| Taichi | Excuse us… |
| Staff A | This outfit needs some adjusting, please! |
| Staff B | Could you double-check if this scheduling is ready to go? |
| Performer A | Got it, thank you. |
| Yuki | Today’s the big day for the show, so all the performers and staff are running about all over the place. |
| Taichi | With a show of this scale, I guess everyone would be in a flurry like this. It’s… Kinda overwhelming. |
| Azami | Can’t deny that. In any case, we should start with make-up. Taichi-san. take a seat over there by the mirror. |
| Taichi | Got it! |
| Performer B | U-Uhmm! Excuse me! You’re ZAMI-san, right!? |
| Azami | Yeah. Why…? |
| Performer C | I knew it! I watched you guys on the elimination show! Wow, even Nanao-san is here…!! How awesome is this! |
| Performer B | If it’s alright, can we ask for a picture after the show’s done? |
| Taichi | EH?! W-With us!? You sure?? |
| Performer C | Of course! We’ll look forward to it! |
| Performer B | We’ll be going first, see you later! |
| Taichi | Y-Yeah!! |
| *FOOTSTEPS WALKING AWAY* |
| Yuki | …Who were those guys? |
| Taichi | You don’t know them, Yuki-chan!? Those guys are like, super famous influencers!! |
| Yuki | Hm… |
| Azami | As usual, no interest in those kinds of things whatsoever, huh. |
| Yuki | More like, it’s starting to sink in that you guys have become famous yourselves. |
| Try not to let your ego get too bloated. |
| Azami | Yuki-san… |
| Taichi | L-Like we would! |
| Yuki | Pfft, I’m kidding. |
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| Taichi | (exhales) … It’ll be our turn soon. |
| Yuki | Azami got busy helping out on the make-up for the rest of the models, but he did say he’ll make sure to catch your appearance on stage. |
| Taichi | Uu… I’m so nervous!! Am I really fine as the secret guest? What if the whole crowd just falls silent on me!? |
| Yuki | As long as you walk in the same dignified way as you did back at the elimination show before, it’ll be fine, right? You even have that experience from the Mixed Play too. |
| Taichi | Y-You have a point! Dignified, right? |
| Hehe, but you know, this outfit is totally adorbs! |
| Having this Yurukuma— having a part of Yuki-chan with this outfit makes me super happy! Just looking at my own clothes gives me the energy I need! |
| Yuki | Yurukuma, huh… |
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| —— —— —— —— FLASHBACK —— —— —— —— |
| Taichi | …This! This is it!! |
| Yuki | Huh? |
| Taichi | This bear! Yurukuma! |
| This bear is practically Yuki-chan’s identity, isn’t it? The same way mine is my red hair! |
| That’s why I want you to have this bear attached to my outfit too!! |
| —— —— —— —— FLASHBACK END —— —— —— —— |
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| Yuki | … I really didn’t expect you’d ask me to put it in with your outfit. |
| Taichi | But it really gives that extra oomph, doesn’t it! |
| By the way, Yurukuma is a character that created yourself, right? What’s the story behind it? |
| Yuki | The story…. Well, one step at a time. |
| Taichi | I sure hope I get to hear 'bout it someday then! |
| Still, I think it’s awesome that you made this costume’s main color red! |
| Red is just that cool, after all! |
| Yuki | —... |
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| —— —— —— —— FLASHBACK —— —— —— —— |
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| Taichi | Yuki-chan! Your wardrobe today is super cute too!! |
| Yuki | Thanks! |
| Taichi’s Mom | Oh my, it’s almost evening, isn’t it? |
| Yuki’s Mom | Indeed it is. Yuki, we have to head home soon! |
| Yuki | Okaaay! |
| Taichi | Then let’s go for the slide last! |
| Yuki | Yeah! |
| Taichi | Uppity up, uppity up… |
| Woaaah… Yuki-chan look! The setting sun! It’s so pretty!! |
| Yuki | It is… |
| Taichi | It’s a pretty color of red, right! |
| Yuki | … Say, why are sunsets always red anyway? |
| Taichi | Eh? Uhm. Uhhhh… I wonder? Hrmmm, I don’t know why… |
| ——But y’know. |
| “Red” is kinda cool, isn’t it! |
| Yuki | —... |
| Taichi | ..…ACHOO!! |
| Yuki | …Are you okay? |
| Taichi | I-I’m OK! Just a little chilly… |
| Taichi’s Mom | Okay, you two! It’s time to go. |
| Taichi | ‘Kaaaaay! Hurry, let’s slide down, Yuki-chan! |
| Yuki | … Okay. |
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| Yuki | Here, then sew here…. |
| It’s done! |
| Yuki’s Mom | Oh, you did it so wonderfully! It’s so beautiful with this gradation too. |
| Yuki | I’ll give this to that lil’ squirt. |
| Yuki’s Mom | Oh good grief, dear, he’s not “a lil’ squirt.” It’s Taichi-kun, right? …I’m sure he’ll love this though. |
| But is there a reason you chose the color red? |
| Yuki | Mmm….. |
| …Because the sunset’s color red suits Taichi! |
| —— —— —— —— FLASHBACK END —— —— —— —— |
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| Yuki | (——That’s right.) |
| (Seeing that lil’ squirt be enveloped in that sunset’s “red” left an impression on me back then. That’s why I thought about giving him a red muffler.) |
| …… |
| Taichi | … Yuki-chan? |
| Yuki | … “Red” really suits you after all, Taichi. |
| Taichi | For real!? Hearing that from you makes me so happy! |
| Yuki | …Hey, looks like you’re up. |
| Break a leg, partner. |
| Taichi | —Yeah! |
