Guy/Premonition of Blooming

The Zahran Cold Remedy

Backstage Stories

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Citron	Achoo YO!
Sakuya	Are you okay?
Citron	Sakuya.... get me... paper... and...... pen.. yo
Sakuya	Paper and pen? What are you gonna use them for?
Citron	I’m gonna write..... a pill...
Sakuya	A pill? A bill?
Citron	No uhh.... wi.....
Sakuya	Wi.. Wait, you mean a will!?
Citron	Paper.. and.. pen.... ple....
Sakuya	NO DON’T!!! PLEASE DON’T DIE Citron!
Guy	Citronia has simply caught the common cold. He will not die.
Sakuya	Oh, Guy! But Citron said..
Guy	Drink this, Citronia. It is Zahran cold medicine.
Citron	If I have to drink that, I would rather die.
Sakuya	WHAT!?
Citron	I barely have enough energy as it is now, the taste of that stuff will finish me off for sure yo.
Sakuya	N.. No way... But if you don’t take any medicine you won’t get better!
Citron	Then I guess this is an incurable disease.... When the last leaf falls, I will also...
Sakuya	Citron!!!
Guy	.... Then I have no other choice. I will prepare that medicine.
	... Hmm.
Izumi	You have quite a lot of bags, Guy. Is that all just fruits and vegetables?
Guy	Oh. I said Citronia caught a cold and the manager of the produce store handed all of this to me.
Izumi	Come to think of it, Citron is quite close with all the people in the shopping district.
Guy	So it seems.
Izumi	What are you going to make for him?
Guy	A smoothie to cure the common cold handed down through Zahran royal family.
Izumi	(A smoothie handed down through the Zahran royal family... I suppose there really is such a thing like that. It’s the first time I have heard of this.)
Guy	Do we have a mixer?
Izumi	Oh, over here.
Guy	Thank you.
Izumi	Do you need help with anything?
Guy	No thank you, this recipe is a family secret.
Izumi	Alright, I won’t look then, I’ll just stay over here.
Guy	....
Izumi	Is it finished?
Guy	Yes.
Izumi	I smell a little bit of spice.
Guy	It is because the special ingredient is a secret spice.
Izumi	Huh!? I have never heard about putting spice in a smoothie!
Guy	Would you like to try it?
Izumi	Are you sure? Yes, thank you!
	O... Ohhh delicious! The spice really works to open up my sinuses, it feels really good!
Guy	I cannot cook at all, but this is the one thing I can make.
	When Citronia catches a cold and whines about taking medicine, I make this and we drink it together.
Izumi	I see...
Guy	Even though he is an adult now, it is troublesome that he is still quite childish when it comes to this.
Izumi	(He says that it is troublesome, but he doesn’t look upset, in fact he seems happy. He did spend his childhood taking care of Citron, so maybe he is remembering some fond memories.)
Citron	I’m hungry yo~
Izumi	I’m glad you’re feeling better, Citron.
Citron	Thanks to Sakuya for watching over me and giving me lots of enema care.
Izumi	YOU MEAN MEDICAL CARE!
Sakuya	No no, I just watched over you, it was all Guy who did the healing.
Izumi	As expected Citron’s lifelong servant is so reliable.
Hisoka	.... Citron.
Citron	?
Izumi	What is it, Hisoka?
Sakuya	What’s up?
Hisoka	Guy has been acting kinda strange.
Izumi	Eh?
Hisoka	... Come see.
Tsumugi	PLEASE STOP IT, Guy!
Guy	DO NOT STOP ME....
Sakuya	Guy!?
	Izumi
	What is he doing with the hose!?
Tsumugi	Oh, good. Everyone make him stop. Guy is trying to drench himself with water.
Sakuya	Huh!?
Hisoka	... Weird.
Citron	What a piece of junk.
Izumi	Hey don’t say stuff like that....
Guy	My body had suddenly started to overheat. I had to quickly cool myself down.
Izumi	Overheat....?
Sakuya	So you were getting a fever?
Tsumugi	So it was just a fever....
Izumi	S-So then we should get you to a hospital!
Guy	.....—.
Izumi	WHAT!?
Sakuya	Are you alright, Guy?
Citron	YOU’RE GONNA CRUSH DIRECTOR!
Izumi	(Guy really has quite the fever—)
	This is bad, he has a bad fever! We gotta get him to a hospital, fast!

