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Varschell's Lesson
In the end, Alicia was unable to master the candle trick and Sword Swing, and left the Misfid mansion while looking frustrated. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「Alicia, she left」
「Un, I guess she really came here to play kendama with us」
I’m sure she will return to her mansion and have intensive training in kendama, returning once she mastered the candle and Sword Swing trick with a proud look on her face as she shows them to us.
At that time, I will show her an advanced technique, and casually entertain her again.
Although she’s an ojousama who is hard to figure out, she’s very easy to read when playing with toys so it’s easy enough to deal with her.
「Al, let’s play together!」
Once Alicia left, Ra-chan happily said that to me.
I have no problem if we are going to play inside the mansion.
「You can not do that. Ranna, you have a Varschell’s lesson after this」
Just as I was about to give an immediate reply and nod, the door of the recreation room opened.
When I turned around to look, there was Ra-chan’s mother, Floria standing there.
「Noー! I want to play with Al!」
「Varschell is noble ladies’ cultured activities, you know. You will eventually study it when you study in the Magic Academy, honey. You will bring shame to the house if you do not study it early, you know?」
「I can study Varschell anytime!」
Ra-chan went around and hid behind me as if to refuse Floria.
I know how you feel, but even I am powerless if you put me in front of Floria.
There’s no way the second son of a Baron house could win against the wife of the head of the Duke's house. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「Do not be selfish and trouble Alfried-kun――」
Floria was about to continue with the usual words to stop her but for some reason, she stopped talking.
Her gaze was not directed at Ra-chan who is hiding behind me, but somehow, it was fixated on me.
……I have a bad feeling about this. Please just stick with your usual lecturing for your daughter.
「Then, what about taking Varschell lesson together with Alfried-kun?」
My prayers went unanswered as Floria made a suggestion with a gentle smile.
She clasped her hands together and said that like it was a good idea, but to me, it was not a good idea. It’s a poor idea. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「Eh! Al will be taking lessons with me?」
When I glanced back, I saw Ra-chan looking at me with a sparkle in her eyes.
……not good. She’s the type of person who will think it’s going to be interesting to take a lesson together with me.
「Err, I do not have any plan on attending the Academy and to begin with, I do not even have a Varschell」
「But you obtained one from my husband the other day, it’s just the right timing isn’t it?」
It looks like she has a firm understanding of what magic tools I got from Schugel.
「The teacher we called to our house - Lutecia-sensei (ルーテシア)- is actively doing musical performances not only in the kingdom but also abroad and is also highly regarded as a Varschellist. Even if you are not going to attend the Academy, it will not be a loss for Alfried-kun if you pursue it as a hobby in the future, right?」
Floria fired off a furious offensive. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
She exerts perfect and strong pressure that won’t make the other party uncomfortable and she suggests something that will benefit the other party.
Amazing. So this is the strength of someone who has survived as the wife of the head of the Duke's house?
「Even so, it will suddenly increase the number of students taking lessons. Also, I went shopping the other day and had spent quite an amount of money.....」
「I have received permission from Lutecia-sensei」
Just when did you leave? Loretta reported as such as soon as she returned from the hallway.
「Of course, we will be responsible for the cost of the lesson so you do not have to worry about that」
While we were having our conversation, Loretta seemed to go ahead to ask for the sensei’s permission, understanding her master’s intention.
The servants in this mansion are too excellent.
「Ranna also wants to take a lesson together with Alfried-kun, right?」
「Un! It’s going to be fun if it’s with Al!」
My inner pleas to refuse went unheard as Ra-chan just innocently smiled at me.
「Come on, Ranna. You have to invite him properly」
Is this mother a devil or what!
「Al, let’s take a lesson together?」
Ra-chan stared at me and said that with an expression full of joy and expectation.
There’s no way I could turn down an invitation from such a cute child. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
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After picking up the Varschell in my own room, I went to the music room in the corner of the first floor.
「Come in」
A clear voice answered from the inside when I knocked on the door, so I entered.
The room is characterized by its pure white walls and large windows, giving it a sense of spaciousness. There are also a lot of greenery outside so you’re going to be able to breathe fresh air.
On the grey carpet, there are various musical instruments, including a piano, and sitting on the chairs are Ra-chan - holding a Varschell - and a woman with deep blue hair.
She wears glasses with a red frame and sky-blue almond eyes.
She has a slender and well-proportioned body, wearing a pale blue dress.
「My name is Alfried Slowlett. Please take care of me today」
「My name is Lutecia Chroniwind (ルーテシア＝クロノワインド). I am a Varschell player invited to teach Varschell regularly by the Misfid house 」
From her elegant demeanor, she might have a rank close to that of a noble and it turns out she’s really a noble.
