Sayonara Piano Sonata Vol 3 Chapter 5

Three weeks passed by in a flash.

Preparations for the school festival were in their final stages, and a tense atmosphere permeated the school, like muscle pains permeating the body after an intensive exercise. It even felt like the temperature had risen a degree or two after school.

"Are we really going to perform in this attire?"

I asked Senpai yet again as I stood at the edge of the stage of the sports complex. The space behind me was occupied by the drums, the amplifiers and the footlights; and in front of me, in the middle of the stage, was Senpai, standing before the microphone.

"Of course. The four of us will be burning on stage!"

Senpai glanced at Mafuyu, who stood at the left of the stage, and then at Chiaki, who stood behind the drums, and her expression became slightly dazed. They were both wearing a black dress with lots of frills; and since Mafuyu had European blood in her lineage, the dress suited her perfectly.

As for me, I was wearing a black vest with a half apron—the typical outfit for a waiter.

And lastly, there was Kagurazaka-senpai. Her attire was fashioned in the style of 14th-century Italy—it was a glorious white multi-pleated dress accompanied with a bright red shawl. Simply put, it was her Juliet costume. We were wearing those outfits because Senpai had said we should go on stage in the outfits we would be wearing for our class events.

"We'd waste no time changing, and we can promote the band's live performance during our class events. What a great plan."

"Well...... I guess you're right."

"Actually, I just want to see those two in their outfits, since they're both so ravishing!"

"I have no interest in your true intentions!"

So that's why Senpai wanted us to wear our performance attire despite this being just a rehearsal? The actual performance was still a week away.

Black curtains were draped over all the windows of the sports complex, making the stage appear especially bright under the spotlights. After Chiaki finished tuning the snare drums, she began drumming various fill-ins to warm up.

"Whoa, drumming in this fluffy dress is quite hard," said Chiaki with a frown.

Senpai walked up to the drums and sank into thought.

"Can't we come up with something to display those cute curves on Chiaki's legs in full view of the audience......?"

How would that even be possible? And now isn't the time to be fretting about things like that, yeah?

"They'll be visible if we switch to transparent drums. How about that?"

"Good idea. I'll check the warehouse of Nagashima's Musical Instrument Store. The only problem is, some of the time, the contents under your skirt will be fully visible to the audience at certain angles, since you're a drummer—"

I decided to ignore the two girls that were seriously discussing silly things like that, and started walking towards the wiring setup for the effects unit. Suddenly, Mafuyu, who was on the other side of the stage, spoke.

"Naomi, can this thing only store up to sixteen sets for performing? Also, I have no idea how to synchronize the memory between these."

She pointed to the two synthesizers that were stacked on top of each other when she said that.
 

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