Tsuzuru Minagi/Invitation to the House of Wisdom

Tadoru's Souvenir

Backstage Stories

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Tsuzuru	—Yes, the exit is over there.
	Please do come again.
	Phew…
???	Excuse me, do you have a moment?
Tsuzuru	Yes, what can I help you—.
Itaru	Hey~.
Tsuzuru	Err, Itaru-san!?
Masumi	…It’s not just Itaru.
Citron	You’re surprised, right, Tsuzuru?
	The surprise is a huge success~!
Sakuya	Tsuzuru-kun, good work!
Tsuzuru	What's this… Everyone came, huh?
Masumi	Where’s Director?
Tsuzuru	You sure never change…
	She said she was going to go buy something a while ago, so she might not be back yet.
Itaru	That’s too bad.
Citron	We wanted to meet her~.
Tsuzuru	Ah, did you meet with Chikage-san?
Sakuya	Yes! We only talked for a little bit.
Citron	You’ve been working bulgingly, hm~.
Masumi	By that, you mean working busily.
Tadoru	Oh, everyone came.
Citron	Ohh, Tadoru!
Itaru	Long time no see.
Sakuya	The special exhibition is really lovely!
Tadoru	Thanks~.
	Keep enjoying yourselves, alright?
Itaru	It wouldn’t be good to disturb you too much, so we’ll have a proper look around and then go home.
Citron	Fight on, Tsuzuru!
Masumi	Director…
Sakuya	Come on, Masumi-kun, let’s go!
Tsuzuru	…Good grief.
	They’re really the same as ever.
Tadoru	They’re a lively bunch, huh~.
Izumi	Ah, Tadoru-san, so you were here.
Tadoru	Director-san, what’s up?
Izumi	Oh, I bought some snacks so please eat them with everyone later. Tsuzuru-kun too.
Tsuzuru	T-thank you very much.
Tadoru	As expected of Director-san, you’re attentive to others~.
Tsuzuru	By the way, just now, Sakuya and them came and they were searching for you. Especially Masumi.
Izumi	Eh, really?
	Then I’ll try contacting them.
Tsuzuru	Yeah.
	But Director, please get enough rest too, ok?
Tadoru	Right right, what Tsuzuru said.
Izumi	Ahaha… Thank you very much.
Tsuzuru	Good work everyone!
	I’m glad our roles as guides and our Reader’s Theatre ended as a huge hit.
Homare	Umu. With our newly acquired expression through Reader’s Theatre, we can make even greater strides forward… Uuhhh.
Sakyo	Aren’t you cryin’, Arisugawa?
	Although it was largely a success, there’s still lots of room for improvement, got it? For example…
Kazunari	Sakyo-san, please point out my faults as well!
	I would like to devise some inclinations and countermeasures for future improvement.
Homare	Oh, how eager…!
	Kazunari-nari now he's honestly, a suddenly thundery inari sushi…
Tsumugi	Fufu, Homare-san’s drunk crying has begun, huh?
Chikage	Sakyo-san’s lectures becoming more lengthy than usual is also a given at drinking parties.
Guy	Miyoshi’s habit of switching to formal language when he’s drunk is strange no matter how many times I see it.
Izumi	It’s a privilege we can enjoy having drinks like this at our closing party since there were many performers from the adult group, right?
Tsuzuru	—Haa, I finally managed to escape.
Izumi	Tsuzuru-kun.
	What’s wrong?
Tsuzuru	Ah no, they’re getting really wild over on that side…
	Also Arisugawa-san seems like he’s getting really drunk too.
Izumi	Ahaha. But it’s nice everyone looks like they’re having fun.
Tsuzuru	Well, that’s true I guess.
Izumi	Even so, it’s a shame Tadoru-san couldn’t make it to our closing party.
Tsuzuru	Well… He said he had an urgent job, so don’t worry about it too much.
Izumi	But when he goes overseas again, you won’t be able to meet him for a while.
Tsuzuru	No, he was saying he’ll be in Japan for a little longer though…
	*notification sound*
	Hm?

Tsuzuru	—Speak of the devil.
	It’s a LIME from aniki.
Izumi	What amazing timing, huh?
	What did Tadoru-san say?
Tsuzuru	“Sorry that I couldn’t come to the closing party”…is what he said, and it seems he has something he wants to give me so he’ll contact me soon.
Izumi	Woah, that’s exciting!
Tsuzuru	It’s aniki, so I don’t think it’s going to be such a big deal though.
Sakyo	—Oi, over there.
	The hell have you two been sneakin’ around about for a while now?
Chikage	I might have to report this to Masumi, hm, Tsuzuru.
Tsuzuru	No, we’re not being sneaky or anything!
Homare	Tsuzuru-kun’s sneaky, Sakyo-san’s uneasy,
	And Chikage-kun’s also giddy, ehehe~.
Kazunari	Would you please give me some advice as well, Tsuzuru-san?
	By all means, please give me your valuable opinions as a playwright—.
Tsuzuru	What are you saying… Uh, wait!
	Y-you’re heavy…!
Izumi	Ahaha…
	(Ummm, the other things we need are…)
Tadoru	Huh? Could it be, Director-san?
Izumi	Tadoru-san!? What a coincidence.
	Wait, something like this happened before too, right?
Tadoru	That’s true~. I wonder if we have some sort of affinity, running into each other like this so many times.
Izumi	Ahaha… Oh right, thank you very much for the Reader’s Theatre the other day.
Tadoru	Not at all, I’m the one who should be saying thanks~. Both for the special exhibition, and for Tsuzuru as usual—.
	Ah right, Director-san, are you free on the weekend?
Izumi	This weekend?
	Well I don’t think I have anything but…
Tadoru	I have plans to meet with Tsuzuru, you see.
	So I wonder, how about Director-san joins us too?
Izumi	Umm… But I’d feel guilty about intruding on your private sibling time.
Tadoru	It’s fine, it’s fine. I wanted to thank you for the refreshments, for preparing various things for us, and most importantly, for taking this job on this time.
	Alright, I’ll contact Tsuzuru about the details!
	I'll see you this weekend~.
Izumi	Ah, Tadoru-san—And he left.
Tsuzuru	Eh? When did that kind of conversation…
Izumi	I’m sorry for intruding on you two.
Tsuzuru	Not at all.
	Same here, I’m sorry you got dragged into this.
	Or rather, Director, you bump into aniki often, huh?
Izumi	Ahaha. Tadoru-san said that too.
Tsuzuru	For now, I’ll try contacting him too…
	When I’ve got the details, I’ll let you know again.
Izumi	Yeah, please do.

