Banri Settsu/Fougère Note

The Secret Plan for Valentine's

Backstage Stories

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Banri	Classes done. Time to head home.
Female Student A	Settsu-kun!
Banri	Senpai, what’s up?
Female Student A	Here. It’s a little early, but Valentine’s chocolate!
Banri	Um. It’s fine, I don’t…
Female Student A	It’s alright if you accept them, isn’t it? If it’s from me, it’s okay to take, right?
Banri	Senpai, this is a little overwhelming.
Female Student A	Don’t be picky! Well, you have them now. See you later!
Banri	O-oi—.
Female Student B	Hang on, Settsu-kun got chocolates!
Female Student C	I heard he always refuses though! Then, I’ll give him some!
Female Student D	Me too!
Female Student E	I will too!
Banri	Whoa, hold on—.
	Sigh… Seriously.
Banri	… I’m home.
Taichi	Ban-chan, welcome home~. You look exhausted, something wrong?
Kazunari	Oof, you’re right. What’s wrong, Settza?
Banri	Ahh… Got chocolates from my senior at the university.
Taichi	EHH!? B-B-B-BAN-CHAN GOT CHOCOLATES!?
Kazunari	Don’t you usually turn them down though, Settza!?
Taichi	N-no way, did you manage to…!
Banri	Don’t get the wrong idea!
	After I got chocolates from one, the rest just kinda dumped them onto me too.
Kazunari	Eh… Just how many gave them to you? Isn’t that a bit much?
Taichi	Even though you calmly refused chocolates before… Ban-chan, you’ve completely changed.
Banri	I already said it’s not like that! Are you even listening?
Kazunari	Ahaha, we’re joking.
Taichi	But honestly, what happened to the Ban-chan that didn’t accept chocolates?
Banri	You see—.

Banri	… So yeah, didn’t have a choice but to accept the chocolates.
Taichi	I see~. If my Senpai said the same thing, I couldn’t refuse either…
Kazunari	So cause the other girls saw it, they had the same idea to pressure it onto you! Makes sense.
Banri	I didn’t expect them to do it all at once.
Kazunari	But, if you got this much before Valentine’s, wouldn’t that mean you’ll get a ton more on the day?
Banri	Today’s amount was enough.
Taichi	But, Ban-chan! You should still have a backup plan.
Banri	Backup plan… It ain’t that serious though?
Kazunari	But Settza, what if you get more? At this rate, it’ll just pile up!
Banri	I guess so, I’ll think about it.
Taichi	We’ll help too!
Kazunari	Mhm! You can count on us, Settza~!
Banri	… None of those plans’ll work!
Kazunari	Ehh~, but I thought they were pretty good.
Taichi	Ban-chan, so mean.
Banri	Your plan won’t work!
Hisoka	… Hey.
Taichi	Waa, Hisoka-san!?
Banri	Hisoka-san’s here huh.
Hisoka	Was sleeping on the couch.
Kazunari	As expected of Hisohiso! We didn’t notice at all~!
Hisoka	… Hey. Banri’s in trouble?
Banri	Well… Kinda?
Hisoka	In that case, I have an idea.
Banri	An idea, what is it?
Hisoka	It’s a secret. But if it works, reward me.
Banri	Reward huh, how’s marshmallows?
Hisoka	Yup, marshmallows work.
	I think it’ll work… Deal?
Banri	I’m worried about this idea of yours, but guess I’ll trust you on this.
Hisoka	Then tomorrow, go to school like normal.
Banri	Gotcha.
Banri	(Not sure what Hisoka-san has in mind, and it’s the end of the day already…)
	S’alright, nothing really happened today anyway.
Female Student	Settsu-kun!
Banri	Aa… Yeah?
Female Student	I heard that this year Settsu-kun is accepting Valentine’s chocolates…
Banri	Ah yeah, I did kinda, but—.
???	Baaanri.
Banri	!?
Hisoka	I heard that you were done with classes, so I came to pick you up.
Banri	Came to…
Hisoka	Fufu, we’re supposed to have curry for dinner together, Banri.
Banri	…
Female Student	Settsu-kun and her… They’re so cute…
Hisoka	… Oh, sorry for interrupting!
Female Student	N-no, it’s okay! I’m sorry for bothering you both! Bye!
Hisoka	Oh, she left. … Hopefully, she spreads this story.
Banri	Not to rush things, but what was that
Hisoka	I was… pretending to be your girlfriend?
Banri	You really will do anything for marshmallows huh.
Hisoka	Yuki happily made this costume when I told him to dress me as a female university student.
	… This worked, didn’t it?
Banri	Maybe so, but…
Hisoka	Well, I’m looking forward to the marshmallows. Thanks.

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