Chapter 27 Chapter Twenty Seven

"By the way, the seats at that time were determined by Yuri. The chairs were borrowed from the owner of a nearby ramen shop. They were black iron folding chairs with green round seat cushions. Each chair had a number, and then Yuri Get the invitation card with the chair number on it." "And write your name. I still remember that you would come to ask me how to write my name." "Because I was going to tell her how to write. I don't remember you seeing her then." "Well, I only heard her name from you." "Youli often hears me mentioning you, so she wants me to invite you too, and prepares the seats for us."

The details of the memory gradually became clearer. It was a small studio in the Gotanda residential area, just across the courtyard from the kitchen door of an ordinary house.If there is no signboard, passers-by will never find that there will be a theater performance here. The house is a two-story wooden stucco building. When the wooden door of the kitchen is opened, several octagonal gold plates are facing you. Walk up the stepping stones laid around the house and turn around to the other side of the house. You can see a single building, and only a part of that building and the entrance can be seen.

The studio can accommodate about 30 people. When entering, the surroundings have already been covered with darkness, so we can only vaguely know that it is a wooden building with only one entrance and exit.The sliding door at the entrance is inlaid with transparent glass, and when it is pulled, it will make a rattling sound.There is a skylight on the ceiling of the room as Yuri said, and under the skylight is Yuri's chair, which is the stage.That chair was borrowed from a ramen shop just like the chairs in the auditorium, the only difference was that it was covered with an extra piece of cloth.There are five or six rows of auditoriums, each row can seat six people, and there are a few small lights on the ceiling to shine down.

"There is a small table at the entrance, and a lamp on the table to provide some light, because it is very dark once you enter." "Yes, there is indeed a lamp." It turns out that Setsuko still remembers it very clearly, yes, there is indeed a desk lamp with an orange light on.I remembered Akihiko's words... Aren't some ridiculous restaurants dimming the lighting?It's not a test of courage, it's so dark that you want to hold a lantern... The inside of the house has a concrete floor. If you look carefully, you will find that there are neatly packed things similar to painting utensils.A card with the chair number and a booklet are placed on the chairs in the auditorium.The pamphlet was handmade by Yori and photocopied on colored paper, with "The Bell of Spring" written in Yuri's neat handwriting.

"The title of the play is "The Bell of Spring." Setsuko whispered, seeming to recall the studio. I suddenly had the illusion of sitting in a dark studio, waiting for Yuri to start.Yuri, wearing a red bow tie, seems to be about to emerge from somewhere in the darkness.