Tsumugi Tsukioka/Blessed Ribbon Wands

Effects of a Sincere Magic

Backstage Stories

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Tsumugi	We’re home.
Tasuku	We’re back.
Izumi	Welcome back.
Kumon	Woah, you two look so savvy!
Muku	Suits are really charming, aren’t they!
Kumon	Where did you guys head off to?
Tsumugi	Our classmate had their marriage ceremony.
Muku	A marriage ceremony…! How nice!
Kumon	Oh? But didn’t you guys just go to another ceremony a while back too?
Izumi	There seems to be quite the wedding rush this year… Especially around this time…
Tsumugi	Ahaha, sure seems like it.
Tasuku	It’s not so bad, though. It’s been a while since we’ve seen most of those guys, so it practically feels like a class reunion.
Kumon	Wedding rush?
Izumi	It’s that really busy feeling when you get invited for marriage ceremonies… You and Muku will understand this too, someday…
Muku	But you know, if it were me, just the sight of my friend’s happiest moment would make me feel just as happy for them!
Tsumugi	Fufu, that’s just like you, Muku-kun.
Kumon	Hm? You got something sticking out of your bag, Tsumugi-san.
Tsumugi	Oh you’re right. The ribbon is peeking out.
Tasuku	Hang on, have you been carrying that around with you this whole time…?
Izumi	What ribbon?
Tsumugi	This here.
Muku	Wah, that’s super cute…! There’s a ribbon tied at the end of the wand!
Tasuku	It’s apparently called a ribbon wand. I wasn’t familiar with them until we used them for this ceremony.
Kumon	What's their use in weddings?
Tsumugi	When the newlyweds come towards, you shake these in front of them to signify the celebration. You can think of it as a substitute for flower showers or even rice showers.
Tasuku	Though they don’t really have any other purpose once the ceremony is done, so technically you’re free to bring them back with you, but…
CHOICE 1: It’s a bit of a shame… [+] Izumi But it’s so cute, it’d be a bit of a shame to just throw it away as is… Tsumugi Right? I wonder if there’s any other stuff we could use it for… Izumi In that case, it might come in handy for a stage prop, wouldn’t it? Tasuku That’s not a bad idea, I suppose, but… Considering our troupe, it may never see the light of day again. Tsumugi But we could still use it outside of the troupe, too. Like how we had that play in the ceremonial hall before. Izumi Ah, but if we put this in the storage room, it might take a long while to get it out of there. Tsumugi Ahaha… Manager might get another workout from just searching it, huh.
CHOICE 2: What other arrangements were there? [+] Izumi Weddings have a lot of different arrangements, don’t they? What else did they have there? Tsumugi Let me think… One thing that really impressed me in this previous ceremony was this really large ballon cracker, where a bunch of balloons would come out of it— Izumi Ohh, those ones! Those are pretty cute! Tsumugi Yes, I thought that they were really pretty. Izumi If you were ever going to do one, Tsumugi-san, then what do you think about having a really big special cracker made— One that would have flowers pop out? Tsumugi With flowers…? … Izumi O-of course, I mean with fake flowers! Not with real ones… Tsumugi Ah… Right, yes. I almost thought you meant real flowers, and I ended up getting upset over my own imagination. Izumi (Tsumugi-san really REALLY treasures all flowers, doesn’t he…!?)
Kumon	…
	Hey hey, Tsumugi-san! Is it okay if I can have these for a bit?
Tsumugi	Eh, you mean the ribbon wand? I don’t really mind…
Tasuku	You can have mine too.
Kumon	Are you sure?! Great! Tsumugi-san, Tasuku-san, thank you!
Tasuku	He sure seems peppy, what could he be using those for…
Tsumugi	Hmm… I have no idea myself, but if Kumon’s delighted to receive them, then that’s good enough, right?

