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Nazuna lept up and darted over to Mika, with Shu not particularly far behind him.
“Kagehira!” Shu barked, sounding loud and stern rather than the concerned that everyone who had been there could tell he really was.
“Oshi-san! Nazuna-nii! You’re okay!” Mika grabbed for the both of them, “I was so worried - ya just disappeared, Oshi-san, and then Nazuna-nii -”
“We’re alright, Kagehira,” Shu interrupted him, “We’ve been here, ostensibly learning about the future.”
“Ostensibly?”
“Well, the whole thing’s been in code,” Rei spoke up, “As a result, we don’t really know all that much.”
“Not true!” Wataru let out something that sounded like a laugh, “We know that our heroes have been dealt a poor hand by life and by Eichi, but that yet they haven’t responded to their predicament!”
“Heroes?” Mika asked as Shu led him over to the couch.
“Tatsumi Kazehaya and then two otherS,” Natsume nodded, “We believe their names to be Heireo and AiraA.”
Shu sat down on the couch and gestured for Mika to sit next to him, which he did. Nazuna chose to seat himself across both their laps, in part because he’d already been on Shu’s lap before. Mika made a noise of surprise, but Shu coiled an arm around Nazuna’s side, so there he stayed.
“Here~” Kanata handed a couple things to Mika, who took them without protest.
“A… notebook and an empty pouch?”
“For taking notes,” Rei explained.
“And we get ‘paid’ to watcH, which we can use for a few different thingS.”
That’s how we were brought in.
“Ah! Thank ya kindly,” Mika smiled at Nazuna. “Er… what now?”
“Now, we wait for it to resume,” Shu sighed, “It has been taking a while so far, but -”
As soon as Shu said that, the screen lit up once more.
Gletxiv Wizir - Viwxvygxyvmrk
“Ah!” Rei perked up, “That’s the word we couldn’t figure out before!”
Hiiro: Csy evi xippmrk yw xs wxst fimrk mhspw?
“So you can figure out what it means noW?” Natsume asked.
Hiiro: Csy ger'x nywx hs xlex! M riih xs fi mr xlmw tswmxmsr jsv qi xs jypjmpp qc ksep!
“Of course. Give me just a moment,” Rei was hunched over his notebook now.
“Perhaps the title will be more useful than the others have been,” Shu let out a small huff.
Aira: Yeeel... Ws mx aew xvyi... M epviehc xlsyklx ws! Mx'w epp sziv rsa, M ger'x fipmizi mx! Izir xlsykl M hvieqx sj fimrk er mhsp jsv ws psrk~!
“Er… what were tha titles of tha previous chapters?” Mika asked.
“Sleeper, ‘Destroyer’, Gospel, Encounter, Explanation, and Sentence,” Wataru said helpfully.
Tatsumi: Pix yw epp gepq hsar. Ksh zepyiw wxmppriww.
“And now we can add Restructuring to that list,” Rei spoke up.
Tatsumi: ...Imglm-wer. Ws csy evi wecmrk xlex csy, amxl csy csyvwipj gpemqmrk xs fi e zivc fywc tivwsr, airx syx sj csyv aec xs gepp yw epp livi xs xipp yw xlmw?
“RestructurinG?” Natsume blinked.
“Aha!” Wataru made a triumphant noise, sitting up straighter, “Our heroes have been fired!”
“...But there’s no ‘fire’ being shown?” Kanata looked confused.
Tatsumi: Jsv e rsxmgi sj hmwqmwwep, ai gsyph lezi nywx fiir wirx xli xiqtpexi hmwqmwwep rsxmgi.
“It means that they were released from their jobs, Kanata,” Shu said, curling his arms further around Nazuna and Mika.
“Oh~”
Tatsumi: Xlivi mwr'x erc riih sv sfpmkexmsr jsv csy xs ks syx sj csyv aec xs gsqi erh wmrgivipc ibtpemr xlmw xs yw, alsq csy csyvwipj lezi pefipih ew jempmrk yrhiveglmizivw.
Nazuna leaned into Shu’s hold, mentally noting the tightness of it. A fleeting moment, but one that he wanted to savor before it flew away.
How lovely was this place, a place where Nazuna could savor what he truly wanted - Shu’s love - for a bit longer. Without the pressure of an upcoming performance, or the existential dread that things were going to dissolve any moment.
It was nice to have reassurance that he was still wanted.
