A Game for Adults 5

Jun: Heyyy... Kagehira-san, what’re you doing on the floor mumbling to yourself? Talking to a ghost or something?

Yuuta: Huh, a ghost? No way, is this place actually haunted?!

Jun: Oh? I didn’t see you down there ‘cause of the shadows. You’re, um... 2wink?

One of them, right? But how do you tell the difference?

Mika: I couldn’t tell ya~ But you can tell just by lookin’ at him. Even if they’re twins, Hinata-kun and Yuuta-kun are completely different.

Jun: Uh-huh, sure... I definitely don’t see it, though.

...Uh, is that like, offensive to you? Sorry!

Yuuta: No, don’t worry about it. I don’t mind. I’ve pretty much gotten over all of that.

Anyway, it’s kind of late to ask, but are you two here together? I didn’t think you guys were such good friends.

Mika: Naw, it’s not like that, really.

I’s all alone flippin’ through my notebook to think up our next project, then Jun-kun here came up an’ asked what I was writin’ down.

Scared the bejesus outta me, though... I thought I was gettin’ in trouble for doin’ something wrong.

Jun: Nooo, it’s because Valkyrie’s in the same agency as us, right? So I just wanted to say hi, no ulterior motive or anything.

We’re basically coworkers, y’know? So I thought I could greet you when we come across each other.

Mika: Ngah, that’s awesome. I gotta respect it, it’s like we’re all grown up and out in the world now... I still ain’t got over bein’ shy, though.

I can’t speak none too well in interviews, neither, so people keep writin’ about how cool and aloof I actually am, just like my public image.

Well, it ain’t true. I just don’t talk good.

Yuuta: Ahaha, is that how the world sees you, Kagehira-senpai? At lives you always come off as really nice and talkative, so like, easy to get along with...?

Mika: Urgh, well when I’m with Oshi-san I get more excitable. Then I think back on it later an’ I realize I got a little too excited an’ it’s enough to make me squirm.

But now Oshi-san’s overseas, so we ain’t performin’ much together.

When it’s just me up there—I dunno, I feel like a doll or somethin’. I’m all stiff and awkward, and I can’t talk right.

Jun: Yeah, I get that. I’m not all that sociable to begin with, so when Ohii-san’s not around, I’m pretty sure I come off like some kinda wild animal ‘cause I can’t stop grunting.

Mika: Ahaha. Jun-kun, whenever you open your mouth all you ever talk about is your Ohii-san ♪

Jun: Hmph. Well, whenever you open your mouth, you only ever talk about your Oshi-san.

Yuuta: Ahaha. You guys really do get along well. I didn’t expect that.

Jun: Yeah, me either. Now I wish I’d talked to you sooner~

Mika: Yup. An’ here I thought you was too scary to come up to.

But once we got to talkin’, I saw how nice an’ polite you are. You’re a great guy ♪

Yanno, he even gave me some good advice on what to do for our next project. It was a big help.

I guess I should expect that from someone in Eden, bein’ as they are part of the Big Three at ES. You really know your way around the industry, and lots of history about idols, too.

Oh! Did you want something as thanks? I’ll buy you a drink—do they take L$ here?

Jun: I won’t say no if you’re offering. But I don’t think I did anything to warrant a thanks—

There’s always someone else deciding what happens for Eden’s projects, so it was pretty fun to come up with ideas of my own.

And we’re in the same agency, right? So we’ve gotta help each other out.

Uhh, right, Yuuta-kun—same goes for you, too. You ever have any trouble, we’ll lend a hand. You can always count on your senpais at CosPro~ ♪

Yuuta: Oh, sure. Sorry about that, and thank you...

HiMERU: —How long do you intend to talk with those people you have no business with?

Yuuta: ...?!

HiMERU: The coffee I ordered for you has gotten cold now—Aoi Yuuta.

Yuuta: Uh, um? Huh...? F–for me?

HiMERU: —HiMERU noticed that you were following him. And after that, you were hiding in the shadows to observe.

You must have some business with HiMERU, then? His schedule is quite busy, but there was something pressing to ask of you, as well—

If you’re amenable to it, it would be nice to have to have a discussion with you—just the two of us ♪

Yuuta: Uh, umm...?