Muku Sakisaka/The Luminous Circus
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Lion Guest
Backstage Stories| Muku | The first new issue of “Clear Skies After First Love” after a year… |
| I can’t wait to read it. | |
| Yoru-kun and Asako-chan’s feelings clashed in volume 5, but I’m sure this time… | |
| Itaru | Hm? It’s Muku. |
| Muku | Itaru-san! |
| Itaru | Hey there. Are you on your way back from school? |
| Muku | Yes! I just stopped at a bookstore to purchase a new book. |
| Are you on your way home from work too, Itaru-san? | |
| Itaru | Yep. I just dropped by an arcade for a change of pace. |
| Muku | Oh, I see. |
| And that large bag is… | |
| Itaru | Ahh, these are prize plushies I got from the crane game. |
| I was on a roll today. | |
| I got a way too many of them, right? | |
| Muku | All of those are…!? |
| That’s amazing! | |
| Itaru | I got a variant of Penpen. |
| And for some reason, a lion plushie fell along with it. | |
| See? This one. | |
| Muku | That lion is adorable…! |
| Itaru | You like it? |
| I’ll give it to you then. | |
| Muku | Eh!? |
| But you went through so much effort to acquire this plushie… | |
| Itaru | Well, I’m not sure what I’ll do with it. And senpai will probably make a sarcastic comment if I leave it in our room. If it’s alright with you, then why don’t you take it? |
| Muku | If you put it that way… |
| Thank you very much, Itaru-san. | |
| Itaru | You’re welcome. Don’t mention it. |
| Muku | Ehehe… |
| Kumon | Huh? What’s up with that plushie, Muku? |
| Muku | I got it from Itaru-san. |
| It’s so adorable, isn’t it? Petting it feels really nice. | |
| Kumon | Ooh, I see! |
| Ahaha, the mane is fluffy too~. | |
| Tsumugi | That reminds me, you play a beastmaster in the upcoming play, don’t you? |
| Muku | That’s right. The lion in the show is called Leo, so I thought I’d give this little guy the same name. |
| Tsumugi | I see. Then this might help you prepare for your role. |
| Muku | Yeah! |
| Citron | Ohh, this cheese snack tastes so good~! |
| Kumon | I like this series too~! |
| *door opens* | |
| Muku | I’m home. |
| Izumi | Ah, Muku-kun. Welcome back. |
| Tsuzuru | Welcome home. |
| Citron | Eat some snacks with us, Muku! |
| Muku | Okay! |
| Ah, but I need to visit Leo first… | |
| I’m going to head to my room for a second. | |
| *door closes* | |
| Citron | Muku and Leo have been attached at the hip lately. |
| They’re bosom buddies.[1] | |
| Kumon | Bosom buddies? |
| Tsuzuru | I haven’t heard that phrase in a long time. |
| *door opens* | |
| Muku | K-Kyu-chan, what do I do…! |
| Kumon | Muku? What’s wrong? |
| Muku | Leo’s… Leo’s nowhere to be found…! |
| Izumi | Ehh!? |
| Muku | He was in my room before I left for school this morning though… |
| Tsuzuru | You didn’t… bring him out with you, right? |
| Muku | Yeah. I swear I left him in my room before I went to school. |
| Citron | I smell an incident. |
| Kumon | An incident!? |
| Tsuzuru | Anyways, it would be better to look around inside the dorm, right? |
| Izumi | Right. I’ll search with you too. |
| Kumon | Me too! |
| Citron | I’ll go too! |
| Muku | I really appreciate it…! |
| Tsuzuru | Mmm, we took a look around, but we can’t find him. |
| Citron | He’s been ghosted away![2] |
| Tsuzuru | By that you mean spirited away. |
| Kumon | Seriously, where did he go!? |
| Izumi | But if Muku-kun didn’t bring him out, then he has to be inside the dorm, doesn’t he? |
| Let’s search some more. | |
| Muku | No… that’s enough already. |
| Kumon | Muku? |
| Muku | I can’t ask all of you to help me any more than this… |
| So I’ll look for him by myself from here. | |
| Izumi | Eh? But… |
| Muku | Please don’t worry about it! |
| Thank you so much for lending me a hand. | |
| *door closes* | |
| Citron | He left. |
| Tsuzuru | Well, for now, I guess we should keep a careful eye out in the dorm. |
| Kumon | … |
| *knock, knock* | |
| Sakyo | Yeah, it’s open. |
| *door opens* | |
| Kumon | Excuse me! |
| Sakyo | What the? If you’re lookin’ for Bon, he’s not here right now. |
| Kumon | That’s not it! |
| I have a favour to ask you, Sakyo-san…! | |
| Sakyo | A favour to ask me? |
| Kumon | So you see—. |
| Sakyo | Ahh? What the hell? |
| You really—. | |
| Kumon | PLEASE! SAKYO-SAN!! |
| I’LL DO ANYTHING!! | |
| Sakyo | God, guess I have no choice… |
| You’re always takin’ care of Bon, after all. | |
| Tsuzuru | You really can’t find the plushie? |
| Muku | …Yeah. |
| Citron | Rear up, Muku![3] |
| Tsuzuru | It’s cheer. |
| Muku | … |
| *door opens* | |
| Kumon | Muku! Look! |
| Muku | Kyu-chan? What’s the matter—. |
| Lion | … |
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| Muku | !? |
| Citron | That surprised me! A lion guest!? |
| Tsuzuru | Uh, no, that lion is… |
| Muku | C-could you be Leo, grown-up…? |
| Lion | Roar. |
| Citron | …I’ve heard this voice before. |
| Tsuzuru | Citron-san, shhh! |
| Muku | Leo…! |
| *door opens* | |
| Omi | Ah, Muku, are you there? |
| Erm, this lion is… | |
| Lion | … |
| Tsuzuru | Uhh, did you need something? |
| Omi | A-ahh. |
| This plushie is Muku’s, isn’t it? | |
| Muku | Leo…!? |
| Where in the world…! | |
| Omi | It was buried with the laundry in the changing room. |
| Muku | Come to think of it, I might have left him in the changing room when I went to brush my teeth this morning. |
| Citron | That’s great, Muku~! |
| Muku | Thank goodness…! |
| Thank you so much, Omi-san! | |
| Lion | … |
| Muku | Huh? But in that case, this lion is… |
| Kumon | S-so, like~…! |
| Tsuzuru | T-this lion must have told Fushimi-san where Leo was!? Right, Fushimi-san! |
| Omi | Eh? |
| Y-yeah! That’s totally what happened. | |
| Muku | Oh, really! |
| Thank you very much, Mr. Lion. | |
| Lion | …Roar. |
| Tsuzuru | It seems like it’s about time for the lion to head home too! |
| Kumon | Looks like it! I’ll see him out! Let’s go! |
| Muku | Mr. Lion…! |
| I really do appreciate it! | |
| Lion | … |
| Omi | So, is the person in the suit actually… |
| Lion | … |
| Kumon | I seriously owe you one, Sakyo-san! |
| It looks like Muku cheered right up thanks to you! | |
| Lion | …Roar. |
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Notes
- ↑ Citron says “ニコイチ” (nikoichi) which is a slang way to say “BFFs” or people who are really close. But it’s a bit outdated now, hence Tsuzuru’s comment and Kumon not knowing it.
- ↑ Citron originally says “ガム隠し” (gamukakushi), which Tsuzuru corrects as “神隠し” (kamigakushi: spirited away).
- ↑ Citron says “電気出す” (denki dasu: denki means electricity). which Tsuzuru corrects as “元気” (genki - part of 元気出す: cheer up).
