Music is Real Magic

From the perspective of Elise, once Eric

"I will sing. HighTone Dream."

As I bow, the murmur of the audience quiets down. Sparse applause can be heard.

Backstage, Akira starts playing the music. I had never thought to use strings magic for song accompaniment.

"I reflect my beloved in my eyes～♪"

I began singing in modern language, not in the ancient language typically used for spells. Normally, songs are meant for casting spells, and only old language lyrics are used. Using modern language lyrics was unthinkable until Akira brought this score.

Music to move people, to convey the beauty of love through a song, was unheard of. It appears to be something called a love song.

I was filled with pure joy as I sang.

Following what Akira calls the verse and chorus, I sang, "Even as the ugly duckling, I'm fine as long as I'm with you♪"

The audience was wrapped in surprise at a song with such themes and narrative. Even I was astonished as I sang.

Then, interspersing some ad-libs, I finished with an unconventional chorus.

I chose to sing in the ancient language, the same lyrics used for the ugly duckling's magic chant.

Suddenly, something extraordinary happened to my body. It was enveloped in a dazzling light.

"What's happening to me?!"

"Peacock, it's a peacock!" Beautiful feathers sprouted and spread all over my body.

It seems my body had transformed into a peacock.

After finishing the unconventional chorus of HighTone Dream, I bowed deeply.

The applause started with one person and then turned into a standing ovation.

I had succeeded on this stage.

Magic that transforms into a peacock was supposed to be undiscovered.

I had found an undiscovered magic through my improvisational singing.

Later, I learned that due to the sudden turn of events, no one had been recording.

Thus, the peacock transformation magic became a phantom magic that no one could replicate after its one-time casting.

Akira gave a peace sign from backstage.

"That was amazing!"

"You really did it," cheered the girls from the dorm, their attitudes flipping to admiration and gratitude.

"It's all thanks to Akira," I said, and they teased me, saying, "Stop showing off."

Of course, there was someone to remind me, "Don't get too cocky."

But it was true that I felt a bit more comfortable in the girls' dorm after that.

Maybe music really is a form of genuine magic.