☀️ Arselia and Akonia

- Ugh... - Ayano stretched, dispelling the sluggishness in her body that had accumulated during the concert.

- My student! 9. I should suggest Heinos write some lyrics for this composition. What do you think, girls, what could it be about?
- About some "cool" rogue who isn't afraid of the law and doesn't care about social norms, - Azarina offered her version, - and you, auntie, what do you have to say?
Auntie, of course, was Ayano.

- I'll say that such a non-conformist artist as Muda-kun could surprise us in many ways, even by adding a loving and romantic undertone. Therefore, I'll give it a ten, and at the same time, I want to ask you to switch to "you" when addressing me, because it doesn't sound very good, since I'm only a couple of years older than you. Everyone here is close.
Ayano could add that after she visited Azarina, a more intimate form of address would be perfectly natural. But the comedic effect of such a phrase would be disproportionate to the difficulties associated with uttering it.

- And this is my student! Miyuki! - Explains to Azarina. - 8.
- Perhaps it was to such music that Kamiya Kyohei, that is, Yubin Reimu, died during a duel with the founder of the Nihon resistance. By the way, - he explains to Ayano, - Kamiya Kyohei was Yubin's Nihon name, but when Kamiya Rinze became empress, she returned to her old surname - Reimu.

- ...I don't even know how to comment on this. Sometimes I get completely lost in the chaos of your crazy history. Come what may, life is stranger than any fiction. However, this track made me authentically feel like a melancholic Nihon peasant woman, sitting on the porch of a house under a colorless-lead sky and a lazy, cold wind, while all the men in the family were called to fight a certain occupier and left for the front. So, it deserves a ten from me, and not at all because of ethnic solidarity. Azarina-chan, you can vote too. Today, there is a small celebration, in some places you can earn imaginary red stars, and in others - spend them on some things. And also... it will help us - or at least me and the conditional Kami-tachevsky serious listeners - get to know you better...

- 10! You can feel the spirit of adventure and the magnificence of the sea!

- Yes, he earned his nine. I wonder, if there were people who were afraid of open water and sea voyages, would they lower the score or not?

- 10! This is also my student, by the way.
- Sonata, do you have a monopoly on this competition?..
- Ha-ha. You'll be surprised, because the next song is performed...

- The guys were lucky that in this competition you deviated from your ten-point mandatory range. Okay, I won't lower the score, even though the instrument isn't my favorite; I'll give it the same.

- ... My good friend Ahuri! 9. Perhaps it was to such music that Ayano and I will land on Hoshiguma. By the way! We can take you with us!
- I'll think about it...

- You say it as if she knows what Hoshiguma is... - a sudden, brief grumble broke through. - This track is like the son of the first two. Therefore, it would be inappropriate to give it anything other than a ten. But even if it were bad, Ahuri-san would still get the highest score from me for being cute.

- And the right pillar knows a thing or two about singing! 8.
- Hmm... Can you sing? - Azarina's question was obviously intended for Ayano and Sonata, not for random listeners.
- He-he... Who knows? Maybe I'll delight (or disappoint) you both with my voice when this divine comedy comes to an end?

- What's there to know, just take and sing without thinking, it's not like fighting with swords. Although... for someone like you with your standards there, it probably sounds amateurish. But I still think that this requires, first of all, heart, and only then technique.

- 9, funny and meaningful!

- This is... a very colorful composition... - it wasn't easy to find the words. - Perhaps even more suitable for situations when you are in the company of friends, who have a free guitar at hand, and in whose alcohol there is still some alcohol content... I can say that they were very lucky to escape from there, you can't mess around with the undead. They fully deserve a seven plus for their energetic performance. Oh, yes, all this talk about singing distracted me. The pillar also gets an eight, it's very lyrical and, frankly, it was a little unexpected to hear this in such a form from such a solid lady.

- 9, when I overthrow Nariya and establish the Reimei yoke in Welfer, I will definitely hire these performers as my court singers and musicians. - Ayano sticks out her tongue. - Just kidding.

- First world jokes... - Ayano sighs. - In my opinion, it's a little too high... So, the countess gets a seven, and the count, perhaps even a ten. I didn't expect anything so lively from him, and also... did he have a mustache?

- 8, the dragon slayer can also sing well, interesting.

- Yes, at first it was a little unclear, but when the song picked up, it got a nine in my head. It's so good that Gion-dono recovered and was able to delight us with this.

- Oh-oh-oh, today is really a day of miracles! - Sonata was delighted with something that was only clear to her at that moment. - 9.

- Yes... another unique song for a seven... But wait, is this even possible according to the laws of the universe? Or is such a song not considered a peaceful activity?... After reviewing her scores again, Ayano skeptically raises her eyebrows. - Interesting. I gave lower scores for the songs than for the music. I guess that's the difference in competence between an amateur and a thoughtful approach... - she says with an expression of defeat to Azarina. - What about you, have you decided to give a score?