Yuki Rurikawa/Beautiful Shopkeeper

Scathing Coordinator

Backstage Stories

Translation version 2

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Azami	Sorry for making you come with me.
Izumi	No, it's fine. There's some cosmetics I'm interested in, so I'm glad I can ask you about them.
Yuki?	...
Izumi	...Huh? Over there, by the accessories, isn't that... Yuki-kun?
Azami	They look like him, but those aren't very Yuki-san-like clothes.
Izumi	...Yeah, you're right.
	Even if they were Yuki-kun, they look like they're making a serious choice, so we shouldn't call out to them.
Azami	Yeah.
Izumi	Alright, here it is! Tomato curry.
Azami	Today's curry again...
Kazunari	Yesterday's was a meatier curry, so today's is a healthy AF tomato~!
Izumi	Ah, right. Yuki-kun, did you go shopping today?
Yuki	...? Nah, I didn't.
Izumi	We saw someone who looked just like you at the accessory shop.
Azami	You really look like them.
Yuki	...Oh, that might've been my older sister.
Kazunari	Yukki's big sis!? Do you two seriously look alike!? I wish I saw her~!
Izumi	She was looking really closely at some accessories.
Yuki	Actually--
	Hey... Mm, what's up? ...You want me to pick out clothes for Yuu's date?
Yuki's big sis	"She's going out with a boy she likes next week, but you know, that girl... She doesn't have any girly clothes, does she?"
	"It doesn't seem like she knows what accessories to pick either, so Yuki, I'd like for you to go with her."
	"I can't take time off from work this week. Yuu's been wanting to catch up with you anyway."
Yuki	So, we decided to check out a couple of things on Sunday. Yuu must've been looking into things before.
Kazunari	Doing your best to look super stylish just for a date totally gets me super hyped!
Azami	Is that something to make such a serious face about? Girls sure are difficult.
Izumi	I'm sure you'll find something that suits her.
Yuki	...Sure.
Izumi	(Thank goodness, I finished shopping before I thought I would!)
Yuki	--.
Izumi	(Huh? Over there is... Yuki-kun and his big sister?)
Yuki	Did something catch your eye? ...Aren't those the same clothes as usual.
Izumi	Yuki-kun?
Yuki	Yeah. You went shopping too?
Izumi	Mmhmm, I just finished. ...So I'm guessing the person next to you is the older sister you were talking about before?
Yuki	Yep. That's Yuu.
Yuu	I'm Yuu Rurikawa. Thank you for always taking care of Yuki.
Izumi	It's nice to meet you! I'm Tachibana from the MANKAI Company.
	Sorry, I didn't mean to interrupt. You were shopping, right?
Yuki	I'm supposed to be keeping an eye on Yuu while she picks out clothes, but the ones she keeps choosing aren't any different than her usual.
Yuu	In my opinion, casual style's the best.
Yuki	You said you wanted to pick out clothes for your date. The ones you just looked at wouldn't work.
Yuu	I can't help it! I don't know what clothes would be good for a date.
Izumi	(Yuu-san and Yuki-kun really are alike...)
Yuki	Fine then. Why don't we ask the director what she thinks?
Izumi	Huh?
Yuki	It's probably better to get an opinion from an actual girl over me anyway.
Yuu	Well... Sure, I guess.
Yuki	What do you say, Director? Would you come with us? You've got free time since you're finished shopping, right?
Izumi	Uh, well... Am I really good enough? I don't know what kind of advice I could give...
Yuu	Even so, I'd be happy to have you along! I'm in your hands.

