[Event Story] Investigation Start: Part 3 [Phantom Thieves VS Detectives]
←Investigation Start: Part 2 ★ Investigation Start: Part 4→
(After Nazuna’s left Tomoya in charge, they try to decide what to do before the “Mystert Stage” starts. And uh, no one invited him, but here’s Wataru.)
[Location: Connecting Corridor 2F]
Mitsuru: Alright, let’s get started then! ☆
What do you want me to do? Where should I go? We should work on Tomo-chin’s rehab too, so how about we start with lessons? Anyway, let’s just dash dash~ ☆
Tomoya: Wait. Don’t “just” start running and go off on your own like that~ ….Geez, you never change.
I just joined in halfway, so I don’t really know what we’re supposed to be doing. Hajime, what were the plans for today?
Hajime: Ah, right. Wow, Tomoya-kun, you’re holding Mitsuru-kun perfectly in place. I’m always too slow to react.
Tomoya: I’ve just gotten used to it. Compared to that Masked Weirdo, Mitsuru-kun’s actions are simple. All you have to do is grab him by the collar before he runs off.
Hajime: Ehehe. Umm, well, the only things that’s set in stone is the first song for today’s “Mystery Stage.” We’re going to be the backup dancers.
I think Nii-chan should be back in time for that, too. Until then, we have free time to do whatever we want. What do you think?
Tomoya: Hmm. The first song for the “Mystery Stage” is in two hours, right?
That’s a pretty decent amount of time, but since it’ll take us a while to reserve a practice room, it’ll be over before we know it.
“Ra*bits” has been getting more funds to work with lately, but I think it’s best we save it.
Should we just get in a quick lesson at the practice space in front of the school gates or something?
I want to practice the dance we’ll be doing at the “Mystery Stage” at least once.
Ah, sorry that I’m the one just deciding everything even though I’m the one that came so late.
Hajime: Not at all. It’s because Nii-chan isn’t here, after all. Between Mitsuru-kun, who’s always running off, and me, who’s always so slow….
Tomoya-kun has to be the one that takes our hands and brings us all together♪
With the way things are going, you just might be the next leader of “Ra*bits,” Tomoya-kun…. ♪
Tomoya: Hmm. I think it’d be better to make Mitsuru the leader, since he’s the most talented, and have you and I there to support him and make it work.
Well, how about we focus on what’s in front of us for today?
Mitsuru: That’s right! If we get distracted and look elsewhere, we’ll get slowed down! ♪
Hajime: Ehehe. Then, first we’ll start off with Tomoya-kun’s rehab♪
Although, it’s not as if we’re doing anything special in the “Mystery Stage.”
“Ra*bits” just needs to perform as we always do.
I’m sure everyone in “Knights” has it a lot harder, since they need to hide a “riddle” in the song lyrics.
They really are a powerhouse “unit.” They make the most difficult things seem so easy.
Mitsuru: I wanna do difficult things too! It’s boring to just the same thing all the time~
Well, not that I really mind, since the “usual” is fun! Our destination’s the school gate, right? If we jump down from this window, we can take a shortcut~☆
Tomoya: That’s dangerous. Walk there like a normal person. ….Hm?
H-huh? There’s something strange floating outside. A UFO?
Hajime: Eh, where? Mitsuru-kuuun, move aside, please. I can’t see~ I want to see the UFO, too!
Oh, but isn’t that just some kind of balloon?
Mitsuru: Yeah, that’s a balloon, right? Like the one we saw during the “Tanabata Festival,” too! Hey, isn’t this the same one from last time, too? ♪
Tomoya: Gah? Uwah, you’re right, it’s the Masked Weirdo’s hot air balloon…. What’s that guy doing up there?!
Wataru: Amazing! Sorry to have kept you waiting. It’s your Hibiki Wataru…. ☆
Tomoya: No one was waiting for you! And no one called you here, either! Get back~ Get out of here!
Hajime: P-please calm down, Tomoya-kun…. It looks like he’s in the middle of work, after all? Look, he’s scattering some kind of cards everywhere.
Mitsuru: Catch☆ I got one of the cards. Is it some kind of flyer?
See? It has the details for the “Mystery Stage” written on it, so I think he’s advertising it for us.
Tomoya: Eh? Why’s that Masked Weirdo advertising for the “Mystery Stage”? He’s not a member of “Ra*bits” or “Knights,” so he’s not even involved in this.
