"Because Ai and the others were being too noisy. I thought that if we used your playing as background music, Rumin-jie, they might quiet down a little."
"..." × 3
Forget Okura Rumin, whose violet eyes fluttered with confusion and shock—even Hoshino Ai and the others behind her felt murderous toward him.
He had brought them here just so this distinguished Great Aunt could play the Piano for him?
At a time like this!?
At a time like this, they honestly did not know whether to call him clueless or bold...
Sakurakoji Talent reached out and grasped those long, slender hands, silky as milk from years of playing. Leaning close to her ear, he suggested, "If you don't want to~ you can join them instead, you know?"
"..."
"...Hah~!!"
After a long silence, Okura Rumin angrily punched him in the stomach, sending him stumbling aside with a pained expression.
Then, she slowly and quietly lifted the Piano lid...
An extremely violent, rapid scale etude seemed even more likely to disturb the neighbors upstairs and downstairs.
At the same time, it made everyone else in the room tremble.
Five minutes later,
"How is it, Ai? This is your first time sitting on the sofa here, right?"
"Mm, mm..."
"Mahiru, help her out."
"..."
Fifteen minutes later,
"T-Talent! No matter what, doing this by the Piano is really...!"
"Don't worry~ Rumin-jie's heart is still as water when she plays. She won't mind."
"..."
Several veins rarely stood out on Okura Rumin's moon-white neck and the backs of her hands.
Her playing had been a mess ever since fifteen minutes ago, despite this being a piece she had played countless times.
In a contest of sound waves and musical theory, she had actually lost to these two juniors!
Sure enough, could orderly rules