Homare Arisugawa/MANKAI Glitter

To AQUARIUS: Homare

Backstage Stories

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Tsumugi	...It's here.
Tasuku	So this is the haunted house rumored to be the scariest in Japan...
Homare	I am very interested to see what it is like.
Izumi	I'm...starting to feel kinda scared.
Hisoka	...It'll be fine.
Izumi	(How did it come to this...)
	I'm back.
Tsumugi	Welcome back, Director.
Homare	Welcome home!
Izumi	Hm? Are you guys having a drinking party?
Tsumugi	Yes. When I noticed, Winter Troupe was all gathered in the lounge...
Azuma	So we decided we might as well have a drink together.
Izumi	So that's what it is.
	(It's really nice to see them being so close.)
Hisoka	...Director, wasn't it cold?
Izumi	I guess it was a bit cold outside.
Hisoka	It's warm in front of the heater, so come here and warm up.
Izumi	Thanks. It really is warm inside.
Homare	Would you also like one, Director-kun? You will be warmer after you drink this!
Izumi	...What is that exactly?
Homare	It is whiskey diluted with sweet potato shochu!
Izumi	I can't drink that!
Tasuku	Is this a punishment game or what?
Tsumugi	Diluting alcohol with alcohol is quite a novel idea...
Guy	We also have sangria.
Izumi	That sounds nice! Itadakimasu.
Homare	Hmm...that kind of alcohol will not even warm you up.
Izumi	But Homare-san seems to be quite drunk already...
Tsumugi	Ahaha...
Homare	If you cannot drink this alcohol...I know, why don't we warm ourselves up with ghost stories?
Tasuku	What are you even saying?
Hisoka	I don't get him.
Izumi	Ghost stories are usually something you do to cool you off...
Homare	You cannot have inspiration if you are stuck in a fixed mindset!
	Winter ghost stories...oh, I am feeling emotional!
Hisoka	...He's completely drunk.
Izumi	Ahaha...
Tasuku	More importantly, have you decided what to do about our talk earlier?
Izumi	What talk?
Tsumugi	It's Homare-san's birthday soon, so we were asking him what he wanted to do to celebrate.
Izumi	Oh, the one that became a tradition!
Guy	Homare-san seems to want an overseas trip however...
Azuma	I'm fine with that, but we talked about how it'd be nice to choose a place where we could go more easily, since everyone has their own schedule.
Izumi	Well, going overseas might be a bit difficult.
Homare	Hmm...then it cannot be helped. I have come up with an alternative!
Hisoka	That was a quick switch.
Tasuku	Make sure it's somewhere everyone can actually go.
Homare	Of course. The place I want to visit is...

Azuma	A haunted house?
Tsumugi	Why so suddenly...?
Homare	You rejected my winter ghost story earlier. In that case, why don't we head out to a haunted house and warm up together!
Hisoka	...Arisu, what you just said was absurd...
Tasuku	Well, it's not as impossible to go there as it is overseas...
Tsumugi	Let's settle on the haunted house, then.
Homare	I shall be looking forward to it!
Izumi	(The power of drunkenness is amazing...)
Homare	Well then, let us head in!
Azuma	Fufu, I'm looking forward to seeing how they'll surprise us.
Tsumugi	It sure has been a while since I've been to a haunted house.
Tasuku	Me too.
Izumi	Ah, wait for me!
Izumi	It's pitch black here, you can hardly see anything.
Tsumugi	It seems to be set up as an abandoned ruin that is cursed.
Izumi	Heh...it's really atmospheric.
	(It really does look cursed...)
Tasuku	Well, this is all fake, you know.
Azuma	Fufu, you're as realistic as ever.
Izumi	How can you guys stay unbothered?!
Hisoka	...Zzz.
Homare	Hisoka-kun, please do not fall asleep just because it is dark here!
Tasuku	It takes skill to be able to sleep while walking.
Guy	As you would expect of Mikage.
Homare	The passage is getting narrower.
Tasuku	There's a noise coming from over there.
Izumi	I feel like something's gonna come out soon...
Ghost	H~E~L~P~!!
Izumi	WAAH?!
Tsumugi	...I knew it'd come out.
Tasuku	Right.
Homare	Oh, such an artistic costume!
Ghost	I'LL CURSE YOUUU~!
Guy	It must be difficult to be in such a dark place all day long.
Hisoka	...Zzz.
Homare	As I mentioned, Hisoka-kun, do not fall asleep!
Ghost	I~WON'T~FORGIVE~YOU~!
Izumi	WAHHH!! It came out again!!
Tsumugi	Do we go this way?
Guy	That is correct.
Izumi	Wait up, how can you guys be so calm?!

