#so lets do it!!!!! lets get muku and yuki to the top!!!!!

[aomine-in-gensokyo]

Hey guys, Daiki Aomine here

Well now, this certainly is an interesting match up. Five different pairs battling it out for the top spot, huh? While in Gensokyo, I've definitely heard of the Komeiji sisters, but as I don't often go into the Underworld, I can't say I'm close yet. Muku and Yuki, however, are two I know personally. After having gone against them myself, I know their power. Heh. I know you two can make it, so Muku, Yuki, go out there and give it your all.

Ah I've been super busy but I'm still here to support Muku and Yuki for real this time!

So let's talk a bit about Muku and Yuki as a pair! (I'm grateful for all the info I've gotten from A3! fans from the past so that I can present it here now! Though... my knowledge isn't 100% yet so if there's any errors please let me know!)

So who are Muku and Yuki? Well, they are both actors in the Mankai Company's Summer Troupe! Additionally, Yuki himself is also the costume designer.

Now in the beginning, Muku has a noticeable lack of self confidence in himself. I think it's important to note that in his middle school days, Muku was actually the track team's ace! However, due to an injury, he ultimately decided to quit the team entirely, as he believed he could contribute nothing to it anymore. Even in high school, he would often downplay himself, showing no real signs of confidence in his own abilities.

Yuki on the other hand is much more sharp in his demeanor. If there's anyone going against him, he will not hesitate to speak out and state his opinion. He's quick to correct things and stand his ground, maintaining a cool yet bold attitude. However, he's not invincible. Surely you have noticed that he often wears skirts and other similar clothing. This has landed him as the subject of mockery towards some. And while Yuki is quick to dismiss them, their comments still sting.

So how do the two of them play out together? Well, Muku, while very dismissive of himself, is very supportive and open towards others! So naturally, he's very supportive of Yuki's actions! In Muku's eyes, Yuki's attitude and dress apparel is something that Muku is extremely impressed about! It's clear he's very supportive of him!

Yuki has a similar stance towards Muku. He recognizes Muku's abilities and talents and makes sure he knows about it. While he recognizes Muku's shortcomings (such as his self-deprecating nature), he still holds huge respect for Muku. And as such, as Muku supports Yuki, Yuki will support Muku.

[Image ID: A picture of Muku and Yuki standing in an alleyway. Yuki rests his head on Muku's right shoulder. He has a side look on his face. Muku, however, slightly leans towards Yuki. He has a reassuring smile on his face. End ID]

They're both really close with one another and I think it's really cool to see how they support one another! Both of them have faced their own hardships, but the fact that they have each other (and their friends) to work through it is something I can respect greatly! So please consider supporting these two!

PINK AND GREEN BRACKET - THE FINALE

[asordinaryppl]

A3! Homepage Lines - 8th Anniversary

graphics and proofreading by myuntachis!

text version under the cut!

Spring Troupe

Sakuya: Director, the seasons have passed again. Will you continue to walk through these changes together with us?

Masumi: No matter what happens, I will keep loving you. These feelings of mine… are like flowers that will never wither.

Tsuzuru: I’ve created many precious treasures once again. I want to continue doing so, right here!

Itaru: I wasn’t exactly willing to take part in the race, but I came back stronger for it. Level Up, Great Success.

Citron: Ever since I met you, the world has been sparkling! I am sure everyone feels the same!

Chikage: The things we’ve got to do are nowhere near over. I’ll continue doing all I can in this place.

Summer Troupe

Tenma: No matter how high these walls are, as long as I’m with you and these guys, I can get over them… Right?

Yuki: I want to continue creating costumes for everyone here. Look forward to what I’ll make from now on too.

Muku: I’ve become who I am because I met you, Director. I’ll continue doing my best in theater!

Misumi: I want to show how fun acting is to more and mooore people! So keep watching over me, Director-san!

Kazunari: This world is still full of things I don’t know a thing about! That just means I can keep evolving!

Kumon: I’ve come to like acting even, EVEN more! That’s thanks to you and everyone!

Autumn Troupe

Banri: There’s always a wall standin’ in front of us no matter how many times we get past it. Let’s keep overcomin’ it, putting our everything into acting.

Juza: I’ve realized that our acting still has room to grow. I wanna keep doin’ my best, never forgettin’ how I felt when I started out.

Taichi: This is the only place where we can keep earnestly butting heads. I’m going to protect it with my own two hands!

Omi: There’s something I realize every time I flip through my albums. Right now, I’m truly happy… I’ll be in your care from now on.

Sakyo: You want to aim for even higher places, don’t you, Director-san? I feel the same. I’ll keep doin’ just that, together with you…

Azami: I’ll master both acting and makeup. That’ll become a strength for our company from now on.

Winter Troupe

Tsumugi: I’ve reached a turning point, and can now face theater once again. Please look forward to our future performances as well.

Tasuku: I'll continue living on top of the stage. I'll put on the best play I can for everyone that comes to watch me.

Hisoka: The company will keep moving forward if I work hard as an actor? I’ll put in all the effort I can, then.

Homare: Do keep those eyes of yours on me, for I have far from shown you all I have to offer as an actor and a poet.

Azuma: This place where I get to be with everyone is a treasure to me. Thank you for allowing me to meet theater. 

Guy: Theater is endless, and its turmoils are everlasting. And yet, I believe I find even that side of it to be fun.

Backstage

Matsukawa: I feel like I can go anywhere as long as I’m with you, Director! I’ll continue following you FOREEEVER!

Tetsuro: I hope to be… of even more help than before… As part of… this company…

Akashi: I’ll continue shining my lights on the company’s still unseen future because I believe in all of you.

Rento: Your sound’s still got many places to reach. Lemme help ya soar out into the wider world.

Sakoda: Supportin’ this troupe is my reason for being! I’ll keep doin’ so from now on too!

Kamekichi: You lot are a lost cause without me, right? That’s why I’ll keep staying by your side.

Mizuno: I want to show MANKAI Company’s plays to as many people as possible. I will do my best to help with that.

Yuzo: We can’t lose to you young lot. I’ll show ya that us Fuurinkazan can still bloom, too.

GOD-za

Haruto: GOD-za can’t lose to you either. Just you wait, the Fleur Award will be ours for the taking.

Shift: There sure are many styles of acting out there! I gotta study up more, too!

Madoka: I still haven’t written enough. There are so many more things I want to write. …What do I do? I’m conflicted, but I’m still so happy.

Reni: You gave me a bit of a scare during the Fleur Award preliminaries… But I am glad you qualified. I am looking forward to the finals.

First Generation

Kasumi: The current MANKAI Company just makes me want to blindly support them. I stan them all!

Hiiro: They’ve got some presence now. Well, they’re still a bunch of newbies in my eyes, though.

Zen: As long as you’re the General Director, I’ve got no reason to worry about y’all.

Syu: You’ll be takin’ on more and more challenges, right? Make sure to treasure both the changing and unchanging things in your life.

[jujumin-translates]

★ Main Story | Act 13 - Budding Spring | Chapter 33 - Budding Pink

Towa: …

· • —– ٠ ✤ ٠ —– • ·

momo has entered the chat.

shiki: Welcome back! Done already?

Iv: how was it?

momo: I’m doing it

Kar: You’re doing IT? lmao

Iv: it ain’t funny when you say it

shiki: What are you doing?

· • —– ٠ ✤ ٠ —– • ·

Kumon: Five minutes until they post the rankings…

Juza: Five minutes, fourteen seconds to be exact.

Muku: Every second that passes feels like an hour…!

Yuki: Chill.

Azami: Are y’all gonna do this every time?

Izumi: They’ll be announcing it on the official page, right?

Kazunari: They should be.

Homare: Now, why don’t you have a cup of tea and take a breather?

Izumi: Thank you so much!

Sakuya: It’s almost time…

Tsuzuru: Oh God…

Itaru: We’ve come this far, so the results are already set in stone.

Citron: We are but ducks sitting in the palm of the hand of fate~.

Tsuzuru: That’s poetic, but also not an actual saying.

Masumi: Are you trying to say we’re at the mercy of fate?

Muku: Ah, it updated!?

Kumon: Huh? What? But my screen’s still blank…!

Itaru: Is the server down?

Chikage: It must be because everyone’s rushing in all at once.

Kazunari: I’m in! MANKAI Company’s…

Juza: 70… 60… 50…

Kumon: Still nothing?

Muku: There’s no way we dropped below 70th, right…?

Tenma: Knock on wood.

Sakuya: 30th! MANKAI Company’s 30th!

Izumi: Really!?

Chikage: We didn’t make it to the top ten, but it’s still quite the improvement from 70th.

Tsuzuru: Thank God… At least we’ve got a fighting chance now.

Itaru: Now we’ve definitely safely passed the baton to Summer Troupe.

Juza: Hyakka ‘n GOD-za moved up the ranks too.

Sakyo: Theater companies with merit must’ve gotten a sizable amount of Theater Votes. If we’re near them, we’re doing good.

Kazunari: That said, that influencer’s new troupe is also in the top 30~.

Juza: We can’t let our guard down.

Izumi: Well, but doesn’t rising up the ranks call for a bit of a celebration…?

Citron: Let us all celebrate together~! Citrun will put on a new comedy snow for you~!

Tsuzuru: Comedy show. Oh, you mean the thing I wrote during my training camp?

Citron: It is just the right thing to show off!

*Doorbell rings*

Manager: I’ll get it.

*Door closes*

Tsuzuru: Helloooo, good afternoon. We’re Citrun.

Citron: I am Tororo.

*Door opens*

Manager: Minagi-san, you have a visitor.

Tsuzuru: Huh?

Towa: Pardon my intrusion!

Izumi: Huh? Towa-kun?

Towa: …Tsuzuru Minagi-sensei!! Please write a script for my theater troupe!! I’m begging you!!

Tsuzuru: Huh? …WHAT!?

[ ⇠ Previous Part ]

[omirice]

My messy summary for Omi's latest SSR [Equal Justice] "Delicious Lunch"

Disclaimer: Everything is machine translated. Please correct me if there's some errors on the translation!

Long post ahead...

Izumi just got back to the dorm. Muku and Kumon greeted her; Omi was also in the room and asked her why she was late. Izumi said she was busy, and she may be back late for a while. Yuki asked why she was busy. One of the staff members of the theater company she went to help suddenly took a day off, so she’s going to have to come home late for a while. Izumi said she has been skipping lunch too; that’s why she felt really hungry when she got back. Omi was worried, and he didn’t like the idea of skipping lunch, so he suggested that he make lunch for her. Izumi apologized for all the trouble, but Omi didn’t mind at all since he’s really planning to make his own lunch and prepare some for others as well.

~~~

Omi then hands the bento to Izumi. He offered to give her a ride on his bike to drop her off at work. She was hesitant to accept the offer because she felt like Omi was already doing too much for her, on top of making her lunch. Omi said he’s doing this because he wants to, so she shouldn’t hold back. Izumi finally agrees.

Omi then drops her off at work.

