Yuki Rurikawa/Full-Power Cheerleader

MANKAI Jenga Cheer Squad!

Backstage Stories

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Izumi	Can I flip it over now?
Omi	Once holes start popping up, you can flip it.
Izumi	Okay—.
Yuki	Hurray~ hurray~.
Izumi	?
Omi	Yuki?
Yuki	Fight-o~. Go mom, go curry alien~.
Izumi	Yuki-kun?
Omi	What’s this all of a sudden?
Yuki	You’re making pancakes, so I thought I should cheer you on.
Omi	Cheer...?
Izumi	But that was so monotone....
Omi	Erm... did something happen?
Izumi	I can lend you an ear if something is stressing you out...?
Yuki	You don’t need to look so worried. I’m fine.
	I’m trying to get into role for the next performance. There are scenes where I cheer the team on as manager.
Izumi	Oh, I see!
Omi	Right, the Summer Troupe’s performance is about the koshien.
Yuki	But I’ve never seriously cheered for someone, so I don’t know how to get into it.
Omi	Yeah, I don’t think you’ll motivate anyone with that cheer.
Izumi	Why don’t you try being showier and more excited?
Yuki	Showier?
Izumi	The baseball team members all have the manager on their minds, right?
	Maybe you should work on both your cheers and your looks to get everyone motivated!
Yuki	You’re right. Washimiya would probably do anything to get them motivated.
Izumi	Right? For example, why don’t you try using pom-poms to cheer everyone on, like a cheergirl?
Yuki	...Pom-poms. That’s a good idea. I can make those right away.
Izumi	The pancakes will be done soon, so let’s talk about what you can do to act more like a manager. I’ll help out.
Yuki	Thanks. I’ll work on the pom-poms for now.
Omi	Good luck.
Izumi	And this is the last one.
Omi	The toppings are perfect. Guys, pancakes are ready~.
Kazunari	Yaaay! I was looking forward to this!
Muku	They look delicious...!
Tenma	Clear the table for now.
Misumi	Eh~. But it was my turn next~.
Omi	What were you doing?
Misumi	Jenga~!
Muku	Misumi-san found it in the storage room.
Izumi	Wow, brings back memories~!
Yuki	....
Kazunari	Ah, Yukki, the pancakes are ready~!
Yuki	The pom-poms are also ready.
Tenma	Pom-poms?
Yuki	Props for our next performance.
Muku	Oh, you’re going to use it to cheer?
Yuki	Yup.
Izumi	You’re already done!? Yuki-kun, you’re fast as always....
Yuki	Right? I made some for you too, curry alien.
Izumi	Eh, me too!?
Yuki	You’re going to help me get into my role as a manager, right?
Izumi	Y-yeah. I said I would help, but.
Yuki	Show me an example.
Izumi	(I didn’t think I’d end up using pom-poms like a cheergirl at this age...)
	(But I said I’d help him so... I have to do this.)
	But it’s a little hard to cheer without someone to encourage.
Kazunari	Then, then! When we’re done eating the pancakes, let’s go back to playing jenga!
	And Director-chan and Yukki can cheer us on! How does that sound?
Muku	I like that! It sounds really fun!
Misumi	Yup yup~!
Kazunari	You should join us, Tenten, Omimi!
	Then let’s clear the table and eat some pancakes.
Misumi	Ye~s!

Kazunari	Let’s start the jenga competition!
	For order, let’s go clockwise. I’ll go first, then Tenten, Mukkun, Sumi~, and Omimi.
Izumi	Let’s do our best to cheer them on! Yuki-kun, follow my lead!
Kazunari	Kazunari Miyoshi will go first!
Izumi	(Let’s go with this cheer—it’s the first thing that comes to mind.)
	Kazunari-ku~n!
CHOICE 1: GO FOR IT~~~!! [+] Go for it~~~!!! Yuki !? Kazunari Eh, eeh!? Izumi Come on, Yuki-kun, follow me! Yuki Do I have to...? Izumi Come on! Yuki G-go for it~. Izumi Put your heart into it! Be one with your role! Yuki Go for it~
CHOICE 2: L・O・V・E・Ka・zu・na・ri! [+] Izumi L・O・V・E・Ka・zu・na・ri! LOVE! LOVE! Kazunari! Yuki !? Tenma Pfft! Kazunari I-I mean, that makes me happy, but is it really a cheer? Muku For an idol, maybe...? Izumi Come on, Yuki-kun, follow me! Yuki No. Izumi You need to be one with your role! Yuki Eh, L・O・V・E.... Tenma He looks miserable....
Izumi	Follow the rhythm! Let’s go~!
	Fo-cus! Fo-cus! Don’t let it fall! Fo-cus!
	Go!
Yuki	F-fo-cus! Focus! Don’t let it fall—.
Kazunari	Wait! Wait one sec! Stop!
Izumi	? What’s wrong?
Kazunari	What’s wrong—I can’t really focus if you’re cheering like that.
Yuki	You were the one who said you wanted us to cheer for you.
Kazunari	Th-that’s true, but I didn’t think it’d get this heated up....
Omi	Well, you are getting into your role.
Muku	Th-that’s true. It really felt like high school baseball!
Misumi	It’s energizing~.
Yuki	Then this is fine.
Tenma	Though it doesn’t suit jenga at all.
Izumi	Let’s get back to business then—fo-cus!
Muku	But it’s such a passionate cheer that it does put some pressure on you....
Kazunari	This is waaay harder than before....
Omi	It could collapse any moment now.
Muku	I-I’m next....
Izumi	Please give us a round of applause for Muku-kun!
Yuki	Cha-cha-cha, cha-cha-cha, cha-cha, cha-cha.
Kazunari	Yukki, you’re gonna recite that while waving pom-poms...?
Tenma	His face is completely deadpan, too....
Izumi	One more round of applause, please!
Yuki	Cha!
Muku	Ah...!
	Uwaaaaah! I-I-I’m sorry! Y-you cheered me on but I messed up!
	I should just get swallowed by these fallen jenga... collapse into pieces and never wake up again....
Tenma	Calm down.
Kazunari	Don’t worry about it, Mukkun! I don’t think anyone could’ve pulled that one off!
Misumi	The tower was already wobbling~.
Muku	B-but....
Izumi	A hearty round of applause for Muku-kun’s efforts!
Yuki	Cha-cha-cha, cha-cha-cha....
Tenma	You can stop with that.
Omi	I think everyone did their best given the circumstances.
Kazunari	It was harder than regular jenga~.
Izumi	How did you like our cheering?
Kazunari	Eh? U~m....
Omi	How should I put it... this is hard.
Tenma	This is where you can be honest. If you do this during the actual performance, it’ll just be a disturbance.
Izumi	Why?
Tenma	It’s so loud! We could barely focus!
Izumi	Eeh!? I-I’m sorry? I tried my best....
Misumi	I had fun~!
Yuki	I guess we have to be considerate of time, place, and occasion.
Izumi	I guess it wasn’t appropriate for jenga....
Yuki	But thanks to you I could study up on cheering for others—I got a good sense of my role.
Izumi	Really!? I’m glad....
	(If it wasn’t useful, I would’ve just made a fool of myself....)
Yuki	I understand that you were trying to help me get into role, too. So thanks, Director.
Izumi	You’re welcome!
Kazunari	Alright~! Let’s have Director-chan and Yukki join our next round of jenga~!
Misumi	Agreed~!
Muku	I’ll do better next round!
Yuki	I have the perfect distraction plan. This’ll be easy.
Tenma	Stop with the pom-poms...!

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