Izumi	That was tiring...
Guy	Is that so?
Homare	That haunted house had a reputation for being scary, but it wasn't really. I would have liked to experience a little more thrill.
CHOICE 1: You would normally get scared. [+] Izumi No, you'd normally get scared, right?! Tsumugi The ruin set was really well-built. Homare The ghost costumes were also quite elaborate. I would like to see them in more detail in brighter light! Izumi And you observed all of this calmly? Tsumugi I just couldn't help but notice those parts... Izumi (Our point of view is too different...!)
CHOICE 2: You were so calm... [+] Izumi It's amazing that you were so calm. Homare Rather, weren't you so easily surprised, Director-kun? Izumi Definitely not...that kind of reaction in a haunted house isn't exciting for the cast members, you know. Guy However, it would be rude of us to fake being scared when we were not. Tsumugi Your acting felt so real. Izumi That wasn't acting, I was actually scared!
Homare	It wasn't quite satisfactory in terms of thrills, but it was a good memory for all of us to go to the haunted house together!
	Thank you for the wonderful birthday celebration.
Tsumugi	Ah, that's right. Speaking of birthday celebrations...
	Go ahead and use this celestial sphere, Homare-san.
Homare	Oh, you are right! As I recall, it was a celestial sphere that grants your wishes if you were to make a wish on your birthday month.
Hisoka	What're you gonna wish for?
Homare	What, indeed...
	Hello, Stars of Aquarius... I wish for a thrill I never got the chance to experience in the haunted house!
Tasuku	I think you're dragging this haunted house thing too far.
Izumi	(Is it okay to make such a wish...)
Homare	Zzz...
	Mmm...
???	......
Homare	GYAAAAAA!!
Hisoka	...Arisu, shut up.
Homare	W-w-what on Earth is that?!
Tsumugi	S-sorry!
Homare	Tsumugi-kun?! Wh-what are you imitating?!
Tsumugi	No, you told me to wear this mask and wake you up yesterday...
Homare	I said that...? I do not recall doing such a thing.
Hisoka	Have you finally gone senile?
Tsumugi	Ahaha...
Homare	(What was that earlier...)
	GYAAAA?!
Citron	Oh! The honnyaku hit Homare straight in the face!
Homare	Honnyaku...? No, this is a konnyaku!
Citron	Yes, that!
	I was going to play a prank on Tsuzuru, but I made a mistake. So sorry!
Homare	For goodness sake...
	(It has been a rough morning...)
	(I shall get some fresh air for a change...)
	GYAAAA!!
	I-It's a soccer ball this time?!
Tasuku	Are you all right?
Azami	My bad Homare-san, I kicked it too hard.
Homare	It is full of danger no matter where I go...! What in the world is actually going on...?!
	Mhm...
Hisoka	......
Homare	GYAAAAA!!
Hisoka	...Noisy.
Homare	What is it this time!
Hisoka	Arisu, you kept making a noise while sleeping the whole time.
	Did you have a bad dream?
Homare	A dream...
	All the events so far was just a dream...?
	(Could it be that I had a strange dream because I made such a wish on the celestial sphere..?)
	It was a thrill, indeed, but it also felt too real for it to be just a dream...
Hisoka	...Arisu?
Homare	Next time I wish on the celestial sphere...I shall wish for an overseas trip!
Hisoka	Like I said, you're noisy.

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