~~~

Omi was having his lunch at work when his co-worker, Imagawa,(?) approached him. Imagawa then shared that there has been an unpleasant rumor going on. There’s a man who targets women walking alone in the area. He suddenly remembered Izumi saying she was going to be home late for a while.

He's starting to worry.

~~~

It’s already late, and Izumi was done with work for today. As she was about to go home, a man suddenly approached her and asked if she was alone and they should drink together. Izumi clearly refused, and the man was persistent and made her feel uneasy.

"What do you want with this person?" Omi asked the man.

Izumi was surprised to see Omi appear out of nowhere. The bastard was shocked as well and asked who the hell he was.

"That's my line. if you want something from her, you'll have to talk to me first."

The man finally ran for his life.

Omi then asked her if she was okay. Izumi said she's fine, but she's also wondering why is Omi here. He was worried when he heard about the persistent man. He sent her a LIME, but Izumi didn't notice.

He suddenly remembered that something like this had happened before (initial ssr). Izumi then thanked him for that time and for today for saving her from idiots. Omi responded that it's not something to be thanked for. He's worrying again because there's no guarantee that the guy who just showed up won't show up again. Izumi didn't quite hear what Omi said, so he told her it was nothing. He told her they should go home now.

~~~

Omi was about to prepare lunch, but Izumi suddenly stopped him because she wanted to make Omi's lunch to thank him for last night. He was looking forward to it, and he said he'd just make breakfast for everyone. She made a curry bento for Omi.

FIRST CHOICE

Izumi made the curry bento carefully so it should be fine even if it gets cold. Omi was impressed and asked her to teach him the recipe for it next time. She agreed and told him they should make it together next time.

SECOND CHOICE

Izumi thanked Omi for helping her out last night. He mentioned that when he saw her being teased by a stranger, he suddenly hurried towards her. He was glad he got there on time. OMI IS STILL WORRYING ABOUT HER AND ASKED IF SHE WAS REALLY OKAY FROM LAST NIGHT. Izumi insisted she's really fine. She said that when she saw Omi coming to her rescue, she felt really happy and relieved.

Omi suddenly asked her if she could let him pick her up and drop her off until the end of her time helping out with the theater company. Izumi said she's fine, and it's going to be hard for him since he also has work. Omi insisted that it's not hard since his work is also in the same area for a while as well.