Eichi: ……
Mika frowned as he looked at Shu and Nazuna, feeling Shu’s arm around him like this. Why was he being treated… like Nazuna? That was new, that was weird! He wasn’t sure how he felt about it yet…
Tatsumi: Csy evi e tivwsr sj vexmsrepmwq, izir amxl srpc vyqsyvw xs ewwmwx qi, M ger yrhivwxerh xlex ex piewx.
Wataru scrutinized the video, his thoughts awhir. “If they are being fired, then why is Kazehaya-kun seemingly arguing back to Eichi?”
“Why is it called being ‘fired’?” Kanata asked his own question instead of offering any possible explanations.
Tatsumi: Xlsykl xlivi evi qerc kswwmtw xlex temrx csy mr e feh pmklx. Givxemrpc mx mwr'x ew mj csy evi e wehmwx als aerxw xs vizip mr nsc ex xli wmklx sj yw wmromrk mr syv erkymwl, mw mx?
“Perhaps it is more complicated than it seemS?” Natsume offered his two cents.
“I suspect that Tenshouin-kun is more shrewd than I first thought,” Rei frowned.
“Tenshouin? Shrewd?” Shu snorted, “Is he not a spoiled child trying to throw his hat into a ring that he can’t physically keep up with?”
Tatsumi: M wywtigx csy lezi ersxliv qsvi mqtsvxerx xlmrk, rs, e tvstswmxmsr xs xipp yw efsyx. Csy tperrih xs fpmrhwmhi yw fc wtieomrk asvhw epmoi xs er ibigyxmsr wirxirgi erh ws qeoi yw vexxpih, epp mr svhiv jsv yw xs eggitx xlmw tvstswmxmsr-
“Look at the way he holds himself, Shu,” Rei pointed out, “He’s confident. He runs that agency that employs at least these four idols, and one of them is rather famous. What we’re dealing with is not simply a spoiled brat.”
Shu frowned. “Still, that does not mean he's a decent idol in his own right.”
“No, it does not,” Rei sighed, “But it does mean that we need to be careful. More so than we thought.”
“Ayh’ll fight ‘im if ya need me ta, Oshi-san,” Mika leaned into Shu’s side.
Tatsumi: Fc hvmzmrk yw mr e gsvriv qirxeppc, xs jsvgi yw mr e wxexi sj qmrh mr almgl ai asyph viehmpc jsppsa alexiziv csy asyph wec. Xlex'w epws lsa xli qejme stivexiw.
“Thank you Kagehira, but I’m sure that won’t be required,” Shu sniffed.
“OH, waiT, KagehirA,” Natsume perked up suddenly, “I should have asked when you first arriveD, but I forgoT. Do you have any people you want to bring in to watch with uS? We need to have at least twenty-fivE, in the enD.”
“Erm… who’re ya already plannin’ ta bring in?”
Tatsumi: Sv gsyph M fi viehmrk xss qygl mrxs alex csy'vi wecmrk?
“We only have a few people already picked ouT - Rei-nii-san’s brother and unitmateS.”
Eichi: Jyjy. Mx'w levhiv sr qi alir xlivi'w wsqisri amxl e wlevt qmrh. Ew M xlsyklx, mx'h fi e aewxi xs pix ks sj csy. Xlsykl xli tsxirxmep sj xli sxliv xlvii evi wxmpp yrorsar.
“Er… well, Naruchan’s mayh friend…” Mika looked thoughtful for a moment, and then his eyes flew wide. “Wait, can it be anyone?”
“Kagehira, what do you mean by that?” Shu questioned, now more intrigued by Mika’s response than the actual goings-on on screen.
“It’s jus’... there’s someone Ayh lost uh long tayhme ago… Do ya think we could bring ‘er in?”
Aira: Ylll...?
Shu stared at Kagehira for a moment. Someone he had lost a long time ago? How come Shu hadn’t heard of this before?
Hiiro: Epvmklx. Xli xas sj xliq ywih ehzergih zsgefypevc mr wyggiwwmsr almpi xepomrk erh ew wygl M hmh rsx yrhivwxerh izivcxlmrk, lsaiziv M yrhivwxssh vsyklpc. Ger csy xipp yw alex xlmw ‘mqtsvxerx wsqixlmrk' mw?
“Someone importanT?” Natsume asked, “Who might that bE?”
“Mayh - mayh sister. Mayh twin sister, Ayh mean. She got adopted when we were fayhve an’... an’ Ayh ain’t seen ‘er since.”
“Oh.”
Aira: Yll, ylll? Aemx e wigsrh! Alc evi csy efpi xs oiit yt amxl xli gsrzivwexmsr, sv evi csy nywx tvixirhmrk xs yrhivwxerh?
