Taichi Nanao/A Hymn to Call for Snow
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The Sound That Gathers People
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| Taichi | I'm home! |
| Juza | I'm back. |
| Izumi | Oh, you guys came home together today. |
| Taichi | We saw each other at uni, so we decided to go home together! |
| Izumi | By the way... Taichi-kun, is the keyboard practice going well? |
| Taichi | There’s a lot of songs, so it’s kinda hard... |
| Juza | Speakin' of keyboard, it’s for the Veludo Town Music Festival, right? |
| Taichi | Yup! |
| I never thought Rento-san would ask MANKAI Company to perform at a music festival! | |
| Juza | Yeah. |
| Izumi | There might be some people who aren’t interested in theater at the music festival. |
| It’s a great opportunity for people like that to get to know the MANKAI Company! | |
| Taichi | I’ll do my best at practicing the keyboard for the sake of advertising our theater! |
| Izumi | Taichi-kun, you can play keyboard in the first place, so you ran for it again this time, huh? |
| Taichi | Yeah, I was in charge of keyboard when Autumn Troupe did a band back then.[1] I’ll definitely perform well at the music festival this time too! |
| Juza | I won’t be playin' there but tell me if there’s anythin' you’re troubled with. I’ll help you out. |
| Taichi | Juza-san... Thanks! That’s so reassuring! |
| Well, I think it’s time to practice. I can’t let myself make mistakes at the festival later~! | |
| Juza | Do your best. |
| Izumi | I'm looking forward to it! |
| Taichi | Alright! |
| ♪~♪~ | |
| I did it! If it's like this... | |
| ♪~♪~ | |
| ...Agh! | |
| Uuu... Even if I can do well at one part, another hard part will come out again... | |
| (I wonder if I’ll be able to play all these songs... | |
| (No, I just have to continue practicing!) | |
| ♪~♪~ | |
| Omi | I'm back. |
| Taichi | Welcome back! Wait, it's already this late?! |
| Omi | No, I finished my work early today. |
| Taichi | Oh, okay. |
| Omi | Have you been practicing ever since you came back home? |
| Taichi | Yeah! It’s kinda hard ‘cause there’s a lot of songs... But I’m gonna take a break now. |
| Omi | Oh right, Director said she made a dinner a while ago. |
| Taichi | Really?! Man, I’m so hungry right now~. |
| Omi | You sure are motivated to practice if you become this hungry. |
| Taichi | I want to perform without making a mistake in the actual performance later! |
| Omi | Then, you have to fill your stomach first before continuing your practice. |
| Taichi | Ok! I'll head there and have dinner now! |
| Izumi | It's Butter Chicken Curry today. |
| Taichi | Thanks for the meal! |
| Omi | It's rich and delicious. |
| Muku | Umm, how was the practice...? |
| Tenma | Hm? Oh, come to think of it, everyone here is a performer at the music festival. |
| Taichi | Ah, I'm struggling a bit... |
| Tenma | Keyboard does seem difficult. |
| Taichi | I’ve been practicing in my room a while ago, but it didn’t work out at all. |
| Muku | Maybe Taichi-kun will improve if you have someone listen to you while playing. |
| Taichi | Have someone listen to me...? |
| Muku | Various people listened to me when I played the accordion throughout the town... I think that’s how I improved.[2] |
| Izumi | Oh, that might be a good idea! |
| Tenma | You can also get some advice that way. |
| Taichi | I see! |
| Omi | I don’t think I can give you any advice, but I’ll always listen to you, so if you need to, please call me. |
| Taichi | Thank you so much! |
| Taichi | Phew, my stomach's so full now! |
| Omi | Are you going to practise after this? |
| Taichi | Yeah. It’s already nighttime, so I’ll practice wearing earphones! |
| Oh, right... | |
| Omi-kun, I’m going to play one song for practice, so can you listen to it? | |
| Omi | Sure, that's fine. |
| Taichi | Thanks a lot! Then, Omi-kun can put on this earphone. |
| Omi | Hm? But Taichi, can you play it even if you can’t hear the sound? |
| Taichi | You’re right! I can’t play properly if there’s no sound. |
| Is it okay if we share earphones? | |
| Omi | That's okay. |
| Taichi | Alright, let's start now! |
| This song only has melody lines, so I think it’s easy for Omi-kun to listen to it! | |
| ...How was it?! | |
| Omi | I’m not an expert, but it was amazing that you play it without getting stuck. I was able to listen to it properly as a song. |
| Taichi | Yes! I didn’t make any mistakes at all... This counts as success, right? |
| Thank you, Omi-kun! | |
| Izumi | Sorry, Taichi-kun. Even though you have practice to do, I had you help me with shopping... |
| Taichi | This much is fine for me! |
| Oh! There’s a piano over there! | |
| Izumi | It says here it’s Street Piano. Seems like anyone can freely play it. |
