#if i see one more audience or passerby i might have to unexist! hello this has been mod riku and mod haruka's personal hell. seriously.

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[IDOLiSH7] [Part 6] Chapter 14: To the Challengers [2/2]

6.14.4 - Always by your side

Audience G: Next is the last one… It's Re:vale's stage.... 

Audience H: It went by so quickly...! I can't believe it's already over…

Audience I: I still want to see more...!

Audience H: The champion has finally appeared.... Are Re:vale's lives really that amazing...?

Audience H: ŹOOḼ, IDOLiSH7, and TRIGGER were all amazing, but…

Audience G: Have you never seen Re:vale live?

Audience H: No… What is it like?

Audience I: It's really amazing.

Audience I: It's like seeing a movie, a live, sports, an art museum, and a variety show all at once.

Audience G: Invincible heroes appear there, like a concentrated version of every star in the world…

Audience H: Really? Don’t you feel like you're exaggerating too much?

Audience G: It's true! Even if it's an act…

Audience G: The lies that Re:vale create are the ultimate entertainment.

Audience H: Ah...! Something appeared on the screen again!

Audience I: It’s the latest interview footage...!

Audience: Kyaaaaah...!!

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Momo: Everyone at the Black or White venue!

Momo: Yay! It's Momo-chan!

Momo: Ah… I guess I shouldn't be too excited. This seems like it's a serious interview.

Momo: Okay. ...Well, that's right. If I warm up the venue as the MC, it'll be a disadvantage for my kouhai.

Momo: …

Momo: Everyone at the venue~!! I love you…!!

Momo: Sorry, sorry, sorry. I do it like it's breathing. It's so ingrained in me as an idol.

Momo: Or rather, it's the truth. I love everyone at the venue from the bottom of my heart.

Momo: It’s thanks to everyone's support that we are here!

Momo:Thank you always! But even though you are all so precious to me, there is one thing I won’t yield to you!

Momo: To me, the most important person, the most important idol is…

Momo: Yuki!!!

Momo: Only one! Only one special idol! Y・U・K・I！ Yuki!

Momo: I said it jokingly, but I'm serious.

Momo: My partner is already eating radish sprouts, after all.* He looks almost like a living sculpture. 

Momo: That person is singing, dancing, and giving fan service next to me.

Momo:  It’s not like I can see anything else, can I?

Momo: That’s why, only one. Only one idol.

Momo: Hm? Am I just boasting? Is this really going to be shown at Zero Arena? On that huge screen? Right…

Momo: Then, let me say it last more time. To me, an idol is...!

Momo: Yuki! It’s you!!

Audience: Kyaaaaah...!!

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Yuki: I wonder what topic I should choose.... Talking about music would take too long.

Yuki: ...Let's make it about lives. For me, a live is a time to see Momo having fun.

Yuki: Isn't that the case for everyone? Look, I don't move around much, but Momo is always on the move.

Yuki: He’s like a goldfish in an aquarium. He goes here and there, and just watching him cheers you up.

Yuki: Then, when I looked over, I noticed that the people at the venue were looking at Momo with the same expression as me.

Yuki: At times like that, I think this world isn't so bad after all.

Yuki: Ah... That sounds a bit arrogant. Let me rephrase that.

Yuki: I'm glad there's a place in this world that can forgive me.

Yuki: Thank you for giving me a place to belong.

Yuki: Yeah…

Yuki: I thank both God and the insects. 

Audience: Kyaaaaah...!!

--

Kujou Aya: ...What an incredible cheer.... As expected of Re:vale… Their fans are really fired up...

Kujou Takamasa: That may be the case.

Kujou Takamasa: But they're also trying to protect their idol from threats.

Kujou Aya: Eh…？

Kujou Takamasa: The threats are your brothers and your boyfriend.

Kujou Takamasa: There is no sun that does not experience a sunset. A new star is always born, overtaking the others from behind.

Kujou Takamasa: It's a tough world of competition. That's why their fans want to protect them.

Kujou Takamasa: They raise their voices with all their might, and celebrate the glory of their beloved star.

Kujou Aya: Re:vale-san…

Audience G: Momo-chan, do your best...!

Audience I: Momo-chan…！

Audience H: Re:vale…！

Audience G: Re:vale, I love you…!

Okazaki Rinto: ...Please do your best.... Yuki-kun, Momo-kun…

Okazaki Rintarou: Even though it hasn’t started yet, the atmosphere is so nervous.

