Yumemika

Yumemika is the femslash ship between Yumemi Yumemite and Sumika Warakubami from the Kakegurui fandom.

Canon
Yumemi and Sumika met when Sumika revealed to be Kawaru Natari, a world-famous Hollywood actress of whom Yumemi has always been a big fan and admired her so much and was honored when she learned her name. Sumika took part in the Momobami Clan and challenges Yumemi and Yumeko to a gamble. Yumemi is happy to be noticed by her, but Kawaru makes it clear that she is only competing with her to take her off the stage and ruin her career, as she won't last long anyway.

During the first round of the game, Yumemi and Yumeko sang a song. Then Kawaru sang and his music was very beautiful. Yumemi didn't expect an actress to be so good at singing. Kawaru then told Yumemi how many emotions a song can convey, but then mocked his play for being quite empty. Yumemi was still sure he would win because he bribed the public. However, Kawaru bribed them back so that the crowd would vote fairly. In the second challenge, they had to hide the hot pepper burning, it was all about acting. Yumemi broke her own finger so she could make a convincing face of pain and deceive Kawaru, but she realized this and figured out the right way, but praises Yumemi's determination.

Yumemi wanted to give up completely and didn't even want to win anymore, she accepted that she could never win against her. But she was not sad and enlightened to have been defeated by her greatest idol. Because Yumeko gets annoyed with Yumemi for wanting to give up, in the third match Kawaru realizes that the two were not working together and is confident about their victory. However, Yumemi has a change of heart when she is cheered on by her fans and decides to no longer try to beat her. Kawaru angrily grabs Yumemi's face at first and tells her to continue, but then she realizes that the path she has chosen is her own. Kawaru smiles and when Yumemi passes and asks Yumeko to do the same, and Kawaru loses. Kawaru is a good loser and congratulates Yumemi when Kawaru states that she will wait for Yumemi in Hollywood.

Quotes
"Shouldn't be surprised, I guess. She's a Hollywood actress. For her, a humble Your Tube Idol might as well not exist. Maybe I should be grateful that she even noticed me at all. But I'm going to be walking the red carpet some day. So Kawaru Natari is an opponent I must defeat."

- Yumemi's thoughts after Kawaru snubbed her. "Beautiful. She's clearly had a voice coaching. A long time ago, my teacher told me something. "Perfect technique is the foundatin but real talent lies beyond that." Why did I suddenly remember that?"

- Yumemi's thoughts awed after hearing Kawaru singing. "Self-harm is not something I would advocate, but your determination is truly admirable. Such a shame bad acting let you down. It's obvious to anyone with a trained eye. You'll need to work on that."

- Kawaru praising Yumemi after she broke her finger to try to fool her. "She's way more talented and experienced. She's so driven. I knew all that from the start, but I still thought I could win. But now, I'm full of despair and joy at the realization that I'll never beat her. I can't perform anymore! No matter what I do, she sees right through it. There's no point! My certain win has become a certain loss. But even thought I've lost, I feel strangely refreshed. The woman I idolized is even more amazing than I thought. The summit I must reach is higher than I ever imagined. My dream is bigger than ever! In the final round, I'm going to learn from Natari-san. I'll fight her with everything I've got. I'll give it my all so that one day, I might reach her level."

- Yumemi's speech to Yumeko after giving up on Kawaru's defeat. "The Warakubami family trade is entertainment. We have an expression: Anyone who can't is worthless. Why win? Because to stop progressing means death. I don't think about meaning. I walk a path of destruction and victory. The path you're choosing involves constant self-analysis. It's very different to mine but just as confusing. But you might be able get there."

- Kawaru to Yumemi on the path she is following.

Fanon
Despite Yumemi's great admiration for Kawaru, the ship is considered a rare pair because most prefer Yumemisaori, and because Kawaru lives has already returned to Hollywood and consequently they probably will have no more interactions. The ship is the first most popular for Kawaru and the third for Yumemi. Many people came to ship them due to the respect Kawaru also showed for Yumemi at the end of the bet and Yumemi's great admiration for her. They currently have only one fanfic in AO3.

Fandom
FAN FICTION