(Sutamai) Daily Mini Talk, 03 February 2018

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03 February 2018

 

Characters: Seo Lab

 

Title: This day, as many times over

 

-Psychology Lab-

 

[Click]

 

Seo: Sorry about being late. Did you have something that you need from me, Hikaru-kun?

 

[POP!]

 

Hinata & Kawai: Happy birthday, Seo-san!

 

Hosho: H-Happy b-b-birth—

 

Saotome: Happy birthday.

 

Hosho: (...... I wasn’t able to finish saying it……)

 

Seo: Ah, yes. I see, so today was…… 

My birthday? Is that correct? Thank you.

 

Kawai: Bingo~

 

Saotome: How on earth would you even be able to reach the conclusion that we’d be celebrating anyone other than you in this situation? 

 

Hinata: That aside, I want to hurry up and eat already.

 

Kawai: Geez, Shion-kun~ That was still supposed to be a surprise! But oh well.

Time for presents then~ Ta-da!! We baked you an extra large cake.

 

Seo: That’s amazing.

 

Saotome: What a questionable reaction.

 

Kawai: Aren’t you just being shy, Ikuto-san? You were so eager to make it, after all.

 

Saotome: You guys were taking forever to do it so I had no choice but to step in. 

 

Hinata: Ikuto-san also gave it his all.

 

Hosho: S-Sorry if it isn’t to your taste…… 

 

Seo: For me to be able to celebrate my birthday in this manner is a…… 

…… 

(Is it really a first or have I done this before……?)

 

Saotome: (...... Guess there’s no helping it.)

It looks like Seo-san’s so happy that he’s rendered speechless.

 

Hinata: Then the surprise was a success.

 

Seo: …… Haha. It’s not something that I would have even expected, after all.

 

Kawai: Should we get to cutting the cake right away then? Could you help me out here, Isagi-kun?

 

Hosho: I-If it’s okay with you…… 

 

Hinata: I’ll get the plates. You have a seat, Seo-san.

 

Seo: Yes, I’ll do as you say. If you need a hand then don’t hesitate to ask. I won’t mind.

 

Saotome: By the way—

We also celebrated your birthday last year. You looked happy then too.

 

Seo: Is that so? No, I’m sure of it. Because being thrown a party is a happy occasion.

And right now, I’m very happy.

 

Saotome: We’re talking about those guys here, so you know they’re going to say that they want to do it next year as well.

 

Seo: I’m looking forward to it.

 

Saotome: I’d appreciate it if you could place yourself in my position, seeing as I’ll be dragged into it. 

But well, that simple-mindedness of yours isn’t so bad. You can even grin at this sort of thing. 

 

Seo: I wonder if I can take that as a compliment.

 

[Shatter!]

 

Hinata: Oh, Isagi-kun dropped the plate.

 

Hosho: W-What should I do…… I’m s-sorry. I’ll pay for it. I’m sorry.

 

Kawai: We should’ve gone with paper plates. But you don’t have to worry about it at all.

Because Ikuto-san said that it was a “useless plate” that he got at a “worthless reception”.

 

Saotome: What was that? What are you all using without my permission……? Oi. Don’t touch my belongings.

 

Seo: (How do I store this feeling without forgetting it……?)

(I clearly don’t even remember what happened last year……)

 

Kawai: Could you come over here, Seo-san? Let’s take a picture with everyone~

 

Hosho: B-Being in the center is…… impossible for me…… 

 

Saotome: We’re going in order of height. Stop complaining.

 

Seo: Could I also have a copy of the photo afterwards? 

 

Hosho: …… I’ll develop them so that everyone gets one as well.

 

Hinata: Okay, I’m taking it now. Five, four, three, two, one…… 

 

[Snap!]

 

Kawai: Happy birthday~!

 

“I’ll forever look back on this photo as many times over,” the professor thought with an almost conviction. 

For it was the five smiles captured in it that had, without a doubt, taught him that today was a wonderful day.