The Body Swap Game - Chapter 33
Chapter 33: Couldn’t Play the Piano
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation
Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
If he had just started the game, he wouldn’t know what to say. But he’d already learned how to use sanitary napkins, thanks to An Siyao.
After his explanation, Xu Youxiang asked some more private questions, and she finally believed Xia Yu was a woman.
Sighing with relief, Xia Yu thanked An Siyao in his mind.
After proving himself, Xia Yu and Xu Youxiang’s relationship became less tense.
Xu Youxiang didn’t say anything about Xia Yu’s idea of using her body, it sounded like she had agreed.
At eight a.m., before the doctor came to remove the catheter, Xia Yu returned to his own body.
At that moment, he was on his way to school.
He didn’t bring his backpack, as today was the cultural festival.
He walked and thought of ways to make money.
He made a good salary now, but it had only been a few days. It wasn’t as if the salary would be given to him early. So he only had those savings of 2000 yuan.
What could 2000 yuan do? He couldn’t give Xu Youxiang a dozen yuan an hour that some kind of slave wage kids made in summer jobs.
Worried, he walked into the school.
There were various food vendors on campus, which haven’t opened yet. The vendors were all run by students. There wasn’t much school work, and a lot of students knew how to make snacks.
After he passed the food vendors, he reached the center of campus, where there were performances. There was archery, tai chi, chess, meditation, etc. The most popular, however, was the girls from the anime club.
Dressed in revealing cosplay costumes, they appealed to the male students.
Yes, guys, they were girls for these two days.
There were girls who liked anime too, but the area was so mobbed by male students, the girls had to step away.
Crossing the central area, then going upstairs, Xia Yu reached his classroom.
Half of the desks and chairs were put aside in an empty classroom, with the other half forming a long table lining the room.
Some students were adjusting the chairs.
In the middle of the classroom was the space for the piano, which had yet to arrive.
The class leader stood up excitedly when Xia Yu came in. He opened the door of the classroom, made of two wooden panels, which would allow the piano to move through.
“Let’s go, let’s go get the piano. You can check and make sure we don’t damage anything.” Taking Xia Yu and three other male students, the class leader led them to the fourth floor, to a teacher’s office.
“C’mon on in!” the music teacher said.
The class leader went in. “Teacher, I’m here to get the key to the piano room.”
A few days ago, the class leader had reserved the key to the piano room.
The young music teacher looked chastened. She didn’t hand over the key, instead, she said with her hands folded:
“Sorry, I forgot that I had promised the wind ensemble club. They already took the piano!”
“What!” The class leader was very disappointed. “Then, what can we do?”
“I’m really sorry.” The new-graduate teacher was apologetic. “You guys wanted to do that… music appreciation thing?”
“Right, without a piano, we can’t just use a cell phone for music.” The class leader was troubled.
“I know how to play the flute. I can help you with a flute.” The music teacher tried to offer a solution.
Looking at the music teacher, who would be rated 80, Xia Yu tried to imagine the scene.
As the morning light streamed into the classroom, a young music teacher smiled and put a flute near her mouth.
Not exactly the right picture.
The class leader also thought it wouldn’t work. “Playing the flute is for elementary school kids.”
He could tell the music teacher didn’t have another solution. He sighed. “It’s okay. We shouldn’t have you helping with our class project anyway.”
“I’m really sorry.” The music teacher took out her stash of soda and snacks to entertain the students, but she was turned down.
“Now what do we do.” The class leader was upset.
Seeing the students’ disappointment, and thinking of the girls busily decorating the classroom and the way everyone was worried about him fainting yesterday, Xia Yu decided. He pointed to a nearby cabinet, “Teacher, can we borrow this?”
“Violin? Sure. But do you know how to play it? I’m awful at it.” The music teacher said.
The violin was harder to learn than the piano, so very few people learned it.
“Xia Yu, you know the violin?” The class leader was overjoyed.
“A little bit. But I haven’t practiced it as long as I have the piano,” Xia Yu said.
In fact, he had never even touched a violin before. But An Siyao’s skills weren’t limited to the piano. Music was a big field, including the violin.
After he saw the violin, he felt a sense of familiarity. Various skills also appeared in his mind.
“That’s fantastic!” The class leader clapped and helped Xia Yu remove the violin from the cabinet. They put the instrument inside the box given by the music teacher.
“Teacher, why do you have a violin if you don’t know it that well?” Xia Yu asked with curiosity.
“The violin looks so stylish as a decoration!” The music teacher sounded smug.
“…” Xia Yu had no reply. He thought there would be a motivational story.
After the class leader wrapped up the violin, the group of students went and carried it back to their classroom.
The female students had already decorated the tables with tablecloths and added candles. There were ribbons on the ceilings and balloons, giving the classroom a romantic feel.
Seeing their return, the girls asked, “Where is the piano?”
“It’s gone. The wind ensemble club took it,” the class leader answered.
“Then what do we do?” The girls became angry.
Thanks to the girls who followed Xia Yu to the coffee shop, all the girls in the class knew of his piano talent. They were looking forward to today.
“It’s alright. We have a violin,” the class leader said proudly, holding up the violin case.
Compared to the piano, the violin was even more elite. Many people learned the piano, with fewer people trying the violin.
“Xia Yu knows how to play the violin?” The girls looked at Xia Yu in shock.
The piano thing already surprised them, although it was possible to learn the piano during one’s free time. But adding the violin would take even more time.
“Yes.” Answering simply, Xia Yu took over the violin case and removed the instrument.
He tried the violin strings. The music teacher used the violin as decoration, so the tones were off.
Turning the pegs, Xia Yu adjusted the tone for the A string, then the rest of the strings too.
He checked the violin’s bow, it was pretty well-preserved.
When he put the violin at the crook of his neck, the class became silent. Everyone looked at him expectantly.
Xia Yu pondered.
What should I do? I didn’t know any violin songs.
Fine, I would play a piano song.