Okazaki Rinto: President… Who are you talking about?

Okazaki Rintarou: About everyone here.

Okazaki Rintarou: The battle of the century is about to be decided. But all of this is what Re:vale wanted.

Okazaki Rinto: Eh…？

Okazaki Rintarou: I mean, isn't that it? If they wanted to monopolise victory for themselves, they wouldn’t pay any attention to their kouhai.

Okazaki Rintarou: What's more, they’re people from other agencies.

Okazaki Rintarou: Even if IDOLiSH7 had no chance, and TRIGGER had been left out in the cold, they would’ve been fine just leaving them alone.

Okazaki Rintarou: The reason Re:vale didn't do that was because they enjoyed it. 

Okazaki Rintarou: They made the entertainment and idol industry fun, just as they wanted.

Okazaki Rintarou: The ones who are having the most fun tonight are Re:vale. 

Okazaki Rintarou: Let's see it through.

Okazaki Rinto: Yes…

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Momo: Ha…

Yuki: Are you nervous?

Momo: I’m nervous… But slowly, it’s started to get better.

Momo: My body remembers. That I love this kind of tension.

Yuki: That’s a sportsman for you. 

Momo: You, too, though, Yuki.

Momo: When you were at the live house, you always sang as if you were fighting. Like you were trying to overpower everyone around you.

Yuki: That’s right.

Yuki: We don't dislike this sort of thing, do we? It's like a kind of assault…

Momo: Assault? Even though we’re the champions?

Yuki: I’m fine feeling like a challenger. It's more freeing to have nothing.

Momo: That's true. We've had a long time where we had nothing, after all.

Momo: Well, then.

Momo: Shall we do it?

Yuki: Let's do it.

Nanase Riku: Re:vale-san…

Kujou Tenn: …

Isumi Haruka: Re:vale…

Kujou Aya: ...Kujou-san, which group do you think will win?

Kujou Takamasa: It's completely unpredictable. Tonight's stage is really interesting.

Kujou Takamasa: Who do you want to win, Aya? Tamaki-kun? Tenn? Haruka? Or Re:vale? 

Kujou Aya: …I don’t want anyone to lose…

Kujou Aya: Not Tamaki-nii-chan, not Tenn-onii-chan, not Haru-chan and not Re:vale-san either. 

Kujou Aya: I know that they are loved and supported by so many people...

Kujou Aya: I want everyone’s wishes to come true…

Kujou Takamasa: That’s not possible. Because this is the stage of Black or White. 

Kujou Takamasa: The time of ambiguity is over. There is only one who gets the glory.

Kujou Takamasa: It's clearly decided, black or white.

Kujou Aya: ….Black or white, clearly…

Kujou Takamasa: Aya. Go back to Tamaki-kun.

Kujou Aya: …

Kujou Takamasa: Thank you for being beside me until now.

Kujou Takamasa: I was happy because you were there.

Kujou Aya: …Kujou-san…

Kujou Aya: …

Kujou Aya: …I understand. I'll talk to Tamaki-nii-chan about it...

Kujou Takamasa: Yes. That would be a good idea. I've already spoken to President Takanashi about it.

Kujou Aya: ...Thank you for everything. I'm the one who's grateful for all you’ve done for me up until now.

Kujou Aya: I wanted to be by your side forever, Kujou-san, but...

Kujou Aya: ...I had the feeling that you may want to be alone right now, Kujou-san...

Kujou Takamasa: That’s true…

Kujou Aya: But, Kujou-san, can I just say one thing?

Kujou Takamasa: What is it?

Kujou Aya: You wouldn’t reject me a second time, right? 

Kujou Takamasa: …I just thought I should make sure…

Kujou Aya: You wouldn’t…

Kujou Takamasa: Uhm.... Oh, look, it's starting.

Audience: Kyaaaaah...!

Audience: The lights came on…

Audience: It’s Re:vale…!!

Audience: Waaah, Re:vale live!!

Audience: Oh my god…! Even if they’re not my oshi, I’m getting excited!!

Audience: The aura of Re:vale live is incredible...!

Audience: Kyaaaah...!

Passerby G: Re:vale's live has started!

Passerby H: I wonder what they'll be playing!? The first song...

Passerby G: “SILVER SKY”...!!

Audience: Kyaaaah...!

Nanase Riku: “SILVER SKY”…

Nanase Riku: The first time I saw them perform, it was this song…

Nikaidou Yamato: …That's true…

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Momo: (That's right. I was excited that day, too.)

