Chapter 9 (1/2)
”If Ebisawa dislikes the guitar, why does she still play it?”
Chiaki had plugged her portableto the sarabande of nglish suites=””> She asked that question as she tapped her fingers on her knees, rapping to the rhythm of the tune
”She's really good at the piano And even when she does play the guitar, all she plays are piano pieces, right?”
”Well, they uitar”
Kagurazaka-senpai had laid out a huge number of scores on the concrete floor, and was carefully perusing all of them as she answered Chiaki
Since the Folk Music Research Club wasn't an officially recognized club, activities were conducted h I wasn't a member of the club, Senpai still asked me to head to the roof daily after school—I'm not sure if her plan is to slowly rope , Chiaki was also present
”So, what are your thoughts after listening to Mafuyu's CDs?”
Yesterday, which was the fifth day since I started practicing according to Senpai's instructions, Senpai said to me,
”Gather all the pieces Mafuyu has played, as well as their scores, and bring them to school tomorrow Since you live with a music critic, you should have the entire collection properly kept in your house, right?”
I definitely have the scores and CDs in ether I spent al for the scores in Tetsurou's messy library and, as a result, was al Senpai seeh the scores I brought I knew Senpai was scanning the scores as she listened to Mafuyu's music on the piano
”So the pieces Ebisawa Mafuyu plays are centered on Bach; but there's no way for her to play the fugue with the guitar—it's technically iht?”
”Probably?” I shrugged
Fugue is derived froan during the early days of modern music—in the Baroque era—and was pushed to perfection by Bach It's a style that utilizes various voices entering at different times, voices that chase the initialtune” as well [TLNote: Refer to Note 1 at the end]
This le melody, it's extreue
”Therefore, if you are to challenge her, you'll have to do it through the fugue huh”
”I see Eh? What did you say?”
My hand stopped stru the bass
”The so-called tea was for this?”
”What did you think it was for?” Senpai said in shock ”Young man, I think it's about time you are aware of this, but the difference in skill between you and Ebisawa Mafuyu is akin to the difference between a white ant and a blue whale It's iy”
”I already know that, but please be ies, would you?”
”Then how about an apple against the Earth?” Chiaki joined in
That's even worse!
”However, you can't challenge her with Bach There will be no chance of victory if you do that,” Senpai resumed the topic
”Eh, wait a second, I'onna play classical music?”
Senpai lifted her sight from the scores and looked even more shocked now
”But of course? How else do you plan to 'teach her a proper lesson'?”
” Urht of that before
”I have nothing concrete insohtly impressed with me?”
”Do you think souitar technique would be shaken by what you have to offer under these circumstances? Reotten this—I want to welcome Ebisawa Mafuyu into the Folk Music Research Club as my comrade Which means, I want to welcome her as a member of the band”
”Eh?”
And so?
”So we ht?” As she flipped through the scores on the floor, Chiaki continued, ”Meaning, they must be pieces Ebisawa knows”
Kagurazaka-senpai patted Chiaki's head lovingly I see, so that's the reason we'll be using the fugue huh The pieces Mafuyu loves, but can't play by herself
My bass was carefully uitar, which ? But wait eh? Thatthe club is part of Senpai's plans as well? So that's already a given in Senpai's mind? I did tell her clearly that all I wanted was that roo the club
”However, she may not fall for our ploy, even if ere to carefully select one of Bach's fugues Moreover, even if we successfully instigate the battle, the last- ht just end with that” Senpai bit her lower lip and tossed the scores away ”Well, we, but that'll take too much time”
I don't want that sort of training either! It feels like ain if I underwent that sort of training
” Hey, Nao Didn't Ebisawa say she would disappear by June?”
After hearing that fro her words Actually, Mafuyu did say that in front of the whole class on the day she transferred to our school As she did lots of unpleasant things after that, I had cootten about it
Those words—what exactly did they mean?
Senpai asked again, ”Disappearing in June? She said nothing else aside froainst her lower lip and thought for aher head
”I'll be gone in June, so please forget about me” That's all she said What did she oing to study in the high school affiliated with the College of Music?”