nhp | (Sutamai) Daily Mini Talk, 15 February 2018

15 February 2018

Characters: Hosho Isagi, Seo Narumi, Kawai Hikaru & Saotome Ikuto

Title: Call me by my nickname

-Psychology Lab-

Seo: (Oh? This memo…… I’m sure this is something that I received from Hikaru-kun, but……)

(Does “Isagin”...... refer to Isagi-kun, I wonder.)

(...... Is that how he’s been normally calling him……?)

Hosho: …… G-Good afternoon……

Seo: Yes, good afternoon, Isagin.

Hosho: Huh!?

Seo: Oh……

(I accidentally called him by the name on the memo……)

Hosho: (Could “Isagin”...... be me? D-Don’t tell me that it’s a nickname……?)

(In the first place, nicknames are only used between sparkly people who are close to each other……)

(For someone like me to be entrusted with something so enormous…… And by Seo-san too……)

[Click]

Kawai: Afternoon~ Oh! I really did hand it to you by mistake, Seo-san!

Seo: Are you perhaps talking about this memo?

Kawai: That’s right! I was thinking about nicknames for the members of this lab.

And then I mixed it up with the memo I was going to give to you.

Seo: So that’s the story. Sorry that I gave you a shock, Isagi-kun.

Hosho: N-No, not at all! I wasn’t shocked…… Nothing like that…….

Kawai: Oh, could it be that Seo-san’s already called you by your nickname?

Isn’t “Isagin” cute? I’m quite proud of it.

Hosho: N-No way, for someone like me……

(...... Actually, wouldn’t it be rude of me to reject the nickname that Kawai-san came up with……?)

(But I’m not worthy of a nickname this cute……)

Kawai: …… Were you not taken by it?

Hosho: N-No, that is……

Seo: I think it’s a wonderful nickname. If you don’t mind, will you allow me to call you by that from now on as well?

Hosho: Huh!? N-No way! I’m not someone worthy of being called in such a manner……

Kawai: That’s not true, Isagin. You’re super cute so I think it suits you?

Hosho: Er, u-um, that’s……

Saotome: ……

I’ve been quietly listening up until now, but what’s with this carefree, fluffy atmosphere……?

Kawai: Oh, so you were here as well, Ikuto-san! Speaking of, I also came up with a nickname for you~

I hereby dub thee “Ikuton”!

Seo: “Isagin” and “Ikuton” are easy to remember. How lovely.

Saotome: Seo-san, that information will amount to nothing so you don’t have to remember it.

Kawai: Don’t be shy~! If we all call each other by our nicknames then won’t our familiarity with one another increase?

C’mon, you give it a try too, Isagin.

Hosho: U-Um…… Ikuton-san……

(Hnghh! I called him by his nickname……!!)

Saotome: God, my head’s starting to hurt……

In the end, whether the nicknames in the lab stuck or not was only something that God knew……