| Funaki | “It appears this resort pool has become quite a popular facility thanks to Mr. Naoto’s advice.” |
| Naoto | “Hahaha, hasn’t it?” |
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| Funaki | “Your condition seems to have improved after taking a holiday here as well, Mr. Naoto.” |
| Naoto | “And I have you to thank for that.” |
| “My popularity as a writer had been declining as of late… |
| Honestly speaking, I had hit a slump.” |
| “I was impatient, so I stuck to my desk and wrote as hard as I could. However, in that state, nothing came out right.” |
| “I suppose you knew this, Funaki. So you deliberately didn’t say and word about it and took me out for a breather, didn’t you?” |
| Funaki | “…I can’t hide anything from you, can I?” |
| Naoto | “Well, it proved to be a very worthy break. |
| I was so at a loss that I even considered quitting…” |
| “But when I felt my novels could be of use like that, I realized I cannot throw in the towel yet.” |
| “Besides, the person you can trust the most is yourself. |
| Before you give up, you must support yourself more than anyone else.” |
| *applause* |
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| Kaito | All of you were so cool! |
| Especially Arisugawa-san’s last line. That really hit close to home. |
| Homare | I see. I am glad to hear that. |
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| Kaito | And I’m sorry to Takato-san too. You stayed with me, but I gave up and walked away… |
| Tasuku | No, don’t worry about it. All of us here know that you tried your best, Kaito. |
| Kaito | Thank you. |
| Kazunari | Alright, all of us are here, so let’s spend the rest of our time partying it up! |
| Taichi | Hell yeah! Join us, Kaito-kun! |
| Kaito | Eh, me!? |
| Citron | Of course~! Come on, come on, let’s go! |
| Kaito | Okay! |
| Izumi | Ahaha, they’re totally best buddies now. |
| I’m glad the stage was exciting as well. |
| Homare | Yes, indeed. |
| Tasuku | Come to think of it, the last line changed, huh? |
| It was originally… |
| “There are people who are waiting for me and who believe in me. I want to meet their expectations, so I have to keep working hard from here on out.” …Right? |
| Tsuzuru | Yeah. That was Arisugawa-san’s suggestion. |
| Homare | I can’t be certain if this is true, but when I observed Kaito-kun’s words and actions, I got the feeling he lacked confidence in himself. |
| And so, if possible, I wanted to give him a little push on the back. |
| Tasuku | …Wow, you said something decent for once. |
| Homare | Hm, I am always tasteful, am I not! |
| Tasuku | Really? |
| Izumi | (Fufu. Tasuku-san and Tsuzuru-san both look pleased.) |
| Citron | Homare~! |
| Homare | What is the matter? |
| Citron | Let’s ride the two-person waterslide together! |
| We promised to before! |
| Homare | Oh, right we did! Very well, let’s be off. |
| Izumi | Okay, have fun! |
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| Citron | Kazu said he’s going to take our photo near the bottom! |
| Homare | I can’t wait. |
| Citron | Let’s go then, Homare! |
| Homare | Down the hatch! |
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| Taichi | Ah, they’re here!? |
| Kazunari | LOOK OVER HERE, YOU TWO~! |
| Citron | YAAAY! |
| Homare | HAHAHA! |
| …HA! INSPIRATION HAS STRUCK! |
| Citron | IT’S TOO LATE, HOMARE! |
| Homare | What!? PWAHH! |
| *splash* |