Tsuzuru	Aniki, that guy, why did he pick out such a trendy place?
	Err, I mean he’s the one who invited us so what’s he thinking being late himself?
Izumi	Ahaha, I bet he’s definitely busy, right?
	Even so, this café has a wonderful atmosphere.
Tsuzuru	Aniki was telling me this, but apparently, the director of the museum is the one who’s producing this café.
Izumi	Really!?
	Its image is totally different from that strange museum…
Tsuzuru	Right? It’s pretty sophisticated…
	I’m honestly not used to places like this.
	Do I seem out of place?
Izumi	You’re blending in perfectly, so don't worry.
Tsuzuru	In any case, I was told it’s fine to order first, so shall we take a look at the menu?
	What’s this, “Bactrian Camel”?
	What a weird menu name…
Izumi	Here it says, “Light Paccio VS Heavy Paccio”.
	This unique sense really was produced by that director, huh…
Tsuzuru	Haha, somehow this reminds me of Citron-san.
Izumi	The names on the menu at Guy-san’s bar were interesting too, right?
Tsuzuru	Yeah. Somehow my nervousness has melted away.
	Shall we order?
Izumi	Mm~, delicious!
	It's plated really nicely, so you can enjoy it with both your eyes and your tongue, huh?
Tsuzuru	Yeah.
	It’s a relief that the only part that’s strange are the names.
	…Even so, aniki sure is late.
CHOICE 1: I don’t mind at all. [+] Izumi I don’t mind at all, so it’s fine. Tsuzuru But—. Izumi More than that, we’ve got tasty food here in front of us so we have to enjoy it! Tsuzuru …That’s true. I normally don’t have an opportunity to come to a place like this. So let's just forget about my brother and enjoy ourselves as if the two of us planned to come here together from the start. Izumi Tsuzuru-kun, that’s harsh…!
CHOICE 2: It’s fun. [+] Izumi It’s rare to visit this kind of café together with Tsuzuru-kun, so I’m having lots of fun right now. Tsuzuru …Well, that’s true. Izumi Look, the desserts seem tasty too! It's hard to know which one to choose~. Tsuzuru Then do you want to order two kinds and split with me? Izumi Is that ok? Tsuzuru Of course. I’ll get aniki to treat us.
	Also… Now I’m kind of glad that aniki’s late.
Izumi	Eh?
Tsuzuru	It’s been a while since Director and I have slowly spent time together like this, so I feel a little lucky.
Izumi	Tsuzuru-kun…
Tsuzuru	Wait, what am I saying!
	Somehow, sorry about that.
Izumi	Ah, no—.
Tadoru	Sorry for the wait~… Ah, oh?
	My bad, was I interrupting, or?
Tsuzuru	Aniki!?
	No, not at all, it’s not like that!
Tadoru	Really~?
Tsuzuru	More importantly, you came way too late!
Tadoru	Ahh, sorry.
	Work just wouldn’t end, see?
	Even though Director-san went out of her way to come too, sorry~.
Izumi	No, no, don't worry about it.
Tadoru	I’ll take it from here, so go ahead and keep eating all the things you’d like~.
Tsuzuru	That’s what I was planning to do even if you didn’t tell me.
	Anyways, aniki, what’s the thing you want to give me?
	You went out of your way to call me here for that, right?
Tadoru	Ah, right, right.
	It’s just this but…
Tsuzuru	…
Citron	Ohh, Tsuzuru!
	What’s with the grave face?
Tsuzuru	Citron-san.
	Ah no, I received a souvenir from a foreign country from aniki but—.
	Aniki told me that in some country, this is a figure that serves as a charm for a thriving business or something… But I think that’s kind~ of questionable.
Citron	T-THIS IS…!
	A traditional guardian deity who drives around with spirits and invites forty in…!
Tsuzuru	It’s “drives away evil spirits, and invites fortune in”!
	I mean, was this such an amazing item?
Citron	There’s no mistaking it…
	This is unquestionably the figure that will become the saviour of MANKAI Company!
Tsuzuru	No, there’s no way…
Citron	I will use it to decorate the main entrance right away and let it invite happiness in!
Tsuzuru	No, it’s not a maneki-neko… Wait, are you really decorating!
	Hold on, Citron-san!?

Anna