Tsukiuta. Girls’ 1st Season CD May – “LOVE FRUIT"

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1. OP (Mini-Drama)

 

[The alarm goes off.]

 

Wakaba: Mm... Ngh...

...*yawn*

...Mm. I slept well. I must’ve been tired. I bet I was.

Hmm. Yesterday, I... um... Oh, yeah. The track club borrowed me so I could help them out, and I ran around the track constantly to do 100m runs and relays and stuff.

Well, yeah, so I guess that’s why even Wakaba-san here would clearly fall sound asleep.

*yawn*... ...

...Hm?

 

GEH!

UWAAAAAH! YOU’RE KIDDING ME!? IT’S EIGHT O’CLOCK!?

Uwaaah! I set the timer to go off on weekend schedule! I forgot to set the proper time for my alarm!!

*wheezing* Ngh! This is bad, bad, bad! Today the demon principal’s—Uh, no, wait—

Vice principal’s coming to homeroom to deliver unto us a very valued~ talk!

I’m screwed! I’m totally freaking screwed!!

If I’m late, I’m gonna get my ears lectured off! And then I’m gonna be handed off tons of odd jobs under the guise of tasks!

It’s the once-in-a-month day of fear!

 

Gaaah! I’m such an idiot! Of all days, why’d I end up oversleeping on a day like THISSS!?

Socks... Ungh... Ribbon, ribbon...!

Uh, my hair’s... uuh, I think I can handle it being like this?

Bag, bag... Gah, I don’t have my notebooks inside!

All that’s left is... dictionary, textbooks... *gasps*

Ah, darn it, I’ve had enough! If I don’t have something, I can borrow it!

Anyway, if I just make it in time for homeroom, things will work out somehow...!

G-good! Okay then... SHORTCUT!

I’m heading out~!

 

*panting* Ooh~! The weather’s great today, too! The wind feels so good~ The sky’s so blue~

Gah, darn it. If only I weren’t in this situation where I have to make an ultra-dash to school, this morning would’ve felt totally comfortable.

...Ugh, well, I got myself into this mess in the first place. Suffering from my own actions.

*depressed* Ehehehe...

 

[A bicycle bell rings.]

 

Oh! Good morning, staff person~!

Isn’t the weather great as always, today?

“Want me to give you a ride,” you say? Haha! Thanks for the offer!

But I’ll be fine! I’ll show you I can slide in by then, with the help of Wakaba-san’s splendid running!

Yes~! I’ll do my best!

 

[The bicycle leaves.]

 

Oh, oops. Obstacle spotted~ Whoop!

Cleared~

Mm! I’m in prime condition today, too!

 

Good morning! I’m Yuuki Wakaba.

Mm... Every day starts best with an energetic greeting, doesn’t it?

Ehehe! Umm, right off the bat, you caught me in a total frenzied mess, but my motto is “Energy! Positivity! Straightforward moxie!”

I, Yuuki Wakaba, am a Goddess candidate student with a bit of confidence in my athleticism!

 

[A bird chirps.]

 

Ahaha~! You’re a pretty bird! G’morning~

 

Greeting others properly. That’s something I learned from my grandpa.

My home’s a generational karate dojo, and Grandpa’s the teacher at the school, as well as my master.

Because of that relationship, etiquette’s been engrained in me very thoroughly since I was a kid.

By the way, my dad, who’s Grandpa’s only son, works as a karate instructor and also works as a pro tennis player.

My mom used to be part of a team of chosen swimming athletes, too...

...Mmhmm. I know I’m saying this about myself, but the Yuuki family is a sports-focused household as a whole.

So that’s why I’m not learning just karate. I do all kinds of sports.

Anyway, I just love moving my body around!

Track, ball games, swimming, and skiing. Ah, and as for my feminine side, I even do ballet, you know?

Hehe!

 

Whoop! There we go... How’s that?

...Still, I wonder why they purposely swerve the road to have such a swanky forest like this smack-dab in the middle of the path from the dorms to the school building?

Thanks to that, the school building’s far away as can be...

Whoop!

 

Ahh! You, over there! You just thought, “Is sports even related to the Goddess business?” Didn’t you?

It is, properly!

Goddesses and sports. Mmhmm, it’s very much related!

