Natsume Sakasaki - When will the rain let up?

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Location: Hallway

Sora: ………..

Tsumugi: What’s the matter, Sora-kun? Are you looking at something outside the window?

Sora: Mm-mm. Sora was just watching the rain fall~.

On rainy days, everyone’s “colors” are so depressing, it brings Sora’s mood down as well. Won’t the rain let up soon~?

Tsumugi: I get what you mean. When there’s a sudden downpour, all the people who didn’t bring umbrellas are in such a rush to get home…

And as for me, my hair gets frizzier than ever on days like this, which is why I consider humidity my worst enemy.

Sora: Ah! You’re right, Senpai!

HaHa~♪ Your hair is shaggier than usual ♪ What kind of “magic” did you use for that?

Tsumugi: There’s no magic involved, it’s a simple physiological phenomenon.

Natsume: Oi, MojabombER. Can you quit making a fuss in front of my classroOM?

Tsumugi: What the heck is a Mojabomber!? I mean, yeah, it’s a perfectly fitting phrase for the state I’m in, but still!

...Anyway. I’m sorry for causing a fuss. The open-air event we planned to participate in today was canceled, so we came here to tell you about that, Natsume-kun.

Natsume: AaH. The work offer that came in for Switch, hUH… So it was cancelED?

Tsumugi: Yes. I tried calling you on your phone earlier, but the call didn’t go through. So I came looking for you together with Sora-kun instead.

Natsume: Ah, you’re rigHT. There are missed calls in 1-minute intervals on heRE.

Are you my mother or somethiNG, SenpAI? Why are you being so meddlesome when all I did was turn my phone oFF.

Tsumugi: Ahaha. I’m sorry, I just got a bit too anxious.

Natsume: In any caSE, I was conducting an experiment in my classroOM. I feel bad for doing this after you went through all the trouble to come heRE, but I’ll be going back there nOW.

Tsumugi: An experiment..?

Location: 2-A Classroom

Sora: HiHi~♪ How unusual for a laboratory flask to be in a classroom~. Is this Shisho~’s experiment?

Natsume: It’s not a flaSK, it’s a storm glaSS.

Sora: A storm glass..? That’s the first Sora has heard of such a thing!

Natsume: It’s no wonder that you’ve never heard of it befoRE, SoRA. It’s an outdated piece of laboratory equipmeNT, after aLL.

You can use it to forecast the weathER.

Tsumugi: Hmm. What an interesting device~. Is it okay if I touch it a little?

Natsume: ………. (Wordlessly yanks Tsumugi’s hair)

Tsumugi: Owah! Please don’t pull on my hair! It actually hurts quite a bit, you know!?

I’ll reflect on my transgression of carelessly touching your device, so please calm down. Okay?

Natsume: Good griEF… You’re the one who should be calming down heRE.

Oh wOW. While I was out and aboUT, it started showing resulTS.

Sora: Shisho~, what kind of experiments can you do with this?

Natsume: WeLL, you sEE. The substance within the storm glass changes greatly depending on how the weather is going to be hereaftER.

Tsumugi: By substance… you mean this liquid?

It just looks like plain water to me, but maybe it’s actually some kind of chemical?

Natsume: This looks like “plain water” to yOU?

You really are a lost cauSE, SenpAI. Are your glasses just for decoratiON? If your prescription is that oFF, I don’t mind smashing those useless lenses into pieces for yOU.

Tsumugi: T-that’s so mean, Natsume-kun! Just explain it to me, please~?

Natsume: It means that the fact that there’s nothing to see in the glass predicts tranquiliTY.

Did you understand thAT, SoRA?

Sora: Yes! Sora understood that it’s super impressive!

Tsumugi: ……..?

Natsume: This storm glass contains a compound of a number of different chemicaLS…

Before the weather changes to raIN, the sediments within the chemical increase in numbER, and before a stoRM, the sediments start to migrate to the opposite direction of where the storm will becoming frOM.

And when the liquid is perfectly cleAR, it means the skies will clear uP, tOO...☆

Tsumugi: So in short, the liquid within the storm glass looking like plain water means…

Look out the window! Sora-kun! Beyond the clouds, there’s a patch of blue sky coming!

Sora: HuHu~☆ The sky has such a refreshed “color”~♪

Natsume: And that’s what it comes down tO.

I already guessed that the open-air event was going to be canceled when I saw the first unfortunate signs of raIN, but I thought there’s still a chance it’ll clear uP. Since I got curious about thAT, I decided to investigaTE.

Tsumugi: Ahaha. Natsume-kun, you must’ve really been looking forward to the event. I’m so glad...♪

Natsume: YeAH. I don’t care about SenpAI, but I wanted to appear in an event together with SoRA.

UnfortunateLY, the event got canceled anywAY… But for an experiment suitable for a rainy dAY, there’s nothing more pleasant than thIS, rigHT?

The “magic” to control the weathER… I’m sure if we tried, we’d be able to perform that kind of aCT.

Sora: HeHe~♪ A kind of “magic” that’s special to rainy days~♪

Sora wants to try performing that during the next Switch live!

Natsume: I just can’t say not to yOU, SoRA… But “Magic” is vital because it cannot be predictED, or at least that’s what my Shishou taught mE.

StiLL, it’s decidED. We’ll do all that we can to show people the “magic” of controlling the weather during our next jOB.

The weather is something that can’t be fully predictED, but since we can use “magIC”, it’s our job as magicians to meet the qualifications for it anywAY...☆

Sora: How cool~, I admire Shisho~ because you can use the “magic” that controls the weather!

Tsumugi: Ahaha. As expected of Natsume-kun ♪

Natsume: Well thEN, just like the skies have cleared uP, our schedule for today has become cleared as weLL.

I was thinking of conducting another experiment outside after thIS... SoRA, do you want to coME?

Sora: HoHo~♪ Sora wants to see a lot more of Shisho~’s “magic”!

Senpai is also going to come with us, right?

Tsumugi: Of course. I’ll follow you two anywhere. Because all three of us together are Switch.

Natsume: Even if we tried to run from yOU, you’d just catch up anywAY. ...WeLL, hurRY. Senpai has always been a slowpoke after aLL.

Tsumugi: You know me so well, Natsume-kun ♪

Look, we can all walk side-by-side, that way I won’t get left behind!

Where should we go? The sky is finally clear, so how about the schoolyard~?

Natsume: You’re a smooth talker as alwaYS, SenpAI… I’ll take you to court for your stalker-ish behaviour one dAY, you knOW?

Tsumugi: Ahaha. If they lock me up, please come visit me in prison every once in a while ♪

Natsume: As if I ever wouLD. SeriousLY, what is this guy even sayiNG…

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