Taichi Nanao/Youth Ride-On

Dreaming of Someday

Backstage Stories

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Homare	The show was a huge success.
Tsumugi	I’m glad all of us were able to make it all the way to our closing day safely.
	I had tons of fun as well.
Izumi	It was packed each day and it looked like the audience loved it too.
	Seriously, job well done, everyone!
	You get to spend today freely, so please take your time to rest up and enjoy seeing the sights.
Masumi	I want to spend my time together with you.
Azuma	I suppose I’ll relax and go browse for souvenirs.
Omi	It would be nice to search for some sweets as well.
Muku	Wow, that sounds great. I’d love to eat some too!
Taichi	Hey, hey, Kyu-chan. If it’s chill with you, why don’t we go out together?
	You see, I wanted to drive around the area.
	I’m thinking we can go for a drive.
Kumon	Woah, a drive sounds lit! Sure, I’d love to go with you!
	Actually, I looked up tourist-y spots around here and there are some places that caught my eye…
Taichi	Oh, really? ‘Kay, I’ll drive us to all of ‘em!
Kumon	Woohoo! Let’s go, let’s go!
Taichi	If that’s settled, then let’s leave right now!
	Hm, hm. I've already booked a reservation for a rental car in advance.
Kumon	Seriously!
	You’re so cool, Taichi-san!
Taichi	Hehe, I’m just like a popular guy, right!?
	Alright, let’s go
Kumon	Uwah, this bridge is super long and huge…!
TaichI	This bridge was mentioned when I was searchin’ stuff up at the dorm.
	I knew I wanted to drive along it for sure!
Kumon	The emerald sea spreading out on both sides of the bridge…
	Sick! It’s like we’re cruising on top of the ocean!
Taichi	Yay, this view’s the best! And the wind feels good too~.
	My blood’s totally pumping!
Kumon	The weather’s nice and the both the sea and sky look super pretty…!
	You can gaze out until forever…!
Taichi	You can see the island that you said you wanted to visit over there, right?
Kumon	I was surprised that the place I wanted to go and the place that you wanted to drive along were so close! What a coincidence!
	Hehe, I’m so happy that we get to enjoy the places we wanna go together!
Taichi	Alriiight, then we’ll head towards that island while taking in the view of the sea!
Kumon	GO, GO!

TaichI	It’s such a nice and chill island, huh~?
	I feel so at ease~.
Kumon	It looks like there’s old, Japanese-style houses and sugarcane fields too.
Taichi	The sugarcane fields really set the mood, huh?
Kumon	Lookie there, it’s a beach!
Taichi	Uwah, it’s gorgeous…!
	The water’s so blue and clear…!
Kumon	The sand here is smooth and white… it feels nice…!
	I’d love to take a swim with everyone next time.
	Or do snorkeling!
Taichi	Great idea~!
	That sounds fun and I bet we’ll be able to see some tropical fish.
	By the way, Kyu-chan. Was there something that you wanted to see on this island?
Kumon	Yep!
	Errm… ah, that’s it!
Taichi	Woahhh! That rock is shaped like a heart!
Kumon	That’s what I wanted to see.
	It’s adorable, isn’t it~?
TaichI	The heart shape is so romantic~!
Kumon	I heard it’s really popular with tourists too.
Taichi	Right, there are lots of others who came to see it…
	…Hold on, if you take a good look around us—it’s full of couples!
Kumon	I see, this sorta cute spot is a big hit with couples…!
Taichi	Urgh, I will, someday…! I wanna come look at this romantic heart-shaped rock with my cute girlfriend!
Kumon	Yep, yep! I’m supporting you too!
	I mean if it’s you, Taichi-san, then it’s definitely possible!
	Today, you made sure to book a rental car in advance, and your side profile while you were driving looked super dashing!
Taichi	You mean it?
	Hehehe, I’ll blush if you say it like that~.
	I’ll escort and drive her against the backdrop of the emerald sea… Then we’ll come to this spot with the heart-shaped rock…
	With a smile, I’ll say, “I wanted to look at this together with you”…!
	Won’t her heart skip a beat at that smile…!
Kumon	Aw, man. That’s sounds so cool!
	I’m sure Muku would love that too.
Taichi	I’m gonna do all I can to become that kinda man!
	Anyways, whatever. Don’t mind those around us!
	We should just enjoy the moment.
Kumon	Right!
	Ah, Taichi-san.
	Since we came all the way here, let’s take a selfie together with the heart-shaped rock.
Taichi	Hell yeah!
	I bet it’ll turn out great, so let’s post it to inste ♪
Kumon	Alright, get in frame~… say cheese!
Taichi	Ooh, it looks legit!
Kumon	Okay!
	It’s been posted to inste too!
	*Sigh*, that was fun~!
Taichi	Both the bridge and the island were gorgeous.
	Plus, we took loads of photos!
	…Ah, there’s a skatepark here too.
Kumon	Hey, you’re right!
	We skated a whole lot here, huh?
	But I’m gonna wanna skate again once we’re back home!
Taichi	I know, right? Let’s drop by the park again together!

