Misumi Ikaruga/The Floral Prince

Special Practice Partner's Identity

Backstage Stories

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Izumi	Thanks for helping me with dinner shopping, Misumi-kun. I'm sorry that you have to carry all the luggage with you.
Misumi	It's fine~! I was the one who offered anyway!
	...Ah, Director-san! There's a step there, so be careful~.
Izumi	Ah, okay.
Misumi	Isn't it cold~? Should I lend you my jacket~?
Izumi	I'm okay, thanks for the offer.
	...Misumi-kun, maybe it's because of the recent practice, but you're still acting very prince-like.
Misumi	Really~?!
Izumi	Yeah. You're always nice, but now there's also a sense of elegance in your mannerism...
	You've gotten better at acting as a prince.
Misumi	Yay~!
	Ehehe, actually~. I've been going out to practice with someone after we're done with practice~.
Izumi	Did you ask Kumon-kun to go out with you?
Misumi	It's a secret special practice~!
Izumi	Fufu, I see.
	(I wonder if he's secretly practicing with Kumon-kun or someone else from the Summer Troupe?)
	(Knock knock)
Kumon	Come in!
	Ah, Director! What's up?
Izumi	I just need to borrow Misumi-kun for a little bit. Oh, but it looks like he's not here. Is he taking a bath?
Kumon	Nope, we already took a bath together!
	But recently Sumi-san has been saying he's doing some kind of special practice, and sometimes he just wanders off somewhere.
Izumi	Is that so?
	(I thought his special practice partner was Kumon-kun...)
	Is he doing the special practice with the other Summer Troupe members?
Kumon	I asked them about it and they all said they're not...Sumi-san told me it was a secret.
Izumi	Hmm...?

Kumon	Hey, Director. Aren't you curious? About Sumi-san's special practice partner.
Izumi	...If you ask me that, of course I am.
Kumon	I figured! Hey, hey, let's go out and look for him!
Izumi	(Misumi-kun's special practice partner...who is it really?)
Kumon	Hmm, he's not here~. Sumi-san, where did you go...
???	—
Izumi	...Huh? Isn't that Misumi-kun's voice?
Kumon	It is! Sounds like it's coming from the balcony!
Misumi	"I want you to marry me."
Kumon	I knew it! I can only hear Sumi-san's voice, though.
Izumi	(But it sounds like he's talking to someone...)
	...Eh?
Kumon	T-that's...!
Misumi	"I promise I'll make you happy. Please take my hand."
Kumon	Triangle-chan?!
Misumi	Hm~? It's Director-san and Kumon! What are you guys doing here~?
Izumi	I'm sorry for interrupting your practice. I needed you for something, but I became curious about your special practice...
Misumi	So that's it~! No, it's okay~. So, what do you need me for?
Izumi	Umm...huh?
	S-sorry...your special practice partner was so unexpected that I forgot about it...
Misumi	Ahaha, you're so careless, Director-san~.
Kumon	But, Sumi-san, why did you keep your special practice partner a secret?
Misumi	Muku told me that a prince looks completely perfect on the outside and makes an effort in the shadows~.
	So I thought keeping it a secret would be a good way to role-study~!
Izumi	I see...
Kumon	Even so, I was really surprised! I didn't expect the other party to be Triangle-chan!
Misumi	Proposing is something you do to someone you love, so I thought I should also practice with someone I love~!
Izumi	I-I mean you have a point but that's not...!
	(But that's so like Misumi-kun, and the role-study went well thanks to Triangle-chan, I guess?)

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