Wataru: My, my! “Not involved”? You say such cold things, Tomoya-kun…. ☆
Tomoya: Gah, he saw me?! Why are his eyes so sharp when he’s all the way up there?!
Wataru: Fufufu! The height gives me a grand view. I can see where you are very clearly from where I am, Tomoya-kun!
No, but I am always looking over you, regardless☆
Actually, I’m impressed that you were able to spot me despite being the fact that I was in a blind spot. Is this also the result of the power of love, I wonder….? ☆
Tomoya: D-don’t just be shouting gross things like that! The whole school can hear every word you’re saying! And besides, I don’t even love you!
Anyway! Does everything you do always have to be so over-the-top?!
Like how you caused a big commotion on purpose by carrying me back from the zoo to Yumenosaki and setting it up to look like I’d been murdered!
Wataru: Ahaha, wasn’t it pleasant? The more meaningless pranks are, the better! After all, it seems the theme this time has to do with detectives….
It was if that were the very first case to solve! ☆
Tomoya: You really just get a kick out of freaking people out, don’t you~?!
Hajime: L-like I said, you should calm down, Tomoya-kun! If you lean out the window like that, you’re going to fall out~!
[Event Story] Investigation Start: Part 1 [Phantom Thieves VS Detectives]
←Case Discovery: Part 6 ★ Investigation Start: Part 2→
(Tomoya makes a full recovery. Everyone tells them how much they missed him. Also, Tomoya questions his acting experience.)
[Location: Connecting Corridor 2F]
Tomoya: Sorry for worrying you all so much! As of today, Tomoya Mashiro is returning for duty! ☆
Nazuna: Gotcha. Well, you just finished recovering, so don’t push yourself too hard.
Tomoya: I’ll be fine, Nii-chan. I’ve had plenty of rest, so I’m full of energy!
I know you told me to “take a few days off just in case,” but I feel like I just wasted all of that free time worrying, you know~?
Nazuna: Well, it was just to be on the safe side. But I’m glad that you really seem to have gotten your energy back. You’re a lot tougher than you look, Tomo-chin~ ♪
Tomoya: Heheh, it’s all thanks to you for raising me to be so strong, Nii-chan…. ♪
Mitsuru: Tomo-chaaan! ☆
Tomoya: Gah! Mitsuru, don’t just jump on me like that! I thought my spine was going to snap. Don’t go sending me back to the infirmary bed so soon, would you?!
Mitsuru: Sorry, sorry. But it really isn’t “Ra*bits” without you, Tomo-chan! Ah, I feel so relieved now. Let’s all combine our strength and work hard! ♪
Tomoya: Mitsuru…. Yeah, I’ll do my best. Sorry it took me so long to come back.
Nazuna: Alright, alright. I’m sure you’ve spent plenty of time looking back at your wrongs, so I won’t say anything more.
But it was really tough trying to keep Mitsuru-chin under control without you around, you know~?
I’m counting on you to help look out for everyone today, Tomo-chin. Things are a bit complicated for me right now, so I can only show up here and there this time around.
I want you to be the one to support everyone.
Tomoya: Oh, really? Ah, I’m sure all the third-years must be pretty busy this time of the year….
Hajime: Tomoya-kun….
Tomoya: Oh, Hajime. Wait, why do look like you’re about to cry? D-did someone pick on you?!
Hajime: Sniff…. No, I’m fine. I guess I just got a bit emotional♪
Tomoya: You’re so dramatic~ Looks like I’ll really have to be serious about looking out for you.
I’ve been completely useless up until now, so I’ll do anything to make up for that. Just say the word! ♪
Hajime: It’s fine. You don’t have to do anything, Tomoya-kun. You might end up getting sick again.
The only thing I’m capable of is working hard, but I’ll work hard for your sake as well, Tomoya-kun♪
I’ll protect you from all the bad things out there. As long as you’re alive and well….
There’s nothing more I could ask for to be happy~♪
Nazuna: What are you, his mother? He seems really motivated now, and I’m sure he wants to make an honorable recovery, after all…. So just give him room to try his best, alright~?
It’ll be bad if he collapses again, but that’s setting the bar pretty low if you’re happy with him just being alive with a smile on his face.
If Tomo-chin is really that important to you, just let him do what he wants.
Nihihi. And to be honest, we’ve been having some trouble with the “Mystery Stage,” so it’s a good thing that Tomo-chin is back now~ ♪
Tomoya: Um, what exactly is the “Mystery Stage”? I’ve only heard the gist of it. Could you explain it to me from the beginning?
