Tsuzuru Minagi/Promise of Blooming

Let's Play! Real-life Gacha: Tsuzuru's Turn

Backstage Stories

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Tsuzuru	Sigh…
Taichi	Ah, it’s Tsuzuru-kun!
Taichi	Tsuzuru-kun! Is it okay if I sit?
Tsuzuru	Oh, Taichi. Go ahead.
Taichi	Thanks! The cafeteria’s pretty full at this time~.
Tsuzuru	Well, it is noon.
Taichi	Hehe, I’m glad Tsuzuru-kun was already here!
	By the way, you were staring at your phone, what’s wrong?
Tsuzuru	Ahh, you were watching.
	I’ve been searching for a good keychain.
Taichi	Oh, a keychain for the gacha!
	Because of how many people dropped their keys, Sakyo-nii’s told us to put on some kind of keychain right~.
Tsuzuru	Thinking about what everyone else would get, it’ll be completely random who receives what and it’s a little intimidating.
Taichi	Ehh!? But it’s real gacha and you actually get to turn a lever, isn’t it exciting?
Tsuzuru	Well, that’s what Itaru-san thinks.
	By the way, has Taichi already decided on a keychain?
Taichi	I’m still figuring it out, but I’m narrowing it down!
Tsuzuru	I see. I have to decide soon.
Taichi	Tsuzuru-kun, do you have any ideas?
Tsuzuru	I had some, but I’m wondering if they were even good…
	I’m basing it on what I like, but I’m worried the one who ends up with it will be imposed by my decision.
	It doesn’t help that I don’t know who’s getting it.
Taichi	Tsuzuru-kun’s so mature…!
	But aren’t you thinking a bit too hard on it?
Tsuzuru	Hmm, you think so?
Taichi	Yeah! Me, everyone at the company—we’d like whatever you ended up choosing!
Tsuzuru	… You’re right. I do have the tendency to overthink things like this.
	I feel like a weight’s been lifted off my shoulders. Thanks, Taichi.
Taichi	I’m glad I could help Tsuzuru-kun!
Tsuzuru	Okay. I’ll think about it more.
Izumi	Tsuzuru-kun, going somewhere?
Tsuzuru	Yeah. Looking for a keychain.
Izumi	I see. You seem a bit more troubled today.
Tsuzuru	I am…
	Going by myself just makes me overthink, so I have assistance today.
Izumi	Who?
Tsuzuru	You see, actually, it’s—.

Tsuzuru	Kaoru, thanks for coming today.
Kaoru	No problem. Though, it’s unlike you to suddenly shop like this, what’s up?
Tsuzuru	Ahh, the dorm decided to do a gift exchange, so we’re supposed to buy keychains which’ll be distributed at random.
Kaoru	Gift exchange…? Why’s that?
Tsuzuru	Because a lot of us at MANKAI drops our keys, word got out and keychains seemed to be the solution.
	So, we decided it’d be interesting to turn it into a gift exchange…
Kaoru	Hee, that’s definitely one way to go about it!
Tsuzuru	A real gacha machine’s prepared, so you don’t even know what you’re getting.
	Well, considering the personalities, it’ll be really interesting to draw…
Kaoru	Ah, got it. Can’t wait to see what Onii-chan’ll give.
Tsuzuru	Uh… about that. I thought it’d be difficult to choose if I were to do it alone.
Kaoru	Onii-chan thinks that giving what he wants would be imposing on the one who receives it.
Tsuzuru	… Of course you can see right through me.
Kaoru	Just how much younger do you think I am.
Tsuzuru	I have no comeback… Well, I definitely thought so until recently—.
	Actually, before this, someone from the company said that everyone would be alright with whatever they got.
Kaoru	I see, that’s reassuring.
Tsuzuru	So, I figured I’d be lost if I was alone, which is why I want you to help me.
Kaoru	Gotcha. I’ll do my best.
Tsuzuru	Let’s go.
Kaoru	Yup… How about characters?
Tsuzuru	Hmm… If I had an attachment to the characters maybe, but I think it’d be a bad idea to give something I didn’t particularly like.
Kaoru	Then…
Tsuzuru	Okay, this doesn’t make it seem like I have outlandish taste, you can give this to anyone.
Kaoru	Agreed. It’s good and convenient.
Tsuzuru	So, I’ll get this.
Kaoru	Ah, but you’re being too cautious. Shouldn’t it be something that means more to you?
Tsuzuru	Means more? Then… the one with initials maybe?
Kaoru	Yeah! But, why『M』?
Tsuzuru	Uh, that’s…
	It’s『M』for MANKAI Company.
Kaoru	Ahaha, I see.
Sakuya	It’s Tsuzuru-kun’s turn now!
Tsuzuru	Yup, alright.
	Then, let’s see what I got.
	Huh? This is…
Itaru	Oh, isn’t that a coil chain?
Tsuzuru	I see. When I was in elementary school, I attached a coil chain to my key so I wouldn’t lose it. Brings back memories.
	… Even now, I think one of my brothers has one on his school bag.
Citron	Oh, Tsuzuru, it’s the same as my younger brother ne~!
Sakuya	I’m sure if you show this to your younger brother, they’d be happy to match with you!
Tsuzuru	Haha, yeah, I’m happy with this.
	(… It’s just like Taichi said.)
	(No matter what the rest of the company got, we’d be happy with what we received.)
	(… I wonder who got mine, I’m looking forward to it a little.)

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