- Persuade Hana Ninomiya to participate in the stage play again
- The scorching sun in the sky is so hot that it makes people sweat uncontrollably
[player]Ninomiya, you said you have a good memory. Since you've read it several times, I believe you know the lines by heart. This is a great advantage if you want to sign up for the part of the female lead.
[Hana Ninomiya]...I've said this many times already. I'm not thinking of signing up.
[player]Kana told me that you also took part in a stage play when you were in elementary school, and it was also "The House of Music."
[Hana Ninomiya]Then you should understand why I don't want to sign up. You only need to experience some things once in your life.
[player]I understand how you feel, but I've noticed that you've started to re-read the novel of "The House of Music" recently. If you really want to forget that unhappy experience, you should be trying to avoid everything related to it.
[Hana Ninomiya]...I just suddenly felt like reading it. There's no other reason.
Hana Ninomiya sounds a little impatient. She puts away her book and starts getting up to leave.
[player]Hold your horses, Ninomiya. I'm not trying to persuade you to sign up.
[player]I'm sorry for trying to persuade you to participate in the stage play without caring about your feelings. I even said something terrible like "it isn't like you to..."
[Hana Ninomiya]...Actually, I should be apologizing to you instead. PLAYER, you kindly came to help me, yet I abandoned you here and left.
[Hana Ninomiya]I know you and Nana were encouraging me with good intentions, but I...
[player]It's okay. Ninomiya, I respect your decision not to register for the stage play. Actually, if you want to perform in the stage play, you don't have to sign up as an actor.
[Hana Ninomiya]What are you saying?
[player]I watched other people's rehearsals of the stage play of "The House of Music" online and found that there are a lot of narrations. If it's the same for the version your class is performing, then it would also be good if you could be the narrator since you've got such a beautiful voice.
[Hana Ninomiya]...Oh, so that's what you're thinking. I'm sorry. I thought you were going to persuade me to sign up for the part again, so I subconsciously wanted to run away.
[player]I was going to persuade you to sign up for the role of the female lead, but... I decided to respect your decision in the end. You don't need to force yourself if you don't want to do it.
[player]I just think it's a shame if you don't participate in this stage play since you like it so much. I want you to enjoy this class activity as much as possible. Sign up to be the narrator, Ninomiya.
[Hana Ninomiya]...I can't decide now.
[player]Eh? Is it still too much to be the narrator?
Have her unpleasant memories of the past made her reject a stage play with this theme to such an extent?!
[Hana Ninomiya]PLAYER, although you say that I have a beautiful voice, that's just your subjective opinion. Also, it's useless to have just a beautiful voice if it doesn't have any emotions.
[Hana Ninomiya]Unless... you're willing to be my audience and evaluate my narration performance after actually listening to it.
[player]I see what you mean. Sure thing!
[Hana Ninomiya]Let's get on with it them.
As she speaks, Hana Ninomiya takes out the novel version of "The House of Music" from her bag. I knew it. She hasn't put this performance behind her completely.
[Hana Ninomiya]I'll start narrating now...
In the courtyard, the wind carries Hana Ninomiya's voice into my ears, and the potted plants around me keep me company as I listen quietly to her gentle words.
This is truly a masterpiece. I can understand why Hana Ninomiya loves "The House of Music" so much.
I like it even more since the narrator has such a beautiful voice.