Sakuya Sakuma/MANKAI Glitter

To PISCES: Sakuya

Backstage Stories

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Sakuya	Tsumugi-san, are these the flowers that bloomed recently?
	I don’t think they were in bloom yet when I saw them last time…
Tsumugi	Yes, they are.
	Those flowers start to bloom around March.
Sakuya	Oh, that’s why they weren’t blooming when I saw them before.
Tsumugi	I bought these flower seedlings at the Flower Festival, but they bloom very prettily, right?
Sakuya	They sell flower seedlings at the Flower Festival too?
Tsumugi	Yes, they were selling various other kinds as well.
	Speaking of which, it looks like they’re going to hold another Flower Festival this year too.
Sakuya	Eh, really?
	I’ll look it up later!
Tsumugi	Ahh, that reminds me, I had something that I needed to give you. Can you wait here for a moment?
Sakuya	Yeah, no problem!
	(Something he has to give me, he says—what could it be?)
Tsumugi	Sorry, I made you wait.
	It’ll be Sakuya’s birthday next, so I’m giving this to you.
	It was entrusted to me by Tasuku.
Sakuya	Ah, the Hello Celestial Sphere…!
Citron	Here you are, Sakuya! Come with me!
Sakuya	Eh, Citron-san!?
	Did something happen?
Citron	Yes!
Sakuya	EHH!? I’ll go right away…!
	Thank you very much for the Hello Celestial Sphere, Tsumugi-san!
Tsumugi	Fufu, you’re welcome.
Citron	Everyone, I’ve captured Sakuya!
Sakuya	Director and everyone from Spring troupe are here… what’s going on?
Tsuzuru	It’ll be Sakuya’s birthday soon, right?
	That’s why we were discussing how we should celebrate this year.
Itaru	And in the end, we figured we should go where Sakuya wants to go.
Chikage	Do you have any place you’d like to visit?
Sakuya	A place I want to go…? Ummm…
Masumi	First, why don’t you put that thing you’re holding down somewhere?
Sakuya	Ah, right.
Izumi	That’s the Hello Celestial Sphere, right?
Tsuzuru	What’s that…?
Sakuya	It’s one of the seven mysteries of the Theatre troupe, and apparently when you make a wish during your birthday month, it’ll make that “what-if world” come true for just one day.
Izumi	Everyone in the other troupes also made wishes to the Hello Celestial Sphere after their birthday celebrations.
Itaru	It’s like an item straight out of an RPG.
Citron	How eggciting!
Masumi	That’s sketchy.
Chikage	Why did you bring it here?
Sakuya	Tsumugi-san brought it over to me earlier since he said it’ll be my birthday next.
	Ah… Right, I thought of a place I’d like to go!
	I want to visit the Flower Festival.
Izumi	Now that you mention it, Sakuya couldn’t go when we went last time, right?
Tsuzuru	But wasn’t that just a limited-time thing?
Itaru	It looks like it opens again starting this weekend.
	The info’s posted on instablam.
Chikage	Then it should be fine in that case.
Citron	It’s decided! We’re all going to the fluffy festival!
Sakuya	You’re coming too, right, Director!
Izumi	Yeah, I received an invitation so I plan to tag along.
Sakuya	Invitation…?
Masumi	I invited her.
Sakuya	Oh, really?
	Thanks, Masumi-kun!
	I’m happy I’m able to go together with Director!
Izumi	Fufu, I’m glad if you say so.
Chikage	It might be best to go by car since we have a large group.
Itaru	I’ll ask if we can borrow Tasuku’s wagon.
	…By the way, senpai, do you know how many hours it’ll take, one way?
Chikage	Well, I think it takes roughly 5 hours.
Itaru	Seriously…
Izumi	I’ll drive too!
Chikage	Take it easy in the backseat, Director-san.
Tsuzuru	Then we’ll let Chikage-san and Itaru-san do their best with the driving.
Sakuya	We’ll be counting on you!
Chikage	Leave it to me.
Itaru	I’ll do my best for you, Sakuya.
Izumi	Alright, I guess I’ll make the bentos.
Citron	It’s just like a field trip!
Masumi	I’ll look forward to Director’s handmade bento.
Izumi	Do you have any requests, Sakuya-kun?
Sakuya	Is that alright?
CHOICE 1: It’s a birthday gift. [+] Izumi Of course! It’s not much, but it’s a birthday gift from me. Sakuya Even though the Flower Festival is enough as a present, you’re also making a bento for me… Izumi Don’t hesitate to tell me if there’s anything you’d like to eat, ok? Sakuya …Then I’d like to eat napolitan! Izumi Roger! I’ll make a napolitan bento on the special day. Sakuya Yay, I can’t wait!
CHOICE 2: Say anything you’d like. [+] Izumi Say anything you’d like. Sakuya Then napolitan would be nice! Izumi I got it. I’ll make a napolitan bento with plenty of ketchup and wieners! Sakuya Is it alright if I also request a fried egg on top? Izumi Of course! Sakuya Thank you very much. I’m looking forward to it!
Masumi	We finally arrived…
Sakuya	Chikage-san, Itaru-san.
	Thank you very much for driving us!
Chikage	You’re very welcome.
Itaru	It’s for Sakuya’s birthday celebration, right?
Tsuzuru	There’s lots of different things to see here, so why don’t we stop by the places that catch our eye while we walk around?
Citron	Sounds like a plan!
Izumi	Alright, then let’s walk for a bit?
Sakuya	Yes!

