Tenma Sumeragi/Cover Boy of the Month

Sumeragi Tenma's Challenges and Ordeals

Backstage Stories

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Kazunari	......So~! I consulted director-chan for today's practice and we decided to do something fabbier.
Izumi	Everyone, thank you for helping me carry the stuff!
Tenma	The heck is this mysterious slot....
Kazunari	G'J~!
Yuki	Too conspicuous.
Kazunari	This is called " Etude Slot!"
	I collaborated with a bud in Amabi who's doing 3D modeling!
	You'll get a dialogue and situation when you press this button while the slot is rotating.
Izumi	Everyone is going to do an impromptu play using random dialogues and situations.
Muku	We will be able to train our instantaneous power for ad-libs.
Kumon	Almost like a game! Lookin' forward to it!
Izumi	Well then, let's get started right away.
	Can I have Tenma-kun try it first?
Tenma	Can't be helped.
	Guess I'll show you guys how to do it.
Kazunari	Alrighty then, Slot start~♪
Misumi	Go!
Tenma	I just have to press here, right?
	....Alright.
Izumi	Let's see.... The situation is...
Kumon	...."Shoot your gun 5X during a gunfight"?
Muku	and the dialogue is..." Welcome to Manchester".
Tenma	Oi! What the heck is this absurd title?!
Kazunari	Sry, sry~!
	But Tenten, I'm sure you can nail it, can't you?
Yuki	Weren’t you running your big mouth earlier? Do it.
Misumi	Tenma, fighting~!
Tenma	.....Damn it, just watch, you.
Izumi	Well then, "Shoot your gun five times during a gunfight" and " Welcome to Manchester" ....Action.
Tenma	Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
	Urk....
	Wel.....come....
	to...Man....ches....ter....
Kumon	T-tenma-saaaaan!
Misumi	Don't die~!
Izumi	----Cut!
Kazunari	Tenten, you're killin' it!!
Muku	Yup, I can feel the story behind his dialogue....!
Yuki	Wait, what story?
Izumi	Because you don't know what the combination will be, you will be able to train your instantaneous power during plays through this practice.
Misumi	Sounds fun~!
	I wanna do it!
Kazunari	Right? Right?!
	Then---Lezz all try it ASAP! ♪
Izumi	Okay, let's end it here!
Kumon	I'm pooped~!
	but it's super fun~!
Yuki	What's up with "eating ramen" and "concert MC"? Most of the situations are extremely absurd....
Muku	Since there are a lot of different subjects, watching and performing is interesting!
Tenma	Sure it is. It might be a good ad-lib practice.
Kazunari	Hehe, right?!
Misumi	I wanna do it again~!
Izumi	It almost looks like an amusement park attraction. You can have fun while doing it. I wonder if we will be able to incorporate it into other troupe's practice.
Kazunari	Hey, speaking of amusement parks, why don't we all go again this year?
Kumon	Woah----!
	I wanna go to the amusement park!
Muku	Come to think of it, they're building a new giant maze when we all went there before.
Yuki	If we enter the maze, Tenma won't be able to come out of there alive.
Tenma	Oi, I can at least get out of attractions such as mazes y' know.
Muku	There's a sure-win strategy when it comes to mazes, so you'll be okay!
Tenma	Sure-win strategy?
Muku	Yup. I'll teach you later.
Yuki	Even borrowed wisdom won't be of any help with the level of this guy's sense of direction.
Tenma	I can do it!
Kazunari	Let's go on the day of the opening then!?
Misumi	Yay! Maze! Maze~!
Muku	Um, If I remember correctly, the opening of the giant maze is.....
Tenma	My bad. I have a magazine cover shoot that day.
Kumon	Eh. Tenma-san's magazine cover will be released?
Kazunari	That's our Tenten!
	You've been on mag covers a few times before, didn't ya?
Izumi	That's amazing! What kind of magazine is it?
Tenma	"Actor: Sumeragi Tenma's Collection"
	Seems like there will be various interviews too.
Yuki	.....What a terrible joke.
Tenma	What did you say!?
Muku	As expected of Tenma-kun! I'm looking forward to the day of release.
Tenma	The magazine will arrive here sooner so I'll show you.
Yuki	Don't look haggard just because you're nervous.
Tenma	Oi, I'm a pro y'know!
	That's not going to happen!
Misumi	I wanna read it soon!
Kazunari	We can resched the amusement park on a different day! Tenten, GL on your shooting!
Izumi	Do your best!
Tenma	Well, of course.

Tenma	( Yuki, that bastard.... really dared to make fun of me... I'll definitely show you the work of a pro! )
Igawa	Tenma-kun, shooting starts in 15 minutes.
Tenma	Understood. I'm going to the bathroom for a bit.
Igawa	The bathroom is a little far away from here. Will you be okay?
Tenma	.... I can go back on my own.
	Wait for me here.
Igawa	If you get lost, please make sure to contact me immediately--!
Tenma	(..... I don't know how to go back to the studio anymore.)
	(Ah, Igawa said I should immediately contact him....)
	(If I come across a staff on my way, I might as well ask them about the location of the studio...)
	(Crap. Leaves me no choice but to ask Igawa to pick me up.)
	*flashback*
Tenma	Muku. Teach me the sure-win strategy you mentioned earlier.
Muku	Yup, of course. I will!
	If you get lost in a maze.....
Tenma	!
	(If you get lost in a maze, place your hand on the wall on your left side and keep walking following the wall...)
	......
Staff A	Ah, Tenma-san!
	What are you doing here?
Tenma	Err....I was going to say hello.
	I'm looking forward to working with you on today's photoshoot.
Staff A	Greeting even a lowly staff like me....!
Tenma	.....
Staff B	Tenma-san!?
	T-this is the staff's office....
Tenma	I came here to say hello before the shoot.
	I'm looking forward to working with you today.
Staff B	Yes! Same here...!
Tenma	( If I go this way......)
Misumi	Tenma is so cool~!!
Tenma	Ah, so the sample magazine was delivered.
Kazunari	Your pose and style are so rad!
Tenma	Hmph. Naturally.
Muku	The interviews are also at the level of a pro!
Izumi	Even the questions are rich in content.
Kumon	As expected of a genius actor with 16 years of acting experience~!
Tenma	Fufun.
	How's your impression, Yuki?
Yuki	......
	..." Editor's note: Sumeragi-san made rounds in the studio on the day of the shoot to greet all the staff."
Tenma	....What's wrong with that?
Yuki	You're a hack so I bet you were lost inside.
Tenma	H-how did you kn---, no,
	Of course, no way that happened! I was really just greeting them.....
Misumi	You couldn't help but get lost~.
	But don't worry about it.
Kazunari	Tenten, don't mind!
	You can have your revenge on the amusement park's maze--!
Muku	Yup, I'm looking forward to it!
Tenma	You guys.....Damn it!
	Just wait on that day....!
Izumi	( I just hope he won't end up getting paged on lost-child broadcast.)

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