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Let's Play! Real-life Gacha: Tsumugi's Turn

Backstage Stories

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Tsumugi	Hmm… Is it here? Uhm…

Kazunari	Tsumutsumu, what’s up~?
Tsumugi	Ah, Kazu-kun. I was just looking up the address for my guest performance’s rehearsal on the maps app, but…
	It doesn’t look right.
Kazunari	Just a sec. Aaand, there… Yep, all set now!
Tsumugi	Thank you for your help.
	Ahh, I see. It’s near the flower shop.
	It might be a good idea to stop by after rehearsal. I don’t have the opportunity to go very often, so it couldn’t hurt.
Kazunari	Tsumutsumu really likes flowers~.
Tsumugi	Mhm, I do, but… This rehearsal is a little difficult.
	Because we have such little time, it’s a bit of a squeeze. We’re focusing on physical fitness as well as our concentration during scenes.
Kazunari	No way! That sounds painful!
Tsumugi	It’s definitely challenging, but I’m learning a lot.
	Hopefully, visiting the flower shop will lift my spirits.
Kazunari	So true!
	… Huh? This flower shop… Hmm, pretty sure I had it bookmarked…
	Here! That flower shop has a subscription!
Tsumugi	Subscription…?
Kazunari	Yep, if you pay a certain amount, you get flowers delivered regularly! Actually, this one lets you pick it up too.
	I stumbled upon it on Inste and thought I’d let Tsumutsumu know, so I bookmarked it.
Tsumugi	Hee, so that kind of thing exists. That’s good to hear.
Kazunari	Right!
Tsumugi	A subscription where you can pick up flowers…

Tsumugi	I’m home.

Tasuku	Welcome home. … Did you buy flowers again?
	You seem to buy a lot recently after coming home from practice.
Tsumugi	Ahaha, you’ve noticed?
	Actually, Kazu-kun told me about a flower subscription so I signed up.
	Every day, you get a flower you can pick, and I figured it’d be nice to give myself something after every practice.
Tasuku	But… they’re all the same flower?
Tsumugi	I know.
	Yellow freesias. Aren’t they lovely?
	The other flowers are beautiful too, but I can just pick them on a different day if I wanted.
	This flower’s bright, it’s like it was telling me I did well today.
	Though, I guess Tasuku wouldn’t really understand.
Tasuku	That’s for sure.
	Earlier, Arisugawa said I couldn’t understand art and then was called something I also didn’t understand.
Tsumugi	Ahaha. Well, it’s okay if Tasuku doesn’t understand.


Owner	Welcome back. What would you like today?

Tsumugi	Let’s see… One freesia please.
Owner	Is a yellow one alright?
Tsumugi	Ahaha. Yes, yellow is perfect.
Owner	I’ll get it ready then.

Owner	Sorry for the wait. Here’s your yellow freesia.
Tsumugi	Thank you very much. … Still beautiful, even today.
Owner	… Um, pardon me. I have a question for you if that’s alright…
Tsumugi	Yes?
Owner	I started the subscription so more people can enjoy these flowers, but it doesn’t seem to have much effect on customer growth…
	As a male customer, I’d like your opinion.
Tsumugi	I see…
	Well, for the people who don’t usually buy flowers, it’s a bit of a hurdle, isn’t it.
	Especially with the added responsibility of taking care of it after buying it.
Owner	That’s true…
Tsumugi	Umm…
	How about selling items with a flower theme?
	Like pressed flowers or anything involving dried flowers really.
Owner	I see… I’ll give it some thought!
	Thank you for the suggestion!
Tsumugi	I’m glad I could help.


Tsumugi	(Haa… Today was the last rehearsal and on top of that, it was tough.)
	(But I feel satisfied and accomplished with our results.)
	(That’s right, now that rehearsals are over, I should probably focus on buying a keychain.)
	(Since everyone was losing their keys, it was suggested we each buy keychains and exchange them with each other.)
	(Only Itaru-kun would think of putting them in capsule toys… fufu.)

Tsumugi	Good afternoon—.
	(Huh? There’s less flowers today than usual…)
Owner	Welcome.
	I’m sorry, but we’re sold out of yellow freesias today…
Tsumugi	Eh?
Owner	The other day, I tried to make things from your suggestion. I ended up making resin keychains with dried flowers in them…
Tsumugi	Uwaa, they’re so cute.
Owner	Thank you so much. When I posted them on Inste, it got more attention than I was expecting.
	I also ended up posting it with yellow freesias so customers also scrambled to get those as well.
Tsumugi	So that’s what happened. I’m glad the goods were well received.
	So then, with this flower… I’d also like to get the keychain.
	I was actually looking for a keychain anyway.

Owner	Thank you. Actually, I saved the most beautiful one. Here.
Tsumugi	Waa, thank you so much!

Tsumugi	Then, I guess it’s my turn for the gacha.
	—Ah.

Guy	It’s a Super Sankaku keychain.
Tasuku	This has Ikaruga written all over it.

Homare	Without a doubt. He does have a specified taste after all.
Tsumugi	Fufu, it’s cute.
Tasuku	Cute?
Tsumugi	Yeah, Misumi-kun’s sankakus are cute and I really like them.
	When I see it, it makes me feel better. Misumi often gives one to me when I thank him or when he compliments me.
Hisoka	That’s true.

Azuma	If you say so, it must be true.
Tsumugi	(I wasn’t able to get a yellow freesia, but—)
	… Instead, I got something else I can cherish.