Muku Blessings of Blooming Backstage: Two-Man Act: Muku with Yuki

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Part 2

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Part 1

Izumi: Muku-kun and Yuki-kun, your theme is "codependent twins."

Izumi: And without delay, here is the summary and the required lines. Can you check it over?

Muku: Yes, understood!

Yuki: A pair of twins that were born into a well-off noble family. Ever since they were little, they always did everything together.

Yuki: But there was an incident that caused the family to lose their status. The two parents get divorced because of that, and the two twins are going to be separated....

Muku: The lines are: "They're going to separate us," and "We'll be together forever."

Muku: What an interesting theme...!

Yuki: For sure. It'll be easy to do it with Muku.

Kumon: ...And done!

Muku: Thank you, Kyuu-chan! Thanks to you, my body feels more relaxed.

Kumon: Muku, your shoulders were pretty stiff. You gotta study in moderation, or else they'll become rock hard.

Muku: Hehe, okay.

Muku: By the way, are you preparing for your two-man act?

Kumon: Of course! We're still discussing it. What about you?

Muku: Yuki-kun and I have also talked about it.

Kumon: What's your theme?

Muku: "Codependent twins."

Kumon: So you and Yuki will be playing brothers! I feel like that's kinda fresh!

Muku: Yeah. At least, we haven't done it for a play yet.

Muku: (Now that I think about it, will I really be able to properly play a brother role...? I have to understand brothers better, so that I won't trouble Yuki-kun.)

Kumon: I wonder what kinda of brothers you two will be~.

Muku: (Codependent means that they're close, right? Kinda like Kyuu-chan and Juu-chan....)

Kumon: Whatcha thinking about, Muku?

Muku: Kyuu-chan! I have a favor to ask of you—.

Kumon: Uwaa! This is so hype!

Juza: Don't be so loud.

Kumon: Hehe, sorry sorry! Oh, nii-chan, is it that store?

Muku: Fufu, those two get along well.

Yuki: Why do I kinda feel like a stalker....

Muku: Don't worry, they said it was okay.

Yuki: No, it's not that. It's more like, why do I have to observe these two?

Muku: We're playing codependent twins, right? Twins are also brothers, which is what Juu-chan and Kyuu-chan are.

Kumon: 'Scuse me! Can I get a braised pork bun and a sesame-red bean bun?¹

Store Clerk: Of course, please wait a moment~.

Yuki: ...Now I'm kinda hungry.

Muku: It smells great, doesn't it? Let's eat some after, too.

Store Clerk: Are you two brothers? You look alike.

Kumon: We do? Yes!

Kumon: I told my brother that I wanted to get the braised pork buns from this store, so he brought me here!

Juza: ...Yeah.

Store Clerk: Oh my. Your brother is very kind.

Kumon: Yup! Proud to have him as my brother. Right?

Juza: ...Yeah.

Store Clerk: Fufu, you two get along well. Here, I'll throw in an extra minced pork bun, just for you two.²

Kumon: Really?! Thanks!

Juza: Is that...okay?

Store Clerk: Of course! Share it between the two of you.

Kumon: Let's eat it together, nii-chan!

Juza: 'Kay.

Yuki: What a generous shop clerk.

Muku: ......

Yuki: Muku?

Muku: Kyuu-chan, Juu-chan...! They were even able to convey their good relationship to the shop clerk!

Muku: We should use that as reference, Yuki-kun!

Yuki: Well...within range of what we can do.

Kumon: Were you able to use us as reference?

Muku: Yes! I was really able to see your good relationship closely, like when you shared the minced pork bun.

Yuki: ...But I feel like it wasn't much different than the Juza and Kumon that I see here, though.

Muku: Yuki-kun? What's wrong?

Yuki: It's nothing.

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Part 2

Izumi: Muku-kun, Yuki-kun, your theme was "codependent twins," right?

Izumi: You can start whenever you're ready.

Muku: Got it.

Yuki: Ready when you are, Muku.

Muku: Okay. Breathe in... breathe out....

Younger Brother: "Nii-san, listen! The cousins are saying that we're weird."

Older Brother: "They were saying that we're too close, right?"

