Little Red Riding Hood Yuyuko Tanaka/Bond Story

A cute girl who looks good in a red riding hood. She was asked to bring cake and wine to her sick grandmother, but she runs into a cunning wolf along the way. From the fairy tale, "Little Red Riding Hood."

Yuyuko's Red Hood Before the Performance

Yuyuko:

Oh, life is full of irony. Huh? What'd you say?

Yuyuko:

Hold up, what...? I don't have iron knees. I said iroNY, not iron knees.

Tamao:

That was great, Yuyuko-chan.

Yuyuko:

Oh, it's Tamao-senpai.

Tamao:

Heh heh, I thought I heard you doing rakugo. So you did a pun on iron, I see.

Yuyuko:

Yeah, I've been busy with rehearsals for "Little Red Riding Hood"so the laundry piled up.

Tamao:

The weather hasn't been great recently either.

Yuyuko:

I'm glad that it's sunny out today. You're holding a duster which means you're currently battling a mountain of dust...?

Tamao:

Hehe, exactly.

Tamao:

I'll do it after you're finished ironing. Can I help you with anything?

Yuyuko:

No, I can't trouble you with that.

Yuyuko:

I'm out of iron-related rakugo puns though, so it'd be nice to have someone to chat with.

Tamao:

Sure, I'd love to.

Yuyuko:

Thank you. We've been spending all our time in rehearsals lately that it's been a while since we had the time to just chat.

Tamao:

I know, right? Even just seeing you wearing a hoodie reminds me of Little Red Riding Hood.

Tamao:

(As Wolf)
"Hello, dear Little Red Riding Hood in a cute red riding hood."

Yuyuko:

...!

Yuyuko:

(As Little Red Riding Hood)
"Oh, hello, wolf. Basking in the sun? Or taking a walk perhaps? The weather sure is nice."

Tamao:

(As Wolf)
"I was thinking of having lunch. Where are you going, Little Red Riding Hood? It's dangerous to be by yourself."

Yuyuko:

(As Little Red Riding Hood)
"Grandma is sick so I'm going to visit her. And don't treat me like a child. I'm just fine by myself."

Tamao:

You sure have fast responses — proof that you're all fired up.

Yuyuko:

I've never noticed that myself but now that you mention it, you may be right.

Yuyuko:

It's a rare joint performance this time. All the more so since your old school's drama club is also joining.

Tamao:

Oh, are you nervous? It's fine to just be like your usual self and go at your own pace.

Yuyuko:

Thank you. I don't intend on changing my acting style, but a lot of drama teams from other junior and senior high schools will be gathering so I can't afford to slip up.

Yuyuko:

In rakugo too, whether it's a duo or a trio, the rakugo artists take turns and compete fiercely with one another.

Tamao:

Oh, so even rakugo has joint performances.

Yuyuko:

Yes. In those times, it's important to be fired up regardless of if you're performing solo or as a duo.

Tamao:

Heh heh, it looks like I'll be able to see a Yuyuko-chan whose even more heated up than usual during the show. I look forward to it.

Yuyuko:

I'm honored to have you cheer me on. It'll help me advance in both my acting and ironing.

Tamao:

Hahaha. Hm? That hoodie — didn't you already iron it?

Yuyuko:

Huh? Oh, this is the seventh one. The one I'd ironed earlier was the fifth one.

Tamao:

S-Seventh!? How many of the same hoodies do you even have?

Yuyuko:

Here I have... One, two, three... Ten. But they aren't all the same.

Yuyuko:

Especially these two. It's difficult to differentiate between red and vermillion, but if you look at it under the sun, you can kind of see the difference, right?

Tamao:

Let's see... This is the vermillion one?

Yuyuko:

You're good! That's correct. Vermillion is a red with a slight yellow tone.

Yuyuko:

And the string for this one is different... This one is new so the color hasn't faded.

Tamao:

You're right, now that I look closely, they're all different hoodies. It's fun to compare all of them like this.

Yuyuko:

Should I line them up and explain each of them to you? Of course, if it's no trouble for you.

Tamao:

It's no trouble... Yes, please. It's the perfect chance to learn about your love of hoodies.

Yuyuko:

Oh my, I didn't think you'd accept.

Yuyuko:

Is this what they mean when they say adversity strengthens the foundations? Just a moment please — I'll lay them out in order.

Tamao:

Haha, I look forward to it.

Tamao:

(I was surprised that she has ten red hoodies.)

Tamao:

(It's rare for Yuyuko-chan to talk about herself so I'm kind of happy about this.)

Yuyuko:

(I wouldn't have thought that Tamao-senpai would be interested in hoodies.)

Yuyuko:

(I have to do my best to explain it to her!)

As Allies Day of the Joint Performance

Yuyuko:

(As Little Red Riding Hood)
"...!"

Tamao:

(As Wolf)
"My, oh my. What do we have here?"

Tamao:

(As Wolf)
"Hello, dear Little Red Riding Hood in a cute red riding hood."

Yuyuko:

(As Little Red Riding Hood)
"Oh, hello wolf. Basking in the sun? Or taking a walk perhaps? The weather sure is nice."

Tamao:

(As Wolf)
"I was thinking of having lunch. Where are you going, Little Red Riding Hood? It's dangerous to be by yourself."

Yuyuko:

(As Little Red Riding Hood)
"Grandma is sick so I'm going to visit her. And don't treat me like a child. I'm just fine by myself."

Tamao:

(As Wolf)
"I apologize for treating you like a child. You've been brought up well and you sure look delicious..."

Yuyuko:

(As Little Red Riding Hood)
"I look...delicious?"

Tamao:

(As Wolf)
"Oh, uh... I'm talking about that basket. It smells like delicious cake and wine..."

