Rebirth vs. Rebirth: Tragedy to Triumph

Chapter 253 Demands

“Ms. White, your interpretation of this piece is truly exceptional. I award you a perfect score of ten.”

“Ms. Ridge, your performance was also remarkable. You receive a nine.”

With one receiving a ten and the other a nine, Hattie found herself trailing Violeta by a single point once more. The gap was closing once again

Frustrated, Hattie stood up and addressed the boss, “This isn’t fair. With so many people here, why should you be the only judge? Music is subjective; everyone has different tastes. I think everyone here should vote and score.”

The boss hesitated. “Well … “

Hattie signalled to Zelena and the others. Zelena spoke up, “Yes, since both are competing, why not let everyone here participate in the voting? That would be fair.”

Gillian added, “I agree. Music can’t be judged by one person alone. If you’re biased towards Violeta, wouldn’t her scores always be higher?”

The store owner waved his hand dismissively. “I don’t know either of these students personally. How could I be biased?”

Candy chimed in, “Since that’s the case, let everyone here vote and score. That would be the fairest way. Right, everyone?”

“Yes!”

“That sounds good. I support it.”

“Agreed.”

the room. Seeing this, the owner had no

we’ll change the rules. From the next round, everyone will get a vote, and the participant with the

in votes, with Violeta behind. Hattie believed the owner must have been biased towards

remained silent. “Ms. White, do you have any

“No, I

the third round,

owner picked up the sheet music and began leafing

‘Eight

the most challenging pieces. Mastering this one required not just technical skill but also the ability to convey its deeper

famous poem and painting more than 100 years ago, this composition depicted the Eight Views of Centrefield. Even today, the region’s poem about these scenes remains

knew of the piece’s difficulty, and her enthusiasm waned. She

last time. You should go first

I’ll take

Views of Longpeace’ illustrated scenes like snowy peaks, windy bridges, a misty

a piece that evoked such imagery was

possessed the skill, who here would recognize

why the owner had chosen the piece. He

then placed her hands on the

observed

or strumming-was precise. The notes emerged

intertwined each segment with a poem

Hattie found herself drawn into

vivid pictures