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Season: Summer

Location: Starmony Dorm Common Room

Characters: Tsukasa, Kaoru, Kohaku

<Some days later. Starmony Dorm Common Room>
tsukasa kaoru

Kaoru: …? Oh, it’s Tsukasa-kun.

Tsukasa: …

Kaoru: He seems under the weather, I wonder if anything happened…

Tsukasa-kun, good evening.

Tsukasa: Hakaze-senpai…

Kaoru: Hey, I got some chocolate from some of the staff earlier, why don’t we eat it together?

Tsukasa: Chocolate… It’s almost dinner time, so thank you for the consideration, but I’ll have to pass.

Kaoru: It should be fine if you eat just one bite. This is a brand you can’t usually get in Japan.

Besides, eating sweets will make you feel better. C’mon.

Tsukasa: If you insist, then I’ll have just one…

…Fufu. It’s delicious ♪

Kaoru: I’m glad~. Did it make you feel a little better?

You seemed sad just now, what’s up? Did something bad happen?

Tsukasa: I don’t know if I could call it bad… Could you look at this.

Kaoru: A screenshot from your Hallhands messages… I see, the message is from Senacchi.

“You’re the one who wrote that story, aren’t you, ‘Scarlet Cherry’-sensei?”

--Oopsie, he caught you.

Tsukasa: It appears so. I used a fake name and changed my tone of speaking, but he still ended up finding out it was me.

I already deleted the story but… Sigh, what should I do?

Kaoru: Hm~. Is this the only message you got from Senacchi? He didn’t say anything else?

Tsukasa: I don’t think so. I don’t know. I got so scared when he found out it was me that I didn’t dare reply.

Kaoru: I see~. Well, it’s hard to say for sure what Senacchi thinks based on just one message, but you might have been wrong to post that story without asking him for permission first.

Depending on the person, some people might not want stories based on them to be published, after all.

But then again, he only realized because he noticed things only he would know about, and you posted the story as a work of fiction, right?

It should be fine if you just do some reflection, get in a new mindset, and try writing something new in a different genre.

If you want to avoid people commenting and asking why you deleted your story, you can always just pick a new username and start over.

Tsukasa: …No. I think I will be taking a break from writing for a while.

Kaoru: Eh, you’re taking a break?

Tsukasa: Yes. And it’s not Sena-senpai’s fault. I had fun posting my story online, but-

It was starting to affect my private and work life; I was worrying about how my ratings were doing while at work, and I was constantly rushing to continue writing to see the readers’ reactions

Inside the story, I could make myself as strong as I wanted, but I should be living in reality. The real stage for me to fight on, as a Leader, is here.

Kaoru: I see… I think using a story-posting site as a fun and easy-going way to share your hobby with others is fine.

But Tsukasa-kun is diligent with everything he does, so I guess that wouldn’t work for you.

…Nn? Someone’s here.

Kohaku: …

Kaoru: Woah, he looks just as under the weather as Tsukasa-kun did just now…

Kohaku-kun. Why don’t you come over here and have some chocolate?

kohaku kaoru

Kohaku: Hakaze-han…

…Oh, Bon’s here as well.

Tsukasa: What’s wrong, Oukawa? Your face looks all wrinkly like a salted plum.

Kohaku: My face has never looked like that. Didn’t ya hear, Bon?

Tsukasa: What exactly?

Kohaku: About ScaCherry-han. All of a sudden all their stories’ve been deleted, and the author page is also gone.

It’s like they never existed in ta first place, everythin’s gone.

Tsukasa: S, so that’s how it is.

Kohaku: Sigh, I’d been lookin’ forward to readin’ their new updates too…

Tsukasa: (...I immediately deleted everything as soon as I saw the Message from Sena-senpai.)

(I didn’t consider the feelings of the people who were enjoying my story.)

(For the readers’ sakes… For Oukawa’s sake, maybe I should repost the story after all.)

………

(...No, now that I’ve decided to put down my pen I should persevere.)

(Scarlet Cherry was a temporary name. My true identity is Knights’ Leader, Suou Tsukasa, after all.)

…It is a shame that Scarlet Cherry disappeared, but surely they had their own circumstances to consider. It can’t be helped.

