Muku Sakisaka/Magical☆Rize

This Month's Postcard Sweepstake

Backstage Stories

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Muku	So, it ended up being an isekai manga, and the clothing of that country was really unique and beautiful!
Yuki	Heh, sounds kinda interesting. Let me borrow it after you’re done.
Muku	Of course!
	Ah, right. Can we stop by the book store real quick?
Yuki	Sure. Has something been released today?
Muku	Yeah! The 7th volume of “Magical Girl ☆ Cosmo,” was set to release today.
Sakyo	...
Muku	Ah, Sakyo-san!
Yuki	The money grubbing yakuza is in the shoujo manga corner… You couldn’t be more out of place.
Sakyo	Oh, it’s you guys. Going home from school, huh.
Muku	Yes! I guess you were also here, Sakyo-san. Did a certain book grab your attention?
Sakyo	Nah… I just happened to remember that “Magical Girl ☆ Cosmo,” was releasin’ today.
	I was thinkin’ about contacting you in case you didn’t notice, but I guess I didn’t have to.
Muku	Sakyo-san…! Thank you so much!
Yuki	Heh, guess this manga’s pretty popular. The promotional display has POP on it.
Sakyo	Yeah, looks like ya write your first impressions of the latest volume on a postcard to enter a raffle.
Muku	It seems like it! What could the prizes be?
Yuki	The POP display has pictures of the prizes. Seems like there’s quite the variety.
Sakyo	I see, a wand compact…. These prizes seem like things from the manga.
Muku	These scrunchies and pouches look like they’re for everyday use!
Yuki	You’re right, this pouch is pretty cute.
Muku	This is one of your favorite designs, after all.
	Mhm mhm, looks like you can pick out your favorite item and enter the contest too…
	Now that I think about it, I haven’t entered any postcard contests this month, so maybe I should give it a try.
Sakyo	Hope ya win somethin’.
Muku	Yes! I have a lot to write about regarding the new volume, so I’ll make sure to properly fill out the form and enter the raffle.
	I wonder if I can write this in a way that will properly convey my thoughts to the author.
Yuki	It’ll be fine since you’re writing it, Muku.

Muku	...
	Sigh, I’ve finally managed to finish writing…
Kazunari	GJ~☆ Whatcha writing?
Muku	It’s a postcard that I’m filling out to enter the “Magical Girl ☆ Cosmo,” present campaign.
	I had a lot of thoughts to convey to the author, so I ended up taking a lot of time to fill out the first impressions section.
Kazunari	Ooh~ I was sitting here for so many days wondering what Mukkun could be writing about so seriously, but I guess it was that!
Muku	So you noticed, Kazu-kun.
Kazunari	Ofc! We’re always together so ofc I did.
	Anyways, are you good with the deadline? Those types of campaigns usually have a whole bunch of unexpected ending times.
Muku	You’re right, a lot of them usually run for really short periods of time.
	But for this one, I think I’m still fine…
	Aah!
Kazunari	Eh? When’s it due?
Muku	The entry date is only valid until today…! I still need to check off the prize I want…!
	Kazu-kun, I’m going to go and quickly mail this!
Kazunari	See ya. Hope you win something!
	[Later]
Muku	(I hope I won something…)
Yuki	Muku?
Muku	Ah, Yuki-kun. Do you need something? Or are you just going home from shopping?
Yuki	Something like that. But what are you doing, Muku? It looked like you were praying to the mailbox.
Muku	Actually, I was mailing my postcard entry for “Magical Girl ☆ Cosmo,” right now.
Yuki	Oh, that. What did you end up choosing as the prize you wanted?
Muku	Ah, um… I’ll keep it a secret for now!
Yuki	H—mm…?
	[Later]
	[The doorbell rings]
Muku	Ah, I’ll get it.
Yuki	Ok, thanks.
	What is it?
Muku	It’s a package for me. The sender is…. a publisher at an editorial department?
Yuki	Could it be from “Magical Girl ☆ Cosmo?”
Muku	I might have won a prize from the present campaign…! Let me open it!
Yuki	It’s a compact. Heh, so that’s what you ended up choosing.
Muku	H-huh…?
Yuki	What’s up.
Muku	I thought I filled out the form for a pouch, but I was in such a hurry that I probably messed up…
Yuki	Well, I guess that could happen too. But, at least you ended up winning something.
Muku	I guess that’s true… but…
	To tell you the truth, I wanted to give you the pouch since you said it was really cute, Yuki-kun…
Yuki	… Don’t tell me, you did that for me?
Muku	I can’t believe I made such a mistake… It’s probably because my brain is shriveled up like a dried out daikon…
Yuki	Good grief… Calm down, Muku.
	…I thought that compact was really cute too, actually.
Muku	Eh?
Yuki	It’s a good size, and I like that I can carry it around as a pocket mirror.
Muku	Yuki-kun…
Yuki	As long as you’re ok with, I’ll probably want to use it.
Muku	Yeah, of course! Here you go!
Yuki	Thanks.
Muku	You’re welcome! Eheheh, I hope you use it a lot.

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