Tenma Sumeragi/WONDER RUSH

Role Study 【Rio】

Backstage Stories

Part 1

Tenma	Alright, should I play “Wancadia” again today?
Itaru	Oh. You’re into it, huh?
Tenma	I-it’s not like I’m addicted or anything.
	But this dog raising smartphone game is a good way to prepare for my role, so it’s pretty interesting.
	See? Shake.
Shiba inu	Woof!
Tenma	Lay down.
Shiba inu	Woof!
Tenma	Let’s go. Heeere boy. Go fetch!
Shiba inu	Woof wooof!
Tenma	There, there, you did well. Good boy.
Itaru	Ohh, excellent job. Tenma’s pup is totally obedient.
	He’s been trained well, hasn’t he?
	Shibas are quite difficult to train. If you make a mistake from the start, they won’t listen to you at all…
	But it’s because of all that trouble training them that you also get attached to them.
Tenma	Well, you’re not wrong.
	I have experience with Nyancadia, so I get how to play this time. And I made sure to keep that in mind while I was training him.
Itaru	Nice work. You have the makings of a gamer with that devotion.
Tenma	No thanks, I won’t be like you, Itaru-san.
Itaru	Ehh, that’s a shame…
Tenma	Hey, can you take a look at this too?
	I got this new item, but…
Itaru	Let’s see.
	Ahh, that’s…
Tenma	Oh, I see. Okay, I’ll try using it next time.
Itaru	I’m glad you’re having fun with Wancadia, Tenma.
Tenma	I’m home.
	(*Sigh*, my schedule was a bit overwhelming since the shoot was pressed for time…)
	(Because of that, I haven’t touched Wancadia for a while either…
	I’ll open it up for the first time in a bit.)
	! There’s a skull and crossbones mark.
Itaru	Oh, if it isn’t Tenma.
	You were at the filming location, right? Welcome back.
Tenma	Yeah, I’m back.
Itaru	How’s Wancadia? Did you play on-site too?
Tenma	Err, I was busy so I couldn’t play.
	And because of that, it ended up like this.
Itaru	Ahh, a skull mark… you gotta hurry.
Tenma	Hmph, I won’t fall for that again.
	I learned from Nyancadia.
	The skull mark will go away once they’ve taken a bath.
Itaru	No wait, a bath would…
Tenma	Alright, I’ll head back to my room.
	Goodnight, Itaru-san.
Itaru	Ooh boy, he left.
	Hmm. Oh well.
Tenma	Hm, I’ve put away my bags and settled down a bit.
	Alright, let’s give him a bath now.
Shiba inu	Woof woof.
Tenma	…!? I gave him a bath and he should be sparkly clean, but the skull and crossbones aren’t fading!?
	WHY!
	Don’t tell me something went wrong…!
	Itaru-san!
Itaru	Yep, he’s here.
Tenma	OI, WHAT’S HAPPENING!?
	The skull mark isn’t disappearing even though I gave him a bath!
Itaru	That’s right. That’s because he’s already…
Tenma	N-no way…! It’s all my fault…!
	What should I do!? I-isn’t there anything I can do!?
Itaru	…My bad, my bad. I guess I’ll stop teasing you now.
	Look, try petting the phone screen.
Tenma	Pet it…?
	L-like this…?
Shiba inu	Woof woof!
	Wo~of ♪
Tenma	The skull and crossbones went away…!
Itaru	See?
Tenma	Thank god…!
	But how…?
Itaru	In short, he was lonely.
	This skull mark also appears in this game when they lack affection.
	If you pet him once every few days, the mark won’t appear. But you had work, so it just couldn’t be helped.
Tenma	I see…
	Sorry I made you feel lonely…
	Thanks, Itaru-san.
	I’ll make sure to pet him everyday from now on.
Itaru	That’s great.
Tenma	There, there.
	We’re gonna play lots today, alright!
Shiba inu	WOOF!

Anna