Yugiri (Zombie Land Saga Collab)/Stories
Alk and Light find Yugiri performing inside a restaurant, attracting a large crowd. Impressed by the good business, the owner begs Yugiri to perform every so often in his establishment, to which Yugiri agrees after he offers his sponsorship.
Yugiri: Saaagaa... Saagaaa!
Yugiri: I'll indulge you as you indulge me...
Alk: Whoa, what's going on? Is this another event?
Sakura: Er, no. We were on our way back from one when we stopped here.
Sakura: Yugiri-san decided to perform for a bit, as thanks for the food, and before we knew it...
Alk: So this was just a casual, free show? No advertising or anything? Wow!
Yugiri: I'll take your astonishment as a compliment.
Yugiri: Are you two here for food?
Light: No, we were just passing by when we heard you singing, so we peeked in.
Yugiri: Devoted fans, are we? I'm flattered.
Townsperson: I can't think of anyone who WOULDN'T be a fan! Isn't she so much fun to talk to?
Townsperson: And that's on top of being a pretty lass with a heckuva voice! Can't believe I was lucky enough to meet her today!
Yugiri: *giggle* Flattery will get you nowhere, I'm afraid.
Yugiri: Why don't you sit down and order more food? The owner of this establishment was gracious enough to let me sing here, after all.
Townsperson: Haha, that I can definitely do! 'Scuse me, I'd like to order!
Yugiri: Alk. Light. You should eat as well. Does the recommended menu suit your tastes?
Alk: Oh, yeah, sure. Sounds good to me.
Shopkeep: I have to hand it to you, Number 5. Business is booming thanks to you!
Shopkeep: Would ya consider stopping y more often?
Yugiri: As much as I'd like to... I do have my idol work with Franchouchou.
Yugiri: My schedule would depend entirely on how well my activities are going there...
Sakura: Huh, wait-
Shopkeep: Is that all? How about I help you out then?
Shopkeep: Just promise you'll drop by with a performance every so often!
Yugiri: You want to become a sponsor? Truly?
Yugiri: Excellent. If you could work out the details with my manager, Kotaro-han, that would be great.
Shopkeep: You got it. Business is gonna go through the roof, I just know it!
Alk: Talk about hook, line, and sinker... That was impressive.
Sakura: I totally had no idea where you were going with that.
Yugiri: You'll have to forgive the slight lie, of course.
Yugiri: But this way, we'll get more job offers, and he'll have more customers. Everyone wins.
Light: You know, you've adjusted to this world quite quickly. Much faster than your friends...
Light: To the point where it almost seems like you have no desire to return to your own.
Yugiri: Rather than having no desire, I'd say that I'm simply comfortable wherever I go.
Yugiri: This is my second time waking up in an unfamiliar setting, after all.
Sakura: Yeah, Yugiri-san was alive during a time period way before ours.
Sakura: Even if we made it back, the world she lived in is already long gone...
Light: ...My apologies. I spoke out of line...
Yugiri: It's all right, I never minded the fact. Life is enjoyable as it is right now.
Yugiri: There's always something new to see and learn.
Light: By the way... About your behavior and choice of clothing...
Light: I'm a little concerned that you might draw unwanted attention as you are now...
Yugiri: Do you think me naïve and defenseless, Light?
Light: N-no, that's not what I meant! I'm only worried-
Yugiri: Sakura-han. Alk. My ears didn't deceive me, did they?
Sakura: Yugiri-san, you should cut him some slack. He looks like he's about to cry.
Alk: Eh, Light's totally in the wrong here though.
Light: I-I am?
Yugiri: It seems I have to teach someone here a little lesson.
Light: U-um, I... I am extremely sorry for my transgression...
Yugiri: Why don't you come closer and show me how sorry you truly are?
Light: Wh-what do I do now?! Save me, Alk!
Yugiri: Come, Light- prepare yourself!
Yugiri hosts a talk show inside the restaurant and meets with an influential man. Afterward, Light questions her motives, to which she responds by asking him to travel to a location later that night. Light and Alk go to said location and manage to save the influential man from being assassinated- an encounter which makes Light questions Yugiri even further.
Yugiri: Thank you all for coming tonight.
Yugiri: I hope you enjoy the show.
Yugiri: But before we get started... Let's bring out the food first.
Sakura: Seafood's for table A... Or was it for B, actually?!
Light: I can't recall which salad was supposed to ho where either!
Sakura: Ah! W-we gotta get moving!
Light: We'll serve the food! Alk, you just focus on plating!
Yugiri: Everyone have their orders? Then without further ado... Cheers!
Audience: Cheers!
Light: ...There are a lot more customers than usual.
Sakura: That's because Yugiri-san is holding a special talk show today.
Sakura: People looking for a serious conversation usually want to see Yugiri-san, since most of the others just have casual chats.
Alk: Make sense. It really feels like you can talk to her about anything.
Light: Isn't it strange that most of these people are older than her though?
Sakura: My guess is that is honestly doesn't matter.
Sakura: Yugiri-san is good at relating with all sorts of people, young and old.
Wealthy Man: ...Have you given thought to my proposal?
Yugiri: Well, about that... I'm afraid complicated matters aren't my forte.
Wealthy Man: There's nothing complicated about it. Whatever you wish for, it'll be done.
Wealthy Man: If, say, you wanted the Farlands performing arts group out of the picture-
Yugiri: Oh my, did you take me as someone who would desire such a thing?
Yugiri: Frankly, I'm disappointed...
Wealthy Man: I-I was only giving an example...
Alk: Feels like instead of conversations, she's just been getting tons of crazy offers.
Light: That was quite the crowd you drew in today.
Light: Not just in terms of numbers, but also the sheer variety of influential figures...
