| Tangerine | ….*sigh*. |
| «It’s been several weeks since I left Zahra…. But I could hardly talk to nii-sama. Just what am I doing here, really….» |
| Itaru | ….Heey. |
| Tangerine | ? |
| Itaru | Come here, come here. |
| Tangerine | ??? |
| |
| Itaru | Take a seat here. |
| Tangerine | Okay. |
| Itaru | Here, for you. One should bring a souvenir when they go home. |
| Tangerine | This is….a toy, right? |
| Itaru | It’s shokugan[1]. It’s one of the specialties of his country. |
| Tangerine | Oh! I’ve heard about it from nii-sama! This is very popular among those scary-looking people, right? |
| Itaru | Yes, yes. |
| Take this one, too. |
| Tangerine | This one is? |
| Itaru | This game has been hot lately, so let’s play together. |
| Tangerine | !! Yes!! |
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| Yeaay! I won! |
| Itaru | Ah, you did well, good job. You’re already used to it on your first try. |
| Tangerine | I used to play this with nii-sama at the royal palace in the past. Nii-sama secretly got himself a gaming device. |
| Itaru | I see. |
| Tangerine | Nii-sama was the only one who would play with me at the royal palace. I am a good-for-nothing prince, after all…. |
| Nii-sama was the only one who was kind to me. He taught me a lot of things. |
| Itaru | Do you love Citron? |
| Tangerine | Of course. He’s the person whom I respect the most. |
| Despite that…. I caused troubles for nii-sama. I’m sure he hates me now. |
| Itaru | Ah…. |
| Don’t be depressed. I don’t think Citron hates you. |
| Tangerine | ….You’re kind, Itaru. |
| Itaru | I’m not used to this kind of thing, though. I’m the youngest child in my family, after all. |
| Chikage | ...What are you doing? |
| Itaru | You can tell by looking, right. |
| Chikage | Chigasaki is using the iron claw technique[2] on the prince after losing a game? |
| Itaru | This guy sure likes having baseless suspicion. |
| Tangerine | So Chikage likes to suspect people unjustly, huh? |
| Chikage | You don’t have to remember that when you return home. |
| Tangerine | I got it. |
| Do you want to play game too, Chikage? |
| Chikage | ….Well, if it’s just for a short time. |
| Itaru | ….How rare. |
| Chikage | Do you have any problem? |
| Itaru | No, not really? |
| It looks like Citron is going out to attend some business, so why don’t you play with the Japanese onii-sans for the time being? |
| Tangerine | Onii-sans? |
| Itaru | Tsuzuru has said it before, but Citron’s little brother is like the Spring Troupe’s little brother. |
| Chikage | That’s right. |
| Tangerine | Everyone in Spring Troupe’s little brother… |
| Itaru | Tangerine, let’s use the techniques I taught you earlier and crush senpai together. |
| Tangerine | Yes! |
| Chikage | How interesting. Bring it on. |
| |
| Masumi | …. |
| Tangerine | You’ve gotten better, Masumi. |
| Masumi | That’s obvious. |
| Tangerine | I’ve become good at playing games, too. I played with Chikage and Itaru. |
| I was also told that nii-sama’s little brother is everyone in Spring Troupe’s little brother. |
| Masumi | Don’t just make me your big brother as you please. |
| Tangerine | So Masumi is a little brother? |
| Masumi | That’s not what I mean. Never mind that, teach me how to play violin again. |
| Tangerine | Masumi’s tone is already beautiful, though. That’s enough. |
| Masumi | It’s not. I won’t defeat that guy at this rate. |
| Tangerine | ….Defeating nii-sama is hard. |
| Masumi | I still intend to win. |
| Tangerine | ...Hmmm. |
| nii-sama once told me pinterkretation is the important thing in music. |
| Masumi | Pinterkretation…. Interpretation? |
| Tangerine | That’s it. |
| Performing music is not all about following the score. You need to interpret what message the composer was trying to tell through his music, and express it during performance. |
| Masumi | ...It’s the same as acting. |
| Tangerine | From what I hear, Masumi is still following the score. |
| Masumi | Try playing it yourself then if you’re able to talk big like that. |
| Tangerine | ——. |
| Masumi | What? Are you not going to play? |
| Tangerine | That’s not it. |
| …. |
| …. |
| Masumi | Hmm, you’re not just all talk. |
| Tangerine | But this is no good. The sound that I want to hear isn’t this one. |
| I want to make the sound that nii-sama usually makes. |
| Nii-sama’s violin performance is… filled with warm sounds that express heartfelt gratitude to all the soldiers who are conferred. |
| And I’m still not good enough to play that. |
| «I want to hear it once more….» |
| Masumi | …. |
| Tangerine | *Sneezes* |
| Masumi | Let’s go inside before you catch a cold. |
| Tangerine | All right. |
| ….Masumi. |
| Masumi | ? |
| Tangerine | Can we sleep together again, like before? |
| Masumi | ….*sighs*. I’ve got no choice. |
| Tangerine | Masumi, phanks. |
| Masumi | It’s “thanks.” |
