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Illustration by Genji Asai.

第百十三季　文月の一	Season 113, Fumizuki issue #1 (est. 1998/08/22 ~ 1998/09/21)
騒霊ライブ、突然の会場移動	Sudden Location Change at Poltergeists' Concert
会場移動の混乱は無かったが、何故？	No confusion during the shift in venue, but why move?
○月○日、白玉楼で行われた騒霊ライブは、ライブ中に突然場所を変えると宣言して、観客を全員連れて紅魔館前に移動していたことが判った。移動後も普通にライブは再開し大きな混乱は無かったようだが、あの世とこの世を移動するくらいの大きな大移動に、観客も何故？　と首を傾げていた。結局、ライブ終了後も説明は一切無く、観客も盛り上がったからいいや、と言った感じで問題は起きなかった。	I learned that on Xth the X, the poltergeists who were performing at Hakugyokurou suddenly announced a change of venues in the middle of their performance, moving the entire audience in front of the Scarlet Devil Mansion. Although there were no major disturbances as the concert continued after the move, even the audience members were tilting their heads about this migration from the Netherworld to the world of the living, wondering, "Why?" In the end, no explanation was given after the concert was over, and the audience was too excited to bother bringing up the question.
そんなお騒がせなライブを行ったのは、プリズムリバー三姉妹（ポルターガイスト）。長女でありリーダーでもあるルナサ・プリズムリバーは移動の理由をこう語った。	The ones behind such a clamorous concert were the Prismriver Sisters (poltergeists). The eldest sister and the leader of the ensemble, Lunasa Prismriver, had this to say about the move.
「気圧が下がっていてねぇ。あの時白玉楼は圧力が下がりきっていたわ……。あのまま続けていたら間違いなく雨が降ってきた。だから妹達に命令して移動させたのよ」	"The air pressure had decreased. At that time in Hakugyokurou, the air pressure was decreasing... If that continued, it was definitely going to rain. So I ordered my sisters to move."
また、移動の理由は二人の妹、メルラン・プリズムリバー、リリカ・プリズムリバーにも伝えていなかったと言う。	She also said that she didn't even tell her sisters, Merlin Prismriver and Lyrica Prismriver, the reason why they were moving.
「伝えようが黙っていようが、雨は降る。それに理由が判らないから観客も文句を言わずに付いてくる。観客は、何が起こるか判らないサプライズは喜ぶのよ。理由が判っていたら、移動はサプライズじゃなくてアクシデントになってきっと苦情も出る」	"The rain would fall whether I told them or not. And the audience still followed us without complaints even without knowing the reason. The audience loves the surprise of not knowing what's going to happen. If they knew the reason, then the move wouldn't be a surprise, it'd be an evacuation. They would surely object."
その思惑通り、観客は誰一人文句を言うことなく、むしろ予想外の出来事を楽しんでいたようである。アーティストならば、演奏だけに固執するのではなく、ライブを創る事が出来なければ一流ではないという。ライブを創るとはライブを楽しませる事だ。良い曲ならば人は楽しむという訳ではない。良いライブを創ると自ずと曲も良くなるのだ、と語る。	Just as she thought, nobody in the audience said anything. If anything, they seemed to enjoy this unexpected occurrence. It's often said that if an artist is solely insistent about the performance, and does not concern themselves with putting on a good show, they will never become first-class. A concert should be made to entertain the audience. It is not enough to say that "good songs will make people happy." It is more like "a good concert makes your own songs sound even better."
ただ、どうして彼女だけがもうすぐ雨が降ると予想できたのかは判らなかった。長女しか気が付かなかったところを見ると、それは騒霊の特性では無いと思われる。	However, I couldn't find out why she was the only one who sensed that it was going to rain soon. Judging by the fact that only the eldest sister sensed it, I don't think that it is a unique trait of poltergeists.
（射命丸　文）	(Aya Shameimaru)

Interview

Illustration by Touya.

