Omi Fushimi/Hunky Middle Dancer

Men Talking About Muscles

Backstage Stories

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Misumi	Omi~
Omi	What’s up?
Misumi	Omi, I have a request!
Omi	A request?
Misumi	So the thing is—
	—And that's why I want you to be a model with me for a job~
Omi	A magazine model… And you’re supposed to appear as a burlesque dancer?
	But if you need someone muscular, then wouldn't Tasuku be better for this?
Izumi	Tasuku has a guest performance that day, so he can’t do it.
Omi	I see. ...However, it sounds like a difficult theme.
Misumi	Oh that reminds me, I got this from the cameraman~
Omi	A business card?
	This… ....Abukawa, is this that Abukawa?
Izumi	Is he famous?
Omi	Yeah. He's still new in the industry, but he’s been recognized as an up-and-coming photographer.
	Misumi, you've been approached by an amazing person.
Misumi	You think so?
Izumi	And if it’s with a famous photographer, it’ll not only be a beneficial experience as an actor, but in photography too.
Omi	Certainly. As Director put it, it’s possible I’ll learn something as a photographer.
	If it's alright with you, I can do it.
Misumi	Hooray! Thanks Omi~!
Omi	(I should train my body so I can get that hunky figure.)
Tenma	*wheezing*
Tasuku	*panting*
Tenma	Whew, that’s good enough.
Tasuku	Yeah. Let's stop here for today.
	…...Hm? Well if it isn’t Fushimi.
Omi	I see you two are training hard.
Tasuku	I guess so. By the way, I heard you recently got work as a model.
Tenma	Burlesque dancing is an interesting theme.
Omi	Yeah, but I don’t think I have the image they want yet.
Tasuku	Muscle training is necessary if you’re gonna be a hunky dancer. Want to train together, Fushimi?
Omi	Yeah, I’d be happy to.
Tenma	If you’re bodybuilding then you gotta be conscious about your diet.
Tasuku	Gotta have chicken, it’s high in protein and low in fat. Eggs too.
Tenma	Can’t leave out broccoli and tofu.
Omi	I see… Then for tonight’s dinner, I’ll try making a dish with broccoli and chicken.
Omi	Dinner's ready.
Yuki	What’s this dish? I think I’ve seen it before...
Izumi	Now that you mention it....
Taichi	Doesn't it look like the Soccer Club Special Course Meal that Omi-kun and Director-sensei made before?
Omi	Yeah. The truth is that I’m going to be cooperating with Tasuku-san and Tenma.
	After we talked about the photoshoot, they remembered a good regimen for bodybuilding, so I thought I’d try it right away.
	I’m sorry to have involved everyone with my photoshoot.
Sakyo	It’s fine. Chicken and broccoli are cheap.
Taichi	It’s tasty but I wanna eat some junk food~
Azami	Well, it seems good for your skin, but I hope we’re not doing this forever.
Izumi	This seems like it could help with bodybuilding.
Omi	Yeah, Tasuku-san gave me his special regimen for muscle training.
Izumi	Special regimen?
Omi	“For building captivating muscles”, apparently.
Izumi	T-that seems like it’s a bit much… But hang in there!

Izumi	Hm? Yuki-kun, you’re not gonna go to the baths with everyone else?
Yuki	It’s fine. There's a reason I'm bathing later.
Izumi	You’re bathing later…? How come?
Yuki	So the truth is—
Tasuku	Fushimi, you’ve been building up your muscles quite nicely, huh? You really pack on muscle easily.
Omi	It’s probably because I’ve been working out a lot. Your deltoids have gotten bigger too, Tasuku-san.
Kazunari	Seriously! You guys are so manly!
Muku	So cool…!
Yuki	Really? It looks stifling…
Chikage	Is this a bodybuilding venue?
Itaru	You guys are so swole and ripped~
Tasuku	You guys should discipline your bodies a little. I’ll give you my muscle training regimen.
Itaru	Muscles are a no-go for me.
Chikage	Sorry, but I make it a rule not to build up excess muscle.
Kazunari	I’m not a muscle-type character~
Tasuku	You guys…
Muku	Muscles are so cool… I wanna try muscle training too...!
Omi	A muscular Muku… I can’t imagine it.
Kazunari	It was a mistake imagining Mukkun stripping and being all muscle-y and buff underneath, so cut it out!
Yuki	—And because of that, I’m going to bathe separately from those muscleheads.
Izumi	I-I see…
Yuki	We’re in this cramped changing room, and yet they just show off their muscles without caring where they are….
Izumi	But it sounds like everyone’s having fun.
Yuki	...Must be nice. You have your own bathroom, so this is all someone else’s problem.
Izumi	Hahaha....
Izumi	(Now then… I should go shopping for dinner soon.)
	Oh, Omi-kun.
Omi	Director.
Izumi	It seems like you’ve been working hard on your training recently. I hear you’ve been giving it your all.
Omi	Yeah, it’s all thanks to Tasuku-san's regimen.
CHOICE 1: "I think you’ve gotten more buff." [+] Izumi You’ve.... definitely seem to have gotten a little more buff! Omi I still have a ways to go before I can reach Tasuku-san's level. He reminded me that it’s important in bodybuilding to push yourself every day. You just can’t build muscle in a single day. Izumi (It feels like he’s turning into Tasuku-san…!) Still, I think you’re giving off the aura of a hunky dancer.
CHOICE 2: "He’s like your personal trainer." [+] Izumi It’s like Tasuku-san’s your personal trainer. Omi It definitely does feel like it. I’m learning a variety of things from him, from what to eat to methods of muscle training. I can’t bulk up too much or else Yuki will probably get angry with me… It would be nice to have a well-built body like Tasuku-san’s. Izumi (He’s become an admirer of muscles....) But haven’t you bulked up enough by now?
Omi	Not really. Actually, my obliques here aren’t defined yet.....
	*rustling*
Izumi	……!?
Yuki	We’re in this cramped changing room, and yet they just show off their muscles without caring where they are….
Izumi	(This is just like Yuki-kun said......)
Omi	Even though I did the drills the same way Sakyo did, our results didn't turn out the same. Muscle training is pretty interesting, isn't it?
Izumi	(It’ll definitely be a problem if he strips everywhere.)
	Yeah! ….But do you mind putting your clothes back on first?
Omi	Oh, sorry. Didn’t mean to do that.
Izumi	(I hope he doesn’t keep this habit up in the future…)

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