Guy/Roses et chocolat

Happiness After the Rain

Backstage Stories

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Yuki	Is it going to rain all day again today?
Azami	Again, seriously…?
Muku	I wonder if the rainy season will end soon.
Kumon	When it rains all day, you can’t see the rainbow and you can’t play outside either. There’s not much good about the rainy season.
Guy	Rainbows, hm… Citronia once longed to see those in the past.
Kumon	Oh, Citron-san likes rainbows!
	Rainbows are something you wanna see, after all!
Guy	I suppose so.
Izumi	But it’s nice you get to use cute umbrellas, right?
Yuki	That’s one good thing about rain.
	But my clothes, shoes, and bag are all soaked by the time I get to school. It’s the worst.
Azami	What’s more, your hair and face get wet too.
Izumi	Ah, isn’t it about time all of you get going?
Azami	*Sigh*… what a pain.
Kumon	I wish school was out on rainy days.
Izumi	Come on, don’t say that. Make the best of it!
	See you!
Guy	Take care.
Kumon	Okaaay, we’re off~.
Muku	We’ll be leaving now!
	*door closes*
Guy	It has been raining continuously lately.
	I was thinking of going to the market on Sunday. However, I am unsure if it will be open on account of the rain…
Izumi	The market?
Guy	Yes. I heard about it from a regular at my shop. Apparently, a market is going to be held this Sunday.
	They recommended it to me because there will be many direct sales stores, and also plenty of products that we aren’t able to purchase around here.
Izumi	Oh, really?
	I don’t have any plans. Maybe I’ll check it out too.
Guy	If it does get held by some chance, then why don’t we go together?
Izumi	Of course, if that’s fine with you!
TV	“…And now for next week’s weather report.”
	“The showers will continue on and off. But we’ll get our first blue sky in a while on Sunday.”
Izumi	That’s great. It sounds like it’s going to be clear on Sunday.
Guy	It appears so. Let us visit the market that day then.
Izumi	Great! By the way, is the market going to be held around here?
Guy	No, it is not close by.
Izumi	So, should we take the train there?
Guy	We may buy a lot of different items.
	I think it would be better to go by car.
Izumi	Good point…
Guy	I will drive us there.
Izumi	Thanks so much. I can’t wait for the day!

Citron	It’s Citron’s Weather Report~!
Azuma	Weather report?
Guy	What is it all of a sudden?
Citron	I want to become a weatherman!
	A certified weather forecaster!
Guy	This is the first time I’ve heard this…
Azuma	Fufu. Well, shall we listen to what the weatherman has to say?
	How’s today’s weather?
Citron	It will be sunny all day today!
Guy	It’s no different from the forecast the other day.
Azuma	…Huh?
Citron	What’s wrong?
Azuma	Oh, no. It’s nothing.
Citron	Okay… that’s the end of Citron’s Weather Report~!
	*door closes*
Azuma	My, he left already.
Guy	I assume he is visiting the other rooms too.
Azuma	To think he suddenly wants to become a weatherman. There’s never a dull moment with the Prince, hm?
Guy	Yes, I suppose.
	It’s about time… I am heading out.
	*door closes*
Azuma	Take care.
	…I thought today’s weather changed to scattered showers. Maybe I was mistaken.
Izumi	I’m glad it’s sunny, just like the forecast predicted.
Guy	Right.
	That reminds me, my regular customer said a famous and delicious bakery from the neighbouring prefecture will be operating a food stand, so they encouraged me to give it a try.
Izumi	A delicious bakery?
	Sounds great. I bet it’d be good to serve as breakfast, so let’s buy some!
Guy	That’s true. I’m sure everyone else will be pleased as well.
	By the way, this morning, Citronia said he wants to become a weatherman…
Izumi	I heard that too! That was sure out of the blue, wasn’t it…
	What on earth could have influenced him?
Guy	Hm, I wonder.
	Let’s ask him after we come back.
	We’ve arrived.
Izumi	Thanks for driving us.
Guy	It’s a bit of a walk to the market, but let’s leave the car in this parking lot and head over.
Izumi	It’s really crowded!
Guy	I didn’t expect there to be this many people.
Izumi	There’s so many shops here. It’ll be interesting.
Guy	I think I can see why my regular customer recommended it.
Izumi	The fruits and veggies are so cheap, but they look fresh and tasty!
Guy	There are many products being sold that you can’t find at a supermarket.
Izumi	It makes you wanna buy them all, doesn’t it!
Guy	Is this a gardening shop?
Izumi	They have a huge variety of different plants available.
Guy	I’m sure Tsukioka would be overjoyed if he saw this.
Izumi	If this market is held again, then why don’t you try inviting Tsumugi-san?
Guy	Yes, it might be nice coming here with Tsukioka as well.
Izumi	Ah, Guy-san! There’s a store that sells seasonings.
	What is this? I’ve never seen this package before…
Guy	That appears to be a seasoning unique to the area.
	This store has a wide selection of spices.
Izumi	Woah, you’re right!
	It’s caught my interest, so maybe I’ll buy it.
	Hmm… but I’m not sure which one to choose.
Guy	Let’s buy several you’re interested in.
	I’m sure Utsuki would enjoy them too.
Izumi	That’s true!
	Come to think of it, where is that bakery that the regular at your bar recommended?
Guy	That reminds me, we haven’t seen it yet.
	We should have gone around to all the shops in the area…
Izumi	Ah! Is it that shop at the very back over there?
Guy	It should be. Let’s go.
Izumi	Sure!
	There’s so many different kinds of bread.
Guy	All of them look delicious.
Store clerk	Please try a sample, if you’d like.
Izumi	Is that alright?
Store clerk	Why, of course.
	This here is a baguette, and this here is pain de campagne.
Izumi	…They both taste amazing!
Guy	They really do. I will take this baguette home.
	It seems I could use it for bruschetta.
Izumi	I’d like to try all kind of different buns, so I’ll take this assorted basket here.
Store clerk	Thank you very much~.
Izumi	Hah… the market was so much fun.
	I feel really satisfied we were able to check out so many different stores.
Guy	It was a bit far, but I’m glad we came.
Izumi	We had so much fun, we bought way too many things.
	We can’t carry any more than this, so why don’t we head home now?
Guy	The weather is nice and we came all the way here already, so let’s take a short walk around as we make our way back to the parking lot.
Izumi	Okay!
	We saw a park or something on the way here, right?
Guy	That’s right. Let’s drop by that park.

