Mitsuru Tenma - The View from Above

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Author: Happy Elements (Happy Elements株式会社)

Season: Winter

Location: ES Hallway


Mitsuru: Ooh, Hajime-chan is amazing~!

Carrying this heavy stuff so easily, that's Hajime-chan for ya! Thanks to you, looks like we'll only need to take one trip to the office!

Hajime: Fufu, I'm glad I could be helpful ♪ But we're not there yet~ ♪ Heave, ho–

Mitsuru: Wow, you look like a street performer!

Hajime: Ehehe, I'm getting a little embarrassed......

Mitsuru: It's not something to be embarrassed about! Hajime-chan's strength is an amazing thing~!

Uu~ it's nice. I also wanna get stronger......!

Hajime: Alright, there's only this hallway left to go! Let's work hard!

Mitsuru: Yeah~!

(......Hm? The person over there, is that Kiryu~senpai!?)

(It's been a while since we've seen each other, so I'm glad~! He left from the academy, so we don't really see each other much in the hallways anymore.)

(Ah, got it!)

Hajime-chan,  I’ll give these to you to carry too for a moment!

Dash, dash, daash ☆

Hajime: Hold on, Mitsuru-kun!?

Mitsuru: Kiryu~senpai!

Kuro: Oh, if it isn't Tenma. What's going on......

Mitsuru: Please excuse me!

Kuro: Eh–? Oi, why're you coming under my legs...... Uo–!?



Mitsuru: Ugugu......–! Y-You're heavy~!

Kuro: Oi, what d'ya think you're doin', Tenma......?

Mitsuru: Ugugu......! Kiryu~senpai, please just wait for a moment......! I'm gonna lift you a little more!

Kuro: You’re liftin’ me…? Uoh, one leg is off the ground!

Hajime: Huff, huff… I finally caught up......

Eh, what kind of situation is this?

Mitsuru: Ugugugugu......!

Kuro: Shino! Stop this guy quick! If I fall down like this, I might do somethin' like hurt Tenma in the process.

Hajime: Eek, I- I got it~! Mitsuru-kun, excuse me!

＜A few minutes later＞

Mitsuru: Uu~...... I'm sorry.

Kuro: I'm not real angry. Well, ya surprised me, but.

Hajime: That's right, and I thought you unexpectedly ran away...... What on earth happened?

Mitsuru: Umm, well.

First of all, Kiryu~senpai, it's been a while! I'm glad to meet you again! Gyuu ☆

Kuro: Yup, ya look well too.

Mitsuru: Before Kiryu~senpai graduated, we often saw each other. Now we’re even in the same office, so I thought we'd see each other more frequently.

Kuro: ......I see. Haha, makes me happy to hear ya say that, Tenma.

Hajime: Mitsuru-kun. Even so, lifting Kiryu-senpai without warning is no good. Especially because you might get hurt.

Kuro: Also, why'dya suddenly try to hoist me up onto your shoulders? There's gotta be a reason, right?

Mitsuru: Because, I also wanted to become a “strong man”......

Kuro: A “strong man”?

Mitsuru: That's right. Just now, Hajime-chan carried some big stuff super easily, and seeeriously helped me out!

Then, Kiryu~senpai was walking up ahead, and I remembered that you used to give me shoulder rides during your school days.

I also wanna become that kind of “strong man”,  so I can show Kiryu~ senpai the fun of riding on someone's shoulders.

But I couldn't manage it. I'm sorry for scaring you.

Kuro: I see...... Thank ya, Tenma.

Hup!

Mitsuru: Uwawa–!

Kiryu~senpai! You scared me, suddenly lifting me up to your shoulders!

Kuro: Ahaha, my fault. ......Oh, Tenma, seems like ya grew a little bigger?

Mitsuru: Eh, really!? Yippee, I'm glad!

Kuro: Hmm. You're a bit heavier than before, so it takes a little more strength to carry ya on my shoulders.

......Haha. Like this, it's like we're returnin' back to my school days.

Mitsuru: Seems like that to me too! When Kiryu~senpai's carrying me on his shoulders, my heart warms up and I feel super happy!

Kuro: I see. Hey, Tenma. Wouldya mind letting me carry you on my shoulders for a bit?

You givin' me a shoulder ride would be nice, but as I thought, this feels the most fitting.

Mitsuru: ......Yeah. I understand, Kiryu~senpai! Even once I become a “strong man”, Kiryu~senpai, you have to always, always carry me on your shoulders. Promise!

Kuro: Yeah, it's a promise.

Mitsuru: Yaay, I'm so happy~! Look, look! I think I can reach the ceiling with my hand!

Ugugu, just a little more~!

Hajime: Ah, Mitsuru-kun, that's dangerous! If you reach past your limit......!

Kuro: Oi, Tenma! Don't stretch too far!

Mitsuru: Uwa–

Kuro: Careful!

Hajime: Uwa–!

Kuro: ...... That was close.

Hajime: A-Are you okay, Mitsuru-kun?

Mitsuru: Ahaha, sorry~. Kiryu~senpai, thanks for carrying me.

Kuro: That was real dangerous, seriously.....

Mitsuru: Huh? What's wrong, Hajime-chan?

Hajime: U-Umm...... when looking at the close friendship you two share, I somehow became a little jealous...

Mitsuru: Then we'll give you a shoulder ride too! Right? Kiryu~senpai!

Kuro: Sure, no problem. But I can't carry both of ya at once, so take turns, 'kay?

Mitsuru: Mhm! Hajime-chan, come on, quickly!

Hajime: Ehehe...... Then please excuse me!

Kuro: Up ya go......

Hajime: Uwaa~ ♪ Being carried on someone’s shoulders is fun, huh~

Mitsuru: Hajime-chan, this time I'll carry the heavy stuff!

Kuro: I'll help ya too. Alright, let's go to the office like this then.

Mitsuru: Ahaha! Dash, dash~ ☆



Notes:

• as this is my first translation, some of it may be a little clunky as i figure out character speech styles! please bear with me as i stumble my way through nuance and dialect LOL
• i'm also still figuring out dreamwidth as a website so please bear with me for this as well.... i'll do my best!
• my japanese is not native-level, and thus my translation is prone to error! please understand that this is a fan translation unaffiliated with happy elements.
• mitsuru refers to kuro with only hiragana followed by the kanji for "senpai" (きりゅう〜先輩). by contrast, hajime uses the same manner to refer to kuro, but his dialogue uses the appropriate kanji, making it more formal and "correct" (鬼龍先輩).
• kuro’s “you’re liftin’ me…?” line is kind of confusing to me. he says 「持ち上がるって、おまえ。」, and i’m not quite sure how to translate it, so this is what i went with :’)