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Tomoe
Time to dig in... Oh! My bento has octopus-shaped wieners in it today.
Himari
You're right. They're so cute~! Hey, Tomoe, want to trade me one for a piece of deep-fried chicken?
Tomoe
Oh, sure. Well then, I'll take this one!
Himari
Ah! That was the biggest one!
Moca
Oh man~, lunch sure is lively again today~.
Ran
Seriously, it's too noisy. By the way, Tsugumi's late. I know she said she had something to take care of, but...
Tsugumi
Sorry I'm late!
Moca
Oh~, speak of the devil~.
Himari
Tsugu, glad you could join us~! What did you have to take care of?
Tsugumi
I was suddenly called in for student council business.
Ran
During lunch break...? Our student council seems really busy.
Tsugumi
Ahaha... We just had a minor announcement today.
Tomoe
Are you really okay, Tsugu? Don't push yourself too much.
Tomoe
If the student council has work they can't handle on their own, you know you can ask us for help, right?
Tsugumi
Y-yeah! Thanks, Tomoe-chan.
Moca
Tomo-chin, you're kinda acting like her mom~.
Ran
I don't know about that... but you are worrying more than you usually do.
Tomoe
It could be that or... Ah~, how do I put it?
Tomoe
I recently got the chance to experience just how hard student council work is.
Himari
Wow~. What happened?
Tomoe
Hanasakigawa had this event called Hanasakigawa Community Festival. I went to it with Ako.
Tsugumi
Ah, that's the event where downtown shops collaborated with Hanasakigawa!
Tomoe
Yeah, that. It was really pumping, but their student council seemed to be having trouble running it.
Tomoe
Problems kept popping up, and Rinko-san and Arisa seemed really busy running all around the school.
Himari
I see. I guess all student councils must have it rough.
Tsugumi
Yeah. Managing an event that size seems tough. I bet there would be various things to adjust here and there.
Tomoe
Right. They both said the same thing.
Tomoe
Haha, it was kinda surprising seeing Rinko-san get nervous just talking to adults for the first time.
Ran
Think so? That's kinda how I picture her though.
Tomoe
She's earnest and levelheaded, so I thought she was someone that's always relaxed and can handle anything perfectly.
Tsugumi
She certainly is an earnest person, but...
Tomoe
You guys know how Ako tells us about how cool of a person Rinko-san is, right?
Himari
Yeah, but... that's coming from Ako-chan...
Moca
If we're to believe what she says, that would make you a cool big sis, Tomo-chin~.
Tomoe
What's that supposed to mean...? Well, whatever.
Tomoe
She's the perfect student council president that easily solves any problem in an instant, always plans to make school life better, and assigns work to the right people.
Tomoe
The other student council members always call her the "ultimately cool president with the greatest leadership in the history of Hanasakigawa." That's what I had thought.
Moca
Tomo-chin, that makes her sound like a robot.
Ran
Yeah, that's not really Shirokane-san, is it?
Himari
It'd be scary if there was a super high schooler like that~!
Tomoe
But after hearing about her from Ako, that's what I thought of her.
Tsugumi
Ahaha... Ako-chan might just see Rinko-san as being that cool.
Tomoe
Exactly... Still, even though she's not like she seems, she really is a cool student council president.
Ran
Oh really? How so?
Tomoe
When she was handling the event, even if something bad happened, she faced it without running away and worked hard to the end to make it a great event.
Tomoe
She looked so cool then. Way cooler than some super student council president that can do anything.
Tomoe
She herself said that wasn't the case, but that's what I thought, and the others felt the same, so I figure they must adore her.
Himari
Whoa... I think I might know how they might feel...
Tsugumi
Yeah! As a student council member myself, I really admire her!
Tomoe
I thought so! It makes me wish I could be that cool.
Moca
Now, now. You're just as cool as she is. Isn't that right, Miss "Hero"?
Himari
Huh?! What's that about?!
Tomoe
Wha-... How do you know about that, Moca?!
Moca
Who knows? How could I know about it~? Maybe the daughter of a certain bakery told me, or maybe she didn't...
Tomoe
So it was Saya...!
Himari
Hey, what do you mean by hero?! Tomoe, did you do something incredible?!
Tsugumi
If she's calling you a hero, you must've saved the day or something.
Tomoe
No, I'm telling you that's not it! It wasn't like that...!
Ran
C'mon and tell us, Hero.
Tomoe
I keep telling you, it's nothing!
Moca
In that case, Moca-chan shall take her place in telling you the legend of "The Hero of Downtown"...
Tomoe
Quit it~, Moca~!
Transcript
Marina
Phew. The soba noodles at that place were good considering that was our first time there.
Tomoe
Huh? Marina-san and BanG Dreamer-san, hello! Are you on your lunch break?
Marina
Tomoe-chan, hello! You guessed it. We just had some zaru soba noodles at that soba place.
Tomoe
That place is really good, isn't it? Next time you go, please try the nabeyaki udon noodles. That's what the owner always recommends.
Marina
I see! We'll try them next time. You really do know everything about the downtown area.
Marina
I think it's really amazing how everyone around here trusts you.
Tomoe
No, no, there's nothing special about it. I wouldn't say they trust me...
Tomoe
Ah... I'm having this conversation again...
Marina
...? Did something happen?
Tomoe
Ah, well, actually, Rinko-san got the wrong idea about me recently.
Tomoe
She said that I'm a strong-spirited and trustworthy person... like a hero that would never lose.
Marina
You're like a hero, huh? I can sort of picture that.
Tomoe
Y-you can? Hrm... I'm flattered you would say that...
Tomoe
But the real me is nothing like that.
Tomoe
I often worry and get depressed, and I even get sick of myself for being pathetic.
Tomoe
Rather than being like a hero that can save people, I'm more the type that immediately wants to show off my good side when people ask me for something...
Marina
Fufu, I understand where you're coming from. I can't help but get enthusiastic at times like that too.
Marina
So were you able to clear up Rinko-chan's misunderstanding?
Tomoe
Yes! A lot happened, but we were able to talk properly.
Tomoe
Since Rinko-san thought I was such an amazing person, I honestly thought that she would be disappointed in me...
Tomoe
But even then she said I'm a cool person.
Tomoe
She even said that me thinking I'm no good might be proof that I'm facing my own weakness and trying to be stronger.
Marina
I see... What a lovely thing for her to say.
Tomoe
Yes. It felt like she was telling me that my flaws would become another asset.
Marina
Mhm! Being able to talk with Rinko-chan sure gave you some good stimulation.
Tomoe
Right. It's given me the motivation to keep on doing my best in my own way!
Tomoe
If I keep it up, I might even be able to become like Invinci-Red!
Marina
Huh? Who's Invinci-Red...?
Tomoe
Oh, I was just talking to myself! Well then, Marina-san, BanG Dreamer-san, see you next time at CiRCLE!