Banri Settsu/Welcome to Akebono-so!

The Road To Being A Host

Backstage Stories

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Izumi	Let's continue the rest during tomorrow's morning practice. Great work, guys.
Juza	Thanks for your hard work.
Azami	Good work.
Omi	I've finally gotten a better grasp of my role.
Taichi	Speaking of which, what kind of role study are you doing, Ban-chan?
Banri	I'm watchin' videos of hosts doing their job an' stuff for the time being.
	I also asked Tsuzuru for movie recommendations, and checked out some footage from old popular host dramas and plays.
	But I guess I can't really go to a host club...
Sakyo	Isn't that obvious.
Izumi	Um...that might be a bit of a hurdle.
Banri	Well, don't worry about it, I'll make sure I'll get into this role perfectly before the show starts.
Izumi	(Banri-kun has certainly put a lot of thought into this role, so I think it should be okay.)
Banri	(Now then, let's go home, shall we.)
	(Come to think of it, that role study we talked about the other day...I need to do somethin' more than that, don't I?)
Kazunari	Ah! Yay, I fou~nd Settzer! Hey, hey, are you on your way home~?
Banri	Oh. You're so full of energy as always.
Kazunari	Finding you made me even more excited! Let's go home together!
Banri	Yeah, sure.
	(...Wait, when you think of hosts, of course you'd think they're a buncha partygoers. And speakin' of partygoers–)
	Say, are you familiar with hosts?
Kazunari	Hm? Hosts?
Banri	Ah, my bad. It's for my role study.
Kazunari	Ooh, gotcha! Your role this time is a host, right?
	Hosts, huh~, I don't think I know anyone like that...
Banri	Well, it's not like you really have the chance to go to a host club everyday.
Kazunari	Hmm...ah, I know! If it's too hard to go there, why don't we just open one ourselves?!
Banri	Huh?
Kazunari	It's a nice idea if I do say so myself. Mankai Dorm Host Club! Opening for business!

Izumi	I'm back~
	(Hm, there's a lot of noise coming from the lounge...)
	I'm bac–
Kazunari	Hi there, miss. Welcome to Cosmos Club!
Izumi	Huh?! Cosmos Club?!
	(Kazunari-kun and Banri-kun...Citron-kun and also Taichi-kun are walking around in suits?!)
	(And for some reason, there are little kids here...)
	K-Kazunari-kun, what is...
Kazunari	It's a part of Settzer's role study ☆
	Instead of going to an actual host club, I thought we should just open one ourselves! It's a super nice idea, right?
Izumi	I-I see? Uhh...what about these kids?
Kazunari	If we're going to open a store, I thought it'd be more realistic if we open it to the general public~
	But if we actually do that, we might have to deal with alcohol or the fans might come rushing in!
	Plus, Frooch-san kinda forced us to be wholesome hosts, so I ended up inviting the kids from the shopping district through Ron-Ron's connections!
Izumi	So that's what this is about.
	(So Sakyo-san didn't completely deny the idea of hosting itself for the sake of role studying.)
Banri	Thanks for waiting. What do you want next, princess?
Girl	Um, this!
Banri	Gotcha. Enjoy your chanmery!
Kazunari	Thank you very much!
Citron	A toast to your sparkling eyes! Chan-chanmery! Chanmery!
Taichi	My dear sweet princess! Chan-chanmery! Chanmery!
Izumi	(It's a chanmery call instead of a champagne call...!)
Kazunari	Seems like fun, right? You should give it a try, Director-chan! Since we're here, let's have Settzer do it!
Izumi	What?!
Kazunari	We have a new customer here! Settzer! If you would please~
Banri	Comin' right up~
	Huh, if it ain't Director-chan.
Izumi	Um, I'll be in your care...?
Banri	Ahh... Well, this is also for role studyin'.
	...Welcome, princess. Let's make this your best day ever.
	Come now, give me your hand. Come sit over here.
Izumi	! Thanks.
	(Banri-kun is getting better at this.)
Banri	Here's the menu.
Izumi	(Various sweets and non-alcoholic drinks are written here. There are desserts and snacks, too.)
Banri	Which one do you like? I would personally recommend this–
Izumi	Ah! I'll have this one!
Banri	...As expected.
Izumi	Huh? Was that no good?
Banri	That's not it...then, wait a bit.
	Curry comin' right up!
Izumi	Haha.
Banri	I mean, even though it's on the menu, that's still the first thing you ask for in a host club. That's just so like you.
Juza	...So it's here.
Taichi	Welcome! Huh? Juza-san?
Banri	Hah? Why the hell are you here?
Juza	Shut the hell up. I'll do whatever I want.
Citron	I told him that we have all kinds of sweets here!
Banri	Stop gettin' lured in by sweets, you simple bastard.
Juza	I thought you're supposed to be role studyin' right now. Serve your customers properly.
Banri	Tch... Here's the goddamn menu. Which one do you want.
Juza	...I'll have this anmitsu.
Banri	That's gonna cost ya 100,000 yen a cup.
Juza	The hell? That's a rip-off.
Banri	Hmph. If ya have any complaints then get the hell outta here.
Juza	Is that how you talk to your customers? And you're still a host?
Kazunari	Wait, wait, calm down you two~!
Izumi	(Ahaha...of course it'd come down to this...)

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