Tenma Sumeragi/Pompous Rabbit

The Summer Troupe Goes to O-High's Cultural Festival

Backstage Stories

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Taichi	Everyone, attention please!
Tenma	......We don't have to make a point of saying it, do we?
Taichi	Yes we do! We've gone to the trouble of getting tickets, after all!
Izumi	What's going on?
Taichi	O-High's going to have its cultural festival soon, so we'd like you to come with everyone in the Summer Troupe!
Kazunari	It's already the season for cultural festivals, huh~!
Kumon	A cultural festival run by O-High, where nii-chan goes......!
Misumi	I want to go to Tenma and Taichi's school festival~!
Muku	We can't often go to other schools' cultural festivals, so if they'll let us in I'd like to go.
Yuki	True. If there are cute decorations and things, I might want to see them. Are you inviting the Autumn Troupe too?
Taichi	Everyone in the Autumn Troupe had plans so they can't come on the open day.
	I'm lonely.......I want the Director and everyone in the Summer Troupe to come~!
	Ten-chan, you want everyone to come too, right?
Tenma	I-I don't really care either way!
Kazunari	You're so not honest~. It's fine, it's fine! We're all super keen to go!
Izumi	I'm free that day too, so I'll go with you.
Taichi	All right~! We'll work hard so you can all enjoy yourselves!
Tenma	......Then, tickets for the cultural festival.
Izumi	Thanks. I'll take care of them all.
Tenma	You won't be able to get in if you lose them, so be careful, okay.
Kumon	Tenma-san, you seem happy?
Yuki	There it is, his tsundere side.
Tenma	What did you say!?
Muku	But will you be okay participating in the cultural festival, Tenma-kun?
Kazunari	Like, "The actor Tenma Sumeragi's here!" spreading on Inste and causing a huge fuss~!?
Tenma	We've anticipated that, so the people in class are telling me to just do the behind-the-scenes work.
Izumi	That really is the safest plan, huh......
Tenma	Anyway, contact me when you arrive at school. I'll come get you.
Misumi	You'll come get us~!?
Yuki	......Um, you think you'll be able to come get us even though you're being made to do behind-the-scenes work because you'll stand out?
Tenma	――!
Yuki	Ugh, he didn't think about anything.
Taichi	Ah! In that case, I have a good idea! Look forwards to it on the day~!
Muku	Wow, there are so many people......
Kumon	Awesome!
Izumi	Ah. A reply's come from Tenma-kun!
Tenma Sumeragi I can't come get you.
taichi nanao It's fine! I'm having Ten-chan go to you now.
Yuki	What does that mean?
Misumi	I wonder if Tenma will come for us~?
Child	Mama, an orange rabbit~!
Mother	Oh my, how cute~. ......But it's wearing sunglasses?
Izumi	A rabbit......?
Muku	Ah! Could that rabbit be.......
Yuki	There's no mistaking that animal suit.
Tenma	......
Misumi	Tenma, cute~.
Kumon	T-Tenma-san, what's with that!?
Kazunari	That's right, Kumopi's never seen it! Last year there was a Night Walk event in Veludo Town, and~.
Yuki	The ones who came last and dragged us down were made to wear those animal suits as a punishment game.
Tenma	Oi, don't take photos!
Kazunari	No no, you've gotta take photos of this!
Izumi	If it's like this, it'll be thought of as part of the cultural festival and you won't be found out, so it's fine, right.
Tenma	Honestly......Anyway, let's go to Taichi's class.
Kazunari	Found Taicchan's class~!
Misumi	They're selling okonomiyaki~.
Kumon	The sauce smells good! Yum~!
Taichi	Welcome, everyone! Ten-chan, you were able to camouflage yourself well, huh.
Tenma	I told you this wasn't an option......
Taichi	It's a festival, so it's fine, isn't it. Here, okonomiyaki!
Yuki	So much!
Izumi	But it's full of ingredients and it looks really delicious!
Taichi	There are lots of other shops, so please enjoy~!
Muku	Where shall we go next?
Izumi	Okay! Then let's all go search for curry shops together!
Tenma	That's where we end up in the end, huh......

Izumi	We've walked around a fair bit, huh. Shall we make this the last stop?
Misumi	Is this Tenma's shop?
Izumi	They're selling dango, huh.
Tenma	Yeah. I'll bring dango, so sit here and wait.
Muku	I'm looking forwards to the dango. It smells really good.
Kazunari	Right, right! There seem to be a lot of different types, too~.
Yuki	Speaking of which, that oden shop before was pretty good.
Muku	I was surprised when Misumi-san bought all the fishcakes.
Misumi	The triangle fishcakes were yummy~.
Yuki	It was surprising that even though there were so many shops, there were no curry shops.
Izumi	*sniffles* Cultural festival curry......The spice of youth......
Kazunari	What were you buying at the shop before, Kumopi?
Kumon	An assortment of handmade sweets! I'm thinking of making it a souvenir for nii-chan!
Tenma	Sorry for the wait. ......Here, I've brought them.
Yuki	......They look misshapen, and aren't they a bit burnt?
Tenma	S-Sorry! You said you were coming, so I made them.
Izumi	Eh!?
Muku	You did?
Yuki	That's unexpected......
Tenma	......I invited you, so there's no point if I don't make it.
Kazunari	For you to make them; I can feel the love!
Muku	It's almost a waste to eat them, huh......
Kumon	Dango made by Tenma-san......!!
Misumi	Huh~! Aren't the Director's dango a bit bigger than the rest~?
Tenma	I-It's your imagination. ......How are they, Director?
CHOICE 1: They're really good! [+] Izumi They're really good! Tenma Right? The taste is there.
CHOICE 2: Having a waiter in an animal suit is fresh! [+] Izumi Having a waiter in an animal suit is fresh! The girls would be happy too, huh! Tenma I don't plan on waitering in this outfit. Say, I'm asking about the taste! Izumi Ahaha, sorry, sorry. The taste is perfect!
Muku	The charred areas add a nice bit of extra flavour; they're delicious, Tenma-kun!
Yuki	They're not bad.
Tenma	......
Misumi	Tenma, are you happy~?
Tenma	......Well, it's not bad being told that something you've made is delicious.
	If you say you want to eat more, I'll make it for you.
Kumon	Tenma-san, I want to eat more!
Kazunari	Me too, me too~!
Tenma	Then I'm going back behind-the-scenes again. I'm going to participate in the after-party too, so I might be a bit late getting back.
Izumi	Okay, got it. Enjoy it to the end, okay!
Tenma	Yeah.
Taichi	Ten-chan, nice work! Did everyone have fun?
Tenma	Yeah, a fair bit.
	They were able to go around with the Director to a bunch of shops, and honestly, I had fun too.
Taichi	It's thanks to the animal suit, huh!
Tenma	No way!
	......Hm? What's this sound?
Taichi	It's time for the folk dance! For the last festival after-party of high school, I want to dance with a girl!
Tenma	Are you saying that seeing what's around you? It's just couples everywhere.
Taichi	......
	I wanted to dance......
	......No! Now it's come to this, I'm dancing with you, Ten-chan!
Tenma	Haah!?
Taichi	We'll perform a perfect folk dance that the couples there can't imitate!
Tenma	I get it! I get it, so stop pulling.
Taichi	It'd be nice if I could dance like this with a girl I liked someday.
Tenma	......Well, yeah.
Taichi	!! It's rare for you to go along with this kind of talk!
	Ah, Ten-chan, what sort of girl do you want to dance with!?
Tenma	S-Shut up! As if I'd tell you that sort of thing!

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