Izumi	....
	ring — Yes, Hello.
Azuma	“Hello, director? How is Guy’s condition?”
Izumi	“We were able to get medicine from the hospital so everything has seemed to have calmed down.”
Azuma	“I apologise for being away on a trip at the moment. I will head back soon.”
Izumi	“That is alright, I am watching over him so don’t worry about it.”
	(come to think of it...)
Sakuya	Are you alright, Guy!?
	I heard green onions were good for colds! Here, have some!
Citron	Japanese cold medicine with green onions. Quickly cure this pile of junk yo!
Yuki	Garlic is also said to be good for colds.
Muku	It is good to wrap your neck with green onions!
Tenma	Ginger is also a good cure for colds.
Juza	Whenever anyone in my family gets a cold they eat shredded radish with some honey.
Taichi	Some hot water does just the trick to warm up your stomach yeah!
Tsuzuru	I bought some apples, here have some.
Tasuku	Green onions cure colds.
Tsumugi	Naturally, some green onions will do the trick.
Homare	I have some green onions, hurry and get well!
Kazunari	Guy Guy, I bought some green onions.
Kumon	Green onions for a cold yep!
Guy	u-uhhh... Green onions umm....
Izumi	(Guy looks like he is just sleeping under a pile of green onions...)
	“Well Azuma, everyone else is here too so please don’t worry, take your time.”
Azuma	“Is that so..? Alright, then I will bring him back some souvenirs.”
Izumi	(Thinking of that, it’s about time I think about what he should eat with his medicine.)
	.... Hmm? There’s a note by the pot....
Omi	“I made rice porridge. If he is feeling well enough to eat, please give it to Guy.”
Izumi	(Omi made rice porridge. I can give this to Guy.
	On that note, when Guy made the smoothie for Citron he bought all those fruits and vegetables. There should be some left.
	It would be really nice to give him the Zahran smoothie, but I don’t know how to make it and I don’t have the secret spice....)
CItron	Director.
Izumi	Hey, Citron.
	Citron; How is Guy doing?
	The medicine is working, for the most part he seems to be relaxed.
Citron	What a troublesome piece of junk huh.
Izumi	By the way, would you happen to know the Zahran royal family smoothie recipe?
Citron	The Zahran royal family smoothie recipe?
Izumi	The one that Guy made for you.
Citron	Oh, that one. it’s a family secret so no one told me.
Izumi	Even though you’re in the royal family they didn’t you...!
	Yea, then I am pretty stuck. Is there any other Zahran remedies for the common cold?
Citron	Zahran remedies...
	Director, lend me your year.
Izumi	? Oh, you mean ear.
Citron	whisper whisper whisper.....
Izumi	.. HUH!?
Guy	....
Izumi	Guy, are you awake?
Guy	.. Yes.
	Izumi
	I brought some rice porridge and some shredded apples.
	I’m sorry for burdening you .
Izumi	Actually, I wanted to make you the Zahran smoothie, but this is all I could do.
Guy	No, it is alright. You have helped enough.
	....
Izumi	How is it?
Guy	Delicious.
	At first I was bewildered when everyone was suddenly trying to take care of me because I had thought I was just overheating....
	However it seems I had actually caught the common cold. It was thanks to you and everyone that I was able to get over my fever. Thank you very much.
Izumi	..
Guy	..Director?
	What is the matter? Are you starting to feel ill?
Izumi	No no....
Guy	Perhaps I have passed my cold on to you. Let me check your temperature—
Izumi	I-I’m fine, thank you!
	.. Well, could I ask you something?
Guy	Yes.
Izumi	I asked Citron about it but...
	He said in Zahra, to wish someone a speedy recovery from an illness you are supposed to kiss them on the forehead.... That.. Is that true?
Guy	…Yes.
Izumi	HUH!? Really?
	(I don’t really think I have the courage to do it, but if I don’t do it I fear that it would make it seem like I don’t want to wish Guy a speedy recovery but...
	What should I do...?)
CHOICE 1: Go for it! This is my chance to help! [+] Izumi Go for it! This is my chance to help! (The Zahran smoothie remedy worked, so this other Zahran remedy must also work too) S-So I’ll do it! Guy --. Izumi ..... (Looking at Guy up close, his face actually looks quite smooth...) Guy .... Izumi (Uhhh, even though I decided I was going to do it, I think I’m too embarrassed...!)
CHOICE 2: There’s no way I can do this....! [+] Izumi There’s no way I can do this....! I’m sorry, I’m not from Zahra so this is one cultural difference I don’t think I can overcome....!
Guy	Hmm.
Izumi	Guy?
Guy	So there is a get-well-soon remedy like that. It seems like something parents would make for their children.
Izumi	Parents would make for their children.....
Guy	Yes.
Izumi	You should have said something earlier of that was the case!
Guy	It was not a lie for it is a type of remedy, but I was confused how you wanted me to answer. Apologies.
Izumi	Well....
Guy	The apples are good enough for me.
Izumi	… Would you like some more?
Guy	Yes, please.

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