Volume 13 Chapter 240 The real BERYL has come to Nagano!!
Edited by: Kanaa-senpai
I’m in Matsumoto, Nagano, helping out at my family’s fruit orchard.
Surrounded by mountains, I love the peaceful country roads where I can feel the colors of the seasons.
But around here, all the shops close at night and it gets super dark.
Anyway, I can’t wander around at night as a boy, so it’s not like it matters.
What I look forward to at night is the net broadcast by the boys of BERYL, just like me.
”Oh, Aqua-kun is streaming!”
As usual, I’m in bed rolling around, watching Aqua-kun’s broadcast.
Sure enough, even at night, the screen shows Aqua-kun walking in a brightly lit, crowded place.
’Excuse me, I’ll take all the Taiyaki you have.’
’Y-Yes!’
As expected of the ace of the thrilling BERYL, Aqua-kun’s shopping style is incredibly bold.
Aqua-kun, who bought all the Taiyaki from the store, holds as many as he can in his arms and asks the staff to distribute the rest to the people lined up behind him.
An old lady who was eating and watching TV with me saw Aqua-kun and said he reminded her of a Showa-era superstar. But did all the superstars back then shop like this?
’This is a birth celebration gift from me. Everyone, take one!’
””’Ahh!””’
Normally, a birth celebration is something you get when a child is born.
But for Aqua-kun, such common sense holds no meaning.
Sure enough, Aqua-kun is amazing.
Unlike me, he doesn’t care about the little things.
’You’re wasting money again! Haven’t you become even more of an idiot since the kid was born!? Emily-chan’s salary was gone in a flash too, you two are really over the top!’
’Come on, don’t say that, Kohina-senpai, look’
Ah, Kohina Yukari-san is with him too….
Aqua-kun pulls out a Taiyaki from the bag and shoves it into Kohina Yukari-san’s mouth.
’Nguh, nguh… Fuum, it’s actually pretty tasty, huh?’
’Isn’t it?’
Aqua-kun doesn’t notice at all, but the people around them are staring at Kohina Yukari-san with envious eyes.
Yeah… even I can tell a girl’s feelings on this one.
I turn my gaze to the comments section.
[Ramen Hagetoru: Today’s Shumi info, she’s been getting an “Ahn” from Aqua-sama every day since giving birth!! ]
[↑Huh? ]
[Shumi is a circle! ]
[I’m happy that the hate tank Shumi is back]
[Still, a tank is better than Hagetoru]
[She’s also a tank specialist in Overtune Watcher]
[Kohina Yukari, lover of the Great沼 Tank]
[↑Got too close to the front lines and got fired as a healer in one battle LOL]
[In the nightmare generation, when we did custom games, the two power types could only do DPS, so it’s funny that Kohina Yukari became a tank and Inko became a healer w]
[↑And Maron-san was forced back into a support role without a word…]
[Inko is too good at games, so she’s always in the pity slot. She was even treated like a slave in Variant, and in EPEX, she was just used for the dome]
Hmm, the comments section is as off-topic as ever.
It seems like whenever RamenHagetoru shows up, the comments always go off the rails.
Aqua-kun looks around and approaches a girl wearing a Great KaijuYukari-gon plush keychain on her bag.
’Want some Taiyaki?’
’Yes, I do! I do!’
Aqua-kun pulls out another Taiyaki from the paper bag, and a loud scream rises from the surrounding women.
’Here, “Ahn”‘
’Ahn… nguh, mm, it’s yummy!!’
The girl who got an “Ahn” from Aqua-kun is jumping for joy.
She must be happy, even if she’s not a fan girl.
I’m not a girl or anything, but I’d be happy if that Aqua-kun did it to me.
Aqua-kun is just special, you know.
I turn my gaze back to the comments section.
[Oh, I wouldn’t dare call him Aqua-sama. I want to be ‘aan’ed by a guy too!! ]
[↑Me too! Me too! ]
[Being ‘aan’ed is every girl’s dream, right?]
[There’s no girl who wouldn’t be happy to be ‘aan’ed! ]
[I want a boyfriend who will ‘aan’ me too!! ]
Hmph, looks like the girls would be happy even if it wasn’t Aqua-kun.
Maybe I should try it sometime if I ever get a girlfriend….
It’s a bit embarrassing, though.
’Hey, why don’t you take one, miss gloomy over there’
’Oh, thank you very much’
Aqua-kun walks up to a lady who wasn’t looking at him and hands her a Taiyaki.
’What’s wrong. You look down. Ah! Could it be that you’re his anti!? My comrade!!’
’Hey! Kohina-senpai was your anti this whole time!? What!? Could it be that RamenHagetoru, the one always messing up my comments, is Kohina-senpai…?’
Aqua-kun, that’s not it.
That RamenHagetoru person was here a minute ago, so I don’t think it’s Kohina Yukari-san.
Also, while RamenHagetoru-san does mess up your comments, they’re not your anti, just one of your super enthusiastic fans….
