Kumon Hyodo/Commando Training

Affection for a Corgi Plushie

Backstage Stories

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Kumon	Huh, it’s Tenma-san’s stuffed toy.
	It was sitting on the shelf during dinnertime.
Muku	Someone sat it down on the sofa, huh?
Kumon	Tenma-san takes reeeally good care of this black Shiba, doesn’t he!
	He named him Rio after his own role.
Muku	Although it’s for role study, Tenma-kun’s brushing him every day…
	And he even left Rio here when he went out, just in case he gets lonely.
Kumon	Yep, exactly! …But I’ve been thinking—isn’t Rio lonely on his own?
Muku	Eh?
Kumon	I mean, Tenma-san’s character Rio and my character Chacha have the same owner and they’ve always grown up together.
	So I wondered, isn’t he lonely by himself?
Muku	You have a point…
	In that case, how about you get a corgi plushie too?
Kumon	Ah, right! Good call!
	*door opens*
Tenma	I’m home.
Muku	Ah. Welcome back, Tenma-kun.
Kumon	Welcome home!
	Hey, hey, Tenma-san! Was there also a Corgi in the crane game that Banri got Rio from?
Tenma	Hm? Yeah, I’m pretty sure there was.
Kumon	Really!? SWEET!
	I wanna go get a corgi plushie!
	Let’s all go to the arcade together!
Tenma	All of us…?
Yuki	Why am I here too…
	I was planning to go to the shopping mall today.
Kumon	Look, I suck at crane games.
	But we’ll probably be able to get it if all the Summer troupe guys give it a shot, right!?
Kazunari	Plus, it’s more hype and fun if everyone challenges it together~!
	Let’s all go to the shopping mall after!
Yuki	Fine. Let’s get on with it.
	We’ll grab it quickly and then go shopping.
Tenma	But why didn’t you ask Banri-san for help?
	Banri-san’s really good at crane games and he got Rio for me in the blink of an eye.
Kumon	I know Banri’s pro, but I don’t wanna owe him…!
Tenma	Ah, that’s why.
Kumon	Umm… ah, there it is! It’s this one!
Misumi	Wah, it’s full of doggy plushies!
	That’s great that they still have a Corgi~.
Kumon	Yeah! Alriiight, here I go!
Muku	Let’s all try our best to get the Corgi together!
Kumon	‘Kay, I’ll start off!
	Umm, move the arm above the Corgi and… HERE!
	…Uh, ahh~! Darn it, I couldn’t grab it.
Misumi	I’ll go next for Kumon!
Kazunari	Go get ‘em, Sumi!
Muku	Ugh, we’re having a hard time with this, huh…
Yuki	It almost looked like Kazunari had it when he went just now.
Kazunari	Wanna give it a try next, Tenten?
Tenma	Me?
	Do I use this button to control the arm?
Kumon	Yeah! You use this button to move it sideways, and this button to move it back and forth!
Tenma	Got it.
	…Drag it to the side around here… alright, there!
Muku	Ah! Could this be it!?
Misumi	He lifted the Corgi! Amazing, amazing!
Tenma	Nice! Now to carry it over… err, AHH!
Kumon	It fell! Uwahhh, sooo close!
Kazunari	But hey, that was a totes nice play just now!
	Tenten actually has a knack for this!?
Yuki	That was just beginner’s luck.
Tenma	No, I feel like I’ll get it next time.
	One more time!
	…
Yuki	You haven’t been able to grab it at all since then.
	You only did well the first time, huh?
Tenma	S-shut it!
Misumi	Brush it off, Tenma.
Muku	Should we ask the staff for tips on how to get it?
Kazunari	And while we’re at it, let’s ask if we can get the toy repositioned or something!
Kumon	Okay!
	I’ve got a good grip on it! Now to bring it over like this…!
Muku	Just a little more!
Misumi	Go~!
	*drops*
Kazunari	Ah! It dropped in!
Kumon	WOOHOO! I got it!
Tenma	Good for you, Kumon!
Yuki	Nice job. I mean, you did work hard.
Muku	You’re awesome, Kyu-chan!
Kumon	Hehe, thanks guys!
	Just like Tenma-san, I’ll name this Corgi Chacha after my role!
Kazunari	Chacha’s a super cutie pie!
Yuki	By the way, what are you gonna do now that you got it?
Kumon	Eh, I haven’t thought that far!
Yuki	What the heck?
Kumon	Hmmm… maybe I’ll place him beside Rio or display him in my room?

