[Tetora Nagumo] What I Like 4ā ā The Back of a Man Among Men
Writer: Nishioka Maiko || Season: Winter
Character appearances: Tetora, Arashi
"What about you, Tetora-kun? Have you found anything you like yet?"
Translation under the cut
Tetora: Hmhmhmmā¦āŖ Iām back~
Arashi: Oh? Tetora-kun, welcome back.
Arashi: Are you done with work already? You're back surprisingly early. Didn't you say you might be late? I thought for sure that you wouldnāt be back until late at night.
Tetora: Ossu. That's what I thought, too, but I got done earlier than I expected~
Arashi: I see. Well, I'm glad you got done without any troubā
Arashi: Kyaah!
Tetora: Woah!? Wh-what's wrong? You startled me just yelling all of a sudden, y'know?
Arashi: Tetora-kun, this is bad! Your ear! Your earlobe!
Tetora: Huh?
Arashi: Your earlobe is bleeding!
Tetora: Hmā¦?
Tetora: Ah, it really is. My piercing hasn't healed all the way yet, so I guess it might be bleeding because my earring got caught on my clothes or something.
Arashi: Uh-uh. You can't just wipe it off so casually like that! What if it gets infected!?
Arashi: Okay. Come here. I'll give you a hot soak.
Tetora: H-'hot soak'ā¦? What's that? It sounds kinda like 'hot soup' in English, so I guess it's something yummy?
Arashi: Nope. A hot soak is when you use warm salt water on the affected area to help it heal better.
Arashi: Piercings are delicate, so you can't use regular disinfectants.
Arashi: Don't worry, this won't hurt. Come on, come here and sit still.
Tetora: Ossu. I'll take you up on that, then.
Arashi: Dab, dabā¦And, there.
Arashi: Oh? This earringā¦It's not the one you usually wear, is it?
Tetora: Ah, yeah. Today's work was kinda formal, so I wore this clear one that isn't really visible from a distance.
Tetora: I wonder if this piercing is even worth it for me if itāll keep getting caught in my clothes~. It probably started bleeding because it got caught on something in a weird way.
Arashi: Hmm, that is strange. I wonder if it keeps getting caught on things because youāre not used to it yet.
Arashi: You canāt take the earring out until it heals up, though, or the hole will close upā¦
Arashi: I know. How about we go shopping for new ones the next time weāre free? Iāve been meaning to look for some small ones for myself, too.
Arashi: I can recommend you a shop, but would you be okay with that?
Tetora: Oh. Can I? If itās one you recommend, I wanna go, too!
Arashi: Thatās decided, then āŖ Letās go out the next time weāre free.
Arashi: Kyaah āŖ All of them are so cute. With this many choices, Iāll never be able to decide.
Arashi: Oh, well~. Even though there are so many cute things, I want to save money this monthā¦Theyāre all so tempting.
Arashi: Ah, I canāt get distracted and have fun on my own like this. Iām not here to shop for myself today.
Arashi: What about you, Tetora-kun? Have you found anything you like yet?
Tetora: U~myu. Let me thinkā¦Ah, these are nice and simple.
Tetora: I like this kinda thing, but I donāt know how fashionable they areā¦
Tetora: I donāt really have much of a fashion sense. Thatās why I wanna hear your opinion. What do you think of these?
Arashi: Hey. You donāt need to worry about every little thing like that. After all, the most important part of fashion is wearing what you like!
Arashi: Besides, itās not like you donāt have a good fashion sense. These earrings are nice, arenāt they? I think theyāll suit you.
Tetora: You think so? If they have your seal of approval, Iāll get them~āŖ That said, which ones do you like, Narukami-senpai?
Arashi: Me? Wellā
Arashi: I like these, and earrings like these are nice, tooā¦Ah, these! I like these ones. Mmm, itās too bad I canāt buy them. Iāll have to come back when I have some more money.
Arashi: Oh, well, thatās okay. Our main goal today was to get you some earrings. We did achieve that.
Tetora: Ossu. Iāll go pay for these, then!
Arashi: Okaaay, see you in a bit. Iāll go look around that clothing store over there. Please do call out to me once youāre done.
Arashi: Iām so glad you could find something you like.
Tetora: Ossu! Itās just as Iād expect from a store you like. All the accessories there were designed really well. It was really neat.
Tetora: I wanna go there again. Thank you so much!
Arashi: Hehe. Just hearing you say that makes it feel worth recommending it to you.
Tetora: āAlso, here.
Arashi: Huh? Whatās this package?
Tetora: Itās thanks for today. Iām sorry itās so small.
Arashi: Huh!? You donāt need to thank me, though!
Arashi: Butā¦thank you. Iām glad. Is it okay if I open it?
Tetora: Of course!
Arashi: āOh, my! These are the earrings I liked from that store! When did youā¦
Tetora: Heheh. Iām not great at giving presents, so I wasnāt sure what would be good enough as thanks, butā¦
Tetora: Obviously, youād want to give anyone something theyād like, right? Thatās why I didnāt buy anything beforehand. I just quietly did my research and bought these earlier.
Arashi: ā¦Youāre amazing, Tetora-kun.
Tetora: Huh? Did you say something, Narukami-senpai?
Tetora: Ah! Are these not good enough as a thank you!?
Arashi: Nope. Not at all. Iām really happy with these. Thank you so much. Iāll treasure them āŖ
Tetora: Iām really glad you like them! Letās go home, then.
Arashi: (Mm~ā¦And I thought you were still just a cute junior. I really look forward to what the future holds for youā¦āŖ)
Tetora: ? Narukami-senpai, whatās wrong~? You almost got left behind, yāknow~?
Arashi: Yeah, yeah. Iām coming, Tetora-kun!
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