Banri Settsu/MANKAI Memory

Childhood Memory: BANRI

Backstage Stories

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Izumi	Banri-kun.
Banri	Hm? What’s up?
Izumi	We’re going to shoot your birthday bromide, Banri-kun. So when would be convenient for you?
Banri	Ahh, that thing you mentioned?
Izumi	Yeah, the commemorative bromides we’re making during every member’s birthday month.
	While we’re going to use props that are in the storage room, you also have to choose one accessory to use in the photoshoot…
Banri	The theme is a memorable item from before you joined the Theatre troupe, right?
Izumi	Yep.
	Will you to head back home to pick a memorable item?
Banri	Yeah. 'Cept did I have anything at home…
Izumi	I think it will still be some time before the photoshoot, so think about your memorable item and the days that work for you, alright?
Banri	Gotcha.
Izumi	Alright then, I’m heading out to help another theatre troupe.
Banri	See ya.
	A memorable item, eh…
???	Aw yeah, let’s do this!
???	Fight on!
Banri	Hm?
Taichi	Ah, Ban-chan’s over here too!
Kumon	Let’s spread it out on this table!
Citron	Banri, we’re bowing this table.
Muku	Ummm… do you mean “borrowing”?
Citron	That’s it!
Banri	All the noisy guys got together again, huh?
	And that box you’re holding there, Taichi, is… a puzzle?
	…Oh. That’s from “Forester Knights”…
Taichi	That’s right!
	It’s an Arc Knight Dragon puzzle.
Banri	Heh, that takes me back. I liked that in the past.
	So they made a remake of that game, huh?
Taichi	Yep! This came out as a commemoration of the remake!
	And when I told Kazu-kun I bought the puzzle, he gave me a puzzle frame.
Banri	Ah~. I heard they were giving away extra frames at school or somethin’.
Taichi	I mean, I bought the puzzle. But it looked harder than I thought, and I wasn't sure if I could finish it by myself...
	Then I figured it would be more fun to do it together. So I invited Citron and them!
Citron	I’m a huge fan of this game too!
	We'll work together to complete the puzzle.
Muku	I wanted to try doing a puzzle as well, so I can’t wait.
Kumon	It’s more fun doing it together, isn’t it?
Taichi	Oh yeah! Wanna join us, Ban-chan?
Banri	Nah, I—.
Citron	Good idea~! If Banri’s here, then it’ll be easy peasy lemon squeezy!
Muku	Wah, that would be reassuring!
Kumon	I hate to admit it, but getting Banri to help out would be amazing.
Taichi	See, that’s what everyone says!
	Do it with us, Ban-chan!
Banri	…Guess I’ve got no choice. Aight, got it.
Taichi	Woohoo~!
Citron	Ok, I’m taking the puzzle out!
Kumon	Mm~… now that it’s all spread out, where should we start…
Banri	Isn’t the theory to start filling it in from the edges?
Taichi	From the four corners, right!
Muku	So we have to start by searching for corner pieces.
Citron	Oh~… the frame is cracking…
Kumon	It looks really hard, so we’d be amazing if we manage to complete it!
Taichi	Alriiight, let’s do this~!