"More importantly, there is also the fact that I want to do it.... what do you think?"

~~~

Omi's about to eat lunch. Izumi prepared keema curry for him. He complimented her curry cooking skills and was impressed at how she took care of it so that it was easy to eat, even in a bento.

"Haha, it's delicious"

"Better than any curry."

[the-himawari]

A3! Rurikawa Yuki - Translation [N] Journey to the Colours

*Please read disclaimer on blog

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Kazunari: Having everyone draw out Tenjiku from their own imaginations is fun, isn’t it!

Kumon: Hehe. I’m satisfied I drew a cool-looking Tenjiku just like I imagined!

Yuki: There’s absolutely no way I’d want to go to the Tenjiku Kumon drew.

Kumon: EHH! It’s cool as hell though!?

Yuki: If it’s not cuter, then I’m not going.

Misumi: What kinda Tenjiku do you want, Yuki?

Yuki: Hmm… if I’m going there myself, then I’d like a place that’s cute and pastel-coloured.

Tenma: What kind of place is that…

Yuki: Your imagination sure is weak.

Tenma: What’d you say!?

Yuki: You’ll get the image if you use your head a little more.

Tenma: Just because you say cute and pastel-coloured doesn’t mean I understand exactly what you mean!?

Kazunari: Alright, cool your jets! Why doesn’t Yuki try drawing next then?

Yuki: Sure, why not? If it’s up to me…

*draws*

Yuki: There would be a fancy castle like this built on top of a cloud made from cotton candy…

Misumi: It’s so fluffy~.

Kumon: His castle looks totally different from the one I drew earlier~.

Muku: Woah, it’s adorable! I bet this Tenjiku could be moved along by a unicorn.

Yuki: Good idea. Why don’t you draw with me, Muku?

Muku: Are you sure? Okay, let’s draw together. There’s sparkling, clear springs and fountains… It might be nice to place a rainbow in the sky like this.

Yuki: Let’s also add some stars and hearts over here in that case.

Tenma: They’re drawing more and more cute things…

Kazunari: Aww! It’s fantastically aborbs and super dreamy~!

Kumon: The use of colour looks really aesthetic!

Misumi: It’s really cute and perfect for Yuki and Muku!

Muku: Ehehe. Thank you…! I know! How about we try drawing some residents of this Tenjiku like Kyu-chan did earlier?

Yuki: Sounds good. Alright, in this plaza and in the castle…

Muku: Wow. All the residents are dressed in such cute clothes!

Kumon: It’s so fluttery with lace and frills everywhere! As expected from Yuki!

Yuki: There. Now it’s complete.

Tenma: …I would never want to become a resident there.

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[kanjukucompany]

【A3! Translation】 Sumeragi Tenma SSR: MANKAI Encore (2/3)

PART 1 / PART 2 / PART 3

(translation under the cut)

Encore: Alibaba

Tenma: "You thief--Huh? A brothers' quarrel?"

Tenma: ...In a situation like this, I'd need to toss in an ad-lib towards Muku.

Tenma: "I'll show you where the lamp is, this way...."

Tenma: "Can I really trust you....?"

Tenma: If I wanted to throw in some ad-libs at Kumon, this would be the place to do it... Okay, I'll start again from the top...

Tenma: "Tell me, Scheherazade! Where is this oasis!?"

Yuki: "Then tonight, I shall tell you a story. Once upon a time, in a faraway land..."

Tenma: !?

Yuki: What're you doing here by yourself?

Kazunari: Tenten's lonely~.

Misumi: There's no running away~!

Kumon: You're too distant!

Muku: Is it okay if we join you?

Yuki: Working hard by yourself is pointless. Our plays are all about our dialogue with each other.

Tenma: Gh.....

Yuki: Hey, we don't have much time until this place closes for the night, let's get a move on.

Misumi: Where do we start~?

Kumon: I'm a little worried about the timing of my entrance!

Kazunari: Then, let's start with the scene where Kumopi appears!

Tenma: O-Oi! Don't just start on your own!

Yuki: --C'mon, Alibaba.

Tenma: ....Jeez.

Kumon: Uguu.... I'm getting nervous...

Muku: Kyu-chan, are you alright?

Kazunari: It's okay, Kumopi. We're right here with you.

Tenma: .....

Yuki: What are you nervous for.

Tenma: I-I'm not...! I'm not nervous!

Yuki: It's so obvious you're lying. This isn't the first time we've done a rerun of this play, so it's not like this is new.

Tenma: .....Guess it can't be helped.

Tenma: This isn't our first time doing a rerun, but this is the first time we've performed this play with six people.

Tenma: This was our debut play, so it's still very special to me.

Tenma: I want us to give an even more powerful performance. One that only this Summer Troupe, with six members including Kumon, can do.

Kumon: Tenma-san...

Kazunari: Totally right!

Yuki: You're a real troublesome leader, huh. That obviously goes without saying.

Yuki: Wasn't that the point of going along with all of your 'solo' practice yesterday?

Kumon: Tenma-san--! I'll do my best!

Muku: Yeah, let's make this our best performance!

Misumi: Let's do this~!

Kazunari: Alright! Well then, let's all huddle around like back then!

Kumon: You huddled that time?

Kazunari: That's right, Kumopi! I think this helps Tenten shake off his nerves and get back in the swing of things~.

Kumon: That really worked!?

Tenma: W-Well.... yeah, he's right.

Kazunari: Everyone gathers around Tenten~, and puts their hand on his chest~.

Tenma: --Summer Troupe, fighto!

Summer Troupe: Yeah!

[lordartsy]

A3! 5 year anniversary countdown: ~After-talk~

This is basically an annoyingly long A/N, none of you have to read it.

January's now over...!! How'd you guys do in the event? I was completely and utterly destroyed by it! ☆

I mean, imagine me, alright? I'm just a little guy. I've got like 300 something something gems to spend, and I have two favorite characters, I'm gonna try getting them both!

So I get kazu, right? Cool! My future's looking bright! Maybe I can get tsuzu too, right? Wrong!

I could sit here and complain about my rolls in detail, but the long and short of it is that I got a LOT of itarus and citrons (one full bloomed r itaru, one full bloomed sr itaru, an ssr christmas itaru, and SIX anniversary citrons!! Thats enough citrons to form a whole wakiwaki-gumi!!). I call them the Partners In Crime Duo (Sr +60%) because they basically robbed me blind

Murder! I spent like 800+ on the spring scout alone, dude!

And tsuzuru's in the tease for the next event...!!? All this pain and suffering...!!

.... Welp, setting my grudges aside.

Doing the anniversary series was a real educational experience for me. I learned a lot of things, like:

- doing something that takes as much time as this series did requires a lot of planning ahead, and its my bad for winging it

- how to draw like 23 different flowers

- being passionate about your work is cool and all but not sleeping and forgetting to eat will land you in the hospital! (twice!!)

- a weak tablet (broken screen) + pointy finger (worn out from drawing/gaming) is NOT an optimized drawing set-up (and one of these days im gonna get me a proper drawing tablet but for now, I'll have to make do)

Because of said unoptimized set-up on top of an already bumpy schedule, there were a lot of ideas i had to throw out the window in order to make room for time (even though compromising on backgrounds/shading/details/etc. was already supposed to give me more time, :ugly_crying:). Of course there are sketches and ideas thats completely different from the final product, but i also wanted to draw some minor characters as part of the countdown if i had the time to. Unfortunately, Sakoda decked out in full "Sakyo Oshi" gear is gonna have to wait.

Speaking of concepts and ideas, here are the anniversary pictures that i had planned to go together! (read: PLANNED to go together— they don't, but i hastily edited it to make it kinda look like it does??)

Hindsight powers activating, i really should've drawn them together THEN separated them instead of drawing them separately from the start. Ahh, let this be yet another learning experience for me.

Yknow, the original idea was to have a very simple piece of the character just going about their day, followed by a <100 words essay about something i like about them. It was like that for the first few days and then I completely threw it out the window the more into it I got. Sorry for making you guys read essays about my thoughts on the characters, I literally didn't mean it.

.... No, screw it. I promised myself not to say anything mean about the game or the characters during the entire run, but im sick of being nice to these guys! I'm gonna say something mean about every single one of them!!

Sakuya's an airhead, dense main character edition! Masumi's a creep! Tsuzuru's ordinary as hell! Itaru's a goddamn gremlin! Citron's a weirdo! Chikage :/ Tenma's a pompous rich kid! Yuki's an asshole! Muku's head is stuffed with nothing but clouds! Misumi is literally some kind of alien! Kazunari's annoying! Kumon's obnoxious! Banri :/ Juza's an airhead, socially incompetent edition! Taichi has nothing going on in the brain! Omi kindly shares his brain cells with Taichi, but at what cost! Sakyo's a boomer! Azami's a brat! Tsumugi and Tasuku share a single brain cell, and they lost it during a street act! Hisoka acts like a pain in the ass! Homare's pretentious! Azuma's a slut! Guy is an airhead, language barrier edition!

..... If you've read any of my posts you would know i dont mean any of that (... some of these, at least). Coming up with some of those was very hard; insulting these guys was a lot harder than i thought it'd be.

If you somehow read through all of that, then thank you! Thank you for putting up with the things I say, and thank you for supporting the countdown series! Seeing the things people say in the tags has been a wonderful experience for me, and I'm glad to have provided some sort of entertainment for you all! Thank you again, and see you next time!

[lucifer-nanezgani]

Driving with Mankai (A3! crack headcanon)

So a while back my family and I went on a road trip and while sitting in the passenger seat and listening to all the A3 character songs (EN only) I started daydreaming about what it would be like if the Mankai boys gave you a lift, assuming they could all drive. This is the result.

Spring Troupe

Sakuya: Doing his best. Scraped by with his tests and drives at grandma speeds, but you can’t get mad at him. Has a packet of half-melted party mix lollies in the glove box that he shares with you.

Masumi: Drives too fast with everyone else and too slow with Izumi. If you try and change his music he will not give you a lift again. Does not speak to you the entire time.

Tsuzuru: Drives a beat-up second hand car he got for cheap and somehow always gets stuck in traffic, but you two always have a good convo while waiting for the lights.

Itaru: A relatively normal ride, but if there’s an event on for one of his games, you will be ranking for him while he tries to give you instructions and drive at the same time.

Citron: Nobody knows how he got his license. Will probably regale you with stories about how back home he drove an elephant or something. Wants to spray-paint the sides of his car to say “The Citron-mobile.”

Chikage: he drives a bright green Volkswagen Beetle. Probably ran a red light once. He drives safely with you in the car but you can’t help but feel nervous. Very good at intimidating cops to get out of a ticket.

Summer Troupe

Tenma: He is not the one driving. You’re joining him in the backseat of his family car while Igawa drives and you sip coffee and talk about his times on set.

Yuki: Drives a pink Mini Cooper. Silent the entire ride. If you change his music, he’s kicking you out there and then. Have fun walking.

Muku: Needs lots of positive reassurance while driving. Constantly asking you if the temperature’s alright or if you want to change music. You take him out for ice cream afterwards.

Misumi: Got Kaz to help him cover his car in triangle stickers. Stops at every triangle sign he sees. Very slow trip but still fun.

Kazunari: Surprisingly conservative with his use of stickers and decals. Plays his mixtapes/playlists constantly and takes you to McDonald’s. Accidentally gets a ticket bc he was too busy vibing to notice you’d gone over the speed limit.

Kumon: Tried to deck his car out like a race car with Kaz’s help. Again, nervous driver but he’s doing his best. Has fuzzy dice that look like baseballs. Listens to baseball on the radio and if you try to change it he gets very dejected. Do not change the radio.

Autumn Troupe

Banri: Has a super tricked-out flashy new car with like a touchscreen and everything. Practically cruises along and makes small talk with you while driving. You kind of feel like a celebrity. If only he played something other than shitty club music through the speakers.

Juza: You’re riding on the back of his bike. He’s awkward bc you have to hold onto his waist and he’s touch-starved as fuck so it’s a quiet ride. You pass a sweets store and ask him to stop there to treat him to milkshakes and apologise for the weird ride.