Umm, it’s a DreamFes that “Ra*bits” is participating in, right?
Nazuna: Yeah. It’s a joint live with “Knights,” but….
It’s more like we’re their extras. Rank-wise, it’s an “S3,” and it lasts for eight days.
Tomoya: About a week, then? That’s a pretty long time. Let’s see, one, two, three….
So I’ve already missed half of it since I’ve been out?
Nazuna: Yeah, basically. Well, there was a possibility of you not being able to participate in the “Mystery Stage” at all, depending on your condition.
You should think yourself lucky that you’re at least able to jump in midway~
Tomoya: Well, it’s entirely my own fault for not taking better care of myself. I’m not going to complain.
I’m actually glad that I’m able to participate midway thanks to it being DreamFes that lasts so long….
Nazuna: Yep, good boy! ♪ By the way, in the “Mystery Stage,” “Ra*bits” is playing as detectives, and “Knights” is playing as phantom thieves.
It’s like a showdown between the detectives and phantom thieves.
Tomoya: Ah, so it’d be like Holmes and Lupin? I guess that means it’s set up like a play? In that case, it might help that I’m in the Drama Club! ♪
I’ve done this sort of play before, after all. Although, I only played the victim that time.
Mitsuru: Ahaha. Tomo-chan, you’re always getting those types of roles~ ♪
Tomoya: Oh, shut up. I’m still just a first year, so I’m not going to be cast into any good roles.
Our club president lets us do a lot of different things for the fun of it, but unless your acting is really good, you don’t get to go up on stage.
He’s strangely strict when it comes to that.
Nazuna: Ah, you mean Wataru-chin? But don’t you play the heroine a lot? You know, like Cinderella, or Little Red Riding Hood~? That’s pretty much the lead role, right?
Tomoya: There are times that I just fit into the role too well….
I wonder why it’s so easy for me to play heroines. Even though I hate crossdressing so much I could die. I really don’t get it.
[Event Story] Case Discovery: Part 6 [Phantom Thieves VS Detectives]
←Case Discovery: Part 5 ★ Investigation Start: Part 1→
(Tomoya regains consciousness and has a monologue.)
[Location: Infirmary]
Tomoya: …….
….H-hmm?
(Huh? Was I asleep….?
No, this looks like the infirmary. I guess I fainted again. I feel like I’ve been passing out a lot lately.
Maybe I just have a habit of fainting now…. Hmm~?
My whole body feels heavy. I’m sure part of it’s because I was so tired and really needed to rest, but….
The main reason I fainted has gotta be because of President Hibiki~....
The show for the Drama Club this time is a really large-scale production, apparently….
So he left me in a safari park full of carnivorous animals, saying it was to build courage.
I mean, I know it’s only because I’ll be a playing an animal this time.
That’s why I agreed to going to the zoo to actually study how animals behave and use that to help my acting!
I was tricked! He said that Hokuto-senpai would be coming too, but he didn’t! It was like I was on a date, being alone with just that Masked Weirdo!
And he just left me in a herd of animals, too!
Why does he keep trying to kill me every time?! That guy’s definitely messed up in the head! One of these days, I’m gonna go complain!
It’s all that Masked Weirdo’s fault! I’m lucky I only ended up fainting, after being left under those extreme conditions!
‘You’re okay, right? They didn’t rip you to shreds or anything, right?!’
He already surprises me enough on a daily basis, popping out like human jack-in-the-box going, “Amazing~ ☆”! I swear I’m going to die of a heart attack one of these days….
That’s so petty, “dying by shock.” I mean, even if I am in “Ra*bits,” that makes me seem as weak as a small animal.
…..Ah, crap! “Ra*bits” was supposed to be doing something today!
This is no time to be sleeping! Umm, what time is it now? Uwah, uwah, what do I do?
Uu. It’s completely dark outside. It’s probably all over by now….. Nii-chan and the others are probably worried, too.
But, I’m sure they’d manage without me….
Both “Ra*bits” and the “Drama Club.” Even if I’m not there, no, even if I just disappeared, it wouldn’t really matter.
Compared to everyone else around me, I really am just “normal.” I’m not particularly talented in anything, either.
Anyone could easily replace me. It doesn’t matter whether I exist or not.
……..
Wait, huh? Something feels warm….?
