Banri Settsu/Twinkling Mankai Gold

The Hero Is Banri!

Backstage Stories

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Taichi	I’m back.
Mirai	Sorry for intruding!
Masato	So this is onii-chan’s home!
Izumi	Welcome.
Banri	Oh, so today was the day.
Taichi	We’ll be in your care today!
Mirai	We’re here to play! I’m Mirai Nanao!
Masato	Umm, I’m Masato Nanao…
Mirai	Thanks for having us!
Masato	Ni, Nice to meet you.
Izumi	Nice to meet you.
Mirai	Onii-chan, where’s A-chan?
Taichi	He has some business today, so he’s not here.
Mirai	Boo.
Masato	…
Izumi	(Masato-kun is staring at Banri-kun…?)
	Are you interested in that onii-chan?
Masato	…It’s, It’s the hero! Why are you here!?
Mirai	Whoa, you’re right! It’s Gold!
Banri	Gold?
Taichi	It’s the hero that appears on the ongoing super sentai show.
	Both of them like Gold the most. Now that you mention it, he does look like Ban-chan.
Banri	Heh, so they like a guy who looks like me.
	You both sure have good eyes, don’t you?
Mirai	Ehehe, I know right! Say say, are you going to fight today?
Banri	Ah… If an enemy appears, maybe.
Mirai	Amazing! Ban-chan, you’re keeping the peace!
Masato	So, so cool…!
Taichi	…
Izumi	Oh, right. We have some juice here. Do you want it?
Mirai	Juice!? I wanna drink it!
Masato	Tha-Thank you.
Izumi	In that case, will you come with me to the kitchen?
Mirai	Okaay!
Masato	Yes…!
Taichi	…Ban-chan, do you have a moment?
Banri	What’s it?
Taichi	Just follow me.
Banri	…?
Taichi	I have a request for you, Ban-chan!
Banri	I’ve already asked you what it is.
Taichi	I want you to become a hero to entertain both of them!
Banri	Huh?
Tsumugi	Huh? What are you two doing here?
Taichi	Oh, I also have a request for you, Tsumugi-san!
Tsumugi	…A request?
Taichi	The truth is, my brother and sister came here to play today. They think Ban-chan is the Gold from the super sentai show they’ve been watching…
	So I want to deliver a super sentai-themed etude to entertain both of them!
Tsumugi	I see.
Banri	So that’s what you mean.
Taichi	Can you do me a favor…? I want to create a memory from this summer for both of them…!
Banri	Geez… I’ve got no choice, then. Fine, I’ll do it.
Tsumugi	I’ll help you out too. Super sentai stories usually need a villain, right?
	The ones who are present today are…
Banri	Besides us, I think it’s Itaru-san and… Hyodo?
	I think we have enough number of people for the etude. What should we do about the roles, though?
Tsumugi	For the hero role, having only Banri-kun play it is good enough. What do you think?
Taichi	I agree!
Banri	Well, it makes sense.
Taichi	Ban-chan is the only one who resembles the hero, after all~.
Tsumugi	For the villain roles, I’ll play it along with Itaru-kun and Juza-kun, then. I’ll call them.
Taichi	Thanks! We’ll be performing the etude in 30 minutes at the courtyard, then!
Tsumugi	Okay. See you later, then.
Banri	Got it.

