Kumon Hyodo/Jump In! Parkour

Dance With Me!

Backstage Stories

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Kazunari	Thanks for this, Director-chan!
Izumi	Ah, the plushie of Kareko-chan.
	You said you were going to use it as a model for your painting. You’re done with it already?
Kazunari	Yep. I totally nailed the drawing as a present for a friend who just loves Kareko-chan!
Izumi	I’m glad to hear that.
Kazunari	Anyways, I never expected there’d be another Kareko-chan lover apart from you nearby~.
Izumi	Fufu. Of course there is. She’s so adorable.
Kumon	Kazu-san spoootted!
	Hey, hey, take our video!
Muku	Sorry, we interrupted your conversation.
Izumi	We’re just chatting, so no worries.
	By the way, you mentioned a video?
Kumon	We wanna do the “Woof Woof Dance Challenge”!
Kazunari	Ah~, that’s been trending recently, right!
	I gotchu. Leave the video shoot to me!
Izumi	(“Woof Woof Dance Challenge”?
	What kind of dance could that be…)
Kazunari	Y’all ready?
	‘Kay, here goes… 3, 2, 1, CUE!
	*dances*
Kumon	Woof woof woof-tastic~ ♪
Muku	Woof woof woof-tastic~ ♪
Izumi	(S-so cute…!)
Kazunari	And cut!
	How’s this look?
Kumon	…Ooh, it’s super sick!
Muku	Thank you, Kazu-kun!
Kazunari	No problemo~.
Izumi	That was such a cute dance.
	You two totally nailed it!
Muku	Thanks so much!
	This dance is trending on video websites these days.
Kumon	During our breaks at school, everyone’s recording themselves dancing this dance and uploading them online.
Izumi	Oh, that’s amazing. It looks tricky.
Kumon	It’s not though.
	Wanna give it a shot too, Director?
Izumi	Eh, I’m fine.
	I doubt I could dance it well—.
	(Besides, it’d be a bit embarrassing dancing such a cute dance…)
Kumon	Ehh, it’s short and I bet you could do it though.
	…Err, huh?
Kazunari	What’s up, Kumopi?
Kumon	That character that Director is holding is called Kareko-chan, right?
Izumi	Yeah. It’s a curry mascot character.
	Why do you ask?
Kumon	Well, I feel like I saw it somewhere recently…
Muku	Another one besides this one?
Kumon	Yeah.
	It wasn’t it in the dorm… erm…
	…Mmm, I don’t remember!
	Oh well.
	Hey, Director. Let’s shoot a dance video together next time!
	There’s a whole bunch that are easier than the Woof Woof one.
	I’ll look some nice ones up!
Izumi	Thanks.
Kumon	Alright, Muku. Can I upload this clip to the site?
Muku	Sure!
Kumon	Okay!
	Alright, let’s aim for 1 million views!
Izumi	Okay, tonight’s leader’s meeting is adjourned.
	Great job, everyone.
Sakuya	Good work!
Tsumugi	Good work.
	*door opens*
Kumon	Hey, can I use the rehearsal room?

