YuYuYui - Ishitsumugi no shou 49

The Mascot's Secret - 1

[Field]

Uta: Haaa! Because of your help, work was done much faster. Thank you!

Yuu/Aka/Tak: Don't mention it♪.

Sek: Haa... Here I thought they became more stylish at events, I wonder why...

Hin: Sekka-san? What are you muttering?

Sek: The Suwa group's clothes. Utano's jersey and Mito's vest...

Uta: Is there a problem? It's normal, because I'm a farmer.

Mit: I-Is this singlet no good?

Gin/Sum/Son: Singlet?

Sek: Another word for vest.

Mit: Even though you don't like it, I don't want to change this sing-...vest... Sorry.

Nat: That's rare... We don't hear you insist on your opinions often...

Sek: The vest in itself isn't bad, you know? It's just... this frog patch.

Its: I've been curious about it as well. Is this "K" the brand name or something else?

Fuu: Isn't this the "K" from kaeru(frog)?

Yum: No, this is the "K" from kerokero! Is it not the sound frogs make?

Mit: That's not it... This "K" is for king...

Suz/Kir: King!?

Nat: You have a king vest... I'm surprised.

Uta: F-First hear... King!? Mii-chan was another king besides me!

Mit: Eh...

Kar: That's the problem!?

Meb: What does first hear mean...?

Anz: I think she meant that's news to me... I think.

Tou: Fujmori-san, you seem to be rather attached to this king frog.

SON: This is a story... from long ago...

Tam: You're the one telling it!?

[Sonoko's recollection]

Mit: Haa haa, I'll be late to the meeting with Utanon! I have to hurry... Kyah!

Mit: Ow ow... A~h, I tripped.

???: Hey you there! That hurt! Move out the way!

Mit: Eh, who? H-Huh... What's this!?

Mito/Frog: Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!?

Mit: WWWW-What's happening!? A frog stuck onto my singlet!

Frog: There's no helping it now. My name is King! I will be living on your singlet from now on.

Mit: Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeh!?

SON: Ever since that day, Mitorin and the frog have always been together...

Wak: Don't lie!

Aka: Didn't you hear this story somewhere?

Ren: Hmph, I have. This is the dirty frog.(*1)

Shi: It's not...

Note 1: Reference to "The Gutsy Frog"


The Mascot's Secret - 2

[Field]

Mit: That's wrong. My granny made me this vest while I was in elementary school...

Mit: You can think it's weird but I wear it preciously.

Sek: I see... Sorry, Mito. I didn't know...

Mit: No! I don't mind. Don't worry, Akihara-san.

Yum: Such an heartwarming story. Fujimori-san's unfaltering resolve to wear this singlet along with the memories of her grandmother... Sob.

Suz: The shoes made from scraps pieced together you're wearing must have a great story too.

Yum: Su zu me- sa n!?

Chi: This is definitely on-brand for you but... Was it your grandmother who wrote king...?

Mit: Ah, no. She didn't know English, so I think she just sewed a letter that looked cool.

Son: It's amazing that she sewed the K from kaeru by chance~♪.

Kir: Ah? Mitorin, are ya the one who decided it meant king then?

Ren: In spite of your introverted personality, you demonstrate a strong desire. Mito... You aren't half-bad.

Mit: N-No no! That's not it...

Mit: When Utanon saw this vest for the first time, she said "this K is for farmer king!"...

Wak/Nat/Hin: Eh...

Its/Fuu/Kar: Eh...

Uta: Eeh? Me? Did I say this?

Mit: That's mean! How did you forget? But when I explained it to people you went "Ha?" with a flustered face!

Uta: S-Sorry sorry! But that's all me! Having the frog king by the farm king's side is great♪.

Mit: I don't care!

Uta: Aa~h! Mii-chan, cheer up~!

Aka: Well, people all have their items that remind them of certain memories, some things they won't ever get rid of.

Meb: I agree about this, but it's the same for the things you made yourself.

Uta: R-Right! This fabulous farm king T-shirt is one of them♪.

Sek: Uuh~, I'm not sure about that...

Uta: What!? Why~? How come mine's not good!?

Sek: Because it's weird.

Uta: Weird!?

Tak: Aha...ha. But this T-shirt is Utano-chan's trademark♪.

Uta: Right! If you go calling mine weird, isn't Shizuku-san's T-shirt even weirder!?

Shi: Eh...?

Meb/Yum/Suz: Aah...

Sek: That's where you go...

Aya: Shizuku-senpai, what animal are they?

Anz: Animals!? A-Are these things... animals?

Chi: Aren't they characters from an anime or a game?

Gin: You mean those aren't aliens!?

Shi: They're... amoebas.

Tou/Sum: M-Micro-organisms...


The Mascot's Secret - 3

[Field]

Tou: It takes all kinds to make a world. I never knew clothes depicting micro-organisms existed...

