Mail Delivery - Chapter 1

[bakemonoremy]

Location: Practice Room

Nazuna: Before we start today’s lesson, I’m gonna check your homework~!

Hajime: You mean Nii~chan’s homework assignment, “Come up with a signature”, right...♪

Tomoya: Mitsuru, did you properly do your homework?

Mitsuru: How rude, of course I did!

Nazuna: Ohh, well done. I’ll review all of them, so let’s start with Hajime-chin.

Hajime: Uu~, now I’m nervous. But this is something we need for our idol activities…

Nazuna: Yup. Your singing and dancing skills are important, but so are your signatures.

Come on, lemme see it.

...Oh, Hajime-chin’s signature is cute. I think it’s great. Yup, you passed!

Hajime: Do you mean it? Uwah, that’s such a relief!

I wanted to have a cute signature like Nii~chan’s, so I practiced mine over and over.

Ehehe, so this is going to be my signature*. I’m so happy~♪

Nazuna: Alright, it’s Tomo-chin’s turn next. ...Hmm, so you chose to write it in kanji, like Hajime-chin.

Tomoya: Yes. I practiced together with Hajime, so they kind of naturally turned out as kanji… But maybe that’s too normal?

Nazuna: Nah, you don’t have to come up with an eccentric design just because it’s your signature. I think it suits you well, so it’s fine as it is, Tomo-chin.

Tomoya: You really think so~…? Well, I should probably be happy that you said it’s fine, but I still think it’s too normal, so I’m not entirely satisfied with it.

Nii~chan, is it okay if I think about it a little longer?

Nazuna: Sure thing. In the end, it’s most important that your signature is to your own liking.

Umm, last but not least, Mitsuru-chin. Now let’s have a look-see~.

Mitsuru: Ehem, I’m super confident in my signature! Let the rave reviews roll in, Nii~chan!

Nazuna: …………

Mitsuru: H-huh? Nii~chan, why so quiet all of a sudden! I want you to tell me “I’d expect nothing less from Mitsuru-chin!”...

Nazuna: Aah, I’m sorry. Well, as you say, it really is what I’d expect of Mitsuru-chin... I can’t read any of this.

Mitsuru: Eh~? Being praised like that doesn’t make me happy at all!

I properly wrote Tenma Mitsuru (天満光), see! This is the Ten (天), this is the ma (満), and this part here is Mitsuru (光)~♪

Nazuna: Uu~, it’s actually amazing how I still can’t tell even after you showed me. Umm, can you two tell what this says?

Hajime: N-not really… I’m so sorry! But, maybe Tomoya-kun can read it!

Tomoya: Nope, it’s completely beyond me. So this is what people call “chicken scratch”~. I’m kind of impressed, really.

Mitsuru: As I said~, being praised like that doesn’t make me happy in the least!

Nazuna: Ten (天) and Mitsuru (光) aside, maybe ma (満) has too many strokes for you. How about you use hiragana instead of kanji, Mitsuru-chin?**

Mitsuru: Eh~, but hiragana aren’t as cool. Kanji are way cooler, no matter what!

Tomoya: Don’t be such a baby… Seriously, what are you gonna do about this? This signature won’t earn you an OK from Nii~chan, you know.

Nazuna: Hmm, well. Since it’s a signature, I guess it doesn’t matter if it’s illegible. But if you want a cool-looking signature, it might be for the best if you keep practicing a little longer.

Mitsuru: Hrm~m, you’re right. After looking at Hajime-chan’s and Tomo-chan’s signatures, I kinda lost confidence in mine.

I’m no good at kanji, so I don’t usually use them… But I’ll try my best to practice writing kanji!

Nii~chan, start the lesson with the others in the meantime! Hm~hmhm~m♪

Tomoya: Who put you in charge...

Hajime: Fufu. But it’s fine like this, Nii~chan agrees too, doesn’t he?

Nazuna: Yup. Hajime-chin, Tomo-chin, let’s keep it down during our lesson so we won’t bother Mitsuru-chin~♪

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* This is Hajime’s signature:



** This is Mitsuru’s Name in kanji: 天満光
This is the same name in hiragana (syllables): てんまみつる