Taichi	Alright, guys! Let’s go explore the dorm!
Mirai and Masato	Okay!
Taichi	First off is the courtyard!
Mirai	Wow, there’s a lot of flowers here!
Masato	It’s so beautiful!
Izumi	Tsumugi-san from Winter Troupe has been taking care of them.
Mirai	I feel relaxed~!
Masato	Yup. Me too.
Izumi	…!?
	(Someone is pulling me by the arm out of nowhere…)
Itaru	…
Izumi	I-Itaru-san…!?
Juza	“This chick is in our hands now.”
Izumi	Huh!? Say what!?
Itaru	Play along, Director-san.
Izumi	(Play along… Are they doing an etude?)
	(I don’t really understand, but I guess I’ve gotta play along for now.)
	“He-Help me!”
Masato	O-Onee-chan has been caught…!
Mirai	I’m scared, onii-chan!
Taichi	“Mi-chan, Ma-kun, get behind me!”
Mirai and Masato	Okay!
Taichi	“Who are you!?”
Juza	“We are servants of the demon king. In order to revive the great demon king, we will take this chick’s heart.”
Mirai	Don’t take away onee-chan’s heart!
Masato	Re, return her!
Taichi	“Don’t do that!”
	*attacks*
Juza	“Haa!”
Taichi	“Whoaah!”
	*falls down*
Mirai	Onii-chan!
Masato	Are you okay? Are you hurt?
Taichi	“I-I’m fine… But more importantly, Director-sensei is…”
Juza	“Let’s go. Our lord is waiting.”
Itaru	“Come with us.”
Izumi	“He-Help me!”
Mirai	Onee-chan…!
Masato	Somebody, please save us…!
Banri	“–Stop right there!”
Mirai and Masato	Gold!
Banri	“Are you okay?”
Mirai	Please save onee-chan!
Banri	“Yeah, leave it to me. I’ll save her without fail.”
	“Hey, you underlings! Your opponent is me!”
Juza	“Tch, the cunning hero is here. I’ll send you to the space.”
Banri	“Haa!”
	*attacks*
Juza	“…ugh!”
Banri	“Eat this!”
Juza	“Urrgh…!”
Banri	“Haa!”
	*kicks*
Juza	“Ugh…!”
Banri	Cut it out, bastard. Just lose already. You know this is an etude, don’t you?
Juza	Tch.
Banri	“Haa!”
Juza	“Aargh!”
	“I’ll, I’ll remember this…!”
Mirai	Gold, you’re so strong even when you don’t transform!
Masato	Yup. You’re so cool…
Banri	“Now, hand me Director-chan ba–.”
Tsumugi	“So slow. What on Earth are you doing?”
Itaru	“My Lord! I apologize!”
Banri	“He's… the demon king!?”
Mirai	O-Onii-chan…
Masato	Will Gold be alright…
Taichi	“He’ll be fine. Just believe in Gold.”
Tsumugi	“The great demon king is waiting for the time he’ll be revived. Itaru, hurry up and take away that girl’s heart!”
Izumi	“No, Noo!”
Banri	“You think I’ll let you!?”
Itaru	“Urrghh! I… lo…st.”
Izumi	(…Itaru-san’s villain is so weak!)
Banri	Are you okay?
CHOICE 1: "Y-Yup." [+] Izumi “Y-Yup.” Banri “Get behind me. I’ll protect you.” Izumi “–.” Banri “…What’s wrong?” Izumi “Nothing… I just thought you’re reliable.” Banri “…Well, I’m a hero, after all.”
CHOICE 2: "Thank you, Gold!" [+] Izumi “Thank you, Gold!” Banri “…For some reason, hearing you say that made me kinda embarrassed.” Izumi (A hero who gets embarrassed when someone thanks him… That’s such a fresh trait.) Banri “Step back so you won’t get injured.” Izumi “O-Okay.” (Banri-kun looks like a real hero…)
Banri	“…Last one is you, huh, demon king.”
Tsumugi	“I won’t let anyone get in the way of our plan to revive the great demon king!”
Banri	“Haah!”
Tsumugi	“Hyaa!”
Banri	“Aargh!”
Tsumugi	“Hahaha, you’re all bark and no bite!”
Banri	“Ughh…”
Izumi	(This is where we’re supposed to cheer for him, right…!)
	Good luck, Gold!
	Come on, you two, give him some encouragement!
Mirai	Ye-Yeah!
Masato	Got it!
Mirai	You can do it, Gold!
Masato	Good luck!
Banri	“…I don’t know why, but I’m feeling empowered.”
	“Take this!”
	*attacks*
Tsumugi	“Aargh!!”
	“…I might have lost today, but I’m sure the great demon king will come back to life…”
Mirai	Hooray! Gold defeated the demon king!!
Masato	Thank you for saving us, Gold!
Banri	"I’ve told you I’d fight if an enemy appears, right?”
Mirai	Yep!
Masato	So, so cool…!
Izumi	(Thank goodness it ended well.)
Taichi	“Thank you for keeping the peace of the Earth!”
Chikage	I’m back. It’s quite lively here, huh.
Izumi	Ah, Chikage-san, this is–.
Mirai	It’s the great demon king…
Masato	The great demon king is here…
Taichi	Huuh!?
Izumi	(Chikage-san is being treated as the great demon king…!?)
Banri	Seriously… Just when I thought it’s all settled, the last boss has appeared.
Chikage	…What in the world is happening here?
Masato	The great demon king looks strong…
Mirai	Do your best, Gold…!
Chikage	….
	I see. So I’m the great demon king.
Banri	With that said…
	“–Can you accompany me for a bit, great demon king.”

Nids