Muku Sakisaka/Pride and Friendship

Promise with a Whale Shark

Backstage Stories

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Muku	Wow, this dish look delicious too!
Izumi	Woah, it does!
Muku	Fufu, looking at the guidebook like this makes me look even more forward to going there.
Izumi	Exactly!
	I’m glad it seems we’ll have some free time between and after our upcoming shows.
	Since we’re going all the way there, I want to go sightseeing and eat delicious food with everyone.
Muku	Yeah!
Izumi	By the way, Muku-kun. Is there any place you’d like to go?
Muku	Actually, I’m really interested in the aquarium.
Izumi	Ah, I’ve heard of it before. That’s a famous spot, isn’t it?
Muku	That’s right. I’m sure the whale sharks and such will be really impressive and cool…!
Izumi	That’s true!
	It looks like there’s a whole bunch of different fish there, so I’m interested too.
Muku	If you have time, Director, then why don’t we go there together?
	*door opens*
Masumi	Muku… I won’t forgive you for getting a head start.
Muku	Wah!?
Izumi	Wah!?
Muku	T-that surprised me!
Izumi	Masumi-kun, when did you…!
Masumi	Are you… going to the aquarium?
Izumi	Yeah. I’m considering going there.
Masumi	Then I’ll go too.
Muku	Alright, the three of us will go together then!
	Ehehe, I really can’t wait to have a look around the aquarium together.
Izumi	Wow, this aquarium sure is huge…!
Muku	Amazing, it looks like they have lots of different sections!
	It’s so exciting…!
Masumi	Where should we start first?
Muku	How about we head to that deep-sea corner?
Izumi	Yeah, let’s do that.
Muku	The world of the deep sea… is so mystical…
Izumi	It’s dim, quiet, and has a mysterious feel, doesn’t it?
	It looks like there’s all sorts of unusual creatures.
Masumi	This fish is an odd shape.
Izumi	It is. I’ve never seen that before...!
Muku	There are fish that glow too…! How pretty.
	When you say “deep sea fish”, it covers this many different kinds, huh?
Izumi	It’s pretty impressive and educational.
Muku	The next floor is… ah!
	It looks like there’s a huge tank!
Izumi	Wait, isn’t that where the whale sharks that you wanted to see are?
Muku	Yes! *Sigh*, my heart is racing…!
	Let’s go!

Muku	…! There they are. It’s the whale sharks!
	Wow, they’re cute…!
Izumi	They’re huge, huh~! They’re swimming around without a care in the world…!
Muku	The tank is so large, it feels just like we’re in the ocean too!
Izumi	Yeah. With all these colourful fish swimming around us, it feels like we’re swimming together.
Masumi	*Sigh*… you’re so cute with your eyes sparkling as you’re watching the fish and whale sharks…
Izumi	Eh?
	It’s a waste if you don’t look at the whale sharks too, Masumi-kun. We came all the way here!
Masumi	Looking at the whale sharks with you is fine, but I want to look at you gazing at the fish too.
Muku	The hero stares at the heroine’s profile at the aquarium, a classic date spot…! That hits right in the feels!
Izumi	Don’t you stray that way too, Muku-kun…!
Muku	Ehehe, sorry.
	My heart just skipped a beat.
	Anyways, the whale sharks really are cool. It makes me want to watch them forever.
	Calmly swimming in the ocean with the whale sharks…
	…!
	I feel like I made eye contact with a whale shark just now…!
Izumi	Awesome! Good for you, Muku-kun.
Muku	Yeah!
Izumi	We can see the coral reefs and the fish that live there in this section.
Masumi	There’s a lot of different tropical fish swimming around.
Muku	They’re so vivid and beautiful.
	It’s like the inside of a picture book…
	I’m kind of getting entranced.
Izumi	True, they’re so colourful and cute~.
Masumi	You’re so beautiful and adorable… when you’re staring at the multi-coloured fish under the lights shining through the water…
Muku	Wow, that’s so romantic!
	It’s like Director-san is a mermaid princess!
Masumi	I know what you mean, Muku.
Izumi	Let’s move on from that talk already!
Muku	Fufu. …Ah, look!
	There’s a starfish in this tank!
	It’s star-shaped and really cute.
Izumi	(Muku-kun looks like he’s having a blast.
	I’m glad we could come to this aquarium.)
Muku	*Sigh*. It was like a dream come true to see the whale sharks and explore the beautiful world of the sea.
Izumi	Yeah, I’m super satisfied too!
Masumi	I had more fun than I thought.
Izumi	Fufu. You had your fill, huh?
	Alright, shall we buy some souvenirs for the other guys too?
Muku	Yes! I want to talk lots of about the aquarium while giving the souvenirs to everyone.
Masumi	I’m going to buy a souvenir to commemorate our visit here together.
Izumi	Hmm, maybe I’ll buy something for myself as well.
Muku	Ah…!
	Amazing. There are whale shark plushies…!
Izumi	Wow, they’re big and adorable!
Muku	Plus, they’re super fluffy!
	Wow, these are great…!
	I really want one… but…
	Buying one would be a little too pricey…
Izumi	Ah, that’s fair…
Muku	Urgh. It’s a shame, but I’ll let it go this time…
Izumi	Um… ah! Why don’t you buy some whale shark shaped snacks or postcards instead?
Muku	Alright, I’ll do that!
	I’ll come take you home once I’ve grown up, Mr. whale shark plushie…!

Anna