Sakuya Sakuma/MANKAI Playback

Spring in Full Bloom ☆ Uniform DAY

Backstage Stories

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Izumi	I’m back.
Sakuya	Welcome home, Director!
Izumi	Huh? Why have everyone from Spring troupe gathered here?
Tsuzuru	It seems Sakuya will use his high school graduation album as a prop for his guest appearance.
	So we were taking a look at it together.
Izumi	Oh! Is it ok if I look with you guys too?
Sakuya	Of course!
Izumi	…I guess this is a class photo from your entrance ceremony?
	As I thought, you look a bit younger here.
Itaru	Even so… isn’t your blazer way too baggy?
Chikage	The blazer’s the one wearing Sakuya, huh?
Sakuya	Ahaha. Actually…
	*flashback starts*
	(It’s just the uniform fitting after this but it’s hard to get through this crowd…)
	Ahh!
???	…
Sakuya	I’m so sorry! I accidentally bumped into you.
???	…
Sakuya	(He left…)
Supplier lady A	Alright, next student. You name is?
Sakuya	I’m Sakuma Sakuya.
Supplier lady A	Oh my, you’re a small one, aren't you~.
Sakuya	Uuhh…
Supplier lady A	Oh dear, sorry about that.
	I’m sure you’ll grow more from now on, so there’s no need to worry!
	That boy over there is already so tall, he definitely won’t be growing that much.
Sakuya	(Ah, that guy I bumped into before…)
Supplier lady B	Ok, next person, your name is?
???	Settsu Banri.
Sakuya	(He said he’s Settsu Banri-kun…)
Supplier lady A	There, the measurements are finished.
	I'll be making it around this size, ok?
Sakuya	…Eh, this large!?
Supplier lady A	Boys really grow in size, so it’ll be fine.
Sakuya	(I’d feel guilty making them buy me a new uniform, and I think it’ll be fine if it’s on the larger side…)
	Alright, please do that.
	(…That’d be great if I could grow tall.)
	*flashback ends*
	…After that, I got it made on the larger side, but in the end I didn’t grow enough to fit into it.
	That’s why I didn’t wear my blazer very much.
Izumi	So that’s what happened.
Sakuya	Hana High’s uniforms are apparently popular so it was a bit of a waste, huh?
Tsuzuru	Ahh, that’s true.
	It’s always at the top of the “uniforms I want to wear” rankings.
???	“Ah, what a cute uniform!”
Izumi	Ehh?
Chikage	It’s the TV, right?
	It looks like a student from Hana High is being interviewed right now.
Itaru	Lol, that timing.
Reporter	“Are you out shopping today?”
Hana High student	“I’ll be graduating soon, so to make some final memories—…”
Citron	…THAT'S IT!!
Tsuzuru	Uwah, what is it so suddenly?
Citron	I wanna do that too!
	I wanna go on an outing with Spring troupe and Director while wearing uniforms!
Izumi	Ehh!? Me in a uniform…
Masumi	A uniform date with Director… The location in that case would be an amusement park.
Citron	Oh, nice! An amusement park in uniforms… HAH!
Tsuzuru	What is it this time?
Citron	It’s Sakuya’s birthday soon, right!
	For the celebration this year, it’s decided we'll all wear uniforms together and go to an amusement park!
Tsuzuru & Itaru & Chikage	HAH!?
Sakuya	Wahh, that sounds great!
	I’ve never gone out to have fun in my uniform before so I’m really happy!
Itaru	Seriously?
Chikage	Rather, I question your sanity…
Izumi	H-hold on a second, me too!?
Masumi	Of course. This can’t happen without you.
Tsuzuru	We told you it’s for Sakuya’s birthday, alright…
Itaru	Let’s calm down and reconsider.
	It’s not too late to go back.
Citron	I’m going to prepare right away—!

