| Izumi | (I think I'm going to make tomato curry for dinner...) |
| Eh!? There's no tomato!? |
| Ugh... Should I change it to chicken curry? But I'm in the mood for tomato curry now... |
| There's still time, I guess I'm just gonna go out and buy it. I'll buy some fruits for dessert too while I'm at it. |
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| Muku | I'm home. |
| Izumi | Ah, welcome home, Muku-kun. |
| Muku | Eh? Where are you going, Director-san? |
| Izumi | I want to go grab ingredients for tonight's dinner. |
| Muku | Can I help you carry the luggage..? |
| Izumi | Eh? Is that fine with you? |
| Muku | Of course. |
| Izumi | Thanks! |
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| I ended up buying a little too much because Muku-kun accompanied me. Let me help you carry the luggage. |
| Muku | This much is fine. I can hold it. |
| Izumi | You're actually stronger than you look. |
| Muku | No, no... It's not a big deal. |
| Izumi | (He said that, but he's actually carrying this big luggage easily.) |
| Muku-kun, do you perhaps exercise too? |
| Muku | Actually, I was a member of track and field club. |
| Izumi | Eeeh~! Is that so? |
| Muku | I only spent my time doing club activities outside class lesson. |
| Izumi | That's a little bit surprising. I always thought that you're the type who likes reading book at a library. |
| Muku | I get that a lot. |
| Now that I only spend my time practicing for the performance, it feels nostalgic. |
| Track and Field Club Member A | Eh? Sakisaka? |
| Muku | Ah... |
| Track and Field Club Member B | It's been a while. |
| Muku | Ye, yeah... |
| Track and Field Club Member A | .... |
| Muku | ..... |
| Izumi | (Friends from school? But the atmosphere between them is a little bit strange somehow...) |
| Track and Field Club Member B | ....It's weird, isn't it? We go to the same school, yet we rarely bump into each other. |
| Muku | I, I suppose you're right. |
| Track and Field Club Member A | What are you doing nowadays? |
| Muku | Nothing much... |
| Track and Field Club Member A | I see... |
| Muku | Umm, good luck on your practice. |
| Track and Field Club Member A | Eh, ah, yeah. We'll be going now. |
| Track and Field Club Member B | See you later. |
| Muku | ..... |
| Izumi | Are they your friends from school? |
| Muku | They were my former teammates. |
| Izumi | Former? |
| Muku | I quit the club after an injury. It was stupid, right? They even expected so much from me as an ace. |
| Izumi | I see. ....Were you a sprinter? |
| Muku | Yes. I joined the club because my favorite shoujo manga hero is an ace of track and field club. |
| I wanted to be a cool ace like him too, that's why I practiced very hard everyday... |
| Izumi | You fulfilled your dream in the end. |
| Muku | Yeah. But at some point, my dream changed to wanting to win races with everyone. |
| Izumi | They seemed like good teammates. |
| Muku | Yeah, we were a really good team. |
| Izumi | (Those kids just know didn't know how to talk to Muku-kun.) |
| Muku | I really thought that I couldn't chase my dream anymore at that time. I thought I couldn't be with my teammates anymore. |
| I'm sure they'd laugh at me if they know that I'm doing theater to become a prince from shoujo manga. |
| Izumi | I don't think so. |
| Let's invite those kids just now to watch our play. I want them to watch Muku-kun's performance. |
| Muku | Eh? But... |
| Izumi | I want them to know that Muku-kun is working very hard to achieve his dream onstage now. Muku-kun, show it to them, don't be embarrassed. |
| Muku | --Yes. |
| Izumi | I shall give you a prince role someday. |
| Muku | Yes! I'll work hard! |
| Uwaaaah! |
| Izumi | Ah, the pears are rolling! |
| Muku | Woaaah, wait, wait! |
| Izumi | Stooop! |
