Mafurui

"Or perhaps, you don't realize it yet."

- Rui in "At this Festival Colored by Twilight" Chapter 8

Mafurui is the Het ship between Mafuyu Asahina and Rui Kamishiro from the Project SEKAI fandom.

Canon
Mafuyu and Rui interact in | At This Festival Colored by Twilight where Rui gets Injured and was taken to the Infirmary. Unfortunately, There was no one to help him and all the staffs and volunteers were busy – Noticing this Mafuyu volunteers to help Rui's sprain. However, when Mafuyu was asking about the symptoms and what caused the sprain, they stumble into a conversation about one's dream. Mafuyu compliments Emuand Rui regarding about how they were capable of putting effort in what they want straightforwardly; comparing herself to them slightly indirect. Taking a notice at the strange behavior, Rui asks Mafuyu If she did not have a dream which Mafuyu replies to honestly. As Mafuyu finishes with her monologue, Rui compares his middle school self to Mafuyu, Indirectly giving her a advice. Mafuyu then warns Rui not to do too much otherwise the pain would come back; Rui thanks Mafuyu for her concern then Invites her to their show, In an attempt to cheer her up.

Along the show, Rui's attempt to make her smile didn't seem to work – However, he manages to make Mafuyu smile by thanking her for treating his wounds.

Despite only Interacting in | At This Festival Colored by Twilight, Rui seems to know Mafuyu already through Emu and Mizuki In | Guiding a Lost Child to What Lies Beyond due to Mafuyu and her friends going to the show and he noticed how Emu was acting strangely, to which Emu confesses that she was attempting to make Mafuyu happy since she seemed gloomy.

In the last chapter of | At This Festival Colored by Twilight, Rui says that he hopes Mafuyu would find her dream soon.

Fanon
Mafurui is a rarepair. It has a bit of Fanfictions and Fanarts. On AO3, It has 400 works. Mafurui is primarily rivaled by RuiKasa and Kanamafu, Mafuyu and Rui's most popular ships respectively. The shippers of Mafurui mainly ship It due to the recent event and finds several similarities between Mafuyu and Rui. Some fans find Mafurui siblings. Some believes It'd be a unhealthy relationship due to Mafuyu's cold and blunt personality.

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Trivia

 * Mafuyu's voice actress shares her first name with Rui.
 * One of their Cheerful Carnival Team names is "Team Purple".
 * They have a height difference of 20 cm, with Rui being 181 cm and Mafuyu being 160 cm.
 * Their ship is referred to with the "🎈❄" emojis.

Variations

 * Mafuruikasa refers to the ship between the two and Tsukasa Tenma
 * Kanaruimafu refers to the ship between the two and Kanade Yoisaki
 * Mafuemurui refers to the ship between the two and Emu Ootori