Someone’s hugging me….?
No, don’t be fooled, Tomoya! This has gotta be a trap! Just another prank set up by that Masked Pervert, I’m sure of it!
It’s gotta be some hideous monster doll or something! I bet he’s just waiting for me to wake up screaming once I see it!
Damn it! He has to be watching me from somewhere and just cackling away!
Stop messing around, I’m not your toy! Like hell I’ll just let you use me for your own entertainment!
The other possibility is that the Masked Weirdo’s sleeping right next to me? No way, that’s so gross….!
Mugyu?! I’m being hugged tighter…. I can’t breathe! I-it hurts!
Huh? The one who’s hugging me is….. Anzu-san….?
Eh? Wait, why?! It really is Anzu-san, right….?)
Anzu-san? Err, what are you doing? Um, this is a little awkward!
(Nnn, she’s not waking up. Looks like she’s sound asleep. Geez, how careless! I’m a highschool boy too, you know!
….She must be tired, too. It looks like she fell asleep while taking care of me.
But still, she’s sleeping so deeply....
I’m being treated as a hug pillow! This situation can’t be real! How could something so awesome actually happen to me?!
But I bet it’s all part of that Masked Weirdo’s plan—He’s probably recording all of this to use as a joke later!
Damn you! Dragging Anzu-san into this!
……..
….Anzu-san’s so soft. She really is a girl.
In a school full of boys, a “normal” girl that’s only a little older than me suddenly comes in….
Right now, she’s doing so much as a “producer.”
I really admire her, somehow. But, it’s frustrating….
I had these exact same thoughts during the “Tanabata” live, too. I haven’t grown a bit since then.
A year goes by so fast. I entered Yumenosaki Academy because I wanted to change how “normal” I am….
But I’m always just being pushed around, or going this way and that.
Compared to Anzu-san, who’s actually moving forward….
It’s like I’ve gotten separated from her. The only thing I’m capable of doing right now is letting her hug me for comfort.
But, one day for sure, I’ll….
When exactly is “one day,” anyway?! Dammit, I’ll do my best!
First, I’ll get in touch with Nii-chan and apologize for skipping out on today’s lesson! The sooner the better!)
Anzu-san, I’m really sorry about this, but I’ll be heading out first.
Sleep well, and have a nice rest. You’ll catch a cold if you sleep without the covers on. Ah, she’ll wake up if I talk to her too much.
I’m going to do my best. I still don’t know what I can do, but….
One of these days, I’ll really surprise you.
I’m going to become a man that can impress you. And then you’ll come to see me as an equal, and not a hug pillow, right?
(If it’s only the president in here, I’m going to be alone with him….! I want to avoid that at all costs!
Please, let Hokuto-senpai be in the room….!)
….Huh? Transfer student-senpai?
Eh? Eh? What are you doing here, Senpai?
You were called here by the president….? D-don’t tell me he tried recruiting you into the Drama Club?!
Senpai, I won’t say anything bad about you, so please forget about joining the Drama Club….!
It’s the Drama Club, you know?! The Drama Club that that “Masked Freak” is the president of, you know?!
Don’t you realize that once you join, you’ll be turned into the president’s plaything?!
Don’t worry about me. I’ve already resigned to my fate….
But I don’t want you to suffer too, Senpai! I don’t want there to be any more victims!
S-senpai, it’s not too late to get away. It doesn’t seem like the Masked Freak is here yet, either…. So please escape while you can!
I’ll do my best to cover for you!
Even if the president invites you again, you can’t come back here. I don’t know if I’ll be able to help you escape next time.
Now hurry….! Eh? This costume? Oh, no, no, this isn’t one of the Drama Club’s costumes.
There’s no way one of the Drama Club’s costumes would look this proper. Uuu…. Just saying that myself makes me depressed….
This is the costume for the “unit” I’m in. We’re called “Ra*bits”.
Hajime made the costumes…. Ah, Hajime’s one of my classmates. He’s really nice.
Just talking to him puts me at ease…. Since I’m surrounded by so many weird people, it’s kind of relief to talk to someone normal, I guess you could say.
I think it’s only because Hajime is here that I feel I can survive in this school. And also, there’s Hokuto-senpai.
I want to quit the Drama Club as soon as I can, but the reason I haven’t yet is because Hokuto-senpai is here….
Even if it’s the president, Hokuto-senpai can tell him off without holding back.
