Tsumugi Tsukioka/Feelings Pouring From the Hisage

VS Dark Empress Doll

Backstage Stories

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Banri	As expected, the coffee at this shop's aroma and taste are both great.
Tsumugi	Fufu, that’s true.
Banri	Ah, right.
	I have something I want to ask Tsumugi-san.
Tsumugi	Is it about university?
Banri	Nope, there’s somethin’ I don’t understand in this game.
	Wait a sec as I log in.
	…Here. What’s this drawing depicted here?
Tsumugi	This is a peach blossom. By the way, its flower language is “charming” and…
	Also something like “invincibility”.
Banri	I see.
	So then here is… oh, cleared.
	Thanks. It was necessary to solve the game’s event’s mystery.
Tsumugi	Hm, what kind of game is it?
Banri	A puzzle solving game that combined quizzes and puzzles.
	You try to clear the problem that the opponent brings up.
	It’ll be Girl’s Day soon, so the enemy boss that comes out is a Hina doll. Look here.
Dark Empress Doll	“Fufufu, you should become my servant!”
Tsumugi	Ehh…
Banri	Well, let’s get going then.
	Wallet… uh?
	What the hell is this?
Tsumugi	An Empress Doll mascot?
Banri	It’s cause recently I went back home, see. At that time, my sis jokingly put it in. Geez…
Tsumugi	Ahaha, is that so.
	I don’t have any siblings, so I’m envious of such things.
Banri	Because she doesn’t need it anyways, I was forced to take it. It’s not even cute.
Tsumugi	Really? I think it’s cute though…
Banri	Seriously?
	Then I’ll give it to Tsumugi-san.
Tsumugi	Eh, it’s ok?
Banri	It’s also weird giving it to a guy, but you've said before you weren't involved with Girl’s Day and stuff like that, right?
Tsumugi	Ahaha, yeah I did say that.
	It’s certainly a bit fresh.
	Then, I’ll take it.
	Thank you.
Banri	Yup.
Tsumugi	I’m home.
Tasuku	Ahh, welcome back.
Tsumugi	Hmmm, I wonder where a good place to put this is…
Tasuku	? What are you talking about?
Tsumugi	From Banri-kun, I received an Empress doll mascot.
Tasuku	An Empress doll…
	You’re not a girl and you don’t decorate though.
Tsumugi	We live under the same roof as Director,
	So speaking of mascots we can’t just disregard it as useless.
Tasuku	Well… That’s true I guess.
Tsumugi	Alright, I’ll place it here.
	…Fufu, it sure is cute.

Tsumugi	Eugh…
	The theatre? At what point did I…
Empress doll	…
Tsumugi	!?
	Th-that surprised me.
	Why is the Empress doll at a place like this—.
Dark Empress doll	Fufu… fufufufu…
	You shall grovel before me!
	Go, peach blossom spirits!
Tsumugi	Uwah!?
???	—.
Tsumugi	Ehh?
	(Someone.. was protecting me?)
Torment doll	…
Tsumugi	Torment doll!?
Torment doll	Leave this thing’s seal to me.
Tsumugi	Eh?
Dark Empress doll	Foolish. You say you are going to defy me?
	I shall teach you a lesson!
Torment doll	HAA!
	*clash*
Dark Empress doll	HOW INSOLENT!
Torment doll	TAAA!
	*clash*
Tsumugi	(S-somehow this became kind of amazing…)
Dark Empress doll	D-damn you…!
	If it’s going to be like this, I will take you along with me…!
Tsumugi	Take him!?
Torment doll	Don’t be concerned about me and run away.
	As for you, you still have things to do, right?
Tsumugi	Th-things to do…?
Torment doll	Stand on the stage…
Tsumugi	TORMENT DOLLLL—!!
	—!
Tasuku	What’s wrong?
Tsumugi	It, it was a dream…
Tasuku	Dream?
Tsumugi	At the theatre, I came under attack from the Dark Empress doll…
	Then there the Torment doll appeared and saved me.
	However, the Dark Empress doll, she said if it was going to be like that then she would self-destruct…
	Together with the Torment doll…
Tasuku	…Huh?
Tsumugi	The Torment doll…
Tasuku	…You’re tired, hurry up and sleep.
Tsumugi	Hey, Tasuku. That guy… The Torment doll,
	He’ll definitely come back home, right?
Tasuku	No, if he’s able to return here it’d be troublesome.
Tsumugi	Even so, why did that kind of dream…
	…Perhaps—.
Banri	Hey heey.
Tsumugi	…
Banri	Tsumugi-san? What’s the matter?
Tsumugi	This.
	It’s the Empress doll mascot you gave me yesterday but…
Banri	Ahhh, haha.
	As expected, you didn’t need it, huh.
Tsumugi	No.
	It’s not that…
	Banri-kun, this doll… it’s probably best to go get this exorcised.
Banri	…Ha?

Anna