Hisoka Mikage/Unmissable Travel Goods

The Marshmallow-Searching Travel

Backstage Stories

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This translation is reproduced with permission. You can read the original by rurikawa--yuki here.

Hisoka	…I want to eat marshmallows… I’m hungry.
Izumi	Hisoka-san, I always say this but instead of snacks, you have to eat a proper meal sometimes!
	You didn’t eat much during breakfast, right? It’s not surprising that you’re hungry.
Hisoka	…I don’t need it. I’d be fine with some marshmallows now…
Izumi	(I’m at a loss. Hisoka-san is like this even when overseas, huh… But we’ve come all the way here, so.)
	(I want Hisoka-san to enjoy himself too. For that to happen, he has to have a proper meal and regain his energy.)
	(…Ah, that’s it!)
	Hey, Hisoka-san, how about we try searching for a shop that sells marshmallows together?
	Since we’re here, they may even be selling marshmallows that aren’t being sold in Japan!
Hisoka	…! I'll go...!
Izumi	Mm. In exchange, you have to eat a proper dinner. Can you promise me that?
Hisoka	…Got it. …For the marshmallows’ sake, I’ll eat.
Izumi	(As expected, he’s only doing that for the sake of the marshmallows… He hasn’t changed. But I’m kind of relieved.)
	Okay, then let’s go!
Hisoka	…Yeah.
Izumi	Hmm—… There are quite a few confectionery shops, but surprisingly they don’t sell marshmallows...
	There are lots of cute sweets, though. Yuki-kun and Muku-kun would be happy…
	(Also, there are lots of sweet-looking things here so Juuza-kun would probably be happy too.)
Hisoka	…
	If I had known it would turn out like this, I would have brought more marshmallows here with me…
Izumi	More?
Hisoka	…Yeah. I ran out when we were on the plane on the way here.
Izumi	Eh?! I thought you brought quite a lot, though… Didn’t you put some in Homare-san’s bag, too?
Hisoka	Yeah...
Izumi	Y-You finished all of those on the plane… You really planned out how you’d eat your marshmallows, huh, Hisoka-san…
Hisoka	After I ate all the marshmallows, Arisu gave me some candies called guimauve in exchange.
	It was delicious, but… marshmallows are still the best.
Izumi	I see...
Hisoka	What should I do… If I can’t find any marshmallows here, when will the next I’ll be able to eat marshmallows be…
	Don’t tell me it’ll be like this until we return to Japan…? …I don’t have that much endurance…
	Marshmallow… marshmallow…
Izumi	Ch-Cheer up, Hisoka-san! I’m sure we’ll be able to find some…!
	Ah, this looks like another confectionery shop, too. Let’s try going in, they may have marshmallows, you know?
Hisoka	…Mm.

This translation is reproduced with permission. You can read the original by rurikawa--yuki here.

Hisoka	…♪
Izumi	(Hisoka-san’s making a happy face that he hasn’t made until now…)
Hisoka	So we finally meet again… marshmallow.
Izumi	What a touching reunion.
Hisoka	Yeah… No one will be able to tear us apart ever again.
Izumi	Hisoka-san, you’re becoming slightly excited, don’t you think you seem a bit like Homare-san…?
Hisoka	...?!
Izumi	At any rate… I never thought we’d only be able to find marshmallows in such a huge jar.
	(And the speed at which Hisoka-san moved when he spotted the marshmallows was incredible…)
Hisoka	…In such a big jar, there are so many…
	…Munch, munch… Delicious…
Izumi	(He looks so blissfully happy. But, well, compared to when he doesn’t have marshmallows, the Hisoka-san right now is 100 times better.)
	(Without his marshmallows, he was really down, huh. It’s great that this shop here sells them!)
	There are many differently colored fluffy marshmallows in the jar, so it looks really cute, huh.
Hisoka	Yeah. …I want to transform into that size too and enter the jar, then bury myself in the fluffy marshmallows and sleep…
Izumi	Ahaha, that might be good. Sounds like that would be comfortable…!
Hisoka	Director, thanks for coming to buy them with me. …Here, I’ll give some to you too.
Izumi	Is that really okay? Thank you.
	…Mm, they’re really delicious!
Hisoka	Yeah.
Homare	Hisoka-kun… Are you really bringing that onto the plane?
Hisoka	Yeah...
Izumi	But if you bring such a huge jar in, your seat will become really cramped…?)
Hisoka	…It’s fine. Since I’ll hold onto it forever.
Azuma	Fufu, ever since he bought that yesterday, Hisoka has been holding onto that jar the whole time, you know.
Hisoka	Yeah… Yesterday, I swore to these marshmallows… …Until we return to Japan, I won’t be separated from them for even an instant.
Azuma	Oh, how passionate.
Homare	Hisoka-kun…! A passionate breeze is blowing strongly in your chest, isn’t it… How wonderful!
	Somehow, I’ll try to incorporate that love and passion into a poem!
Hisoka	Don't.
Izumi	(That was a very immediate reply…)
Banri	But doesn’t that look like it’d seriously get in the way?
	Hey, Hyoudo. Don’t blatantly show such an envious expression on your face!
Juza	…If only I could’ve packed something sweeter with me too.
Banri	You’ve already packed enough to get heartburn, though!!
Izumi	Now, now. It’s great that you were able to get a good souvenir, Hisoka-san.
Hisoka	Yeah. …Fufu, marshmallows are delicious… Munch…

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