Itaru Chigasaki/MANKAI Glitter

To TAURUS: Itaru

Backstage Stories

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Izumi	I'm home~.
Citron	Oh~ it's not Itaru.
Tsuzuru	See? I told you.
Masumi	You’re too quick to jump the gun.
Izumi	...?
Sakuya	Ah, Uh, umm, welcome back, director!
Chikage	I'm sorry for getting you involved.
Izumi	Everyone, what's going on?
Chikage	We're waiting for Chigasaki to come home but he's rendering overtime today so he'll be late.
Citron	Itaru, what's taking you so long!
	I am getting sleepy~!
Itaru	I'm home--....?
Masumi	Speaking of the devil.
Citron	I-itaru!
	Welcome home~! We've been waiting for you since forever!
Itaru	.... Can you brief me about the situation?
Tsuzuru	Itaru-san's birthday is coming up soon, isn't it?
Masumi	We're planning our schedule so we have to decide where to go as early as possible.
Itaru	.....? Ah, come to think of it.
Sakuya	Did you forget your birthday?
Chikage	As expected of a corporate slave otaku.
Itaru	Senpai, you're the last person I want to hear that from.
Tsuzuru	Itaru-san, Are there any places you want to visit?
Itaru	A place I want to visit, huh--.
	Hmm....?
Izumi	( It's certainly hard to come up with anything on the spot... )
Itaru	Ah....There's a place I wanted to visit.
Citron	Ohh, as expected of Itaru! You sure know a few places to visit to fulfill your worldly desires!
Itaru	Is that supposed to be a compliment?
	Nope, there's only one place I can think of. Should I be happy about it....?
Izumi	( I wonder what kind of place Itaru-san wants to visit?)
Itaru	That's about it. I'd be happy if the director can join us on this day.
Izumi	Eh? Well, I don't think I have anything planned. No problem. I can join you.
Masumi	Director is going too...!
	Then, you and me, let’s---
Sakuya	I'm excited to hang out with everyone!
Masumi	......
Tsuzuru	There, there. We are going to celebrate Itaru-san this time. Don't get sulky.
	By the way, Itaru-san, where do you want to go?
Itaru	Fufufu.... That's...
Chikage	I have a bad feeling about this.

Sakuya	So this is the place Itaru-san wants to visit!
Citron	It's a sports center! I want to come here too!
Izumi	(It's rare for Itaru-san to want to visit a place like this)
	Perhaps, it's another VR game?
Itaru	Nope, today’s mission is the event being held here.
Tsuzuru	Isn't this place holding a fairly full-scale sports attraction event?
Citron	Itaru, are you sick? Perhaps the fever drove you crazy.
Chikage	Will hell freeze over?
Itaru	How rude. We are supposed to be celebrating MY birthday.
	Today's mission is this.
Sakuya	It's the game Itaru-san likes, isn't it?
Izumi	Heh, the prizes are the collaboration goods of the game and sports center.
Itaru	Right, right. You can get a limited edition mini figure set by winning it.
	The game never released merch. I must get it by all means....!
Tsuzuru	Now I get it.
Chikage	So it's related to being otaku after all?
Masumi	I am convinced.
Izumi	But, why am I invited too?
Itaru	You can choose from two challenges, solo play with one player and team play with up to seven players.
	Getting S rank in solo play is athletically impossible.
	However, with team play, the final rank is determined by the total score of each challenge.
	The ranking border is high but with a large number of people, we can divide the challenge in each attraction thus making it easier to aim for the top prize.
	Since the load for each person is small, each one of us can do our best on the challenge.
Izumi	( I see. So that's why I was invited.....)
Itaru	That's it.
	With this many people, the prize is within our reach!
Chikage	It's not going well...
Itaru	No...way...
Citron	We missed S rank by the skin of the teeth.
Izumi	It was pretty tough....
	(Everyone achieved a good score. The real problem is...)
Masumi	Itaru's score is too lamentable. You only reap what you sow.
Itaru	Ngh...
Chikage	Sure enough, we can't reach S rank no matter how hard we try.
Itaru	Ugh....
Sakuya	But we reached A rank! We scored high enough!
Citron	Itaru, you did your best!
Itaru	You're right....Well, A-rank plushies were a pretty good prize too.
	It would've been impossible for me to reach even C rank on solo plays.
	Thank you for participating with me, everyone.
Tsuzuru	Even though I participated as per Itaru-san's request, it served as a good stress reliever for me.
CHOICE 1: "I had so much fun too" [+] Izumi Right. I had so much fun too. Itaru I'm sorry for dragging you all the way here. Izumi No worries. Even if we couldn't get the S rank prizes, it was very interesting. Itaru As you know, I suck at this kind of system but it's not that bad to do this kind of thing once in a while. Chikage Why don't you try the solo play next time? Itaru Thanks but no thanks.
CHOICE 2: "It was a good workout" [+] Izumi It was a good workout! You'll really get into the zone as soon as you start doing it. Itaru It would've been great if we managed to reach S rank. Izumi Itaru-san, you're dying to get collaboration goods, didn't you? Itaru Well, it's a rare item that's only obtainable here but I made good memories going to the sports center with everyone. All's well that ends well today.
Itaru	Shall we go home?
Citron	Not yet!
	You haven't done "hello, Celestial Sphere" yet!
Tsuzuru	Ah, speaking of-- Eh,
	Citron-san, did you bring it all the way here?
Chikage	Moreover, where have you been hiding it until now?
Itaru	Ah right. I almost forgot about it.
Sakuya	Have you thought about your wish?
Itaru	Of course. I've been thinking about multiple prospect wishes.
Tsuzuru	I didn't mean to pry but what kind of wishes did you prepare?
Itaru	For example.....Spawning 10 SSRs in 10-pull gacha.
Masumi	How greedy.
Itaru	A fully automated machine that will take a bath for me.
Chikage	How lazy.
Itaru	Money and time so I can just play and live for the rest of my life without having to go to work.
Citron	A wish born of the painful reality of a corporate slave!
Tsuzuru	You can't consider those as decent wishes.
Itaru	Are my wishes totally NG?
	All of them are earnest wishes of mine.
Sakuya	U-um....
	Don't you have anything else in mind?
Itaru	Hmm... Then how about having better reflexes?
Tsuzuru	Well, is it a better wish than the others?
Sakuya	Well then, Itaru-san.
	Please make a wish to the Celestial Sphere.
Itaru	Got it.
	Hello, star of Taurus.....
	Please make my reflexes better.
	If it's really going to be granted, I should've wished for it first before coming here.
Izumi	Let's do the challenge again if your wish comes true.
Itaru	Let's do that.

