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[ A crowded street ] Sayuri: Hey hey, Yukina, Yukina. Yukina: Hm? What is it, Sayuri? Sayuri: Are we really going to Seiryu High School? Yukina: Of course! This time, I want to make a special segment about the most popular guys at Seiryu High! Ah, well… it wasn't actually approved by the broadcasting club yet. Sayuri: Okay, but can we do it soon? I'm a little nervous about wandering around the boys' high school looking for five random people… Yukina: Teehee, it'll be fine! We'll meet with them privately and be in-and-out in no time! (XXX) – Scene change [The school bell chimes] Yukina: It's nice to meet you! I'm Yukina Matsuoka. Sayuri: And I'm Sayuri Kubo. Sho: Sho Nakamoto. So, you two want to do a story on the five of us….? Yukina: That's right! Our club—ah… the Seika High Broadcasting Club—plays a TV program during lunch break. There's a segment called "Gossip Guys", where we introduce the coolest boys that other students might see around town! Takagi: In other words, we were the ones chosen for this segment, is that right? Yukina: Yes, exactly….um…? Takagi: Shimon Takagi. Mikimaro: It's a pleasure to work with you! Yukina: Oh, yes, it's a pleasure, thanks…ah…? Mikimaro: I'm Mikimaro Shimura! Nice to meet you! Tougo: This is stupid. I want to go home. Sho: Tougo. Tougo: Why do I have to skip my after-school club activities to help with this dumb broadcast for another school? Yusuke: I missed mine too! Mikimaro: Yusuke! Yusuke: We have basketball practice today! I wouldn't even know what to talk about for something like that! Yukina: Oh, come on! Sayuri: At least five minutes? Sho: No, no, it's fine. Tougo, Yusuke, let's just do it. Mikimaro: Oh! Tougo: What's up, Mikimaro? Mikimaro: I wonder if this interview will make me popular with girls… Yusuke: Eh? Sho: Well, I suppose that's a possibility. In any case, even if it's just a cheap school broadcast, once people see it, a person might still become famous, if only for a little bit. Mikimaro: Right! Right! Tougo: I get it now. Takagi: [quietly] Tch. Mikimaro's got ulterior motives… Sho: Hm? Did you say something? Takagi: Nothing in particular. Yusuke: [clears his throat] Sooo then, what do you want to ask me? Yukina and Sayuri: H-haa… (XXX) – Scene change ♪ BGM – "Generation Without Wings" – Hikaru Midorikawa Yukina: Sayuri, is the camera ready? Sayuri: All good! Yukina: Now, then! [Yukina clears her throat] Yukina: First of all, please tell us your name. [Yusuke fidgets restlessly] Yusuke: Yusuke Kato. "Kato", spelled using the character for "increase", plus the character for "wisteria" in the kanji spelling for "conflict". And "Yusuke", spelled with the character for "courage", and then…ah…for "-suke"… "-suke" … "suke" would be… Tougo: "Suke", like in "sukebe", as in—lewd! ⁽¹⁾ Yusuke: Oh, right, "suke" like, "sukebe", as in— Wait, NO, that's not it! Tougo, don't just make comments from the sidelines! And why are you even here, you said you didn't want to be interviewed! Tougo: Heh, this is more interesting than I expected! Thought I'd just hang around for a bit and see what happens! Yukina: Ah, so that's where "suke" comes from then? Yusuke: I said that's wrong! Yukina: [laughs] I'm just joking with you! So, your hobby is… Yusuke: Hobby? My hobby is… Mikimaro: [whispers loudly] Yusuke, your hobby is sports, but don't you think that's boring? Yusuke: Huh? Why? Mikimaro: [whispers loudly] Think about it! A macho guy like you says he's into sports, and what do you think will happen? Yusuke: But I want them to know who I really am, even if they don't like it! Mikimaro: [whispers loudly] Think of something interesting that'll level up your favorability rating! Yusuke: [to himself] Something interesting… Mikimaro: That way it's something unexpected! Surely there's something, Yusuke! Yusuke: Even if it's a little bit unexpected… Tougo: Oh, I know! I found something interesting just the other day! Under Yusuke's bed… Yukina: Um… so his hobby is…? Yusuke: Ah! Wait a second, that's… Tougo: Yusuke's hobby is collecting hentai! Yukina: UM?? Yusuke: Eh? Ah…wait no, t-that's