Banri Settsu/MANKAI Encore

Encore: Luciano

Backstage Stories

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Taichi	Omi-kun, good luck!
Azami	My score's still stuck behind those two...
Omi	Haha, it's always those two, isn't it.
Azami	True.
Taichi	Ehe, I'm not as good as Omi-kun!
Banri	I’m way better than you,dumbass. You’re out way too much.
Juza	Shut it. That doesn’t matter.
Banri	Hah? What’s that supposed to mean.
Juza	Bullseye.
Banri	You know what that is?!
Izumi	Hey, you two...
Sakyo	Quit being a pain!!
Taichi	WAAAAH!! Sakyo-nii with a gun is scary!
Izumi	Ahaha...
Izumi	Well, that's all for practice tonight.
Juza	Good work.
Banri	Poggers~
Azami	Good job.
Izumi	Oh right. I have something to tell you all about before we go back to the hotel.
Omi	Hm? What is it?
Izumi	I talked to the staff and they said there’s a place nearby where you can do some shooting!
	I thought it’d be interesting, since we’re doing Picaresque and all.
Taichi	That means I can actually shoot a gun?!
Azami	Ha, that’d look funny.
Sakyo	Hold on. Don’t you need a license to shoot a gun?
Juza	You do?
Banri	As expected, it’s the yakuza asking shit like that,
Izumi	No, no. There’s a shooting gallery with rifles you can shoot.
	And they use lasers instead of real bullets, so you don’t need a license.
Sakyo	Got it.
Izumi	It seems like the laser will tell you where the bullet hits. I just thought it’d be good experience since a lot of you handle guns in Picaresque.
Taichi	Benjamin doesn’t use a gun, but I still want to try it!
Azami	I'm down too.
Omi	I think it’ll be fun.
Sakyo	Ah, it’ll be good practice for sure.
Izumi	(Sakyo-san won’t be drunk for this.. Good..)
Banri	I bet Hyodo won’t hit anything.
Juza	Shut up, fucker.
Izumi	Great, let's do it!
Izumi	(...I came with just to make sure everyone’s doing alright, but I’m having a pretty good time too.)
Banri	Director, you wanna try it?
Izumi	I’m thinking of doing it later. What happened to you game with Juza-kun? Weren’t you two working together?
Banri	Nope, turns out I’m alone now.
Izumi	(No matter what it is, those two are always fighting or fighting…)
Banri	What is it.
Izumi	Umm, nothing. Oh, it looks like one of the stalls is open! Guess it’s my turn now.
Banri	You want me to teach you how?
Izumi	Fufufu.. I’m really good at this kind of thing.

	*Bang*
Izumi	Aw, shoot! I thought it would hit a little closer to the center…
Banri	Nah, it looks fine to me. You’re pretty good at this, haven’t you done this before?
Izumi	Mhm. I’m good at shooting so I thought this would be easy too.
Banri	You’re like a pro, but it’s unexpected since you’re the director and all…
Izumi	Isn’t it good to hit it?
Banri	Yep.
	*Bang*
Taichi	Ah! Juza-san hit it!
Juza	….No, not really.
Banri	That guy… I’m gonna go beat him. As he said, it’s still pretty far off.
Izumi	Fufu… Banri-kun, Juza-kun are opponents yet again. He really hates losing...
Banri	What?
Izumi	Because on the train coming here-
Taichi	Ban-chan, Ban-chan, let’s play cards!
Banri	Aight, but don’t cry if you lose.
Taichi	I won’t!! Alright, let’s play one on one!!
Banri	Wait a sec, wouldn’t it get boring if it’s just two people?
Taichi	Nope! One on one makes it more interesting! Psychological warfare!!
Banri	Psychological warfare...?
Taichi	Ban-chan, this is definitely it for you!
Banri	Here~
Taichi	…!!!!
Banri	..Yep.
Taichi	WAHHH!!! I LOST AGAIN!!!!
	Ban-chan, why are you so good at this? Are you even real???
Banri	I ain't that good, it's actually pretty self explanatory.
Banri	Aaand, that’s the last one.
Taichi	EH? I haven’t even won one match!
Banri	Do your best to win then. Look, deal the cards like this.
Taichi	Alright!! I’ll definitely win this match!!!!
Taichi	I did it!! I won against Ban-chan!!!
Banri	Sure did, great job. Proud of you.
Taichi	Ah~ That was fun! Thanks, Ban-chan!
Banri	So you saw it.
Izumi	Ahaha, it’s hard not to notice.
Banri	Well, I was sure Taichi got tired of losing, so I let him win that last match…
Izumi	If that happened with Juza, would you do the same?
Banri	...
Izumi	So you’re still rivals that never want to lose, that’s good.
Banri	True, it’s boring not having anyone to compete with.
	It’s a pain that he’s the one…
Izumi	(A while back, I wouldn’t have admitted it… But having a rival really is good for him)
Banri	Well, that bastard’s been doin’ pretty well. Don’t you wanna crush him as well?
Izumi	Ah… You’re so much.

