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>Home 21: Even if you fail
>Blurb: 22 pages! The date's finale is the all-time classic: The Ferris wheel...
>Sidebar: The pair have entered a Ferris wheel with a suggestive rumor attached to it. An unusual excitement grips the eldest sister, Kazuki...
>If you confess at the apex of the Ferris wheel, your success is basically guaranteed, right? [NPC]
This is what the guy said in the last chapter, I think I mistranslated it there.
>What the hell is up with that!?
>Yuu said that he'd set up the perfect date,
>all in order to help me with my acting...
>D-Don't you think this is going too far...?
>(Haa...)
>Auditioning for...
>A heroine, huh.
>Ever since I was small, I've stood out due to my height.
>And my hair...
>Rather than growing it out, I preferred to leave it short so that my neck was visible.
>I didn't wear skirts,
>since I felt pants suited me much better.
>I was a little different from all the other girls in the neighborhood,
>but I never once thought that that was a bad thing.
>That was just who Mikadono Kazuki was.
>I made use of my height,
>and became a model when I was still a child.
>When I was six,
>I was scouted by my current theater troupe,
>and made my debut in the role of a young boy.
>It was then that my skills in "acting" began to blossom.
>As far as I was concerned,
>it was simply a result of me doing what I loved.
>But...
>Sign: Target for the second half of the year - Become the number-one audience draw in the department!
>Gradually,
>(We'd like you to have the lead role this time as well!)
>It became something that I HAD to do.
>Paper: Mikadono Kazuki - Stage Premiere
>Kazuki-sama, we're so excited for your next production!
>It's guaranteed to be great with Kazuki-sama on the stage!
>Kazuki.
>Your next challenge will be performing a female role.
>Paper: Heroine audition
>And before I knew it,
>I was no longer allowed to fail.
>"Failure" cannot be overlooked,
>no matter the reason.
>A star that doesn't shine...
>has no value at all.
>Naturally...
>The same goes for a heroine who keeps messing up.
>And that's why...
>I can't be a heroine.
>Rather that making a fool of myself,
>I should just give up on that audition...
>...What are you trembling for?
>Ergh...
>Um,
>please, just don't mind me...
>Don't tell me...
>You're afraid of heights?
>N-no...
>I wouldn't go so far as to call it a fear of heights...
>It's just, this floor...
>You should have checked that before getting on...
>You idiot.
>It's not like you had to choose a Ferris wheel, you know?
>...That's wrong!
>This is for the sake of making this the best date you've ever seen!
>(The rumor about confessions of love made at the apex being successful)
>H-hey... No, wait!
>Yuu...
>Kazuki-san,
>I...
>I will turn you
>into the best heroine the world has SHeen!
>...You messed up the last word!
>...You're shaking the gondola, so sit down.
>...Yes.
>(Heh...)
>This guy...
>No matter what he does, he always seems to mess it up...
>(...Ah!)
>(Please eat your meals!)
>(What's this~ It went down again, didn't it?)
>(Aaah!)
>(...But didn't you study for that?)
>(And I had just gotten them out to dry...)
>(You didn't check the weather this morning?)
>(Didja forget...?)
>He does nothing but mess up all the time,
>((What is it with your crappy sense of choreography?)
>(Dance properly!)
>(Yes!)
>So he's probably disappointed pretty much everyone, right...?
>(After all, his mother was flawless, and he's got a nice face, too...)
>...Damn it!
>It's absurd!
>I'm envious of you commoners. You get to take it easy even if you keep failing!
>Yup!
>My whole life is based on failure!
>...What a stoic!
>*Grin*
>But you know, Kazuki-san...
>Even failures can be worth something.
>Huh?
>Look!
>Aaaah!
>Pictures of my moments of shame!?
>(When did he manage to take those?)
>Are you trying to bully me, you...!
>Is this...
>Me?
>Kazuki-san.
>You might be good at looking cool,
>But your expressions during moments like these are also great.
>...Sure,
>If you fail, you might disappoint some people,
>and some people might give up on you.
>But...
>People can grow to love your faults, as well.
Even Kazuki can be cute
>(...Hmph.)
>That's just a sophism for talentless people.
>Well...
>I kind of have to think that way, since I am one of those people...
>Ah, but! I hope you'll still do your best at the audition!
>(Heh...)
>Naturally.
>(Have a good time~)
>Well, even if we assume that he confessed, I doubt Kazuki would be interested...
>Yeah, he probably fouled things up in any case...