Muku	Umm, this is…
Banri	Isn’t that the dragon’s tail?
Muku	Ah, you’re right!
Kumon	Erm! I have no idea where this goes~!
Banri	That looks like the background, so it goes over here.
Kumon	I see! The colours do look alike!
	‘Kay, I’ll look for the perfect fit around here.
Taichi	That’s Ban-chan for ya! We’ll finish this in no time~!
Banri	…
	*flashback starts*
Banri’s friend	You bought “Forester Knights” too, Banri!
	Let’s play it together!
Banri	Yeah, sure.
Banri’s friend	You just started, right, Banri? I’ve made a lot of progress already~. But it’s pretty hard to move on past here.
Banri	Heh~.
Banri’s friend	Yeah, yeah! This stage was super hard~!
Banri	Oh, do it like this here… and there we go.
	Skip to here… okay, cool.
Banri’s friend	EHH!
Banri	Defeat this enemy, and…
	Woo, cleared! Onto the next stage.
Banri’s friend	…What the heck?
	…This is boring.
Banri	Umm, next up is…
Banri’s friend	Oi, Banri. I’m tired of this game now.
	Let’s do somethin’ else.
Banri	What the? You’re the one who said you wanted to play together though.
Banri’s friend	Well, I changed my mind!
	Don’t you have anythin’ else?
Banri	Ahh, come to think of it…
	How’s this?
Banri’s friend	Isn’t this an Arc Knight Dragon puzzle!
	Sick!
Banri	I bought it together with the game, but I haven’t put it together yet. Now’s a good chance, so wanna do it?
Banri’s friend	But it has 1000 pieces. Isn’t that gonna be hard?
Banri	I mean, I bet it’ll be tough.
Banri’s friend	But we’d be amazin’ if we manage to complete it, right!
Banri	Yeah, exactly.
Banri’s friend	Where does this go?
	…Ugh, I dunno. This really is tough…
Banri	I think this goes here. …Nice.
	Next is… ahh, this is the wing, so… here!
Banri’s friend	…
	You said it was gonna be tough, yet in the end, you put it together so easily…
Banri	Alright, one more piece and it’s complete!
	…Um, huh?
	The last piece is missing…
	Where’d it go? Did it fall somewhere?
	Hey, have you seen it?
Banri’s friend	Like I know. You were just puttin’ it together by yourself the whole time.
	I didn’t do anythin’.
Banri	That’s weird…
	It’s not under the table or by the game either…
	…I can’t find it…
	What the heck? There’s just one more piece…
Banri’s friend	Well, if it’s gone, then there’s nothin’ you can do, right?
	Even Banri can’t complete it if a piece goes missin’, huh?
Banri	…
	*flashback ends*
	…
	Sorry, guys.
Taichi	Eh!? Why are you apologizing, Ban-chan?
Banri	I kinda thought that the puzzle might’ve gotten boring ‘cause I interfered.
Taichi	Not at all, dude! I’m glad that you’re teaching us tips, and it’s fun doing it while chatting!
Muku	Because you’re teaching us how to tackle the puzzle, I’m also doing better now than when we first started!
Kumon	Yep, yep! Otherwise, we would’ve been lost in the beginning!
Citron	You’re good at teaching, Banri!
	Because of you, we can level up more and more too!
Banri	…I’m glad then.
Kumon	Awesome! We finished all the way up to here!
	Just add one more piece and it’s done!
Muku	Huh? But there’s no piece left over here?
Banri	It’s not here either.
Taichi	Ehh~!? The last piece is missing!?
	Where’d it go!?
Citron	Search, everyone! It should be around here somewhere!
Kumon	Oiii, last piece~! Where are you!
Muku	Maybe it’s by the sofa?
	…Umm, it doesn’t look like it…
Taichi	This is so weird~. It got lost somewhere.
Banri	…If it’s gone, then there’s nothin’ we can do.
	*door opens*
Juza	…Hm?
	What’re you doin’?
Kumon	Ahh, nii-chan! You see, we can’t find a piece from the puzzle we’re all putting together.
Muku	We’d like you to keep an eye out for the last piece, Ju-chan!
Kumon	To think we can’t finish it even though we made it this far…!
Juza	A puzzle piece?
	Somethin’ fell here… is this it?
	Can I fit this here?
Taichi	HAH! I-i-it’s complete!!
Citron	We did it! We’re having red rice today!
Kumon	Awesome! You’re the coolest, nii-chan!
Muku	That’s Ju-chan for you! Thank you!
Juza	? No prob…
Banri	…
Juza	Ah?
	What’re you lookin’ at? You’re creepin’ me out.
Banri	HA?
	Shut up. You’re the one who came into my field of vision on your own.
Kumon	‘SCUSE ME!? It’s thanks to nii-chan that the puzzle was completed, you know!
	Be more grateful, Banri!
Citron	Ohh! They started again!
	Kumon joined the fray too!
Muku	N-no fighting, you three!
Taichi	Now, now, it’s great that we finished it, right!

Taichi	HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BAN-CHAN!!
Izumi	Congrats, Banri-kun!
Azami	Happy birthday.
Banri	Ohh, thank you.
Sakyo	Continue to work hard as an actor and as Autumn troupe’s leader.
Banri	Yeah, yeah.
	Anyways, you guys went outta your way to get together today, huh?
Omi	Haha, it’s not easy for Autumn troupe to gather without an occasion like this.
	I cooked up lots of dishes that you like, Banri. So eat lots.
Banri	Oh, they look really tasty.
Omi	Juza helped make them too.
Banri	Seriously? That guy didn't make a typical-ass mistake like screwing up the sugar and salt, did he?
Juza	Ahh? There’s no way I would.
Taichi	That reminds me, Ban-chan. You had your birthday bromide photoshoot the other day, right!
CHOICE 1: The photoshoot seemed fun [+] Izumi The photoshoot seemed fun. Banri I mean, yeah. Omi and Kazunari gave me a lot of good ideas, and they let me pretty much do whatever I wanted. It was pretty fun. Plus, I got to take a pic with Director-chan. Izumi We took it during your break, right? Banri It came out hella nice and I’m really into it. I got the file from Omi too. Should I set it as my phone’s lock screen and show it off to the guys at uni? Izumi …! Banri Aha, just joking.
CHOICE 2: He looked really cool [+] Izumi He looked really cool. His poses and aura were spot on, and he looked just like a model. Banri Thanks. Well, I’ve helped model for a school fashion show. Azami As expected of Banri-san. Sakyo It seems you've been able to make good use of what you've learned and experienced at Amabi. Banri That goes with sayin’. You can experience loads of interestin’ things at Amabi. I’m gonna continue making the most of it from now on.
Taichi	By the way, Ban-chan. What did you end up bringing for the memorable item to use in the bromide photoshoot?
Azami	Ah. I wanted to ask about that for reference, too.
Banri	Ahh. The 1000 piece puzzle I put together a super long time ago?
	You know the one I made with Taichi and the others the other day?
	It has the same character as that.
Taichi	EHH! By a long time ago, you mean from before the remake…!?
Banri	Yep, exactly.
Omi	But that puzzle was missing a piece, wasn’t it?
Banri	Ahh, well. Stuff happened.
Azami	Banri-san seems to do everythin’ perfectly though.
Banri	…Honestly, I don’t have a very good memory attached to it.
	But on the other hand, I’d say it became a good comparison?
Sakyo	Comparison?
Banri	In that past, there were quite a few guys who didn't like the fact that I could do everythin' skillfully.
	But now, I have people around me who will desperately work to finish something until the very last piece together with me.
	So it reminds me of that, I guess.
Omi	Ah, I see.
Azami	Oh?
Izumi	Banri-kun…
Juza	…I don’t get it.
Banri	AHH!? I wasn’t sayin’ it to you, so it’s not like I expected you to understand!
Taichi	W-we just got a good mood going though!
Sakyo	Good grief. They haven’t grown at all in that aspect…
Izumi	Ahahaha…

Anna