, absolutely brilliant!”

“This is the most exciting match in the Blue Songlympics!”

“The consecutive bombing of the Nocturne series in the competition was indeed heart-stopping, but it would have been somewhat regrettable if Gai hadn’t made his move. Now this is truly interesting!”

“The final round is coming up!”

“Abigail is going to win!”

“The score Gai just got from his piece has already surpassed any of the Nocturnes, so how will Xian Yu even compete in the finals? Continuing with Nocturnes likely won’t work again, unless Gai’s subsequent pieces weaken – which we all know is highly unlikely, considering these are pieces Gai has been preparing for Yang Zhongming!”

“It has to be Abigail!”

“Didn’t you see Gai cueing Yang Zhongming again?”

“Xian Yu can’t hold back Gai anymore, this is the level of a top ten Maestro from Blue Star!”

Eighteen days!

Since the start of the Blue Songlympics, Middle State has encountered Xian Yu several times, and they’ve been defeated repeatedly!

Their hope has been kindled time after time!

Only to be mercilessly extinguished by Xian Yu over and over again!

How frustrating!

When has Middle State ever suffered such a loss?

Especially the women’s piano competition earlier, Middle State people felt so stifled they were nearly exploding!

Twenty-one Nocturnes!

Each one is a classic!

Xian Yu turned the women’s piano event into a civil war within Qin Continent!

Head Coach Abigail didn’t even get a chance to compete and was suppressed at the coach’s bench!

It was too despairing.

It’s exactly because the people of Middle State experienced unprecedented despair that they are now experiencing unprecedented frenzy!

Rebound!

This is a fierce rebound after being oppressed by Xian Yu to the limit!

…

Not just the people of Middle State.

All continents were plunged into frenzy!

A top ten Maestro from Blue Star made a move, proving to be more formidable than anyone imagined, almost unstoppable!

On site.

The applause was like thunder!

Abigail, overwhelmed with emotion, took her seat again while the surrounding Maestros began to congratulate her:

“Congratulations, Head Coach!”

“Winning the final is a done deal!”

“Xian Yu thought relying on Nocturnes would block our path, but he absolutely didn’t expect ‘The Return’ to be so splendid!”

“The ‘Royal Audience’ that follows is even more classic!”

“If Nocturnes can’t even beat ‘The Return’, how will they handle the next piece from the Head Coach!”

“The Return to Court!”

“The implication is too good!”

“Now the whole of Middle State must be waiting for our triumphant return!”

“Even if Xian Yu suppressed us in more matches at the Blue Songlympics and was proud, it was only because he hasn’t encountered the Head Coach yet!”

…

Qin Continent coaches’ area.

Lin Yuan’s mood rippled.

This is the level of a top ten Maestro from Blue Star!

He thought that the Nocturne series might have been enough to suppress Abigail at the coaching bench.

But the opponent still managed to bring out a winning piece.

However, Lin Yuan wasn’t too surprised.

After all, the Nocturnes are not Chopin’s most important works.

The Nocturnes Lin Yuan chose were not even the most classic within the series.

The most classic three Nocturnes, two of which Lin Yuan released at the Golden Hall.

And after all, Abigail is a top ten Maestro from Blue Star.

How could the pieces she has been crafting in earnest to defeat Yang Zhongming be suppressed by Lin Yuan’s Nocturne bombardment strategy?

This is better.

A competition is more interesting when there is suspense.

And it’s not like Lin Yuan only prepared the Nocturne series.

If Lin Yuan really wanted to deny Abigail any chance to perform, not even needing to resort to having greats like Beethoven take the stage.

It would be simple.

Just bring out a few of Chopin’s strongest representative pieces.

For example, works like “Piano Concerto” and so on.

Or something like the “Revolutionary Etude” and so on.

Then surely Abigail wouldn’t have any opportunity to perform at all.

After calming his emotions a bit.

Lin Yuan silently looked forward to the upcoming competition.

…

The scene bubbled with excitement as the third round began.

The contestants started drawing lots.

Chris drew the number two lot!

The other two contestants who entered the finals were from Qin Continent.

One was called Mu Xin.

The other was called Guanglin.

Mu Xin’s piano skills were slightly inferior to Chris’s.

Guanglin’s piano skills reached Master Level, not much different from Middle State’s Chris.

Lin Yuan’s hopes were pinned on Guanglin.

Guanglin drew lot number three, just right to perform after Chris.

Mu Xin, on the other hand, was lot number one.

Therefore.

After a brief preparation.

Mu Xin took to the stage first.

On the big screen.

The information of the work is displayed:

Work: Nocturne in F-sharp major (Nocturne No. 5)

Composer: Xian Yu

Performer: Mu Xin

Mu Xin at the piano began his performance.

Although the overall quality of the Nocturne series is good, there are still differences in excellence.

