Sakuya Sakuma/Stately Four Strings
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Forest Concert
Backstage Stories| Sakuya | One more time. I should hold the instrument like this... |
| Ah, as I thought, it still sounds a bit scratchy... Hmm, this is hard... | |
| Cat A | Meow~ |
| Sakuya | Huh? When did you guys... |
| Cat B | Me~ow. |
| Cat A | Meow, meow... |
| Sakuya | Ahaha, that tickles. |
| Are you guys trying to cheer me on...? | |
| Cat B | Meow~ |
| Sakuya | I see, thanks guys. |
| Cats | Me~ow. |
| Sakuya | —And that's what happened! |
| Citron | Ooh! The cats are cheering you on as well! |
| Sakuya | It's still hard for me to make a beautiful sound but...I'll definitely try my best! |
| Citron | Sakuya, you've been practicing really hard, so I'm sure you'll be able to make a beautiful sound! I'll show you how! |
| But it's already this late. Let's get to sleep and practice again tomorrow. | |
| Sakuya | You're right. |
| Citron | Good night. Sweet dreams. |
| Sakuya | Thank you. Good night, Citron-san. |
| ...Nn. | |
| W-what...? Where am I...? | |
| ...I can hear a sound from somewhere around here... I wonder if someone is playing an instrument? | |
| The sound seems to be coming from the other side... | |
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| Animal Quartet | ♪ ~ ♪ ~ |
| Sakuya | Eeh?! What are they doing here...?! |
| (That's the guys from the Autumn Troupe, right...?) | |
| (A rabbit, a bear, a tanuki, and a squirrel... The four of them are doing a musical performance...) | |
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| (There's also a wolf and a lion listening to the performance around me...) | |
| (It's not just guys in animal costumes though, even real animals are also listening to their performance...) | |
| (They caught me by surprise but...the sound is very beautiful...) | |
| Animal Quartet | ♪~... |
| Sakuya | That was amazing! I was very impressed! That was a wonderful performance! |
| Bear | ...Thanks. |
| Sakuya | Um... You guys are Banri-kun and the rest of the Autumn Troupe, right? |
| Rabbit | ...I'm a rabbit. |
| Sakuya | H-huh? So that's not Taichi-kun...? |
| Tanuki | Y-you're wrong, I'm a tanuki...! |
| Um...t-that's right! Why don't you play with us, Sakkun?! | |
| Squirrel | Don't just go calling him with his nickname. |
| Rabbit | You're goin' way too off topic here! |
| Wolf | You can play the cello, right? Why don't you go ahead and play it? |
| Lion | I'll lend you my instrument. |
| Sakuya | Eeh, but I can't play it that well, you know...?! |
| Tanuki | It's fine, it's fine! Come sit over here. |
| Rabbit | Here, hold the instrument. |
| Lion | Let us hear your sound. |
| Sakuya | I-I wonder if it's okay... I can only make a scratchy sound when I practice... |
| Wolf | You can definitely play it. It's okay. |
| Sakuya | G-got it. ...Here I go...! |
| ♪~ | |
| ...! Whoa, I can actually play...! | |
| Lion | If you think you can't do it, then you won't be able to do it forever. It's important to have confidence in yourself. |
| Bear | Just keep playing like you did now. |
| Squirrel | We're gonna join you. |
| Animal Quartet | ♪ ~ ♪ ~ |
| Sakuya | ♪ ~ ♪ ~ |
| (The sound of my cello and everyone else's sound are echoing together in a beautiful symphony.) | |
| This is so much fun...! | |
| ...! | |
| Huh? I was just playing cello in the forest... | |
| ...A dream, huh... Did I have that dream because I met those cats yesterday...? | |
| (But the feeling of my fingers I used to play the cello with is still here...) | |
| (Wait, maybe I'll be able to play it now...!) | |
| Izumi | Ah, good morning, Sakuya-kun. You're up early, huh? |
| Sakuya | Good morning! You're up early too, Director. |
| Izumi | Yeah, I woke up quite early so I thought I'd mop the training room. Are you gonna practice your instrument? |
| Sakuya | I actually had a dream where I played cello with some animals in the forest. So I thought I might be able to play it now. |
| I want to play while the feelings are still there. | |
| Izumi | I see. Haha. Playing music with animals, that's very typical of Sakuya-kun. |
| Sakuya | All right, I'll play it right away, then...! |
| ♪~... | |
| H-huh...? | |
| It's the same scratchy sound as yesterday... It doesn't sound like it did in my dream... | |
| Hmm... A dream really is just a dream, after all... | |
| Izumi | But...I think the way you hold the instrument has changed a bit...? |
| Sakuya | Huh? |
| Come to think of it, I saw Squirrel-san's posture while playing the cello in my dream...so maybe I subconsciously mimicked that... | |
| Izumi | Why don't you try it again with your current stance? |
| Sakuya | Y-yes...! |
| ♪~... | |
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| Izumi | You did it! That was a beautiful sound, Sakuya-kun! |
| Sakuya | You're right! This is the same clear sound as in my dream! |
| Okay, one more time! | |
| ♪~... | |
| Huh? It's the same scratchy sound again... | |
| Izumi | But I think you're slowly getting the hang of it. |
| Sakuya | It's just a matter of practicing again and again! At least that's what I think! |
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CHOICE 1: The sound of the cello really suits you. [+]
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CHOICE 2: You really look like a music student. [+]
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| Izumi | It's about time for everyone to wake up. We should wrap it up here. |
| Sakuya | You're right. |
| Izumi | By the way, your dream of playing music with animals is quite novel. It's like a scene from a fairy tale. |
| Sakuya | ...To be honest, it was more like guys in animal costumes, rather than real animals. |
| Real animals were around to listen to the performance as well... But there was a quartet of guys in animal costumes playing music. | |
| Izumi | Eh, were they possibly a rabbit and a bear...? |
| Sakuya | Yes. But when I asked if he was Banri-kun, he said that he was a rabbit... |
| Izumi | Ahaha, is that so? I guess he felt that since he's wearing a costume, he shouldn't say his name so easily? |
| Sakuya | But they were a very nice quartet! |
| Izumi | Let's talk about it later with the Autumn Troupe over breakfast. |
| Sakuya | Ahaha, okay! |
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