Tenma Sumeragi/Riverside Evening Cherry Trees

My First Flower Viewing

Backstage Stories

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Tenma	I'm back. ...It's too quiet. Isn't anyone around?
???	They all bloomed at once, didn't they~
???	How pretty!
Tenma	...What?
Kazunari	Snap! Ohh! I might've taken this one really nicely too!
Citron	I heard you can eat cherry blossoms!
Juza	Huh? ...Right, the stuff on sakura-mochi and things. That stuff's edible, but you probably can't eat this.
Citron	Ohh! Sakura-mochi! What a cute name. I want to try it!
Tenma	So this was a cherry blossom tree...
Izumi	Tenma-kun! Welcome back.
Kazunari	Tenten, welcome back!
Tsuzuru	It's been a while since we've seen you. You were filming a drama you had to stay over for, right?
Tenma	Yeah, though only for 3-4 days.
Izumi	While you were off filming, the cherry blossom buds came into bloom all at once.
Tsuzuru	It's been nice and warm recently.
Kazunari	When they're in full bloom, let's have a flower viewing party in the courtyard!
Citron	Sounds good~! When you think of flower viewing, you think of banquet skills! Tsuzuru, the time has come to show the jokes from our manzai combo to everyone! It'll be special training!
Tsuzuru	In the first place, I don't recall teaming up with you to form a manzai combo!?
Kazunari	Seriously!? I'm super looking forwards to it! I'll have the recorder and everything on standby!
Juza	It'll be the first time I've seen manzai live.
Tsuzuru	Miyoshi-san, Juza, don't encourage him!
Tenma	Are we having a flower viewing party here? Isn't that normally done on a houseboat?
Izumi	...Eh.
Kazunari	Here come Tenten's rich kid traditions!
Tsuzuru	Damn you celebrities...
Citron	This is soap sardines, right?
Juza	Soap sardines...? Like, soap for fish?
Izumi	I guess he's talking about being naive to society?
Tenma	Who's naive to society!!
Tsuzuru	Could it be you've never had a flower viewing party where you laid down a rug under the cherry blossom tree and shared a meal with everyone?
Tenma	...I haven't. So there are flower viewing parties like that, are there.
Tsuzuru	That's how they usually are...
Kazunari	Then it's an even better opportunity! It's decided: we're having a flower viewing party in the courtyard!
Izumi	That's right. Let's prepare foor and drink and view the flowers together. We'll buy sakura-mochi too!
Citron	Yay!
Juza	...Sure.
Izumi	Having a flower viewing party on a houseboat is amazing, but it's fun to have a picnic with everyone under the cherry blossom tree too, Tenma-kun.
Tenma	...Hmph. If you say there are flower viewing parties like this, it might become a good point of reference for my acting in the future. I-It can't be helped, so I'll join in.
Izumi	Geez, you're so dishonest.

Tenma	...
Kazunari	Huh, isn't it rare for you to be fiddling so seriously with your phone? Ah, could it be you've gotten an Insta!?
Tenma	I haven't.
Itaru	Have you started playing a mobile game?
Tenma	Nope. It's nothing in particular.
Kazunari	Eh~ When you hide it like that, I get especially curious! Show me, Tenten~!
Tenma	Oi, stop it, I'm telling you it's nothing! It's no big —
Yuki	Right, confiscated.
Kazunari	Nice one, Yukki!
Tenma	Yuki! It's a low move to take it from behind!
Yuki	You're at fault for letting your guard down. What's this? "A Must Read! The Flower Viewing Manual"?
Tenma	...!
Yuki	"You can't miss out on badminton! Those who bring rackets are popular!" "The BGM's important! Let's choose popular songs and Spring songs" ...
Itaru	I see.
Kazunari	No matter what you say, you're really looking forwards to the flower viewing!
Tenma	Shut up! I-I'm just reading it because it happened to catch my eye!
Yuki	Hmm, surprisingly, you're the type to investigate things in preparation.
Tenma	I-I'm telling you you've got it wrong — !
Yuki	Okay. Your phone's ringing, you good-for-nothing actor.
Tenma	...It's Igawa. Hello. What's wrong? ...They're re-taking the drama?
Kazunari & Yuki & Itaru	!
Tenma	...Understood. ...Yeah, see you.
Itaru	Work call?
Tenma	Yeah. Apparently there's a scene in the drama they have to re-take. I'll be staying out from tomorrow again to film it.
Izumi	Then take care, Tenma-kun.
Kazunari	Send me pics of your co-star, Kyoko-chan!
Tenma	I refuse.
Kazunari	Ehh! Tenten, you cheapskate!
Tenma	...
Izumi	...Tenma-kun, are you perhaps worried about the flower viewing?
Tenma	N-Not really.
Yuki	They won't fall for another 2-3 days so it should be fine.
Misumi	I'll protect the flowers, so it'll aaaall be fiiiine!
Muku	I-I'll work hard to protect the flowers too! Ah! B-But what if I unwittingly carry some harmful insect back, and it eats the flowers — And then turns into a gigantic cherry-blossom-colored monster and starts eating the dormitory too...!!
Izumi	Muku-kun, calm down!
Misumi	Muku, there there.
Muku	I-I'm fine! I'll work hard to protect both the flowers and the dormitory, so you can relax, Tenma-kun!!
Tenma	Yeah, I'm not worried to that extent.
Yuki	Okay, okay. Hurry up and go.
Kazunari	See you, Tenten~!
Izumi	See you.
Tenma	Yeah. ...I'll be back soon.

