Makoto、 Kotowarenai Otoko！

 (真琴、断れない男！ Makoto, Kotowarenai Otoko!) is the fifth track of the drama CD Extra Short Films. It was released on December 12, 2018.

Translation
Inada： Gaah, today’s training was so tough! Suzuki： Isn’t it too soon for you to be worn out, Inada? Inada： But you’re exhausted too, aren’t you, Suzuki? Suzuki： I’m not! Inada： In that case, you wanna have a showdown by measuring our pulses? Suzuki： Challenge accepted! The one with lower pulse rate wins. Asahi： What on earth are you guys doing? Suzuki： Oh, Asahi, Nanase! You wanna try too? Asahi： No way. Haruka： I’m interested. Asahi： You are!? Inada： Alright! 12! Suzuki： Dammit, 14, I lost! Haruka： You guys look like you’re having fun. Inada： Nanase, you look like you’d usually have a low pulse rate. Suzuki： Anyway, let’s all go grab something to eat? <font color=>Haruka： Sorry. The two of us promised to go somewhere after. <font color=>Suzuki： Promise? <font color=>Asahi： Yeah, we’re meeting up with a friend. We’ll show him around the campus, then we’ll go eat together. <font color=>Suzuki： Is he not a student from Hidaka University? <font color=>Haruka： He’s my childhood friend, who’s studying Sports Education at Meijou Chuo University. <font color=>Asahi： Also we were in the same team in middle school. But seriously, Makoto is late… <font color=>Inada： Maybe he’s lost? Our campus is pretty big. <font color=>Suzuki： Oh, or maybe the club recruitment people got to him. Until around May, you get approached by many of them just by walking on campus. <font color=>Asahi： Ahh… it’s true that Makoto is the kind who can’t say no to people approaching him and he’ll end up listening to what they have to say. <font color=>Inada： A man who can’t say no, huh… that’s bad. <font color=>Haruka： What’s bad? <font color=>Inada： Well.. guys like that get pressed into joining dodgy clubs by force. <font color=>Haruka： Dodgy clubs… <font color=>Inada： Like multi-level marketing clubs. Something like this, for example… <font color=>Makoto： Haru, well, um, a friend recommended this to me, and I think it’s really awesome, so I want to recommend it to you too, Haru. Well, do you know what passive income is? Apparently it’s a way to make money without having to do anything! All you have to do is pay an amount that’s equivalent to a can of mackerel, and before you know it, you’ll be eating the most premium canned mackerel every day! Um…I don’t really get all the complicated stuff, but it’s an amazing system, it’s just, really amazing! Let’s do it together, Haru! <font color=>Asahi： Nonono, Makoto is not irresponsible like that! <font color=>Haruka： Makoto won’t agree to such senseless schemes. <font color=>Inada： Really? <font color=>Suzuki： Well then, how about fortune telling fraud, where he’s scammed into buying vases or seals? (T/N: These are very common scams in Japan) <font color=>Makoto： Hey, Haru… a senpai at my university told me… that I’m possessed by an evil spirit. What should I do? It’s too scary when I stay still, so I’ve been doing weight training non-stop, but my body keeps feeling heavier and heavier. Maybe I really am possessed by something! According to my senpai, if I buy a vase from the vase shop at the back of the station, I’ll get better at once. Hey, Haru, I’m scared, let’s go to the vase shop together! <font color=>Haruka： Makoto won’t buy stupid vases like that. <font color=>Asahi： Well, if you keep doing weight training non-stop, your body is bound to feel heavy and tired. Anyway, what kind of person do you think our friend is!? <font color=>Inada： We’re not insulting him, we’re worried about him! Take my friend from high school, that time, when he… <font color=>Asahi： Why are you staring off into the distance!? <font color=>Suzuki： Anyway, what we’re saying is, Tokyo is a scary city. MLM or fortune telling frauds may be extreme cases, but there are definitely people from small towns who have changed their lifestyle completely after joining a club of hipsters and becoming tainted by the colors of city life. <font color=>Makoto： Ah, this accessory is the trendiest thing now! Oh Haru, you didn’t know? I saw it in Shibuya, wanna go together? But it’s like, totally going viral lately, so it’s probably all gone. Oh, that reminds me, do you go to that super hot shop I told you about? Not yet? Man, I can’t even. Anyhoo, you’re gonna miss the passage on times. Like, super! <font color=>Asahi： Nonono, That can't… actually, I can’t say for sure that’s it’ll never happen… <font color=>Haruka： Makoto… will be tainted by the colors of city life!? <font color=>Asahi： Hehehe… that can’t be… but then, he really is very late. He should be calling us to tell us he’s arrived by now. <font color=>Haruka： I’ll call him! <font color=>Azuma： Hello, it’s me. <font color=>Haruka： Who are you? <font color=>Azuma： Nanase Haruka, huh. So? What’s your answer to me question “why do you only swim free?” Have you found it? <font color=>Asahi： Oh! The mysterious old man? <font color=>Haruka： Why is Mysterious Old Man answering Makoto’s phone? <font color=>Azuma： Now, now, calm down. This smartphone was forgotten and left behind at the seat next to me at the canteen. I saw an income call so I picked it up, that’s all. <font color=>Haruka： Where did Makoto go? <font color=>Azuma： Who knows? While I was having my fried tofu udon noodles, the person next to me was being recruited by a university club… <font color=>Haruka： Club recruitment…! <font color=>Azuma： And he’s left with that person. <font color=>Haruka： Leave the phone at the canteen. I’ll fetch it later. <font color=>Asahi： So Makoto really was being recruited? <font color=>Haruka： Let’s go, Asahi! We must save Makoto! Before he’s tainted by the colors of the city!! <font color=>Asahi： Okay…! <font color=>Haruka： Where is he!? Makoto! MAKOTO!! That bench over there, under the tree! <font color=>Asahi： He’s deep in talk with someone! <font color=>Haruka： Makoto! <font color=>Makoto： But, ugh, I’m not really that keen on… <font color=>Kisumi： Don’t worry! There are many senpai who are really kind, so Makoto, join the basketball club! <font color=>Asahi： What the hell, Kisumi, it’s YOU!?