Title: What the Hanged Girl Saw
Characters: Kanade, Mafuyu, Ena, Mizuki, Kanade’s father
JP Proofreader: Rose
EN Proofreader: Neon
This was proofread but was not uploaded with the group. I made some phrasing edits on my own
Part 1
Kanade's Room
Kanade
"I'll upload it now, then."
*Mouse clicking*
Ena
"Hehe! I'm looking forward to see what kind of comments we'll get. …But I really gotta go to bed now… Fwaah."
Kanade
"Thanks for your hard work, everyone. Our work has been dragging out a lot recently, so shall we leave it at this and rest for today?"
Mafuyu
"…Yeah. Good night, then."
Mizuki
"Night night, everyone~!"
Voicechat exit SFX
Kanade
Phew… Good thing the upload went smoothly.
And the song this time is-
Mafuyu
… I don't really know how… to express it…
But I think… it was good.
It was — kind of warm.
Kanade
……
It'd be great if lots of people could listen to it…
…Fwaah.
I think I'll sleep in bed tonight properly for a change.
Kanade
Nngh…… Huh, it's morning already…?
…Right. Hospital.
I have to get ready and head out… Huh?
I left Nightcord on all night. Is the voice chat… Phew, I did disconnect from it.
…Ah, there are messages coming in from Ena and Mizuki.
Unread Message from Enanan
"Are y'all awake yet? Did you see our view count?"
Unread Message from Amia
"Sure did! It's so many times more than our usual! Amazing stuff!"
Kanade
Ah, right.
Unread Message from Enanan
"There's also tons of comments saying that the MV's perfect for it. This is probably gonna be the most viral of all our releases so far, right?
Unread Message from Amia
"Yep! I hope K and Yuki will also be happy about it~!"
Kanade
……
I guess I'll check it out too.
*Mouse clicking*
Kanade
(Ah… Both the view and comment counts are really high.)
Comments
"My tears just leaked out…" "Felt my heart warming up"
Comment
"I had something I was distressed over, but I was able to gather a little willpower to try my best after listening to this"
Kanade
I'm glad…
(I guess I could take this to mean that the song was able to touch its listeners just like how it was able to touch Mafuyu a little.)
(It'd be good if that's the case…)
Hospital
Kanade
…Dad, I'm here.
Kanade's Father
……
Kanade
Oh, he's asleep…
(The nurse did say that he had a check up this morning, so he was probably worn out from it.)
(It's unfortunate that I can't talk to him, though…)
Dad. I brought the song that we created.
I can't play it too loudly since we're in the hospital, but…
*Song plays*
Kanade
……
Dad, do you remember?
The picnic we had at the park when I was little, with you and Mom…
Kanade
I've forgotten where that place was, but my friends in my circle helped to look for it together with me.
Thanks to them, I was able recall my happy memories with you and Mom.
Kanade
And then, after listening to my song, I learnt that what I wanted was for Mafuyu to smile.
The song I wrote with that in mind, is this.
Kanade's Father
……
Kanade
……
Kanade
Thanks for listening, Dad. I'll be off, then-
Kanade's Father
……
Kanade
…Huh? Dad…smiled…
Kanade's Father
……
Kanade
…… Was that my imagination…?
(I did wish for Dad to smile too, but…)
……
…Dad. I'll continue to keep writing songs.
Songs that can bring joy to someone… Everyone…
Kanade's Father
……
Kanade
…See you, Dad.
Part 2
Kanade's Room
*Lots of mouse clicking*
Kanade
…Alright.
(I thought the opening's new key would probably make it sound a little weird, but the overall tune worked out well in the end.)
(I guess the draft is complete after I fine-tune the interlude and check the overall flow for good measure.)
Ah, it's already half past 12. I was so focused that I was about to work into 1am.
(…I originally wanted to take a short break, but I guess I should log into Nightcord first.)
*Mouse clicking*
Mizuki
"Ah- Yoohoo~ K!"
Ena
"Thanks for the hard work, K!"
Mafuyu
"Thanks."
Kanade
"Everyone's already logged in. You're all early today."
Mafuyu
"Yeah. We were doing our work together. Enanan and Amia had just started chatting."
Ena
"I mean, it's fine, isn't it? Just switching up the mood and all!"
