Natsume & Houka 2

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Chapter
Bond level
Lv.15
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Natsume Izawa and Houka Izumi

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Speakers

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Outside the Garage

Houka
Oh, Natsume-san. Good afternoon.
I shall open up in just a moment, so please wait here.
Natsume
You're in an awfully good mood.
Did something nice happen?
Houka
Indeed. We've had a few days off from practice, haven't we?
Houka
So, to think I shall soon be able to
bask in Hotaru-san's music again...♡
Natsume
There you go saying something strange again...
Houka
There. It is open now. Please, after you♪
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Houka
Yes? I shall be finished setting up the drums
in just a moment.
Natsume
That's not what I mean.
Why do you play drums, anyway?
Houka
Hm...? Why, you ask?
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Natsume
You know, when we first met,
you were the vocalist in another band.
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Natsume
I seem to remember you saying
there was only an opening for drums here...
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Houka
Ah, yes. That did happen.
Houka
After hearing Kanata-san sing, I would hardly have presumed
to ask for the same role.
Natsume
Well, that's true enough.
Natsume
But would most people really do that?
Going from vocals to drums is a completely different thing.
Natsume
You were already recognized as a vocalist.
I wouldn't give that up and switch parts for anything.
Houka
I suppose you are right... It was difficult,
moving to an instrument I had never played before.
Houka
Even so... More than anything,
I wanted to be in a band with Kanata-san.
Houka
I simply did what I could
to be of some use to her♪
Natsume
I wouldn't call your level of playing merely "doing what you could."
Houka
Why, I am honored♪
Natsume
Seriously... Why does someone like you have such a gift for drums...?
Houka
Oh... I would not call it a gift.
I believe it simply suits my nature.
Houka
Perhaps I am simply suited to
supporting the band from its foundation...
Natsume
Lately, it feels like you've been doing more staring at Hotaru
than supporting anyone, though.
Houka
Hehe, so you noticed♪
After all, the drum kit's the best seat in the house for me.
Houka
From there, I can watch the radiant, beautiful light of her talent
glittering before the audience, right up close.
Houka
One might even call it... a perk of the position♡
Natsume
You really are impossible to figure out...
Houka
Am I?
I'm simply a modest, devoted girl you might find anywhere, you know?
Natsume
Well... Whatever.
As long as you can still perform properly at lives.
Houka
Of course. I shall continue to do my very best♪