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(Uwaa……)
During the middle of the song, I was unable to stand up due to my suprise.
I was surprised by the first line in full volume, my body shook at the vibrato, and felt by the whispering voice that was like it was whispering close to my ear, and was amazed at her lung capacity that was to the point where one wouldn’t know when she would take a breather.
If it wasn’t for that horrible pitch control, I would’ve been deeply moved from the bottom of my heart for sure.
In a few words, Nanako was bad at singing. Furthermore, devastating at an outstanding level.
The first song that was an anime song of a new singer who was selected by audition and was famous for its technically difficult musical piece.
In the beginning I was shocked, “You’re singing that of all things!?”, then figured that she had suitable confidence, but…
Of course, it’s just karaoke. If you sing a song that you like, even if you sing bad, you’ll probably get excited.
(No…… But this is)
However, if Nanako were to be put in terms of status, within 5 parameters, only one would be outstandingly low, or rather how should I put it, all that one felt was disappointment.
“Haa, as expected it feels good since I haven’t sung in a while~.”
Nanako finished singing, and put down the mic temporarily.
“Nanako, your volume is amazing.”
For the time being, it was hard to praise her admirable points, so I attacked the place with the least amount of problems.
“Really? At my parents’ home, my grandma would sing folk songs, and I sang a lot since I was young, so it might be because of that.”
If she always opened up her singing voice and vocalized ever since she was a kid, then I can understand this volume.
“Do you still sing those, folk songs, that is?”
“I sing them. Fune~ woooo hiki~ a~ ge~……”
Suddenly, Gachinko’s folk song began, and the high volume surprised me once again.
However, as usual, the pitch was out of sync.
“I felt fine in continuing folk songs, however somewhere along the line, she told me, “it’d be better if you sang something different,” then I stopped.”
Her grandma’s choice of words moved me to tears.
“You like to sing?”
When I asked, she nodded greatly.
“Yeah, I like it. That’s why I come to karaoke at times, but…… It’s lonely being alone all the time, so I invited you just now.”
Nanako said as if she was embarrassed,
“… I was bad, right?”
Suddenly, she stepped on the landmine herself.
“Eh, ah, no.”
As the situation developed too suddenly, I behaved strangely without thinking.
“It’s no good right. I’ve been in love and practiced for a long time, but I can’t seem to fix only the off sync pitch.”
She was aware of it…
I tried to smooth over my response but it backfired. Now I felt embarrassed…
“If it’s me, I can’t tell where to fix it, so I wanted to have people listen sometimes……”
Nanako glanced at me with an unusual apologetic look.
“… So, I have a small favor to ask of Kyouya.”
“A favor?”
“Since I’m like this, I’m trying to fix my bad points, but the friends willing to go with me are gradually decreasing.”
I felt bad for Nanano, but there’s a maddenning feeling I get when I hear that pitch.
“So, it’s fine if it’s only sometimes, but can you come karaoke together with me like this… Can’t you?”
Uu……
I was lost for words for a moment.
Nanako was a good person, and it was fun talking to her, but it would be quite hard to always keep her company with her karaoke.
However, I had a feeling that she would lose her path if I refuse here.
“Sure, that’s fine. If I’m good enough, then there’s no problem at all.”
“Seriously? Yay~! Then, I’ll be in your care again after work!”
Looking delightful from the bottom of her heart, Nanako hit my shoulder without holding back and was glad.
“Yup, I saw quite a lot today……!”
Going outside of the karaoke box, Nanako stretched her back at the already bright sky.
Inside my head, I was continuing to transform the out of tone song pitch that I heard into something better.
(I understand why Nanako’s friends don’t want to keep her company at karaoke very well……)
As expected, it was bad enough to infect your own singing style probably.
“Thanks for today, Kyouya.”
“Eh? No, don’t mention it.”
“For some reason, it’s suuuper easy to sing in front of Kyouya. Rather than feeling nervous, it felt like it was natural for me to sing……”
Certainly, putting the pitch aside, I could see that Nanako was singing freely.
“I’ll try my best to get better, so please endure a bit until then. Okay?”
It can’t be helped when being relied on like that.
The other points were right on the spot. If she just matched her pitch with everything else, I wonder how it would turn out. I thought my meager singing ability had been sacrificed in order to up Nanako’s singing ability.
“Ah, that’s right.”
I remembered.
Nanako’s desire to have someone to listen. A desire to get better.
Because I knew the future, didn’t I have a piece of reliable advice.
“Then, if Nanako’s confident in that song, let’s record it and upload it to the net.”
“To the net……?”
Nanako asked, staring at me blankly.
“Yeah, upload it to YouTube or some video site, and let everyone listen……”
Right after I said that, the color of Nanako’s face turned pale instantly.
“N-N-N-No way no way no way! It’s certain that sort of thing is no good! Even though I’m already bad as it is, if I upload it to the net, isn’it it decided that I’ll be flamed repeatedly! Kyouya, what is it? Do you want to break my heart that much!?”
“N-No, like I said, after you get better.”
“That sort of thing is no good! After all, YouTube and that stuff is the world. If I upload karaoke and that stuff there, it’ll definitely be pointed out as a fame-seeker!
… I see, 10 years ago, was still this sort of time was it.
“Well then, isn’t it fine if you try only upload to a Japan-only video site and upload simpler karaoke first?”
“Japan-only……? There’s no such thing currently.”
Yup, you can do it around the end of the year or next year though.
“It’s just a hypothetical conversation. If you want to do it, then it’s fine to just do it casually. With a ‘Tried singing’ feeling.” 1
“Uuu…… Tried singing, was it……”
Nanako still frowned at my proposal, but, “Sure, if it’s only that…… Can I think about it?”
“Alright, it’s decided then! Let’s use that as your target and practice!”
“Wait up, don’t decide that by yourself!!”
Nanako denied angrily.
However, her facial expression and her way of talking did not feel like she truly disliked it.
If one wasn’t worried about singing in public, then they surely would have a desire to have all kinds of people listen.
In the immediate future, Nicodo will be created, and the hurdle to exhibit one’s videos and voice will be lowered. 2
Even Nanako’s song, there should be more people to listen to her songs. If she gains enough experience, her songs might get much better.
Nanako’s thoughts should also change greatly from thereon out.
- A lot of Japanese signing covers have『歌ってみた』in their titles which literally means, “Tried to sing”.
https://utaite.fandom.com/wiki/Utattemita - Nicodo is basically Niconico, which was formerly named Nico Nico Douga abbreviated as Nikodo by users. Now it’s just named Niconico, but Japanese users still call it Nicodo.
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