Chapter 23
After finishing my performance and returning to my original spot, I was greeted by gazes filled with admiration and surprise that were noticeably different from before.
“… You were truly amazing.”
“Ah, it’s nothing special.”
“Nothing special, huh? Don’t you see the looks everyone is giving you right now? You’ve just skyrocketed your market value with that one performance.”
The first to approach me, Rize, was practically showering me with praise that bordered on adoration. It was quite embarrassing, but it seemed I had successfully led her to misinterpret who I was.
Rize, now convinced I was some sort of skilled pianist, asked me with a tone overflowing with curiosity.
“By the way, Mr. Raemon. What do you do for a living? I’m somewhat well-connected in the art world, yet I’ve never heard of anyone with talent like yours…”
“I’m just an ordinary person. I receive a bit of support from the esteemed Regalia.”
“… An ordinary person, you say?”