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After the three of us had finished solving the riddles, we went through the stalls of each grade level class.
After we had settled down, I turned my attention to the clock in the classroom.
It was around two o’clock.
“Hina, Sakine-chan. I’m sorry. I have something I have to do from 3:00, so I have to go.”
“Eh, really? Did you have a shift at the café?
“Eeeh~ Sakine want to play with you more!”
When I told them I was leaving, both Hina and Sakine looked at me with a sad face.
It’s hard to go when you look at me like that, but I can’t help it.
I am not sure if she remembers or not, but I beckon Sakine-chan, who should know what is going on, towards me and tell her the reason by whispering in her ear.
“Onii chan have to go play the piano with my band now.”
“Piano?”
“The one we pulled out the other day when we went shopping together.”
“Oh! That’s right! So that’s what you’re going to do now?”
“Yeah, I think it’ll take about half an hour, and then we’ll go around together again.”
“I understand. Good luck! I’m going to see the others too.”
It seems that she remembered, and from then on, the conversation proceeded smoothly, thanks to Sakine-chan’s understanding, which is as good as an adult’s.
Hina, who couldn’t just watch us like that, called out to us.
“Hey you two. Are you talking in private again?”
“Oh, no, it’s nothing. Right, Sakine chan”
“Yeah! Onii chan said he can be back in about 30 minutes.”
“Hina, I’m really sorry. I’ll buy you a cheese Hutgu later. ……”
I put my hands together and apologized to Hina as I bowed my head.
The reason why I chose Cheese Hutgu was because I saw Hina who saw a Cheese Hutgu stand when she was walking around earlier, but gave up because she felt like she was being held back by the long line.
If I were a handsome man, I would have suggested buying it there, but since I’m not that handsome, I’m going to use such a cheap method.
“2 ……. I’ll let you off with 2.”
I don’t know if she is embarrassed for her to be tempted by the food or if she is happy about the cheese Hutgu. Her cheeks were very cute as she puffed up her face and blushed a little.
“Sakine too!”
“I understand.
I’ll call you as soon as I’m done.”
“Yeah. I’ll be waiting.”
“See you later, Onii chan~. Come on, let’s go. I want to go somewhere!~”
With that I left the two of them and headed for the gymnasium where the band was to perform.
When I arrived at the backstage of the gymnasium, some of the participants of the volunteer project were already waiting for me.
“Tahara-kun, I’m looking forward to working with you today. Just do what you’ve practiced and you’ll be fine.”
The first person to find me was Narumi Ruka, the vocalist and the only one of the group’s members in red.
With her long black hair pulled back in a ponytail, Ruka is usually a quiet and unassuming figure in the classroom, but her singing voice is something else.
It is said that her soft yet powerful voice seems to resonate deep into the heart. I remember the first time I heard her sing, I naturally got goose bumps.
“Hey, genius keyboardist, I’m counting on you again today!”
Aizawa Shoma, who is in charge of the guitar, came up to me from behind as if he was shoulder to shoulder with me.
He is always aloof and unfazed by anything, but when he plays the guitar, he becomes a different person with a serious expression on his face.
The riffs and solos he plays with a technique that does not seem out of place for a high school student have the power to attract all who listen to him, but the most appealing thing about him is that he can play even the most complicated phrases with such enjoyment.
“Aizawa, you’re the genius, in my opinion.”
“Don’t say that. I’m embarrassed if you praise me that much.”
“Aizawa kun. Don’t put pressure on Tahara-kun! Thanks to him, we can participate in the festival as a band.”
“Yes, yes, yes. You’re a hard-headed senior.”
“What did you say~? ……”
“Tahara-kun, ……, try not to make any mistakes. ……”
“Whoa!”
As I was watching the two of them arguing, I heard a line like that whispered in my ear.
Surprised, I quickly turned around and found drummer Yosuke Muto standing there.
“Muto kun, show some sign of life. You startled me.”
“…I’m sorry.”
He is a quiet and rugged man with an atmosphere that makes it a little difficult to talk to him.
But once you hear him play the drums, you can feel the passion burning inside.
His stick work is unmatched in precision, and his rhythms tick by like clockwork.
“Okay, we’re all here.”
Ruka clapped her hands and called out, and everyone turned to look at her.
“We’re a band for today only, but let’s give our best performance and make everyone in the audience fall in love with us~!”
““Oh!””
With our respective instruments in hand, we took to the stage as one team.
“Next up is a live performance by a volunteer band. Band, please join us!”
All the bright lights went out and the little lights that illuminated our feet came on, and we proceeded as we had one day before with the rehearsal.
The band was so noisy earlier, but now all I could hear was the clattering of metal and the footsteps of staff members running around in all directions.
“The curtain is about to rise!”
Little by little, I could see the people who had gathered in the gymnasium, not all of whom had come for me.
I know not all of them came for me, but I’m going to make sure that when it’s all over, everyone here will say that we made it the most exciting performance ever!
If I don’t face them with that kind of feeling, I will feel sorry for the people I will be performing with and for everyone who has prepared for this event.
“Everyone in the hall! It’s so exciting!”
Yeah …… this was the beginning of the “best” live show in our lives.
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