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Event period: 23 Sep - 2 Oct 2016

01
[It’s not like we’re strangers. But we’re not close, either.]

[We’re not friends, let alone lovers.]

Maki: …Really, you’re a weird one.

[This is a story about the two of us before we could name our relationship.]



-Revel Headquarters-

MC: …Toy Design Award?

Ootani: Yeah. Every year, they pick a toy among those that were sold in that year and give a prize.

MC: And Maki-kun won? Amazing!

Kagura:
 Kei-chan has been breaking the company’s records with flying colors. It’s nothing surprising.

Ootani: Still, it’s not something so easy to win. So we’ve been talking about celebrating it once in a while. We were wondering if Rei-chan could help us.

MC: Help? How?



02
MC: A surprise party?

Ootani: Yeah. Sounds interesting, right?

MC: (When that comes from Hatori-san, I can’t help but feel slightly uneasy…)

Kagura: What’s with that face? Let me get it straight. We don’t have the slightest intention to give you some kind of a big job. Why are you feeling the pressure when no one’s telling you to? So presumptuous.

MC: ….!

Ootani: Aki. Isn’t it easier to simply ask her to “take it easy”?

Kagura: How shitty is your brain for translating what I said into that

MC: Uh… when you say “help,” what do I do exactly?

Ootani: Relax. It’s an important task, but it’s not hard. I want you to ask Maki what he wants as a present. Smoothly.



03
MC: What Maki-kun wants?

Ootani: He’s never greedy, and he won’t tell us things like that.

MC: What? You’re asking me, when he doesn’t even tell you?

Kagura: That’s what he said. Can you stop echoing everything he says?

MC: S-sorry….

Ootani: I don’t know why, but it seems that he’d lower his guard down around Rei-chan.

MC: Does he…? But we haven’t been in touch for anything beside work lately…

Kagura: I don’t need you to spit out excuses before you even start. You’ve got no other option but to do it.

MC: I-I suppose you’re right! Nothing will start if I’m scared of failing.

Kagura: Failure is not acceptable, though.

MC: …!

Ootani: Let’s leave it at that. In any case, we’re the ones who’ll set the stage.

MC: ?

[Hatori-san took out his phone and called someone.]

Hatori: ….Ah. Hello. Is that you, Maki?

MC: !

Hatori: Are you free this Friday evening? … Oh, good. Leave it open. Hm? I’m not scheming anything. Just a gathering for dinner.





04
-A Fancy Bar-

Maki: What do you mean it’s “just a gathering for dinner”?

Ootani: Huh? But it is a gathering for dinner.

MC: Haha…

Ootani: I did mention that I’d come with a cute girl, didn’t I?

Maki: ….

MC: Maki-kun, I’m sorry it looks like we deceived you…!

Maki: Why couldn’t you just say that we’re eating with Izumi?

Ootani: Then that’s no fun.

Maki: There’s nothing wrong with not being fun.

MC: (Still, these two… They have really good table manners…)
(Wait, this is not the time to be impressed! I’ve gotta ask about that quickly!)

MC: B…by the way, Maki-kun, how do you spend your days off?

Maki: …Where did that come from?

MC: Well, you know. I just realized I had never asked about your hobbies and such.

Maki: I don’t really have any hobbies…

MC: What about things you’re into recently…?

Maki: ….Nothing in particular…

MC: …! (He’s not lowering his guard, at all!)



05
[After that, he also entirely avoided answering casual questions I asked out of desperation…]

Maki: …Ah. My bad, I’ve gotta answer a call.

MC: …

Ootani: You’re having a hard time, I see.

MC: Isn’t this task too difficult? He wouldn’t even tell me his hobbies…

Ootani: Rei-chan, are you no good at getting answers out of someone?

MC: Certainly I can’t say I’m super good at it, but I don’t get to experience crushing defeat like this very often…!

Ootani: Well, you learn from experience. Do your best from here on too. 
So. I’m leaving now.

MC: Huh?

Ootani: I told you, remember? Maki won’t tell things like that in front of us. Get Maki to send you home after the coffee.

MC: What? That’s not… Wait…!

Ootani: See ya then.

MC: (He really left…)



06

-Inside Maki’s car-

MC: I’m really sorry. Your house is on the opposite direction too…

Maki: It’s okay. Either way, there’s no way you can go home alone when you’re brought out all the way to a remote place like this.

