Yuki Rurikawa/Brilliance of Blooming

MANKAI Livestream! ~LIVE: Yuki~

Backstage Stories

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Izumi	Kazunari-kun is also joining in on today’s leader’s meeting.
Kazunari	Let’s do this piko~!
Banri	Have you come up with somethin’ again?
Kazunari	That’s right, Setzer!
	There’s a lil something I wanted to try.
	So you see… we held a project survey for the fans to find out what they’d like us to do!
Sakuya	A project survey?
Izumi	Yep. We did it for our fans as per Kazunari-kun’s suggestion.
Kazunari	Thankfully, MANKAI Company’s popularity is soaring through the roof right now!
Tenma	That’s true. We got a lot of new fans too.
Kazunari	‘Cept some of the folks who have been supporting us for a while also voiced that they’re a bit lonely since it feels like there’s been more distance between us.
	But, like, we wanna be a Theatre troupe that’s close to our fans no matter how much our popularity rises, right?
Banri	I see.
	So that explains the project survey, eh?
Tsumugi	How were the results?
Kazunari	The most common answer was, “I wanna see more InsteLives and selfies from all the troupe members!”
Tenma	Well, the frequency of InsteLive streams varies from person to person.
Tsumugi	It’s the same for our selfies.
	We basically leave it to the members who are good at SNS.
Kazunari	Yep, and so! As a special project this time, I propose we hold a solo InsteLive and selfie festival for 24 consecutive days!
Banri	A selfie festival?
Kazunari	It’d be even more hype if we took selfies during the live and upped the pics to Inste later, wouldn’t it!
Izumi	We’ve also discussed it with Sakyo-san, and he said we can do it as long as I keep watch to make sure no trouble occurs during the streams.
Kazunari	And so, the rest depends on you guys…
	How about it?
Sakuya	I’d love to do it! Of course I want to make everyone happy…
	But I’m happy for the chance to talk with all the fans through the screen too!
Tsumugi	I’d like to give it a try too. I feel like I’m getting more used to InsteLives, little by little.
Tenma	Hey, but, we can’t just idly chat, right?
Kazunari	On that topic, I thought it might be great to send out another survey to hear what they’d like each troupe member to do.
Banri	Seems like it’ll be a lot easier to handle in that case.
Izumi	Every InsteLive will turn out differently. That sounds interesting.
Kazunari	‘Kay then, it’s settled!
	Leave the form creation and tallying up to me!
Sakuya	Thank you very much, Kazunari-san!
Izumi	Alright then, leaders. Please share the InsteLive and selfie plan with all your members.
Leaders	Got it!
Yuki	I have to choose what I’ll do in my InsteLive soon…
	I’ll read the survey Kazunari put together for me and think about it.
	“I want you to teach me how to make clothes”, “I want to see you do a fashion show with your regular clothes”, “I’d love for you to do a fashion check”…
	Yep, as I thought. Most of my requests are related to fashion.
	*door opens*
Kazunari	Yukki!
	I’m here to return the magazine I borrowed!
Yuki	Ahh, just put it over there.
Kazunari	Ah!
	Are you reading your survey there?
Yuki	Yeah.
Kazunari	A bunch of your requests were related to clothes, right?
Yuki	Well, that’s how it turned out.
	But it takes a while to make clothing…
	And I feel like a fashion show would be difficult too, in terms of time.
Kazunari	Mm, true~!
	They’d be kinda hard, huh?
Yuki	If I could, I’d like to do what everyone’s expecting me to do. But…
Kazunari	AH! Come to think of it, you got a few requests related to accessories, didn’t you?
Yuki	Eh?
	Oh, I did. “I want to know how to make accessories”, “I’d like to watch you making accessories”… huh?
	If it’s an accessory, then depending on the item, I might be able to make one in time.
Kazunari	It’d also be totally lit if you could take your selfie with that accessory at the end!
Yuki	Good idea.
	Alright, I’ve decided to make an accessory in my stream.
Kazunari	I’m sure your fans will eat it up~!
Yuki	Thanks for the idea. You saved me.
	And also for tallying up the survey.
Kazunari	Don’t even mention it~!
	Ah, right. I’ll watch your stream and try to make the accessory you teach us too!
	I can’t wait for your InsteLive!
Yuki	Alright, if I’m going to make an accessory, then I have to go buy the parts.
	And… it would be boring if I just make it in silence. It’d be better to think of a way to make it more interesting.

