Hisoka Mikage/The Footsteps of Winter

Strong Desire for Marshmallows

Backstage Stories

Part 1

Banri	Oh, today’s dinner will finally free us from curry hell?
Izumi	It’s been a while since Omi made dinner for us.
Omi	That’s because I finished my thesis. I made pudding for dessert too.
Juza	I wanna eat that first.
Omi	Haha. That’s for after dinner.
Tsumugi	Huh? We’re missing Hisoka.
Izumi	Yeah, you’re right.
Tasuku	He might just be sleeping again.
Azuma	Fufu, you got that right. Hisoka is sleeping in my room.
Izumi	Why is he in your room?
Azuma	Who knows. He has been there since morning. Any idea about why, Homare?
Homare	Hm~.
	The peaceful breathing of the sleeping king is poemy. At the hidden place with thorns, a kiss me. You, who remains missing, flutter and feel swimmy.
Izumi	Ahm, what?
Tasuku	He doesn’t know, so he’s hiding it with a vague poem.
Tsumugi	That sounds likely…
Azuma	In any case, he might come down when he’s hungry. I don’t think he’s eaten anything because he’s been sleeping since morning.
Izumi	That sounds right. Let’s start eating first, then.
Izumi	We finished cleaning everything, but… Hisoka-san never came down.
Omi	I’m going to wrap his food and put it in the fridge, Director.
Izumi	Thanks, Omi-kun.
Omi	I’ll be here for a while. I can take care of Hisoka-san when he comes.
Taichi	Omi-kun~! Hurry, I need your help with my homework~!
Omi	Why don’t you go to take a bath first, Director?
Izumi	Sure. I will hurry up and get in.
Omi	Enjoy your bath.
Izumi	(Maybe I should go to Azuma’s room to call Hisoka-san if he hasn’t come when I finish my bath.)
	Huh?! Did I hit something with the door?!
Hisoka	My head… that hurts.
Izumi	Hisoka-san?! Why were you sitting in front of the door?!
Hisoka	I came down because I was hungry but fell asleep.
Omi	Ah, you’re finally here.
	Wait for me a bit. I will warm your dinner.
Hisoka	…No need. I only came to take these.
Omi	Huh…?
Izumi	Marshmallows… but aren’t they sweets?
Hisoka	Mhm. They are tasty. …Goodbye.
Izumi	That’s not the thing. Wait a minute!
Omi	Will marshmallows satisfy his hunger…?
Izumi	(Phew, that was refreshing.)
	(–Hm? There’s something on the floor…)
	Marshmallows and they are scattered… Did Hisoka-san do this?
Izumi	He dropped many of them. Do they keep going until his room?
	Ah, this seems to be the last on–.
Hisoka	…Director.
Izumi	Ah! I knew it was you, Hisoka-san! You can’t just drop marshmallows like–.
	(Huh?! He collapsed?!)
Hisoka	—-
Izumi	Hisoka-san?!
	(No way! Did he faint?!)
Hisoka	—-
Izumi	Hisoka-san! Hang it there! Can you hear me?!
Omi	Director, what’s wrong?
Izumi	Hisoka-san suddenly fainted…!
Taichi	Isn’t he just sleeping again?
Izumi	I don’t think so. He fell and passed out on the floor…
Omi	His face color is pale too. It might be because he hasn’t eaten since morning.
Izumi	Anyway, let’s call an ambulance!
Azuma	Shh…
Izumi	Azuma-san, when did you get here?!
Azuma	Listen carefully. Look…
Hisoka	…zzz…
Izumi	Ah…
Omi	That means…
Taichi	He’s just sleeping.
Izumi	Geez… This is bad for the heart.
Hisoka	Ngh…
Azuma	Ah, good morning, Hisoka. You know you can’t sleep in the corridor.
Omi	You worried us.
Hisoka	Worried… about me?
Taichi	Who else could it be?!
Hisoka	…Ah, a marshmallow.
Izumi	Hey! Don’t eat things on the floor!
Hisoka	But I’m… hungry.
Omi	Hisoka-san, we have a delicious meal for you to eat. Come on, let’s go.
Hisoka	My marshmallow…
Azuma	I got more of those things you ate and liked the other day, Hisoka.
Izumi	What things?
Hisoka	Those… tasty things?
Azuma	Mhm. But if you don’t want them, I might eat them myself.
Hisoka	…Don’t.
Azuma	Then, make sure to finish all your dinner.
Hisoka	Okay.
Izumi	(Now I’m curious about them…)
Hisoka	I’m going to the lounge.
Izumi	But, don’t suddenly fall asleep again, okay?
Hisoka	Mhm… sorry for worrying you.
Taichi	He’s surprisingly normal when he wakes up, isn’t he~?
Izumi	(Can’t he also choose normal places to sleep…?)

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