Kumon Hyodo/Mischievous Fairy

Making a Picture Book Full of Ideas

Backstage Stories

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Izumi	Today, I’d like to make the picture book based on the script Tsuzuru-kun wrote.
	I’ve asked Kazunari-kun and Muku-kun to come as helpers~!
Kazunari	Let’s do our best today piko~!
	Just leave it to the genius Kazunari Miyoshi ♪
Muku	I’ll do the best I can so I can help everyone with making the picture book.
Kumon	It feels reassuring if we have Kazu-san and Muku!
Tsuzuru	I’ll do my best not to drag you down.
Muku	You’re going to flip through the picture book we make today while acting and reading it out loud at the fairy museum, right?
	That sounds lovely…
Kumon	Ah, Tsuzuru-san, I read the script!
	It was super interesting!
Tsuzuru	Thanks.
	Actually, at one point, I wasn’t sure what do to.
	I couldn’t picture a world with fairies very well…
	But thanks to Director and Itaru-san, I managed to complete it.
Izumi	I just played the game with them…
	But Tsuzuru-kun’s script really turned out great!
Kazunari	Ikr! The second half was especially full of feels, I can’t!
Muku	I felt touched too!
Kumon	It’s exciting and makes your heart race!
	Fantasy really is the best, isn’t it!
Tsuzuru	If you say so, then it was worth the effort writing it.
Kazunari	I can’t wait to see the children’s reactions.
Izumi	Alright, shall we get started making the picture book now?
Kazunari	Okay ♪. So like, pop-up picture books are always a hit with the kids, right!
Muku	How about we go with a fancy design to match the fairy world?
Kumon	Perfect! Let’s go all out with the fantasy!
Tsuzuru	Seems like this’ll be a pretty big scale project, huh…
Kumon	…Hmm. If it’s this size, then the kids watching from the back might not be able to see…
Izumi	Right, a regular-sized picture book might be too small if we’re reading it out loud at the museum.
Kazunari	M’kay, then let’s make it bigger!
Kumon	How does this look?
Muku	Isn’t that too large?
Tsuzuru	But it might actually be easier to act while reading it out loud if it’s on the bigger side.
Kazunari	The bigger it is, the more impact it has, right!
	And it looks nice!
Izumi	Well, if it's this big, then it'll look attractive and be easy for the kids in the back to see, right?
Kazunari	Paste the paper like this, and then…
Kumon	Do I do the same thing on the right side?
Muku	Alright, I’ll cut out the pictures for the clouds!
Kumon	Now to just cut out this flower and stick it here…
	Nice, this picture book page is complete!
CHOICE 1: That’s a good place to stop for now! [+] Izumi Phew… that’s a good place to stop for now! Kumon The large size made it tough to work with, huh~? Izumi But thanks to that, we were able to make a really wonderful picture book. Kumon Yeah! I bet the kids will love it too! Izumi I can’t wait to see what kind of reading session it’ll turn out to be.
CHOICE 2: You did a great job, Kumon-kun! [+] Izumi You did a great job, Kumon-kun! Kumon I just cut out the pictures Kazu-san drew and pasted them on the page though. Izumi That’s not all. You came up with lots of ideas, like the size of the book and stuff. Kumon It’s a great chance, so I wanted the kids to have fun… Plus, it was super fun making this picture book together with everyone! Izumi That’s true. I’m sure it’ll be a hit on the day of.
Kazunari	Now we just gotta assemble it for the show. But just in case, why don’t we try it out once?
Tsuzuru	Good call. It’d be scary if we put it together on the spot on the day of and something happened.
Izumi	Considering the size, wouldn’t it be better to assemble it outside?
Kumon	How about the courtyard?
Kazunari	I think we’ll be able to build it without a problem over there.
Izumi	Okay, let’s try the courtyard!
Muku	I can’t wait to see how it looks when it’s all together!

Izumi	I’ll carry this section of the cover.
	(Erm… that’s what I said, but it’s surprisingly heavy and hard to balance.)
	Wahh, I’m gonna fall…!
Kumon	—Oof. Are you okay, Director!?
	I’ll help you!
Izumi	T-thanks.
	But if you carry the cover with me, then the other spots won’t have enough hands.
Kazunari	We might need a few more people.
	And if we can, get some buff guys…
Muku	I’ll go see if there’s anyone who will help us!
Tsuzuru	Great, I’ll go with you.
Muku	I appreciate it!
Tasuku	Is this where the helpers are needed?
Tetsuro	…
Izumi	Tasuku-san… and Tetsuro-san?
	You came to the dorm, huh!
Testuro	…
Tsuzuru	Apparently, he was called by the Manager and just happened to be here.
Muku	He came to lend a hand with Tasuku-san when we asked.
Kazunari	Tax and Tetsuro-san, sorry ‘bout this~.
Kumon	You guys are lifesavers!
Tasuku	I don’t mind. What should I do?
Kumon	We want to assemble this pop-up picture book, but…
Tasuku	That’s quite an enormous picture book.
Kazunari	It got this huge since we made it bigger and bigger so the kids we’re gonna read it to can see it more easily.
Kumon	First, we’ll get them to hold the length of the cover as horizontally as they can…
Tetsuro	…
Kumon	Ah, it’s heavy and hard to balance, so be careful!
Tetsuro	…
Kumon	Let me help at least~!
	Hooray! The pop-up picture book’s complete!
	Hey, hey. Can I try flipping through the book!?
Kazunari	‘Course it’s ok ♪
Kumon	AH!
	Hey, hey. How about we say some catch phrases when we turn the pages!?
	Like when this fairy here leaves, they can yell, “KIRAAAN”, while jumping away?
Muku	That might be interesting!
Kumon	Right, right!!
	And then when they take off in this scene, they could say, "PRISM FLY", and shoot out seven-coloured rays of light!
Kazunari	Hell to-the yeah!
	That’ll raise the vibes!
Kumon	I wonder if we can add even more additional lines!?
Izumi	I think that’s an interesting idea. But the script is already finished, so…
Kumon	Ah… right.
	I accidentally got excited since we put together such an awesome picture book.
Tsuzuru	Well, it’ll be hard to add to the picture book. But it might be possible to include some adlibs in the play portion.
Kumon	Eh, you sure!? Yay!
Muku	That sounds great, right, Kyu-chan?
Kumon	Ehehe, I gotta think up lots of stuff before the show!

Anna