Yuyuko:

(As Little Red Riding Hood)
"You can't have it. This isn't for you."

Yuyuko:

(As Little Red Riding Hood)
"Mother is making me take this to my grandma who lives deep in the woods."

Tamao:

(As Wolf)
"Your grandmother lives up ahead, I see..."

Tamao:

(As Wolf)
"By the way, does your grandmother like flowers?"

Yuyuko:

(As Little Red Riding Hood)
"Flowers? Yes, she does."

Tamao:

(As Wolf)
"Then you should pick some flowers from the field over there. It has many colorful flowers."

Yuyuko:

(As Little Red Riding Hood)
"Grandma, what big ears you have."

Tamao:

(As Wolf)
"The better to hear you with, my dear."

Yuyuko:

(As Little Red Riding Hood)
"What big teeth you have."

Tamao:

(As Wolf)
"The better..."

Tamao:

(As Wolf)
"To eat you with!"

Yuyuko:

(As Little Red Riding Hood)
"Ahhhh!"

Tamao:

(As Wolf)
"Yawn. Maybe swallowing both the grandmother and Little Red Riding Hood whole was being too greedy. My body feels heavy."

Tamao:

(As Wolf)
"My stomach is also making rumbling noises."

Tamao:

(As Wolf)
"Hm, I'm thirsty so I'll drink some water. There's a perfect river over there. Oh, whoops!"

Tamao:

(As Wolf)
"Whoa, my body is so heavy that I'm sinking in the river! Someone help me!"

Yuyuko:

(As Little Red Riding Hood)
"We were saved by the hunter who filled the wolf's stomach with rocks."

Yuyuko:

(As Little Red Riding Hood)
"But this was all because of my carelessness!"

Yuyuko:

(As Little Red Riding Hood)
"I was so scared. I will never take detours again. I must head straight forward no matter what!"

After the Performance

Yuyuko:

Tamao-senpai, all the props have been put away.

Tamao:

Thank you, Yuyuko-chan. I'm all wrapped up here too so let's double check with the staff and— Huh?

Yuyuko:

...?

Teacher:

Good work. You're...Yuyuko Tanaka, right?

Yuyuko:

Oh? It's been a long time.

Teacher:

I knew it! I was surprised at seeing you on stage. And on top of that, you acted out such an adorable Little Red Riding Hood.

Yuyuko:

I'm also surprised.

Tamao:

Yuyuko-chan, this is...?

Yuyuko:

Ah, excuse me. This is my homeroom teacher from junior high school.

Tamao:

Oh, my! Nice to meet you. I'm Tamao Tomoe. I'm also from Rinmeikan Girls School Performance Association.

Teacher:

What nice manners. Your wolf was also wonderful.

Tamao:

You're very kind. It's only thanks to Yuyuko-chan's Little Red Riding Hood.

Teacher:

Both of you were great. But I was honestly really surprised to see Tanaka-san perform...

Yuyuko:

Well, lots of stuff happened... Anyway, why are you here? Was my junior high school invited to sit in the audience?

Teacher:

No. Actually I was transferred soon after you graduated.

Teacher:

I'm a teacher of the school that performed "Urashima Taro" before you.

Yuyuko:

Well, what a coincidence. Isn't that Tamao-senpai's old school?

Teacher:

Oh, really? A happy coincidence.

Yuyuko:

Yes. I wouldn't have imagined you to be involved with the drama club.

Teacher:

Well, no. I'm still the volleyball club's advisor, but a lot of the students in my class are in the drama club.

Teacher:

I figured I'd drop by today.

Yuyuko:

That makes sense.

Tamao:

How was our play today? Wasn't her Little Red Riding Hood adorable?

Yuyuko:

T-Tamao-senpai...

Teacher:

Certainly. Little Red Riding Hood's innocence really came across. I hadn't thought I'd be able to see Tanaka-san put her all in to acting out something like that.

Teacher:

I used to be worried since you'd always be dozing off both inside and outside of class, but you're doing so well now.

Yuyuko:

You're praising me too much. Please forget about the younger me.

Tamao:

Aside from acting, Yuyuko-chan also deals with scripts and directs. She's really active in the association.

Teacher:

My, oh my. How wonderful, Tanaka-san.

Yuyuko:

Stop it, both of you.

Yuyuko:

But well... Maybe I have changed since junior high school.

Yuyuko:

Now, I'm doing plays with everyone in the association and improving together. I'm sorry for the trouble I caused you back then.

Teacher:

Don't worry about it. It's fine as long as you're living your life to the fullest now.

Student:

Sensei—?

Teacher:

Oh, I'm coming now—! I should be heading off. Do your best together with your friend.

Yuyuko:

I will. Thank you.

Yuyuko:

............

Tamao:

Yuyuko-chan, it's great that your old homeroom teacher feels relieved now.

Yuyuko:

Well, I guess so. At any rate, I suppose you're my senpai moreso than friend.

Tamao:

It's true that we're senior and junior as Rinmeikan students, but we're partners in the Performance Association. That is closer to friends, no?

Tamao:

Well... I think it might be more fitting to say allies.

Yuyuko:

Ooh. Allies has a nice ring to it.

Yuyuko:

Then let's work hard together from now on as allies.

Tamao:

Hehe, yes. Let's—!

Yuyuko:

Have you already seen Tamao-senpai's wolf? Even her howling was perfect.

Yuyuko:

My homeroom teacher from junior high school came to see me backstage but I was at a loss with Tamao-senpai.

Yuyuko:

She bragged about me in front of her, saying how I can do this and that now...

Yuyuko:

I was praised so much that while I was pleased, I also felt embarrassed. She should be setting such acts aside for Rui instead.