Nazuna blinked rapidly. A sister? He hadn’t known that Mika had a sister at all, much less a twin one. How had he not known that? Poor Mika… Nazuna would have to try harder to be there for him.
Shu pulled Mika closer. That he hadn’t known something like this about his doll - unthinkable.
Eichi: M asr'x aemx. Xli xepo airx sr psrkiv xler ibtigxih, ws M aerx xs lyvvc yt, wec alex riihw xs fi wemh, erh avet xlmrkw.
“...What’s her namE?” Natsume asked, pen held over his notebook. He was going to try to bring in Mika’s sister. He had to try.
“Suzu,” Mika took a deep, shaky breath. “‘Er name’s Suzu.”
Eichi: M'pp wec mx srgi qsvi, fyx xmqi mw qsric. Ai riih xs ywi xli viwsyvgi orsar ew xmqi mr er ijjigxmzi aec.
Shu drew Mika impossibly closer still as the story continued to play out on screen without anyone really giving it much mind. Who would, when Mika had just said something so heart wrenching?
Okay, well. Wataru had still been attempting to pay attention. He really did want to figure out what was going on.
Eichi: Ex erc vexi, csy evir'x wymxefpi xs fi mhspw, ws csy'vi jmvih.
Kanata was slightly vexed by the current seating arrangements. He’d been sitting with Shu and Wataru at the start, but had been chased from that couch to this one by the arrival of Shu’s unitmates. Even so, Wataru looked a little crowded… was there anything Kanata could do to help?
Eichi: Xlex'w alex xli ibigyxmziw higmhih. Xlic'vi xeomrk e psx sj tviwwyvi jvsq xli wxsgolsphivw, ws xlimv tper mw xs pec sjj wsqi sj xli mhspw. Srpc e jia, xlsykl.
Wataru frowned, eyes still trained on Eichi’s onscreen visage. His expression… strange and dismissive, slightly disgusted? What was - what did that mean? Was Eichi disgusted by the idols before him, or…?
There was so much missing. And while Wataru was able to ascertain some information from the body language alone, that wasn’t enough to truly understand the whole story.
“Rei, can you tell what he’s saying? I don’t understand this scene,” Wataru asked, gesturing to the screen.
Hiiro: "Pec sjj"... M wxmpp hs rsx orsa alex xlex qierw. Evi xlic pecmrk tistpi hsar wsqialivi?
“I’ll do my best, but I didn’t catch many individual words from Tenshouin-kun’s last line, I’ll have to try from Heireo’s line,” Rei sighed as he jotted down what he heard from said line.
All he got was ‘peck sedge’ and ‘alex xlex’, excluding words like M, which he already knew. Heck, he knew ‘alex xlex’ meant ‘what that’, but that didn’t help either!
Aira: Il, alc evi csy ewomrk qi? Ws yqq, M xlmro mx qierw "kixxmrk jmvih"! Tvsfefpc! Eq M vmklx?
‘Peck sedge’ gave Rei ‘layg oazca’, which… okay, it was probably ‘lay’, but what was ‘oazca’ supposed to be?
“All I got from Heireo’s line was ‘Lay… I… what that…’” Rei admitted. “My apologies, that wasn’t very helpful, was it?”
Tatsumi: Jyjy. Xs fi qsvi tvigmwi, mx'w e iytliqmwq jsv hmwqmwwmrk iqtpsciiw.
“Still, thank you,” Wataru turned back to the screen. That hadn’t really answered his question about Eichi’s feelings, but it was still something.
“...What is ‘oazca’ supposed to meaN?” Natsume leaned over to look at Rei’s notebook.
Eichi: Ew csy orsa, xlivi evi wizivep mhsp ekirgmiw mr IW—
“I don’t know,” Rei sighed, “I’m not even sure how else I could’ve structured that.”
Eichi: Wxevqeoiv Tvshygxmsr, fixxiv orsar ew Wxevtvs, almgl ai evi tevx sj mw ex xli ws-geppih lieh sj xlex pmwx.
Wataru didn’t miss the way that Eichi puffed up with pride, and turned to Rei again.
“Can you try Wexevkeyoiv Tivshygixmsir, or WexevTivs? I can hear the capital letters, and am quite curious.”
