Nocturnals, Weak in the Morning Sun
(The skies are cloudy. Izuru is on his way to school in Nagamachi.)
Izuru Yawn…
Izuru (I-I’m so sleepy… I-It’s hard to wake up early, as I thought…morning practices are painful…)
Izuru (Even though I was totally fine, practicing late into the night… Waking up early in the morning is…u-uuuh…)
(Kojiro and Daisuke are also on their way to school.)
Kojiro Ah, there’s Izuru-kun~! Morning!
Daisuke Morning, Izuru-kun.
Izuru K-Kojiro-kun…Maruyama-senpai, g-good morning.
Daisuke What a refreshing morning…is something that I really can’t say of this weather, but let’s make today a fruitful one as well!
Izuru O-Okay…!
Izuru (Amazing…Kojiro-kun and Maruyama-senpai are so lively…from the morning…)
Kojiro Oh yeah, you’re also bad with mornings aren’t you, Izuru. Me too, you know♪ That makes us the same doesn’t it~♪
Izuru E-Ehh? A-Are you…?
Kojiro Yup, I’m bad at waking up in the morning. But I’ve been trying my best and setting lots of alarms to wake up, ever since I joined the band.
Kojiro I’ll be okay once I get out of bed, but I keep snuggling under the covers, and shutting off my alarms…ehehe.
Izuru I-I get that…
Izuru M-My mind still remains blank even after I wake up…though…
Daisuke I see, if that’s the case then I feel it must also be tough for you to wake up early for morning practice. …I’d sure love for you to welcome your mornings with a refreshed feeling as well, Izuru-kun.
Daisuke …Oh yes! This may be presumptuous of me, but allow me to give you a piece of advice.
Izuru Eh, th-thank you…very much… S-Sorry…f-for you to do that…for the likes of me…
Daisuke I feel it will be good if you were to get used to opening the curtains right after waking up, to sufficiently bask in the light of the sun.
Daisuke Also, it may be easier for you to fall asleep if you were to not use your phone or computer for around two hours before sleeping.
Kojiro Oh right, Nii-chan! Let’s give Izuru-kun your special herb tea to drink right before going to bed!
Daisuke Brilliant! That’s a marvellous idea!
Daisuke I’ll bring it for you right away tomorrow, so please do give it a try if you like.
Izuru O-Okay…th-thank you, so much…
Kojiro It’ll be nice if you can welcome a refreshing morning with this, Izuru-kun!
Daisuke Yeah, I’m certain that you will!
Izuru (…H-How blinding!)
Izuru (Phones, computers, banned before sleeping… I-I’ll have to shave off some time……f-from watching videos…)
Izuru ……
Kojiro Izuru-kuun? What’s the matter? Let’s go soon, we’ll be late for morning practice you know!
Izuru Ah, y-yup…s-sorry…!
(Sensei greets the band in the music room.)
Sensei Good morning. Well then, let’s begin by practicing our basics again today.
Everyone Got it!
Sensei We’ll start off with our sound training first. …One, two…
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Ding dong ding dong
(Minato, Takara, Soshu, Osei, Izuru, and Aoto get to the school canteen.)
Osei We’re off! It’s a battle for the school food…!
Minato Yeahh!
Soshu You’re making a big deal out of things. And you’re really having fun getting Minato all fired up there, Osei…
Takara Ahaha… But the school canteen sounds so exciting though. Since we didn’t have one in my middle school.
Aoto Right. …Ah, I’ll go save some seats, so go get what you like.
Izuru I-I’ll wait, t-too…
Osei Oh, thanks! We’ll go secure our food first then! Minato, have you decided what you want to eat?
Minato I have. The pork cutlet bowl and the daily special set!
Takara Ehh…Minato, can you finish all of that?
(Meanwhile, Aoto and Izuru are waiting.)
Aoto …Izuru, you don’t look well.
Izuru E-Eh…m-me? I-I wonder…if I do…
Izuru (…So…so there are times…when I look like, I’m well…)
Aoto It’ll be better if you could get enough protein. From meat, fish, eggs, beans…anything that’s convenient for you.
Aoto Protein is power.
Izuru O-Okay…u-um…y-you…work, part time at Kuttsuriya, right?
Aoto Yeah.
Izuru I-Isn’t that tough? T-To have band practice…and school, and your job…that’s three things to handle.
Aoto …I guess. I can’t help out in the kitchen well, so it’s always tough to clean things up.
Izuru Eh?
Aoto Mm?
Izuru …Ah, I-I, I see. The kitchen…that sounds, tough. B-Be careful…of the knives, okay.
Aoto Yeah, thanks. I’ll be careful, not to break too many things.
Izuru・Aoto …?
Aoto Are you tired out from doing something concurrently, Izuru?
Izuru Eh? Ah, no…uh, b-because…I must work hard for band.
Aoto …You’re right.
Aoto (I see, working hard for band practice is so tough for Izuru that it’ll tire him out huh. After all, Reito-senpai has also been looking tired of late…)
Aoto (Izuru, here…)
Izuru Eh? Um, what’s this…
Aoto A protein bar. It’ll really be better for you to get some protein…I think.
Izuru Ah, uhh…th-thanks…
Izuru (Today, I’ve made Maruyama-senpai and Kojiro-kun be concerned…about me…and I’m going to…end up getting some…herb tea too…)
Izuru (Even though everyone is working hard too…I-I really…am, so…useless…)
To be continued…
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