I Insist on Writing a Duet with You

I wrote this a long time ago, and I'm going to rewrite all of it now :D

[Content warnings]

1. Both leads are powerful and switch roles, with no fixed top or bottom.

2. Beautiful, strong, tragic leads: Chen Jingci (out-of-control harmonic power) / Xu Weixi (traumatic memories)

3. Depictions of mental contamination: includes bodily mutations and consciousness invasion

4. Complex power system: harmonics and noise

5. Surveillance mission vs. personal protection

6. Battle scenes combine the beauty of music with the aesthetics of violence

7. Sci-fi setting incorporating elements of classical music theory

The whole story is complete and written in advance. I'll post it bit by bit!

[All about two sworn enemies forced to team up to save the world]

When the piano music of classical music genius Chen Jingci rang through the academy again, everyone knew trouble was coming. After all, whenever this Harmonic Division ace had a burst of inspiration, the results ranged from every book in the library tap-dancing together to Noise monsters that could turn the classroom building into a factory of cacophony.

Today's situation clearly fell into the latter category.

"You played a B-flat in the seventh measure!" The rock-loving youth Xu Weixi appeared from behind the bookshelf, a military saber in hand, its tip still hanging with the remains of a Noise creature he'd just killed. He'd been ordered to keep an eye on this walking disaster magnet, but over the past three months his main job had become helping Chen Jingci write disciplinary reports: "An Account of the Nth Destruction of the Practice Room."

Chen Jingci calmly closed the piano lid. "The original score has a B natural. You're the one who remembered it wrong."

Before he had finished speaking, the shield outside the window shattered with a crash, and black Noise surged in like a tide. They exchanged a glance and attacked at the same time: the piano became a longsword that cleaved through the sound waves, while the military saber pierced the void to a heavy-metal beat.

"Left!"

"I see it."

They worked together flawlessly, even though one insisted on wearing a three-piece suit and the other was always in ripped jeans; one used Bach as an attack spell, while the other used rock music as a shield. But when Chen Jingci was about to be swallowed by the Noise, Xu Weixi hummed a little tune from his hometown. The off-key melody unexpectedly became the key to bringing him back to his senses.

Now the whole school was betting on when they would destroy the academy, while the command center was tearing its hair out. Meanwhile, the two of them were arguing as they composed music amid the ruins.

"This part should be a fugue!"

"A drumbeat would make it hit harder!"

"The world deceives us with Noise and commands me to play the finale alone, but I insist on composing a chord with you."

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