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Published at 2nd of May 2023 11:21:15 AM


Chapter 320: - Episode 318 Unscheduled Increase

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Yesterday, the Paradise Band under the direction of Gina gave a splendid performance, which was extremely heartwarming. Bell and the others were very happy and it was a great success as a souvenir, but Gina, who was in charge of conducting, seemed to have a hard time, for which I am a little sorry.

"Yuta, Rensyu!"

After breakfast, Bell declared with great enthusiasm.

"You practiced a lot yesterday, and you're going to practice in the morning again today?"

"Of course!"

Ohfu, Flare next to me also declared as a matter of course. Flair is also very motivated because she loves playing with handbells. The rest of Rain, Sarah, and Fukuchan are also looking at us expectantly, since they don't mind playing.

"Well, ......, let's practice until noon. After noon, we have to guide the spirits who are coming to play with us. Okay?"

The little army cheerfully replies, "Okay! They are full of energy.

"Gina, let's do our best."

"Uh, yeah, well, it's training too, so I'll do my best."

When I approached Gina, she accepted my offer with a slightly stern expression on her face. Well, the little army of kids are all good kids, so they understand once you tell them. Still, it's not easy to organize a group.

It seems to be so much harder for a kindergarten teacher who has to deal with a much larger group. I've heard that it's a job that you have to like to do, and I'm afraid to imagine it, because I don't have a tolerance for groups of children.

"Well, let's start practicing. Let's start with a review of the sparkling and starry tune, and then we'll practice the one about the flying butterflies. I'll bring out the handbells, so please pick up the handbells of the scale you were in charge of yesterday."

After cheerfully replying, the little army of children took their handbells and looked at Gina with excited expressions on their faces. They are all ready to go.

As Gina takes out her conductor's stick and begins to conduct, the beautiful sound of handbells echoes through the living room, and lovely, if slightly faltering, music plays.

"Hmmm, you're getting pretty good at this, aren't you? Many children sing songs, but it's rare for them to play an instrument, so I'm sure the children who come to play will be very happy.

Sylphy looks after the little army with a kind expression on her face. I see, playing a musical instrument is rare. ...... hmm?

"Sylphie, do spirits sing? I've never heard of it? Do you sing too, Shilfi?"

I used to sing with Dine, Dolly and If.

What? That's a very interesting question. Anyway, a unit of Sylphy, Dine, Dolly, and If would make even a bad idol look pale, wouldn't it?

"Well, I'd like to hear Sylphy and the others sing too. Can you play it for me when Belle and the others are done practicing?"

"Well, I haven't sung in quite a long time. When I feel up to it, I'll practice and play for you.

"Whenever you feel like it, I'd be happy enough to listen to you practice. ......"

"Hmm, no. As the Great Spirit, I can't just give a half-hearted performance of a song. Wait until you're ready."

...... He refused, laughing but firmly. He said that he couldn't allow me to sing a bad song because of his professionalism or the pride of a great spirit.

"I understand. But let me hear it when the mood strikes you.

"Yes, I'll practice when the mood strikes me."

Well, you don't sound that motivated. I don't want to ask them to sing if I'm too persistent, so I'm not going to ask them any more now. If I can't hear anything after waiting for a while, I'll ask Dine to talk to her. Somehow, I have a feeling that Deanne will be easily persuaded to do so.

"Yes, I'll look forward to it."

I reply in such a way that they don't know I'm making a bad move, and listen to the little army of children playing. I don't know what to do with the children who don't speak ...... the language if I teach them the song. Teach them to sing when they have nothing else to do.

"Hmm."

"What's wrong?"

Sylphy suddenly laughed, and I felt a twinge of fear, thinking that she had caught me in the act.

"No, I just thought it was kind of funny that Nomos and If, who would normally move to the brewery right away, stayed in the living room listening to the children's performance.

"Oh, I see. Oh, I see.

Nomos and If sit on the sofa in the living room, listening to a muffled performance. When you think about it, it is a very rare sight. Especially Nomos, who would have disappeared immediately before. Until halfway through the show, I thought Nomos really didn't like children. In fact, he was a tsundere.

I think ifs also become a bit calmer than his usual aggressive mood. Music is amazing. Well, I think the charm of the little army also contributes a lot. .......

I spend the whole morning practicing handbells, answering Gina's questions and correcting anything that feels out of place. Both Gina and the little ones seem to have memorized the tune perfectly, and except for some inconsistencies in the extension of the notes, they are almost perfect.