Masumi	What’s this?
Citron	It’s a flower maze!
Tsuzuru	I couldn’t go in the last time I came.
Sakuya	Since we’re here now, how about we try it together?
Izumi	I’ve done it before, plus I have the bentos, so I’ll wait for you all at the exit.
	You guys try it together.
Sakuya	I understand.
	We’ll do our best so we can meet up with Director quickly.
Itaru	Ah, senpai. The way you play the maze is written over there.
Chikage	Oh, it is. “There are 6 entrances. Each of you enter from the spot you prefer and join up inside the maze” …is what’s written.
Izumi	(Eh, was there a maze like this?
	I guess they made it different from last time.)
Sakuya	Sounds interesting!
Citron	We’ll show everyone Spring troupe’s teamwork!
Masumi	What a pain…
	I want to be with Director.
Tsuzuru	Come on, Masumi, let’s go.
Izumi	Good luck, everyone!
Sakuya	Alright, let’s do this!
	First, I’ll head here… huh? It’s a dead end.
	How about here?
Citron	Ohh! I had a fateful encounter with Itaru!
Itaru	I can’t believe my fated partner is Citron.
Sakuya	(EH!? Citron-san and Itaru-san were able to join up already.)
	I should be able to meet with them if I walk towards the direction of their voices…
	Huh? Another dead end!?
Tsuzuru	Oi, Masumi! Don’t ignore me and keep going.
	The goal is to join up, you know!
Masumi	The goal is to meet Director.
Chikage	Alright, Masumi secured.
Tsuzuru	Ah, so you were also close by, Chikage-san.
Sakuya	(Tsuzuru-kun and them also joined up…)
	Why am I the only one who can’t meet up with anyone…
Citron	Sakuya, where are you!?
Sakuya	Over here!
Itaru	I think his voice is coming from this direction?
Sakuya	(Worst case scenario, even if I can’t meet with everyone, if I can find the exit…
	At any rate, I have to find a path that actually leads somewhere!)
	*Sigh*, another dead end…
Tsuzuru	Sakuya, where are you?
Chikage	It’s hard to find him, huh?
Masumi	I’m pretty sure I heard his voice coming from over here.
Sakuya	…
	(At this rate, what should I do if I’ll never be able to see everyone…)
Citron	AH! Here is Sakuya!
Tsuzuru	We finally found him…
Sakuya	Everyone…
Citron	We were finally able to meet you, Sakuya!
	*hugs*
Sakuya	Uwahh!?
	That hurts, Citron-san…!
Citron	Ohh, sorry!
Sakuya	Ahaha, it’s alright.
	I’m happy you found me.
	I’m so glad to see you all again…
Chikage	You’re exaggerating. Of course we’d be able to meet, right?
Itaru	Well, I never thought you’d be this hard to find though.
Tsuzuru	Then shall we head towards the exit?
Masumi	The exit’s over here.
Sakuya	You know how to get to the exit too!?
Itaru	Actually, we passed by the exit several times searching for you.
Sakuya	That’s amazing…
	I somehow only ran into dead end after dead end.
Citron	I like that part of you too, Sakuya!
Izumi	So you met up with Sakuya-kun, huh?
	I’m glad…!
Sakuya	Sorry for making you worry.
Chikage	All of us managed to make our way out.
Izumi	You guys are tired from walking around the maze, right?
	It’s past noon, so how about we take a break and eat the bentos?
Citron	My tummy’s rumbling already!
Masumi	I want to eat Director’s handmade bento.
Tsuzuru	I see a table over there.
Izumi	Then let’s chow down there!