I want to learn from that example and become someone that frank, too. And then, maybe it’ll finally be the end of my constant stomachaches….
S-sorry. I just rambled on for so long. But I feel better now that I got it all out.
Senpai, I’ll walk you back to your classroom. D-does that make me sound too presumptuous?
….No? That’s good. I feel relieved hearing you say that.
[Event Story] Tomoya Mashiro: Part 3 [Marching Band]
←Tomoya Mashiro: Part 2 ★
Mitsuru: So? How is it? Looks good on me, right~? ♪
Tomoya: Yeah, I think it looks fine. Senpai says so, too.
Mitsuru: Hehe♪
Tomoya: Now all we need are instruments….. Huh? You’ve already spoken with the teacher and gotten permission?
Wow, thank you for doing so much for us. Come on, Mitsuru, don’t just stand there. You should thank her too.
Mitsuru: Thank you! We’re really grateful~! ☆
Tomoya: Alright then, let’s head for the music room first, and then meet up with the others.
Mitsuru: Roger that! Off we go!
Tomoya: There’s drums, trumpet, flute, trombone….
Ah, that’s right. Senpai, what instruments are the others playing?
Nii-chan has a baton, and Hajime’s playing the flute? Alright, thank you.
Hmm, instruments, huh….. I like listening to music, but once I’m the one making the music, that’s a different story.
(An instrument that even I could play…. Maybe the trombone?
I’ve heard that, compared to the trumpet, it’s easier to make a sound with a trombone….
But I’ve also heard people say that they’re about the same.
Hmm, which should I choose? If both of those are too hard, then maybe the drums….)
Mitsuru: I choose the drums!
Tomoya: What….?!
Mitsuru: All you have do is swing a stick around to make noise! It’s super easy! Even I can play something like this~
Tomoya: It may be easy to make noise with them, but it’s hard to actually play the drums, you know?
Mitsuru: Bam bam! Bam bam! Ahaha, it’s a big parade~!
Tomoya: ….There he goes ignoring me again. But it’d probably be impossible for Mitsuru to play anything besides the drums, so I guess this is for the best.
(Now that Mitsuru’s going to be the playing the drums, the only ones left are these two, huh?)
Hmm, Hmmm…..
Um, senpai, I’m sorry to ask this, but could you choose for me?
At this rate, we’re just going to be wasting time while I’m trying to decide on which one.
The trumpet? The trombone looks heavier, so you think the trumpet might be a little easier to play….?
Oh, it doesn’t matter that it’s just an amateur opinion or not, I’ve made up my mind with what you’ve just told me!
I’ll play the trumpet!
Mitsuru: Oh! So you’ve picked your instrument too, Tomo-chan~? Now we’re starting to look like a real marching band!
Bam bam! Bam bam! Bam bam bam!
Tomoya: Now that we have our instruments, let’s go join Nii-chan and Hajime…
Senpai, do you know where they are right now?
Mitsuru: Bam bam! Bam bam! Bam bam bam!
Tomoya: I-I’m sorry, I can’t hear….
Mitsuru: Bam bam! Bam bam! Bam bam bam!
Tomoya: Mitsuru, you’re being too loud! I’m trying to talk to senpai right now, so stop playing!
Mitsuru: Bam bam! Bam bam! Big parade! Let’s go, let’s go! Ahaha, drums are so fun~! ☆
The more I beat them, the more sound they make, and that just makes me want to beat them even more~! ♪
Tomoya: MI-TSU-RU!!
Mitsuru: Bam bam bam! I feel like I heard someone call my name just now, but it was probably just my imagination since I can’t hear them anymore~
Alright~! Time to make even more noise♪ Bam bam! Bam bam! Bam bam bam!
Tomoya: ….Senpai, let’s talk outside. Nothing’s going to get done if we stay here.
Phew…… We’ll have an easier time talking out here.
So, about where Nii-chan and Hajime are….. In front of the fountain? Then, we just need to head over there.
We should tell Mitsuru this too…. Huh, my phone’s ringing? Senpai, please wait a moment while I answer it.
Hello? Ah, Nii-chan? We’re heading over there soon….
Uwah! Please don’t yell at me so loudly!
I-I understand. Yes…. yes…..
Mitsuru! We need to hurry or we’ll lose our chance to perform! Come on, stop playing the drums!
Mitsuru: Ah, but the sticks are what give drums their life! How could you just steal them like that?!
Tomoya: Let’s just get going already!
