Kazunari Miyoshi/MANKAI Encore

Encore: Kiichi

Backstage Stories

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Kazunari	As I thought, the best thing for local performance will be the onsen~
Kumon	Yep yep, looking forward to it!
Izumi	It seems that there aren’t so many people too.
	So you can take your time slowly.
Misumi	I wonder if there’s any triangle in the onsen~
Yuki	What kind of triangle will even be there.
Kumon	The pail might actually be triangular shape!
Misumi	Yeay! Triangle~!
Kazunari	During the first show, we did a lot for role study huh~
Misumi	In the ninja mansion, tonosama game~
Kumon	That was so much fun!
Muku	During the time in the ninja mansion, I was so surprised that the lost Tenma-kun and Director-san could reach the goal first.
Yuki	I didn’t know there’s another route.
Izumi	I was pretty surprised too.
	But, the ninja mansion was really an interesting thing.
Kumon	Eh? By the way where’s Tenma-san?
Izumi	He’s been here till just now…
Muku	Wa… wait, maybe he has been abducted by the ninjas….!?
	Awawa, I have to really go and find Tenma-kun before it’s too late…!
Kumon	Ah! Maybe he was actually abducted by a ninja organization who lurks in the darkness…
	Tenma-san!
Yuki	You two calm down.
	That kind of thing won’t happen.
Misumi	Ah! Tenma’s coming from that way!
Tenma	Oh, you guys, so you’re here!
Kumon	Ah, Tenma-san!
	You managed to run away from those ninjas! I’m glad~
Tenma	Hah? Ninja?
Muku	You disappeared so suddenly, so we thought you’ve been abducted by the ninja…
Tenma	A, ah… Right, it’s like that.
Yuki	You’re just lost, aren’t you.
Tenma	Sh, shut up!
Kazunari	Ah, that was great!
Kumon	Perfect~!
Muku	The open-air bath was so big!
Tenma	You’re right.
Misumi	But, I cannot find the stars~
Yuki	Well, today has always been cloudy.
Kazunari	But from tomorrow onwards it will be sunny, there’re still other timing to see them!
Misumi	…Yeah!
Kazunari	Hey, Director-chan, there will be some free time after the performance is over right?
Izumi	Yeah, is there anywhere you want to go?
Kumon	Since it’s the ninja village…. It has to be the ninja mansion right!?
Kazunari	Look look, if you walk along the port you’ll look like you’re walking on the water!
Yuki	He’s bought fast.
Tenma	The research was fast too.
Kazunari	Ah! It seems that there’ll be fireworks too!
Muku	Right!
Kazunari	If you look at all the pictures here, they’re all so beautiful!
	It’s the number one Instablam-able place this summer!
Misumi	Amazing! I wonder if there’ll be triangular firework~!
Tenma	It’s indeed beautiful, but we still have our upcoming performance.
	Don’t get too distracted.
Kazunari	Courz! I know!
Yuki	It’s a rare word coming from our leader.
Tenma	It’s not that rare!
Izumi	Then, we can all watch the fireworks after the performance, let’s do our best!
Muku	Yes!
Izumi	(It’s the day of the rerun performance…
	Everything’s perfect, it seems like there would be no problem)
Kazunari	It’s been a while since I wore Kiichi’s costume~!
	Let’s pump up the vibe!
Muku	You’re right!
Tenma	By the way, what are we going to do for the huddle?
Kazunari	Ah, I haven’t decided!
Yuki	Sounds like a dejavu.
Kazunari	Hmm~
	Something ninja like… Summer Troupe doron! Like that?
Izumi	Sounds like everyone’s going to disappear after that sound…
Kazunari	Uh…
	Right, I’ve decided!
	–For whose sake is the world’s sake, we’ll do our part as shinobi…
	Kiichi from Iga, reporting! You lose if you stop halfway, let’s go, brothers! Nin-nin!
Summer Troupe	Nin-nin!