Banri	Are you doin’ extra trainin’?
Tsumugi	Impressive.
	Perhaps I should do some too.
Kumon	Ahh, rather than rehearsing or extra training…
	I was thinking I’d do some dance practise!
Tsumugi	Dance?
Izumi	Ah, could that be for the dance video?
Tenma	Did you shoot another one?
	That doesn’t get old, huh?
Banri	Did he take that many?
Tenma	Pretty much, yeah.
	It seems he’s been crazy about it for the past few weeks.
Sakuya	Shooting dance videos?
Kumon	Nope. Dancing itself!
Izumi	EH!? I was sure you were into the dance challenge video.
Kumon	That was true at first. But as I was dancing, I started remembering the time during our dance play~.
	Before I knew it, my dance fever had sparked again!
Sakuya	Oh, I see.
Tenma	But you are uploading the videos you took, aren’t you?
	If dancing itself is what you have your eye on, then how come you’re posting them?
Kumon	Well, I mean, since I took the time to record them, I wanted to everyone else to watch me too!
Tsumugi	In that case, why don’t you try entering a competition?
	I think plenty of people will watch you then.
Kumon	Ehh, I’m just dancing ‘cause I like to. The difference in level is way too intense. There’s no way I could!
Banri	Ah.
	You should try that then.
Troupe members	That…?
Purikura machine	“Okay, next up, make a BIG heart with the person next to you~ ☆”
Kazunari	Sumi and I aren’t gonna make a heart, but a…
Misumi	Triangle~!
Kumon	Muku and I will make a heart!
Muku	Hehehe, heart!
Yuki	Make a heart with me, Director.
	The hack can make a lonely heart.
Tenma	What the heck!
Purikura machine	“Threee, twooo, one!”
	*click*
Kazunari	‘Kay, it’s doodling time, everyone!
Kumon	Holy crap, our eyes are huge!
Misumi	Our legs are long too~!
Kumon	Hey, Kazu-san, add a picture of a bat here!
Tenma	Oi, Kumon.
	Doing purikura is fine, but this isn’t your goal today, remember?
Kumon	Ah, that’s right!
	There it is. Over here!
Kazunari	DDD spotted ☆
Misumi	Is this the dance game you mentioned, Kumon~?
Kumon	Yep. “Dance Dance Deluxe”!
Muku	Kazu-kun loved this game during our dance play, right?
Kazunari	Yep, yep!
	I was totes into it back then.
Tenma	Banri-san said this is the game for you if you want people to watch you dance. Is that true?
Yuki	I mean, I don’t think he’s wrong. If you dance well, then a crowd will gather.
Kumon	Alright, I’ll do my best to dance so tons of people come watch!
Izumi	(When Kumon said he wanted to go to the arcade, all the members ended up coming together… that’s Summer troupe for you.)
Kumon	Okay, I’m gonna start—.
Rude guy from the crowd	Oi, move it.
	I’m gonna use that now.
Yuki	Ha?
	Cutting in line? Rude much?
Rude guy from the crowd	What’d you say?
Kazunari	Huh?
	Could you be…
	Ayy, mister, are you that guy who had a DDD showdown and lost to me in the past?
Kumon	Eh, really!?
Rude guy from the crowd	Urgh, you again…
Kazunari	That’s no good, mister. Butting in for the machine again when other people are trying to play~.
Rude guy from the crowd	Shut up. The DDD in this arcade is for me who’s a ranked player.
	Quit complaining!
Kumon	Ehh, that’s not written anywhere!
Rude guy from the crowd	If you wanna complain, then wanna compete?
	I’ll win this time!
Kazunari	Okie dokes~.
	But it won’t be with me today…