Guy	So there was a park with such abundant nature in the middle of the city…
Izumi	It looks pretty big from the map we looked at earlier.
Guy	It is a quiet and relaxing location.
	*thunder rumbles*
Izumi	Rain…?
	It was sunny up until now though…
Guy	Where can we take shelter from the rain…
Izumi	Let’s take shelter under that pavilion!
Guy	Let’s wait here until it stops.
Izumi	Wasn’t it supposed to be clear skies the whole day today…
Guy	Citronia’s weather report said it would be.
Izumi	I didn’t think it’d rain… I got a little wet too.
Guy	You can use this to wipe yourself.
Izumi	But that’s your handkerchief, Guy-san…
	I’m fine, so you should go ahead and use it.
Guy	I have 2 on me, so there’s no need to hesitate.
Izumi	Oh, really? Alright then, I’ll borrow it.
	…But why did you bring two with you?
Guy	My habit from when I was an attendant hasn’t disappeared yet.
Izumi	I see… well, we were saved thanks to that.
	The French bread we bought got wet too, huh?
Guy	Indeed, they might be damp.
Izumi	I hope they’re still edible…
Guy	Hardened French bread is sometimes moistened on purpose before baking in order to soften it.
	If you think of it that way, then there’s no problem.
Izumi	Fufu, I guess so.
Guy	I must say, you look bright despite the fact it’s raining.
CHOICE 1: It looks like a kitsune’s wedding. [+] Izumi It looks like a kitsune’s wedding. Guy A kitsune’s wedding…? Izumi That’s when rain falls even though the sky is clear. Guy Why do you call rainfall while the sun is out as such? Izumi There are various theories. It’s because it looks like you’re being bewitched by a kitsune, or it’s to keep the procession of a kitsune’s wedding out of sight, and so forth. Guy Is that so? Even though I lived here long ago, there are still many things I have yet to learn about this country.
CHOICE 2: I’m sure it’ll pass quite soon. [+] Izumi It’s raining while it’s sunny. I’m sure it’ll pass quite soon. Guy Ah, that’s true. Izumi Fufu. Passing the rain like this is nice from time to time too. I feel like I’m a kid again. Guy Have you sought shelter from the rain like this when you were a child? Izumi Yep. When it suddenly started raining when I went out to play, I would duck under some playground equipment at the park or the eaves of a shop all the time. Guy …I see. It must be a nostalgic memory for you, Director.
Izumi	Also, there’s a chance a rainbow might come out!
	I hope we get to see one…
Guy	(A rainbow…)
	*flashback starts*
Citron	«I want to see a genuine rainbow.»
Guy	«…It is quite difficult to see a rainbow in Zafra where it rarely rains.»
Citron	«That’s right… Even so, I long to see one.»
Guy	«…»
Citron	«Is this… a rainbow?»
Guy	«When I did some research, it said that one could create a rainbow using the water from a hose. I gave it an attempt.>
	«However, the scale is completely off from the genuine rainbow you mentioned, Citronia…»
Citron	«…No, this is enough.»
	«Rainbows are beautiful things, aren’t they?»
Guy	«…Yes.»
	*flashback ends*
	(That brings me back… so that happened as well.
	Back then, I wasn’t able to see how it was beautiful…)
Izumi	Ah, Guy-san! The rain stopped!
Guy	It really was a passing shower.
Izumi	Ah… there’s a rainbow!
Guy	…It’s beautiful.
	(I will take a picture in case Citronia didn’t see it.)
	*click*
Izumi	The sky cleared up, so shall we get back home?
Guy	Right.
	*notification sound*
KAZUNARI MIYOSHI☆ Y’all! There’s rainbow out rn ☆
Sakuya I can see from where I am too!
taichi nanao I’m lookin’ at it too! It’s hella pretty!
Izumi	It looks like all the other guys are looking at the rainbow too.
Guy	Yes, the LIME is very active.
	(…I wonder if Citronia can see it.)
Citron I want two sea the rain’s bow. Where can I sea eat?
Azuma Prince, where are you right now?
Citron In mai room
Alice The rainbow is large, so you would be able to see it if you went out to the courtyard, would you not?
Citron I M going nao
BANRI. If ya can’t see it in the courtyard, then just come to the side of the road for a bit and you should see it.
Citron Tank yew ☆
Guy	(Now, it’s not just me. Citronia has this many friends trying to show him the rainbow.)
Izumi	I hope Citron-kun gets to see the rainbow!
Guy	Yes. …I’m sure he will.

Anna