#drefes

[boykatsu]

I forgot about Chizuru and Yuzuru from Dream Festival until I saw a twit post recently... Someone help me place them, I forgot how bad their drama was

so i came to the conclusion that

[hoshibatake]

FREEDOM – Epilogue

Previous chapter

<Several days later. On a set based on the fictitious city “FREEDOM”>

Subaru: Whoa…! It looks a lot more like FREEDOM than I thought it would!

Subaru: You can even actually play games in the arcade. That’s amazing. It’s just like the real thing☆

Mao: FREEDOM is a virtual city, so calling it “the real thing” is a bit confusing.

Mao: But this really is amazing. This place looks just like what we saw on our screens.

Hokuto: I agree. Although it’s just a set, so it's not as big as that virtual world…

Hokuto: But even if it’s just the central area, it makes me happy to see it recreated in such detail.

Makoto: Yeah. This area is especially packed with our “love”¹, after all.

Makoto: Anzu-chan, you asked Tenshouin-senpai to let us film a music video in FREEDOM, right? Thanks for doing that for us♪

Subaru: ...Oh～? Among the project’s business partners, there was a production company that you knew, so you got them to help you with a proposal?

Subaru: So FREEDOM thanks its existence to the network you’ve built up, huh?

Subaru: That’s our Anzu! Ms. President～♪

Hokuto: What is it, Anzu?

Hokuto: …“I didn’t do anything”? Don’t say that.

Hokuto: You handed FREEDOM over to us, and let us develop it freely from the start until the end. You must have thought about correcting our unskilled attempts multiple times.

Hokuto: But instead, you watched over us as we learned, didn’t you?

Hokuto: Not because you didn’t want to guide us, but because you believed that we could do it. I’m grateful for that.

Mao: Yeah. And you even casually conjured up this extra job of filming a music video.

Mao: Our miniature city of FREEDOM, which was only known by a couple of people, will be appreciated all over the world because of this new song.

Mao: In other words, we’ll be able to show our fans what we’re like in this new year. We get to show them our “love”.

Mao: As usual, you’re an impressively competent producer, Anzu.

Mao: ...Alright. It looks like everything’s ready, so let’s start filming♪

Hokuto&Mao: “♪～♪～♪”

Mao: ...But this sure was a strange job offer. Building a city and all that.

Hokuto: Indeed. But it was fun. This isn’t something just anyone gets to experience in their daily life.

Mao: True. I’d love to try out lots of other new things this year.

Mao: Normal things like the stuff other idols do just don’t fit us as well♪

Hokuto: When we just met, all you wanted was to live in peace. It seems as if you’ve been thoroughly corrupted too, huh?

Mao: Ahaha, you might be right. I still prefer peaceful times, but goofing off with you guys is just so much fun.

Mao: At this point I’m fully immersed in Trickstar...♪

Subaru: “♪～♪～♪”

Subaru: After we’re done filming, this set will be torn down, right?

Subaru: I wanna keep singing and dancing here forever. I wanna stay in this world for as long as I can!

Subaru: Maybe I should mess up my dance moves on purpose, so we’ll have no choice but to do more takes～♪

Makoto: Ahaha. You’ll cause trouble for the staff if you do that.

Makoto: If we finish early, they might allow us to explore the city at our leisure. Let’s do our best and make a great music video♪

Makoto: “♪～♪～♪”

Makoto: Akehoshi-kun, can I reminisce about the distant past with you for a bit?

Subaru: The distant past? The time when you were a baby?

Makoto: Ahaha, not that distant. About when I became “Yuuki Makoto” the idol.

Makoto: Do you remember the Venus Cup²? It was before we even formed Trickstar.

Subaru: Yeah. That was the DreFes we participated in during our first year, right?

Makoto: That’s the one. At that time I had more time on my hands than I knew what to do with. The only reason I even attended the Venus Cup was to balance the number of representatives from each class.

Makoto: I was just another nameless idol, one of a countless number at Yumenosaki.

Makoto: But back then… in that venue where most of the seats were empty, you called out to me.

Makoto: “Let’s sing together”, you said. You told me I wasn’t all alone up on that stage.

Makoto: (When I was a model, I was always alone.)

Makoto: (...No. I “didn’t exist”. I just played the role that was expected of me. I was empty inside.)

Makoto: (I enrolled at Yumenosaki because I didn’t want to be like that anymore.)

Makoto: ...That’s the moment I became an idol.

Makoto: By telling me “let’s do our best together!”, you breathed life into me.

Makoto: Although you might have forgotten about that moment.

Subaru: Ahaha, I remember! How could I forget?

Subaru: We stood shoulder to shoulder and sang like friends. Just like this, woo...♪

Makoto: W-Whoa! Akehoshi-kun, let go of me. This way we’ll have to redo the take.

Subaru: Ahaha! It’s okay, the camera is focused on Sari～ and Hokke～ right now☆

Subaru: ...That day there was almost no one who bothered to watch us, but now we have loads of fans.

Subaru: All those people are proof that we’ve been doing things right all along.

Subaru: That’s exactly why I feel like we’re unstoppable as long as we’re with the four of us! If we work extra hard, we might even be able to perform in the unexplored expanse of space one day☆

Subaru: There’s no bigger joy than working towards a shared goal with your friends, don’t you agree, Ukki～♪?

Makoto: Yeah… I think so too.

Makoto: In the past I didn’t believe in myself. Even after I got into a school for idols, I didn’t have a clue what to do.

Makoto: I was gathering dust like a shelf full of unplayed games.

Makoto: But then I met the others, and we formed Trickstar. I became myself… I became free.

Makoto: Sometimes I still get frustrated because I feel incompetent, but…

Makoto: ...as long as I get to sing and laugh with the others like I am right now, I’m incredibly happy.

Makoto: I’m so glad I decided to become an idol...♪

Makoto: “♪～♪～♪”

TL notes:

Every time any of the characters talks about “love” in quotes in this chapter, it was the word 『好き』“suki” in quotes in Japanese. Suki can mean love or like (love for objects, hobbies, people, etc.), and it can also be used in the sense of “the way I like/want”. I interpreted it like this: they were talking about their “suki” in many senses of the word. So things that they enjoy, people they love, the way in which they express their love/enthusiasm, as well as having the freedom to do what they like.

The story that describes the events surrounding the Venus Cup in more detail is “Rocket Start”.

Translated by me, proofread by Altea (@icaruswasthesun on Twitter)

Big thanks to Altea for proofreading all of my work, and thank you for reading!

[freisende]

Ensemble Stars! - Memories Selection: Checkmate Episode 4 - 錆びゆく心 (Rusting Heart) English Translation

Ensemble Stars Memories Selection: Checkmate 『チェックメイト』

Provided by Happy Elements, あんスタチャンネル on Youtube

Adapted from Ensemble Stars! Story: Checkmate - Written by: 日日日 (Akira)

English Translation: Freiya *All copyrights of the stories, scene pictures and writings, all belong to Happy Elements. I only translated the scenes into English to help overseas fans understand the dialogues. I do not own any copyrights other than the English Translation*

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Izumi: Do it right! We need to accumulate new songs even if it’s only one more! The student council has moved and taken action on a new system- and that’s why we need to win this so-called Drefes!

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Leo: Drefes, huh? …Hmm, I like doing lives; but, well…*Leo holds up Little John* The ones we had recently were different from what I thought, you know…?

Izumi: …Haa?

Leo: Those live fights, win or lose to decide their grades.. Why do we need to fight with our fellow members of Chess?

Izumi: It can’t be helped, can it? Following the Drefes' system, the student council has announced and made rules to limit the number of members of each unit.

Leo: Hmm…*Leo tilts his head*

Izumi: With chess’ current state, there are too many members and not all can participate in Drefes… And that’s why everyone begins to divide into three members here, four members there, according to the rule number of members for each unit… It’s the flow change of an era.

Leo: Yes, it’s just as you said, Sena. I can comprehend your logic. But you know, are idol activities like such? It is supposed to be more like… “Ahaha!”, laughing with everyone! *Leo plays with Little John* Can we make 100 friends~? Haha, wooh~! *Little John keeps meowing*

Izumi: Hey! Don’t play at your own pace and blurt things out at the same time! Poor her [1], if you hugged her with such force! (Izumi gets up from his seat, stretches out his arm to Leo to hold Little John) Here. 

