A Better Tomorrow - 6

[bladeofresolve]

Location: AV Room



Tetora: Nnn…even though what Taishou and Isara-senpai said makes sense, I’m still not satisfied!

What, are happy endings impossible?

Is it too childish to hope that everyone will receive a good ending...?

 

Kuro: No. For a principled kid like you, who’s never experienced past sorrows, it’s normal to think like that.

It’s good, and not wrong at all. It shouldn’t be made fun of. Work hard to achieve it.

That’s what I...wasn’t able to do before.

Even though part of it was being in a bad era, I didn’t live shrewdly enough. That’s the truth.

There were people I originally could have protected, but I missed the chance because I was too immature, too stupid.

…And I committed mistakes that might be unforgivable in other people’s eyes.

There might be people even now who would tell me things like “I won’t forgive you!”

But even so, I won’t beg them for another chance or anything.

There’s no use in expressing those kinds of thoughts. It only sounds like you’re running from the present, and denying the past completely while you’re at it.

I wouldn’t have been able to pull it off anyway, since my personality’s like this.

If I could redo it all over again, I wouldn’t change that.

Even if I’d make less mistakes…then I wouldn’t be who I am now, standing here saying these things.

Even if you don’t want to face what you did, in the end you still have to take responsibility with your own two hands.

The less ideal your past was, the more that rings true. If it weren’t for that, then I’d really become a pathetic and lowly brat.

Though I say that, it’s hard to change the way I live.

Some people think that nothing matters, so they can do all sorts of things.

But I can’t.

And that’s fine, inflexible people will naturally have inflexible ways of living.

If there comes a day where the era changes, and refuses to let me go on being like this…

I won’t hold back.

Tetora: Mm…what Taishou said is really hard to understand! But I get the key idea~ ☆

It means I have to keep training myself, not only in body but also in spirit ♪

Kuro: You simplified it way too much…but you’re not wrong putting it that way either.

Tetora: Mmhmm, I gotta think it over and remember all this, then go back to tell Hinata-kun and the rest~ ☆

As expected of Taishou, you’re cool even when giving life lessons. I understood everything you said~

Anego, you think so too right~?

 

Kuro: Little miss, don’t just follow Tetsu nodding your head furiously…

Tetsu, don’t say anything right now. It’s best if little miss doesn’t learn from me, you know?

The “producer” is meant to work with lots of people. Wouldn’t it be a disaster if she turned out like me?

This world has many paths to walk. I’m not anyone amazing.

Just a brute who’s doing his best to live decently.

Someone that can live shrewdly, but still be a good person. Do you have a role model like that by your side, little miss?

 

Midori: Isara-senpai…I turned off what you told me to…

Is there anything else I can help with…

 

Mao: No, that’s all. Thanks for your hard work~ just leave the rest to me ♪

Eh? Why’re you staring at me, Anzu? Did I get something on my clothes?

 

Kuro: Mm, you understood what I wanted to say in a flash, little miss.

Though Hasumi-danna loves to talk about how you can’t get by with just little tricks…

I don’t think it’s a bad thing as long as you’re not hurting anyone. It’ll save some trouble, at least ♪

Don’t think of what I said as something amazing…

If you really turned out like me I’d get worried, little miss.

Mao: Eh? Anzu, you and Kiryu-senpai were talking about me just now?

I didn’t think you’d do something like that~ Has someone been a bad influence on you?

What did you and Senpai talk about? Tell me ♪

Ah? You can’t say? But it’s definitely not anything bad?

I’m not doubting you, Anzu…but I still feel a little uneasy...?

Kuro: Heh, when it comes to times like these it’s best to stop asking.

When girls don’t wanna talk, shut your mouth and be quiet.

That’s an important part of being a “man” too.

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