Chikage Utsuki/Mischievous Surprise

A Nostalgic Surprise Gift

Backstage Stories

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Chikage	I'm home.
Sakuya	Welcome home, Chikage-san!
Chikage	All Spring Troupe members gathered here. What's up?
Citron	Chikage, your just in time!
	Let's go to the Christmas market with everyone!
Chikage	Christmas market?
	I didn't see that coming.
Tsuzuru	Citron-san found out about the Christmas market in the neighboring town.
Itaru	So he wants everyone in the Spring Troupe to go.
Citron	I'll help with the upcoming Veludo Way's Christmas market! I have to check it!
Itaru	For reference, right?
Sakuya	It looks fun! I want to go too!
Chikage	I see. Let's go then.
Masumi	....Don't want to. It's cold.
Citron	Ooh! Masumi, how cruel~!
Sakuya	That's right! We should all go together.
Chikage	You know, director-san might be happy to receive a surprise gift from the Christmas market.
Masumi	I'll go.
Tsuzuru	Speedy.
Citron	If you want, Itaru will treat us!
Itaru	Huh?
	Don't tell me, I've become an ATM again?
Chikage	Thanks for the treat, Chigasaki.
Itaru	Senpai is an adult too. Please take some initiative yourself.
Tsuzuru	Then, is everyone free tomorrow evening?
Citron	No problem!
Sakuya	I'm good with it too.
Chikage	Chigasaki and I will join you after work.
Itaru	Right.
Sakuya	Let's meet in the neighboring town tomorrow!
Itaru	GJ.GJ.
Chikage	Have you waited?
Tsuzuru	No, we just arrived here too.
Sakuya	Good work for today!
Citron	Just looking at the decorations makes me all pumped up!
	Let's go here and there, quick!
Sakuya	Umm, What are those board-like goods?
	There are messages written on it.
Chikage	Oh, it's a German cookie called 'lebkuchen'.
	Those cookies are traditional sweets.
	I've seen it on Christmas markets overseas before.
Tsuzuru	So those are cookies. It indeed has an overseas feel to it. It's huge.
Masumi	I'll buy all the heart-shaped cookies and give it to her.
Itaru	Masumi is still Masumi no matter where he goes.
Chikage	.....
Sakuya	? Chikage-san, what's the matter?
Chikage	No, it's nothing.
Chikage	....We've pretty much explored the place.
Itaru	Yeah.
	Where shall we go after this?
Tsuzuru	I got hungry after looking around.
	Seems like they're selling lots of foods too.
Citron	Let's all buy and eat delicious foods together!
	We can buy our food and re-gather after~!
Masumi	I'll buy heart-shaped cookies....
Sakuya	Everything looks delicious!
	I wonder what should I buy....
Chikage	I'll check the spicy chorizo over there.
Itaru	Eating spicy food even here. As expected of senpai, you're unshakeable as ever.
Citron	Tsuzuru, let's go there!
Tsuzuru	Woah, Wait up, Citron-san! Don't pull me!
Itaru	As expected of Citron.
Chikage	They're still the same even at times like this...

Masumi	Tsuzuru and Citron are late.
Sakuya	Perhaps, the shops are crowded--
Citron	Sorry for the wait~!
Tsuzuru	I'm sorry to keep you waiting.
Itaru	You're late.
Tsuzuru	We did a bit of shopping in addition to buying food.
Citron	This is a present for you, Chikage!
Chikage	For me?
Masumi	What....A box?
Citron	Anyways, open it!
Chikage	I see, then....
Tsuzuru	Citron-san, are you sure about this?
Citron	Tsuzuru, Sshhh! Chikage will find out!
Tsuzuru	I wouldn't do that if I were you.....
	*SPROINGGG*
Chikage	.....
Sakuya	Wah !
Masumi	.... A Jack-in-the-box?
Chikage	Seems like it.
Sakuya	I got more surprised than Chikage-san....
Itaru	Didn't even flinch an eyebrow. Are you human, senpai?
Citron	Gee ~! Chikage wasn't surprised at all!
	How frustrating!
Tsuzuru	Actually, we saw it in an accessory shop when we were making rounds earlier. A talk came up about giving it to someone to surprise them. Citron-san insisted to give it to Chikage-san.
Citron	I wanted to see Chikage's surprised expression~.
	But my mission failed.
Chikage	The truth is I already found out about this box when we were making rounds to shops earlier.
Sakuya	It makes sense now.
Masumi	Boring.
Itaru	What a cheat.
Citron	Mrrgh! I'm so upsetー!
Chikage	Sadly, it's game over for you.
	Besides---
	A 'certain somebody' may already have given me the same thing before.
Sakuya	A certain somebody....?
Chikage	It's nothing. I'm talking to myself.
Citron	Actually, that's not the end of it!
Itaru	Still have something on your sleeve?
Citron	I prepared a spicy candy as a treat for Chikage if the prank was a success.
Masumi	Spicy candy....What do you mean?
Chikage	You prepared well.
Citron	But I ended up failing my mission so I can't give it to Chikage as a treat.
	Tsuzuru will eat the candy instead!
Tsuzuru	Yes?
Chikage	It’s a shame but I'll let you have it this time, Tsuzuru.
Tsuzuru	Wait! What? Why me !?
Citron	The candy is not so spicy! I'll feed you two at a time. Try it.
Tsuzuru	How can you say? You haven't tried it yourself! Don't force it on me!
Citron	Come on, open your mouth, Tsuzuru.
	Aaa~hn !
Tsuzuru	Wa-wait ! Stop it !
	GAAAAAAAHHH! !

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