Tenma Sumeragi/A Kiss on the Mukuge

A Certain Summer Fireworks Display

Backstage Stories

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Tenma	“*Gulp, gulp*… Pwah!
	Tastes like a breeze blowing across the plains!”
Kazunari	Ohh, it’s Tenten!
Izumi	That reminds me, he told us his new soft drink commercial has started airing, right?
Muku	This is the first time I’ve seen it!
	Tenma-kun really looks cool.
Kumon	I saw it as an ad in a video!
	It’s super refreshing!
Misumi	The drink Tenma’s drinking looks good~!
	I wanna drink it too!
Tenma	“With the aroma of citrus and strong carbonation, this is this summer’s drink of choice!”
Kazunari	He totes nailed that last part!
Kumon	I wanna watch it again!
	I wonder if it’ll play again?
Yuki	One time is enough, isn’t it?
	We’ve seen enough of that face at the dorm.
Kazunari	But that expression was like a celeb’s that we rarely get to see at the dorm, wasn't it?
Yuki	It’s the same.
Kumon	Nooo, it’s not!
Muku	He sparkles more than usual when he appears on TV, right?
Misumi	But both are Tenma~!
Izumi	(It really feels like it’s summer vacation with those guys making noise like this during the day.)
Manager	Speaking of which, I haven't seen Sumeragi-kun around for several days now~.
Kumon	Woah, Manager!?
Yuki	Ha?
	What are you talking about?
Kazunari	Tenten let us know over LIME that he’s not gonna be back at the dorm for a few days since he has an overnight photoshoot, didn’t he?
Manager	EHH? I’ve been checking my LIME, but I didn’t see any message like that…
Muku	It’s not in the old group chat we have, but the new one for contact info.
Manager	New one…?
Izumi	We created a new group chat since we thought important messages will get lost in the chatter of the old one.
Misumi	Um, just a sec… look!
	It’s this one~.
Kazunari	…Wait, huh? Sukecchi hasn’t been added as a member!?
Izumi	EHH!?
	I made sure to invite him though?
Manager	AH…!
	I forgot to accept the invite…!
Yuki	Wow, rookie mistake.
Kumon	Ahaha!
	That’s so you, Manager!
Misumi	Don’t mind it, Manager~.
Muku	Should I send you screenshots of the timeline so far? There’s not much—.
	*notification sound*
	Ah, it’s a LIME from Tenma-kun.
Kazunari	I got it here too!
Manager	Ehh!? I’ve joined the group, but I haven’t received it!?
Yuki	That’s because it’s in the Summer troupe group chat.
Kumon	It looks like a picture!
Misumi	What is it~?

Kazunari	The message is just the two words “current report”~.
Yuki	And this is a pic… of the beach at night?
Misumi	Tenma’s playing with fireworks~!
Kumon	They’re stationary fountain fireworks!
	That’s sick!
Manager	Ehh?
	I can’t find that photo anywhere?
Yuki	Like it said, it’s in Summer troupe’s group chat.
Misumi	Manager’s not part of it, huh~!
Kumon	I’ll show you!
	Look here too, Director!
Izumi	Heh, what a pretty sandy beach.
	They’re holding the photoshoot in such a nice location, huh?
Muku	…
Kazunari	Huh, what’s wrong, Mukkun?
Yuki	Yeah, you haven’t said a thing since earlier.
Misumi	Did something happen, Muku~?
Muku	Who in the world took this photo of Tenma-kun…
Troupe members	…!
Yuki	…Ha?
Izumi	Oh, true. It doesn’t look like a selfie by Tenma-kun.
Misumi	Tenma’s looking and smiling towards the camera~.
Kumon	He does look relaxed here!
Muku	Someone not super close to him wouldn’t be able to take a photo like this, right!
Manager	Which means…
Kazunari	Tenten’s love life is exposed!?
Kumon	SERIOUSLY!?
	Who’s his partner!?
Muku	I wonder if his partner is also a celebrity…!
	*imagination starts*
Tenma	They said they’ve reserved this spot for a photoshoot today.
	No one but us are allowed here in the evening either.
	So… won’t you watch the fireworks with me?
	We can't go to places like a fireworks show where crowds of people gather. But we're the only ones here right now.
	Let’s make some summer memories of just the two of us.
	*imagination ends*
Muku	Something like that…!
Kazunari	Ain’t this a huge scoop!
Yuki	I seriously doubt that’s it.
Misumi	‘Kay, should we try asking Tenma~?
Kumon	Let’s do that!
KAZUNARI MIYOSHI☆ Who took that pic, Tenten?
Tenma Sumeragi Igawa took it for me
Kazunari	Aww, snap~!
Yuki	See? That’s what I said, right?
	That guy doesn’t have many friends.
Izumi	Ahaha…
Muku	I’m so sorry for saying something so weird, everyone…
Kumon	No worries!
	It was pretty interesting and exciting!
Misumi	Tenma sent something else~.
Tenma Sumeragi Oi, don’t you have any more reactions to me and the fireworks?
KAZUNARI MIYOSHI☆ Riiight! The pic came out super well!
Yuki You LIME’d back fast. Are you free?
Tenma Sumeragi I’m on my break! I can use LIME in my free time, can’t I?
Tenma Sumeragi Apparently, there’s gonna be a fireworks display on this beach and my shoot finishes at noon that day
Tenma Sumeragi Since the timing worked out, I decided to stay until evening to watch the fireworks and then head home
Misumi	Tenma’s gonna watch a fireworks display at the beach~!
Muku	I’d love to watch the fireworks show there too.
Kumon	If only we could all go together, huh~?

