Title: Guiding Song
Characters: Mametchi, Miku (Original), Rin (Original), Len (Original), Luka (Original), KAITO (Original), MEIKO (Original), Memetchi (Off-screen), Mimitchi (Off-screen), Kuchipatchi (Off-screen)
| Tamagotchi Collab | |
|---|---|
| Login Story | Prologue ・ Epilogue |
| Side Stories | Miku ・ Nene |
Part 1
Gap between Sekai
Mametchi
♪—— ♪———— ♪—— ♪————
♪—— ♪———— ♪—— ♪————～～～！
*Clapping*
Mametchi
…So that's the song we'll be singing in chorus. How was it?
Miku
There wasn't anything wrong with your tempo and pitch. I think you managed to nail it really well.
Mametchi
Really?! I'm so glad… I was a little worried that I couldn't sing it without the music score.
Miku
Are you still trying to memorise the song you just sang?
Mametchi
Nope, it's already memorised. But I keep notes on stuff like dynamics and breath placement on the score.
Miku
…I see.
(…There were parts where Mametchi's singing felt a little stiff… Could it be…)
*Footsteps*
Rin
-Miku, sorry to keep you waiting-!
Len
You said to hurry over, but for what exac-
…Wait, who are you?!
Mametchi
N-Nice to meet you! I'm Mametchi!
Luka
Miku, this is…
Miku
Uh, let me explain everything from the top.
Rin
-Whaaaat?! You came from a different planet?!
Len
What's a sleep-learning device?! That sounds so cool!
MEIKO
Come on, you two. Can't you see you're putting Mametchi on the spot?
Rin
But that's just because everything from start to finish was nothing but surprise after surprise!
KAITO
It was certainly astonishing to hear.
The fact that you created a sleep-learning device so that you could study to get better at singing was already a surprise on its own-
But the fact that you heard Miku's song instead of the model choral singing when you used it, and then wandered in here upon coming to is shocking as well.
Mametchi
Yeah… I was really shocked myself.
Miku
That's why I'd like to discuss with you all… You see, Mametchi's friends might have arrived here too.
Mametchi
Their names are Kuchipatchi, Memetchi, and Mimitchi. I believe they are using the sleep-learning device I created.
I was lucky enough to be able to meet Miku…
But they might be all alone and feeling lonely right now.
Luka
That's certainly concerning…
Miku
They might have wandered into a Sekai somewhere, so I think that the only ones who can look for them are us.
That's why I was hoping that you could all help look for them.
Mametchi
Kuchipatchi and the others are my very precious Tama Friends1! So I beg you kindly, please!
Rin
Don't worry, Mametchi. You can leave Sekai-related stuff to us!
Len
Yeah! We'll definitely find all of your friends for you!
Mametchi
Th-Thank you so much…!
Len
Let's get straight to searching then-
MEIKO
Hold up, Len. We can't look for Mametchi's friends until we find out what they're like.
Luka
Something like a photo that shows their appearances would help, but…
Mametchi
Um… I don't have a photo of them, but I might be able to draw their portraits.
*Rustling*
Mametchi
…Thank goodness. The pen and notepad I always keep on hand are here.
Then… I'll try drawing their portraits now!
*Scribbling*
Luka
…He's making a lot of faces2, isn't he?
KAITO
Yeah… Perhaps drawing is Mametchi's-
*Scribbling*
Mametchi
*Huff puff*… I-I'm done…
First of all, Mimitchi looks like this and her ears resemble mine. However, hers are just a teensy bit longer!
Rin
(Uhh… This really round part is her body? But…where are the ears…?)
Len
(Since their ears look similar, that should mean that the parts that are coloured black are the ears… Right?)
Mametchi
And then, for Kuchipatchi, his body is green, and his large mouth is unique to him!
Luka
(The eyes are in peculiar locations… Ah, perhaps this is a drawing of his side profile?)
MEIKO
("Large mouth"? Is that the beak that's jutting out to the side? But he doesn't seem to be a bird since he has no wings…)
Mametchi
And this is Memetchi, who has twirly hair and sparkly eyes as her key traits!
Miku
(…T-Twirly hair? Maybe that spirally thing at the top is it?)
KAITO
(I wonder what these lines sticking out of her eyes are? Could they be her eyelashes by any chance? No, but they're straight and look too long…)
Mametchi
…Are you…able to understand based on these drawings?
I tried my best to depict their key features in them…but I'm kinda bad at drawing, you see…
Miku and the rest
(…I knew it.)
Rin
(He tried so hard to draw the best he could for us despite that.)
MEIKO
(That's how worried he is about his friends…)
Len
Don't worry, Mametchi! I think we can do a proper search thanks to these drawings!
KAITO
Yeah. When we spot your friends, we'll show these drawings to them and mention that you asked us to look for them too. I'm sure they'll understand then.
Mametchi
Everyone…!
Luka
Well, let's head out and start searching for Mametchi's friends once more, shall we?
Rin & Len
Yeah!
MEIKO
We'll leave Mametchi to you, then, Miku!
Miku
Safe travels!
*Footsteps*
Miku
Rin and the others will definitely find your friends from the plethora of Sekai out there.
Mametchi
Yeah…
…Um, Miku! Isn't there anything I can do as well?
I might end up becoming a hindrance to everyone, but Kutchipatchi and the others are my dear Tama Friends!
Which is why I also…
Miku
Mametchi…
-Practise singing here with me, Mametchi.
It's for the sake of finding your friends, too.
