Blue Orchestra (青のオーケストラ)

Just four strings,

I cannot escape,

from the sound they play.

Even now,

just remembering it makes my heart race.

I loved that sound, and those days.

Episode 1: Aono Hajime

My bad.

you did that on purpose didn't you?

of course not, I wouldn't do something like that

You okay, Aono?

Go on over to the infirmary.

Okay.

Ever since I was little, I've never been good at sports.

Baseball, Basketball,

Dodgeball, I've never really played either,

Absolutely not!

A violinist's fingers are their life

Either way, I don't really mind.

I didn't hate it.

If you're injured, come in for a consultation

I'm home

Mum!?

Mum! What's wrong?

It appeared! The enemy of humanity has appeared!

What?

"If you see one it mean's there's 100" That enemy of humanity!

Oh, it's just a cockroach.

It hid somewhere in that room, hurry

Wait!

That room has remained closed,

Well, can you see it?

I thought so.

I didn't want to step into this room.

There! It's over there! Look! It's there!

Where!

Under the Piano!

Thank you, Hajime.

Mum, you make too much of a fuss.

Clean it up later, okay?

Okay.

But, I guess it's no good.

No matter how much I clean, the smell of tobacco doesn't leave this room.

Well then, I'm going to start on dinner.

Engraved this room is...

The smell of tobacco, and...

The sound of the violin.

It's been a year, huh.

The place where I've spent most of my life

I can't sleep.

Is it cause I went into that room?

Amazing!

How can I play like you, dad?

My father..

was a professional violinist.

I loved the violin, and..

the listening to my father playing it.

Fuck.

Even now, the sound still rings in my ears.

I am..

still trapped by that "sound".

PE again today.

Looks like he's here today.

Really?

Probably just gonna be in the infirmary again

The infirmary..

Aono!

oh, Yes?

Come to the counselling room at lunch.

Huh? Why?

Why? For career counselling of course.

Don't forget, okay?

Career counselling huh.

What a pain.

Is it just my imagination?

Auditory hallucinations are quite bad.

Counselling Room

You're the only one, you know,

Who hasn't chosen a career path.

Do you have nothing you want to do after graduation, Aono?

Nothing in particular.

You said you were going to Higashi High, Why the change of heart?

I heard that Satou-kun got a recommendation for there.

Huh?

A place..

where nobody knows me.

If possible, I want to go to a school where nobody knows me.

Well, I get where you're coming from,

You can't really afford to be picky, can you?

Year Rank

That's strange..

I've actually been studying recently.

Only recently, right?

The thing about studying is that you have to do it bit by bit,

Else you're not going to get any results.

You know it as well, You practised the violin a ton,

That's why you can play it well.

You know, I always thought you'd follow the musician route

When I see the disappointment in his face,

my heart begins to hurt a bit.

During the competition in my first year,

I was truly surprised.

Before then, My homeroom teachers had never shown up

You're okay with a public High School?

I don't want to burden my mum.

You say that, but you want to go to a school far away?

I'm aware of how selfish it seems.

You know what, Aono..

no matter what you think, the people around you aren't your enemies.

Even those in your class.

I know that.

Hey, Aono..

That's a school that I want to recommend,

Again!

It's this one.

Sensei, You can hear that violin can't you?

Ahh..

That Akine..

I've told her not to play in the infirmary.

What are you talking about?

We'll finish this after school.

Who is that violinist?

What's this?

Are you curious?

Didn't you give up the violin for good?

Whatever, it's not like I care.

Who is Akine?

our school doesn't have a music club.

That sound, It really did suck.

The smell of tobacco smoke filling up the car,

My father's voice,

My father's smile.

All of it made me want to puke.

Hajime.

You are a violinist.

Keep playing the violin even if it kills you.

Fuck you old man.

Your face is a mess, Hajime.

You stayed up late again didn't you?

In the end,

I couldn't sleep for the rest of the night.