Azuma Yukishiro/The Footsteps of Winter

Winter Troupe's Villain

Backstage Stories

Part 1

Izumi	Everyone, let's deepen our friendship with trump cards to commemorate the winter troupe joining today!
Banri	Haa?
Juza	Are we still kids...
Azuma	I'm quite fond of card games.
Misumi	I like it too!
	If you cut the diamond into half, it becomes triangle~!
Azuma	Yeah, that's right, Misumi.
Misumi	My head gets patpat~!
Azuma	Fu fu.
Izumi	It's like seeing a young child with a mother...
Azuma	Trump card can be played in various way from adults to children. I think it'll be surprisingly fun, why don't we all try it together?
Banri	...Well, it's not like I said I hate it.
Juza	Yeah.
Izumi	You two are strangely obedient to Azuma-san.
Azuma	It's because I accompanied you two to sleep, right?
Izumi	Eh?!
Banri	No, it wasn't accompanying to sleep, that was...
Juza	...
Izumi	(Azuma-san, what in the world did you do to the Autumn Troupe's cat-and-dog combo?!)
Kazunari	If we're going to play trump card, I want to learn poker~. Azuu, can you teach me?
Azuma	Sure. Poker is my specialty, after all.
Kazunari	Alright! Then, let's start the MANKAI Poker tournament!
	Uh... Flush! How's this!
Tenma	Full house.
Azuma	Straight Flush.
Kazunari	Uwaa~! I lost to Azuu again~!
Misumi	Mine's Super Royal Straight Triangle~!
Kazunari	Sumi, we don't have that!
Misumi	Eh~, how boring.
Tenma	Damn, one more time.
Juza	I won't lose next time.
Izumi	But, it's already this late? We've done this many times for awhile and we still lost to Azuma-san everytime.
Tenma	That's why, I won't quit if I keep losing!
Azuma	Fu fu. Then, how about in the next match, the winner can give any order. How does that sound?
Banri	That's what I'm hoping for.
Izumi	(Everyone's getting heated up. Sounds like they're determined to stay up all night...)
Azuma	Royal Straight Flush, Double Rainbow.
Izumi	Double Rainbow...?
Kazunari	What is that?! That's the first time I heard it!
Azuma	Back in the casino, this set is also accepted. It's stronger than Royal Straight Flush.
Izumi	Hee, amazing.
Tenma	E-even I know that much.
Juza	Why did he win again...
Banri	One more time.
Azuma	Before that, everyone will have to listen to what I say.
Izumi	Ah, that's right.
Azuma	Fu fu. What should I do. Everyone's so cute... I'm puzzled.
Banri	...
Juza	...Tch.
Tenma	D-don't tell me this is accompanying to sleep!
Izumi	(This atmosphere, somehow...)
Kazunari	This air... even though there're lots of men.
	Doesn't this atmosphere feel like when you're playing King's Game at group date and a cute person became the king?
Izumi	(...That's it.)
Tenma	It's fine already, just hurry up and say it!
Azuma	Alright, what I want everyone to do is-
Izumi	(To do...?)
Azuma	Let's end this here today and get a good sleep.
Izumi	Eh...?
Tenma	What... It's that. I got nervous for nothing.
Kazunari	Ahaha. Azuu's sex appeal is too early for the high schoolers.
Tenma	S-shut up!
Banri	...I'm going to sleep.
Juza	Me too.
Kazunari	I'll be good and return to my room too~. Surely Mukkun is already sound asleep now.
Izumi	(I'm relieved. Everyone returns obediently.)
Azuma	Director, good work today. It was fun.
Izumi	Nah. Somehow in the end, your strength in poker has helped me.
Azuma	Fu fu. The high school students are energetic.
Izumi	For real.
	Just now, you're really amazing, Azuma-san. That set, it's the first time I've seen it.
Azuma	Ah, that was a lie.
Izumi	Ahaha, I see. --Wait, lie?!
Azuma	If you don't sleep early, it'll be bad for your skin.
Misumi	...
Izumi	Whoa?! Misumi-kun, didn't you return to your room already?
Misumi	I'm going to sleep in Azuma's room today~!
Azuma	I promised him a while ago.
Izumi	Ah, i-is that so...
Azuma	Then, good night, Director. Let's go, Misumi.
Misumi	Ye-s. Director, good night~
Izumi	G-Good night...
	(Misumi-kun who still has a lot of mysteries is attached to him...)
	Although Azuma-san looks so calm, ...In reality, is he a great villain?

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