Muku Sakisaka/Wonderful Smilin'

Favorite Leash

Backstage Stories

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???	Woof!
Izumi	…With that being said, we’ll be taking care of Muku-kun’s relative’s dog, Moka-chan, for a few days here.
Moka	Woof woof!
Juza	Hey, you’re not supposed to eat that.
Banri	Don’t drop your snacks, Hyodo.
Juza	It wasn’t me.
Omi	We have to make sure there’s no dangerous things on the floor.
Tenma	This is kinda out of nowhere, though, if I must say.
Muku	So you see, my relative has to go back to their hometown due to an urgent matter…
	Neither my family nor Juchan’s are always at home, so I figured it’d be better to keep her here.
Kumon	Moka tends to whine when there’s no one around.
Misumi	I see, so she’s the type who gets lonely easily~.
Izumi	It’s not like this is our first time taking care of a dog, so we should be fine, I guess.
Kazunari	I don’t have any complaints, of course! Moka-cchi is cute, after all!
Yuki	She’s so fluffy.
Moka	Woof woof!
Kamekichi	Tch, you’re not going to take over my territory, you heard me?!
Moka	!!
Muku	Oh, Moka!
Moka	Woof woof!
Kamekichi	Don’t come closer! You want a piece of me?!
Misumi	Looks like Moka wants to get close to Kamekichi~.
Muku	Moka, wait!
Omi	Whoa. She’s fast.
Tenma	I can’t catch her!
Misumi	Stop right there, stop right there~.
Moka	Arf arf arf!
Yuki	Look, she’s getting happier the more you chase her around. Isn’t it better not to do that?
Kamekichi	Go over there, dammit!
Juza	She went there!
Kumon	Leave it to me!
Kazunari	Caught you!
Moka	Woof!
Tenma	How could she be that mischievous?
Muku	As you can see, she’s quite the lively kid. I’m afraid she will cause trouble to you all…
Itaru	Since senpai isn’t on a business trip right now, I guess the timing’s kinda perfect.
Citron	I love dogs!
Juza	Thank you.
Moka	Woof woof!
Muku	Hold on, hold on.
Kumon	Hey, don’t pull it!
Izumi	Morning.
Kumon	Morning!
Izumi	Taking her for a walk?
Kumon	Yep!
Moka	Arf arf!
Izumi	She’s so energetic today.
Muku	Do you want to join us?
Izumi	Sure. I plan to go shopping after this, anyway.
Kumon	We’ll help carry your luggage, then!
Izumi	Thanks.
Moka	Woof woof!
Izumi	Moka-chan loves going out, huh.
Muku	But she tends to run away somewhere once we release her leash, so going back home is never an easy task.
Moka	!!
Muku	Moka?
Moka	Woof woof!
Muku	H-Hey, wait!
Izumi	It’s hard to believe she can drag Muku-kun around with that small body.
Kumon	Did she find something?
Moka	Woof!
Kumon	What’s that?
Izumi	A bangle?
Muku	You can’t just pick up something you find on the road.
Izumi	I guess she loves shiny things. It has a lot of rhinestones, after all.
Kumon	It looks like a treasure.
Moka	Woof!
Muku	Hey, wait. What is it now?
Moka	Arf arf!
Muku	The leash is about to tear off…!
Kumon	Whaat?!
Izumi	Moka-chan is fast. We won’t be able to chase her if that happens…!
Muku	Moka, don’t pull so hard!

