Azuma Yukishiro/Seeing You Off with a Smile

Remembrances

Backstage Stories

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	To Azuma, I think by the time this postcard arrives, I will be there with you, But I found a pretty-looking postcard, so I have to send it. The hotel is a very nice place to see the sea and the mountain.
	Too bad that Azuma couldn’t come together with us. Next time, let’s come again with the 4 of us. From Mom, Dad, and Hajime.
	*Shifts to Front Door*
Izumi	There’s still a lot of leaves even though I’ve been sweeping for a while now…
	(How long has the manager left this be I wonder. The porch entrance’s clean, that’s why I didn’t realize sooner)
Kumon	Ah, I forgot something!
Azami	Go and take it. I’ll wait here.
Kumon	Thank you, Azami!
Muku	Yawn...
Yuki	Did you sleep late yesterday?
Muku	Yeah. A new issue of my favourite manga just came out, in the end I read everything again from the 1st volume.
Izumi	The two of you, safe trip!
Yuki	I’m going off.
Muku	We’re going off!
Citron	Good morning~.
Izumi	Citron-kun, you’re going out early today?
Citron	I was called to join the gateball tournament in the shopping district~
Izumi	I see. Have fun!
Citron	I’m going to hit a home run!
Izumi	(A homerun is too dangerous with a gateball though…)
Azuma	Good morning.
Izumi	Good morning!
	Azuma-san’s up early in the morning, that’s rare.
Azuma	I have something on in the morning.
	*doorbell sound*
Courier	It’s a delivery.
Azuma	Thank you for your hard work.
Izumi	It’s the usual coloring book is it… Although, it’s a bit big this time.
Azuma	Yeah. That’s why…
Tasuku	So that’s all the stuff?
Azuma	Yeah. Will you help me carry this?
Tasuku	Sigh… Give it to me.
Azuma	My bad.
Tasuku	You don’t actually think so do you.

Tasuku	Is it alright if I put it here?
Azuma	Yeah. Thank you.
	Guy’s still sleeping, so I was wondering what I should do with it.
	You’re a great help.
Homare	Oh, that’s quite a big box you have there.
Tsumugi	Did you buy something?
Azuma	No, it’s actually from my uncle.
	It was the stuffs that was in the old house…
	It’s the thing you called mementos, I guess.
	I thought I had thrown away everything, but it seems that he kept things like photo albums and valuables in the storage.
Izumi	I see…
	Should we take a look at the album together?
Homare	Are you sure?
Azuma	Of course.
	I think it will be more fun rather than looking at it by myself.
Guy	Good morning.
Hisoka	Yawn… Good morning.
Guy	Everyone’s gathering here, what’s happening?
Azuma	Good morning. What a great timing, the two of you come and join too.
Guy	?
	<Short Time Skip>
Azuma	… It’s so nostalgic.
Hisoka	This baby is Azuma?
Azuma	Yeah.
	The one holding me is my brother.
Tsumugi	Your brother looks kind.
Izumi	(What a beautiful family…)
Azuma	My brother has been looking after me since I was a baby.
	My mother told me that if I started crying, he would come straight to me even when he’s in the middle of playing.
	This one is a picture of the sea during summer.
	I think I was around 3 years old here.
Homare	Azuma-san has a lot of different expressions.
Tasuku	There are a lot of travel photos too.
Azuma	My father and my mother both like travelling, that’s why I was taken to a lot of different places.
	<Short Time Skip>
Azuma	I guess that’s all for the album… Hmm?
Tasuku	A postcard?
Tsumugi	There’s a note sticking on it.
Azuma	It’s my uncle’s memo.
	I think it was mixed in when I was arranging the new year’s greetings.
	...
	So I was sent something like this before.
	The 4 of us next time…
Izumi	(A promise that cannot be fulfilled by Azuma-san’s family…)
	… Why don’t we go together with everyone?
	To this hotel.
Azuma	Eh?
Homare	I see, that’s a good idea.
Tsumugi	Let’s go, Azuma-san.
Azuma	But recently, we all went to stay overnight at a resort hotel…
Tasuku	This hotel doesn’t seem to be far away, we can just go for a day trip.
Homare	There’s no time like the present, isn’t it.
Guy	It’s just nice that it’s an off day too, I think it’s a good idea to refresh ourselves by going to a place surrounded by nature.
Hisoka	… I want to find local marshmallow again.
Azuma	Everyone, thank you.

Tasuku	Alright, then, let’s go.
Guy	Let me drive on the way back home later.
Tasuku	Thank you.
Azuma	Please drive safely.
Tasuku	Understood.
Azuma	It’s a good thing that we have 2 excellent drivers in Winter Troupe.
	<Shifts to Hotel>
Izumi	I didn’t expect them to renew the hotel…
Tsumugi	It looks totally different from the postcard.
Tasuku	Furthermore, we were quite lost, the surroundings were pitch black just now.
Azuma	Well, It’s fine as long as we have fun isn’t it.
	Anyway… This view, I’m sure it hasn’t changed since that day.
Izumi	(Azuma-san’s family too, certainly they were looking at the same view…)
Azuma	...
Izumi	(Azuma-san looks happy… I’m glad we came)
Azuma	Well, since we’re here, let’s drink.
Homare	You’re right.
Guy	I’m going to drive on the way home, so I’ll pass.
Azuma	Then, why don’t we just stay overnight.
Izumi	Eh!?
Homare	Yeah, since we come to a tourist spot, I think it’s a good idea.
	It’s a waste if it’s just a day trip.
Izumi	Is everyone alright with it?
Tsumugi	I have no problem.
Guy	The store is temporarily closed.
Hisoka	… Then, I’m fine too.
Tasuku	I have no particular plan too.
Azuma	How about Director?
Izumi	Eh umm, well, I’m free.
Azuma	Then, it’s decided.
	I have confirmed the vacancy of the hotel, so everything should be fine.
Tasuku	Since when…
Izumi	But this hotel looks expensive…
	(The performance has ended, I don’t think we can drop this expenses at Sakyo-san…)
Azuma	I invited you, so don’t worry.
Guy	I’ll bear some of the cost too.
Homare	Me too, to celebrate the success of our performance, let me present to you this overnight trip.
Izumi	(S, so reliable…
	To be able to afford a luxury like this is really something unique to Winter Troupe)
	Thank you so much.
	If you don’t have enough on hand, please feel free to…
Azuma	Fufu, of course.
	Oh yeah. Let’s go to the lobby to buy postcards later, we can give them to everyone in the dorm.
Izumi	That sounds good!
Tsumugi	Everyone’s going to be jealous.
Tasuku	Sounds like we’re going to receive a lot of complaints, something like ‘why didn’t you take me along’.
Guy	I was told that a lot of times after the previous trip.
Tsumugi	But, for such a beautiful place like this, It’d be a waste not to share it with others.
Homare	Right, I think I will put my feelings about this trip into a poem.
	I’ll need about 30 postcards..
Hisoka	They’ll just get rejected…
Azuma	Fufu. I’m happy, I didn’t think I can come to this hotel with this kind of feeling.
	It’s thanks to everyone.
Izumi	Azuma-san…
	(But for Azuma-san to be able to travel like this, I’m sure Azuma-san’s family is happy too)

Chiaki