Separation
Taichi: Ahh, that was such a good ceremony! I'll remember it forever.
Tenma: Huh… how many times are you going to say that.
Taichi: No matter how many times I say that it won't be enough~!
Izumi: Omi-kun, thank you for taking so many photos of all the ceremonies. Thanks to you we can make a great photo album.
Masumi: A picture of the two of us is enough for me.
Omi: I'll take lots of photos for your ceremony tomorrow too, Azami.
Azami: No, you don't have to…
Sakyo: It's the last time you'll be wearing a gakuran* right. We want to show it to your father and to Yuriko-san so behave and let us take your photos.
Azami: Can't be helped…
Sakoda: I'm so sad I won't be able to see Azami in gakuran anymore…
Tenma: Sakoda-san, are you crying?
Sakoda: I-I'm not crying! I'm not…
Masumi: Something's coming out of your eyes though.
Sakoda: Uuuh….
Azami: Geez. Don't cry over something like that, Ken-san.
Sakyo: Tomorrow after the ceremony we'll be celebrating Bon's graduation in the Ginsen Group, so we won't be having dinner here.
Izumi: The guys from Ginsen Group are so kind for throwing a graduation party.
Azami: Those guys just want an excuse to make a racket. It was the same when I graduated elementary school.
Sakoda: By the way, should we invite Shifuto too? He came to the graduation party in elementary school right?
Azami: He--.
Taichi: Who's Shifuto?
Sakyo: Bon's childhood friend.
Azami: That guy… is probably busy so he can't come.
Sakoda: For real… I wanted to meet him, haven't seen him in a while.
Azami: ….
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Boss: Azami, congratulations. I'm sure Yuriko is happy too.
Sakyo: Good thing you could graduate, Bon.
Azami: …I guess so.
Student A: Hey, are those people over there yakuza?
Student B: Their aura is crazy…
Azami: (Crap… everyone's looking at us)
Azami: There's somewhere I wanna drop by, so go home first.
Boss: What, we can't come with you?
Azami: I'll go to the graduation party so that's good enough right. Pops and shitty Sakyo, you two go home.
Sakyo: Make sure to come later. Everyone is waiting to celebrate for you.
Azami: I get it.
Boss: Then, later. Let's go.
Sakyo: Yes.
Azami: ….
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Azami: …my bad, I kept you waiting.
???: ….
Azami: ….
???: …what did you want to talk about?
Azami: We're graduating today, so I have to tell you now.
Azami: I said too much the other day. I'm sorry. I was just worried about you, Shifuto.
Shifuto: …I also said too much.
Azami: The theater troupe I'm part of, MANKAI Company is a really great place, wanna come check it out?
Azami: We're not recruiting new members right now, but I'll try to talk it over with Director--.
Shifuto: …no, there's no need.
Azami: --.
Shifuto: …when you joined that Troupe, you gave me a ticket, right Azami?
Azami: Yeah. You said you couldn't make it 'cause you were busy.
Shifuto: I've always canceled going there on purpose. Do you know why?
Azami: ….
Shifuto: I didn't go because I was jealous you started acting before me. Always.
Shifuto: I told you right, Azami. That acting has always been my dream.
Shifuto: And yet, you who aren't even interested in acting are standing on the stage, and even your dream of doing makeup came true so easily.
Shifuto: Looking at you was frustrating, so I just couldn't bring myself to go watch you. Even though my desire to act is so much stronger than yours, is what I thought.
Azami: --.
Azami: So you were thinking this kinda stuff. I didn't notice at all--.
Shifuto: It's not your fault. But still, I'm sorry.
Azami: Eh?
Shifuto: I don't have any right to be your friend, Azami.
*walks away*
Azami: --.
Notes:
*Gakuran is a type of uniform usually worn in middle schools in Japan. More info here.
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