Dream!ing; Minato Ushiwaka character story//01

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Sleepy, worn out, bored. Hungry, lonely, wanting someone by my side. In my life, no matter what my “wish” is, everyone will grant it soon enough.
---However.

Voice on the phone; --Minato, I’m afraid I’ve already decided. This will be my last trip.


Minato; Kh… I don’t want that, stay with me forever. I love you. Please.

Voice on the phone; Please don't try to hold me back. Thank you for your love, Minato. But my life is my own journey. Minato, you aren’t responsible for my happiness.

Minato; Responsible…

With a click, the phone was hung up.

Minato; ...Why. This is so lonely…

Until now, no matter how selfish it might be, I got whatever I wanted.

Minato; (I mean, last year, Jin-san--)

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An endless, vivid blue sky.

The one who appeared as though within a dream, lightly floating along, was-


Minato; Wow~ I finally found it. On a bed made of clouds, I’m gonna have a nice nap~

Voiceover; “The seed of Innovation nests in the impossible.¹ Making the impossible, possible; Dragon King Corporation."

Chizuru; --Yes, what we just showed you was the Dragon King Corporation’s latest PR video, commissioned by Jin-san for release next quarter.

Senri; You say that, but… All I understood from it was that Ushiwaka-senpai had a nap on top of a cloud?

Takaomi; Hey, if you’re gonna call us out here, don’t mess around. If you don’t get to the point I’m leaving.

Jin; According to Shibutani’s predictions, Ushiwaka’s “uh oh time” is approaching.

Takaomi; Huh?

Senri; Ushiwaka-senpai’s… uh oh time?

Kasuka; It is a time when corruption is brought forth through the feeble thoughts of a depraved, inferior being.

Senri; ???

Chizuru; Last year, he suddenly came up with an impossible request; “I want to sleep on a cloud”. Until we granted that wish, all other activities were suspended. It was disastrous.

Senri; Above the clouds… Ah, so you made that video.


Jin; We implemented the entirety of the Dragon King Corporation’s energy for one individual’s personal gain, and Chizuru wisely proposed using it for a promotional video.


Chizuru; It is an honour to be praised by you, Jin-san. Despite the foolish affliction we call “uh oh time”, Ushiwaka is a popular model in the public eye. We can use him.

Senri & Takaomi; (I’m reeeeeeally not following.)

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Scene; Courtyard

Minato; Aaachoo!

Yanagi; Haha, you’re lively.

Minato; ...Achoo! Nn… Ah~ only two times. If I sneezed three times, it would’ve meant people were saying good things about me.

Yanagi; Haha. I’ve heard that before too.

Minato; Yanagi, you always sneeze twice.²

Yanagi; Maybe it’s muscle memory.


Yanagi; ...So? Saying “I want to talk to you”, and calling me out so seriously is rare for you, so--

Minato; Ehehe.

Yanagi; Did you come up with another wild idea?

Minato; Wow, how did you know~

Yanagi and I have been friends since middle school. We have a comfortable relationship where he understands lots of things without me even having to say them.

Yanagi; In our first year of middle school, you suddenly said "I want to eat all the flowers in the world" and refused to eat any food.


Minato; Ahaha~ But we discovered a lot of edible flowers. They were delicious~

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¹ TN; The original line was in English

² TN; The superstition is that if you sneeze once, someone is saying something good about you. If you sneeze twice, it’s something bad. Three times is good again, etc.

Dream!ing; Minato Ushiwaka character story//02

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Yanagi; There have been a lot, but last year was... Oh, right. You said "I want to take a nap on a cloud", which was so outrageous that your partner, Shion, was understandably troubled. Even though you two were as close as Hakka and Shinya up until then...

Minato; Shion-chan? We're still best friends, though~


Yanagi; .........

Minato; Yanagi?

Yanagi; ...Anyway. So, what do you want to do this time?

Minato; Oh~ the main issue!

To make my serious announcement, I stood up from the bench.


Minato; I've decided to get married.

Yanagi; ...What?


Minato; Because I found someone I want to marry and make happy. Ehehe~

Yanagi; That's... An amazing thing to say.

Minato; Yanagi, have you gotten married before?

Yanagi; I haven't. I'm a philanthropist.

Minato; Do philanthropists know how to propose? I want a cool, awesome proposal that anyone would say yes to!

Yanagi; Hm...

Seeing the always smiling Yanagi looking serious, my chest felt tight.


Minato; Is proposing no good? Is there a problem?

Yanagi; It’s not really a problem, but… If you want to get married, you have to prepare something first.

Minato; Prepare something…

Yanagi; Economic strength. That is, money.

Minato; Money… But I’ve heard love is more important than money in a marriage.

Yanagi; Personally, I don’t mind that kind of romantic thinking, but in modern Japan that might be seen as the argument of someone financially weak.

Minato; ???

Yanagi; ...Minato, do you have any savings?

Minato; Savings… Money…

Yanagi; In the first place, why did you suddenly decide to get marri-

Minato; Ah~, I got it.

Yanagi; ...What?

Minato; I just need to start making some money. Yeah, that’ll be fine~

Yanagi; Making money?

Minato; Yeah. Yanagi, how much do you need for a wedding?

Yanagi; ...About ten million yen, I guess? It’s a pretty small sum, but it’s a good compromise between how much you can make and how much you might need.

Minato; I see, I see. So with ten million, I can get married ♪

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Scene; Shibuya

I decided right away to display a sketchbook with my “wish” written on it in the center of the city.


“Please give me money.”

Yanagi; ...Surely, that’s not all you’re doing?

Minato; What? I need money, so shouldn’t I let everyone know?

Yanagi; Minato… This is just a social norm, but someone who earns their fortune through hard work is usually much more attractive.

Minato; I see. Attraction is important. Yanagi’s always thinking about so many things, amazing~


Yanagi; Thanks. So? What will you do?

Minato; Hm…

My “yeah yeah mode” disappeared in an instant. But I quickly came up with a fun, good idea.

Minato; That’s it!

I took a pen out of my pocket, turned to a new page in my sketchbook and wrote something down.


“Priced hug”

Minato; ‘Kay. It’s ready.

Yanagi; I see. You’re going to sell attraction.


Minato; It’s a good idea, right? Hugs are warm, I love them~

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