Taichi: Saved up for years to get a cool car (it is cool, but not as over the top as Banri’s). Has a hat monster bobble head on the dashboard and sings along super loud to his favourite songs while driving. You join in- it’s carpool karaoke central there. Gets pulled up for running a red light by accident.

Omi: Also riding on the back of his bike. He’s less awkward than Juza but keeps asking if you’re ok back there. Harasses you about wearing a helmet properly and stops halfway and pulls some scones out that he baked earlier for you to share.

Sakyo: Will begrudgingly give you a lift but only when you really need it. Drives a plain white sedan. Lectures you about whatever reason you needed the lift for the whole while. Secretly hopes you need another one in the future.

Azami: His dad and Sakyo insisted on helping him pick out his car, so he got stuck with a plain black sedan. Blasts his rap music super loud from the speakers and flips off and honks anyone who cuts him off, but generally an unremarkable driver. Will punch you while driving if you change his music.

Winter Troupe

Tsumugi: Has had the same car since university. Got an Elvis CD his grandma lent him stuck in the CD slot and he can’t get it out. Makes lots of small talk to cover up the constant Elvis.

Tasuku: Got the first car he could find, so it isn’t super flashy. Silent the entire car ride since he doesn’t know how to ask you what music you want to listen to. Listens to a soccer match on the radio instead.

Hisoka: Tasuku and Tetsuro installed a marshmallow dispenser in his car. Can stay awake for 10-15 minute trips if you really need him to drive you, but will fall asleep at the wheel after that. Who let him drive.

Homare: His car has heated seats and he always uses the same air freshener brand to keep it smelling nice and the same. Will talk at you and make poems up the entire ride, but buys you a coffee or tea afterwards. Solely listens to the classical station.

Azuma: Probably picked you up late at night after you’d been drinking or partying. Drives a nondescript car and a master of the smooth turn. You end up spilling your guts to him in the passenger seat and he offers to cuddle with you when you get home.

Guy: ???? Fucker probably teleports.

[izumi-fanclub]

A3! Translation: Tasuku SSR Card “Fire Kingdom” [What I see now]

We get to relive the GOD Troupe days of Tasuku with witnesses like MANKAI Company, Zabi (Yes, Zabi), and a certain someone.

Tasuku

―― Huff, huff.

(I’m feeling better than usual today. Let’s try going a little farther....)

―Hm.

(I haven’t been on stage at GOD Theater since the act-off....)

(I haven’t put on a play with the members of the GOD Theater company since I left the troupe. I wonder what kind of plays I can put on with them now....)

Guy

Takato, good morning.

Tasuku

Guy-san, good morning.

Are you on your way home from work?

Guy

Mhm.

Tasuku

Good work today then.

Guy

You were looking at the theater of GOD company with such a serious expression on your face.

Tasuku

Eh?

Guy

Your eyebrows made your wrinkles more known than usual.

Tasuku

Wrinkles...?

Ah.... I was just imagining the type of plays I could do now with the guys from GOD troupe.

Guy

I’m sure there is more to it than that.

Tasuku

….. You’re right actually.

I also got a feeling that GOD troupe is starting to change. But all I have are memories of being forced into plays here....

It’s been such a long time since I’ve done a play with the GOD troupe members, and I’m wondering whether or not I can deliver a good, convincing performance with them this time around.

Guy

You’ll be able to understand each other the more you practice together.

I can tell through our plays that you’re still serious about theater even after you’ve left GOD troupe.

As long as you keep up your usual passion and dedication to the play, I do not doubt that the communication between you all will come naturally.

That’s how we’ve been guided after all.

Tasuku

―― I get what you’re trying to say.

Thanks a lot.

Fuyuki

Morning!

Tasuku

――Big bro?

Fuyuki

Oh, Guy-san too, it’s been a while.

Guy

You seem to be doing well.

Tasuku

What’s my big brother doing here?

Fuyuki

Here it is, the DVDs you’ve been asking for.

Tasuku

Ah... from my GOD Troupe era.

You could’ve just had it sent to me without having to show up in person y’know.

Fuyuki

Nothing wrong with wanting to see my brother’s face after a long while.

Guy

Since you’ve come all this way,

Why not have some tea instead of just standing here?

Fuyuki

I’d like to, but I work a night shift later. I need to sleep to save energy back at home.

Tasuku

Then you shouldn’t have bothered delivering it here.

Fuyuki

Just cause a cold little brother like you doesn’t come home often.

Well, I’m glad to see you doing well. Good luck with your performance.

Tasuku

Thanks for the DVDs, by the way.

Guy

Take care.

Fuyuki

Ah, right, Guy-san――

Guy

?

  (Part 2)

Announcement

“To the beautiful ladies and gentlemen with us, thank you for joining us today.”

Muku

Wow, even the announcements are very GOD Troupe-like!

Sakuya

That’s right. The stage set is also gorgeous~

On-screen Tasuku

“My name is Faust. He who peers into the abyss of darkness..."

Muku

Eh!? Tasuku-san!?

Kumon

His vibe here is totally different!

Azami

The makeup’s so thick.

Tenma

Even the play is completely different.

Tasuku

The style’s special to GOD Troupe.

Misumi

That looks like fun! Everyone’s so shiny and sparkly~

Yuki

Too many sequins. The cost of one costume could make our budget cry.

Tenma

I was surprised to see Tasuku-san at first, but he’s still a good actor through and through...

Sakuya

The story and direction sure are interesting.

Kazunari

The makeup, costume, and set are all consistent with GOD Troupe’s aesthetic~

Citron

I’ll switch to the GOD Troupe vibe as well! My new name will be FanFan.....

Chikage

You’d sound like a panda.

Izumi

What’s next?

Muku

Oh! “Sleeping Beauty”! The cover jacket looks very romantic.

Tasuku

Stop right there.

Banri

Aight, how about “Gigolo”?

Citron

The cover jacket looks kind of erotic~

Tasuku

You two can stop right there too.

Yuki

They’re all no good.

Guy

There’s one more thing I want to watch.

Izumi

?

Announcement

“The 24th GOD Theater Fan Meeting!”

Tasuku

――Ah.

Kumon

Fan Meeting!?

Itaru

Oh, I definitely wanna see this.

Tasuku

Wait a minute――

On-screen Tasuku

“Good evening, I’m in a good mood tonight――”

Tenma

Fuuu.....

Itaru

This is so OOC.

Chikage

This is very not allowed.

Tasuku

….... Can’t be helped since it’s a policy we have. Why is there even a DVD like this in here...?

Guy

It was a recommendation by Takato’s older brother. He said we should definitely watch this one.

Tasuku

My brother.... I’m not gonna ask for his help with this stuff anymore.

Taichi

Well, it’s valuable footage! Anyone would want to see it!

Banri

It’s treasure alright, we’ve struck gold, feels like I’ll go blind if I look too much.

Itaru

I think I’d rather work overtime than see this.

Tasuku

Well, aren’t you all so amused....

GOD Troupe Member A

“Haruto is actually such a crybaby, y’know~ He cries at animal videos a lot.”

Haruto

“You got drunk the other day and cried to me too!”

GOD Troupe Member B

“When this guy gets drunk, he starts crying, saying he doesn’t want to play the egghead again.”

Audience

“Ahahaha!”

Yuki

GOD Troupe gets along surprisingly well.

Tasuku

It’s all an act.

Izumi

Eh!?

Tasuku

We have to act like we’re close so that the fans will like it.

It’s like we’re playing the roles of actors of GOD Troupe.

Kumon

Eeh!? For real?

Tenma

It doesn’t even feel off.

Juza

It felt so natural, I couldn’t even tell it was acting.

Sakyo

Maybe that’s just how good they are at acting.

Yuki

Their stage acting even extends to a fan meeting.

Muku

We’re not like that, are we!?

Kazunari

Mukkun, you worry too much!

Tasuku

123, 124.......

Tsumugi

Good evening, I’m in a good mood tonight――

Tasuku

Oi.

Tsumugi

Sorry, sorry, it amused me.

But I still think it’s an iconic line.

“Though my body may be torn asunder, my vow will never perish. I will live within you forever, and when your body is laid to rest, you will bring me to your grave.”

Tasuku

That’s nostalgic. But that line had more stifled emotions, like ――

Tsumugi

Ah, this is the nervous Tasuku version.

Tasuku

That reenactment is too specific.

You’re too good at that kind of thing.

Tsumugi

By the way, do you still have the script for that performance?

I wanna read it sometime.

Tasuku

It wasn’t with the scripts that were sent to me before. I think it’s still at my parents’ place, so I’ll get it soon.

    (Part 3)

Tasuku

(It’s been a while since I’ve looked through a script from my GOD Troupe days, it’s definitely gonna be a fresh feeling.)

(I want to read a bit....)

Tsumugi’s Grandmother

Oh, Taachan. Are you returning home?

Tasuku

Hello, long time no see.

Zabi

Woof woof!

Tsumugi’s Grandmother

C'mon, Zabi, I told you we can’t go for a walk yet.

You know I have some shopping to do――

Zabi

*whine*….

Tasuku

I was just about to go to the riverbank, do you want me to take Zabi with me?

Tsumugi’s Grandmother

Would that be alright? Thank you.

Zabi

Woof!

Tasuku

Okay, let’s go.

Zabi

Woof woof!

Tasuku

Alright, alright. This is as far as we can go. Time to head back.

Zabi

Woof!

Tasuku

…......

(Should I do a script read-through here....)

Zabi

Arf arf!

???

Well, aren’t you a cutie~

Tasuku

(This voice...)

Tasuku

Haruto?

Haruto

Huh.

Of course Tasuku of all people would carry a script while walking a dog.

Tasuku

No, it just sort of happened...

Haruto

Is that the script of the first GOD Troupe performance you starred in?

Tasuku

Yeah. I’ve been looking back at old performance DVDs and scripts lately. The next performance will be a collaboration, but it’s been a while since I’ve performed on the GOD Theater stage.

There’ll be elements of MANKAI Company, but we still have to keep the style of GOD Troupe in mind.

Haruto

You’re still as batshit serious as ever with theater.

Well, it’s my turn to be the lead this time, and I need you to do what you can as the co-lead.

Tasuku

Got it.

Haruto

Don’t get nervous and drag your feet like you did with your first leading role, got that?

Tasuku

――You noticed?

(I thought the only people who noticed my nervousness on that stage were the Winter Troupe members who came to see the performance on tape...)

(I thought none of my co-actors noticed it.)

Haruto Haa? ‘Course I did.

I always observe new Top actors during rehearsals, so I knew right away your performance would be a mess.

I was gonna tear you a new one after the opening night, but I let it slide once I saw you were busy rehearsing on your own in the theater.

Tasuku

You knew I was practicing on my own?

Haruto

I was just sitting in the audience seats and you didn’t notice me at all. You were totally sucked into that role.

Tasuku

….... Ah, I didn’t know you were watching me.

Haruto

Anyway, if you mess it up like last time again, as the lead actor, I’m not gonna tolerate it. You’d better study GOD Troupe and blend your old style back in.

Zabi

Arf arf!

Haruto

Alright. I’ll see you.

Tasuku

――.

Fuu...

(No way, didn’t think Haruto would see right through me...)

(Maybe that was something I couldn’t see back then.)

Tasuku

(It’s later than I thought. Can I make it in time for dinner...?)

Tasuku

――.

(I feel like I can face the GOD Theater with a more positive attitude than before.)

Izumi

Ah, Tasuku-san. Are you going somewhere?

Tasuku

I just got back from my parents’ place to get a script.

Izumi

I didn’t know that was the case, welcome back.

.........

Tasuku

What is it?

Izumi

Tasuku-san, are you in a good mood?

The wrinkles between your eyebrows are thinner than usual.

Tasuku

You talk as if they’re always there.

Izumi

Fufu, I was just kidding. But you did have a soft expression earlier, did something good happen to you?

Tasuku

Nothing in particular... I just had a feeling that I could put on a good play here, or something like that.

Izumi

I see, let’s put on a good performance then.

Tasuku

Yeah. That’s the plan.

Story Clear!

[awxward]

A3! Boys + My Stuffed Animals

Spring Troupe:

Sakuya

Gabriel

Gabriel is a small elephant with big ears that constantly make him fall over. He has a pink bowtie that says 'I Love You'

Makes Saku feel safe and Gabriel is a reminder to himself that he's loved and appreciated by everyone at Mankai.

Named after a friend from theatre class :)

Masumi

George Washington

George Washington is a tiger. He is small, but his arms are like those slap bracelets so you can wear him on your wrist (or let him hang on the side of shelf like I do).

