#i'm late to the valentine party but enjoy lmao

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Effort’s Origin ─ Momotarou Onzai SSR

Momotarou has been chosen to be the one to talk to a professional chocolatier during the event “Eden du Chocolat”; he’s done his researches, but somehow something seems to still be missing.

Tsubasa: Good morning. I received the sample magazine with the photo shoot you did the other day. I’ll hand them over.

Tatsuhiro: It’s with those who shot for the Valentine’s special edition.

Momotarou: Let me see... Oh, the photos have been taken well.

Hikaru: That shoot was reaaally fun~! I tasted chocolate fondue for the first time!

Kazuna: Fufu, even after the shoot was over, you ate it, Hikaru.

Hikaru: Well~ it was so good.

Momotarou: Indeed, I also tried hot chocolate for the first time and it was more delicious than I imagined.

Mikado: If that's the case, let's make it at home next time! It'll be my Valentine's day chocolate gift for you, Momotasu! ♪

Hikaru: Uwahh.....

Mikado: Hey, Hikarun, what's that? Hot chocolate is the perfect drink to relieve a tired body! Mikado: And, overseas, on Valentine's day you don’t exclusively gift people of the opposite sex!

Momotarou: Is that so?

Mikado: To those who take care of you every day; seems like there are many cases for giving out tokens of appreciation.

Hikaru: Eeeh! I see!

Mikado: Besides, it’s mainstream for men to give gifts to women.

Momotarou: I see. It might become a story for this upcoming event.

Tatsuhiro: You mean, “Eden du Chocolat”?

Momotarou: Yeah. Besides the live, there’ll be a talk.

Mikado: To be able to appear on the biggest chocolate event nowadays, I’m so jealous.

Kazuna: They’ll also let us sing the theme song of the event, so I'm psyched up.

Tsubasa: The lessons will start next week, so I guess you two will be busy, but I’ll be in your care.

Kazuna: Yeah. We’ll also be in your care, Sumisora-san.

Mikado: If necessary, I’ll bring you a snack.

Hikaru: Sounds nice~! Ah! Pizza, I beg you!

Tatsuhiro: Oi, you’re not going to play around.

Kazuna: Fufu, thank you everyone.

Momotarou: You’re a big help.

Tsubasa: Masunaga-san and Momo-kun feel enough motivated. I will also have to work hard!

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Momotarou: Leader, how about we take a break?

Kazuna: Yeah, let’s. It won’t be good if we push ourselves.

Yuuta: Ah! It’s Tsubasa-chan!

Tsubasa: Good work, everyone! Is your dance lesson for Eden du Chocolat going well?

Ryuji: It’s coming together. But rest assured it’ll be perfect by the time of the actual thing.

Tsubasa: I’ll look forward to that. This, I brought you some snack, help yourselves.

Yuuta: Thank youuuuuu~! Woah, pudding! Which one would you like, Ryu-chan?

Ryuji: Mmh, maybe I’ll go for the strawberry one.

Tsubasa: Sorry, Momo-kun. Can I have a bit of your time?

Momotarou: Yeah, sure.

Tsubasa: It’s been decided that Momo-kun will have a talk with one of the chocolatiers displaying at the “Eden du Chocolat”.

Kazuna: You mean, as a part of the promotion for “Eden du Chocolat“?

Tsubasa: Yes, it’s like that. I’d like to ask you to do it, Momo-kun, by all means.

Ryuji: Eeh, aren’t you a lucky one.

Momotarou: Yeah, thanks.

Yuuta: By chocolatier, you mean the person who makes chocolate?

Momotarou: That’s right. Pastry chefs specializing in chocolates.

Kazuna: It’s a profession that you usually don’t get involved with, after all, seems like we’ll be able to hear interesting stories.

Yuuta: I wonder if they’ll show us how to make delicious chocolate!

Ryuji: Yuuta, even if they show you, you won’t make it in the same way.

Yuuta: Ehh, really? Momo-chin’s cooking is quite good, so if he learns the recipe, I tought he’d make some for us~

Momotarou: Still, I want to try and use this opportunity to make delicious chocolate.

Kazuna: Do your best with the talk.

Momotarou: Yeah.

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Tsubasa: Sorry, the recording has been delayed. It’ll take about 30 minutes to start.

Momotarou: Understood.

Mikado: It’s okay, we don’t have much to do after this.

Tsubasa: Thank you.

Momotarou: ....

Tsubasa: It feels like Momo-kun is especially looking at his phone today. Tsubasa: What is it that you’re looking at so eagerly?

Momotarou: An interview article about the chocolatier we’re going to talk to.

Mikado: Momotasu recently has been looking into everything about this chocolatier.

Tsubasa: Is that so?

