Sora Harukawa - Little Galaxies

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Writer: Yuumasu
Season: Autumn
Location: Starmony Halls 1F Corridor


Hinata: Yo, Midori-kun! I'm glad to see you here — it saves me the trouble of having to go look for you ♪

Midori: Huh, you were looking for me...?
Is it about something I did? But I can't think of anything... Um~mm...
For now, I'm sorry...?

Hinata: Apologising first even though you don't know what's going on is totally a 'you' thing to do, but there's really no need to lower your head or anything.
You didn't do anything wrong, and if anything, I'm the one who should be lowering my head.
Here — the math textbook I borrowed from you during lunch! It's a real lifesaver that we're in different classes~ You really can't do without friends ♪

Midori: Oh... So that's what this was about. You're welcome.
You could've just passed it to me in school so you wouldn't have to bring it all the way back to the dorms, though...

Hinata: I thought the same, so after classes ended, I went looking for you, but couldn't find you anywhere.
I figured you might need it for reading ahead, so I brought it here.


Midori: Huh, are you someone who reads ahead, Hinata-kun...?
Isn't it pretty pointless to think too much about something that the teacher's going to cover anyway? It feels like giving yourself extra work to me...

Hinata: Oh, mood~ I'm not the kind to read ahead either ♪ Sitting through lessons is enough studying for me.
But I didn't know whether or not you thought differently, so since I didn't wanna cause you any trouble, I brought the textbook back with me.
What a coincidence that neither of us likes reading ahead~ Just what you'd expect of a pair of besties... ☆

Midori: I mean, there're tons of other people who don't read ahead either... Hm?

Hinata: Oh, it's Sora-kun. That's a pretty big bag you've got there~, whatcha gonna do with that?

Sora: HaHa~ ♪ Sora's going to have a sleepover with Shisho~ and Dai-shisho~!

Midori: It's kind of late to be going out now, so I guess you're staying inside the dorms...? Do you really need that many things for it...?


Sora: Do you wanna know what's inside the bag, Mido-chan? Sora can show you~
A change of clothes, toothpaste and a toothbrush, a cup and some snacks. And also—


Hinata: Woah, hold up! You don't have to explain everything — right, Midori-kun?

Midori: Y-yeah. It was a big shock when you started laying everything out on the floor...

Sora: HiHi~ ♪ Sora will apologise if he shocked you, sorry!
Well then, Sora's going to Shisho~'s room now! Bye-bye~ ♪

Hinata: Sure, have fun~
A sleepover, huh? Sounds cool. Hey hey, let's have one too ♪

Midori: Wha? No, count me out...

[Scene change: Leo, Natsume and Nazuna's room]

Sora: Knock knock ☆ Shisho~, Sora's here and ready!

Natsume: Ah, Sora. Come on in, make yourself at home.

Sora: Good evening, Shisho~ And good evening to you too, Dai-shisho~!
Are you cleaning? Sora can help~

Wataru: Don't worry, it's nothing much. I was just clearing the area around the bed I'm going to be using tonight.


Natsume: It's a real pain that Knight-sama doesn't change his ways and continues making a mess even after all the times I've talked to him about it.
I wish he'd take a leaf out of Ni~chan-senpai's book... But, well, I'm grateful that he lets me use the space however I want while he's overseas.
Shisho is using Knight-sama's bed, so Sora can use Ni~chan-senpai's bed over there.
He's away for tonight on a location shoot. Of course, I got permission beforehand to use his bed.
When you're ready, come over here; let's watch the fascinating movie Wataru-niisan brought together.

Sora: Okay! Sora's gonna borrow your bed, Nito-senpai~ ♪

[A little while later]

Natsume: ... So this is what the comedy king's silent films are like[1]. It's my first time watching one from start to finish.
With the lack of dialogue, we can only rely on expressions and actions to decipher characters' emotions, and yet they're so perfectly understandable. How intriguing ♪


Wataru: Fufufu, I'm glad you enjoyed it. What about you, Sora-kun?

Sora: HaHa~ ♪ The tightrope-walking in the circus was interesting! He looked like he was going to fall, so Sora was all nervous~
Now Sora wants to try tightrope-walking too! Shisho~, let's do it at one of Switch's performances!

Natsume: Great idea. We can have Senpai do a fire dance while we're at it... ♪
Now then, it's about time to switch the lights off. Let's tuck ourselves in.

Sora: Mm~mm. But Sora doesn't wanna sleep yet~? Can we sit in bed and talk until Sora gets tired?

Wataru: Of course, we'd be happy to join you.

[Scene cut]

Natsume: And lights out. ...? Sora, what are you rummaging around for?


Sora: HiHi~ ♪ Sora brought something cool from his room~ It's a projector that projects galaxies on your ceiling!
Sora will adjust this and that... And it's done~

Wataru: Amazing! There are constellations shining down upon you no matter where you look! How wondrous, how wonderful!


Wataru: ... Natsume-kun, shall we use our powers to beautify this even further?

Natsume: Fufu, I was just thinking the same thing ♪

Sora: Wow...! There's sparkly light flying all around the room! It's Shisho~ and Dai-shisho~'s magic~
The light has come here too~... Huh? Sora can't grab hold of it at all. How mysterious, when it's right in front of Sora's eyes~

Natsume: That's because they're just like dreams — they're illusions lacking a physical form. If you try to grab hold of them, they'll disappear.

Sora: Then Sora will just enjoy looking at them ♪ It would be sad to see them disappear.
... Sora wants to be just like the two of you and learn magic that can bring happiness to people~
Can Sora learn just by imitation? ... Umph!


Sora:Mm~mm, nothing's happening~? Hup, huff!

Wataru: Allow me to assist. First, imagine pitch-black darkness in your mind.
... Have you managed that? Next, within that darkness, conjure a single ball of beautiful light.

Sora: The most beautiful... light...

Natsume: It can be a precious memory or a scene that moved you as well. Just let something that appeared to be sparkling to you float in that darkness.

Sora: (Something that sparkled to Sora... A scene that moved Sora is...)


Sora: (The view from up on stage when Sora is with Shisho~ and Senpai!)
... There!
Ah... Look, Shisho~! Dai-shisho~! Sora managed to do it too!
It's still faint and small, but Sora managed to make a ball of light too ♪


Natsume: Yes, it's far more beautiful than anything I could ever create.

Sora: Sora wants to practise lots and be able to make much, much more of them~


Sora: Sora will also learn magic that can bring people happine...

Sora: ... Snzz ♪

Natsume: ... Fufu, it looks like he fell asleep in his exhaustion.

Natsume: You want to learn magic that can bring people happiness, you say...? But you bring plenty of happiness as you are right now.


Wataru: The full extent of his potential is still unknown. Perhaps someday, he shall become a master (shisho) capable of surpassing even the two of us... ♪

Note↑: Based on this and Sora's later line about the tightrope, I believe the specific movie they watched is Charlie Chaplin's "Circus"!