Kumon	Aaah~ I’m beat.
Misumi	I’m starving~!
Kazunari	What’s for dinner today?
Moka	Arf!
Muku	Whoa.
Kazunari	I guess she likes you, Mukkun. She sure can tell which one is kind, huh.
Muku	I don’t think that’s the case… Maybe it’s because I took her for a walk earlier.
Kumon	But she never came to me~.
Moka	Woof woof!
Muku	Hm? What? The table?
Misumi	Looks like she wants the meal~.
Izumi	But Omi-kun just gave her some snacks.
Moka	Arf arf!
Tenma	Don’t think you can get whatever you want by doing that. Life isn’t that easy.
Yuki	Did you really just… seriously scold a dog?
Moka	Yip…
Tenma	…I guess one is fine, then.
Kazunari	Tenten, you’re the one spoiling her the most!
Moka	Arf!
Yuki	Look how happy she is now. Such a rapid mood changes.
Kumon	I guess even dogs have personalities!
Kazunari	She’s a spoiled kid~.
Misumi	Let’s have our meals, woof!
Kumon	I’m hungry, arf!
Kazunari	Woof, woof! I’m starving~!
Tenma	Why are you guys turning into dogs?!
Kazunari	At the end of the day, this is the best way to understand a dog’s feeling! Woof!
Yuki	I’m getting a war flashback after seeing this.
Moka	Woof woof!
Muku	Alright, alright. I’ll go get ready now.
Izumi	Going for a walk?
Muku	Yes.
Izumi	Before we know it, you end up being in charge of taking her for a walk. Are you okay with that, though?
Muku	It’s fine. I’m supposed to take care of her in the first place, anyway.
Moka	Arf arf!
Muku	Oh, right. Sorry. Let’s go.
Izumi	Hey, now. The leash will get entangled if you keep running around like that.
Muku	Okay, all done.
Moka	Woof woof!
Muku	No need to pull me like that. I'll…
	*tearing sounds*
	?!
Izumi	Oh no, the leash is…!
Muku	It’s torn!
Moka	???
	…
Juza	Here, your snacks.
Muku	I’ll buy a new leash tomorrow. Let’s save our walk after that, ‘kay?
Moka	…
Yuki	She seems down.
Tenma	She turns into a totally different person.
Kazunari	You mean, different dog?
Misumi	I heard the leash is torn~?
Kumon	My uncle told me he’s been thinking of changing that leash because it’s old. Moka had that ever since she was a resident dog.
	But it looks like Moka likes that leash so much she doesn’t want to go on a walk with other leashes.
Izumi	I see…
Muku	It’s all my fault… If only I didn’t let her pull me that hard it wouldn’t get torn off…
Izumi	It’s not like it’s your fault, Muku-kun. That leash is already old. Even the owner would break it sooner or later.
Kumon	I don’t think we can change it if she looks this dejected.
Muku	I’m planning to find the same leash tomorrow. Will she like it, though…
Tenma	I figured she has some sort of attachment towards its scent too, not just its appearance
Kazunari	Hmmm, that’s tough, huh… I hope we can find something that she’ll like.
Muku	Oh. Now that I think about it…
	Can I ask you something, Yuki-kun?
Yuki	What is it?

Yuki	I’m done with this part.
Muku	Me too… and done!
Izumi	?
	What are you guys doing?
Muku	We made this.
Izumi	Whoa. Is that Moka-chan’s leash? It’s so sparkly and cute!
Yuki	We took a part of her old leash and remade it.
	We only used that part as a decoration since it wasn’t strong enough, but the smell is still there. Great, right?
Muku	Moka likes sparkly things, right? I kind of remember it when I recalled our previous outing.
Izumi	Oh, you’re right. In that case, there’s a chance Moka will like this.
Moka	…
Muku	…Moka?
Moka	!!
	Woof woof!
Muku	I got you a new leash. Do you like it?
Moka	Woof woof! Woof woof!
Izumi	Looks like she likes it.
Muku	I’m glad…!
Moka	Arf!
Muku	It’s already dark outside, so let’s go on a walk tomorrow, 'kay?
Izumi	It seems like she’s more than ready to go out, though.
Yuki	I guess it’s all settled now.
Moka	Woof woof woof!
Misumi	Wait there~!
Kumon	Huff… Huff… So fast!
Muku	It’s amazing how she doesn’t get tired and keeps running fast.
Yuki	Triangle Alien is the only one who can chase her around.
Izumi	But more than anything, it’s a good thing she’s back to her energetic self.
Tenma	Too energetic, I’d say.
Kazunari	Moka-cchi~! I’ll throw this~!
Moka	Woof!
Kumon	Nice catch!
Kazunari	Good girl~.
Moka	Arf!
Kazunari	Do you want me to throw it again?
Tenma	I can’t believe she still has energy after running that much.
Misumi	Alri~ght. Moka, let’s play more~!
Muku	Let’s play tag!
Moka	Woof!
Misumi	Let’s go~!
Muku	Wait for us~!
Moka	Woof woof!
Kumon	I’m in!
Kazunari	I also won’t lose!
Tenma	Hey, you’re still running?
Yuki	So you’re saying you can’t run anymore?
Tenma	I’ve never said that!
Misumi	Hahaha! Anyone who can catch up to her is the winner!
Izumi	Moka-chan aside, you guys sure have amazing stamina…!
Moka	Arf arf!
Muku	We’ll send Moka back.
Kamekichi	Hmph! Just go home now!
Moka	Woof woof!
Kamekichi	Whoa?! That’s dangerous, you know!
Kumon	Hey, if you don’t get in the cage…
Tenma	So full of energy.
Kazunari	Come again and play with us next time~. You’re always welcome here!
Misumi	Let’s play tag again~.
Yuki	It’s not like we won’t be able to meet her again. Her owner is Muku’s relative.
Muku	You have a point.
Moka	Woof!
Kumon	I’m digging in!
Juza	Moka’s snack… oh, right. She’s not here anymore.
Kazunari	We end up looking for her~.
Izumi	It’s getting a little bit lonely.
	*phone notification sounds*
Muku	?
	Oh, Moka’s photo.
Moka’s Owner	“Thanks for the leash. It looks like Moka really likes it.”
Misumi	Moka looks happy in the pic.
Tenma	It’s surprising to know that a dog can be so expressive.
Yuki	It made all the effort worthwhile.
Izumi	Isn’t that great, Muku-kun?
Muku	Yes!

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