Chikage Utsuki/Spotlight
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Spotlight WEB Version: Chikage Utsuki
Backstage Stories| Sakuya | I’m home! |
| Izumi | Welcome home, Sakuya-kun. Good job, working till this late. |
| Itaru | GJ. |
| Sakuya | Itaru-san, is Chikage-san already home? |
| Itaru | Nope. I heard that he had a lot of urgent work today and won’t be back home for a while. |
| Sakuya | Is that so… |
| Izumi | What’s wrong, Sakuya-kun? |
| Sakuya | I performed a simple magic show at the daycare center. I wanted to return the card set that I borrowed for it… |
| Itaru-san, If you don’t mind, could you please give the cards back to Chikage-san for me? | |
| Itaru | Hm… |
| Nah, I think you should just return it directly to him on your own. It’s not something that needs to be returned immediately anyway. | |
| Sakuya | But it’s kind of hard to find the time to do so… |
| Itaru | Don’t worry, I’m sure he’d be happy if you were the one to do it. Grandpa loves his grandkids after all. |
| Sakuya | In that case… I got it! |
| Izumi | Sakuya-kun, you must be hungry right? I’ve prepared some food for you. |
| Sakuya | Really!? Well then, I’m going to put my stuff in my room! |
| Izumi | …Chikage-san’s really busy, huh. |
| Itaru | Well, he doesn’t mind being busy. Senpai’s actually a caring and supportive person. |
| The other day, Masumi pressed him on which spice blends you liked and he taught him about the spices that you seemed to like. | |
| When Tsuzuru was stuck in his script writing, he gave him recommendations for places he could go to relax, which eventually resulted in a story | |
| Whenever Citron had the impulse to go somewhere, he would make plans to go along with him. | |
| That’s how senpai always carefully anticipates the needs of others. | |
| Izumi | If you ask me it’s… |
| Itaru | Haa… I wish he would take care of me too~ |
| Chikage | I’ve taken care of you enough. |
| Itaru | Geh… |
| Izumi | Chikage-san, welcome home. |
| Chikage | I’m home. |
| Itaru | When did you get back? |
| Chikage | I just got home. |
| Speaking of which, Chigasaki, didn’t your room look nice this morning? I’m glad you were able to get ready in the morning in a pleasant manner. | |
| Itaru | It… is greatly appreciated… |
| Izumi | Ah! I have something I wanted to tell you, Chikage-san! |
| Chikage | What is it? |
| Izumi | It’s here, the interview request for “Spotlight”! |
| Chikage | Ah, it’s my turn already huh. |
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CHOICE 1: Was work okay? [+]
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CHOICE 2: I can’t wait to see what it’ll be about! [+]
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| Izumi | I know you’re busy with work so I have a few dates in mind for the interview. Please let me know if it seems too difficult. |
| Here’s the questionnaire. I’ll also pass you some past articles. | |
| Chikage | Thanks. Could you send the dates to me on LIME later? |
| Izumi | Yep, got it. |
| Chikage | A questionnaire, huh...... |
| Ah, I see. | |
| *Door opens* | |
| Sakuya | Ah! Chikage-san, welcome home! |
| Chikage | I’m home. So Sakuya was already home too huh. |
| Sakuya | Yes! Um, here. |
| Thank you for lending your magic props to me! Thanks to you, the magic show at the daycare was a huge success! | |
| Everyone was incredibly happy. After playing with the cards, we… Ah, I’m sorry! You just got home so you must be tired… | |
| Chikage | … |
| Sakuya’s going to eat dinner right? I’m about to start too so let’s eat together, I want to hear about your day. | |
| Sakuya | …! Yes! |
| Izumi | (Looking at this, it’s no wonder Itaru-san says Chikage-san is a caring person.) |
| Itaru | Ah~ I think I’ll have something to eat too. |
| Chikage | You’ll get fat. |
| Itaru | It’s too late now. |
| Izumi | I want to eat something too, so I’ll make something for Itaru-san. |
| Sakuya | Let’s all eat together! |
| Chikage | ……. |
| Hisoka | ……. |
| Chikage | …What do you want. |
| Hisoka | Chikage got here before me… |
| Chikage | You’ll only get a cold if you sleep here. |
| Hisoka | I didn’t come here to sleep. It’s a full moon today. |
| Chikage | ……. |
| Hisoka | …This way, a space opens up. |
| …Umph | |
| Chikage | You’re such a brazen fellow who sat down when I didn’t even say you could. |
| Hisoka | Is that the questionnaire for “Spotlight”? |
| Chikage | Yeah. You’ve got it all figured out huh. |
| Hisoka | I already did it. Alice was reading the questionnaire the other day too, so I just kind of thought so. |
| ……It’s strange to be interviewed like this. | |
| When I was in the Organisation, there was no way I would have exposed myself to the public eye like this. | |
| If you sent out any information about yourself, it would have been fatal. | |
| But now, as a member of a theatre company, it’s strange that I’m putting myself out there in front of all kinds of people… | |
| Chikage | …Well, there are some things you can put out and some that you can’t. |
| I’m not known for my appearance either, which is why I’m able to do interviews like this as a member of the theatre company. | |
| Hisoka | …… |
| But you can only do that because you have a place to stay. | |
| ……We always have someone protecting us without us knowing about it. | |
| Chikage | …… |
| Hisoka | Both now, and in the past. |
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| Kasumi | Chikage-kun! Thank you for coming even though you’re so busy. |
| Chikage | No, no. I’m a member of a theatre company, so I’m rather honoured to be here. |
| Kasumi | Let’s start the interview right away. |
| Chikage | I’ll be in your care. |
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| Kasumi | In our last interview, you mentioned that you try to keep a cool head when operational errors cause unexpected pauses. |
| Is that because you’re the oldest member of the Spring Troupe? | |
| Chikage | I’m not particularly conscious about it, perhaps I do this naturally. |
| Kasumi | Then, what do you want to do in the future as a member of the Spring troupe? Or is there anything you are trying to do right now? |
| Chikage | I want to cherish the fact that I still have the opportunity to perform with the Spring Troupe. |
| For that reason, I want to try to create an environment in which my colleagues can perform their plays to the best of their abilities. | |
| I only do this for the sake of the play though. | |
| Kasumi | So you mean… that your friends are so important to you that you want to protect them, right? |
| Chikage | Well, yes, I guess. |
| Kasumi | As a member of a company and a family man, I am also in a position where I want to protect something, so I can relate to what Chikage-san is saying. |
| Chikage | ……I’m able to protect them in this way because I am protected at the same time. |
| Kasumi | Let’s see…… Is this something I can write? |
| Chikage | Feel free to do as you wish. |
| Kasumi | Eh~ I’m lost when you put it like that. |
| Kasumi | Thanks for the good story. I would’ve liked to hear more if we had more time. |
| Chikage | I’d love to. Either at a restaurant or in the dorms. |
| Kasumi | Thank you. Please tell me many stories, Chikage-kun. And about your precious family. |
