| ≡≡≡≡≡≡≡≡≡ TWO YEARS AGO ≡≡≡≡≡≡≡≡≡ |
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| Taichi | Hrmmm…. |
| Tenma | Errmm….. |
| Juza | ….. |
| Taichi | I give up! I’ve got no clue how to do this assignment at all!! Argh, this is starting to make me feel insane! |
| Tenma | You’re the one who suggested we’d do our homework in this kind of cafe. |
| Taichi | Come on— Studying at a fancy cafe with some good friends? Ain’t that the dream~? |
| Juza | … (chomp) |
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| Taichi & Tenma | !! |
| Juza | Delicious… |
| Tenma | He ate half of that cake slice in one bite… |
| Taichi | Juza-san’s more focused on the grub than the grades, isn’t he. |
| Tenma | (sighs) …Since Juza-san’s already eating, we may as well take a little break. |
| Taichi | Guess we should. |
| Maaaan, getting to move my body like this really beats being stuck behind my school desk writing down notes all day. |
| Tenma | I get what you mean… Speaking of which, the athletic meet is coming up soon, isn’t it? |
| Juza | Will you be able to join the meet, Tenma? |
| Tenma | That’s the plan, since there won’t be any work for me around that time. |
| Juza | That so. Good to hear. |
| Taichi | That’s really good to hear! It’ll be a lot more fun if you join in too, Ten-chan! |
| Tenma | Yeah… I’m looking forward to it too. |
| Taichi | By the way, which group did you guys get assigned to? I’m with the Red Team! |
| For the athletic meet, O High assigns each class to two groups— the White or the Red Team, right? It sure would be nice if we all could be in the same Red Team though~ |
| ‘Course, if you guys are in the White Team, then I’ll be ready to take you on in a fair fight! |
| Tenma | I’m in Red Team. |
| Juza | Pretty sure I’m also in Red. |
| Taichi | Oh for real!? Yahoo!! We’re all on the same team then! |
| Alright then, we gotta band together and work hard to get Red Team all the wins in this athletic meet! |
| Juza | Yeah. |
| Tenma | Pff… You got it. |
| *entrance bell rings* |
| Igawa | … Ah, there you are, Tenma-kun. |
| Tenma | Oh, Igawa. |
| Taichi | Ah, Ten-chan’s Manager-san! |
| Juza | Did you come to pick up Tenma? |
| Igawa | I did. You two should come as well, I’ll be dropping everyone off at the dorm. |
| Juza | … Is that OK? |
| Igawa | Of course. Tenma-kun himself requested it so. |
| Taichi | Aw, Ten-chan…! |
| Tenma | … We’re all heading home to the same place anyway. Come on, let’s go. |
| Taichi | Thanks so much! |
| Juza | Thanks. |
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| Igawa | I apologize, Tenma-kun. I mentioned it a few days ago already, but there will be days when I can’t pick you up next week. |
| I can drop you off at school in the morning, but will you be alright on your way home? |
| Tenma | I only need to walk home, I’ll be fine. |
| Igawa | Still, I’m rather worried… It’s quite the distance walking from the school to the dorms, after all. |
| Taichi | Uhm… If that’s the case, me and Juza-san will walk home with him! Right, Juza-san? |
| Juza | Yeah, I don’t mind. |
| Tenma | You guys… |
| Igawa | You will? Oh, thank you very much! |
| If you two can keep him company, that would put me at ease. |
| Taichi | Leave it to us! |
| Tenma | …Thanks. Sorry for the trouble. |
