nhp | (Sutamai) Daily Mini Talk, 01 February 2018

01 February 2018

Characters: Tsuduki Brothers

Title: A sweet Setsubun for this year

-Kyosuke’s House-

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Makoto: Kyosuke, could I get your advice on a little something?

Kyosuke: What’s up, brother? You’re looking pale.

Makoto: I was asked to write a column piece on Setsubun.

But I’m stuck on ideas and at a loss on what to do.

Kyosuke: Oh, so that’s what this is about. Hmmm. Setsubun…… Setsubun……

…… Oh! Now that you mention it, there was a special coverage on it for the news channel that I appeared in recently.

Makoto: Is that so?

Kyosuke: Have you ever heard of Setsubun sweets?

Makoto: Sweets!?

Kyosuke: Yep. It was a segment that felt like it was trying to create a new craze……

Like with chocolate beans made after the ones you throw or swiss rolls imitating eho-maki……

Doesn’t that sound interesting to focus on?

Makoto: I see, so sweets…… There are sweets, huh.

(Perfect timing. I was just about running low on sugar.)

Kyosuke: Hello in there~

Makoto: This column piece will be submitted to a magazine with a lot of female readers.

So there’s no mistaking it that they’ll be ecstatic if I make the topic on sweets.

However, I can’t write about something that I have yet to taste. That’s exactly why I’ll be on my way to gather research now—

Kyosuke: Oh, in that case, I have the data from when I was on the show so I’ll lend it to you.

The programme’s already finished broadcasting too, so…… Here you go.

Makoto: ……

Kyosuke: It’s almost the cutoff for your deadline, right? Well then, you should hurry up and get to it.

Makoto: …… That’s true.

Kyosuke: Also, since this is you we’re talking about here, you’d probably fair better with getting the pen flowing if you saw the real thing.

I’ll go out and buy some samples for you.

Makoto: ……!

Kyosuke: Give me an hour and I’ll be back. Until then, you can read over the data.

And then afterwards, how about we have some tea while taste testing the sweets?

It’s not good to overexert yourself, after all.

Makoto: Yeah…… Thank you.

Kyosuke: No problem! I’ll be going now then!

All the while feeling grateful for having such a kind little brother, the novelist vowed to work his hardest to answer those expectations of him.