SPOTLIGHT EVENT STORY TRANSLATION： Side Tailor Boys - CHAPTER 3

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“SPOTLIGHT EV: Side Tailor Boys- CHAPTER 3"



Taichi: Should be any time now~
Yuki: Sorry for keeping you.
Taichi: Ah, Yuki-chan!!
Yuki: Wait— You’re already putting that muffler on?
Geez, I know it’s a lot colder today than usual, but that’s still a little too early.
Taichi: Nope! It’s definitely the perfect weather to wear one!
I’ve been waiting for muffler season for so long, and now I finally get to wear it again!
Yuki: …I see. Don’t start complaining if you start sweating.
Anyway, let’s get to shopping.
Taichi: Roger!

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Yuki: Alright, now that we have all the materials we need, let’s get to work pronto.
Now, to review, here’s the design plot we’re going with. We’ll be using this as the base for the outfit.
Taichi: Got it!! Alllllright, let’s get this thing started—!!
Yuki: …….
Taichi: ?? Y-Yuki-chan? I might miss my aim on this needle if you keep staring at me like that…..
Yuki: No, I was just reminded of the first time I was ordering you around…
You couldn’t even lock a thread knot properly back then.
Taichi: Nooo!! Don’t bring that up now, that was so embarrassing…!!

—　—　— FLASHBACK —　—　—

Yuki: …So then, before we get into the real deal with Winter Troupe’s stuff, there’s something I want to confirm first.
How good are your sewing skills?
Taichi: Uh, well…
I did make a knapsack with a dragon design on it, but that was for home ec’ class back in grade school. I… Pretty much haven’t done anything else since….
Yuki: …..(SIGH)
… Well, before I get you working on any costume, I want to see how much you can actually handle first.
Here’s the sewing set. Now, try to seam these two pieces of cloth together.
Taichi: G-Got it!
Uhm, so first I have to knot the thread, right? Like this… Then this…
H-Huh…!?
Yuki: … So we’re starting from there, are we.

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Taichi: I, I did it…! I managed it on my own somehow, but I did it!!
Yuki: Great starting point.
Taichi: Now to stitch these pieces of cloth together, right? Okay! This, then this, then that——
OWCH!
Yuki: ———
Taichi: I-I’m fine! The needle only poked my finger, that’s all…
Oh, o-oops, there’s more blood coming out than I thought. I didn’t realize it was that deep of a prick——
Yuki: …..(SIGH)
Enough.
[DOOR CLOSES]
Taichi: Yuki-chan——
(I… I’ve been left behind by Yuki-chan…)
(Of course he would. It’s only natural that someone as useless as me would be left just like that——)
[DOOR OPENS]
Yuki: … I can practically see your invisible dog ears drooping in front of me, you know.
Taichi: Huh?
Yuki: Give me your hand.
Taichi: Eh? Uhm, here……
Yuki: … There. I’ve wrapped a bandage over it.
Taichi: You… You weren’t planning to leave me behind…?
Yuki: What made you come up with that thought? I only went to get a bandage.
Besides, I’m the one who said that I’d make you work to the bone, didn’t I?


Taichi: ——
… Yuki-chan. you must’ve worked just as hard while you were making Autumn Troupe’s costumes, didn’t you?
And yet, I——
Yuki: Ahhh geez, enough of that sap already.
You can make up for it by brushing up on your handiwork instead; Improve well enough to earn the title of my partner, alright?
Taichi: Yuki-chan…
I will! I’ll absolutely work my absolute hardest!!
Yuki: Don’t bark it! You’re going to properly practice how to blind stitch first!
Taichi: Y-Yessir!
—　—　— FLASHBACK END —　—　—

Yuki: … Really, I almost didn’t know what to do with you back then.
Though, I suppose that only means you’ve grown since then. Just a bit.
Taichi: R-Really!? Yuki-chaaan!!
So does that mean I’ve improved enough to be called your partner now!?
Yuki: … Don’t get ahead of yourself just because you’ve climbed a few steps. Now help with your hands, not your mouth, dumb doggie.
Taichi: B-Bark!

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