not…! What are you saying, Tougo! Don't tell them something like that! [Yukina awkwardly clears her throat] Yukina: A-anyway… what's your favorite music? Tougo: Anything that sounds good. Yusuke: Yeah, that's right. Yukina: How about a favorite author and a book they've written? Yusuke: Akira Toriyama, Dr. Slump. Yukina: Ah, Akira Toriyama's—wait, Dr. Slump?! O-kay…so, what would you say are your best features? Yusuke: Oh, well people really notice my tanned skin. Tougo: He's just a dumb jock. Yusuke: So? It makes me pure and honest, and I can get along with anyone! Tougo: Basically, he's inconsiderate, simpleminded, intimidating, and has zero self-awareness. Yup, that sounds about right! Yusuke: Tougo, you jackass! Yukina: Ah, I think I get it… Yusuke: What do you mean "you get it"?! [Yusuke sniffles] Yusuke: You guys… you're all jerks! Whatever, I don't even know anymore!!! [Yusuke runs out crying, knocking things over, slams the door] Tougo: Looks like Yusuke tapped out! Mikimaro: Don't you think you were being a little mean just now? Sho: That was quite an answer. Yusuke— Tougo: Whatever, he's fine. You know how he is; he'll take three steps and literally forget his own damn name. Takagi: Well, perhaps besides the first thing, it's not like you said anything that wasn't true… Mikimaro: Yeah, you're not wrong. Yukina: Um, then… moving on… Takagi: [internally] Well, this is troublesome. In this case, it looks like the first person to be interviewed takes the hardest blow… Takagi: [to Tougo] Ah, so Tougo. Why don't you go next? Tougo: [knowing what Takagi's up to] Oh, no, Takagi, why don't you go, I insist! Tougo: [internally] You asshole. I can see straight through your bullshit. Mikimaro: Then, me, me, me! Time for me to shine! Yukina: Alright, then please state your name. Mikimaro: It's Mikimaro Shimura! Tougo: [internally] Dammit… Mikimaro's using his cuteness factor to appeal to the natural feminine instincts of women… Takagi: [internally] This guy… he might not look it, but he knows what he's doing… Damn him! Takagi & Tougo: [internally] Hmm… Sho: [to Tougo and Takagi] What's up with those side glances…? Yukina: So, what's your favorite hobby? Mikimaro: Crossword puzzles, board games, and…. Oh! Video games too! Tougo: It's his true spirit ⁽²⁾, no doubt. Yukina: How about your favorite music? Mikimaro: Yuumin, for sure! ⁽³⁾ Yukina: Your favorite author? Mikimaro: Jiro Akagawa. Takagi: Is it true that after he read Edogawa Ranpo, he was too afraid to go to the bathroom alone at night? Mikimaro: Huh?? Who told you about that?! Yukina: Okay then, please tell us about your good points. Mikimaro: Well, um… I know I might not look it, but actually… Tougo: Heh, he's not gonna say it. Mikimaro: Well…sometimes, I guess, people think I'm super adorable… Takagi: Such a sweet, clingy baby boy! Mikimaro: I…guess that's true…? Tougo: Also, he wets the bed like, every three days. Takagi: He likes to read a children's picture book before bed. Mikimaro: Tougo! Takagi! Tougo & Takagi: [acting coy] What! Mikimaro: Wu…wu….WUUUH! You guys are mean!! Takagiii!! Tougoooo!! [Mikimaro runs out crying] ♪ BGM – "Shounen A to Z" – E.M.U. Yukina: Ah, wait, Shimura-san— Sho: [to Yukina] I apologize for my friends' behavior. I'll have a talk with them later… Yukina: Oh, no, it's fine, you don't have to do that… Takagi: Oho, how pitiful. Well, Mikimaro's usually like that… Tougo: Things just keep getting more and more interesting! Yukina: Then… let's just move on… Tougo: Yo, Takagi, you're up. Takagi: After you. Tougo: Takagi's going next. Takagi: Absolutely not. It's Tougo. Sho: Would one of you please just go, it doesn't really matter who goes first, does it? Takagi: Alright then… Tougo: Why don't you go first, Sho. Sho: N-no, I'm good… (XXX) – The next day… [The school bell chimes] Yusuke: *SIIIIIIIGH* Mikimaro: *SIIIIIIGH* Sho: What's wrong with you two? You've been like that all morning. Yusuke: Because! That interview from yesterday… It's going to be broadcast… Mikimaro: The rest of my high school days are looking pretty dark… Sho: Oh, stop worrying. I'll find out if she can interview