Kumon Hyodo/MANKAI Party

BIRTHDAY VLOG: Kumon

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Kazunari	—I know, right!
	Ahaha, you know it!
	*door opens*
Kumon	…?
Kazunari	Ah, if it isn’t Kumopi! Welcome homesies~.
Kumon	I’m back!
	…Ah! Are you doing an instelive right now, Kazu-san?
Kazunari	Yes! Y’all, Kumopi’s in the house~.
Kumon	Hey there~. It’s Hyodo Kumon!
Kazunari	Lotsa comments are flooding in saying they’re glad to see Kumopi in his uniform again, and that they had fun in the last instelive.
Kumon	Oh yeah. I showed them how I look in my uniform with Azami when I did my solo instelive.
Kazunari	You’ll only be able to see Kumopi’s IRL uniform for just a bit longer, so everyone better take a close look!
Kumon	That’s true! Feast your eyes, everyone~!
	Alright, I’m done changing.
	…Hm…?
Misumi	What’s wrong, Kumon?
Kumon	I feel like my uniform’s gotten a little tighter recently~.
Misumi	Oh my, maybe your body’s gotten bigger from when your uniform was made in your first year~?
Kumon	I guess so! But I’m only gonna wear this uniform for a little longer…
	…That reminds me, we talked about that during the instelive yesterday.
	I’m about to graduate from Tsuku High huh…
Misumi	Does it feel sad?
Kumon	Just a lil bit. There’s still time before graduation, and there’s gonna be tons of fun stuff in university too though!
	‘Cept my high school life with Azami won’t last much longer, so I wanna spend it without any regrets.
Misumi	Yep, yep.
Kumon	…Ah, that’s it! I got a great idea!
	Morning!
Izumi	Good morning, Kumon-kun.
Azami	Mornin’.
	You’re always full of energy from the mornin’, huh?
Kumon	Hey, hey, Azami! I have a favour for you!
Azami	A favour? What’s up?
Kumon	I wanna film my VLOG at Tsuku High. Won’t you help me!?
Azami	A VLOG?
Izumi	Do you mean the one for the birthday event?
Kumon	Yep, exactly!
Izumi	You’ve heard from Banri-kun, right, Azami-kun?
	Remember, it’s the VLOG we’re going to show at the birthday events.
	Didn’t you hear you’re supposed to film something with the theme of “a sight you want to show your fans” before your own event?
Azami	Right… so you wanna shoot yours at Tsuku High?
Kumon	Yeah!
Azami	I don’t mind, but… are we allowed to film it at school?
Kumon	I’ll ask my teacher about it, so it’ll be fine!
Azami	How’re you so confident?
Izumi	But if it doesn’t look like they’ll let you, don’t badger them too much, alright?
Kumon	Got it!

Azami	You seriously got permission?
Kumon	Yep, my teacher said ok right after I asked.
	I’m counting on you to film, Azami!
Azami	I got it.
	‘Kay, I’m turnin’ the camera.
Kumon	Everybody! Are you having fun at the event?
	…Mhm, looks like everyone’s having a blast!
	I’m filming my VLOG at Tsukushi High School!
Azami	…I know they know, but say your name first.
Kumon	Ah, that’s right! I’m Hyodo Kumon!
	The one filming for me here at Tsuku High is none other than Azami!
Azami	Hey. It’s Izumida Azami.
Kumon	Enjoy part of my school life today, okay!
	It’s lunch break right now. Azami and I just bought some food from the school store, so we’re gonna eat now.
	We’re eating lunch, but we have a special little spot~.
	Over here, over here!
	The weather’s great~!
	We eat here most of the time.
	…Wait, Azami can’t eat while he’s holding the camera!
Azami	I’ll quickly eat later.
Kumon	We can’t have that. Put the camera down and eat with me.
	Look. If you place it here, then it’ll show both of us, right?
Azami	Uh, is it alright to show me?
Kumon	Don’t sweat it. C’mon, put it down!
Azami	*Sigh*, fine.
Kumon	On today’s menu is… whoops!
	It was hidden by Azami~!
	Tah dah, pearl barley onigiris! They’re good for your health.
Azami	And for your beauty. Or rather, even if it’s healthy, you gotta keep the balance in mind.
	I’m always tellin’ you to eat your veggies too, aren’t I?
Kumon	Uh, I’ll listen to that later…!
	Let’s just eat for now!
Azami	…Geez.
Kumon	Ha, I’m stuffed! Thanks for the meal!
Azami	Thanks for the meal.
Kumon	We’re gonna head back to class, so we’ll pause here for now.
	I have something else I wanna show all of you, so I’ll see you again later.
	‘Kay then, we’re off to class!
	Classes finished and it’s after school right now.
	Take a look at the sunset from here! It’s super pretty, isn’t it?
	The rooftop in the evening is also my fave spot.
	…
Azami	…Kumon?
Kumon	Ah, sorry for zoning out!
	I was wondering how many more times I’ll get to see the sunset from here~.
Azami	…
Kumon	…?
	AH! Are you feeling lonely, Azami?
Azami	I’m not lonely or anythin’.
Kumon	Sure, sure.
Azami	Shut up. Cut this part out.
Kumon	Okay, the VLOG shoot is done!
	I feel like it turned out well.
	Thanks for the help, Azami!
Azami	No need to thank me.
Kumon	Since we’re here, let’s gaze at the sunset a bit longer and then head home.
Azami	Well, that’s fine with me.
Kumon	My high school life at Tsuku High, huh~…
	…Graduation is still in the future. But even if it’s just the last year, I’m glad I got to spend it with you, Azami.
Azami	What’s with this all of a sudden?
Kumon	Hehe, I just felt like saying that when we were filming the VLOG!
	Alriiight! Let’s do our best to make the birthday event a fun one!!