Leo: Oh? Does Sena want to carry Little John too? *Little John tries to push Leo away*

Izumi: Not really. You treated her roughly, and that’s why I want to evacuate her here. *Leo gives Little John to Izumi* She’s a stray cat right? She’s dirty, too. And it looks like dirt will stick on you, soo~ annoying!

Leo: *Leo laughs* Ahaha, surprisingly you like animals, don’t you, Sena?

Izumi: Hmph. *Izumi smiles faintly*

Leo: Waahh! *Leo smiles cheerfully* It’s here, it’s flowing here, Inspiration! *Leo takes up his notebook and pen, thus begins writing* It’s been a while, this feeling! Recently, my head feels heavy, you see, I’ve been in a slump, and that’s why I’m happy!!

Izumi: Haa? Slump? Give me a break! At our side at these times, we can’t stop working, you know? As a result of Chess’ divided accumulating mountain of members, we are back to only our duo member unit. 

Even with you and me only, we can take care of those small fries without any difficulties normally, but for them, their amounts are too many!

If it’s not for those songs called weapons of yours, we don’t even stand a chance to counter them.

Leo: Weapons?

Izumi: What? You have a problem with my wording?

Leo: No! *Leo shakes his head* More like, it’s strange! *Leo smiles* As always, Sena’s word way of describing is amazing! I understand. If that’s the case, then I can’t complain in the near future, can I? *Leo closes his music notebook* Sena is smarter than me. So I’m counting on you!

Izumi: Hm. *Izumi smiles, then nods his head lightly. Little John runs away from their seat*

Now thinking about it, by the way, following Drefes’ rule, to participate in Drefes lives, we need to come up with a unit name.

Leo: Eh? If it’s a unit name, then it’s Chess, isn’t it?

Izumi: No, that can’t be used. It’s already been taken by those divided members. So that’s why we need to think of a different name.

Leo: EEHH!? I don’t want that!

Izumi: It’s too late, geez. Don’t be selfish.

Leo: Hmmmph. *Leo sulks, then propped his hand on his cheek*

Izumi: By the way, *Izumi takes out his phone* It looks like it’s becoming a trend for the divided members of Chess to use the name of the chess’ pieces for their unit, and they have been using those recently. 

Leo: …Chess’ pieces? Like, King, or Queen?

Izumi: Yup. But those two have been used already too. The rest are… pawn, or bishop, or rook, or knight… Uh, sorry, those have been registered already too. Looks like not using the chess’ pieces name directly, if we modify the name a bit, it can be used with no problem, though.

Leo: Hmm…*Leo gives time to think* Then, let’s make it plural, and come up with Knights?

Izumi: Knights… *Izumi checks with his handphone* Oh, looks like we can register with this name. Then let’s just go with this name, is that alright?

Leo: *Leo nods cheerfully* Yup. Okay!

Izumi: Starting from today, we are “Knights”. Let’s fight through it… Through this changing era!

***

Izumi: (We, Knights, start getting through the wave of Drefes battles.)

Announcer: Then, let’s announce the final winners of the live. The winners are…

Knights!!

*The audience cheers loudly*

*Leo and Izumi smiles at each other*

Leo: Yosh!

*They wave at the audience*

Leo: Ahaha! Thank you!

*The other party looks dejected*

Leo: Um…*Leo halts them* Let’s not worry about wins or loses, we are friends after all-

Divided chess members: Let’s go already. We lost, huh. Now we can’t increase our grades.

Izumi: (Chess. The fight we’ve been through with our former members. But, I had fun!

It’s different from the times with Chess and Backgammon, these times are full of passion and freshness! Fighting, going wild, crushing directly those people I don’t like. Exciting, isn’t it!

Leo-kun, begins to be called “Ou-sama” by the fans at sometime. And that, also motivates me to do more and more. We, Knights, will get the top throne of the emperor[2]. This is that sole big chance. We will fight to the highest of heights to our best extent!) 

***

Eichi: Today’s Drefes’ checkmate, has been brought by Knights, the unit Tsukinaga-kun participated in, which has directly and respectively made the Chess’ divided units to be more and more shambled inside. 

Tsumugi: It’s becoming just as you thought, Eichi-kun. The announcement of the rule limiting the number of unit members, is made purposely to separate and divide the numerous members of Chess, right?

Eichi: Yes. To continue making actions more clearly in this academy, they are practically becoming hinders. They are like unknown accumulating members becoming a giant guild. Even though I can’t make a move on them. Idiots, aren’t they? They just make it more to be easily eaten by gathering together.

*Eichi and Tsumugi comes out from Eichi’s car*

Eichi: Then, I arranged for the divided members of Chess to fight with Tsukinaga-kun’s Knights. I thought that if he fought then lost in the middle of it, then that would be all, but as expected, Tsukinaga-kun is very much a genius. Up to now, he has never lost a fight, he even kept a perfect striking respective win. But… as expected, even for him, today’s checkmate is like hard mud for him. Tsukinaga-kun even told me and you to help his activities by acting as extra helping members.

Tsumugi: It surprised me, as it’s a sudden announcement. As for now, I will try my best to practise and absorb Knight’s choreography moves to my body.

Eichi: Yes. If there’s a problem, we can talk to Tsukinaga-kun about it in the rehearsal. *A notification comes up from Eichi’s phone, and he looks through it*

…Hm. It seems like Sena-kun has also registered some extra members in his own way. *Eichi sees the Knights’ members name, including Ritsu’s name* Oh? This name…

***

-Meanwhile, Madara is taking a walk, then sees Little John on the bench- 

Madara: Hmm? You… Well, it’s a rare encounter to see you here, isn’t it? *Madara picks up Little John, then hears Leo’s voice echoes from a distance away* 

Leo: I understand how you think of me. It’s not a bad deal, isn’t it? 

Madara: …Hm? Leo-san?

***

-Knights’ members are practising the choreography in auditorium-

*After dancing for a while*

Izumi: Ergh. Stop the song! *Izumi walks, takes a towel and wipes away his sweat*

Sighs. Will it be alright with these members? Soo~ worrisome.

Arashi: Hey, what’s with that attitude? You don’t need to worry, as we, the helping members, are practising our best to the song. Right, Ritsu-chan?

Ritsu: Don’t call my name casually. I just came here to make up for the care the other day or something… Just because of returning the favour, alright? *Ritsu yawns*

***

*Eichi and Tsumugi enters the auditorium*

Eichi: Hmm. As expected of brothers, your faces are similar. You… perhaps are you Sakuma-senpai’s little brother?

I’m surprised when I saw your name on the list.

Ritsu: …Who are you? …Anyway, we don’t look alike, me and that being. 

….We don’t have any connections, he’s just an outsider.

Arashi: *Arashi is surprised* Wait… Sakuma-senpai, is it that Sakuma-senpai? Ritsu-chan, are you siblings with him?

Izumi: …. *Izumi just looks quietly at him*

Eichi: *Eichi chuckles* Sakuma Ritsu-kun, is it? *Eichi and Tsumugi walks closer to them* It looks like you don’t like talking about your brother… but if it’s not talking about Sakuma Rei, what else is left in you?

*Ritsu seems a bit surprised*

Tsumugi: Sena-kun, where is Tsukinaga-kun?

Izumi: Aah~, well, about him… he still lost his phone, and I can’t get through to him. I wonder where and what he's doing right now?

*Leo barges in through the door with Madara*

Leo: Ahahaha~! Sorry to keep you waiting! *Leo waves his hand at everyone*

*Everyone in the auditorium looks surprised*

Izumi: Huh…? …Mikejima? Why’s he here together with Leo-kun…?

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Translator’s notes:

[1] Little John is a female, check the Ensemble Stars! Story: “Robin Hood”.

[2] Izumi literally says “We will take the top seat!” but I think it will make sense to use the throne of the emperor as it seems more relevant to the story.

Note: There might be slightly different translations for some parts, hence I’m also open to suggestions/corrections.

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Navigation:

Memories Selection: Checkmate Directory Chapters Episode 1 - The Broken Branch Tip Episode 4 - Rusting Heart (You are here now) Episode 5 - The Lonely Throne Episode 6 - The Shine of the Crown

End notes:

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[mephinomaly]

[TL] PYSCHOBREAK/Chapter 10

[ This post uses Ois~su ♪ ]

Time: One week later. The day before the “vampires'” subjugation battle, tentatively named Flashback. The day UNDEAD first met

Location: In Hasumi Keito’s family temple's graveyard

Rei: Bein’ a ghost must be fun ♪ Bein’ a ghost must be great ♪

Don’t have to work , don’t have to study, you can just have a concert from noon 'til midnight~♪

Adonis: What’s wrong, Sakuma-senpai? Have you been drinking?

