Juza Hyodo/Clumsy Rainy Blue
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The False Accusation in the Passing Rain
Backstage Stories| Juza | (It’s been raining a lot lately...) |
| (I’d be drenched by now if Director hadn’t caught me back there...) | |
| Izumi | Ah, wait a second, Juza-kun. Take this if you’re headed out. |
| Juza | ...An umbrella? But it’s not raining. |
| Izumi | There’s been a lot of unexpected heavy rain lately. The weather report also said it might rain. |
| This is my umbrella, but... it’s blue, so I don’t think it’d be weird for a man to use it. | |
| Juza | ...But if I borrow it, wouldn’t that cause you some trouble, Director? |
| Izumi | I don’t plan on heading out, so don’t worry about it. |
| Juza | ...Okay. |
| Juza | (I don’t check the weather report that often... She always helps me out. I feel bad.) |
| (...But man, this umbrella really doesn’t suit me.) | |
| (It doesn’t look like a woman’s umbrella, but it’s pretty small...) | |
| (...I don’t have anything else, so I shouldn’t complain about something I borrowed. —Huh?) | |
| Elderly woman | —Phew. |
| Juza | (What’s that lady doing... She’s looking around—.) |
| (Wait, is she gonna head home in this rain without an umbrella?) | |
| —Wait! | |
| Elderly woman | Eep!? Wh-what is it....? |
| Juza | Ah.... Sorry. |
| Please... use this umbrella. | |
| Elderly woman | Eh? But what about you? |
| Juza | ...I’ve got my jacket. I won’t get wet if I use this. |
| ...Well then. | |
| Juza | (I wonder if that lady... Was bothered by suddenly getting an umbrella from a scary-looking guy like me.) |
| (...Well, even if I scared her, it’s better than her getting drenched in this rain...) | |
| Juza | (I got soaked... Guess I’ll head to the baths.) |
| Izumi | Ah, Juza-kun! Welcome home. |
| Juza | ...! |
| Izumi | —Huh, you’re soaking wet!? Wait a moment! |
| Izumi | Here’s a towel. You’ll catch cold like that. |
| Juza | Y-yeah.... |
| Izumi | You took the umbrella with you this morning, right? What happened? |
| Juza | ...My bad. I borrowed it from you, but... I left it on the train. |
| I’ll make up for it. | |
| Izumi | You don’t have to worry about it at all. I make the same mistake all the time. |
| Juza | But—. |
| Izumi | It’s fine, really. Now I’m looking forward to choosing my next umbrella! |
| I originally bought it at a goods shop in the shopping district, but there were lots of other stylish colors, too. | |
| Juza | ...If you say so, then. |
| Izumi | Be careful not to catch cold. |
| Juza | (...I lied on the spur of the moment.) |
| Juza | (...So this is the store where Director bought her umbrella.) |
| (There really are all sorts of umbrellas... Which one’s good?) | |
| (I don’t know what kinds of colors women like... no, I don’t know what kind of color Director likes.) | |
| Male student A | Man, I didn’t expect it to rain so suddenly. |
| Male student B | It’s sooo annoying~. |
| Male student C | Yeah~. |
| Juza | (Taking shelter from the rain, huh...) |
| Male student A | Hey, I just had a great idea... Yo, Yuuta. |
| Timid-looking boy | Wh-what...? |
| Male student A | Go snag some umbrellas for all of us. |
| Male student B | Oh, smart idea~. |
| Timid-looking boy | Eh!? N-no, I can’t.... |
| Male student B | I want this one~. |
| Male student C | Then I’m taking this one~. |
| Male student A | And I’ll have this one. —Hold on to them, Yuuta. Here. |
| Juza | (Tch, this is making me sick. Guess I’ll stop them before they steal anything.) |
| Timid-looking boy | I don’t have enough money to buy all these... |
| Male student B | You just gotta run away fast! |
| Male student A | C’mon, here we go! Be a man! |
| Timid-looking boy | B-but.... |
| Store owner | What’s with all this noise. |
| Male student C | Shit, he’s here! |
| Male student A | Run! |
| Timid-looking boy | Eh! W-wait for me....! |
| Store owner | ...Hm? Hey, you, what are you planning to do with those umbrellas? |
| Timid-looking boy | Um... this is... uh... |
| Store owner | Are you trying to steal them!? |
| Timid-looking boy | N-no, that’s not... |