Since, for example, the school has scholarship students that are admitted on grounds of sports recommendations! I’m also one of those scholarship students, myself~

It must be like that! A sound mind dwells in a sound body~ or something. I’m sure they have a deep meaning like that behind i—...

 

[The bell rings.]

 

...Huh!? Wh—It’s the warning bell!

I’m screwed! I’m gonna get lectured! And have to help out~!

That’s all I want to avoiiiid~!

 

-

 

ALL RIGHTY, then! The first class in the afternoon is the long-awaited gym class~!

Wakaba-san’s time to shine! Let’s get fired up and gooo~!

...Is how I forced myself to hype my mood up, but I’m actually sorta bummed out...

...Haah...

It’s because I didn’t manage to make it in time for homeroom this morning~...

 

*panting* All right, I made it~!

That was close. I was so close to not making it!

But I really did my best! I’m awesome, baby!

And even though the average for the usual run’s five minutes at least, I blew it outta the water! Four minutes, flat! This must be my personal record.

All that’s left is to slide my way into class, and then...

...

...Wait... UWAH!

V-vice principal... Y-you’re terribly early this morning, I see...?

Heh... Eheheheh...

 

*sighs* ...I didn’t expect that I’d run into the vice principal right at the school entrance, at the very doors of all things.

And here I was, thinking I’d just barely made it...

And it’s not like I can dash in the hallways with the vice principal actually there.

Plus, I got totally locked onto the moment I was seen...

Uuh...

That’s why they got totally outraged at me, and I got totally handed work to do...

Thanks to that, it’s been settled that this whole week, I’ll be doing odd jobs after school.

What was it again...? Helping out with the poll replies, right?

Tohohoho... Definitely the type of work where patience is key.

Why couldn’t they give me some sorta job where I get moving and working my body?

I just know the vice-principal was out here purposely choosing a job that’s in the field I’m worst at.

 

[She dribbles.]

 

There we go. Hmm...

If it were exercising, I could put up with any hard work or painful practice. I’ve never felt burdened from that stuff.

The more I do, the more results I can see happening, too!

On the other hand, the types of jobs where I’m supposed to keep patient, like studying, are...

*chuckles despondently*

...Is it fun because I can see results? Do I make results because it’s fun?

...I’m getting philosophical!

 

Well, even if I’m thinking about this and that, the stuff I have to do hasn’t changed.

It’s not like grumbling’s going to change my situation, anyway.

I guess I’ll think of it as a duty bestowed upon me and do my absolute best at it!

Let’s do that! Mm!

Okay, no more grumbling!

All right~! For now, I’ll focus on basketball!

Ah! Chisa~! Let’s practice shooting together~

4. ED (Mini-Drama)

 

[Flashback.]

 

Wakaba: *laughing* Over here, over here~! Hurry up and come over here!

Hehe! Come on, pick up the pace!

*giggling, but stops* ...? Huh? What’s up~?

 

What’s wrong? Did you trip? Huh... You’re tired?

Oh, okay. Then should we take a little break?

...Huh, me? I’m still totally fine! Got tons of energy!

Ah, I got an idea. Over there! Hang in there until we get to that tree over there!

Everyone’s waiting for us. See, I’m gonna do my best, so how about you do too?

You’re a boy, so you can keep going a little more, right?

 

...Uh. “Tomboy...”

No, I’m not! Wakaba’s a girl! Me being fast doesn’t have anything to do with that.

And it’s not my fault for being fast. It’s your fault for being sl—

...Ngh... Hmph!

Wakaba’s a girl! A girl! I’m not a tomboy at all!

I-In the future, I’ll be a super-duper pretty lady!

I-I’m gonna be a Goddess!

 

[Wakaba is brought back to the present.]

 

Becoming... a Goddess... is so far away...

Mmgh... When I got upset, I responded tit for tat on the spur of things. I feel some crazy nostalgia thinking back on my innocent child days, when I said, “I’ll be a Goddess.”

If I could, I’d go back and tell her, “Reality is harsh, girl,” as passionately as I can.

But now that I think about it, I was also at fault.

Boys have their own pride they wanna keep intact, I bet. And after dragging him everywhere, I did the exact opposite of what I should’ve done.