The Website has many other stories you could read, and if nothing catches your eye, why not try writing something of your own?

Kohaku: Who, me? Even if I did write somethin’, I doubt anyone’d want ta read it?

Tsukasa: Fufun. If you end up writing something, I will be the first person to read it. Whether or not I’ll like it is a different story, though.

I won’t show you any favoritism, so prepare yourself.

Kohaku: That’s just what I’d want. I’ll blow ya away with my skill.

Kaoru: I’m glad to see the two of you in better spirits. I can relax now.

Ran-kun was saying he was enjoying writing as well. Maybe one day one of us will become a famous author…♪

kaoru

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Season: Summer

Location: Yumenosaki library

Characters: Tsukasa, Hajime, Kohaku, Nagisa, Kaoru

<One week later, in the Yumenosaki Library>
tsukasa hajime

Hajime: Ah, Suou-kun. Good afternoon~

Tsukasa: Hajime-kun. Are you on library duty today?

Hajime: Yup. It feels kinda weird to meet up here now that we’ve gotten used to meeting in the book room, right? Fufu.

Do you need anything today? Are you here to study? If you wanted to look at books then Starmony would probably be a better option.

Tsukasa: No, I’m here to read. I could’ve gone to Starmony instead, but I didn’t want to waste time traveling, so I’ll look for materials here…

Hajime: Materials?

Hajime: -Eh. Are you writing a novel?!

Tsukasa: Shhh. Please don’t raise your voice, I don’t want anyone to know about it.

I’d like to prove myself using my own ability, without relying on previous fame. I don’t want the world to think that my success is due to favoritism.

Hajime: Aah, so that’s why you’re posting under the name “Scarlet Cherry”.

Understood. I definitely won’t tell anyone.

Tsukasa: Thank you for your cooperation.

The first day after posting, I felt truly happy. After all, there was a chance my work would go entirely unnoticed.

But then I started getting greedy. I was wondering why the view counts weren’t rising, and I started worrying that I had done something wrong.

I want to write stories that will reach many more people, so I ended up coming here.

Hajime: …*sob*

Tsukasa: Eh? Why are you crying.

I’ll lend you a Towel, so please dry your face.
hajime crying www

Hajime: Th, thank you… Sorry for crying. I just remembered how I felt back when we first debuted as Ra*bits.

We once stood on stage in front of an empty auditorium, and it made me worry that maybe no one would ever come watch us…

I worried a lot about how to make more people pay attention to Ra*bits back then.

Tsukasa: So that’s how it was. I joined Knights, a Unit with an already established popularity, so I never experienced that kind of hardship…

Hajime: Ehehe. It’s not like we only went through hardship back then either. Both the sweet memories and the bitter ones have turned into good memories for me now ♪

Uhm. Because of that, I’d like to cheer you on in your writing, Suou-kun. If it’s okay with you, could I read your story?

Tsukasa: I don’t mind. I’ll send you the URL on Hallhands.

Hajime: Thank you very much ♪

……

…Ah, this could be changed to this… I’m sorry, could I make a suggestion?

Tsukasa: Yes. Please tell me anything you can think of!

Hajime: Uhm. How about trying to changing the title?

I get the feeling behind it, but “New Generation * Story of the Holy Knight” does give off a somewhat awkward feeling.

Reading through the comments, it seems the plot is praiseworthy. What about finding a title with more connection to the content?

Tsukasa: Hm. Looking through the top Rankings, that certainly seems to be the trend among them.

I also got a Comment earlier saying that my story was “more interesting than expected from the title”. Maybe more people would like it if the content was easier to guess based on the title.

I understand. I’ll go for the name change.

<Middle of September, after Kaori activities>
tsukasa kohaku

Tsukasa: …♪

(The story I posted just this morning has already entered the top Rankings.)

(Like Hajime-kun predicted, just changing the title had this much of an effect on the ratings. I’ve learned something new.)

(I was selected as a “Notable Rookie”, and ever since then I’ve been getting frequent responses from my readers.)

(Let’s keep this momentum and aim for the top…♪)

Kohaku: What’re ya grinnin’ about on yer phone?

Tsukasa: Oukawa. It is bad Manners to peep at other people’s Smartphones.

Kohaku: Nn? Are ya also a fan of ScaCherry, Bon?

