Yuki Rurikawa/MANKAI Playback

Uniform Modification Project!

Backstage Stories

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Muku	We’re home!
Yuki	I’m back.
Kumon	....!
Muku	....!
	Yuki-kun! Would you mind coming with me?
Yuki	Why?
Muku	C’mon, over here!
Summer Troupe	Happy birthday!
Izumi	Happy birthday, Yuki-kun!
Yuki	...Thanks.
Kumon	So? What do you think? Were you surprised?
Yuki	...I thought there was something going on because Muku was acting all fidgety on our way home.
Muku	What?!
	I-I’m sorry for ruining the surprise! I guess I was making weird faces like in Fukuwarai…!
Izumi	I-it’s okay, Muku-kun!
Misumi	You were looking forward to it, so smile~ I was looking forward to it with you too~
Kazunari	Alrighty then! Here’s the special cake for our birthday boy Yukki~! Ta-dah!
Yuki	…! It has candy torsos on top… How cute.
Tenma	I’ll let you in on something, I had this specially made for you.
Muku	It’s amazing!
Kumon	It’s perfect for Yuki!
Kazunari	Shall we get this party started?
Muku	Oh, before we do anything else, Yuki-kun and I should probably change out of our uniforms.
Yuki	Yeah.
Misumi	Okay, we’ll be waiting~
Yuki	Thanks for waiting.
Misumi	Welcome back~
Izumi	We were just talking about your school uniforms. I’m getting used to seeing you guys in the St. Flora High School uniforms.
Tenma	Only Yuki and Muku changed their school uniforms in the company this year.
Kazunari	You guys rocked St. Flora Middle School’s sailor outfit! It was super duper cute!
Misumi	The sailor uniform had Yuki’s ribbon and Muku’s necktie~
Izumi	That reminds me, was it okay for Yuki-kun to wear the ribbon? Mission schools seem pretty strict…
Kumon	Seriously. I bet if you change your uniform, the teachers will get super mad...
Muku	Actually, Yuki-kun negotiated on the school uniform!
Summer Troupe	Whaaat?!
Kumon	He negotiated on it?!
Yuki	Oh yeah, I did do that, now that you mention it.
Muku	The guidance counselor is really strict about following school rules—
	Everyone took great care not to make him too angry, but Yuki-kun was the only one who was different.
Yuki	Hold on, why does Muku remember this better than I do…?
Yuki	(The boys’ uniforms at St. Flora are cute… But skirts really are cuter than pants. I liked my skirt too.)
	(But the boys’ uniforms only have pants.)
	(...I’ll have to settle this on my own.)
	Where's the guidance counselor Iwanaga-sensei?
Teacher	Iwanaga-sensei? He’s the big guy sitting across from the corridor.
Yuki	Got it.
Yuki	...Iwanaga-sensei.
Iwanaga	You’re Rurikawa, right? Why are you here?
Yuki	Here.
	I’d like to change my uniform to this design.
Iwanaga	...Hah? What’re you talking about?
Yuki	I’m saying I want to change my uniform.
Iwanaga	You better not be messin’ around.
Yuki	I’m dead serious.

Tenma	...Did your school hire a yakuza member...?
Kazunari	I kiiiinda thought the same thing, Tenten.
Izumi	Ahaha…
	(He reminds me of Sakyo-san...)
Misumi	Yuki’s amazing~
Kumon	Really amazing! I seriously would’ve been afraid if I were in his shoes!
Izumi	Even though you said all that, you ended up changing to a ribbon?
Yuki	Yeah.
Muku	Yuki-kun at that time was really cool.
Muku	Excuse m—
Yuki	Come on! I’ll fix it myself, so let me make this request too!
Iwanaga	Making this yourself doesn’t make it okay!
Muku	?! Ru-Rurikawa-kun...?!
Yuki	Then how about this?!
Iwanaga	You can’t reduce how much you’re going to modify!!
Muku	Ummmmm, what are Rurikawa-kun and Iwanaga-sensei….
Teacher	I believe Rurikawa-kun said that he wanted to make changes to his uniform...
	But Iwanaga-sensei refused, so it’s been like this ever since.
Muku	His uniform…
Yuki	…*sighs* ...Fine. I’ll just go with the ribbon then.
	How does this sound? I’ll give up on everything else, but I absolutely must wear the ribbon.
Iwanaga	……..
	….Hahaha! Suit yourself.
Yuki	Huh…?
Iwanaga	This is the first time anyone’s ever pushed me this far. ...Alright, you have my permission to wear the ribbon.
Yuki	……!
Iwanaga	In exchange, you better study and exercise properly.
Yuki	I understand, thanks.
Muku	………
	U-um, Rurikawa-kun...!
Yuki	Hm?
Muku	That was really cool!
Yuki	….!
	...Not really, I just did what I had to do.
Izumi	That kind of reminds me of how Yuki-kun and Sakyo-san argue these days.
Tenma	Even now and back then, you’re the same as ever.
Yuki	That counselor was still more accommodating than Money-Grubbing Yakuza.
Kazunari	Yukkii! You can’t just say that about Furuche-san?!
CHOICE 1: “That cute ribbon suited you" [+] Izumi Still, that ribbon was super cute and really suited you. The ribbon with your current uniform is cute too, of course. Yuki ...Obviously. Kazunari Y’know, I wanted to see Yukkii’s full-body custom uniform design~ Kumon Totally! If it‘s different from the girls’ uniforms, then does that mean it was an original arrangement? Yuki Perhaps. I think I left the design sketch somewhere. Tenma Oh? What kind of design was it? Misumi I wanna see too~! Muku Yeah, me too! Yuki Okay, I’ll go look for it. Izumi Thank you, we’re looking forward to seeing it!
CHOICE 2: “That’s just like Yuki-kun" [+] Izumi That’s just like Yuki-kun. I think it’s amazing how he can stick with what he likes. Yuki ...Not really. I just wanted to wear cute clothes, that’s all. Tenma But that’s not something anyone can do easily, don’t you think? Kazunari For reals! I have mad respect for Yukkii for that! Misumi Yuki’s super cute and the clothes he makes are super cute too! He’s so cool! Kumon The clothes he always wears really suit him too! Muku Yeah! Izumi That’s our Company’s proud costume designer for you!
Muku	I remember that day well because he was super impressive.
	Ever since then, I thought Yuki-kun was cool.
Yuki	…..I see.
Kazunari	Mukkun, I wanna hear more cool stories about Yukkii at school!
Kumon	Ooh, me too! I bet there’s sooo many heroic tales!
Misumi	Tell us Muku~!
Muku	Leave it to me!
Yuki	……I think it’s cool that Muku can praise people as he pleases.
	Like that time we ran into my classmates while we were handing out flyers.
Muku	?? Something wrong, Yuki-kun?
Yuki	…It’s nothing.

Mae