Keiji went to the palace, but as he did not have an entree, he couldn't afford it, he had to sneak his way in, it was fairly easy, the large crowd and his agility allowed him to quickly slip inside unnoticed. once inside he looked around for a place he could settle to watch the event without being noticed but all the seats were to close together, he noticed a balcony with only a single girl in it, it seemed the best place for it and slipped into the balcony quietly, hiding himself in the shadows so the girl wouldn't notice him.

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Paganini had been mostly disinterested with the event, the philharmonic had some talent, undeniably, but the conductor's claim of having the [i]Scarlet Nocturne[/i] did gain his interest, his attention drawn to the stage as he awaited the performance of the legendary song.