A Step toward the Conquest

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**Masunaga Kazuna**
**Me, using the camera for a CM?**

**Sumisora Tsubasa**
**Yes! The other party wants Masunaga-san in the CM for their new product, a single-lens reflex camera.**

**Osari Hikaru**
**Heh~, isn't that fine? Kind of feels mature!**

**Sekimura Mikado**
**These days you can easily take beautiful pictures with your smartphone, but those taken with a proper camera look quite different.**

**Onzai Momotaro**
**Yeah, one day I also want to learn that.**

**Masunaga Kazuna**
**I've barely ever touched a camera, I wonder if I'll do okay.**

**Nome Tatsuhiro**
**You don't have to worry that much. I think you'll pull it off, Leader.**

**Osari Hikaru**
**That's right! You'll have to start with your style first!**

**Masunaga Kazuna**
**Fufu, thanks. So, what kind of CM will it be?**

**Sumisora Tsubasa**
**The CM concept is "Make an important moment last forever." You will take pictures while interacting with a puppy.**

**Masunaga Kazuna**
**...!**

**Sekimura Mikado**
**I saw that!!**

**Onzai Momotaro**
**See what, Mika? I don't think there's anything here yet.**

**Sekimura Mikado**
**Wh- you're wrong! Please don't say scary things such as "yet"!**

**Sekimura Mikado**
**That is not what I meant. I was talking about what the production staff is looking for!**

**Osari Hikaru**
**What, you say. Cute pictures of the puppy, right?**

**Sekimura Mikado**
**Oh oh oh! That's naive, Hikarun! Naive!**

**Sekimura Mikado**
**They don't need to appoint Leader just to draw special attention to a cute puppy!**

**Sekimura Mikado**
**Capturing what is left of Leader's boyish smile while interacting with the puppy is what they're after!**

**Nome Tatsuhiro**
**Sekimura, calm down a little.**

**Sumisora Tsubasa**
**W- Well, I haven't received the storyboard yet, so I don't know the details, but I heard it's about a refreshing image of a puppy running under the blue sky.**

**Sekimura Mikado**
**Hmpf, did you hear that? It is just as I expected.**

**Osari Hikaru**
**How nicee! I also want to work with animalsー!**

**Masunaga Kazuna**
**...**

**Sumisora Tsubasa**
**(Kitakado-san told me Masunaga-san is bad with puppies...)**

**Sumisora Tsubasa**
**Masunaga-san, is this all right?**

**Sumisora Tsubasa**
**It seems that they'll use the MooNs' songs for the CM, so I think it's a good thing, but...**

**Masunaga Kazuna**
**Of course, I have no problems. Let me have a try at it.**

**Sumisora Tsubasa**
**Understood. Then, I'll get back to the other party.**

**Sumisora Tsubasa**
**(Hmm, I can't tell from his expressionless face, but perhaps it is not like I've heard?)**

**Sumisora Tsubasa**
**Good work during the interview. It finished much sooner than planned, huh.**

**Masunaga Kazuna**
**They were the usual writer, after all. Knowing the aim also helped.**

**Sumisora Tsubasa**
**We still have time before your next job, so do you want to stop by some shop?**

**Masunaga Kazuna**
**Ahh, yes. Rightーー**

**Puppy**
**Yap yap!**

**Masunaga Kazuna**
**...!**

**Sumisora Tsubasa**
**Ah, there's a cute chihuahua over there.**

**Masunaga Kazuna**
**Right.**

**Sumisora Tsubasa**
**It's tied in front of the shop, I'm sure it's waiting for its owner.**

**Sumisora Tsubasa**
**That's right, it seems you'll be co-starring with a toy poodle for the CM.**

**Masunaga Kazuna**
**Is that so? I'm sure it'll be cute.**

**Sumisora Tsubasa**
**(I might be overthinking, but it's still bothering me.)**

**Sumisora Tsubasa**
**Uhm, do you have any concerns about the CM? Let me know and I'll check beforehand.**

**Masunaga Kazuna**
**Check? ... As of now, nothing really.**

**Sumisora Tsubasa**
**I- I see... But, if something comes upーー**

**Puppy**
**Yap yap!**

**Masunaga Kazuna**
**Woah!**

**Sumisora Tsubasa**
**A- Are you all right!?**

**Masunaga Kazuna**
**Sorry, I was just a bit surprised...**

**Sumisora Tsubasa**
**... Ah, it looks like the puppy's cord came off. I'll go return it.**

**Masunaga Kazuna**
**Okay, thanks.**

**Sumisora Tsubasa**
**Sorry for the wait.**

**Sumisora Tsubasa**
**(Masunaga-san was pretty frightened when the chihuahua approached him. I'd better talk to him before it's too late...)**

