Shards of Time: Black

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Shards of Time: Black
Campaign	Shards of Time: Black
Written by	Mitsuki
Type	Global-exclusive Scout
Episodes	5
Released	Apr 15th 2022
Characters
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Shards of Time: Black (光影碎片 Black篇, guāngyǐng suìpiàn black piān) is a Global-exclusive gacha story released on Apr 15th 2022. It is unlocked for free whenever the scout is available. Producers can unlock story chapters manually after one month from the story's release at the cost of 30^GLB for each chapter.

It features Hajime, Ritsu, Arashi, Kaoru, Mika, and Tsumugi.

CGs

To Your Tenderness - 1
(Hm-hmm~ Narucchan's happy too. It's great to spend time together with a friend on weekends! I kinda want to hum a song too♪)

To Your Tenderness - 3
(What a youthful mistake...♪)

Episodes

To Your Tenderness
1	Episode 1	Summer
Mika and Arashi are shopping together to help Mika buy everything he needs for Valkyrie's performances. Arashi decides that they should drop off everything they bought to go on a "date" together now and the two of them continue to enjoy the time they spend together. Arashi says that they haven't been able to go out together for a while because of work, so she's thankful that she can spend time with Mika more because he moved into Seisoukan. Mika lets Arashi know that she can send pictures to him whenever she wants, which reminds Arashi of an accessory shop she sent a photo of to Mika the other day. Since it's close to where they are right now, they decide to go check out the shop. In the shop, the two of them are looking at and trying out various accessories. Mika notices a pretty brooch that catches both his and Arashi's attention. They realize that the brooch is only for display, which disappoints Mika because he wanted to buy it for Arashi. Arashi tells him that they can just take a picture of it to preserve its beauty but Mika is unsure. Time passes and the sun is setting. The two of them talk about how fun their day was but Arashi notices that they never took a photo together. Since Arashi's phone ran out of battery, they use Mika's phone to take pictures together. After they take some photos together and part ways, Mika returns to his dorm room. He looks through the photos Arashi took and sends them to her. He notices a blurry photo of them—which he keeps—and the picture of the brooch. Still disappointed that he couldn't get the brooch for Arashi, he realizes that he can recreate the brooch instead.
2	Episode 2	Summer
In the dressing room, Tsumugi brings in some outfits to put away when he notices Mika. Mika offers to help him, which reminds Tsumugi of the time they spent together in the Arts and Crafts Club. Mika worries about Tsumugi's health since he started working at ES and tells him to make sure he's watching his health. Tsumugi asks Mika why he's in the dressing room and Mika tells him that he's trying to recreate a brooch for Arashi. Mika already made a lot of similar-looking brooches but he says that all of them feel like they're missing something. Tsumugi offers his advice, and tells Mika that even though he skillfully recreated the brooch, the reason it feels like something's missing is because he wanted to surprise Arashi with a gift. Tsumugi suggests that Mika should make a unique brooch for Arashi instead. Mika thanks Tsumugi and decides to make a unique brooch that suits Arashi.
3	Episode 3	Summer
Later, Mika is struggling to think of a design for the brooch when Kaoru notices that he looks troubled. Mika tells him that he was trying to choose what design would look best for a brooch and shows Kaoru his drafts. Looking at the designs for the drafts, Kaoru jumps to the conclusion that Mika's making the gift for a girl. Mika asks Kaoru a question, snapping him out of his daze. Kaoru advises Mika to reference things from their daily lives together or the person's style, suggesting that he starts with something the person once wore on a date. Mika thanks Kaoru for his help and asks him if he can provide more assistance, which Kaoru is glad to do. Meanwhile, in Kaoru's mind, he's panicking trying to figure out who this girl Mika's making a gift for is, thinking it's Anzu. Mika and Kaoru go to the library to do some research about possible designs, and they meet Tsumugi. Tsumugi helps them find books about jewelry designs based on Mika's previous designs. Tsumugi and Mika look through the books together while Kaoru recommends that Mika describe the person so they can come up with better design suggestions. Tsumugi realizes that Kaoru doesn't know who Mika's making the brooch for and wonders if there's a misunderstanding. Mika describes what "Narucchan" likes, and how cool she is when performing as a member of Knights. Thinking that Mika was making a gift for Anzu this entire time, Kaoru is visibly very shocked when he learns that the person Mika's making a gift for is a Knights member, to Tsumugi's amusement.
4	Episode 4	Summer
Elsewhere, Arashi and Hajime are talking about herbal teas together while Ritsu's lying down among the flowers after his nap—troubled after missing his chance to greet them when he woke up. Arashi finishes making her tea blend for Mika—who she noticed looking tired recently—and wants to find someone to try it when Hajime hears something among the flowers. Hajime goes to investigate and Ritsu grabs his hand from the flowers and greets the two of them. When Arashi lets him know that it's afternoon, Ritsu decides to join them in their afternoon tea party. Hajime asks him what tea he wants and Ritsu sees that there's already a pot of herbal tea ready. Since Arashi wants someone to try the tea anyway, she lets Ritsu try it. He compliments how relaxing the tea is. Because Ritsu is Mika's roommate, Arashi asks him how Mika's been doing recently since he's been hiding something from her lately. Ritsu realizes that Arashi didn't know that Mika was trying to surprise her and she became worried instead. Arashi notices that Ritsu knows something and asks him to tell her, but Ritsu decides to keep it a secret. She deduces that Ritsu's acting this way because he felt sad that no one found him lying in the flowers and Hajime apologizes for this. Ritsu cuddles up with Hajime and accepts his apology while still ignoring Arashi. The three of them end up play-fighting with each other for a while and Ritsu's mood improves. He tells Arashi that she doesn't need to worry about Mika, which puzzles her.
5	Episode 5	Summer
Several days later, Arashi invites Mika to a tea party with only the two of them in attendance. Arashi serves a cup of the herbal tea she made to Mika—who compliments it. Arashi tells Mika that the members of Flavor give names to their blends, and asks Mika if he has any ideas for a name. Since the other members named their blends after their nicknames, Mika decides that this blend could be called the "Narucchan Blend". After they name the blend, Arashi tells Mika to make sure he rests after this, and Mika apologizes for making her worry recently. Mika presents his gift to Arashi and tells her that he made it for her because they couldn't buy the brooch from the shop. Moved to tears, Arashi is very thankful for the thought and care Mika put into making his gift. The two of them reminisce about the beginning of their relationship and how they've changed since back then. To preserve this moment of happiness, the two of them take a picture together.

