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Water Show
After I finished my dinner, I went out to the mansion’s garden first. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
The sun had already set and the sky was shrouded in darkness.
There are magic lamps placed in various places for light, but they only dimly illuminate the garden.
....what to do now. I only thought of using water and light to simply show a water show-like model performance, but with so many people gathering, I can’t show them a lackluster performance.
I will be able to manage the light and water with my magic somehow but, the music is difficult.
But I can make simple sounds like the sound of wind blowing with Wind magic.
「What’s wrong?」
As I was pondering about things in front of the water fountain, Schugel came over.
「I’m thinking of adding music to make the water show more interesting but......」
「Hmm, then I will play the music. Bring me the Varschel」 1
「Eh?」
When I told him that, Schugel gave an order to his servant.
Soon after, the servant brought something like a wooden musical instrument and Schugel sat on a chair in the garden with that. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
The wooden musical instrument he held in his arms resembles a lute.
However, I can’t see the crucial strings. You can’t play it without the strings, can you?
When I tilted my head in confusion, Schugel gathered mana in his fingertips.
The gathered mana released turned long and arrow, and then they became the strings for the Varschel.
「Ooh, the strings are mana!」
「Varschel is a magic item that can only be played by magicians. You weave your mana into strings and by injecting them with your mana, you can change the sounds in any way」
Schugel changes his mana while explaining and increases the number of strings from five to seven. From seven to ten. And from ten to three.
Furthermore, the strings can be plucked to produce various sounds. The sounds ranged from those that sounded like piano and violin, the sounds really changed depending on the mana injected into the instrument.
「That is amazing! I never knew such a magic item existed!」
「The Varschel is stuffed with all kinds of sounds you want. And if you can do this, you will be able to play any instruments」
Schugel’s expression was proud when he said that. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「Would you like to try it a little?」
「Thank you very much」
「That being said, it is difficult to weave your mana into strings itself.......」
Ping! Ping!
「Whuat?」
I used my mana to change it into strings and try playing it after Schugel lent it to me.
Although mana was turned into strings, they let out sounds. This is amazing, I wonder how does this work?
As an experiment, I tried to recreate the strings by increasing the mass of the mana injected and making it longer and thinner.
Then, higher-pitched sounds from before resounded.
And on the contrary, when I tried loosening them up and decreasing the mana, a low sound came out.
「The sounds really change depending on the quality of the mana」
Although, I haven’t had much experience with the musical instruments of this world at all.
If I had been really enthusiastic about music in my previous life, I might have been able to properly understand the sound coming out, but the hurdle for an amateur like me is high.
I recreate the mana strings with the image of a piano keyboard.
Then, the sound produced was like piano, making it easier to grasp the notes of the strings like Do, Re, Mi.
「Neko funjatta..... Neko funjatta….」2
「What is that song?」
「It’s a song about stepping on a cat」
「It is not a song that I know of」
「I just casually made it up, just now」
When I said it like that, Schugel gasped and his eyes opened wide. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「……Alfried-dono, do you have a musical talent?」
It was an excuse I made up on the spot to hide my previous life, but I was able to make sounds freely even though it was my first time playing the instrument and improvising my own song. If you just heard about the episode alone, it would seem as if I’m a genius.
Stop it. Stop looking at me with those eyes as if you’re seeing a genius.
「There is a class in the Magic Academy where you focused on Varschel. Why don’t you consider taking it?」
Even though the talk about the Magic Academy was over, I got invited to enroll there again because of the Varschel.
「No, I’m fine, thank you. Rather than that, let’s do the water show. I feel sorry for making everyone wait for so long」
「Muu, I guess that is true. Let us talk about this again later. So, what kind of song should we play?」
「If possible, a song everyone knows of and has liveliness in it」
「Then, what about this?」
「Ah, that’s great. Let us go with that」
The song Schugel played was the song at the beginning of the Dragon Slayer play.
If it’s that then even I know about it and it’s easy to coordinate it with the show, everyone knows about it and will be happy to hear that.
Let’s leave our feeling of embarrassment aside for now.
Schugel is playing and adjusting the Varschel to prepare for the song that will be played. Occasionally, I could hear the sound that I played before, I guess he was interested in the song from my previous life.
Please play the dragon song rather than a song about a cat, okay.
In any case, this clears the biggest obstacle in the show, the sound. Next will be just as usual, I just need to use my magic freely.
While I was thinking about how to move the water and shining the lights, I could sense people coming from the entranceway one after the other.
Nord-tousan and Elna-kaasan were shocked to see Schugel holding a Varschel, but I don’t care about them www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「Alー! Show me the water show!」
「Sure. I will show you now」
Since Ra-chan appears to be unable to wait anymore, I decide to start the water show right away.
