Muku Sakisaka/WONDER RUSH

Role Study 【Maru】

Backstage Stories

Part 1

Kazunari	Oh-em-gee! I’m swooning~!
Misumi	He’s sooo~ adorable~!
Muku	(Hm? Kazu-kun and the others seem to be having fun while looking at their phones.)
Kazunari	Isn’t Itarun’s kid super clever!?
Misumi	Amazing, amaaazing! Good boy, good boy~.
Itaru	Isn’t he? I know I sound like a doting parent, but my boy’s got it down.
Muku	Good boy… doting parent… Itaru-san’s kid…
	EHH!?
Kazunari	Ah, Mukkun~!
Itaru	Perfect timing. Come over, Muku.
Muku	O-okay.
	(I-I didn’t know Itaru-san had a child…!)
Itaru	Take a look.
Misumi	Itaru’s boy is so cute~.
Kazunari	Ikr!
Muku	(Could this be a photo of the child…!)
Itaru	Behold, my chihuahua.
Muku	…Eh?
	Wow, a cute puppy…!
	(So Itaru-san’s child was a puppy in a game! That surprised me…!)
Itaru	There was “Nyancadia” in the past, remember?
Muku	Right! That’s the cat raising game you told us about during our Sardines play.
Itaru	Yep, exactly. This is a game called “Wancadia”, published by the same company that made “Nyancadia”.
	I heard that dogs were the theme of Summer troupe’s next performance, so I just came over to tell you guys about it.
Kazunari	What he said. We got Itarun to give us a lecture earlier!
	Mine’s a Labrador retriever, and Sumi’s is a golden retriever!
Misumi	Yeah! Lookie, these are ours.
	Ehehe. They’re cuties, aren’t they~?
Muku	Wahh, they really are! Both of them are just adorable!
Itaru	The main system is the same as the one in Nyancadia, so I think it’s easy to pick up.
	But there’s additional features that are unique to Wancadia, like separate personalities and teaching them tricks.
	It’s pretty neat since there are elements of strategy in this relaxing raising game.
	Misumi’s puppy is triangular already.
Misumi	He picks up triangle items when we go for walks~.
Kazunari	My boy gets along really well with the other doggos~!
Muku	I see! They really do take after their owners.
Itaru	Wanna try it too, Muku? I’ll teach you how to play.
Muku	Yes! I’d definitely love to.
	Please teach me!
	Umm…
	I should be doing exactly what Itaru-san taught me, but it’s not going well…
	(The puppies of all the other guys in Summer troupe who started at the same time can do their tricks properly.)
	(But my toy poodle isn’t learning shake… why is that?)
	Maybe it’s because I’m a lousy owner who can’t get the hang of this…
Kazunari	Huh, what’s wrong, Mukkun?
	You don’t look that well?
Muku	Kazu-kun… the truth is…
Kazunari	I see~. Your dog’s not learning tricks very well, huh?
	I think it’s important do it patiently!
	Don’t worry, I’m sure he’ll learn.
	Keeping at something is Mukkun’s specialty. So don’t compare yourself with others and do your best for your pup!
Muku	Kazu-kun…
	Yeah, you’re right. I’ll try my best with my dog as well!
Kazunari	How’s your Toypoo-chan doing, Mukkun?
Muku	Well, he still can’t shake very well. But we’re taking our time and practicing over and over again.
	We’re getting to know each other better, little by little, so it’s fun training together too.
Kazunari	That’s great! It feels super nice getting buddy-buddy with them, right~!
Muku	Yes!
	Alright, let’s do our best with practice again today.
	Here, shake.
Toy poodle	Arf!
Muku	! He gave me his paw!?
	T-this is…!
Kazunari	He’s actually doing the move!
	Toypoo-chan learned shake, Mukkun!
Muku	Hooray!
	There, there, good boy. You did it…!
Toy poodle	Arf, arf ♪
Kazunari	Toypoo-chan looks happy too!
Muku	Ehehe, I’m also feeling happier now.
	Let’s become even better friends from now on, okay…!

Anna