Tenma Sumeragi/Perfect Cigar Box

Summer Troupe Cigar Box

Backstage Stories

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Tenma	I’m back.
Izumi	Welcome back, Tenma-kun. You’re carrying a lot of baggage today.
Tenma	Ah, this bag? There’s a cigar box inside it.
Kumon	Tenma-san has been practicing cigar box juggling between breaks during work.
Izumi	So that’s why.
Misumi	Tenma is amazing~.
Tenma	Doing this much is only natural. Failure is not an option.
Muku	Yup, it’s not something anyone can do.
Izumi	Have you learned cigar box juggling now?
Tenma	Sort of.
Kumon	Can’t wait to see Tenma juggle cigar boxes–!
Misumi	I wanna see~ it too–!
Muku	I’d love to see it too.
Izumi	It might be a great chance to show everyone the results of your practice.
Tenma	Yeah, you’re right.
	I also want to hear an objective opinion. Maybe I should have the Summer Troupe watch it tomorrow.
Kumon	Yesss! We’re gonna see Tenma’s cigar box juggling!
Tenma	Muku, can you tell Kazunari?
	I’ll tell Yuki about it.
Muku	Yup, understood. I’ll tell Kazu-kun!
Tenma	Alright, here I go.
Misumi	Tenma, good luck.
Yuki	Show us what you’ve got.
Kazunari	Tenten, you’re so sick!
Muku	You’re so cool!
Kumon	Tenma-san’s so rad!
Misumi	I found a triangle~.
Tenma	Where the hell?
Yuki	……Boring.
	What’s so fun about cigar boxes?
Tenma	Hah!? Catching all the boxes you threw in the air with your hands alone is already amazing enough, you know!
Yuki	I’m not saying you didn’t do well.
Tenma	Then what?
Yuki	I’m saying it’s not fun enough.
Kazunari	Why not do something out of the box?
Muku	Something different?
Kumon	How about juggling 4 boxes instead?
Kazunari	Sounds super lit!
Muku	Ju-chan is juggling 3 boxes so there will be a huge difference.
Yuki	Juggling 3 boxes is the standard. The more difficult it is, the more interesting it will be.
Tenma	Do I have to do it now?
Yuki	What? Don’t tell me you can’t?
Tenma	Don’t be silly!
Yuki	Then, 4 boxes.
Tenma	Guh. Okay, fine. I’ll do it!
	I’m telling you, I’ll be able to juggle 4 boxes perfectly!
Misumi	Tenma can juggle 4 boxes now~?
Tenma	Perfectly.
Kazunari	Eh, you learned it already!?
Kumon	It’s only been 4 days though!?
Tenma	Hmph. That goes without saying.
Muku	As expected of Tenma-kun!
	You learned to do it so quickly…!
Yuki	Hmm……
Tenma	I won’t let you say it’s boring next time!
Kazunari	Then, we’re gonna have Tenma’s cigar box juggling watch party again!?
Tenma	Let’s do it.
Misumi	Yup yup~!
Yuki	Sounds good.
Kazunari	Tenten, is tomorrow good for you?
Tenma	Nah. Let’s do it when I get home this evening.
Kazunari	Roger that! Let’s do it when you get back!
Tenma	Alright.

Tenma	Here I go.
Muku	I’m looking forward to it!
Misumi	Tenma’s amazing!
Muku	It was breathtaking.
Kazunari	That was ssooo rad! I should’ve taken vids~!
Kumon	Juggling 4 boxes looks better than I expected-!
Tenma	See. Told you it’s interesting!
Yuki	How noisy.
Tenma	You little…!
	……Well, whatever. That aside, how was it?
Yuki	It’s better than before.
	But it’s still not good enough.
Tenma	Hah!? Give me a break!
Misumi	I wonder why~?
Tenma	Is it not polished enough?
	Or is it the height or speed……
Tenma	…Whoops!
Misumi	Hmm~….
Muku	If you throw it too high, the timing will be off.
Kumon	It’s a little bit too fast….
Yuki	Ah, I know.
	It’s not visually stimulating enough. It’s boring.
Tenma	Visual details…so it’s about the appearance.
Muku	Most cigar boxes are rather simple.
Kazunari	Ah! Why don’t we design it ourselves!?
Yuki	I agree.
Tenma	Hah!? It’ll be embarrassing if you make it too flashy!
Yuki	If you really want to lose in the performing arts competition that bad, why not keep it as it is? Not like I care either.
Tenma	Ugh….
	…Alright. Then decorate it.
Kazunari	Alrighty! We’re gonna whip it into a colorful cigar box!
Misumi	I’ll draw triangles for Tenma too!
Muku	Let me help too.
Kumon	Me too!
Tenma	Make it into something cool.
Yuki	It might look cool if we put in some letters.
Tenma	Letters, huh. Sounds good. Do that.
Yuki	Got it.
Izumi	(I forgot my towel during the practice earlier)
Tenma	……
Izumi	(Hm? Is that Tenma-kun? What is he doing here by himself? )
	(Is that a cigar box he’s holding…? )
	Tenma-kun’s cigar box is so colorful.
Tenma	Ah, director. Those guys decorated it for me.
	It’s colorful but sharp-looking because of the black letters Yuki added.
Izumi	Ah, you’re right.
CHOICE 1: It suits Tenma-kun [+] Izumi This cigar box somehow suits Tenma-kun really well. Tenma Is that so? Izumi Yup. I think the extravagant atmosphere fits Tenma-kun well. Tenma Extravagant…? I see. Now that you mentioned it, I think so too. Izumi I can’t wait to watch the real thing! Tenma Yeah, they took time to decorate it. I should at least show a perfect performance. Izumi (Tenma-kun looks happy somehow.)
CHOICE 2: I'm glad everyone helped out [+] Izumi I’m glad everyone helped out. Tenma Yeah, I appreciate it. When they told me to juggle 4 boxes, I didn’t know if I could do it. Izumi But Tenma-kun practiced a lot and now you can do it perfectly! Tenma …… Well, I want to give my best performance if I am going to do it anyway. Izumi (It’s extremely difficult to juggle four boxes. Tenma-kun is amazing.)
Izumi	Speaking of, what are you doing here?
Tenma	I’m thinking of ways to stop the box so that the audience will be able to see the letters in it.
Izumi	Hmm…. How about throwing it with the alphabets facing the audience and then making it drop as it is?
	After that, you can throw it making it flip once with the back facing the audience.
Tenma	Exactly as I thought…
	Let me try it.
Izumi	Can I watch?
Tenma	Yes. Let me know if you notice something strange.
Izumi	Got it.
Tenma	Then…Here I go.
Izumi	Eh, amazing! You did it!
	The letters are facing me.
Tenma	Good to hear.
Izumi	Yup, it’s perfect—Hm?
Izumi	("HA★CK"…EHH?!)
	Tenma-kun, those letters…
Tenma	What’s wrong with the letters?
	HA★CK…. H A C K….
	Hack!?
	That little…!
	Like hell I’ll use something like this!
Izumi	(…Do we even have extra budget for a new cigar box…?)

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