Tenma Sumeragi/Triple☆Starmine

The "Giving Some Time Alone" Plan!

Backstage Stories

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Kumon	Haa~ Today was fun too!
Muku	You were getting so hyped that the entire studio became lively, Kyuu-chan!
Kumon	Eh! Really~?
Kazunari	Yups! It was really funny how you were the one who got the most startled by the VCR prank, Kumopi~
Misumi	Everyone, shhh—
Yuki	Tenma’s sleeping.
Muku	Tenma-kun…?
Tenma	Zzz…
Kazunari	Seems like Tenten’s in “I worked hard” mode.
Muku	The drama filming went until late yesterday too.
Misumi	To make sure we don’t wake Tenma up—
Tenma	N…
Kumon	Ah, sorry Tenma-san! Did we wake you up!?
Tenma	…Nah, you’re good. Fuu…since when did I fall asleep…
Yuki	Stare
Tenma	W-what do you want.
Yuki	Your face is screaming, “Man, I really want some alone time~”
Kazunari	Kind of like, “I want to be left alone for a little bit~” ?
Tenma	Which is it!
Misumi	Tenma, is that true~…?
Muku	Having to work a bunch with the group and also your drama shoots lately, it seems like you really haven’t been able to make any time for yourself…
Tenma	Hey, don’t go getting depressed for no reason.
	Just as Yuki said, I have been thinking about wanting to get some alone time but, I’m having fun doing our group work and filming the drama.
	So don’t worry about it.
	It’s just, I’m kind of feeling sleepy right now so I’m going to sleep until we get to the dorm.
Kumon	Then, we’ll be quiet until we get there!
Tenma	Yeah, thanks.
	[Mankai Entertainment Studio]
Izumi	Sorry for calling you over here so suddenly, everyone.
Muku	Don’t be…but was there a reason for you wanting us to come without Tenma-kun?
Izumi	Yeah. To tell you the truth, we had a job offer like this come in…what do you think?
Kazunari	This is for Tenten?
Yuki	Perfect timing, isn’t it? He wanted some time alone after all.
Kumon	Is this connected to giving him some alone time!?
Misumi	If we do this then Tenma will be able to have some fun too~
Muku	That’s right!

Manager (Matsukawa)	The day for your shoot is on this day Rurikawa-kun and Sakisaka-kun, so be careful not to forget!
Yuki	O—k.
Muku	Understood!
Manager	Then, today’s meeting will end here!
	Sumeragi-kun and Miyoshi-kun, you two have your shoot today so make sure to come to the studio afterwards.
Kazunari	And after that we have our lessons.
Tenma	That’s right. …Hm?
Kumon	Stare
Muku	...
Tenma	What’s up?
Kumon	!! No-no-nothing!
Muku	S-see you later, you two! We’ll be waiting for you before our lessons.
Tenma	…Yeah, I’ll be going.
	Those guys…did something happen?
Kazunari	You’re always so busy Tenten, so they’re probably just worried about you, right~?
Tenma	Is, that so….?
	[Later]
Tenma	...
	...?
	Hey…the road, was it this way? The scenery looks different than usual…
Kazunari	Eh? It’s this way.
	Your bad sense of direction is kicking in, isn’t it Tenten~?
Tenma	S-shut up!
	[Later]
Tenma	…Is this really the right place?
Kazunari	Don’t worry!
Tenma	(If Kazuanri says it’s fine then—)
	[Falls]
Tenma	GYA———!!!
	W-what the hell is this…a pitfall…!?
Summer Troupe	1, 2… The prank was a huge success~!
Tenma	HUH!?
Kazunari	To tell you the truth, this was a plan for a TV prank~!
Tenma	Na…the uneasy feeling I was getting earlier, I knew I wasn’t going crazy!
Kazunari	You were pretty on edge Tenten, so I had to hurry~
Misumi	Tenma, this cushion feels pretty good, doesn’t it~?
Tenma	It certainly is soft and feels good…. Like hell!
Yuki	With this, you can enjoy your time alone to the fullest.
Tenma	Like hell I can!
	I swear, and I had plans to go to the film shoot and our lessons later too…
Muku	Sorry, Tenma-kun. To tell you the truth…this, all of it is a part of a “lie program.”
Tenma	A “lie program”…?
Muku	So after this, you’ve got the day off.
Kumon	We wanted you to have some free time Tenma-san, so we asked the Manager for a favor! And now we all get the day off.
Tenma	You guys…
Misumi	So whatcha gonna do with your free time after this~?
Tenma	…Since the opportunity has arisen, I want to grab a meal with all of you.
Muku	Tenma-kun…!
Kazunari	So you really do love us, don’tcha Tenten~
Tenma	Don’t get too cocky!

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