Momo: (The day I first met IDOLiSH7.)

Momo: (Everyone was nervous, trying their best; they were sparkling and cute.)

Momo: (I was happy to have more friends. Thank you for getting along with me.)

Momo: (Thank you for saving me.) 

Momo: (Thank you for letting me and Yuki meet someone important to us.) 

Momo: (It's thanks to everyone that I'm here.)

Momo: Everyone~! Are you having fun?

Audience: Kyaaaah...!

Audience G: ...Ah, this is the best...! SilSky was the best…!

Audience H: Both Yuki-san and Momo-chan are the coolest they've ever been...!

Audience I: Don’t lose…！

Audience G: We’ll definitely make them win..!!

Audience H: Re:vale's live is so fun! I wonder what they'll sing next!?

Audience I: Ah, this intro...!

Audience H: It’s ”NO DOUBT”...!

Audience: Kyaaaah...!

Nikaidou Yamato: ...This song...

Nikaidou Yamato: During "Mission", both Yuki-san and Momo-san helped me a lot...

Izumi Mitsuki: Yeah…

Izumi Mitsuki: I'll never forget that time.

Izumi Mitsuki: We were falling apart, but they gave us a place to belong.

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Yuki: (I had fun then, too.)

Yuki: (I could never have lived with someone, and yet…)

Yuki: (Looking after someone.)

Yuki: (It was my way of giving back.)

Yuki: (Did I do well?)

Yuki: (Momo.)

Yuki: (Without you, I wouldn't be here.)

Yuki: (I never thought that a selfish person like me could make someone happy.) 

Yuki: (You can hear it, right?) 

Yuki: (It feels good.)

Yuki: (These cheers.)

Audience: Kyaaaah...!

Yuki: Haha... Thanks.

Audience G: Oh my god…! Re:vale is the best...!

Audience H: Re:vale！I love you, I love you!

Audience I: There's no way they’ll lose this! It's Re:vale again this year!

Audience G: They can definitely win...! Because we believe in them!!

Audience H: Next is…

Audience I: It’s “Re-raise”…!

Audience G: Kyaaah…！They’re singing “Re-raise”!

Audience: Kyaaaah...!

Kujou Tenn: …I remember when I first heard this song.

Kujou Tenn: Just like us, they were exposed to confusion and malice…

Kujou Tenn: I was impressed by how easily they could sing such beautiful songs.

Kujou Tenn: I am truly proud to have been born in the same era as them and to have been recognized by them.

Inumaru Touma: ...I was so happy.... When Re:vale told me they remembered me...

Inumaru Touma: I'm so happy, and I really want to tell them thank you...

Inumaru Touma: I wanted to stop doing the wrong thing.

Inumaru Touma: ..Now… I'm so glad that we're standing on the same stage...

Audience: Kyaaaah...!

Momo: Everyone, sing along...!

Audience: Kyaaaah...!

Audience: Momo…！

Audience: …Yuki…！

Yuki: Louder!

Audience: Kyaaaah...!

Audience: Re:vale…！

Audience: Ah, the lights went out...

Audience: Maybe a costume change?! I’m looking forward to it!

Audience: The stage is beautiful...! Projection mapping!?

Audience: The cloth hanging down from the stage was fluttering like a bird...! Re:vale is even more beautiful than usual...!

Audience: What will the new song be like!?

Audience: Whatever it is, it's definitely a good song! It's Re:vale after all...!!

Audience: Kyaaaaah...!

Momo: …

Yuki: …

Audience: Momo-chan is cute...! His new costume suits him so much...!!

Audience: Yuki-san looks cool...! His hairstyle is great...!

Momo: Last song!

Yuki: “YOUR RHAPSODY”!

Audience: Kyaaaaah...!

Oogami Banri: …

--

Orikasa Yukito: I’m sure you’ll like the band name, Ban. 

Oogami Banri: What is it?

Orikasa Yukito: Re:vale.

-

Oogami Banri: I'm really sorry. I'll thank you again...

Sunohara Momose: I don't need any thanks! After all, Re:vale's lives always make me happy!

-

Orikasa Yukito: …

Sunohara Momose: …Yuki-san…！Please don't stop! Don't let Re:vale end!

Orikasa Yukito: I’m stopping… Re:vale has ended. Nothing you say will change that.

Sunohara Momose: No! Please...!

Orikasa Yukito: …I’m begging you, let me give up…! 

Sunohara Momose: I’m begging you, please don't give up…! 

