The Way I Played That Day - 5: A Warm Melody

Yoisaki Household - Kitchen

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Little Kanade

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A surprise party...?

Kanade's Mother

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Yes, since your father's birthday is coming up.

Kanade's Mother

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We'll prepare a party in secret and surprise him on the day of.

Little Kanade

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We're gonna surprise Daddy...?

Kanade's Mother

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Hehe. He probably won't know what to do with himself after he finds out that you helped, Kanade.

Kanade's Mother

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So, would you mind lending me a hand?

Little Kanade

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Yeah!

Little Kanade

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What would make him really happy?!
Oh, we should bake him a cake! I wanna puts lots and lots of whipped cream and strawberries on it!

Kanade's Mother

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Yes, he does like shortcake very much.
Why don't we bake one for him together?

Little Kanade

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Really...?! I get to help?!

Kanade's Mother

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Of course.
Let's make him the yummiest cake we can!

Kanade's Mother

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What else can we do for him?

Little Kanade

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(Our surprise party's gonna be so much fun...!)

Little Kanade

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(Oh, also...!
I wanna give Daddy a present.)

Little Kanade

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(What should I get him...?)

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Little Kanade

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(I know...!)

The next day

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Little Kanade

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(Hmm... It should be in this cupboard...)

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Little Kanade

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(Found it...!)

Kanade's Mother

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Hm? Kanade...?
Is that your father's old keyboard? Did you bring it out?

Little Kanade

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Eep!

Little Kanade

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No, I, uhh...!
I thought I could draw this and...

Kanade's Mother

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You're going to draw a picture?
You didn't have to bring this one out. There's a much nicer one you can use as a model...

Little Kanade

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N-No, I wanna draw this one...!
I need to focus, Mommy, so can you go somewhere else please?

Kanade's Mother

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Understood.
In that case, have fun.

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Little Kanade

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Okay, if I press here, it should make a noise...

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Little Kanade

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Whoa...

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Little Kanade

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Now I can compose my own song...!

Little Kanade

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Wait, but how do I make mine sound like Daddy's...?

Little Kanade

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*Stare*

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Kanade's Father

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Kanade, what are you doing all the way over there? You can sit next to me like you always do...

Little Kanade

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No, that's okay.
I have to keep things a secret!

Little Kanade

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You keep working, Daddy.
Pretend like I'm not here.

Kanade's Father

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O-Okay.

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Little Kanade

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Press here and here together, and then...

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Little Kanade

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Oh...
That sounded a lot like what Daddy did...!

Little Kanade

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Wait, which ones did I press just now?

Little Kanade

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Mommy! Mommy!
Is there anything you wanna tell Daddy?

Kanade's Mother

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Your father?
Hmm... I should ask him what he'd like for dinner.

Little Kanade

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No, not about dinner!
I'm talking about his birthday!

Kanade's Mother

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Oh, I see.
Are you writing a letter to him?

Little Kanade

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Y-Yeah.
It's gonna be his present...

Kanade's Mother

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Hehe. In that case...
“Happy Birthday.
The songs you compose are always so gentle and...”

Little Kanade

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Kanade's Father's Birthday

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Kanade's Mother

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Once again, dear, we'd like to wish you a very happy birthday!

Little Kanade

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Happy birthday!

Kanade's Father

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Thank you both so much.
This really was a surprise.

Kanade's Father

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This feast you've prepared looks absolutely delicious. I really wasn't expecting anything like this.

Kanade's Mother

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Kanade and I baked the cake together.

Little Kanade

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Frosting the cake was really hard, but I did my best!

Kanade's Father

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Thank you very much, Kanade.
This cake looks delicious.

Little Kanade

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Hehe...

Kanade's Mother

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Also, dear, Kanade's prepared a present for you.

Kanade's Father

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Wait, you have?

Little Kanade

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Yup!
Give me one second.

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Little Kanade

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Oof. There...

Kanade's Father

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Huh? That's...
My old keyboard?

Kanade's Mother

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Wait, Kanade, I thought you were writing a letter.

Little Kanade

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Hehe. Nope...
My present to you, Daddy, is...

Little Kanade

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A song! It's called “Mommy And Me Really Love You!”

Kanade's Father

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What...?

Little Kanade

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Kanade's Mother

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These lyrics...
It's what we talked about the other day...

Kanade's Father

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Kanade...

Little Kanade

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(Mommy and Daddy both look so surprised....! Hehe. I'm so glad!)

Little Kanade

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(Uh oh... How do I play the next part again...?)

Little Kanade

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(I don't remember... Like this?)

Little Kanade

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(Oh, this works too...
It's not what I practiced, but I can just keep playing like this.)

Little Kanade

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Little Kanade

♪——...

Little Kanade

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Uhh...

Kanade's Father

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Kanade, did you come up with that all on your own...?

Little Kanade

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Yup!
I don't know if it was as good as your songs, Daddy...

Little Kanade

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But you always seem to have a lot of fun whenever you sing, so I thought you'd like it if I sang for you...

Kanade's Father

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Kanade...

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Kanade's Father

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That's incredible!

Kanade's Mother

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I agree! I had no idea you were working on your own song...!

Little Kanade

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Hehe. So my surprise worked...?

Kanade's Father

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Better than that!
I don't know what to say... I couldn't be happier...

Kanade's Mother

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I'm also incredibly happy about you turning what I said into the lyrics for your song!

Kanade's Mother

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Thank you for coming up with such a lovely melody for them! You did a wonderful job!

Kanade's Father

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You really did... It was nice. It felt so warm.

Kanade's Father

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Do you think you can compose another song for me sometime, Kanade?

Little Kanade

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Yeah!

Kanade's Father

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But to think that a girl her age can compose her own songs... I guess that makes Kanade our little prodigy.

Kanade's Mother

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Hehe. She certainly is.

Little Kanade

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(Thank goodness. Mommy and Daddy liked my song so much...!)

Little Kanade

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(Hehe. That makes me so happy.)

Little Kanade

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(I bet they'd really love it if I composed another one for them...)

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