Yuki Rurikawa/Beautiful Merchant

Sharp-tongued Coordinator

Backstage Stories

Translation version 1

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	—Shopping Mall—
Azami	Sorry for making you tag along.
Izumi	It's fine. I'm actually glad I did since I also had some cosmetics that I'm interested in to see.
Yuki?	......
Izumi	Huh? The one in front of the accessory shop, that's not Yuki-kun... is it?
Azami	Looks like him, but that outfit doesn't scream Yuki-san.
Izumi	...True.
	Even if it's him, it might be better not to call him out since he seems to be serious in choosing something.
Azami	Right.
	—Dining Room (Night)—
Izumi	Bon appetit! I've made a tomato curry!
Azami	Curry again...
Kazunari	We had lots of meat in curry last night, so having tomato curry for tonight's so healthy!
Izumi	Oh, right. Did you go to the shopping mall today, Yuki-kun?
Yuki	...? I didn't though.
Izumi	Azami and I saw a person that looks like you in front of an accessory shop.
Azami	Never thought there'd be someone so similar looking.
Yuki	...I think that's my second elder sister.
Kazunari	Yukki's big sis?! Do they really look that similar?! Man, I wanna see that~!
Izumi	She had a very serious look on her face while staring at the accessories.
Yuki	Come to think of it...
	Hello? ...Yeah, what's up? ...You want me to choose some outift for Yuu's date?
Yuki's older sister	"Apparently, she's going out with a boy she's interested in next week. But you know that she only have boyish clothes, right?"
	"She also doesn't seem to know which accessories look good on her, so help her out on that."
	"I've got work this week, so I can't make some time for her. I've already told her to contact you."
Yuki	...So we planned to go together on Sunday. I guess she's doing some kind of research.
Kazunari	Doing her best to be fashionable for her date? That's so admirable and super emotional!
Azami	That's why she looked so serious, huh. Must be hard bein' a woman.
Izumi	Hope she finds the one she likes.
Yuki	...Yeah.
Izumi	(So glad that I finished my shopping earlier than I expected!)
Yuki	——.
Izumi	(Huh? Is that Yuki-kun... and his sister?)
Yuki	This the one that caught your eye? ...Doesn't seem different than what you usually wear though.
Izumi	Yuki-kun?
Yuki	Oh, were you shopping too, Director?
Izumi	Yup, I just finished it earlier. The one next to you is the sister you talked about before, right?
Yuki	Yeah. She's Yuu, the second elder sister.
Yuu	Hello, I'm Yuu Rurikawa. Thank you for always taking care of our Yuki.
Izumi	Nice to meet you, I'm Tachibana from MANKAI Company.
	Sorry for bothering you guys. You were in the middle of shopping, right?
Yuki	Thing is, I've looked at the clothes Yuu chose, but they're no different than the usual one she wears.
Yuu	I like casual style after all.
Yuki	You're the one who asked me to help you choose some clothes for your date. The one you chose doesn't fit date vibes whatsoever.
Yuu	Can't help it since I've never done this kind of thing before.
Izumi	(They really do look alike...)
Yuki	Right, for this kind of occasion, why don't Director take a look too?
Izumi	Eh?
Yuki	It's better to get some insights from a woman rather than relying on me.
Yuu	Hmm, I guess that's true.
Yuki	You'll come along too, right? You're not that busy anyway since you're done with your shopping already.
Izumi	Well, true... Are you okay with me though? I'm not even sure if I can give some good advice...
Yuu	I'd be happy if you could come with us! I'll be counting on you, Director-san.