Izumi	(The story begins when two people who happened to be delivering love letters to the same castle meet)
Kiichi	A Shinobi…?
Yoshimaru	Iga clan?
Kiichi	Are you a ninja from Koga clan?
Yoshimaru	You’re right, but I don’t intend to fight you. I’m just in the middle of a side job, delivering a love letter.
	It will be great if I can just LIME this love letter and get it over and done with~
Kiichi	Don’t make such a modern statement!
Izumi	(As usual, it’s Summer Troupe’s specialty to add a comical ad-lib…
	It seems the audience is enjoying it too)
Yoshimaru	Hmm? Eh? Which letter is mine?
Kiichi	Eh!? Umm…
Yoshimaru	Umm… What – should – I – do – now – which – one – is – it – let – god – choose. Right, this one!
Kiichi	Eh!? Are you sure you can choose that way, alright then-
Yoshimaru	It’s alright, it’s alright~
	Don’t worry, Kii-chan.
Izumi	(The two delivered the love letters to the Crane Castle and on the way they were met with a forked path–)
Kiichi	What? There are two paths?
Yoshimaru	Ah~ I think it’s fine?
	It looks like something out of a weekly photo magazine, it looks dangerous!?
Kiichi	It’s true! But don’t spread it out in the net, they will burn immediately!
	Well, if it happens then let’s just use a fire extinguisher I guess, even thought I’m actually a ninja.
Yoshimaru	Well, it’s fine~
Kiichi	Right!
Izumi	(Yoshimari’s colleague – Santa – appears afterward and he said he is delivering a letter from the Fox Castle to the Tanuki Castle.)
Yoshimaru	This, is my colleague, San-chan.
Kiichi	I’m Kiichi. Nice to meet you~ Then cheers!
Santa	Like I said I’m on an important mission!
Yoshimaru	Where are you going?
Santa	Something’s brewing in the Boar Castle.
	Seems like they’re planning to attack the Fox Castle.
Yoshimaru	Eh!? You for real!? That’s bad!
Santa	The Fox Castle is planning to form an alliance with Tanuki Castle. If everything works out, we might be able to avoid war.
Yoshimaru	I see~ So, San-chan is in the mission to carry that out right now.
Santa	You’re right.
Yoshimaru	That means you can still have a drink.
Kiichi	This is San-chan’s! I’ll show you somewhere good, drink~ drink~ drink~
Santa	Eeeeeeeeeeeh!?
Izumi	(The three people had a drink, and the next day they were suddenly attacked by Kiichi’s senior – Hyuuga)
Hyuuga	You’re from Iga, aren’t you, I’ll not let you run away.
Yoshimaru	Woah!
Kiichi	Hyuuga!
Audience A	Wah! That’s some amazing acrobatics right there!
Audience B	I’m glad I got to see it~!
Izumi	(Misumi-kun’s action, always so swift!
	Even amateur can see how well it is.)
Hyuuga	Kiichi, you fight too.
	Don’t forget that you’re also a shinobi.
Kiichi	Death for the traitor–
Yoshimaru	Is there really no other choice…
Santa	Let’s go, Yoshimaru!
Kiichi	Ugh.
Hyuuga	What, oi!? Who are you fighting!
Yoshimaru	Hah!
Santa	–Yoshimaru!?
Kiichi	There!
Izumi	(Everyone gets carried by Misumi-kun’s performance. Their movements become sharper and more powerful than before.
	With this action scene, the atmosphere has also changed to a more serious one.)
Audience C	Amazing…
Audience D	So cool~!
Izumi	(The audiences are also being drawn in by them!)
	(Now that Santa and Hyuuga are stopped, the two planned to deliver a letter to the Young Lord….)
Young Lord	…Is this really a letter from the princess?
Kiichi	Of course! Look at the perfectly copied handwriting~
Young Lord	Perfectly copied?
Yoshimaru	Idiot, Kii-chan–
Kiichi	–I mean perfectly polished ink!
Young Lord	You, you were trying to fool me?
Kiichi	Eh, I didn’t say anything!
	I’m just saying that it’s a perfect love letter written with perfect polished ink and the perfect handwriting of the princess!
Yoshimaru	Kii-chan, that’s not a good excuse…!
Young Lord	So you really were fooling me!?
Izumi	(The two who got in trouble because of the fake letter asked for help from the Kunoichi - Sae)
Sae	So, you want me to deceive the Young Lord of Crane Castle by posing as the princess of Fox Castle and carrying out an alliance.
Yoshimaru	Please~ Only you can do this.
Sae	A month’s worth of Kameyoshi Shop’s dumplings.
Yoshimaru	Tha, that’s a bit… I thought it would be like 5 gold coins or something!
Sae	Ten then.
Yoshimaru	Seven!
Sae	One year’s worth of Amankai Shop’s sweets.
Yoshimaru	!? That’s too much, isn’t that the high-class sweet shop out there…!?
Sae	Then ten gold coins.
Yoshimaru	Ugh… fine.
Sae	Thanks for your business~
Izumi	(They managed to avoid the war, the Young Lord will be married to the princess and the case is settled.
	Shadows creeping over the two people who were celebrating their victory with alcohols and drinks.)
Hyuuga	You’re going back to the village!
Santa	You’re going to be working in the village for a while!
Yoshimaru	Eh~!?
Kiichi	No way~!!
Izumi	(Kiichi and Yoshimaru were brought back to the village due to Hyuuga and Santa–)
Audience A	That’s so interesting~!
Audience B	I really feel drawn in by them!
Izumi	(The tempo was great, the conversation and ad-lib all sounded natural too.
	They really grew a lot since their first performance…)
Summer Troupe	Thank you so much!
Muku	Woah… amazing!
Kumon	We can see the big seas from here-!
Izumi	The performance was a big success, so let’s enjoy the day at the lake today!
Tenma	It seems that there’s an event ongoing over there.
Kumon	Yoga on top of a water board?
Misumi	I know a triangle pose! It looks fun~!
Kazunari	Since we’re here already, why don’t we try it!
Yuki	Hah? Are you serious?
Kazunari	Courz! It seems doable anyway! Let’s go, Kumopi, Tenten~!
Kumon	Yes!
Tenma	I guess there’s no other choice.