Momotarou: I wanted to know about the other party before the interview.

Mikado: An idol and a chocolatier... At first glance, there's absolutely no contact point.

Momotarou: Yeah. I roughly have a grasp on his interview articles and background, so what’s left is... Momotarou: ....

Tsubasa: What is it?

Momotarou: Tsubasa, once the recording is over, can we stop by somewhere?

Tsubasa: Yes. hat's absolutely fine...

Mikado: All things considered, Momotasu is very eager in his studies.

Tsubasa: That’s true. I had no idea that he would go all the way to the shop of that chocolatier.

Momotarou: I wanted to eat what he made before the talk.

Mikado: As expected from you, Momotasu! I’ll also have to take you as an example.

Tsubasa: Fufu, I think you two are already working hard enough. ... Ah, the shop we were talking about, it’s in this in this area.

Mikado: Oh, you can see a great queue over there.

Momotaru: That’s the shop of a chocolatier for you.

Mikado: Heavens! This chocolatier seems to be more popular than we thought.

Tsubasa: Yes. With a crowd like that, it might be better to refrain from buying now.

Momotarou: But......

Mikado: If they find us, we’ll get into trouble and it may cause inconvenience to the shop.

Momotarou: Right....

Tsubasa: Then, let’s go back to the car.

Momotarou: ... Tsubasa, wait a moment. Momotarou: ....

Tsubasa: What’s up with Momo-kun watching the people lined up in the shop...

Momotarou: ... I see.

Mikado: Something’s up?

Momotarou: No... I'm sorry to have kept you both.

Tsubasa: No, it’s okay. Tsubasa: Don’t tell me, has he understood something?

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Tsubasa: The talk with the chocolatier is proceeding in a nice atmosphere. Tsubasa: A well prepared outcome.

Momotarou: So, why did you aim to be a chocolatier?

Chocolatier: Let’s see... I felt the charm of chocolate that makes people smile with just one drop. Chocolatier: Chocolate is the ensemble of all the skills and sense of taste of a craftsman. Chocolatier: It took me quite a while to make one I could be satisfied of.

Momotarou: I believe there were things you couldn’t come up with, but was there something that made you keep going after repeated trials and errors?

Chocolatier: There was. When making it, I only thought how much I wanted to make those who’d eat it smile. Chocolatier: For that reason I do my best!

Momotarou: I see. Momotarou: Actually, I went to the shop the other day. I couldn’t buy anything because of the big line. Momotarou: Everyone was lining up happily. I understand quite well how your chocolate grabbed your customers' hearts.

Chocolatier: I am quite embarrased.

Momotarou: Me too, as an idol, struggle a lot. Momotarou: But, if I think about my fans’ smiles before me, my strength goes up. I can understand that feeling well.

Chocolatier: After all, there is nothing better than that. Let's make "Eden du Chocolat” successful together!

Momotarou: Yes....! It was nice to talk with you today.

Tsubasa: I see. Momo-kun was watching the customers’ expressions that time.

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Tsubasa: It was totally a nice talk!

Momotarou: Yeah, I was able to hear an interesting story.

Tsubasa: It seemed pleasing that the chocolatier was happy to talk to you Momo-kun. Tsubasa: Surely, it was because Momo-kun had prepared well in advance.

Momotarou: I’m glad that what I looked up was useful. Momotarou: Besides, I’m happy he felt the same way about wanting to make someone smile. Momotarou: Even though they are different professions, there are things in common as well.

Tsubasa: That’s true.

Momotarou: ... I’m glad I gave this talk a try. I feel that my desire to make “Eden du Chocolat” succeed became even stronger.

Tsubasa: I’m glad to hear that. I’ll also support you to the fullest!

Momotarou: Yes, please. Momotarou: Speaking of which, Mika said that on Valentine’s day men give gifts to girls, right?

Tsubasa: Apparently, that’s common overseas.

Momotarou: I can't give chocolate to those who come to "Eden du Chocolat”, but... Momotarou: I want to deliver a performance that makes those who see the stage smile. Momotarou: Because there are people watching us, we can stand on the stage. Momotarou: It’s pretty obvious, but it made me think about it again.

Tsubasa: That's very lovely.

Momotarou: And, I’ll make you smile as well, Tsubasa.

Tsubasa: Eh-?

Momotarou: You’re always the closest person to believe in me. You’re important to me.

Tsubasa: Momo-kun...

Momotarou: I’ll feel calm if Tsubasa greets me with a smile after the stage is over. Momotarou: You made me think that there’s no mistake in what I’ve been doing.

Tsubasa: Thank you. It means a lot to me to hear that from you.

Momotarou: The day of the stage, watch closely.

Tsubasa: Will do!