Ah, senpai, are you coming along with us? I’m really sorry to have to make you run again, but if it gets too tough, please let me know.
As long as you don’t mind, I’ll lend you my shoulder for support.
Mitsuru: Carrying someone like the transfer student over my shoulder is a piece of cake! Upsy-daisy! Dash, dash, dash~! ☆
Tomoya: Ah, Mitsuru! Senpai’s going to fall like that! Wait up, Mitsuruuu!!
[Event Story] Tomoya Mashiro: Part 2 [Marching Band]
←Tomoya Mashiro: Part 1 ★ Tomoya Mashiro: Part 3→
Tomoya: Huh? But why were you chasing after me?
Ah, I see. So due to Nii-chan’s idea, we’re doing a marching band,
And you came looking for me, one of the members of “Ra*bits”.
Sorry, I had no idea, so I kept running from you all this time…. I thought you were the Masked Pervert, so I just ran as fast as I could.
Ah, so this is the costume for the marching band? I’ll change into it right now, so please wait here.
Thanks for waiting. Now then, let’s go back to where Nii-chan is….. Hm? Mitsuru’s still missing?
Understood. I think I know where he’ll be at this time of day. Senpai, please come with me.
Mitsuru: Mnnn…. What’s that…. I can’t eat anymore….. A hundred yakisoba-pan is too much, even for me…..
Tomoya: So you really were here, after all. Mitsuru! Wake up!
Mitsuru: Mnnn…. Anpan…..
Tomoya: No, not anpan! Come on, just get up already!
Mitsuru: Nnngh… Chomp!
Tomoya: ?! Ouch! Mitsuru, stop biting my hand!
Mitsuru: Chew chew…. This anpan…. doesn’t taste like anything….
Tomoya: I’m not anpan!!
Mitsuru: Uu…. That hurts…. Who hit me in the head? I’m all dizzy now….
Tomoya: Haah. Are you finally awake?
Mitsuru: That sounds like Tomo-chan~ What a coincidence!
Tomoya: It’s not just a coincidence. I came here looking for you, Mitsuru.
Mitsuru: For me? Oh, I know why! “Ra*bits” is putting on a concert, right?!
Alright~! Time to get super duper fired up~! ☆
Tomoya: Ah, Mitsuru, wait, that’s not--....
Mitsuru: Ahem♪ We’ll show them everything we’ve got! An all-out pitch!
Tomoya: Mitsuru….! But we’re not even going on stage this time…. He never listens to what people have to say.
I’m sorry about this, senpai. I’ll go after him, so please go back to Nii-chan first.
Huh? You’ll come with me? That would really help, but are you sure?
Thank you so much. Alright, let’s catch him together, then. Though, that’s easier said than done. Mitsuru’s a really fast runner.
He’s in the Track Club, and as you’d probably guess with how he’s always saying, “Dash, dash!” he really loves running.
I think it’ll be hard to catch him if we just give chase, so the only way is to have him cornered.
Mitsuru’s probably headed for the school grounds where there’re a lot of guests…. Senpai, let’s hurry!
It doesn’t look like Mitsuru is here yet…. Senpai, let’s hide somewhere and wait for him to come.
Mitsuru: I made it to the grounds, but now what! I don’t see Nii-chan anywhere, and Hajime-chan and Tomo-chan aren’t here either~
I can’t do anything when I’m on my own. Guess that’s the downside of being used to having my friends around all the time….
Tomoya: Well, you don’t have to say that now that your friends have you surrounded.
Mitsuru: Ah, it’s Tomo-chan! Friend sighted~! ☆
Tomoya: Hey! Don’t just latch onto me out of nowhere!
Mitsuru: Tomo-chan, I wanted to see you~ I didn’t know what I was gonna do all by myself!
Tomoya: You run off on your own too much. You have a really bad habit of running off before people even finish talking to you.
Mitsuru: Uu~..... I’m sorry. I know I was wrong! I won’t do it again, so please forgive me, Tomo-chan! Just like that!
Tomoya: Haah…. How many times have I heard you say that same thing again?
Well, we don’t have time for listening to those excuses right now, so I’ll let it go this time.
Mitsuru: Thanks! You really are a great friend~! ☆ So, Tomo-chan, you said you were looking for me?
Tomoya: Yeah. Nii-chan is putting together a marching band, so we’re supposed to meet up with him.
Mitsuru: A marching band? The ones that bang on drums and stuff? But why’re we doing a marching band?
