Birthday (Aoi)/Câu chuyện

## Hộp đêm "ALTER-EGO"

 **Tsubaki:**......

 **Tsubaki:**(Since I bought it, I have to give it to her... But...)

 **Nagisa:**Hey, Tsubaki! Whatcha doing out here?

 **Tsubaki:**Nagisa...!

 **Nagisa:**That's a present for Aoi, right? Why don't you hand it to her now? Aoi is still in the dressing room.

 **Tsubaki:**You're telling me...

 **Tsubaki:**(Aoi, will you be pleased...?)

## "ALTER-EGO" - Cánh gà

 **Staff:**Okay, Aoi, I'll leave the presents here.

 **Aoi:**So many... Thank you very much for bringing them to me.

 **Hiiro:**Oh, my. What a turnout, Aoi-kun.

 **Aoi:**How could this... Oh, I see. Nagisa said in the MC that my birthday's coming up soon...

 **Aoi:**Jeez... Why did she say that on stage...

 **Hiiro:**Nagisa-chan didn't mean any harm. She just wanted to celebrate you.

 **Aoi:**Of course I understand that. But I didn't expect this.

 **Aoi:**Besides, this is the first time I've received so many presents. Why? I know it's my birthday, but...

 **Hiiro:**I think I understand the feeling of wanting to give gifts to Aoi-kun.

 **Aoi:**Huh?

 **Hiiro:**You're getting more and more attractive.

 **Hiiro:**You were very popular ever since we first met, but I think you kept more distance from people than now.

 **Hiiro:**It's as if you didn't want others to step on you, and you on them. You were like that the first time we met, too.

 **Aoi:**Oh, really...?

 **Hiiro:**You were completely unaware of it, huh. Oh well, you're still you.

 **Hiiro:**Although you're soft-spoken and polite, you're also somewhat of a stranger. Maybe the fans found it hard to approach you, too.

 **Aoi:**Sorry, I didn't realize at all... But I believe I'd gotten to know you rather quickly.

 **Hiiro:**That's right. I'm glad to hear that my vision of the world and Aoi-kun's image were in sync.

 **Hiiro:**But because of that, Aoi-kun, you had become even more distant from everyone except me.

 **Aoi:**Ugh...

 **Hiiro:**Every once in a while, a vocalist would come as a guest, and there were a couple of them who had voices that fit my worldview, but...

 **Hiiro:**They couldn't get close enough to you for them to really get to know you.

 **Aoi:**Right... You had to intervene a lot, it must've been hard on you too.

 **Hiiro:**Oh, you're aware of that.

 **Aoi:**Yeah, at least I know how much trouble I am.

 **Hiiro:**...But Aoi-kun has changed a lot since RONDO started moving forward.

 **Hiiro:**You're in a good place right now. I think the fans can sense that. They're really looking out for us.

 **Aoi:**Yeah...I guess so.

 **Aoi:**Ah... I'm happy to receive the gifts, but I'll run out of space to put them.

 **Aoi:**I feel kinda bad that I'll have to throw them away. Sorry to all my fans, but...

 **Aoi:**I guess I don't need any more birthday presents.

 **Tsubaki:**......

 **Aoi:**Tsubaki, what's wrong? You're freezing up...

 **Aoi:**Besides, looks like you hid something behind your back...

 **Tsubaki:**...I-It's nothing!

 **Aoi:**Huh...Tsubaki?!

 **Hiiro:**Oh, no...! Tsubaki-chan must have misunderstood.

 **Aoi:**Huh? She misunderstood...Oh!

 **Hiiro:**Aoi-kun! Why are you spacing out? Hurry, you have to catch up to her!

 **Aoi:**O-Okay! Tsubaki, wait!

 **Nagisa:**Whoa!?

 **Aoi:**Sorry, Nagisa!

 **Nagisa:**What happened to those two? Tsubaki looked like she was crying as she ran away...

 **Hiiro:**Gosh...they're a troublesome pair.

 **Hiiro:**When Aoi-kun comes back, I'll have to ask her to tell me what kind of gift Tsubaki-chan gave her♪