Chikage Utsuki/Spotlight

Spotlight WEB Version: Chikage Utsuki

Backstage Stories

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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.
CHOICE 1: Was work okay? [+] Izumi I’d like to ask, was work alright today? Itaru-san told me that you got a lot of urgent work recently… Chikage Chigasaki is always saying unnecessary things. If it’s work, I’m fine because I’ve taken care of it already. Itaru You got that much done in one day?! As expected of senpai, you’re too much of a cheat chara… Chikage Is that supposed to be a compliment? Izumi Of course.
CHOICE 2: I can’t wait to see what it’ll be about! [+] Izumi I can’t wait to see what it’ll be about! Chikage I don’t think I’ll have anything too interesting to say, but, well, I’ll do my best to meet your expectations. Izumi If this interview can show Chikage’s true side, I think fans will be happy. Chikage My true side huh…. That’s quite an expectation you’re setting. Izumi It is the nature of fans to want to be able to see their idol’s true self when they are normally flawless. Itaru I completely understand. Chikage …Don’t help to fan her flames.
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.
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.
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.

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