Tasuku Takato/Threatening Arnold

Demon Instructor: Takato Tasuku

Backstage Stories

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Tasuku	Good work.
Troupe Member	Thank you for bringing in customers. You helped us so much.
Tasuku	Likewise, it was a good experience.
Troupe Member	Even so, you handled the prop gun so well. It almost looks like a real gun.
Tasuku	Thank you.
	It’s probably because I have tried playing a gunman before.
Troupe Member	So that’s why.
	…Takato-kun, have you perhaps played a survival game before?
Tasuku	Survival game? I did. An old friend invited me to participate when I was a student.
Troupe Member	Really? That’s good enough then.
Tasuku	?
Troupe Member	Actually, the theater company is organizing a survival game event and I am looking for participants.
	Unlike ordinary survival games, the players will participate in the game while playing a role.
Tasuku	While playing a role…?
Troupe Member	Takato-kun is well-built. I think you’re going to become a great asset.
	Of course, if you know anyone else who might be interested, feel free to invite them.
	I’d love to have you participate if it’s convenient for you.
Tasuku	……
Tsumugi	A survival game…? Speaking of which, you were invited to one when we were still students, weren’t you?
Tasuku	How come you still remember that?
Azuma	Survival game equipment looks good on Tasuku.
Izumi	Ahaha. Indeed.
Tsumugi	When will the profile sheet for your role arrive?
Tasuku	It came in just a while ago.
Azuma	Heh, they even sent it as analog mail.
Tasuku	It’s part of the production.
Izumi	I see. That’s why the envelope has a camouflage pattern too.
	What kind of role did you get?
Tasuku	“Legendary Demon Instructor: Arnold…?”
Azuma	A demon instructor… It somehow suits you.
Tasuku	…What are you implying?
Tsumugi	The setup is pretty impressive.
Tasuku	Would you like to participate next time?
Tsumugi	I’m certainly interested in playing a role but…
	I’ll think hard about it.
Azuma	Fufu, I’m looking forward to what kind of demon instructor Tasuku will be.
Tsumugi	Director, thank you for helping me tend the flowers in the courtyard.
Izumi	Don’t mention it. I should be the one thanking you for making the courtyard beautiful and relaxing.
Tsumugi	Thank you for saying that.
Hisoka	Zzz….Zzz….
Izumi	Huh? Hisoka-san?
	Hisoka-san fell asleep in this place again.
Tsumugi	Hisoka-kun. Wake up.
Hisoka	Zzz……
Izumi	Hisoka-san, you might catch a cold.
Hisoka	Zzz………Zzz……
Tsumugi	He’s not waking up.
Izumi	We don’t have a marshmallow as our last resort right now. What should we do…
Tsumugi	When push comes to shove, I—
Tasuku	……

Tsumugi	Ah, good timing, Tasuku.
Tasuku	What happened?
Tsumugi	Hisoka-kun fell asleep here again….
	We want to carry him back to his room.
Tasuku	……
Izumi	Tasuku-san?
	What’s the matter?
Tasuku	You think you can get away unscathed by sleeping in random places like this!
Tsumugi	!?
Izumi	Ta-Tasuku-san!?
Tasuku	You’re as good as dead if we’re on the battlefield!
	Get up on your own!
Hisoka	How noisy….
Tasuku	—!
	My bad, I was thinking about doing a role study for my role as an instructor…
	It wasn’t my intention…
Izumi	You were doing a role study!?
	You startled me…
Tsumugi	This happens all the time.
Tasuku	I’m sorry for surprising you.
	I’ll carry Mikage back.
Izumi	Ah, thank you.
Masumi	Director…
	You are cuter today than yesterday.
	How do you get cuter every morning? Is it magic?
	My heart aches for you. Take responsibility and marry me….
Izumi	Masumi-kun, I can’t move. Can you step aside for a—
Misumi	Ah, director-san!
Izumi	Misumi-kun too!? What happened?
Misumi	I found a triangle in your clothes!
Masumi	Shut up. Don’t get in the way.
Azuma	It’s quite lively here again today.
Hisoka	It’s noisy rather than lively…
Misumi	Ah! I almost forgot! I promised to play with a cat today~.
	I’m off!
Tasuku	Ikaruga! Don’t run around the dorm!
	And you Usui! Having a love affair is strictly forbidden!
	You’re going to kick the bucket early if you fool around like that. Get yourself together!
Masumi	I won’t forgive anyone who gets in the way of me and the director’s love.
Misumi	Sorry-!
Hisoka	…Annoying.
Omi	Everyone, dinner is ready.
Tenma	Ah, we’re having hamburger steak tonight.
Taichi	Looks real good!
Tenma	A carrot in the side dish…
	Arisu-san, would you like to have it?
Homare	Ohh, I will gladly eat it!
Tasuku	…Hold up.
Tenma	Huh?
Homare	Hm?
Tasuku	Wasting food bestowed upon us by the heavens is unforgivable!
	Think about the farmer who toiled to harvest those carrots! How about the feelings of Fushimi who worked hard to cook it?!
	Carrots have enough nutrition to supplement our bodies yadda yadda yadda…
Taichi	He sounds like Sakyo-nii!
Sakuya	What happened to Tasuku-san…?
Chikage	I heard it’s part of his role study for his role as an instructor.
Homare	Just when did the dorm become a military barracks!?
Guy	If this continues, I will have to consume my natural enemy, green pea, too.
Itaru	I’ve seen this character before.
Tsumugi	What he’s saying is not entirely wrong though….
Omi	It’s kinda impactful despite knowing it’s only a role study…
Kumon	We can’t eat like this forever~!
Tsumugi	If that's the case… I have a plan.
Tasuku	—Good grief. Your likes and dislikes are ridiculous.
Tsumugi	Instructor Takato.
Tasuku	!
	Y-you, are you perhaps, General Tsukioka!?
Tsumugi	For you to talk bull here of all places…
	You are a ruined man.
Homare	It’s not just General Tsukioka.
Tasuku	Second Lieutenant Arisugawa…!?
Guy	Thank you for your service.
	Your role ends here.
Tasuku	No way…. Colonel Guy!?
	I…I made a huge mistake.
	I apologize for my rudeness.
Izumi	To think that they’d join forces and play roles with ranks higher than instructor….
Taichi	Tsumugi-san nailed it!
Itaru	…This kind of strategy exists?

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