Taichi Nanao/Dog God's Envoy
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Komainu-sama Panic
Backstage Stories| Izumi | I'm sorry for making you guys help me. |
| Taichi | It's fine! It's been a while since I helped with ad hoc. It's super fun! |
| Banri | Well, It nice to learn new stuff sometimes. |
| Yuki | The costumes' designs are interesting. I can use them as a reference. |
| Izumi | Thank you, everyone. It's about time for dinner. Shall we go home? |
| Taichi | Yep! I'm starving---Hn? |
| I didn't know there's a shrine here! | |
| Izumi | You're right. There's an old signboard. |
| ..... "Komainu Shrine" [1]? It says. | |
| Yuki | Great. We're you being summoned by the god of dogs? |
| Banri | Ah, I remember. I heard some college dudes are calling this place a 'power spot' or sumthin'. |
| Yuki | Power spot? |
| Taichi | I'm curious. |
| Banri | Right? True or not, the rumor is quite intriguing. |
| Taichi | I want to see it for myself! |
| Yuki | Eh... Don't you think it's fishy? |
| Taichi | We're just checking it out for a bit! We might gain something! |
| Yuki | Fine, but let’s be quick.... |
| Banri | The hell.... Nothin' looks special in this shrine. |
| Yuki | I don't think a power spot exists in this area. |
| Banri | A rumor is just a rumor after all. |
| Taichi | What a bummer... |
| Izumi | But it doesn't change the fact that this place is still a shrine. Let's offer a prayer. |
| Taichi | ...Huh? |
| There's only one komainu in this shrine. | |
| Banri | Yeah, you're right. There should be another one. |
| Izumi | I wonder if it's being repaired. |
| Taichi | So this komainu is all alone... |
| It's covered with leaves too. It's pitiful to leave him like this. Lemme clean him up aー bit. | |
| ??? | ーーYou have my gratitude, human child. To tell you the truth, I have been in trouble for quite some time now. |
| Taichi | Eh? |
| ??? | This pitiful guardian has a request for you. Will you please look for my pair--the other komainu? |
| Taichi | E....EHHHHHH!?!? |
| Izumi | Taichi-kun? |
| Taichi | J, J-J, Just now, the dog t-t-talked... |
| Yuki | Talking about yourself? |
| Taichi | Not me! This komainu talked! |
| Banri | Ha? Bet it's just your imagination. |
| Izumi | I didn't hear anything except everyone's voice though. |
| Yuki | Maybe the dog wanted to be friends with the other dog? |
| Banri | Yeah, yeah. |
| Taichi | Ban-chan! Not you too ! |
| Come on, listen carefully! | |
| Yuki and Banri | ...... |
| Izumi | Your ears may be playing tricks on you. |
| Yuki | We're done here, right? Let's go home. |
| Banri | Right. Oi, Taichi. Autumn Troupe has practice tonight. Don't be late or Sakyo-san will snap on you. |
| Taichi | Yeah.... |
| *Time Skip* | |
| Taichi | (Fuah~ It's morning already...) |
| (... Hn? My body feels strange...) | |
| Omi | Taichi. Wake up. |
| You'll miss breakfast if you won't get no--Hm? | |
| Hey, how did you get here? | |
| Taichi | (Eh? ) |
| Omi | You're clean but where is your collar? |
| Taichi | ( Collar!? I have never worn a collar in my life !) |
| Wan wan ! | |
| (Wan wan...?) | |
| (ーーEHH!? ) | |
| (W-what in the world is happening!? ) | |
| Wan!? Wan wan wan !? | |
| Omi | Ahaha. You're lively. |
| Taichi | (Mirror....Mirror...!) |
| Omi | Ah, oi... |
| Taichi | ....!? |
| (I became a dog~!?) |
| Taichi | ( E-everyone~! Help me~! ) |
| Wan wan wan! | |
| Tsuzuru | Uwah !? A dog?...!? |
| Sakyo | Oi, what's going on with this dog? |
| Taichi | ( Sakyo-nii! It's me!) |
| Wan! Wan wan! | |
| Sakyo | It won't sit still. It won't stop yapping around, just like Nanao. |
| Taichi | (Because it's me! Taichi ~! ) |
| Izumi | I wonder why it's noisy? |
| Banri | Looks like this dog got lost. Hey, come here. |
| Taichi | (Director-sensei might understand what I’m trying to say....!) |
| Wan wan ! | |
