Gemsphere / Rough Diamond - 1
Season: Autumn
Writer: Yuumasu
Background: TV Station Set Backstage
Nazuna: “Welcome to the variety show that connects idols to viewers at home, Happiness Jam!”
“Good evening! I’ll be your host, Nazuna Nito from Ra*bits! Next up is一”
Mitsuru: “Yaay~! I’m Ra*bits’ proud superstar, Mitsuru Tenma~☆”
Tetora: “Ossu! Ryuseitai’s Tetora Nagumo here! Hope you’re ready for what we have in store for you today!!”
Shinobu: “From the same unit, Shinobu Sengoku of Ryuseitai! We four will be your guests for this episode!”
Nazuna: “As always, this program has a tradition to have a new theme depending on the guest idols. The theme for today’s episode is…!”
Mitsuru: “Tadaaah~! It’s ‘Treasure Appraisal’!”
“We’ll be takin’ it upon ourselves to appraise all of you guys’ treasures durin’ the show~!”
Shinobu: “The treasures we’re going to introduce today were recruited from this program’s website. Truly, thank you to everyone who submitted their treasure~”
Tetora: “We've got all sortsa treasures, all piled up and ready to be assessed! Please stick with us all the way to the end~☆”
Nazuna: “Alright then. The first treasure is… Well, before we get into that: Since we’re already here, we idols will be showing off the ‘treasures’ that we found within our own houses.”
“I can’t promise you guys anything as extravagant as silver or gold, but my personal treasure is this, right here ♪”
Tetora: “Hmm? A tiny li’l ring~?”
Nazuna: “It’s a ring made for babies called a baby ring. It’s a present that my parents gave to me when I was born.”
“Like the European legend that says children born with a silver spoon in their mouth will gain happiness in the future. Which is why people would often give their children silver spoons when they're born.”
“As time went by, the custom changed into giving them silver rings.”
Shinobu: “I see. Since it’s a ring, does that mean you can wear it?”
Mitsuru: “But if it’s that small, you can’t fit it on your finger, right?”
Nazuna: “Yup. That’s why I attach it to a chain to turn it into a necklace. But I rarely wear it since I don’t wanna lose it.”
Tetora: “A present given at birth is definitely treasure-worthy~”
“It’s my turn now, right? I’ve brought a mysterious DVD for mine!”
Mitsuru: “There’s no sticker on it, what’s the video about?”
Tetora: “I have no idea, which is why it’s called mysterious. The data was corrupted so I couldn’t check what’s in it一”
“However! The program’s staff hired a specialist to restore its data!”
“A never-before-seen mysterious DVD of the Nagumo family is about to be revealed! I haven’t watched it myself either so I’m looking forward to it~!”
Shinobu: “Wow… This seems to be filmed on a Sports Day. Judging by the atmosphere, is this in a primary school?”
Nazuna: “...Eh? Didn’t that kid just now look like Tetora-chin?”
Tetora: “Hm? Which one?”
Nazuna: “Uh… Ah, found ‘im. That kid wearing a red and white cap backwards.”
Mitsuru: “Now that ya mention it, they do look identical! It’s a tiny version of Tetsu-chan! Kya~kya ☆”
Tetora: .....
“I wonder when this was taken…”
Shinobu: “What do you mean when? It happened on your Sports Day, right?”
Tetora: “...Oh. Right, yeah.”
“My parents both work, so they never had the time to visit for school events at all.”
“I pretty much just took that as the norm. Which is why I thought they wouldn’t come during Sports Day either.”
Tetora: “From the video, it looks like they left after watching me run the 50-meter race…”
“Back then, I didn’t notice the way they were cheering “Go, go, Tetora!” but now it’s like, hitting me right in the feels.”
“Ahaha… Seems like this DVD became a bigger treasure for me than I had imagined.”
Shinobu: “Nihihi. I’m happy for you, Tetora-kun… ♪”
Mitsuru: “The show’s only just started, but it feels like we’re at the climax already. I wanna show my treasure too!”
Tetora: “Sorry for getting too deep into it—Next up, Tenma-kun! You take the lead!”
Mitsuru: “Fufufu. The treasure I brought is a bread-shaped eraser!”
“This thing’s amazing! I bought it when I was still in middle school, and even now it smells like freshly baked bread~”
Nazuna: “Sniff-sniff… It’s true! Kinda brings me back~”
“I also had scented-erasers when I was younger. But I lost of them somewhere.”
Shinobu: “And I as well. Mitsuru-kun’s incredible with taking care of his things~”
Tetora: “But Shinobu-kun must be really good at taking care of his things. That scroll ya have there looks pretty old.”
Shinobu: “Mufufun. This is a hidden scroll of the Sengoku family, passed down from generation to generation一”
“I’d be happy if that were the case, but my family does not possess such a thing.”
“This is just a ninjutsu scroll I found at an old bookstore last year. The owner mentioned that it was from the Sengoku period but…”
“It doesn’t have a date anywhere on it so I’m not confident it’s true. That’s why I brought it with me, since I wanted an expert’s opinion.”
“The result of the appraisal is inside this envelope. Nito-dono, would you do the honors of reading it?”
Nazuna: “Yup, gotcha. Lemme see… The result of the appraisal is一”
“It’s apparently a replica, but this scroll is still a hundred years old.”
Tetora: “Umyu~ That’s too bad, Shinobu-kun.”
Shinobu: “Yeah, a little. But it’s still from the Taisho era. It was still a long time ago compared to when I was born, so I’d still consider it valuable.”
“I’ll continue to take care of it! Thank you for the appraisal ♪”
Mitsuru: “A baby ring, a DVD, an eraser, and a scroll were a~ll of our treasures! It’s so cool!”
Nazuna: “And none of it was about the price someone paid or its general worth.”
“Alright then, thank you for waiting this long. We will now reveal the treasures that has arrived in the program!”
Tetora: “Happiness Jam, starts now~!”
Proofread by: nazunyan + ciel