Rei: I’m not old enough to drink. But if I was, it would probably be a lot of fun~♪

Adonis: I don’t understand why, but you are in strangely high spirits…. Recently you have had a gloomy aura about you, so I am glad to see you feeling better.

Rei: Fuwah. That’s amazin’, you really noticed I was depressed?

No matter how much you say you like ‘n respect them, humans will never bother to understand or even look at other people.

Adonis: I only noticed due to the fact that I have known you the longest, Sakuma-senpai, therefore I noticed your change in behaviour early on.

Rei: So much for humility. Even my little brother, who I’ve been with since the very day he was born, has no idea what I’m goin’ through.

I want him to know so like an attention seeker I say “hey hey, let’s play a game! What is your oniichan thinking about?”

Adonis: Is that why he thinks you're annoying and hates you?

Rei: H-he doesn’t hate me! The Bible says that a younger brother loves his older brother as much as his older brother loves his younger brother!

Adonis: I see. As my view was incorrect, I apologise.

Rei: Adonis-kun, anyone ever told you you’re a joke killer?

Adonis: Killer…? I’ve been trying to keep a low profile so I do not earn a shameful nickname such as that.

I am a foreigner. Even if you don’t want to, you stand out in this country. It’s sad, but that is often how things go. Especially mothers with children tend to be strangely wary of me.

That’s why I believe it is better for me to be a good child, who is quieter than needed, serious, and harmless.

Rei: Hm. Since you have a different point of view, you see things most people wouldn’t see.

How could I think you of all people, was the person behind those “vampires”?

It’s been worse than usual, but it feels like my thoughts are bein’ influenced by someone. Feels pretty bad.

It’s like I’m bein’ forced to be a character in some story told by someone I know nothin’ about.

Is it just a puberty thing? Whaddya think, Adonis-kun?

Adonis: I don’t know. But I do think that accusing me of being the culprit and denouncing me was out of character for you.

Fortunately, everything seems to have been cleared up but to be honest, it hurt me a little.

Even you misunderstood me.

Rei: Ah, yeah, I’m sorry. I really love you though, you know?

Adonis: It’s not a matter of liking or disliking me. It’s about recognition and understanding.

Koga: …What are you two talkin’ ‘bout?

You said we was practicin’ for the battle against the “vampires” today… Yet Hakaze ain’t even here.

Thought you’d bring him with you Sakuma-senpai, and uh, who’s this?

Adonis: I am Otogari Adonis. I have told you my name numerous times.

Koga: Adonisu… What’s this got to do with him?

Is this really okay? Can we even beat these “vampires”? Of course, if Sakuma-senpai is here we won’t have a problem but—

Rei: Realllyyy now. Maybe I’ll betray you again like I did at the Deadmanz live, hm?

I don’t really like it when people depend on me. Doesn’t really do it for me ya know.

C’mon, Wan-chan, tell me somethin’ inspirational ♪

Koga: I dunno how to do that…

I wrote a song for the Drefes, incase we hadta perform somethin’. I was jus’ tryin’ my hand at writin’ a song myself.

Rei: Really now? Impressive, you’re lookin’ like a real band member ♪ Go on then, show me ♪

Koga: I-its not very good so don’t have too high of expectations please![1]

I only picked this up as a hobby in the past few years, and since I’m self-taught, I’m still not perfect so—

Rei: What’s with the sudden keigo? Stop it, it’s not you.

Durin’ the Deadmanz live you was bitin’ ‘n snappin’ at me, weren’t ya?

Koga: I was excited then… But now we’re in a band together, and we’re closer, you somehow seem more impressive to me.

I-I’m nervous… I apologise if I made you uncomfortable, I don’t want to upset you again so quickly.

Rei: Upset me? Interestin’ wordin’... Hah, hahaha?

Ah, yeah. Wanna try playin’ that song of yours?

♪~♪~♪

[ ☆ ]

koga starts using polite speech, which as you may know, is not something he does often lol

Chapter 9

Chapter 11

[chiisana-lion]

Hello hear me out

an Aikatsu x enstars crossover so basically how I would do it is that there A big idol company separate from the ones in enstars (they are in charge of all the Aikatsu schools possibly different branches specializing in different aspects such as the classes in stars and the duos in friends) and one day the Aikatsu company decided to do A collab with one or all of the enstars companies and BOOM cross over

While I would keep the Aikatsu characters as normal there are possibilities to make all of them also high schoolers and or making them male but meh not needed

Also the Aikatsu company prefer to do performances that rely more on technology that the enstars company that prefer traditional stages and all thank you for listening to my ramblings

fascinating. i think there Was a sorta similar to aikatsu series called dream festival but i cant ever find anythibg abt it for some reason???? (and funnily enough drefes is a term in enst too so LMAO) the contrast between tech and traditional working stages would be interestinggg id love to see some of those guys go through the akts systems' dressing rooms LOL

[neolxzr]

shmk made out after tanabata drefes btw

[toujokaname]

Footprints of Happiness / Episode 2

Author: Yuumasu

Characters: Tori, Mitsuru, Shinobu, Aira

"I became an idol because I admired Eichi-sama. Even if it's just a single person, I hope I can become someone's inspiration too...♪"

← Previous ✧ Directory

Season: Autumn Location: Connecting Corridor

Tori: Hey, Anzu, how are everyone else's candids like?

Can you show me the pictures you've taken so far? Thanks.

...Huh, everyone has their own unique look. It's impressive how their individuality comes through so strongly.

I was only thinking about the performance, but I guess I need to consider the type of pictures I want to present too. Ugh~

...Huh? You're saying I don't need to overthink it?

I see. When I'm worried, it shows on my face, and it won't look like a candid. Yeah, I'll try to be natural.

Mitsuru: ...He~ey!

Tori: Ah, Mitsuru came running.

What's up? You need something from us?

Mitsuru: Nah! I don't have any business here, but since I spotted you two, I came over this way!

I'm so lucky to meet Anzu-neechan! What're you doing with Hime-chan?

...A photoshoot for a pamphlet? That's why you're wearing an expensive camera around your neck? Makes sense!

I want my picture taken too! Hime-chan, let's pose side by side! Peace, peace! ☆

Tori: Peace, peace...♪

I mean, hey! It's not that kind of picture.

It's for my solo live—a "Feature Live".

Mitsuru: Solo? Then it'd be bad for me to interrupt you, bye-bye!

Tori: Ah, yeah... Bye-bye...?

...He's gone. In the past, he would've said something like "Let's dash together, daze! ☆" and dragged me away.

He's a second-year now. I guess he's matured in his own way.

Well, I'm still the more mature one, though~♪

Location: Yumenosaki Academy Grower Barn

Tori: ...Oh, look. There's Shinobu.

Shinobu: Hey there! Tori-kun and Anzu-dono, what a coincidence to meet you here of all places, de gozaru!

Tori: Same to you. Why are you in the rabbit hutch? Is it like some kind of hidden village?

Shinobu: Waah, I didn't expect that kind of idea! A hidden village... Fufun, my ninja blood is stirring, de gozaru ♪

At any rate, as you can see, this is the animal enclosure. While interacting with the animals, I'm doing a bit of cleaning too.

Tori: Hmm... Ah, I just thought of a good idea.

Isn't the sight of the cute me taking care of cute animals the cutest thing ever?

You were thinking the same thing, Anzu? We're on the same wavelength~

Shinobu, let me clean up too.

Shinobu: Understood. I've already taken care of the parrots, so I shall ask you to take care of the chickens.

Tori: Okay~ ...Anzu, what's up? "There's a manual there, we should skim through it"?

No need! Just change the food and water and sweep with a broom, right? Piece of cake ♪

...Umyah?!

A chicken's on my back! And this one's pecking at my leg!

Help me~! Shinobu~! Anzu~!

Shinobu: Ohh, what a passionate reception, de gozaru...

Well then, I shall take that side, and you take care of the rabbits.

Tori: Y-Yeah... The rabbit hutch is almost cleaned out. What do I have to do?

