Tohka answered in a bright, cheerful voice.
By the end, she was even answering before Ai could finish her questions.
Although that was certainly cute, the fact that she couldn't play anything left the trio stumped.
Still, there were always more solutions than problems. The trio huddled together and discussed it briefly.
They all nodded, then Ai pulled a small box out from the very back of the music classroom.
Then she spoke in a solemn voice.
"Tohka... we've decided to entrust this to you."
"It's a legendary instrument that ordinary people can't handle!"
"But we believe... if anyone can do it, you can, Tohka! Will you accept it...?"
Seeing how mysterious the three of them were acting, Tohka couldn't help swallowing nervously.
Lingmeng and Shido also cast curious looks their way.
Finally, Tohka gave a timid nod.
"Mm... let me try...!"
And so, the three opened the cardboard box.
Just like a treasure chest being opened in an anime, it almost seemed to Lingmeng and the others that a dazzling light shone out.
"This is it...!"
As she spoke, Ai took an instrument out of the box.
Just as they were expecting some earth-shattering instrument—
"Huh... a tambourine...?"
Lingmeng tilted her head in confusion and quietly named the instrument.
Indeed, the instrument Ai had taken from the box consisted of a circular frame fitted with several small, round metal discs.
No matter how extravagantly they hyped it up, it was still just a plain tambourine.
"Th-this is the legendary instrument...?"
With a terrified expression and trembling hands, Tohka carefully accepted the tambourine Ai held out.
Then she cautiously held it in her hands and gave it a gentle shake—
"Jingle—"
A clear, pleasant sound rang out.
"Ooh!"
Just as Tohka's eyes began to sparkle, Ai, Mai, and Mii deliberately