Vol 2 Chapter 8 (2/2)
I think I hear Lucie’s voice, and then she comes to the back of the stage.
Kuu and I with faces still staring at each other went rigid.
For some reason, I had that kind of feeling as if I was in an affair, a salaryman dating my mistress while walking on the street happens to run into my wife who was casually shopping.
「Whats wrong? You two are being strange.」
Lucie tilted her head in curiosity.
Let’s be calm here, okay… It’s okay…
「I’m a little nervous, it’s almost time to announce the performance right? Like Lucie, I’m not use to being in front of everyone.」
「Cyril.. Nervous? That’s just a joke isn’t it. Kuu-chan are you okay?」
「I’m use to it, so i’m good.」
「Well then let’s go, it’s been five years since the three of us have been on stage. Actually I’m a little excited!」
「It was unexpected wasn’t it. Lucie-chan, I’m also excited!」
Lucie and Kuu say it with an enthusiastic tone, even though they were close friends five years ago and who were separated, they were still like this even then.
「I can’t even decide right now, I just want to see it from the audience’s seats… You two and the cute way you both look, I want to slowly savor it from the special seats.」
「Again saying such things, today Cyril is also going to be watching from the side, come on let’s go.」
「Thats right. Because today, there is a meaning behind going together.」
The two smiled and yanked me up on stage.
From the higher level, I could see the state of the get-together very well.
Most of the main dish has been exhausted while it was being made and eaten, the potato chips are almost emptied out and mostly gone.
From the beginning the Elves and the Firefoxes came together, but now the talk is just scattered and all the excitement is over the food.
At first the Firefoxes were hesitant, seeing Kuu greeting all around, I certainly would have thought the same thing too.
We can’t afford this momentum to slow down, from now on what we’re doing is a performance that is intended to deepen our ties with each other.
「Everyone I would like your attention please, I am pleased to present to you our main performance today, starring two people.」
I raise Lucie and Kuu’s hand and announce it loudly.
「First, our Elven dancer, Lucie, her dance is without saying splendid, right.」
The Elves cheer and applause fill the air, everyone is charmed by Lucie’s dancing and their expectation is high.
「And then, we have the talented Kuu, one of the Firefox singers, the expert singer of the Firefox family, even among them she is one with a naturally beautiful singing voice.」
This time the Firefox girls raise a cheer. Kuu’s songs are just that special, right…
Firefoxes have beautiful singing voices that before, other villages would request and take it as a reward, some even traveled just to see it shown off.
Even among the Firefoxes, Kuu is said to be special. Since she was young she would be the one to sing during important events.
Having been the last thing I heard five years ago, I’m looking forward to seeing how much it’s grown.
Having introduced the beginning of the performance, I let go of their hands. This time though, both of them suddenly grabbed me, Kuu taking my right hand, and Lucie the left.
Alternately looking at the two, I saw faces that were painted with that expression of mischief.
「There is a correction to the number of people performing! It’s starring three people. The third is the Elf player, Cyril. Everyone knows him right, the hero, our chief, who beat the Empire with one arm behind his back.」
Lucie was proudly saying that herself.
「Cyril-sama is both a player and the conductor, he is also the Firefox family benefactor. Cyril-sama being here is also why we are here as well.」
This time both Kuu and Lucie were proudly boasting that.
From those two’s words, the inside of my heart was gradually getting hot.
My chest swelled, if I were to shrink back now it wouldn’t make me a man.
「Today’s stage, I will be playing the music, with Kuu singing and Lucie dancing. This will be Elucie’s first Elf and Firefox collaborative effort, everyone please enjoy yourselves. Okay, let’s do this!」
After gathering everyone’s attention, I take out an ocarina that is like the Elf traditional instrument, Opharu.[Opharu]
From the time I was young we had been together, like a long time buddy it was a treasure I got from my father.
The tune that is being played now is from five years ago, it was a song made to promote friends.h.i.+p between Elves and Firefoxes.
Even though it was decided to perform it once a year, because the Elf village was under the control of the empire, it was never announced even on the year the song was made.
It’s just kind of like the time when we were younger, this time though with Firefoxes coming to Elucie for the festival, it was like a sideshow today just like that time, I would play, Kuu would sing, and Lucie danced.
At the time it was just a sideshow for the adults, but it’s different now.
There aren’t any people to protect us, from here on we will be taking the lead role.
A tune is played, it’s a bright melody. But for some reason the song has a mysterious air of sorrow to it.
From there Kuu got into the song.
Kuu’s song was a song of sadness, a song wondering about comrades left behind.
Kuu’s song is a song of love, a song yearning about spending time together with your important person. About past sadness, and that hope to ride away together with everyone, two strong feelings that are in conflict with each other.
Her voice is pretty, and she is doing a good job of grasping the melody, but it’s not only just that. There is more to it, something that shakes the deepest part of one’s soul.
From the audience’s eyes, naturally tears overflowed.
And then Lucie’s dance begins… It was an expression of Kuu’s feelings, a charm that jolts one’s soul. No, it’s not just that, Lucie’s feelings to do your best and such gentle feelings were being conveyed.
Anyone who watches that girl dancing will feel revitalised.
Kuu and Lucie, The two greatest beauties that were picture-perfect.
The music continues to go on, the song echoes, and the dance is rather relaxed.
The performance took the audience’s breath away as they gazed upon it.
The moment felt like an eternity pa.s.sed by, then the music stopped.
And then, as if to purge the silence that was there, a roar of applause came flooding in.
「Your amazing, Kuu-ane-sama. Just amazing.」
「Lucie-chan! Please marry me!!」
「Chief, dat was good music.」
We wave back to everyone.
「Everyone, thank you for enjoying it. Next is everyone’s turn. Elves who can play an instrument come up and grab one. Elves who can dance come up on stage. Also you Firefoxes that can sing come on up here with everyone. Let’s get some music going!」
「Everyone let’s sing together.」
From my words, Kuu reacts.
「Everyone come dance together with me!」
Lucie continues.
After we called out to them, audience started to fill up the stage.
Everyone started to do what they liked.
Without any leads, the music was kinda rough and low, but everyone was celebrating while they played music, sang, and danced.
This moment there are no walls between us as races.
Even if we have just this sense of unity, there was meaning in carrying out this get-together.
From now on, I had confidence we would obtain a life together.
With this, it should be okay. Tomorrow I will be receiving the ransom and leaving Elucie for a few days to buy food.
Feeling the joy, I played Opharu with more enthusiasm.
Editor Note(s):
Translator Note(s):
incomplete: Going to mark this as an incomplete idea, author probably was going to do something here.
insinuating: Insinuating s.e.x or more…
Opharu: Original says オファル(Ofaru) or can be translated as Offal, currently I think it’s the name of an instrument, but I changed it to Opharu so that it doesn’t mean animal guts in english(offal)
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