Tomoya: Well, that’s because…. Ah, senpai, you’ll do the explaining? I don’t really know all the details, so it’d be helpful if you could explain instead♪
Mitsuru: Hmm, okay…. I don’t really get it, but okay! In other words, we just need to gather together a lot of people, right? ♪
Tomoya: Like Nii-chan said, at this rate, “SakuraFes” might end in a huge failure.
It’d be frustrating for me, too, if the DreamFes starring the unit that Hokuto-senpai is in ended like that.
If gathering a crowd is what we need to do, then I’ll take part in this marching band or whatever else!
Ah…. but putting on weird costumes is the only thing I’d like to refrain from.
Mitsuru: Yeah, yeah, let’s do this~! ☆ Hm? By the way, Tomo-chan, you’re wearing a funny outfit~
Tomoya: Oh, right, we haven’t given it to you yet. It’s the marching band costume.
[Event Story] Tomoya Mashiro: Part 1 [Marching Band]
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Tomoya: Haa…. Haa…. Haah….
I-I’m sure that…. even that “Masked Pervert”.... w… won’t chase me this far, right….?
Uu~ Isn’t today the day of “SakuraFes”?
Since there’s going to be tons of people from outside of the school coming too, it’s obviously going to be too embarrassing for me to walk around in a vampire costume…!
Even when I tried telling him that it’s just an outdoor concert and not some Halloween event,
He just said something insane like how it wouldn’t be unusual to wear weird costumes because there’s an event going on today….
And plus, a vampire costume would just make it seem like I’m trying to pick a fight with “UNDEAD” or something.
Haah~..... In the end, Hokuto-senpai really is the only one that can put a stop to the president’s crazy antics.
No matter how much I try to protest, it never does any good, anyway.
One of these days, I’ll become as straightforward as Hokuto-senpai….
(I-I think I just heard footsteps….
Don’t tell me it’s the president?! No way, no way! I made sure to lose him! I’m sure it’s just someone passing by. Yeah, it must be.
Wait, the footsteps stopped in front of the classroom….?)
….!
(You’ve gotta be kidding me. The classroom door opened…. I-I don’t have the courage to turn around and check if it’s really him!
Hokuto-senpai, please give me strength! Give me the strength to run from that Masked Pervert, please….!)
Wh-when in a tight situation, the best strategy is to retreat.
I can’t take this! I don’t want to be made into that Masked Pervert’s plaything! Anything but that!
Haa…. Haah…..
(How about now? Did I lose him?)
…..Ack! That Masked Pervert…. Just how persistent can he be?!
(He usually gives up right away, so why is he so persistent today….!
Is it because there’s an event today? Since there’s going to be more people around than usual, he’s more motivated to make me his dress-up doll…. or something?
UWAAaaaAAaaah…. Why is that person so motivated over meaningless things like this…?
With all the trouble he’s causing me, I wish he’d at least consider my feelings a bit more….)
Uwah?! While I’ve been standing around like this, the footsteps have come up right behind me?!
(Darn it…. Can I outrun him….?
I-I can’t do this anymore. As soon as I lose all my strength, that Masked Pervert’s going to make me his prey.
Not to mention, my younger sister comes here sometimes to cheer me on. What if I end up running into her….?)
It’s all over…. My life as an older brother is gonna be all over…..
I have to outrun him, no matter what. This is the only way I can protect my dignity as an older brother!)
Ahh…. Haah…. I-It hurts…..
(Since I sprinted, it’s already hard to breathe….
Is the president still coming after me? Dammit. I can’t be caught now after I’ve come all this way.)
Ah….
(You’re kidding, right?! A… A dead end?!
So this is it…. huh? I’ve got no other choice but to stand up to my fate.
Who knows what my sister will say to me if she sees me.
But even so, I only got caught after running away with all my strength. I have to make sure she understand that, at least.)
…….Eh? Transfer student-senpai?
E-Ehhhhh?! Where’s the Masked Pervert?!
Wait, that was a close one. You almost had me fooled there.
I knew you were a pervert, but I never thought you’d resort to crossdressing!
Did you think you could get me to give in by dressing up as senpai….. Huh? You’re really her? It’s not crossdressing?
That’s true - Even if he crossdressed, he wouldn’t be able to change his height…. Then, you’re really transfer student-senpai?
Haaaah…… Th-that’s a relief. I was able to protect my identity….