Misumi	We’ve arrived at the shopping mall~.
Kazunari	I’m hungry so how ‘bout we catch lunch first!
Kumon	Alright, let’s go to the food court!
Yuki	…Huh? That person there is…
Tenma	Isn’t that Director?
Izumi	Ahh, all of you are here too, huh?
Muku	Are you out shopping?
Izumi	Yep, that’s right.
	Oh, is that plushie Kumon-kun’s holding there a Corgi?
Kumon	Yeah! I got it when all of us went to the arcade just now!
Muku	We thought Tenma-kun’s black Shiba Rio seemed lonely on his own.
	So we decided to get him a corgi buddy too.
Yuki	We had a pretty hard time getting it though.
Kazunari	But it was tons of fun hyping each other up while playing the crane game together!
Misumi	Yep, it was really interesting~!
Izumi	Fufu, I see.
	Did you guys come here to shop?
Misumi	Mhm, Yuki needs to buy some stuff!
Kazunari	We’re on our way for lunch right now though. Have you eaten already, Director-chan?
Izumi	Nope, not yet.
Kumon	Hey, let’s eat together then!
Tenma	Why not? Since we’re all here.
Izumi	Are you sure? Alright, then I guess I’ll join you guys.
Kumon	Ha~, that was yummy!
Muku	I’m so full.
Izumi	I enjoyed listening to your crane game shenanigans while we were eating.
	By the way…
CHOICE 1: Did you play other games too? [+] Izumi Did you play other games too? Kumon Nope, we only played the crane game today! But I’d love to play different games with everyone next time~. Muku A puzzle game or something sounds fun. Yuki A drumming game would be nice too. Kazunari I’m pro at dance games, so I’ll show you guys my super slick moves ♪ Kumon Let’s play them all when we go next time! Ah, and Director—come with us too! Izumi Eh, even me!? Kumon Mhm, let’s game together! Izumi Alright, I suppose I’ll join you guys.
CHOICE 2: Did you stop by any other stores? [+] Izumi Did you stop by any other stores? Kumon Nope, we came straight to the shopping mall today! Kazunari After this, all of us are gonna shop with Yukki and browse around at different shops! Misumi I love visiting different stores with everyone~. It’s so fun chatting while looking at all the stuff! Tenma Yeah, that’s true. It’s also interesting showing each other what we bought. Kumon We all like different things so even if we buy stuff at the same store, we’ll be like, "they sold this too!?”, and discover something new! Kazunari That’s why it’s such a blast, am I right~! Izumi (Fufu, Summer troupe really does get along well.)
Yuki	Alright, let’s start shopping.
Misumi	Okaaay!
Izumi	I have things to buy for dinner, so I’ll get going too.
	See you all later.
Tenma	Sure.
Muku	I hope you have a nice time too, Director!
Yuki	I’m glad I was able to buy the fabric and thread I wanted.
	And I have lots of bag carriers today, so there’s no problem.
Muku	The cloth you bought looked really beautiful.
	I can’t wait to see what kind of costume it’ll become.
Tenma	Now that Yuki’s done with his shopping, wanna head to some other stores?
Misumi	Yeah, let’s~!
Kazunari	Can we take a peek at that place?
	I found a hat the other day that I just know Tenten would rock~.
Muku	Ah, can I drop by the general store as well?
Kumon	Hah! That’s the western sweets shop that nii-chan likes!
	I wanna go there too, later!
Tenma	Got it. We’ll go to them in order.
Kumon	I’m glad I was able to buy the sweets that nii-chan likes~!
	…Huh, my shoelace is untied.
	Errr… ah, I’ll place him on that sofa over there.
Tenma	Oi, Misumi. There’s a triangle over there.
Misumi	Really? Where, where~!
	*runs off*
Yuki	Wait, we'll lose track of those two if we let them go off on their own.
Kumon	Awawa. Tenma-san, Sumi-san, wait up~!
	*runs off*
Kazunari	It’ll be getting dark soon. Wanna head back?
Muku	Sounds good.
Kumon	I had sooo much fun!
Tenma	? Oi, Kumon.
	Where’s Chacha?
Kumon	Eh, where? My hands are… ah, this is my souvenir for nii-chan!
	HUH!? He’s gone!
Troupe members	Ehh!?
Kumon	Crap, I have no idea where I left him!
Muku	Where could he be? The food court, perhaps?
Tenma	Now Chacha won’t appear in your dreams.
Misumi	What do you mean~?
Yuki	He’s saying something cringey again.
Kazunari	For now, let’s go through the places we’ve been one-by-one!
Kumon	Yeah…!
	*Sigh*… he wasn’t at the sweets store I shopped at last either…
	All of us did our best to get him together, and yet…
Muku	Ah! Kyu-chan, over there!
Kumon	Eh?
Misumi	Ahh! He’s sitting quietly on the sofa~!
Kumon	…CHACHA!
Kazunari	Thank god~! We found him!
Kumon	He looked so lonely waiting on the sofa.
	Sorry…
	I’ll never separate from you again, Chacha!
Kazunari	Now that’s a touching reunion!
Tenma	Phew… now Chacha will appear in your dreams.
Yuki	What's with the smug look on your face?
Muku	That’s such a relief, right, Kyu-chan?
Kumon	Yeah! Chacha and everyone, thanks!
	Chacha… I’ll be waiting in my dreams, ‘kay!

Anna