Billiards - Chapter 5

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Location: Shopping street

Mitsuru: Hmhmhm~m ♪ We’re heading towards billiards~

Madara: Mitsuru-san, you’re so excited before even starting billiards.

Mitsuru: Yeah! ‘Cuz it seems interesting! I don’t know anything about it, but if we do it all together, it’ll definitely be fun!

Madara: You’re right. Getting together with your friends and deepening your friendships, this is truly the meaning of youth.

Kaoru: Eh~, getting closer to other guys makes me wanna puke, though. The only one I want to get close to is Tenkousei-chan.

Souma: Bastard, you want to be punished after all, don’t you?

Kaoru: Calm down, Souma-kun. Doing it inside the school is already one thing, but if you pull out your sword at a street corner, it’ll turn into an uproar, you know?

Tenkousei-chan, can’t you give him a warning or something?

“Giving him a warning won’t help”, you say? And why are you running over to Souma-kun? I’m so lonely…

Oh, well. Hey, hey, Mikejima-kun, have we still not arrived at the billiards parlor?

Madara: It’s just a bit further. We’ll reach it in about 3 minutes.

Mitsuru: Mike-chan-senpai, Mike-chan-senpai! Big news! Panpanpan!*

Madara: What, you want me to clap my hands? Alright everyone, let’s give a big applause! Papapan ♪ Papapan ♪ Papapanpan ♪

Mitsuru: Geez, not that! The bread from the bakery over there looks super delicious! Heyhey, can I go buy some?

Madara: Hahaha, so that’s what you meant! We’ll wait here, so go ahead and buy some.

Mitsuru: Yaaay, thank you! I’ll buy enough for everyone~ ♪

Kaoru: He ran off. Tenma-kun is so young and full of energy~.

Souma: ...Hm? He’s already back.

Mitsuru: It slipped my mind! I forgot to ask what kind of bread everyone would like!

Kaoru: Even if you ask me that, there isn’t a particular kind that comes to mind… What about you, Tenkousei-chan?

Madara: Seems like Anzu-san can’t decide either. Alright then, let’s all go to the bakery together. Dash, dash~ ☆

Mitsuru: Waah! Mike-chan-senpai, I won’t lose to you! Dash, da~sh…☆

Kaoru: ...May I revise my earlier statement? Aside from me, everyone here is young and full of energy, ahaha…

Location: Billiards Parlor

Madara: Excuuuuuuuuse us ☆ Shopkeeper, it’s been a day! Anzu-san and I have come to play with our friends!

Mitsuru: Ooooh! So this is a billiards parlor~

Big sis Anzu, look, look! There’s a darts board at the wall over there! Uu~, I’m getting excited~!

I’ll go explore the parlor! *giggles* ☆

Madara: Mitsuru-san, be careful so you don’t break any of the furnishings.

Mitsuru: Yeah! I’ll be careful~

Madara: Hm? Anzu-san, why are you pulling on my sleeve? The color of Souma-san’s face…?

Souma: ………….

Madara: His face is all pale, like there’s no blood flowing at all! What’s wrong, Souma-san, do you feel sick?

Souma: No, there’s no problem with my health. Er, is it okay for high school students to enter a place like this…?

I’m afraid if Hasumi-dono saw me here, he’d think I turned into a delinquent and would get so angry at me...!

Madara: Hahaha! It’s okay, Souma-san. This is a wholesome playground, after all!

Souma: R-Really? Do you think Hasumi-dono would also come to a place like this...?

Madara: I don’t know about that, but you won’t be locked up by a teacher or a policeman for coming here. Mama guarantees it.

Souma: I see, that’s a relief!

Mitsuru: Sou-chan-senpai, there’s free drinks over there! Let’s go together ☆

Souma: “Furii Dorinku”? I can choose a beverage? In that case, green tea would be good...♪

Madara: Hahaha! The color of his face turned all better in a second. I’m glad I talked to him. Anzu-san, thanks for telling me about him.

Kaoru: In any case. This parlor has a completely different ambience than the place I usually go to. I was a bit surprised.

“What kind of place do you frequent”, you ask? A decadent and dangerous parlor, of course...♪

Ahaha, I’m kidding. Don’t glare at me with a scary face like that.

The parlor I frequent is one where pros and semi-pros gather. Everyone’s really passionate about billiards there.

They don’t really allow beginners there, and the atmosphere is tense. So in that sense, it is kind of a dangerous place~.

Madara: I see. The billiards parlor Kaoru-san frequents is one where you can compete and test your strength.

The selling point of this parlor is its “at-home” feeling, you see. The shopkeeper is a good person who’s nice to beginners.

But because there’s not a whole lot of people who play billiards, the regular customers tend to pile up.

The shopkeeper asked me, who he’s acquainted with, to pitch in and help with a PV that aims to attract more younger newcomers.

Anzu-san and Kaoru-san, if you enjoy it here please feel free to come more often with your friends!

Kaoru: Ahaha, you’re clearly doing advertisement here. Well, since it’s a clean and tidy parlor, it’s just right for a date~ ♪

Mitsuru: Mike-chan-senpai~? Are you still not done talking yet? I wanna play billiards already~

Madara: Oh, sorry, sorry! Come here, I’ll teach you starting with the selection of the cue...☆

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*Mitsuru repeats the word “pan” (bread) here, which is also the sound effect for clapping your hands, hence Madara’s response.