Whirlpool - Rising Sun 4
Characters: Hinata, Yuuta
Translator: Mika Enstars
"Iām telling you about it now, arenāt I?"
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Season: Summer
Location: Star House (2winkās Room)
A couple hours laterā¦
Hinata: Hey, Yuuta-kun. Thereās something Iād like to check with you real quick.
Did you take my place to accept that work for the dramaā¦? Yāknow, the one where I was to make a guest apperance just for one episode?
Yuuta: ā¦ ā¦
Yeah, I accepted it.
Hinata: For real?! I thought so!
Man, what are you doing accepting things without my permission?
Yuuta: āCause I told you. Whatever you canāt do, Iāll take care for you.
Hinata: Huh? ā¦Ahh, youāre right, I think you did say that.
Still, canāt you at least tell me when you accept a job? We ran into trouble before because we didnāt communicate enough, you know!
It was you who said āno more hiding anythingā. Did you forget?
Yuuta: But Iām not hiding it. Iām telling you about it now, arenāt I?
Hinata: Yuuta-ku~n? Youāre being disingenuous!
Yuuta: In an industry like this, they extra legwork makes a huge difference, donāt they?
If you respond with a ālet me think it over for a bitā, the opportunity will just be snatched away by another idol before you know it.
And that would just be a waste. Wouldnāt it?
Hinata: S-Sure, butā¦
Yuuta: But what? Weāve swapped places to get work done plenty of times before. Why are you getting so uneasy over it now?
Hinata: Itās not that Iām uneasy over it, Iām just trying to say that we have to communicate about these things.
Yuuta: Yeah, yeah. Well, Iāve communicated it. Itās just a bit late.
Hinata: Yuuta-kunā¦!
Yuuta: Oh, be quiet. Do we really have to tell you about every single thing? What, am I still some kid who has to tell his Aniki where heās going every time he goes out? Because Iām not.
Oh, speaking of. Iāll mention this while weāre at it. I also accepted the job for Mega Summer, the one the Vice Prez told us about the other day.
Hinata: Wha, are you serious?!
Yuuta: I had room to appear on my schedule, after all. You called it a huge opportunity for 2wink and everything, too.
Hinata: Yeah, butā¦ You shouldnāt decide on something that important all on your own, you know?
Still, Iām surprised the Vice Prez have it the go-ahead. He made a point that having only one member of 2wink wouldnāt work well, and all.
Yuuta: Yeah, he did say that, but his main concern was your physical condition, Aniki.
So we argued that youāre doing plenty of solo work, so thereās no reason to worry about only one half of 2wink appearing, and that did the trick.
Seems even she figured itād be best if it were you to participate too, given youāre on a roll and everything right now.
Hinata: ā¦Huh? For me to?
Wait, what does that mean? Will I be performing? Did my schedule and all that get sorted out?
Yuuta: Nope, Iāll appear as āHinata-kunā for Mega Summer.
A bunch of people will attend if the currently-popular Hinata-kun gets to be the one performing, right?
Given the eventās really large-scale and holds a lot of influence, itāll help 2winkās name gain even more notoriety.
Our name gets out there, and we get paid. Sounds like nothing but pros to me! āŖ
Right? Think for a second and itās obvious. Whatās best for 2wink right now is for āHinata-kunā to participate in this event.
Itās what the people want, after all. And as an idol, we simply just have to live up to the peopleās expectations, right? āŖ
Hinata: ā¦ ā¦
Yuuta: Besides, the projectās handled by your beloved Anzu-san, isnāt it? If itās for her, surely āHinata-kunā would want to take the job no matter what?
Hinata: ā¦Thatās not true.
Yuuta: Why do you look so unhappy over this? This is just another case of swapping places like we always do, isnāt it?
Hinata: Thatās not the part Iām unhappy about. āI want you to find success too, Yuuta-kun!
Mega Summer is the perfect opportunity for that! If you do great there, youāll definitely gain more recognition, Yuuta-kun.
So, Yuuta-kun, Iād really rather you to participate under your own name.
I feel like thereās become somewhat of a gap in popularity between us currently, you know? So if you get to appear in Mega Summer, then surely, youāllā
Yuuta: ā¦Oh, I see. So youāre giving up another thing for me, just like that.
Hinata: Huh?
Yuuta: āAniki, do you even know why Iām doing this?
Hinata: ā¦?
Yuuta: Because right now, Iām doing better at being āHinata-kunā than you are.
Hinata: ā¦Atā¦ being āHinataā?
Yuuta: Iām sure youāve gotten a bunch of praise for work you donāt remember accepting lately, havenāt you, Aniki?
Hinata: That, wellā¦ Yeah, I guess I have.
Yuuta: Truth is, even aside from doing work for that drama, Iāve been taking your place as āHinata-kunā. and doing other jobs meant for you.
Like interviews, photoshoots for magazines, and many moreā¦
And to avoid any discrepancies, Iāve been recording all the programs youāve appeared on too, and watching them overātaking in the person that is āHinataā.
By doing so, I could then pick up everything you couldnāt do, and do it in your place.
And when I did thatā¦ The work Iāve been taking up as āHinata-kunā began gaining recognition throughout the industry.
With all that considered, doesnāt that mean Iām better that being āHinata-kunā than you are?
Hinata: ā¦!
Yuuta: This Mega Summer job is such an important job for 2wink, you seeā¦
So in that caseāyou should leave it to me, okay?
Iām gonna make it into a massive success, as the best āHinata-kunā out there, just you waitā¦āŖ
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