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"What's this? It slightly resembles the lute Libertà used, but it's much larger."
"Is this a drum? But there are so many of them!"
Ah, once I started crafting items again after so long, I couldn't stop.
A week passed in the blink of an eye since coming to the spirit world. While I had Nel and the others gathering information during that ti, I'd been working with dark spirits to create instrunts for our live performance.
What Nel is holding is a magic bass based on an electric bass. Lady Esralda is curiously examining a drum set.
"And what is this board for?"
Ingrid is looking at the keyboard. It was the most challenging piece to recreate sound-wise, but I'm confident in its quality as a result.
"......"
Finally, Claudia holds a saxophone.
"Libertà, why is it shaped like this?"
For Claudia who was playing a transverse flute until recently, the saxophone's structure and sound production seem incomprehensible - she's making an unusually puzzled expression.
"I don't know why it's shaped this way, but it's a proper instrunt too."
Taking the saxophone from her, I position it. Hmm, it's slightly big for a child's body, but it should work.
I start playing the first song that cos to mind.
Placing my mouth on the mouthpiece, I take a slow breath before producing sound.
"! That's quite a loud sound""I've never heard such tones before""Amazing! So cool!!""Yes, such powerful sound""But why? This lody feels like sothing that would play when an incident is about to occur"
Claudia's sharp. I'm playing the the song of that detective boy with an adult mind.
When this song plays, the story begins - it does feel like the start of an incident.
Though I'd rather no incidents occur in the spirit world.
"Well, this is the kind of sound it makes. It requires considerable lung capacity, but Lady Claudia should manage fine?""That aspect isn't problematic, but mastering the scales seems difficult. Also, the sound appears to change based on breath volu."
After detaching the mouthpiece to try replacent parts, she accepts the assembled saxophone without refusal, examining how to use it.
"It will require practice, but I'll master it""Ask if anything's unclear""Yes, I'll do that"
Converting to new instrunts would normally be quite difficult, but I have a feeling this group can manage.
"Libertà! Next, teach about this drum collection!""Drum collection isn't wrong, but..."
The saxophone's atmosphere has made them receptive to the new instrunts. Lady Esralda is fidgeting, eager to play.
To et her expectations, I sit on the drum set's stool.
Facing her excited gaze, I smile wryly.
"Well, first you'll learn an 8-beat rhythm""Eight beat?""Yes, initially using both hands and right foot""Eh? Not just one drum?""Right, the right hand mainly strikes either this ride cymbal or the hi-hat tal disc on the left..."
Drums are crucial instrunts using all limbs to create rhythm. Previously Nel and Lady Esralda each kept rhythm separately, but now Lady Esralda will take the rhythm-making role.
Starting slow, I gradually increase tempo to demonstrate the 8-beat.
"Ca-can I really do this?""Like I told Lady Claudia, I'll teach you""I-I'll do my best!!"
The seemingly simple yet unexpectedly complex drum movents transform Lady Esralda's excited sparkle into nervousness. Resigned, I yield the seat, guiding her hands and feet until she can maintain rhythm, leaving only practice for muscle mory.
"Next is Ingrid. Nel, wait a bit as I'll teach you together""Understood""Please guide "
For Ingrid, it's the "board" - the keyboard. In this world without electricity, we could have thunder spirits generate power, but that would require constant spirit accompanint or thunder magic tools.
Instead, we created magic instrunts powered by mana rather than electricity.
"Well, like this""I see, there are many tones and you press the keys in rhythm accordingly""Right, morizing scales might be challenging""No problem. From your earlier performance, I've morized basic tones. With so application, I should manage imdiately"
Ingrid's absorption speed is remarkable compared to Claudia and Lady Esralda. Starting with simple tunes like "Chopsticks," she quickly progresses to challenging pieces.
Subtly, she plays along with Lady Esralda's struggling drum rhythm.
Noticing this, Claudia joins the music too.
As Ingrid and Claudia begin playing in their own rhythms, Lady Esralda grows serious.
A good cycle is forming.
"Now, sorry for the wait Nel""No problem"
Finally, it's Nel's turn. I intend to entrust her with bass.
"This bass handles low frequencies, supporting the song's foundation - a crucial instrunt. Having kept rhythm with the cajon before, I believe you can handle this"
I present the red bass created with dark spirits.
Hesitantly accepting it, she slings the strap over her shoulder, mimicking the posture. Timidly, her fingers touch the strings, producing a deep "boing."
"It's quieter than expected""Try channeling magic""Like this?"
Volu adjusts with magic power - a golem technology adaptation replacing amplification scrolls.
All instrunts here are essentially small golems, each with a specialized golem core for musical performance.
Responding to Nel's magic, the bass resonates louder.
Startled, Nel's ears twitch as she repeatedly plucks strings, discovering that neck positions alter pitch.
"Libertà, pressing here versus here makes different sounds""Right, like lutes, bass changes notes by adjusting neck positions"
Finger movents will be most demanding with this instrunt.
I take my own blue magic guitar (not electric) and play lightly.
"Your instrunt sounds different""Want to try this instead?"
The guitar's flashier tones widen Nel's eyes. I offer to switch if she prefers guitar, but she shakes her head.
"I like this one. Sohow, I prefer this sound"
Rather than flashy tones, the bass's resonant lows appeal to her as she repeatedly plucks strings.
"Understood. Then let's begin teaching""Bring it on!"
The chord techniques I'll teach now are the first major hurdle for beginners. While learning all chords is ideal, we start with basics.
"Li-like this?""Yes, yes. Fingers okay?""Fingers are fine, but it's difficult""If they move that well initially, you're fine. Took ages to smoothly play basic chords""How long?""About a year to move properly, two for satisfactory performance. Though I was doing other things simultaneously too"
Maybe due to status corrections, everyone learns remarkably fast. Though none have musical skills, they grasp basics quickly.
Lady Esralda has already internalized the 8-beat, jamming with Claudia's sax and Ingrid's keyboard.
Hmm, our ladies' absorption capacity is incredible. Took much longer to reach this level.
"Even Libertà took ti to learn""Naturally. My current skills stem from past efforts""Are you really our age?""Should be"
Nel's already grasping concepts, feeling her way to match the trio's music.
"I think I like this song"
Amina spontaneously sings along.
Still rough, with uneven rhythms and unfamiliar instrunts, yet I sense the birth of sothing new.
Dark spirits who helped create these instrunts join the rhythm, sparking a small impromptu concert.
Though ant as practice, they've begun improvising.
Joining in, I play guitar along.
Using this world's instrunts until now, such sounds must be uncharted territory for the spirits.
Even known songs sound different. This might beco the world's first original piece of its kind.
At least, I don't recognize it.
Everyone earnestly layers their sounds, inspiring Amina's improvised vocals.
Even if encores were demanded, this exact song couldn't be reproduced.
Later recollections would inevitably differ - an irreplicable piece.
"Let's increase the tempo!"
As the rhythm quickens, the transford song takes new shape.
Sotis this is nice.
A brief respite before our main battles.
"Then how about this sound?""Then I'll do this!""...!""Fun!"
A tender mont earnestly creating music together.
Recently we've been too busy for such pure enjoynt.
That's why.
This ti feels exceptionally joyful.
The heat concentrated in fingertips - not for live performances nor pleasing spirits, but purely for our own enjoynt.
That luxurious pleasure.
The improvised piece ends awkwardly.
"Hey hey!! That was super fun!! Let's do it again, again!"
Yet from that clumsy ending erges a new beginning.
Amina's excited smile spreads to us as we naturally prepare the next song.
Thus, ti was forgotten as we delighted in our new instrunts.
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