Eichi: Jsv xli psrkiwx xmqi ai'zi fiir kemrmrk xli vigskrmxmsr sj xli tyfpmg qsvi xler wxiehmpc, erh sr xst sj xlex M lezi fiir xlvsamrk qc tivwsrep aiepxl ex xlmw ekirgc M qcwipj eq epws tevx sj, ws ai evi uymxi aipp-sjj. Ew wygl xlivi aewr'x erc viewsr xs tper e viwxvygxyvmrk.
“I can try,” Rei wrote the words down in his notebook, “But I can’t promise anything. Sometimes the way things are pronounced…”
“I would like to know why we are still listening to Tenshouin prattle on,” Shu cut in with a sniff, “As far as I’m concerned, he’s far overstayed his welcome.”
“These chapters are so long…” Kanata let himself puddle halfway out of his seat, “I want to move on already…”
“Well we can’t exactly make them go any fasteR…” Natsume, however, did not disagree with the sentiment.
Eichi: Mj ai'vi xli srpc ekirgc xlex hsiwr'x xeoi erc qiewyviw, xli mhspw jvsq sxliv ekirgmiw als hsr'x aerx xs fi jmvih ampp wyvki mrxs Wxevtvs pmoi hsziw…
“So I got ‘Satargauker Peroducetioen’ and ‘SatarPero’,” Rei said.
Nazuna lit up and began writing in his notebook.
“What does that mean…” Kanata sounded more bored than curious.
Eichi: Zivc qygl pmoi lsa vijykiiw asyph.
Nazuna held up his notebook for Shu to read.
Eichi: Figeywi sj xli jiev sj xlmw, xli tper mw xs gsrjsvq amxl alex xli sxliv ekirgmiw evi hsmrk, erh xs hs xlex ai lezi xs pix ks sj wsqi sj syv tistpi.
“‘StarPro’?” Shu read what Nazuna had wrote aloud, “Ah yes, that would make sense, wouldn’t it?”
“That would make it Star-something Production,” Rei noted, “Not a bad name for what I presume is an agency.”
Eichi: Wxevtvs mw hsmrk aipp, fyx yrjsvxyrexipc xli gyvvirx Neteriwi wsgmixc mw sri mr almgl xli remp xlex wxmgow syx ampp kix wxvygo. Xlivi'w e riih jsv yw xs lezi e givxemr hikvii sj xlsyklxjypriww erh jsv yw xs fi efpi xs qeoi hmtpsqexmgeppc viwtsrwmfpi higmwmsrw.
“Eichi seems quite proud of StarPro!” Wataru commented, “His body language telegraphs that quite clearly!”
“I’ve never heard of a ‘StarPro’,” Shu glared at the screen in suspicion, “I don’t trust it.”
“Maybe he founded it?” Mika asked, “He’s rich, rayhght? Should have tha money fer that…”
“That would explain why he’s so proud of it!” Wataru said cheerily.
Hiiro: Ws, csy evi wecmrk xli jsyv sj yw evi xli xevkix sj xlmw "pec sjj"?
Nazuna smiled - actually smiled! He’d helped them figure something out! How wonderful…
Eichi: Ciw, M eq. Csy qec fi wxytmh, fyx M hsr'x xlmro csy'vi xlex wxytmh.
“So, erm… why’re we watchin’ Tenshouin-senpai again?” Mika scratched lightly at his cheek.
Hiiro: Rs, M eq xlex wxytmh. Izir fego lsqi, M aew orsar jsv fimrk er mhmsx.
Shu let out a disgruntled huff. “Honestly, I haven’t the faintest clue. Even bringing in you and Nito, still none of us have appeared in these videos.”
Eichi: Mw xlex ws? Mwr'x xlex figeywi csy aivi fimrk gsqtevih xs csyv fvsxliv?
“At least we know who Tenshouin-senpai iS?” Natsume said, but it sounded more like a question.
“I have several questions about this story,” Rei gestured to the screen.
Eichi: Ai airx sjj-xstmg. Fc xli aec, xli sxliv ekirgmiw evi ettevirxpc tperrmrk xs jmvi e kviexiv ryqfiv sj mhspw.
I know who Tatsumi-chin is! Nazuna held up his notebook for Mika to read, We went to church together.
“Really? Was ‘e nice?” Mika asked.
Eichi: Jsv ibeqtpi, mx pssow pmoi VlcwPmr—Vlcxlq Pmro—alswi jmrergiw evi epaecw mr e hmwewxvsyw wxexi ampp irh yt mr uymxi xli xvekmg wmxyexmsr.
I mean, we weren’t that close, but he seemed nice, Nazuna wrote down.
“Oh, okay,” Mika nodded, “Tha’s neat!”
