Hunter: Tonight, Germain joins the hunt

"Teacher Germain?"

"Mr. German?"

Just from the tone of voice, German could tell that Kurapika and Melody were surprised that they would appear here.

"Blind Female Chess Sage" Xiaomai reacted when she heard the two voices and quickly sat up, respectful but a little timid.

"Mr. German..."

Germain briefly greeted them and explained that he was here to find Melody.

"I?"

Melody pointed her finger at herself in confusion, wondering what Germain wanted from her.

Kurapika also looked at Mr. Germain in surprise, and then at the melody, trying to see what was fishy in it.

Mr. Germain, you shouldn’t be very familiar with Melody, right? What does the teacher want from her?

"Play me a song." Germain suddenly pointed at the flute in Melody's hand and suggested.

Although it was a bit sudden, Melody thought about it but had no reason to refuse, so she readily agreed.

"Then I'll play a song."

After that, Melody put the flute to her mouth, pressed her fingers on the holes, changed a tune, and started playing.

The sound of the flute is beautiful and sounds like the sound of nature.

Germain, Kurapika and Wheat couldn't help but immerse themselves in it, as if they were walking between snow-capped mountains and grasslands, seeing all the beautiful scenery in the world.

Then, the sound of the flute disappeared and everything around returned to normal.

Melody bowed slightly to everyone.

"Hope you guys like it."

Everyone applauded, and Wheat was the one who worked hardest.

Germain quietly paid attention to the projection of the "Hunter's Badge" and noticed that his pressure had decreased a little.

Sure enough, I found another way to relieve stress...

Xina cleared "passion" for him, so that the stress-reducing effect of Melody's telekinesis ability could be effective on him.

That's why he got rid of his thoughts first, and then came to Melody to try to relieve stress.

Although it is less stress-relieving than the delicacies of "Magic Beautician Miss Cookie" and Men Qi and Buhara, it is better than being stable and continuous.

The melody can be played during the battle to continuously reduce the pressure on everyone.

In addition, she also has the ability to control the entire audience with her flute sound, which also works wonders in battle.

When Germain thought of this, he sincerely praised: "It's a wonderful flute sound."

"Thank you." Melody smiled slightly.

However, everyone could see that Germain still had unfinished words and was unwilling to say them here.

He couldn't really come here to listen to the flute solo, could he?

Sure enough, Germain spoke.

"Melody, let's go for a walk in the back garden behind the castle."

Melody and Kurapika both reacted quickly. Germain had something to say to Melody alone.

"Uh...well, okay."

Melody didn't hear the malice in Germain's heart, so she left with some curiosity.

Kurapika was full of doubts and stayed to play chess with Mugi.

It's just that his level of military ritual chess was not as good as that of Xiaomai, and now that he was half-hearted, he was even more disgraced by Xiaomai.

Germain and Melody soon followed the path to the lush and flowery back garden.

Melody followed along, but could not hear any wavering in Germain's heart, which made her even more confused.

"Sorry, Mr. German, I'm really curious. What do you want from me?"

She stopped and rubbed her fingers uneasily.

Germain never liked beating around the bush, so when he saw Melody asking, he said directly:

"I heard that there is a "Devil King" in the world, who created the so-called "Dark Sonata". "

Melody couldn't help but widen her eyes when she heard ""Demon King" and "Dark Sonata"", and lost her composure in front of Germain for the first time.

How did he know this? !

Germain only observed for a while and then continued.

""Dark Sonata" is a solo piece that can be played by piano, violin, harp or... flute. "

"It is said that as long as someone plays "Dark Sonata", even just one movement, extremely terrible things will happen around them..."

Germain noticed that Melody's face turned pale, as if recalling some horrific memory, and she could not help but tremble slightly.

To be honest, Melody's encounter quickly reminded German of a Cthulhu mythology story he had seen before.

It's called "The Song of Eric Zan."

The story is actually very simple. A violinist named Eric Zan plays bewildering music in a narrow attic every night.

Everyone who hears the music is amazed by it.

However, the truth is that he did not play voluntarily. He has been using his own violin music as a mortal to resist the music from the "gods".

He must play without stopping, and refuse to listen to the music coming from the endless dark void behind the attic window!

However, he failed in the end and turned into a corpse playing numb music under the ridicule of God.

Melody's experience is no less horrific.

Seeing Melody's uneasy expression, Germain couldn't help but express apologetic concern.

"I'm sorry, it brought back bad memories for you. Are you okay?"

"I……"

Melody slowly regained her breath and glanced at Germain fearfully.

Is this the intelligence network of top hunters?

He revealed the little-known secret that I had always kept deep in my heart...

His voice was stable and strong, and he was definitely not bluffing me...

In a nervous trance, she knew there was nothing to hide anymore, that this man knew everything.

Moreover, enduring those dark memories alone for a long time also made her mentally tense, and she really needed someone to talk to.

Perhaps, Germain is this person.

"It was many years ago that some of my good friends owned "Dark Sonata" and they played it on the flute while drunk. "

"After that, something extremely terrible happened... At that moment, we were in boundless darkness..."

"Subsequently, almost all the players and listeners had their faces distorted and their flesh turned upside down and died. Only me, only I was lucky enough to survive..."

"But even if I survived, I would still look like this, like a hairless mouse..."

"Your ability to hear other people's voices also comes from Dark Sonata, right?" "German asked.

Melody was stunned for a moment, then sighed.

"It seems that you know more than I thought. You must also know that I have listened to your voices during this period of time."

"Yes, everything is given by it...so I am determined to destroy all "Dark Sonatas" and never let our tragedy happen again. "

"At the same time, there is also a glimmer of hope in my heart. Maybe during the journey to find the "Dark Sonata", I can return to my original appearance. "

When Melody said this, she touched her face and showed a strange look.

"Then, Mr. Germain, can you tell me, why do you want to know these old things? Are you interested in "Dark Sonata"? "

"Roughly the same."

Melody immediately looked frightened and nervous.

"This... they are too dangerous, please be sure not to..."

"Don't worry," interrupted Germain, "I know nothing about musical notation, let alone playing piano, violin, harp or flute solos."

"Even if you threw the score of "Dark Sonata" in front of me, I wouldn't be able to play it. "

"Then you are..." Melody looked at him suspiciously.

"I just want to confirm some of my previous guesses through "Dark Sonata", that's all. "

After seeing Melody's ruined face, Germain knew that it was beyond the scope of what "cure-all herbs", "archangel's breath", "removal of thoughts" or most other means could handle. .

Even plastic surgery is useless, otherwise Melody would have done it long ago.

This is a curse, an evil curse that cannot be stripped away.

At the same time, it also brings unexpected "gifts".

The "power of thought" of the melody comes from the "Dark Sonata", that is, its root is the "Demon King".

Germain breathed slowly.

For the first time, Melody heard a different, slightly disordered beating sound from his chest, and then calmed down again.

What a powerful control...

She couldn't help but think to herself.

At this time, Germain said to Melody: "I agree with your idea of ​​destroying all "Dark Sonatas", and I support your doing so. "

"You need trustworthy companions and need to know more things. If you are ready, go to Du En and Liszt and tell them that I allow it."

Melody looked at Germain in confusion, not understanding what he meant.

Germain didn't explain, just reminded him.

"Remember, once you decide to join us, there is no turning back, just like a solo in your memory."

"Once you start playing, you can't stop. It will be etched in your mind forever and become a nightmare that you won't be able to get rid of."