Tsukasa: Sca, Cherry…?

Kohaku: “Scarlet Cherry”, abbreviated as ScaCherry. Love-han told me there’s a web novel goin’ around inspired by popular idols.

The author’s balancin’ of realism and unrealism is real good, so I also got super into it.

Tsukasa: I see, you’re super into it huh.

(Fufu. I wonder what kind of face he would make if he knew that the true identity of Scarlet Cherry was me ♪)

Kohaku: Yer makin’ a real bad face there. What’s up?

Tsukasa: Nothing? I’ve got Biblion activities now, so please excuse me.

<Some hours later>
nagisa kaoru

Nagisa: …Kaoru-kun, Tsukasa-kun is here.

Kaoru: You’re right. Yaho, is your writing going well?

Tsukasa: Yes. Thanks to you.

Nagisa: …Writing?

Tsukasa: Oh, excuse me. I haven’t mentioned it to you yet, Ran-senpai, but I have been posting my writing to a Website using the author name Scarlet Cherry for a while now-

Here is my story ♪

Nagisa: …”The story of how I became the greatest idol hero after being bossed around by my seniors and gaining the ability to control time.”

…Is this the title? Sounds interesting.

Kaoru: “Being bossed around by my seniors”, huh. Seems like you’ve taken some inspiration from your own experiences there ♪

Nagisa: …Novels are usually written more or less based on experiences of the author. Writing can be a great tool to express your feelings and experiences, after all.

…Maybe I should try writing something too.

Tsukasa: Please do give it a try. Let’s apply ourselves and learn from each other…♪

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Season: Summer

Location: Tsukasa, Souma and Shinobu's dorm room

Characters: Tsukasa, Shinobu, Kaoru, Tsumugi, Souma

<Later that day, before bedtime>
tsukasa

Tsukasa: (...This really is as easy to read as Aoba-senpai said. There's not a lot of text, so I should be able to finish reading within the day.)

(The plot is full of action-packed scenes. I'm beginning to see why Tori-kun got so immersed in this.)

...♪

Shinobu: Mumu!? Suou-kun, that LN is...!

Tsukasa: "LN"... That must be an abbreviation of Light Novel. Are you familiar with this work as well, Shinobu-kun?

Shinobu: Umu! Well, I haven't actually read the book version, however.

That novel is serialized online at a popular site for posting stories. It's always on top of the rankings, and whenever an update comes out it goes trending on SNS.

Tsukasa: You're very knowledgeable about this I see.

Shinobu: Fufun. I used to post there myself in order to get more people to realize the charm of ninjas.

But it was difficult to convey that charm in words, so I gave up pretty quickly.

Tsukasa: Hm. What kind of place is this "story posting Site" exactly?

Shinobu: Oh, how rude of me. I should have explained that part properly.

It's a website where anyone can easily publish stories they've written themselves.

Plus, the site is connected to a publishing company, so if a story gets very popular, it can get published physically. I can send you the URL on Hallhands.

Tsukasa: Thank you very much. I'll give it a look as soon as I'm done reading.

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<A few days later, in August. In the book room>
kaoru and tsukasa

Tsukasa: Hakaze-senpai, Aoba-senpai, good afternoon.

Kaoru: Tsukasa-kun, yahoo ♪

Aoba-kun just told me that you've officially joined Biblion? As fellow circle mates, I hope we can get along nicely.

Tsukasa: I'm looking forward to it as well.

Tsumugi: We don't have any official activities planned for today, did you come to pick out a book for yourself?

Tsukasa: No, I'm here to return the Light Novel I borrowed the other day. It was very interesting, so I ended up finishing it later that same day.

Kaoru: Ahaha, you liked it that much, huh ♪ I was just talking with Aoba-kun about increasing the amount of light novels we have here.

Tsukasa: Is acquiring new books also one of the duties of Biblion?

Tsumugi: It's not really a duty, more like we submit requests asking for what kinds of books we'd like to have available.

But as a book lover, I'd like it if as many people as possible were interested in using this book room. So I'm making steady efforts to improve it for everyone.

