[TS] Miiro no Alto Sax Ch 9

Miiro no Aruto Sakkusu
The Ocean Blue Alto Sax
Author: Yuzuki Gao (https://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=11166)

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Typeset: https://mangadex.org/chapter/1063110/1
Previous: https://mangadex.org/chapter/996296/

[Rustle]

[Rip...]

Shiki:
...
[Flap]

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Last time:
Shikinami, who chanced upon an alto sax and an old recording and thus found jazz. Isonami on bass, Kishinami on drums, Asashimo on trumpet... the number of members continues to grow, with Nowaki who has some experience joining the band as a pianist. As the jazz band grows steadily livelier, one more member, a visitor makes her appearance, but...

Arashi:
Are you
done with that already?
Shiki:
(Arashi!)
Yeah.

Shiki:
It's been up for long enough already.
(And we got lots of members.)
Arashi:
Hm...

Arashi:
Oh.
Can I come today too?
Shiki:
Huh? Sure.

Shiki:
But you come every day anyway?
Arashi:
D-Do I!?
A-Ahaha!

Shiki:
...
Arashi...

Shiki:
You've got some cream on your face.
(Here.)
Arashi:
Wha!?

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A second stomach for desserts♪

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* should double check profiles haven't changed
** they changed
Nowaki - Fifteenth of the Kagerou-class destroyers. Originally a experienced pianist, she volunteers to join the band out of a desire to show a new side of herself through jazz. In the band she continues to play the piano.
Arashi - Sixteenth of the Kagerou-class destroyers. Speaks roughly and carries herself in a blunt, masculine way, but in some ways she's a bit of a scaredy-cat, believe it or not...
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Arashi:
That song just now,
that's the one you've been practicing since last week?
(The rainy one.)

Arashi:
So good! The rhythm and intonation have all gotten a lot better.
I get it ya know, that kinda stuff.
Kishinami:
You do, huh?
Asashimo:
So ya picked it up, huh?
Wanna give it a go?

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Arashi:
Y-yeah, uhm...
oh.
Before that, Asashimo,

Arashi:
You've gotten a lot better in just a week.

Asashimo:
[Ba-dump]
Arashi:
You don't sound so unsteady now, I can tell you've been working hard at it.

Asa:
W-Well no kidding!
So ya do get it, Arashiii!
You...
You...
[Fluster]

Nowaki:
Hey.
Arashi...
[Slide...]

Arashi:
Hm? What is it, Nowacchi?

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Nowaki:
Won't you do it, for real?
Jazz, with us.
[Grace]

Nowaki:
and with you.
Arashi:
Huh!?

DDs: Oooh?

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Arashi:
You too, Nowacchi?
...

Arashi:
I'm fine just watching...
Nowaki:
Arashi.
[Stare]

Arashi:
I mean,
I'll just mess things up... right?

Arashi:
You all have your own reasons, to give it your all, or to have fun.
But that's the thing.

"Might be interesting"
or "could be cool to play an instrument for a bit"?
Feels like playing with you all just cause of that, I just wouldn't be as into it...

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Nowaki:
What's wrong with that?

Nowaki:
It doesn't matter how strong you feel about it.
All that matters is that you want to.
Arashi:
Nowacchi...

NOwaki:
You've been watching us so closely every day,
I can't help but try to give you a push.
Arashi:
H-Have I been like that?
Kishi:
Actually it's been pretty obvious.
Background Arashi:
Hmm, hmm.
Oooh.
Hm.
Background Kishi:
[Bam bam bam]

Nowaki:
Also, it was the same for me.
What got you and me interested.
Arashi:
Really...?

Nowaki:
...
And if you need another reason,

Nowaki:
Let's find it, shall we?
Together.

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Arashi:
...
Heheh...

You got me there...
How can I refuse now?
Would be pretty uncool of me.

I'll do it.
I wanna give it a shot.
Let's play jazz!

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[Clamor]
Arashi:
Make it stop!

Arashi:
Pretty heavyhanded welcome...
(Gasp...)
[Panting]
Do you always do this?
Asa:
No?

Asa:
Just for you.
Arashi:
But why!?

Nowaki:
Arashi.

What about your instrument?
Arashi:
Ahhh, right, I don't have any experience...
I gotta start from the beginning, what would be good...?
Asa:
I'll lend ya a hand, you're in a tough spot.
Arashi:
Huh?
Kishi:
Think about what happened a few days ago.

Kishi:
She's gotta play THAT.
Asa:
Yeah, THAT.
NowakI:
"That"?
Arashi:
Eh? From back then?

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Kishi:
We were right on the mark.
(Yes, yes.)
[Clinking]
NowakI:
It really suits you!
Arashi:
Y-You think?
[Glitter]

Arashi:
S-So...
Guess I'll go with this... haha.
Isonami:
Arashi-chan actually really enjoys the flattery, huh?
Shiki:
I'll teach you the basics, since it's a sax.

Arashi:
Sax... it's the same shape,
but they're totally different sizes, huh?
Shiki:
Yeah.

Think yours is a "tenor sax".
(etc)
(And there's others.)
It's got a lower pitch and deeper sound than mine
Arashi:
Deeper.
(So there's different kinds of saxes, huh.)

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Shiki:
Anyway, let's start with how to blow into it.
Do this with your mouthpiece and reed.
[Blow]
Arashi:
??
Asa:
[Gasp]

Asa:
I just noticed something!
Iso:
?
Asa:
Come on, look!

Now we've got
a six-person comp!
Iso:
Woah! It's lining up perfectly!
[Whoosh]

Iso:
Uhm..
So in music terminology,
it's a sextet...!

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Right now it's still a quiet sound.
But someday it'll be a sound that reaches across the oceans
to whatever lies beyond
with this band...

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[Puff, puff]
Asa:
[Growwwwl]

Asa:
I'm starvin'.
Iso:
Yeah, it's getting late.
Kishi:
We're all here, let's all go to Mamiya's?
Arashi:
Mamiya's? Sounds great.
Nowaki:
Oh, Mamiya's...
Akagi-san told me this, but Mamiya'll be hosting a party soon debuting a new kind of sweet.
Shiki:
Ohh?
To be continued

Someday they can become what they imagine, their best selves! The story continues in the July 9 issue.