Since I have no connection with the life of parties and such, I don’t really understand the Chronowind house’s status.
Seems like she’s the type of person who will be invited to a Duke’s house. I’m sure she also has a good family background. Let’s just think of her as someone with a higher social status than me.
「Allow me to frankly ask, but Alfried-san, to what extent have you engaged in Varschell?」
「This is embarrassing to say, but I am a beginner who had just touched Varschell the other day」
「But, you were playing an unknown song in front of Papa, you know?」
I only learned the basics of stringing and playing it from Schugel and don’t know any of the fundamentals of Varschell, but it seems that because of being exposed to various songs and instruments in my past life and due to playing that song, Ra-chan didn’t see it that way.
Lutecia looked puzzled by the contradiction between the person insisting they were a beginner and Ra-chan, who claimed I was skilled beyond that level. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「Since I have no idea about your skills, please play the song you played in front of Schugel-sama」
「……understood」
Oh well, it’s natural to ask that if she wants quickly to check my skills.
I position myself and make it as if to rest the Varschell on my shoulder.
「――!? Please wait a minute!」
Just as I took a deep breath and thought of playing the song, Lutecia stopped me.
「Wha, what is it?」
「Please let me take a good look at the back of your Varschell!?」
「Eh? Ah, sure」
「Ba, Ba Ba Ba, Made by Bariton!? W, w, why do you have this!?」
Apparently, this sensei also noticed that this Varschell is a special item.
But it’s scary when her eyes suddenly change like that. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「I received it from Schugel-sama」
「From Schugel-sama!? No way, to think he would have such a thing…!?」
It seems like he’s a very famous producer of Varschell and if you are a knowledgeable person on this field, it’s natural for your expression to change. Although I’m a little scared of her gaze.
It’s like it was all written on her face ‘I want this Varschell!’ even without needing to ask.
「U, umm, can I play the song now?」
「Excuse me. I lost my composure. Please do」
When I timidly asked, Lutecia took a deep breath and returned to her original refined/graceful self.
Creating strings with mana, I play the song about Stepping On A Cat. (Neko Funjatta)
After the musical performance is finished, Ra-chan claps her hands while Lutecia has an amazed expression on her face.
「……that is a song I have never heard of though?」
「It was just a song I played casually」
She would misunderstand just like Schugel if I were to say something like ‘I created it’ so I’m being careful in replying so she won’t praise me or anything.
「I see. Now I understand the reason why Floria-sama suddenly squeezed you into the class. There seems to be no need to lower the class’s quality if you have such skills」
However, my response seemed pointless as Lutecia also looked at me as if she was looking at a genius.
「Eehh!? I’m a beginner though?」
「To begin with, there is no way a beginner will be able to form the strings」
「Is it really like that!?」
「It took around one month for me to form stable strings」
Apparently, it took a long time for Ra-chan to create the strings with mana.
It seems like the first hurdle in playing Varschell is whether you can create the strings or not.
Come to think of it, I think Schugel also seemed surprised when I created the mana strings in one try.
「But you can do it if you are used to manipulating your mana, you know」
「Even so, you could not create a piece with this level of precision with just casually created notes. Although it is simple, it has an extremely good rhythm and the song easily lingers. If I were to add depth to the song, would it be something like this?」
Perhaps she got inspired after hearing about the unfamiliar piece that Lutecia weaves mana strings and begins adding arrangements to the song of Stepping On A Cat (Neko Funjatta). www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「Amazing!」
Although it was a simple piece, she was able to reproduce another world’s song by just hearing it once and even improvised it by adding her own arrangement to it.....this person, isn’t she a pro? Nah, she is definitely a pro.
「Personally, I would like to raise the tempo and add some lighthearted sounds!」
「Something like this?」
And when I added some order somehow, Lutecia increased the tempo of the song.
「That sounds good!」
When I imagined the song together with the lyrics, it felt like Stepping On A Cat with a terribly great force, but it was very pleasant to listen to.
「That’s nice! I also want to play along tooー!」
Once the song ended, Ra-chan - who had been obediently listening - raised an envious cry.
I was having so much fun with the arrangement of the song that I unintentionally neglected Ra-chan.
And I guess Lutecia also realized that fact as she looked startled.
「Although it will change the schedule, let us play this song today. Fortunately, the basic level of learning the song is not that difficult」
「Yayyー!」
Eh? Is it really fine to play such a set piece? I thought, but if it perfectly suited Ra-chan’s level, then I had no complaints. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
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