bakemonoremy

Location: Dance Room

- A few days later -

Hajime: Haah~... Squeak, squeak ♪ Haah~... Squeak, squeak ♪

Tomoya: Hajime~? You started polishing the windows as soon as you stepped into the dance room, huh. But it’s not like you’re here for a school part-time job, so there’s no need for you to do that, you know.

Hajime: Ahaha, you’re right. But there was still some polish residue on the windows, and it bothered me…

Alright, it’s sparkling clean now~♪

Doing laundry is fun, but so is cleaning. When everything is clean and orderly, it makes me feel so accomplished.

Nazuna: Well, I hate to break this to you when you look so satisfied, but our practice is only just starting~. Brace yourself, okay?

Hajime: Wawah, Nii~chan? I didn’t notice you at all!

Umm, I’ll clear everything away, so please wait just a moment!

Nazuna: Oh no, there’s no need to be in a rush~. We got lucky today and managed to rent a dance room, so we’ll start practice once Mitsuru-chin gets here.

Actually, does he know that we’re having practice today? He didn’t go home because he forgot about it, did he...?

Tomoya: Aah, I walked by Mitsuru’s classroom, and he told me “I’ll come as soon as I’m done!”.

Nazuna: I see, that’s a relief.

...But “done” with what? What’s Mitsuru-chin making?

Tomoya: Beats me, I didn’t ask him, so… Ah, speak of the devil.

Mitsuru: Dash, da~sh! Sorry I’m late! Did you already start practice?

Tomoya: Don’t come barging into the room like that. Well, unlike our usual practice room, this one’s soundproof so at least you’re not bothering anyone…

Mitsuru: Nii~chan! I’ve got something to show you!

Here it is… I’m sorry it took me so long, but it’s my signature. ...What do you think?

Nazuna: Yeah, this one really shows your individuality, Mitsuru-chin. It’s a really great signature. Well done, Mitsuru-chin, you’ve improved a lot ♪

But are you sure you don’t want to go with kanji? Didn’t you say that hiragana are uncool?

Mitsuru: Well, yeah… But I stopped aiming for coolness. What really matters is the sentiment!

Nazuna: Ooh, how mature of you, Mitsuru-chin~! Did something happen that made you change your mind in such a short period of time?

Mitsuru: Yeah. It’s all thanks to Mister Masked Pervert! I think I might actually kinda like that guy~!

Tomoya: Eeh, don’t be ridiculous, Mitsuru! That guy’s such a weirdo he deserves the title of “pervert”! What about him could you possibly fall for!

Hajime: Hm~, I actually like him quite a bit, too~. He’s a good person, that Hibiki-senpai.

Tomoya: Sigh, not you too, Hajime… Uu, he’s defiling my oasis~! S-stop it, keep your hands off my friends!

Nazuna: Hm…? Tomo-chin, you dropped some kind of paper.

Are these practice signatures…? Huh, so Tomo-chin also turned his signature into hiragana?

Tomoya: Yeah, I was thinking it over for a while and decided to try hiragana, too. But I never expected Mitsuru to do the same, it was a real surprise.

Mitsuru: Fufun, but my signature’s way cooler than yours!

Look, I drew a little dash symbol next to it. Dash, da~sh ☆

Tomoya: I thought you stopped aiming for coolness. ...Well, whatever.

Nii~chan. I like this signature best, so can you reject the one I turned in before and accept this one instead?

(TN: Tomoya’s final signature:

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Nazuna: Sure. Alright, then I’ll accept your hiragana signature as the official one~♪

Hmm… So we have two signatures with kanji, and two in hiragana. That might be a good balance. And each of them brings out your personalities, so I’m sure the fans will love them, too.

Mitsuru: Nii~chan, do you want my autograph? I’ll give you my commemorable, very first autograph~♪

Nazuna: Oi Mitsuru-chin, what do you think you’re writing on? Stobbit, that’s my favwowite button pin!

Hajime: Mitsuru-kun, I just happen to have some autograph boards with me today, so how about you sign one of those instead?

Mitsuru: That’s perfect! I want your autograph too, Hajime-chan!

Hajime: Ah, in that case, how about we all exchange autographs? That way, we’ll get a taste of what it feels like for our fans to receive our autographs ♪

Nazuna: He~y, did you guys already forget what we came here for?

...Well, whatever. Guess we’re practicing giving autographs today.

Check it out, this is my signature~♪

(TN: Nazuna’s signature: