mandytl | enstars!! idol story [ hakaze kaoru ] 3

Kaoru: Mmh. The morning air's so fresh. ♪

I've had a ton of jobs with Rei-kun lately so it's not often that I'm up this early. It's not so bad every once in a while.

The sunrise feels refreshing, almost like it's going to stick around all day.

Guess I'll have an elegant breakfast and then head out to my lessons... ☆

... oh?

Ritsu: ...

Kaoru: ( Isn't that Rei-kun's little brother... Ritsu-kun? )

( Why's he laying on the floor? Did he collapse from too much sunlight like Rei-kun tends to... ? )

( Not to mention he's hidden in a blind spot; the clerk doesn't seem to have noticed at all. )

( This'll be bad if he's sick. I'll need to call for help quick... ! )

Heeey, Ritsu-kun. You okay... ?

Ritsu: Nnh... uh. Kaoru-san?

Did you need me for something? I'll give a proper apology for my brother if he's been careless, so...

Kaoru: Ah, no, no. You don't have to be so formal with me, okay? But anyway, why were you lying on the floor?

I thought you weren't feeling well and it made me anxious.

Ritsu: Ah, yeah. Sorry for the trouble...

I'm doing my best lately with my "wake up early challenge" thing. I came to this cafe to keep myself awake, but accidentally forgot both my wallet and smart phone...

I couldn't fight off the sandman though and ended up lying down.

Kaoru: Ahahah. You Sakuma brothers really aren't morning people. Having that vampiric constitution sounds tough in a lot of ways...

Anyway, you'll get in everyone's way if you sleep here, so I'll treat you to something instead. Is there anything you want to eat, Ritsu-kun?

Ritsu: Thanks a lot ... ♪ You're always so reliable at times like these, Kaoru-san. ♪

Fufu. I wish you were my big brother instead... ♪

Kaoru: Sorry, but I'm gonna have to pass on that, even if having a little brother sounds fun. It'd just make Rei-kun sad.

Well, we're going to be pretty deeply involved with each other from now on, so count this time as a second introduction. ♪

Ritsu: Eheheh. Don't say this is a one-time thing. Spoil me way more~... ♪

Kaoru: Ahahah. It all depends on how I feel, I guess. I want to spoil you a ton, Ritsu-kun, but I also don't want to make Rei-kun jealous.

For now just take a seat right over there. And uhm, shop clerk, can we get two morning sets over here please?

Ritsu: Pretty pleeease... ♪

But you know, practically speaking... now that I've been elevated to a higher rank, it's harder to get people to indulge me.

Maa-kun's busy with the Student Council and a huge amount of freshmen joined Knights... I can't take it. I just want to be spoiled and pampered...

Kaoru: Being a senior's really rough. It feels like people weren't that hard on me either, especially when it comes to how much I skipped out on UNDEAD's activities.

But when I put myself in the shoes of a working adult I realized just how much responsibility came with it... and honestly, I can't be under someone else's protection forever.

Yep. That's why it feels like, after all this time, I finally understand Rei-kun's hardships... ♪

Ritsu: Now that you mention it, how's my brother been doing lately?

I'm not super involved or anything, but I heard he's been helping out the agency and is even doing management-like work.

He has enough sense not to be causing problems for everyone around him again, right... ?

Kaoru: I wonder... well, as far as I can tell, I don't think so.

Hmm~. Rei-kun's got it hard. He has the agency's complete trust, so they leave tons of work to him.

But it'll be okay. I plan on sharing all the trouble between us, as one of the two main attractions.

I'll take on whatever Rei-kun can't bear. In the past I took a step back and thought it'd be better to let 'Sakuma-san' handle everything, but...

It's not good to let Rei-kun shoulder everything on his own.

Ritsu: Hm. I think I can rest easy if you're the one looking after him, Kaoru-san.

Your expertise in always skipping out isn't so bad when you look at it another way. I think you're pretty faithful when people need you the most... ♪

Kaoru: Ahahah. You're praising me too much. I'm just a moody guy, really.

Anyway, looks like our order's here. I've got time until my next appointment, so let's chat for a little while longer. ♪

Ritsu: Deal~. I get to talk about my brother a lot when I'm with you, Kaoru-san... ♪

Try to keep today's conversation on the down-low, though. Otherwise he'll get super carried away...

Kaoru: Really~? It's been a while since you guys've talked. You're not very honest, are you?

In retrospect that's just a normal part of puberty, I guess.

Anyhow, I'll be watching over Rei-kun so don't worry. You won't regret it. ♪

Ritsu: Damn. I'm the one who wants to be taken care of here. I was totally rejected.

Nothing's going to change the fact that he's family, so... this'll help me out since I was getting a little concerned.

So please take good care of my Anija... Kaoru-san. ♪