Kaoru: Also, I don't know if it's because no one else ever makes request or because the budget is huge, but the books we request mostly end up getting purchased~

Tsukasa-kun, make sure to tell Aoba-kun if there's ever a book you'd like to order. Maybe the author of the light novel you liked has more works, for example?

Tsukasa: Oh that won't be necessary. Shinobu-kun showed me a story writing Site where I could read everything that author has published thus far.

Tsumugi: To think that you can enjoy novels on the internet, kids these days are impressive~. I can never get used to reading from a screen, my eyes start to itch right away.

Kaoru: "Kids these days", he says.

A website for writing stories, huh. I've never used something like that before~

Tsukasa: It's pretty interesting. You do need to have a certain awareness of what it means for a story to be published online, though.

Kaoru: Awareness?

Tsukasa: I skimmed through many of the stories posted there, and too many of them had stopped updating just as they got to a good place.

And though many of the stories had good concepts, some of them just kept repeating the same plot points without any development, while others suddenly changed the entire setting out of nowhere...

For many of the stories I just kept thinking how I would have written it differently as I read.

Tsumugi: Well, most of the authors are probably posting there as a hobby...

If you're this intrigued by it, why don't you try posting something for yourself, Suou-kun?

Tsukasa: Me?

Kaoru: Sounds good~. You were just saying how you felt you could've written something different, so why not try and write your ideal novel for yourself?

You never know, you could end up catching the eye of a publisher and they could media-mix your story ♪

Tsukasa: Media Mix... My story could get a novelization or be made into a manga or an Anime...!

If I were to become a successful novelist, that would mean my value in the eyes of society would rise. Then I could make Tori-kun eat his words!

Thank you very much for the advice, now excuse me!

Kaoru: No, I was just saying there's a chance of that happening... Aah, he ran off.

There are many rivals aiming for the same goal, so there's no way becoming a successful novelist will go that smoothly. I hope Tsukasa-kun can keep his spirits this high.

Tsumugi: Fufu, I'm sure he'll be fine. He's a strong child, after all. We should just quietly watch over him.

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<Early september, in Tsukasa's dorm room>
tsukasa

Tsukasa: (Hm~... It's been around half a day since I posted my story. I wonder how it's doing?)

(Has anyone seen the masterpiece I spent an entire month conceptualizing?)

(Reading others' stories is so easy, but when it's your own work it's actually rather scary...)

(At this rate I won't be able to fall asleep... I should take a quick peek just to calm my nerves.)

*looks nervously at his phone screen*

(...Woah, it has gotten 10 reads already! And some of them even added it to their favorites-!)
tsukasa

Souma: Umu? Why are you giggling and kicking your feet all of a sudden? Did something happen?

Tsukasa: Wha!?

I'm sorry if I startled you. It's just, something a little bit good happened.

Souma: I see. You seem happy, Suou, which makes me happy as well.

It's nearly time for bed. I hope you sleep well and have good dreams.

Tsukasa: Fufu. I'm sure I will...♪

(My story even got a comment! "This was much more interesting than I expected from the title, feels like a masterpiece in the making"... I'm so happy...!)

(I actually got a response. For the sakes of the readers as well, I need to be diligent and continue writing!)

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Season: Summer

Location: Book Room

Characters: Tsukasa, Kaoru, Nagisa, Tsumugi, Hajime

Tsukasa: ? What's wrong, you two?

Kaoru: Uuuuhm. That was a joke just now, right...?

Tsukasa: No. I love reading textbooks. They are interesting to read, and it helps with my studies. It's like killing two birds with one stone ♪

Kaoru: Huh. Does that even count as leisurely reading?

Tsukasa: Does it not?

Kaoru: Hmm~... What do you think, Ran-kun?

Nagisa: ...Textbooks and fictional books are similar in that they both contain letters and words to be read.

...But if you are defining leisurely reading as reading literature for enjoyment or reading books about your interests, then I don't think school textbooks count.

...However. If you find reading textbooks to be fun, then it could count as leisurely reading, I think.

Kaoru: I see. So to Tsukasa-kun, textbooks count as leisurely reading.

Even then. Since he's joining Biblion I'd like for him to get to know books other than just textbooks too.

Tsukasa: That was my intention as well. If possible, could the two of you have any Genres to recommend?

Nagisa: ...If you enjoy textbooks, then how about trying history books?