...Brushing? Do I just brush their fur with this?

Okay, I'll try. Hehe, you're squinting your eyes all comfortable...

You should be honored to have me brush your hair...♪

Ten minutes later.

Shinobu: Thanks to Tori-kun, the animal shelter has become sparkling clean, de gozaru! I'm terribly thankful, I shall shower you with my gratitude ♪

Tori: But didn't you do most of the work, Shinobu? All I did was deal with the rabbits.

But, if I was of even just a little help, I'm glad. Anzu's happy with the good photos too.

Hm? I hear cheering... Something's going on nearby. Let's go, Anzu.

Location: Yumenosaki Academy Outdoor Stage

Tori: This crowd... Ah, it's for an "S3". Now that I think about it, I vaguely recall the proposal.

I've been reading them all. They come in so frequently, it's hard to remember each one.

What is it, Anzu? "I see a familiar face"... Ah, it's true.

Hey, Shiratori.

Aira: Oh, hello~ Did you come to see the DreFes too, Himemiya-senpai?

Tori: No, Anzu and I are...

(Huh? Anzu left.)

(Oh well. She wouldn't leave me behind, surely she'll come back eventually.)

Aira: What about Anzu-san?

Tori: It's nothing. I don't know anything about this DreFes, is there a specific idol you're interested in?

Aira: Yes! There's actually a unit I've been secretly keeping an eye on.

They're not well-known yet, but they consist of only third-years.

Tori: Huh... Now that you mention it, it's full of first-year students here.

(Everyone's eyes are shining, waiting eagerly for the live to start.)

(...It's just like how I used to be, looking up to Eichi-sama's singing and dancing on stage.)

......

Ah, Anzu, where were you? You're already hard to track, so don't just disappear suddenly, okay?

...A cyalume? You want me to evaluate them?

Sure, but I won't just wave it around so easily. I'm not lenient, y'know.

After a while, at the end of the DreFes.

Tori: Are the results announced yet... W-Well, it's not like I'm looking forward to it or anything, alright?

I'm just curious to see if the unit I waved my cyalume for won... Just a little...

Hey, can I tell you something? I was thinking about my solo live while watching the DreFes.

I haven't figured out all the details yet, but I want to make it a performance that becomes a goal for anyone who sees it.

Kids like the ones I met at Yumenosaki Academy and ES... I want the idols that I used to ignore to like me.

But I don't know what exactly to do... Will you think about it with me?

...Ehehe. Thanks. I knew you'd say that, Anzu.

I became an idol because I admired Eichi-sama. Even if it's just a single person, I hope I can become someone's inspiration too...♪

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Flashback | PSYCHOBREAK 8

Writer: Akira (日日日)

Characters: Rei, Koga

Rei: Nnnn~ …… Man, I'm seriously weak to bein' relied on like that. Haha. I'm ne~ver gonna make a complete recovery, huh? Maybe it's incurable.

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Rei: Alright, enough about that. So, what do ya wanna do? Since nothing you've done so far is makin' any difference, are ya just gonna leave those "vampires" be?

Koga: No. Hasumi-senpai made it so that you gotta submit an application to the student council in order to get a unit officially recognized, n' students who ain't in an official unit ain't allowed in this live house. I don't really get the details, but basically, anyone caught breakin' the rules'll incur some kinda penalty. 'Course, those "vampire" guys're just ignorin' it and doin' whate~ever they want. So we're gonna take 'em all down in a DreFes. Or at least, that's what Hasumi-senpai said. That's why I was out here practicin' like this.

Rei: A DreFes, huh… That's that battle of the bands type thing, yeah? When ya actually look into the mechanism behind it all, there ain't nothin' dream-like 'bout it, despite the name.

Koga: I don't get the point, honestly. Even if we get this thing set up n' win it, so what? I mean, the guys who go to our school're all rotten. Are guys like that seriously gonna reflect on their loss n' be all, "From now on, we'll work hard to become proper idols!"?

Rei: Yeeeeah, no chance a' that. A rottin' corpse can't e~ever go back to bein' a livin', breathin' person. But that DreFes thing has been incorporated into the school rules. I looked over it real quick, n' as far as I can tell, if ya keep losin' over n' over, the school's gonna start treatin' ya as a failure. Your grades'll keep droppin' with every loss, until eventually you'll be faced with suspension, and finally expulsion, as you'll be deemed unsuitable t' be a student at Yumenosaki. That's the excuse Hasumi-bou plans on usin' to banish the delinquents — those "vampires" — from our school.

Koga: Nn~, that sounds like a pain in the ass…. If the goal's just to drive 'em out, ain't the fact they're delinquents who're causin' all sortsa trouble already reason enough to kick 'em out? Why go outta the way to set up a live showdown?

Rei: A high percentage a' the students attendin' Yumenosaki, especially those in the idol course, come from well-off families. Includin' lil' ol' me, a' course. That's why the school keeps turnin' a blind eye to student misconduct. In return, these students provide the rapidly deterioratin' Yumenosaki the essential nutrient it needs to keep itself alive in this declinin' industry — money.

Rei: No matter how troublesome or unruly these students may be, they can't just toss 'em aside. Therein lies Yumenosaki's structural flaw. Even if she's clearly fallen sick from all the rot, ya can't just excise the heart. In fact, it's just the opposite — the school's been protectin' the students by desperately coverin' up their misdeeds. That's why those "vampires" are able to continue enjoyin' their seemingly carefree youth. How's that for an explanation, huh? Pretty revoltin', ain't it?

Koga: The hell's with that… Does having money automatically make you great? Adults are always like this. Is money more important than justice? There are people cryin' cause those delinquents won't leave 'em alone, y'know. There're people sufferin', even though they've done nothing wrong. Why do the troublemakers get to laugh, while the ones doing good end up in tears? Don't'cha think that's messed up?

Rei: Yeah. I'm not enough of a senile old man to just accept that's how the world works. If possible, I'd like to lend bouzu a hand with his delinquent subjugation plan.

Koga: So then! You should come perform at the live too! With you on our side, it'll be like having the strength of a hundred people! Let's thoroughly! Trounce those delinquents! With our music!

Rei: Nnnn~ …… Man, I'm seriously weak to bein' relied on like that.

Rei: Haha. I'm ne~ver gonna make a complete recovery, huh? Maybe it's incurable.

Koga: Y-you've got some kinda illness, Sakuma-senpai? Then, shouldn't'cha avoid pushin' yerself too hard…?

Rei: It's okay, no worries! It's mostly a psychological problem, so. Let's do it. Show me to the monk. Lil' ol' me'll lend a hand~ I'll get on stage.

Koga: Ohhh! Awesome~! With Sakuma-senpai on our side, there's no way we'll lose ♪

Rei: However, I have one condition. I'm the kinda guy who never breaks my promises, so I can't be on the same side as Hasumi-bou, who lost miserably to me in the "Dead Man's Live." Those were the terms of our competition, y'see. So I can't stand on stage as his ally. If I'm to make an appearance, it'll have to be as a member of a different unit from the one he's in. Long story short: You've gotta choose, Oogami Koga-kun. Are ya gonna stand on stage with him, or with me?

Koga: W-wait, that's… Now's not the time t' be actin' stubborn. We should work together to get rid of the delinquents—

Rei: No, that's no good. This ain't some kinda fairytale with a convenient conclusion. I absolutely will not break a promise. Not anymore.¹ We made a deal — one I promised to honor — and he lost. We've parted ways, and our paths will never cross again. Never again will we stand together on stage, shoulder to shoulder, in pursuit of the same goal.

Koga: ………

Rei: (We did, though! We've stood together on the same stage countless times! My apologies for being so presumptuous back then…!)

Koga: (That's true n' all, but… Back then, I ended up choosin' to get on stage with you.)

Rei: (It rather felt as though Hasumi-kun bequeathed the victory unto me. Given his serious nature, he would not break a promise…) (He began saying things like, "Since I already formed another unit, "Akatsuki," I cannot simultaneously belong to another unit.") (And thus, he ultimately assumed a role behind the scenes, covertly supporting us as we fought the delinquents on the frontlines.)

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The broken promise in question is Rei's promise never to leave Ritsu, which he actually breaks twice — once pre-canon, and then again during the war. Details are scattered throughout several of Rei and Ritsu's ! era stories rather than there being one particular place to look for reference, but it's featured fairly prominently in Devils.