I just went, “It’s because you’re a boy!”

And while I’m at it, I get wanting to be a pretty lady. But why’d I suddenly leap to the highest level there is, and declare that I’d become a Goddess?

...Mm. I don’t even know myself.

 

And on top of that, the statement actually kept going and became my goal~

Mm. Am I just more simpleminded than I think I am?

 

...WAIT! This isn’t the time for me to be avoiding reality.

I have to finish my task from the vice-principal... which is essentially just helping out with work~

Inputting the replies from the poll... Well, it really is just assistance. Now that’s a penalty.

It’s a plain chore, and it’s a plain waste of time.

*chuckles sadly*

...Hmm. I better find a way to finish this within this week. It’s Golden Week, anyway. I wanna have my days off without having to worry.

Y-you got this~!

 

[Someone knocks on her door.]

 

Oh. I’m in~! It’s not locked, so feel free to come in~

Hm? Hey, Chisa, Hina! What’s up?

Helping... Huh? Helping me!? You’re gonna help me input the results?

...! Th-thank youuuu~! You’re a huge help! Honestly, you’re such a huge help for this!

Uwaaah~ Friends always have my back, no doubt about it!

Thanks so much! I owe you for this~!

...Hm? What do you mean, you two aren’t the only ones helping...?

 

[The door opens again.]

 

[Wakaba calls her mom.]

 

Ah. Hey, hey, Mom? It’s me. Wakaba, Wakaba.

Nngh...

Mm~... Are you okay to talk right now?

Oh. Gotcha, that’s good to hear.

What, me? I’m in the middle of doing my stretches in my room.

...To prevent muscle pains?

...Ahh! That’s not what it. If anything, it’s to prevent stiff shoulders.

Ah, just me talking to myself.

Ahaha! Yep, I’m doing good as always. I’m popping up from time to time at other clubs, and I sometimes help them out. I’m pumped up with energy!

Since people are counting on my competitive ability~

Hm? “It’s nice to hear progress on sports, but... what about... studying...?”

Studying’s...! Well, uh! Stu…dying...

 

...Ahahaha~! Gosh, Mother! Of course I’m totally studying as properly as possible!

After all, that’s what it means to be a student, right? Studying?

I’m making sure to prepare, review, and get ready for testssss... *laughs sadly*

*collapses, sobbing* I’m sorry, Mom! I lied.

Honestly, I also came to school late today, too, and I was doing my penalty up until just now.

And while we’re at it, my test placement... I really am trying to do my best, but... you know me. The usual. It’s bad progress, I know.

Tohoho...

 

Mm. ...Mmhmm. You’re right. Thanks.

I won’t let it get me down, and I’ll hang in there! Never giving up is my motto!

Whoop... Ah, I just remembered! I nearly forgot what I was calling you for.

Hey, the reason why I called today is about the break next week. It’s about Golden Week.

Yep. Going back. I’m thinking about going home like I usually do, but when I do, uh...

Um, is it okay if I invite my friends?

Mmhmm, yeah. I was thinking about doing a sleepover.

 

...It’s rare of me? Is it really that rare for me to ask for something like that?

...I sound like a girl? Hey, hey! I’m very much a girl, you know?

...Eh? It’s not like... there was really something that made it happen. It’s not that big, but...

There’s something they helped me out with today, so I wanted to introduce them... I guess, it’s sorta like that.

Of course, when they helped me, I did make sure to thank them.

How do I say it? It’s that this time around, I was really, so happy about it.

It’s like I wanted to make it take shape physically, I guess? I want to... show my gratitude to them.

...The people I’m talking about? Mom, you know about Chisa and Hina. And there’s one more.

Her parents are working, so she’ll be in the dorms the whole time. She also helped out.

So, since we’re here already, I wanted to introduce her to you~ I guess?

...Can I?

“It’s okay.” ?

...Really!? All right! Thanks so much! This is why I love you, Mom~!

Mm! Mmhmm! Yeah, I got it! I totally got it! I’ll make sure to ask for her number!

Since I have to give my regards. Her name?

Kurisu-chan. She’s Hijiri Kurisu-chan.

If we’re going by year, she’s my junior, but she’s honestly just so smart.

She skipped grades to enroll in the school...