(Natsume Sakasaki Feature Scout) Guidance of the Magia

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Ohhh my gosh, this was... very cute! I'm so glad I got to translate it... Many thanks to 310mc1 and septetstarlet for proofing this for me! We all hope you really enjoy such a totally cute story!


Location: New Dimension Office
Season: Fall

Natsume: Oh? You're in quite the RUSH, Litten Kitten. What's the maTTER?

You ran here so you wouldn't be late to the brieFING? Don't worry about it; you're right on TIME.

Tsumugi: I brought you some tea, Anzu-chan~. Take your time drinking it, okay?

Natsume: RegardLESS, for the little kitten to be in such a panic over potentially being late to a meeTING... Did something happen, by any CHANCE?

Tsumugi: It's a long story...? What happened?

...Ahh, you were walking outside of ES and a ton of flowers fell on you? Hmm-mmm, I wonder if a flock of birds dropped them...?

Natsume: But that's not ALL...? The flowers only fell around you and gave you quite a FRIGHT, so you made a run for the DOOR?

Tsumugi: And on top of that, you found Rei-kun collapsed in the lobby you rushed into... I don't think it's that bright outside today, so that is a little odd.

Natsume: ...Rei-niisan's been pushing himSELF. For you to take him to RhythLink's office so dutifulLY... You certainly are KIND, Little Kitten ♪



Hm? There’s MORE? The hallways were flooded when you left RhythLink, so you had to call maintenance and take a detour to get HERE...?

Tsumugi: I see... So the hallway to the hanging gardens' elevator was flooded... It would be a lot to clean if you got wet footprints everywhere.

It seems like a whole lot's happened to you today. No wonder you're so flustered, Anzu-chan.

Natsume: ...Hey, Little Kitten. If you don't MIND, how about I do a little fortune telling for YOU?

I’m not sure if it's due to everything that's happened to you as of LATE, but you seem a little worn out to ME...

Perhaps with the help of my divinaTION, you'll be able to spend your days peacefully and in better HEALTH.

Tsumugi: That's a wonderful idea! Your luck might just turn around with a fortune from Natsume-kun, Anzu-chan ♪

Natsume: So with that SAID, come cloSER... Take a seat in front of ME, and gaze into my crystal BALL.

You're surprised I'm so prePARED? Heheh, this is a tool of my TRADE.

There's nothing unusual at all about my having a crystal ball with ME ♪



...

...Hmmm. According to my crystal BALL, it seems as if you’ve come face-to-face with an ill oMEN...

You could pass off what happened earlier today as just poor LUCK, but later ON, there might be another incident—

Heheh, there's nothing to worry aBOUT. Today just seems to be your unlucky DAY, so as long as you keep your head DOWN, it should PASS.

You said you've still got work to DO, and while you're a very diligent GIRL... Why not take it easy for toDAY?

My predictions are always right anYWAY, aren't THEY? You think so TOO, don't YOU, Senpai?

Tsumugi: Yes, absolutely! They're always right on the money~♪

Natsume: Besides, isn't innovation something you need as a producer in order to plan proJECTS?

Regardless of if you're in good health or NOT… If you're feeling weary after falling to misfortune time after TIME, you're not going to be able to come up with any good ideas, are YOU?

Tsumugi: He’s right, you know. Your ability to think and concentrate lags when you're tired.

Natsume: ...You'll rest as much as possible toDAY? "As much as possible" is sort of a cop-OUT, but I'm glad you made such a good CALL.

I'll match my schedule to YOURS, so we can just put off our meeting until laTER... But instead—

Let me tell your fortune one more TIME. Allow me to advise you on how best to spend your time toDAY.

Now, gaze into my crystal ball once MORE...

Oh...? Something very pleasant just aPPEARED ♪ The two figures of you and I have risen to the surFACE...



Natsume: EssentialLY, the key to your happiness is ME. My existence is necessary for you to have a wonderful TIME—

When it comes down to IT, your lucky item of the day is ME... That's how it SEEMS ♪

Tsumugi: ...Ahaha. It sounds just as shady as you'd think it would... or rather, it sounds to me a little like a pyramid schemer.

Natsume: Shut your TRAP, Senpai. I said we might have to be a little forceful with it, didn't I?

...Oops, that was supposed to be just between US.

Anyway, let's be OFF. Starting NOW, I'll be your guide for the DAY ♪


Location: Café Cinnamon

Subaru: Anzu, Natsume~! We're over here!

Natsume: I can see THAT, so you don't have to YELL...

Thanks for coming as WELL, Hinata-kun.

Hinata: Nah, it's nothing ♪ Anyway, I didn't hear what huge, important thing we're doing... Did you really just feel like grabbing a bite to eat?

Natsume: You're quick on the upTAKE. While the main thing is to eat togeTHER, I've got some business talk lined up as WELL.

I'm going to be writing a column for a certain magazine as a fortune teller rather SOON... In this coLUMN, there's a section where you can do a reading for someone close to YOU.

I'd like to ask the two of you to let me read your forTUNES. What do you THINK?

Subaru: Of course I'm gonna say yes! You're never serious when you read my fortune, so this is a once-in-a-lifetime chance I'm not gonna miss ☆

Hinata: And as for me, I've got business and brother(?) troubles on my mind…! I'm super-duper looking forward to it ♪

Natsume: ...Good GRIEF. I got the responses I wanted before we even took a BITE.

Subaru: It's fiiine, we'll just fill ourselves up with chit-chat and snick-snacks! C'mon, Anzu, you join in too!