[akatsukiky]

Hello I’m tasting a lack of Endless Coda-verse fics.

I’m unironically so invested in this April Fools universe, I almost (ALMOST) want an anime of it over Element. I want to consume any media of it and watch Eichi’s direct body count skyrocket in a world where he’s allowed to kill people at his own leisure. I want real, physical consequences to everyone’s words and actions and for the station to look like Danganronpa.

That said, I’m back on my shit, I come bearing a fic idea that I’ll never write. As ever, feel free to take it and use it as you please.

Warnings: Endless Coda story spoilers, leans into immoral villain Eichi, death death death death, manipulation and the like, the dove isn’t dead but it might need a bandaid.

I’m thinking more War Era w the Eccentrics since Shu mentioned 5 Eccentrics, leaning into the first anime’s version of Eichi’s obsession.

Setting likely another older space station, the Yumenosaki if you would. Doubles as an idol academy and a mecha pilot academy.

It follows the War closely at first what w the abysmal condition of the school and student body. Rei is in charge-ish and the clubs still exist, the DreFes fighting hasn’t become popular yet.

Officially the only mecha are one per established group for their leaders (Ryuuseitai’s Madara and Valkyrie’s Shu), the council leader (Rei), and personal ones for individual’s with the money to spend on it (Hokuto, Subaru, Ritsu, Kanata, Eichi, etc).

Once the Eccentrics are established by Eichi, Wataru and Natsume both receive their own mecha. Then, once units are being formed (ex-fine, Knights, AKATSUKI) they supply/are supplied mecha per member.

Eichi’s body count just skyrockets from the get-go. The mecha fight DreFes let him get away with outright murder + the s//c/d/ rates caused by the stress he puts on the students. Look at him, the little go-getter- murdering his way to martyrdom /ref.

And obv there’s the cloning thing. And the implanted memories into the clones. Technically that overrules Eichi being ill but he would have had to be dying at least a little bit when it was discovered.

The plot gets funny once the Eccentrics are formed, pov probably always one of them w smaller chapters for people affected by the war (Nagisa, Hiyori, Tsumugi Aoba, Hokuto, Mika, etc).

The bullying and social isolation all still happen but it’s decidedly worse in Coda-verse since killing and maiming is okay apparently. What happens is that, just like with THAT Valkyrie performance, some if fine’s fans go the extra mile to try and decommission the Eccentrics entirely through attacking them. Eichi never lets it get far and always arranges for something to interrupt so that the targeted Eccentric is always just hurt enough that they can push through it and appear as amazing as ever.

The Valkyrie loss goes more or less the same. It wasn’t a DreFes so there wasn’t any fighting, the audio gets cut, and Shu has his mental breakdown.

Rei’s incidents also are the same, he gets sent to other space station academies to fix issues that people ask him to help with.

Eventually one of these attempts get a little too far w Kanata, happening a little while after Shu’s public humiliation. Someone tries drowning him (the endless puka puka) and nothing stops them this time, thankfully someone else finds Kanata in time to resuscitate him. It can be Mama, Kaoru, or Souma, they’re all valid options for this.

The next time the older Eccentrics meet after that incident, they decide that now is the time to squirrel Natsume away for his own sake. Unfortunately, that means that the number of targets lowered from five to three (occasionally two) and the bullying just gets that much worse.

Eventually comes time for Wataru and Hokuto versus fine (and this is where things get really canon divergent-y). Because that one is a DreFes, they will be fighting in mecha for a 2 v 4. Obviously the odds are against them.

Beforehand, Wataru does say goodbye to the Eccentrics because, just like normal, he knows he can’t win- both because he literally cannot as it’s a losing fight and because that’s what the script calls for, a dramatic climax for the ages. First is Kanata, then Rei and Natsume (the scene in which Natsume tries to give Wataru a different script to save himself). He doesn’t, however, get to say goodbye to Shu who was locked inside of his room.

What’s happening with Shu is one of Eichi’s schemes. I haven’t thought of the reasoning, maybe Shu had recovered himself just enough to still slander Eichi and he decided that just won’t do. So, capitalizing off the fact that Shu has been taking to hiding in his room and locking the door, Eichi has someone (a fan, maybe Tsumugi Aoba, or Eichi himself) lock it from the outside w admin codes so he can’t get out. After all, what could be more crushing than watching your friend get executed right in front of you with no escape?

This is going by a HC I have for DreFes in general both in and out of Coda-verse in which (at Yumenosaki) you can’t change a screen connected to the school’s internet off from the current on-going DreFes. More specific to Coda-verse but I imagine there are cameras in the cockpits of the mecha, just like the obligatory shots of the pilots screaming when something pokes the mecha (I’ve never understood this, the robot’s leg got cut off not yours).

So, with Shu locked in his room and incapable of finding any comfort and with Natsume + Rei watching the fight firsthand (god knows where Kanata is), the DreFes begins. It’s a losing fight for Wataru from the get-go, even moreso because he’s going out of his way to protect Hokuto as needed. Eventually, Eichi or Tsumugi Aoba manage to damage Wataru’s mecha enough that it can’t move, making them the victors of the DreFes. Most of the feeds take an intermission break at this point except for Shu’s.

See, while Eichi’s plot to break Shu more was working to plan, his idea to make to make sure that the feed showed him every moment of the execution did backfire somewhat. Whether or not Shu knows it, he’s the only one to witness Wataru being removed from his mecha unconscious (or dead) after losing before it can be returned to the docking bay for him to be taken to medical if needed.

If he did die inside the mecha, I assume that the usual camera feed automatically cuts off if there’s damage to the cockpit that would harm the pilot since it would ruin the image of Yumenosaki.

So, since Wataru isn’t in the cockpit anymore when the people in docking bay try to get him to come out, they assume as first he’s a sore loser (because blah blah blah slander the Eccentrics), then (while fine’s live is going on) they finally think to check on him in the case he’s unconscious, and obviously when they open the cockpit he’s not there anymore. They assume he ran away.

From there, fine has their final performance and disbands. The Eccentrics are going through it.

Eichi only announces that Wataru passed away the following day due to a gas leak in his Mecca’s cockpit caused by a fuel line rupturing during the DreFes. Natsume is inconsolable and that’s important because of his eventual reconciliation with Tsumugi Aoba.

When Tsumugi attempts to apologize to Natsume and all that (the burning stuff behind the school scene I think), he mentions he can’t forgive someone who helped kill Wataru. Tsumugi drops the bomb that Wataru isn’t dead and is generally confused as to why Natsume thought that he would be. According to Tsumugi, he’s seen Wataru in the council room a few times since the DreFes.

Natsume gets the other Eccentrics (including Shu), much to their dismay that he has left hiding when the tensions have yet to settle. They’re a lot more understanding once he tells them about what Tsumugi has said. They decide to go straight to the council room to confront Eichi and ‘rescue’ Wataru.

They’re both there when the Eccentrics reach them. Wataru is happy to see them but not happy in the sense one would be to see a rescuer and more in the way of seeing a friend. He’s acting like nothing had happened out of the DreFes and a lot more familiar with Eichi than he was before (more like main !-era interactions). The Eccentrics get the sense that something is wrong but Eichi assures them that this is exactly what Wataru had wanted (which he affirms). When asked about telling everyone that Wataru had died, he explains that Wataru was hurt badly and had requested he be disappeared from the stage for a little while to recuperate. (He doesn’t look injured though)

I can’t be bothered to write more but eventually after the Eccentrics leave that little meeting, they splinter more. At some point one of them decides that they can’t just hide by Wataru acting so unusually even for him, they end up finding proof that Wataru was taken out of his mecha, they eventually find more clues to connect the dots, find out that Wataru had died during the DreFes but was replaced by a successful clone of him who lacks the precise memories of the DreFes itself and the animosity it should feel for Eichi, and all the Eccentrics die when they go to confront Eichi. Epilogue is one of them waking up from ‘hibernation,’ implying that they’ve been cloned themselves.

[kouchan-lonely-wolf]

End of Century Scout Episode 5

I wanted to take a moment to appreciate the friendship that Mao and Koga have built up.

To start with: Koga waited for Mao to be finished with his actually student council work, before he came in with unofficial proposal. It’s polite and considerate, especially when most people assume that Koga is rude.