Igawa	Good job on the photoshoot today.
	You’re alright with going home as soon as the fireworks are over, right?
Tenma	Yeah.
Igawa	…It’s too bad everyone else isn’t here with you, huh?
Tenma	That’s not really—.
	Well… yeah.
	But it can’t be helped this time.
	(Should I at least take a video so those guys can watch it later?)
Misumi	Ah, Tenma’s here~!
Kazunari	Oiii, Tenteeen!
Tenma	!?
Izumi	Good job with your photoshoot, Tenma-kun!
Tenma	Director and everyone… why are you here?
Muku	Sorry for surprising you.
Yuki	We felt bad for you watching the fireworks alone so we came over.
Kumon	The surprise is a success~!
Tenma	Hold on. Just what is going on here?
Izumi	So, you see…
	*flashback starts*
Muku	I’d love to watch a fireworks show there too.
Kumon	If only we could all go together, huh~?
Kazunari	Then… let’s just go!?
Muku	Eh?
Kazunari	Let’s go pick Tenten up together!
Misumi	Agreed~!
Yuki	That’s easy to say. But how are you planning to get there?
Izumi	I’ll bring the car out!
Troupe members	Ummm…
Izumi	Ehh, why did everyone go quiet!?
Kazunari	Err, Director-chan’s driving is a biiit, how do I put it…
Yuki	We’ll pass on it for an outing.
Muku	But we’re the ones who asked, so if we don’t have any other options—.
Misumi	Heeey!
	I’ll drive!
Kumon	Sumi-san will!?
Izumi	Come to think of it, Misumi-kun has a drivers license too.
Yuki	Are you alright with that?
	You don’t usually drive that much.
Misumi	It’s fine!
	I’ll get us all there with my safe driving~.
Kazunari	In that case, we’ll leave the driving to you this time, Sumi!
Izumi	(I’m a little worried about Summer troupe going on an outing by car by themselves…)
	Can I come along as a second driver then?
Kazunari	‘Course!
Kumon	That’ll be comforting~!
Yuki	Comforting… uh.
	Well, go ahead, I guess.
Kazunari	Crap, we might be cutting the time pretty close!?
Misumi	Wait for us, Tenma~!
	We’re definitely gonna make it in the nick of time~!
Kumon	Woaaaah, we’re going super fast!
Muku	But we’re within the speed limit, right?
Izumi	Why does the speed feel so fast?
	What mysterious driving…!
Yuki	I feel like the Triangle Alien’s driving is dangerous… but, well, I guess I don’t fear for my safety as much as when Director’s behind the wheel.
Izumi	What’s that supposed to mean!?
	*flashback ends*
Tenma	…So then you guys came all the way here, huh?
CHOICE 1: Everyone saw the photo… [+] Izumi Everyone saw the photo you sent and it seems like they got jealous. Tenma That reminds me, the first thing they asked me was who took the photo. What was that about? Izumi Ahh! It looked like someone who’s close to you to took it. So everyone was discussing like, “Tenma-kun got an s/o!?”. Tenma HAH!? Geez, what are those guys thinking? I even went out of my way to buy fireworks to take a pic to send it to the Summer troupe group chat… Izumi Eh, you prepared the fireworks for the photo? Tenma Yeah. I thought they’d be happy seeing a picture of flashy fireworks. Izumi (Tenma really loves everyone in Summer troupe…!)
CHOICE 2: That’s Summer troupe for you. [+] Izumi They decided to go in the blink of an eye. And I thought, “that’s Summer troupe for you”. Tenma Their sense of speed is amazing, right? But that also means they lack caution, so they need to be careful… Izumi Fufu, as expected of Tenma-kun. You’re just like a leader. Tenma I am the leader so that’s just natural, right? But, I mean, that kind of random and unpredictable part is also what makes Summer troupe so interesting—. And thanks to that, I’ve had lots of fun experiences up until now.
	Anyways… do people normally go this far to have fun?
Kazunari	Come on. You wanna watch the fireworks together, don’t you?
Yuki	We only came to watch the fireworks, and you’re just here. Don’t get the wrong idea, alright?
Tenma	What’d you say!?
Muku	Now, now.
	I wanted to watch them with you too, Tenma-kun!
Kumon	Yeah, yeah!
	All of us were saying how it's important to have “everyone in Sumer troupe” and “fireworks” together to complete the set~!
Tenma	You guys…
	*fireworks go off*
Misumi	AH!
	They started~!
Kazunari	HYPE~!
	Taaamaya~!
Kumon	AWESOME!
	They really pack a punch!
Muku	Wah, they’re going off everywhere!
Yuki	If they’re this pretty, then I guess it was worth the trip.
Izumi	Fufu, that’s true.
Igawa	…Good for you, Tenma-kun.
Tenma	…Yeah.

Anna