So I got Georgy-Boy for easter 2020. i asked my friends for name ideas. They sent me stuff like 'Stripes'. I went offline for a few minutes and when I came back online I told my friends his name was George Washington.

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Me: tiger has a name now

Friend: which name did you choose?

Me: his name is George Washington.

Friend: what the fuck. how'd you get George Washington?

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Pretty sure he got the name bc I was listening to the Hamilton soundtrack.

Citron

Daniel

Daniel is mostly pink but has other pastel colors that look like watercolors. He's a unicorn. And a ketchain. And he's one of those dream lites, so he lights up. (He's supposed too anyway, but he's never lit up since i got him like 7 years ago at a yard sale).

Named after Daniel Howell (formerly danisnotonfire) [YouTube]

Tsuzuru

Lucifer

Lucifer is a small panda pillow pet. Very easy to travel with bc he fits in most backpacks.

My mom told me she wanted me to have a stuffed animal with a biblical name, i picked him up, looked her in the eye and said "His name is Lucifer." My mom tried to protest. "You said a biblical name, Mom. Lucifer is in the bible."

Itaru

Pao(???)

Pao is a panda. They are also a phone holder thingy. Like it'll hold your phone if you're watching movies or whatever.

Like 5-ish years old. Got them from a friend. They have a tag with their name on it, but I read it once and then just called them "the panda" for some reason instead of their actual name and now the tag is too faded to read the name, but i am 38% sure it says Pao or something close to that.

Chikage

Tsuki

Tsuki is a dinosaur. Tsuki is a sparkly dino. He's green rn, but if you brush your hand over him, the sparkles turn over and he becomes orange. I like green tho bc his tummy and the bottom of his feet are orange and so are his eyes.

Named after Tsukishima Kei (Haikyuu)

Summer Troupe:

Tenma

Hinata

Hinata is a narwhal. A bright orange narwhal. Infact he is the same color as Tenma's hair.

Named after Hinata Shoyo (Haikyuu) [bc its the same color as his hair. there is a theme with this narwhal and the anime boys i associate with them]

Yuki

Steve

Steve is a regular teddy bear, except he has a shirt that has pikachu on it. (the shirt was originally Tsuki's bc i got tsuki at a friends build a bear bday party, but it fits Steve better)

I just think Yuki would try new designs/color schemes/styles by making clothes for Steve to see how they look.

I got Steve from a claw machine (my bf at time won him for me just before we watched Endgame together.)

Named after Steve Rogers (Marvel)

Muku

Eeyore

Muku most definitely loves the Winnie the Pooh movies and I will fite for this hc. He gets my Eeyore. You know how Eeyore's tail is always going missing or falling off??? Eeyore's tail comes off (velcro) but its attached to his actual body with a string so it cant be misplaced.

Eeyore has a patch that says "official disney store" but i got him for $3 at a thrift store.

Misumi

Sherlock

Sherlock is a polar bear. Sherlock is very huggable. He makes Misumi feel safe. He has a hat and scarf (that don't come off. they are sewn on him)

the hat has a pom pom on top and the scarf has a pom pom on each end. the hat and scarf and the bottom of his feet have a blue/white plaid pattern.

Kazunari

Victor

Victor is a puppy and the first big stuffed animal of mine on the list! He's all tan and abt maybe 3-4 ft long. Victor lays pretty flat so he's comfy to lay/sit on. I think Kazu would like sitting or laying on him when drawing. Probably has him on his bed so he's like a giant pillow.

Victor is from Toys R Us. I got him last August-ish from my Aunt and Uncle who found him at a thrift store and thought I'd like him.

Named after Victor Nikiforov (Yuri On Ice)

Kumon

PJ

PJ is a small white tiger. He is also a ball. He can fit in one hand. When Kumon is thinking or stressed or bored (etc) he just lays on his back and tosses PJ up into the air.

When Kumon is laying on the floor tossing PJ, Misumi sits on the bed closest to where PJ is and tries to grab him (but only if Kumon is in a good mood and okay with it) It's a fun little game they made up they like to play.

Pretty sure he was named after KickthePJ (YouTube)

liber pls give us a pic with all of autumn i am begging

Autumn Troupe:

Banri

Sammy

Sammy is another one of my large stuffed animals. He is also a puppy, but unlike Victor he is sitting instead of laying. He's abt 2-3 ft tall. His fur is the same color as Banri's hair. Great to squeeze at anytime, but very therapeutic when you're in a bad mood. Has a heart on his ear.

i got him abt 7 years ago. I had just finished spn season 2 and was upset abt the finale and had no way to start season 3.

Named after Sam Winchester

Juza

Tiggs

Tiggs is a beanie baby tiger. Tiggs is a little larger than PJ (and not a ball). He's a regular orange tiger instead of a white tiger like PJ. He'd buy Kumon PJ so they could have matching stuffed animals. Small and very comforting to just hold/hug.

Omi

Benedict (Ben)

Benedict, also known as Ben, is a small koala. Just a little bigger than Tiggs. He has a heart on one of his feet (i think the right one). very soft. very fluffy.

Named after Benedict Cumberbatch (Actor)

Taichi

Dean

Dean is my largest stuffed animal. He is a dark brown teddy bear that's abt 4-ish ft tall. He can be put in a corner and used as like a bean bag chair, or he can lay down flat and be a good pillow like Victor can.

It's very fun to just wrap around him and squeeze as tight as you can. Especially in when your in a bad mood. Very comforting to cry into.

I got him a couple years ago at a thrift store.

Named after Dean Winchester (Supernatural)

Sakyo

Lev

Lev is a lion abt the size of a regular teddy bear (maybe slightly larger). I got him a thrift store so he's slightly worn out from age. He's mostly a pastel dark yellow-ish tan and his mane is dark brown. very huggable.

He's the stuffed animal I sleep with. Smells nice all the time, like the fabric softener.

Named after Lev Haiba (Haikyuu)

Sakoda

Emotional Support Iron Man

So Iron Man is small and he sparkles. He will hurt you/someone if thrown hard enough. Sakoda likes heroes bc they remind him of Sakyo they look cool. I'd hc that he got Iron Man from Sakyo when he was younger and its one of his most valued possessions and goes everywhere with him (or stays with Azamo or Sakyo at the dorm. Maybe Izumi or a couple others are on the list of who can watch over Iron Man.) Very protective of it.

Got the emotional support part of his name from a friend.

She saw Eddie Redmayne on a movie cover (think it was The Danish Girl) and started freaking out bc she loved him. I handed her the Iron Man and the next day she thanked me and said he was an Emotional Support Iron Man and the name stayed.

Azami

[Emotional Support] Spooder-Mon

Sakoda knew Azami as a kid. He most definitely got him the Spider-Man so they could have matching plushies.

Spider-Man is square and has little blob hands doing the web thingy. The tag said travel pillow, but he probably just chills by Azami's bed. When needed, Iron Man will be placed next to him if Sakoda can't take Iron Man with him.

I brought him to school one day and we had a bio test and all the people sitting around me passed him around and gave him a pat for good luck. We all got good grades and then he was dubbed as Emotional Support Spooder-Mon, but the Emotional Support title isnt part of his name (unlike the Iron Man).

i wanted guy in the pic, but i also wanted tsumu and hiso in the pic so you get 2 pics for winter

Winter Troupe:

Tsumugi

Phil

Phil is a zebra. He is a pillow pet zebra. Like Lucifer, Phil is also easy travel size. The bottom half of Phil is pink, so I refer to him as my pink zebra.

I just think it'd be cute to have Tsumugi with a pillow pet ok. I also thought he'd probably have has Phil for many years (since he was a kid) and Tasuku most definitely brings up things from when they were kids and shit.

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Tasuku: you chose the pink zebra, and for what???

Tsumugi: its a very aesthetically pleasing pastel pink.

Tasuku: THERE WAS A DOG PILLOW PET RIGHT THERE AND IT WAS CUTER

Tsumugi: dont talk bad abt Phil.

the rest of mankai: ????????

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I got phil before I got Lucifer many years ago. He was old when i got him and he is very old now. I love him so much.

Named after Phil Lester (AmazingPhil) [YouTube]

Tasuku

Cap

Cap is a husky. He was won from a claw machine with Steve.

There's just something abt the grey and white that gave me Tasuku vibes. Also, Cap's eyes are abt the same shade of blue as Tsumugi's and Tasuku knows this bc they are in love. Very squishy when hugged and with the way he sits, you could make it look like he's guarding something.

Named after Captain America (Marvel)

Homare

Ushijima (Ushi)

Ushijima, also called Ushi, is the last of my giant stuffed animals. He is abt 2-3 ft tall (like Sammy) and has a tail abt the same length.

Ushi is a raccoon thats mostly hot pink. Ushi's eyes are also pink and just abt the same shade as Homare's hair, although Ushi's fur is brighter by a few shades.

Ushi hurts when thrown/swung hard enough. Very fun to hug bc he's filled with beans (like beanie babies) so unlike all my other giant animals, he doesn't have to be fixed/adjusted after everytime you squeeze him. The tail has cotton tho and makes a good pillow.

Homare would definitely just see a 3 ft tall hot pink raccoon and claim it with no explanation.

Named after Ushijima Wakatoshi (Haikyuu)

Hisoka

Vladmir Dracula the 3rd (Vlad, Drac)

Vladmir Dracula the 3rd, who has many other names but usually goes by Vlad or Drac, is a vampire (surprise).

Vlad is a squishmallow thingy, and their tags say something abt them being able to be used as pillows, and thats why Hisoka gets Vlad.

Vlad is triangular in shape, with triangle ears, and triangle fangs, so I thought abt Misumi, but i figured Hisoka bc it's a pillow.

He's like the perfect travel size and he has a cape and a bowtie.

Named after Vlad the Impaler, the real life inspiration behind Dracula (my brother thought he was named after Vladmir Putin and I wanted to punch him for that but I was too busy laughing.)

Also named after Dracula, who was a vampire.

Idk where 'the 3rd' came from, but it's part of his name for forever.

Azuma

Sebastian

Sebastian is a dinosaur thats blue with a white tummy.

He's also a squishmallow, but he's bigger than Vlad by abt 2× as wide, so he'd be harder to carry around, which is why Hisoka got Vlad instead. Being a squishmallow means he looks more blob than dinosaur and i love it.

His tag said his name was Dominic or something, but I named him Sebastian before I actually checked the tag, so he's Sebastian.

Named after Sebastian (Black Butler) and Sebastian Stan (Actor)

Guy

Moriarty

Moriarty is my other polar bear. I got him with Sherlock and named him Moriarty bc Moriarty is Sherlock's nemesis.

He's just a plain white bear thats very huggable and adorable. I usually have a bowtie on him bc it makes him look fancy.

Guy would like him bc he's plain white and very fluffy.

[ary-se]

Mankai with a roach

some of these are based on irl experiences so i hope y'all enjoy reading this as much as i did writing it LMAO no braincells were involved in doing this i am so sorry.. also tagging @tsum-uwu-gi for some of the totally whack ideas, tysm 🥰

🐪 the mankai dorm never really experienced having a roach flying all over the place that much, and even if it did, they're immediately dealt with by the moms of the dorm

🐪 that was mostly the case until that one specific day arrived, when the reliable people were gone for different reasons. tsuzuru was in his part-time job, omi was getting groceries, tasuku was a guest actor for another troupe, and no one knows what in the world sakyo was up to

🐪 anyways the first one to notice was azuma, he walked in the bathroom probably to take a dump or something - who knows really lol - when he found himself staring at a roach that was literally on the toilet.

🐪 azuma literally has no idea how or when it got there, but the fact remains that there is no freaking way he is going to use the toilet unless he wants a death sentence. the logical choice was to close the toilet and flush it, but at that moment he kinda lost his shit, both literally and figuratively, and so all he did was act composed as he quickly left the bathroom

🐪 "azu-nee, why do you look so pale?" yuki asked him out of curiosity in the dining room, but azuma is hella smooth so he just laughs it off and acts as if he totally wasn't horrified at all, "it's nothing, you're probably imagining things."