The “Nocturne in F-sharp major” that Mu Xin obtained is the most beautiful one among them, with fame ranking in the top three of the Nocturne series; even in the finals, it definitely wouldn’t disgrace the stage!

…

In the Qin Continent’s live studio.

The audience’s hearts were tangled.

“As expected, it’s another piece from the Nocturne series. If Fish Papa can’t produce other compositions, we might lose this event.”

“Yeah, Abigail has already broken the Nocturne’s score.”

“It doesn’t matter.”

“We have our champion in the women’s category.”

“Even if we lose, Fish Papa has done his best; there’s no need to blame him.”

“After all, Fish Papa is young, and his opponent is someone like Abigail who ranks in the top ten of Blue Star’s Maestros. To reach this point is already an exceptional accomplishment, not to mention that Fish Papa has already won so many gold medals for us from the Qin Continent.”

…

In the Zhong Continent’s live studio.

The people from Middle State were extremely excited!

“It seems that Xian Yu is running out of tricks now, unable to produce anything besides Nocturne series!”

“Abigail has already proved that she is not afraid of Nocturnes.”

“If he’s still using Nocturnes, then we’ve definitely won the finals!”

“So satisfying!”

“Finally, someone can handle this Fish!”

“Who would’ve thought we’d need our strongest Master Bishop to make a move to subdue this Fish.”

“Actually, Abigail was at a bit of a disadvantage facing this Fish. Losing the women’s category’s competition was primarily because Abigail doesn’t have as many compositions as Xian Yu.”

“Having a lot of compositions whose overall quality hasn’t dropped; this in itself is a talent.”

Perhaps seeing the dawn of Victory.

The Middle State audience wasn’t as resentful as before, and their evaluations of Xian Yu even began to become objective.

That’s just how people are.

They tend to be more forgiving towards losers.

…

On stage.

The performance ended.

The judges began scoring.

Mu Xin’s average score reached 97.4!

This is the highest score to date for a piece in the Nocturne series!

However, Mu Xin’s opponent is Chris, who has the support of Abigail.

And Chris has already scored 98 points with “The Return” in the second round!

In such a scenario, any score below ninety-eight feels insecure.

Unless the finale piece Abigail prepared for Chris is of lower quality than “The Return.”

However, this possibility is obviously very slim.

Therefore.

Even though this score is extremely high, not many people are optimistic about Mu Xin.

At this moment.

Chris took the stage.

As soon as the information of his piece came out, it quickly triggered a knowing smile from the audience.

Work: The Return

Composer: Abigail

Performer: Chris

When placed together, don’t the names of these two compositions by Abigail mean “The Return of the Conquerors”?

The Return of the Conquerors!

These four words refer to the army returning to the royal court after winning a battle.

Today, Abigail leads Middle State occupying the first place on the gold medal chart, and it also happens to be the last day of the competition.

After the fight, it’s time to head home triumphantly with the team.

In this context, the emergence of two such compositions with the combined implication of “The Return of the Conquerors” is incredibly fitting.

…

Chris began his performance.

Just like “The Return.”

This is another classic piano piece.

In a competition with as much professionalism as the Blue Songlympics, classical piano is the King’s Path.

The Nocturne series is like this.

And so is the “Return of the Conquerors” series.

However, different from “The Return,”…

The former expresses the emotions of a collective, while this classical piano composition named “The Return” no longer bears such intense anger and seems more personal instead.

By the second paragraph.

That personal emotion becomes even more apparent.

It is as though someone abroad is Missing their homeland, with a beautiful yet slightly sorrowful atmosphere that immediately draws the audience into the sentiment.

Only in the third paragraph.

The emotions become fully recharged.

This time it seems to convey the joy of reunion!

The soldier abroad has returned to the embrace of his hometown and has met with his family and friends.

The strong feeling of celebration permeates, emotions burst forth completely!

With prominent improvisational characteristics!

The decorative variations of the entire musical phrase turn the melody into an unbreakable emotional thread.

Be it family love, romantic love, or friendship.

The sweet and poignant moments speak through Chris’s keys.

The repetitive changes enhance the scale again and again, and at the peak of passion, the musical piece concludes with a brilliant section.

Crisp!

Neat!

Yet infinitely rhythmic!

A tremendous applause erupted from the audience!

This piece touched upon all the emotions of the audience, sorting out complex feelings with the melody, magnifying those emotions buried deep in their hearts bit by bit, and finally bursting out collectively at the end!

Even several judges were visibly moved.

Swipe, swipe, swipe!

Ten judges held up their scores.

This time, Chris’s average score was:

98.5!

A higher score than “The Return”!

Boom!

Middle State erupted!

Exclamations of surprise rose from every continent!

The clouds of despair returned once more to loom over the Qin Continent…

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ps: I wanted to use something from Croatia, ahhhh, it’s a personal sentiment, but since everyone feels it’s not suitable, let’s switch to a piece that’s convincing enough~