「It was quite lively」
「Yeah」
Today, Nana-san and I were taken by Mother to the dungeon’s 1-1 area, where we held a guitar recital.
That said, it was not like we gathered a huge crowd. We invited acquaintances of Meiyu and Lukmine and also advertised a bit to the people hanging around in the dungeon’s 1-4 area.
Even so, a fair number of people showed up, and while I was grateful, I also found myself thinking, with some feeling, 『Elves really have a lot of free time……』
After the recital ended, Nana-san and I were in my room, holding a reflection meeting about it.
「If there is a next time, I want to play a bit better. I think I made a lot of mistakes this time because I was nervous」
「Yes, I made many as well. To be honest, it would not be an exaggeration to say that this recital was lively almost entirely thanks to Grandmother」
「Yeah」
From the sound of the word 『recital』, I had assumed that Nana-san and I would take turns playing, but Mother just joined in and played as well.
If anything, it even felt like Mother was the most enthusiastic one.
Well, thanks to her, the recital was lively, so we should be grateful to her.
「Next time, let us do our best as well」
「Yeah. Let us do our best」
「If possible, I would like to present an original song」
「An original song?」
This time, we played several traditional elven pieces.
I think part of why it was so lively was because they were songs everyone knew, but an original song……
「You are ambitious, Nana-san…… So what about that original song? Will you make it?」
「I am thinking of picking a few famous songs from Earth and performing them」
「That is plagiarism……」
In what way is that original…… It is plagiarism to the extreme……
「It will be fine. Since no one knows the songs, let us make them ours」
「Eh……」
I do not think that is very good, you know……?
Well, I am selling Earth-made toys like Reversi and such myself, so when I think about that, I cannot really say much……
「Is it really okay?」
「There is no problem. Some music copyright association will not chase us this far」
「I guess not……」
There is no way they would come all the way to another world to demand usage fees……
「Personally, I would very much like to convey the greatness of punk to the people of this world」
「So it is punk again……」
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「All right, Nana-san. Now that the review meeting is over, it is time for a little meeting」
We had just decided that at the next guitar recital we would perform Nana-san’s favorite punk and my favorite famous Japanese songs. With that settled, it was time for a meeting.
「A meeting?」
「A meeting」
「By meeting, you mean a meeting about how to improve the Master’s 『Agility』, which remains far too low no matter how much time passes?」
「No」
What is she suddenly talking about.
It is certainly a problem I want to do something about already, but that is not the meeting I was trying to hold.
「Then there is it a meeting about the glowing moss that has finally been found to have some use. Fish were attracted to it, but what happens with people. Can it be eaten, and if eaten, what happens. Who should we make eat it?」
「No」
…So Nana-san was thinking about things like that.
Eh? If a person eats it? I mean, I am curious, sure, but still……
「Then, is it a meeting about the Master’s terrible habit with women――」
「No」
I do not have a bad habit with women.
「Then what is it? Is it a meeting about the Master’s repeated strange behavior?」
「I said no. I said it is a dungeon meeting. Or rather, Nana-san, you know what it is and are saying this on purpose, right?」
「Hm?」
Whenever I say it is a meeting, Nana-san brings up an off-the-mark topic every single time.
I have thought this for a while now, but you are obviously doing this on purpose, right? You know it is a dungeon meeting and are just joking around, right?
「And what do you mean by strange behavior anyway?」
「What the Master is doing right now. I was honestly curious, but what is that cup of water?」
「Eh? Ah, this?」
I currently have my finger stuck into a cup filled with water.
Needless to say, this is 『Water Magic』 training.
…No, I really should have explained it properly beforehand. I cannot deny that this does look like strange behavior.
「Is that it? A variation of soaking your feet in a tub of water? It has been getting hotter lately」
「Sticking a finger into a cup is not going to cool me down much…… That is not it. This is 『Water Magic』 training」
「Ah, now that you mention it, you did say you started 『Water Magic』 training yesterday」
「Yeah, yeah. Training where I pour magic power into the water in this cup」
「I see. Magic power into water. Is it difficult?」
「It is difficult. I cannot do it at all」
I am doing this training again today, but since it is only the second day, there has not been much progress.
At the moment, the range I can pour magic power into does not even reach one millimeter from my finger.
「By the way, for 『Earth Magic』, the training is apparently kneading mud balls?」
「Mud balls……」
「And for 『Wind Magic』, it is fanning with a hand fan」
「Mud balls and hand fans…… Somehow, none of these feel like magic training at all……」
「Well, we are still at the stage where we cannot even use the magic yet……」
Once I make a bit more progress, it will probably start to feel more like actual magic training…… maybe.
「Putting that aside, it is time for the dungeon meeting, Nana-san」
「Ah yes. The dungeon meeting」
「Today’s topic is what to do with the 5-1 area, but――」
「Would Mount Takao be fine?」
「Ah, yeah, that works. Mount Takao was one of the final candidates for 4-1 as well. Then let us go with that?」
「Then that settles it」
「Yeah」
…Huh? The dungeon meeting ended in an instant.
If anything, the pointless chatter before the meeting felt longer…….
next chapter: Dungeon Meeting 4
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