SS ー Color's Birthday (2024)

"I'll be a hero when I grow up!"
 

The hero always comes out on top against the bad guys, restoring peace and security in the city.

And he is adored by many.
Even if he encounters some who reject him, he eventually wins their understanding and they become his fans. 

The one who supported my "pretentious" righteousness is gone now.

(I wish I could tell you that I became a police officer...)
 

"...... Color?"

"Sorry, I zoned out for a second. What's the matter, Snow?"

"Apologies, I need your stamp of approval."

"Yeah, yeah, leave it to me~"
 

I skimmed through the documents and stamped the blank space at the top.

For whatever reason, I still couldn't get the air castle out of my head, so I asked Snow:
 

"Why did you become a police officer?"

"......."

"... Can't answer?"

"That is not it. Uhm, I've always wanted to be one since I was a child."

 

We're the same. I'm not sure if that's the real reason, though.

"Not surprised, every child with a pure heart fantasizes of having a cool job.
I was also that innocent at one point."

"...... But things turned out as you'd hoped, which means you are――"

"That's hitting too close to home; forget it. And that is not who I am!"
 

Is what I'm saying, but
my overweening spirit wants me to believe that I'm a hero deep inside.

GOAT has six members now, all of whom are men, so I was expecting squalor.
And yet...
 

(I hate to admit it, but... they are important to me.)

 

Unlike having friends or a lot of brothers, there isn't really a name for this.

I mentioned it to an acquaintance before, and they said, "Isn't that because you think of them as part of your person?" But would I really be thinking something that corny? Given that, after all, they are men?

 

(But, if that were the case, wouldn't that make me look like a hero?)
 

If that were the case, I could even find myself a girlfriend.

Since the manga and anime I grew up watching showed pretty heroines together with the heroes.
 

(Am I doing everything I can to make that happen...... Yeah, as if.)
 

"Haaah, I want a girlfriend! I want my troubled mind to be soothed!"

"They knew you'd say that, so they asked Owl to crossdress for your birthday party. Or so I heard."

"Putting in a lot of work, aren't we? Wait, that's not it!?"

"......?"

"Just so you know, I want is a real girl to embrace and lie down with!"

"Now that you mention it, I doubt you'd want that kind of connection with any of us..."
"Sooner or later, Snow, you'll also learn everything about the happy hormones you produce when you're with the person you love..."

"I don't really一"

"No, no, no—it's a serious matter."

"......... Okay."

"Haha, why do you look so disgusted~~!"
 

(I have a lot on my mind, but right now, I'm preoccupied with these guys.)
 

For the time being, as the center pillar who cannot yield for absolutely no reason,
I must act both as a shield to defend the members and
as an umbrella to protect them from the pouring rain.

 

To become a hero, I must first protect that at all costs.

 

Happy Birthday, COLOR.