Itaru Chigasaki/Handsome Man Who Carried a Bangasa

Phantom Mask

Backstage Stories

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Itaru	I'm back~.
Taichi	Itaru-san, welcome!
Kumon	Welcome back--!
Izumi	Welcome back.
	You seem to be in a good mood!
Itaru	You can tell?
	I got this on my way home today.
	Ta-dah.
Taichi	Ah, that!
	It's crazy popular! Isn't it a new game?!
Itaru	Correct.
	There's also a download version but I wanted to keep this package.
Kumon	That's so gamer-like....!
Itaru	I'm going to hole up in my room to grind this game.
Izumi	Eh? Don't you have work tomorrow?
Itaru	I'll make sure it won't interfere with work and practice.
	Let's play. Let's play~.
Taichi	He's basically walking in the clouds.
Izumi	( I wonder if he's going to be okay....)
Itaru	Fuwah...Mornin'.
Izumi	Good morning.
	....Though, it's almost noon already.
Itaru	I played the continuation of the new game yesterday.
Izumi	You went to bed early in the morning, didn't you?
Itaru	Yeah. It's my day-off today. We don't have practice. It's all good.
Azami	All good my ass. If you go on living that kind of lifestyle, your skin's gonna get rough.
	Do your skincare properly, won't you!?
Itaru	Yeah, yeah.
Izumi	( It fell on deaf ears.....)
Citron	Iyahh~!
Izumi	!?
	You surprised me!
Citron	This is my favorite Kabuki beauty mask!
	It's cool and it's my favorite.
	With this, my skin is going to be flawless until the performance.
Izumi	The pattern is authentic.
Itaru	It sure is impactful.
Citron	I heard your conversation. Itaru, use this mask to improve the condition of your skin too!
	I have plenty of stock so I shall share it with you.
Itaru	Eh?
Izumi	I get it now.
	Rather than wearing a normal mask, it might be better to be able to do some role study while doing your skincare.
Azami	The hydrating effect is also perfect. This should be enough to moisturize your skin if you're going to use it every day.
	Alright, Itaru-san. Use this.
	Don't you dare skip! Not even once!
Itaru	Guess, I don't have a choice, then....
Itaru	Yesss! A super-rare item dropped!
	The speedrun element is great.
	I burned through it.
	Should I take a break?
	Senpai is out on a business trip today. I'm in paradise.
	(Speaking of, I was told to use the Kabuki mask for my skincare.)
	Hmm....Azami will get angry if I skip.
	....Alright.

Itaru	.....This should do.
	Come to think of it, I was so immersed in the game, I forgot to eat dinner.
	Let's see... Uh... I'm out of stock of sweets and energy bars.
	Sigh....It can't be helped. I'll just microwave grilled onigiri for dinner.
Itaru	As expected, there's really no one here at this time.
	( I almost forgot. I gotta pull for my social game event. My smartphone, smartphone..Ah here....)
	Hm? I heard something.....
Izumi	....!?
Itaru	Director, you were awake.
Izumi	Y-you surprised me. Is that you, Itaru-san?
Itaru	What happened? Why are you sitting down in a place like that?
Izumi	That's not it. I was so surprised when you suddenly appeared in the dark wearing that mask!
Itaru	Ah--....I forgot.
	Sorry for surprising you.
	Are you okay? Here, take my hand.
Izumi	Thank you very much.
Itaru	I'm sorry. I didn't think anyone would be up at this time.
	Director-san, what are you doing this late?
Izumi	I accidentally fell asleep in the lounge while I was working earlier.
	Then I saw a white mask floating around while I was on my way back to my room....
Itaru	I see. It might've appeared like it's floating because of the light from my smartphone.
Izumi	Speaking of, what are you doing in the middle of the night?
Itaru	I was about to microwave grilled onigiri for dinner. Should I make some for you too, director-san?
Izumi	No thanks.... Moreover, Azami will get angry if he finds out you're eating this late.
Itaru	It's better than eating pizza in the middle of the night.
Izumi	It might be so.
Itaru	Well, I'm using the mask properly. At least let me eat grilled onigiri for dinner.
CHOICE 1: "You're really into the new game" [+] Izumi You're really into the new game. Itaru That's right. It's more interesting than expected. The quest is quite challenging. I'm burning through it. The characters are interesting and just a while ago, the weapon..... ..... Sorry, I'm talking to you in the middle of the night while wearing a kabuki mask. Izumi I can tell that Itaru-san is having so much fun even while you're wearing the mask. Itaru The graphics are superb. I'll show you next time. I'm planning to buy a game everyone can play with so let's play together. Izumi Ahaha, that would be nice.
CHOICE 2: "Maybe I should use a mask too" [+] Izumi Maybe I should use a mask too. Itaru Citron gave me a lot of Kabuki masks. I'll share them with you. Izumi Azami-kun also said that the hydrating effect is good enough. I'm curious. Itaru Speaking of, Citron said he'd give some to other cast members of kabuki performance. ( I kind of want to see everyone wearing those kabuki masks.)
Manager	I-Is there anyone there~...?
Izumi	Huh? Is that the manager's voice?
	Come to think of it, he said he was inspired by a drama so he's making rounds in the middle of the night.
Itaru	That's way too odd.
Izumi	Manager, it's me.
Manager	Ah, director!
	Thank goodness! I wouldn't know what to do if it was a ghost......
	GYAAAAHHH----!!
Itaru	Crap, I forgot to take off the Kabuki mask.
Izumi	Manager! Shhh!
	You'll wake everyone up...!
Manager	It's the Mankai Dorm's phantom~!
	Urgh.....
Izumi	M-manager--!
Itaru	...I better stop walking around the dormitory in the middle of the night while wearing this mask.

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