...History is the accumulation of knowledge. We learn from the failures and wisdoms of the past in order to better the present and future.

Tsukasa: I see. History books likely contain some of the same things I've learned from my textbooks, so they should be a good place to start expanding my reading.

Kaoru: Well, it is a little closer to my definition of reading, but we're still a ways off~

What about Aoba-kun? What books would you recommend to Tsukasa-kun?

Tsumugi: Me? Let's see...

Keeping with the history theme, what about a historical novel?

Tsukasa: A historical novel... How exactly is that different from history books?

Tsumugi: Mostly the intention behind them and their contents. History books contain an objective description of past events and people - they're often based on research and analysis of historical facts.

Historical novels, on the other hand, are fictional stories based on historical settings.

Some are based on historical figures or events, but the story itself is made up by the author.

It should be noted that not all historical novels are based on true facts. But there is a certain charm to learning about history while enjoying a story.

Hajime--kun, what type of book would you recommend?

hajime and tsumugi

Hajime: Hmm... What about picture books? This book room has a lot of picture books as well.

Many of them contain themes that are relatable even to people our age, so they can feel rather refreshing to read...

Looking at the illustrations always gives me this gentle feeling like I'm being healed ♪

Kaoru: Picture books, huh. Everyone are recommending some unique genres~

Tsumugi: What about you, then, Kaoru-kun?

Kaoru: Ahaha. Even though I was the one who said I wanted him to get to know some new genres, I can't actually think of anything.

...That's right. Why don't we go over to the bestseller corner and look at some of the books there, and then you can read whichever catches your attention? In Biblion we regularly change what kinds of books we read, so the themes we can recommend are always changing-

Meanwhile, in the bestseller corner, the recently popular books are displayed regardless of genre. Surely one or two of them will be of interest?

Tsukasa: That does sound interesting. I will go have a look straight away.

...It should be on this shelf. The "Best Seller" Corner...

Here it is. The books are displayed according to their Ranking, it seems pretty thorough.

...Nn? This book is...

.........

Tsumugi: Oh, seems you already found a book you're interested in. A novel, huh.

Tsukasa: It's not that I'm particularly interested in this book, but the Title is the same as the comic book Tori-kun was reading yesterday, which caught my eye. I wonder if the two are related somehow.

Tsumugi: Let's see... That novel is probably the source material for the comic book Himemiya-kun was reading.

Tsukasa: Source material?

Tsumugi: The book you've picked up is a style of novel known as light novels.

Light novels are usually pretty short and easy to read, and come with themes like fantasy or adventures.

If a light novel is particularly popular, it will often get made into a manga or an anime. You could call it a "media mix".

Manga and anime are visually appealing and easy to consume, so the story can reach new audiences and age groups.

Tsukasa: And because of that, the sale numbers of the original Light Novel receive a boost, huh...

This is interesting. I would like to borrow this book this time!

tsukasa and tsumugi

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Season: Summer, end of July

Location: Book Room

Characters: Tsukasa, Kaoru, Hajime, Tsumugi, Nagisa

tsukasa

Tsukasa: (I was told to come to the Book Room at this time, but I always get so nervous before knocking on the door…)

(I know I’m just a temporary member for now, but is it really okay to show up empty-handed?)

Kaoru: Yahoo, Tsukasa-kun ♪

Tsukasa: Wahii!?

Ha, Hakaze-senpai… I’m sorry you had to hear that embarrassing sound.

Kaoru: Ahaha, I’m the one who should apologize. Anyone’d be surprised if someone suddenly calls their name from behind like that~

What are you doing in front of the door to the book room anyways? Don’t tell me it’s locked?

Tsukasa: It’s not. I was just lost in thought about my temporary membership.

You’re doing me a favor, after all, so maybe it would have been better if I had prepared some snacks at the very least.

Kaoru: You’re as diligent as ever, huh~. It’s fine, it’s fine. This is just a reading circle, after all, and not some important work meeting.

Now let’s get inside. Everyone, Tsukasa-kun is here~

Hajime: Ah, Suou-kun. Good afternoon~♪

Tsumugi: We were waiting for you. Welcome to “Biblion”.

Tsukasa: Good afternoon. I will be in your care for today.

