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Sky high!

bokura wa maiagaru kaze wo mitsuketa

We discovered the rising winds.

kanjiru kimi no melody

I can feel your melody,

kanadetara yume ga meguriau

and when you play, it feels like my dreams will come true.

maneita te no hane wo hirogete

Spread the feathers on your hands,

ima sugu ni oozora haruka e tobitatsu

and let us now take off to the distant heavens.

hora miorosu sekai wa

Just look, the world we're overlooking is now

Sky high!

Good work.

Chiaki, hey.

It was hopeless.

That second piece after the horrible Boléro performance.

The Sorcerer’s Apprentice.

It was going well at first,

but after a while, just as in the story itself,

the brooms enchanted to draw water start spiraling out of control.

The panicked apprentice tries to stop the brooms,

but the water overflows, sounds start rippling,

and then... a washout.

Chiaki-kun, you did well.

You were like an unrelenting boxer.

It was uplifting.

It wasn’t supposed to be uplifting, Kuroki-kun.

Pathetic.

Cheer up, Chiaki.

It wasn’t that bad.

Boléro was one thing, but...

You know, “We piped unto you, and ye did not dance.”

It’s not your fault, Chiaki.

No.

I didn’t pipe.

I thought I could use the same magic he did by now.

I got arrogant.

Even the best of us have to fail sometimes.

Let’s party.

You’ve got to cheer up, Chiaki.

Nodame-san’s worried too.

I’ll pass.

I have to wake up early tomorrow morning to practice.

You and Senpai go have fun.

Good night.

Are you going to sleep already?

I was hoping to sleep over with you tonight.

You’ll have to sleep over at Chiaki-senpai’s room for tonight.

Wait a second.

What’s wrong with you?

I want to play piano. Seriously.

I can’t afford to waste time right now!

Rui!

Mom.

Why are you in Paris?

You liar!

Madame Belle told me everything.

You’re hardly ever at home.

You promised you’d practice every day while you’re here.

No, Mom, I was looking for a place to stay.

You and your lies!

I know you were spending all your time at Chiaki’s place!

No, that wasn’t my room —

You son of a bitch!

Mom!

Like master, like student.

You pervert.

Biting the hand that feeds you.

We’re going home, Rui.

We’re going to the States tomorrow.

No way.

But I still haven’t found a room.

Just have Madame do it.

No. I want to find one myself.

If you can’t keep your promises,

then you can kiss your September Paris exchange goodbye!

No!

This is an article criticizing her recital last year at Carnegie Hall.

“Honestly, it was disappointing.

All she had was enthusiasm.

Her lack of expression was obvious.”

She didn’t seem too upset when she was performing with me,

but I knew about this article, too.

She’d decided on her exchange over a year ago

so she probably had all sorts of emotions.

I don’t think Rui is being herself.

Isn’t something odd about her?

Like she’s putting on a facade of happiness?

Gal Rui (dramatization)

Maybe she was happy to make friends her own age.

Even towards me.

I wanted freedom.

Meeting people, making friends, and excitement...

She’s traveled all over the world since

she was young, but one wonders: has her real

journey just begun, or has it just ended?

Where is she now?

The things people say about her.

Rui.

Don’t let people sway you.

You have a strong desire to make big improvements.

I understand it’s frustrating, especially since you’re older than a lot of your classmates,

but all that time you spend will not go to waste, I swear.

I was the same way in Japan,

worrying and panicking.

I had fun at the concert today.

Everyone seemed so human.

You were really like the sorcerer’s apprentice too, panicking and stuff. It was fun.

Dear god.

Orchestras are nice.

I’ve always wanted to be in one.

Maybe I will someday, on the piano.

I gotta work hard then,

so that they’ll call us a golden pair when we play a concerto together.

Are you swearing your love for me?

To start off, I want to express my own music at the Roux-Marlet Orchestra.

It’s the orchestra that Stresemann was conducting.

Oh yeah.

Huh, Chiaki.

Theo. Can I take a look at the archives?

Sure, but be careful.

It’s our treasure.

Yakitorio Chamber Orchestra practice day

Yakitorio Chamber Orchestra practice day

Don’t play it so deeply.

I don’t think I am.

You don’t understand Esprit, do you?

Poulenc was French, you know.

What would you prefer, Megumi-chan?

I would have to give Paul the yakitori here.

You’re awesome, Nodame.

Good girl. Okawa and Paris — sister cities!

Vive le Yakitorio!

Glauque blog update

It’s always two on one.

This is what sucks about trios.

Then again, I’m not too sure about the whole thing either.

Really?

I know, let’s have someone listen to us.