[photo 1 ID: Koga to Mao “Yeah, Forehead. I need the student council’s approval on this document. That’s why I’ve been waiting outside the door for so long.”] [photo 2 ID: Koga to Mao “Hump! Don’t be so mean, Forehead. It’s not like you’re gonna lose a seal or two, so be a forgiving soul and do it quickly for us.”]

Second: Koga tried the soft approach first, asking for Mao’s approval. It shows how Koga trusts Mao to take his side. Koga explained his side and when Mao still resisted because it was against the rules, that’s when Koga switched to blackmailing Mao.

[Photo 3 ID: Koga to Mao “That’s the picture of Haru on top of you!”]

[Photo 4 ID: Yuuta to Mao “ ‘Scoop! The current president of the student council shares an intimate date with a schoolgirl in his office. Astonished at their unconventional activities!’ We’re gonna write this and send it to everyone on Hold-hands.”]

The blackmail is very interesting on many levels. For one, it’s rather nefarious because idols have such a taboo towards relationships. If Mao got caught in a scandal like the one Koga proposed to fabricate, it could do serious harm to Mao’s career potentially tanking it. At the same time, it’s very strategic. Koga trusts Mao to take his side but he’s also aware that Mao has a specific job as student council president to approve and disapprove Drefes proposals, so Koga came prepared to force Mao’s hand right from the get-go. Koga was hopeful that Mao would approve during the soft part of his approach but he was conscious of why Mao wouldn’t and preemptively countered it. It’s pragmatic. At the same time it’s not necessarily a complex plan either. If you asked anyone how you would blackmail an idol, they would probably first think of this same plan, but it’s an impersonal approach. While it is a plan that would work on idols in general, the closer you are to someone the more likely you are to come up with a plan that targets their specific weaknesses: for example, since Koga was creating this plan against Mao he could have easily chosen something like tormenting his allergies. But he didn’t. A plan that focused more on exploiting Mao’s personal weaknesses wouldn’t have been as high risk as one that targeted a weakness of all idols. This can say much about Koga: He’s a quick thinker and doesn’t personally target his friends.

At first glance, this kind of plan is high risk, although Koga probably thought it was necessary for the high reward of getting approval from Mao who takes his job seriously. This is where the trust between them as friends is vital.

[Photo 5 ID: Mao to Koga “I might then ‘accidently’ leave the student council seal on my desk. I’ve been careless lately.”] [Photo 6 ID: Koga to Mao “We didn’t take any pictures. We were just bluffing.”] [Photo 7 ID: Mao to Koga “Well, I thought so anyway.”]

As Koga comes clean: there were never any pictures taken. Koga recognized the high risk of such a fabrication and only bluffed that those pictures existed. It was only an illusion; one that Mao saw through because he knows Koga. Instead of intentionally damaging Mao’s reputation or even risking damaging it, this illusion creates a convenient excuse to allow Mao to approve the Drefes without repercussions essentially. In response Mao creates a better excuse for Koga with his lie about leaving the seal in plain sight. Consider if this scheme was caught: Koga would get into much more trouble than Mao because he was blackmailing Mao and jeopardizing his career. Mao would be safe. But with Mao’s version they would both be in more equal trouble. Mao for leaving such an important item easily accessible and Koga for forging the student council president’s approval.

Mao knows Koga would never actually hurt him like this, and he knows that Koga is doing this for good reasons, so even though Koga is implicitly saying he’ll take the fall for it if it gets out, Mao doesn’t let him. Koga basically admits it point blank too because he doesn’t want Mao to think he would ever put Mao in such genuine risk. This is their trust, their friendship.

To end this, I want to say that Koga did all of this for Tetora even though they don’t interact with each other much. He did this primarily because of how concerned Yuuta and Sora were. Sure he wanted to help Tetora because they have some connection that means Koga cares about his well-being, but his will to help Yuuta and Sora are also a factor there. It’s a clear sign of his supportiveness for his juniors.

🐺 I hope this was coherent. I know I didn’t really mention Yuuta or Sora’s involvement as helpers and initiators in this story, they are vital to the events that happen especially as key parts of Koga’s plan. But this was about Koga and Mao so it had to stick close to them. I hope to hear your thoughts, agree or dissent I welcome all of it! (if replies disappear I promise it is the pornbots)

[faulix]

thinking about how in the anime they had jin and akiomi do the announcements for the drefes and jin just still shows up in the raggedy old doctors coat and slippers. never change jin

[lovelyyfluff]

Baş Belaları | 48 - Denetleme

<Akşamüstü, ALKALOID ilk işlerine başladıktan birkaç saat sonra.>

Hajime: Herkes iyi iş çıkardı~!

Aira: İ-İyi işti! Ama düşüp bayılmak üzereyim...!

Hiiro: Fazla zayıfsın, Aira. Daha çok antrenman yapman lazım. İstersen sana yardımcı olabilirim.

Tatsumi: Hehe. Hiiro'nun yaptığı hataları düzeltirken yorulmuş olmalı.

Tatsumi: Ben de o arada kontrol etmek için Mayoi'yi aradım, şaşırtıcı şekilde yorucu oldu. Üstüne üstlük ilk defa çalıştığım bir işte.

Aira: Evet... Bu yüzden işini erken bitiren Kagehira-senpai ve Ra*bits üyeleri bize yardım etmek zorunda kaldı.

Aira: Böyle hiç yardımımız dokunmadı gibi hissediyorum.

Mitsuru: Yok canım, hepiniz çok iyidiniz! İlk yarı zamanlı işiniz nasıl olsa! Elinizden geleni yaptınız! Aferin, aferin♪

Tomoya: Diyene bak...

Tomoya: ...Neyse, birimiz eksik olsa da tüm el ilanları ve balonları dağıtmayı başardık.

Tomoya: Yardımınız için çok teşekkürler, ALKALOID♪

Mika: Aynen. İşi bitirdik, şimdi sıra parada~ Bakıyım, kişi başına 500 L$ düşüyo, di mi?

Tatsumi: Vay canına, iyi bir miktarmış. Basit bir günlük işe bu kadar para vereceklerini düşünmemiştim. Tanrı yüzümüze gülmüş olmalı.

Mika: Şey~yaa... Herkes gösterişli işler yapmak isteyince basit olanlara insan bulması zor oluyo, ondan bu kadar para ödüyolar.

Mika: Arz ve talep heralde.

Hajime: Hehe. Diğer yandan çoğu idollerin verdiği konserler başarılı olmuyor ve yeterince izleyici toplayamıyorlar.

Hajime: Bu yüzden DreFes ödülleri her seferinde biraz daha azalıyor.

Mika: O da var ya. Valkyrie'nın sahne tasarımları detaylı ve pahalı oluyo, bu yüzden para ödülü azalırsa biz de yavaş yavaş batarız...

Mika: Yine para kaybı yaşanırsa patronlarımız baya kızar.

Hiiro: Demek öyle... Ekonomi böyle bir şey yani. Çok ilginç.

Aira: Yok yok yok, hiç ilginç bir yanı yok.

Aira: Bu demek oluyor ki idoller hayatta kalmak için sırf dans ve şarkılara değil, maddi durumlarına da odaklanmaları gerekir.

Aira: Hiç sevmiyorum şu işleri; Fazla ciddiler—

Tatsumi: ...Hey! Telefonum bir anda titremeye başladı!

Aira: İş esnasında telefonunu sessize almalısın, Kazehaya-senpai. Hâlâ akıllı telefonlara alışamamışsın sanırım...

Tatsumi: Hehe, kusuruma bakma... Ama keyiflenin, kazandığımız ilk para banka hedabına ulaşmış.

Tatsumi: Çalışmasa bile Mayoi'nin payı dahil toplamda 200 L$'ımız oldu.

Aira: Vaay, parayla ne yapalım? Borcumuz için kullansak olur mu?

Aira: Veya birazını saklamak daha mantıklı olur—Elimizde hiç para kalmazsa temel ihtiyaçlarımızı karşılsmakta zorluk çekeriz.

Hiiro: Haha, onu geri dönünce düşünelim.

Hiiro: Bu antrenman kıyafetleri... yaz için hazırlanmış ve içinde nefes alması kolay. Terlesek hemen kurur, ama yine de üşütebiliriz.

Tatsumi: Evet. Mayoi zaten rahatsız, üstüne biz de hastalansak kötü olurdu...

