“SPOTLIGHT EV: Hanasaki Academy - CHAPTER 5"

Sakuya: Masumi-kun, your shoes.
Masumi: I know…
Banri: Mornin’.
Sakuya: Good morning, Banri-kun! Let’s walk to school together.
Banri: Sure thing.
Sakuya: Graduation day… Gosh, I’m already so nervous.
Banri: Haha, already?
Actually, seeing ya with the blazer feels like it’s a whole new look. Ain’t it too big?
Sakuya: I guess it is… Even when they were taking my measurements, they told me I’d grow into this size eventually. I didn’t grow that much in the end, though.
Oh right! I think you were near my turn during that time too, Banri-kun.[1]
Banri: … You remember that?
Sakuya: Yeah! You had a certain aura about you so it sort of stuck out to me.
Banri: You said it was when they were taking measurements for our uniforms, right…
Man, that feels like forever ago now.

Masumi: … I forgot something.
Banri: Huh?
Masumi: You guys go ahead.
[WALKS AWAY]
Sakuya: Eh? Masumi-kun!
Banri: … Maybe he really was short of things this morning.
Sakuya: M-Maybe… Well, shall we go first?
Banri: Sure.
Sakuya’s Friend A: I feel like I was about to tear up at the graduation ceremony—
Sakuya: Same, I couldn't but feel so moved back there.

Sakuya’s Friend B: You’re continuing your activities in your theatre troupe, right, Sakuya? I’ll definitely go to see your performances after this too!
Sakuya’s Friend A: Me too! I’ll look forward to them!
Sakuya: Thank you! I’ll do my best! I’ll let you guys know when the next one comes.
Sakuya’s Friend B: You better!
[LIME NOTIF]
Sakuya: …? A LIME message?

Sakuya: …!!
Sorry, I have to head somewhere really quick!
Banri: I see you called Sakuya too.
Sakuya: Is something the matter, Masumi-kun?
Masumi: … Congrats on graduating.

Sakuya & Banri: …!!
Sakuya: A bouquet…
Masumi: Director asked me to prepare it, so I had no choice but to do so.
Sakuya: Masumi-kun… Thank you… (sniffle)
Banri: … Thanks, man.
Sakuya: It makes me so happy to receive this, really.
I had a fun school life before entering MANKAI Company, but ever since I met both of you, it became all that and so much more.
Truth is, I do want to keep spending these days with all three of us together…

Sakuya: But having the limited time we had just made my every day all the more meaningful.
Banri: Same, I def’ enjoyed my time here.
Masumi: I don’t feel anything in particular.
Banri: Oohh? You went outta your way to prep us a bouquet and you say you’re not even the least bit sad to see us graduating?
Betcha the thing you forgot this morning was these flowers, amirite?
Masumi: Don’t get carried away.
Sakuya: Haha.
Omi-san, Tsuzuru-kun, and the Director said that they’ll be putting their all into making a feast for us, so we should hurry home soon!
Banri: Second that.
Masumi: I’ll eat every single thing that Director will be making.
Banri: And he’s back to the usual.
Sakuya: Ahaha!
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[1] Sakuya SR: MANKAI Playback
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