Kumon Hyodo/Sparkling Snow Globe

Unmeltable Snowman

Backstage Stories

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Kumon	It's cold today too...
Juza	Kumon, look outside.
Kumon	Outside?
	UWAH! It’s snowing!
	Nii-chan, I wanna build a snowman!
Juza	Sure. Then let’s go out for a bit?
Kumon	Yayyy!
Juza	Make sure you’re bundled up before you go out so you don’t catch a cold.
Kumon	Okaaay!
	And done! Look, look!
	I tried making the face look kinda like nii-chan!
Juza	Do we look alike…?
Kumon	Ehh, I think you guys look super similar though!
Juza	I dunno if we look alike, but it came out pretty strong-lookin’, huh?
Kumon	Right!
Juza	…It’s gettin’ really cold out.
	Let’s head back in.
Kumon	Ok!
	We’ll see each other again tomorrow, Mr. snowman!
	Mornin’, Mr. snowman!
	I’ll make a friend for you today—.
	HUH!?
	The snowman melted…
	Even though I said I’d see him tomorrow…
Juza	…We can make another one.
Kumon	*Sniffle*… he came out so cool though…
	—HAH!
	(I fell asleep before I knew it… and I had a really nostalgic dream.)
	…Ah, it’s snowing!
	Hey, hey, Sumi-san, it’s snow—.
	Ah, huh? He’s not here…
	*door opens*
Misumi	Kumon~! It’s snowing.
	Everyone’s outside, so let’s head there together?
Kumon	I’ll go!
	Uwahh, it’s pure white…!
Sakuya	What is that, Citron-san?
Citron	It’s a snow Kamekichi!
Taichi	That was Kamekichi!?
	I thought it was Akapoyo-kun…!
Izumi	Your snow bunny is adorable too, Muku-kun.
Muku	Ehehe, there just happened to be red berries around, so I tried making one.
	Attach them as the eyes and… done!
Misumi	Everyone, I brought Kumon over too~.
Izumi	Ah, Kumon-kun! We’re making snowmen together right now.
Kumon	Snowmen…
Misumi	Wahh! Amazing, everyone, amaaazing!
	I’m going to make a triangle snowman~!
Taichi	But the snow hasn’t piled up at all yet~.
	The only snowmen we can make are tiny!
Citron	We can’t hold a snowfall fright either!
Izumi	You mean a snowball fight?
Citron	That’s it!
Sakuya	When it piles up even more, I’d love to make a snow hut too!
Misumi	Let's make a snowman together, Kumon~!
Kumon	Yeah!

Kumon	Done!
Taichi	Amazin’, Kyu-chan!
	It looks just like Juza-san!
Kumon	Hehe, it’s cause I’ve always been making my snowmen while imagining nii-chan’s face, see~.
Muku	That’s Kyu-chan for you.
	It really looks just like him!
Misumi	Its eyes are triangles~!
Citron	Ohh…
	The norse twin is getting intense...
Sakuya	Norse twin?
	Ah, the north wind, right!
Izumi	It’s gotten cold now, so how about we head back inside?
Taichi	Yep!
Misumi	‘Ka~y!
Kumon	…
Izumi	Kumon-kun?
Kumon	I wonder if it’ll melt when tomorrow comes…
Izumi	It’s a bit small, so there’s a chance it might melt, huh…
Kumon	Yeah, I thought so…
	Actually, I had a dream a moment ago.
Izumi	A dream?
Kumon	Yep. It was about a time I built a snowman together with nii-chan when I was little.
Izumi	Fufu, that sounds fun.
Kumon	We make it pretty huge when we built it together, so I didn’t think it would melt right away…
	But it was a goner when I went to check on it the next day…
	So that’s why I feel a little lonely when I have to leave my snowman.
Izumi	Yeah, it does feel a bit painful when the snowman you made yourself melts away…
Kumon	You're right about that…
Izumi	Ah, good morning, Juza-kun.
Juza	Mornin’.
	It snowed, huh?
Izumi	Yeah.
	I made snowmen with Kumon-kun and the other guys last night.
Juza	I heard from Kumon.
	Sounds like you had fun.
Izumi	I also heard about the time you two made a snowman together when you were younger.
	But Kumon-kun seemed a little sad when he said the snowman you made melted right away.
Juza	Ahh, that reminds me that happened too…
	It rained that night, so the huge snowman we made didn’t last long.
Izumi	I see…
Juza	Back then, Kumon was cryin’ while sayin’ he wished unmeltable snow existed.
Izumi	(Unmeltable snow, huh…)
	Ah, I know!
Juza	???
Izumi	He’s here. Kumon-kun.
Kumon	What’s up, Director?
Izumi	I’m giving this to you.
Kumon	…?
	Is it ok if I open it?
Izumi	Of course.
Kumon	This is.. a snow globe?
	It’s sooo pretty! Ah, there’s a snowman inside!
Izumi	Fufu, this is a snowman that’s unmeltable.
Kumon	…! Director… You remembered my story that time!
	I’m suuuper happy!!
Izumi	I’m glad if it cheers you up.
CHOICE 1: The snow has piled up quite a bit now. [+] Izumi The snow has piled up quite a bit now. Kumon Yeah, it piled up a lot, so everyone in Summer troupe agreed to have a snowball fight together later! Izumi Oh, really—that sounds fun! Kumon Yep! Ah, join us too, Director! Izumi Can I? If you say so, then I guess I’ll join you guys.
CHOICE 2: Aren’t you cold over here? [+] Izumi Aren’t you cold over here? Kumon This much is fine! Plus, I try to eat food that warms up my body every day. Ah, there’s also stretches that warm you up easily, so I’ll teach them to Director too, next time! Izumi Sure, I might ask you about that…
Kumon	Anyways, this snow globe sure is beautiful.
	I think I could watch it forever and never get tired of it!
	And now I can meet this snowman 365 days of the year!
	Thanks, Director!

Anna