Kazunari Miyoshi SSR - Rich Life Aspirations [BACKSTAGE TRANSLATION]

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"I don't plan on forgetting the feeling of fun that I felt from our debut play— nor will I forget it even now! I might even become the best version of me yet... ☆"

"BE.MINE ver KAZUNARI - PART 1”



Izumi: Where could Kazunari-kun be…
(...Oh! There he is!)
Kazunari-kun——
Kazunari: !!
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Izumi: ——
Kazunari: Yes, understood… Yes, I'm in the middle of that now. If anything comes up, please feel free to contact me again.
That'll be all. Thank you.
… Soooorry, Director-chan!! My call's finally done, go ahead!!
Izumi: No, no, I should be the one to apologize…! I didn't think you'd be in the middle of an online meeting.
Kazunari: Nah, it's on me for choosing this place to have my meeting!
They just called me on such short notice, and Mukkun was in our room so I couldn't just do it there… I'm sorry for not telling you sooner!
Izumi: Are you still in the middle of working right now? I can come back later.
Kazunari: I told you it's all good now! Didn't you have something to talk to me about? What's up?
Izumi: Well, the theme for your photoshoot prompt has finally been decided, so I thought I'd come to let you know.
Kazunari: FR!? That's the thing I've been dying to know!!
So? What kind of setting did they choose for me?
Izumi: You see…

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Kumon: Oh man, that air hockey match we just had got sooo heated up!
Yuki: It sure became a spectacle within the arcade.
Kazunari: It's been so long since I got to play air hockey~ Feels like I haven't been seeing a lot of those in arcades recently.
Muku: Now that you mention it…! But getting to move our bodies like that was so fun.
Kumon: For sure! We even got to see a whole bunch of tricks, too! Sumii-san's trick was especially amazing! Like, what a move!
Misumi: Triangle Smash! Fwip!
Kumon: That's the one!
Tenma: Having almost inhumane skills of reflex is one thing, but didn't he miss just about every shot he made?
Muku: But Misumi-san still looked so cool when he pulled it off.
Misumi: I can teach you how to do it next time, Muku!
[PHONE BUZZES]
Kazunari: —Oopsies, that's mine.
……
Muku: Is it work?
Kazunari: Ahh… Yeah, it is.
Tenma: Take it; we'll be here.
Kazunari: …'Kay.
[FOOTSTEPS WALKING AWAY]
Yuki: The fate that comes with being a working adult, huh…
Misumi: Itaru calls those kinds of people "corporate slaves".
Tenma: Don't just go picking up weird phrases like that.
Kazunari: Sorry for leaving~
Kumon: Kazu-san, is everything good? Maybe it'd be better if we head back home for now.
Kazunari: Everything's fine! They just wanted to talk to me about my payment date.
Muku: You've been really busy, Kazu-kun… You've got the magazine photoshoot coming up too, right?
Yuki: Can you keep up? With your schedule, I mean.
Kazunari: I'll be fine! It'll be fine!
Misumi: What sort of photoshoot are you gonna do, Kazu?
Kazunari: You mean my prompt?
Misumi: Yeah!
Kazunari: Oh, it's gonna be like "reading together in a library" type of sitch.
Yuki: A prompt like that? For you? That's like night and day.
Tenma: Are you sure that's supposed to be for you?
Kazunari: Aw come on, guys…!!
Muku: I think a character gap like that would make my heart skip a beat~
Kumon: Those kinds of situations happen in some of your manga too, don't they, Muku?
Misumi: Good luck, Kazu~
Kazunari: Thanks!! I'll make it so that every person who reads my column will have their hearts captured by yours truly✩
Tenma: Just make sure not to overwork yourself.
Kazunari: … I will.

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"BE.MINE ver KAZUNARI - PART 2”


Kazunari: Hrmm…
(I just can't seem to come up with anything for this design proposal…)
(I know I told myself I won't be overworking, but because I'm getting paid to meet the deadline, I HAVE to hand over something to the client.)
(Maaaybe I bit off more than I can chew…)
(Oh. Speaking of, my photoshoot's location is going to be a library, isn't it?)
A library…
(Now that I think about it, it's been so long since I last visited one.)
(Maybe I'll even come up with some new ideas while taking in the atmosphere of the place.)
(——I guess I can head over and give it a shot.)

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Kazunari: (Now what book should I go with…)
(Hm? Over there… Is that——)
Muku: ……
Kazunari: (It's Mukkun. Is he looking for something…?)


Muku: …!!
Kazunari: (Looks like he found the book he was searching for, by the looks of it!)

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Kazunari: (I made a surprising amount of progress with my work last time I dropped by.)
(It feels like I get into a much better mood by coming to the library after getting stuck on ideas.)
…Hm? That red hair. Isn't that Taicchan…?


