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Poltergeist Chapter 4

The Sketch in the Rubbish Heap Ch 4

Natsume: Mikejima-senpai. Your first task of the day is heRE. There’s some mop-headed trash on the ground over theRE—Bag it up immediately and get rid of iT.  Madara: Aye, aye, sir~ ♪ Tsumugi: Hey, wait—! You’re joking, right!? 

Scenario Writer: Akira Season: Winter Characters: Mikejima Madara, Sakasaki Natsume, Aoba Tsumugi, Narukami Arashi

<About an hour later…> 

Natsume: ——That’s iT. And with thAT, your orientation of this place should be compleTE.

Madara: Umu. I’ve more or less got the layout of this facility memorised nowww. It reeeally isn't that big of a place at all. In fact, it’s practically the size of a bean if you compare it to Seisoukan!

Natsume: That is a monument to entirely needless extravaganCE. I can only wonder at whose nouveau riche tastes it aims to satisFY, thouGH.  

AnywAY, this facility is equipped with all the essential amenities needed for the children to live comfortabLY. There are enough rooms for each child to have their own roOM, and for every staff member as weLL.

Madara: Hmm. Are the staff who work here expected to live on site, too?

Natsume: YeS, but for uS, we’re in a position where it’s okay for us to commuTE. 

It might be the end-of-year and New Year holiday period nOW, but we're still pretty popular idols after aLL—we still have work to dO.

Madara: I see. That’s why you won’t be able to stay on site 24/7, huh. On the other hand, I’m reeeally free now, so I’m fine with staying over!

Natsume: WeLL, that’s entirely up to yOU. If you wish to stay oN, just fill out the paperwork and go through the proceduRES, and a private room will be assigned to yOU . 

There’re plenty of vacant rooms availabLE, so it shouldn’t pose much of an inconvenience to anyone if you were to stAY.

Madara: You’re right about that. It might be small in comparison to Seisoukan, but it’s still quite a sizable facility. I’d say it could easily accommodate a hundred people at least.

However, there’re only thirty children living here, and if you factor in the staff, the total population here most likely wouldn't exceed fifty. There must be plenty of vacant rooms in this facility. 

This place doesn’t seem to be particularly popular, huh~? The building itself is remarkably well-maintained; everything's so shiny, it almost looks brand new!

Natsume: YeS, this building seems to have been recently construcTED. It is likely only a few years oLD. 

Madara: Hmmm~… … I wonder if there was a fire here, and they had the building rebuilt? 

Come to think of it, there was a considerable amount of burnt debris scattered around near the facility… …  

Natsume: FuFU. WeLL, I will gradually explain all of that to you in due tiME. 

Apart from the roOMS, the facility also boasts a large communal baTH, a dining haLL, and a small convenience store where one can purchase essential itEMS. 

I believe there won't be any significant shortages or inconveniences for the children to lead a regular life heRE.

Madara: I don’t know if I should say it’s unexpected or not, but this is shaping up to be a pretty normal orphanage after aaall. 

In contrast to an elder-care facility, which might have specialised amenities like accessible baths, there doesn’t seem to be any special facilities here. In fact, it looks just like an ordinary pension or hotel.

Natsume: You would be wrong to say there are no special facilities heRE, thouGH. As you can sEE, there are soundproofed rooms situated throughout the faciliTY, much like “lesson rooms”. 

This facility is primarily focused on providing an idol-like education and entertainmENT. 

The children who reside here sing and dance every dAY, in accordance with the curriculum offered by the faciliTY. 

This Dancing Cranes Home is a facility dedicated to the nurturing of idol taleNTS, you sEE. 

Madara: Haha! I think I’ve heard of something like this before. In a word, this place is a scaled-down version of ES or Yumenosaki—is that it?

Natsume: I don’t think it’s as ambitious as all thAT. I’ve only heard about this through rumoURS, but it seems this facility was established by some big shot in the idol industRY. 

Madara: Haaa... ... I don’t have a good impression of anyone with the title of “big shot in the idol industry” at aaall.

Natsume: AhahA. TruE, it does stink of fishy busineSS, doesn’t iT?

Madara: Well, I guess that would mean this facility was chosen for this project, precisely because of its strong connection with idols—but that’s just my speculation, though!  

Natsume: That's riGHT. It could present quite a challenge for uS, outsiders that we aRE, to interact with typical childrEN, but if the children here are aspiring idol taleNTS, there might be areas where we can offer mentorsHIP. 

HahA, it really brings back memorIES. I, toO, attended a small idol training school back in the day when I was a chiLD. 

Tsumugi: Yes, yes! Aa~h, those were the days when Natsume-kun was still going by “Natsume-chan”, right? I really miss those days. ♪

Natsume: Mikejima-senpai. Your first task of the day is heRE. There’s some mop-headed trash on the ground over theRE—Bag it up immediately and get rid of iT. 

Madara: Aye, aye, sir~ ♪

Tsumugi: Hey, wait—! You’re joking, right!? 

I may indeed be a trash-like human, but there's no trash lying around here! And that's because we’ve already cleaned this place up properly!

Arashi: That’s right~. Both of you, do be sure to get along… … okay?

Fuuu... I’ve never been interested in household chores, and am totally unused to any of this. I’m really exhausted now!

Tsumugi: Fufu. Thank you for your hard work, Narukami-kun! 

—————-To be continued——————-

Chapter 3 / Chapter 5

Translator's Notes:

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