Nyankai's "Let's all get along 1 question at a time!"
"Is it true?... Do you really want to hear more of my song?..."
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😺: How quaint... It seems like the lords all want us to sing a harmonious song together... All for us to get to know each other... It's quite delightful...
🎼: Nyankai~ that means you have to sing just as much too~. You gotta let the people hear your voice as well.
😺: Merold-kun is my interviewer, I see... That's nice, I'd like to hear your voice too, after all.
🎼: Eh~ this isn't about me though?
🎼: Well then, start this off with a self introduction, please~.
😺: My name is Nyankai, I am Kabukinyantarou-sama's Knight of Fragaria... I am also a musician. I am... Quite well versed in a number of instruments, but I love to play the shamisen the most...
🎼: It's that instrument you always carry, right?
😺: That is true... My shamisen follows me wherever I go. I wish to carry the songs of my home, the heartbeat that keeps our people alive... I mostly play during kabuki performances... Aside from dabbling in the art of music... I suppose I also like tending to bonsai trees...
🎼: What a patient man~.
😺: Haha... It helps to clear the mind, and... That is what I want, to clear my mind, so that I can hear everyone...
🎼: Well, is there something you don't like?
😺: ... Dishonesty... It muddles the voice, after all... I wish to hear clear voices, you see...
🎼: Hmm~
🎼: Next, how tall are you?
😺: ... 190 cm, if I remember correctly...
🎼: How tall~!
🎼: When's your birthday?
😺: It is on July 13...
🎼: What's the pride of Kabukinyantarou's Kingdom?
😺: Ah, that would be our music... Our instruments, our musicians, our songs... Especially our voices... Admittedly, our kingdom is more known for our kabuki and theater plays, but I believe that it's our music that contributes greatly to our unique identity...
🎼: Yeah, I get what you mean~. Everywhere you go in this kingdom, you'll always hear music even in the darkest hours of the night.
😺: The softest strums of the biwa... The lightest echo of flutes... The gentlest whisper of a song... Even at night, the hum of music remains in our kingdom. That's why I came here...
🎼: They say that when the sun's at it's highest, your kingdom's music can be heard even as far as the U•SA•HA•NA Kingdom~.
😺: Ahaha, our neighbors from the north seem to like it though... Feel free to stay and enjoy our music as well, Merold-kun.
🎼: If it's you singing or playing, then I definitely will~.
🎼: How proud are you of your lord?
😺: Very... No song can capture the feelings of my heart when it comes to my lord. It is his bright personality that allows this kingdom to thrive... He has an artistic soul, just like the rest of us... And that very kind soul... It nurtures the blossoms of potential in every citizen of his kingdom.
🎼: I feel like the only time where you would be able to talk nonstop would be when you're bragging about your lord.
😺: Ahaha. I doubt I'd like to embarrass myself like that though...
🎼: How long have you been a Fragaria Knight?
😺: For quite some time now, I believe... I started my knighthood sometime before yours, after all...
🎼: Oh yeah~. I sometimes forget that you're our senior~.
😺: Haha... Don't say it like that... It's quite embarrassing, don't you think?...
🎼: Which Fragaria are you closest in age to?
😺: Ah, that would be Romarriche, I believe... I am only a bit older than you and Romarriche, after all...
🎼: Ah, no wonder why the Hallritt and the others look up to you so much~! You're like their big brother~.
😺: Is that so?...
🎼: What's your daily schedule like?
😺: I take my time enjoying every passing day...
5:30 - 6:00 : Wake up and have morning tea
6:00 - 6:30 : Exercise
6:30 - 6:50 : Tea and breakfast
6:50 - 7:30 : Getting ready (taking care of hair)
7:30 - 8:00 : Practice with the shamisen
8:00 - 12:00 : Rehearsals or performances
12:00 - 12:30 : Lunch with Kabukinyantarou
12:30 - 13:00 : Play songs for my lord to dance to
13:00 - 17:00 : Knightly duties
17:00 - 18:00 : Tea time and bonsai pruning
19:00 - 20:00 : Shamisen maintenance
20:00 - 20:30 : Dinner with Kabukinyantarou
20:30 - 22:00 : Haircare
22:00 - 5:30 : Sleep
🎼: My what a schedule. It seems you dedicate some time to taking care of your hair, huh. No wonder it looks so smooth~.
😺: Thank you... Kabukinyantarou-sama once told me that... Well, he loves my long hair... He often plays with it. That's why I strive to take good care of my hair.
🎼: Eh~ that's cute~.
😺: I also tend to keep my teatime consistent... Tea helps me keep a good mood throughout the day...
🎼: Oh~? I'm now curious as to what kind you'd always have~.
🎼: Whose voice do you like listening to?
😺: Hmm... Now that's quite a difficult question... Of course, my Lord's voice is a song I'd always like to hear... Ah, but perhaps Hallritt's voice is also quite nice...
🎼: Oh~? Now that's quite surprising.
😺: Is it so?... Well, that boy is always so earnest. The honest ambition and the youthful joy in his voice is melodious...
🎼: Hmm~. That could be true.
😺: It is true that his naivety is like a lyric deaf to the melody of the world... But his voice has a radiant clarity, and I wish to hear it more often... Your voice is just as beautiful, Merold, but it lacks clarity... But then again, I'd listen to your song regardless...
🎼: You speak so little and yet so honestly~. It's quite surprising!
🎼: Finally, do you have any words for your Lord?
😺: Kabukinyantarou-sama... I shall always stand by my promise. Whenever your body compels you to sing or dance... I shall be there to accompany you with a song... You've allowed my music to resound far and wide, so then if I shall play, then I'd like it to be dedicated to you... I wish to hear the melody of your voice and your heart... And I wish to protect everything you hold dear in this kingdom. From our music to our kabuki plays, I'll protect it all... So, please, continue to have faith in me...
😺: That should be all of the questions, yes?...
🎼: Mhmm~! Ah, I'm so lucky~. I think this is the first time in a while that I've heard you talk this much.
😺: Perhaps... Then again, you just know how to draw out responses from your peers, Merold...
🎼: That so~? Then I should probably make you talk some more~.
😺: Haha, very well... I'll look forward to your attempts then...
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