Harugaoka Quartet/Episode 2

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Harugaoka Quartet
Episode 2

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Izumi Are you guys okay with Citron-kun starring as the lead character for Spring Troupe’s sixth play? Sakuya Yes! Citron-san is the only one who hasn’t been the lead actor, after all. Itaru He should be the lead actor by now. Chikage With this, everyone has experienced playing the lead roles. Izumi That’s right. I’m deeply moved by that for some reason. Tsuzuru Then, regarding Citron-san’s wish, I think he wants to take on the role of someone who plays the violin. Itaru Violin? We haven’t performed that kind of theme until now. Masumi Are we going to play the violin during performance? Izumi I don’t think it’s necessary for you guys to perform for real since it’s just a play, though…. Citron I performed on the violin during Zahra’s ceremonies every year, you know! Izumi Huh, is that so!? That’s awesome! Itaru As expected of high specs in disguise. Masumi If it’s only violin, I can do it too… Sakuya I want to hear Citron-san play violin! Citron I haven’t played violin at all since coming here, though. I don’t know if I still can play~. Chikage In the first place, we don’t even have a violin here. Itaru Yeah…. Manager We have oone! Izumi Huh? Manager We still have the musical instruments from back when the first-gen did an orchestra play! Since they’re the real deal, the sound comes out properly! Itaru Heh~. I expect no less from the first-gen, they were prosperous. Chikage The yakuza holds the pulse strings in our generation, after all. Manager I’ll bring it here, so please wait a minute! Izumi We do have it for real. It’s a decent violin. Citron «...The strings are rusty, and the bow hair is all stretched out of shape. But there aren’t any broken nor peeled off parts, so I think it’ll still make a sound.» Sakuya Huh? What is that? Chikage The violin doesn’t have any broken nor peeled off parts, so it looks like sound will still come out. Citron …. Itaru Is he tuning? Chikage His way of holding the instrument looks like someone who knows how to play, too. Sakuya He looks cool! Citron «...This should be okay.» ——. Izumi Oooh, it makes a sound! Sakuya So this is what a violin sounds like, huh. Tsuzuru By the way, I feel like I’ve heard this song before——. Masumi Smash, smash…. Itaru Smash as always. The sesame miso paste, smash … Tsuzuru That’s it! Izumi Why do you have to play that song, out of all things!? Tsuzuru It sounded really moving when you played it like that! Masumi Can you really play? Citron I was just kidding! Tehepero. I can play these kinds of songs well too, see. ….. Izumi Whoah…! Citron «Just as I thought, my fingers are not moving like they used to in the past...» That’s pretty much of it~. Sakuya You’re awesome, Citron-san! Tsuzuru I think you’ll be popular if you truly held your tongue. Itaru A real prince. Izumi Citron-kun, that was really beautiful! Masumi I can do that much… ——Hand me the violin. Citron Oh, I’ve been rolled! Chikage Do you mean robbed? Masumi ——. Sakuya The sound comes out! Izumi You’re amazing, Masumi-kun. This is your first time, right? Masumi ——tch. Itaru There, there. Don’t get so worked up. Tsuzuru You can already make a sound despite playing it for the first time—that’s good enough. Masumi Shut up! I’ll play the violin too for our next play. I’ll play just like Citron did. Izumi Eeeeh!? Sakuya Will we have two people play the violin? Chikage What kind of story will it be, then? Is it something like—a story of two people having a showdown? Tsuzuru With violins? Itaru So it’s a new kind of superhero story where the characters use violins as weapons and fight, huh. Tsuzuru That kind of story might exist, but it doesn’t look like something that Spring Troupe would perform, you know! Izumi If we do a play set in college or a school of music, then I think it won’t be strange to have a lot of musical instruments appear onstage. Masumi I’m okay with anything as long as I get to play the violin. Izumi Can you write something like that, Tsuzuru-kun? Tsuzuru Ah, well, I got inspired by the song from earlier, so I think I can do it. Izumi That song is really beautiful, after all. Tsuzuru I want to put it in the play, too. Citron But it’ll be an incomplete song if it’s only played by one violin. Sakuya Huh? What do you mean? Manager Ah, could it be that the song is meant to be played by a duo or quartet? Citron Ding dong. This song is Mozart’s “String Quartet”. Tsuzuru Heh~. Manager That’s right. How about putting a quartet in the story as well, then? The group will consist of two violins, a viola and a cello, so personally, I think it’s perfect! Itaru Manager is good at something. How rare…. Tsuzuru And he’s talking about decent things for once… Manager Do you think that low of me…!? Leave all things about music to me! I more or less can play any type of instruments, after all! Izumi It’s unusual for manager to look like someone who can do anything, it’s suspicious… Tsuzuru I feel like there will be a trap, somehow. Itaru Bad end flag, huh. Chikage I can imagine Manager breaking all the instruments on the first day of the play. Itaru That will happen for sure. Manager You all are being cruel to me…! Citron Don’t worry, guys. The fact that this instrument was not broken is surely thanks to Isuke’s management. Izumi Is that so? Manager Huh? Uhh, well, I accidentally found that instrument in the warehouse yesterday…. I actually forgot that it even existed. Tsuzuru You really are hopeless! Izumi No matter how many times I think about it, I can’t leave things to you… Manager But I really can play instruments! Izumi Well, since we don’t have any connections, should we ask manager to help coach for our musical performance…? Manager Leave it to me! Chikage But isn’t it still difficult for us to be able to play that song before the performance? Izumi You have a point. Generally, I think we can arrange the original recording and play it during the play. Citron I’ll also help teach. Izumi Then, Citron-kun, can you teach Masu——. Masumi I can learn by myself. I’ll make you fall for me with my violin performance. Izumi Huh? Eh, hold on, Masumi-kun——. Sakuya He’s gone… Tsuzuru Does that guy understand our main priority is the play, not the violin? Itaru He got motivated in a strange way. Izumi F-for now, that’s all for our upcoming play. I’m counting on you, Tsuzuru-kun. Tsuzuru Roger that. Izumi Well then, should we end the meeting here? Sakuya Thank you for your hard work! Citron Good job~. Chikage Great work. Tsuzuru Good job. Itaru ...Ah, Tsuzuru. Tsuzuru ? Itaru Playing instruments is NG for me. Tsuzuru Huh? Why——. Itaru Do you want to see me making weird dance moves while holding an instrument onstage? Tsuzuru ….Got it. Citron …. Tsuzuru What’s wrong, Citron-san? Citron It’s important to wipe the instrument’s rosin before putting it back to its case, you see~. Tsuzuru Is rosin this white powder? Citron Yes. Sound won’t come out if we don’t attach this to the bow. Tsuzuru Heh~. I see. Anyway, what kind of song is the one from earlier? Citron ——, you know. Tsuzuru Huh… Ah, I see. That’s why you played it. Citron That’s right. Tangerine ….. «The route which Onii-sama took to sneak away should be this one…» «Onii-sama…» Mika «Who’s there——!?» Tangerine !! Mika «Tangerine-sama!?» Tangerine «Mika——.» Mika «What were you doing this late at night——.» Tangerine «——Follow me! This is an order!» Mika «Eh!? Ple-Please wait——!»
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