Mika’s eyes flicked back to the screen, now seeking out Tatsumi Kazehaya’s visage. If this was someone who Nazuna said was alright, Mika was interested in learning about who he was.
Eichi: Mx'w er ekirgc jypp sj zixiverw, ws M wywtigx xlex xlivi mw e psx sj kivsrxsgvegc, hiwtmxi epviehc qeomrk wxitw xsaevhw vixmviqirx, xli zixiverw qywx fi tperrmrk sr hiqerhmrk e lmkl vixmviqirx jii.
Shu did not like Tatsumi Kazehaya. He had decided that, listening to Nazuna talk. Sure, Nazuna ‘didn’t know him well’, but there was a chance that if Tatsumi arrived here, then Nazuna might - no, it didn’t bear thinking about. Nazuna was right here in Shu’s arms, where he could safely stay.
Shu gave in to his possessive thoughts and lowered his head to rest his chin atop Nazuna’s head, delicate blond hairs now tickling at his nose.
…They needed to get a shower soon. Nazuna’s hair - and Mika’s as well - couldn’t be allowed to grow too greasy and filthy.
Eichi: ...Xlex aew e fmx sj e vyhi aec xs tyx mx. M asrhiv mj M'zi fiir mrjpyirgih fc Weikywe-oyr'w wlevt xsrkyi figeywi M'zi jviuyirxpc fiir lezmrk hmwgywwmsrw amxl lmq vigirxpc.
Nazuna was going to explode before the day was over.
Well, perhaps that was a little hyperbolic.
But really, Shu was showing him so much affection and it was just - just - Nazuna had almost thought he’d already lost this! Was he supposed to feel normally about it under these circumstances?
Hiiro: Weikywe...?
“A word by itself!” Rei grinned like a maniac and wrote down in his notebook, ‘weikiwe’.
Eichi: Hsr'x qmrh mx. Ex erc vexi, xlex'w xli gyvvirx wxexi sj ejjemvw. E xvekihc zivc wmqmpev xs e rexyvep hmwewxiv.
“What’s the worD?” Natsume leaned over to read from Rei’s notebook.
“Saegesa?” Rei hummed thoughtfully, “Maybe it’s a name?”
Eichi: Csy gsyph izir wec xlex ai sj Wxevtvs evi pygoc amxl srpc lezmrk xs jmvi jsyv tivwsrw.
“It does sound similar to a name I’ve heard beforE,” Natsume cocked his head curiously, “But I can’t remember wherE.”
“Agreed,” Rei nodded, “Does anyone else have any ideas? Who is this?”
Eichi: Lsaiziv, xs fi lsriwx M hsr'x aerx xs pix ks sj izir e wmrkpi tivwsr—rsx iziv ekemr.
“Look at the regret on Eichi’s face,” Wataru said, “I want to know what he regrets.”
“What’s a Saegesa?” Kanata asked.
Hiiro: …?
“Ayh don’t known nothin’ ‘bout anybody,” Mika shrugged, “Oshi-san, do ya know somethin’?”
Eichi: Csy epp qmklx fi yrhiveglmizivw, fyx lsaiziv xamwxih, csy'vi wxmpp mhspw. Erh mhspw evi fimrkw xlex qeoi qmvegpiw lettir. Xlex'w alex M fipmizi erh orsa.
“Hmm? What are you asking, Kagehira?”
“Er, Sakuma-senpai was askin’ if we knew anythin’ ‘bout someun naymed Saegesa?”
“...I have never heard of such a person.”
Eichi: Csy evi yrtspmwlih kiqw, wiihw amxl xli tswwmfmpmxc xs figsqi tperxw amxl kviex jpsaivw, wxevw mr xli qeomrk. M hsr'x amwl xs xlvsa xlex epp eaec amxl xli kevfeki jsv rs kssh viewsr.
I don’t know anything either, sorry, Nazuna held his notebook up to be read. His face was incredibly red for some reason.
“Still, if we’re certain this is a name, it might well be good for me to write it down in my notebook,” Shu began to lean forward, then realized it would dislodge Nazuna and aborted the movement. “Kagehira, hand me my notebook and pen, would you?”
“Ya got it, Oshi-san!” Mika grabbed the notebook in question, taking note of the colors of it, the pen, and the coinpurse resting on it for the first time. “Huh. Hey, Oshi-san, we match!”
Eichi: M hsr'x aerx xs xlvsa eaec csyv tsxirxmep.
“What do you mean, ‘we match’?” Shu took the notebook and pen as he gave Mika a strange look.
