Masumi Usui/Sweet Ripe ☆ Spring Fruit

Greeting My Father

Backstage Stories

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	*knock, knock*
Izumi	Yes?
Masumi	Is now a good time, Director?
	*door opens*
Izumi	Masumi-kun? It’s fine. What’s up?
Masumi	I got a message that soon, my dad will be coming back to the country temporarily for work.
Izumi	I see!
Masumi	And so, he said he wants to greet you, if you don’t mind. Will you come?
Izumi	Of course! I’d like to greet him too, so please arrange it.
Masumi	Great. Alright, I’ll let him know.
Izumi	(I’m happy to hear that Masumi-kun has been exchanging messages with his dad a lot these days.)
Misaki	“—Alright, relay that to Tachibana-san.”
Masumi	…I got it. I’ll tell her.
	*beep*
Tsumugi	…Hm, Masumi-kun?
Masumi	…?
Tsumugi	Ah, I’m sorry. Were you on the phone?
Masumi	No worries, I just finished.
Tsumugi	That’s good then.
	Are you on your way home from uni?
Masumi	Yeah. And you from your home tutoring?
Tsumugi	That’s right. Good job today.
Masumi	You too.
Tsumugi	Ah, that reminds me. I’m interested in a hotel that I heard about from my student’s parents earlier.
Masumi	A hotel you’re interested in…?
Tsumugi	Apparently, the hotel has a very beautiful garden and even a beer garden and pool.
	I wanted to go when I heard about the garden. But it sounds like a luxury hotel, so I guess I wouldn’t be able to just casually drop by.
Masumi	Heh…
Tsumugi	But I was thinking it would be fun if all of us could go there together someday.
Masumi	…Sakyo’s gonna be annoying about it if it’s too expensive.
Tsumugi	Fufu. When the time comes, I’ll just have to think of a way to convince Sakyo-san then.
Itaru	Welcome back, you two.
Tsumugi	I’m home.
	You’re early today, huh, Itaru-kun?
Itaru	Yeah. …Ah, that’s right.
	Are you two interested in this?
	Senpai and I got this from work.
	We approached the others, but there aren’t many guys whose schedules work out.
Masumi	No thanks.
Itaru	Come on, dude. At least decide after taking a look.
Tsumugi	…Huh? This might be the place I wanted to go.
Itaru	Oh, for real?
Tsumugi	Yes. Masumi-kun, this is the hotel we were just talking about.
Masumi	This hotel…

Izumi	Woah, what a wide pool!
Masumi	I’m glad if you like it.
Itaru	Anyways, I never thought this would be the place Masumi’s dad’s staying at while he’s back in town.
Chikage	I’m not surprised Masumi only told Director-san about it.
Tsumugi	Even so, this hotel really is spectacular.
	I never imagined that I would actually be able to come here.
Tasuku	It’s like we’re in a foreign country.
Masumi	…Why are you guys here again?
Itaru	We told you, didn’t we? We got complimentary tickets to this hotel from our company.
Chikage	And it just so happened to be the same location of your father’s accommodations.
Itaru	In that case, we gotta greet him, right?
Masumi	I didn’t ask you guys to. Director alone was enough.
Izumi	Now, now, let’s not say that…
Chikage	Sakuya, Tsuzuru, and Citron also wanted to come say hello. It’s a shame they couldn’t come since they had plans.
Masumi	You guys are blowing this out of proportion.
Tsumugi	Fufu. But I also thought I would be glad if I could greet your father once I heard.
Tasuku	We can meet with Usui’s father in the evening, right?
Masumi	You two plan to speak to him too?
Tsumugi	Of course we do.
	An opportunity like this is hard to come by.
Masumi	You don’t need to be that considerate though.
Itaru	Hm? Isn’t there a difference in the way you’re treating us?
Masumi	Shut up.
Izumi	But I kind of feel guilty having fun as we’re waiting around while Masumi-kun’s dad is working…
Masumi	My dad said it was fine, so don’t worry.
	This facility has a pool, so he said he doesn’t mind if we have fun while we’re waiting.
	In fact, he might be more happy if we went ahead and enjoyed ourselves.
Izumi	Fufu, I see.
Tasuku	Alright then… wanna swim, Usui?
Masumi	…Why me?
Tasuku	Why, you ask. You’re a member of the MANKAI swimming club, aren’t you?
Izumi	Ah, in that case, I’ll go too! Seeing I’m a temporary member and all.
Masumi	I’ll go if Director is coming too.
Itaru	‘Kay, shall I chillax on a beach chair?
Chikage	How about you move a little too?
Tsumugi	That reminds me, Azami-kun said he wouldn’t allow sunburns. So be careful not to burn up if you’re going to sleep on a beach chair.
Itaru	Roger that.
Izumi	…Pwah!
	Hah~, I swam a lot.
Masumi	You looked cool swimming.
Izumi	Ahaha, did I?
	By the way, where’s Tasuku-san?
Masumi	…Over there.
Izumi	Don’t tell me he’s that guy who’s going super full-out swimming the butterfly…?
Masumi	He totally sticks out like a sore thumb.
Izumi	Ahaha…
	I guess now’s a good time to get out of the pool.
Masumi	Director. Give me your hand.
Izumi	Fufu, thank you.
	We were meeting up with your dad on the rooftop beer garden, was that right?
Masumi	Yeah.
Izumi	I look forward to seeing him again after so long.
Masumi	Don’t look forward to meeting any other guy but me.
Izumi	The “other guy” is your dad, you know?
	Anyways, I’m going to go change.
Masumi	Okay.

