Masumi Usui/Magician of Lovesickness

One Day Knight-errantry

Backstage Stories

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Citron	Next is Tsuzuru’s turn.
Tsuzuru	Alright, from the pocket on the right… I am leaving the stone in this pocket… then, this stone reaches the goal.
Sakuya	Right now there’s the same number of stones in the goal, huh!
Citron	Next is me.
Sakuya	Huh? Somehow, to the goal, the stones are one after another…
Citron	Once the last stone enters the goal, it’s my turn once again.
Tsuzuru	Eh, wai, hold o—
Sakuya	Ehh—! All the stones disappeared!?
Citron	It’s my win.
Tsuzuru	That many stones that were there, in the blink of an eye…
	Citron-san is too strong…
Sakuya	Zahran boardgames sure are difficult.
Tsuzuru	Even though the rules were simple. It's deep.
Citron	That just now is an example.
	Next time, Tsuzuru and Sakuya try doing it!
Masumi	Hey.
Sakuya	!?
Tsuzuru	That surprised me.
	Don’t come in so suddenly.
Citron	So then, Masumi also wants to be included?
Masumi	…
Tsuzuru	What’s that?
	A folding desk?
Sakuya	Hey, Masumi-kun, what’s the matter?
Masumi	Knight-errantry.
Citron	That splendid top hat, and also cards… I got it!
	So then, he intends to line dance!
Tsuzuru	That’s definitely not it.
	Neither cards, nor desks aren’t used.
Masumi	Watch.
Sakuya	Ah, could it be, magic?
Citron	Amazing card handling!
Tsuzuru	It’s like a pro.
Masumi	First, the wand from the top hat.
Tsuzuru	Huh, it’s being spoiled completely…!
Citron	The way he speaks is like a comic skit!
Sakuya	Isn’t it better not to say stuff like that…!
Masumi	Voila.
Tsuzuru	Um, that was cool but!
	The greatness was cut in half!
Citron	It’s ruined!
Masumi	The end.
Sakuya	A-amazing, huh!
Tsuzuru	Well, I guess it was amazing…
Citron	If we get spoiled in the beginning, it’s not a surprise!
Tsuzuru	Really, I mean, that sums it up…
Sakuya	But, why are you suddenly doing knight-errantry for magic?
Masumi	Since the magic I was taught by Chikage has accumulated a lot,
	I’m thinking I want to show them to Director all together.
Tsuzuru	Ahh, so you’re practising, right?
Citron	Masumi’s magic trick is the same level as a pro’s, so no need to worry.
Masumi	I was told by Chikage there’s a problem with my art of conversation.
Sakuya	I-I see…
Citron	That’s true, Masumi’s art of conversation is the same level as a monkey.
Tsuzuru	That way of talking like a comic skit just now,
	No matter how you think of it, it’s no good…
Masumi	In the real show, I’m thinking of doing it while whispering my love to Director.
	Since the audience is you guys, I didn’t do that.
Tsuzuru	That also won’t be focused on magic, so it’s no good!
Citron	It’s distracting.
Sakuya	Hmmm, what would be good to do for a magic-like art of conversation.
Tsuzuru	For the time being, spoiling the trick from the beginning isn’t good.
Citron	On the other hand, keeping silent the whole time is boring too.
Tsuzuru	That’s true…
Sakuya	Ah! How about Tsuzuru-kun writes a script for him?
Citron	In that case, Masumi can talk sultrily like he’s on stage.
Tsuzuru	No, it’s smoothly.
Masumi	That’s true, it seems like I can do it like acting out a role.
Tsuzuru	A magic script, huh—.
Masumi	Write it at once.
Tsuzuru	Oi, wait wait wait!
	Don’t grab my shirt collar!
Sakuya	M-Masumi-kun…!
Citron	Tsuzuru’s being taken away.
Masumi	After, if I can do my knight-errantry in all the rooms according to the script…
Citron	Wait a second!
Masumi	?
Citron	If you only do it inside MANKAI’s dorm,
	You can’t say it’s night airy tree.
Tsuzuru	It’s knight-errantry.
Citron	If it’s knight iron tea, more than the kind guys here at the theatre,
	Why don’t you do it in front of a more honest and unsparing audience!
Masumi	An honest and unsparing audience…?
Citron	I have connections!

