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“……Eh?”

The headmaster with a blank face.

Oh, come on, you were totally going to have the Society play, didn’t you?…

“… Ah, please ask the musicians…” (Headmaster)

“”Eh?””

Micchan and I let out a voice of doubt at the headmaster’s answer, which seemed to have been rushed.

No, because…

“I’m sure it would be difficult to ask a musician to play not only once or twice, but for many consecutive times, and not only during performances but also during rehearsals, wouldn’t it?

Aristocratic musicians, who do it as a hobby are not going to take on the role as the support musician for a group of amateurs, who are also looking for donations the whole time, right?

A commoner musician with a patron will not be able to go against the wishes of the patron and will not be able to do whatever he pleases.

And the commoner musicians who have not yet received a patron have to do something other than music to make ends meet, so they can’t afford to do volunteer work.

They are people who are in a situation where they need help and not the other way around…

Even if you try to hire and pay them, the orphanage probably doesn’t have that kind of money at the moment. If the people who are paid to perform a job, it’s no longer ‘the activities of cute orphanage children’.

If it becomes just a commercial activity, you will only get a market-rate commission rather than a large donation, and in the first place, if it becomes such a fishy story, the orphanage children would not be invited to a nobleman’s party. Normally, they would ask a professional performer, or a musician whom a noble or merchant they know is a patron of or a newcomer whom they have found and patronized, right?” (Mitsuha)

Yes, the whole premise of “lovely angels” and “I’m a wonderful person who helps orphans” will be destroyed and ruined.

“Eh……”

At my explanation, the headmaster stiffened with an astonished face.

Ah~, she was going to let us do it, so she just hurriedly said an alternative plan because we rejected it, but she didn’t think about it that far…

“Mitsuha-san…” (Michelle)

Micchan gave me instructions with her gaze.

Yeah yeah. Do something about it, right?

I know, I know…

“Are there any graduates from here… or rather, people from here who don’t have very good jobs?” (Mitsuha)

“Eh, of course… Or rather, there are a few people who don’t…” (Headmaster)

Is that so?

The people who came from the Orphanage are very afraid that they will bring down the name of the orphanage, reduce the donations, and eliminate job opportunities for their juniors because of them.

Therefore, the probability of betraying the employer or doing something strange is very low. They are far more trustworthy than other, ordinary employees.

Those who were adopted and raised by the ones who adopted them also work hard because they have a strong desire to not cause trouble to their parents-in-law and to repay their kindness.

But for those who are unaware of such facts, hiring orphans seems like a big risk.

That’s why it’s rare for them to get hired for important jobs, jobs that deal with money, or customer service.

Therefore, inevitably, a lot of them got jobs that require heavy lifting or simple work, the wages and working environment are not very good, and it seems that there are not many chances of getting a raise or getting promoted as the years go by.

If so…

“Let’s scout out some of those people who are around 15 or 16 years old!

We’ll choose a wildly handsome guy, a small animal shorty, a leopard or wildcat girl, or a firm sisterly character!

Let’s appeal to a wide age range with support performers for the young children’s idols to further emphasize soothing and comfort!” (Mitsuha)

“…Ikemen? Shota? Aidoru?…details!!”

The headmaster’s face says “Goodness gracious!” when she hears unfamiliar words.

However, she seemed to understand the general nuance of the conversation. As expected, wisdom comes with age.

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“…That being said, even those from orphanages, where many are small due to poor nutrition, should be fine with normal adult instruments if they are around 15 years old or so.

And if the children of aristocrats were given music lessons that they learn little by little, but it takes them several years to learn. So if we train them every day from morning to night, they should be able to learn in a few months what.

…Anyway, your livelihood depends on it…” (Mitsuha)

Besides, if they had to carry the burden of repaying the debt to the orphanage and the amount of food for the younger students, they would be willing to die doing their best. That’s not the same spirit as a child of nobility who learns with the only intention of passing!

“A noble’s daughter is also desperate because her life depends on it!” (Michelle)

Micchan objected.

“… Ah, did I say it out loud?” (Mitsuha)

“It was out in full force!

Mitsuha-san, if you don’t fix that habit, you won’t be able to live in society, you know?” (Michelle)

“Eh~……”

It’s not only bad for socializing, but also for business…

“Anyway, we can keep up appearances if the graduates from the orphanage come back and help out for the juniors.

Whether the children will be hired as staff at the orphanage and paid a salary, or whether they will have another job where they have more freedom of time, will be considered at a later date.

If the orphanage employees who are paid to work help the children with their activities, or if former orphans who have other jobs come to help, then the image would not be destroyed. The audience has no way of knowing whether or not they are being paid for their services.

…Anyway, we’re aiming for a wide audience with a double feature of angels and supporting performers with a little bit of fallen angel or devilish charm!” (Mitsuha)

“…ye-, yes…”

The headmaster nodded at me with a black-and-white look in her eyes.

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We would discuss the details later, so Micchan and I hurried back to the garden.

No, what would we do without seeing the smiling interaction between the orphans and the juvenile group?!

That’s what we’re here for today. It’s the main event!

Oh, everyone is getting along!

The main group was just watching over them kindly, and they hardly interfered or intervened!

Yes, oh yes, children are so innocent and cute……

The headmaster, who came out to the garden with us, is also smiling gently.

And a pretty young girl among the orphans yelled at the headmaster with a smile.

“Incho-sensei, Alfie, will do her best to help the family! With this, I’m going to make a lot of money!” (Alfie)

“”””””…………””””””

The whole garden was frozen…

No, well, she’s a young child, it can’t be helped.

…But…

Yep… It’s ruined!!

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