Mizuki
"Yup yup ♪ Gotta freshen up for our 1am work session with some veeery light chatter, yanno!"
"Like, I was just sayin' that I was surprised we got to meet Enanan's Lil' Akibro the other day."
Kanade
"I see."
(Speaking of which, we were only able to introduce our names even though we finally had a chance to meet.)
"Um, they sing at events organised at the live music place, right?"
Ena
"Yeah, they specialise in hip hop. Apparently, they're also well-known somewhat."
Mizuki
"Yup! And their group is called Vivid BAD SQUAD!"
"I don't think K and Yuki know them that well yet, so I'll explain each member's unique traits, okay!"
Mafuyu
"…Unique traits?"
Mizuki
"Yup! Correctomundo! Powerful, Cute, Pure, and Melancholic! Those are the traits we're looking at!"
Kanade
"Um, which one goes with who?"
Ena
"Hmm… Powerful should go with Shiraishi-san, right? She's got that strong vigour and all."
Mizuki
"Ahaha! You got that right~ ♪"
Ena
"And then… Hey, Cute and Pure goes to that softspoken girl, right?"
Mizuki
"Bzzzt, wrong! Cute does go to Kohane-chan, but Pure goes to Touya-kun~ ♪"
Ena
"That one?!"
Mafuyu
"Then, the Melancholic one is Enanan's younger brother."
Mizuki
"Yeah, 'cuz he's the errandboy and all~"
Ena
"Hah? But he's definitely more like the "cocky" or "bratty" type."
Kanade
"Hehe…"
"I didn't know you knew all of them, Amia."
Mizuki
"Yeah, we go to the same school, and one of them is my classmate too ♪"
"Kohane-chan's the only one in Miya Girls' though… Ah, does Yuki know her by any chance?"
Mafuyu
"…I don't."
"Because I don't get to interact with first years much apart from those who are committee members or join the same club as me."
Mizuki
"I guess there's that too."
Kanade
"……"
Ena
"K? Is something wrong?"
Kanade
"Um, I don't really remember how they look… so I probably still can't link all that with their appearances."
"I can remember them by voice if I could hear their singing, though…"
Ena
"Huh, through singing?"
Mizuki
"Ahaha! That's so K~"
"In that case, you should've give the Lil' Akibro and Touya-kun's song for the summer festival a listen. They performed the closing act for the Amateur category at the event."
Kanade
"…If it's that, then I probably remember. But, which is which…"
Mafuyu
"Enanan's younger brother was the leading vocal for the opening. The other one had a solo in the second half of the song and smooth vocals."
Kanade
"Ah, okay. I got it now."
Ena
"Huh?! For real?!"
Mizuki
"Then, you'll instantly know Kohane-chan too! 'Cuz she sang at Fan Festa!"
"Remember, there was a girl whom people said her character on and off stage are radically different after the event ended. That's Kohane-chan."
Ena
"Ah! Now that you mention it, she might have been wearing the same hat in that event as the other day!"
Kanade
"Not sure about the hat, but I remember if we're talking about her song."
"She sounded like a seasoned singer, it's probably because she sings at live music clubs together with Enanan's younger brother and the rest, right?"
Mizuki
"That's probably the case!"
"With that, we're left with An, huh. What I can say first of all is probs the fact that she's super duper good at singing!"
"Ehehe~ I'd previously asked her to teach me techniques for singing well. Just a few though ♪"
Ena
"Really? You two get along really well, then?"
Mizuki
"Of course~! Unlike a certain someone, I have loads of friends, yanno~"
Ena
"Hah? You can't possibly be trying to say that I have few friends?"
Mizuki
"No way, no way, absolutely not~"
Kanade
……
(It was probably hard on everyone since our schedules were crammed with work for uploading the song lately. But it sounds like all their fatigue is long gone by now.)
Mafuyu
"…K, it's almost 1am."
Kanade
"Ah, you're right. Thanks, Yuki."
"Then, let's begin work for today."
Mizuki
"Yeah ♪ We managed to have our chitchat and also lightened up the mood successfully, so I'll do my best now!"
Ena
"I'll be sending some illust drafts afterwards, K."
Kanade
"Okay. Gotcha."
(I was also able to rest for a little bit.)
(My work pace is okay too. Let's keep this up and complete my draft.)