us again properly. Mikimaro: You mean…to retake it? Yusuke: You- you're going to go talk to that girl? Sho: That's correct. Mikimaro: Alright, Sho!! Whoo hoo! Yusuke: Always on top of things, aren't ya! [Yusuke picks up Sho and hugs him] Sho: A-ah… Y-Yusuke! What are you doing, please put me down! Yusuke: Oof— [puts Sho down] You're quite the smooth operator ⁽⁴⁾, aren't you, Sho? Mikimaro: Yusuke, don't do that in the middle of the classroom, people are staring! Mikimaro: Oh, but anyway, Sho! How did you end up contacting that girl afterwards? Just what kind of relationship do you guys have? Like, how far have you gone? Yusuke: Like, to Tokyo, or did you mean Kanda? Mikimaro: Yusuke, that is not what I meant! Yusuke: Then what? I don't get it. Sho: Stop saying weird things, please. Or shall I tell her to just use yesterday's recording instead? Mikimaro: Waaah— Yes, sir!! Yusuke: WAIT, NO! What, did I say something bad?! Sho: Alright, then there's nothing to worry about, is there. We'll simply reshoot yesterday's disaster of an interview and be done with it. Yusuke and Mikimaro: Really?? Sho: Yes. After school today, I will speak with Miss Matsuoka about a date for a reshoot. (XXX) – Scene change [The sounds of a coffee shop in the background] Yukina: Sorry for making you come all this way… Sho: I'm the one who should be apologizing. For heaven's sakes, you came all that way to interview us, and then— Yukina: Oh…um, would you like some sugar? [for his coffee] Sho: No, I'm fine, thank you. Yukina: Ah, so you like it black? [laughs shyly] That's so mature of you, just like an adult! Sho: Me? An adult? [laughs] Yukina: O-oh… Did I say something strange? Sho: No, I was just laughing at myself. Yukina: At…yourself? Sho: ……Ah, well, it's not really worth explaining. Anyway, let's just decide the date to reshoot the interview, yes? Yukina: Oh, right! [Their voices fade off and the music becomes louder] (XXX) – Scene change [Sounds of a busy highway in the background] Sho: Well then. I'll let them know what we've discussed. Yukina: Yes, thank you so much, I appreciate it! Sho: Alright then. [Sho starts to leave] Yukina: U-um….! Sho: Yes? Yukina: Ah…um… could I…maybe… see you again sometime? Sho: Oh? Well, I suppose that's fine, but… Yukina: Really?? T-thank you so much!!! [Yukina runs off] Sho: Hm? Tougo: "Hm?", that was the wrong thing to say, buddy. [shoves Sho from behind] Sho: Eh? Ow—gah! Tougo… when did you get here?? Tougo: Literally from the coffee shop just now. Sho: You were at the coffee shop? Tougo: Yeah, man, I was sitting in the booth right behind you. Obviously, I heard everything. Sho: Tougo, it's rude to eavesdrop on people… Tougo: Oh yeah? Sho: Yes. It is. Tougo: That girl has a crush on you, you know. Sho: Huh? Tougo: You virgin, don't you know anything? She asked you how many sugars you wanted, right? Then she asked if she could see you again after you walked her home. Sho: Well…yeah… Tougo: You know what, I'm sure it's fine, don't even worry about it. Except… what about Kyoko, you know, your stepmom? Did you forget about her? ⁽⁵⁾ Sho: Tougo! What are you— Tougo: Listen, dumbass. You said "that's fine" when she said she wanted to see you again. Sho: What are you getting at? Tougo: Well now, because you said that, you have three options in front of you. Sho: Three options…? Tougo: The first option is to stay true to your feelings for Kyoko and lose the girl. Tell her, "I'm sorry, I'll only hurt you… Forget about me!" Sho: Tougo… Tougo: Second option! [interrupting Sho] Tougo: Considering your feelings for Kyoko, I'll go out with the girl instead. You know, to relieve her of a pitiful, broken heart. And now the third way! ♪ BGM – "Otokogi" – Hideo Ishikawa Sho: Cut her off now for Kyoko's sake… and the third is…? Tougo: Go out with her. Duh. Sho: I guess I'll just….. Tougo: But it's not like this is a high-stakes exam or anything, so you don't have to answer her right away, you nerd. Sho: Tougo… Tougo: So! Let's just go back and tell everyone the date of the new interview for now, huh? Sho: Right… [Sounds of the busy street continue as they head home] — END —