[summer Troupe 5th Play] Shinobi - Chapter 3

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Yuki: Itadakimasu.
Kumon: Itadakimasu.
Muku: The fluffy omelette rice looks delicious!
Misumi: Yes~!
Tenma: Where’s Kazunari?
Izumi: He just contacted me saying he wouldn’t be having dinner at the dorm since he’s stopping by his parents’ home today.
Tenma: Heh.

Kazunari: …*sigh*~.
……
Studying aboard, huh…

Professor: Ah, come in.
Kazunari: Okay, okay.
Professor: You see, actually…. The professor from our sister school is interested in your drawing during the exhibition the other day.
Kazunari: By sister school you mean… the overseas one?
Professor: Yes. And they personally invite you to study at their school.
Kazunari: Really!? That’s cool!
Professor: Do you know “COMA”?
Kazunari: It’s the exhibition that is considered as the gateway for famous young artists worldwide, right?
Professor: That’s right. That school has a quota for “COMA” participation in addition to producing many great artists.
If you want to be a pro artist in the future, I can say that having experiences from living aboard will be necessary.
Attending “COMA” means that you basically will have a promising success. This is your chance.
Kazunari: …..
Professor: If you’re going to study aboard, you have to immediately work on the free assignment for the interview.
Even if your enrolment has already been decided, you still need to take language lesson before going. If you go now, you’ll be able to catch the next semester.
Kazunari: Eh… Now? Isn’t it a little bit too soon?
Professor: If you don’t have any family circumstances, you should definitely go. Chance like this rarely comes.
Kazunari: ….
Professor: Discuss it with your family.
Kazunari: …..Yes.

Kazunari: (….If I start preparing for studying aboard now, we’ll fail to deliver a perfect play.)
….*sigh*~.
Hm?
Eh? Isn’t this my junior high school graduation album! Why is it here, mami?
Kazunari’s Mother: ——Ah, you see. I took it out after cleaning the storeroom. It smelled a little bit moldy, so I aired it.
Kazunari: Heh~.
Kazunari’s Mother: It feels nostalgic, right?
Kazunari: Not really~…. I don’t remember my junior high days that much.
(I feel like I went to excursion and school trip, but I have no memory of it~…)
(I only joined because it would affect my grades if I didn’t go. To be honest, I didn’t really wanna go.)
(I studied hard every day and liked drawing for a breather. Those were all I did during my school days that time…)
(….Whoah, my hair was purely black in this photo. Even my facial expression was dark~. Is this me~…)
….What is this?
Kazunari’s Mother: That’s a graduation anthology.
Kazunari: So we wrote such things….
……
This isn’t something that a junior high senior would write…?
(Value your “present and past,” huh…)
(Now that I think about it, maybe my biggest turning point was when I graduated junior high school.)
(I have more friends and more things that I enjoy besides studying. Is this the result of my junior high senior self who valued “present and past”?)
Kazunari’s Father: I’m home.
Kazunari’s Mother: Ah, it looked like your father has come home.
Kazunari: Welcome home, papi!
Kazunari’s Father: Ah, you’re home, Kazunari.
Kazunari: There’s something I’d like to discuss.
Kazunari’s Father: Discuss?
Kazunari: Yeah, just a bit.
Kazunari’s Mother: I’ll make some tea.
Kazunari’s Father: So, what’s wrong?
Kazunari: I got this from university today…
Kazunari’s Father: Studying aboard…?
Kazunari: The professor was interested in my drawing from the recent exhibition. I got recommendation.
Kazunari’s Father: Heh, isn’t that cool?
Kazunari: Studying aboard costs money, so it’s not something that I can decide alone, right? That’s why I’d like to consult this with papi.
Kazunari’s Father: …I see.
….
….If I remember correctly, you said you want to become a UMC, right?
Kazunari: Yes, Ultra Multi Creator!
Kazunari’s Father: It will be a big support to aim for your dream. I think you should take it.
But will your activity in the theatre company be all right? The procedures and interview for studying aboard will affect your play schedule, right?
Since you will begin language lesson immediately, you will have to leave the company for a while…
Kazunari: ….That’s right.
Kazunari’s Father: …..
You said that you couldn’t choose just one thing, but the time will come when you must make your choice.
Think it over properly.
Kazunari: ….Yes.
Kazunari’s Father: I’ll support whichever path you choose.
Kazunari: Thanks, papi.

Kazunari: …..
Muku: Ah, welcome home!
Kumon: Welcome home!
Kazunari: Ah… I’m home.
Muku: We’re going to watch a movie together at the lounge, do you want to join us, Kazu-kun?
Kumon: It’s a recommendation from Tsuzuru-san!
Kazunari: …..Ah, no, I’ll pass!
Muku: ….Is that so?

Kazunari: *sigh*~….
Free assignment, huh… Whichever path I choose, I have to start working on it now….
What should I draw…
Misumi: Heave ho~.
Kazunari: Whoah!? 
You surprised me…. Where did you come from, Sumi?
Misumi: I was at the rooftop watching the moon with cat-san~.
Kazunari: Watching the moon, huh~.
Misumi: …Is this your paper, Kazu?
Kazunari: Ah——.
Misumi: Studying aboard….?
Kazunari: Umm…
….I’m going to explain it when everyone is present.
Misumi: …..

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