Marlet Orchestra, established in 1875.

130 years of Marlet’s music history lies here.

1960 —

Here it is.

The full score Stresemann used.

It’s full of notes.

Nothing like today.

“Composed by Stresemann?!”

Oh, that.

I heard he played it once as an encore

but got sick of it and put it away.

Theo.

Oui.

That voice.

Are the recruitment fliers for the substitute auditions ready?

Let me see, I’m going to check it.

Auditions?

But Dep-san says he can’t make it with his schedule.

Who gives a damn?

Can I see it too?

I’d like to participate in the evaluation.

Why you?

Deprieste-san asked me to.

He’s lying

He’s lying

He’s lying

He’s lying

He’s lying

He’s lying

He’s lying

He’s lying

Hello.

Sorry to come in without notice.

Sniff, sniff.

So this is the infamous Yakitorio.

Senpai, you smell like shampoo.

Nice room.

Nice to meet you, I’m Paul Dubeaux.

I saw your concert yesterday.

It was thrilling.

Were we interrupting anything?

No.

You seem tired.

Maybe we should come back another time.

No, if there’s anything I can help you with —

On Kuroki -kun’s side

On Kuroki -kun’s side

On Kuroki -kun’s side

On Kuroki -kun’s side

On Kuroki -kun’s side

On Kuroki -kun’s side

On Kuroki -kun’s side

On Kuroki -kun’s side

On Kuroki -kun’s side

On Kuroki -kun’s side

On Kuroki -kun’s side

On Kuroki -kun’s side

Chiaki-kun.

We’re court musicians.

And we’re performing for the prince today, huh?

We’re not that great, but can you listen to us?

I don’t know what’s going on,

Trio for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano — Poulenc

but this is sorta nice.

Poulenc — a member of the French composing group, “Les Six.”

As a native Parisian,

he wrote many beautiful melodies suggestive of the melancholy in the city.

Blending humor and irony,

he was what you’d call an esprit composer.

They used a fagott when I heard this piece in Vienna and Germany,

but only a bassoon truly captures the French spirit.

He’s really good.

Kuroki-kun’s getting better too.

Nodame?

Non! Non, non!

This part should be dull and gloomy.

That’s not what you said this morning.

Will you stop complaining about every little thing?

Non, you don’t get it, Yasu.

The weather’s not good like it was this morning.

The instruments change, and so does our mood.

Enough of your afterthoughts.

Non.

Stop saying “non” before everything you say.

Yakitorio standup.

You two make a good boke-tsukkomi pair.

Sorta like this piece.

Oh, I know, let’s play it Kansai style.

Kansai style?

The boke and the tsukkomi are the esprit of Kansai comedy,

Boke — a silly stupid person Tsukkomi — a sensible person making witty interjections

and Chiaki-senpai always hits the spot when he’s my tsukkomi.

Is that why you’ve been acting so stupid?

Yes, this is exactly the tsukkomi I’m talking about.

That’s what I’m talking about.

Play it like that conversation you just had.

Let’s speed up a little.

Fast.

Ouch.

But this is more convincing.

I see.

Not to mention, these two are good.

I want them for our orchestra.

So this is soba!

Chow time.

Why are you eating soba in that way?

All rolled up like that...

You’re supposed to slurp your soba.

Non.

This is how the Japanese eat.

Non!

You’re splattering your soup.

That’s what we call good cheer.

You look silly with soup on your face.

Those two are getting rowdy.

Thanks for the food!

Anyway, Kuroki-kun,

we’re holding auditions at the Marlet Orchestra soon.

Care to try out?

If you don’t mind, please?

Not that I can make any promises,

but we lost a lot of substitutes, so we’re holding auditions.

Me too.

I want to join Marlet too.

Can I see the recruitment flier?

You’re looking for bassoons too, aren’t you?

Non, why is it a fagott?

How can a bassoon be missing from such a traditional French orchestra?

Seriously?

I thought we had bassoons at our orchestra.

I heard they’ve been using fagotts in a lot of French orchestras lately.

Bassoons are cumbersome in orchestras.

Too bad.

I don’t believe it!

Really, is that good enough?

What happened to our 130 years of tradition?

Cheer up, Paul.

I can’t get into the orchestra either.

Let’s cry together, Nodame.

Paul —

Never mind.

Later.

Chiaki-kun, I think I’ll try out for the Marlet after all.

But only if I get a très bien on my next exam.

I’ll be waiting.

See you.

Now I’ll get to be in a French orchestra with Chiaki-kun.

That sets a good goal for me.

Please, they’re close to here.

I want to go apologize to them.

