Yuki Rurikawa/Butterflies Among Peonies

Hagoita Arrangement & Revenge

Backstage Stories

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Izumi	We’re home.
	Thanks for helping me with the shopping, you two.
Misumi	It was fun shopping together~.
Kumon	Yep!
Yuki	Welcome back.
Misumi	Yuki! Huh? Are you making something?
Kumon	Is that the hagoita from the time we played hanetsuki in the past?
Yuki	Good eye.
Misumi	Ahaha. We drew a triangle on Tenma’s face, didn’t we~?
Izumi	I think I remember hearing about Kazunari-kun uploading a photo of that to inste.
Kumon	He sure did!
Izumi	The hagoita’s decorated adorably. What prompted this though?
Yuki	I recalled a time I made a hagoita with my older sister when I was little.
	We drew on it and made it cute and everything.
	I saw hanetsuki was on the list of old games we’re planning to play with the kids in the neighbouring city, so here I am.
Izumi	Wait, is that why you decided to take charge of the hanetsuki?
Yuki	That’s right.
	I thought it’d be fun for the kids if I decorated the hagoita all cutesy.
CHOICE 1: That’s a great idea! [+] Izumi That’s a great idea! Yuki I heard there’s lots of kids these days who have never tried hanetsuki before, so I doubt they’d want to pick up a plain hagoita. Izumi Well, that might be true… I guess if it’s a cute-looking hagoita, then they might feel curious about it. Yuki If they do, then it’d be worth making for me too. Plus, I can use that chance to teach them how to play.
CHOICE 2: That sounds like something you would do, Yuki-kun [+] Izumi That sounds like something you would do, Yuki-kun. Yuki If you think about it, there are lots of hagoita that are decorated all flashy, aren’t there? Izumi Come to think of it, the ones used as New Year’s decorations have three-dimensional kimono decorations. And the ones displayed together with hina dolls have peach blossoms on them. Yuki Yeah, exactly. Those are purely decorative. But wouldn’t it be fun playing with a hagoita arranged in a similar way? Izumi Yeah, that’ll be fun and unique to the project!
Yuki	Since I’m going to be in charge, I’d like to practice playing hanetsuki with a hagoita like this before I teach the kids.
	And, besides, it was fun playing with the rest of the Summer troupe guys too.
Misumi	Ehehe, I wanna play again too!
Kumon	Same here!
	Hey, Yuki.
	Seeing your hagoita, I wanna try decorating one too!
Yuki	In that case, I’d like all of us to play together with hagoitas we decorate.
Misumi	I agree~!
Kumon	I’ll call the other guys over!
Izumi	I’m going to put away our shopping bags.
	Please let me see the decorated hagoitas once they’re done.
Yuki	Sure. I’ll show you later.
	Here you go. I’ve gathered all the materials to decorate them, more or less. Feel free to use them.
Kazunari	Thanks, Yukki!
Tenma	Sunflower petals sure are hard to cut out…
Yuki	You can’t even do that?
Tenma	It’s not my fault, okay? I’m not used to this like you are!
Yuki	They’re not coming out well since you’re using regular scissors to cut the felt.
	Try using these cloth scissors.
Tenma	Oh, I can cut them cleanly with these.
Muku	Yuki-kun, I tried drawing William with crayon. What do you think?
Yuki	That’s nice, isn’t it?
	I’m sure the kids will love it when you show them.
Kazunari	It’s gotta be Mount Fuji on a hagoita, right?
Yuki	…Hm, so you can draw this nicely even with a hagoita as the base.
	As usual, the contrast between the art and the artist is eye-opening.
Kazunari	I wish you’d be more straight-up with your compliments, Yukki~!
	It’s an original hagoita, so I tried putting my heart into it ♪
Misumi	This goes here…
	I’m done my triangle-filled hagoita~!
Kumon	Hehe. Here’s my hagoita with devil feathers!
Yuki	Alright. Now that it looks like everyone’s done, let’s jump into a game of hanetsuki?
Kazunari	Hell yeah!
	Let’s head to the courtyard!
Muku	Okay!
	Now then, let’s have Yuki-kun who’s going to participate in the project practice first.
Kumon	Right, the first round won’t have a punishment!
	Who should be his opponent?
Kazunari	How ‘bout a revenge match for Tenten in that case?
Yuki	Why not? I’ll take you on.
Tenma	I’m down too. There’s no way I’m losing this time.

Kumon	Alright, let’s start the match between Tenma-san and Yuki~!
Tenma	Hm? Where did Kazunari and Misumi go?
Muku	Kazu-kun and Misumi-san went to the storage room to fetch some goods to cheer with.
Tenma	What the heck?
Yuki	I’m sure they’ll be back soon.
	It’s fine, let’s get started.
Kumon	You two ready?
	And… let the game begin!
Tenma	There.
	*hits*
Yuki	You’re playing it pretty safe, huh? Is it because you don’t wanna lose?
	*hits*
Tenma	It’s been a while and the basics are key, you know!
	*hits*
Yuki	Take that!
	*hits*
Tenma	Guh!
	*hits*
Muku	That was so cool, Yuki-kun!
Kumon	Yuki, you’re the best~!
Yuki	Ha!
	*hits*
Tenma	WOAH!
	*hits*
Kazunari	“Don’t lose, Tenten!”
Tenma	…Urk, what’s with that hand fan?
Kazunari	It’s your revenge match, so I was thinking we should go all-out cheering you on!
	I’ve brought fans for Mukkun and Kumopi too.
Kumon	Fight-on, Tenma-san!
Muku	These are perfect for cheering!
Misumi	Tenma, don’t you lose now~!
Tenma	Uwahh… stop fanning… urgh! The birdie’s getting blown away…!
	*moves*
	You guys, you’re using them wrong!
	*hits*
Yuki	Now, now. You gotta live up to their expectations.
	HA!
	*hits*
Kumon	Tenma-san! To your right! Right!
Tenma	Oi, Kumon! I know, so stop fanning!
Muku	Ah…!
Yuki	What’s the verdict?
Kazunari	Drumroll… it’s Yukki’s win~!
Tenma	WHY!?
	That just now wasn’t support, that was interference! One more match!
Misumi	Sorry~. We’ll cheer for you without fanning next time.
Kumon	We got a bit too fired up…
Tenma	Geez, guys…
	Well, that was just a punishment-free practise.
	I think I’ve regained the hang of it.
Muku	…Here you go, Yuki-kun. I’ve brought the brush pen and ink.
Yuki	Thanks. Alright, so it’s Tenma’s loss.
Tenma	HA!? You said it was a punishment-free round, didn’t you!
Kumon	Yuki’s the one who was exempt from punishment!
Tenma	Are you kidding me!?
Kazunari	This was mainly practise for Yukki, after all!
Yuki	You heard them. Your face, please.
Tenma	Ah. Hey, stop that…!
Yuki	Don’t be a sore loser.
	I’m gonna draw somewhere weird if you don’t stay still.
Tenma	Guh…
Yuki	…There. Alright, the real deal starts from here.
Troupe members	Okay!
Tenma	…Damn it, I want a rematch!
Yuki	Whatever you say. I’ll take you on.

Anna