Entertainment: You're asked to make a healing animation, but it will make the whole internet de

Since the end of the last episode of the anime, when that cold operating room door closed.

The entire network of the Dragon Kingdom fell into a strange state of stagnation.

A whole week.

For countless viewers, each second felt like an eternity.

They were frantically refreshing Su Bai's social media accounts and the official homepage of the healing animation.

The comments section was flooded with wishes for Kaori Miyazono's successful surgery.

Their hearts were hanging in the air.

With each passing day, my anxiety grows.

Despair and hope battled fiercely in the hearts of every fan.

Please, you old scoundrel Su, as long as the ending is good, I'll forgive you for all the times you stabbed me in the back!

Brothers, I have a bad feeling. That old bastard Su, the more benevolent he smiles, the faster he'll stab you in the back!

Don't say it! I can't bear to think about it! I get panicked just looking at the hospital!

……

7:59 PM.

Across the country, countless eyes are glued to the screen.

In the dormitory, the students put down their games.

In the office building, white-collar workers who were working overtime put on their headphones.

Even the TVs at street food stalls were switched to Bilibili's live streaming room by the owners.

Healing Animation Co., Ltd.

Shen Qingyue's hands were tightly clenched together, her knuckles white, her eyes fixed on the big screen, forgetting even to breathe.

Lin Xi sat beside her, her face equally pale.

As the person who personally composed the soul of this animation, she knows it better than anyone else.

What follows will be incredibly cruel.

Only Su Bai.

He remained calmly leaning back in his boss's chair, as if the tension in the outside world had nothing to do with him.

He merely glanced at the rapidly scrolling countdown on the screen.

A subtle, unnoticed curve appeared at the corner of his mouth.

Eight o'clock sharp!

The screen lit up instantly!

There is no opening theme song.

The screen was completely black.

One second, two seconds, three seconds...

The suffocating darkness seemed endless.

Just when everyone's hearts were in their throats, a beam of light shone down without warning.

Under the beam of light, instead of the operating room the audience had been longing for, there was a solitary grand piano.

The camera slowly pulls back.

Arima Kousei, dressed in a black tuxedo, is sitting at the piano.

Is this the venue for the finals?

The live chat exploded!

What's going on?! This is what you show me?!

[Where's Xiao Xun?! How's Xiao Xun?! Su Laozei, don't try to change the subject!]

[I get it. It's cross-cutting! The surgery and the competition are happening simultaneously! Holy crap, Su Laozei, you're not human!]

The audience understood instantly.

On one side, there was a life-or-death surgery, a procedure with a slim chance of survival.

On the other side, there was the final, where everyone was betting everything and fighting for her.

This extreme feeling of being pulled apart made everyone's heart twist into a pretzel.

In the animation.

Kousei sat at the piano, his hands hovering above the keys, but he hesitated to put them down.

His eyes were vacant and unfocused.

The whole world seemed to have turned back into that black and white world, devoid of sound and color.

On the judges' panel, an older judge frowned: "What's wrong with this kid? Time's almost up."

Another judge sighed.

"Have you heard? A girl who's very close to him is undergoing a very dangerous surgery today."

"What? Then he..."

In the audience, Kousei's friends had worried expressions on their faces.

"Is Kousei alright?"

"Can he bounce back? In this state..."

Time passed by, second by second.

In Kousei's mind, Kaoru's tearful yet incredibly gentle plea before entering the operating room echoed over and over again.

Don't forget me.

Like a thunderclap, it exploded deep within his soul.

We must not forget!

How could I forget!

It was you who pulled me out of that dark, sunless sea.

It was you who brought color back to my world.

It was you who made me hear the sound of music again.

At this moment, all the memories and all the images flooded my mind like a tide.

When I first met her, she stood under the cherry blossoms in April, like an elf descended to earth.

When playing in an ensemble, her free and unrestrained piano playing seems to ignite the entire world.

