Emergency! Secret Mission
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(the weather is absolutely [perfect] today, it makes me want to go for a [soak])
(i have [time] until my preparatory meeting with [producer]-san, so i shall go to the [hanging gardens]...)
… hm? i feel as if someone is watching me. but it does not look like anybody is there…?
it must have been my imagination, hm? i need to hurry off to [soak]. puka puka…♪
Ah, that was close~... My stomach dropped, I thought Shinkai-dono was going to find me for sure.
Usually I would feel terrible for hiding from Shinkai-dono, someone I owe so much to, but I have my reasons.
It’s all because of that stupid whim I had… Uuu…
(This morning in the mirror, I noticed that my bangs were a little long.)
(I figured I’d be able to cut that much off myself and so I grabbed some scissors and snipped them, but…!)
(Uuuu. It’d have been better if I never cut them at all~! I can’t show myself in front of other people with bangs like this!)
(Fortunately, RYUSEITAI isn’t meeting today, and the only work I have is a radio recording in the morning.)
(I’ll be making a guest appearance on that, and it’ll be the first time the staff is seeing me for the first time… at least they should be.)
(I’ll manage getting through the day and pray my bangs grow back tomorrow~!)
(Oop, I sensed another presence… I need to get out of here quick. I can’t hide in the elevator, so I’ll use the stairs today.)
(The recording studio is on the eighth floor. It’s not enough to be considered training, but it should serve as enough good exercise.)
(Like a ninja, I shall erase my presence.. And abscond!)
(Pant… pant…) ♪
(Heheh. I should be getting to the fifth floor anytime now. I got here easily without running into anyone.)
(When I ran into Shinkai-dono in the lobby, I didn’t think I’d manage to get this far, but it’s been surprisingly smooth sailing so far…)
(Eeek!?)
(Th–The door to the fifth floor just opened! I need to rush down the stairs and hide, quickly!)
… Hm. I thought I heard something just now.
(That voice— If Morisawa-dono finds me, it’s totally over. He’ll recognize that my bangs are all messed up in an instant! I absolutely can’t run into him~! Absolutely~!)
(I’ll just use my Vanishing Jutsu…— No, with the staircases this narrow, I’ll definitely be seen. Then, should I just try to keep my distance from him a little longer?)
Alrighty, guess I’ll go give this to him.
(Hmm, it sounds like Morisawa-dono’s footsteps are trailing away. That was the sound of the door opening… it seems like he went up to the sixth floor.)
(Wh— What a relief~ I’m glad I escaped discovery somehow.)
(But, managing to run into Shinkai-dono and Morisawa-dono in such a short amount of time… there’s a possibility I might run into somebody else, huh.)
(I don’t know how many times my heart can take scares like this. As soon as work ends, I need to get back to the dorms as quickly as I can!)
Thank you all for your hard work today~♪
(Phew. The recording went without a hitch. It was a real help that no one mentioned my bangs too~)
(Now then, I’d better get home quickly before someone finds me.)
Par~don me.
Eeek! Morisawa-dono!?
Good day, it’s RYUSEITAI’s Morisawa Chiaki. I heard that Sengoku Shinobu was taking part in today’s recording, so I came by, but…
(Awawa, awawawa! Th–This is an emergency! I have to hide myself with my Vanishing Jutsu! M—My cloth, where…)
(Uwaahn! How could I forget to put it in my bag! And if I went to grab it, Morisawa-dono would absolutely find me en route.)
(Th—Then, I have to do… this!)
It’s this booth? Thank you very much.
He~y, Sengoku.
… Hm? Why are you hiding under the table?
I–I’m… on a secret mission…
Hmm, is that right? I heard you were recording for a radio show, though…
Well, it’s fine. Anyways, I picked this up a little bit ago. I thought it might happen to be yours.
Ah… My shuriken!
Yep, I knew it. It was dropped on the stairs, but I had a bit of a feeling?
(So when I hid from Morisawa-dono, I carelessly dropped it…)
I train on the staircases a lot, so… It looks like I must have dropped it then!
I see. Well, I’m just happy it made it home safe and sound; I know how important it is to you.
… Huh? Why are you trying to keep your distance from me, Sengoku?
N—No reason… I–I just… Please leave my shuriken on the table.
Why? I can just give it to you, can’t I?
Eee~eek. Don’t get any closer~!
Why are you hiding your bangs with your hand? … Don’t tell me you got hurt, did you? Show me.
Auuu, it’s not an injury or something! Your face is so close, Morisawa-dono!
Please don’t look at me, I cut my bangs too much! Forgive me~!
You cut your bangs? … H~mm, to be honest, I can barely tell. They look the same as always to me.
The same as always!? Huuuuuh? Why the heck did I worry that much about it…!