Izumi	It’s finally the first day!
Banri	‘S a good thing we practiced shooting, we’re really gonna get em now!
Juza	You’re not getting me.
Banri	Yeah, yeah ok.
Taichi	Eh?! Aren’t you two a team?
Omi	Haha, yeah, but that’s how they get fired up.
Azami	I don’t really like being shitty Sakyo’s subordinate…
Sakyo	You better not break character out there.
Azami	Seriously.
Izumi	(They’re bickering as always… But you can feel how excited they are.)
	Let’s go!!
Izumi	(Luciano and Lansky, two gangsters under Capone, are forced to work as a team)
Luciano	“What is it, boss?”
Capone	“Luciano, Lansky, you two are gonna be working as a team from now on.”
Luciano	“WHAT?!”
Lansky	“Absolutely not.”
Luciano	“That’s my line! Why the hell do I have to work with cheapskate Lansky?! I don’t wanna catch his poor germs!!”
Lansky	“And I don’t wanna catch your asshole germs.”
Luciano	“I hate you!!”
Capone	“Shut your traps! This ain’t a playground, so get over it and get to work!”
Izumi	(Their tempo is good… It’s going really well.)
	(And Sakyo-san’s stage presence is amazing as well… He’s really improved since the first run)
Luciano	“Yeah, found a good escape route-”
Lansky	“Did you secure it right-”
Luciano	“Don’t you worry, Lansky! Leave it to me, your ass is in good hands with me!”
Lansky	“‘Sure, but did you really have to say it like that.”
Luciano	“‘Course I did, we’re in the mafia, dumbass!”
Lansky	“Guess you’re right.”
Izumi	(After that, Luciano goes with Lansky to visit his younger brother, Benjamin, who is sick in the hospital)
Benjamin	"You’re my brother’s friend? I’m Benjamin, it’s nice to meet you!"
Luciano	"You're Lansky's little brother?"
Lansky	"Our mother and father are 100% the same, shut it."
Luciano	"So he shares the same mischief genes as you?"
Lansky	"You're so rude..."
Luciano	"Benjamin, you want anything? Your brother’s real nice, so I bet he’ll get you anything."
Taichi	"No thank you, I’m fine. I know he’s working hard for me already!"
Izumi	(Taichi-kun’s performance has also vastly improved since when he started)
Izumi	(Luciano gets called in by the boss for something)
Capone	"Things seem to be going well with Lansky."
Luciano	"Sure are, seems like we ain’t a half bad team after all."
Capone	"... There’s a saying for that."
Luciano	"Don't say it."
Capone	"Well… I’m glad you two are getting along, but don’t trust him too much."
Luciano	"What the hell does that mean?"
Capone	"It means exactly what you think it does."
Izumi	(As Capone said, Lansky is a traitor, sending information to Officer Dewey)
Dewey	"Thanks for cooperating, Lansky."
	"But you know.. You can’t lead both the mafia and the police around by the nose."
Lansky	"I know. I’m just an informant."
Dewey	"Good."
Izumi	(When Omi-kun and Juza-kun interact, you can really feel the air get tight…)
Izumi	(Luciano gets caught up with a group for being suspected of being a traitor. Lansky rescues the hostage Luciano.)
Capone's Assistant	"Boss!! Luciano’s gone!"
Capone	"Where’s Lansky?"
Capone's Assistant	"Huh? Come to think of it, I haven’t seen him either-"
	"Sorry… I think they’re both gone."
Capone	"Well… That’s my fault for putting those two together.
Capone's Assistant	"Boss..."
Izumi	(Azami-kun’s really getting the hang of this role too even though he hasn’t rehearsed it for long..)
Izumi	(Those two are now on the run from both the mafia and the police….)
Luciano	"So, what now?"
Lansky	"I still have to feed my brother and get clothes on his back."
Luciano	"Yeah, we’re both jobless now. What if we go into business together? Like as bodyguards?"
Lansky	"That sounds good, like spies or somethin’."
Luciano	"Service workers..."
Lansky	"I bet we can do whatever well. Hah, what if we were babysitters."
Luciano	"That doesn’t suit us at all!"
Lansky	"Then what do you want?"
Luciano	"Why am I the one who has to make all the decisions? Well, anything’s fine with me as long as it’s with you."
Lansky	"Sounds good."
Izumi	(And so the drive off, bickering and chatting like they always do. These kind of roles can only be done by Banri-kun and Juza-kun.)
	(Those two… They’ve really grown on each other.)
	*Applause*
Audience Member A	That was so fun~!
Audience Member B	Lansky and Luciano’s relationship was really good!
Audience Member C	Yeah!! I wonder if their actors get along too.
Izumi	(Looks like the audience is just as excited!!)
Izumi	Thanks for your hard work everyone!
Taichi	It was like they were really shooting!
Omi	That practice was worth it.
Banri	Yeah, that was pretty good.
Juza	Oi, I still ain’t satisfied.
Banri	It’s ‘cause you’re not doing it right.
Sakyo	It’s still the first day, there’s room to improve.
Banri	We’re gonna go even harder tomorrow!
Autumn Troupe	Yeah!!

Len