Yuki Rurikawa/The Scariest Town Girl

Aim for the Panda Plushie!

Backstage Stories

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Izumi	I’m back.
Yuki	Welcome home.
Muku	Welcome back!
Kumon	Welcome home!
Izumi	Perfect timing, you three.
	I found some cute donuts on my way home, so I bought them. Wanna eat them together?
Muku	Cute donuts?
Kumon	Well they sound delicious, don’t they?
Izumi	Fufu. Apparently, they’re a popular product, so there weren’t that many left.
Yuki	Heh, what kind of donuts are they?
Izumi	Alright, I’ll open them up and… tad dah!
Muku	Wahh, panda donuts…!
	They’re so adorable!
Kumon	Amazin’!
	There’s a panda in each of the donut holes in the middle!
Yuki	Yeah, I guess they’re cute.
Izumi	Aren't they?
	You’d buy something like if your eyes land on them, right!
Muku	The colours on each are a little different too.
	Are there different kinds?
Izumi	It looks like there’s several different types like chocolate chip and caramel.
	You guys can have the one you like.
Yuki	Thanks.
	Now, which one should I choose?
Kumon	I’ll have this plain one!
	Itadakimaaasu!
Muku	Then I guess I’ll go for chocolate chip.
	Itadakimasu.
	Wah, the dough is fluffy, and it’s so delicious…!
Yuki	Hmm, it’s not just the way it looks, but the flavour is also great too, huh?
Izumi	Yeah, it has a pleasant sweetness.
Kumon	I can eat it too, if it’s this one!
	I mean, it’s so good!
Izumi	I’m glad you like them.
	I’ll buy them if I come across them again.
Yuki	Please do.
Muku	Oh, right, speaking of pandas…
	There’s a really popular store right now that specializes in panda goods. Do you guys know about it?
Kumon	Does the shop only sell panda goods?
Muku	Yeah! The store is full of panda goods from top to bottom, and it’s really cute and relaxing.
Yuki	I’ve heard of it.
	They said it’s cute wherever you look, so I was kind of interested.
Izumi	Ah, I think I’ve been there before.
Muku	Really?
Izumi	Yep. If it’s that place, then I know where it is. So wanna go together next time?
Yuki	In that case, I’d like to check it out.
Kumon	Me too!
	It seems awesome that everything’s just pandas!
Muku	I’d love to go too!
Izumi	Alright, then it’s decided!
	Here we are.
Muku	Wahh, how cute!
Kumon	Amazin’, it’s legit packed with pandas!
Yuki	…Heh, it’s pretty relaxing, just like I heard.
Store clerk	Excuse me!
	Dear customers over there~!

Izumi	Do you mean us?
Store clerk	Yes! We’re holding a limited-time panda lottery campaign right now, so why don’t you give it a try if you’d like?
	There are absolutely no empty ballots!
	You’re guaranteed a prize!
Kumon	Awesome!
	What can we win!?
Store clerk	All of the prizes are panda plushies!
	The higher the prize, the bigger the size is!
Izumi	Ehh, they’re all plushies…!?
Muku	Wahh, they're so cute and the faces are different for every size!
Kumon	Let’s all give it a shot!
Yuki	I mean, sure, since it won’t be too tough to carry no matter what I get.
Kumon	Alright, I’ll go first!
	Pull a big one, pull a big one… THIS ONE!
	*pulls*
	Ahhh, I got 4, the lowest rank!
Yuki	It seems pretty hard to get a high rank, huh?
Muku	Ok, I’ll pull next.
	Umm… I guess I’ll choose this one.
	*pulls*
	I also got 4.
	But the small ones are cute too.
Izumi	That’s true.
	Your face softens just looking at them.
	But it’d be nice to see something other than a 4, right?
	Alright… I’ll go with this one!
	*pulls*
	…Aww, I got 4.
Kumon	The top prizes really are hard to come by, huh…!
Muku	How will Yuki-kun fare?
Yuki	With this flow, I’ll probably get 4, too, won’t I?
Kumon	That’s not true!
	You never know—just maaaybe!
Yuki	Ok, I’ll go with this one.
	…Hm?
Store clerk	Dear customer! Congratulations!
	You got rank 1!
Izumi	Ehhh, that’s amazing!
Muku	Congrats, Yuki-kun!
Kumon	They brought out a huge panda!
Yuki	I never thought I’d actually draw the first prize…
	Is this what you call a selfless victory?
Izumi	Ahaha, that might be it, huh?
Yuki	But, I mean, it’s cute, so that’s cool.
	I’ll display it in my room.
	*Sigh*, I’m finally back.
	(I'm glad Director brought the car out.
	I didn't have to go through all that trouble to bring it home.)
	Now then, I’ll put you here.
	(I feel bad putting it straight on the floor…
	So I guess I’ll sit it on the sofa for now.)
Tenma	I’m back.
	…Uh, what’s that!
Yuki	What? It’s a panda plushie.
Tenma	Uh, no, I can see that—.
	But if you put it there, I won’t be able to sit on the sofa.
Yuki	It’s fine, isn’t it?
	There’s a chair over there too.
Tenma	No, that’s my usual spot, you know!
	Move that plushie out of the way.
Yuki	Heh… are you sure you want to say that?
Tenma	Hah?
Yuki	They said this panda has a bit of a shady history…
	If you move it without permission—.
Tenma	T-then what?
Yuki	…
	Well, if you insist, then it can't be helped. Let’s move it.
	Up you go—.
Tenma	H-hold on, I got it!
	It’s fine as it is! I’ll let it slide today.
Yuki	Ah, really?
	Then I guess I’ll leave it like that.
Tenma	Geez, what in the world…
Yuki	…Pff.
	You really are simple, huh?

Anna