Guy/Gentlemanly Chocolate

Zahran Valentines

Backstage Stories

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Delivery man	Thank you very much!
Guy	…
	…
Azuma	Delivery?
Guy	Yes. My routine package from Zahra.
Azuma	It is quite bigger than usual.
Guy	That is because there's a few of Citronia’s folk craft items inside. And also some…
Azuma	Hm?
Guy	.. Nevermind, it is nothing.
Azuma	Hehe, really?
Kumon	Thanks for coming with me to the batting cages, Azami!
Azami	Don’t mention it… Next time you can come with me to play futsal.
Kumon	Okay! No problem!
	… hmm, who’s that over there?
Guy	…
Kumon	Hey, Azami, isn’t that Guy standing outside the flower shop?
Azami	It is. What is he doing there?
Kumon	And why does he look so serious…?
Azami	Well he usually looks pretty serious, but for some reason the atmosphere around him seems more intense than usual.
Kumon	Yea right… Wonder what’s up?
Kumon	We're back!
Azami	Back.
Tenma	Welcome back.
Kumon	Hey Tenma, what’s that book?
Tenma	A book about bonsai trees. The colour green relaxes me.
Azami	An astringent taste, as expected.
Kumon	Oh, that reminds me! We saw Guy earlier looking really serious outside the flower shop.
Tenma	Guy looked really what? Even though he was just buying some flowers for the garden, right?
Azami	But he looked especially serious.
Citron	Hehehe… that’s not it at all!
Kumon	Hey! Citron where did you—!!
Tenma	What do you mean by that’s not it?
Citron	I got a shy witness account from the ladies on the street. They said recently there was a weary-russ looking guy standing outside the flower shop every day.
Azami	Eye witness account. And not weary-russ, you mean serious.
Citron	Ohh, my mistake. The shop ladies’ information network is pretty incredible~.
Kumon	He’s there everyday!?
Tenma	Perhaps he has some business to do that brings him to the flower shop.
Citron	….

Guy	...
Citron	<<... Guy>>
Guy	<<.. You noticed what I was doing?>>
Citron	No no I didn’t see many rings (anything)!
Guy	... I see.
Citron	You made a good choice!
Izumi	(Now is a good stopping point, I’m gonna take a short break.)
	Hmm…
Guy	Director.
Izumi	Oh, hey Guy.
Guy	Can I have a minute?
Izumi	What’s wrong? You look a little different.
Guy	Well.
Izumi	Well....
Guy	In Zahra, the custom of men giving chocolate to women is a bit different to that of Japan.
	Director, will you accept this?
Izumi	I’m so happy, thank you so much!
	This chocolate is a bit different, right?
Guy	Yes, well that is Zahran chocolate. I had it sent over with my routine package from Zahra.
Izumi	What, really? I wonder what Zahran chocolate tastes like! I can’t wait to eat it!
Guy	Yes and-- This too.
Izumi	What!? Flowers too? Really for me?
Guy	In Zahra, it is customary to give chocolates and flowers together for Valentines.
	Izumi; All of this… Thank you so much.
	12 flowers is called a “Dozen Flowers”,
	I heard that it is a way to convey your feelings to someone special.
	I was not quite sure what type of flower to get so the flower owner helped me out a bit but…
	Is it too much?
Izumi	Not at all, I am really happy. I am going to display these in my room.
Guy	...
Izumi	W-What’s wrong? What are you staring at….?
Guy	When I see director smiling brightly surrounded by flowers, I think of Zahra.
	Director’s warm smile shines bright just like the sun that shines on my home country.
Izumi	(Guy really..)
Guy	From now on, please shine on us with your smile.
Izumi	Yes! Of course!
Guy	I am thankful I could see that smile of yours.
Citron	...
Tsuzuru	Hmm? What are you doing in a place like this, Citron?
Citron	Tsuzuru… Just now I felt just like my mother!
Tsuzuru	Uh? What are you saying…?

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