| Hisoka | … |
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| Guy | Here you are, Mikage. |
| Are you sleeping? |
| Hisoka | …I’m awake. |
| Were you looking for me? |
| Guy | It is about time to go to work, so I thought I would just let you know. Director told me you might be here. |
| Hisoka | …I’ll come too. |
| Guy | You look a little pale. |
| You should take today off. |
| Hisoka | I’m not feeling unwell. |
| It’s just… I’ve been remembering a lot about the past lately. |
| Guy | You did say you dreamed about your family in our previous meeting. |
| Hisoka | Yeah… I keep having those dreams. |
| Guy | Your mind or your heart may be growing fatigued from recollecting so many things all of a sudden. I have experienced that as well. You should take it easy and rest today. |
| Hisoka | …Alright, I’ll do that. |
| Thanks. |
| Guy | Sure. Goodnight. |
| Hisoka | … |
| (It’s the usual scent of Guy’s incense…) |
| |
| *flashback starts* |
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| (I’m so hungry… I’m about to collapse…) |
| —. |
| (What’s that? This smell…) |
| (It’s that stall… there’s a smoky scent coming from that stick… |
| I’ve never smelled this scent before, but it feels calming…) |
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| Shop clerk | Oi, you’re not planning to steal anything, are ya? |
| You’ll regret it if you try somethin’ funny. |
| Hisoka | …I’m not going to steal. |
| Shop clerk | I don’t have anything to sell to a kid like you. |
| You’re gettin’ in the way of business. Get lost. |
| Hisoka | … |
| |
| *flashback ends* |
| |
| (I remembered something awful… |
| It would’ve been better if that was left forgotten.) |
| (That stick was definitely an incense… |
| I had no idea back then though.) |
| … |
| (I wish I went to the bar with Guy rather than staying here alone…) |
| Azuma | Ah, here you are. |
| Hisoka | …Azuma? |
| Why are you here? |
| Azuma | Guy told me to come check up on you. And it looks like coming was the right answer. |
| Were you feeling lonely by yourself? |
| Hisoka | … |
| Azuma | Your expression looks like you couldn’t sleep, which is rare. |
| Would you like to use my lap as a pillow? |
| Hisoka | …Sure. |
| Azuma | My, my, you’re acting like a child. |
| Hisoka | (It’s warm… I think I can fall asleep like this…) |
| Azuma | Rest well. |
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| Tsumugi | I wonder if Hisoka-kun will be alright. |
| Tasuku | Mikage, huh… |
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| Tsumugi | I thought he cheered up after going to the World Market. But I feel like he’s been getting more depressed. |
| Tasuku | …And how are you? |
| Tsumugi | Eh? |
| Tasuku | You’ve been acting kind of weird ever since your grandma recovered, you know? |
| Everyone’s noticed. |
| Tsumugi | Ahh, you did, huh…? |
| I kind of thought you might be aware of it. But it’s a matter of my own feelings, so it felt a little embarrassing to talk about. |
| Tasuku | But it’s hard to sort your feelings out alone, isn’t it? |
| There are times when talking to someone about it can clear things up. |
| Tsumugi | That’s true. |
| …Back at home, grandma and I were chatting about the past while looking at an album together. |
| But when I brought up the time we went to a flower garden when I was a kid, she didn’t know what I was talking about… |
| Tausku | A flower garden? |
| Tsumugi | Yes. It was quite a long time ago when I was around 6 or 7 years old. |
| Though, I don’t even remember all the details myself, so I have no right to feel lonely. |
| Tasuku | … |
| Hold on for a second. |
| Tsumugi | ? |
| Tasuku | It should be here… there it is. |
| Here, look. |
| Tsumugi | A bookmark… with a picture of a peony? |
| —. |
| |
| *flashback starts* |
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| Wooow, amazing! |
| It’s like a carpet of flowers! |
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| Tsumugi’s grandmother | Yes, it’s wonderful that they happen to be in full bloom. |
| It would have been nice if your mother and father could have joined us. But that will wait for next time. |
| Tsumugi | Grandma, the peonies are so pretty! |
| Tsumugi’s grandmother | Aren’t they? |
| I wanted to see the peonies here, even if just once. |
| I’m glad I was able to come here with you, Tsumu-chan. |
| Tsumugi | Let’s come again for sure! |
| Tsumugi’s grandmother | Of course. |
| It’s a bit far, so perhaps once you’ve gotten a little older. |
| |
| *flashback ends* |
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| Tasuku | Isn’t this the flower garden that the two of you visited? |
| “Flower Park” is the name written on the back of the bookmark. |
| Tsumugi | —. |
| That’s right… grandma said mom and dad were busy, so she took me there by herself on her day off… |
| Tasuku | Did you not buy a souvenir for yourself? |
| Tsumugi | I’m not sure… |
| Maybe I didn’t purchase anything tangible. |
| Just one thing can make all your memories come rushing back, huh? |
| Tasuku | Glad to hear that. |
| Tsumugi | In any case, you had such an old souvenir on hand? |
| Tasuku | I happened come across it when I was sorting through my stuff back home. |
| Tsumugi | I see, the errand you had to run at home was organizing your things? |
| Tasuku | I was in a rush since they told me they were about to send off the remaining half of my stuff they sent off before. |
| The bookmark was stuck in one of my old scripts |
| If I had casually shoved it into a textbook or something, then it would’ve been thrown away. |
| Tsumugi | Fufu, I see. I’m glad it was in a script. |
| …Perhaps if I go there and take another picture, grandma will remember too. |
| Tasuku | I’m sure it’ll come back to her with some sort of trigger. |
| I mean, you remembered with a bookmark, after all. |
| Tsumugi | Let’s go and take a look at the peonies again some time. |
| (That reminds me, it seems Hisoka-kun has some sort of attachment to peonies too…) |
