(Sutamai) Daily Mini Talk, 29 July 2017

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29 July 2017

 

Characters: Aoyama Itsuki, Natsume Haru, & Imaoji Shun.

 

Title: The ultimate two-faced smile

 

-Investigation & Planning Division-

 

Imaoji: Welcome back.

 

Aoyama: Yeah, thanks.

 

Natsume: …… 

Say Itsuki-san, have you ever put on a refreshing smile like that of Shun-san’s?

 

Aoyama: If the occasion called for it.

 

Natsume: Really now? Go on and show us then. 

 

Aoyama: …… 

 

Natsume: Er, it’s kinda stiff looking…

 

Aoyama: Shut up! Like I can flash such a welcoming smile when there’s no need to!

 

Natsume: I think you should keep practicing.

 

Imaoji: If you’d like, I could teach you the ropes on how to smile.

 

Aoyama: Deal. I’ll prove that even I can pull it off if I put my mind to it.

 

Natsume: (I wonder if it’ll work…)

 

-Several tens of minutes later-

 

-Investigation & Planning Division-

 

Aoyama: … How about this?

 

Imaoji: Sigh… No good at all.

 

Aoyama: Ugh……

(Damn, Imaoji’s quite the spartan teacher.)

 

Imaoji: Now then, I’ll show you a demonstration.

For example, if my usual expression was like this…

……

…… Then you need to fully change up your facial muscles so that it now turns out like this. Go on and give it a try.  

 

Aoyama: …… 

 

Natsume: …… 

 

Imaoji: Well then, Aoyama-san. Go on and give it a try.

 

Aoyama: Um, so hey… What’s up with your face?

Instead of calling it changing your facial muscles, you were practically a different person.

 

Natsume: That was my first time seeing such an expression on Shun-san… Scary…

 

Imaoji: Haha. It’s the face I use for undercover investigations. 

Even I labored hard and worked with all my might to finally put on a persona.

(Though the “real” me is actually that one.)

 

When it comes to putting on a smile, it seems like even the Ace that hated to lose had decided to gracefully admit defeat just this one time…...