Nico's Card story – Give me chocolate!

Nico: (It's strange that I can't reach Billy.
Asking him directly is the fastest way to get updates... annoying, but still.)

 

Hm?

Gray: Haah... This time of year just makes me all restless...

Junior: I ain't that bothered, I guess. It's more like, I'm not used to it, so I don’t know what I'm supposed to do.

Back at the academy, I didn't care about Valentine's at all, and we didn't do Valentine's lives either.

Gray: F- For me, Valentine's events feel like something from another world…

But... now that I'm a hero, I can't really say that anymore...

Gray & Junior: Sigh...

Nico: Struggling with Valentine's Day?

Junior: !!??

Gray: Ni- Nico-san...

Nico: You're overreacting.

Junior: Anyone would freak out if you appeared outta nowhere!!

Nico: It wasn't out of nowhere. I walked here.

Junior: ... So what're you doing on this floor?

Nico: I need Billy. I want to check the progress on something I asked him to do, but, weird enough, I can't reach him.

You know anything?

 

Gray: I‑ I think Billy-kun went to see his dad today. That's probably why he's taking longer to respond than he usually does...

Nico: I see. Then I shouldn't bother him.

Junior: Oh yeah, that guy always replies super fast.

Gray: I know, right? It's amazing... I could never come up with replies that quickly...

 

Nico: Glad I figured out why Billy's unavailable.

So, are you two talking about Valentine's?

Junior: It ain't that big of a deal, though.

Gray: It's just that this time of year makes me restless... Like, what if everyone ignores me... I get this weird sense of unease...

And then I end up getting a lot, and I'm relieved it was all in my head...

But then, I start feeling anxious again and get stuck in this endless loop...

Junior: I don't get restless, but... seeing Jay get a ridiculous amount makes me think maybe I'm still not much of a hero.

... Some people still send stuff to my old man.

But, well, all that gets overshadowed once I read the passionate messages from my fans ★

Nico: Hmm.

 

Junior: You don't seem the type to care about that stuff, Nico.

Nico: Wrong.

When I was a rookie, I got jealous too.

Junior: What, seriously?

Gray: So you think about these things too, Nico-san.

Nico: Yeah, because Jude and Bianchi were on my team, and they always had these huge piles of chocolates stacked up. They still do.

Seeing them get that much, I couldn't help being a little jealous.

Junior: Ah.........
 

Gray: I- I see...

 

Junior: But Marion had tons of fans too ♪

Nico: Yeah.
But why are you acting all proud?

 

Gray: Did you do anything about it back then, Nico‑san...?
 

Nico: Sort of. Well, Bianchi did something for me.

Junior: Bianchi?

Nico: Yeah. I think it was when I saw how much chocolate they got――


 

Nico: How nice...

Bianchi: Huh?

Nico: I'm jealous you get so much chocolate.

Bianchi: Oh, that.

Nico: There's another meaning?

Bianchi: Of course. In fact, most people mean the other one.

Nico: I just want to eat a lot of chocolate.

Bianchi: Oh my, in that case, a little creativity will make your wishes come true right away.

Nico: ? What do you mean?

Bianchi: Fufu ♪ If we bring out your cuteness, it'll be easy.

Nico: Hmm.

Bianchi: How about it? It only takes a tiny bit of effort.

Nico: As long as it doesn't involve costumes.

Bianchi: That's a shame.

But fine, we can keep it simple this time.

Nico: What are we doing?

Bianchi: We're going to film you eating chocolate ♪ Lots of it, of course.

 

Nico: ...... That's it?

Bianchi: Yes. That alone is sure to get a ton of buzz ♪


 

Nico: And it did blow up. The next year, the amount of chocolate I got shot up.

Gray: W- Wow...!

Junior: You went viral just by eating chocolate? That's wild...

Nico: So you two should upload a video of yourselves eating chocolate.

Junior: That ain't the point right now!!

Gray: I think he means we should make a video that shows our charm, with Valentine's in mind...

Nico: Yeah.

If both of you show your best sides, you'll get more chocolate.

Junior: That I can do. Maybe I'll express my appreciation for the chocolate with my guitar?

Gray: What should I do... I feel like I might trip over my words, but maybe I'll try recording a thank‑you video...

Nico: Good luck, both of you.

Junior: Yeah!
 

Gray: Yes!