Staff	Let's take a break.
Tenma	Should I send the Director a LIME message... "I'll be back tomorrow night." ...Oh.
Izumi	"The cherry blossoms are beautiful at night, too. Are there flowers blooming over there, too? Good luck with the rest of the shoot."
Tenma	...Hm? Rain? Woah, all of a sudden...!
Igawa	Tenma-kun, this way, come under the roof, please!
Staff	We won't be able to finish the rest of today's filming in this...
Co-star	Hmm, the cherry blossoms are falling. And I had plans to go flower viewing this weekend.
Tenma	...! I wonder if our cherry blossoms are alright...?
Igawa	Tenma-kun? What's the matter?
Tenma	...Nothing.
Tenma	I'm back!
Sakyo	What's the ruckus.
Azuma	Now now, Sakyo-kun. Welcome back, Tenma. Everyone's waiting in the courtyard.
Tenma	Okay.
Tenma	Ah.....Most of the flowers are...
Izumi	Welcome back, Tenma-kun. Good job with your filming.
Tenma	Have the flowers fallen...
Izumi	Yeah, in yesterday's storm. It's one of those things that can't be helped.
Tenma	...I made a promise with those guys.
Izumi	That's fine.
Tenma	Eh?
Kazunari	Let's start the flower viewing!
Tenma	The flower petals are dancing...or like, they're raining down!?
Izumi	Ah! Wait a minute, on me too!?
Tenma	Phwah...haa...What on earth is going on...
Kazunari	It's a big success!
Misumi	Yay!
Muku	Welcome back, Tenma-kun!
Yuki	The "Falling Cherry Blossom Storm" strategy was a big success.
Tenma	Y-you guys...! What's with these petals!
Muku	We gathered the fallen petals for you before they got wet.
Yuki	The weather report said there was going to be a storm. We thought you'd sulk about if there weren't any cherry blossoms.
Tenma	W-Who would! Still, isn't this way too much!?
Kazunari	We've still got mooore! Sumi! Do it!
Misumi	Taake this!
Tenma	Ahh!
Misumi	We collected them from other parks, too~! A storm of cherry blossoms! Triangles~!
Tenma	Oi, stop it! Enough, I'll be buried in cherry blossoms!
CHOICE 1: You seem happy? [+] Izumi You say that, but you seem happy, don't you, Tenma-kun? Tenma N-Not really! ...Well, it's not like I'm unhappy. Yuki If you want, we'll play badminton with you too? You want to be popular at the flower viewing party, right? Izumi Tenma-kun, do you like badminton! Tenma Don't mind that!
CHOICE 2: There's a petal in your hair. [+] Izumi Ahaha, Tenma-kun, there's a petal in your hair. Tenma Being flooded with this storm of flower petals, of course they'd get stuck. They're stuck in your hair, too, Director. About where your cheek is. Izumi Eh? Where? Tenma Here. ...There, I've got it. Izumi Thanks, Tenma-kun. Tenma Yeah.
Kazunari	Oh, nice expression! Snap ☆ "The Summer Troupe in A Storm of Cherry Blossoms" - I've got a nice shot~!
Tenma	Oi, what are you taking a photo of!
Muku	Ahh, the cherry blossoms are fluttering around Tenma-kun...He's just like a cherry blossom prince!
Tenma	What's a cherry blossom prince? Honestly.
Izumi	...Let's have a flower viewing party with everyone next year.

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