Volume 13 Chapter 197 Shirogane Aqua, Here Again
Edited by: Kanaa-senpai
We sit on the sofa prepared on the stage.
I thought it was amazing to bring the studio set all the way to the national stadium.
”Heave-ho!”
”Huh?”
Kohina-senpai sits next to Kaede with a completely normal expression.
Kaede, seeing that up close, opened her mouth halfway.
”Here we go!”
”Huh?”
Emily sits on the other side.
Kaede, sandwiched between Emily and Kohina-senpai, opened her mouth even wider.
”Morikawa~, we’re live now~”
”Don’t mess around!”
”This is definitely a sign of takeover.”
”Morikawa Kaede’s room is…”
Laughter came from the audience seats.
”Hey, what are you zoning out for! You’re the host of this program, so get it together!!”
”Oh, right.”
Revived, Kaede tilted her head and drew the first topic.
Then, the content written there was displayed on the large monitor behind.
[Today’s topic is free! The 3 of you at the host seat, please come up with questions for BERYL’s 4 members!!]
I see.
While Kaede and Emily should be fine, I need to be careful about Kohina-senpai.
I think she understands that it’s live, but with her, you really don’t know what she might say.
I need to be cautious….
I strengthen my vigilance.
”Who will start asking questions first?”
Emily, known for her balance, turns to Kohina-senpai and Kaede.
As expected of Emily.
She quickly assesses her position and tries to navigate around them well.
Normally, it’s the host Kaede’s job, but she’s a woman unconstrained by conventional hosting roles.
I pretend not to notice the pressure from Announcer Onidzuka behind me.
”Then, I’ll start as the host!!”
Kaede emphasizes her role as host and holds the flip board up to the camera.
[Please tell us each of BERYL’s members’ good points.]
Oh, isn’t that a good question that came up suddenly?
We write everyone’s good points on the 3 flip boards handed to us.
Yeah, this should be fine.
”Alright, let’s start with Mayuzumi-kun’s good points. Now, everyone, please respond all at once!”
Um, the flipboard that talks about Shintaro is… this one.
The other 3 besides Shintaro all held their flipboards up at once.
[Nekoyama Toa: The way you take care of Aqua]
[Tenga Akira: The way you don’t forget about me]
[Shirogane Aqua: The way you have heated conversations with me as guys]
Wait a minute, Toa!?
What do you mean by taking care of me!?
”Are you, like, bothering Mayuzumi-kun at school too!? You should apologize right here!”
”No, no, I haven’t done anything!”
This is way too much defamation!!
I stood up from the sofa and pleaded my innocence to the audience.
”Aqua-sama, what exactly is this… heated conversation between guys?”
Emily winked at me.
I see, so that’s how it is.
So this means I need to redeem my honor with this answer!?
As expected of Emily, nice assist!!
”Well, since it’s a heated conversation between guys, it obviously has to be something that sets the lower body ablaze.”
”See, it’s your fault after all!!”
Kohina-senpai leaned in close to my ear after standing up from the sofa.
”Mayuzumi-kun is just being nice and putting up with it; regular boys are way more naïve than you. You should properly apologize to Mayuzumi-kun here. Look, it’s a great opportunity. You must be bothering him in many ways, so let’s apologize for everything. I’ll apologize with you.”
The microphone picked up my and Kohina-senpai’s whispers clearly.
Kohina-senpai, everyone can hear you.
Everyone’s looking over here and laughing.
”Or do you… not care if you end up with 0 friends like me?”
”I’ll apologize.”
Those were very persuasive words.
Thank you, Kohina-senpai.
There’s never been a day when Kohina-senpai’s words were more persuasive than today.
”Shintaro, I don’t mean to be a nuisance, but I’m sorry if I caused trouble!!”
”Mayuzumi-kun, he didn’t mean any harm, so please forgive him.”
Kohina-senpai and I bow our heads together.
Seeing this, Shintaro chuckled and shook his head side to side.
”It’s fine. It’s not really a bother. So please don’t bow your head, Kohina-san. More importantly, Aqua should apologize for that time when we went to buy snacks together and he made Takoyaki for Kohina-san spicy.”
Shintaro!?
Shh, shh!
I press my index finger to my lips.
”Hmph, I thought it would be something like that. I can see right through you.”
What, you caught me?
Even though it was spicy and not super spicy, I thought it was strange seeing Kohina-senpai eat it with her child-like taste buds.
So, does that mean it was really spicy but she hid it with her acting skills?
This person is amazing…
”Good thing I thought it was going to be bad and switched it with Kaede’s.”
”Me!?”
Seeing Kaede’s reaction, Emily next to her tries to hold back her laughter.
”By the way, that time Kaede-senpai was saying how today’s Takoyaki was a little spicier than usual, but delicious, and eating it normally.”
”Yeah, I didn’t notice it at all until you said something… wait, that’s not the point!”
