Takashima/Sekka birthday 2019 - 1

A heartfelt "Thank you" - 1

[Hero Club room]

Fuu: The more club members we get, the more of a pain it becomes to check if everyone's present. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6...

Yuu: Fuu-senpai, what time is it right now?

Fuu: The time? The classes just ended, so 4 PM. Where was I? 4, 5, 6, 7...

Tou: Uh, Fuu-senpai, that counting mistake is straight up out of classic rakugo... [1]

Fuu: Ugh, jeez! There's so many people I won't ever manage to check if everyone's present even if I try!

Kar: Stupid, there's no need to do that at all. Hey, everyone! Is anyone absent?

Fuu: Oh, of course, there was that option! If someone's absent, raise your hand!

Its: Onee-chan, do you want us to react to that or...

SON: Fuumin-senpai, listen! Akkii and Takashii aren't here!

Anz: Chikage-san, weren't you together with Yuuna-san today?

Chi: About that... Since this month started, Takashima-san began disappearing right as the classes end pretty often.

Nat: Sekka's been hiding herself the same way lately.

Hin: Sekka-san and Yuuna-san... And it's January right now! I see, so that's why.

[Rooftop]

Sek: Haah, it's finally this time of the year, again.

Tak: Yeah... Haah.

Sek: Whoa, your breathing's visible! But if we go back to the clubroom, they'll totally start assaulting us with questions.

Tak: What birthday presents or events we want, and stuff. Secchan, have you thought about that?

Sek: Not at all. I'm glad to have my birthday celebrated, but it's a bit hard to get used to this.

Tak: Yeah, celebrating others' is so fun, I love it. But being on the receiving side is a little...

Tak/Sek: Haah.

Tak: Let's try not going to the clubroom for a while.

Sek: I'd like to do that, but we can't exactly just spend all our time here on the rooftop.

Tak: But there aren't any other places where the others won't find us.

Sek: Haah. What should we do?

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Notes:
1 - Reference to Toki Soba, a classic rakugo story where a customer misleads the shop owner's counting of coins he paid by asking the time.