🐪 after that incident, nothing happens for at least an hour. unfortunately, a roach doesn't simply disappear just because you want them to, which was why azuma's efforts of not letting the roach escape from the bathroom were in vain...

🐪 for some apparent reason taichi sometimes has this tendency of holding his own pee before he sprints to the toilet and just bursts in there, so when he ran to the bathroom and immediately let out an ungodly screech, it's all fucking over

🐪 did taichi piss himself? who the hell freaking knows. if he did, mankai would normally either laugh or feel bad for him or both, but at that moment nobody cared about that. what actually mattered was that taichi left the fucking door open so the moment he screamed, the roach already started flying EVERYWHERE

🐪 the one who was nearby the bathroom that time was kazunari. even if kazunari acts like he is scared of roaches, he actually isn't and he is capable of killing a roach in sight. would he help taichi, who has his fly almost open, by killing the roach and call it a day?

🐪 the answer is hell no. killing it doesn't even cross his mind. kazunari thinks this is really hilarious, and if he finds something funny he doesn't do anything to solve the problem. kazunari would basically make things worse by going live on his instablam to record what is happening. in this case, it is all about the unwanted creature and where in the actual world it is gonna land

🐪 gladly, kazu's sanity is still intact that he didn't include taichi in his live for the first few minutes. if kazu did, taichi better say bye bye to his remaining dignity and write his last will so he can finally dig his own grave. people will forever know him as the ugly sobbing, screaming dude in the bathroom with his fly open, and that is honestly the last thing taichi wants to be known for

🐪 sakuya goes to where the chaos is, poor boy was legitimately confused as to why two people are yelling and laughing at the same time. it is normal in mankai but every time it happens, somewhing whack is happening. unfortunately for sakuya, he was completely unaware of the roach flying behind him

🐪 "hi kazunari!" sakuya greets, and the roach lands on the sleeve of his hoodie. sakuya is a pure little bean, he is ALWAYS a pure bean but if kazu was being honest, the current image of sakuya smiling widely while a roach is chilling on his sleeve was really unnerving in its own way

🐪 kazu started to laugh so hard that he is physically unable to explain to sakuya what was happening, and he felt so bad about it. sadly, kazu doesn't have the capability to stop laughing by force, does he? because of the lack of explanation, it took sakuya approximately 7 seconds of obliviousness before he notices

🐪 tenma arrived right after that, and the roach flies off sakuya's hoodie after he jumps from surprise. high and mighty carrot boy is now in for a storm cause the moment he appeared, the roach lands on top of tenma's freaking head out of all places

🐪 "hey guys, what's happening?"

🐪 "there's a flying roach. and it is now on your head." kazunari deadpans. he always tricked tenma when it comes to these kinds of things, but he is serious this time

🐪 tenma literally HUFFS as if he doesn't believe kazunari in the slightest, and tbh you can't blame him cause summer troupe gave him trust issues from their pranks. sorry mister. unlike their old pranks, it is actually real right now... kazu ain't joking, please believe him now

🐪 tenma shrugs and places a hand on his head nonchalantly to ~prove his point~, "you won't fool me again-" he froze the moment he actually felt something moist moving under his hand

🐪 at that moment tenma screamed one hundred fucking times louder than the entire mankai company could, the entire neighborhood would learn their lesson to bring earplugs wherever they go cause his screams are literally ear-splitting

🐪 tenma should say goodbye to his reputation as a k00L b0y 4ct0R😎 that he has maintained for so long cause a lot of people are already watching the live. also rip to the people who were using earphones... at least you have witnessed tenma's most unglorious moment on public. from that moment he is already and permanently a meme and there is no going back

🐪 "STOP SCREAMING HACK!!" yuki yells at him with all of his might, but it was super inaudible because his scream still reigns. the roach lands on the wall, so yuki grabs whatever was on the table. it was banri's fashion magazine, which is fucking useless by the way, because he still can't dress himself up no matter how many fashion magazines he purchases. good job yuki for using it as a sacrifice

🐪 yuki rolled the magazine and repeatedly whacked it to the wall out of pure annoyance so he can kill the roach. in all honesty, the roach would've been dead by now from yuki's wrath, but curse his height cause he can't reach the freaking roach no matter how hard he tried. sorry yuki, your courage and bravery were all in vain

🐪 amidst all the chaos, nobody freaking noticed muku, who was deadass in the living room the whole time. question is, how is muku not aware of what was happening? how did he manage not to hear taichi's and even the mighty tenma's screams? the answer is simple. HE WAS TOO ENGROSSED IN HIS SHOUJO MANGA.

🐪 when yuki was about to finally hit the roach, it flew to the cover of muku's shoujo freaking manga. for an unknown reason, muku doesn't even flinch. HE JUST KEPT ON READING. muku, everyone adores you especially with your love for romance but the kissing scene isn't important right now, PLEASE STOP READING THIS INSTANT

🐪 everyone literally went silent, nobody had the heart to tell muku. they just watched the roach crawl slowly to muku's fingers in suspense. after what seemed like forever, muku closed his book while giggling, but that didn't last forever cause he saw the roach and in a split second he dropped his book without any hesitation

🐪 muku got so freaked out they all felt sorry to the poor boy. he just stared at the shoujo manga that is now on the floor, endlessly mumbling about having to buy a new one because the roach already cursed his book and he will become unlucky and he might pass on the curse to everybody else and they will fail all their upcoming shows and---

🐪 anyways. the roach lands on citron's palms, and citron... surprisingly doesn't freak out. he doesn't care. actually, CITRON'S HAPPY??? he just looks at the roach in fascination and if it were any other creature it would look so adorable. but no, it had to be a ROACH and it's absolutely whack and disgusting. please remember that it is the same roach that came from the freaking toilet. citron, please wash your hands RIGHT NOW.

🐪 "CITRON KILL IT!!"

🐪 "NO, NO! POOR COACH!" citron shakes his head, reluctant to kill it. he kept the roach in his hands so nobody would be able to kill it... he was oddly protective of it and NOBODY KNOWS WHY. THEY ALL DO NOT WANT TO KNOW WHY EITHER. citron please stop, what you're doing is making everything way worse. let go of that roach this instant and be hygienic just PLEASE oh my god

🐪 everybody already lost hope on trying to kill the roach, citron and his questionable logic is beyond their comprehension. but they refuse to waste their time fighting him about it because it will fly everywhere and no one wants that... lucky for them, tsuzuru finally arrives the dorms. HE IS EVERYONE'S SALVATION! SOMEONE WHO CAN FINALLY KILL THE ROACH! FREAKING FINALLY,,

🐪 yeah no, nevermind that. tsuzuru was so fucking tired from his part-time job that he just collapses right after he closed the door. please let the poor man sleep, don't even bother on trying to wake him up to kill the roach cause there's no way he is gonna wake up any time soon. cut him some slack. they felt bad for him but it happens way too often so they just left him on the doorway and that's it.

🐪 a few minutes after tsuzuru passed out, banri got back from no one knows where, probably shopping for more animal print clothes... who the hell knows. unlike the others, banri already knew what was happening without asking cause he has been watching kazu's live for like ten minutes already. if he was being honest, the whole thing was making him lose his shit so he tried to go back to the dorms asap to not miss out on anything good

🐪 coincidentally, juza also left their room from his long ass nap to see wtf was happening cause they were being hella noisy. after some explaining, when juza already fully figured out what was going on, he was aboutta kill it, ACTUALLY KILL IT, when banri stopped him. "you get out of this. i am the one killing it."

🐪 "get your own roach for you to kill, settsu"

🐪 curse their competitive asses cause it has reached to the point where they're already starting to beat each other up to death. the goal here is to kill the roach, not each other you dumbasses, get your brains straight please that's not helping anything don't be stupid for once

🐪 the roach flew from citron's hands and everybody screeched but finally, FINALLY AN ADULT walks in. tsumugi went in the dorm from the garden with a bottle of pesticide in his hand. once everybody noticed what he was holding, they were all getting panicky so they angrily screamed at him to spray it to the roach, it was too chaotic

🐪 tsumugi was so confused??? why was everybody angry at him?? what did he do to deserve this?? he doesn't actually think his pesticide works on roaches, but it was probably better if he stays silent about it since everyone will not listen and would force him to spray it on the roach anyways, what's the point

🐪 and so he did. at first, the roach stopped moving, so they assumed it was already dead. tsumugi then sprayed a lot more to make sure it actually was dead and everybody collectively sighed in relief. finally the fiasco is over. everyome can go back to their normal lives before this fucking happened

🐪 or not. the ROACH DEADASS FLEW AGAIN AND THEY ALL PANICKED. funny enough tsumugi calmly explained amidst all that, and it turns out tsumugi's pesticide was weak, and to top it all off it was water-based so it had no freaking effect on the roach whatsoever. too bad, so much for everybody getting false hope, huh. they wanna blame tsumugi for not saying anything before spraying but it is also their fault for getting worked up so whatever

🐪 itaru arrives from work, and one quick glance on what everyone was yelling about tells him that he refuses to participate in this crap. give him a freaking break please. he was dealing with work and you're telling him that he has to put up with this, too? hell fuckin no. he manages to quickly escape to his room to catch up on his games and it is a good thing that no one really noticed. they're too busy screeching every time the roach just flies outta nowhere.

🐪 masumi was deadass watching them from the sidelines. he could tell them to open the windows and just wait for the roach to fly outside so they can get it over with and call it a day. what a joke though, masumi giving helpful tips so everyone can calm down? yeah right haha no. he doesn't want to waste his energy on doing that even if their noise was actually getting into his nerves, so the whole duration he stays silent while he watches them lose their shit

🐪 this is one of the moments where they all legitimately wished misumi was here right now. him blabbing about triangles every second made them think that the roach kind of looks like a triangle when its wings are out. misumi what did you do to them to make them think this way?? did you make them do the triangle calisthenics or cathletics or whatever the heck that is??

🐪 knowing misumi, he can catch the roach in a matter of seconds. so where in the world is misumi? he is out again for his daily triangle hunting, obviously. come back, misumi... literally everything would be over in a flash if misumi decided to stay in the dorms today

🐪 despite this, for some apparent reason homare manages to find inspiration in all this. look, mister. the dorm is a fucking chaos. actual chaos. kazunari is somehow still live on instablam, wheezing so hard like he is gonna die any second now. the scene is literally just teenage boys screaming and running all over the place. two of said teenage boys are beating each other up... and one (1), ONE roach flies on top of everything, still fucking alive. EXACTLY WHAT PART OF THAT MAKES YOU FEEL INSPIRED HUH HOMARE!!! SPEAK UP!!!

🐪 the noise levels of mankai dorm is practically a headache at this point, if sakyo was here his boomer brain would be having a migraine that would be worth a week of pure pain and agony. for some reason, hisoka, who is on the sofa in the living room, literally in the MIDDLE OF THE CHAOS, just sleeps through it all.

