Masumi Usui/First SPRING

Preparations for the Kickoff Party! ~Masumi's Case~

Backstage Stories

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Izumi	Alright, the budget is around here, right?
Sakyo	Yeah.
Sakuya	We’re home!
Masumi	Director, I’m home.
	My welcome home kiss…
Yuki	Hey, we’re blocked up behind you so hurry up.
Muku	I’m home now.
Izumi	Everyone, welcome back!
Taichi	I’m home!
	Hey, aren’t there lots of people here!?
Tenma	When we get home at the same time, it becomes noisy like this, huh…
Banri	Oi, don’t stop in front of the door.
	Outta the way.
Juza	Ahh?
Yuki	Don’t fight in this densely populated spot.
Tsumugi	I thought it was kind of lively,
	So it was time for the students to come home, huh?
Izumi	Tsumugi-san as well! Perfect timing.
	Everyone, listen up.
Sakuya	Did something happen?
Izumi	We’ll hold a kickoff party for your second round of performances!
Tsumugi	A kickoff party?
Izumi	Also connected to celebrating the fact Winter troupe is complete,
	I thought of holding a party and was consulting with Sakyo-san.
Muku	A party…!
Taichi	Speaking of parties, it’s gotta be food right!
	I wanna eat meat! Thick meat!!
Sakyo	Getting excited is fine, but keep it within the budget.
	The party this time is for strengthening our unity as a Theatre troupe.
	For the motivation for our next performances to be blah, blah…
Banri	He’s started again…
Muku	Umm, if it’s a party then is it alright to prepare a cake too?
Juza	Cake…
Masumi	I’ll cut the cake.
	Cut the cake with you—.
Izumi	I won’t do that!
Sakuya	And for that reason, Spring troupe became in charge of dinner!
Itaru	Speaking of cooking, isn’t it Tsuzuru?
Tsuzuru	That’s fine, but I can’t make a large platter of food.
Citron	Food that’s on the same plate, right—I like it!
Tsuzuru	Since it’s our awaited kickoff party,
	It’s fine to go out and buy something, right?
Itaru	It’s the middle of a guild event right now so I’ll pass on going out.
	If it’s just helping Tsuzuru out, then I’ll do that though.
Citron	I will practise to showcase my country’s traditional dance!
Itaru	There’s a connection between dancing and cooking?
Sakuya	Ah, then the one going out is me—.
Masumi	…I’ll go.
Tsuzuru	Eh!?
Citron	Ohh! Masumi’s volunteer spirit!
	It’s unusual like the sun rising from the east—!
Itaru	No, that’s normal, you know.
Tsuzuru	Why all of a sudden…!?
Masumi	…I’ll buy curry bread for Director.
Citron	Director was saying she’s in love with the recent mobile curry bread shop, huh?
Itaru	Well, whatever the reason, isn’t it good if he can go?
Tsuzuru	Somehow I’m worried, but it can’t be helped…
Itaru	GL.
Masumi	…I’m heading out.
Sakuya	Ahh, wait!
	I’ll go too!
Masumi	…Death.
Sakuya	M-Masumi-kun, cheer up!
Masumi	I can’t believe they’re sold out…
Sakuya	Even though it’s still afternoon; it’s really popular, huh…
Masumi	…I can’t go on…
Sakuya	Masumi-kun…
	Don’t give up!
	Let’s think of some other way!
Masumi	…Another way?
Sakuya	Hmmm…
	Some other thing that will make Director happy—.
	…Ah! That’s right!
Masumi	…What?
Sakuya	Before, a friend from school told me about this but—.

Masumi	…Here?
Sakuya	Yeah!
	The name matches too so there’s no mistaking it!
Masumi	I didn’t know there was a curry bread shop in a place like this.
Sakuya	It just opened recently.
	A friend told me about it before this.
	But since it’s popular, there’s an impressive line…!
Masumi	…If it’s for her, I’ll line up.
Sakuya	Yeah!
	…It still looks like quite a line though.
Masumi	This much isn’t trouble.
	If Director is happy, I can endure anything, all night.
Sakuya	I’ve always wanted to ask this but…
	Masumi-kun, which parts about Director do you like?
Masumi	Everything.
Sakuya	Wahh, amazing…!
	You like her so much you could answer immediately.
Masumi	The part that’s serious, and the part that’s strict sometimes,
	As well as the part that’s kind, and also the part that’s a little absentminded—.
	Everything, I like everything.
	The most in the world. No, the most in the universe.
Sakuya	That’s true, Director is kind and sometimes she’s strict,
	But she’s a really great person, right!
Masumi	…Ha?
Sakuya	W-what’s wrong?
Masumi	I won’t hand Director over.
Sakuya	Ehhh!?
	That’s not what I meant…!
Shop clerk	Next, please—!
Sakuya	—Ahh, our turn! It’s our turn!
	Let’s buy it quickly!
	Ummm… How many people was it altogether?
Masumi	Two curry buns.
Sakuya	Ehh!? Just two!?
Masumi	Me and Director’s share.
Sakuya	That won’t do!
	We have to buy everyone else’s portion too!
Masumi	…I don’t know the number of people.
Sakuya	Ummm, the Spring troupe has Tsuzuru-kun, Itaru-san, Citron-san—.
	Uhh… my arms are heavy…
	But it’s a relief we were successfully able to buy everyone’s!
Masumi	…I want to quickly hand it over to Director.
Sakuya	That’s right!
	This will definitely make Director happy too!
Masumi	…
Sakuya	Masumi-kun?
Masumi	…Open your mouth.
Sakuya	Eh? My mouth—.
	Nghh!?
Masumi	Have this curry bun.
	…As thanks for telling me.
Sakuya	Masumi-kun…
	Thank you, I’m happy!
Masumi	It’s nothing…
	More importantly, let’s hurry home.
Sakuya	Ah, it’s true. It’s already time!
	Time really passed, so we have to head home quickly!
Masumi	I want to feed Director already…
	*imagination starts*
	Here, I bought this for you.
Izumi	For me?
	It seems delicious…! Can I eat it?
Masumi	—Yeah.
Izumi	Alright, itadakimasu.
	…Yeah, it’s really tasty…!
	Thank you!
	Masumi-kun, I love you!!
	*imagination ends*
Masumi	Yeah, I love you too.
	...Ahh, so lovesick of this.

Anna