Chapter 20 : The 4 from Saijo (Short Story #1)

“Yoooooooo! It’s me! Takuma Sakamoto!” (Takuma)

“Takuma… what’s wrong with you?” (Yoichiro)

“Yoichiro! What are you talking about? It’s finally our turn!” (Takuma)

“”That’s right! Our turn!”” (Sho and Tsubasa)

“You two think so too right? It’s crazy!” (Takuma)

“Takuma, what’s going on?” (Yoichiro)

“The name of Chapter 5! Why’s it called “Kota Saito”? Where’s my name?” (Takuma)

“”Why do we get ‘The 4 from Saijo’? What’s with this treatment?”” (Sho and Tsubasa)

“I’ve heard a bit about Saito-san, it’s because he’s important.” (Yoichiro)

“I don’t get it. Who told you that? And why are you even here, Yoichiro? You’re the captain, and you’re in the same class as Hiroto! Shouldn’t you be with him?” (Takuma)

“I tried to call Hiroto, but he escaped and said he was going to rehab…” (Yoichiro)

‘’”I don’t care about that! Why is it that after all these chapters we’ve been out, we’re always in a set together?”” (Sho and Tsubasa)

“Because we’re twins, right? Because we’re twins and it’s hard to tell the difference, right?” (Sho)

“That’s terrible! I’ve had enough! Let’s introduce ourselves!” (Tsubasa)

“I’m Sho Yamazaki. I’m a righthander in 8th grade!” (Sho)

“And I’m Tsubasa Yamazaki. Grade 8, second baseman!” (Tsubasa)

“See? Except for your name and position, you’re the same.” (Yoichiro)

“My turn! I’m Takuma Sakamoto! I’m in 8th grade and in the engineering department!” (Takuma)

“And I’m Yoichiro-

“””We don’t need Yoichiro!””” (All 3 of them)

“That’s right!” (Takuma)

“Are you done? I’m leaving…” (Yoichiro)

“Okay, okay! Let’s get some tacos on the way home. I found a great place.” (Takuma)

“”I’m coming!”” (Sho and Tsubasa)

“Fine… where is it?” (Yoichiro)

“On the way home from club activities, it’s a new place in the central park! I heard it has amazing food!” (Takuma)

“Takuma, why did you go to that place?” (Yoichiro)

“I was walking to the station, and I got hungry, and I just so happened to walk past the store.　When I came to, I found myself eating a taco!” (Takuma) 

“”Sounds like Takuma alright…”” (Sho and Tsubasa)

“Let’s go, then. The largest park in the city, Saijo Central Park. It’s in front of the Toko University Hospital, right? There are also ball fields, football fields, and gyms in the park. The area in front of Saijo Station is one of the busiest in the city, with a large shopping mall in the station and railroads running to various places around Saijo Station. The high school is on the east side and the university and the hospital are nearby.” (Yoichiro)

“Who are you explaining this to, Yoichiro? Everyone knows that, don’t they?” (Takuma)

“You’ve only seen the ballpark and the hospital so far, right? He asked me to take care of it for him.” (Yoichiro)

“”Yoichiro, who asked you that?”” (Sho and Tsubasa)

“Some stranger who just showed up.” (Yoichiro)

“What are you talking about…” (Takuma)

“”Why would a stranger ask you to do something?”” (Sho and Tsubasa)

“That’s enough! Let’s go eat takoyaki!” (Yoichiro)

“”Let’s go!””  (Sho and Tsubasa)

“Whatever. Let’s go.” (Takuma)

The four of them left the club room and headed for Saijo Central Park.

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TLN: Loved translating this, hopefully they have more short stories coming up. (They don’t)