References

Shards of Time: Black

光影碎片 Black篇

guāngyǐng suìpiàn black piān

Shards of Time: Black

Global2

Mitsuki

5

Apr 15th 2022

Hajime Shino

4

Ritsu Sakuma

4

Arashi Narukami

1,4-5

Kaoru Hakaze

3

Mika Kagehira

1-3,5

Tsumugi Aoba

2-3

To Your Tenderness//5

Summer

Mika and Arashi are shopping together to help Mika buy everything he needs for Valkyrie's performances. Arashi decides that they should drop off everything they bought to go on a "date" together now and the two of them continue to enjoy the time they spend together. Arashi says that they haven't been able to go out together for a while because of work, so she's thankful that she can spend time with Mika more because he moved into Seisoukan. Mika lets Arashi know that she can send pictures to him whenever she wants, which reminds Arashi of an accessory shop she sent a photo of to Mika the other day. Since it's close to where they are right now, they decide to go check out the shop.

In the shop, the two of them are looking at and trying out various accessories. Mika notices a pretty brooch that catches both his and Arashi's attention. They realize that the brooch is only for display, which disappoints Mika because he wanted to buy it for Arashi. Arashi tells him that they can just take a picture of it to preserve its beauty but Mika is unsure.

Time passes and the sun is setting. The two of them talk about how fun their day was but Arashi notices that they never took a photo together. Since Arashi's phone ran out of battery, they use Mika's phone to take pictures together.

After they take some photos together and part ways, Mika returns to his dorm room. He looks through the photos Arashi took and sends them to her. He notices a blurry photo of them—which he keeps—and the picture of the brooch. Still disappointed that he couldn't get the brooch for Arashi, he realizes that he can recreate the brooch instead.