🐪 how does he do that? just what kind of marshmallows does he eat?? do they permanently damage a person's hearing?? no matter how many times they woke hisoka up, he doesn't budge. what the actual fuck. and tsuzuru is still sleeping in the freaking doorway. at this point they could cuddle each other for all they want until they fucking die cause no amount of noise is gonna wake them up from their eternal slumber

🐪 after what seemed like forever, sakyo arrived and everybody immediately went silent. they stopped what they were doing except kazu, who was either incredibly stupid or incredibly brave, nobody wants to answer that right now. he is still live on instablam. even the live chat went silent.

🐪 sakyo still doesn't know what was happening but he knows it is BAD news, so he glared right at kazunari's camera and the last moments before the live ended was sakyo angrily stomping his way to kazunari and the screen blacked out

🐪 after learning that everything was only caused by a roach, sakyo got so mad that he managed to snatch a flip flop out of nowhere and killed the roach until it was completely crushed. it was safe to say everybody felt bad to the roach despite being the cause of everything. by the way, whose flip flop was that? nobody knows.

🐪 tasuku, misumi and omi arrived in the dorms while sakyo was lecturing everyone, and they still got dragged in without knowing what in the world happened. please pray for these poor souls they have to deal with his yelling without even being a part of it.

🐪 omi just bought groceries for dinner, he didn't waste his time to do that just to have no dinner tonight oh my god please give this man a break from everyone's bullcrap. tasuku's role in the other company's play was some random teen whose parents were mad at him for doing shit. he doesn't have to deal with sakyo actually getting mad too please let this man live in peace. and misumi? he isn't happy that he got dragged in, too. this is not very sankaku of you, sakyo

🐪 "MIYOSHI, WHY DID YOU HAVE TO RECORD THE WHOLE THING? YOU'RE RUINING THE COMPANY'S IMAGE. ALSO THE BOTH OF YOU FIGHTING YADDA YADDA YADDA"

🐪 the lecture lasted for 5 hours and nobody ate dinner that night. everybody was so tired after that. nobody was allowed to speak and if someone mutters, sakyo will yell at them next. can sakyo still lecture you for another 5 hours even after that long ass session? unfortunately yes.

🐪 everybody was banned from eating meals the next day. the resident moms reached an agreement that at least one of them always stays in the mankai dorm so this never EVER happens again. once is enough, they do not need another fiasco like this one.

🐪 oh and was it mentioned that kazunari doesn't have a phone for a solid month? cause that happened, sakyo banned him. you bet he managed to live a phoneless life by logging on his social media platforms on other people's phones without sakyo knowing,, not really the definition of "phoneless" if you ask him..

[asordinaryppl]

A3! Main Story: Part 4 - Epilogue: New color stage! - In Brand-New Colors, As Many Times As It Takes

Reni: Are we all agreed on the finals being structured as such? Should any of you be in opposition—

Director A: It sounds reasonable.

Director B: I do not believe there are any complaints.

Yukio: Then, the New Fleur Award’s finals will be held as a tournament between the top 10 nominated theater companies.

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Izumi: Once again, cheers to MANKAI Company being nominated for the New Fleur Award finals!

Taichi: Cheeeers!

Sakuya: Cheers!

Muku: Congratulations!

Itaru: Grats. And GW.

Misumi: Congraaats!

Tsuzuru: Feels like we can finally take a breather after the New Fleur Award’s announcement.

Tsumugi: I was really surprised to see the format that they’re using.

Tenma: We sure got thrown into one hell of a battle.

Sakuya: But it became a good opportunity for each of us to grow even further.

Banri: And we met some new people.

Omi: Right. We got to learn a lot, too.

Sakyo: We’ve only gotten nominated, so we can’t relax too much.

Chikage: I think we can get away with it for today at least, though.

Kazunari: Right-o. We wouldn’t have made it to the starting line if we hadn’t gotten nominated to begin with~

Kumon: When you put it like that, it makes me even more relieved!

Taichi: I know, right! My stomach was in knots every time we were waitin’ for the results to be announced!

Misumi: I hung up triangles praying we’d get nominated~

Tenma: What are they? Teru teru bozu?

Citron: It’s thanks to everyone’s hard whop!

Masumi: Hard work.

Chikage: Your PR played a big role too this time, Masumi.

Masumi: Obviously.

Juza: We gotta work even harder for the finals.

Tasuku: You’re right. The other troupes will be coming at us with everything they’ve got.

Yuki: How are you straight-laced theater nerds getting more and more motivated?

Omi: The black pepper chicken’s ready.

Izumi: Looks delicious!

Azuma: Smells good, too.

Homare: I, too, am delighted that KICS’s debut performance was carried out without a hitch.

Guy: The script and direction were different from our usual, and KICS’s style truly shined as a result.

Tsuzuru: Thanks.

Banri: Well, it turned out to be a pretty good experience for me too.

Hisoka: … Aren’t they gonna have a party for it?

Tsuzuru: I think Yukio-san’s gonna treat them to celebrate.

Sakyo: He’s gonna have his hands full with those growing kids.

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Homare: *sob* … The Spring Troupe, Summer Troupe, Autumn Troupe, and of course us Winter Troupe all did our very best. We have accomplished more than ever before…!

Azuma: There, there. We really have.

Kazunari: If I could be serious for a moment. I believe the finals will also have a different format.

Kazunari: Masumi-kun, wouldn’t you say you would need to reconsider your PR strategy depending on what the format will be?

Masumi: … You’re making so much sense that I can’t make sense of it.

Misumi: Y’know… *hic* Everyone’s like, triangularly triangular triangles~

Muku: You think so…?

Sakuya: Ahahahaha! That’s so funny, my stomach hurts!

Banri: Pff… Ahaha! Your laughing’s contagious, quit that!

Sakuya: Even if you tell me to– Ahahaha, I can’t just…!

Omi: Everyone’s getting nicely drunk.

Azuma: They sure are. They’re probably letting loose after working so hard.

Azami: A little too loose, if you ask me.

Kumon: They’re all so funny, I gotta take a vid to remember this~!

Sakyo: Do NOT post it on social media.

Izumi: (I’m really glad we can all celebrate in such a carefree manner.)

Izumi: (I’m sure they’re extra emotional because there was more riding on these performances than just the nomination.)

Izumi: (Since they were all sequels to the debut performances, everyone remembered the first steps they took back then.)

Izumi: (They stepped into a new stage of their lives, looking back to when they had just started out and holding everything they’ve gained up until now close.)

Izumi: (I think it was extremely meaningful for each and every one of them.)

Izumi: (No one can tell what will happen in the finals, but I’m sure everyone will be fine…)

Izumi: (Because no matter what happens, they’ll bloom in brand-new colors!)

our curtain rises | masterpost

[jujumin-translates]

★ Main Story | Act 13 - Budding Spring | Chapter 6 - Current Location

Hisoka: …But this is just the pre-thing.

Sakyo: Right. This doesn’t affect the final verdict. It’s only a temporary poll.

Kazunari: Exactly! Aah, we got way too worked up!

Taichi: If we do our best during the real thing, we’ll totally be able to make up for it, right!?

Misumi: We still have a whole year~. Let’s do our best~!

Yuki: …Still, the fact is that our votes didn’t go up with there being so many other troupes competing.

Chikage: Taking a quick look at the rankings, you can really see that the influence of well-known celebrities and influencers really gave them a strong start.

Chikage: I’d say that this was an unfair fight, given the conditions were that only social media voting would count for this.

Sakyo: Even so, SNS Votes are still part of the main competition, so I don’t think we can necessarily say the playing field is going to change drastically.

Sakyo: If we’re currently seventieth, I doubt we’ll be able to move up to the top ten just in the first quarter…

Izumi: Then what are we going to do…?

Itaru: Considering the Newborn Fleur Award only just dropped, it’s not like we’ve got any wikis to browse for strats…

Itaru: And we still don’t have a clue how much of an impact Theater Votes are going to have.

Homare: All we know for now is that… it’s of the utmost importance that we move up the ranks in each of the four rounds of voting between the first and fourth quarters.

Omi: We have four total chances, so we have to be sure to take them all.

Azuma: We don’t have to jump up the rankings all in one go, we just need to gradually make our way up to at least tenth place.

Tsuzuru: Four rounds, huh… should we do performances that’ll stand out and be talked about as much as possible?

Sakyo: No, wouldn’t it be better to stick with keeping each troupe’s performance in MANKAI Company’s style, as opposed to doing something unconventional?

Tasuku: That’s true, the most important thing is making sure that the fans who usually come to our theater are satisfied.

Tsumugi: I think prioritizing getting Theater Votes is the way to go. Each one of those counts for one more point than the SNS Votes do.

Tenma: All we’ve got to do is continue on like we’ve been doing and give the audience the best performances we can…

Masumi: We don’t need to change what we’ve been doing.

Tsumugi: Right. We just need to keep putting on good plays. Just like we always have.

Misumi: Yeah, yeah! None of it matters if all you care about is the rankings~!

Muku: You’re right… I have to do what I can.

Juza: Yea. We’ve been steadily gainin’ experience and growin’ as actors. Even if it’s kinda crude, ‘s’all we can do.

Banri: So that means we’ll just be doin’ our usual performances, right?

Homare: For our usual performances, Spring Troupe’s performance is up next, correct?

Tsuzuru: Kinda nervous having us start out like this… If we screw up here…

Itaru: It’s a little terrifying to think about how we’ll be affecting things in the long run.

Citron: There is no need to worry! We just have to put on a Spring Troupe play like we always do!

Sakuya: Yeah. We were like this during our first performance, but if we hadn’t pushed on, we never would’ve been able to connect with Summer Troupe.

Tenma: Exactly. Summer Troupe wouldn’t have existed if it wasn’t for Spring Troupe’s performance. You guys can definitely do this.

Tsuzuru: Right, we have to do this…

Citron: If we could do it back then, then we can also do it now. We can be sure of that!

Chikage: I’ll do my best, too.

Sakuya: We’ve got more experience than we did back then, and we’ve got six people now, too. I’m sure we’ll be just fine.

Banri: ‘Course, we’ll be supportin’ you guys, too.

Tsumugi: Let’s all do our best to work all the way through the fourth quarter.

Sakuya: Let’s do our best!

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momo: Fleur Special Award-winning MANKAI Company placed 70th? Something’s sus here momo: Can’t believe that a troupe that literally just formed and hasn’t even performed yet is ranked top for a theater award, something’s definitely sus here momo: Can’t believe they’re really doing this social media voting thing. And why was the pre-thing ONLY social media voting? There’s gotta be a troupe that was buying votes or rigging it somehow momo: People were actually suggesting to use throwaways online cuz you could use them to vote as much as you want momo: And online popularity and IRL popularity are totally different things anyway

Iv: yua troupe def only got first cuz it was created by that famous vtuber, and the fact that they got like double the votes compared to second place is like so gross and weird fr Kar: That sucks. You doin okay? momo: God no. What am I gonna do if my oshi is shocked by MANKAI ranking so low? I can’t do this, I’m literally getting mental illness just thinking about it /neg shiki: It’s really disappointing the way things turned out with this. Social media really just does have a huge influence, doesn’t it? momo: Winning just cuz you’ve got big social media presence is so not fair Iv: i mean, tru, but it fits the era and it’s still a good thing, there’s tons of fans who wanna see their oshis but can’t actually go to the theaters, y’know? Kar: I mean, this is probably what got some people into theater, so it’s just a matter of strategy, ain’t it? Dunno, that’s just what I think momo: I mean, maybe, but still

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[deceitful-darlings]

