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| Guest A | To think that the family would get into an accident… |
| Guest B | Didn’t the older brother just get into college…? |
| Guest C | The two were just talking about being able to take it a little bit easier from now on too… |
| Azuma | … |
| Guest A | So, who’s going to be the caretaker? |
| Guest B | The uncle’s place would be the best— |
| Guest C | No can do. We have three kids. You live alone, don’t you? |
| Guest B | I live in a small apartment. There are no extra rooms. |
| Azuma | … |
| Guest A | The poor thing… |
| Guest B | To think that he would be left alone… |
| Azuma | I see… I’m— all alone now. |
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| *ding dong* |
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| Izumi | Coming! |
| Courier Driver | I have a delivery for Yukishiro-san. Please stamp or sign here. |
| Izumi | Thank you very much. |
| Courier Driver | Thank you very much. |
| Izumi | (The sender is… Oh, it’s the Long-legged Witch that always sends colouring books to Azuma-san.)[1] |
| (I wonder what kind of colouring book it is this time.) |
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| Azuma | I’m home. |
| Izumi | Welcome back, Azuma-san! Perfect timing. There’s a package for you. |
| Azuma | Oh. I was just thinking that it’s about time for another one to come in. |
| Izumi | Is it a colouring book? |
| Azuma | Yup. Why don’t we colour it together for a change? |
| Izumi | I’d love to! |
| Hisoka | …I’m home. |
| Tsumugi | What are you two up to? |
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| Izumi | Oh, welcome back, Hisoka-san and Tsumugi-san! |
| Azuma | Back home from work? |
| Hisoka | …Yeah. I’m tired. |
| Izumi | Good work. Oh, once you’ve settled, would you two like to colour with us? |
| Tsumugi | Colour? |
| Azuma | I just received a new colouring book. |
| Tsumugi | Oh, that’s what you meant. That sounds nice. |
| Hisoka | …I’ll join. |
| Azuma | Will you be okay? Aren’t you tired? |
| Hisoka | …My brain is tired, so it’s just as well. |
| Tsumugi | We were making tests today. |
| Azuma | I see. |
| Tasuku | I’m home. |
| Homare | I’ve returned. |
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| Izumi | Welcome back. |
| Azuma | Welcome back. Did you two go somewhere together? |
| Tasuku | No, I was at the workshop. |
| Homare | I was at a meeting. I ran into Tasuku-kun on my way home. |
| Tasuku | What are you guys all gathered here for? |
| Izumi | Perfect timing. Let’s all do it together! |
| Tasuku | Do what…? |
| Homare | Mhm, why not? I’ve no idea what’s going on, but we shall participate. |
| Perhaps it’s fate that we’re all present here after all. |
| Tasuku | What fate? Don’t just agree to something without knowing the details. |
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| Tasuku | So you meant colouring… |
| Homare | How truly exciting to have a new book. |
| Izumi | Colouring together like this somehow feels like we’re in kindergarten. |
| Tsumugi | Hehe. We’re all gigantic kindergarteners. |
| Azuma | …Hm? That’s strange. |
| Izumi | Is something wrong? |
| Azuma | My colour pencils aren’t here. I always keep them here though… |
| Tsumugi | How about this drawer here? |
| Azuma | Hmm. Can you check it for me? |
| Tasuku | We’ll look around too. |
| Azuma | Sorry. |
| Hisoka | …Found it. |
| Azuma | Really? |
| Hisoka | …A whip. |
| Izumi | T-that doesn’t really matter in the current situation, right!? |
| (Just what does he use it for…) |
| Azuma | Hehe. You just imagined something suspicious, didn’t you? |
| It’s a riding crop. In the past one of my regular clients invited me to horse riding occasionally, so they gave me a complete set of equipment. |
| Tasuku | That’s so misleading. |
| Azuma | You have a surprisingly rich imagination too, Tasuku. |
| Tasuku | Anyone would be suspicious. |
| Izumi | (What do we do if more strange things pop up…) |
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| (…A pair of keys?) |
| Excuse me Azuma-san, these seemed to have dropped from somewhere— |
| Azuma | Oh, can you put those in that drawer? They’re the keys to the apartment I used to live in. |
| Tasuku | You haven’t moved out yet, huh. |
| Azuma | It’s a hassle. |
| Izumi | (I wonder if they’re both keys to his apartment. They look different though…) |
| Homare | However, the colour pencils are nowhere to be found. |
| Tsumugi | Hmm. Where else have we not looked… |
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| Kazunari | Azuu, you here~? |
| Azuma | Hm? |
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| Muku | Azu-neesan, thank you for these.[2] |
| Azuma | Ah… |
| Tsumugi | The colour pencils… |
| Azuma | Come to think of it, I lent the whole set to the two of them. |
| Tasuku | No wonder we couldn’t find them. |
| Azuma | Sorry, sorry. |
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| Azuma | Now we can start colouring. Thank goodness. |
| Tasuku | Already starting to forget things? |
| Azuma | How rude. I’m not at that age yet. |
| Tsumugi | This new colouring book is detailed and beautiful as always. |
| Homare | I shall go with this one. |
| Hisoka | …I pick this one. |
| Izumi | I’ll go with this one! |
| Tsumugi | …Colouring like this without a care in the world feels strangely calming, somehow. |
| Azuma | I wonder why. |
| Homare | Being able to heal minds is the beauty of art. |
| Hisoka | …Arisu’s colour scheme hurts my eyes. |
| Homare | Good grief. To think that you can’t comprehend this magnificent sense of colour… |
| Azuma | Tsumugi’s has gentle hues. Your personality is showing. |
| Tsumugi | Yours looks delicate, Azuma-san. But it somehow has a sensual feel to it too… |
| Izumi | Tasuku-san seems to like bold colours. |
| Tasuku | I just naturally end up choosing them. |
| Tsumugi | Director, yours has bright and cheerful colours. It feels uplifting. |
| Izumi | When you look at them, everyone’s personalities really show. |
| Hisoka-san’s is… |
| Hisoka | … |
| Homare | …Not enough colour! This is not grayscale! Use more colours! |
| Hisoka | …Arisu, shut up. |
| Azuma | Now, now. It’s best to colour as you please. |
