Chikage Utsuki/Brace Yourself and Despise
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| Chikage | To think we’d play Shinsengumi[1]. |
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| Banri | Yep, believe it. |
| Citron | I’ll take the spotlight! Time to save the princess! |
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| Tsuzuru | You’re playing the villain though! |
| Staff | … and this is how it’ll flow. |
| Izumi | Makes sense, got it. Alright, thank you for your time! |
| Staff | Thank you as well, sorry for the suddenness though… Good luck! |
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| Chikage | Excuse me. Before the start of the show, did you have a particular “greeting” in mind? |
| Staff | Ah, before the show, it’d be good for the Shinsengumi to walk around and interact with the audience. |
| Chikage | Got it. Something akin to a street act then. |
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| Sakuya | That’s so cool! I can’t wait…! |
| Itaru | Okita’s[2] sick and can’t move so I’ll just stay here… |
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| Tsuzuru | Don’t just slack off. |
| Masumi | I’ll communicate with Director. |
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| Azami | He said to interact with the customers. |
| Izumi | Masumi-kun, can you act smoothly in front of the customers as Saito? |
| Masumi | … Yeah. I’ll make sure you’re stunned by my performance. |
| Taichi | The way Director-sensei handled Masumi, amazing…! |
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| Sakyo | If any of you slack, I won’t forgive you. |
| Tsuzuru | … Anyway, Chikage-san’s playing Yamanami Keisuke. |
| Chikage | Yep. I was thinking of doing a little rolebuilding, so I researched about Yamanami Keisuke— |
| Seems like Yamanami had a good natured and kind personality. | |
| Staff | Ehh. Back then, he was also loved by the children around him. |
| Tsuzuru | Hee, that’s surprising. |
| Staff | Because of that, Yamanami-san will also need to be loved by the children here. |
| During the greeting, children will always crowd around you. | |
| Chikage | Thank you for letting me know. I’ll keep this in mind. |
| Itaru | Senpai and kindness, they almost don’t mix lol. |
| Chikage | … That so, what a shame. I always thought I was rather kind to you. |
| After all, I followed those guidelines you set before I moved in, did I not… | |
| Itaru | Scary, just dig my grave why don’t you. |
| Oi oi Senpai, the kids’ll get scared from that evil laugh of yours~. | |
| Izumi | Ahaha… |
| (Though, I hope Chikage-san will be fine surrounded by kids…) | |
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| Izumi | (It’s been a while since the greetings started, I wonder how everyone’s doing…) |
| Customer A | Waa, a Shinsengumi guy~! |
| Tsuzuru | “Shinsengumi’s second division leader, Nagakura Shinpachi!” |
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| Masumi | “And Shinsengumi’s third division leader, Saito Hajime… is here!” |
| Customer B | Kyaa! So cool~! |
| Izumi | (Yup, looks good and they leave a lasting impression too…) |
| Kid A | Waa! Awesome! |
| Kid B | Nee, again again~! |
| Izumi | (Whoa, the other side’s busy too. They’re all children…!) |
| Kid C | Sir, can you do something else? |
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| Chikage | I can. |
| Izumi | (… huh, Chikage-san!?) |
| Chikage | Alright… how about something like this. |
| Kid A | A coin? |
| Chikage | Look closely now. |
| Okay. Which hand is it in? | |
| Kid B | Left! |
| Kid C | It’s in the left! I see it! |
| Chikage | … That’s too bad. |
| Kid B | What!? It’s not there! |
| Kid C | Sir, you’re lying! |
| Chikage | Ahaha, the coin’s still in play. The where, though—is you over there. |
| Kid A | M-me? |
| Chikage | Yep. Check your pocket. |
| Kid A | Ah… It’s the coin! |
| Kid B | Waa! That was so cool! |
| Kid C | Nene, how’d you do it!? |
| Chikage | It’s a secret. |
| Kid B | Ehh~! Do it again! Again again~! |
| Izumi | (I was a little worried before, but I’m glad he’s doing okay.) |
| Izumi | Good work on the greetings, everyone! It was before the show, but everyone seemed to have a good time! |
| Sakuya | Yes! It was a blast! |
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| Tsuzuru | Usually, I rarely interact with customers directly, so this was a nice change of pace. |
| Sakyo | It was good practice before the show. |
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| Juza | Yeah. The show’ll be successful too. |
| Izumi | … Ah, Chikage-san! Good work. |
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| Chikage | Thanks. Director-san also worked hard running around. |
| Izumi | Chikage-san did really well. You were pretty popular with the kids…! |
| Chikage | Yeah, it was a simple magic trick and I’m glad they enjoyed it. |
| Izumi | … Um, I was worried Chikage-san wouldn’t be okay around kids. |
| Chikage | Hm? Have I ever said I wasn’t good with them before? |
| Izumi | Ah… I guess you’re right. |
| Chikage | Well, you see… |
| Izumi | ? |
| Chikage | There’s older kids at the dorms, after all. These ones were just cuter. |
| Izumi | Ahaha, is that so. |
| Chikage | Well, I have to start prepping for the show now. I’ll speak with you afterwards, Director-san. |
| Izumi | Okay! Let’s make this performance a success! |
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