Isuke Matsukawa/The Prince of April 1st

The Prince of April 1st

Backstage Stories

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	Spring.
	A season which many brilliant encounters lay awaiting.
	Speaking of which, I too am a mere highschool girl who’s excited about starting the highschool life I’ve been yearning from now on——……
Izumi	Ack, it’s already this late———!
Sakyo	Honestly. It’ll be busy since it’s the entrance ceremony. How many times do I have to tell you that you still have the time to spare……
	The one who was currently giving a preaching was the eldest son, big brother Sakyo.
Sakyo	Though I’m naggy and doing a job which I can’t plainly tell people about, I’m still a kind and proud brother of yours.
Omi	Morning, Izumi. You’ll be eating breakfast,right? I made cheese curry toast.
Izumi	Thanks! Ittadakimasu.
	The one who had prepared for me my favourite curry toast was the calm and brilliant cook, the second son, big brother Omi.
Omi	Haha, you have bed hair sticking out. Stay still for a while.
	……Alright, it’s fixed. Yup, you’re cute.
Kazunari	My lovely little sister, Mornin’ piko~ Your super duper cute this morning too!
	Uwa, isn’t this rather great seeing you in HanaGaku’s uniform! Let’s take a memorial shot, why don’t we !?
Izumi	Whoa! G-Geez! I’m telling you that you’re being too close……!
	The one who had suddenly hugged my shoulders was big brother Kazunari. Though he’s addicted to SNS, the hyped up and brilliant moodmaker of the house.
Omi	Oh, Sakuya-kun has come to pick you up.
Izumi	Waa, I have to hurry! Well then, I’ll be going!
Omi	Have a safe trip.
	……She really did grow up to become a beauty just like our mother.
Kazunari	That’s true~! I’m a lil’ worried that she might get caught up with the bad insects in HanaGaku!
	——A crybaby and selfish. Though she seemed particularly fond of me, the oldest son and had been following behind me all around ever since young.
	Around the time she was in kindergarten, she used to say that she’d become “big brother Sakyo’s bride” when she grew up.
	That very little sister of mine’s going to become a high schooler today.
	Even though I still think that she’s a little kid……It’s just as my little brothers say, she really did mature into a beauty.
	The very precious and important person to me.
	If anyone with half-baked feelings dares to lay a hand on my precious little sister——
Omi	HaHaha, his reminiscing as the older brother has started again.
Kazunari	It’ll take a long time for him to snap out of it once it starts~
Omi	HHow about we eat breakfast too.
Kazunari	Right’o!
Izumi	Sorry for making you wait!
Sakuya	Not at all, it’s fine.
	When I got out of the house, my childhood friend older by 2 years who lives next door had been waiting for me.
Sakuya	I’m really glad that I can go to school together with you from now on.
Tsuzuru	Hm? Sakuya, what are you doing?
Sakuya	Oh, brother!
Izumi	Big brother Tsuzuru! Morning!
Tsuzuru	! Could you be Izumi-chan?
	I see, you’re entering HanaGaku from this year onwards……You got prettier during the time I’ve not seen you.
	Big brother Tsuzuru was Sakuya-kun’s older brother. When I was a child, sakuya and I, the three of us would often read picture books together.
Sakuya	Then I’ll be leaving, brother!
Izumi	I’ll be leaving!
Tsuzuru	Yeah, have a safe journey!
	Oh—darn, if only I could become a high schooler again so that I can go to school together with her.
Muku	Oh, Izumi-senpai, Sakuya-senpai! Good morning!
Izumi	Muku-kun and Yuki-kun, morning~
Muku	Wow, it’s really nice to see you wearing HanaGaku’s uniform……! How cute.
Izumi	Really? Thanks.
Yuki	Your ribbon is crooked. Come over here for a while.
	……This should be alright. Since it kinda suits you, how about changing the skirt length or something like that?
Izumi	But, I don’t really know how to do those kind of things……
Yuki	It can’t be helped then. I’ll help you fix it next time.
Izumi	Really? It’s a promise then, thanks!
Yuki	You’re rejoicing way too much. Honestly……I’ll make it really cute for you so be prepared.
Muku	How nice, I want to go to HanaGaku for my high school too. If that happens, I can return from school together with you……
	Besides, HanaGaku also has the rumoured prince there!
Izumi	(The rumoured prince……?)
Homare	Morning, freshmens! ……Hey there, you’re also a freshmen, right?
Izumi	Good morning! Yes, I am.
	I’m sure this person’s the one who was on the entrance pamphlet, the school’s president, Arisugawa Homare-san……!
Homare	We’re giving a poem each to all the new freshmen students.
	Ahh, a gorgeous flower, bright colours, upon the capricious destiny of a chef……
	The key to my passion, my student……!
Izumi	(Uwaa, what a passionate poem……!)
Homare	Yes, you’re making a knowing gaze that says that you understand art. So much that I might want to make you my secretary in the future.
	So you’re called Ran-kun? I’ll call you out again in the near future. Please do enjoy life in HanaGaku!
Izumi	Y-Yes……!
	Huh? What’s going on? The party on the other side has suddenly gotten noisy……
Female Student 1	Kyaa—! Isuke-senpai~!
Female Student 2	Ahh, Isuke-kun’s really cool today as well……!
Izumi	(He’s really hansome……! But, why is there a parrot on his shoulder?)
Sakuya	He’s Matsukawa Isuke-kun. He’s this school’s prince and he’s really popular with everyone.
Parrot On Isuke’s Shoulder	!
Izumi	Eh? The parrot came over here.
Parrot	Yo, cute missy! Are you a freshmen? Yours truly is Kamekichi, the cheeky idol parrot!
	How about it. Won’t you go on a date with me after school today? I’ll take you to a really delicious parfait shop!
Izumi	Wait, what?
Isuke	…………
	Oi Kamekichi, are you interested in that chopping board girl?
Izumi	(C-Chopping board girl!? He’s the worst! Even though it’s the first time we’ve met, how rude a person are you!?)
	I don’t want to hear that coming from a permy-haired person!
Isuke	……!
	Humph……to be retorting back to me, what an interesting girl.
Isuke	Oi, let’s go Kamekichi.
Kamekichi	Till later, cute missy!
Female Student 3	Is that girl a freshmen……? How dare she retort back to Isuke-sama……
Female Student 4	What’s with that girl……!
Izumi	(I instantly retorted back without thinking but the gaze of all those girls on me really stings……)
	(Uuu, my school life is already overcast by dark clouds this early in……!?)
Sakuya	I-It’ll be fine, Izumi-chan! I’ll definitely protect you……!
Izumi	Sakuya-kun……!
Sakuya	Ehehe, you can rely on me anytime! Then, how about we go look at our class allotments?