On the hospital bed, her face was pale, but she still tried her best to force the brightest smile.

Kousei's body began to tremble slightly.

He slowly closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, an unprecedented flame ignited in those empty eyes!

He looked up, his gaze seemingly piercing through the concert hall's dome, through time and space, and saw the girl on the operating table, fighting for her life.

Xiao Xun.

Did you hear that?

This is what I played for you.

This was played just for you.

The next second, his fingers landed heavily on the piano keys!

Ding!

The first note was cold and desolate.

In Kousei's eyes, it is still a black and white world.

The audience's hearts sank.

However, immediately after that, the second note, the third note...

A series of notes, like a gentle stream, flowed from his fingertips.

The music no longer contained only sadness and confusion.

There is struggle, there is longing, there is resentment, there is shouting!

He seemed to be telling a story through the music.

A boy was sinking into the silent seabed until a ray of light shone in.

suddenly!

Gong Sheng's pupils suddenly contracted.

He saw it.

Right beside him, under the spotlight, the figure of a blonde girl slowly emerged.

She was wearing a long white dress, holding that familiar violin, tilting her head, and giving him a playful smile.

It's Kaoru's illusion!

At this moment, the entire audience of the Dragon Kingdom fell silent!

In the animation, Kaoru rests her violin on her shoulder, with the bow gently resting on the strings.

She didn't make a sound.

But in that instant, Kousei's music changed completely!

If the previous performances were monologues, then this one is a magnificent duet!

His left hand played a melodious and gorgeous tune, like a violin, which was Kaoru's freedom and unrestrained spirit.

His right hand played a steady and firm chord like a piano, a response and protection for her.

A one-person ensemble!

He alone played the piano, expressing the souls of two people!

Holy crap!!!

[I'm going crazy! I'm absolutely going crazy! What kind of incredible performance is this?! My scalp is tingling!]

[He's not fighting alone! He brought Xiao Xun to the stage! Waaaaah...]

This is no longer music, this is love! This is the most passionate love letter he ever wrote to her!

The music grew increasingly passionate!

At this moment, the world as Kousei saw it came to life completely!

The black and white piano keys have been stained with brilliant colors.

The spotlight's halo transformed into the warm April sunshine.

The air seemed to be filled with the fragrance of cherry blossoms.

He poured out everything he had: longing, gratitude, love, and the humblest of prayers!

Let everything be transformed into musical notes, conveyed to her through this piano!

Please!

Don't go!

Come back to me!

Inside the concert hall, there was a deathly silence.

Everyone was completely overwhelmed by this overwhelming torrent of emotions.

On the judges' panel, the oldest man was trembling all over, tears streaming down his face.

His lips trembled as he muttered to himself.

"This is not a competition, this is not a skill."

"This is the deepest prayer from one soul to another."

The music reached its climax!

Gong Sheng's ten fingers left afterimages on the piano keys!

Kaoru, standing before him, smiled radiantly as she silently drew her bow, her movements perfectly harmonizing with his piano playing.

The whole world was left with only the two of them.

however.

At the very moment that most magnificent movement began to play.

The phantom beside Kousei, the girl who was as dazzling as the sun, began to gradually become transparent.

Her figure transformed into countless cherry blossom petals fluttering in the sky, dazzling yet tinged with a touch of melancholy.

She looked at Kousei, her eyes filled with reluctance and longing, her lips moving slightly as if she were saying something.

"Thank you."

Then, with a smile, she vanished completely into the air, reflected in Kousei's suddenly contracting pupils.

boom!

The last note fell heavily, like a hammer blow!

The lingering sound echoed around the beam.

The whole world was deathly silent.

Kousei slowly raised his head and looked at the empty stage around him.

He reached out his hand, as if trying to catch the falling cherry blossoms.

But all they grasped was emptiness.

The image freezes.

black screen.

……

After a deathly silence lasting more than ten seconds.

Yes, the cries that drowned out the entire internet.