Tsumugi Tsukioka/Brilliance of Blooming

MANKAI Livestream! ~LIVE: Tsumugi~

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Izumi	Kazunari-kun is also joining in on today’s leader’s meeting.
Kazunari	Let’s do this piko~!
Banri	Have you come up with somethin’ again?
Kazunari	That’s right, Setzer!
	There’s a lil something I wanted to try.
	So you see… we held a project survey for the fans to find out what they’d like us to do!
Sakuya	A project survey?
Izumi	Yep. We did it for our fans as per Kazunari-kun’s suggestion.
Kazunari	Thankfully, MANKAI Company’s popularity is soaring through the roof right now!
Tenma	That’s true. We got a lot of new fans too.
Kazunari	‘Cept some of the folks who have been supporting us for a while also voiced that they’re a bit lonely since it feels like there’s been more distance between us.
	But, like, we wanna be a Theatre troupe that’s close to our fans no matter how much our popularity rises, right?
Banri	I see.
	So that explains the project survey, eh?
Tsumugi	How were the results?
Kazunari	The most common answer was, “I wanna see more InsteLives and selfies from all the troupe members!”
Tenma	Well, the frequency of InsteLive streams varies from person to person.
Tsumugi	It’s the same for our selfies.
	We basically leave it to the members who are good at SNS.
Kazunari	Yep, and so! As a special project this time, I propose we hold a solo InsteLive and selfie festival for 24 consecutive days!
Banri	A selfie festival?
Kazunari	It’d be even more hype if we took selfies during the live and upped the pics to Inste later, wouldn’t it!
Izumi	We’ve also discussed it with Sakyo-san, and he said we can do it as long as I keep watch to make sure no trouble occurs during the streams.
Kazunari	And so, the rest depends on you guys…
	How about it?
Sakuya	I’d love to do it! Of course I want to make everyone happy…
	But I’m happy for the chance to talk with all the fans through the screen too!
Tsumugi	I’d like to give it a try too. I feel like I’m getting more used to InsteLives, little by little.
Tenma	Hey, but, we can’t just idly chat, right?
Kazunari	On that topic, I thought it might be great to send out another survey to hear what they’d like each troupe member to do.
Banri	Seems like it’ll be a lot easier to handle in that case.
Izumi	Every InsteLive will turn out differently. That sounds interesting.
Kazunari	‘Kay then, it’s settled!
	Leave the form creation and tallying up to me!
Sakuya	Thank you very much, Kazunari-san!
Izumi	Alright then, leaders. Please share the InsteLive and selfie plan with all your members.
Leaders	Got it!
Tsumugi	(There aren’t many cafes that also have instant coffee, huh…)
	Ah, that’s right. This shop was supposed to sell some.
	Should I go with the ones here?
Masumi	…Tsumugi?
Tsumugi	Ah, Masumi-kun.
	What a coincidence. Are you on your way home from uni?
Masumi	Yeah.
	Are you going into this café, Tsumugi?
Tsumugi	I was just thinking I’d buy something here and go home today…
	But seeing as we met, and if you don’t mind, would you like to have a cup of coffee too?
Masumi	Fine by me.
Tsumugi	Great.
	Let’s head in then.
Masumi	…This coffee tastes great.
Tsumugi	I love this aroma as well.
	I’m glad you enjoy it.
	How was school today?
Masumi	The same as usual.
	I happened to bump into Madoka, so we ate together.
Tsumugi	Fufu, I see.
	I’m sure Misumi-kun would be delighted if you told him.
Masumi	…By the way, you said you had something you wanted to buy at this shop earlier?
Tsumugi	Ah, that’s right.
	I was going to buy instant coffee.
	You see, I’m thinking of using it in my upcoming InsteLive.
Masumi	Your upcoming one—you mean your solo stream?
Tsumugi	Yeah. There were several requests in the survey Kazu-kun put together for me that said they wanted to see me making coffee.
	I thought a coffee time stream with all the fans would be fun as well.
Masumi	Hmm…
Tsumugi	Ah, right.
	Do you know about Dalgona coffee, Masumi-kun?
Masumi	Dalgona coffee…?
Tsumugi	Mmm. You don’t know, huh?
	Maybe it really would’ve been better to look up something more recent.
Masumi	What do you mean?
Tsumugi	I was planning to make Dalgona coffee in my stream. It seems it’s a bit of a by-gone fad though, so I’m not sure what to do.
Masumi	…But you thought Dalgona coffee was a good idea, right?
Tsumugi	Yeah.
	I’ve always wanted to try making it.
Masumi	Then that’s enough, isn’t it?
	The fans who watch your stream like you, Tsumugi.
	…If it’s something the person they like makes, then they’ll be happy no matter what it is.
Tsumugi	Ahaha. It sounds convincing when you say it like that.
	…But thank you.
	I think this will work thanks to you, Masumi-kun.
Masumi	It’s nothing.
Tsumugi	(If I’m finally going to make it, then I’ll do my best to make it delicious.
	Right, and when it’s finished…)