**Sumisora Tsubasa**
**Well... are you, by any chance, bad with dogs, Masunaga-san?**

**Masunaga Kazuna**
**Eh- not at all...**

**Masunaga Kazuna**
**... But it doesn't sound convincing, am I right? Puppies are too small, so I don't know how to treat them.**

**Sumisora Tsubasa**
**Is the CM matter going to be okay? I could at least have it changed to a bigger one...**

**Masunaga Kazuna**
**I can't change the production original intentions for my convenience. Don't worry, I took the job, so I'll do it right.**

**Sumisora Tsubasa**
**But...**

**Sumisora Tsubasa**
**Ah, that's right! Tomorrow's your day off, right, Masunaga-san? Could you come with me for a bit?**

**Masunaga Kazuna**
**? Sure, but...**

**Sumisora Tsubasa**
**Then, it's decided!**

**The next day**

**Masunaga Kazuna**
**Sumisora-san, this is...**

**Sumisora Tsubasa**
**In this park you can interact with dogs and cats.**

**Masunaga Kazuna**
**This is for the CM?**

**Sumisora Tsubasa**
**Yes. It might be none of my business, but it's better to get used to it than dealing with a photo shoot you know it will be hard to handle.**

**Sumisora Tsubasa**
**... Did it cause you inconvenience?**

**Masunaga Kazuna**
**No, I'm happy. I wouldn't have thought to come by myself.**

**Masunaga Kazuna**
**Thank you, Sumisora-san.**

**Sumisora Tsubasa**
**Don't, supporting everyone is my job after all.**

**Sumisora Tsubasa**
**When push comes to shove, I'll protect you, Masunaga-san! That is why, don't worry about it today and spend time with the puppies!**

**Masunaga Kazuna**
**Fufu, I'm counting on you.**

**Sumisora Tsubasa**
**Then, let's go take a look.**

**Sumisora Tsubasa**
**Woah, there are so many cute puppies...! But they're not all small and they seem easy to pet.**

**Masunaga Kazuna**
**Y- Yeah.**

**Sumisora Tsubasa**
**Please look. This one seems really friendly. Fufu, there, there.**

**Masunaga Kazuna**
**...**

**Masunaga Kazuna**
**I'll also... try to pet him, for a bit.**

**Sumisora Tsubasa**
**Really? Then, gently stretch your hand from below.**

**Masunaga Kazuna**
**From below?**

**Sumisora Tsubasa**
**It seems that puppies get startled and frightened when a hand comes from above.**

**Sumisora Tsubasa**
**That's why, when it comes to petting, it seems better to extend your hand gently from below to avoid frightening them.**

**Masunaga Kazuna**
**I see... Err... like this?**

**Puppy**
**Whimper**

**Sumisora Tsubasa**
**Fufu, seems it likes it a lot. How does touching it feels?**

**Masunaga Kazuna**
**My heart is beating a lot, but it's not scary.**

**Sumisora Tsubasa**
**Why don't you try holding it up in your arms next?​**

**Masunaga Kazuna**
**Eh, I wonder if I can do that...**

**Sumisora Tsubasa**
**You'll be fine, Masunaga-san. This little one seems to be also quite.**

**Masunaga Kazuna**
**Yeah, I got it. If Sumisora-san says so...**

**Puppy**
**Woof!**

**Masunaga Kazuna**
**Woah!**

**Sumisora Tsubasa**
**M- Masunaga-san, are you okay?**

**Masunaga Kazuna**
**A... Ahahah, it tickles! Wait... You're licking me too much...!**

**Sumisora Tsubasa**
**(Ah... I can see from his expression that he's gradually releasing the tension.)**

**Sumisora Tsubasa**
**(At this rate, he might be able to overcome his problem with dogs.)**

**After the CM shoot**

**Sumisora Tsubasa**
**Masunaga-san, good work during the shoot.**

**Masunaga Kazuna**
**Yes, you too.**

**Sumisora Tsubasa**
**It was perfect! The scene with the puppy was very beautiful.**

**Masunaga Kazuna**
**All thanks to you, Sumisora-san. I think it wouldn't have been as good as it was today if I kept being stubborn before the real deal.**

**Masunaga Kazuna**
**Thank you very much.**

**Sumisora Tsubasa**
**If that helped even a little, then there's no need to.**

**Masunaga Kazuna**
**... Anyway, Sumisora-san...**

**Sumisora Tsubasa**
**Yes?**

**Masunaga Kazuna**
**... No, I was thinking that you're really hard working. I must follow your example, too.**

**Sumisora Tsubasa**
**T- That can't be... I still have a long way to go.**

**Masunaga Kazuna**
**Fufu, that's not the case. The others and I both count on you, so I'll keep doing that from now on too, Sumisora-san.**

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