Next Door - Closed Circle Chapter 4
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[Heliport]
(Early the next morning, on the heliport on ES's rooftop)
Izumi: —Alright, yeah.
I know. It's all my fault.
No, you've done nothing wrong.
It's actually a big help that you're doing stuff that should be done by me or someone else in our circle—No, I'm not being sarcastic, Mikejima.
However. If you still wanna be that moron's friend, then you better not do something like that again.
Just like you find peace of mind and solace in him, Leo-kun sees the same in you.
That friendship is a place of belonging that you're supposed to love, y'know. If it starts burning up in the flames of hell, that'd be absolute shit, right?
There won't be a place left for Leo-kun to feel truly at home.
—Or rather, all he'll have left is his own room. Do you wanna shut him back up in there and end up right where we started?
No, right? Yeah, uh-huh... I get it, but I'm not gonna support you, Mikejima.
There's no way you're telling me the whole truth, anyway.
Just playing the good guy and trying to gain people's trust? How naive.
Yep... I almost wanna stop you from getting too close to that moron ever again, but I've already quit the overprotective thing.
I don't have the time to look after other people right now, anyway.
You too, right? Stop doing unnecessary things and get back to your proper idol job. Leo-kun, Anzu, and the others probably want that for you, too.
Yeah, see you. Thanks for calling, though. A lot of info doesn't reach me when I'm overseas, you see.
When you're halfway across the world and can only really see the surface, ES really does look like some idol utopia.
No way that's true, though—in reality, it's a sloppy mess.
I'm not surprised, really. It's a society made by those idiots who did a bunch of stupid crap at Yumenosaki and the like— Well, I guess that's just human society in general.
......
(*sigh*... It's always the case that annoying things start happening while I'm away, and then the moment I come back it's thrown in my face all at once.)
(It's bad for my skin... This is why I didn't want to fly back in the first place.)
(Well, whatever. It's not like I have any work to do in Florence, anyway.)
(...Hm? A call from Kasa-kun?)
(What, everyone just can't help but want to talk to me, huh? It's hard being popular. ♪)
Hello? What's up, Kasa-kun?
I'm, uh... I'm still on the way.
Obviously? I don't live close enough to arrive the instant you call me over.
And I'm not so obsessed with you all that I'd hop on a plane with nothing but the shirt on my back the moment I hear something.
And I'm busy, anyway. Who do you think I am? I'm Izumi Sena, you know?
...Huh? What? You scolded him all night and when you woke up this morning, he was gone? Who? Leo-kun?
You idiot! What the hell are you doing?! You're supposed to bind his arms, legs, whatever so he can't run away!
That's just the basics of the basics! Knights really can't do anything without me around, can you?!
I'm sooo~ speechless! Looks like you're getting too proud just because you picked up some lame title like "ES's Big 3".
Have you learned nothing since the time we were volunteering, cleaning up changing rooms and shit at Yumenosaki?!
...Excuse me? You think I'm hiding Leo-kun somewhere? Quit making every single thing MY fault! That really pisses me off!
Oh? Huuuh? Every bad thing that happens is my fault?
That's what you're trying to say, huh, Kasa-kun? I'm a goddamn bother, so I should go back to Florence and stay there, right? Fine, I got it!
What?! I'm not sulking! I'm righteously angry! Why do you think you're even allowed to act all high and mighty, huh?! It's all thanks to ME! Obviously!
Ah, wai—Don't hang up on me! That's it, I'm gonna chew you out later, Kasa-kun!
I'm gonna go fetch Leo-kun too, wherever he is, and make you both kneel on the ground for hours until you can say nothing but "Izumi Sena-san is the most beautiful and precious treasure in the entire world!"
You won't even be able to laugh or cry anymore!
Excuse me? That's not the problem right now, you say? Uh, last I checked, my problems are always at the top of my priority list?!
(Ah—Ghh, he seriously hung up on me. What's up with every single idiot, including Kasa-kun, being so rebellious lately?)
(Well, I went flying off to a faraway country, so I can't really ask them to respect me like they respect their own parents, but—)
Sora: ......
Izumi: ...Hm?
(Huh? Who's this kid? When and with whose permission did he invade my personal space?)
(Wait, uh... I think he's from Aoba's group—Switch's... Harukawa, was it?)
(I feel like I've seen him around a lot more ever since the Feast of Good Fortune.)
(Was he Kasa-kun's friend? Damn, here I thought that brat was as bad at making friends as I am—)
(No, wait— In other words, that means if I win this kid over, then that could automatically earn me points with Kasa-kun, right?)
(Hearing good things about me from other people would make it stick better, after all.)
(So if I manage to convey something like "Izumi Sena-san is a wonderful person" to Kasa-kun through this kid's mouth—)
(Then Kasa-kun will see me in a better light, and he might become a more cooperative, obedient boy who listens to everything I say, just like he was before.)