Tatsumi: Sağlığımıza dikkat edelim. "Sağlıklı bir vücudun içinde sağlıklı bir ruh yatar."

Mitsuru: Aynen, idol aktiviteleri fiziksel işlerdir! Enerjik olun, yenilmez olun, mucizeler yaratın!

Mika: Ahaha. Yani Mitsuru'nun bitmeyen enerjis—

Mika: Haa!?

Hajime: S-Sorun ne, Kagehira-senpai?

Mika: Şey, ben sadece—baksanıza şuraya!

Nazuna: ~...♪

Hajime: Ni-chan!?

Nazuna: Ah, sonunda! Bende işinizi çoktan bitirip geri dönmenizden korkmuştum~♪

Mitsuru: Ni~chan...☆

Nazuna: Hiya!? Hey, beni her gördüğünde sarılmana gerek yok! Artık lise ikinci sınıftasın, Mitsuru-chin, biraz daha olgun davranmalısın!

Mitsuru: Ehe. Kaç yaşında olursam olayım, Ni~chan her zaman benim abim olacak!

Nazuna: Şey, peki o zaman... Tam anlamadım.

Nazuna: Haha, sizinle böyle sohbet etmeyi özlemişim...♪

Tomoya: Ni~chan! N-Neden haber vermeden geldin? Acil bir durum mu var?

Nazuna: Hayır, bir sorun yok. Sadece sizin buralarda el ilanı dağıttığınızı duydum.

Nazuna: Üniversitedeki arkadaşlarım buradaki mağazaların daha ucuz olduğunu söyledi—ben de ihtiyacım olan birkaç şey almaya geldim.

Nazuna: Hehe, görüyorum ki sıkı çalışmaya devam ediyorsunuz.

Nazuna: Sadece el ilanı dağıtmanız bile mevzu oluyor! Bu, Ra*bits'in ne kadar ün kazandığını gösteriyor.

Nazuna: Aferin size! Böyle devam edin♪

Hajime: Tabiki, Ni~chan! Çok sevindik, hepimiz çok çalışacağız...!

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Eichi: Why are you suddenly groveling like that, Mao?

Eichi: At this point I can’t say whether I’ll grant whatever request you’re about to make, but you can just tell me what it is. We’ll see what happens after.

Mao: R-Right. Uhm, this is super humiliating to admit, but… Trickstar doesn’t have enough funds to participate in a concert.

Eichi: Oh, I see. It didn’t seem like you were very concerned about profit during the Summer Live, after all.

Eichi: If I’m correct, none of the concerts you’ve participated in recently would have earned you any significant amount of profit.

Eichi: Which is why you want the student council to subsidize the funds that you’re currently lacking, correct?

Mao: Urk- That’s correct…

Eichi: Tell me, Mao. Why are you willing to go to these lengths to participate in the Sunflower Live?

Eichi: I’m sure the promoter would indeed be happy for Trickstar to participate…

Eichi: But to put it bluntly, another unit could take your place just as well.

Eichi: Even if no units were to apply until right before the deadline, we were planning to simply appoint a unit that we thought would be appropriate to the event.

Eichi: If you lack funds, you could just apply for part-time jobs around the school and earn enough money for a DreFes that way.

Eichi: Why do you want to participate in the Sunflower Live so badly that you’re willing to go into debt for it?

Mao: Ahaha. Though you expressed it rather harshly, you’re not wrong at all…… How do I put this? Like I said before; we thought that this might be a chance.

Mao: …We were crushed by Eve during the Summer Live. During our evaluation meeting we concluded that what we lack is experience on stage.

Mao: I mean, that wasn’t the sole reason we lost, of course. But we figured that’s the most important thing to work on right now.

Eichi: Don’t worry. If it’s experience you’re after, you’ll soon get more of it than you ever thought you wanted♪

Mao: P-Please go easy on us.

Mao: I’m sorry. Though I just told you the main reason was gaining experience, in reality we also just want to be able to get over our trauma from the Summer Live quickly and enjoy the rest of our summer.

Mao: We want to make some good memories this summer, instead of just being left with the painful ones from the Summer Live.

Mao: I want to participate in the Sunflower Live and make some fun memories with the others that way.

Mao: We plan to set up a booth at the Sunflower Live and earn enough money to pay back the student council right after.

Mao: We’re even prepared to pay the loan back with interest. So, please lend us the funds so we can participate in the Sunflower Live…!

Ritsu: Hey now, none of that〜

Mao: Hey! Ritsu!? Why are you stopping me from getting on my knees!?

Ritsu: Because the only one who should get to smirk at you, while watching you kneel with your forehead on the floor, is me〜

Mao: Huh!? What the heck are you on about…?

Eichi: Fufu, you two sure are close. In any case, about your request for money, we do have a system in place for this, so it is possible to take out loans.

Eichi: But it doesn’t exactly look good when a unit as prominent as Trickstar has to take out loans.

Eichi: Units who take out loans with the student council are usually much less popular ones.

Eichi: If you add Trickstar to that list of names, it’s almost like admitting that you’re unpopular.

Eichi: Bad rumors tend to spread very quickly. I wish you would have more awareness of your status as idols.

Mao: Th-That could be an issue, but…

Ritsu: Ecchan, stop bullying my Maa-kun.

Eichi: Oops. Sorry, sorry. It seems I got carried away with my teasing, because Mao’s reactions are just so amusing.

Ritsu: Hmm〜 Something just occurred to me. If they can’t borrow money from school, why don’t you lend them your own money, Ecchan?

Ritsu: I mean, you’re rich, after all. Even a large sum would be like spare change for you.

Eichi: If we’re talking about whether it’s possible or not to lend them the money, it is possible.

Ritsu: Then why…

Eichi: But I can’t give them a loan just because they want to forget about a painful experience and have a fun rest of their summer.

Eichi: Mao. If I were to lend Trickstar money, what exactly would I gain from it?

Mao: ……

Mao: (We would use the money to earn profit from merchandise sales… We’d pay him back with interest… But that’s probably not the kind of answer the president is looking for.)

Mao: (I’m not sure whether this is what the president wants to hear, but I’m just gonna have to take a chance!)

Mao: We’ll make sure that Trickstar comes out on top during the Sunflower Live. We’ll be the most successful booth as well.

Mao: And if we fail to do so, you can do whatever you want with me for the rest of the summer.

Ritsu: Wait a minute, Maa-kun. What are you thinking? Are you so desperate that you’re willing to sell yourself?

Eichi: You sure are self-sacrificing, Mao. Very well, then. Your words have convinced me of your determination and sincerity.

Mao: D-Does that mean…!?

Eichi: Yes. I’ll lend Trickstar some of my own pocket money♪

Wataru: I come forth, as I am summoned. Ta-da-da-da〜h♪

Eichi: Whoa. You startled me. Fufu, your appearances are always so sudden, Wataru.

Eichi: But I didn’t actually summon you.

Wataru: Fufufu. I overheard an interesting conversation. I was listening in from the ceiling〜♪

Wataru: So Trickstar is setting up a booth during the Sunflower Live. Eichi, can I set one up too?

Eichi: Why are you asking my permission?

Eichi: Hmm… Oh, I have an idea. Mao, you’ll be going up against Wataru in terms of sales. Wataru, if you manage to win, you can do whatever you want with Mao for the remainder of the summer.

Wataru: Splendid! I was just thinking I need to practice some new magic tricks on a test subject… or, an assistant, if you will. So that’ll work out perfectly!

Mao: W-Wait a minute, president!

Eichi: Oh? Weren’t you the one who proposed I could do whatever I want with you?

Mao: I did, but… Agh, alright, fine! I did promise we would place first in booth sales, so I’ll take on Hibiki-senpai’s challenge.

Eichi: Good. You’ll need to pull out all the stops to think of a way to beat Wataru.

Wataru: What’s this? Are you not on my side, Eichi?

Eichi: Oops, sorry. I am rooting for you, so don’t worry.

Eichi: Wataru is an all-round genius. I’m not sure even all of Trickstar united could hope to defeat him.

Eichi: But you lot did pull off a miracle once before. I’m sure that means you’ll be able to face this trial just as well.

Eichi: Go ahead and perform another miracle, Trickstar♪ That’s my greatest wish.