| Izumi | Are you scared? |
| There, there, it’s going to be alright. | |
| Taichi | (D-director-sensei is carrying me... |
| It's sssoooo embarrassing! ) | |
| Omi | There you are. |
| Banri | Is it your dog, Omi? |
| Omi | No, I saw it sleeping on Taichi's bed earlier. I think he picked it up somewhere. |
| But Taichi is not in the room. Has anyone seen him? | |
| Izumi | Come to think of it, I haven't seen him around. |
| Sakyo | He'll probably show up soon. |
| Taichi | ..... That's why I'm telling you! It's me! Taichiー！ |
| ーー！ | |
| Taichi | A d-dream.....? |
| Phew~ thank goodness... | |
| But why a dog out of all things?... | |
| Dog.... | |
| No way---. | |
| *Time Skip* | |
| Taichi | Ten-chan, I'm sorry for dragging you all the way here. |
| Tenma | It's okay. It's my day off today. |
| Let's find it quickly and go home. | |
| Izumi | ーーI knew it's you, Taichi-kun, Tenma-kun. |
| Taichi | Director-sense! What are you doing here? |
| Izumi | I'm on my way home after helping another theater company then I saw both of you heading here. |
| Tenma | Taichi told me he lost something here so we're gonna look for it. |
| Izumi | Is that so? |
| Did you lose it when we came here last time? | |
| Taichi | Uh-...Yeah, kind of. |
| ( There's no way they'll believe me even if I tell them what happened yesterday... ) | |
| Izumi | Let me help you. |
| Taichi | Is it okay? |
| Izumi | Of course! By the way, what item is it? |
| Taichi | Eh!? Uhh...Err.. It's a stone statue? |
| Tenma | Ha!? |
| Taichi | I-it's a dog-shaped one! |
| Tenma | The hell is that... |
| Izumi | Let's try to look for it for now. |
| Taichi | Huhu, I can't find it. |
| It's getting dark already. Let's call it a--- | |
| Izumi | Ah, over there! Taichi-kun! |
| Taichi | Director-sensei...Eh? That dog...! |
| Dog | Wan! |
| Izumi | Ahaha. We found a real dog instead. |
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CHOICE 1: "It's cute" [+]
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CHOICE 2: "This dog is similar to Taichi-kun" [+]
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| Izumi | I wonder if it's lost? The puppy's fur is clean. The owner might be living around the neighborhood near this area. |
| Taichi | This puppy belongs to the shrine! |
| I think we should just leave it in front of the main hall. | |
| Izumi | In a place like this? |
| Taichi | T-that's right! I've seen it written on the internet! |
| Izumi | I see. |
| He's going to be safe even if we leave it here then. | |
| ??? | You have my gratitude, human child. |
| Taichi | ....Ah. |
| Izumi | Taichi-kun. What's the matter? |
| Taichi | It's nothing! |
| It's getting late. Let's go home! | |
| Izumi | But we haven't found your stuff yet... |
| Taichi | Ah that. Err.. I already found it! |
| Thanks, both of you! | |
| ---Huh? Where's Ten-chan? | |
| Izumi | Speaking of, I haven't seen him around... |
| Taichi | Now we'll end up looking for Ten-chan instead. |
| *Time Skip* | |
| Taichi | It took us forever to look for Ten-chan. |
| Banri | Not surprised. His sense of direction sucks. |
| Tenma | Shut up! It's not like I'm lost. I just thought I'd look for it further in the back! |
| Izumi | I'm home. |
| Taichi | Welcome home, director-sensei. |
| Izumi | Ah, Taichi-kun. I'm worried about the puppy so I went to the shrine today to check but... |
| Take a look at this picture. | |
| Taichi | ...Ah! There are two komainu statues now! |
| Izumi | It seems like they're done repairing it. |
| Are you interested? We can check it together if you want. | |
| Taichi | Eh, I’ll pass....! |
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Notes
- ↑ 狛犬 or Komainu (lion-dog) are a pair of lion-like statue guarding the entrance of shrines or temples. It is believed that they ward off evil spirits.