Kazunari	That was fun~!
Izumi	Yeah, you’re right.
Muku	The scenery from there is really beautiful.
Kumon	Yeah! I’ve never experienced that kind of thing before!
Tenma	The only things you guys did was making noise!
Kazunari	Tenten was so scared so it was interesting!
Yuki	SUP Yoga was surprisingly fun.
Muku	Yeah, it felt really good when you’re finally able to balance yourself.
Kazunari	Sumi was able to strike an amazing pose even the teacher was shocked!
Misumi	It was fun~!
Izumi	I’m glad everyone seems to be having fun.
	So after this will be the firework display.
Kumon	Yep! I’m so glad it’s sunny today~
Muku	Yesterday we made some tetu teru bouzu together!
Misumi	Then we might be able to see the stars too~
Izumi	We didn’t get to see it in the onsen.
Kazunari	Hey hey, actually one of the local recommended me about a good spot. Let’s check it out!
Yuki	You’re chatty as usual.
Kazunari	We’ve arrived~
Tenma	Hee… This place has a good view.
Kazunari	Not only the fireworks, we can also enjoy the beautiful night view here!
Muku	Woah… You’re right!
Kazunari	Right!?
	It would look great on Instablam too!
Kumon	Hey hey, let’s buy some snacks and juice!
Misumi	That sounds good~!
Izumi	I know of a place, let’s go buy some things.
Yuki	Then, those who lost janken will go and buy stuffs.
Tenma	Understand.
Muku	Y, yeah!
Misumi	Agreed!
Kazunari	Then, let’s go~!
	Janken…
Tenma	Ah.
Yuki	Congrats on being the only rock.
Tenma	Sh, shut up!
Kazunari	But if Tenten go alone, he’ll just become a lost child.
Misumi	That’s true~!
Tenma	Hah!?
Kumon	Ah, then I’ll follow you!
Izumi	Then, I’ll go too. It seems that we’re going to end up buying a lot anyway.
Muku	Yuki-kun let’s go too!
Yuki	Eh, then there’s no other choice…
Tenma	The lead and co-lead just rest.
Kumon	Leave the shopping to us!
Kazunari	Okay!
Misumi	I’ll leave it to you~!
Kazunari	Then, for the time being let’s organize our stuffs!
Misumi	…
Kazunari	Sumi?
Misumi	Ah!
Kazunari	Uwah! What, UFO!?
Misumi	Summer Triangle!
Kazunari	Oh, damn, that’s so beautiful!
Misumi	Yeah, so pretty~
Kazunari	When I think about it, we did watch the stars together during the first performance too right.
	Then everyone came over and brought onigiri. I was so happy.
	… For that time, thank you.
Misumi	You’re welcome~
Kazunari	Because of Sumi and everyone, I was able to have fun and act like this right now.
Misumi	Me too, I’m happy that I’m able to act with Kazu like this!
Kazunari	Ehehe, I’m so happy~! Let’s do our best for the next performance too!
Misumi	Yep yep!
Kazunari	Eh!?
Misumi	It already started! Everyone, hurry hurry~!
Kumon	Ta~maya~!
Misumi	Ka~giya~!
Kazunari	Ah, it ended…
Misumi	Director-san and everyone, I’m glad you made it in time~
Izumi	It was beautiful…
Muku	It was amazing to see the reflection of the fireworks on the lake too!
Kumon	It comes up consecutively, really brings up the tension to the max!
Tenma	Things like this isn’t so bad sometimes.
Kazunari	But when you watch them, don’t you feel like doing it yourself!
Muku	…
Tenma	Well, speaking of which, we bought it.
Kazunari	!
Misumi	Fireworks~!
Muku	We feel like doing it too.
Yuki	If we have to do something, it has to be this isn’t it?
Kumon	With this, it will feel like Summer never ends!
Kazunari	…Everyone, as expected!!
	Then let’s start with the pinwheel fireworks, five of them!
Misumi	Pinwheel~! GOGO~!
Tenma	Stop it!
Izumi	Ahaha!

Chiaki