Misumi Ikaruga/Last Planet

A Triangle I Absolutely Want

Backstage Stories

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Misumi	Sigh…
Sakuya	Misumi-san, what’s wrong?
Muku	You don’t look well.
Citron	Misumi being down is like figs flying.
Tsumugi	That would be ‘pigs flying’.
Guy	Did something happen?
Misumi	…Triangular soccer ball.
Tsumugi	Eh?
Misumi	The other day, I saw some kids playing with a triangular soccer ball in the park~
	So then, I decided I wanted that ball too, and looked in different shops, but I wasn’t able to find one…
	After that, I had to give up and go home~ …Sigh.
Sakuya	This is the first I’ve heard of a triangular soccer ball!
Muku	I didn’t know those kinds of balls existed!
Tsumugi	I can only think of a round ball when I hear 'soccer ball’…
Misumi	I also saw it for the very first time, it was a really cool triangle~
Sakuya	But would a triangular ball roll well…?
Misumi	The kids using it looked like they were having fun~
Guy	You might need some tips on how to kick it right.
Citron	If a ball like that exists, I want to see it too!
Tsumugi	You said you looked in different stores, but did you check sports supply stores?
Misumi	Yeah~ I asked the people inside and they said they didn’t have triangular ones~
Citron	It seems like quite a rare item.
Guy	I’ve never seen anything like it at the store.
Misumi	…I want that ball no matter what~
Sakuya	Um…! If it’s okay, I could help you look for it!
Muku	Me too!
Sakuya	You said you saw one, so it must exist somewhere! Let’s look together, one more time!
Muku	If those kids were using it, it must be sold somewhere!
Misumi	Are you both sure?
Sakuya	Of course!
Misumi	Wah~ Thank you~!
Tsumugi	It’d be good if you can find it.
Citron	If you get one, let me see it too!
Misumi	Okay, got it~!

Muku	Hm… it doesn’t seem to be here, either.
Sakuya	There’s plenty of normal soccer balls, but triangular ones are rare, as expected.
Misumi	Uu… triangle~…
Muku	None of the sports or toy shops have it, and we’ve been to all the ones that look like they’d sell soccer balls.
Sakuya	We could try the shopping mall and look in the stores selling leisure goods.
Misumi	Sigh… if only I’d asked the kids in the park where they’d gotten it~
Muku	Please don’t feel bad about that.
	It’s getting late today, so should we look again some other time?
Misumi	Yeah, okay…
	Thanks for searching with me today, you two~
Sakuya	Sorry we couldn’t help much.
Muku	Sorry…
Misumi	Don’t worry about it! I already gave up when I was searching on my own~
	Because you searched with me, I went to lots of different stores!
	So, thank you very much!
Muku	I’m glad if we were even a bit helpful.
Sakuya	Let’s search again soon!
Muku	We’ll definitely find it next time!
Misumi	Ehehe, when you two say it, it really feels like we will~
	If we find it, let’s all play soccer!
Muku&Sakuya	Yeah!
Misumi	We’re home.
Izumi	Ah, welcome home you three. You’re just in time for dinner.
Homare	Oh my, why the long faces? Is something the matter?
Misumi	We couldn’t find a triangular soccer ball~
Yuki	I’ve never seen a triangular soccer ball before. Do those even exist?
Tenma	Aren’t you mistaking it for something else?
Misumi	That’s not it~ I definitely saw one in the park~!
Tsumugi	The sports supply shops didn’t sell any?
Sakuya	We went here and there, but there was nothing. Finding a triangular soccer ball is as hard as you’d expect.
Yuki	So then, you’ve just mistaken-
Tasuku	No, if you’re looking for a triangular soccer ball, I have one in my room.
Misumi	Eh, you do!?
Tasuku	Yeah, wait a minute.
	This what you’re looking for?
Misumi	Yes!
Sakuya	Wow, it really is triangular!
Muku	It looks like an onigiri!
Tenma	I guess Misumi wasn’t mistaken.
Yuki	But how do you use that kind of ball?
Tasuku	It’s the sort of thing you use for training.
	Since it’s triangular, it goes in weird directions when kicked. You can use that to make practice harder.
Tsumugi	Why do you have something like that?
Tasuku	An acquaintance who plays soccer gave it to me, said they never use it.
	Though, I’ve never used it either.
Misumi	I want it!!
Tasuku	Huh?
Sakuya	Tasuku-san, please give it to us. We’ve spent all day looking for a triangular soccer ball.
	But we couldn’t find one anywhere.
Muku	I’m asking too. Will you please hand that ball over to Misumi-san!?
Tasuku	Ah, aah… I don’t mind giving it to you.
Misumi	Thank you, Tasuku!
Sakuya	Thank goodness!
Muku	I can’t believe Tasuku-san had one… how lucky!
Tasuku	…Not sure what happened, but seems like I helped.
Tsumugi	Ahaha, seems so.
Misumi	Let’s all play triangle soccer tomorrow~!

Lesli