Taichi	…There goes!
	*jumps and skates*
	Kyu-chan, wanna take a quick breather!
Kumon	Okay!
	You know, we made a lot of memories over there... acting, practicing skateboarding, and going sightseeing.
Taichi	That’s true. I was really shocked when we received a request for a show because of my video.
	But I’m glad that all of us were able to make the play a success together!
Kumon	Yeah!
Taichi	Say, Kyu-chan.
	A lotta things happened during this show, didn’t it?
	I got to act in a play with a skateboarding theme that I love, and I also got to co-lead in this play with you…
	I felt so happy and had such a blast!
Kumon	Taichi-san…!
	Thanks. So did I!
Taichi	Hehe…!
Kumon	Anyways, I couldn’t ollie during the run of our show, and so I’ve been practicing here and there since we returned home…
	But it’s pretty darn hard to land one.
	I guess it’ll take a lot more time until I can pull one off.
Taichi	Hey, but you’ve made more progress compared to before.
	So I know you’ll get the hang of it some day!
Kumon	Yeah, you’re right!
	Hehe. Alriiight, I’ll do my best to practise some more~!
Taichi	I’ll support you until you complete one too!
Kumon	Ha…!
	…Urk, uwahh!
	*falls*
	Umm, maybe I should do it more like this…
	Hey, Taichi-san, can you show me how it’s done?
Taichi	Comin’ right up!
	…There!
	*jumps and lands*
Kumon	Oh, snap! You look so cool when you ollie, Taichi-san…! I wanna be you so bad!
	I wanna skate and fly like that…
	I wanna… fly just like Taichi-san!!
	—!!
	*jumps*
Taichi	AHH!
	*lands*
Kumon	I-I flew…
	I flew just now, didn’t I!? I left the ground with my board, right!?
Taichi	YOU FLEW!
	YOU PULLED OFF AN OLLIE, KYU-CHAN!!
Kumon	WOOHOO—!!!
Taichi	Congrats, dude!
	You looked rad as hell!
Kumon	Ha, I’m stoked…
	UuUh, I feel so touched I’m gonna cry…!
	Thanks, Taichi-san!
Taichi	Aww, man. I’m too happy that my tears are falling with you…!
Kumon	Alright. One more time while I haven’t forgotten the feeling…!
	HAH! …Err, UWAHH!
	*falls*
Taichi	Are you okay, Kyu-chan!?
Kumon	I’m fine!
	But that’s weird. One more time…!
	…HA! …Wah, wah!
	*falls*
	I-I can’t do it, no matter how many times I try…
Taichi	You left the ground for sure last time…
Kumon	It looks like that one time was a miracle…
Taichi	Don’t feel down, Kyu-chan!
	I mean, you were able to do it once. So I’m sure you’ll be able to do it again if you keep at it!
Kumon	Taichi-san… yeah, you’re right.
	I’ll work hard and practise until I master the ollie!
	Please keep coaching me from now on, Taichi-san!
Taichi	Of course! Let’s ollie together!

Anna