Phew... Quite a lot happened today.
I'm really sorry...
I didn't mean to cause you two so much trouble.
But I'm always having trouble, and making weird sounds. Because of that, I end up getting left out of performances...
I got so jealous...And frustrated. I started wondering why I'm so bad and they're so good...
If keeping a steady tone would be enough, I may be able to teach you.
If any part of you still wishes to produce beautiful music, then I implore you to not give up here.
Because you will be able to... Someday.
Beautiful music...
(To me, the performance Dad put on for us that day falls into that category.)
Figuring out how to produce sounds the way he wanted wasn't easy...
But I'm so glad that he didn't give up on playing the trumpet.
(And he seemed so relieved by the time we said goodbye to each other.)
(Like he'd found something he'd lost, and been searching ages for...)
I feel a good melody coming together.
(This might be a bit too cheerful to be used for an N25 song...)
(But it still sort of fits us as a group. It might even help me with our next song.)
No, this sounds too pop...
I should probably lower the tempo a little, and the overall tone...
It doesn't need to sound hip or trendy. I want it to feel pure, a bit juvenile and capture a hint of uncertainty. Also...
Kanade, what should we do for dinner?
Oh, you're already working...
It's coming along pretty well, but...
(This song's a bit more invigorating than our usual ones.)
(But it's enough for a rough demo, so I think I'll stop here for now...)
Kanade, dinner's ready.
Huh? You made dinner all by yourself, Mafuyu?
You were so focused on what you were doing that you didn't hear anything I said earlier.
Oh... I'm sorry for not noticing.
Were you working on our next song?
No. Remember the boy we met today?
I was composing a song based on him.
Would you like to hear it?
Here, use my headphones.
Okay...
A good melody sort of started coming together in my head, so I worked on it a little. Unfortunately, we probably won't be able to use it for an N25 song.
...
Light...
Huh?
It's like he was able to find the light he'd been searching for, and he's embracing it tightly so as to not lose it.
If that's what you heard, Mafuyu, then I guess that means I was able to turn my mental image into music.
(Having that mental image is so vital...)
(I doubt I would've been able to come up with this melody if that boy hadn't smiled the way he did at the end before we left.)
...
Thank you for showing this to me.
You're welcome.
Oh, also, you said that dinner's ready...?
I heated up some of that braised fish.
Thank you. Then, let's go eat.