Omi Fushimi/Brilliance of Blooming

MANKAI Livestream! ~LIVE: Omi~

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!
Taichi	I can’t wait for the solo InsteLives that Ban-chan told us about~.
Omi	I’m not sure what I should do though.
Taichi	I’m sure the survey Kazu-kun’s tallying up will be helpful!
	*door opens*
Kazunari	Sorry for the wait!
	I’ve compiled the survey addressed to Omimi!
Omi	How timely.
	We were just talking about that.
Kazunari	Seriously!? Godly timing much~!
	‘Kay. I’mma head off to the other rooms now, so see ya!
Taichi	Ohh, the page is packed!
	What kinda requests did you get lots of?
Omi	Let me see… there’s lot of different things written like they want me to take a photo of someone or they’d like to see me playing soccer.
	But it looks like wanting to see me cook is the number one most popular answer.
Taichi	I knew it! Speaking of Omi-kun, it’s gotta be cooking, right~!
Omi	But would a stream where I just cook be fun for everyone…?
Taichi	You’ve got no idea, Omi-kun!
	Guys who cook make the ladies swoon, y’know!
Omi	R-really?
Taichi	Yep, really!
	Guys who cook never miss!!
Omi	If you’re so adamant about it, then maybe I’ll do a cooking stream.
	I mean, everyone else also said they’d like to see that.
Taichi	You gotta come up with a menu then!
Omi	We’re going hold the stream in the rehearsal hall, not the kitchen. So it should be something I can make easily…
Taichi	Actually, wouldn’t it be even more enjoyable if everyone who’s watching is able to follow along easily?
Omi	Oh, I see. Something simple that can be made at home, huh?
	In that case—.

Izumi	The preparations are ready, so shall we get started now?
Omi	Yeah, go ahead.
	Hello there.
	It’s MANKAI Company Autumn troupe, Fushimi Omi.
Comment	“Hello, Omi-kun~.”
Comment	“We were waiting!”
Omi	Oh, thanks for the views and comments right away.
	Now then, I’ve got some ingredients lined up so perhaps all of you can guess already…
	But I’m thinking I’ll cook in today’s stream.
Comment	“I wrote that in the survey so I’m glad!”
Comment	“What are you gonna cook?”
Omi	Today’s menu is okonomiyaki that you can make easily, even at home.
Comment	“It’s bound to be tasty!”
Omi	First, cut the cabbage. You can shred it too, but I’m chopping it coarsely this time.
Comment	“Such skillful handwork!”
Comment	“My eyes can’t help but go to Omi-kun’s arms.”
Omi	My arms…?
	Haha, I’ve never been told that before.
	Now then, after you’ve mixed together all the ingredients aside from the pork, it’s finally time to fry it.
	Place the pork belly on top to cover the dough and wait a bit.
	If this was the kitchen, then I’d recommend doing the dishes at this time.
Comment	“As said from someone who cooks all the time lol”
Comment	“The very picture of the ideal husband…”
Omi	It’s almost done.
	Alright let’s turn it over.
	Here we go—there!
Comment	“Perfect!”
Omi	Next, pour the sauce and add the toppings… and there you have it.
Comment	“👏👏👏👏👏”
Comment	“I’m hungry!”
Comment	“Are you gonna eat it by yourself?”
Omi	Oh, right. Eating it myself…
	Since it’s a nice chance, can I go find someone to eat it with together?
Comment	“It’s OK”
Omi	Looks like that’s a yes.
	Please wait a moment, everyone.
	*leaves*
???	Woah, Omi-kun!
Omi	Perfect timing, Taichi.
Taichi	Aren’t you in the middle of your InsteLive right now… wait, I smell something super amazing!
Omi	That’s because I was just frying up okonomiyaki. Would you like to eat it together?
Taichi	For real!? Of course I’ll eat!
	Woo, lucky!
	*comes back*
Omi	Sorry for the wait, everyone.
	I’ve brought a guest over.
Taichi	It’s Autumn troupe’s Nanao Taichi!
	I came to eat Omi-kun’s okonomiyaki~.
Comment	“It’s Taichi-kun!”
Comment	“We scored big with someone crashing the stream!”
Omi	Come on, dig in.
Comment	“We await Taichi-kun’s food report!”
Taichi	It looks delish! As expected of Omi-kun!
Omi	Haha, then let’s eat.
Taichi	Itadakimasu.
Comment	“How nice.”
Comment	“How’s the taste?”
Taichi	The dough is fluffy, the pork is crispy, and it’s super tasty!
Comment	“A legit food report lmao”
Comment	“Hey, feed us!”
Taichi	Omi-kun, a request came for you to feed them!
Comment	“Yeah! I wanna see you say, ‘ahhh’!”
Omi	“Ahhh”, huh…
Comment	“I long to be fed.”
Comment	“Please feed us.”
Taichi	That’s all the comments are saying!
Omi	…Okay, just once.
	A-ahhh… um, this is pretty embarrassing.
CHOICE 1: Thanks [+] Comment “Thanks for feeding us!” Omi Was that alright? Comment “It was perfect!” Omi I see. I don’t normally feed others, so I wasn’t confident… But it looks like I managed to fulfil the request. I’m relieved. Comment “Omi-kun’s a great person!” Comment “I want to support him.”
CHOICE 2: One more time [+] Comment “One more time!” Omi I said only once, remember? Also, it was pretty embarrassing, so please let me off the hook with that. Sorry. Comment “He’s bashful. So cute!” Comment “He’s always cool, so this feels fresh.”
Taichi	It was suuuuper nice!
	Everyone loved it!
Omi	That’s great then.
	Alright. I was told to take a picture of myself at the end, so allow me to take some shots.
Taichi	Omi-kun’s a professional photographer, so I’m sure they’ll turn out really great!
Omi	Haha. The bar has been raised, huh?
	If you say so, then I’ll try my best.
Taichi	The photos you take are always beautiful, so don’t worry!
Omi	I am going to upload a photo to MANKAI Company’s Inste later.
	Please wait a little until I post it.
	Alright, then my InsteLive will end here.
	I had fun. Thank you, everyone.
Taichi	Thanks~! See ya!
Izumi	Great job, you two!
	The okonomiyaki looked delicious.
Omi	I’ll make one for you next time.
	Thank you too, Taichi.
Taichi	Same here. I enjoyed the meal!
Izumi	Alright then. Omi-kun, think about which photo you’ll post to Inste, alright?
	Yep. All the pictures you took look great, Omi-kun.
	Have you decided which photo to upload?
Omi	Yeah.
	I talked it over with Taichi a bit, and I think I’ll choose this one.
Izumi	Great choice!
	Okay, shall we upload this photo to Inste?
	Ah, you got a comment right away!
	It says, “I had fun.”
Omi	“We had okonomiyaki at home tonight too,” huh?
	Haha, I’m glad.
Izumi	It looks like they enjoyed your stream.
Omi	Yeah. At first, I was worried whether everyone would have fun. But I’m glad I did it.

Anna