God Knows What Will Happen
Kojiro Hello thereeeeeeeee!!
Everyone !?!?
Kuri Are you an idiot!? Don’t you feel embarrassed…!
Soshu …Ack! Tobaya Kuri! Why on earth are you here…!?
Kuri Rest assured. It’s not as if I’ve come to meet you.
Mashu Who’s that?
Yasuhito That’s Tobaya, the president of Chosoku Middle School Concert Band. You don’t know him?
Mashu Ahhh! I know of Chosoku Middle!
Mashu They always qualify for the Hokuriku preliminaries, don’t they!? Didn’t they make it to the Nationals too, if I recall?
Yasuhito They did.
Mashu Wehhh~…
Sensei Have you two come here to observe, by any chance?
Kuri No, that’s wrong—
Kojiro I’ll be joining the concert band! And Kuri-kun, too!
Kuri Huhh!?
Kojiro Here, didn’t you say that you’d join the band in good cheer too, Kuri-kun?
Kuri I didn’t!! How on earth did you reach that conclusion from that! Don’t just say things however you please.
Kojiro It isn’t however I please, you know! Even you want to join, right?
Kuri When and where did I say that, exactly.
Kojiro It may be true that you didn’t put it into words, but we’re friends after all, so I can tell!
Kuri ……
Soshu He’s got that Tobaya Kuri dancing around like a puppet on strings.
Osei For reals, this is the first time I’ve seen such a Tobaya Kuri like that.
Kojiro You’ve even brought your instrument here today properly, right. I know that, you know!
Kuri No, that doesn’t really mean that…
Sensei Um… How about you just observe things, if you don’t mind?
Sensei We’re just about to begin our practice, so if you’ve got the slightest bit of interest in the band, I’d be happy if you’d—
(Kojiro whips out a sheet of paper.)
Kojiro I want to participate in practice, too! I’ve already filled in my application form, so…! There!
Kojiro Please take care of me, Sensei!
(He offers Sensei a high-touch.)
Sensei Thank you very much…! I’ll be counting on you from now.
Kojiro Uh-huh!
Kojiro Ah, uhh, I look forward to working with everyone too. I’m Maruyama Kojiro, from Class 1-B!
Kojiro Give them your greetings too, Kuri-kun?
Kuri …… Name’s Tobaya. Tobaya Kuri from Class 1-B.
Sensei Um, you’ve brought your instrument, right? Why don’t you play with us as well, if you like?
Kuri …Understoo—
(Soshu rushes up to him.)
Soshu My oh my, Tobaya-kun. If I recall, you’d made light of my invitation, saying that you won’t play along with our games, had you not.
Kuri Ha…!
Kuri I can’t disregard the ex-President of Kisoku High after he’s kowtowed before me, can I. That’s why I’ve come here.
Soshu What exactly are you trying to say.
Kuri You—
Seriya What are those two doing.
Takara They seem to be great friends, right.
Seriya …Hey Takara, aren’t you often labelled as being naïve by others?
Takara Eh?
(Osei gets between them.)
Osei Okay okay~, stop right there!
Osei I’m so sorry~, our boy here was really really conscious of Chosoku Middle, so.
Kuri ……
Osei You too, Soshu, you’d be happy if we’ve got more members, right? Furthermore, you’re the one who knows best that Tobaya’s good, to boot.
Osei Right?
Soshu ……
Kuri Well, that’s fine…
Kuri I’ll take you all to the Nationals— I shall join the band for you.
Everyone …!!
Kuri You’re fine with that right, Sensei.
Sensei Y-Yes. But of course.
Kuri Now that I’m joining the band, I shall make things clear, while I’m at it.
Kuri I was truly disappointed when I’d heard that you were the advisor, seeing how you’re inexperienced in guiding concert bands.
Junta ……Huh?
Osei Whoawhoawhoa, calm down Junta-senpai!
Kuri The previous advisor Masuda-sensei was famous for his guidance. I, too, had applied for Ibuki in the hopes of being under his wing.
Sensei ……
Kuri However, when I had heard your performance ‘by chance’ at the shopping street, I must say…I was surprised.
Kuri While the members were few and lacking in experience, that performance…had stopped passers-by in their tracks, indeed.
Kuri …With that said, Sensei. I have decided to try and trust in your abilities to guide us.
Sensei …Y-Yes!
Sensei (He’s serious. Towards the concert band…)
Junta That guy…acting like he’s all high and mighty.
Seriya He’s honest the way he is, and serious the way he is, you know. It’s just that…there’s an issue with how he phrases things.
Yasuhito I agree with that.
Soshu What, you were so curious that you’d come to hear our performance at the event, huh.
Kuri I told you that it was a coincidence, didn’t I.
Soshu Hmph…! Haven’t you noticed things a little too late, Tobaya Kuri.
Soshu I’d noticed Sensei’s potential, trusted them, and decided to go along with them, long before you did.
Kuri Hah, don’t make me laugh. You’re glib as always, aren’t you, Kaneko-kun.
Soshu I don’t want to hear that from the Tobaya-kun who speaks so impudently.
Kuri Hah…
Soshu・Kuri Hahahahahahaha!!
Minato Oi, Osei. Soshu’s gone mad.
Osei Don’t worry. He’s like that in front of that guy.
Osei Heey Soshu, your glasses’re gonna crack from that glare of yourss.
Kojiro Kuri-kun too, I don’t really get it but calm down. Let’s all get along?
Soshu・Kuri Hmph…!
Sogaku It’s probably going to get even more lively with all the sparks and crackles, isn’t it~.
Hibiku He’s a trumpeter too you know, Minoike-senpai.
Junta Huh? That sucks…
Yasuhito Only God knows what will happen, I suppose.
Sogaku It’ll be okay. I’m sure that a miracle will.
To be continued…
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