Masumi Usui/Spotlight

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Masumi	…
Izumi	Ah. Good morning, Masumi-kun.
Masumi	…Morning.
Izumi	You have class from first period today, right?
Masumi	Yeah.
Izumi	Omi-kun had an early shift this morning, so Kumon-kun, Misumi-kun and I made breakfast.
Kumon	We made lotsa onigiri~!
Misumi	By the way, this is a curry pilaf onigiri that Director-san made!
Masumi	Give that here.
	…It tastes great.
CHOICE 1: I’m glad to hear that. [+] Izumi I’m glad to hear that. Masumi I feel your love… I want to keep all these onigiri here for myself. Izumi All of them!? I don’t think you can finish all that… Masumi I can eat an endless supply of onigiri that you make, so don’t worry about it.
CHOICE 2: There’s a lot of other flavours too! [+] Izumi I’ve prepared a lot of other flavours too! Masumi What kinds are there? Izumi Keema curry onigiri, cheese curry onigiri, curry mayo onigiri, and green curry onigiri! Masumi All of them sound tasty. Izumi Fufu. I'm proud of all of them, so give them a try if you’d like!
	…Ah, right.
	I’ll hand this over to you.
Masumi	What’s this?
Izumi	It’s your questionnaire for “Spotlight”.
	Your turn is up next, so give it a read before the day of.
Misumi	It’s Masumi’s turn already, huh~?
	I had fun with the interview.
Izumi	The interviewer is Kasumi-san after all.
Masumi	…The First Love Master.
Izumi	Eh?
Masumi	It’s nothing.
Kumon	Masumi-san! Try my onigiri too!
	It’s jam-packed with ingredients!
Masumi	…It’s huge. What’s inside?
Kumon	Well, you see… there’s wieners, boiled eggs, meatballs, and fried chicken~.
Masumi	You stuffed it way too full.
Kumon	I thought it’d be more efficient to eat a bunch of stuff at once!
Misumi	Lookie here, Masumi!
	Behold, my triangle onigiri!
Kumon	Sumi-san’s onigiri is a super neat triangle!
Izumi	It’s really well-made.
Misumi	It'd be a waste to eat it, so I'll display it in my room~.
Izumi	Wait, no. Make sure you eat it, alright!?
Masumi	…*Sigh*.
	…
Madoka	Oh, Masumi.
	Do you have class now?
Masumi	Yeah. And you?
Madoka	Same. My next class is also in this building.
Masumi	…Misumi made a huge load of onigiri this morning.
Madoka	Ahaha… nii-san’s love for triangles is the same as always.
Masumi	He said he was going use them to decorate his room.
Madoka	How did that happen…?
Student	Erm—.
Masumi	…What?
Student	Um, you’re MANKAI Company’s Usui Masumi-kun, right?
	I’m supporting you!
	That’s all I wanted to say! Please excuse me!
Masumi	…
Madoka	That’s amazing… you have fans at school too.
	I’ve heard rumours. But you’re so popular that people will even call out to you at school like this, huh?
Masumi	Whatever… all I need is her.
Madoka	By her… do you mean Director-san?
Masumi	Yeah.
Madoka	I see you’re devoted to Director-san as usual.
	But I think it's a blessing to have people who support you.
	After all, Theater is only possible because of the people who approach us in person, or come all the way to our theaters to watch our plays.
Masumi	…
	…Phew.
	(This report… took a while.)
	(…Come to think of it, I haven’t looked at the questionnaire I got from Director yet.)
	(In the interview last time…
	I think we talked about our second performance where I played the lead role.)
	(Then… what happened again…)
	…

Tsuzuru	…Hold on, Miyoshi-san?
Kazunari	Shh. Pipe down, Tszurun!
Masumi	—?
Kazunari	Ah, sorry, sorry. I woke you up!
Masumi	…What are you doing?
Tsuzuru	My bad, Masumi… I should’ve stopped him.
Kazunari	This is legit fan service, y’know!
Masumi	What are you talking about?
Kazunari	When I asked the fans on Inste, I got requests saying they were dying to see some selfies with Massu and I~.
	Your sleeping face looked super cute, so I took some shots of us together!
	Can I upload the pics?
Masumi	…I can’t say no anyways.
Kazunari	Yep, you already know~.
	Alrightey, I’mma upload them right away…
	…Oh! The likes are streaming in one after another!
Tsuzuru	Tons of comments are coming in too.
Comment	“Omg Masumi-kun’s sleeping face…!”
Comment	“He’s too precious”
Comment	“Thanks for my life, Kazunari-kun”
Kazunari	That’s Massu for you. You’re so loved~.
Tsuzuru	Well, the fans don't get any chances to see Masumi’s sleeping face after all.
Kazunari	I’m just glad Massu’s stans are loving it!
Masumi	…
Tsuzuru	Masumi? Is something wrong?
Masumi	…I’m using this as reference in my interview.
Kazunari	Wait, what!?
Kasumi	Thanks for coming today, Masumi-kun.
Masumi	…Thanks.
Kasumi	Masumi-kun, the two of us have chatted a lot at a café in the past—.
	But I’ll be your interviewer today, and I’d love to hear what you have to say.
Masumi	No problem.
Kasumi	Alright, I’ll start the interview.
	Usui Masumi-san. You played the lead role in "Magicians' Pure Love" following "Boy Alice in Wonderland”.
	In our previous interview, you mentioned that “Boy Alice in Wonderland” was a performance that changed you and allowed you to make a great stride forward…
	Has anything changed for you after Spring troupe’s 7th performance?
Masumi	“Magicians’ Pure Love” was a play that made me reflect on love.
	But not just my own idea of love… I was taught what a lot of different people, including you, think about “love”.
	…When I first joined the Troupe, I rarely ever paid attention to those who approached me.
	I couldn’t see anything but her.
Kasumi	…
Masumi	But with the same feelings that I have, there are people who come to our theater to watch our plays or leave comments on our socials.
	I’m sure those actions are also one…
Kasumi	Form of love, right?
Masumi	—That’s what I think.
Kasumi	So what you mean is… you can feel the “love” from your fans who are supporting you, is that right?
	I’m sure your fans will be thrilled to read this article, Masumi-san.
Masumi	Well, the part of me that continues to love Director will never change though.
Kasumi	Masumi-kun…!
	No, no. This won’t do.
	If we’re not careful, we might get sidetracked into sharing love stories.
Masumi	I’m fine with that though.
Kasumi	We can’t do that!
	Ahem.
	—Umm. Let’s get back to the task at hand, shall we?
	Great job, Masumi-kun!
Masumi	You too.
Kasumi	There were some parts that I’ll have to play around with, but I’m glad it wrapped up nicely.
	You’re devoted to Director as always, hm?
Masumi	By the way, I’d like to get some advice from you—the First Love Master.
Kasumi	Really!?
	I’ve been wanting to talk with you too, Masumi-kun.
	In that case, how about we chat at a café somewhere?
	I know! There's a spot that's been getting a lot of attention lately—.
	Erm, sorry.
	I’m just getting excited by myself…
Masumi	It’s fine. I don’t hate that part about you.
Kasumi	Masumi-kun… you’re a genius who makes this old soul’s heart flutter…!

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