Misumi Ikaruga/Triangle Travelers

Incident of the Lost Travel Triangle

Backstage Stories

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This translation is reproduced with permission. You can read the original by Kean here.

Izumi	At last, we’re departing for our trip tomorrow. Has everyone made their preparations?
Tsuzuru	Of course.
Banri	Yup—.
Taichi	Yeah! I'm completely done!
Misumi	I’m done too~! I’m bringing Travel Triangle-kun along too.
	Here, look, it’s the travel-friendly version of Triangle-kun!
Tsuzuru	Eh?! Where’d that appear from? Were you holding that just now?
Misumi	I just brought it here~!
Tsuzuru	W-When exactly did that happen.
Banri	Huh, so there’s a travel-friendly version of Triangle-kun too.
Misumi	Mm! Here!
Izumi	It’s true! It’s wearing a hat!
Taichi	It’s cute~ isn’t it~
Misumi	Hehehe, isn’t it great—.
Banri	There’s seriously many variations of it.
Misumi	Banri, do you want to bring one too~? Want me to lend it to you?
Banri	…Nah, I’m good. I’ll just accept your good intentions.
Izumi	It’s really cute, so be careful not to lose it, okay?
Misumi	Oka—y!
Izumi	(I wonder what I should do during free time. Sightseeing is great, but shopping is good too—)
	First of all, I should check the guidebook… Huh? Misumi-kun?!
Misumi	Ah, it’s Director-san~!
Izumi	You look like you’re enjoying yourself. What are you doing?
Misumi	Listen! I’ve been searching for triangles and taking photos with Travel Triangle-kun!
	That’s about it. I position Travel Triangle-kun~ and then take a photo with the scenery!
	That’s called “being hyped”! That’s what Kazu taught me~!
Izumi	I see… Ah, you’re right, these photos are super cute!
Misumi	I know, right—♪ …I know! Director-san, you should take a photo with us too!
Izumi	Is that really okay? Well, since we’re here, let’s do it!
Misumi	Yay—! Let’s try going over there, it’s really pretty!
Izumi	Yeah!
Izumi	Ahaha, this photo is great! Misumi-kun, Travel Triangle-kun and I, we’re all making the same facial expression!
Misumi	You’re right! Friendly triangle~♪
Izumi	Taking photos when traveling is really fun, after all. When we look back on these photos later, we’ll be able to remember all the fun we had.
Misumi	Ehehe, that’s right~.
	Ah, but we’ve taken so many photos, so I’m kind of hungry now…
Izumi	You’re right, shall we take a short break? Let’s head to the lively street on the other side and look for places we can eat at.
Misumi	Okay!
Izumi	….Ah! How about that shop? Look, it looks delicious!
Misumi	Wah—! I wonder if it has any triangle-shaped bread?
Izumi	(Hmm? …Huh, if I remember correctly, Misumi-kun hung Travel Triangle-kun on his backpack, right?)
	Misumi-kun, where’s Travel Triangle-kun? Did you put it in your bag?
Misumi	Umm, I hung it here——.
	Ah——?! It’s gone——!
	Eehh?!

This translation is reproduced with permission. You can read the original by Kean here.

Notes

Kean

Izumi	You must have dropped it somewhere along the way…?!
Misumi	What should I do…
	I’m gonna search for Travel Triangle-kun…!
Izumi	Triangle-kun is Misumi-kun’s important belonging, so I’ll search with you.
Misumi	Really? Director-san, thank you…!
Izumi	Well then, let’s return to the street we came from and look around for it.
Misumi	Okay!
Misumi	Excu—se me! Have you seen Travel Triangle-kun?
Passerby A	[Oh? Travel Thriangle …?]
Izumi	It’s something like a soft toy! But they don’t speak Japanese, huh, uhh…
Misumi	It looks like this! It’s triangle-shaped just like this—! It became a lost child.
Passerby A	[Oh! Japanese onigiri!]
Izumi	So close! And they’re both triangular!
Misumi	That’s triangular too but that’s not it~! It’s not onigiri, it’s Triangle-kun! It has eyes and a mouth~!
	It’s my precious Triangle-kun! I’m looking for it, umm… //glare//! He—y! Like that!
Passerby A	[Hmm? Oh?]
Izumi	(Ahh, it seems like he’s trying to tell them something about his missing item through gesturing!)
Passerby A	[Hey! Travel Triangle-kun, △○◎☆▼~~…]
Passerby B	[Oh—?]
Izumi	It looks like more people are willing to listen to us!
Misumi	Thank you! Triangle-kun is a triangle about this size…!
Passerby B	[Hmm—? Sandwich?]
Misumi	Sandwiches are delicious, but that’s not it either~! Triangle-kun can’t be eaten, you know! It has a face~!
Izumi	That’s it, Misumi-kun, the photos! Let’s show them the photos we took earlier!
Misumi	Ah—, you’re right! Director-san, thank you!
	Look, it’s this. I’m searching for Travel Triangle-kun.
Passerby B	[Oh! OK!]
Passerby A	[Hey! △◎◻☆○~~!]
Misumi	It’s around this big. It’s triangular——.
Passerby B	[Hey, Misu—mi! Travel Triangle-kun?]
Izumi	Hmm? Misumi-kun, they’re calling for you!
Passerby C	△☆○◎!
Misumi	Ah——!! Travel Triangle-kun!! Yes, that’s it! That’s it!!
Izumi	What a relief, we managed to find it…!
Misumi	Thank you~~!! I’m so happy! This is really such a relief!
Izumi	I think they’re trying to say that someone dropped it so they threw it away.
Misumi	[Thank you!! Very very much!]
Passerby C	[Not at all!]
Izumi	(Misumi-kun is letting everyone know how happy he is. These kind-hearted people really helped us out.)
Misumi	Really, thank you everyone—! Bye bye~! Triangle—!
Passerby A	Triangle~!
Passerby B	Tria—ngle♪
Passerby C	Triangle triangle~!
Izumi	Ahaha, everyone’s doing the triangle pose for you!
Misumi	Yeah! Director-san, thank you very much to you too!
Izumi	No, no. I’m really relieved we were able to find it. Case closed.
Muku	Waah, these photos are really pretty! Were you here just now?
Tenma	Yeah, it was really great.
	…But, by the way, on my way back I noticed lots of people doing the triangle pose… What’s up with that?
Muku	Eh?! Is that so?! D-Don’t tell me Misumi-kun used the triangle pose to brainwash everyone on the street or something…!
Misumi	Ahaha, it’s just that everyone loves triangles~♪
Izumi	Ahaha, yeah, that’s right! For a moment there I was really worried, but it’s great that we managed to find it in the end.
	Be careful so you won’t lose it again, okay?
Misumi	Okay! This time, I’ll hold it in my hands so I won’t lose it!