MC: Well, that’s true… But I had good food, so I’m glad I came! I’ve got to thank Hatori-san next time.

Maki: You’re so conscientious about things like that.

MC: What? No, no. Not as much as you.

Maki: The hell?

MC: Like, actually. You even say thank you for something quite trivial.

Maki: …Huh. I don’t really get it, but I’ll take it as a praise.

MC: Yup, take it! I’m praising you with everything I’ve got!

Maki: “Everything” is too much, though.

MC: (Oh? The mood lightened up. This is probably a good chance…?)
Um, do you have anything you want aside from praises?

Maki: What?

MC: Well uh…! There isn’t any deep meaning behind it! You don’t seem to be greedy, so I’m kind of curious.

Maki: …What about you?

MC: Huh?

Maki: Something you want.



07
Maki: If you can ask that question, you must have it too, right? Something you want.

MC: Uh… sorry, but you see… nothing rings a bell, to be honest…

Maki: …Huh.

MC: (Aaaaah, the conversation ended… Rei, you suck!)


-The next day, at Kagura’s workshop-

Kagura: …In other words, you couldn’t get anything out of him, and he just sent you home?

MC: …Y, yes.

Kagura: Ssssso useless.

MC: …!

Kagura: *Sigh* No choice. Hey, Izumi.
Follow me.

MC: Huh?

Kagura: It’s your day off and you came here this early. You’ve got nothing to do after this anyway, right?

MC: (But you’re the one who told me to come here, without giving me a chance to say anything…)

Kagura: I’ll give you a reason to go to Kei-chan’s.

MC: To where Maki-kun is?

Kagura: Do it properly this time. Get it?



08
-M Toys Company-

MC: …Kagura-san, w-wait! Please!

Kagura: Can’t you walk more properly?

MC: I have all the intention to, but…
(Surely there’s something off with how I’m made to carry four paper bags while he’s got just one…)

Kagura: You’re getting all exhausted with just that?

MC: Just? Is there lead inside these bags?

Kagura: As if. It’s fabric and buttons.

MC: …So this is what they mean by “many a little makes a mickle”…[t/n the original is something like “many a trash makes a mountain of dump,” and to Kagura it sounds like she treated the material like trash]

Kagura: Don’t belittle something chosen by a designer. The nerve.

MC: S-sorry! That’s not what I—

Kagura: You want me to sew you up?

MC: Why do you always jump to that so quickly!?

Maki: …I thought it was noisy out here.

MC: !

Maki: What are you doing here?







09
Kagura: Kei-chan, this is from what we talked about on the other day. You said you needed it in hurry, so I brought it to you in person.

Maki: I said I’d pick it up if you give me a call or something.

Kagura: It’s fine. You’re busy with the award anyway, right? I also got hold of a convenient helping hand.

MC: …!

Maki: Labor… Did he get you to take all that? Izumi, give it.

[As he said that, he took the bags from me.]

MC: (Wow, he took them so easily…)

Maki: Well, you’re a great help. Thanks. You too, Izumi. It’s your day off, right?

MC: Yeah. It’s okay though, I’ve got nothing to do anyway.

Kagura: Then help him bring the bags all the way up. Are you trying to let Maki take all those all by himself? [t/n: I just realized when I checked months later, maybe it should’ve been “Kei-chan”? I didn’t save the original transcript ;_;]

Maki: You’re one to say, when you just got her to bring all these.

Kagura: …Get the answer this time, okay?

MC: !

Kagura: Well then, I’ve got work to do. Bye-bye.



10
[Kagura-san passed the bag onto me and left just like that.]

Maki: *Sigh* Sorry.

MC: Oh, you don’t need to be sorry! …That aside, I’ll take half of those.

Maki: It’s fine. Your hands got red.

MC: (…He’s right.)

Maki: If you’ve got time, just bring that one and go upstairs with me.

MC: Okay. If that helps…
….Huh?

Maki: What is it?

MC: Maki-kun, I think your wristwatch stopped ticking.

Maki: …Aah. I haven’t gotten it maintained in a while.

MC: You have it maintained? You’re taking great care of it.

Maki: Well, it’s the only one I’ve got.

MC: Really? That’s unexpected. I’ve got the impression that you’re someone who has a lot of these…
(…Hm? Wait…wristwatch…)
(Isn’t this a good one?)

 
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