Spying on Love’s First Bloom

Honoka

They're sharing a parfait! This is totally a date!

Roy Hazama

Your whispering carries further than my sniper rifle.

Kazuma

So then I told the guild master, 'If you want me to take that quest, you'll double the reward and throw in a bath coupon.'

Umi

You... negotiated with the guild master over hygiene?

Honoka

Look how she's laughing! Umi never laughs at boys!

Roy Hazama

Your friend has excellent tactical awareness. She's been checking our position every thirty seconds.

Umi

You had... dessert on your face.

Kazuma

This is either the beginning of something beautiful, or you're about to slap me. Fifty-fifty odds?

Honoka

Roy! I need evidence for the others!

Roy Hazama

Your friend just signaled her bodyguard. We have ten seconds before we're 'accidentally' caught.

Kazuma

Thanks for the entertainment, stalkers! The bill's on you, right?

Umi

Honoka forgot to pay for her coffee. Again.

Honoka

They shared dessert! It's basically a marriage proposal in idol culture!

Roy Hazama

Your definition of 'marriage' is more flexible than my contracts.

Honoka

Tomorrow, I'm building a confession stage in the park! Spotlights, roses, the works!

Roy Hazama

Because nothing says 'genuine romance' like forced choreography.

Honoka

Umi needs a push! She's too proper to admit she likes him!

Roy Hazama

And you think a public performance will help her... express herself?

Honoka

Trust me! I've known Umi forever! She secretly loves grand gestures!

Roy Hazama

The same way you 'secretly' love early morning practice?

Honoka

Wait... what if she gets stage fright and runs away?

Roy Hazama

Then you'll have successfully created the most embarrassing moment of her life. Congratulations.

Honoka

Umi? Hey! Hypothetically... how do you feel about surprise musical numbers in public parks?

Roy Hazama

I'll start drafting the apology cards. My commission rate just doubled.