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< Closed Circle Chapter 3 || Masterlist || Closed Circle Chapter 5 >
[Heliport]
(Early the next morning, on the heliport on ES's rooftop)
Izumi: —Alright, yeah.
I know. It's all my fault.
No, you've done nothing wrong.
It's actually a big help that you're doing stuff that should be done by me or someone else in our circle—No, I'm not being sarcastic, Mikejima.
However. If you still wanna be that moron's friend, then you better not do something like that again.
Just like you find peace of mind and solace in him, Leo-kun sees the same in you.
That friendship is a place of belonging that you're supposed to love, y'know. If it starts burning up in the flames of hell, that'd be absolute shit, right?
There won't be a place left for Leo-kun to feel truly at home.
—Or rather, all he'll have left is his own room. Do you wanna shut him back up in there and end up right where we started?
No, right? Yeah, uh-huh... I get it, but I'm not gonna support you, Mikejima.
There's no way you're telling me the whole truth, anyway.
Just playing the good guy and trying to gain people's trust? How naive.
Yep... I almost wanna stop you from getting too close to that moron ever again, but I've already quit the overprotective thing.
I don't have the time to look after other people right now, anyway.
You too, right? Stop doing unnecessary things and get back to your proper idol job. Leo-kun, Anzu, and the others probably want that for you, too.
Yeah, see you. Thanks for calling, though. A lot of info doesn't reach me when I'm overseas, you see.
When you're halfway across the world and can only really see the surface, ES really does look like some idol utopia.
No way that's true, though—in reality, it's a sloppy mess.
I'm not surprised, really. It's a society made by those idiots who did a bunch of stupid crap at Yumenosaki and the like— Well, I guess that's just human society in general.
......
(*sigh*... It's always the case that annoying things start happening while I'm away, and then the moment I come back it's thrown in my face all at once.)
(It's bad for my skin... This is why I didn't want to fly back in the first place.)
(Well, whatever. It's not like I have any work to do in Florence, anyway.)
(...Hm? A call from Kasa-kun?)
(What, everyone just can't help but want to talk to me, huh? It's hard being popular. ♪)
Hello? What's up, Kasa-kun?
I'm, uh... I'm still on the way.
Obviously? I don't live close enough to arrive the instant you call me over.
And I'm not so obsessed with you all that I'd hop on a plane with nothing but the shirt on my back the moment I hear something.
And I'm busy, anyway. Who do you think I am? I'm Izumi Sena, you know?
...Huh? What? You scolded him all night and when you woke up this morning, he was gone? Who? Leo-kun?
You idiot! What the hell are you doing?! You're supposed to bind his arms, legs, whatever so he can't run away!
That's just the basics of the basics! Knights really can't do anything without me around, can you?!
I'm sooo~ speechless! Looks like you're getting too proud just because you picked up some lame title like "ES's Big 3".
Have you learned nothing since the time we were volunteering, cleaning up changing rooms and shit at Yumenosaki?!
...Excuse me? You think I'm hiding Leo-kun somewhere? Quit making every single thing MY fault! That really pisses me off!
Oh? Huuuh? Every bad thing that happens is my fault?
That's what you're trying to say, huh, Kasa-kun? I'm a goddamn bother, so I should go back to Florence and stay there, right? Fine, I got it!
What?! I'm not sulking! I'm righteously angry! Why do you think you're even allowed to act all high and mighty, huh?! It's all thanks to ME! Obviously!
Ah, wai—Don't hang up on me! That's it, I'm gonna chew you out later, Kasa-kun!
I'm gonna go fetch Leo-kun too, wherever he is, and make you both kneel on the ground for hours until you can say nothing but "Izumi Sena-san is the most beautiful and precious treasure in the entire world!"
You won't even be able to laugh or cry anymore!
Excuse me? That's not the problem right now, you say? Uh, last I checked, my problems are always at the top of my priority list?!
(Ah—Ghh, he seriously hung up on me. What's up with every single idiot, including Kasa-kun, being so rebellious lately?)
(Well, I went flying off to a faraway country, so I can't really ask them to respect me like they respect their own parents, but—)
Sora: ......
Izumi: ...Hm?
(Huh? Who's this kid? When and with whose permission did he invade my personal space?)
(Wait, uh... I think he's from Aoba's group—Switch's... Harukawa, was it?)
(I feel like I've seen him around a lot more ever since the Feast of Good Fortune.)
(Was he Kasa-kun's friend? Damn, here I thought that brat was as bad at making friends as I am—)
(No, wait— In other words, that means if I win this kid over, then that could automatically earn me points with Kasa-kun, right?)
(Hearing good things about me from other people would make it stick better, after all.)
(So if I manage to convey something like "Izumi Sena-san is a wonderful person" to Kasa-kun through this kid's mouth—)
(Then Kasa-kun will see me in a better light, and he might become a more cooperative, obedient boy who listens to everything I say, just like he was before.)
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< Closed Circle Chapter 3 || Masterlist || Closed Circle Chapter 5 >
