Masumi Usui/Mad Love Torso

With Warm Family and Friends

Backstage Stories

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	*ring, ring*
Masumi	(…? My phone… Who is it…)
	…Grandma?
	…You're here. Director.
Izumi	Hm? What’s up, Masumi-kun?
Masumi	I just got a call from grandma.
Izumi	Ehh, from Hatsue-san?
Masumi	Yeah. She said she misses Japan so she’s on her way over here now.
	It looks like she’ll be in Japan in a few hours.
Izumi	Oh, I see!
Masumi	She said she left the apartment she was living in before without moving out, so I think I’ll go there to visit her.
	…Director, come with me.
Izumi	Is it ok if I go too?
Masumi	Of course it is.
Izumi	Thank you.
	If I’m not intruding, then I’d like to greet Hatsue-san too.
Masumi	You’re not interrupting at all. When we get married, it’ll be important for us to greet each other’s relatives properly—.
	I’m sure grandma will also congratulate us.
	I think she’d also help us discuss our honeymoon destination—.
Izumi	No, no, I don’t mean that kind of greeting, ok!?
	Umm, anyways, when are we going to go meet with Hatsue-san?
Masumi	I plan to go on Saturday.
Izumi	My plans on Saturday are—.
	Ah… Sorry, Masumi-kun. I have to go help out another theatre troupe that day…
Masumi	In that case, I’ll move it to a day you can go…
Izumi	Oh no, you can’t do that!
	The one Hatsue-san wants to meet is Masumi-kun, right?
	I’ll join you at the next opportunity.
Masumi	…Ok.
Izumi	Ah, that’s right.
	In that case, how about you try inviting Tenma-kun?
Masumi	Tenma?
Izumi	Yeah. It looks like Yuki-kun also went to Taichi-kun’s house, so—.
	I think it might be a good chance for you and Tenma-kun, as fellow model and designer, to get to know each other better.
Masumi	…I understand. I’ll ask him.
CHOICE 1: Send my regards to Hatsue-san, ok? [+] Izumi I can’t go with you, but send my regards to Hatsue-san, ok? Masumi Yeah, I’ll tell her. Since I’ll talk about you lots to grandma. Like about how cute you are, what kinds of things you like, which foods you’re good at making… Izumi EHH! Masumi And also about this Theatre troupe… I want to tell her about the new family I have now too. Izumi Yeah…! I'm sure Hatsue-san will also be happy to hear about that. Masumi …Yeah.
CHOICE 2: Hatsue-san must be looking forward to it too [+] Izumi I’m sure Hatsue-san is looking forward to being able to see you too. Masumi …I'd be happy if that's true. Izumi Of course it is! Because you're her precious family that she loves. Masumi …Yeah. I’m… also looking forward to being able to meet grandma for the first time in a while.
	…I want you to come to my house.
Tenma	Huh? …Me?
Masumi	Grandma is on her way back to Japan right now, so.
	When I told Director I planned to go visit her, she asked me to try inviting you.
Tenma	Wait, why?
Masumi	She said Yuki went to Taichi’s house, so it’ll be a good chance for us to get to know each other better as fellow model and designer.
Tenma	Ahh, I see. That’s the reason, huh?
	By the way, when will we go?
Masumi	Saturday.
Tenma	Saturday, huh… my schedule is free if it’s from the afternoon.
Masumi	…So are you coming or not?
Tenma	...I got it, I'll go with you.

Hatsue	My, my, I’m glad you two came.
Masumi	I’m home, grandma.
Hatsue	Welcome home, Masumi.
Tenma	S-sorry for intruding.
Hatsue	You’re Tenma-kun, right?
	Thank you for always looking after Masumi.
Tenma	Nice to meet you, I’m Sumeragi Tenma. Um, please take this if you’d like.
	They’re tea cakes… from everyone at the Theatre company.
Hatsue	That’s very thoughtful of you, thank you.
	I apologize, even though at first it was said we would have dinner together—.
	I was so happy to hear a friend from Masumi’s theatre troupe was coming too, so I selfishly asked you to stay overnight if you’d like.
	My home is small, but please make yourself at home.
Tenma	Ah, yes. Thank you very much.
Masumi	Tenma, your shoes.
	That’s the main entrance so take your shoes off.
Tenma	Eh? Ahh! S-sorry…
Hatsue	Fufu, Tachibana-san made that same surprised face when she came here for the first time.
Tenma	I-I was surprised… But I think this is a nice place.
Hatsue	Thank you, I’m glad if you think so.
	Now then, I've prepared lots of food for today.
	Please, help yourselves.
Masumi	Thanks. Itadakimasu.
Tenma	Itadakimasu.
Masumi	…It’s all the things I like.
	It’s been a while since I’ve had grandma’s spring rolls.
Hatsue	Masumi really liked them, right?
Tenma	…Are those vegetables inside?
Hatsue	There are vegetables and meat inside.
	Ah… Could it be that you’re not fond of them?
Tenma	Ah, no… itadakimasu.
	…! It’s good.
Masumi	They’re the spring rolls that grandma made, so of course they are.
Hatsue	Fufu, I’m glad.
	That reminds me, you two have a designer-model relationship in your next play, isn't that right?
Tenma	Yeah.
Masumi	Grandma, if you’re in Japan for a while, can you come watch?
Hatsue	Of course, I was thinking that I wanted to go watch.
	I’m looking forward to it. Good luck, you two.
Masumi	Yeah, I’ll do my best.
Tenma	That’s great, right, Masumi.
Masumi	…Yeah.
	…I’ll lay out the futon, so help.
Tenma	Got it.
	…Hm? This is the comforter, right?
	Umm, the sheets…
Masumi	The sheets go here first.
	Have you never laid a futon out before?
Tenma	S-shut up! I usually sleep on a bed so I’m just not familiar with this!
	…Alright, it’s fine now, right?
Masumi	…Our house is old and cramped so I thought you’d definitely say something.
Tenma	Um, Masumi…
	Just what do you think of me…
	In any case, your grandma is a really kind person.
	It looks like she’s coming to watch our show, so let’s get even more fired up.
Masumi	Obviously.
Tenma	…Hey, Masumi. Thanks for being frank about your opinion when Yuki first showed us his design sketches for the play this time.
	I think there were things Yuki was able to realize after all the things you said.
Masumi	…It’s nothing. I just said what I thought.
	Also if I didn’t tell him, it looked like was seriously going to continue forward like that.
Tenma	Well, that’s true…
Hatsue	You two, there’s dessert too, so won’t you eat some?
Tenma	!
Masumi	I’ll eat.
Tenma	Yeah, me too.
	Let’s go.
Taichi	Ten-chan, you went to Masumi-kun’s home the other day, right!
	How was it?
Tenma	Yeah, everything Masumi’s grandma made was tasty, and it was cozy too.
Taichi	Heh~!
Masumi	He liked the tatami, so he was saying he wants to change the flooring of his bedroom into tatami.
Yuki	Rejected.
	*Sigh*… First bonsai, and now tatami.
	He came back with his old man tastes increased, huh?
Tenma	What’d you say!?
Yuki	But it’s true, isn’t it?
Taichi	How was it for Masumi-kun?
	Was it fun?
Masumi	...Well, it wasn't bad.

Anna