And Angor was probably the only person in this world who could use such a strange combination.
They were almost sure that the music box was Angor’s. So… however did it end up here? Angor came to Twilight Well with them. They never saw Angor sending anything to the auction for review.
Dave saw both Angor and Toby grew calm and tried to ask in a small voice. “What’s going on, Angor? That’s… your music box, right?”
His words caused Toby to go berserk again.
Angor only said “Let’s talk later” before trying to comfort Toby again.
It was not like Angor could really hold Toby down considering the bird’s ability. It was just that Toby was unsure of what to do himself. He knew he made a huge mistake, and he did not want to anger Angor. Angor’s calm expression comforted Toby just a bit. However, Toby felt anxious again when he suspected that Angor was acting all calm because Angor was going to break up with him.
Angor clearly knew that even if he had ten extra hands, he would never be able to suppress Toby if Toby meant to attack for real. Toby was fumbling up and down in his pocket simply because the bird was trying to distract him, similar to how kids cried to their parents for candies.
And Angor gladly played along.
Dave watched the interaction between his friend and a bird and sighed. “Master Prome, I guess there’s some kind of reason behind this. Maybe someone stole Toby’s music box.”
“Angor can tell us if he wants to, or he can keep it private, I won’t mind. Look carefully, Twilight’s going to show us the music box. I always want to find out what special properties Angor created on his invention.”
As an alchemist himself and even though they studied different subjects, Prome could not help competing with Angor over their alchemy skills. The man never revealed his idea. Prome always believed that his path of synthesis was superior to Angor’s enchantment, so he always considered himself on a higher level than Angor.
But now, something was troubling him. Usually, Prome could get some of his items sold on the ordinary auctions, but not the Grand Auction. Angor’s music box though was presented at a Grand Auction so easily. And it was placed later in the queue too. Also, the auctioneer spoke highly of the item and even addressed ‘Flaming Lotus’ Lydia personally.
It gave Prome a terrible feeling as if Angor was a better alchemist than him.
He really wished to find out what was so special about Angor’s item now.
…
Twilight carefully placed the music box back onto the stand. “As a music box, the most important factor is, of course, music. To protect the privacy of our potential buyers, I’ll only play a portion of the music. Please listen to it and decide whether you’ll make the purchase.”
People did not seem interested at all. They simply considered it as taking a break.
Lydia sat in Chamber 1 and stared at Twilight’s movement carefully.
They saw Twilight covering the music box under a strange-colored cloth and that she was operating a winding key.
The Tranquility Rune soon covered the entire stage.
The power of the Tranquility Rune was fully displayed. But thanks to the cover cloth, neither Angor’s music nor his illusion could be observed.
Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what Twilight was up to.
“What are you waiting for, Twilight?” Lydia’s impatient voice came again.
“Just a minute, Lady Lotus. I already activated the music box. I need to cover it for the sake of the final buyer. I’ll remove the cover to allow you to enjoy the ending of the music.”
People knew what Twilight meant and decided to stay put.
When the inner stage had enjoyed Tranquility Rune for five full minutes, Twilight finally spoke to the yawning audiences, “The music is almost finished. Please take a good look now.”
She slowly uncovered the item, when a strange light came from under the cloth, along with gentle melodies.
Before anyone could comment, they saw ripples appearing in the air.