| Store owner | You can’t use that many umbrellas on your own. You must’ve planned on stealing and selling them. |
| I’m going to call the police, so wait here. | |
| Timid-looking boy | W-wait.... |
| Juza | Hey, please wait a sec. |
| Store owner | Wh-what’s with you.... |
| Juza | He didn’t do anything wrong. Some other guys put him up to it. |
| Store owner | They put him up to it... ? So where are these guys? |
| Juza | That’s—. |
| Store owner | I see, so you’re the one who told him to steal. |
| Juza | The hell? |
| Store owner | I’ll have you talk to the police as well—. |
| Izumi | ...Huh, Juza-kun? |
| What’s wrong? What are you doing here? | |
| Juza | Director... |
| Store owner | Do you know him? I suspect these boys were shoplifting. |
| Izumi | Sh-shoplifting!? Wait, please tell me what’s going on! |
| Izumi | So you’re saying that... Juza-kun ordered this boy to steal the umbrellas? |
| Store owner | Yeah. He must’ve threatened this boy with his terrifying face. The poor kid. |
| Timid-looking boy | Ah... |
| Juza | (...Well, it’s better than this kid getting accused...) |
| Izumi | Um... Sorry, I hadn’t introduced myself yet. |
| Store owner | Hm? What’s this, all of a sudden? “MANKAI Company, Troupe Member 0, General Director”...? |
| Izumi | Juza-kun, you too. Show him your Troupe ID. |
| Juza | ....? Yeah. |
| Izumi | We’re members of the same troupe. He’s an actor, and I’m the general director. | ||||||
| I know him very well. There’s no way Juza-kun, of all people, would shoplift! | |||||||
| Juza | ...Director. | ||||||
| Store owner | That’s not an excuse—. | ||||||
| Elderly woman | Oh my, what’s going on? | ||||||
| Store owner | Ah, mother. It’s just a little something. | ||||||
| Elderly woman | Hm? You’re.... | ||||||
| Juza | Ah....? | ||||||
| Elderly woman | My my, I thought so! Wait just a moment. | ||||||
| Elderly woman | —Here you go, I’ll return this. Thank you for lending me your umbrella that day. | ||||||
| Store owner | Mother, do you know this shoplifter? | ||||||
| Elderly woman | ...Shoplifter? What’s going on? | ||||||
| Store owner | Well—. | ||||||
| Store owner | —and that’s what happened. | ||||||
| Elderly woman | This child lent me his umbrella in the pouring rain. There’s no way he’d try to steal an umbrella. | ||||||
| Store owner | Well then, who... | ||||||
| Timid-looking boy | Um... I’m sorry! My classmates ordered me to steal, and—. | ||||||
| Izumi | I’m glad everything was cleared up, Juza-kun. | ||||||
| Juza | Yeah. | ||||||
| Timid-looking boy | Um... oniisan! Thank you for believing me. | ||||||
| Juza | No need to thank me. More importantly, stop hanging out with guys like that. | ||||||
| Timid-looking boy | Yes. I want to find friends I can trust, just like oniisan and oneesan... | ||||||
| Juza | ...Good luck. See you. | ||||||
| Izumi | —So you didn’t lose your umbrella on the train, after all. | ||||||
| Juza | ...Sorry for lying to you. | ||||||
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CHOICE 2: You didn't need to lie. [+]
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| Izumi | Well, this time it might’ve been for the better. | ||||||
| I think you really saved that boy back there, Juza-kun. | |||||||
| Juza | Yeah. Being accused of something you didn’t do is tough... That kind of thing happened to me once, so I know. | ||||||
| Back then... my little brother Kumon was the only one who didn’t suspect me. Just like you did today, Director. | |||||||
| One person—just one person is enough. If they believe in you, that alone is enough to save you. I wanted that kid to understand that. | |||||||
| Izumi | Fufu. I’m sure that if another troupe member was around, they would’ve done the same thing and believed in you, Juza-kun. | ||||||
| Juza | Yeah. I know that nobody in the troupe would do that sorta thing. | ||||||
| Izumi | (Juza-kun.... I didn’t know he felt this way about the troupe.) | ||||||
| But the troupe member ID really worked as an ID! We need to tell Kazunari-kun! | |||||||
| Juza | ...Yeah, you’re right. | ||||||
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