Homare Arisugawa/Farewell to the Old Days

The Genius Who’s Everywhere

Backstage Stories

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	*knock knock*
Azuma	Homare, are you there?
Homare	Oh my, Azuma-san. Did you need something?
Azuma	This was mixed in with my mail.
Homare	Oh! Well, if it isn’t a written invitation to my class reunion!
	When I heard that it arrived at my parents’ home, I requested them to forward it here. Thank you, Azuma.
Azuma	A class reunion, sounds nice. Will you be going?
Homare	Of course, I wanted to greet a former teacher of mine. I intend on going.
	But— Hrm, this…
Azuma	What’s the matter?
Homare	When I saw the name of the event coordinator, I couldn’t recall their face. Well now, just who were they…?
Azuma	Ah, you must have forgotten since it’s been a long time since you’ve graduated.
	In that case, why don’t you take another look at your yearbook?
Homare	Of course, why didn’t I think of that!
Yuki	Azu-nee, thanks for taking me shopping.
Azuma	Of course, I also had a little something I needed to buy.
Yuki	We received all sorts of samples. Shopping with you really pays off.
Azuma	Fufu, glad to hear it.
	Ah right, I recently bought some new face masks that were quite splendid. I’ll be sure to give you some.
Yuki	Alright, thanks.
Kazunari	Ooh, is this Aririn?
Homare	Indeed it is!
Muku	Woah, it’s kind of strange to see Arisu-san wearing the same uniform as us.
Yuki	What are you guys yammering about?
Kazunari	Yukkii, Azu, WB~
Muku	Welcome back!
Homare	You two have returned at just the right time! Just now, we’ve begun our meeting to trace back the history of Homare Arisugawa!
Azuma	Hm? Is this your yearbook, by chance?
Homare	Indeed. During my last visit to my parents’ home, I took the opportunity to bring it back with me.
Kazunari	So, since Aririn was looking at it, we all decided to look at it together~
Muku	Arisu-san looks super cute in his uniform.
Homare	How about it, Azuma-san, Yuki-kun? Please do take a look. Now featuring commentary by yours truly.
Azuma	Fufu, seems interesting. Mind if I take a look?
Yuki	I think I’ve seen this before.
Kazunari	But I think it’ll be fun if you look at the yearbook again with us~! C’mon Yukkii, let’s look at it together!
Yuki	…Guess I don’t have a choice.

Homare	Now then, let us first take a look at this page.
Muku	It's the personal introduction page! Um, Arisu-san is—
Kazunari	Woah, Aririn’s easy to find! He totally stands out!
Homare	My, to have found me so quickly... As I thought, it seems that my genius aura from this time cannot be hidden.
Yuki	No, it’s just your hairdo.
Azuma	Fufu, but he has such an innocent expression on his face.
Kazunari	Okay, onto the next page!
	*page flip*
	Woah, nice! Check out this chapel! It’s sooo emo!
Azuma	That’s right, St. Flora was a mission school.
Homare	Indeed it is. This chapel was my favorite.
Muku	How nice. Even now it’s still famous for being a confession spot!
	In December, there’s a big Christmas tree lighting ceremony in the courtyard…
	And after school, we would meet up in front of the tree!
Kazunari	The heck, that’s sick! That’s like the ultimate pinnacle of youth!
Homare	Indeed, that ceremony was quite the spectacle. I would very much like to see it one more time.
	…..Which reminds me, the cafeteria’s custard pudding was very delicious. I would like to eat that once more.
Yuki	Huh, so they had that pudding during your time.
Muku	I love that pudding too! But it sells out immediately.
Homare	It was also popular while I was enrolled in school. If I recall correctly—
	*page flip*
	Ah, here it is.
Muku	Oh, it’s a picture of Arisu-san eating pudding in the cafeteria!
Azuma	Fufu, how cute. There’s also a Homare right here.
Kazunari	Oh, here too.
	…...Now that I think about it, isn’t Aririn in all the pictures on this page?
Homare	Mm, you think so?
Muku	It’s true…! Like in this photo of the flower beds, and in this photo of the atrium.
Azuma	This page has a collection of photos on everyday life on campus.
Kazunari	Hey! Airirin’s in this photo in the middle of worship too!
Muku	You’re right, Arisu-san’s cut off at the edge!
Yuki	Seriously, he’s everywhere.
Kazunari	Maybe it’s harder to find a page that he isn’t in...
	*page flip*
Yuki	What about this choral festival photo? I don’t think Arisu’s class is in it.
Azuma	Isn’t that Homare at the end? His face isn’t photographed, but you can see his hair.
Kazunari	As I thought, he’s not in this photo of the relay race!
Muku	No, he’s on the other side of the track looking at the camera!
Yuki	Wasn’t he just going after the camera?
Homare	Non non! It’s not that I go out of my way to get photographed, it’s the camera lens that captures me.
	This overflowing talented aura of mine draws cameras towards me. Dare I say, it’s sinful....
Muku	Hawawa…. Arisu-san’s aura is so amazing that it works on machines….!
Azuma	That’s Homare for you.
Kazunari	Aririn’s awesome!
Yuki	You’ve got to be kidding me.

Mae