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Season: Winter

Location: Yumenosaki Classroom


Mitsuru: Ummm...... Ca.. n.. di.. d.. sh.. ot — Okay. Then press the search button. Ah, this is the one.

Hm~m. "This word refers to a photograph or video where the subject of the shot is not aware of the shot being taken, capturing their appearance and state of being."

I see. I should jot this down~

Tomoya: A~Ah. I'm hungry~...... I feel like I'll starve to death......

Hajime: Fufu. Tomoya-kun, your stomach was growling toward the end of class, right?

Tomoya: Uu...... So you heard that after all, Hajime......

Hajime: Yes. But this happens to everyone, so don't worry too much about it.

And I'm hungry too, anyway. So let's eat before my stomach starts growling as well ♪

Tomoya: That's true. Then let's move these desks together — Hup.

Hajime: Push, puush.

Tomoya: ...... Hm? Huh? Normally Mitsuru's the first one to bring over a desk and say "let's eat", but today he hasn't come......?

Hajime: Now that you say that......

Ah. Tomoya-kun, please look over there. It seems like Mitsuru-kun's writing something in a notebook at his desk.

What's he writing down with so much effort, I wonder? Class is already over, so... could he be revising the material?

Tomoya: Mitsuru's revising!? I don't think I've ever seen such a scene before!? Maybe tomorrow there'll be tons of snow......?

Hajime: Oh, come on, Tomoya-kun. Saying it like that, you're making Mitsuru-kun seem a little pitiful?

Anyway, I think we should call him over.

I don't want to disturb him, but if the lunch break ends without him having eaten he'll be so hungry that it'll make his afternoon classes more difficult.

Tomoya: Yeah, you're right. No matter what he's up to, it's better if he eats first.

Maybe he was so concentrated on whatever he's doing that he just didn't notice it was lunch break.

Mitsuru?

Mitsuru: U~m. Um~m?

Tomoya: (He's not noticing me...... Hm? He's written down stuff like "candid shot", "natural posture", and "adult" in his notebook. I thought he was focusing on class, but what's all this?)

O~i, hey, Mitsuru!

Mitsuru: Uwa!? Y-You spooked me~......

Huh? Tomo-chan, the teacher's gonna get mad if you're walkin' around during class time~?

Tomoya: Look, class is already over. It's your beloved lunch break right now. Aren't you going to eat?

Hajime: Mitsuru-kun. If you don't eat, you won't have any strength. Why don't you continue after lunch?

Mitsuru: Eh!? It's already lunchtime!?

Hm~? Ah, I really am super hungry though......! If this keeps up I'll collapse.

Tomoya: I guess you really didn't notice. I thought that might be the case.

Mitsuru: Yeah. I was too focused~. Tomo-chan, Hajime-chan, let's eat!

Thanks for the fo~od ☆ Munch munch...... ♪

Hajime: What're you working so hard on, Mitsuru-kun? It's not good to not listen in class~.

Mitsuru: Munch, munch...... Gulp. Ehehe, sorry. Actually, Anzu-nee-chan told me to take my picture for the "Feature Live" pamphlet.

Hajime: Aah. It's finally Mitsuru-kun's turn, huh. I'll also look forward to it ♪

Mitsuru: Yeah. Thanks!

But... I'm a little worried~......

Tomoya: Worried? About taking candids? Why? You shouldn't be nervous about something like that.

Mitsuru: Mhm. I'm not nervous.

That's not really it. I wanna make this picture extra special, so I wanna make it a super cool one!

Tomoya: Well, no. Didn't you say it's a candid photo? If you make it a cool picture, it's not really a candid then, right?

Mitsuru: That's right! A candid is a picture with natural posture, right?

If I take a picture as I am not, it's just the regular old me. But I wanna make it a super cool picture.

So! I was thinkin' about how to make both of these conditions come true~.

Hajime: Hm~m. I see...... It's true that you're always a genuine, natural person, Mitsuru-kun, so I can understand why a regular candid may not have a very special feeling to you.

Mitsuru: Hehe ♪ So I came up with an awesome formula for certain victory!

Tomoya: Cer... tain victory~? What's that about?

Mitsuru: Listen up! People always say actors that're adults have a cool and impressive presence, right?

Hajime: You're right. It's true that they're usually called "cool" rather than "cute".

Mitsuru: Then I just need to turn into a cool adult before the photoshoot! If I do that, then even candid pictures will be cool!

Tomoya: Mitsuru... Listen......

Hajime: Ahaha......

Mitsuru: But even thought I thought up a formula for certain victory, there's still some things I don't get, and it's kinda bugging me. You can't become an adult without knowing adults, right?

Tomo-chan, Hajime-chan. What do you guys think goes into being an adult?

Tomoya & Hajime: Eh......?

Hajime: Um~m. The answer you're looking for...... doesn't mean becoming an adult by adding years to your age, so......

Tomoya: An adult, huh...... When asked "what do you think makes an adult", it's hard to answer......

Mitsuru: Uu, so it's hard for you both too...... It's been bugging me because I don't know either~.

Okay. I made up my mind! I'm gonna go on an adventure search for an adult!


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Notes:

• as always, my japanese is not native-level and thus is prone to error! please understand that this is a fan translation unaffiliated with happy elements.
• tomoya says "maybe tomorrow there'll be tons of snow...?" because it's a way of saying that something so unusual has happened, maybe something even more unusual will follow.