Aya: But it's so cute♪.

Shi: Mh. Thank you...

Tam: It's cute~?

Suz: Maybe the freaky cute type?

Nat: Like dried squid...?

Kar: That's dry snacks!(*1)

Sek: So? Are these amoebas some kind of character? Wait, did you draw them yourself?

Shi: I don't know... There were also plushies and I thought they were cute so I bought them with my pocket money...

Chi: Is that all... I was persuaded it was some kind of invader.

Shi: Don't shoot them...

Anz: Shizuku-san, you like these characters a lot, don't you?

Shi: Yes... Because...

SON: Because... These four amoebas remind her of this...

Its: Sonoko-san is narrating again...

[Sonoko's recollection]

Shi: ZZZ...

???: Oi, Shizuku. Shizuku. Wakake up.

Shi: Mh... Wakake... up. ...Who's there?

???: It's me. Front, front, down, down!

Shi: What code is this...?

???: It's not a secret move, it's your T-shirt. It's me, Ichirou. Your big brother.

Shi: ...Eh.

Ichirou: To say the truth, you have other siblings. They'll introduce themselves

Saburou: My name is Saburou!

Sadako: And I'm... Sadako.

Merou: I... You may call me Merou. Nee-sama...

Shi: Siblings... a lot of them.

Ichirou: That's right. And you're the oldest sister!

Shi: Eh... I'm a big sister. I didn't know...

SON: Yamabushi Shizuku, finally reunited with her siblings, made an oath to part from her human-...

Wak: Don't make up nonsensical lies!!

Fuu: You sure are comfortable improvising and telling stories on the spot...

Anz: This is how great Sonoko-sensei is!

Suz/Sek/Kar: Don't praise her!

Kir: Ahahahahahaha!

Shi: But... It wasn't completely wrong.

Gin/Sum/Son: Eh!?

Shi: Continue the story... Sonoko.

SON: Eh!? T-Then... the siblings told her...

Its: We're going again!?

Tam: This is getting old...

Note 1: Kimokawa comes from kimoi(freaky) and kawaii(cute), it sounds similar to kawakimono, meaning dry snacks


The Mascot's Secret - 4

[Sonoko's recollection]

Ichirou: We, your siblings have been feeding and multiplying from the soup flowing inside your body when you or SHIZUKU eat ramen.

Sadako/Merou: Thank you... Nee-sama.

Shi: ...Don't mention it. But... Then...

Saburou: What's the matter?

Shi: If you're my siblings... am I an amoeba?

SHI: Damn right... Shizuku. We're amoebas. Yeah!? Siblings!

Ichirou/Saburou: Yes!

Sadako/Merou: Yes~.

Shi: I see...

SHI: Stop worrying about all that human stuff and come have fun with us.

Ichirou: She's right, Shizuku. We siblings are always together~...

Sadako: We're watching over you, anywhere and anytime~...

Shi: ...Thank you, everyone. Thank you... SHIZUKU.

[Field]

SON: With the reassuring presence of allies on her side, Yamabushi Shizuki is today again slurping down ramen for her siblings.

Nat: I see... So this is the reason why Shizuku eats ramen all the time.

Kar: As if!

Yuu/Tak: Ahahahahahaha!

Kir: Man~, that was so funny. Sono's ideas are crazy funny. I wanna make it mandatory to have one at home.

Uta: Eh, is it already this late? But we even finished the farm work early~.

Sek: It all started when I mentioned your clothes. Sorry, everyone.

Fuu: Go wash your hands and let's grab some udon♪.

Gin/Aka/Its: Okay♪.

Wak: Wait, Sonoko. We need a review meeting for you.

SON: At a sushi place?

Wak: Right here, right now! You will reflect on imprudently making up fictions!

SON: Hye~~n!

Shi: Fufu...

Chi: Yamabushi-san, just to be absolutely certain... That story wasn't real, right...?

Shi: No. Not even remotely...

Hin: Why did you laugh if it isn't the case?

Tou: Doesn't Sonoko's fabrication upset you?

Shi: It doesn't. Because... It was entertaining, and...

Shi: It made me... happy to have many siblings. Even though they were only amoebas...

Chi: Yamabushi-san...

Suz: No... That's why you should've stopped her...

Wak: Why do you continuously create convenient delusions that you then pass off as reality...!?

SON: Sorry sorry sorry. Sorr~y, Sorr~y.

Wak: Sonokoooooooo!!

Shi: This is also... entertaining.

Kir: Oh! Shizutan, ya got that right~. Sono's seiza is also part of the Hero Club's beauty~♪.

Shi: Fufu... I'm thinking of getting ramen today again. To make it flow inside my body...

Yum: I-I am puzzled by this... However, your happiness is what matters the most.