Tsuzuru Minagi/Oriental Note

Who sent the chocolate?

Backstage Stories

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Drama Heroine	“I attached a card with my feelings with the chocolate, I don’t have the courage to give it to Osamu-kun though....”
Citron	Oh~!
	“First Love Realized” already begun?
Muku	It’s okay, it’s just getting started!
Tsuzuru	It’s Valentine’s Day themed this week.
Drama Heroine	“Please, I want you to give this to Osamu-kun!”
Taichi	Wha, you’re asking Osamu’s best friend?
	That’s no good~ You shoulda given it to him yourself.
Muku	But, I get how nervous she must feel with giving a card with her feelings in it.
Citron	Yes, this is called a maid in art!
Tsuzuru	What are you talking about, It's maiden’s heart!
Citron	That’s it!
	By the way, what do you think of it, Tsuzuru?
Tsuzuru	No, I’m just observing it as a reference point for the script--
Tsumugi	Oh, Tsuzuru-kun, you’re here.
	Here, it’s a Valentine’s gift.
Tsuzuru	Eh, Tsukioka-san are you giving this to me...?
Tsumugi	Fufu, it’s from a lady, not me.
Muku, Taichi and Citron	E E H ! ?
Citron	Tsuzuru, I should not have underestimated you!
Muku	Is it chocolate from someone who fancies you...!?
Tsuzuru	Fa, Fancy...?
Taichi	Wait, why does Tsumugi-san have it?
Tsumugi	Actually--…
	*Flashback*
Woman	...........
Tsumugi	(That lady’s looking at the dormitory. Who could it be...?)
	Excuse me, are you looking for someone?
Woman	Oh, are you from the theater company?
	I came to hand this over to Tsuzuru-kun...
Tsumugi	I’m sorry. Unfortunately, I think he went out today and won’t be back until tonight.
Woman	Is that so?
	Then... excuse me but could you please give this to Tsuzuru-kun? It’s Valentine’s day sweets...
Tsumugi	Eh? If that’s the case it’s better for you to give it yourself...
Woman	No, there’s a message card inside so it’s fine if I don’t give it to him directly.
Tsumugi	Really?
	I’ll hand it over to him then.
Woman	Thank you. It was nice meeting you.
Tsumugi	Ah, what was your name again--
	........and she’s gone.
	*End of flashback*
Tsumugi	.... So that’s the story.
	Sorry, I didn't catch her name.
Tsuzuru	No, it’s okay.
Muku	Oh, let's look at the message card, was it signed with a name?
Citron	Tsuzuru, try to open it!
Tsuzuru	Gotcha.
	What? It’s not in here...
Taichi	All that's left is just some delicious looking chocolate.
Muku	Did they forget to put it in?
Citron	We cannot tell who it is from then!
Tsumugi	Tsuzuru-kun, do you have any ideas?
Tsuzuru	Hmm... No, not really...
Taichi	Maybe a fan of Tsuzuru-san!?
Citron	Mizuno’s the only fan of Tsuzuru who comes to the dormitory!
Tsumugi	But the sender was a woman.
Citron	Then, Mizuno dressed as a woman!
Tsuzuru	Yeah, no... That’s definitely not the case.

Muku	Tsumugi-san, what kind of woman was she? We might get an idea if we know what she looks like!
Tsumugi	Let’s see... she was a beautiful woman.
	I think she was older than Tsuzuru-kun.
Citron	A madam then!
Tsuzuru	A madam.....
	No, unlike Citron-san I’m not really close with any older madams.
Muku	The fact that she meant to include a message card means that she wanted to tell Tsuzuru-san about something.
Taichi	After all, isn’t this chocolate from someone who’s into you?
	It’s like the drama from earlier!
Tsuzuru	(Is this really confession chocolate? It’s kinda making my heart act up... )
	(Well no, it can’t be, right...)
	-Phone rings-
Tsuzuru	Hmm? It’s my big brother. 'scuse me for a bit.
Tsuzuru	Hey, bro?
Meguru	“Tsuzuru, how are you?”
Tsuzuru	Ah, still the same as ever.
Meguru	“That’s good to hear.
	-- By the way, did you receive some chocolates today?”
Tsuzuru	Eh?
	How do you know about that?
Meguru	“You don't get it, do you?”
Tsuzuru	? What the hell are you talking about--
Meguru	“You see,
	The lady that handed it was my wife.”
Tsuzuru	Eh?
Meguru	“I heard she gave it to a fellow troupe member of yours because you weren’t around, apparently she only realized later that she forgot to put the card in.”
	“My name wasn’t given and you didn’t know the sender so that’s why I’m calling you.”
Tsuzuru	Ah... I get it, so that’s what’s up.
Meguru	“Is something wrong?”
Tsuzuru	Not at all, I was getting worked up cause I didn’t know who it was from. Thanks for calling me.
Meguru	“....... really now, knowing you, Tsuzuru, you probably went crazy from getting Valentine’s day chocolate from an unknown woman.”
Tsuzuru	Huh...!?
	No, of course not!
Meguru	“Haha, sure let’s leave it at that. So that’s what the chocolate thing is about.”
	I get it already. Please say thank you to your wife for me.
	-Call ends-
Tsuzuru	..... Sigh.
Tsumugi	How’d your call with your brother go?
Tsuzuru	Ah, yeah.....
Citron	Tsuzuru, you don’t seem to be feeling well!
Tsuzuru	Haha, no no, it’s fine.
	....... I just found out who sent the chocolate.
Muku	Huh? Who is it?
Tsuzuru	My brother’s wife...
Muku, Taichi and Citron	.......
Citron	Tsuzuru... cheer up.
Taichi	Well, uh, at least you got some chocolates from it!
Muku	That’s right!
	It’s really nice to be friends with your family!
Tsuzuru	No, I don’t need this kind of pity!

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