Sakuya Sakuma/Preparing for the New Year Together!
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| Manager | Haah… |
| Kazunari | Oh? What’s the matter, Sukecchi? |
| Sakuya | Is something bothering you? |
| Manager | Well… during a year-end mega sale, I ended up buying a pair of headphones that were marked down on impulse. |
| So my wallet’s looking a little empty now… | |
| Sakuya | I see… |
| Kazunari | Well, I think that’s what they call the consequences of your own actions… |
| But, I mean, like, you still got the headphones you wanted, didn’t you? Your pockets might be empty, but your ears should be full of sweet tunes! | |
| Sakuya | That’s a good point. I don’t know all of the specifics, but since they’re good quality headphones, I’m sure they make things sound great! |
| Kamekichi | Exactly! Ya should be able to be completely immersed in yer music! So cheer up, why don’t ya!? |
| Manager | But… at this rate, I don’t know if I’ll be able to buy your annual end-of-the-year special treat, Kamekichi… |
| Kamekichi | W-WHAT!? |
| Manager | Oopsies… |
| Kamekichi | Not ‘oopsies’! Just what am I supposed to do about this!? |
| Sakuya | U-Umm… in that case, we’ll come up with some way to make your next meal a little more special! |
| Kazunari | Yeah, totally! Just leave the Kamekichi meal plan deets to us~! |
| Manager | Y-You two…! I can’t thank you enough! |
| Kamekichi | Sakuya, Kazunari…! Thanks! I’ve really got some great pals! |
| Kazunari | Ya~y! |
| Sakuya | Let’s do our best with our end-of-the-year cleaning! |
| Izumi | Okay, I’ve got my rag and broom, and… here, you can take the duster, Sakuya-kun. |
| Sakuya | Thank you, Director! |
| Muku | You look just like a Shinto priest, Sakuya-kun! |
| Taichi | You really do! Guess I’ll have to ask you to perform a purification ritual on me later, Sakkun! |
| Izumi | Well then, Sakuya-kun and I are off to clean in the hallway. Make sure you work hard out here in the courtyard, guys. |
| Muku | We will! |
| Taichi | Good luck with cleaning in the hallway~! |
| Sakuya | Yeah! We’re off! |
| Izumi | Let’s start by wiping down the windows in here. It’d also be good to dust off the top of the light fixture, but we’ll probably have to grab a step stool to be able to do that… |
| Sakuya | Ah, I can do it! I can probably reach it with the duster, so—. |
| Hup…! J-Just a little more…! | |
| Izumi | It’s okay, Sakuya-kun! No need to push yourself so hard! |
| Sakuya | —Ueh. |
| S-Sorry! I guess I’m just not tall enough… | |
| Izumi | Not at all! It is pretty high up, so there really isn’t much you can do about it. |
| Sakuya | Even if it was just a little bit, I wanted to show you how reliable I can be, though… |
| Izumi | (Sakuya-kun’s so adorable…!) |
| I-It’s okay, really. I think there’s a step stool in the storage room, so—. | |
| *Kamekichi zips by* | |
| Sakuya | !? |
| Kamekichi | I heard yer dilemma! | ||||||||
| Izumi | Kamekichi? | ||||||||
| Kamekichi | Just leave cleanin’ up by the ceilin’ to me! With this duster, I’ll make everythin’ nice and sparkly. | ||||||||
| With me helpin’ out, there won’t be a single speck of dust left! | |||||||||
| Sakuya | Kamekichi… thanks! | ||||||||
| Izumi | Well then, Sakuya-kun, Kamekichi, I’ll leave the high places to you two. | ||||||||
| Sakuya | Okay! | ||||||||
| Kamekichi | Yes, ma’am! | ||||||||
| Sakuya | Kamekichi, can you get the back of this light? | ||||||||
| Kamekichi | I’ll have it done in a flash! | ||||||||
| *Kamekichi flaps his wings, and something falls* | |||||||||
| Sakuya | —Ouch. | ||||||||
| Hm? Looks like something just fell from above. | |||||||||
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| Kamekichi | What is it? | ||||||||
| Sakuya | Is… this a gift envelope? There’s something inside—. | ||||||||
| …Money!? | |||||||||
| Kamekichi | That thing’s stuffed full of bills! Amazin’! | ||||||||
| Sakuya | Is this a New Year’s gift…!? | ||||||||
| Kamekichi | Looks like it! | ||||||||
| Sakuya | With this, the manager should be able to buy your food! | ||||||||
| Kamekichi | My full course meal is back on the menu! Yahoo!! | ||||||||
| Sakuya | Director! Look at this! | ||||||||
| Kamekichi | We dug up some treasure~! | ||||||||
| Izumi | What’s going on, guys? | ||||||||
| Sakuya | This New Year’s gift fell from above while we were cleaning! | ||||||||
| Kamekichi | It just came outta nowhere! A real stroke of good luck! | ||||||||
| Izumi | Huh? You’re saying there’s money in that envelope? | ||||||||
| Manager | Ahhh~. Everything really does sound great with these pricey headphones—. | ||||||||
| Wait, what!? T-That’s my precious secret stash—! | |||||||||
| Izumi | Secret stash? | ||||||||
| Sakyo | Oh? …Care to explain? | ||||||||
| Manager | EEP! | ||||||||
| Sakuya | Here you go, Kamekichi. A full-course meal for you today! | ||||||||
| Kamekichi | Thanks! It’s as fancy as you’d expect with a price tag like that! | ||||||||
| Manager | Uuhuuhu… I never thought my secret stash would be found and confiscated… | ||||||||
| Sakyo | Serves you right for squirrelling it away like that. It’s only fair that it goes towards the troupe funds. | ||||||||
| Izumi | But I’m glad we were able to get things sorted out with Kamekichi’s food. | ||||||||
| I really never would’ve thought that you’d end up giving Sakuya-kun one whole envelope’s worth of money, though, Sakyo-san… | |||||||||
| Sakyo | He’s the one who found it. Consider it an actual New Year’s gift. | ||||||||
| Izumi | I guess you’re right! | ||||||||
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CHOICE 1: Did you get anything other than the food? [+]
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CHOICE 2: You did a great job cleaning. [+]
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| Izumi | We cleaned the whole dorm; everything feels so fresh and tidy, and you guys even found a pretty great treasure. Seems like a great way to ring in the New Year. | ||||||||
| Sakuya | Yeah! | ||||||||
| Kamekichi | And the food ain’t half bad either! | ||||||||
