Tsuzuru Minagi/A Hymn with Feelings

A Child's Favorite Sound

Backstage Stories

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	—Dorm Lounge (Night)—
Sakuya	I’m home~ Oh, Tsuzuru-kun!
Tsuzuru	Welcome home. Back from your part-time job?
Sakuya	Yes! It’s good that you’re here. I have to return this...
	Your xylophone! Thank you for lending this for me to use at the daycare today.
Tsuzuru	Ohh, that xylophone toy. Was it useful?
Sakuya	Not only useful, it was very well-received by the children! They sure like the sounds of xylophone, huh.
Tsuzuru	Ahh, I guess so. Now that I think about it, my younger brothers react a lot to sounds when they were little.
	Children really like toys that make sounds when they hit them.
Sakuya	Also, since xylophone is made out of a natural being which is tree, they kinda have this warm feeling when you ring them...
Izumi	Oh, Sakuya-kun and Tsuzuru-kun!
Sakuya	Thanks for the hard work, Director!
Tsuzuru	Great work.
Izumi	Huh? Is that... a xylophone toy?
Tsuzuru	Yeah, it’s mine.
Izumi	Is that so! Tsuzuru-kun, you can play xylophone?!
Tsuzuru	Uhh, not that much... Why are you kinda fixated on the xylophone?
Sakuya	Is there something you need with it?
Izumi	To tell you the truth... Veludo Town is going to have a music festival, and Rento-san made a request for us to appear there too.
Tsuzuru	From Rento-san? That’s rare.
Izumi	To be more precisely, he didn’t request directly to me, but through Manager.
Sakuya	I see!
Izumi	Xylophone is included in the instrument list to be used in the festival, so I was looking for someone who can play it...
Tsuzuru	And you want me to be in charge of the xylophone...?
Izumi	Yeah! Plus, you seem like you’re an experienced player.
Tsuzuru	Experienced, you say... As you can see, I have a xylophone toy, so I can’t really play difficult songs.
	Even so, you still want me to play?
CHOICE 1: It’s not difficult, so it’s okay [+] Izumi It’s fine! Standard songs like Twelve Days of Christmas are going to be used, so it’s not that difficult! Tsuzuru Twelve Days of Christmas, huh... That’s kinda okay. Sakuya Won’t your younger brothers be happy if you play that song for them? Tsuzuru I see. There’s not much repertory with my xylophone for Christmas songs but... If I think of my younger brothers while playing, I might do my best even if it’s difficult.
CHOICE 2: It’s alright if it’s Tsuzuru-kun [+] Izumi You can do it just fine, Tsuzuru-kun! Tsuzuru Why do you think so? Izumi Huh? Uh... Y-you look good with the xylophone, that’s why! Tsuzuru Director... You want me to accept the job so much that you’re just saying whatever comes to your mind. Sakuya But I also think that he looks good with it! The warmth from the xylophone and him, they’re kinda matching! Izumi I see, you compared the xylophone’s warmth with his kind and gentle nature vibes. Tsuzuru The praises before were a bit forced, but when you say it like that, then it’s not so bad.
Izumi	I’m sure it’s going to be alright! Please, help us out...!
Tsuzuru	Sure. If you’re okay with me, then I’ll do my best as much as possible.
Izumi	Thank you!
	I’ll try asking higher-ups if they can lend us a big xylophone for the festival.
Tsuzuru	Well, I guess I’ll practise with this toy until then...

	—Dorm Lounge (Day)—
Tsuzuru	Thanks for accompanying me, Sakuya.
Sakuya	No problem, I like the xylophone’s timbre anyway!
Tsuzuru	Well, let’s get started then. Wow, this sure brings me back.
Sakuya	What songs did you play at home?
Tsuzuru	Hmm, like this...
Sakuya	Oh, it’s "Frog Song"!
Tsuzuru	And then this...
Sakuya	"Rolling Acorn"... and "Mary Had a Little Lamb"! You’re so good, Tsuzuru-kun.
Tsuzuru	Surprisingly, my body still remembers how to play them. If it’s like this, I think I can do it for the festival.
Taichi	I was wondering where the nostalgic songs came from, so it’s from you, Tsuzuru-kun!
	I followed the sounds and came here!
Tsuzuru	I can only play easy songs though.
Taichi	That’s the good part~ It reminds me of the time I learned how to play recorder during grade school!
Sakuya	I get you! We also played with a melodica back then.
Tsuzuru	The one where you learn basics with basics, huh. There’s also this...
Citron	Oh~ That is such a good sound!
Tsuzuru	Woah! That surprised me...
Citron	Oh? Tsuzuru, we’re not doing Manzai but music performance today?
	Hmm...
	*Citron goes out*
Sakuya	Citron-san quickly went out even though he just came in...
Taichi	I wonder what’s up with him?
Tsuzuru	No, I think... He’s probably gonna come back again.
Sakuya	Huh? You can tell?
Citron	Ta-dah~! Thanks for the wait!
Taichi	He really came back!
Citron	Tsuzuru, we should have a music performance with these!
Tsuzuru	Ehh... With violin? Seriously?
	Playing xylophone with violin is a bit...
Citron	Hurry hurry, Tsuzuru! Play together! Of course, it’s gonna be... that song, ok?
Tsuzuru	Don’t tell me...
Citron	Let’s go~!
Tsuzuru	Wait, Citron-san! "Spring" is a bit—.
Citron	~♪~♪
Tsuzuru	The heck, it’s actually that "Zui Zui Zukkorobashi" song!
Citron	What are you doing? Hurry up and duet with me!
Tsuzuru	Okay, okay. If it’s "Zui Zui Zukkorobashi"...
	~♪~♪
Sakuya	Wow, you’re so good, Tsuzuru-kun! It’s really nice!
Taichi	You guys are amazing!
Citron	Nice~! Tsuzuru, we’re changing plans for today.
	We’re supposed to do street Manzai but we’ll change it to street music performance! Let’s go!
Tsuzuru	Huh?! Wait, Citron-san...!
	—Shopping Complex Gathering—
Citron	Now, now! Citrun’s music performance, it’s gonna start soon~
Fish Shop Madam	Citron-chan said he’s gonna hold a music performance!
Japanese sweets Grandma	Oh my, that sounds good. I’d like to hear it.
Tsuzuru	Then, we’ll start with "Zui Zui Zukkorobashi"...
Grandma	Oh my, how nostalgic.
Citron	We’re still gonna continue! Next is...
Old man	I never knew that songs that I know can sound so magnificent with the xylophone and violin performance.
Passerby A	Music is kinda good for a change. I’ll try to listen to them.
Citron	That’s all for today! Thank you for listening!
Tsuzuru	T-thank you for listening.
Passerby A	We wanna say thank you too!
Passerby B	That was good! Do it again sometime!
Tsuzuru	I-I didnt expect there were this many people watching us... This place sure is amazing, Citron-san.

Meena