Sakyo Furuichi/Longing for Autumn

Dressing Formally

Backstage Stories

Part 1

Izumi	(Now then, I should be preparing the meals soon……)
Sakoda	Oh, sister Director!
	Hello!
Izumi	Sakoda-san!? Since when were you here?
Sakoda	Since a little while ago! Pardon the intrusion~
Izumi	You’re even reading a manga—
	Wait, huh? Isn’t that shoujo manga Muku-kun’s?
Sakoda	Oh, you mean this one? It’s bro’s!
	I bought the latest volume like I was asked to do so but I was wondering where I stopped at the previous volume~ So I borrowed it from his room!
Izumi	……By bro, you mean Sakyo-san?
Sakoda	Of course!
	He’s the only bro I have!
Sakyo	It’s dangerous if you stand at the entrance isn’t it.
Izumi	Oh, Sakyo-san.
Sakoda	Bro! Welcome back~! I was waiting!
Sakyo	……You again.
Sakoda	I wish you wouldn’t make such an annoyed expression! I bought the newest volume you asked me to help you get!
Sakyo	Oh……Is that so.
Sakoda	Yeah! I lined up at the bookstore since morning for your sake!
Sakyo	I see.
	And so you opened the latest issue without my permission and read it before me just like that?
Sakoda	Gyaa—! I’m sorry! Please spare me from the head lock!
Sakyo	Honestly. At least say a word about it.
Sakoda	Uu……Sorry.
Izumi	So you read shoujo manga too huh, Sakyo-san.
Sakyo	I basically read anything. Novels……Art collections. If it’s recent, I guess it’d be light novels.
Izumi	Light novels……! That’s surprising.
Sakyo	It’s interesting to read various things for the sake of gathering knowledge.
Sakoda	Bro watches all movies regardless of genres too! That’s why he’s knowledgeable!
	As expected of bro~!
Izumi	I see……I have to follow his example too.
Sakyo	That’s right. If you’re the director of a theater company, it wouldn’t hurt to know more about various works.
Izumi	(Even so, Sakyo-san and Shoujo-manga’s a really huge gap)
Muku	U-Um! Sakyo-san!!
Sakyo	……Sagisaka huh. What is it.
Misumi	What, what~? It’s unusual for Muku to confront Sakyo, isn’t it~?
Izumi	Yeah……I wonder what’s wrong.
Misumi	I wonder if they’re talking about triangles~?
Izumi	(I don’t think that’s it……)
Muku	U-Um……Sakyo-san, you do read Shoujo manga, right?
Sakyo	……Yes?
Muku	I heard that you read various and countless shoujo manga! That “It’s normal for bro”!
Sakyo	——Sakoda huh.
Izumi	It must have been Sakoda-san……
Misumi	Sakyo and shoujo manga~!
Misumi	That’s new~!
Muku	Err and so……If you’re alright with it,
	Won’t you join the shoujo manga club!?
Sakyo	Ha?
Muku	F-For me the first other guy I know who likes shoujo manga is you, Sakyo-san……!!
Sakyo	Wait.
	I never said a word about me liking it though.
Muku	What!? C-Could it be that I’m mistaken!?
	Aahh! Is it an inconvenience!? So much that you’d want me to disappear!?
Sakyo	I never said something till that extent.
Muku	I’m sorry! It’s like, why am I getting all excited about it all by myself, right……?
Sakyo	Oi.
Muku	For someone like me, falling into a manhole and going to the other side of the globe, it’ll be fine if I get homesick since I’m not familiar with Brazil!
Sakyo	——Haa.
Muku	S-Sorry, it was an inconvenience after all huh……
Sakyo	……No choice then.
Muku	What!? Could it be that you’ll join……?
Sakyo	I’ll go along with you if you’re fine with my irregular participation in it’s activities.
Muku	Really!? I’m glad……
	Thank you very much, Sakyo-san!
	It’s soon but next week, I’ll lend some to you as a recommended shoujo manga pickup!
Sakyo	I got it, I got it. Honestly……
Izumi	(Sakyo-san’s somehow saying it in a really kind manner)
Misumi	That’s nice~
	Together with me too so I’ll join you~!
Sakyo	That’s rejected.
Misumi	Whi~nes.

Ran