Volume 7 Chapter 8 (1/2)
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One, two, thee, four
The music from the cassette played over and over in my mind
”You're on day duty, right? Our teacher said the class journal hasn't been delivered yet”
Back froe from our homeroom teacher
”Ah, yes”
I raisedon top ofmy pencil case in it Sleep deprivation, probably
”Sorry, I'll take it now”
I wrote the naht-hand corner of the front blackboard, then picked upand the class journal and left the room
School was finally over Because I'd been on duty, today had felt like an incredibly long day
(Scoop, scoop Discard, pose)
”Okay, thanks for your effort”
I handed our teacher the class journal, bowed quickly and left the staff room But I still had a number of odd jobs left to do
I had to go with Yoshi+no-san to the art club's roo club to borrow some vases
(Quick spin)
Oh no I'd spaced out again, drawn completely into that world insideelse It”Maria-sama's soul,” and headed towards the Rose Mansion But before I got there
”I'ram?”
”I'm with the confectionery maker's alliance Here's a sa seniors on the day”
I was stopped on the way by various groups involved in the ”Third-Years' Farewell Party,” and had to either answer the, Maria-sama flew far, far away, and as left behind was the ”One, two, three, four,” rhythm
The number of people that called out to me had increased day by day The event itself was the day after toes
”I'm from the choir~ club”
As I was opening the door to the Rose Mansion, a familiar voice called out to me from behind When I turned around, I saw an unexpected face
”shi+zuka-sama! Oh, you surprised me”
”You look busy, hey”
Lillian's diva grinned She'd soon be leaving japan, to become an international diva
”Ah, the choir club? Was there soe?”
I asked, opening
”Ah, sorry I was just calling out to you the same way everyone else did What I'm here for today isn't related to the choir club”
shi+zuka-sa both her hands
”Unrelated to the choir club?”
”You were asking about borrowing soht? The music teacher said you could borrow up to five, so I came to let you kno many did you need?”
”Pianicas?”
This was the first I'd heard about that, so I had no idea who to even refer her to
”I was talking to a first-year ht, I think she said it was Yoshi+no-san that asked”
”Yoshi+no-san?”
What on earth was she planning on doing with them?
”Can you wait here a moment?”
Yoshi+no-san was probably inside the Rose Mansion right now
I raced up the creaking, groaning stairs, and opened the door to the second-floor room
”Ah, Yumi-san, you're late”
Yoshi+no-san had been sitting down, checking over the printed programs, but she stood up when she saw me arrive
”Alright, let's go to the art roonboard After that we have to see the flower arranging club too”
Yoshi+no-san was the only person in the room Belatedly, I realized it would have been quicker to have shi+zuka-sama accompany me and then they could have talked here, and this hada bit down
”What's the matter?”
”shi+zuka-sama's here About the pianicas”
”Oh, really?”
Yoshi+no-san placed the note saying, ”Yu club,” on the table and left the room
”What do you need them for?”
I asked, following Yoshi+no-san down the stairs
”I thought I'd get shi+ic act”
El Bimbo? Ahh, that dadah-dah dada-dah ic acts
”You couldn't just use a cassette tape?”
”Sure, I could But when I showed her the musical score, shi+mako-san said that she should be able to play the melody part”
Yoshi+no-san smiled
”And froht?”
That Yoshi+no-san It looked like she was dragging shi+mako-san into the world of comedy after all
”Oh, so you only want one? But there's a couple of different types, so which type do you want?”
shi+zuka-sa heard our conversation
”Umm”
Yoshi+no-san was lost for words I wouldn't kno to answer if asked which one I wanted either You mean there's more than one type of pianica?
”Do you want to have a look in the music prep room? The teacher should still be there now”
”For sure Ah … but”
After her immediate response to shi+zuka-sah just reo the art roo club's room
I declined the offer to acco me look at pianicas
”Come as soon as you've picked one, okay?”
I split off from Yoshi+no-san and shi+zuka-sama at that point
Then the sound of Yuuki's voice counting, ”One, two, three, four,” came back to me
The art club's roo
Still feeling the effects of my recent sprint up and down the Rose Mansion stairway, this coht now The two punch combo of shortness of breath and sore calf muscles
”Oh, you're on your own?”
”Yeah shi+ in a bit”
”I see”
For so On closer inspection, it turned out to be nothing more than plain white bread
”Ah”
Noticing , ”Want so to eat?” but I politely declined her offer I wasn't particularly hungry, and the s any desire I may have had to eat
”You use white bread instead of an eraser when you're doing charcoal sketches”
So that's what it was
There was a plaster bust of the Venus de so There were a couple of things that looked like pencils, but were probably charcoal, scattered around the table
”But you can only use the white, fluffy bits Which inevitably means the crusts are left over”
So, not wanting to waste it, they ate it That made sense The charcoal mustn't have stuck to it
”That's really good”
Ijust the white of the paper and the black of the charcoal, they'd drawn soraph
”Thanks”
They were probably used to being praised, as they casually acknowledged the compliment
”But rather than this, praise that”
The club president pointed at the signboard for the ”Third-Years' Farewell Party” It was leaning against a corner of the wall, probably so it wouldn't get in the way of classes
”Wow, that's incredible”