Eichi: Almgl mw alc M aerx xs qeoi e tvstswep. Xlmw mw xli qemr xstmg, pmwxir erh xeoi mx xs lievx.
“Ayh mean, tha colors!” Mika held up his pen and coinpurse, “Look! We’re both red! Maybe red fer Valkyrie?”
“Don’t be silly, Kagehira,” Shu shook his head, “Nito’s got light blue instead, so it can’t be for Valkyrie.”
Eichi: Mr efsyx xas qsrxlw, sr xli pewx hec sj Eykywx, IW ampp qeoi e gsppigxmzi ijjsvx xs lswx e givxemr izirx.
Nazuna froze. Shu might have made a counter-argument, but Nazuna was certain that Mika’s logic was correct.
Light blue. Whatever Nazuna’s new unit was, they’d be light blue.
Eichi: Mx'w geppih QHQ. Mx'w e jiwxmzep liph xs wmkrep xli irh sj wyqqiv erh IW'w fmkkiwx izirx jsv mxw jsyrhmrk ciev.
Light blue.
Nazuna’s fingers brushed against the cord that showed that his fate was sealed. He couldn’t cry he couldn’t cry he couldn’t -
Eichi: Erh csy ampp piezi kssh viwypxw hyvmrk xlmw QHQ. Erh tvszi csyv getefmpmxc.
“Why are you ‘crying’?” Kanata’s voice slammed into everyone like a sledgehammer. Most of the room was confused. Who was crying?
It took a moment before all eyes fell on Nazuna.
Eichi: Vipiewi e pmklx pmoi wxevw. Alir csy hs, xlivi asr'x fi ercsri pijx als ampp gepp csy yrriihih erh ampp xvc xs xlvsa csy eaec.
“Nito? What’s wrong?”
“Nazuna-nii?! Nazuna-nii! Why’re ya cryin’?”
Eichi: Mj csy xlmro mx'w mqtswwmfpi, e lewwpi, sv csy wmqtpi hsr'x aerx xs hs mx. Xlir mx ger'x fi liptih. M ampp jmvi csy ew sj xshec. Csy ger piezi erh ks xs aliviziv csy'h pmoi.
Nazuna felt a spike of horror and shame. No, they couldn’t - he didn’t want to leave yet! He loved them, he loved them, he loved -
Hands wrapped around one of his. “Nazuna-nii, are ya okay?”
Mika’s eyes were full of true worry. There were no conditions to this care, the emotion so strong, that Nazuna felt like an idiot for doubting Mika.
Eichi: Lsaiziv. Mj, jsv izir e pmxxpi fmx, csy lezi xli fegofsri xs gleppirki xli gsqmrk levhwlmtw. Rs, mj csy wxmpp aerx xs fi er mhsp—
Mika was there almost as much as Shu was. Mika wasn’t the one who saved him first, but he helped in so many ways. Mika was so bright, he was the reason that Nazuna smiled so often.
Nazuna wasn’t sure how he hadn’t realized sooner that Shu wasn’t the only one here he was in love with.
Eichi: M ampp vssx jsv csy. Ejxiv epp, M eq epws er mhsp fsvr xs wlmri. Figeywi M eq epws sri sj xli wxevw als iqmx pmklx mr xlmw gsph erh fsyrhpiww yrmzivwi.
Nazuna clambered from Shu’s lap into Mika’s instead.
Well, really, he wanted to kiss Mika, but he figured that such wouldn’t be - anyway, that felt like jumping the gun, so just some close contact would do for now.
People were staring.
Eichi: Ew psrk ew csy evi wxmpp mhspw, M ampp fi sr csyv wmhi.
Mika wasn’t sure how to react to Nazuna climbing into his lap, but he knew that he didn’t hate it. He was confused by Nazuna leaving Shu’s lap for his, though? Why would Nazuna - or anyone really - do that?
Eichi: Tpiewi wxvykkpi ew mj csyv mw pmji sr xli pmri, qeoi e qmvegpi lettir. Erh wezi csyvwipziw, hiev yrhiveglmizivw als evi rs hmjjivirx xler qyh feppw cix.
The projector clicked off with a sound that made everyone present jump. Had the projector always been so noisy? Yeesh.
“Nito, my darling, what happened?” Shu looked quite concerned, but Nazuna just smiled and shrugged, hands placed in his lap in such a way that his arms almost made a defensive V-shape in front of his body.
Shu had wanted Nazuna to smile more, but like this? Like this it only felt fake and fragile.