A deep breath of wind-colored air.

Into the boys’ healing zone…
One day, they returned to their true selves and played to their hearts’ content as a group of five. Tired from playing, they took a deep breath. A gentle breeze blew through their hearts. Once they were completely relaxed, each of them began to proudly talk about their own healing time. The laughter never ceased.

🔴On their way home after finishing work somewhere in Tokyo, the eyes of the five men suddenly lit up. To their surprise, there was a huge vacant lot near the work site. Aiba and MatsuJun were the first to arrive. They took out a basketball that they had in the car and started playing together. It was a simple game where you lose if the ball is intercepted while dribbling. As expected of Aiba, a former basketball player, he showed off his brilliant dribbling skills. On the other hand, MatsuJun, who was on defense, moved well, but it looked more like he was dancing than playing basketball. “Okay, let’s play corner ball next,” MatsuJun suggested. It was another simple game where you hit a ball against the corner of a wall, and the other person tries to catch the it when it bounces back. If you can’t catch it, you switch players, and they compete to see who can catch it the most times. The innocent smiles on the two men’s faces showed that they had become like little kids again.

🔴Nino, Ohno, and Sakurai were frolicking around like cats. They were basking in the warm sunshine in the corner of an empty lot. While hanging out, they playfully tease each other. Time seems to be passing by leisurely here. However, the teasing gradually becomes more extreme. Ohno starts teasing Nino with a mysterious, strange face attack (if I had to describe it, it’s like the face of a Peko-chan doll), and the two of them get locked in a four-point stance. As they move around the vacant lot in that state… they look like adorable little animals. Sakurai watches Nino and Ohno’s strange movements and laughs heartily, holding his stomach. It’s a scene that makes even the viewer feel happy.

🔴When they find a soccer ball lying in the vacant lot, the five of them start a soccer tournament. Sakurai shines here. As someone who aimed to become a J-League player, his ball handling skills are exceptional. As they all get engrossed in chasing the ball, before they know it, the five shadows have grown long. It was an afternoon where we had so much fun we completely forgot about the passage of time.

The happiest moment for me is when I get into my futon (lol). The moment I snuggle under the covers is the best. Just the other day I studied so hard I couldn’t calm down and fall asleep. But after the exams were over I had a recording and I was able let the stress all out at once, it felt incredibly good! As expected, I guess I love singing and dancing~ Also, I’ve been rewatching old movies. Like “Trainspotting”. It kind of makes me want to act, that’s a dream of mine.

About a week ago, I wanted to do some physical activity, so I ran a marathon. I felt it was within my physical limit so I ran from my neighborhood station to Futa station, about 10 km. But I didn’t take the return trip into consideration (lol). I was pretty unsteady on the way home and even though I made it I felt like I was about to cry. But after that, you know, the incredible sleep!! The amazing feeling of “mu” (nothingness)~ ! I might make a habit of running marathons…actually, never mind (lol). Recently I met up with (?)-kun. We mostly just chatted, but when it’s like that you can really feel the friendship and it gives you a sense of peace.

Healing for me might be doing nothing and just zoning out in my room? Even on my days off I get up at 8am, but I don’t go out and just hang around watching TV!? (lol) Then I eat my favorite family hot dog, just ham and mayo in a bun, and go out to rent some videos. Last time I rented and watched “Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald”. I tend to like either heartwarming or action movies. After that, I also like to spend time drawing. In my sketch book I reference foreign looking eyes, noses and mouths, and mix them up to make various characters. Actually, I want to add color to those drawings but I’m bad at coloring. I’ve only done about 5 or 6, I really want to do more.

Recently I had a good amount of time off, and I thought it would be nice to spend it with my family, so I stayed home. For New Years I usually go to [illegible]. I played games nonstop. Lately I’ve been really hooked on Poporocrois 2~. I played it so much I didn’t even take one step outside my room and the days all blurred together. But that’s kind of fun. It’s the same when I play guitar. Just recently I finished a song. It’s a love song, I hope I can perform it live.

Lately I’ve been relaxing in my room a lot. I sat in the kotatsu, leaning against a cushion, and watched cable TV. I’ve gotten into the habit of drinking tea while I watch. I started drinking it often after learning on TV that it has beneficial effects. I only drink Asian tea; I can’t drink black tea or coffee. As expected, I feel most relaxed when I’m with my friends. We play the maracas game at the arcade, or go shopping… I really enjoy those times. Ah, recently, I learned [illegible] from Takizawa-kun.

It’s great to spend time alone but clearly it’s best when all 5 of us are together~