Kumon Hyodo/IMMORTAL CROW

A Samurai's Unquestionable Right to Cut Down Commoners

Backstage Stories

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Sakyo	The props have arrived.
Yuki	Over here is the weaponry, over here are the accessories.
Kumon	Uwahh, amazing—!
Tenma	Heh, both the katanas and naginatas are well-made, huh?
Misumi	What about this scroll~?
Tsuzuru	That’s a letter.
Izumi	Everyone, try taking each prop and say if there’s anywhere that’s heavy and difficult to use.
Chikage	I have no problems.
Tenma	Yeah, me neither.
Kumon	Japanese swords, so cool!
	Fuu, haa! Tah!
	*swing, swing*
Sakyo	Oi, don’t swing it so wildly!
Kumon	Yeees.
	…
	Actually just one more time! Hiyaah—!
	*swing*
Sakyo	I told you to quit swinging it!
	If there’s no issues, they’ll be stored apart from rehearsals.
	Tidy up.
Kumon	Ehh!
	S-sure.
	They got confiscated…
	…That happened, see.
	Haa, I wanted to try using it more even more though.
Muku	It’d be troublesome if you broke it before the performance, so it can’t be helped.
Kumon	Well I guess that’s true!
	I wanted to properly get used to it in my hand.
	The members in this time’s show are guys who seem like they can handle sword fights smoothly.
Kazunari	Weeell, Tsuzurun doesn’t really seem like that though.
Muku	Ah, right.
	In that case, wouldn’t it be nice to do it as role-making?
Kumon	What do you mean?
Muku	For example, cut down those that met your eyes
	And have them act like they’ve been done in.
Kumon	Wah, that seems super interesting!
	It’s like! “A samurai’s right to cut down commoners”!
Kazunari	That’s catchy and legit!
	The era is different though!
Muku	The “samurai’s right to cut down commoners” was from the Edo period.
Kazunari	Cept doesn’t Yasuhira cut Kurou down in another sense?
	It’s not entirely mistaken then!
Kumon	Alri—ght! I’ll LIME the network immediately!
	*notification sound*
Tasuku	Hm?
Sakyo	It seems like the entire group’s.
Kumon's LIME message	"Please cooperate for role-making! (` ･∇･´) /"

Guy	Morning runs are great after all.
Tasuku	Today the weather is great too, and the wind felt good.
Kumon	Ah!
Tasuku	Hm?
Kumon	Good morning!
	…So then, “a samurai’s right to cut down commoners”!
	*swing*
Tasuku	Gwaaahh!!
Guy	Uguu!!
Kumon	Ooohh, as expected Tasuku-san and Guy-san’s acting of being slashed is powerful—!
	The two of you, thank you very much for accompanying my role-making!
Tasuku	It’s fine, this also becomes acting study.
Guy	Yes. Besides, Kumon cooperated in the role-making for our Devil play.
	I also want to become your strength.
Azami	..*Yaawn*…
Kumon	Azami! Morning!
Azami	Gehh…
Kumon	Here I gooo! “A samurai’s right to cut down commoners”!
	*swing*
Azami	…Gahh.
Kumon	Do it a little more seriously—!
Azami	Something so intense suddenly after waking up…
Omi	The toast is done.
Itaru	Citron, pass the mayonnaise.
Citron	Here you go!
Kumon	Morning!
Homare	Good morning, Kumon-kun.
Banri	What’s with that katana…
	Wait, come to think of it you’re doin’ role-making, right?
Sakyo	Good grief… what a weird place to use that.
Itaru	I’ve been waiting, Kumon.
Citron	Bring it on!
Kumon	Everyone, thanks for your support!
	Alriiight, one hundred person slash—!
	“A SAMURAI’S RIGHT TO CUT DOWN COMMONERRRS”!!
	*swing, swing, swing*
Homare	Gwaaah.
Banri	Uuh…! Gwaah!
Citron	GYAAAAH!
Sakyo	Guuh… Gwaah.
Itaru	UWAAAH!!
Omi	Ugaaah!
Kumon	Amazinggg!
	Everyone, thank you—!
Sakyo	Geez, making so much damn noise from the morning…
Banri	Come to think of it, Kumon, have you met that guy yet?
Kumon	Eh? That guy?
Juza	Mornin’.
Kumon	!!
Juza	…
Citron	Ohh, Juza’s eyes, they’re saying “come at me”…!
Kumon	N-nii-chan…
Itaru	Come on, go forth Kumon.
Banri	It’s role-making.
Homare	Go on, with that katana!
Kumon	Uh…
Juza	Kumon.
Kumon	I…
	I can’t do something like cut down nii-chan—!
	*drops sword*
Banri	Dude, pick up your katana.
Sakyo	Geez...

Anna