Kazunari	Okie dokes~.
	But it won’t be with me today…
	*pulls Kumon over*
Kumon	EH, ME!?
Rude guy from the crowd	…Have you been playing this game a lot too?
Kumon	Nope, not at all!
Rude guy from the crowd	Hmmm…
	Fine by me. I’ll have a match with you this time
Kumon	If I win, you’ll stop cutting in line!
Rude guy from the crowd	You have my word. If you’d like, I’ll give you all the play coins I have on me too.
Kumon	Huh, are you sure!?
Rude guy from the crowd	In exchange! If I win, then that girlie will give back my Kareko-chan that she stole!
Izumi	Wait, now!? That was so long ago…
Rude guy from the crowd	If only you guys weren’t there, then that Kareko-chan would’ve been mine…
Izumi	(This guy wanted Kareko-chan that much…!)
	I-I won’t hand over my Kareko-chan!
Kumon	I’ll protect Director’s Kareko-chan for sure!
	…Err, I went with the flow and said that. But what if I don’t win~!
Rude guy from the crowd	What’s this? Did you come all the way here to whine?
	Fine, I’ll let you choose the song then.
Kumon	Urghh, he’s making fun of me…
Yuki	It’s fine. Pick a song you’re good at.
Misumi	All you gotta do is win~!
Kumon	You’re right. Okay…
	Ah, I’m choosing this song!
Muku	That’s the song in the dance video you posted before this!
Kumon	Yep.
	This might be make or break for me…!
	Let’s do this!
DDD	“Highest difficulty, here we go~ ☆
	Three, two, one, start”
Rude guy from the crowd	Yo, hah….
Yuki	…Oh, that guy’s got moves.
Izumi	Come to think of it, that guy also cleared it with no misses last time…
Misumi	But look!
	Kumon isn’t missing at all either~.
Kumon	This dance is the same as the video!
	My body’s moving naturally in sync to the music…!
	*dances around*
	Woof, woof, woof ♪ there!
Tenma	Oi, I think Kumon’s getting more “perfects” than his opponent.
Kazunari	Those are worth more points than “nice”!
	You’re on a roll, Kumopi~!
Kumon	Like this~…
	FINISH!
Muku	Amazing, Kyu-chan!
	You were so cool!
DDD	“Here are the results ☆
	The winner is… by a very slim margin: Player 2!”
Kumon	I-I WON!
Rude guy from the crowd	I can’t believe this…
Guest A	That dancer on the right was super cute~!
Guest B	He was just like a pro!
Rude guy from the crowd	…D-damn it. I’ll remember this!
Misumi	Hm? Where are the coins you promised~?
Rude guy from the crowd	I got it. I’ll just leave them here!
	Take them!
	*runs away*
Muku	Ah, he left…
Izumi	Thanks, Kumon-kun!
	Kareko-chan is thrilled too!
Kumon	Ehehe, I’m glad I was able to protect your Kareko-chan~.
Tenma	A huge crowd formed too. You accomplished your mission of wanting people watch you dance.
Kumon	Yeah, I had so much fun!
Izumi	(After that, we played countless times with the coins we got.
	It looked like everyone had a blast. Fufu.)
	*knock, knock*
Kumon	You have a minute, Director?
Izumi	Come in.
	*door opens*
Kumon	I’m coming in.
Izumi	You worked hard today.
	I was actually just remembering what happened during the day.
Kumon	Oh, really.
	What I wanna talk about is related to dance, so perfect timing!
	So you see, I found a dance that I wanna dance with you, Director!
Izumi	Eh, a dance?
Kumon	Mhm!
	It’s Kareko-chan’s curry dance!
Izumi	C-curry dance!?
Kumon	Have a look at this video!
Izumi	Oh my, Kareko-chan really is dancing…
	Ah, she’s pretending to scoop curry for this move.
Kumon	Remember when I said I felt like I saw Kareko-chan somewhere before? It was this dance video!
	I heard Kareko-chan’s name a lot today, so it came back to me. I thought I’d let you know.
	This one’s super simple, so you can do it too.
	Let’s dance together!
Izumi	Well…
CHOICE 1: It looks hard [+] Izumi This curry dance might not be as hard as the previous Woof Woof one, but it looks hard in its own way. Kumon Don’t worry! I’ll teach you, so give it a shot! First, right, left, one-two ♪ Then grab a spoon! Izumi L-like this? Kumon Place your hand more over here. At this angle… Izumi Am I doing it right? Kumon You got it! See, you’re a natural at this! Izumi Fufu, thanks.
CHOICE 2: I haven’t done one before [+] Izumi I haven’t done a dance challenge video before in the first place… Kumon Don’t even worry! It’s fine even if you don’t do it particularly well. Little kids, grandpas and grandmas—everyone’s having fun dancing. So it’s fine! Izumi Having fun, huh… Kumon Yeah! C’mon, you feel like you can do it, don’t you? Let’s film a curry dance video together!
Izumi	Alright, you win. I’ll take a stab at it!
	But don’t post it to the website, alright…?
Kumon	Okay!
	…Then, this dance video is a secret just between the two of us!
Izumi	(Urgh, it’s a bit embarrassing hearing him say that again...)
	That being said, I’ll be counting on you.
Kumon	Alriiight, let’s film a totally amazing video!
	Ready, set—.

Anna