Event Story – HAPPY NEW YEAR SHOW! ch.10

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Will: ... About what happened a few das ago in Little Tokyo...

Gast: Nh?

Will: Why didn't you stop your gang when they surrounded Akira and suggested whatever they pleased?
The Mikoshi, the chase around the town... You should obviously have found it unreasonable.
I'm glad Akira made a logical decision, but I'm not very happy you didn't put an end to that. You also know that Akira immediately gets carried away, no?

Gast: My bad. It's true at the time we went too far and I should've stopped it sooner.
I was also on the watch for an opportunity, you know. But Akira came up with good ideas while talking about things like that, no?

Will: ...... That's true, but...
... I know worrying too much isn't good, but when I see things like that, I end up remembering... how Akira got involved in that fire long ago...

Gast: Will...

Akira: I'm back~

Will: ......

Gast: W- Welcome back, Akira.

Akira: ... Ain't the atmosphere kinda bad?

Gast: You t- think?

Akira: Oi oi, what's going on?

Mh? Ooh, you've already made so much!
I knew leaving it to you two was the right thing to do. Alright, at this paceー

Will: I'll do the rest in our room.

Akira: Wha-, why!? I just came back, let's all prepare them here!

Will: ... I can concentrate better by myself.

Akira: But Gast is here, too. Come on, you can teach him lots of stuff...

Will: Even if I don't teach him, Adler can make them now. If you look at the finished decorations you can't tell which are mine and which are Adler's, right?

Akira: T- Then! I'll make them with you, so show me how!

Will: Adler can show you. All the material is here, but if that's not enough, I'll try calling home.
Well then.

Akira: Ah! Willー
He's gone...
Oi, Gast, what happened?

Gast: That's what you call difference in thinking , I guess. I also said one word too much...

Akira: ... Haah, I should have figured it wouldn't go well.

Gast: Mmh?



Akira: I thought that if I asked you and Will to lend me a hand maybe you'd get along a bit better... but it didn't work, huh.
In the end, I made both you and Will uncomfortable. I did something unnecessary... sorry.

Gast: No, no, no need to apologize, Akira. Dun worry.

Akira: ... Hey, Gast, you often say you want to get along with Will, right? 
Lately Will also doesn't flare up at you as much as he used to.
He seems to think you're the reason I rebelled, but that's not it. I want to resolve the misunderstanding with Will and want you to get along.

Gast: Akira... So that's what was going through your mind.
It's true that I want to get along with Will since we're fellow heroes,
but I also understand that he's concerned about you.
I mean, if my precious childhood friend were to get caught in a fire and there was a possibility he'd die... it'd always stick to me as an unpleasant memory.
That's why I understand Will can't open up to me right now, so leave it. Thanks you for worrying.

Akira: ... Okay.

Gast: Anyways, I'm surprised you've gotten that attentive. I did wonder what you were up to when you left me and Will alone.

Akira: I thought it'd be a good idea, you know.
Well, thinking about it rationally, if Ren and I were to suddenly be alone I'd have trouble talking to him... I see, that's probably it.

Gast: Will and I are fine, so keep taking care of what you gotta do, Akira. I'll make the decorations you need here.

Akira: Thank you, Gast.
Then, I'm gonna pull myself together and proceed with preparations with a bang!

Gast: Yeah, yeah, that's the spirit.

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