Sakuya | Wow, incredible! |
Muku | The fish in this tank are sparkling and pretty too! |
Yuki | You guys sure are having a field day, but weren’t you just here the other day? |
Staff | Everyone from MANKAI Company, welcome to this hotel. I will guide you to the penguin pool right away. |
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| The ones in this corner are the penguins that you will be acting alongside with. |
Izumi | Wow, there are a lot. They’re all so cute! |
Misumi | Hello, dear penguins~! |
Homare | Well… They give off a different impression than Hisoka-kun’s pillow Penpen. |
Yuki | Of course they do. |
Staff | These penguins here also get set up for walks next to shows, so they are a hit with the event too. |
Azami | Ah-… I’ve seen them on TV the other day. |
Izumi | Penguins taking walks… sounds like healing for the soul…! |
Penguin in the corner | …… |
Muku | Oh? That penguin… |
Izumi | Muku-kun? What’s wrong? |
Sakuya | Ah! That penguin appeared in the show we saw the other day, right? |
Misumi | …… |
Staff | Right, that penguin… his name is Ikura.[1] |
Azami | Ikura? |
Staff | The penguins here are all named after sushi toppings. That one is Maguro[2], that one Hamachi[3], Sanma…[4] |
Yuki | Naming penguins after fish. What kind of sense for names is that? |
Muku | But it’s cute, refreshing and easy to remember, right? |
Staff | Ikura was neglected by his parents at another aquarium when he was young… he was artificially fed. |
| Due to that, he’s afraid of water and is still not able to jump into it. |
Sakuya | So that’s why… |
Staff | The other day, he was unable to do the training session, so we just took the plunge and tried to make him act in the show but… sure enough, it seems hopeless. |
| He might not be suited for the shows. |
| He has a timid personality, and because he came from another aquarium, he is isolated even among the penguins and has a hard time fitting in. |
Misumi | That penguin, he’s seemed really lonely since the last time… |
Izumi | I see… |
Sakuya | …… |
| … Excuse me! |
| That penguin… might you let Ikura appear with us for our collaboration? |
Staff | Huh? |
Sakuya | He’s a different type but… I want to teach Ikura the fun of getting on stage. |
Izumi | Sakuya-kun… |
Homare | Hm, you’re right. Let us make Ikura-kun into a fine penguin! |
Yuki | What’s a fine penguin? |
Azami | Isn’t it a loss if we delve into details? |
Muku | I, I want to stand on stage with Ikura-kun too! |
Misumi | Yeah, me too! |
Sakuya | Please! |
Izumi | We’re sorry for being unreasonable. But won’t you at least think about it? |
Staff | …… |