[Hagetoru, the Kohina Yukari theory LMAO]
[Hey, Hagetoru. You should reflect on yourself a bit, huh? w! ]
[That Hagetoru was Kohina Yukari!? ]
[Hagetoru→not rich. Kohina Yukari→rich. Yeah, it doesn’t match]
[↑Kohina Yukari→not pervy. Hagetoru→total perv. Yeah, it doesn’t match]
[RamenHagetoru: Aqua-sama, I’m not actually messing it up…]
[Good news, after Shumi, Hagetoru gets recognized by Aqua-sama too]
[Shumi being recognized by Aqua-sama is the most enviable LOL]
[↑Got it LMAO]
When Aqua-kun touched RamenHagetoru-san, the comments section blew up like crazy.
Wow, the comments are moving too fast to keep up with!
’Ah, sorry about that. I made a little mistake at work… My seniors told me not to worry about it, but I ended up feeling even more regretful and got all foggy-headed.’
’I get it. I’d be pissed too if I made a mistake, especially if it was a live performance. I wouldn’t be able to sleep that night, feeling regret and guilt.’
Huh, I make mistakes at work sometimes too, but it’s surprising to see that even Aqua-kun screws up.
Aqua-kun always seems so perfect, it’s kind of shocking to see him make a mistake.
’Hmph, you make mistakes during live performances too, but I can’t tell at all when I watch.’
’That’s totally normal. Even if you prepare your throat, you can’t control things like the humidity, weather, or air quality on the day. We work hard to make adjustments and arrange the live performance so that it looks like we’re not making any mistakes, but the audience usually doesn’t notice. That’s why we have a team.’
I guess when Aqua-kun talks about the team, he’s not just talking about the people you see on stage, but everyone behind the scenes too.
’Aqua-sama, what do you usually do in those situations?’
’I work hard to not make the same mistake next time. The time I spend practicing never betrays me.’
’Yeah, yeah, there’s no substitute for practice. Talent might let you down, but the time you put into practicing never will. nom nom’
I thought, “Aqua-kun and Kohina Yukari-san are really similar.”
Both of them have a lot of talent, but people who see them don’t just dismiss them as geniuses.
Most people say they’re hard workers.
Speaking of which, both of them wrote in response to the question, “[Do you have any talent?]”, “[I have the talent to keep working hard without thinking to achieve my goals,]” and the phrases “similar siblings” and “powerful mentor-disciple” trended on the net.
’Got it! I’ll make sure not to mess up next time too! And I’ll work hard to be the one who helps out the senior who covered for me!!’
’Yeah, yeah. Being able to cover for each other’s mistakes is what makes a good team, right? Keep at it! I’ll be cheering for you too.’
’Hey, this one, the white bean paste is classier and tastier, isn’t it!’
Kohina Yukari-san, now’s not the time to talk about Taiyaki, please.
You’re making Aqua-kun say nice things, and now I can’t stop thinking about the taste of that Taiyaki.
After waving goodbye to the encouraged big sister, Aqua-kun moves on to another big sister.
And so, he finishes giving out all the Taiyaki he had.
Meanwhile, Kohina Yukari-san ate 5 Taiyaki all by herself… I wonder if she was just hungry….
’Come on, it’s about time to head back. You have a live show tomorrow, right?’
’Oops… Is it that late already? Well then, everyone, thanks for watching the stream today! Um… by the way, why did I start streaming in the first place?’
Aqua-kun and Kohina Yukari-san tilt their heads at each other.
Now that I think about it, why did Aqua-kun start streaming?
I turn my gaze to the comment section.
[Aqua-kun, it’s an announcement for the live show!! ]
[92: Decided to do a live announcement while out for a walk and started streaming on a whim. →Went to buy water from a vending machine because my throat was dry. →Ended up finding Kohina Yukari-san fighting with a broken vending machine. →Decided to go buy water at the convenience store together. →On the way, got a craving for something sweet and lined up at the Taiyaki store. →Got celebrated by the other customers for a child being born. →Got happy and treated everyone to Taiyaki. →Somehow started doing troublesome counseling while giving out Taiyaki. →As usual, my memory starts to slip. ←Here and now]
[Nee-san, you really saved me]
[Aqua-sama, you’re reading the comments LOL]
[It’s Nee-san after all]
[Sommelier: Sorry, I’ve been watching from the start but I forgot too]
[↑It’s fine for you to do that]
Huh〜.
So that’s why.
Aqua-kun, who was staring at the screen just like me, must’ve spotted the same comment.
He clapped his hands like──pop!
’And that’s it for the announcement! Nagano folks! I’ll be showing up there tomorrow, so everyone better get ready for me, alright?!’
So that’s how it is… Tomorrow, Aqua-kun is finally coming to Nagano, where I live.
I crawl out of bed, put my tablet down on my desk, and grab my ticket case sitting right next to it.
Stuff like this… it doesn’t happen all the time.
That’s why, since every concert now has those guys-only seats for safety, I went ahead and snagged myself a BERYL concert ticket.
”I’ve never been to a live show before, so I’m kinda freaking out! …Wait, I should crash early so I’m ready for tomorrow.”
I flick the lights off, dive into bed, and cocoon myself up in my blanket.
Maybe… I’ll even make some new friends──other Aqua-kun fans, just like me.
That night, I was way too hyped to fall asleep right away.
The next day.
The BERYL concert tour in Nagano kicks off today.
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Edited by Kanaa-senpai.
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