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[ya-jirushi]

Tsurune Audio Drama: A Shot of Color 9 Poking and Prodding

No what was that other thing Nikaido, share it with the class! Have these two bantering while Nikaido walks home. Notes: - 春先 (harusaki) means 'start of spring' but that's also when most school years start in Japan so it made more sense to use that term instead - the 'tingles' is that feeling you get of knowing someone is right for something

Nikaido: Great work today! Please excuse me for leaving first. …Ah. Fuwa: Here you are. Nikaidou: You stalking me or something? How do you know when I get off work? Fuwa: I asked and someone told me. Nikaido: Hah? Fuwa: See how good I am with people? Unlike you. Nikaido: And you’re saying it about yourself? Fuwa: I like to think it’s a perfectly fine assessment, unlike you. Nikaido: Can you not make that sound like the way I see myself is wrong? Fuwa: Eh, but it is though. Nikaido: What part exactly? Fuwa: You wanna know? Nikaido: ...I’m good, thanks. Fuwa: Hey– Nikaido: What? Fuwa: Why’d you invite me? Nikaido: What?? Fuwa: To the kyudo club. Nikaido: No reason. Fuwa: No way there isn’t. Not with you suddenly showing up to my desk and asking me to join the club like you did. Nikaido: I did not tell you to join. I just said you could. Fuwa: So you do remember. Then it isn’t nothing after all. Nikaido: You’re annoying. Fuwa: You could be more grateful, y’know. Since I heard you out and everything. Nikaido: It’s not like I forced you to, didn’t you join right away anyway? Fuwa: I did, but the truth is that I was at a loss about whether I’d keep up with kyudo in high school. Nikaido: Huh? Fuwa: I was! Nikaido: Then why did you join? Fuwa: Hmm… Well, I would’ve been fine doing some other club, but a certain someone called “Nikaido Eisuke” seemed too interesting to pass on. Nikaido: Huh? What’re you on about talking about people like that? Fuwa: I mean, you went to the Kirisaki for middle school, didn’t you? A regular in the line up, even. Who wouldn’t wanna know why someone like that went to a weak as a flea school like Tsujimine? Nikaido: Did your research, huh? Fuwa: Why, of course! Nikaido: … Fuwa: You want me to talk about your record too? Your last match you– Nikaido: Quit it, dude! Annoying and a creep… Fuwa: I’m just the type that needs to do research and analysis. I do have a guess as to why you invited me, though. Nikaido: And that is? Fuwa: To join competitions, you’d need at least five people, but Tsujimine only had three members. You need two more no matter what. And that’s when I got under your radar, since I was a veteran. Nikaido: … Fuwa: Huh? Wait a sec, this just hit me, but… How’d you know I had experience? Did you look me up or what? Nikaido: As if. Fuwa: Then what? How’d you know? Nikaido: …‘Cuz you knew what a range was. Fuwa: When’d that happen? Nikaido: Start of the year.* When people in class were wondering what ‘that tatami covered thing’ was at the edge of the courtyard. Fuwa: From there? Then what? Nikaido: The rest of ‘em had no idea and you were the only one that said what it was. Fuwa: Ahh, I get it… Then again in your case anyone would’ve worked, right? The experience was just a bonus. Nikaido: … Fuwa: Then after, all they’d need is to do shamen? As long as the conditions line up anyone would do. Nikaido: …It’s not like… …That’s the only reason… Fuwa: Eh? What was that? Nikaido: …When I went to talk to you, you said you’d do it right away, didn’t you? Fuwa: …Huh?? Did I? Nikaido: I was going to tell you to think about it, but I figured it wouldn’t really change anything. Fuwa: ‘That so? Nikaido: It’s just annoying bothering with all that extra stuff, y’know. Fuwa: I see, I see. Glad I answered right away then. So, what else? Nikaido: What do you mean ‘what else’? Fuwa: Your other reasons for approaching me. Nikaido: There aren’t any. Fuwa: You literally just said there were a bit ago! Nikaido You heard that?? Fuwa: Ah, got caught. Nikaido: Don’t you “got caught” me. Fuwa: You must’ve felt the tingles* when you laid eyes on me, right? Nikaido: What’re you on about… Fuwa: After that you must’ve thought, “Oh I can use this guy.”, didn’t you? Nikaido: Quit it. Fuwa: And then, you thought of your dream of having Tsujimine triumph over the defeated Kirisaki! Or something, right? Nikaido: Well… I’ll admit that much. Fuwa: Leave it to me. Nikaido: Leave what to you? Your form’s gotten sloppy during zanshin lately, you’ve been losing focus and just going with the flow haven’t you, Fuwa? Fuwa: I am? No way. Nikaido: We’ll go over it tomorrow. Fuwa: Aye-aye!