Chikage Utsuki/Dressing Formally

A Strong New Face

Backstage Stories

Part 1

Izumi	Is everyone here? Practice is about to start..
Masumi	Just waiting for Chikage.
Sakuya	Seems like he may still be at work, he told me earlier that he may run a little late.
Citron	I have not seen Chikage around much at the dorm. He comes back late all the time.
Tsuzuru	And he leaves quite early in the morning.
Izumi	Yea, I have noticed that too. Is he really that busy?
Itaru	Yea, I haven’t heard any specifics from my supervisor at work, but he does quite a bit and he is usually pretty busy.
	Basically, he is the type of guy who is usually working overseas and even when he is back in Japan, he is preparing to go abroad again.
Sakuya	That’s pretty impressive!
Tsuzuru	Since he goes abroad so often, perhaps he has a lot of experiences I could put into my scripts.
Citron	Oh, Tsuzuru! If you wanna know some overseas stories, you can just ask me! Ask me anything!
Tsuzuru	Uhh, well you probably have a lot of interesting stories but I don’t think I could use any as a reference..
Chikage	Excuse me, sorry I am late.
Izumi	Oh, Chikage! Welcome back.
Chikage	Has practice not started yet? .. Were you waiting for me?
Sakuya	Oh, speaking of the man himself, he’s here!
Chikage	Speaking of me?
Masumi	We were talking about you going overseas a lot.
Chikage	Oh. I see, I have had to travel a lot for my overseas clients.
Tsuzuru	Speaking of which, do you know any foreign languages?
Chikage	Oh, why yes I do. Besides English, I know a few other that are needed for my work.
Citron	Ohh, so you are multilingual? WOW~!
Sakuya	Oh, as expected since you visit so many different countries!
Itaru	It’s not just knowing, he is also pretty good at listening and colloquialisms too. He is a man of many talents.
Izumi	By the way, is there any country that you particularly liked?
Chikage	Hmm well..
	When I traveled to a company located in the Himalayas it was quite a difficult joruney..
Tsuzuru	The Himalayas!?
Chikage	Since the altitude was quite high, it took a toll on my body even if I tried to adjust beforehand.
	I also remember having to push through herds of grazing animals on my way—
	Climbing all the way to my client’s company was exhausting. This time, after I had thought I arrived—
Sakuya	Wow, that sounds tiring..
Izumi	Wow, the life of a trading company employee..
Citron	It is just like Itaru said, you gotta have lots of skills!
Itaru	.. Senior.
	I have never heard about this client in the Himalayas.
Tsuzuru	Huh!?
Sakuya	What!?
Masumi	Hey.
Chikage	Ahaha, I was exposed.

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