Poniko's POV

Of course, just because I'm a sorceress, doesn't mean I have to focus on magic the whole time. I happen to be religious as well, and visit a church every Sunday, in which I joined the choir not too long ago. This is where I learned to read notes and developed a genuine interest in (especially classical) music.

Aside of being in the choir, I decided to visit Seccom Masada-sensei, to learn more about music than just the vocal part.

"Good day, young one" Seccom Masada-sensei said, "please come in."

I stepped inside of his spaceship, and got guided towards his piano.

"I'd like to learn more about music, sensei" I said.

"Very well, what do you mostly do regarding music?"

"I'm in the choir of the local church. And no, that doesn't mean that the only thing being sung is your average everyday halleluyah."

Masada laughed. "Of course I know, but I am curious about how you are in such a choir."

The computer in the corner happened to be on, so I plugged my USB stick into it to show Masada the video.

"This was our first ever performance with a few new ones in the group, including me, where we did sing such a stereotypical halleluyah song, but that's merely because it was suitable enough for the target group, which doesn't just consist of kids." I clicked the video, and after a few seconds, Windows Media Player popped up to play it.

"You sure have beautiful voices there" Masada commented, "what kind of pitch do you sing in?"

"I'm a soprano, which is the highest a female can sing."

After the video ended, Masada decided that we should start with the real thing.

"Have you already thought of an instrument to play?"

"I honestly don't know, sensei… but I've always wanted to play the trumpet. Wait, I know the solution to that." I got my notebook of spells out of my bag and chanted the one I needed. "Cornum cantatio!" Within a fraction of only just a few milliseconds, a trumpet had been summoned for me.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa, are you a sorceress? I've never seen anyone like you in real life before…!"

I proudly nodded and smiled as I got a music sheet and put the trumpet onto my mouth.

"Now, if you'll excuse me, let me prove that I can read notes as well." I played the 'Universal' tune, which was one of the easiest I've ever knew and sung before.

"Poniko, this surely is amazing…" Masada applauded. "There sure is a lot of talent hidden behind those eyes."

I simply chuckled and lowered my trumpet, in case I wanted to respond.

"Now, I'm kind of wondering if you can also chant a spell through that trumpet of yours? As long as if it's not a harmful one, of course."

I laughed about Masada's second sentence. Of course I wouldn't just summon Uboa through my trumpet without thinking beforehand! I grabbed my spell notebook again and looked up a safe spell.

'Lessee' I thought, 'flowers, ice cream, confetti… cake, perhaps?'

I put my trumpet onto my mouth again, focused my eyes on the spell and breathed in deeply.

"Et erit libum!" I mixed the spell in with some music from the trumpet, and made sure it sounded nice enough as my chanting voice wasn't audible too clearly through it.

And so, a cake suddenly appeared on the table.

"I simply cannot believe it!" Masada said, "you just summoned that cake out of your trumpet…! Be careful not to accidentally chant spells through it in case you're ever considering to perform in public, young one."

"Thank you very much, sensei" I chuckled, "it's yours now, as I'm not too fond of cake anyway." I widened my eyes. "After the music class, of course, as I don't want your beautiful piano to get stained."

Masada got his music folder and looked for an easy music sheet for the two of us to start with.

I gave a brief nod, as I knew this one well: it was a traditional tune of some town named Twoson that would play whenever a certain person would be present there. Only just a glance to the notes made me 'visualise' the tune in my head.

"Are you ready? You can play the lead notes. Have you heard this one earlier."

"Yes, sensei. I could visualise it in my head already just by looking at the notes."

"Very well then. Let us start on 'Boy Meets Girl'." Masada played the first few notes on his piano, and a little later, I played the 'lead' notes on my trumpet.

I must say, the combination of an electric piano and a trumpet sounds quite good. Perhaps I should consider pursuing a career in a blues band or anything like that, too?

A/N: the spells that Poniko chants are, of course, in Latin, like more spells that other (popular) sorcerers and sorceresses chant. In this chapter, the spells transliterate to 'musical trumpet' and 'let there be cake'. Also, the fact that Poniko is in a church choir is based on a scene from the first episode of Mr. Bean that suddenly popped up in my head while writing this chapter... XD and the fact that she also has a trumpet comes from her appearance in my randomation on YouTube called 'Music, Mayonnaise and Bad Times', so... yeah. :)