gyaxa | Will's Initial 4* Hero Story (Reply)

"Blissful Sweets Time"
Characters: Will, Akira, Ren

Will: (...Haah, Training like this for days on end sure is tiring… How do Akira and Oscar-san have that much energy left to spare, even though we're doing the same regiment?)

(I guess I've still got ways to go…)

(—Let's not go there, I gotta nip the bud on that train of thought. I don't have any plans for the rest of the day, so maybe I should eat some sweets or something for a change of pace.)

(If I remember correctly, I left some Japanese ones in the fridge right around… Ah, there they are.)

(The weather‘s nice, so maybe I could invite Akira out to eat together in Million Park.)

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Will: (Akira's workout should be over soon, so I should head towards the gym. Geez, Akira's amazing, with him increasing his personal training and all…)

Akira: Ren! You jerk…!

Ren: Stop yelling already…

Will: (I can hear Akira's voice… and Ren's?)

Hey, you two—

Akira: What'd ya just say…?!

Ren: I said I don't have time to waste chatting with someone as noisy as you. Don't make me repeat myself.

Akira: You fucker…!

Will: Akira, Ren! Don't fight!

Akira: Will…!

Ren: …Hmph.

Will: Why are you guys arguing with each other?

Akira: Ren started botherin' me during my training!

Ren: You interrupted me first.

Akira: Hah? Don't go blamin' me!

Will: Why can't you two just get along? Didn't you use to play together all the time when we were little?

Ren: I don't remember anything like that.

Akira: Nah, I've got no memories of anything like that.

Will: Geez… I know you remember. Don't be so stubborn over weird things.

Akira: The hell are ya goin' on about, Will?

Ren: I'm not being stubborn.

Will: Stop making those scary faces… Ah, I know just the thing. Now would be a perfect time to enjoy some sweets, wouldn't it?

Akira: … Hah?

Will: You'll calm down once you eat something sweet. I've got these Japanese sweets here that I bought yesterday, see. You two should have some.

Ren: Something sweet…?

Will: Ah, right. Sorry, Ren, you don't like sweet things, right? Umm, I'm pretty sure these aren't that sweet…?

Ren: … You saying it's not that sweet means nothing to me.

Will: C'mon, don't put it like that… I'm pretty sure I have a normal sense of taste. These aren't that sweet, so I'm sure you can eat them.

Ren: ……

Fine, I'll take them. Only this time, though. Don't give me any more after this.

Akira: That dude… Glad to see he's as irritable as ever.

Will: Aren't you the same?

Akira: I've got nothing in common with that guy.

Will: … Good grief.

Hey, Akira. I was planning on heading to Million Park, wanna join me? I swear you'll calm down if you eat some sweets.

Akira: I ain't you, so I doubt eatin' some sweets outside will do anything…

Will: C'mon, don't be like that.

Akira: O-Oi, listen when people are speaking to you!

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Will: Wow, it sure is lively here~ Must be because of how nice the weather is.

Akira: Yo, some people are playin' basketball at that court over there! You really get the urge to move around when it's all sunny like this, dontcha!

They're playin' frisbee over there. We used to do that all the time, didn't we?

Will: Ahaha, everyone sure seems to be having fun.

Well then, Akira. Why don't we sit down here?

Akira: Alright.

Will: Here, these are for you.

Akira: Ooh, thanks. … Huh? I feel like I've seen these sweets before somewhere.

Will: That's probably because I was eating them before. These are from my absolute favorite confectionery in Little Tokyo. They're super pretty and look delicious, don't they?

Akira: Ah, ya mean that sweets shop you're a regular of. All of their stuff is pretty good, so I doubt these won't be.

Will: Right? I've been looking forward to eating these ever since I bought them.

Well then, time to eat…!

Sooo tasty…!

Akira: Ya ain't lying about that. These are super good.

Will: Haha, It's a relief to see you smiling again. I told you eating something sweet would make you feel better.

Akira: Hah?! That ain't it! I'm not as simple as you are…!

Will: You don't have to pretend otherwise just 'cause you're embarrassed. Heading out made for a good change of pace, didn't it?

Akira: Geez, fine, let's just go with that… I'll admit comin' out here was a good change of pace. Thanks for inviting me out.

Will: Haha, you're welcome.

? How come you're already done eating, Akira? There are still some sweets left…

Akira: Whaddya mean "already"... I ate a pretty good amount, y'know? I don't have a sweet tooth like you do, so I can't handle anymore…

Will: Then I'll save the leftovers as a treat for tomorrow.

… We used to come to this park with Ren to play when we were kids, didn't we? I remember us bringing along a bunch of sweets that our parents bought, sorta like what we're doing now. It was kinda like a picnic, wasn't it?

Akira: Ah, somethin' like that happened, didn't it…? I guess it was fun, but Ren wandered off and got lost, and searchin' for him was a pain.

Will: You're not one to say anything, Akira. You started running around suddenly and then lost track of where you were… In the end, I had to search for you both by myself.

Akira: J-Just leave alla that in the past, will ya?!

Will: Fine, fine, I won't talk about it anymore.

… But we really did have a lot of fun back then, huh.

Akira: Hm? Didja say something?

Will: Nope, nothing at all.