Chapter 3

Yes! I’ll be sure to keep it in mind!

Okay um, you agreed to be our director. Do we need anything else?

Let’s see… I will prepare the script, and nowadays you can use your phone as a camera. All that’s left would be costumes and props, yes?

Right. You’ve really got to pay attention to those kinds of things in order to make a high-quality movie, don’t you?

Props, huh… Hibiki-senpai is the president of the theater club, so can’t we just borrow some props from there?

If it is necessary, then I of course have no issues lending you props. However, this commercial will be used to liven up the downtown area, correct?

I imagine that the theater club's props alone will not suffice.

Shu should be the right person for this kind of job.

Ah—in that case, please let us be the ones to negotiate with him! This is our job after all; we can’t just let you do everything for us, Hibiki-senpai!

Fufufu, I see. Then I shall lead you to Shu’s domain.

Now you two, please cast your gaze yonder! What is it you see? Is it a bird? A plane? No, it is a hot-air balloon…☆

Eh? Wawah—it really is a hot-air balloon…?!

Don’t tell me we’re seriously going to ride that thing to where Itsuki-senpai is?

But of course. Well, you could just take the stairs like normal, but I would recommend this balloon.

If that’s what you recommend, then we’ll do it! Come on Yuuta-kun, hurry, hurry!

Fine, fine. …Um, Hibiki-senpai, I’m sorry about Aniki making such a big scene.

Don’t be. Usually when I extend this offer, I’m refused, so I am happy he can enjoy himself so innocently.

Now then, we’re off… ♪

……

You’ve stopped working, girl. Is there something you don’t understand?

…Some kind of commotion outside the window? Well, it is lunch time. It is probably just the students running amok on the grounds.

What? A silhouette at the window? You must be so tired you’ve begun hallucinating—

Gwah—?!

Amazing! A hello to you from the window! I am your—no, everyone’s Hibiki Wataru…☆

H–hello~

S–sorry to bother~

Wataru. And those two children of Rei’s… What business could you possibly have with the handicrafts club?

Rather, I should say, if you have business with me, then enter through the door, not the window. Honestly, you have no manners.

Fufufu, I simply wished to spice up your boring everyday life with a little surprise~ ♪

Don’t go making it sound as if you’ve done this for my sake. You just wanted to surprise me.

Ahaha, the cat's out of the bag! However, I didn’t come just to surprise you, Shu—I’m here for a reason.

Hmph, I suppose the fact that Rei’s children are here is proof of that.

But I don’t exactly have time to spare, so hurry and state your business.

Uh—I’ll take it from here!

We were asked to film a commercial to make downtown a little livelier.

So we’ve come to ask you if you could help us with the props, Itsuki-senpai!

Props? And for what reason am I obliged to assist?

I guess you don’t have to, but… if we want to make the best commercial possible, we definitely need your skills!

You can bill us for the cost of materials! Well really, it’s our client paying for everything, so you have some freedom to work.

And if by some chance it goes over budget, we’ve got you covered! So please, please…!

……

Dear Shu. I doubt you need to hear this from me, but more than eighty percent of the information humans process is through sight alone.

And precisely because humans rely mostly on their sight, props are invaluable.

I have already taken on the role of director, and so if necessary, I could make the props too…

But if our goal is a quality commercial, there is no one suited to this task than you, Shu.

Hmph. I never thought you’d go that far, Wataru… I had no intention of accepting, no matter how much I was asked. But if you’re directing it, Wataru, that changes things.

And by working on this video production, I might gain some inspiration for my next stage.

All right. I will handle your props.

Th–thank you! You’re doing us a huge favor here…!

Nn, Anzu-san? It sounds like a lot of work, so you want to help out…?

Well, let's see. As our producer, I’m sure you could fully capture 2wink’s charm.

Then how about I have you handle the camerawork?

And with that, we’ve gathered quite the star-studded cast. It’s been some time since I was able to get serious. I’m so excited, I can’t stop laughing! Ahahahahaha…☆