Ms. Kuzuryu's Favorite is Small ch4: Talking With People

p1
>>Kuzuryu-san from long ago...

>Our play this time will be "The Crying Red Ogre".
>>The Crying Red Ogre

>Let's decide who'll play the red ogre.
>We'll start with Kuzuryu-san!
>!

>Well then, let's practise from page 15,
>the scene where the red ogre is sad after parting ways with the blue ogre.

>"Sad"...

p2
>>The Crying Red Ogre - 3-1 Kuzuryu Hana

>K-...
>Kuzuryu-san! It's acting... You only need to pretend, okay?

p3
>I... was acting, though.

>Hana-chan's like a completely different person on stage.

>We'd love to have Kuzuryu Hana-chan join our troupe...

p4
>>Genius Child Actress Chosen for Many Roles
>>Kuzuryu Hana
>>Kurii Kahori
>>The Red Handkerchief of Misfortune

>>Genius Actress Goes Global
>>Oriental actresss
>>Hollywood
>>18-year old genius blooms

>Director/Producer - George Spielhamburg
>Ah, Kuzuryu? She was like a sensitive monster.

>It was like she could tell exactly what we had in mind.
>The expressions of anger and despair in particular were so good, you wouldn't think she was acting.

p5
>Kuzuryu Hana suddenly goes quiet during an awards ceremony.
>Cancels work at the last minute?

>Resigned from next project!
>Kuzuryu flies back to Japan!?

>>The Genius Hollywood Actress! Where is She Now...?!
>>Weekly Fumiaki

p6
>Hah~ Chome-san's so cute...
>Those puffy cheeks are so nice...
>She's probably the softest thing in the world...
>I'm so glad to see your cuteness again today...
>She's in a trance over her favorite.
>Memo: Hamsters need to eat about 5-10% of their body weight in food! Feed them once per day and throw out any leftovers!

p7
>You sure treat humans and animals differently, huh, Kuzuryu-san?
>Do you not like talking with other people?
>Ah... yes. I try not to where possible.
>>BLUNT

>But you can talk to me... and the people at your work just fine, right?
>You can be
>a bit blunt sometimes, though.

>Tenchou-san and Nakamura-san from work...
>are the bare minimum I have to put up with.
>>BLUNT (2nd time)
>You sure don't mince words, huh!?

p8
>I want to talk with others as little as possible...
>And yet...

>The other day, the neighborhood wives asked me
>to teach their kids how to act~!

>K-
>Kuzuryu-san.
>Um~ If it's alright with you...
>could you teach our kids how to act for their play?
>Eh? I don't wanna.

p9
>Just a tee~nsy bit would be fine...
>Yeah, yeah.
>My kid's gonna be getting lessons from a Hollywood actress!!

>How about it~?
>Kuzuryu-san really is beautiful up close~
>I-I don't wanna~~~
>I-I wanna refuse...! B-But I don't know how...

>Ah...
>B-...B-B-B-But it's been a while since I stopped acting.
>That's not a problem at all~~!

p10
>But... I don't really know how to teach others...

>They're grade schoolers, so it'll be easy~!
>Yeah! Easy peasy!

>Even so... I can't really give them any great advice...

>It'll just be little things like helping them speak more clearly~!
>Yeah! Just little things!
>Besides...

p11
>We wanted to use this opportunity to become FRIENDS with you, Kuzuryu-san!

>F-Friends...
>A-Alright... I'll... try...

p12
>Alright~!
>!?
>!?
>Were we... gangsters and a samurai just now!?
>>Coming 20XX!
>>Action
>>Suspense
>>This woman is waiting for gangsters
>>Waiting For Gangsters in the Underworld
>>*A French film where Kuzuryu-san made her first appearance

>...The garbage truck's leaving.
>Wah~ Wait for us~
>For some reason... I'm weak when it comes to the word "friends"...
>I just...
>Hah...

p13
>Why do I have to do something so job-like when I'm retired from acting!?
>Kh...!
>I wasn't even taught how to act in the first place!!

>I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I'M SUPPOSED TO DO!

p14
>Children are innocent in every sense of the word.
>Not to mention free...
>Is this gonna be over soon?
>I wanna go home and play games.
>Kya
>Let's play Color Demon! [tn: A color game that serves as Shunsui Kyouraku's ability in the Bleach series]
>Kya

>I'm just gonna scare them...
>On the other hand, it'll be even more bothersome if I were to cancel...
>Hah...

p15
>K-...
>Kuzu-san is troubled!
>I wanna help her, but...
>I can't understand anything that Kuzu-san is saying!!

>Fufufu. Looks like it's my time to shine.
>Hah

p16
>If it's human language you wanna know, just leave it to this cockatiel here(note)
>Secchan!
>And...

>We can figure out...
>what Kuzu-san's troubles are together!
>Everyone from Team P~!

>>Next time, the problem solving arc!?