-

Momo: I’m Re:vale’s Momo!

Yuki: I’m Re:vale’s Yuki.

--

Audience: Kyaaaaah...!

Momo: (Hey, Yuki.)

Momo: (The guests often tell us that it feels like a dream.)

Momo: (For me, it’s been that way ever since I became part of Re:vale.) 

Momo: (In return for this wonderful dream, I want Yuki to remain king forever.)

Momo: (Please, God.)

Momo: (I want victory.)

Momo: (Defeat doesn't suit Yuki, does it?)

Momo: (I’m begging you, God. )

Momo: (Let me stay here just a little longer.)

Audience: Kyaaaaah...!

Audience: Momo…！

Audience: Momo-chan…！

Yuki: (Momo's wish.)

Yuki: (I want to make it come true.) 

Yuki: (Please.)

Yuki: (I don't want to make him sad.)

Yuki: (Because there's no one else as good as him.)

Yuki: (I hope I can grant his wish.)

Audience: Kyaaaaah...!

Audience: Yuki…！

Audience: Yuki-san…！

Audience: Re:vale…!!

Audience: Kyaaaaaah...!

Momo: …Ha… Haa…

Momo: Thank you…！

Yuki: Thank you！

Audience: Kyaaaaaah...!

Momo: Yuki…

Yuki: I’m fine.

Yuki: Thank you!

Audience: Kyaaaaaah...!

(clapping)

Okazaki Rinto: …(sobs) Momo-kun, Yuki-kun… (sobs)

Momo: Waa…！Okarin, are you crying!?

Okazaki Rinto: (sobs)...Thank you for your hard work! It was really good...! It was the best…(sobs)

Yuki: Rintarou, you… Don't make Okarin cry while the others are singing.

Okazaki Rintarou: He wasn’t crying at all. He was just moved by your performance. You know that, right?

Yuki: Is that so?

Momo: Waah, I’m happy!!

Okazaki Rinto: (sobs) ...I don't know why… I'm remembering everything that's happened up until now...

Momo: After we win, after we win! We’ll definitely win, so cry at the after-party! Give an emotional speech!

Yuki: Nice, I want to hear it, too.

Okazaki Rintarou: Me, too.

Yuki: What?

Okazaki Rintarou: I was moved, too.

Yuki: …Haha… 

Momo: President! Tell us more!

Okazaki Rintarou: After you win.

Okazaki Rinto: ... Whether you win or lose...

Okazaki Rinto: Re:vale are my heroes…!

Mr. Shimooka: Well, all the lives are over now!

Mr. Shimooka: Will the one to seize the glory be ŹOOḼ, IDOLiSH7, TRIGGER or Re:vale!?

Mr. Shimooka: With everyone’s help, let’s have everyone lead their favourite group to victory! 

Mr. Shimooka: “New Black or White”... Also, there’s only so little time left in this year!

Mr. Shimooka: Everyone, please look forward to it!!

~ to be continued ~

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6.14.5 - And the crown goes to...

Mister Shimooka: Everyone, I’m sure you’ve been waiting for this!

Mister Shimooka: It’s time to announce the results!

Audience: Kyaaaah...!

Kujou Aya: …

Kujou Takamasa: …

Mage Takara: …TRIGGER…

Sunohara Ruri: Momo…!

Woman: Riku-kun! IDOLiSH7…!

Ousaka Soushi: …

Chiba Shizuo: …Yamato…

Thorvald: …

AudienceＡ: ŹOOḼ…!

Mister Shimooka: Now before unveiling the final result - let’s introduce the idols who showed us their amazing performances tonight again! 

Mister Shimooka: ŹOOḼ…!

ŹOOḼ: …

Audience: Kyaaaah...!

Audience: ŹOOḼ…!

Audience: Touma…!

Audience: Haruka…!

Audience: Minami-kun…!

Audience: Torao-kun…!

Mister Shimooka: IDOLiSH7…!

IDOLiSH7: …

Audience: Kyaaaah...!

Audience: IDOLiSH7…!

Audience: Iori……

Audience: Yamato-san…!

Audience: Mikki!

Audience: Tamaki…!

Audience: Sougo-san…!

Audience: Nagi-kun…！

Audience: Riku…！

Mister Shimooka: TRIGGER…！

TRIGGER: …

Audience: Kyaaaah...!

Audience: TRIGGER…！

Audience: Gaku-san…！

Audience: Tenn…！

Audience: Ryuunosuke-san…！

Mister Shimooka: Re:vale…！

Re:vale: …

Audience: Kyaaaah...!

