Side Story: Touma in Leopard Print

When Side Story becomes available, Touma will send a text to Itsuki. The conversation is as follows:

Touma: sup. uh. i want to get some advice from you. you free? i'm hanging out at the top of the department store like usual Touma: 'sends a picture of a distressed-looking Raiga

Speak to Touma, who is at Toubo Rooftop.

Touma: Ah, there you are, Itsuki! There's something I wanna talk to you about... You got time right now?

The player is given two options on how to respond:

• Yes
• No

If the player chooses "no":

Itsuki: Sorry. I'm a little busy right now.

Touma: I see... Well, I'll be waiting here, so hurry up and go deal with your thing first.

Conversation ends, Side Story unaccepted.

If the player chooses "yes":

Itsuki: Sure.

Touma: Thanks, man. Come with me for a bit then.

>Touma takes Itsuki to a table.

Touma: Um, what I actually wanted to talk to you about is... girls.

Itsuki: That's rare. I never thought I'd hear that coming from you.

Touma: Yeah... So I need you to help me out with something...

Boy: What's the Genome Monster doing here?

>The boy from Touma's first Side Story walks up to the two teenagers.

Touma: Wh-What!? ... Huh? You're that-

Boy: Come on. I watched the show on TV. Was what you told me last time a lie? Were you just satisfied doing some lame show at a place like this? And stuck with a villain part, too.

Touma: ... Urk!

Boy: Well, not like it matters. You just blurted that stuff out. It's like I had my hopes up to begin with...

>Touma gets up and turns to face the boy.

Itsuki: Hey... Touma.

Boy: Wh-What? Are you gonna hit a kid like me?

Touma: I'm sorry!

>Touma bows.

Touma: I just wanted to get you to smile... That's why I couldn't stop myself from lying to you...!

Boy: ... For a reason like that? Seriously... That's so dumb...

Touma: I will become a real hero some day! And I'll get you to-

Boy: There's no way I can smile anymore. I mean... My mom and dad got divorced. Mom cries every day, and I get bullied at my new school... There's nothing good in this world. There's no way I can smile in a world like that...

Touma: ... Then... Then I'll definitely become a real hero and make you smile!

Boy: ... You're just lying again, aren't you?

Touma: No! This is my promise to you! That's why I want you to believe in me one more time!

Boy: ... A promise?

Touma: That's right!

Boy: ... That's so dumb.

>The boy runs away.

Touma: ... Hey, Itsuki.

Itsuki: You want to go train... right? I'll tag along.

Touma: Hehe... Thanks, man. What I need to train this time is how to flirt with confidence.

Itsuki: ... Excuse me?

Touma: Let me make it clear that I'm serious about this. ... For the next show, I actually have a part without a mask as Hyoma Kiba, the guy who transforms into Raiga.

Itsuki: Does putting on some weird mask really count as a "transformation"...?

Touma: C'mon, that's not the important part! Anyway the producers wanna target the female audience to boost attendance. That's why they decided to have an unmasked warrior appear, but the original actor couldn't make it. So I was chosen as the substitute. Seems like the Raiga director spoke up and said, "Why not use that kid?"

Itsuki: That must mean he thinks highly of your acting skills. That's great!

Touma: Still... the bar's been set high. The actor who plays Hyoma is a popular, young guy with a lot of buzz. He's a hit with both moms and young girls. If I'm gonna be his understudy, I need to learn how to act in a way that wins their hearts...

Itsuki: ... And that's why you have to be charismatic and confident, huh.

Touma: But I don't know how to do that, and when I looked online, everyone said it's better to have a wingman.

Itsuki: And that means...?

Touma: ... Please come with me to hit on girls.

The player is given two options on how to respond:

• All right...
• No way.

If the player chooses option 1:

Itsuki: All right... I guess we'll just have to do our best.

Touma: Now that's the Itsuki I know! Such encouraging words! How, where to do this...? Does Harajuku sound good to you?

Itsuki:' Yeah. I expect there'd be a lot of girls there.

Touma: It's decided then. Let's break it up for now. Come to Harajuku when you're ready!

>Touma leaves. As Itsuki leaves the rooftop, Touma will send a text. The conversation is as follows:

Touma: heeey where you at? Touma: i'm waiting in front of anzu, so hurry up Touma: sends a picture of Raiga with the words "Here I Go!" written on it

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