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[Dorm - Common Room]
(Around the same time, in Starmony Dorm's common room)
Izumi: Na~ru-kun?
Arashi: ......
Izumi: What are you doing, looking all depressed out in the open... Aren't you the type who'd rather hide that from people?
Arashi: —Ah, h-huh? Izumi-chan?
You haven't gone back to Florence yet?
Izumi: Why would I? I don't have any reason to, really. It's annoying having to go back and forth every single time, and there's no need to go back unless I have a photoshoot or some other job to do, anyway.
Besides, they went and made sure my dorm room is ready for use at any time, so I decided I'm living here until this whole thing is resolved.
And as much as it frustrates me to admit, my modeling career doesn't exactly have me busy right now. It's, uh... still in the works.
Arashi: Huh... I mean, technically, you could even take photos in Japan and just send over the images, right?
Izumi: Yep, ES has way better photographers and equipment, anyway.
It'd be way too annoying to even admit that maybe there was no need to go overseas at all, so I won't say that, but...
If I just wanted to make it big as a model, it might've been the better choice to stay in Japan. ES probably would've been totally behind it.
Arashi: I dunno about that... In the end, ES's main goal is to bring out the brilliance of idols.
I wonder if it might actually be a tough environment for people who want something different.
Izumi: Well, nowhere's a paradise... In Japan, people see me as "the idol Izumi Sena" no matter what I do.
To get them to acknowledge me as a model, I had no choice but to take my leave for a while.
Arashi: Did that help?
Izumi: I dunno... Maybe sometime in the far-off future, it might look like I just took the long way round.
Arashi: Ahaha. You're always trying to take the shortest route possible. Maybe being a little roundabout is good for you?
If you're only looking straight ahead, then you might not notice you dropped something important along the way.
Izumi: ......
Arashi: ...What? Look, I know it's hard to resist my allure, but I'd rather you not gawk at me like that.
Izumi: You've gotta be joking. For better or for worse, we're stuck with each other—I've seen your face enough to get sick of it. Even if I stare a hole right through you, I'll only ever think, "Oh, it's Naru-kun".
Arashi: Rude! My beauty today is entirely different from my beauty yesterday, right? If you can't even see that, then I'm afraid your beauty senses are getting a little rusty, Izumi-chan.
Izumi: ...You know, usually...
Arashi: Mm? Usually what?
Izumi: Usually you put on this ridiculous forced smile and say the plainest, mildest things you can.
And when I try to talk to you because I think you look sad, you joke around and make this face that says you're perfectly fine.
I've never liked that part of you.
Arashi: ......
Izumi: You know, you might be able to fool some stupid elders with that act, but it won't work on me no matter how hard you try to pretend.
I've known you since before you got so good at playing obedient.
I've seen the little grin you used to have on your face when you snatched jobs right out of my hands.
In reality, you have some filthy parts to yourself, too. I know you're just as much a shitty brat as everyone else.
Arashi: Filthy? Shitty brat? Isn't that a little much?
Izumi: Am I wrong? I mean, I'm sure you're not the exact same Naru-kun you were in the past, but you probably haven't changed at your core.
You're just a shameful little kid trying so hard to pretty yourself up so nobody rejects you.
Arashi: Huh? You sure you're not talking about yourself?
Izumi: We share some traits, don't we? Not that I really care.
Arashi: Oh yeah? I guess you and I have led pretty similar lives, surprisingly. Modeling since childhood, then becoming idols—
We grew up in similar environments... I guess we're like parent and child?
Izumi: Yeah, exactly. Yuu-kun's my little brother, but you're like my own kid.
Arashi: What about Leo-kun?
Izumi: That one's a pet.
Arashi: Then what about Tsukasa-chan and Ritsu-chan? Are they also your children?
Izumi: Well now that you bring it up, I guess so... But it feels a bit different from you, Naru-kun. I didn't actually know them when they were little, after all.
So, uh... They're like my... adopted children? Kinda?
Arashi: What a complicated family we have.
Izumi: It's still a family, more or less. And that means when we have a problem, we need to solve it together.
Arashi: You're right about that. That's why we have that euthanasia event now, to solve everything—or at least make it look like everything's solved.
I'm not really feeling it, though... And it has me worried that Ritsu-chan keeps lording it over us without giving any details.
Izumi: Rather than keeping things from us, isn't it just that he hasn't decided on anything yet? Kuma-kun's smart but lazy, and he's also so conscientious that it takes him forever to get started on something.
Arashi: Yeah, it was a big surprise when he suddenly sprung into action this time.
Izumi: That's just how hard it was for him to watch things get so tense between us. I'm glad he forced me to stop, because I really lost my cool back there.
Arashi: Right... There's no way that could've turned into a peaceful discussion.
Even so—and I know this is Knights' style, but—isn't it a little violent to bust out a duel just like that?
I feel like I say this every time we have a bout, but I don't actually like to fight.
It's just using brute force to twist someone else's feelings and get them to listen to you, no?
"Violence solves nothing" is an old and worn-out phrase by now, but...
Even though it seems like everything's fixed in that moment of victory, the wounds left behind will definitely come back to ache.
And if someone dies in the battle, then our hearts will never be able to reach each other again...
It's too late for regrets once you've done something you can never take back.
...We've done that countless times already, though. It'd be shameless of us if we started regretting it all now.