Izumi	Are you ready?
Yuki	I’m good to go.
Izumi	Alright, we’ll get started then.
	3, 2, 1… start!
Yuki	Hello. It’s MANKAI Company Summer troupe’s Rurikawa Yuki.
Comment	“Yuki-kun’s cute!”
Comment	“Can you see us?”
Yuki	Thanks for the comments. I can see them.
Comment	“What are you gonna do today~?”
Yuki	Today, I’m thinking of making a bracelet that can be finished easily in a short period.
	There were a lot of requests related to clothing on my survey, but that would’ve been difficult considering the time.
Comment	“I can’t wait~”
Comment	“I’m glad!”
Yuki	Alright, I guess I’ll get started right away…
	Just simply making it would’ve been boring, so I got an assistant. …Come in.
Comment	“Eh, who!?”
Comment	“Someone from Summer troupe? Like Kazunari-kun?”
	*door opens*
Tsuzuru	Umm… pardon the intrusion.
Comment	“Tsuzuru-kun!?”
Comment	“That’s not what I expected!”
Yuki	Are you surprised?
Tsuzuru	Hey there. I’m Spring troupe’s Minagi Tsuzuru.
Comment	“You surprised me!”
Comment	“Why Tsuzuru-kun!?”
Tsuzuru	Why… I mean, that’s what I’m wondering too.
Comment	“Lolol”
Comment	“I’m happy with Tsuzuru-kun!”
Yuki	Now that I’ve finished introducing my assistance, let’s get rolling.
	Starting off, I’ll attach the parts to this base…
	Which one do all of you think is better? Cotton pearls or regular pearls?
Comment	“Cotton!”
Comment	“Cotton pearls”
Comment	“Regular is better!”
Comment	“Cotton would be nice”
Yuki	Looks like more people want cotton pearls.
	Get one, Tsuzuru.
Tsuzuru	Which one’s a cotton pearl? This one?
Yuki	No, not that one. They’re the ones in the back.
Tsuzuru	This is cotton…
Yuki	Which colour for the natural stones? Pink or blue?
Comment	“Pink!”
Comment	“Blue”
Comment	“Maybe pink~”
Comment	“Go for blue”
Comment	“Umm, I’m not sure but pink!”
Yuki	It’s close, but I think pink wins.
	Get pink stones, Tsuzuru.
Tsuzuru	Which natural stones… ah, these gotta be the pink ones, right?
Yuki	You got it.
	You’re shaping up as an assistant, huh?
	Alright, I’ll use these stones here…
Comment	“Prettyyy”
Comment	“It totally changed once you added the stones!”
Yuki	Next, I’ll add stars and then it’ll be done. Should I use gold or silver stars?
Comment	“Gold!”
Comment	“Gold, right?”
Comment	“I think gold would work well”
Yuki	It’s overwhelmingly gold, huh?
	Tsuzuru, a gold one—.
Tsuzuru	This one, right?
Comment	“Fast!”
Comment	“Tsuzuru-kun’s too good”
Yuki	…You catch on quick.
Comment	“They’ve gotten more in synch”
Comment	“They’re dancing to the same beat”
Yuki	Okay, I’ll add the stars…
	And done.
	How does it look?
Comment	“It’s adorable!
CHOICE 1: You were able to make it during the stream [+] Comment “You really were able to make it during the stream” Comment “Amazing speed” Yuki I mean, this is really simple. It doesn’t take much time. And… I rushed today since it’s a stream. But you don’t need to worry about the time it takes. It's fun to make it slowly while thinking over which parts to use after all. Comment “That’s true~!"
CHOICE 2: It looks good on you, Yuki-kun [+] Comment “It looks good on you, Yuki-kun” Comment “It’s perfect for your image!” Yuki You think? I just asked you all “which one do you prefer” though… It turned out this way since all of you chose what would suit me. Comment “We chose the cuter ones” Comment “Cute = Yuki-kun” Yuki Thanks.
Comment	“I’ll try making this bracelet too”
Comment	“Where can I get the materials?”
Yuki	You can find them at a handicrafts stores, hand-made stores, and even 100-yen shops these days.
Comment	“How was being an assistant, Tsuzuru-kun?”
Tsuzuru	How was it… there were so many things I had no clue about, so I was worried whether I was really helping.
Comment	“You were helpful!”
Comment	“You’re a nice duo”
Izumi	It’s about time for the selfie!
Tsuzuru	Ah, it looks like it’s about time.
Yuki	Oh, it is.
	I’ll take a picture and finish up.
	*click*
	Like this?
	Thanks for tuning in today.
	If you’d like, try making your own bracelet, everyone.
Tsuzuru	Thanks for letting me drop in.
	Thanks for watching!
Yuki	Alright, see you.
	Bye bye.
Izumi	Great job, you two.
Yuki	Good job.
Tsuzuru	Good work.
Izumi	I thought it was a great idea to have people choose the parts through the comments!
Yuki	I thought it would be more fun for everyone to participate rather than just watching me make it.
Tsuzuru	That was a nice idea.
	That way, the viewers won’t feel left out.
Yuki	Ah, that’s right.
	…Here, Tsuzuru.
Tsuzuru	Eh?
	The bracelet from earlier?
Yuki	It’s not, though it looks similar.
Izumi	Oh, you’re right. This one’s designed to be easier for men to wear than the one you made earlier.
Yuki	This is thanks for lending me a hand.
	You were a great help today. Thanks.
Tsuzuru	You made one for me too…
	Same here. Thanks.
Izumi	Alright, Yuki-kun. Select a photo to upload to Inste, alright?
Yuki	I got it, I got it.
	Director, I’ve chosen the photo to upload to Inste.
Izumi	You’ve decided already, huh?
	That was quick!
Yuki	I didn’t take that many, so it wasn’t that hard.
Izumi	Which one did you pick?
Yuki	Here.
Izumi	It’s nice the bracelet you made is really visible!
Yuki	Right?
	Alright, I’ll post it then.

Anna