About you too.

She cleared up her misunderstanding

She cleared up her misunderstanding

I was probably pretty obnoxious too.

Thirty minutes.

Okay.

No way. Chiaki.

Nodame, you’re too loud.

I told you to close the window when you play.

I can’t hear the TV.

I can’t afford to waste time right now!

She leveled up again.

Two weeks until the exam

Two weeks until the exam

You have a skippy, bouncy way of playing,

but you really just missed this note, didn’t you?

Yes.

But I only just sorta missed it.

It’s because you aren’t concentrating.

Again.

Chamber music exam day

Yakitorio

Debut performance

Paul's family

Kuroki-kun almost burst out laughing after seeing Paul’s family.

He almost lost it.

What the hell?

But it went well, right?

Yep, it was perfect.

All I have left now is the piano exam.

Senpai, can you listen to the piece that I’m playing for the exam?

She’s always so relaxed when she plays; it almost pisses me off.

But she’s changed.

Charles Auclair.

He’s a pianist himself, and he’s also mentored many successful pianists.

It seems like a good thing that Nodame got to study under him.

And she’s still got the same strength in her fingers.

What is Auclair-sensei thinking?

Noda Megumi

Piano exam

Do I get a très bien?

Bébé-chan,

that Mozart just now was different from how you played during our lessons.

I think I got a little carried away.

A little?

But I did good.

I like this piano.

That’s enough, you may leave now.

Thank you.

I’ve never seen a Japanese person like her.

She sounds amazingly colorful.

It was so bold, as if she was playing with the sounds.

It was interesting.

You could call it unique, but it was too much for me.

This isn’t a circus, you know.

It was even more of a circus when I saw her before at a competition.

Huh?

She was playing quite properly in the lessons.

I guess she’s erratic.

I felt more as if I was listening to a recital than an exam.

Auclair-sensei, how do you plan on teaching her?

I’m still thinking.

I recommend this car.

It’s only got 20,000 km on it. And it’s a good deal.

It’s in good condition,

and it’s a good size for Paris.

I’ll take it.

Prompt decision

You don’t need to test-drive it?

Oh, right.

Hold your horses!

That’s the car we test-drove yesterday.

Yeah, it’s ours.

How was it?

It was great. It’s so powerful.

You don’t see cars like it for this price.

Okay, I’ll take it.

I don’t need to test-drive it.

Oh, shit!

Jean, you idiot!

I’ll have you fill out the paperwork over here.

Thanks.

Nodame, over here.

The exam results are out.

Already?

I got a très bien.

I got...

Bébé-chan.

Can I talk to you?

Senpai.

I’m home. I love you. Très bien!

You got a très bien?

Yep, it was perfect.

Yeah?

Now give me twenty seconds.

Sniff

Cheers.

The year’s finally over.

Thank god summer break’s here.

Now I can finally go home for a while.

You’ve lost weight, Yunlong.

Tanya and I got très biens too.

But I have summer school, so I’m not done studying yet.

I’m going on vacation to Southern France.

Gotta find myself a hot guy this year.

Sigh

Go home to Russia. Think of your parents!

And do what?

Massage their shoulders or something.

What the hell?

What about Chiaki and Nodame?

Are you going back to Japan?

No, I —

Silly Frank.

They’re going to go somewhere together, obviously.

They’re in heat.

Cough

In heat?

I’m going to be playing piano at a church by the sea in Bretagne.

It’s going to be my first recital.

From Tokyo to Paris,

Tokyo et Paris

and from Paris to Tokyo,

Paris et Tokyo

there would always be music.

Et puis toujours la musique

And in Paris, we'll study together.

A Paris nous étudierons la même année.

We've known each other since childhood.

On se connait depuis l'enfance

We would go to the piano classes next door

On allait au cours de piano à côté,

in front of the marketplace,

En face du grand marché.

and we would play hopscotch and dodgeball

On jouait au square du quartier

in the neighborhood park.

à la marelle et au balle au prisonnier,

And then it was snack time.

Puis c'était le goûtér.

They were the best years of our lives,

C'était bien là nos plus belles années,

unaffected by worries.

Qu'aucun soucis ne pouvait altérer.

From Tokyo to Paris,

Tokyo et Paris

and from Paris to Tokyo,

Paris et Tokyo

there would always be music.

Et puis toujours la musique.

From Tokyo to Paris,

Tokyo et Paris

and from Paris to Tokyo,

Paris et Tokyo

there would always be music.

Et puis toujours la musique.

And in Paris, we'll study together.

A Paris nous étudierons la même année

Your first recital, huh?

Oui, avec plaisir.