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[Dorm - Common Room]
(Around the same time, in Starmony Dorm's common room)
Izumi: Na~ru-kun?
Arashi: ......
Izumi: What are you doing, looking all depressed out in the open... Aren't you the type who'd rather hide that from people?
Arashi: —Ah, h-huh? Izumi-chan?
You haven't gone back to Florence yet?
Izumi: Why would I? I don't have any reason to, really. It's annoying having to go back and forth every single time, and there's no need to go back unless I have a photoshoot or some other job to do, anyway.
Besides, they went and made sure my dorm room is ready for use at any time, so I decided I'm living here until this whole thing is resolved.
And as much as it frustrates me to admit, my modeling career doesn't exactly have me busy right now. It's, uh... still in the works.
Arashi: Huh... I mean, technically, you could even take photos in Japan and just send over the images, right?
Izumi: Yep, ES has way better photographers and equipment, anyway.
It'd be way too annoying to even admit that maybe there was no need to go overseas at all, so I won't say that, but...
If I just wanted to make it big as a model, it might've been the better choice to stay in Japan. ES probably would've been totally behind it.
Arashi: I dunno about that... In the end, ES's main goal is to bring out the brilliance of idols.
I wonder if it might actually be a tough environment for people who want something different.
Izumi: Well, nowhere's a paradise... In Japan, people see me as "the idol Izumi Sena" no matter what I do.
To get them to acknowledge me as a model, I had no choice but to take my leave for a while.
Arashi: Did that help?
Izumi: I dunno... Maybe sometime in the far-off future, it might look like I just took the long way round.
Arashi: Ahaha. You're always trying to take the shortest route possible. Maybe being a little roundabout is good for you?
If you're only looking straight ahead, then you might not notice you dropped something important along the way.
Izumi: ......
Arashi: ...What? Look, I know it's hard to resist my allure, but I'd rather you not gawk at me like that.
Izumi: You've gotta be joking. For better or for worse, we're stuck with each other—I've seen your face enough to get sick of it. Even if I stare a hole right through you, I'll only ever think, "Oh, it's Naru-kun".
Arashi: Rude! My beauty today is entirely different from my beauty yesterday, right? If you can't even see that, then I'm afraid your beauty senses are getting a little rusty, Izumi-chan.
Izumi: ...You know, usually...
Arashi: Mm? Usually what?
Izumi: Usually you put on this ridiculous forced smile and say the plainest, mildest things you can.
And when I try to talk to you because I think you look sad, you joke around and make this face that says you're perfectly fine.
I've never liked that part of you.
Arashi: ......
Izumi: You know, you might be able to fool some stupid elders with that act, but it won't work on me no matter how hard you try to pretend.
I've known you since before you got so good at playing obedient.
I've seen the little grin you used to have on your face when you snatched jobs right out of my hands.
In reality, you have some filthy parts to yourself, too. I know you're just as much a shitty brat as everyone else.
Arashi: Filthy? Shitty brat? Isn't that a little much?
Izumi: Am I wrong? I mean, I'm sure you're not the exact same Naru-kun you were in the past, but you probably haven't changed at your core.
You're just a shameful little kid trying so hard to pretty yourself up so nobody rejects you.
Arashi: Huh? You sure you're not talking about yourself?
Izumi: We share some traits, don't we? Not that I really care.
Arashi: Oh yeah? I guess you and I have led pretty similar lives, surprisingly. Modeling since childhood, then becoming idols—
We grew up in similar environments... I guess we're like parent and child?
Izumi: Yeah, exactly. Yuu-kun's my little brother, but you're like my own kid.
Arashi: What about Leo-kun?
Izumi: That one's a pet.
Arashi: Then what about Tsukasa-chan and Ritsu-chan? Are they also your children?
Izumi: Well now that you bring it up, I guess so... But it feels a bit different from you, Naru-kun. I didn't actually know them when they were little, after all.
So, uh... They're like my... adopted children? Kinda?
Arashi: What a complicated family we have.
Izumi: It's still a family, more or less. And that means when we have a problem, we need to solve it together.
Arashi: You're right about that. That's why we have that euthanasia event now, to solve everything—or at least make it look like everything's solved.
I'm not really feeling it, though... And it has me worried that Ritsu-chan keeps lording it over us without giving any details.
Izumi: Rather than keeping things from us, isn't it just that he hasn't decided on anything yet? Kuma-kun's smart but lazy, and he's also so conscientious that it takes him forever to get started on something.
Arashi: Yeah, it was a big surprise when he suddenly sprung into action this time.
Izumi: That's just how hard it was for him to watch things get so tense between us. I'm glad he forced me to stop, because I really lost my cool back there.
Arashi: Right... There's no way that could've turned into a peaceful discussion.
Even so—and I know this is Knights' style, but—isn't it a little violent to bust out a duel just like that?
I feel like I say this every time we have a bout, but I don't actually like to fight.
It's just using brute force to twist someone else's feelings and get them to listen to you, no?
"Violence solves nothing" is an old and worn-out phrase by now, but...
Even though it seems like everything's fixed in that moment of victory, the wounds left behind will definitely come back to ache.
And if someone dies in the battle, then our hearts will never be able to reach each other again...
It's too late for regrets once you've done something you can never take back.
...We've done that countless times already, though. It'd be shameless of us if we started regretting it all now.
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< Until the Morning Light Chapter 3 || Masterlist || Until the Morning Light Chapter 5 >