Azami	…There you go.
Kumon	Thanks! Ooh~, looks sick!
Azami	I just put some light makeup on you though.
Kumon	Alright, I’m counting on you three today!
Azami	I mean, these members are…
Kumon	The rookies!
Chikage	Haha, I haven’t heard that one in a while.
Guy	It’s as if we are going back to the beginning.
Kumon	The leaders were the guests for Tenma’s event, after all.
	In that case, I wanted to go with the rookies.
	*door opens*
Izumi	It’s about time to get going, everyone!
Guy	Yes, understood.
Izumi	Kumon-kun, we’re going to shoot a photo at the end too, okay?
Kumon	Gotcha!
	Everybody! Thanks for coming today!
Guest A	Kumon-kuuun! Happy birthday!
Guest B	Happy birthday, Kumon-kun!
Kumon	Uwah, I’m so happy all these people are celebrating for me! Let’s have a great time together today!
	Alright, first, I’ll introduce my three guests!
	Chikage-san, Azami, Guy-san!
Chikage	I am Spring troupe’s Utsuki Chikage.
	Kumon, happy birthday.
Azami	Autumn troupe, Izumida Azami. Happy birthday.
Guy	I am Guy from Winter troupe.
	Happy birthday, Kumon.
Kumon	Thanks, guys!
	And so, it’ll be the rookies today.
	‘Kay, let’s start off with the VLOG viewing party segment!
	*applause*
Chikage	This time, we’re supposed to film with the theme of “a sight I want to show my fans”, right?
Kumon	Yep! Azami and I shot a Tsuku High VLOG together.
Azami	It basically took a day to film.
Guest C	Kumon-kun’s high school!?
Guest D	We’ll be able to see those two in their uniforms!?
Kumon	Hehe, stay tuned to find out!
	Now then, start the screening!
Guest E	Woah, it’s actually his high school!
Guest F	Kumon-kun and Azami-kun are eating onigiris together.
	It feels sort of healing~.
Chikage	It gives the impression that the viewers are also blending into your daily lives.
Kumon	You mean it!
Guy	Indeed. So this is how we would spend our school days if we were with you two.
Guest A	The camera angle’s the best too. It’s like we’re chatting beside them~!
Guest B	Kumon-kun’s smile is so refreshing…!
Kumon	“Take a look at the sunset from here! It’s super pretty, isn’t it?”
	“The rooftop in the evening is also my fave spot.”
	“I decided to film today’s VLOG at Tsuku High since I want everyone to view me as I only am right now.”
	“The sight I want to show everyone is me who’s a teen, only in this moment!”
	“Going forward, think a lot will happen…
	There will be things that change, and things that don’t change…”
	“But one day, I wanna reminisce with everyone that this VLOG existed.”
Guest C	Kumon-kun illuminated by the setting sun is too precious…
Guest D	Yeah, I wanna talk about it someday…
Kumon	It’s kinda embarrassing watching myself talk so seriously!
Chikage	No, it’s fine.
	You were a picture-perfect youth.
Guy	Citronia often used to admire that sort of thing.
Azami	Yeah… I bet Citron-san would be into it.
Kumon	Hehe, that’s all for my VLOG!
	*applause*
Guy	We are approaching the end.
Kumon	Thanks so much, everyone!
	I had such a blast getting to talk up a storm with all of you!
Guest A	We had fun too!
Guest B	Thank you, Kumon-kun!
Chikage	Weren’t you taking a photo at the end, Kumon?
Kumon	Ah, right! Take it, Azami~.
Azami	Me? Well, there’s no reason to say no.
	Aight, I’m taking it.
	Say cheese.
Kumon	Yay!
	*click*

Anna