Tsumugi	It’s the same hotel, but the atmosphere changes a little once it hits evening.
Chikage	I suppose we can chat calmly here.
Masumi	I think my dad will be here soon.
Misaki	…
Masumi	Ah… Dad, over here.
Misaki	Ah, thank goodness.
	I apologize for the wait.
Izumi	Oh, no. Although you’re so busy, thank you very much.
Misaki	Not at all.
	I’m the one who’s taking up your time.
	I see that some theatre troupe members even came.
Itaru	We wanted to greet you when we were told you were coming back to the country.
Misaki	I’m happy to hear that.
	Please let me hear lots of stories, including about my son.
	I have prepared some seats over there.
Chikage	Thank you very much.
Misaki	Long time no see, Masumi.
	Have you been doing well?
Masumi	…Yeah. I’m glad you’re looking well too, dad.
Izumi	(Both of them look happy to see each other after so long…)
Tsumugi	It feels nice in this beer garden.
Tasuku	Yeah. It’s cool and breezy.
Misaki	Ah, that’s right. We’re on the rooftop, so the view from here is really beautiful.
Izumi	You’re right! I’d love to take a peek.
Misaki	In that case, Masumi, why don’t you go see it together with Tachibana-san?
Chikage	Ah, what a good idea.
	Director-san sounds like she’s interested.
Misaki	Please, take her with you.
Masumi	…Sure. Let’s go have a look together, Director.
Izumi	Alright, I’ll take your offer then.
Masumi	I think we’ll be able to get a good view of the scenery from these chairs.
Izumi	Wow, you’re right…! It’s breathtaking!
Masumi	You’re cute when you’re simple-minded…
	Wanna have a drink, Director? You were being considerate of me and only having non-alcoholic drinks, weren’t you?
Izumi	…So you noticed, Masumi-kun?
Masumi	You can drink. There’s no need to hold back.
Izumi	Thanks. But that’s what I decided to do today.
	I’ll have a non-alcoholic drink.
	Besides, the cocktails here are tasty even if they don’t have alcohol.
Masumi	…Alright.
	But I don’t want to trouble you, so I’ll grow up fast. Just you wait.
CHOICE 1: I’m looking forward to the day you can drink alcohol [+] Izumi …Yeah. I’m looking forward to the day I can drink alcohol with you, Masumi-kun. Masumi Same here. I’ll feel a little closer with you once I can drink. Izumi Eh…? Masumi I’d like to drink together, like normally during dinner or at Guy’s bar. Izumi Fufu, I see. I’m sure that’ll be fun. Masumi I’ll catch up to you quickly so that day can come. Izumi (Being told that kind of makes my heart skip a beat…)
CHOICE 2: You don’t need to be in such a hurry [+] Izumi You don’t need to be in such a hurry. Masumi …Are you treating me like a kid? Izumi That’s not what I meant… Everyone becomes an adult one day, so there’s no need to rush. Masumi I want to become an adult already and stand next to you. I want to become a man who can protect you, not be worried over by you. Izumi Masumi-kun… (Masumi-kun somehow seems mysteriously mature today…)
	U-umm…
	Anyways, which one to you want to drink, Masumi-kun?
Masumi	I want to drink from the same glass using a heart straw with you.
Izumi	EHH!? That’d be embarrassing, you know…
Masumi	Just kidding. I won’t do anything you don’t like.
Izumi	(I thought he was serious for a moment there…)
	(Masumi-kun, you say you want to grow up already, but I feel like you’re becoming more mature as the days go by…)

Anna