Tsumugi Tsukioka/Stray Devil Blues

Role Study【Lucifer】

Backstage Stories

Part 1

Tsumugi	This coffee… The strong fragrance it has really makes it delicious.
Banri	I might just be into this taste.
	-- Oh, shit. Today’s the last day of the current event. You mind if I...?
Tsumugi	Sure, it’s fine.
Banri	Thanks.
Tsumugi	Speaking of, I almost forgot it’s almost feeding time for it too—
Banri	Hoh, Tsumugi-san, you’re playing that demon-raising game that everyone’s been into lately too?
Tsumugi	Yeah, I got the recommendation from Kumon.
	Since the theme for our play today is about devils, I thought this would be a reference to use for my role study.
Banri	I see. Azami had said something like that too.
Tsumugi	Let’s see… Where was I supposed to get its food from?
	If I press this… Ah, that’s not right. Maybe here? … Huh, not this either.
Banri	…...
Tsumugi	Wah, its uniform changed! So this is the button to switch its outfits then?
Banri	...Hand that over to me.
	To feed it, you do it from here. After that, you’ll open this screen to assemble the items...
Tsumugi	I see, so it’s like that! I never knew.
	Thank you, Banri-kun.
Banri	Geez… Are you going to be alright in this condition...
Itaru	(yawns) ...
Tsumugi	Good morning, Itaru-kun.
Itaru	‘Mornin.
Tsumugi	You stayed up all night again?
Itaru	Well. I’m trying this game out, and there’s a lot of complex elements going on that I kinda got sucked into it.
	-- Actually, you look like you’ve gotten up late too.
Tsumugi	Ahaha… I sorta overslept
	Oh that’s right. Itaru-kun, I wanted to ask you about that demon game, actually.
	I learned about it from Kumon, too, and I think I’m progressing.
Itaru	Heh, you started it too, huh. How’s it going, show me what you got.
Tsumugi	Here. I just finished feeding it, too.
Itaru	— — No good. This equipment won’t do good at all.
Tsumugi	Eh?
Itaru	First of all, collecting this item here and this one here will get you ready for the initial equipment. Once you’ve done that, you’ll level up your efficiency by a ton.
	My recommendation for the weapon would be— Ah, by the way, if you combine these two and this new item here...
Tsumugi	I see…! So you can actually combine them, huh.
Itaru	And then… Yeah, if you wanna be fussy over its appearance, you’ll have to get to a certain level, so for now—
Tsumugi	Wow… Not only did the clothes change, but its aura too.
Itaru	Right. And then there’s accessories like these that not only look visually cool, it’ll give boosted effects to your status too—
Tsuzuru	Tsukioka-san, your phone just made a ring.
Tsumugi	Ah… That must be the notification for my full stamina.
Taichi	Ah, I just got a notif for “Akumaniac!” too! Looks like the item collecting’s all done!
Tsuzuru	So the two of you are playing the same game?
Taichi	Yep! This is what my demon looks like now! I wanted to get a new sickle for it, so I got to gather some materials~
Tsuzuru	Heh, there sure is all sorts of items there.
Taichi	Tsumugi-san, how’s your demon-raising going?
Tsumugi	Uhm… Like this.
Tsuzuru	Woah! Its visual is too outstanding, isn’t it?
Taichi	That’s super cool!! It doesn’t just look strong, but it’s beautiful too!!
Tsuzuru	This demon, did you really raise this yourself, Tsukioka-san?
Tsumugi	We—ll…. To be honest, I actually got a lot of advice from Banri-kun and Itaru-kun.
Tsuzuru	….. Isn’t that more like getting strategic information rather than just a simple helping hand.
Taichi	Tsumugi-san, that’s cheating—!!

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