The guys didn’t like him to start with. When you let slip that you did, in fact, have a boyfriend, they were stunned. I mean, this guy is totally fine with just leaving you in a dorm with all guys? You’ve been here for so long and they haven’t even met him! They didn’t know he exists! Muku will hint that if they didn’t even know that much, the clearly he wasn’t being very attentive towards you, shouldn’t a boyfriend be caring and actually come and see you?!

Then they do meet him, and oh boy. There’s something about him that just rubs everyone the wrong way. He’s not unkind in any traditional sense, but something about him to them is just off, Hisoka can’t put it into any more certain words than that, and they really wish he would stop coming around. They all try multiple times to let slip that none of them are keen on him, but you just brush them off!

Then he proposes to you. In front of everyone. Rubbing their fucking faces in it like the smug asshole they know he is. Masumi feels like his world starts cracking at that moment, it feels like hell has been realised and they know that they’re going to have to work fast on getting him out of your mind and life. They’re coming up with all kinds of ideas on how they can separate you two, bouncing ideas off each other, holding meetings over it, Sakyo’s considering getting the mafia involved. But then it seems that the world realised how wrong it was.

You come back one evening, face drenched in tears, ring missing from your finger, and when Tsumugi asks what’s wrong, you burst back into tears and just about manage to choke out that your fiancé had been cheating on you. You didn’t know how long for, but clearly it was from before you were even engaged. He’s elated, but manages to hide it as he takes you in his arms and lets you sob into his shoulder. When the others come to check out the commotion, he smiles at them, the lack of ring makes it so obvious what happened, and Taichi has to stop himself physically jumping for joy.

When your tears have dried slightly, Tsumugi guides you into the living room, letting you sit down on the couch before you’re immediate hugged by Citron, saying how sorry he is that your fiancé was such a terrible person and that in his country such actions weren’t forgiven. Although you’re so heartbroken, you can help but laugh as Misumi gives you one of his precious triangular onigiri, because clearly a triangle should help cheer you up.

You won’t be left alone like it or not, Sakuya makes you a nice hot drink to help you calm down and keep you hydrated, and they all stay down with you, just chatting away to help distract you from what happened. You eventually fall asleep listening to Homare reading Shakespeare, curled up against Itaru who takes you to bed. This is perfect for them, they didn’t need any plan, they didn’t need to show you how awful your fiancé was, he managed to do that all by himself and they’re not in the slightest bit sorry. You may be sad now, but they were here to heal your wounds. Tenma start asking for your help as a director with his work on top of the Mankai plays the help distract you, Azuma is giving you massages and doing your skincare for you so you can relax and feel less stressed, and they’re all making sure to keep you busy.

Everything seems to be going ok at first, you’re responding well to them taking you out, generally having fun with them and most importantly, not thinking about him. Or so they think. Randomly, you start acting strange, you’re becoming distracted easily, they don’t know why so they decide to keep an eye on you. But then Yuki sees your phone light up, and he saw it. There was a message from him on your phone. Of course he hadn’t meant to see it at all, but that doesn’t mean he’s going to keep this information to himself, and when they find out they’re furious.

Kazunari immediately blocks his contact on your phone when he innocently asks you to show him a photo you took when he conveniently doesn’t have his phone on him, and they think that that should be the end of it.

But then when Tsuzuru is out with you, he sees him. The moment he tries to approach he panicks and drags you away before you can spot him, walking fast to make sure the bastard can’t catch you both.

When they realise he’s not giving up in trying to talk to you again, it’s decided that Banri, Juza, Omi, Sakyo or Tasuku will act as your bodyguards, one of them will be with you at all times to make sure that he doesn’t try anything with you, of course they don’t mention that if he’s persistent they’ll happily make him leave you alone witg a bit of physical persuasion, and if he happens to have brought along his disgusting little fling then good, she can see first hand what happens to people who hurt you. Normally you end up with at least 3 or so guys with you, and that’s if you’re not being driven from place to place, and they’re monitoring your phone and social media usage to make sure you aren’t contacting him.

If you try and tell them they’re being over the top and ridiculously paranoid, they bring up your relationship with him. It lasted for a long time, right? There was clearly something there that you were...attracted to, would it really be all that difficult for him to spin a few lies and beg and cry and promise and to catch you in his web again? You see the good in everyone and are just too forgiving, he could hurt you again far too easily and they aren’t going to let that happen.

[the-himawari]

A3! Hyodo Kumon - Translation [N] Journey to the Colours

*Please read disclaimer on blog

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Kumon: Ha~! Tonight’s dinner was super yummy as always! Omi-san and Director’s handmade xiaolongbao are the best!

Tenma: Yeah. They tasted great.

Kazunari: We worked up an appetite moving around a lot during rehearsal. All of us ate a ton!

Kumon: Yeah! Rehearsal was exhausting but fun~!

Muku: Fufu. It’s nice that our play this time feels like we’re travelling towards the same goal with our friends.

Yuki: In that sense, there might be some similarities with our Sardines play.

Misumi: Yep, yep! We travelled searching for sardines last time, so let’s do our best to aim for Tenjiku this time around!

Kumon: Tenjiku… come to think of it, they were also aiming for Tenjiku in the original story in Journey to the West… What kind of place is Tenjiku?

Misumi: Mmm. What kind of place is it~?

Yuki: Now that you mention it, I guess I never really thought about what sort of place it actually is.

Kumon: ‘Kay, let’s look it up—.

Kazunari: HOLD YOUR HORSES!

Tenma: Woah. Why’d you yell all of a sudden?

Kazunari: So, like, before you look it up, why don’t we all try drawing pictures of what we think Tenjiku is like? A while back, Spring troupe drew images of a “moon resident” that appears in their play!

Muku: Ah, right. They did do that!

Yuki: I saw those too. They each drew their own resident. They were, uh, pretty unique…

Tenma: Well, drawing our own images of Tenjiku sounds like it could help us prepare for our roles.

Kumon: True! It sounds super fun. Let’s do it, let’s do it!

Kazunari: Alrighty, I’ll bring some pens and paper over. Hold tight for a sec!

-pause-

Kazunari: Here you go.

Muku: Thank you, Kazu-kun.

Kumon: Hey, I wanna take a stab at drawing first!

Kazunari: Ooh, I see you’re raring to go. You feel like you can already envision it?

Kumon: Yep! In the Tenjiku that I envision~… There’s lots of pointy castles like this…

*draws*

Yuki: It looks kind of menacing.

Tenma: It looks like a dragon’s going to appear…

Kumon: Amazing, Tenma-san! I was just about to draw a dragon! There’s this huge, dashing dragon and there’s also a hermit…!

Muku: Fufu. It sounds like the world from a shounen manga.

Misumi: Yeah. It looks really cool~.

Kazunari: …Wait, wasn’t there already a manga like that…

Kumon: It’s taking shape pretty well! Ooh, then they have some wish-granting balls…

Kazunari: I’mma stop you right there, Kumopi! We’re gonna get cancelled if you say any more than that!

Kumon: Eh, I can’t!?

Kazunari: I just think it might be better to press pause there~. Is there anything else you’d like to draw?

Kumon: Yeah! The thing that I wanna to draw at the end no matter what… Is… nii-chan at the very top of the castle!! Nii-chan standing majestically at the top of the castle… Aww man~, he’s sooo cool!

Tenma: …He’s the same as always.

Yuki: He really loves his brother, alright.

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【A3! Translation】 Special Edition: Veludo SHOE STORE (8/9)

previous chapter / epilogue

sorry about the wait! life got hectic

(translation under the cut)

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Itaru: These short boots are simple in design, so they'd pair well with more casual clothes.

Itaru: But the elaborate design of the heel lets you look stylish without much effort.

Itaru: To top it off, the heels are wide, so they're easy to walk in.

Itaru: Actually, the shoes I'm wearing right now are heeled. But since the heel is so wide, I don't have any trouble walking.

Customer B: They really are...

Itaru: So, in your case, I think these would be great for a date.

Customer B: ....Could I try them on?

Itaru: Of course. I'll go get your size.

Hisoka: They're over here.

Itaru: !

Itaru: (So you already prepared them for me, huh...)

Hisoka: Here you go.

Customer B: Thank you.

Customer B: He's right. They're simple and easy walk in, yet still fashionable. I wouldn't look weird wearing them...

Itaru: They suit you.

Hisoka: Very much so.

Customer B: You really think so? I'm glad. I'll take them!

Itaru: Thank you.

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Itaru: Thank you for your purchase.

Customer B: I should be the one thanking you. Thanks to these shoes, I feel a little more confident in myself.

Customer B: Thank you so much for recommending these to me, really.

Customer B: I'll come back again!

Itaru: I look forward to seeing you again.

*door chime*

Hisoka: You pulled it off, Itaru.

Itaru: That's right.

Itaru: (Actually, that's what Aneki told me last time we came...)

*flashbacks starts*

Konomi: Some people avoid designer heels because of that, but in reality, most of the heels are wider and easier to walk in.

Konomi: Oh, but thinner heels are still hard to walk in, so it can take some getting used to.

Konomi: You should keep that in mind for the future.

*flashbacks ends*

Itaru: ...Is she a prophet or something?

Hisoka: What?

Itaru: ...It's nothing.

Itaru: (Even if she moved to Zahra, she still has such a great presence here. That's Aneki for you.)

Itaru: (I hope those shoes I recommended will be a catalyst for change for that customer, just like how I was able to change despite everything.)

Staff A: That wraps up today's photoshoot. Thank you so much, everyone!

Troupe Members: Thank you!

Store Manager: MANKAI Company, thank you for today.

Izumi: Same to you.

Store Manager: Thanks to you guys, all of our customers left satisfied.

Store Manager: As a thank you for your hard work, you all can keep the shoes you wore for today's shoot, free of change.

Kumon: Really!?

Tsumugi: I'm glad.

Muku: Thank you so much!

Store Manager: I'll box them up for you, so please just hang around for a bit.

*phone dings*

Itaru: Oh, it's a LIME from Yuki.

Yuki: I'm sending you a list of shoes that just arrived at À La Mode. Since you're there already, buy them for me. Counting on you, Onii-chan.

Itaru: ...If it's my little sister asking, I can't refuse. Guess I'm buying them.

Kumon: I'm so happy we got to keep such nice shoes!

Azami: You'd go broke trying to buy these normally.

Tsumugi: I feel a little bad about it...

Chikage: Well, let's just consider them symbols of the store manager's feelings, and accept them gratefully.

Hisoka: .....

Itaru: Hisoka, you okay? You're falling behind everyone, dozing off like that.

Hisoka: ...Mm, I'm fi...ne...

Itaru: You don't look fine at all. This is bad... I don't even have any awakening items.

Itaru: None of us can carry you along with everything else, so you gotta wake up.

Hisoka: ....Mhm.

Itaru: No, you still aren't awake. You're about to drop your shoes... Do you want me to carry them for you?

Hisoka: It's okay...

Izumi: Itaru-san, is Hisoka-san okay?

Itaru: He doesn't look like it. Wait, everyone else came back.

Tsumugi: Yeah. I turned around and was shocked at how far back you guys were.

Azami: It's amazing how he can sleep even while walking.

Chikage: Oi, sleepyhead. Wake up.

Izumi: He's had to stay awake basically all day, so his sleepiness has probably been pushed to the limit...

Muku: I wish we still had some marshmallows, he ate all of the ones I brought.

Kumon: Ah! How about I nudge Hisoka-san along from the back!?

Itaru: Oh, good idea. Please do, Kumon.

Kumon: Leave it to me! *nudge*

Kumon: .....Huh!? Even when I push him he doesn't move!

Hisoka: .....Snz...

Itaru: And... he's completely asleep.

Kumon: Hisoka-san, wake up! Wake up!

Chikage: Sigh... We're never making it back to the dorms at this rate.