(I’m already familiar with Hajime-kun and Aoba-senpai, so they’re easy to talk to. And I have worked with Hakaze-senpai before.)

(The problem is Ran-senpai. We’re in different agencies, and we haven’t had many chances to talk privately. How should I approach him…)

Kaoru: Hmm, Ran-senpai mentioned this, but the two of you haven’t really had the chance to talk much, have you?

We all live in the same dorm, so it’s not like this is your first meeting, but let’s do some introductions anyhow. This is Ran Nagisa-kun from Eden.

Nagisa: …Glad to meet you, Tsukasa-kun.

Tsukasa: Y, yes. Let’s get along.

…I have seen you perform on Stage a couple times, and yet. How do I say this, your atmosphere is somewhat different from then…?

Kaoru: Ahaha, you think so too, Tsukasa-kun? Actually, until I was able to speak properly with him I felt like he looked threatening somehow.

Nagisa: …Should I act threatening?

Kaoru: If that’s what you want to do then I won’t stop you, but I think you’re fine as you are.

That’s the kind of place “Biblion” is, isn’t it? The kind of place where you can escape from your everyday life for a bit to relax while surrounded by books.

Tsumugi: Yes, that’s right. I imagine you’re pretty busy with Knights’ activities, Suou-kun, so feel free to read the books you like as much as you’d like until you feel healed.

Tsukasa: Yes, I’d like that very much… ♪

Tsumugi: Well then, let’s have a tea party right away. Hajime-kun, could I bother you to prepare some tea?

hajime and tsukasa

Hajime: Leave it to me ♪ I’ll brew the tea we’ve been developing in “Flavor”.

Tsukasa: A tea party… Um, excuse me, but isn’t “Biblion” a Circle for reading…?

Nagisa: …It is. But it’s not only for reading.

…We want to spend quality time reading books with our fellow book lovers.

…That is Biblion’s methodology.

Kaoru: Yup, yup. If we just wanted to read books we could’ve done so alone, after all.

I was the one who prepared snacks for this tea party, by the way.

You’re in “Kaori”, right? I asked Adonis-kun about how you were doing in that circle and he told me you have a sweet tooth.

I hesitated a bit, but ended up buying an entire Baumkuchen*.

Tsukasa: An entire cake…

Kaoru: It has quite an impact, wouldn’t you say? It’s the kind of luxury you can only eat when everyone gathers like this, after all~

Tsukasa: Y, yes. You’re right.

Nagisa: …We’ll need plates. Let’s get some.

Kaoru: And cutlery too. I’ll help.

Tsukasa: I, I should help out as well-

Kaoru: It’s fine, just stay where you are. Us two are enough, and you’re somewhat a guest right now.

Tsukasa: Ah, right. I’m deeply grateful for your consideration.

(A tea party… Baumkuchen… Even though I tried picking a Circle with no connection to food whatsoever…)

(But then again. That Baumkuchen looks so appetizing I can’t stop staring at it…!)

(...That’s right! The Tea Party is just a kind of bonus. The main focus of the Circle is still reading.)

(So this shouldn’t count as indulging. I’m just eating it due to the circumstances, after all.)

Hajime: …Sorry to keep you waiting. Now then, we can begin the tea party♪

Suou-kun, just tell me whenever you want a refill, okay?

Tsukasa: Thank you very much, Hajime-kun.

Tsukasa: (...Ah.)

(What have I done. I keep talking only to Hajime-kun and Aoba-senpai, since I know them well already.)

(It could be seen as disrespectful of me if I don’t talk to the others as well. But what exactly should I say…)

Kaoru: …Hm?

You’re looking over here, Tsukasa-kun? How is the Baumkuchen? Did you like it?

Tsukasa: Yes, it is very delicious.

Kaoru: That’s good. I’m glad to see you’re enjoying the atmosphere of “Biblion”. Even if we’ve done exactly zero reading this far~

Nagisa: …Reading, is it.

…What kinds of books do you typically like reading, Tsukasa-kun?

Tsukasa: That would be textbooks, I think.

Nagisa/Kaoru: …Textbooks?
nagisa kaoru

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* Baumkuchen is a type of German cake which is a popular dessert in Japan!

