| Kumon | And that’s pretty much it! |
| Izumi | Thank you, Kumon-kun. You were a big help. |
| Juza | ... |
| Izumi | (That’s... Hyodo Juza-kun, right?) |
| (Hm? Come to think of it, I think Kumon-kun’s surname is also Hyodo...) |
| Kumon | Ah, nii-chan! Are you heading out? |
| Juza | ...Yeah. |
| Kumon | ...I see. See you later! |
| Izumi | See you later. |
| Juza | ...Yeah. |
| Izumi | ...So Kumon-kun and Juza-kun are brothers, huh. I had no idea. |
| Kumon | Ah... Yup! I followed nii-chan and moved to this apartment. |
| Nii-chan is an actor too, but he’s also a sweets critic! |
| Izumi | I see. |
| (But... For some reason their interaction feels a little awkward, even though they’re brothers...) |
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| Izumi | Phew... |
| (For some reason, yesterday and today were two chaotic days. I’m a little tired.) |
| (Oh? That person looking after the garden...) |
| Tsumugi | Ah, good afternoon. |
| You must be the landlord. I’m sorry for introducing myself so late. I’m Tsukioka Tsumugi. |
| Izumi | Likewise. It’s nice to meet you. |
| Is gardening your hobby, Tsumugi-san? |
| Tsumugi | Yes. I work at a flower arrangement school. |
| Since I’m already here, I thought I might as well make this apartment’s courtyard look pretty, so recently I’ve been planting flowers bit by bit. |
| Izumi | I see. |
| Tsumugi | How are you finding it here? |
| Izumi | It’s only my second day so it’s hard to say... But there sure is a lot of different personalities here. |
| Tsumugi | Ahaha, that’s true. |
| Izumi | Kumon-kun showed me around today, but there’s still some people I haven’t really met yet... |
| Tsumugi | Oh... That should be all right. |
| Izumi | Huh? |
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| Izumi | (Anyway, I came to the common area since Tsumugi-san told me to...) |
| (But it’s quiet and it doesn’t look like anyone’s here. I’ll head inside for now...) |
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| Homare | “O soldiers of light~♪ Come, stand up~♪” |
| Izumi | !? |
| Masumi | “Keep love and hope in your hearts~♪” |
| Homare | “Fight!” |
| Masumi | “Mankai Rangers!” |
| Citron | “Hahaha! You foolish humans! This town is ours now.” |
| Sakuya | “I won’t let you!” |
| Guy | “What...!?” |
| Sakuya | “Comedy Monster Trio, Citrunguy!” |
| Guy | “You guys are... the Mankai Rangers!” |
| Izumi | (That startled me, but... This is an etude, right? I was instantly drawn in...) |
| (Plus, everyone is acting so energetically. They truly are actors.) |
| Taichi | “Undo the magic you cast upon the townspeople!” |
| Tsuzuru | “No way! If you want us to undo the spell then you have to defeat us!” |
| Sakuya | “I didn’t want pointless strife, but... We don’t have a choice! Let’s go!” |
| Taichi | “Yeah! Eat this –– Lightning Yo-yo!” |
| Citron | “There’s no way that attack would hit——” |
| “What!? When did you get behind me!?” |
| “Guaaah!?” |
| Misumi | “Now’s your chance! Mankai Red, use this new weapon!” |
| Sakuya | “Professor! Thank you!” |
| “Mankai Sword Fire!” |
| Guy | “Guaah!!” |
| Izumi | (Wah, I expected no less from Sakuya-kun. What amazing vigor; as expected of a hero actor!) |
| Tsuzuru | “D-dammit... I’ll get you for this!” |
| Banri | “And, cut! Okay!” |
| Sakuya | “Good work!” |
| Banri | “Yup, not bad. The direction during their moves was great.” |
| Chikage | “I tried to apply some teleportation magic and it turned out pretty well~” |
| Guy | “The explosion during the finishing blow was colourful. I’m sure the kids will love it.” |
| Hisoka | “I prepared new explosives for the new move. It’s so cool how the weapons levelled up too!” |
| Kumon | “Hehe, thanks so much! I put a lot of effort into the decorations!” |
| Izumi | (I’m guessing Kumon-kun is... the one in charge of the props?) |
| (The way the filming staff are running around is so detailed. It’s like this place has really turned into a studio.) |
| Banri | “Given that our popularity’s been doing well, I want to put a little more focus on the weapons and the direction of the moves. Is that okay?” |
| Azuma | “Let’s see. I’ll confirm later if we can put more of the budget towards that.” |
| Tasuku | “All right, we’re changing locations for the next scene. Everyone, please get on the bus.” |
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| Yuki | “Okay, change into this outfit for the next scene. I’ll leave the shoes here.” |
| Azami | “I’ll be touching up the rangers’ makeup, so please come here.” |
| Misumi | “Oka––y.” |
| Izumi | (Yuki-kun being in charge of the costumes fits him perfectly. The dark-haired boy’s movements as he does their makeup also seems so natural.) |
| Banri | “Next up is the forest scene.” |
| Omi | “The picnic bento looks like this. I made it colourful.” |
| Juza | “For dessert, I prepared some fruit, muffins, and candy.” |
| Tsuzuru | “I’m jealous that the rangers get a scene where they eat bento.” |
| Itaru | “I know. I always feel like my stomach would start grumbling at scenes like that even when the cameras are rolling.” |
| Banri | “Hey hey, the camera staff better not ruin the scene with their stomach noises.” |
| “Okay, how’s the tree house set?” |
| Tenma | “It’s perfect! It’s a cool workmanship that would make kids yearn for it!” |
| Banri | “Expected no less from you!” |
| Izumi | (Tenma-kun had the face of an artisan when I met him this afternoon, but he’s making such a different expression now. He’s really good at acting...!) |
| Kazunari | “I was fixated on making a design that would excite people and laid out some adventure goods inside~” |
| Sakyo | “Save this set after filming. I’m planning to have it on exhibit so people can have a closer look at it.” |
| Citron | “Citrunguy’s hideout will also be on exhibit, yes?” |
| Taichi | “The run-down look to that one is also interesting after all.” |
| Muku | “Citrunguy are popular among our bigger friends after all. I’m also designing new merchandise for them right now.” |
| Izumi | (Ahaha, the Comedy Monster Trio are really great characters.) |
| Banri | “Where’s the flower crown? That’s the key item.” |
| Tsumugi | “All ready to go.” |
| Sakuya | “Wah, it’s so pretty!” |
| Izumi | (It really is so pretty... He said that he works at a flower arrangement school, so I wonder if Tsumugi-san made it.) |
| Tsumugi | “I was to told to make it look impressive, so I used a variety of flowers and made it extravagant.” |
| Misumi | “The person who will wear this flower crown is the new member, right?” |
| Banri | “Yeah, that’s right.” |
| Izumi | (...Huh? Everyone’s looking at me...?) |
| Kumon | “Now then, here comes the new member.” |
| Tsumugi | Here you go. |
| Izumi | T-thank you very much! |
| Sakuya | Nice to meet you! Welcome to Mankai Apartment! We’ll be in your care from now on! |
