[ES!!] Midori Takamine – Idol Story 1
Season: Spring
Location: Staff Cafeteria
Hellooo… This is the greengrocer, I hope you’ve all been doing well~…
(Huh…? There’s nobody around… Maybe I was a little too early… But I’d be late to school if I didn’t come here at around this hour…)
(Well, not that there’s anyone to scold me for being late, anyway…)
(Sigh… I can already imagine my next report card mentioning something about my lifestyle not being proper enough lately…)
(It’s all his fault… Thanks to that guy constantly spoiling me last year, I got used to that sort of treatment…)
…Woah—?
You surprised me… Hello, good morning, Miss Producer…
I’m sorry, I was in your way by standing at the door, wasn’t I…
I’ll move right away… Huff—Ahh, so heavy!
I haven’t bothered with my body beyond whatever nature gave me, but maybe I should start working out along with Tetora-kun and the others…
Hm? Ahh… You probably know this already, but my family owns a greengrocer, right…
That’s why lately, I’ve been bringing vegetables to this building, as well… ES was the name I think…
It’s a huge hassle… This place’s far from home…
I mean, I appreciate the cafeteria for buying so many, but carrying them is a major pain…
And then I feel extremely exhausted straight from the morning, and start yawning all day… Well, okay, I was always the type to do that, but…
Ahhh, jeez… This is too draining, ugh—I don’t wanna do this anymore… I’m so depressed, I wanna die…
Woah—! Ahh no, you don’t have to help me carry these…
I appreciate the thought, but I don’t think I should let a woman do the lifting…
I may be saying how depressed I am and all, but I just have a habit of saying that, so don’t worry…
I’d only be a failure of a hero if I keep letting others help me…
Actually… I know I’m late in asking, but why are you here so early in the morning?
Don’t you have school, too…?
Huh, I see… So it’s part of the Producer Course’s curriculum to adjust class times to your jobs, so you’ve got school off on a weekday…?
Your course sorta sounds like a pain…
Well, I guess it’s harsh in the Idol Course, too—We have to study during the day, and then go to work after classes…
Huh, I guess it’s rough all around… I only joined the Idol Course by accident, but…
I’m sure I would’ve been sighing about how depressed I was no matter what I went into…
If that’s the case… I won’t bother with a re-do when I’m this far into my course, and it would be unforgivable on the behalf of everyone who’s helped me anyway, so…
I’ve just gotta do what I can with what I have now.
Hehe. I’ve finally gotten used to life as an idol student, and, well…
I’m definitely not as overwhelmed as I was when I first joined the course, so don’t worry about me…
Well… I’ve still got a whole bunch of worries, though…
Just the other day, there was some news about a “super handsome greengrocer guy!”, and now I’m getting more jobs related to my looks…
But man, I’m already having to deal with taking over the greengrocer, ‘cause my dad’s health has declined…
Honestly, I feel like I’m holding vegetables way more often than a microphone…
Like, I’m having more jobs to do relating to supporting food businesses and other farmhouses… Stuff related to partnerships, and all…
I mean, I’m glad to know that even someone like me could be of use to people, but…
Lately, my “greengrocer guy” side is way more obvious than the fact that I’m a hero or an idol…
Like, I won’t be someone protecting the world, but a protector of vegetables and fields…
My parents would be happy, but, I dunno… I feel like no matter what I do, or how hard I try turning things around…
I’ll always go back to just being a greengrocer guy, huh…
I feel like I haven’t been able to move one bit since I was born, and it’s making me kinda anxious…
But, honestly… I dunno what I wanna be, or even what I can be… I only have a vague idea…
I’ve always just gone with the flow, so I don’t really have a clear idea of what my dream is…
It’s only a coincidence I became an idol, too… And I only became a hero because there was someone who wanted me to…
That’s why… I feel like I haven’t really been walking with my own feet…
I’m just in the same place as I was when I was first born—within a cabbage.
Ah—No, it’s not that I think babies are born from cabbages…
My parents tricked me into thinking that when I was young, but I know better now, really…
Uh—I suppose this isn’t the topic to talk to with a woman, or it’d just be inappropriate… Uuu~ I’m sorry.
Actually, I’m also sorry for complaining this much… I’m a second year now—a senior, so I’ve gotta pull myself together…
(Breathe in, breathe out)
The green flame is the mark of compassion!
The great nature, growing infinitely! Ryusei Green, Takamine Midori!
Ahaha… I feel better whenever I say this, like I’ve really transformed into a hero…
The real me has no proper footing, and is super uncool, but… I hope I could grow infinitely, just like my catch phrase—even if it’ll take a while…
And that’s how I’ll be doing my best, so… Please do support me, Miss Producer…♪
Chapter Directory
| Midori Idol Story 1 (Solo) | Midori Idol Story 2 (Featuring Shinobu, Yuta) | Midori Idol Story 3 (Featuring Hajime) |
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