Tsuzuru Minagi SR - A Big Pile of Thank You’s [BACKSTAGE TRANSLATION]

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"Miyoshi-san seems to keep getting me involved in those sorts of situations, but I know he's just concerned about me, so I can't exactly flat-out refuse him either."

"Misunderstanding Candies - PART 1”



Tsuzuru: (Got the milk and tofu… Alright, I think I bought all that we really need for today.)
(All that’s left is to pay at the register—— Huh? Hang on.)
These candies they’re selling, I’m pretty sure they’re the same ones I had back in high school…

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Tsuzuru: …..

Kazunari: Heeeey, Tsuzurooon!!
Tsuzuru: Eh, Miyoshi-san?
Kazunari: Talk about coincidence! You heading home too? Let’s walk back together then!
Tsuzuru: Oh, sure.
Kazunari: Yippee! Btw, were you like, in charge of groceries for today?
Tsuzuru: Yeah, I am. You look like you just finished your own shopping too.
Kazunari: That I did! I went to check out these new products over at the candy shop. I’ve bought tons of them so let’s have some together later!
Tsuzuru: Well, if you’re willing to give me some then I don’t mind…
Actually, it feels like you’d often give me a lot of candies even way back then.
Kazunari: Did I really?
Tsuzuru: Yeah. There was also that time back in high school when you’d left me a mountain of candies on my desk.^[1]
Kazunari: Oh yeah yeah, I remember! That was my show of thanks for the bandage you gave me to help me with my foot blister!
Tsuzuru: In fact, I happened to have found that same brand of candies you gave me at the sweets aisle over at the supermarket earlier.
I can’t deny, seeing those got me feeling a little nostalgic.
Kazunari: Woah, really!? Ah, don’t tell me— you must’ve bought those candies too?
Tsuzuru: Well, no, I didn’t.
Kazunari: What do you mean you didn’t!? Just when I’m super craving for them?! After you’ve made me nostalgic by bringing them up too!?
Tsuzuru: You already bought a bunch of other candies, though. Aren’t these enough for you?
Kazunari: This is this and that is that!!
Tsuzuru: Okay, well… To be honest, I was second-guessing it myself. But the packs had a lot in them, so even if I did buy them, I figured I wouldn’t have been able to finish eating them all.
Kazunari: Oh, you got a point~! Those candy packs are so tasty but they come in huge volumes, don’t they? But hey, ‘least that makes the cost even more worth it!
Speaking of, did you actually finish the candies I gave you back then? I’m pretty sure I gave you about one pack’s worth that time…
Tsuzuru: Ahh, about that——

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Tsuzuru: I’m home——
Kaoru: Welcome home, Onii-chan.
Meguru: Yo, welcome back.
Tsuzuru: Huh? Aniki? So you came back here instead?
Meguru: Yep. We’ve got consecutive holidays ahead, so I matched my schedule to be back home in the meantime. I’m pretty sure I notified you guys ahead of time.
Tsuzuru: Oh, now that you mention it… Actually, it’s a good thing you’re here too then.
Meguru: Oh? Why’s that? Did I come back with good timing?
Tsuzuru: Here, I’ve got these with me——
Noboru: Waah, your bag is filled with candies!
Suberu: How come you have this much, Tsuzuru-niichan?
Tsuzuru: I got them from a senpai from school today.
But this amount is definitely way too much for me to finish on my own, so I want you guys to have some too.
Suberu: Hooray!!
Kaoru: Thanks so much, Onii-chan!
Tsuzuru: Don’t mention it. If there’s a flavor you like, then you can take as much as you want.
Noboru: Really? Which one should I get then…
Suberu: All of them seem tasty though!
Meguru: … Hey, Tsuzuru. Are you really sure we can have these candies too?
Tsuzuru: Of course. I received this much, so I’d feel bad for Senpai if any of these go to waste.
Meguru: No, but like. If they’re really just any regular senpai, then what reason would they have to give you this much candy, you know?
Tsuzuru: Eh?


