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Sensei Is A Cat Lover
Once the song for the lesson was decided, Lutecia went over to the table and wrote something on a piece of paper. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
When I took a quick look at it, it seemed to be sheet music for the Stepping On A Cat song.
Although I’m not familiar with the symbols, sheet music seems to be roughly the same even in this world.
「Ranna-sama, please try playing with the sheet music」
「Un, okay!」
「……umm, sensei, what about me?」
Also wanted a sheet music of another world so I tried asking, but Lutecia just looked at me as if saying ‘what is this person talking about now?’.
「Alfried-san probably does not need it. Please play along with me to be an example for Ranna-sama」
「……yes」
Even though I’m also a beginner, the treatment toward me is so rough I feel a little sad.
「Okay then, Ra-chan. Let’s play it together, alright?」
「Un!」
When Ra-chan reads the sheet music, she slowly tries playing along.
Although the sound played by Ra-chan is on the slower side, it was solidly formed as a complete piece.
After repeatedly playing the song several times, Ra-chan’s fingers become much smoother in playing the song.
The song Stepping On A Cat is a simple repetition of finger movements. As for the left-hand side, it can be played with just one finger.
That being said, for her to be able to play to this extent is probably due to the quality of Lutecia’s lesson. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「That’s nice! That tune! Stepped on a cat.....Stepped on a cat.....」
「Please wait a minute」
As I was humming the tune of the cat song to keep with the rhythm, Lutecia suddenly told me to stop.
「What is it, sensei?」
「……Alfried-san, what kind of image did you have when you made this song?」
「It’s the image of stepping on a cat’s tail」
「Eh」
When I honestly told her about the image behind the song, Lutecia let out a voice in bewilderment.
「W, why, did you have such a terrible image?」
「It was something I came up with casually so」
「That means, my arrangements feel like I’m crushing cat-sama strongly……」
Lutecia holds her head in her arms and mutters something.
From her way of saying ‘cat-sama’, she might like cats.
If so, then I might have done something a bit unfortunate.
「Sensei! I can play it now!」
「Well then, let’s try playing it together with me. In the meantime, I want Alfried-san to think of your own arrangement」
「Eh? Ah, okay」
Don’t you think your attitude has gotten colder compared to before? Could it be because I made a cat lover play a song about stepping on a cat?
Meh, whatever, what should I do about the arrangement now?
Besides not having plenty of knowledge and experience like Lutecia, I also don’t have the talent for music so I don’t know what to do even if you told me to do a music arrangement.
It’s impossible for me to do things like creating a continuation of the song or introducing a key change just like she does.
Let’s get through this by using the special characteristics of sound from the Varschell.
While I was thinking of doing that, Ra-chan and Lutecia finished their performance.
Judging from Ra-chan’s satisfied expression, it seems like she was able to play it all the way through properly.
「Now then, Alfried-san. Please show me your arrangement」
「Understood」
Once I put together the plan inside my mind, I sat on the chair in front of Lutecia and positioned my Varschell.
Removing the mana strings on the Varschell, I replaced them with slightly softer ones.
While Lutecia was watching me, I performed the arrangement of the song Stepping On A Cat.
When I played an off-key note intentionally, Lutecia - who was watching me seriously - nearly stumbled.
The original song has a somewhat pop, noisy image, but I thoroughly eliminated those elements and turned it into a more relaxed song.
I slowed down the tempo, making it slow, and occasionally playing it off-key on purpose.
Although the basics are still the same, that alone makes quite the difference in how it sounds.
Even as I listen to it myself I think it’s quite the silly song. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「……what is this? This unenthusiastic, unmotivating song?」
Lutecia asks while adjusting the frame of her glasses,s which had shifted slightly off to its position.
「It’s a laid-back style arrangement」
「I, I see. If you say it like that then I can understand the strange tempo and the off-key notes. To think there was such a way of arrangement……」
「Do I pass?」
「Yes, you pass」
Lutecia still gave me the pass even while having a solemn expression on her face.
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We left the music room after the Varschell lesson is over and found Floria waiting for us in the hallway.
「Ranna, how was the lesson?」
「It was funー!」
Ra-chan runs up to Floria and starts to tell Floria about today’s lesson.
I feel sorry for bringing in such a strange son and drastically changing the lesson from usual but Floria didn’t mind it as she just listened to Ra-chan talking about her lesson happily.
「What about Alfried-kun?」
After hearing about the lesson from Ra-chan, Floria asks me.
「Thanks to your suggestion, I was able to experience a rare lesson」
Before taking the lesson, I thought it was going to be 80% troublesome, but I found it fun after actually receiving the lesson.
Even back in my previous life, I only received things like boring training or etiquette lessons when I became an adult so it felt refreshing to be back in my student days.
「What do you think? If you enroll in the Magic Academy, you will be able to receive Varschell lessons every day, you know?」
「That is an attractive offer. I do not know if I will go to the Academy or not, but I would like to carefully consider it based on today’s experience」
I declined Floria’s persuasion with a smile on my face.
The Varschell lesson was certainly fun, but not to the extent I want to go to school to take them.
「Is that so? It seems Ranna also found it fun to have a lesson together with you so please accompany her if you have the time in the future」
「Yes. If there is another opportunity」
It’s uncertain how long I will stay in the Misfid house but it wouldn’t be so bad if we take a lesson in Varschell like this again. That was my honest feeling.www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
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ReplyDeletehe's going to end up going to the academy, won't he?
ReplyDeleteI have a feeling that Schugel will have a side chapter discussing Al's capabilities
DeleteWhat I'm looking forward to is the relationship of Salva with Eric's Family, I think there's a connection.
Academy arc!!
DeleteHas not happened yet as of the raws.
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