“SPOTLIGHT EV: Ouka High - The Assignments From That Day"

Taichi: Oh, found ya, Ten-chan! Can I sit beside?
Tenma: No probs here.
Taichi: Thankies!
Juza: …..
Taichi: Juza-san!! Looking for a seat? This one’s open!

Juza: …!!
If you don’t mind then. Thanks.
Tenma: It’s perfectly alright.
Taichi: It’s just the same-as-usual us, after all!
Oh, that reminds me. You’ve been joining Tasuku-san and Mucchan in their running exercises, haven’t you, Ten-chan?
Tenma: Yep. I’m trying to build up my stamina for the next drama, so I asked them to let me run with them.
Juza: Muku looked real happy the morning he got to run with you and Tasuku-san.
Tenma: D-Did he now…
I’m thankful though; jogging with them makes it feel like those two are my coaches.
Especially since Muku taught me a lot back in my high school days.
Taichi: Oh yeah, back at our athletic meet together, right! The advice that Mucchan gave back then came in super handy!
Juza: It sure did.
Taichi: We were in a pickle when we found out about Juza-san’s foot injury, but thanks to Ten-chan’s bandage work, we managed it in the end.
Juza: You really came to my aid back then. Thanks again.
Tenma: And to think I’d even star in the drama adaptation of “Your Goal Line” too[1]— the very manga that Muku recommended to me back then…
Who knows if you could call it a coincidence or not, but it sure feels like it all connected in the end somehow.
Taichi: I get what you mean! Life works so mysteriously like that, huh?
Juza: … The most memorable part of my time in O-High was definitely that athletic meet.
Tenma: Same for me.
Taichi: Samesies, samesies!
Still, it was crazy lucky that Ten-chan and I happened to go to Juza-san during our scavenger hunt contest!
Tenma: That’s true. Knowing Juza-san, he still would’ve ran in the relay with the injury left untreated.
Juza: … I definitely would’ve, you’re right.
Taichi: It really was a good thing both of us went to Juza-san for our assignments, huh!
Juza: Speakin’ of, what were the assignments ya got?
Tenma: Huh. We never mentioned it did we?
Mine was “bodyguard”.
Juza: I see. Guess even now, I’ll continue to be there as your bodyguard when you need me.
Tenma: Thanks. I’ll be counting on you.
Taichi: Mine was “comrade”!
Tenma: That’s a pretty broad one…
Juza: Ya could’ve picked your classmates for that one, right?
Taichi: Weeell… Sure, but at the time, no one else but Juza-san came to mind for me, y’know?
‘Course, Ten-chan’s just as much of my comrade as Juza-san! So don’t fret it, OK?
Tenma: Hmph, I knew that much.
Taichi: Ehehe…!
Juza: … I think of you two as my comrades too.
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[1] Events from “Trump the Phantom Thief” Event Story
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