Izumi	(I wonder how our homeroom teacher is like?)
Itaru	Morning everyone. I’ll be starting the homeroom.
	I’ll be your homeroom teacher for this year. I’m Chigasaki Itaru. Let’s all have a wonderful school life together.
Female Student A	Eh, isn’t he really super refreshingly handsome!?
Female Student B	Uwaa, how lucky​ of us to be having such a cool homeroom teacher!
Itaru	Come on, don’t make noise. I’ll be taking the attendance then.
	Well then, homeroom is over……And also, Tachibana-san. Could you please come to the staff room during lunch break?
Izumi	What? Okay.
	Please excuse me.
Itaru	Oh, so you’ve arrived. Then, here. Please bring these to the chemistry preparation room before the next lesson starts.
Izumi	(Ehhhh!? It’s an amazing number of handouts though……!)
	Um, why me……
Itaru	Hm? I thought that I’d be able to use you since you seemed to get along well with people.
Izumi	(You’re lying right……!? I thought that he was a kind and gentle person but to think that he had a double face)
Itaru	Ahh, rest assured. I won’t say that it’s for free.
	……Do think about what you want for your reward, okay?
Izumi	(……! What a teacher he is……)
	Uu, it’s as heavy as I thought in the end. But I still have to carry it anyway……wait, huh? Where’s the Chemistry Preparation room anyway?
Taskuku	Oi Freshmen, are you alright? Here, pass them over. Where were you going to carry it to?
	Oh, I’m pretty sure that these people were at the entrance ceremony earlier……Physical Education’s Tasuku-sensei and the one in charge of Japanese, Tsukioka-sensei.
Izumi	I was supposed to carry it to the chemistry preparation room but I don’t know where it is.
Tsumugi	It’s over there. I’ll guide you there.
Izumi	Thank you very much.
Tsumugi	The chemistry preparation room……which means that you were forced into this by Chigasaki-sensei?
Izumi	Oh, err……
Taskuku	That guy……honestly.
Tsumugi	But Chigasaki-sensei very rarely asks people of things, doesn’t he? I wonder if he’s interested in you?
Izumi	Is that so?
Taskuku	I bet he just made good use of you.
	If there’s anything troubling that happens again, don’t hesitate to rely on us. I can’t let someone like you be in the face of danger.
Tsumugi	Oh, of course,
	I’m looking forward to speaking about various things with you.
Izumi	Thank you very much!
	(Hmm, though there are really nice teachers unlike Chigasaki-sensei, this school really does have lots of handsome guys……)
	Now then, all lessons today have already been concluded! I guess I should return home soon.
???	……We finally meet.
Izumi	Huh?
Masumi	I’ve been searching for you since forever through the space-time. From your past past past past past past lifetime.
Izumi	Huh!? I-I don’t really get what you’re saying——
Masumi	This Magatama……you should have the other half of it.
Izumi	A violet coloured magatama? No, I don’t have a magatama or anything.
Masumi	You definitely have it. You just forgot.
Izumi	Even if you say that, I really……
Masumi	You definitely have it……let me search.
Izumi	E-Even if you grab my clothes……! Hey, w-wait a minute……!
???	I don’t really agree to doing things forcefully.
Izumi	!
Masumi	……Who are you.
Azuma	I’m the newly appointed school doctor who arrived today. Nice to meet you. Since I’m a teacher above all else, I can’t overlook a scene like this.
Masumi	……Tch. A disturbance has arrived.
	I won’t give up. You and me are both bound together by fate……I’ll definitely restore your memory.
