'18Blanc 1st Place/Part 1

Producer:	So, with that said. Kuro has placed first in the Blanc category of the third I-chu Awards! Congratulations, Kuro.
Kuro:	I did?
Baber:	Amazing, Kuro!
Saku:	Seriously!? The same first place I got, isn’t that something.
Kuro:	I see… I got first….
Kuro:	…
Producer:	(Is there something wrong…? Kuro’s face won’t brighten up…)
Saku:	As your senior in placing first, I’ll tell you what kind of work you’ll have to do~
Baber:	Let’s celebrate, let’s celebrate! Kuro, should we eat something delicious together?
Producer:	(I guess it hasn’t sunk in yet? I’ll let the three of them share the joy of it first)
Producer:	Then, I’ll come back later to explain.
Kuro:	Yeah.
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Producer:	(I wanted to tell Kuro about the awards, but… Where is he? The only place I haven’t looked at yet is--)
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Producer:	So you were in such a place.
Kuro:	Did I make you search for me… Sorry.
Producer:	Kuro, what’s wrong? Since before you haven’t been that cheerful?
Kuro:	No… I’m as usual. There’s nothing wrong.
Producer:	It’s not nothing, isn’t it? I can understand by Kuro’s appearance that something is wrong.
Kuro:	….Hah. I can’t keep a secret from you.
Kuro:	When I heard that I placed first in the Blanc edition of the I-chu Awards, I was happy. ...But is it really okay for me to place first?
Producer:	Kuro being first is okay. Because this is the result of the fans that are cheering for you.
Kuro:	I honestly appreciate the fans’ feelings. But… What I did, and the past, won’t just disappear.
Producer:	(I see, so he’s thinking of everything he’s done…)
Kuro:	Is it really allowed for me, who brought those people bad feelings, to smile as the center of attention?
Producer:	It’s okay if it’s you, Kuro.
Producer:	You know that everyone has forgiven you, right?
Kuro:	…
Producer:	The current Kuro is laughing with everyone. And the fans, seeing that appearance, thought that they wanted you to laugh even more, and cheered for you.
Producer:	That’s why, when you’re happy, you should laugh with honesty....
Kuro:	(Laugh with honesty, huh…)
Kuro:	...It’s as you say. If I’m like this, I can’t face the fans that have cheered for me all this time.
Producer:	Right. You must properly let them know of your feelings of gratitude.
Kuro:	Thank you, I showed you a miserable appearance of mine… I have to stand proud for the fans that chose me.
Kuro:	I won’t degrade the efforts of those who’ve accepted me despite what happened in the past. I want them… To see the current me.
Producer:	I’ll support you so you can properly show your power. Come on, let’s go back. I wanted to talk about the schedule from now on.
Kuro:	Right.
Baber:	Ah, Kuro, we found you!
Saku:	Hold on, Kuro! What were you and Producer-chan doing all alone!?
Kuro:	Saku, Baber, what’s wrong…
Saku:	That’s our line! We searched all over for you!
Baber:	Everyone is waiting.
Kuro:	Who’s waiting…?