Kurumai

Kurumai is the het ship between Naomichi Kurumada and Mai Tsurugi from the Your Turn To Die fandom.

Your Turn to Die
The real Kurumada and Mai died in their first trials before they could meet anyone. In chapter 3, Part 1-A, they are brought back as dolls for the chapter’s sub-game. They, along with the rest of the dummies, share a common goal: Kill their human partner before the humans kill the real Sou Hiyori. Mai is partnered with Q-taro Burgerburg, and Kurumada is partnered with either Kanna Kizuchi or Shin Tsukimi depending on which of the two the player decided to save in the second chapter’s main game. The two do not have many interactions in this section of the game.

In chapter 3, Part 1-B, the two still do not have many interactions. After Mai regains consciousness (having been knocked out by Q-taro for trying to kill him at the end of the previous part) and a bit more investigating, the group has to fight Maple after Sara and Ranmaru steal the real Sou Hiyori‘s ID card from her. Kurumada is damaged by the end of this fight, fatally so if the fight is not completed correctly. After this, Mai and Q-taro are separated from Kurumada, along with the rest of the dummies and their human partners. Kurumada is shown to care for the other dummies, including Mai, willing to try to sacrifice himself in order to stop Maple’s rampage.

During Keiji’s investigation segment, Mai shows concern over Kurumada’s damaged state. Later, when Keiji sees Kurumada in the charging room, Kurumada asks him if Mai is okay. It is also revealed that he only used half of the charge on the charger with the intention of sharing the charge with the other dummies to extend their lives, this including Mai.

After the perspective is returned to Sara, the group minus Keiji gets reunited. They then head to either the locker room (Shin lives route) or the cemetery (Kanna lives route) on floor 4, where the real Sou Hiyori shows up with a crudely “repaired” Maple. The group then needs to fight her again, which may result in Mai’s death if she is not defeated in time. After this fight, preparation for the banquet begins. If the first Maple fight was not cleared correctly, this is where Kurumada will die. During the banquet, Kurumada and Mai, along with Hayasaka, are both options of which dummy will survive the banquet.

Your Time to Shine
In the spin-off, Your Time to Shine, the two, alongside the rest of the dummies, live together in a beach hut. They do not have many interactions here.

Fanon
Kurumai is not a very popular ship in the Your Turn to Die fandom. It is considered a rarepair, having not much content of the pairing. Enjoyers of this ship enjoy the two’s concern for each other in Chapter 3-1B of the game. Fanworks of this pairing typically portray them outside of the death game. The ship is rivaled by more popular ships for the characters, including Kurushin, Kurusaka, Qmai, and Maiple.

Fandom

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