Seeing Kaede puffed up with anger, I couldn’t help but think she was kind of cute.
”Hey, it’s your fault that Kaede got mad!”
”Kohina-senpai, let’s just apologize together.”
”Y-yeah. Let’s do that.”
We move in front of Kaede and sincerely apologize.
Also, even though Kohina-senpai couldn’t eat, I made sure to apologize on camera for playing with the food.
”Well then, shall we move on to the next question?”
Tenga-senpai sitting next to me shows a sad face.
Huh?
Senpai, is something wrong?
”Well then, next up is about Toa-chan, please!”
Shintaro, Tenga-senpai, and I hold up a flip about Toa.
[Mayuzumi Shintaro: Hardworking. Unlike me, skilled and can handle anything smoothly.]
[Tenga Akira: Observant. Follows up on me later.]
[Shirogane Aqua: When I want to hug a girl, lets me hug him instead.]
A loud scream comes from the audience.
Huh?
Is everyone okay?
Kohina-senpai stands up after looking at the flip board.
”You again!?”
”No, no, it’s not a hug like lovers do, it’s more like leaning back against Toa who’s sitting in a chair, you know, the kind guys do!”
A scream-like cheer comes from the audience.
Is everyone okay?
Kohina-senpai holds her head with an indescribable expression.
”In the first place, there are over 30 girls in our class!! It smells good in the classroom for hours, and it’s tough for the boys!! Especially in summer, or after gym class!”
”Not the boys! It’s just you! If that’s the case, just hug a classmate! Like, Ayana-chan or Ayana-chan!!”
I shake my head vigorously.
”No, no, that’s definitely not okay!!”
”But hugging Toa-chan is also not okay! Even if it’s just boys, um, there’s, like, etiquette, right?”
Hmm, that’s true… Kohina-senpai has a point.
I turn to Toa and decide to ask him directly since it’s a good opportunity.
”Sorry. If Toa doesn’t like it, I’ll stop…”
”No, that’s fine, but… Tsukimachi-san always looks at us with a fierce gaze, so you should be careful not to be looked down on.”
W-What?
Just imagining Ayana’s disdainful gaze made me shiver naturally.
To avoid being disliked by Ayana, I think I will be more careful from now on.
”Well then, let’s move on to the answer for Tenga-kun.”
The 3 of us, me, Shintaro, and Toa, faced the camera with a new flipboard.
[Nekoyama Toa: A reliable place in times of trouble]
[Mayuzumi Shintaro: A reliable place in times of trouble]
[Shirogane Aqua: A reliable place in times of trouble]
Whoa!?
Woaaaaaaaaaaah!!
All of us surprisingly gave the same answer here.
With my mouth wide open and eyes wide in shock like Tenga-senpai, we all stood up from the sofa and linked arms.
”Th-That, junior!!!”
”Tenga-senpai!!!”
”Yay! I don’t really know why, but yay!!”
”Tenga-senpai, that’s great!!”
We linked arms with Tenga-senpai, who was crying, and we formed a circle celebrating.
The fans watching us joined in the joy as well.
Seeing this, Emily quickly picked up the microphone, teary-eyed, and gave a gentle smile to the camera.
”To everyone watching on TV, thank you very much. This program is…”
”Hey, hey, hey! Emily, don’t try to end it on your own! It’s only been an hour since we started! What will we do with the remaining 23 hours?!”
”Well, we can show a boat floating on a beautiful lakeside.”
”That’s a broadcast accident!!”
Nice boat!
No, Kaede, nice tsukkomi!!
Indeed, Emily and variety shows pair quite well.
After all, the combination of Kaede and Emily, who can both tsukkomi and boke, fits perfectly.
Only these two can handle being next to the food-loving Kohina-senpai and do this much.
”Well then, lastly, Aqua-kun.”
”No, we can skip him.”
No, no, no!
That’s not okay!!
Kohina-senpai, please don’t open the bag of snacks on the table with that uninterested face!!
We’re live!
”Well then, everyone, please.”
I waited with an excited face for the answers from the 3.
[Nekoyama Toa: Cool and capable of anything, but also a bit troublesome.]
[Mayuzumi Shintaro: Can do anything and looks cool, but struggles just like me.]
[Tenga Akira: The junior looks cool and can do anything, yet surprisingly requires attention.]
[Kohina Yukari: Not bad looking and capable of anything, but is hopelessly a positive fool.]
[Morikawa Kaede: Cool and can do anything, yet somehow is in the same rank as me.]
[Yukishiro Emily: Has cool traits including some awkwardness, capable of anything but surprisingly clumsy.]
Wait a minute!
Aren’t there a lot of answers!?
I mean, why have those 3 written answers on the flip board too!?
”Yay!”
”Whoa!”
The 6 people besides me stood up from the sofa, celebrating together.
Though I felt a bit uneasy, they all wrote that I’m cool, so that means they are all praising me, right!!
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Edited by Kanaa-senpai.
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