Blood Alone 33

Reserved for Trinity BAKumA. Do not use without my permission.

M stands for Misaki, K stands for Kuroe

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Nothing

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M: Wow, this girl is pretty amazing.
M: It says that she's currently a high school student.
K: Hm?
K: You're up early today.
K: Which one...?
M: This.
K: First prize for the Fumizuki Novel Award huh...

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M: ...Now that I think about it, you've won the same prize before, right?
K: Yeah...
Although that was a long time ago.
K: Alright, I'll be out for a little while.
I won't be back too late.
M: Be careful.

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K: ...It's all thanks to you, Kashiwagi-sensei, that I was able to continue writing.
Kashiwagi: No, it's due to your own abilities... That's how you could write on.
Kashiwagi: ...I just happened to be a member of the selection committee at your debut, and nothing more.
Kashiwagi: I believe that your work is still among the top 3 masterpieces, even after 10 years.
K: ...Thank you very much.

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Kashiwagi: Although the fact that you disappeared immediately after receiving the award came as a shock...
Kashiwagi: It's been 10 years, huh...
K: ...
Kashiwagi: I won't ask you where you were and what you have been doing...
Since I'm both surprised and pleased by your return...
Kashiwagi: ...And it appears that you have had some difficult experiences.
K: ...Yes.

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Kashiwagi: ...However, if you don't mind my criticism, your recent works have definitely been somewhat lacking.
K: ...
Kashiwagi: I don't believe that your career has ended with just one major work.
Kashiwagi: You need to balance out the things that you have lost, and those that you have gained.

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Mei: Is it true that Kurose-sensei is coming!?
K: !!
Kashiwagi: That's not good, Mei.
You're showing bad manners.

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Kashiwagi: This is my daughter, Mei... Your first meeting, I think?
K: Ah...
Mei: Na...
Mei: Nice to meet you, Kurose-sensei...!!
K: Hiiragi...Mei-san?

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K: But I'm really surprised.
I didn't think that Kashiwagi-sensei's daughter would become a novelist.
Mei: I hate it when people say that I'm influenced by my father, so I kept it a secret.
K: I see.
Mei: But putting that aside, Kurose-sensei!! I decided to become a novelist after reading your debut work!!

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Mei: So it's not unreasonable to say that my award is all thanks to you---!!
K: No, no, that's the result of your own hard work and talent...
M: ...Here you are.
Mei: Thank you, little miss.
M: ...

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Mei: ---Hey.
Mei: Sensei, she's not your child, is she!?
K: Huh!?
K: Ah...yeah.
K: Of course not.
Mei: Ah!! So she's the daughter of a relative!?
Mei: It must be hard to take care of such a small child!!

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K: Ah...no---
M: ...
K: How should I put it...um---
K: Misaki is the daughter of my former teacher---
Mei: Daughter of your former teacher---?

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K: Misaki, you're coming too, right?
M: Huh?
K: To the dinner with Kashiwagi-sensei and his daughter.
M: Y...yeah.

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M: ...
K: Night.
M: Good night.
Mei: The daughter of his former teacher?

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Is that why he has no choice but to look after you?
But don't you think that you're a really big burden on Kurose-sensei?
Since you're nothing more to him than the daughter of his teacher.

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Mei: I don't think he is obligated to take the responsibility...
Mei: And don't you have any thoughts about being a burden to him?
Voice: ---Ki.
Voice: ---Saki.
M: But---

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Misaki!!
Are you ok?

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K: What's wrong?
K: You had quite the nightmare.
M: No...it's nothing...
K: ...

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...I know.

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I know.

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M: Are you going out?
K: Yeah...

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K: I'm going to respectfully decline Kashiwagi-sensei's dinner invitation.
M: Huh...?
K: I could do it on the phone,
But that seems a bit...
M: Ah...
If it's about me---

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...It's very important to me.
This relationship I have with you.

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You are, after all, my precious little princess.