Meguru: What I mean is... For that senpai of yours, Tsuzuru must be….
Tsuzuru: (Why do I feel like he’s gotten the wrong idea here. Damn Aniki…….)

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"Misunderstanding Candies - PART 2”


Tsuzuru: It’s not what you think it is. This senpai of mine was troubled one time, so I just gave a little helping hand.
That’s why I was given these candies, as thanks for that time, apparently.
Meguru: I see, so that’s the reason. Then the amount of candies must be their way to show the amount of gratitude they have, is that right?
But, that’s a little unfortunate though… Here I was thinking that spring has come for our Tsuzuru here.
Tsuzuru: Just what do you even mean by that…
Noboru: —Ah!!
Tsuzuru: Hm?
Noboru: S-Sorry, the candy sorta slipped from hand and fell——
Tsuzuru: It’s fine. If we wash it immediately it should still be edible. Here, I’ll get it for you.
—Wah!
[NOTEBOOK FALLS]
Suberu: Oh! Tsuzuru-niichan, I think something fell out of your pocket!
Tsuzuru: Ah, my bad. I forgot I had my student notebook in my chest pocket.
Meguru: Hm? This is a really colorful bandage you’ve got here. It’s not the kind of design I’d see you being into though.
Tsuzuru: (Ah. That’s the bandage I got from Miyoshi-san that I slipped in between the notebook pages. Must’ve dropped along with the notebook just now.)
I didn’t buy this bandage myself. I got it from the same senpai who gave me all these candy.
Meguru: And why is that?
Tsuzuru: Why you ask…. It’s probably a gesture of thanks, I think.
Meguru: I get the candies, if that’s the case, but a bandage? To say thanks? Not to mention they chose one with this cute of a design too.
Tsuzuru: No I mean like, this senpai is just into designs like that… Like the kind that’s artsy and with doodles. Brightly-colored too.
Meguru: …Hmmm.
Tsuzuru: What’s up with that doubtful look on your face? Please don’t start assuming anything weird..
Kaoru: Here, onii-chan. Your notebook and bandage.
Tsuzuru: Ah, thanks for picking it up for me.
Meguru: Hang on. There’s something written at the back of that bandage. Is that maybe a contact number?
Tsuzuru: You sure have good eyes… Well, it is exactly that, yeah.


Meguru: Then it’s for sure now! That senpai of yours must think of you as——
Tsuzuru: I’m saying it’s not like that.
Noboru: Eh, Tsuzuru-niichan got a girlfriend?
Suberu: That’s awesome!
Kaoru: Congratulations, onii-chan.
Tsuzuru: I DID NOT! AT ALL!
(Agh, dammit all!! These misunderstandings are just gonna keep piling one after another, aren’t they…..)

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Tsuzuru: …….
(After that, it was a whole lot of work trying to clear up everything to everyone…)
(Even my classmates from back then misunderstood things when they saw the design of that band-aid. I guess the whole thing was just unavoidable…)
Kazunari: What’s the matter, Tsuzuroon? You went quiet all of a sudden…
Tsuzuru: No, it’s nothing… So the candies I got from you right? I had my brothers help me out, so we managed to eat every single piece.
Although, it also made me remember a lot of incidents that happened along with it…
Kazunari: Eh, incidents!? What do you mean by that, now I’m super curious!
Tsuzuru: I’ll never say a word. Ever.
Kazunari: Whaaaaat!! Stingy Tsuzuroon!
—Oh, I know! If you tell me about it, then I’ll let you have the new candies I bought! Just the ones you like though! What do you say?
Tsuzuru: I’ll pass on that. We should really get going home, alright?
[FOOTSTEPS WALKING AWAY]
Kazunari: Ah, Tsuzurooooon!! Wait uuuuup! Just spill the teaaaa~~!!!


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