Pianos didn't exist in the Interstellar era. Their music had long been synthesized with software, making physical instruments obsolete.
Therefore, no one present recognized it as a musical instrument.
Jiang Qin had never systematically learned how to use her spiritual power for calming, but she had gained some understanding of it in her previous life after leaving the Jiang Family.
To put it bluntly, it was simply a matter of diffusing one's spiritual power while in a state of deep focus.
For her, entering such a state was incredibly simple.
In the short span of her first life, if there was anything that could make her happy, it was the wide variety of lessons her manager had arranged.
Others would have found them exhausting, but she never did. She only felt joy, learning everything she could with all her might.
Dancing, singing, painting, calligraphy, flower arranging, etiquette...
These lessons, which sculpted her into a perfect persona, were all just knowledge in her eyes.
Knowledge makes no distinction between high and low.
So, whenever she had these lessons, she would become completely absorbed, even forgetting to eat or sleep. She devoured all knowledge like a starving person.
To ensure there were no mishaps with this job and that she could reliably enter a state of deep focus to emit her spiritual power...
Jiang Qin chose the brute-force method of singing and playing an instrument herself.
She didn't know how the Interstellar Academy taught females, so she could only fumble her way toward the method that suited her best.
The bar owner was very cooperative. After all, it wasn't easy to hire a female. So when Jiang Qin requested a few musical instruments for her work, he immediately agreed.
He didn't know anything about musical instruments, though. He simply found someone to build them according to the blueprints Jiang Qin provided.
He spent a fortune to rush the construction of one piano; the other instruments were still being made.
In a corner of the bar, the head of security, Zhu Yongkang, asked softly, "She's just a C-level female. Don't you think you're investing a bit too much in her?"
The man standing beside him was none other than the owner of the Moonlight Bar, a fifty-year-old young Beastman named You Wei.
Hearing his subordinate's doubt, he didn't get angry. He simply replied, "You'll see. I, You Wei, never make a losing deal."
Even now, he still remembered her surprisingly impressive performance during her interview.
Zhu Yongkang remained skeptical.
It wasn't that he looked down on C-level females, but their spiritual power was truly minuscule.
Especially for A-level males like him and his boss, her Calming Power was effectively zero.
That's why he was so confused by You Wei's decision to assign him to protect this little female.
***
Once everything was ready, Jiang Qin played a short, simple tune to test the instrument.
Then, she began her work for the day.
However, since it was her first day on the job, she had to give a self-introduction.
"Hello, everyone. I'm Jiang Qin, a C-level female. Starting tonight, I will be working at the Moonlight Bar every evening.
My method of calming is through song. The piece I'll be performing next is called 'As Wished'."
Jiang Qin was very fond of this song, as it carried a beautiful wish.
A gentle melody flowed from the piano.
The males, who had been about to start chattering, instantly fell silent.
As Wished (Lyrics: Tang Tian, Music: Qian Lei, Original Singer: Wang Fei)
[You are the long, distant road
A lamp in the mountain fog
I am a child, walking in your gaze
You are the bright moon and gentle breeze
I am the dream you watch over...]
The moment her voice, gentle yet ethereal, rang out, the crowd was stunned.
They didn't know why, but as they watched the female on the high stage and listened to the song, they felt a sense of peace settling over them.
Their spiritual power, which was in a constant state of agitation, seemed to soothe and quiet down.
[You are the long river of time
The sky set alight by sparks
I am the one who looks up, singing you into a song...]
An Zeyu, who was currently livestreaming, was also stunned.
He had originally heard that a new female had started at the Moonlight Bar, so he came to check it out and find a topic for his stream today.
He never expected to encounter a female who used singing as a method of calming.
He and the viewers in his stream hadn't even had a chance to start mocking this unheard-of method before they were captivated the moment she began to sing.
He didn't even notice that people were steadily trickling into his livestream.
The viewer count had already reached ten million...
[And I will dream the reunion you dream of
Wish for the forever you wish for
Walk the long road you walk
Loving you like this
I will also see the world you have yet to see...]
Onstage, Jiang Qin was completely immersed in her own world.
She thought of everything back on Earth.
Her ostracizing peers, the weak and pale An Xin, the greedy orphanage director, her cold and rational manager, Sister Zhang...
And also, the people who had loved her.
Those fans who called her their "daughter."
Her first life may have been terrible, but it wasn't entirely so.
[To meet you in a life of clarity
Like your youthful face...]
You Wei noticed the spiritual power diffusing throughout the bar and smiled with satisfaction.
He really hadn't bet on the wrong horse!
This little female's spiritual power might be weak, but she possessed a powerful charisma that could draw everyone into a world of peace.
Only after Jiang Qin stopped playing and retreated backstage did the crowd in the bar snap out of their trance.
"Gods, the little female sings so beautifully! What song was that? It made my heart ache, I almost wanted to cry."
"Me too, me too! And the little female's eyes were getting red just now."
"SOB SOB SOB—What do I do? I think I'm in love with the little female."
"Is the little female going to perform another calming session later? I'm gonna call all my friends over to boost her numbers!!!"
An Zeyu also pulled himself out of that bittersweet emotion.
"Family, this is so weird, I really feel like crying. This little female's voice is so moving."
In the livestream's bullet chat, others felt the same way.
Little Wolf: [Feel like crying too. Moonlight Bar, right? I'm on my way!]
Shy Grass: [AHHHH, I'm not on Blue Star, I can't be there in person, this is so sad (┯_┯).]
[Is this a new song? Why have I never heard it before? Could the little female have written it herself?]
[Brother Yu, hurry up and ask if the little female does two calming sessions every day!]
[Are you all crazy? She just has a nice voice. This 'calming through song' stuff, who knows if it even works?]
[Exactly. The Interstellar era has no shortage of singers. What it lacks are females who can actually calm males.
People spend Star Coins at bars to feel even a tiny bit of calming, not to listen to a concert. If it were me, I'd demand a refund from the owner!]
[She's just a C-level female to begin with, and it's a large-scale calming session. Instead of doing it properly, she pulls a stunt like this to show off, wasting the males' Star Coins and time. It's disgusting.]
[I know this female. She's from a Barren Star and has never even been to school!]
As more and more comments doubting Jiang Qin flooded the bullet chat, An Zeyu frowned.
But he wasn't the type to take sides. He just said impartially, "Whether it works or not, we'll know once we test it."