Taichi: ……
Kazunari: (It looks like he's desperately studying over there…)
(Oh right, didn't Ten-ten mention that they've got tests coming up in school?)
(Kumopi and Hyodole have been confiding with our dorm's tutors, too…)
(Taicchan looks like he's also working hard for his studies~)

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Kazunari: (Another day, another visit to the library. It does feel like I've been stopping by here a lot recently…)
(Wonder what I should do this time…)
(Oh, right! I got curious about this one novel that I stumbled upon while I was looking for research materials— they should still have the book here.)
(I think it was around on this shelf… Here it is!)
(My workload's settled down for now too. I'll give it a read then!)
(... Huh? Is it me, or is it pretty crowded today? Can't seem to find a free seat anywhere…)
(Hmm… Guess I'll borrow it out and take it home.)
Izumi: Kazunari-kun?
Kazunari: Director-chan!?
Izumi: Funny bumping into you here.
Kazunari: Samsies. I've been visiting this library a lot these days; I was thinking of doing a little reading today, actually.
Izumi: Is that so! Then why don't you take a seat beside me?


Kazunari: ——...
Izumi: Kazunari-kun…?
Kazunari: Oh! Yeah, sure. Thanks!
Izumi: Have you been coming to the library to study for your photoshoot?
Kazunari: Well, that's one of the reasons, but I've also been digging into materials related for work too.
And before I knew it, I was having lots of fun reading different books I never knew of before.
I've been doing a bit of people-watching, too, and I was surprised to see how everyone else was also visiting the library.



▶︎ CHOICE 1: Libraries are so interesting, aren't they?
Izumi: Libraries are pretty interesting, aren't they?
Kazunari: They sure are. I get to find out about all kinds of books that I wouldn't normally get myself. It's been a while since I've made so many trips here, and I'm already hooked.
Izumi: I feel the same— sometimes I end up staying here longer than I'd expected to.
Kazunari: Feeeelt! It's just that kind of place where I just wanna keep on visiting even more


▶︎ CHOICE 2: All sorts of people come by here, don't they?
Izumi: All sorts of people come by here, don't they?
Kazunari: I saw Mukkun and Taicchan during my previous visits too, actually.
Izumi: Really! I've had similar encounters, too— like how I happened upon Sakyo-san borrowing a novel from here. And I've also seen Sakuya take out a picture book with him as well.
Kazunari: Guess everyone really does make use of the place, huh~

Kazunari: And since the upcoming photoshoot is gonna be in a library too, I'm all stoked for it~!

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"BE.MINE ver KAZUNARI - PART 3”


Kazunari: Oh, hype!! This place has sooooo much style!
Izumi: This place must be some sort of book cafe, right?
Staff A: Good morning. Pleased to be working with you today.
Izumi: Thank you for having us as well.
Kazunari: Pleased to work with you all!
Staff A: Fufu, this place looks amazing, doesn't it? They just finished working on this library building only recently.
Kazunari: So it's really a library…
Izumi: Is that so? It's such a chic place.
Kazunari: Uhm, excuse me, but can I request to do a specific direction with my setting?
Staff A: Of course. If you have an idea, we'll very much welcome it.
Kazunari: Really? In that case, what I want to happen is——
Izumi: (Kazunari-kun is really acting like a working adult now… I wonder what kind of direction he wants, though?)
Staff A: That sounds excellent, actually. Let's give it a try. Oh, and feel free to select any book you'd like here.
Kazunari: Thank you very much!
Izumi: (But I suppose there's nothing for me to worry about. It's Kazunari-kun, after all. I'm excited to see how he'll do in this photoshoot.)

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Kazunari: ….!!
——....Come. Over here.
[SHUTTER CLICKS]
Izumi: (So he's doing a little bit of acting while having his photos taken… It does help with getting the mood across.)
Staff B: Get a closer shot, please!
Cameraman: ….


Kazunari: Shh… Keep your voice down— just enough for it to reach only my ears, alright?
Izumi: (I see. This is what he wanted then.)
Staff B: I think we got a really good one, don't you think?
Staff C: Checkiiiing——
Izumi: That was amazing, Kazunari-kun. Did you come up with it yourself?
Kazunari: You could say that~ … But really, I was just imitating you, Director-chan.
Izumi: Eh?
Kazunari: I doubt you were self-aware of it at the time—
But when we sat together and had to keep quiet at the library before, our faces just got naturally close whenever we'd talk, didn't they?
And I thought, "Wow! This is the kind of stuff that'll get people's hearts squeezing!"; so I thought I'd apply it for today's shoot.
Izumi: R-Really now…
Kazunari: Hehe. Well? Did I make your heart squeeze?
Izumi: I meaaaan… Maybe. Only a bit.
Kazunari: Awh whaaaaat~!
Izumi: (——But if Kazunari-kun was aiming to give that feeling with the same gesture, would that mean HE felt his heart squeeze before?)


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special thanks to chika for the raws!