Maybe I Can Reach Sky Blue (Part 1)

Nikako
humming

Iruru
Oh my, there's a very happy looking kid here.

Nikako
Irurun! Thank you for your hard work!

Iruru
Thank you for your hard work. Did something good happen?

Nikako
Heh~heh~heh~♪ Actually...the bread I bought from the school shop today was really delicious!

Nikako
It's a new product called 'Tartar Croquette Bread', and the homemade sauce and the crispy croquettes are just the best!

Iruru
Ehh, I think I'll try it next time.

Nikako
Do it! You'll like it so much your checks fall off!

Iruru
When that happens, make sure you pick them up.

Nikako
Haha, that's a big responsibility! I'll have to be around when Irurun eats it.

Iruru
Ha ha...you're so cute, Nikako~.

Nikako
W-What's with that all of a sudden!?

Iruru
No, I was just thinking that again. You're like a living embodiment of the word ‘innocent’.

Nikako
Is that so? I'm just being myself...

Nikako
I've been like this since I was on Aogashima, so maybe that means I haven't grown at all...

Iruru
Nikako is moving forward properly. Besides, I think it's important to have things that never change.

Nikako
Hehe...thank you.

Iruru
Speaking of Aogashima...it was featured in a magazine I read the other day.

Nikako
Really? It makes me happy when my hometown is featured.

Iruru
They introduced lots of different spots. As you said before, the starry sky was particularly recommended...

Nikako
That's right! The starry sky on Aogashima is the best!

Iruru
O-Oh...

Nikako
The Milky Way you can see in the summer is amazing! Even though it's night, it's so bright!

Nikako
There's a place called Oyama Observation Park, and I like the stars I can see there the best...!

Iruru
When you talk about it so passionately, I want to go to Aogashima Island! I've never seen a Milky Way that was so bright.

Iruru
The stars we saw together before were beautiful, but...I'd like to see something even more amazing.

Nikako
When we saw it at the park near our house! You remembered!

Nikako
Come to think of it, I haven't been able to go recently...

Nikako
Ugh...I don't think I've been looking at the stars at all...

Iruru
In the city centre, the places where you can see them are limited...I'm sure there are a few places like that park if you look for them.

Nikako
...That's right!

Iruru
What's up?

Nikako
I've just thought of something good! Next time we have a day off...

Nikako
Oh, lunch breaks over...Irurun, let's continue this after school!

Iruru
Okay, I'm looking forward to it~.

Nikako
See you later!

Iruru
I wonder what Nikako has come up with...?

Iruru
Right, let's head to practice today too.

Nikako
Irurun, wait for me! Let's go together!

Iruru
Oh, Nikako is still full of energy after school. Is the croquette bun power still going strong?

Nikako
That's part of it, but I'm even more motivated now! I've come up with something that looks really fun!

Iruru
Something fun?

Nikako
Irurun...let's go stargazing!

Nikako
I've been looking for a good spot in the city to observe the stars. You said you wanted to see the stars too, so I thought we could go together...

Iruru
I see. That's what you came up with during your lunch break.

Iruru
Of course it's okay. It sounds like fun, and if you're going to show me around, then it's even better.

Nikako
Thank you!

Iruru
By the way, where do you want to do the stargazing? There are planetariums in Ikebukuro and Yurakucho, is that where you want to go?

Nikako
No! Planetariums are fun, but this time I want you to see the real starry sky!

Iruru
Hmmm...then how about Mitaka? I've heard you can do stargazing in the big park over there.

Nikako
Hehehe, that was wrong too!

Iruru
Huh? That was wrong...I can't think of anything else.

Nikako
Irurun, you've forgotten something important. If you want to see the stars, the best place is somewhere high up where the air is clear.

Iruru
...In other words?

Nikako
If you want to observe the stars, you should be on top of a mountain!

Iruru
A-A mountain...!?