Yuki Rurikawa/Beautiful Rose Mask

Two Guys Who've Got Guts

Backstage Stories

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Yuki	So, what do you need?
Yume	Are you interested in a gemstone exhibition?
Yuki	A gemstone exhibition? Why again?
Yume	I got tickets from a friend of mine for an exhibition being held next week, but I have plans so I won’t be able to make it.
	If you’re interested, Yuki, why don’t you go?
Yuki	So that’s it, huh?
	A gemstone exhibition…
	(Gems will be a part of the next play, and if I go, I might get hit with inspiration for our costumes too.)
	Sure, I’ll go.
Yume	That’s great! Then here are the tickets.
	There’s 2 of them, so invite someone else to go with you.
Yuki	Mhm, thanks.
Yume	Oh right, by the way, at that exhibition—.
	There’s also going to be an award ceremony to present the Best Match Jewelry Award to the person who shines the brightest and matches the jewelry the best.
Yuki	Hmmm…
	I’m not really interested in celebrities, so I don’t care that much about that.
	But I’m really looking forward to what kind of jewels I’ll be able to see.
	So thanks for the tickets.
Yume	Sure.
Yuki	(2 tickets, huh… Who should I invite?)
	I’m back.
Izumi	Welcome home, Yuki-kun.
Yuki	Ah… I’ll try inviting Director.
Izumi	Hm?
Yuki	Hey, are you free this Sunday?
	I got tickets for a gemstone exhibition from my older sister, so why don’t we go together?
Izumi	Eh, a gemstone exhibit?
Yuki	Yeah. I might get inspiration for our costumes, so I thought I’d check it out.
Izumi	Ah, wait, is that the exhibition with the award ceremony for the Best Match Jewelry Award?
Yuki	Oh, so you knew about it.
Izumi	They talked about it on a TV show the other day.
	They said it’s supposed to be an event where you can enjoy yourself just by looking around, so I’d love to go!
Yuki	Then it’s decided. I’m counting on you this weekend.
Izumi	Yep! Thanks for inviting me.
	I’m looking forward to it.
Yuki	Hmmm. It’s pretty crowded, huh?
Izumi	Amazing, a whole variety of different gems are being displayed…!
	All of them so are pretty.
Yuki	The colour of this blue gem is beautiful and the adornments work well with it too.
Izumi	You’re right, it’s lovely.
	Ah, these earrings over here are shaped like cats!
	They’re so fashionable~.
Yuki	Heh, there are bunny-shaped ones too.
	I guess they’re all pretty cute.
CHOICE 1: It’s fun being able to look around at various things. [+] Izumi It’s fun being able to look around at various things. Yuki Yeah. There are items that seem pretty hard to come by except at an exhibition like this. Like I thought, it’s fun and I like looking at different kinds of accessories. Plus, I can get motivated too. I’ll buy something as a souvenir for my sister as thanks for giving me the tickets. Izumi Good idea! Can I choose something with you too? Yuki Sure, let’s go take a look later.
CHOICE 2: Do any designs come to mind? [+] Izumi Do any designs come to mind? Yuki Yeah. My mind’s filling with images like “it’d be nice to add this kind of colour or pattern”, or “I’d love to add an accessory like this”. I wanna draw out the costumes and accessories for the show, and also other rough designs that come to mind when we get home. Izumi That’s great! I hope you’ll show the designs to me when you’re able to draw them. Yuki Got it. I’ll show you first after I’ve sketched them. Izumi Thanks! I can’t wait.
Yuki	Hm? That necklace that’s displayed over there…
Izumi	Woah, it’s sparkling more than the others.
Yuki	The adornments are dazzling and I think it’d pair well with a gorgeous dress.
Izumi	It’s beautiful…
	(Ah, the price is written down.
	One.. hundred.. thousand…!?!?)
	H-holy…!
Yuki	What are you doing backing away there?
	You won’t be able to see if you’re so far away.
Izumi	I-it’s ridiculously expensive so I’m scared to get close to it…
Yuki	It’s inside a case so it’s fine to take a close look, isn’t it?
Izumi	(H-he’s unphased…)
	You’ve sure got guts, Yuki-kun…
Yuki	You're just too much of a scaredy-cat, ok?

Izumi	It’s impressive that there really are so many different kinds of gems here.
Yuki	Yeah. There are some that are really expensive just like the one from before, and there are ones that are a bit cheaper too.
	There are various different types of gems and designs as well, so it’s interesting.
Izumi	Fufu, they’re fun to look at, huh?
Yuki	Ah…
Izumi	What’s wrong?
Yuki	That one would look nice on you, wouldn’t it?
Izumi	Which one?
	Wah, what a pretty brooch…!
	The gems are sparkling, and the design is stylish too.
Yuki	It’d be nice to attach to your bag or something.
Izumi	You mean it…?
	(Ah, the price of this gemstone is also written down.
	…It’s not as much as the necklace from before, but it sure is expensive.)
	I’d like it to drop a few 0s…
Yuki	Well, yeah, it’s not cheap.
Visitor A	It looks like the award ceremony for the Best Match Jewelry Award is about to start!
	Let’s head to the stage.
Visitor B	I can’t wait~!
Yuki	The award ceremony, huh?
	Wanna go watch, Director?
Izumi	Yeah, I’d like to watch it since we came all the way here.
	Ah, but you told me you’re not really interested in it on the way here, right?
Yuki	I mean, it looks like you’re curious, and I guess I might as well go watch what we’re able to watch.
Izumi	Fufu, I see.
	But thanks for asking if I wanna go.
Yuki	Yeah, yeah, it’s fine.
	Come on, let’s get going already.
Izumi	Ok!
	I’m glad it hasn’t started yet.
	(Even so, there’s a lot of people in the audience.
	There are reporters near the stage too…)
Yuki	Director, over here.
	It’s easy to see if we sit around here, right?
Izumi	Yeah!
	Thanks, Yuki-kun.
Yuki	You’re welcome.
Izumi	Ah, someone came out.
	It looks like it’s about to start.
Host	Next up, the winner of the Best Match Jewelry Award in the teen category is…
	Actor, Sumeragi Tenma!
	*applause*
Yuki	!
Izumi	Eh, Tenma-kun!?
Yuki	…Heh, good for him.
Izumi	What a surprise! That’s amazing—as expected of him.
Host	We will present the awards.
	*applause*
	Moving on, we will hand out the trophies and jewelry sub-prizes.
Visitor A	Congrats, Tenma-kun!
Visitor B	They’re handing out various pieces of jewelry as sub-prizes, right?
Host	Sumeragi-san will wear the brooch.
	So then, Sumeragi-san, please show it off to the audience.
Visitor C	OMG…!
Visitor D	Sumeragi-kun’s so cool…!
Host	Please tell us how you feel right now.
Tenma	Sumeragi Tenma here. Thank you very much for such an amazing award like this. I couldn’t be happier.
Izumi	Eh, that’s…
Yuki	Isn’t that the brooch I said would look good on Director a moment ago?
Izumi	That expensive brooch…
Yuki	That guy reeks of celeb when he puts it on.
Izumi	(It’s amazing Tenma-kun’s confidently wearing such an expensive item like that. If it was me, I’d definitely start acting stiff…)
Yuki	Did the hack receive that brooch and piece of jewelry he just accepted?
Izumi	I think so.
Yuki	Hmmm. Then I’ll get him to lend them to me when we get home.
Izumi	Eh, you’ll borrow them!?
Yuki	Yeah, I’ll get him to let me put them on.
Izumi	EHH!?
	(Yuki-kun and Tenma-kun…
	The two of them really have guts...)

Anna