Location: Café Cinnamon

Subaru: ...And then Ukki~'s glasses got blown right off his face, but Fusshi~ caught it in the nick of time! That jump was somethin' like right out of an action flick~☆

If you actually went to class, Natsume, maybe you coulda seen something that awesome too!

Natsume: We're not even in the same class this YEAR.

Subaru: Aww, don't point that out… Let's enjoy our youth at school together more~!

Natsume: Our YOUTH... With activities such AS?

Subaru: Sweating it out during club?

Natsume: I'd like to take it eaSY, so PASS.

Subaru: I'll take that pass of yours, aaaand fwoosh, score...☆

Natsume: I didn't mean that kind of PASS.

Hinata: Ahaha! How about the Light Music Club, then? We'd looove for you to come listen to one of our performances!

Oooh, and you should swing by and check out the plot me and Oogami-senpai are tending while you're at it. Our sweet potatoes are just about ready for harvest~♪

Subaru: In that case, let's roast some of 'em! We'll grab alllll the leaves on the sports field and make some Super-Duper-Special-Deluxe Yumenosaki Roasted Sweet Potato ☆

Natsume: The little kitten's laughing at YOU, Baru-kun.

Subaru: She's laughing because she's thinking about how fun it'd be to have roasted sweet potatoes with everyone. Right, Anzu?

Hinata: ...Woah, Akehoshi-senpai, it's about that time!

Subaru: You're right! Sorry, you two... We've got work to do, so we gotta jet.

Natsume: Don't worry about IT. I had a good time with you two—thanks a LOT. Good luck with WORK.

Those two certainly never run out of things to talk aBOUT. They're rather skilled with speaKING, wouldn't you s— Oh?

Little Kitten, you're looking much more cheerful than when you came by the ofFICE... Did you have a good time chatTING?

That’s good—if you keep this UP, we’ll be able to talk about my personal outfit SOON ♪

How did I know about THAT? Heheh, I know everyTHING.

...You were also worried over whether you should focus more on my idol SIDE, or my fortune teller SIDE, weren’t YOU?

Ahaha, your bewilderment is as plain as the nose on your FACE... Did I surprise you by saying too MUCH?

As for how I found OUT, it's because Senpai accidentally let it SLIP.

The fool told me how excited he was for my outfit without a second THOUGHT. I know he's in a position where he gets information FIRST, but I wish he'd get his act togeTHER...

RegardLESS, I guessed you'd be troubled by IT. I could tell something was UP, because I had yet to get any contact from you about IT.

Judging by your reacTION, I've hit the nail right on the HEAD. How about a penny for your THOUGHTS?

...Ah, I SEE. You ended up with two different concepts for me: one where I’m a shining iDOL, and the other as a fortune telLER.

I'm glad to hear that both sides of me are so memoraBLE.

Still, wouldn't it have been better to ask me for my THOUGHTS?



...The Star Spirit Festival...? ^[1] Of course I remember IT.

It was on that stage that I made a declaraTION.

I wasn't going to choose between being either just a fortune teller or just an idol. I'd take both dreams into my hands and shine more beautifully than anyone else COULD...

...What's with that LOOK?

You remembered how I was during the Star Spirit Festival, so you felt like you couldn't talk to me about IT? You feel terriBLE?

...CertainLY, at that time I had a one-track MIND. I was determined to both fulfill my dreams and catch up with my nii-sans.

And knowing I went through all THAT, you felt so much more pathetic compared to ME, because you couldn’t come up with an outfit that combined both sides of who I AM...

I certainly didn't see that one coMING.

...You've become a splendid producer since THEN, Little Kitten; I can see you take great pride in your WORK.

Thank you for confiding in ME. I'm truly happy that you're going about my personal outfit like THIS.

That's just like you THOUGH... and it's why I thought I'd take you out for a little bit; I even had my Eccentric kin lend a HAND.

Ahaha, now you look well and truly STUMPED ♪

I was wondering why you hadn't asked me about my outFIT, and after reviewing the situaTION... I surmised you were a little trouBLED.

When I spoke to my brethren about THIS, they devised a way to have you believe in a fortune I'd divine for YOU.

Then the perfect chance to lay the groundwork of this confrontation presented itself—that IS, you got in touch with me for a completely unrelated meeTING.

I even had Senpai play a part in it TOO, despite his initial slip-UP.

Why would I go that FAR... You still don't get IT?



≪You're important to me. Have my feelings not gotten through to you yet?≫

...Hey, what was with that laugh just NOW?

You're glad that you weren't CURSED? ...Well, I'm sorry for the distress I might've caused y—

Hm? It seems like you've got a text from Shu-niisan... Isn't it early in the morning over THERE...?

Look what he SAID, Little Kitten: "I have some proposals regarding the young boy's outfit."

He didn't even seem that interested in what was going on when I was talking strategy with the oTHERS... That's so like HIM.

Hm? What—are you going to talk to him about it right NOW?

...HonestLY, and after all the trouble I went through to get you to agree to having some REST...

Well, that's fine; it's not like this changes our plans of spending time togeTHER, so I'll just come along with YOU.

But remember this: as long as you don't rush or get flusTERED, the best ideas will come to you as naturally as breaTHING.

This… isn't exactly adVICE. It's just from personal experieNCE. After all—



≪Your sparkling smile is what heralds a bright and sunny future.≫

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1. The Star Spirit Festival - a reference to Pleiades Night, where Natsume was at a difficult crossroads.