If they can learn songs at this rate, the stock of songs will be easily exhausted. Shall I teach her the next song that's a little more difficult to buy time? I wonder if it's a waste of ...... time, since it won't increase the number of songs I know.

Then it would be easier for Bell and the others to teach in order of difficulty, and Gina's workload would be reduced. But it would be fun to teach them songs like the one about the holy ones marching in the streets, because they have a nice groove. Well, let's wait and see how the little army improves.

****

"Welcome to Paradise!"

All the spirits in paradise (except for the spirits in the brewery) greet the spirits who come to play. The children who have come to visit us this time are all so cute and varied.

After the welcome speech, Ruby and the others go back to their stores, and the little ones plus Gina join the group of the spirits who came to play, explaining about the paradise with a lot of fun and laughter.

"Yuta, thank you again for your hospitality.

It's nice to meet you too. Well, I'm mostly just watching, so I hope you don't mind and have fun.

I give a frank reply to Mr. Alvard, the Great Spirit of the Wind, who has approached me. In fact, the village of spirits is running smoothly in my absence, and I'm not needed.

By the way, Mr. Alvard is supposed to be one of Mr. Wind's assistants. ...... I wonder if it's all right for him to come and escort me so often. I'm a little worried about him, but he seems to be under a lot of stress from dealing with Mr. Wind, so it might be easier for him to come here mentally. Let's not ask tactless questions.

"Well, I'm going to enjoy myself.

With a light laugh, Mr. Alvard instructed the other spirits to follow him, and the group was neatly divided into six groups. The grouping was smooth, as if it had been decided in advance.

It's amazing that our little army plus Gina are also in the grouping without any sense of discomfort. Moreover, I feel that Tulu and Kikka instantly know who they want to play with.

Tulu joins the group with the highest percentage of fluff, and Kikka, who seems to want to be taken care of like a big sister, joins the group with babies and small children. Children grow up before you know it, don't they?

While I was deep in thought, the spirit escort and the intermediate spirit skillfully guided the little ones and they dispersed to the spirit village. At first, they went around the facilities in order to avoid crowding, exchanged money, and were free to do whatever they wanted after lunch.

This is the procedure that they have derived from their several visits to the paradise, and it seems to be the most enjoyable and least confusing one. I don't think it suits the free and energetic spirits, but it's not like they are restrained for a long time, and I guess it's OK if they are doing a good job.

Well, I'm going to follow Mr. Alvard's group and visit the spirit villages with him. Ruby and the others said that they have been making some minor changes, so there might be something new there. I'm looking forward to seeing the reactions of the little ones at the general store, which should have goods bought in Beryl's kingdom on display.

***

"Master, are you sure you want to do this?"

"Well, Bell, Fukuchan and the others are totally motivated, so we can't stop now, can we? Or can Gina convince them?"

I took a tour of the village of spirits with everyone. The little ones were so excited to eat at the cafeteria, the little ones were so happy to rent small articles at the general store, the money changer, the rose garden, the spirit tree, the park, and after enjoying the village of spirits, a concert of the Paradise Band by the army of little ones + Gina was scheduled to be held.

"Ugh, that's impossible, but suddenly there are too many people. I thought they were just going to play a little bit in front of the children."

"I know what you mean, and that was my intention, too. I know what you mean, and I was going to, but when Bell and the others went to invite him, he came. You can't ask them to leave now."

Completely unexpected. I can understand the spirits that chaperoned you. But don't the spirits in the brewery have no interest in anything but drinking? Why do they always turn down my invitations because they have brewing work to do, but when Belle and the others go to invite them, they come out of the woodwork?

No, I fully understand that it's hard for you to refuse their invitation, but thanks to ......, the audience has grown to more than 70 people in all, and we had to hold the concert in the Rose Garden because we couldn't fit in the inn. Gina, Sara, Marco and Kikka are nervous because of the sudden change of schedule and the doubled audience. Belle and Fukuchan are very enthusiastic about it, though.

"d*mn it, if I have to do it, I'll do it."

Oh, Gina got desperate, and the crowd went nuts. Well, it's understandable if you want to get fired up when the audience suddenly doubled in size. Let's pretend we didn't hear it this time.

"Yeah, that's it, good luck."

Gina, fired up with desperation, was introduced as the conductor, and the concert opened with a call to the Paradise Band.

As a result, the performance, including the new piece, went off without a hitch, and the concert closed to the applause of the excited little ones and the smiling faces of the adults.

Well, after that, little kids who were interested in handbells flocked to the handbells and a temporary handbell workshop started, but let's just say that ...... went off without a hitch. Thank you, Gina.




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