Younger Brother: "Wow...! How did you know?"

Older Brother: "You get it, don't you?"

Younger Brother: "It's because we're twins."

Older Brother: "That's right."

Younger Brother: "And we love each other so much!!"

Older Brother: "Me too. You understand, right?"

Older Brother: "We know everything about each other. We understand each other the best, and we only rely on each other."

Older Brother: "That's why you don't need to worry about what anyone else says, okay?"

Younger Brother: "Right! Hey, nii-san. Let's go horseback riding together, just the two of us!"

Older Brother: "Oh, good idea. Let's bring your favorite scones along, too."

Younger Brother: "Father and Mother are getting divorced...?! Why?!"

Older Brother: "Mother's side of the family had a hand in political corruption. In order to mitigate the damages, he's cutting her off."

Younger Brother: "That's...! What'll happen to us?"

Older Brother: "Don't worry, everything will be okay. We haven't done anything wrong."

Younger Brother: "...Okay!"

Older Brother: "—Why do we have to be separated?!"

Younger Brother: "That's right, we haven't done anything wrong!"

Older Brother: "I don't care if we can't live in luxury like before. As long as I have my brother, that's enough for me."

Younger Brother: "I don't need anything else, as long as I have my brother. I'm begging you, please let us stay together!"

Younger Brother: "Selfish...? We're selfish?"

Older Brother: "...If there's anyone who's selfish, it's Father and—"

Younger Brother: "Uwaaa!"³

Older Brother: "?! What are you—"

Younger Brother: "Hah... hah...."

Younger Brother: "They were going to separate us."

Older Brother: "...Yeah. That's right. We should have done this from the very beginning. Here, give me that."

Younger Brother: "Do you hate me now...? I'm sorry, I'm sorry! Please don't hate me!"

Older Brother: "You don't have to worry, I love you."

Older Brother: "So hand over the fire iron.⁴ I won't let your hands be the only ones soiled with blood."

Older Brother: "Now we match."

Younger Brother: "Nii-san...!"

Older Brother: "And now we'll be together forever."

Younger Brother: "Yes! Forever and ever."

Older Brother: "Even in life and death."

Guest A: ...That was amazing.

Guest A: It was a bit scary, but I couldn't look away.

Izumi: (Codependent twins... The things Muku-kun and Yuki-kun portrayed were dark, but they were able to make a beautiful story from it.)

Kumon: Muku, Yuki, you guys were so good! I was so moved!

Muku: Hehe, it's all thanks to you.

Kumon: Me?

Muku: Yeah. As I was performing, I was thinking about loving the older brother in the same way that you love Juu-chan.

Yuki: Maybe that stalking was worth it after all.

Muku: Fufu, then it's a good thing we did it.

Izumi: Great work, you two! Can I take a photo to commemorate?

Muku: Sure.

Yuki: What should we do for the pose?

Izumi: How about doing one like your roles?

Yuki: I think we can do that.

Muku: Then... it's gotta be this.

Izumi: ...Yeah. This feels like part of a pair; I like it.

Kumon: You guys took a picture? Lemme see, lemme see!

Izumi: Here.

Kumon: Wahh~, this atmosphere...!

Yuki: Right?

Yuki: It's perfect for codependent twins.

Kumon: Yeah! But I miss the usual Muku~. I love the Muku who's always smiling and laughing.

Muku: Fufu, thanks. I also like it when you're smiling and laughing.

Yuki: ...I'm beginning to think you two are pretty codependent.

Izumi: Ahaha....

¹ He asks for a kakuni-man (角煮まん) and an anman (あんまん). They're like dim-sum style buns, the first with a braised pork filling and the other with a red-bean paste and sesame oil filling. ^[↑]
2 She (the speaking style implies that the clerk is an older woman) gives them a buta-man (豚まん), which also is also a pork bun but it's minced/ground meat fully enclosed. It's different from a kakuni-man, which is a slice of meat inside a bun folded like clam. ^[↑]
3 The SFX that sounds is a metal clink, then shattering, then the sound of something soft and heavy falling to the ground. It implies they kill their parents. ^[↑]
4 Metal stick used to ignite and rearrange fire in a fireplace. ^[↑]

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