Sakuya	Uwahh… It’s full of people!
Izumi	(Sakuya-kun looks happy… I’m glad.)
	(…As expected, the uniform is a bit embarrassing though.)
Masumi	*Sigh*… Director’s cute…
	Our uniform really suits you…
Izumi	D-does it…?
Tsuzuru	How many times are you gonna go on with that?
	I’ve heard you say that 5 times already…
Masumi	I’ll say it countless times. At least 100 more times.
Izumi	Ummm… Where are the other three?
Tsuzuru	In the changing room.
	Itaru-san still hasn’t prepared his heart yet.
Izumi	Yeah, I understand how he feels.
	I never thought that it would actually turn out like this…
	*flashback starts*
	I’m fine with going to an amusement park, but even without uniforms…
Masumi	You can’t, I want to go on a uniform date with Director.
Itaru	Alright, so only Director-san.
Izumi	Hey, that’s not fair..!
	If I’m doing this, then I’m taking everyone with me!
Itaru	Ehh…
	Tsuzuru, you’re against the uniforms, right?
Tsuzuru	I wore a school uniform in our performance the other day, so I don’t really mind.
Itaru	Seriously? An unexpected betrayal.
Citron	Give up!
Itaru	Now, now, we still have senpai.
Chikage	Well it’s true I’d like to decline…
	Give me a break and let me be the teacher in charge.
Citron	No way!
	It’s meaningful if everyone does it together!
Itaru	—Oh yeah, we don’t have enough uniforms!
	I mean we don’t have 4 sets of them, right?
Masumi	If it’s uniforms, we can borrow one from Banri; Banri and I both have spares.
Tsuzuru	Just give up already, you three.
	At this point, we’re all in the same boat.
Sakuya	I’ll ask my friends too!
Itaru	GG…
Chikage	Good grief…
Izumi	We have no choice but to give up, huh…
	*flashback ends*
Tsuzuru	We told them we were forcing them to come along and then finally…
	Ah, they’re here, they’re here.
Itaru	Ugh, this is seriously cringe!
	Let me go home right now, I beg you!
Chikage	Give up. You’re not the only one suffering.
Citron	You’re horrible at sports!
Itaru	You mean we’re terrible sports.
Chikage	Sorry for the wait.
Sakuya	Wahh! Both Itaru-san and Chikage-san look great in their uniforms!
Chikage	Thank you, Sakuya.
	…I should’ve avoided the role of a high school student though.
Itaru	Serves you right for tripping the flag… is what I want to say, but I’m also involved here.
Tsuzuru	Anyways, everyone’s here now so let’s go in.
Chikage	Ah, before that, I have something I want you to promise me.
	It’s that we definitely won’t take any photos.
Itaru	It’s legit a matter of life or death if I’m seen by the people at the office like this.
	So it’s especially the worst of the worst if Kazunari finds out.
	So pictures are absolutely NG, kthx.
Tsuzuru	Ahh, that guy…
	He’ll probably post it to instablam in the blink of an eye.
Izumi	That’d be rough for me too…
Sakuya	I understand! Though that’s kind of too bad.
Citron	It can’t be helped.
	If the birthday boy can live with that, then I can live with it too.
Masumi	Let’s go already. My date time with Director is decreasing.
Tsuzuru	You seriously don’t waver, huh…
Citron	Sakuya, you’ve put your birthday badge on properly, right?
Sakuya	Yes!
Izumi	You get various benefits when you’re wearing the birthday badge, right?
Sakuya	Yes, I can’t wait!
Cast member A	Happy birthday!
Sakuya	Thank you very much!
Izumi	The effect of the birthday badge really is impressive, huh?
Sakuya	I’m happy various cast members called out to me and also put on performances for me.
Tsuzuru	For now, what should we ride first?
Masumi	The Ferris wheel.
Sakuya	It seems fun if we ride it together, right!
Izumi	If it’s the Ferris wheel here, then it looks like we can all fit inside.
Masumi	Even though I wanted the two of us to ride it together, why did it turn out everyone’s joining…
Tsuzuru	Alright, alright, you can do that next time.
	Sakuya said he wants everyone to ride it together.
Masumi	…I got it.
	But I’m the one who will sit next to Director.
Izumi	The haunted house was pretty scary and intense…!
Sakuya	Right? At first, it was scary and intense.
	But Citron-san taught me all the names of the ghosts so then rather than being scared, I started to feel a bond with them.
Tsuzuru	The names of the ghosts…
Sakuya	Mii-chan, Takkun, he knew everyone’s names!
Citron	The other day on TV, they said when you think you’re scared, if you give them names then you can be content over your fear!
Itaru	You mean you can conquer your fear.
Citron	That’s it!
Izumi	(That sounds like a lesson from a children’s education program…)
Chikage	It’s about lunch time, right?
Izumi	Fufufu, I’ve been waiting to hear those words!
	Tah daaah! Actually, I made lunch boxes!
Masumi	Director’s handmade lunch box…!
	I’ll eat them all.
Izumi	Tsuzuru-kun and I made them together for everyone.
Masumi	…Then I’ll only eat the parts that were made by Director.
Tsuzuru	You get nothing.
Sakuya	Ah! It’s napolitan!
CHOICE 1: Because that’s what Sakuya-kun likes. [+] Izumi Yeah, because that’s what Sakuya-kun likes! Sakuya Thank you very much… I’m happy! Chikage As expected of Director-san. By the way, I’d be glad if you had tabasco sauce. Masumi I don’t understand why you’d put tabasco in the precious food she made.
CHOICE 2: Its colour combination is nice too, right? [+] Izumi Its colour combination is nice too, right! Sakuya That’s true… there’s a lot of garnishes put in. Itaru This isn’t the amount you put in for garnishes. They’re the main dish.
Izumi	Eat up, alright, Sakuya-kun!
Sakuya	Yes!
Citron	And now, we can't forget about this!
	Happy birthday~!
Sakuya	That’s a big cake!
	Wait, from where!?
Citron	Fufufu… The surprise is a huge success!
	Our preparations were perfect!
Sakuya	I’m really happy!
	Thank you very much, everyone!
	I was longing for this a little—going out and having fun to my fullest in my uniform.
	I never imagined it would come true after I graduated…
Izumi	…That’s so great, right, Sakuya-kun?
Sakuya	Yes!
	U-um… I have something I'd like to do.
Tsuzuru	It’s rare for Sakuya to say something like that.
Izumi	That’s true… What is it that you want to do?
Sakuya	Would you please allow me to take a picture with my smartphone?
	Just one photo for my memories is enough, so…!
Izumi	A picture…?
Sakuya	I definitely won’t show it to anyone else!
Tsuzuru	That’s fine with me but…
	How about Itaru-san and you guys?
Chikage	…If the main lead today says so then it can’t be helped.
Itaru	Well, I guess it’s only fine if Sakuya’s the one who takes it.
	Since I’m sure he won’t send it to anyone.
Sakuya	Thank you very much!
Citron	I brought a shellfish stick!
Sakuya	Shellfish stick?
Tsuzuru	Could you mean a selfie stick?
Citron	That’s it!
Izumi	…Alright. I think everyone’s in frame.
	Make sure to smile properly, alright, Itaru-san and Chikage-san.
Chikage	I understand.
Itaru	Roger.
Izumi	Then once again, Sakuya-kun…
Troupe members	Happy birthday!

Anna