Kumon Hyodo/SUNNY SUMMER

Summer Troupe Fanservice Study Group ~Kumon Edition~

Backstage Stories

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Citron	We’re home!
Muku	We’re back!
Izumi	Welcome home, Citron-kun, Muku-kun.
Misumi	Welcome back~.
Kazunari	You two seem super hyped up, don’tcha?
Citron	YES! We’re pumped up!
	Thanks for going along with me today, Muku.
Muku	Same here. Thank you very much!
	I had so much fun.
Citron	Me too! I’ll invite you again~.
Muku	Yes, please do!
Kumon	Where’d you two go today?
Muku	Ehehe, actually, I was invited out for karaoke.
	And I got lots of fanservice from Citron-sama there!
Kazunari	Really!? Sick! I’m sure the vibes were super lit!
Tenma	Fanservice… like an idol?
Muku	He was amazing, just like a real idol!
	*Sigh*, it was wonderful…
Izumi	That reminds me, each member in Spring troupe was researching fanservice for our next live event.
Yuki	Ah, they did do something like that.
	They got me to help out too.
Kazunari	Say whaaat, doesn’t that sound super fun!
	Guys, let’s do that too!?
Misumi	Sounds interesting~! I wanna try it!
Kumon	Me too! I wanna try it too!
Muku	If everyone in Spring troupe did that, then Summer troupe should do it too, right!
Yuki	Well, we’ve done fanservice at live events in the past and it’s been well-received.
Tenma	That’s true. It might be necessary to do some fanservice research.
Misumi	Hey, so what kinda fanservice did Spring troupe come up with~?
Izumi	Spring troupe looked into fanservice that made the most of each member’s individual personality.
Tenma	Alright, then why don’t we follow suit and have a stab at it?
Kumon	But I’m not sure what I should do when I do fanservice myself.
Kazunari	Your reactions are usually super spot-on, Kumopi. But when it comes to fanservice, is it hard to imagine or something?
Kumon	Hmm, that’s probably it.
Izumi	I don’t think you need to think too hard about it.
Yuki	Maybe you could first start by imitating someone else?
Tenma	Good idea.
	You might discover your own style of fanservice from there.
Kumon	I see…
Muku	Do you have anyone in mind that does the ideal fanservice, Kyu-chan?
Kumon	Umm~…
	AH! I might!
Misumi	Okay! Let’s bring them over right away~!
Kumon	Yeah! Let’s do that!
	*runs off*
Izumi	And they took right off…
Tenma	Will this be okay?

Kumon	We’re back!
Misumi	We’ve brought him~!
Itaru	…
Muku	Woah, Itaru-san!?
Yuki	Geh. The person with your ideal fanservice is this guy?
Kazunari	There it is—Sumi’s specialty rice-carry!
Tenma	Are you alive, Itaru-san?
Itaru	I was in my room when I was suddenly thrown over his shoulder like a bag of rice and my life flashed before my eyes. But I’m alive…
Izumi	T-thanks for your help.
Yuki	Now that we’ve confirmed he’s alive, let’s get on with it.
Itaru	Uh, get on with what now? I don’t even know why I was brought here in the first place.
Kazunari	So you see, we want you to be Kumopi’s fanservice teacher!
Kumon	I’m counting on you!
Itaru	Ahh, for fanservice research?
Misumi	Yep!
	We heard about Spring troupe, so we decided to give it a go too~.
Yuki	Anyways, which part of this guy is ideal, Kumon?
Kumon	Itaru-san’s super duper dashing when he’s in front of his fans, isn’t he! His smile just sparkles.
Muku	I know what you mean. He has the vibe of a mature man and I admire him too.
Itaru	I’m gonna blush if you compliment me so genuinely.
Misumi	I wanna see Itaru’s fanservice~!
Kazunari	Itarun, show us how it’s done piko!
Itaru	Let’s see. What kind of fanservice should I show?
Tenma	The simplest situation would be…
	When you find a fan of yours, or something?
Itaru	I see. Ok.
	Hmph… thanks.
Muku	Uwahh… he’s so cool…!
Kazunari	That’s Itarun for you!
	Countless fans have totally fallen for his smile!
Izumi	That’s true.
	I can see why he has such a strong fan base.
Yuki	That’s just his public face though.
Tenma	Kumon, why don’t you try imitating that in your own way?
Kumon	Sure, I’ll try!
	Alright, I spot a fan who’s cheering for me and…
	…Hmph.
Kazunari	Oooh~! He totes nailed it!
Misumi	You look cool, Kumon~!
Itaru	It’s more refreshing than I thought.
	This might be what you call a “gap”, right?
Izumi	It’s different from Kumon-kun’s usual smile. It’s fresh!
Kumon	Ehehe, thanks!
Yuki	But isn't it too late to do something with a gap at this stage?
Tenma	Ahh, there’s that thought too.
	Fans might not want fanservice that doesn’t fit you either.
Kumon	Hmm, I see…
Itaru	It’s fine doing something different than usual. But wouldn’t it be better for Kumon to do something that’s more like him?
	Like bring the things you like to the forefront.
Kumon	The things I like?
Itaru	Yeah. For example…
	My sealed third eye has captured you…
	I won’t allow you to escape now.
	How’s that?
Izumi	(Don’t tell me—it’s chuuni fanservice…!)
Kumon	S-SO COOL!!
	Can I try that too!?
Itaru	Of course. Go ahead.
Kumon	Alright!
	My bloodthirsty heart yearns for you...
	Come now, surrender to my control…!
Itaru	Ohh, very nice~.
Muku	It’s cool and Kyu-chan’s style! But…
Misumi	It’s chuunibyou?
Kazunari	I wonder if the fans will be able to follow…?
Yuki	I mean, that has the biggest gap from daily life, doesn’t it?
Tenma	Don’t do fanservice that’ll confuse the fans!

Anna