Taichi	Urk.. It’s no good, I’m done for… Kyu-chan, save yourself…
Kumon	You shouldn’t give up, Taichi-san!
Tsumugi	We’re home.
Izumi	Hey guys.
Itaru	Welcome back~
Taichi	My strength… it’s slipping…
Kumon	Taichi-san! Taichi-san!!!
Izumi	…What exactly is happening here?
Itaru	Seems like Kumon is making use of the ribbon wands that he got from Tsumugi and Tasuku and is now doing an etude.
Izumi	That sure is one intense etude, then…!
Itaru	He said that it looked like a magic staff of sorts, which is why he’s flinging it around like that. Just the sight of it charged up the flames of the chuunibyou soul inside of him… But that’s just a theory.
Tsumugi	You’re not joining in, Itaru-kun?
Itaru	Just biding for the right time.
Kumon	Urk… Not again…I have to reset it all over again… I have to make sure the next timeline will be the one where I save Taichi-san…
	CLOCK BAROQUE RENAISSANCE!
Izumi	…A parallel world?
Tsumugi	Not quite. He hints that he’s reset a number of times already, so it must be more like a time loop.
Itaru	Now where have I seen that plot before…
Misumi	Let me help out! In order to save Taichi, we must turn back time!
Itaru	Enter Misumi, stage right.
Tsumugi	Huh? Misumi’s also holding a ribbon wand, but it’s different from what Tasuku and I had… It’s a triangular version of it.
	Maybe he made it himself?
Itaru	Right, it’s about time for my entrance.
	…Fufufu, I’ve already switched the clocks beforehand. You fools can no longer turn back time with the clocks you possess now…!
Kumon	N-No way!
Misumi	All we wanted was to go back and save Taichi…!
Taichi	Pl-please just forget about me… Your feelings alone… are enough for me… Uu..
Izumi	(It can’t possibly get any more chaotic than this…)
Itaru	…
Tsumugi	…?
Izumi	(Hm? Is Itaru-san looking towards Tsumugi-san’s way?)
Taichi	I’m all done for, this wand no longer holds any more magic power in it… It’s all up to you now, Tsumugi-san!
Tsumugi	…Kumon-kun!
Kumon	Tsumugi-san!? I thought you had been sealed away…
Tsumugi	I could finally be free from my seal, thanks to your strong desires, Kumon-kun. That’s why, this time, I’ll answer those very wishes of yours.
	Now then, I shall grant you every ounce of my power…!
Misumi	And mine too! Kumon, take down Itaru for us!
Kumon	Everyone, thank you…! UOOOGHH, I can feel my power overflowing…!
	With this, I can definitely do it! Here it comes, Itaru-san—!!!!
Itaru	HOOOOWAAAAAAAAAAGGGGHH!!!!
Taichi	It’s… It’s all over. The clock shattered, and now we can’t go back in time again…
Kumon	But now that the evil has been defeated, from now on we can keep on living in our timeline in peace…!
Tsumugi	We’ve finally achieved it—a world to call our own…!
Misumi	Hooray! Three cheers!!!
Sakyo	WILL YOU ALL JUST SHUT UP!!!
Kumon	WAH!?
Itaru	…The final boss has arrived.
Taichi	S-Sakyo-nii! It’s just an etude, an etude!!
Misumi	Sakyo has come roaring.
Kumon	T-Taichi-san’s right! It’s just acting practice—
Sakyo	If it’s really for practice then don’t go stomping and yelling in the living room and just get out to do street acts!
Kumon	Hiieee!!
Sakyo	…For crying out loud.
Tsumugi	T-Twirling and twirling…. Aaand, there.
Sakyo	…Ha?
Tsumugi	U-Uhm… It’s a charm to cool your temper down… Kind of.
Sakyo	…(sighs)
	Alright, fine. Well, if I had to comment about the etude itself, the acting and the setting weren’t all that bad.
	You might as well show this off to other people when you go out to town next time.
Kumon	Huh? Did his anger really subside…?
Taichi	More than that, I think he just complimented us…?
Izumi	So Sakyo-san was actually watching you guys as well.
Itaru	Tsumugi OP. Cheat code overload.
Tsumugi	I-I’m glad that my magic worked out… I guess?

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