Izumi	Are you good to go, Tsumugi-san?
Tsumugi	I’m alright.
	He’s waiting as well.
Izumi	Fufu, I got it.
	Alright, let’s start!
Tsumugi	Hello, everyone.
	It’s MANKAI Company Winter troupe’s Tsukioka Tsumugi. Can you see?
Comment	“Hey, Tsumugi-san!”
Comment	“We can see ^^”
Tsumugi	That’s great.
	I will get started then.
	First off, thank you all very much for answering my survey.
Comment	“It was fun coming up with requests!”
Comment	“What are you gonna do~”
Tsumugi	I truly received a great number of ideas, so I put a lot of thought into it…
	Today, I’d like to make Dalgona coffee.
Comment	“Tsumugi-san making coffee!?”
Comment	“I wanna drink ittt!”
Comment	“Talk like a coffee shop owner!”
Tsumugi	Ahaha, a request for an etude?
	Alright, since I’m doing this…
	Welcome.
	I’m Tsukioka Tsumugi, the owner of Tsukioka Coffee House.
	…How was that?
Comment	“Ooh!”
Comment	“I totally suits you!”
Comment	“Where’s the shop? I’d definitely go!”
Tsumugi	Alright, Owner Tsukioka will now make the Dalgona coffee.
Comment	“Please do, Owner! LOL”
Tsumugi	Despite saying that, the process isn’t difficult at all.
	You just add instant coffee, sugar, hot water, and blend it with a hand mixer.
	It's very simple, isn’t it? I’ll mix it like so… can all of you see?
Comment	“It’s dangerous if you tilt it”
Comment	“Be careful!”
Comment	“Isn’t it actually splattering a bit!?”
Izumi	It’s flying onto the table!
Tsumugi	Ah, it is…!
	I was careless.
	Alright, now the cream is complete.
	After, you pour this over the milk and…
	There you have it! Here’s Tsukioka Coffee House’s specialty Dalgona coffee.
Comment	“It looks good~!”
Comment	“I wanna drink it!”
Comment	“Huh? There’s 2 cups”
Comment	“Right. Who’s that for?”
Tsumugi	Ah, you noticed?
	Actually… I thought it would be dull just drinking it by myself, so I called over a customer.
	Thank you for waiting, Masumi-kun.
	*door opens*
Masumi	…It’s splattered everywhere.
Tsumugi	S-sorry about that…!
	I made sure to wipe your spot.
	That being said, once again… Spring troupe’s Usui Masumi-kun has come to the shop.
Masumi	…Hey.
Comment	“I can’t believed Masumi-kun appeared!”
Comment	“I’m dying to go to the Tsukioka Coffee House”
Tsumugi	I’ve prepared Dalgona coffee today.
	Here you go.
Masumi	Thanks.
	…It tastes great.
Tsumugi	Really? I’m glad.
Comment	“The Owner’s relieved”
Comment	“This feels so healing”
Tsumugi	I suppose I’ll take a photo with the coffee before I drink it.
Comment	“That sounds dangerous…”
Comment	“It’ll spill!”
Masumi	I think you need to lower your arm a bit more to get your face in there.
Tsumugi	Umm, like this?
Masumi	Tilt the cup more.
Tsumugi	G-got it!
	Like so…
Comment	“The Owner struggles with selfies lol”
Comment	“It’s a relief Masumi-kun’s here”
	*click*
Tsumugi	Great. I managed to take a photo I’ll be able to use.
CHOICE 1: You did your best! [+] Comment “You did your best, Tsumugi-san!” Tsumugi Ahaha, thank you very much. Comment “You’re not great at taking selfies, huh?” Tsumugi It’s true that I’m not the best with things like this… But this is an important place I can connect with everyone, so I’d like to use it more and more. Comment “I’m happy…” Comment “Actually, I like that part of you that’s not great at it haha” Comment “I’m supporting you!”
CHOICE 2: How did it feel making it? [+] Comment “How did it feel making it?” Tsumugi This was the first time I’ve made it, so it got a bit messy… But it was really enjoyable since I was with all of you. Comment “I had fun too!” Comment “I wanna visit the Tsukioka Coffee House too!” Tsumugi Fufu. Once I improve even more, I’ll invite everybody next time. Comment “His smile is just like an angel’s…”
Izumi	It’s almost time, Tsumugi-san!
Tsumugi	Alright then, it’s about time to wrap up this stream.
	I’ll take my time drinking my cup after this.
	And I’ll write my impressions on Inste.
	Thank you for coming too, Masumi-kun.
Masumi	All I did was drink coffee.
Tsumugi	I’m happy with that alone.
	You even gave me tips for taking my selfie.
	Please give making Dalgona coffee a try, everyone.
Comment	“I sure will!”
Comment	“See you, Owner!”
Tsumugi	Thank you very much for watching until the end!
Izumi	Great job, you two!
Tsumugi	Good work too, Director.
Masumi	Good job.
Tsumugi	Thanks for the advice while I was taking my selfie, Masumi-kun.
	I doubt I would’ve been able to take a decent photo without your guidance.
Masumi	It was about to become a photo of the floor.
Tsumugi	Ahaha… I have to practice more so I can take better selfies.
Izumi	Alright. Please choose which photo you’ll upload to Inste, Tsumugi-san.
Tsumugi	Rather than choose… the last photo I took is the only usable one so I’ll go with that.
	Is it alright if I write a comment and post it now?
Izumi	Sure, be my guest!

Anna