Audience: Re:vale…！

Audience: Momo…！

Audience: Yuki…！

Mister Shimooka: Please greet them with a big applause!!

Tsukumo Ryou: …

Mister Shimooka: Well, let’s hear how they are doing right now. 

Mister Shimooka: Could you say something on behalf of your groups?

Mister Shimooka: Let’s start with ŹOOḼ.

Inumaru Touma: …Uhm… so I’m starting, huh…

Inumaru Touma: We did our very best. We were able to deliver our best live. 

Inumaru Touma: We were all very nervous but… we have no regrets. Right, everyone? 

Isumi Haruka: True…

Natsume Minami: Indeed.

Midou Torao: Ah… yes.

Inumaru Touma: C’mon, everyone!!

Midou Torao＆Natsume Minami＆Isumi Haruka: Yeah!!

Audience: Kyaaaah...!

Mister Shimooka: Thank you. Now, let’s hear from IDOLiSH7. 

Izumi Mitsuki: Your turn, leader.

Nikaidou Yamato: Yes. Uhm…

Nikaidou Yamato: ŹOOḼ, TRIGGER, Re:vale… Because we were able to be on stage together with all these amazing groups…

Nikaidou Yamato: We could be even stronger than we usually are. This last IDOLiSH7 live of the year is the best memory we could have. 

Nikaidou Yamato: Thanks for kindly cheering us on. 

Audience: Kyaaaah...!

Mister Shimooka: Thank you very much. Next up is TRIGGER, please tell us your feelings. 

Yaotome Gaku: Yes.

Yaotome Gaku: The three of us prepared for this day, so we were able to deliver a performance that leaves no regrets behind. 

Yaotome Gaku: Seeing the scenery from here for the first time in such a long time felt amazing. 

Yaotome Gaku: Thank you for having us.

Audience: Kyaaaah...!

Mister Shimooka: Thank you. The last one is Re:vale, can you give us a quick statement as well?

Momo: Everyone, did you have fun?!

Audience: Kyaaaah...!

Momo: That was soooo exciting, right?! I felt it too! My heart is racing even now! 

Momo: Being able to spend such an exciting time with the fans we love so much makes us the happiest!

Audience: Kyaaaah...!

Mister Shimooka: Thank you very much. That was an exciting time indeed. 

Mister Shimooka: Well then, finally… 

Mister Shimooka: It’s time to announce the winning group of the male idol category! 

Audience: Kyaaaah...!

Mister Shimooka: Everyone, who do you think manages to rise to glory in this new era!? 

Audience: IDOLiSH7…！

Audience: …ŹOOḼ…！

Audience: Re:vale…！

Audience: …TRIGGER…！

Utsugi Shirou : ŹOOḼ…！

Anesagi Kaoru: TRIGGER…！

Okazaki Rinto: Re:vale…！

Oogami Banri: IDOLiSH7…！

Takanashi Otoharu: IDOLiSH7…！

Yaotome Sousuke: TRIGGER…！

Okazaki Rintarou: Re:vale…！

Takanashi Tsumugi: IDOLiSH7…！

Audience: Kyaaaah...!

Mister Shimooka: Oh dear, looks like everyone is really pumped up for this! With all that heat, it almost feels like it’s summer already! 

Audience: Kyaaaah...!

Mister Shimooka: Finally, here is the announcement!

Mister Shimooka: The winner of the renewed “Black or White Live Showdown” in the male idol category is….! 

ŹOOḼ: …

IDOLiSH7: …

TRIGGER: …

Re:vale: …

Mister Shimooka: IDOLiSH7…!!

Nanase Riku: …We did it…！

Yotsuba Tamaki: Yeah！We won…！

Ousaka Sougo: …We…

Izumi Iori: We’ve done it…！

Nikaidou Yamato: We did it…！

Izumi Mitsuki: …(crying)…We really…ah…

Rokuya Nagi: Yes! We won!

Ousaka Sougo: …I’m so happy… All of us, IDOLiSH7, with my song…

Izumi Mitsuki: We won!!… Ah…w-we did it…

Nikaidou Yamato: Don’t cry you guys!.... You’re making me cry too…. 

Nanase Riku: Everyone… we…

Mister Shimooka: IDOLiSH7, they’re hugging and sharing in their joy already…! 

Audience: Kyaaaah...!