Sakuya	The bentos look really delicious!
Masumi	I want to hurry up and eat it.
Citron	Before that, we’ll give Sakuya his birthday wishes!
Chikage	Ahh, that’s right.
Itaru	Happy birthday, Sakuya.
Tsuzuru	Happy birthday.
Citron	Happy birthday, Sakuya!
Chikage	Happy birthday.
Masumi	Happy b-day.
Izumi	Have a great birthday, Sakuya-kun!
Sakuya	Thank you very much!
	I’m really happy you guys are celebrating for me.
Itaru	That’s great then.
Izumi	Alright, shall we eat?
Sakuya	Itadakimasu!
Chikage	I enjoyed the meal.
Sakuya	Director, the fried egg you placed on top was really tasty!
Izumi	I’m glad if it suited your taste.
Citron	Sakuya, I brought this!
Sakuya	Ah, the Hello Celestial Sphere!
	You took it with you, huh?
Citron	Make a wish!
Sakuya	My wish…
	*flashback starts*
	(At this rate, what should I do if I’ll never be able to see everyone…)
	*flashback ends*
	My wish is… that I always want to be together with everyone!
Tsuzuru	It’s your long-awaited wish; is that ok with you?
Sakuya	Yes, as I thought, that’s all I can ask for!
	Hello, Oh, Stars of Pisces…
	Please let me always be together with everyone in Spring troupe.
	Mm…
Citron	Good morning, Sakuya!
Sakuya	Wahh, Citron-san!? And everyone from Spring troupe too…
Citron	Let’s all eat breakfast together!
Sakuya	Um, you didn’t have to wait here…
Tsuzuru	We’re always together, you know?
Sakuya	Eh…?
	Umm, anyways, I’m going to wash my face before I eat!
	(…Why is everyone following me?)
	Even though it’s fine for you guys to eat first… did all of you want to wash your faces too?
Chikage	Yeah, that’s it.
Masumi	I’ll wash too.
Itaru	I washed my face and woke up.
Citron	Same here!
Sakuya	T-then, shall we go eat breakfast?
Tsuzuru	Alright, let’s all head over together.
Chikage	We won’t let anyone fall behind.
	Since we’re always together.
Sakuya	…?
Citron	Where are you going, Sakuya?
Masumi	Are you heading out?
Sakuya	Yeah, I'm going to my part-time job.
Citron	In that case, I’ll go with you too!
Tsuzuru	I’m going too.
Masumi	Me too.
Sakuya	EHH!? I’m fine going by myself!
	Only I can do my job, so…
Tsuzuru	It’s fine if we take you halfway, right?
	I mean, we can’t let you go alone, Sakuya.
Citron	Everyone will send you off!
Sakuya	T-thank you…?
	(What’s up with everyone?
	Could this be because of the wish I made to the Hello Celestial Sphere…?)
	I’ll be heading out first!
Chikage	Good job, Sakuya.
Itaru	We came to pick you up.
Sakuya	Chikage-san!? And even Itaru-san…!
	Did you two go out of your way to come here?
Chikage	Well, of course.
	All of us in Spring troupe are always together.
Itaru	Come on, let’s go home together.
Sakuya	R-right… thank you very much.
Citron	Haaah… this is hellish~.
Tsuzuru	It's heavenly!
Itaru	Ah, crap. My stamina fully recovers in 5 minutes…
	Will I get out in time if I start washing my body now?
Citron	I’ll wash your back, Itaru!
Itaru	It’ll be fine in that case. My back is entrusted to you, Citron.
Citron	Leave it to me! I’ll wash Sakuya’s back too!
Sakuya	Eh, thank you very much!
	Then I’ll be the one to wash Citron-san’s back!
	Aren't you guys cramped…?
Chikage	No problems here.
	Are you alright there, Tsuzuru?
Tsuzuru	I’m fine here too.
Itaru	I’ve got enough space to game.
Masumi	Itaru’s smartphone is in the way.
Citron	It’s fun, just like a training camp!
Sakuya	Ah, well, that’s true!
	(A lot of strange things happened all day today, but It was fun, and I was happy to be with everyone the entire time.)
	…Ok, good night.
	*Yawn*…
	(Huh? Everyone’s gone… Was yesterday just a dream…?)
	Good morning!
Chikage	Morning.
Tsuzuru	You’re early, Sakuya.
	Do you perhaps have your part-time job today?
Sakuya	Yes. Ah, but it’s fine if you don’t send me halfway today!
	And you don’t need to come pick me up either.
Itaru	Eh, what do you mean?
Sakuya	Citron-san, Masumi-kun and Tsuzuru-kun accompanied me halfway yesterday.
	And then Chikage-san and Itaru-san came all way the way to the daycare pick me up when it was time to go home!
Tsuzuru	I did…?
Masumi	That never happened.
Citron	I didn't follow you.
Chikage	I didn't go pick you up either though.
Itaru	Wouldn’t it be awful if the two of us went all the way to the daycare to pick you up?
Tsuzuru	Sakuya… was that a dream you had?
Sakuya	A dream…
	T-that’s right! Never mind!
	(I’m not sure if it was a dream, or if the Hello Celestial Sphere made it happen…)
	(But I guess... my wish, more or less, came true?)

Anna