Although she properly wears a coat, it’s very cold outside at night.
「Now then, the Music, Light, and Water Show will begin. There is the risk of the water splashing on you if you are near the fountain so please be careful」
After telling them the opening remark, I turned my gaze to Schugel.
Schugel then nodded and started playing the Varschel.
It’s a thrilling melody that makes you feel like you’re starting an adventure.
And to match the music, I cast Water magic and Non-attribute magic.
About 30 water columns, each around 20 meters high were formed and illuminated by the non-attribute magic Light.
「Waaーa!」
Seeing the spouting water columns that were being light up all at once, Ra-chan cheered.
I’m adjusting the non-attribute magic while maintaining all the water columns.
The Light changes from the normal color to red simultaneously and made to flicker.
And after deliberately letting the water that had been spouting high down, I make them spout out high again.
This time I changed the color from the start, and blue water spouted out in one go.
「Amazing amazing! The water is really pretty!」
Next, the second, and third water columns continued to rise up and the color changed to green and yellow to create an effect like illuminations.
Columns of water spout up high and fall in accordance with Schugel’s melody and it repeated itself.
When the melody becomes intense, the water columns shoot up forcefully and high, and when it becomes gentle, they rise up softly and slowly.
As I continued to use magic like that, I noticed that the melody gradually became more intense.
The next part of the song is the most exciting part so I made the water columns shot up higher than before to make it even more exciting. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
At the same time, I imagined the circular fountain in the middle as a flower and started spraying water outwards. Of course, while I’m doing that I also adjust the Non-attribute magic to continue changing the color of the Light accordingly.
The flashy brilliance and the beautiful splash cause not only Ra-chan, but also Floria, Elna-kaasan, and even the servants to cheer.
Perhaps Schugel is also excited since the sounds of all sorts of instruments were also mixed into the Varschel and some arrangements were added too.
I also started to have fun as I continued to use magic and to match with Schugel’s arrangements, I created a water dragon while moving the water.
「It’s a dragonー!」
The dragon - with the Kagura’s water dragon as the motif - was greatly received by Ra-chan.
The light illuminates the body and represents the eyes, making it very impressive.
The water dragon weaves its way between the water columns and continues to soar through the air. Such movements make it seem like a dragon that rules water.
Then adventurers modeled after Nord-tousan, Elna-kaasan, and Bartolo gather and collide with the water dragon, and then water strongly splashes around due to the collision.
And then, Nord-tousan made the final swing.
The decapitated water dragon crumbled and returned to water, in the air Nord-tousan’s water figure raised its sword with Elna-kaasan snuggled close, and finally, water columns spectacularly gushed out high as if to celebrate their victory.
Along with that action, Schugel’s performance ended.
Then sounds of applause suddenly erupted. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
As the person who borrowed the water in the garden to play, I have no choice but to bow repeatedly.
Please forgive me for making the garden sopping wet because of the water being raised so high so flashily.
「Alー! It was amazing, and fun!」
Before the applause even ends, the excited Ra-chan already running over to me.
「I’m glad you enjoyed it」
Although that’s the only extent of her current vocabulary, her feeling of having fun was clearly conveyed to me.
「How was it oneechan?」
「…………」
「Oneechan?」
「H, hmph! It’s just so-so!」
Shelka was in a daze, but then Ra-chan tugged on her sleeve and she finally reacted although belatedly.
Although she said ‘so-so’, I feel like she was watching the show quite enthusiastically.
And her uniform is slightly wet because she got too close.
「To think, that you could use Water magic and Non-attribute magic like that to make such a show. I, I was moved」
「Yes! The show was even more wonderful than expected!」
I also received compliments from Floria and Schugel.
That’s good then. I was able to make the people from the Duke’s house happy.
Satisfied that the show was over safely, we quickly returned to the mansion.
Some people - including Shelka - were spectacularly soaked in water. It’s not good to stay out in the cold.
As I returned to the mansion at a steady pace, Elna-kaasan and Nord-tousan were waiting for me at the entranceway with a really nice smile on their faces.www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「Al, I wonder what was that performance at the end?」
「You know, we are really curious about that」
「It’s just a little performance to liven up the show, you know? It’s not like I went to the Dragon Slayer play last year and suddenly came up with that performance, okay?」
Author Note :
『The Female Knight I Picked Up Is Mistaken As My Wife In The Countryside』
https://ncode.syosetu.com/n8343hm/
It’s a story about farming life with a female knight who came from another world.
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TL Note : There's also a manga for that 'Female Knight I Picked Up' work.
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