Masumi	Then, I’ll be off.
Sakuya	Masumi-kun, do your best out there!
Citron	Fight on—!
Tsuzuru	Just do it naturally as usual!
Kamekichi	Leave everything to the brilliant me!
Sakuya	Kamekichi?
Tsuzuru	Why is Kamekichi…?
Kamekichi	Cause I’m a magic show veteran!
Masumi	He did some magic at Itaru’s company’s year-end party.
	Honestly he’s noisy though…
Citron	But, he’ll have an insistent effect on the today’s clientele!
Tsuzuru	Instant, right.
Sakuya	That’s true, it seems he’ll be well-received by children!
	But, I didn’t think Citron-san has a connection with the Veludo shopping district children’s organization.
Tsuzuru	As expected, he knows everyone at the shopping district.
Citron	Since they had an annual party, it was perfect!
	You’ll do it at a fine venue, so it will definitely become good training!
Tsuzuru	Though I’m worried what will happen with the combination of Masumi and a large number of children.
	As expected, I’m going along…
	Ah no, but my shift today can’t be replaced…
Masumi	I’m going.
Tsuzuru	Ah, oi—.
Citron	Have a safe trip!
Sakuya	Masumi-kun and Kamekichi too, good luck—!
MC	Now then, next is today’s highlight event!
	From Veludo Way’s theatre troupe MANKAI Company,
	Usui Masumi-san’s magic show—!
Child A	Wahh!
Child B	It’s magic—.
Parent A	A person from a theatre troupe doing magic?
Parent B	He seems to be Citron-chan’s friend!
Masumi	…
	Thank you very much for coming today.
	From here on, I invite you all to the world of magic.
	Well then, please look—.
Child A	Wahh!!
	A bunch of balls came out!
Child B	Amazing!
Masumi	And so the next thing I took out, is an ordinary card.
	If I sprinkle magic on this, see, like this—.
Child A	HUH!? It disappeared!
Child B	Where did it go!?
Masumi	Under your seat.
Child B	EH!? HOW!?
Child A	Wahh, so cool!
Masumi	And so, finally, let’s invite our big guest—.
Kamekichi	Tah daah—! The big guest is me!
Child A	Wahh!
	A parrot came out from the top hat!
Child B	Amazing, amazing!
Parent A	Is it alive!?
Masumi	How was the world of magic?
	I’ll be looking forward to seeing you again some day.
	This is, as a promise—.
Little girl	Eh? A flower!?
Parent B	Kya—! So cool!
Little girl	T-thank you…
Masumi	You’re welcome.
	(For the real thing too, I’ll give a flower to Director just like that…)
MC	That was MANKAI Company’s Usui Masumi!
	Thank you very much!
	*applause*
Little girl	…Ehehe, I got a flower.
Little Boy	...

Kamekichi	It was a great success!
Masumi	Well, it was a good as a rehearsal.
Child A	Parrot-san, I’ll give this to you!
Kamekichi	Oh! Thanks!
Masumi	You’re eating too much rice and beans.
Kamekichi	It’s cause I’m a popular guy.
	There’s lots of presents and it’s a hassle.
Little boy	Ah, um!
Masumi	? What do you want?
Little boy	Teach me the final magic you were doing with the flower appearing!
Kamekichi	Magic tricks are a magician’s life, you know!
Masumi	Why do I have to teach you…
Little boy	T-that is, it’s, I want to try doing magic…
Masumi	You can just read a book on magic too.
Little boy	Not any other kind of magic,
	If it’s not that flower magic then it’s no good!
Masumi	Like I said, why do I…
Little boy	—Like just before, I want to make that girl happy.
Masumi	That girl?
Little boy	That girl you gave the flower to.
Kamekichi	Is she your girlfriend?
Little boy	N-no way! B-But, one day when I grow up,
	With her, I thought for the first time that it’d sure be nice if it could be that way…
Kamekichi	Isn’t it first love!
Masumi	(First love…)
	…I won’t do it more than once, so watch carefully.
Little boy	!!
	Thank you!
Masumi	There, like this…
Little boy	…I did it!
Kamekichi	Hey, not half bad!
Masumi	Then, I’m going home.
Little boy	W-wait!
	I’m going to where that girl is now, so onii-chan watch too!
Masumi	Why do I…
Kamekichi	It’s fine, right!
	See it through until the end!
Masumi	Haa…
Little girl	…
Little boy	Ah, she’s there!
Kamekichi	Good luck!
Little boy	Y-yeah! I’m going!
	…Um!
Little girl	What’s the matter?
Little boy	Hold on, watch.
Little girl	?
	Wah, a flower!?
Little boy	I’ll give it to you.
Little girl	Amazing. You can do magic too, huh?
	But, why did you give me a flower?
Little boy	…Because I like yo—!
Little girl	Really? Me too!
Little boy	EH!?
Little girl	Flowers, they’re pretty so I really like them!
Little boy	F-flowers…?
Little girl	Over there a whole bunch of flowers have bloomed,
	So let’s go look at them together!
Little boy	S-sure…!
Kamekichi	Wimpy kid~!
	Why didn’t he make another effort!
Masumi	…It’s a long-term battle.
Kamekichi	Oh? What are you smiling at?
Masumi	…Nothing.
	I’m going home.
Kamekichi	Ah, wait up! Don’t leave me!
Masumi	You’re still dropping beans.
Kamekichi	Oops, watch out…!
Izumi	Ah, welcome home!
Masumi	…I’m home.
Izumi	Today’s supper is an original, specially made Jungarian curry!
Kamekichi	What the heck is that!?
Masumi	…
Izumi	? What’s wrong?
Masumi	(No matter now long this battle takes… I also won’t give up.)
	…I’m happy. I'll have a large serving.
Izumi	I'm glad!
	Eat lots, ok!

Anna