	*Driiiiiiin*
Itaru	Fuah....
	(Hmm.....)
	( I made such a wish to the Celestial Sphere yesterday but, there are no changes in the appearance of my body as of yet)
	(Well, perhaps such a wish won't come true.)
Misumi	Itaru, you're finally awake-! We're about to play tag in the dorm--.
Itaru	Hah? Playing tag in the dorm?
Misumi	Everyone else except Itaru is going to be "it".
Itaru	Can you brief me about the situation....---didn't I say the exact same thing before?
Misumi	If you manage to run away for 5 minutes without anyone catching you, you win~.
	If you get caught....
Itaru	If I get caught.....?
Misumi	Throw away every single game in Itaru's room! --That's what Chikage and Sakyo said.
Itaru	Ha!? That's way too much even as a death sentence!
	Are you telling me to throw away something more important than my life...!?
Misumi	Ah, wait~. I'm going to chase you after counting 10 seconds, kay?
Itaru	Pant..pant...pant...
	(Thank goodness, no one is here...)
Sakuya	Ah, there he is!
Masumi	I'll definitely catch you.
Itaru	Woah!?
	!?
	(Huh? Have I always been this light?)
Sakuya	Masumi-kun, that way!
Masumi	Stop running away!
Itaru	Kuh!!
Masumi	Tch.
Itaru	Damn it, they're gonna catch me at this rate...!
Citron	Ah, I found Itaru!
Tsuzuru	Citron-san, let's attack him from both sides!
Itaru	Ha!
Tsuzuru	H-he jumped!?
Citron	What a powerful jump! Almost like a kangaroo!
Itaru	( My reflexes got buffed....!? )
	(Is it because of the Celestial Sphere....?
	...But with this---)
	I'm close to the entrance...!
	(Will I finally be able to escape from here....!?)
Chikage	Chigasaki, you seem to be in good shape.
Itaru	Geh, the last boss has been spawned....!
	But wait, the version of me right now---
	(If I dash all the way, I might be able to break through)
	....!
	(Alright, I managed to esca--)
Chikage	You think I'll let you escape?
Itaru	....!
Chikage	Don't think you can beat me.
Itaru	( I, I'm done for.....!)
	....!!
Chikage	Oi.
Itaru	S-senpai....
Chikage	You look like you had a nightmare. Are you okay?
Itaru	Eh? I... was caught by senpai....
	My games !?
	Ha?
	....The hell. It was a dream?
Chikage	Are you still dreaming? Go and wash your face.
Itaru	I will....
Misumi	Ah, Itaru! Today's your day off, right? Let's~play tag~.
Itaru	Play tag.....
	Eh? Am I still dreaming?
Misumi	I'll be the "it" so don't get caught, okay~?
Itaru	T, t-thanks but I'll pass for now.
Misumi	Ehh~ Whyyy~?
Itaru	Because I know the limits of my reflexes. Ciao.
Misumi	???

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