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Season: Summer

Location: Starmony Dorm, Common Room

Characters: Tsukasa, Tori

Tsukasa: (...Yesterday was time well spent. I was right to have joined "Kaori")

(The tea was splendid, of course, but the Japanese sweets Kanzaki-senpai brought were just as impressive. They were so delicious I had to ask him where he bought them so I could stop by the shop today-)

(The shop front was rather old-fashioned, but they had a surprising amount of creative Sweets for sale. Because of that, I had trouble picking out a souvenir for myself.)

(It seemed like some of the Sweets were limited editions, so let’s go back for another visit some time ♪)

(The person over there is…)

-As I thought, it’s Tori-kun.

How shameless of you to lie flat out on the Sofa while reading comic books like this.

Tori: Oh shut up~. I just moved in, so I’m still getting used to this place. Isn’t the common room the kind of place where you can spend your time as you want?

I saw people lying down on the couch and playing video games yesterday. It makes no sense for me to be the only one who isn’t allowed.

Tsukasa: You’ve heard the saying “They have their rules and we have ours”, haven’t you? Even if your personality is rotten, you’re still from an important family. You should keep a proper attitude so you don’t show anyone your embarrassing sides.

Tori: I told you to shut up already… I want to concentrate on my reading, so go away, shoo.

Tsukasa: Do comics even count as reading?

Tori: They should count, they're sold in bookstores after all.

Plus, this is part of my circle’s official activities.

Tsukasa: Circle activities…?

Tori: Recently, the new stuco president invited me to join the Manga Club circle, and it turned out to be the right decision to join.

What about you, Tsukasa? Did you join any circles?

Tsukasa: Me? I joined the tea ceremony Circle "Kaori".

Tori: Tea ceremony, huh~. Knowing you, Tsukasa, you probably just joined for the snacks, didn’t you?

Tsukasa: Hmph. You’re wrong. "Kaori" aims to deepen our knowledge and understanding of Japanese culture through tea.

Tori: But you do eat Japanese sweets alongside the tea, right? It said so in the Circle pamphlet in the dormitory.

Even now, you’re carrying that bag of sweets so carefully. You’re so childish, Tsukasa, so you probably can’t help but get obsessed with sweets. Fufu♪

Tsukasa: S, someone who indulges in peasant entertainment like yourself has no right to criticize me! *storms off*

Tori: Fufun. When you run off like that you’re just proving me right you know~

It’s finally quiet. Now back to focusing on my manga.

Tsukasa: Aaargh, how frustrating…!

I couldn’t think of anything to refute him with so I ended up running away.

“You just want to eat”... And what is wrong with that?

I exercise regularly and maintain my health, so there should be no problems.

…Although. Sena-senpai is also nagging me every time he sees me, telling me that I shouldn’t overeat.

It’s no wonder they think I eat too much.

I should restrain myself so they don’t make fun of me like that. I’ll throw this candy away without eating it-

…Throwing it away would be like insulting the confectioner, so let’s not.

Instead, let’s try and find a Circle that’s not related to food and join.

If I remember correctly, there should be a pamphlet about all the Circles in the dorm lying in this drawer… There it is.

"Animals"..., a club for admiring animals?

That does sound nice. I love obedient and Lovely animals ♪

"Gardenia"..., I do enjoy flowers, but I am not too drawn to gardening work.

Hmm~, there seem to be more Circles now compared to when I looked through the pamphlet before… When there are this many options, it might be difficult to find one.

"Biblion"... There seems to be reading circles other than Manga Club.

The pamphlet says that “No matter the Genre, anyone who loves books can join♪”. The Members are…

Hajime-kun, the current librarian, as well as Aoba-senpai, who used to be the librarian when he was still in school.

Unlike Manga Club, it’s more like a proper reading Circle. This Circle is unrelated to food, and it allows for competition against Tori-kun, who is in Manga Club.

Let’s try joining temporarily right away…♪

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Scout! Biblion:
"Tsukasa decides to temporarily join Biblion. After finding an interesting book in the 'Best Seller' corner, he becomes immersed in the world of the book..."

Writer: yuumasu
Season: Summer, late July
Characters: Tsukasa, Kaoru, Kohaku, Hajime, Nagisa, Tsumugi, Tori, Shinobu, Souma.

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