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CHOICE 1: Why don't you try playing, Taichi-kun? [+]
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CHOICE 2: Playing in public is nerve-wrecking, isn't it? [+]
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| Taichi | (It’s like the real thing that my heart’s pounding...) |
| (Piano and keyboard are a little different, but I practiced a lot... I’m sure I can play it!) | |
| ♪~♪~ | |
| Shopper A | Wow, it's a Christmas song. |
| Shopper B | It's almost that holiday, huh? |
| Izumi | (People are gathering around Taichi-kun after hearing him playing the piano. Everyone seems to be listening attentively to the sound of the piano...) |
| (I’m glad that Taichi-kun is also playing calmly.) | |
| Taichi | ...Whew. |
| *audience claps* | |
| ?! | |
| (Before I even know it, so many people are here...?!) | |
| Shopper A | It was wonderful~. |
| Shopper B | That was a good performance! |
| Taichi | T-thank you. |
| Izumi | Fufu, welcome back. |
| Taichi | I-I’m back! I was so surprised when I saw lots of people around me. |
| Izumi | Everyone gathered to listen to Taichi-kun’s piano. |
| Taichi | How was my performance....? |
| Izumi | It was lovely! |
| Taichi | That's good to know... |
| (Wait, having this many people gathered by the sound of the piano means that...) | |
| (Maybe I’ll be popular if I play the keyboard at the music festival?!) | |
| I gotta do my best for the music festival! | |
| Izumi | Oh, do your best! |
| (Taichi-kun, you sure are motivated.) | |
| Taichi | It's finally time for the real thing! |
| Sakuya | There are more people than I thought. |
| Muku | I'm getting nervous...! |
| Rento | Lookin' forward to work with ya today. |
| Izumi | Thank you for coming to help us. |
| Rento | I'll be at the back, so if there's anythin'... Wait, Isuke-san?! |
| A-are you going to perform too?! | |
| Manager | Yes, this time I’ll also participate with them~ |
| Itaru | Only as a conductor. |
| Rento | That's fine by me! |
| Isuke-san’s conduct, I will burn the vision of it firmly into my eyes! | |
| Manager | Thank you~ |
| Oh, come to think of it, I had something to talk to Mikage-kun! Mikage-kun, do you have time now~? | |
| Rento | I’m so lookin’ forward to Isuke-san’s conduct... |
| Announcement | Next is “The Mothers of Veludo Shopping District”. |
| Sakuya | Oh, that’s the butcher and the fish shop in that shopping street! |
| Tsuzuru | You’re right. That group is made up of people who are doing shops in the shopping street. |
| Itaru | I see. So that’s why the group name's like that. |
| Omi | They have a nice, homely atmosphere. |
| Izumi | It’s about time for everyone, so let’s go to the side stage. |
| Taichi | It's already our turn. |
| Omi | Time sure passes by so fast. |
| Muku | I-I'm very nervous right now... |
| Tenma | Muku, you'll be fine if you just calm down. |
| Yuki | You’ve practiced already, so you should be able to do it. |
| Hisoka | *sleep soundly* |
| Guy | Mikage, it's our turn now. |
| Taichi | It's time to show the results of my practice! |
| Announcement | Next is the MANKAI Company. |
| Izumi | Do your best, guys! |
| Itaru | Director can sit there and listen to us play with peace of mind. |
| Taichi | I'm gonna go ahead first! |
| Sakuya | Director, I'll be going now! |
| Izumi | Take care, you guys! |
| Manager | ...Seems like everyone is done getting the instrument ready, so I’m about to go now. |
| Izumi | Okay, see you later! |
| Manager | ..... |
| Audience A | Eh, that patchwork suit...? |
| Audience B | A conductor in rags... |
| Taichi | (The audience are all watching the manager?! I’m not sure why, but I think my nervousness just got loosened up!) |
| (Everyone’s playing properly so far...) | |
| (Next is the last one... It’s the most exciting song, but also the most difficult song on the keyboard...) | |
| (I might be popular if I succeed at playing this!) | |
| Manager | ..... |
| Audience C | Oh my, who's that conductor? |
| Audience D | It's like he's a famous conductor. |
| Audience E | He's really good. |
| Rento | T-that's... such an excellent conducting! |
| Taichi | (Oh, it's over...) |
| (I feel like this is the best I’ve ever played!) | |
| (This should make me popular now... Wait, huh? All the audience are looking at the manager?!) | |
| (Even though I tried my best to play it... I’m not popular at all!) | |
| *sigh* | |
| Izumi | You all did a great job! |
| Taichi-kun, the keyboard was amazing! You’ve achieved results from your practice, huh? | |
| Taichi | Did you watch me play?! |
| Izumi | Of course I did! |
| Taichi | Director-sensei...! |
| (Director-sensei watched me properly... I’m glad I did my best and practiced the keyboard!) | |
| Thanks! I'm so happy right now! |
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