Erda Hisame Honami/Bond Story

*Mother of Brünnhilde and goddess of knowledge. In the original story, she was portrayed as part of the tragedy, but in the reworking, she is an indispensable character who leads Siegfried to his destiny. From "Siegfried."*

* Chapter 1
* Chapter 2
* Bond Level 15 Talk
* Bond Level 30 Talk

Charge into Starlight Hall!

 **Nana:**Hisame-chan, you have the DVD of Siegfried performed by the national opera troupe!?

 **Hisame:**Yes. I'm surprised you haven't watched it before.

 **Nana:**I went looking for it in the Resource Room, but it's really popular so every time I go, someone's already borrowed it. There's a long waiting list for it too.

 **Hisame:**Oh, I see.

 **Hisame:**I'll bring my copy to our next rehearsal and lend it to you.

 **Nana:**Wow, really!?

 **Hisame:**Of course!

 **Hisame:**But we've got the weekend coming up, so it'll have to wait until next week. Or did you want it right away?

 **Nana:**Don't worry about it, I can wait♪

 **Hisame:**Well actually...

 **Hisame:**Recently, I've been going on morning runs to build up my stamina and I'll be in the neighborhood, so I could drop it off in Starlight Hall's mailbox.

 **Nana:**Oh, in that case, you should come in and—

 **Hisame:**No, I don't want to bother you. I don't have a set time for when I'll pass by either...

 **Nana:**You sure? Then can you give me a call when you're in the area?

 **Nana:**If you're free, I'd love to watch it together!

 **Hisame:**S-Sure...!

 **Hisame:**(This street should take me to Starlight Hall I think...)

 **Hisame:**(I got here earlier than I thought. Maybe I've built up my stamina.)

 **Hisame:**(Hm...it's a little early to be bothering her now. Guess I'll just drop this off in the mailbox and head back—)

 **Junna:**Oh? Honami-san?

 **Hisame:**Hoshimi-san!

 **Junna:**We keep bumping into each other, don't we?

 **Junna:**I heard from Nana. You're dropping off a DVD...?

 **Hisame:**Yes, that's right. I didn't mean to get here so early though...

 **Hisame:**But I'm glad I got to see you. Here's the DVD I promised Nana-san. Can you pass it on to her for me?

 **Junna:**Of course.

 **Junna:**I just finished my run, would you like to join me for a cool drink?

 **Hisame:**Huh...!?

 **Junna:**Please? If Nana knows I let you go back like this, I'm gonna get an earful!

 **Hisame:**—Pardon my intrusion.

 **Junna:**Heh heh, you don't need to be so polite. That's our room over there.

 **Junna:**She should be waking up soon, so I'll go get her.

 **Hisame:**Does she usually get up around this time?

 **Junna:**No, she's usually up earlier...but she was up late last night preparing a thank you gift for you.

 **Hisame:**Wow, really?

 **Junna:**Just wait here.

 **Hisame:**(This is my first time in Starlight Hall... I'm kinda nervous.)

 **Hisame:**(I feel like I'll get to see a new side of Nana-san—)

***\*click\* \*slam\* \*dash\****

 **Junna:**I-I'm sorry Honami-san... It's going to take Nana a little to get ready...

 **Junna:**She was sprawled across...er, I mean! She's still half-asleep, so can you wait a while?

 **Hisame:**O-Okay...!

 **Hisame:**(Sprawled across...the bed? Nana-san? No way...)

 **Hisame:**(Sounds like I'll get to meet a lot of new sides of Nana-san!)

Everyone in the Kitchen!

***\*beep\****

 **Hisame:**—And that's Siegfried by the national opera troupe.

 **Nana:**That was amazing...! So this is what real opera is like!

 **Junna:**Yeah. Siegfried and Mime's exchange, Brünnhilde's talk of love... Everything about it was incredible!

 **Nana:**Yeah! Especially in the first scene of act 3—Erda and Wotan's intense exchange!

 **Nana:**Hisame-chan, Erda's voice type—

 **Hisame:**Yes, she's an alto.

 **Junna:**I knew it! I didn't know alto singers can sound so gentle.

 **Hisame:**Yes, it's extremely difficult for low voices to echo so beautifully.

 **Hisame:**You need to open up your throat and relax... That's why her singing technique in the critical scene gave me goosebumps.

 **Nana:**Totally... I got so absorbed that I'm completely parched...

 **Nana:**Oh! There's no more tea. I'll go make a new batch.

 **Hisame:**I'll help...

 **Nana:**No, you sit down. You're a guest here.

 **Hisame:**But...

 **Junna:**...Nana, how about you get Hisame-chan to help you out with that?

 **Nana:**Oh, that's a great idea!

 **Hisame:**What is it? I hope I'll be able to help...

 **Nana:**Hee hee! Prepare to be surprised... Ta-dah♪

 **Hisame:**Whoa...a whole apple pie!?

 **Junna:**Yeah, Nana made it last night to thank you.

 **Junna:**Made with apples of youth from Freyja, the goddess of beauty...that's the story she came up with.

 **Hisame:**An etude from the first part of "Nibelungen's Ring"...! It looks delicious.

 **Nana:**Here you go, Hisame-chan.

 **Hisame:**A knife...? Is it okay for me to be the one to cut it?

 **Nana:**Of course! Take as much as you'd like. You do the honors♪

 **Hisame:**Oh wow! Such an honor...!

 **Junna:**Don't be nervous. Just cut it how you usually would...

 **Hisame:**Actually, it's my first time to cut into a whole cake or pie...

 **Hisame:**And to be completely honest, I've never held a knife like this before.

 **Junna:**I guess you don't cook normally?

 **Hisame:**No, I don't. I help with simple tasks sometimes...

 **Hisame:**But I recently learned that soba and udon noodles are made with flour!

 **Junna:**What...?

 **Hisame:**Uh, here goes...!

 **Nana:**Wait, Hisame-chan...

 **Nana:****(Siegfried)**
"I mean, one who looks strikingly like Brünnhilde!"

 **Hisame:**Huh, Siegfried...!?

 **Nana:****(Siegfried)**
"If you grip the knife so hard, you won't be able to cut anything! Hold it like this—"

 **Hisame:**Oh...

 **Junna:****(Brünnhilde)**
"...Heh heh! Well done, mother."

 **Junna:****(Brünnhilde)**
"Now relax... Freely, just like you were when you guided us!"

 **Hisame:****(Erda)**
"...Yes, you're right."

 **Hisame:****(Erda)**
"Part with your wisdom and give yourself up to your body. Spread your wings—just like that time...!"

***\*clunk\****

 **Hisame:**Oh, I cut it...!

 **Nana:**That looks perfect! The crust didn't crumble either♪

 **Hisame:**...It's thanks to you two helping me relax.

 **Hisame:**Heh heh, I even feel like I could sing in the alto range now...!

 **Junna:**Then shall the three of us rehearse together after eating this?

 **Junna:**We'd love for you to teach us about vocals.

 **Hisame:**I'd be happy to...

 **Hisame:****(Erda)**
"As a mother, I will pass on my everything to my dear children...!"

 **Hisame:**Erda flies to wherever her heart desires... I will do my very best so that my singing voice will remain in the audience's hearts!

 **Hisame:**The joint program this time around means a lot to me.

 **Hisame:**It's as if the chains that were weighing heavily on my heart came loose before I knew it... Just like when Erda transforms into a bird.

 **Hisame:**I want Koharu-san and Suzu-san to see this new me...!