Muku Sakisaka/Attract with a Muleta

Muku's Modeling Photoshoot

Backstage Stories

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Muku	Urgh…
Kazunari	What’s up, Mukkun~? Worried about something?
Muku	Yeah, there’s going to be a modeling photoshoot at Spanish land this time around…
Kazunari	Ah, so you’re in charge of introducing the park’s mascot, Mukkun! Sounds fun~ I’m totes snagging the magazine when it comes out!
Muku	Yeah, thanks! But…
Kazunari	But?
	Even though I said I wanted to do it, now I’m worried about whether I’ll be able to do a good job or not, so I’ve been feeling anxious about it.
Muku	If someone like me wears the sparkly bullfighter costume, I’ll definitely become overshadowed by it and end up looking like a lowly beetle crawling on the ground…!
Kazunari	Calm down! Since you’re the one who'll be wearing it, it’ll be fine.
Muku	But, when I try to think about how I should model for the photos or how to pose, I’m not sure what to do…
Kazunari	If that’s the case, then you’re in luck! Summer Troupe has a whole bunch of people who are pros in that department! Like Tenten, or Yukki!
Muku	Ah, you’re right! Tenma-kun has a lot of experience, and Yuki-kun has a bunch of fashion magazines.
	Alright, I’ll try asking them!
Kazunari	Acting as soon as you set your mind to it! Go-!
	[Room 201]
Kazunari	Tenten, Yukki—, we’re co—ming in.
Tenma	What’s up?
Muku	I wanted to get some advice from you two…
Yuki	Advice?
Muku	I was hoping to borrow some of your fashion magazines, Yuki-kun.
	I wanted to use them as reference for the modeling photoshoot at Spanish land this time around…
Kazunari	And Tenten has experience in being photographed, so we came to get some advice~!
Yuki	Speaking of which, you’re a celebrity, huh.
Tenma	The hell do you mean “speaking of which?” I always have celebrity aura!
Yuki	More like useless aura.
Tenma	What the hell did you say!?
Kazunari	Hey, hey! You two are listening to what Mukkun’s saying, right?
Muku	I-I’m looking forward to it!
Tenma	Well if that’s what you’re asking, then… Alright, ahem.
	When it comes to a photoshoot, you need to start by visualizing how you want to be portrayed in the photos. And then, understand the purpose of taking those photos.
Muku	I-I see. Memo memo…
Kazunari	O-! You’re super celebrity-like, Tenten!
Tenma	Because I AM a celebrity!
Kazunari	Kidding~
Tenma	…Well anyways, even after everything is said and done, practicing is probably the best way to go about it.
Kazunari	Def~!
Yuki	Well, that’s a pretty good idea for someone so useless.
Tenma	Like I said, your calling me “useless” has become way too excessive!
Muku	Then, I’ll try doing some modeling practice!
Kazunari	I’ll be in charge of photography~! Advice will be appreciated, Tenten and Yukki!
Yuki	Yeah yeah.
Tenma	Guess it can't be helped, I’ll watch too.

Kazunari	Alright Mukkun, let’s startsies!
Muku	O-ok!
Kazunari	Say cheese!
Muku	...
Yuki	Muku’s face is really stiff.
Tenma	He’s too conscious of the camera.
Kazunari	Mukkun, smile some more~!
Muku	O-ok…!
Misumi	Whatcha doin’, everyone~?
Kumon	What what, is this some kind of photoshoot?
Kazunari	We’re in the middle of Mukkun’s modeling photoshoot practice!
Misumi	Muku’s modeling~! So cool!
Muku	But, it’s not going very well…
Kumon	Speaking of which, Sumi-san has also modeled in the past!
Yuki	Ah, the burlesque magazine photoshoot. Now that I think about it, you did do something like that.
Misumi	Yeah, I played the role of a prodigy dancer! It was so much fun~
Tenma	Now that I think about it, Misumi had practiced by assigning different roles to his character back then.
Kazunari	Ping, I have a great idea! Like, how about we get Mukkun to do the same thing this time around?
Kumon	You’re right, it might be easier if we did that!
Muku	Even if you say that, I don’t know what role I should do…
Yuki	No ideas? You could reference your manga, or a drama or something.
Muku	Ah! Now that I think about it, there's this manga that I’ve been reading recently…
	It’s called “Passing the Matador,” and it’s a manga where the male protagonist is trying to become a bullfighter!
Kazunari	What’s it about~?
Muku	The kind, hard working protagonist meets a bullfighting girl, and they end up falling in love—.
	The boy is really kind hearted, and is very good friends with the bulls.
	To tell you the truth, the reason I volunteered for this photoshoot is because I was inspired by this manga…!
Misumi	Muku looks so happy~!
Tenma	Well then, how about you try to create an image based off of that manga?
Muku	You’re right, I’ll give it a try! …With the protagonists kind hearted aura—
Kazunari	Alright, I’m taking it~.
	Yeah! That was really great!
Muku	R-really?
Kumon	Hella cool, Muku!
Yuki	…Yeah, not bad but, it feels kind of lacking somehow.
Tenma	You sure? It looks way better than it did before.
Yuki	…Right, it’s because there’s no mascot. Posing by yourself isn’t going to be good enough this time around, is it?
Kazunari	Fr~! Mukkun’s gonna be in charge of introducing the mascot.
Tenma	The park’s mascot is a bull, huh. But that doesn’t exactly mean we can bring a bull here.
Muku	You’re right…. uhnn…
Misumi	Then I’ll be Mr. Bull~! Moo~!
Muku	Eh!?
Kumon	Sounds fun, I’ll do it too! Moo~!
Misumi	Bulls are really strong, so I’ll use my strength to lift Muku up~! Moo~!
Muku	Wah!
Yuki	What kind of situation is this…
Muku	Waahh! Misumi-san, you’re moving too fast!
Misumi	Moo~! Moo~!
Muku	Hah, the manga’s protagonist is good friends with Mr. Bull, so I should do that too…alright!
	There there, you’re all good little bulls… Pat pat pat…
Misumi	Moo-!
Kumon	Moo-!
Kazunari	Yeah yeah, great expression Mukkun! Perf~!
	[Later]
Kazunari	Okay-! Perfect, I took a whole bunch of great pictures!
Misumi	I had a lot of fun being a bull~!
Kumon	Me too!
Yuki	This was supposed to be a mascot photoshoot, but I feel like it just turned out to be a regular photoshoot…
Tenma	Is this really going to be good enough?
Muku	I think I’ll be able to do a good job now, thanks to all of you! I’ll do my best during the photoshoot!

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