Yugiri: Are you worried that I'm up to something?
Light: I-I didn't mean to imply-
Yugiri: It's written all over your face.
Yugiri: I know you might not believe me, but I'm simply just going with the flow...
Yugiri: Being there for whoever needs me to be.
Yugiri: By the way, I have a request.
Yugiri: Could you travel down a specific road on your way back tonight?
Light: Hm? Do you need us to escort you somewhere?
Yugiri: Actually, this is in the opposite direction of the manor, and I'm going to be taking Sakura-han home.
Yugiri: I'd appreciate it if you could go there in my stead.
Alk: Not often you make a pit stop on the way back.
Light: Sorry, there's just... something I wish to check.
???: AAAHHHH!
Wealthy Man: Eek!
Crazed Criminal: It's because of people like you that our country is rotting from the inside out...
Crazed Criminal: Time to vacate your position of power... permanently.
Alk: Not on my watch!
Wealthy Man: Th-thank you so much... You saved my l-life...
Alk: Phew... That was a close one. Are you hurt?
Yugiri: Why, hello there, Light. Did you need something?
Light: Just a small chat, if you have a moment.
Light: We happened to come across an assault in the streets on our way back. Luckily, nobody was hurt, and the criminal was apprehended.
Yugiri: What a coincidence. How fortunate you were able to assist.
Light: Sometimes, I can't tell whose side you've really on.
Yugiri: A lady is allowed a little mystery, no? But as I've said before, I'm not scheming anything.
Yugiri: I'm simply doing what I can for the sake of Franchouchou.
Yugiri: Though I know you find that hard to believe.
Light: I'm sorry... I can't help it.
Yugiri: Keep supporting me, and you'll eventually come to understand.
Yugiri: I promise the show will the worth your while.
Light: Right... I'll keep watching for now.
Light realizes that Yugiri is solely motivated by the desire to aid Franchouchou however she can- a dedication to friendship that Light completely understands. No longer suspicious of her, he conveys as much to her right before her next show.
Shopkeep: B-but this is all so sudden!
Yugiri: We are truly sorry, but we have our own matters to attend to.
Yugiri: There's only so much time we can spare, and no way to dedicate ourselves to two jobs at once.
Shopkeep: *sob* Number 1, isn't there anything you can do to change her mind?!
Sakura: Ah... Ahaha... It's true that we're super busy recently though...
Shopkeep: You two! You gotta help me out here!
Light: Help... with what? is this about negotiating work?
Shopkeep: They just informed me that they probably won't be stopping by anymore!
Yugiri: Our workload has increased tremendously since we first started.
Alk: Seriously? Whoa...
Sakura: She's not exaggerating. We've got so many events to do with everyone...
Shopkeep: But my business is going to tank without you!
Shopkeep: What if I raised your pay?!
Yugiri: Oh my, you'd go that far for us?
Yugiri: In that case, you should negotiate the fine details with Kotaro-han.
Shopkeep: That means you'll stay, right? Thank goodness... The event's still on tonight!
Light: She's calculating to a frightening degree when she wants to be.
Alk: The restaurant owner's been under her thumb since the very start.
Sakura: It's not as if she's constantly like that though.
Sakura: She's got a pretty airheaded side to her too.
Light: Really? Looking at her now, I can't imagine it...
Sakura: Ahaha, she's winging it one day at a time, just like the rest of us, you know?
Sakura: But she always brings out her best when it comes to Franchouchou! I wish I was a little more like her in that way.
Yugiri: Sakura-han!
Alk: UM?!
Yugiri: I am deeply disappointed that you see me in such an unfavorable light!
Yugiri: My actions ALWAYS reflect my dedication to Franchouchou!
Sakura: That's... exactly what I said though... I'm guessing you don't know what "winging it" means...
Shopkeep: Number 5, would you mind handing this to Tatsumi?
Shopkeep: I've written down everything that we're changing for our next contract. he should probably look over it before we finalize.
Yugiri: That would be wise.
Shopkeep: To think all the money I saved would be used here... But I'd rather spend it on you than on repairs.
Light: Repairs? Are you having maintenance troubles?
Shopkeep: Not exactly. Palpebra's still a fairly new town, y'know? Lots of rowdy folks like to gather around these parts.
Shopkeep: Give 'em some drink, and you get a bar fight every week that trashes the place.
Sakura: But... we haven't seen any the whole time we've been here?
Shopkeep: Turns out your events have folks learning how to be on their best behavior.
Shopkeep: Gotta admit, though, I was a little worried about your safety at first.
Light: ...Interesting.
Yugiri: Hello, Light. The show's about to start soon, so what are you doing here?
Light: ...I just wanted to say that I had the wrong idea about you.
Light: I realized you meant every word you said to Sakura earlier.
Light: Wanting to do your best for her, for all your comrades in Franchouchou... That is a sentiment I completely understood.
Yugiri: Hehe, what a noble way to put it.
Yugiri: ...Alk and the rest are lucky to have such a kind figure looking after them.
Light: I... I never mentioned anything about them!
Yugiri: It would take a fool not to notice who you were thinking of when you spoke.
Yugiri: But yes, we are similar in that regard. I want only the best for Franchouchou.
Yugiri: Which is why I'm counting on your continued support, Light.
Light: ...Of course you'll have it.
Light: As, one of Franchouchou's biggest fans, I look forward to your show. Break a leg out there.
Yugiri: Well, you better find a way to sneak into the audience without being noticed, otherwise someone might get the wrong idea...
Light: D-don't be absurd! Enough with the teasing!
Yugiri: Hehe, you'll need a little more pluck than that.
Yugiri: Especially if you want to call yourself one of my fans!