Azuma	I don’t want to break him up with a wonderful girl like you but it’s not exactly good to be aggressive.
Izumi	T-Thank you very much, Sensei.
Azuma	You’re welcome. Hehe, if anything troubling happens, feel free to pop by the infirmary? I’ll leave a bed open for you.
Izumi	……! Y-Yeah, I’ll call on you when I feel unwell.
	Haa……Today seems like a really busy day with things occurring all over the place.
Juza	Hey you.
Izumi	Heh!? M-Me!?
Juza	It’s not like I want to frighten you or anything……
Taichi	That’s right! We came to check things out since we heard that a reaaaaally cute freshmen had enrolled in!
Tenma	Oi, rather than going to that school without a single star in there, don’t you want to have a scandalous love together with genius actor in O High?
	Come to O high. If it’s me, I’ll let you experience a love more heart throbbing that what you see in dramas you know? Tachibana Izumi.
Taichi	Ten-chan, that’s mean! What are you going on about all by yourself! We want to strike her up on a date too……!
	Izumi-chan! Um…… Don’t we have a chance……At all?
Banri	Oi, Oi don’t go getting all gloomy before anything’s done.
	Everything in this school, everyone who enters it is my property! That includes the cute freshmen over there!
Juza	Bastard……Don’t joke around. You, no, no one……I’ll definitely not hand her over to anyone.
Banri	That’s my line. As if I’ll let you take away something that I’ve finally gotten serious over.
Izumi	(E-Ehhh!? They’re fighting!? What should I do, I have to stop them……!)
	Whoa! What!?
Hisoka	Your life is being targeted……I’ll protect you with my life so……Come together with me.
Misumi	You can’t~~~!
	I’m looking for Triangles in the east~ in the west~ I’m the treasure hunter Misumi!
	I’ve finally met my ideal triangle! That’s you! You’re my treasure~!
Hisoka	She’s coming with me. Because she’s an important person to me.
Misumi	But I love her too! I de—finitely won’t hand her over!
Izumi	(This time, it’s an all-out ability brawl!? What’s even going on here anymore!?)
Citron	Ye—s! I’m an alien who came from the star, Toron! Humans are very interesting!
Izumi	Alien!?
Citron	Moreover, you suit my tastes! I’ll bring you back to my star so that you can be my bride!
Izumi	I’ll be taken by the U-UFO!! Hey, wait a minute……!
???	……Over here.
Izumi	Eh? Whoa!
Isuke	……Haa, it seems like we’ve somehow managed to escape from there.
Izumi	(……! To think that he’d be the one to save me……)
	Why……
Isuke	I couldn’t forget about you even while I’m awake or asleep……From the very first moment I laid my eyes on you.
Izumi	……!
	(Awake or asleep? ……We’ve only just met each other this morning. Does this mean that he slept during class or during lunch break?)
Isuke	Don’t avert your face. Look over here.
Izumi	Oh.
Isuke	……That gaze of yours is irresistible.
Izumi	(H-His face……His lips are coming closer……)
Isuke	I’ll make you MANKAI (bloom)……
Isuke	……And thus, that was the dream I saw~! How about it? Let’s make out next performance a full-cast School Love Comedy!
Izumi	I’ll refrain.
Sakyo	Rejected.
Itaru	This is terrible.
Isuke	IWhaat~ Why~!? A School Harem Love Comedy! Isn’t that something that would sell really well!?
	II’m sure it’s definitely going to be really popular you know~!?
Masumi	The Director and I……Were lovers from our past life…..Is it fate after all?
Tsuzuru	Masumi’s saying something troubling again……! Ahh, for crying out loud, this is a real headache……

Ran