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anon asked: for the ficlet thing... watahokke... pls pls pls i am nothing and I love your writting so much... to specify a bit, maybe during war era? No need for it to be sad or smth like that (or yes if you want?), they can just go to watch a play or smth. Thank you very muuuch :))

//tysm anon!! idt you're nothing!! this is definitely war era but idk where it falls in terms of sad or not. but it sure is war era// 

Hokuto-kun is restlessly pacing the empty floorspace of the theater club, brows furrowed and hands curled into tight fists, muttering under his breath.

"Are you practicing your lines, Hokuto-kun? How admirable, I have not even given you your script yet!"

The sound of Wataru's voice makes him flinch and stop in his tracks, staring at them, eyes wide, before something else settles on his expression yet again. He doesn't even react to their utterly mundane entrance into the room! What a disappointment! "I just saw the announcement for the next DreFes." 

Sadly, today Wataru is not given time to express their disappointment with their junior. "Ah, the next head that will roll in the name of revolution, yes." Undisturbed, Wataru moves to their throne, the multicolored couch at the end of the room.

"Aren't you worried at all?" 

They give him a quizzical look. It's strange for Hokuto-kun to become this heated. "Why should I worry? There is a new stage to prepare, Hokuto-kun, and that is much more important." 

"A new script?" 

"Ah! I should give it to you. Give me a moment." They dig into their jacket, first pulling out a long string of colorful fabric, then a handful of bird feathers, then, finally, the proposal.

 Hokuto-kun, stone-faced as ever, simply stares at it. "Buchou, we can't prepare a new performance now, the next performance against *fine*--"

"Will you read the proposal, Hokuto-kun?" Wataru holds the script out to him. "An intelligent young man like you should understand why we need a script now more than ever!" 

Hesitation visible in his expression, Hokuto reaches for the proposal, the script, whatever it is. "Thirteenth Day?" 

Wataru leans back against the cushions of the sofa. "One day, if we get enough members, we should perform Twelfth Night with the Theater Club. It's one of Shakespeare's great comedies." And not one where two people will be enough, even if Wataru plays multiple parts. "You'd make a good Cesario, one day." They tilt their head, furrowing their brows further as they watch Hokuto-kuns eyes follow the text on the pages. "Perhaps even a good Viola." 

"Why?" 

"Your skill, which I will begrudgingly acknowledge has improved from a mere 1 point out of 100 has improved somewhat, and your dogged pursuit of theater despite it's futility is not unlike Cesario's pursuit of Olivia in the name of--"

"No, buchou, why *this*?" Hokuto-kun waves the papers and gestures at them with his other hand, as if Wataru would miss the obvious like that. 

They smile. "If I performed alone, it would be a loss by default, Hokuto-kun. A terrible, boring conclusion to this story, don't you think? 'And so, the final Eccentric was slain, as they arrived to the duel unarmed!'" They make a disdainful noise. "I'm an entertainer, not a sacrificial lamb." "So you're going to fight them?" 

There's a spark of *something* in Hokuto-kun's eyes, the same eagerness that accompanies even his most lackluster performances. Passion. Good. Wataru grins. 

"Only if you'll join me, Hokuto-kun. So, what do you say?" 

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[TL] PYSCHOBREAK/Chapter 17

[ This post uses Ois~su ♪ ]

Rei: In actuality, during the battle to exterminate the delinquents, not a single one of them showed face. Therefore, UNDEAD won the DreFes by default.

That is how it was supposed to go. In the dream, I was able to identify one of the delinquents that was not originally there.

That boy was our culprit. In our dream, it was only possible to exist if we were close to our bodies.

Therefore, in order for him to rewrite history, he would need to be at least nearby.

He must have sensed we were trying to go back in time to do something, so he grew anxious and came to check on us. At that point I discovered who exactly it was and belayed him.

And that is why I did not immediately go on stage, as I was in the audience searching for the culprit. It wasn’t that I was unmotivated, really really.

Koga: Even in the real timeline you didn’t get on stage.

Kaoru: Right~, it was a once-in-a-lifetime debut live, how could you miss it? That’s what you told me since I used to skip class and stuff a lot.

Adonis: I agree. I felt like that too. I was uneasy and scared, I almost hated Sakuma-senpai for not showing up.

Rei: Eh? What are you all blaming me for everything lately!?

A-anyhow, once I had identified the culprit's face, the rest was quite simple. Once I had returned to the real timeline, all I had to do was find him.

Once we had done as such, he lost control of HELLSING and the bots stopped functioning, leading us to where we are now.

Adonis: So the culprit has been disposed of, and the situation has been fixed…?

Koga: That’s great ‘n all, but what about now? What about this current situation?

We’re in the middle of a live!? The culprit’s bound t’be pissed off, since we stopped his plan— it’ll be bad if HELLSING is stopped now!

Fans from all over the country have travelled here to see us perform!

We can’t stop jus’ ‘cos somethin’ came up!

Rei: Kukuku. You are surprisingly sharp, however on the other hand, you can be surprisingly dim-witted and silly too.

Koga: Haa!?

Rei: Look at them.

Koga: You mean HELLSING?

Rei: Umu. Let us become HELLSING’s representatives. I’m not exactly sure what representing our representatives entails but—

The public is unaware of the existence of these fakes, so to them, HELLSING is simple an offshoot of UNDEAD.

Let’s look at it from the public’s point of view. The real Kaoru-kun, Koga, Adonis-kun and I– us four, make up HELLSING.

Koga: …Yeah but, that’s not possible? Ya know, ‘cos you two wimpy senpais insist on doin’ those variety shows?

Kaoru: Ohh, don’t be silly. Variety shows are a lot of work, you know? Whilst it doesn’t tie directly into what we do on stage, it definitely helps.

There’s already a difference in ability between us, the two main attractions of UNDEAD, and you guys. So I guess it just widens the gap between us?

Don’t hold us back, ‘kay? ♪

Koga: HaA!? Bring it on playboy! Unlike you who slacks off all the time, I practise so hard everyday it could kill me!

Watch out! I’ll have you beggin’ for mercy, screamin’ out like “noooo～I’ll never be able to beat Koga-sama and Adonis-sama!”

Rock’n’roll…!

♪～♪～♪

Rei: Kukuku. You’re rather good at lighting a fire beneath Koga, Kaoru-kun.

Kaoru: I was only copying you～？

Adonis: Fufu. I’m happy. We’re starting to look like ourselves again.

If we have each other, we’ll be okay no matter what happens.

I believe that. Believe me, you can entrust everything to me.

Let us put our body and soul into our song and dance. That is what I can do, and that is my joy and happiness.

I won’t let those vampires, I won’t let anyone take the place where I belong from me!

♪～♪～♪

Kaoru: Woah, it’s rare to see Adonis-kun get this hyped up ♪

Rei: He’s always been a quiet but passionate boy.

Well then. We can’t let our kohai out shine us, can we? Let’s do our best too.

Kaoru: Yupyup. Don’t hurt your back though, old man ♪

I’m also pretty pissed at the culprit, so it’ll be a good stress reliever to sing and dance the best I can.

I have to let him know it’s impossible to replace any of us.

So today, I’ll show him how serious I can be.

♪～♪～♪

Rei: (Kukuku. Bravo, bravo. I was worried how things would go but— in the end, everything ended rather amicably, as usual.)

(That world is nothing more. A happy, propitious ending.)

(Ah, it’s so bright…The stage always has been. The stage is filled with a radiance that could burn me alive.)

(I cannot laugh at the culprit. I too, once averted my gaze from this brightness and turned my back on the stage.)

(However, I have no intention to do that now.)

(I will bask in its brilliancy. Even if it turns me to ash, this is my long-cherished ambition.)

(So what now? Are you watching, you foolish, pathetic criminal?)

(Back then, there was a pitiful​ adolescent Sakuma Rei who had lost all hope for the world.)

(―Aren’t you jealous of me ♪)

♪～♪～♪

Tonight, we feast! Breath in HELLSING, and let us into your soul—Us, UNDEAD, will grow ever stronger!

We are UNDEAD!

No matter if an army a million men strong attacks us, even if we are consumed by hellfire, UNDEAD will be reborn from those flames again and again! We will be resurrected!

Until my last breath, nay, beyond that! We will burn brightly for eternity, even in the depths of hell! Join us, and allow this enjoyable feast to begin!

If that is what you desire, this radical, immoral, sweet night will never end!

♪～♪～♪

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Chapter 16

Epilogue 1

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