Izumi	Right, Yuu-san. What kind of person is the one you're interested in?
Yuu	Eh? Umm..
Izumi	(Hm? She seems to be looking at Yuki-kun... Is it actually embarrassing to talk about love stories between siblings?)
Yuki	Ew gross, Yuu's acting all meek.
Yuu	S-shut up.
Yuki	Even though people always wondered which one of us is a boy back in the old days.
Yuu	Oh yeah, they always mistook me for a boy, and you for a girl.
Yuki	Your clothes were too tomboy-ish, that's why. On the other hand, I was just wearing what I like.
CHOICE 1: That is so Yuki-kun. [+] Izumi That's so like you. Yuki It's boring to just wear clothes that are not cute. Besides, I'm still me no matter what I'm wearing. Isn't it best to wear clothes that makes you happy?
CHOICE 2: I'm so envious. [+] Izumi You guys get along so well that I'm envious. Yuki Really? I don't think there's that much difference between the past and now. We were closer to age unlike our eldest sister, so we often had fights when we were little. Yuu Right, there were those times too.
Yuu	All the clothes that I have are like boyish-oriented.
	Still, I want the person I like to think that I'm cute, even just a little bit.
	...So, I thought I should try my best.
Yuki	Hm...
Izumi	(I kinda get how she feels. I want to support her desire to do her best.)
Yuki	This one's good.
Yuu	Really? I've never worn this kind of outfit though...
Yuki	Exactly. Just go change into this.
Yuu	Okay.
	H-how do I look?
Izumi	You look wonderful, Yuu-san! It suits you very well!
Yuki	Of course, I'm the one who picked it after all. For clothes, we'll decide on this.
	Next, we need accessories.
Izumi	Ah! They sell curry earrings too! They're kinda cute!
Yuki	Feels like only you who'd buy this.
Izumi	I wonder if this was made for me...?
Yuki	That wasn't a compliment. Come on, don't get derail and help me out here.
Izumi	Oops, my bad. Still, there are so many varieties that it's hard to pick one.
Yuu	I don't usually wear accessories, so I don't really know much...
Yuki	This necklace fits well with the clothes we bought just now.
Izumi	Wow, that's cute. What a pretty red... It says here that the one on top is a garnet stone.
Yuu	A garnet stone?
Izumi	Oh, an explanation is written here. Seems like garnet holds the meaning of "Unchanging Love" in the language of gems!
Yuu	"Unchanging Love"... It's a bit embarrassing, but this necklace is cute...
	I'll buy this one. It can be as a good luck charm too.
	Thank you so much for today.
Izumi	No, I didn't really do much. I hope your date goes well though!
	(She tried her best to choose all these, so I want her date to be a success. I wonder if there's something else that I can help...)
Yuki	Hey, Yuu. I did the whole coordination, so you should be fine doing your own makeup.
Yuu	Ugh... I'll do my best...
Izumi	(Makeup...)
	I know! Let's ask Azami-kun to do her makeup on the day of her date!
Yuki	Azami?
Izumi	Yeah, he's in charge of makeup for our theatre company, right?
	I'm sure he'll cooperate if we tell him about this.
Yuki	Well, I guess it's better to let an expert do their job rather than Yuu herself.
Yuu	Is it really okay...? I'll be counting on him then!
	—Living Room—
Azami	...Done. Man, you guys seriously look similar.
Yuki	Well duh, 'cause we're siblings.
Izumi	You look very beautiful, Yuu-san.
Yuki	I guess you don't look bad. It's like what they say, "the clothes make the man".
Yuu	Sh-shut up.
Yuki	...You're cute now, so go out there and do your best.
Yuu	...Yeah, thanks, I'll try.
	—Veludo Way—
Izumi	I wonder if Yuu-san's date went well...
Yuki	Oh yeah, she sent a LIME after that, but she didn't say how it went.
Yuu	Yuki! Director-san!
Izumi	Yuu-san!
Yuu	I came here to thank you. I'm really grateful for all the help you gave me the other day.
	Thanks a lot too, Yuki.
Yuki	Did your date go well?
Yuu	Yeah, he praised my clothes and makeup. Oh, the necklace too.
Yuki	I see, that's good.
Yuu	...Hey, I wanna ask you something.
Yuki	Sure, go ahead.
Yuu	He held my hands on the way back from our date. Does that mean we have mutual feelings...?
	*thud*
Izumi	Huh? Azami-kun? When did you—.
Azami	H-holding hands on your f-first date?! That's shameless!
Yuu	EH! Really?!
Yuki	...His opinion's unreliable so just ignore him.

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