Volume 2 - Chapter 19: Pronunciation Practice
"Ah~~~~~~"
Kyouya spoke while holding an old electric fan in his arms.
He wasn't sure why, but when you spoke into an old electric fan like this, your voice would vibrate and change into something else entirely.
It became something almost alien-like.
"Since the blades are spinning, some of the sound waves hit the blades and bounce off while others pass right through, creating a vibrato... is what I read in a book once."
Once again, Shion-san answered Kyouya's question, as if she knew what he was thinking. He hadn't even asked yet.
"Stop slacking off! Practice properly. If you can't do it by the end of the day, then I'm kicking you out of the club."
The president leaned back in her chair arrogantly as she spoke.
She was leaning back so much that she was almost lying on her back.
With her small stature, lying down on the chair was a special move of the president's that no one could copy.
"Yeah, yeah. I'm practicing."
Kyouya replied casually. It was already the second day of the pronunciation practice. The president had said the same thing yesterday, but she hadn't kicked him out of the club. Just one more day would probably be ok.
Kyouya faced the fan, and started speaking–
"WE. ARE. THE. GJ-BU–"
His voice became the voice of an alien as he said such things.
"No. Do it again."
The president muttered while filing her nails.
"What am I supposed to be practicing in the first place?"
"It's a greeting. The GJ-Bu greeting."
"In what kind of situation would I use this weird greeting in?"
"When we have club activities, obviously."
Kyouya had been told that there were club activities for everyone else that happened secretly without his knowledge. He was told that he couldn't come along since he was still not a full member.
"Why am I using a fan, anyway? Am I going to be dragging the fan back and forth everywhere when I have to do it for real?"
"It's because you're still in training. If you can't do the vibrato yourself, then you have to at least know the feel of it. The real thing is, of course, like this."
And so, the president raised the palm of her hand up to her mouth. She began vibrating it back and forth as she began vocalizing with an "AH. WA. WA. WA.", creating her own vibrato.
"Why do we need the vibrato?"
"What are you talking about? That's the most important part."
"Then at least give me some examples. Prez, up until now you were just criticizing me without even giving me a demonstration."
The fan has to work hard during the summer.
Kyouya: Prez. Please buy an air conditioner. It's the president's job.
Mao: I understand how you feel, but I can't do that. Summer is boring if it isn't hot.
Kyouya: It doesn't matter if it's interesting or not, let's just be comfortable instead.
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