Aya	ライブお疲れ様です。今回も楽しませていただきました	You all did wonderful work at the concert. I enjoyed it just as much as ever.
Lunasa	大して疲れないわ。ほら楽器も自分で持っている訳でも歌を歌うわけでもない。	Oh, it's hardly 'work' at all. It's not like we're singing, or even holding the instruments by ourselves.
Aya	判りました。ライブお楽しみでしたね。今日のライブは雨が降ってこなかったんですね	I see. Well, the concert was fun. And it didn't rain today either.
Lunasa	ライブと雨は関係ないでしょう？	What does rain have to do with the concert?
Aya	ほら、この記事の時のライブは貴方だけ雨が降るって判ったのですよね？	Here, take a look at this article. You remember this particular concert, right? At the time, you were the only one who seemed to know it was going to rain.
Lunasa	それはすぐに判る	Yes, I knew that right away.
Aya	どうやって知り得たのでしょうか	How did you know that?
Lunasa	気圧が下がるとね、テンションも下がるの	When the air pressure decreases, the tension does as well.
Aya	そんな感覚的なことなんですか……	I had no idea your intuition was so sharp...
Lunasa	感覚的？　何か勘違いしているみたいね。テンションってのはヴァイオリンの弦の張りの事よ。張りが弱くなると音も低くなる。響きも変わる。だからすぐに判る	Intuition? You seem to be misunderstanding me. I meant the tension in my violin's bowstring. If it slackens, then the pitch decreases. The reverberations change, too. So I always know right away.
Aya	あ、そうなんですか。私はてっきり貴方のテンションが下がるのかと思いました	Ah, so that's it. I thought you were referring to how tense you felt.
Lunasa	音程がずれると私のテンションも下がる	Well, I do feel rather tense if my instrument is out of tune.
Aya	あっそう。前から思っていましたが、貴方のバンドって言って良いのか判らないけど演奏団、ヴァイオリンとトランペットとキーボードっていう三人でやってますよね？	Mm. Quite. Now, one question has been on my mind for a while. Your band-- well, I'm not sure if that's quite the right word to use-- ahem. Your ensemble is made up of only three people playing violin, trumpet and keyboard, yes?
Lunasa	そんな事、前から思っていたの？　見たまんまじゃないの	How long has that been bothering you? You've obviously seen us perform.
Aya	まだ途中です。その楽器の組み合わせって、なんか変な組み合わせじゃ無いですか？	That wasn't my question. Doesn't that seem like a strange combination of instruments?
Lunasa	何で？	How?
Aya	どういう曲を演奏しているのか想像できない組み合わせって言うか、音の相性がいいとは考え難いと言うか。そもそも普通バンドって、ヴァイオリンは居ないですよねぇ	How do I say this... I can hardly imagine what kind of songs that makeup of instruments could perform? They don't seem very... compatible with each other? I mean, a normal band doesn't even have a violin to begin with.
Lunasa	だから何で？	So what?
Aya	何でと言われても	Er. What do you mean, 'what?'
Lunasa	貴方は音楽のことを何にも判っていない。音楽の本質は何か、それは音が出ることなのよ。決して音楽を真似ることではない。楽譜なんて枝葉末節。音を出す事こそが重要なの。自然の音から外れた音が騒音なら、本当に優れた音楽は騒音と変わらないのよ	You don't know the first thing about music. What is the essence of music? Producing sounds, of course. It's never about mimicking a composition note-for-note. Sheet music is superfluous; making sound itself is the most important point. If sounds removed from those that occur in nature are 'noise,' then truly excellent music is no different from noise either.
Aya	騒音ですか。確かに貴方達は騒がしいですが	It's noise, hm? Well, your group certainly is noisy.
Lunasa	音が出る物であればどんな物でも騒音を生み出すことが出来る。演奏者が音楽を創るのであって、楽器はあくまで飾りなの	As long as something can make sound, no matter what it is, we can create noise. The performers are the ones making the music, and the instruments are merely for decoration.
Aya	だから、何でも良いから好きな楽器を取った結果がヴァイオリンだった、と言うのでしょうか？	So, you're saying that any instrument would be fine, and you just happened to pick the violin because it's your favorite?
Lunasa	いや、私はヴァイオリンが得意だったから	No, I picked it because I'm good at it.
Aya	楽器はあくまで飾り、って言ったじゃないですか～	But didn't you just say that the instruments are simply decorations?
Lunasa	得意じゃないと自在に音が出せないでしょ。自由に音が出せないと騒音にもならない	If I weren't any good with it, I wouldn't be able to play the sounds I wanted, would I? If I can't play it freely, I can't make noise either.
Aya	なんだか難しい事を言っている様に聞こえますが、要約すると貴方達のライブは騒音だと	I feel like most of what you're saying is going over my head, but to summarize, your concerts are essentially noise?
Lunasa	お褒めいただき、有難うございます	That's a wonderful compliment. Thank you very much.

Profile

ルナサ・プリズムリバー	Lunasa Prismriver
騒霊（ポルターガイスト）の演奏隊で、妹に次女メルラン、三女リリカがいる。弦楽器、特にヴァイオリンが得意。	She performs in an ensemble of poltergeists. Has two younger sisters, Merlin and Lyrica. Skilled with stringed instruments, especially the violin.
出演作：『東方妖々夢』『花映塚』	Appearances: Perfect Cherry Blossom, Phantasmagoria of Flower View

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