In the dressing room, Tsumugi brings in some outfits to put away when he notices Mika. Mika offers to help him, which reminds Tsumugi of the time they spent together in the Arts and Crafts Club. Mika worries about Tsumugi's health since he started working at ES and tells him to make sure he's watching his health. Tsumugi asks Mika why he's in the dressing room and Mika tells him that he's trying to recreate a brooch for Arashi. Mika already made a lot of similar-looking brooches but he says that all of them feel like they're missing something. Tsumugi offers his advice, and tells Mika that even though he skillfully recreated the brooch, the reason it feels like something's missing is because he wanted to surprise Arashi with a gift. Tsumugi suggests that Mika should make a unique brooch for Arashi instead. Mika thanks Tsumugi and decides to make a unique brooch that suits Arashi.

Later, Mika is struggling to think of a design for the brooch when Kaoru notices that he looks troubled. Mika tells him that he was trying to choose what design would look best for a brooch and shows Kaoru his drafts. Looking at the designs for the drafts, Kaoru jumps to the conclusion that Mika's making the gift for a girl. Mika asks Kaoru a question, snapping him out of his daze. Kaoru advises Mika to reference things from their daily lives together or the person's style, suggesting that he starts with something the person once wore on a date. Mika thanks Kaoru for his help and asks him if he can provide more assistance, which Kaoru is glad to do. Meanwhile, in Kaoru's mind, he's panicking trying to figure out who this girl Mika's making a gift for is, thinking it's Anzu.

Mika and Kaoru go to the library to do some research about possible designs, and they meet Tsumugi. Tsumugi helps them find books about jewelry designs based on Mika's previous designs. Tsumugi and Mika look through the books together while Kaoru recommends that Mika describe the person so they can come up with better design suggestions. Tsumugi realizes that Kaoru doesn't know who Mika's making the brooch for and wonders if there's a misunderstanding. Mika describes what "Narucchan" likes, and how cool she is when performing as a member of Knights. Thinking that Mika was making a gift for Anzu this entire time, Kaoru is visibly very shocked when he learns that the person Mika's making a gift for is a Knights member, to Tsumugi's amusement.

Elsewhere, Arashi and Hajime are talking about herbal teas together while Ritsu's lying down among the flowers after his nap—troubled after missing his chance to greet them when he woke up. Arashi finishes making her tea blend for Mika—who she noticed looking tired recently—and wants to find someone to try it when Hajime hears something among the flowers. Hajime goes to investigate and Ritsu grabs his hand from the flowers and greets the two of them. When Arashi lets him know that it's afternoon, Ritsu decides to join them in their afternoon tea party. Hajime asks him what tea he wants and Ritsu sees that there's already a pot of herbal tea ready. Since Arashi wants someone to try the tea anyway, she lets Ritsu try it. He compliments how relaxing the tea is. Because Ritsu is Mika's roommate, Arashi asks him how Mika's been doing recently since he's been hiding something from her lately. Ritsu realizes that Arashi didn't know that Mika was trying to surprise her and she became worried instead. Arashi notices that Ritsu knows something and asks him to tell her, but Ritsu decides to keep it a secret. She deduces that Ritsu's acting this way because he felt sad that no one found him lying in the flowers and Hajime apologizes for this. Ritsu cuddles up with Hajime and accepts his apology while still ignoring Arashi. The three of them end up play-fighting with each other for a while and Ritsu's mood improves. He tells Arashi that she doesn't need to worry about Mika, which puzzles her.

Several days later, Arashi invites Mika to a tea party with only the two of them in attendance. Arashi serves a cup of the herbal tea she made to Mika—who compliments it. Arashi tells Mika that the members of Flavor give names to their blends, and asks Mika if he has any ideas for a name. Since the other members named their blends after their nicknames, Mika decides that this blend could be called the "Narucchan Blend". After they name the blend, Arashi tells Mika to make sure he rests after this, and Mika apologizes for making her worry recently. Mika presents his gift to Arashi and tells her that he made it for her because they couldn't buy the brooch from the shop. Moved to tears, Arashi is very thankful for the thought and care Mika put into making his gift. The two of them reminisce about the beginning of their relationship and how they've changed since back then. To preserve this moment of happiness, the two of them take a picture together.

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