[Yumenosaki Era] Strawberry Colored Holiday
Note: This story was written before Enstars decided to create the agencies.
Chapter Index
Ch 1 - Ch 2 - Ch 3 - Ch 4 - Ch 5 - Ch 6 - Ch 7 - Ch 8 - Ep 1 - Ep 2 - Translation Notes
Chapter 1
Season: Yumenosaki Era, Winter (Post-Graduation, Spring Holidays)1
Location: Strawberry Farm
Haaaaahh… I’m sooo depreessedd… I wanna dieeee…
Uuu, this was supposed to be my spring holiday… But then they had to tell me to help out a relative, and just had to make me work without any pay…
What did I ever do to deserve this… Everyone should just die…
That’s not what an ally of justice would say, now is it~ C’mon, Midori-kun! Cheer up!
What’s wrong, what’s wrong! You don’t have enough guts! Become hotter! Just like the sun… ☆
Stop talking like that… Being reminded of a certain someone makes me wanna die… Mmgh, it makes me wanna kill…
Woah, now that’s terrifying. Huh? I was so sure you were depressed ‘cause Morisawa-senpai graduated, though?
That’s why I imitated him for your sake and everything. I guess I’m not someone who can be the sun, huh…
At most, I might be able to become a himawari? ’Cause y’know, if you reorder himawari around, it becomes “Aoi Hinata”!2
So a sunflower! A-hahahaha!! ☆
Where the heck are you getting that energy from… Why’re you so energetic anyway… I don’t even feel envious anymore, I just find it repulsive…
Ahhh… Why do I have to spend my time all alone with a classmate I’m barely close to…
I would’ve seriously preferred being all on my own instead of this…
Ahaha, don’t say something so sad and lonely, c’mon~?
You never know if we’ll be in the same class again the next school year, so you should get my affection level to 100% while you still can!
This opportunity may never come again, y’know?
I never wanted that opportunity in the first place… More importantly is the spot you’re standing on… There’s seedlings planted there, so don’t step on it… The plants will die…
Whoa, for reals? I can’t tell them apart at all~ My bad!
You can tell what they are, huh? That’s the son of the greengrocer for you! Heyo, 1-A’s Plant Master! ☆
Uu, why’re you so hyper… They’re making fruit wine on the other side, so did you get drunk from the smell or something…?
I’m always like this, though~ It’s like the remnants of the time when I’d always try to have different traits from Yuuta-kun, I guess?
I got so familiar with those traits that I’m just the cheerful type now! Ahaha~☆
Anyway, it’s fun to try out something for the first time, right? That exhilarating feeling of experience and skill building up inside of you…☆
Thankies for inviting me to this strawberry picking today, Midori-kun~♪
Uh, we’re not strawberry picking, we’re helping out with my relative’s farmwork… We’re not here to play around, so could you quit babbling and start working…?
If we don’t put in the effort, we seriously might not make it before the spring holidays are over…
Also, I didn’t really invite you, okay… Before the holidays started, I was groaning in class about how depressed I was, and you hounded me for answers…
I was worried, y’know~ As your classmate and everything. Sorry, was I being insensitive?
It’s fine… You surprisingly pay attention to the people around you, don’t you… If someone’s down in the dumps, you try to make them laugh by saying stupid stuff…
You’re a good guy, Hinata-kun… Probably, I dunno…
Heh-heh. I have a troublesome little brother after all! I got pretty good at being thoughtful of others~♪
Who’re you calling a “troublesome little brother”, huh~? Don’t act like you’re so much greater, ‘kay?
Whoa—… Huh, the little brother came too…?
Mm? Aniki, you didn’t tell him I’m coming?
Ahem~ Onii-chan always comes prepared with his surprises, after all! ♪
You just forgot, didn’t you~ You’re always so careless.
Sorry, um, Midori-kun. Could I join you with the strawberry picking?
Sure… Having more helping hands would be helpful here… I’m not too sure if I’ll be able to pay you for this as part-time work, though…
Ahh, I don’t need money. This is just me helping out a friend after all, right, Aniki?
Yep, yep, exactly as Yuuta-kun says! Lemme eat strawberries later, that’ll work as a reward! I looove sweet fruits! ☆
I don’t really like sweet food, but… Well, if Aniki is happy, so am I~♪
Y-Yuuta-kuuun~! Please do not abandon me…! I am filled with a sense of helplessness on my lonesome! I beg of you, don’t leave me on my own…!
Huh…? I didn’t know Sengoku-kun was with you. Hey~… It’s been a while, hasn’t it…?
Mfun. It has been only a few days at most, Midori-kun!
I’m so delighted to see you again! Ahh, oh how reassuring it feels to come across a familiar face in unknown land…☆
Woah—! Don’t pounce on me… You’re acting like a little kid… We’re about to be in our second year of high school, y’know…?
Ehehe, whenever we travel somewhere for our Ryuseitai activities, Midori-kun would often carry me on his back!
And so, hugging you brings me a sense of relief~♪
Huh, is that so… It’s fine, I guess… You’re pretty light, so it wouldn’t get in my way…
Woah, wouldja look at that, Yuuta-kun! Ryuseitai’s showing off how close they are! Us 2wink gotta stand strong and show our lovey-doveyness~♪
Why’re you so enthusiastic, Aniki… Sorry, Midori-kun; I’m sure we’re causing a ruckus, aren’t we?
It’s fine, really… The liveliness distracts me from my mood…
Whenever I saw the red color of the strawberries, I just sunk further into depression… I seriously felt like I could die from it…
But thanks to all of you, I feel just a little bit relieved…♪
Translation Notes
- ↑ Fun fact; this story’s season was originally labeled as Spring, as it’s in the spring holidays after the school year (+ graduation) was over. But with the introduction of the ES agencies (i.e. Enstars Music & Basic), all stories set in post-graduation Spring had their seasons adjusted to be Winter.
- ↑ Sunflower is himawari (向日葵); when reversing the kanjis to be 葵日向 instead, it becomes aoi hinata. The only difference between this and Hinata’s name is that his given name is written in hiragana only (ひなた).