Sakuya Sakuma/Senribana Monogatari

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Forming! The MANKAI Orchestra

Backstage Stories
Sakuya♪~♪~
CitronOh, Sakuya, you are getting good at playing the shamisen![1]
SakuyaWah, Citron-san. I didn’t see you there.
CitronI was guided here by the sound. You have learned to play the shamisen?
SakuyaActually, the manager secretly taught me. But I’m still a beginner at it.
CitronThe sound is still coming out properly. It is good!
SakuyaEhehe, thank you.
With the help of the manager, I’ll do my best to practice more and really get a feel for the shamisen!
CitronYes! I will also help Sakuya with the role study!
SakuyaReally?! Thank you so much!
CitronHah! I have come up with a good idea.
Hurry with a pen. Sakuya, bring the shamisen and meet in the courtyard!
SakuyaEeh!? Wah, wait up~!
CitronWe have gathered!
Tenma...Oi, what’s this about? I didn’t understand the meaning, I was just suddenly brought here.
CitronThe shamisen, flute, drums... It is an orchestra!
SakuyaAn o-orchestra?
CitronIt is! Tenma has done a role study for a flute player before.
TenmaAah, I did practice that for the Genpei[2] performance...
CitronSakuya has the shamisen, Tenma has a flute, I will play the drums!
SakuyaThat drum is a toy drum you’ve played before, isn’t it, Citron-san?
TenmaJeez, I can’t see a story here at all...
SakuyaActually, it seems like Citron-san has already thought about this role study...
TenmaWait, are you playing the shamisen for the next performance, Sakuya?
Well, if it’s for a role study... I can’t say no. If my flute will be helpful, I’ll cooperate.
CitronAs expected of Tenma!
SakuyaThanks, Tenma-kun!
CitronThen, let us start making sound and try to get it with limited express.
SakuyaLimited express?
TenmaMaybe he meant, improvisation?
CitronYes, that!
Let us go~! And, popopon!
CitronYes~!
TenmaI was wondering how good it would be with improvisation, but it’s surprisingly good.
SakuyaYeah! If we keep practicing like this–.
SakyoOi! It’s so noisy, what the hell are you up to?!
SakuyaWah, s-sorry!
CitronSakyo, it is an orchestra. It is for Sakuya’s role study!
Sakyo...For the shamisen player role?
Then go outside and do it in front of an audience. Doing it in public will make for a better role study.
You can also get some money for it.
CitronUnderstood, It is a nice idea!
TenmaSakyo-san’s whole purpose is just to get money, isn’t it...?
SakuyaAhaha...
CitronAlright, we shall take our orchestra in front of the station! Let’s go!
CitronThe preparations are ready. I shall give an important inspiration at once.
TenmaIt’s an “important announcement”.
SakuyaAlright, I’ll do my best!
CitronYes~! Popopon!
Sakuya & Citron & Tenma♪~♪~
Audience Member AWhat’s that?
Audience Member BThe tone is somewhat strange.
Audience Member CThe rhythm is strange, but it’s somewhat addictive.
TenmaWe’ve gathered more of a crowd than I thought.
SakuyaT-They really like it...!
CitronThis is an orchestra! Popoponpon!
SakuyaThank you very much!
TenmaThanks.
CitronIt was a great success! Thank you~!
Ha, I know! Sakuya, you should advertise at the end!
SakuyaEh!? U-Umm~...!
CitronI have a good idea! You should advertise like this. Mumble mumble...
Sakuya…Umm, w-we’re MANKAI Orchestra!
Tenma!?
CitronWe are still at the beginning, but we are aiming for the top!
From now on, please remember us~!
Audience Member AYou’ve got it~!
Audience Member BDo your best~! You have my support!
TenmaThis already happened before I even knew what was going on...
SakuyaW-Was this really a good thing...?
SakuyaThank you both for helping me with my role study today. It was a really helpful experience.
As Sakyo-san said, playing in public seems to have helped me understand the feelings of a shamisen player better...
It was good to play with a little bit of pressure.
TenmaReally? Well, I guess if it helps.
CitronThe role study was a great success!
*Notification sound*
TenmaHuh?
CitronOh, a LIME from Kazu.[3]
KAZUNARI MIYOSHI☆
Damn! Sakusaku’s Orchestra’s got crazy Inste buzz!
KAZUNARI MIYOSHI☆
#MANKAIorchestra has a whole bunch of posts!
TenmaHah!?
CitronVery cool! We have made our major debut!
SakuyaEeh!?
TenmaHaa... I’m gonna get scolded by Sakyo-san and Igawa later...


Notes

  1. The shamisen (三味線) is a three-stringed Japanese lute.
  2. Tenma's referencing his role in the mixed troupe play he did with Tsuzuru. The unbloomed version of Tenma’s SSR for that play shows him playing the flute!
  3. I guarantee no accuracy on anything Kazunari says because I’m terrible with slang