Let's Play! Real-life Gacha: Azami's Turn

Backstage Stories

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Kumon	—it’s really interesting! Yknow~!

Azami	…
Kumon	Hey hey Azami, you listening?
Azami	Yeah, I hear you. Don’t just sidle up to people’s faces like that.
Kumon	Ah! The expression on your face~.
	… Is it cause you’re worried about something?
	If that’s the case, I’ll listen, I have the patience…!
Azami	It’s nothing like that… It’s just, that day’s coming up.
	Everyone’s putting keychains in capsules and the day’s almost here. I was just thinking about that.
Kumon	Ah, I see—!
	So, you haven’t figured out what to put in it yet?
Azami	Yeah…
	Speaking of, since it’s to keep people from losing their keys.
	Attaching a bell might be good, and I talked to Ken-san about it, but…
	Apparently, Shitty Sakyo was thinking something similar… I want mine to be completely different.
Kumon	Aa yeah, I guess you wouldn’t want to copy someone else.
Azami	Something like this… I wonder who’d be happy to get this.
Kumon	Yeah… It’s easy to get what the person likes, but we don’t know who’s getting them.
Azami	Guess that’s just how it is for real gacha.
Kumon	Mhm…
	Ah! How about this! I’m happy to get gifts from fans and y’know—
	They’re things I normally wouldn’t get myself… I think it’s sorta like that same feeling with real gacha!
Azami	Things I don’t normally get myself?
Kumon	Like, for example, I received weirdly colored bath salts and a towel made of good material!
Azami	I see…
	Kumon, thank you for your help.
Kumon	Hehe, you’re welcome! I hope you have a good idea of what you’ll get now!

Kumon	We’re home!
Azami	We’re home.
Izumi	Welcome back, both of you.
Manager	Welcome back~.
Kumon	What’s this, Director and Manager, were you two heading somewhere?
Izumi	We’re bringing tools from the dorm’s storage to the theater.
Manager	This is it! Here, take this one… Let’s go!
	… Eh, AWAWAWAWAA!?
Kumon	Huh, Manager, are you okay!?
Manager	S-sorry~!

Azami	You haven’t slipped your shoes on all the way, and I think you stepped on moss. Put your shoes on properly.
Manager	Uu… My shoes are already worn out, they’re a pain to wear~.
Azami	A pain huh.
Izumi	Maybe we should get a shoehorn.
Manager	We should. For the dorm and the theater, my room, and the courtyard… Shoehorns everywhere!
Kumon	So many!?
Azami	How about no.
Izumi	Ahahaha…



Azami	… Haa.
Izumi	Azami-kun, you okay?
Azami	Yeah, I was just wondering where I should go to buy the keychain.
Izumi	I see~. Then, it’d be good to go to a mall or marketplace where you can look through all the shops and selections.
	Actually, I’m about to go shopping, would you like to come?
Azami	… Sounds good, let’s go.
Izumi	Yep! To the shopping center!

	This seems to be the place they sell accessories.
	Ah, look, there’s keychains with big character figurines.

Azami	Someone who likes the character would enjoy something like that, but I’m worried someone who doesn’t like it would get it and be disappointed.
	Well, in the end, it’s still up to me what I get. So maybe it’ll be good as a backup.
	Still, I do want to choose something that they’ll enjoy.
Izumi	So that’s it. In that case, let’s check somewhere else.
	Here, there’s a lot of keychains with bells. With this, you’ll notice if you end up dropping your key.
Azami	Sakyo already chose something like that… Ken told me… Hard pass.

Azami	… Hm? That shop next door…
	… What’s this?
Owner	Ahh, that’s a shoehorn. A keychain-sized one to be exact. It may be small, but you can still use it as a shoehorn.
Izumi	Hee, that’s amazing!
Azami	After what the Manager said about wanting a shoehorn and after what Kumon said…
	Something I wouldn’t normally get myself…
	… Not a bad idea. Think I’ll go with this.
Izumi	I think so too! It’s convenient and I think whoever gets it will use it.
Azami	Thanks for bringing me. You really helped.
Izumi	You’re welcome. Looks like our mission is completed.
Azami	Yup.


Juza	Azami’s turn.

Azami	Got it.
	It’s… A fish-shaped keychain?
Banri	A lure, isn’t it.
Omi	You’re right. It’s simple but still eyecatching.

Kumon	Hee, a lure keychain! It’s sparkling, awesome!
Azami	Lure. Like for fishing? Is it supposed to sparkle like this…?

Banri	Well, it’s a keychain, not an actual lure. But, maybe you can still catch fish with it.
Azami	Hmm.
Kumon	Azami, you like it, don’t you?
Azami	It’s still not something I’d consider for myself.
Kumon	But!
Azami	Well, maybe it piqued my interest a little.
Kumon	Really! Let’s go fishing then! There’s this one place that Summer went to!
Azami	… I’ll think about it.