Dialogue (7)

Hmph. You don’t need to tell me that.

In any case, I ask that you stay away from him from now on.

……

(Sigh)… I am so tired.

That was pretty unusual for you too, wasn’t it, Juis-kun? Normally you wouldn’t bother with someone like that.

But you really didn’t let it go today.

Well… it was unusual for you to be the one getting picked on, Kuon.

Besides, anyone could see that he wasn’t calm. He probably wouldn’t have left until you explained what was going on.

That’s why I tried to change the subject.

I could tell that’s what you were trying to do… buuut it’s fine.

Anyway. The staff here have been watching us for a while now from far away, so let’s just hurry back to the makeup room.

Chitose-kun and Nozomi-kun are already done changing too, right?

……

What’s wrong, Juis-kun?

Hm? Oh, nothing.

I was just thinking that it’s kind of impressive… in a way… how he can be so upfront about how he feels.

Who, Itsuki-kun? Well… you’re not wrong. A lot of people probably just bottle things up when something’s eating at them.

Getting all mad just because something isn’t going your way doesn’t mean things will suddenly go right. Sometimes you’ll just end up tiring yourself out for nothing.

You’ll just start overthinking what everyone around you thinks, like what happened just now. I guess Itsuki-kun is a little weird in that sense, though…

He probably couuu~ldn’t care less what anyone thinks of him.

Seems like he might have his own kind of struggle with that, though… I bet he has a lot of trouble with the tension he makes with other people.

Regardless… I think he’s fortunate that he’s in an envioronment where he’s able to act that way.

Well, I think it’s because that’s his personality that a unit as unique as Valkyrie was able to form.

I think being an idol… actually really suits Itsuki-kun.

Speaking of… why did you become an idol anyways, Kuon?

Huh? What? It’s not like you to ask something like that, Juis-kun!

It’s not that deep. Hearing the way you talked about Valkyrie just got me curious, that’s all.

You were something like a street performer… you came from the circus, right?

I knew there were circumstances that led to Nice bringing you here, but… now that I think about it, you could’ve just gone to another circus, no?

You’re really easy to get along with and you have good social skills, Kuon. So you could’ve lived anywhere.

……

Ahaha. Gramps is super happy that you think so highly of him, Juis-kun~♪

Truth is, the tale of why Gramps became an idol would be a real tearjerker to tell and to hear.

Buuut, I don’t really plan on getting into that here.

I see. Everyone has their secrets, after all.

You backed off so fast, as usual! You’re not actually all that interested, are you?!

Is it okay if I ask, then?

Umm… It’s not like it’s something I need to keep secret, but…

Well, talking about the past like that is kinda embarrassing… so I guess I’d rather tell you if the chance comes up.

If you ever get that curious, then it’s fine to go ask Nice about it.

I suppose it would make sense that Nice would know about all that.

Anyway, don’t worry. Gramps’s place is with MELLOW DEAR US right now.

And he’s not planning on leavin’ unless some crazy good paying job comes along~♪

A job that pays better than being with us, huh… Does a job like that even exist?

You never knooow~ Some oil tycoon might suddenly have a job offer for me.

…Just kidding. We should get back already. If we keep Nozomi-kun waiting again, we’re gonna get an earful.