Mametchi
Huh?
Part 2
Gap between Sekai
Mametchi
…Um, what do you mean by that?
Is there some sort of link between singing practice and finding Kuchipatchi and the rest?
Miku
I believe that the reason you were able to come here might be because the power of your feelings merged with the sleep-learning device.
Mametchi
…The power of my feelings, you say?
Miku
Yeah. I'm sure that your feelings related to the choral singing came into play.
I believe that's why Mametchi was able to hear my song.
On top of that, if your friends carried the same feelings you did and used the sleep-learning device-
I believe they would also be guided here by someone's song.
Mametchi
I see…
Miku
There are actually several Sekai of Feelings around here where you can hear songs and band performances from pretty often.
Plus, the holders of the feelings in those Sekai carry very strong feelings-
So I don't think it's too unusual for their songs to reach your friends, Mametchi.
Mametchi
…Song. …Guide…reach…
-I see! I get it now!
The songs from Miku and the Sekai of Feelings reached us and guided us here through the sleep-learning device and that so-called power of feelings.
That means if I pour my feelings into a song and sing, the song can reach where everyone is, possibly allowing me to guide them here, right?
Miku
We won't know if it'll work unless we give it a try, though…
Mametchi
Oh no! If there's even a sliver of a chance that it could work, then I'd like to give it a try as one form of verification for it!
Miku
I understand. Let's start singing practice once again, then!
Mametchi
Okay! I'm in your care!
Mametchi
♪—— ♪———— ♪—— ♪————……
Miku
…Huh? You seemed a little hesitant at the final bit.
Mametchi
I learnt this song just for the choral singing, so I get a little nervous without the music score…
Miku
Let's practise up to the parts you know, then! Mametchi, do you mind facing me?
Mametchi
Huh? Like this?
Miku
Yeah. I want us to sing with the brightest of smiles at each other since we have this chance to sing such a fun song.
Now then, I'll start us off, alright?
♪—— ♪————
Mametchi
♪—— ♪————
Mametchi & Miku
♪—— ♪———— ♪—— ♪————～～～！
Mametchi
…Huh? That felt like my best attempt at singing so far even though I don't have the music score with me!
We were totally in sync for the part we sang together too!
Miku
Hehe! That may have been a short phrase, but I believe our feelings became one during it.
Mametchi
Our feelings…became one…
Miku
You kept your gaze on me while singing with me earlier, right, Mametchi?
Eye contact is actually very important when you're singing or performing with others.
Mametchi
…!
Now that you mention it, I only ever looked at the music score while we were practising at the school yard…
…Miku, could we give it another go, please! I want to commit the feeling from just now to memory!
Miku
Sure! -Then, let's start!
Miku
♪—— ♪————
Mametchi
♪—— ♪————
Mametchi & Miku
♪—— ♪———— ♪—— ♪————～～～！
Mametchi
I managed to sing it…!
Miku! I was able to keep singing all the way to the very end!
Miku
Yeah! Good work, Mametchi! You're now able to really sing joyfully with confidence!
Mametchi
It's all thanks to your advice, Miku.
…I was too hung up on the model song and the music score, wasn't I?
To think that I wasn't able to pay attention at all to Mimitchi and the rest who were singing with me even though this is a choir…
…Gasp!
D-Don't tell me, it was all my fault that we were out of tune despite practising together…?!
Miku
I don't think that's the case.
After all, it is important to sing correctly according to the music score and model song.
I believe that the fact that you were able to improve so quickly during practice just now is a result of that, too.
Mametchi
Miku…
Miku
Let's keep this up and sing a lot, okay?
Inject your feelings into your singing so that it can reach your friends out there somewhere, Mametchi.
Mametchi
…Okay!
(Kuchipatchi, Mimitchi, Memetchi-)
(I practised with Miku and became proficient at the chorus song.)
(I'm sure that now, I can sing well with you all too.)
(That's why-)
Mametchi
(I want to sing with you all again!)
Miku
♪—— ♪————
Mametchi
♪—— ♪————
Mametchi & Miku
♪—— ♪———— ♪—— ♪————～～～！
Miku
(The power of his feelings grew stronger alongside the song-)
Mametchi & Miku
♪—— ♪————
♪—— ♪———— ♪—— ♪————～～～！
Someone's singing voice
♪—— ♪————
Mametchi
…Ah! This voice!
Miku! I heard Kuchipatchi's song just now!
Someone's singing voice
♪—— ♪————～～～！
Someone's singing voice
♪—— ♪————
Mametchi
Memetchi and Mimitchi's songs too…! This means-!
Miku
Your song reached them, Mametchi!
Mametchi
…!
I'll sing even more to convey to them that I'm here!
Miku
Okay! Let's give this our best shot together, Mametchi!
Mametchi & Miku
♪—— ♪———— ♪—— ♪————～～～！
Miku
(I think I heard those kids' voices from the songs we heard too…)
(I knew it. It looks like they really did go to those kids' Sekai.)
(I wonder if they managed to also have wonderful meetings just like Mametchi and myself.)
(Hehe! I want to hear about all of Mametchi's friends' stories when they come over!)
Notes
- As mentioned in Nene’s story, Tama-Friends/Tama Tomo is an actual Tamagotchi term to mean best friends. (Return to text)
- Luka says 百面相している here. As a noun, 百面相 refers to an entertainment form where simple props are used to make various faces. It also refers to making many different faces, which is what Mametchi does here. (Return to text)