Tsumugi Tsukioka/Cheering Mr. Sailor

The Mankai Built by Everyone

Backstage Stories

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Tsumugi	(I finished early today. I guess I’ll think of some exam preparations when I get home...)
	(Hm? It’s more crowded than usual. I wonder if there’s some kind of event?)
	Ohh, it’s a flea market. Old books and miscellaneous goods... There’s lots of stuff here. How interesting.
	——Oh? This is...
Tasuku	48... 49... 50... 51——
Tsumugi	I’m home.
Tasuku	Oh, welcome back.
	...What’s with all that stuff?
Tsumugi	Fufu. Look at this.
Tasuku	...A model ship?
Tsumugi	Yup. I happened to find one at the flea market in front of the station today.
	Didn’t we build model ships together when we were little? It felt so nostalgic that I ended up buying it.
Tasuku	That’s nice, but can you build it?
Tsumugi	...Ah. I bought it on impulse, but I didn’t think that far ahead...
Tasuku	Geez...
Tsumugi	Tasuku, you can build it right? It’s been a while since we built one together; let’s do it.
Tasuku	*sigh*... I knew you’d say that.
	...I guess I have to. I’ll go grab my tools.
Tsumugi	This part... Ah, I think it goes here?
Tasuku	No. That one goes here. Make sure to look at the number.
Tsumugi	Huh? They’re not the same?
Tasuku	Look at the parts closely. They’re totally different, and they won’t go together if you combine them.
	...You’ve always been so careless; that part of you hasn’t changed at all.
Tsumugi	Ahaha... This handy side of you hasn’t changed either.
Tasuku	You put this part here and... All right, it’s almost done.
Tsumugi	Hmm...
Tasuku	...
	What’s wrong?
Tsumugi	...I was just thinking that it’s boring if it’s just a plain ship.
Tasuku	Boring? You...
Kazunari	I’m home~!
Banri	I’m home.
Tsumugi	Welcome back, you two.
Banri	Oh. You look like you’re doing something fun.
Kazunari	Wow–! A model ship! Tsumutsumu and Takusu, you guys built it~?
Tsumugi	We did.
Kazunari	Sick! I’ll post it on Inste later. ☆
Tsumugi	Oh, that’s right. Can the two of you give us some advice?
Banri	Advice?

Tsumugi	I found this model ship at the flea market in front of the station, and now Tasuku and I are building it...
	But it’s a little boring the way it is now –– or rather it looks a little lonely.
Kazunari	Oh, ohh~! It looks plain without anything on it, so let’s add some designs!
Banri	Then let’s make it flashy and add some gold to it.
Tsumugi	Ah! I think that’s a good idea.
Kazunari	Sick! A gold ship would be crazy! Here comes something Inste-worthy. ☆
Tasuku	No, that kind of paint is...
Kazunari	Ah! Maybe we can use my art supplies! I’ll go grab them quick~!
Tasuku	Oi, Miyoshi——!
Homare	Oh? Why is everyone gathered out here?
Azuma	Fufu, that looks a little fun.
Banri	Tsumugi-san said that this ship looks lonely, so he’s asking for some ideas.
Tsumugi	Homare-san and Azuma-san, can you think of anything?
Homare	Fufun. ♪ So you are in need for my talents! Very well, I shall bestow my magnificent poetry collection upon this ship——
Banri	Er, that would be rejected, usually...
Tasuku	Rejected.
Homare	Hm...
Azuma	If Yuki was here, he’d probably say that it doesn’t look cute enough.
Tsumugi	Cute, huh... In that case, why don’t we add some cat drawings?
Tasuku	Gold paint... Cat drawings...
Misumi	Ah–! A ship with a triangle sail! Triangle, triangle–!
Itaru	I was sleeping after the quest ended, but it’s loud out here... Wait. Why’s everyone here?
Tsumugi	Actually...
Itaru	I see.
Misumi	There’s no people on this ship~ I’m sure Sankaku-kun would be cute as a sailor~
Itaru	It’s a ship but it doesn’t have any firepower. You should equip it with laser guns.
Tsumugi	I see. It’s important to have firepower and sailors to operate it too.
Tasuku	Triangle sailors... Laser guns...
Tsumugi	It’s done!
Tasuku	...You barely did anything.
Tsumugi	...
Tasuku	What’s wrong?
Tsumugi	For some reason I feel like we’re forgetting something important...
Tasuku	This should be enough.
Tsumugi	Hmm... I wonder what’s missing...?
Izumi	I’m home~
Tsumugi	That’s right! While we’re at it, we might as well take requests from the Director too.
Tasuku	*sigh* Do what you want.
Tsumugi	Welcome back, Director.
Izumi	Wow... That’s some amazing work.
Tsumugi	It turned out like this after incorporating everyone’s ideas. It’s nice and extravagant.
Izumi	I see. Then this ship is the Mankai that has everyone’s dreams on board!
Tsumugi	Ah, that’s it.
Tasuku	?
Tsumugi	What I thought it was missing –– it was this ship’s name.
Tasuku	I see. We can probably add the name to this space here...
	...There.
Tsumugi	Yup. Now it’s really complete!
Izumi	Since you did all that work, you might as well display it somewhere.
Tsumugi	You’re right. I want to show it to the other members too. I’ll take it——
	Wah!
Tasuku	Whoa...!
Izumi	Nice catch, Tasuku-san!
Tasuku	Geez, it would’ve been a really bad sign if you dropped it.
Tsumugi	Ahaha... Sorry.
Tasuku	So, where should we display it?
Tsumugi	If it has everyone’s dreams on board, then it should be...
Izumi	At the theater!
Tasuku	Right.

maria