[Wind Boys] Prologue Page 1: Dancing Sakura Petals

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Some formatting notes: 

italics: narration

parenthesis: thoughts

Sensei: your character

---- A certain day in March, Kanazawa City

 

Sensei: (This ambiance somewhat feels nostalgic.)

Sensei: (A cloudy sky as usual. I really came back here...to Kanazawa.)

Sensei: Ugh, the wind's strong...

(?Mitsuyuki): Waah! Wai--!?

Sensei: (Eh? Something's fluttering down... are these music sheets...?)

Sensei: Hey, are you alright?

(?Mitsuyuki): Thank you... I apologize, I made you pick them up.

Sensei: No, it's alright. Here you go.

Sensei: Um...are you perhaps a member of a concert band? (1)

(?Mitsuyuki): Eh...?

Sensei: Ah, it's because your music sheets have a lot written on them so I just...

Sensei: (The notes) are quite enthusiastic. Are you practicing today, too?

(?Mitsuyuki): Um...that's...

(?Ikumi): Mitsuyuki! What are you doing? Hurry up and get over here!

(?Mitsuyuki): Ah, right....sorry. Please excuse me.

(?Ikumi): Huh!? You don't have an umbrella again? After I've told you how many times to bring one when you go out? Are you stupid?

(?Akane): How many times have you said "stupid" already!? I'm going home after this so it's fine, right?

(?Mikio): Alright, alright. I'll just lend you my umbrella if necessary since I bring two anyway. Just bring it back next time, Akane.

(?Akane): Nothing less from Mikio, huh.

(?Ikumi): Right, unlike Akane who's such a slob.

Sensei: (Those kids are also holding music sheets. Are they from the same club?)

Sensei: A concert band...how nostalgic... Ah, that's right! If I remember correctly, the school I was assigned to, Ibuki High School, also has a concert band...

 

 

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Sensei: ---Eh? Its activities are suspended..?

(?Ushio-sensei): Ah, you're here. Heeey, S e n s e i. What are you doing? Why do you look frantic while reading club information?

Sensei: Ah, no. Is it true that the concert band has suspended activities...?

(?Ushio-sensei): ...Ah. Sensei, you came here from Kanto, right? So of course you didn't know. (2)

(?Ushio-sensei): Until last year, the so-called prestigious concert band here was a powerhouse.

Sensei: Until last year, you say...

(?Ushio-sensei): Was it around summer? Apparently one of the members had a brush with the police.

So, they had to cancel their participation in a nationwide performance that was already decided. Their long-time mentor retired and the members eventually stopped attending. In the end, its activities appeared to just stop.

(?Ushio-sensei): Maybe it'll be dissolved like that after all? There are rumors like that, too.

Sensei: Oh no...

Sensei: Then those kids I ran into a while ago...

(?Ushio-sensei): Oh yeah, I'm Ushio by the way. I also got assigned here in Ibuki this year. I got the formal assignment letters here. Here's Sensei's letter!

Sensei: Ah, thank you very much.

(?Ushio-sensei): Then, I'll be in your care, Sensei.

 

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(?Minato): I'm finally here. This is...

(?Liam): Minato-sama! Please wait! I'll be troubled if you go around by yourself. What will I do if you get lost?

(?Liam): Minato-sama? What's wrong?

(?Minato): This is....Kanazawa......

(?Liam): Mi, mi, mi, Minato-sama!! Please stop, stop! You cannot just start playing your instrument here!

(?Minato): Why not?

(?Liam): Again...it's because this is different from the US. You cannot just play a trumpet in the middle of the street...

(?Liam): Eh? Minato-sama!? Please wait for me...!

(?Liam): MINATO-SAMA~~!!

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translation notes:
(1) The term can both refer to a "concert band" or "wind ensemble". as with wind boys, it seems better to use wind ensemble, but i preferred to use concert band for this game. 
(2) Kanto is a region in Japan that includes Tokyo, Chiba, Saitama, etc. The setting of the game is in Kanazawa, which is located in Hokuriku/Chuubu region.