Chikage Utsuki/Thoughts Pouring From the Choushi
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Reason For Leaving the Office On Time
Backstage Stories| Chikage | I'm home. |
| Izumi | Chikage-san, welcome home. |
| Citron | Chikage, look at this! |
| Chikage | This is... a picture of a Hina doll? [1] |
| Itaru | Yeah. The manager is lending them to other theater groups right now, but it seems like he left reference photos behind. |
| Citron | I told him that I wanted to see them! Hina dolls are so cute♪ |
| Itaru | Are you interested in it, too? This Hina doll. |
| Chikage | There's no way I would be interested in this tasteless doll. |
| Izumi | It's not tasteless! It's such a pretty Japanese doll. |
| Chikage | Rather, I'm surprised that something like this was here. |
| Izumi | It seems like it was previously used as a small prop for a play. |
| Chikage | ... This weird thing shouldn't have anything to do with an all-men place. |
| Itaru | I mean, this place is full of people who love seasonal events, so it's a little late to think that. |
| Chikage | I guess that's true. |
| Citron | This one is holding a watering can. They're a garden caretaker like Tsumugi, too! |
| Chikage | I think that's a hisage. It's a type of chōshi. [2] |
| Citron | Oh, this one is holding a ladle. |
| Chikage | That's a chōshi with a long handle. You're supposed to use that to serve people alcohol. |
| Itaru | To think the culture of pouring alcohol for other people existed since this kimono era. It's abuse of authority. |
| Izumi | But it might not be compulsory! |
| Itaru | Actually, Senpai, you're pretty well-informed. ... Did you say before that you have a female sibling? |
| Chikage | I did... I do have one. |
| Itaru | Huuh? |
| Izumi | Huuh!? |
| Chikage | I share a younger sister with you, Chigasaki. |
| Itaru | ... Ahh... |
| Izumi | ? |
| ... Whaa!? You were talking about that!? | |
| (I just remembered that both Itaru-san and Chikage-san have told their colleagues from work that I'm their younger sister...!) | |
| Chikage | Haha, kidding. Well, I just have the general knowledge, or more like, the amount of information a regular person would have on Hina dolls. |
| Itaru | Are you for real. I have an older sister, and I feel like we decorated with Hina dolls, but I didn't know that much. |
| Citron | Chikage is belligerent~. |
| Chikage | I'm guessing you mean intelligent. |
| Citron | Yeah, that one! |
| Izumi | ... Ah, right. I'm sorry to change the conversation, but about tomorrow's practice. |
| Because of a different appointment I have, I'd like to start practice a little earlier than usual, but is that okay with everyone else? | |
| Citron | I'm okay with it! |
| Itaru | My workload is pretty calm right now, so I'm pretty sure I'll be able to leave on time. |
| Chikage | Yeah, me too. |
| Izumi | Thank you so much! But, don't push yourselves, okay. |
| Chikage | (Work ended on schedule. If I go home now, I should make it in time for practice.) |
| (... Hm? The person approaching me is... the head of Chigasaki's section?) | |
| Togawa | Hello, Utsuki-kun. Good work. Are you heading home now? |
| Chikage | (This is definitely... going to turn into something annoying. I'll evade him by saying whatever.) |
| Yes, I am. I was planning on heading home early today, so I cleaned up a bit more work than usual yesterday. | |
| Togawa | I see, that's perfect. Want to have a drink with me? |
| Chikage | Haha, I would love to, but I have a prior engagement today. |
| Togawa | Isn't it fine? I'd also like to hear about your, um... complicated relationship with our Chigasaki-kun. |
| Chikage | (If I remember correctly, this person thinks the Director is my fiancee and Chigasaki's ex-girlfriend.) |
| (*sigh* Everyone here loves gossip...) | |
| Togawa | I noticed during a previous company-wide drinking party, but the sake tastes better when you pour it, Utsuki-kun. |
| Chikage | (This is starting to seem like the story of the three court ladies from yesterday. Jeez...) |
| I'm sorry, but my family is waiting for me. | |
| Togawa | F-Family...? |
| I-I see... So that's how it was. I did something rude. | |
| Chikage | No, I'm sorry that our schedules couldn't match up. I would love to join you on a different day. |
| Well then, I'll be excusing myself. | |
| I'm home. | |
| Izumi | Ah, Chikage-san, welcome home. Tonight's dinner is minced-meat curry! |
| Chikage | I'm looking forward to that. |
| Ah, you're already home, Chigasaki. | |
| Itaru | I just got home a little while ago. |
| By the way, Senpai... Did you say something weird to my boss yesterday? | |
| Chikage | Something weird? |
| Itaru | Truth is——. |
| *flashback* | |
| Togawa | Chigasaki-kun. |
| Itaru | Boss? Is there something wrong? |
| Togawa | Yesterday, I talked to Utsuki-kun, but——. |
| Itaru | (With Senpai? I have a bad feeling about this.) |
| Togawa | He got married, huh. |
| Itaru | (!? Somehow things just got even more complicated...) |
| Togawa | Well, if it's him, I'm sure he'll make her very happy. Chigasaki-kun, I hope you find a nice person and can be happy with them, too. |
| Izumi | Wait, whaaat!? |
| Chikage | Oh, that. ... Well, you know. |
| Izumi | Wait, Chikage-san, just what did you say!? |
| Chikage | Hahaha. |
| Izumi | Don't "Hahaha" me! |
| Itaru | *sigh*... I just want our relationship chart to reset itself. |
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