Izumi	Yuu-san, what kind of person is the guy you're going out with?
Yuu	Huh? U-Um...
Izumi	(? Yuu-san keeps looking at Yuki-kun... Maybe she's embarrassed to say in front of her little brother?)
Yuki	Yuu's shy about her feelings.
Yuu	Sh-Shut up.
Yuki	She told me she doesn't know the guy that well since she hasn't spent much time with him.
Yuu	Moving on, I get mistaken for a guy like how Yuki is for a girl pretty often.
Yuki	That's because you can be a real tomboy, you know? I just wear what I wanna wear.
CHOICE 1: That's very like you, Yuki-kun. [+] Izumi That's very like you, Yuki-kun. Yuki If it's not cute I'm not gonna wear it. No matter what though, I'm still me. Isn't the most important thing that you wear what you find fun?
CHOICE 2: I'm jealous of how close you two are. [+] Izumi I'm jealous of how close you two are. Yuki Yeah? It wasn't always like this. Since we were closer in age than with our big sister, we'd fight a lot. Yuu Yeah, it was definitely like that.
Yuu	I have a lot of boyish clothing.
	But I wanted to look a little cuter for the person I like.
	...So I thought I'd try and do my best.
Yuki	Hmmm...
Izumi	(I can kind of get Yuu-san's feelings. Now I want to help her even more!)
Yuki	This one's good.
Yuu	That? But I don't usually wear stuff like that...
Yuki	That's why I picked it. Just try it on and see.
Yuu	Okay.
	...Um, how do I look?
Izumi	It really suits you! You look amazing.
Yuki	That's because I chose it. Your outfit's done.
	Next up's jewelry.
Izumi	Oh, curry earrings! They're so cute...!!
Yuki	That's the sort of thing only you'd buy.
Izumi	Wow, something made just for me...?
Yuki	It's not a compliment. Anyway, don't get side-tracked and help Yuu pick something out.
Izumi	Sorry, sorry. There's so much in here, it's easy to get confused.
Yuu	I don't usually wear jewelry, so I don't even know where to start...
Yuki	I think this necklace would match your outfit.
Izumi	Oooh, that's cute. The red's so pretty... And it's topped off with a garnet.
Yuu	Isn't garnet a power stone?
Izumi	Ah, there's an explanation written here. It says garnet's a stone that's supposed to symbolize "unchanging love"!
Yuu	"Unchanging love"... That makes me feel a little embarrassed, but it is a cute necklace--.
	I'll get it. It'll be a good lucky charm.
	Seriously, thank you so much for today.
Izumi	No way, I didn't do anything. I'm just glad it went well!
	(Since Yuu-san's doing her best, I want things to go smoothly. I just don't know how else I can help out...)
Yuki	Oh, Yuu. I did your whole outfit, but you should be able to do your own cosmetics.
Yuu	Ugh... I'll do my best.
Izumi	(Cosmetics...)
	That's it! Why don't we ask Azami-kun to do it the day of?
Yuki	Azami?
Izumi	Yeah. He's in charge of our troupe's make-up, after all.
	If we tell him why I'm sure Azami-kun'll help out.
Yuki	Well, he'd probably be better than letting Yuu do it herself.
Yuu	Is that really okay...? Then I'll leave it up to him.
Azami	...Alright, finished. Still, you two really do look alike.
Yuki	Of course we do. We're related.
Izumi	Yuu-san, you look absolutely stunning.
Yuki	You don't look bad. Don't they say that anyone can look good in the right clothes?
Yuu	Sh-shut it.
Yuki	...Well, you did do your best to look cute.
Yuu	...Mm. Thanks.
Izumi	I hope things with Yuu-san went well...
Yuki	Honestly, even though she said to be here on LIME earlier, she didn't tell me what happened.
Yuu	Yuki! Director-san!
Izumi	Yuu-san!
Yuu	Thanks for coming. I just thought I should thank you for the help.
	Thanks for everything too, Yuki.
Yuki	So it went well?
Yuu	Yeah. He complimented my outfit and my make-up... Ah, and the necklace too.
Yuki	I see. Good.
Yuu	...Um, so I sort of had something I wanted to ask about.
Yuki	What's up?
Yuu	Before we parted ways, he grabbed my hand. Do you think that... he could like me too...?
Izumi	Eh, Azami-kun? When did you...
Azami	Ho-holding hands on the first d-date...!? How shameless!
Yuu	Huh!? Is it really!?
Yuki	...You can't count on his opinion, so just ignore it.

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