Kujou Aya: …Tamaki-nii-chan…！IDOLiSH7 is amazing…！

Kujou Takamasa: So IDOLiSH7 takes it home…

Kujou Takamasa: Well done, highschooler.

Mister Shimooka: Congratulations, IDOLiSH7! Congrats…!

Izumi Mitsuki: …ugh… Ah…we did it…！　We won…！

Rokuya Nagi: I love you, everyone! Thank you…

Rokuya Nagi: …Thank you…

Nikaidou Yamato: …Nagi, don’t cry… You’re happy, right? Right? 

Rokuya Nagi: …Y- yes…

Izumi Iori: …We won…

Izumi Iori: See… See, I told you. One day we’d make it. 

Nanase Riku: Making me a superstar…！Thank you for always… believing in me…

Izumi Iori: …No, I’m the one who should be…

Ousaka Sougo: …Uh… ugh…Ah…hhh…

Yotsuba Tamaki: Ahaha, Sou-chan you’re ugly crying! You can’t even breathe properly like this!

Ousaka Sougo: I’m just… so happy.

Ousaka Sougo: That something that I made… and worked so hard on… gets recognized like this. I’m so happy.

Yotsuba Tamaki: …Yeah… That’s true…

Yotsuba Tamaki: Ha… …I’m so glad…

Yotsuba Tamaki: I’m… I’m glad we could give it our best. 

Audience: Kyaaaah...!

Mister Shimooka: Nanase Riku, you as the center, please tell the audience how happy you are right now! 

Nanase Riku: Thank you so much for your support! Thanks to everyone, we were able to take this victory together…! 

Audience: Kyaaaah...!

Nanase Riku: Really… thank you so much!

(clapping)

Mister Shimooka: Iori-kun.

Izumi Iori: …Thank you very much. 

Izumi Iori: This is a longtime dream come true. I don’t think I will be able to sleep tonight. 

(clapping)

Mister Shimooka: Now Yamato, the leader.

Nikaidou Yamato: Leader, eh… I didn’t even…

Nikaidou Yamato: I’m very happy… So happy I can’t put it into words. IDOLiSH7 is the best group!

(clapping)

Mister Shimooka: Your turn, Mitsuki-kun. Wait– Mitsuki-kun, are you okay? 

Izumi Mitsuki: Uhh… hhh… I’m sorry, I just– I just got really emotional. 

Mister Shimooka: Haha, you sure did! It’s nice, right? 

Izumi Mitsuki: Thank you so much! Thank you, everyone! We won! 

(clapping)

Mister Shimooka: Well then, Tamaki-kun.

Yotsuba Tamaki: I’m super super happy! It’s thanks to all our group members, and all the fans.. 

Yotsuba Tamaki: And ŹOOḼ and TRIGGER and Re:vale. Thank you all! 

(clapping)

Mister Shimooka: What about you, Sougo-kun?

Ousaka Sougo: …Yes…I’m overjoyed…I ended up crying so much…

Ousaka Sougo: …Thank you very much… I’m so glad to be alive right now. I love you all.

(clapping)

Mister Shimooka: Now, Nagi-kun.

Rokuya Nagi: Alright! Everyone! 

Rokuya Nagi: Are you happy? 

Audience: Yes!! 

Rokuya Nagi: Okay! Beautiful! I’m also very very very happy! 

Rokuya Nagi: Thanks to our many friends who always looked out for us...

Rokuya Nagi: I was able to discover a new polaris. Thank you. I love you…! 

Audience: Kyaaaah...!

Mister Shimooka: Congratulations! IDOLiSH7!

Mister Shimooka: Please give a big applause for the winners of this new era! 

(clapping)

Takanashi Tsumugi: …IDOLiSH7, they… Everyone won…

Takanashi Otoharu: Amazing… Everyone really did their best. 

Oogami Banri: They’re the best idols! IDOLiSH7…! 

~ to be continued ~

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6.14.6 - Our thanks to you

Woman: Congrats, IDOLiSH7! 

Woman: …Seriously… congratulations! 

Thorvald: Nagi-sama! Congratulations!

Chiba Shizuo: Ha…

Chiba Shizuo: You did it, Yamato…

Sougo's mother: …(crying)… 

Ousaka Soushi: …

Sougo's mother: I'm sorry… I just couldn't contain myself…

Ousaka Soushi: No, it's…

Girl: They did it! Congrats, Riku-kun.

Older sister: That’s great, right.

Girl: Yeah…

Older sister: …ŹOOḼ…

Mage Takara: …TRIGGER…

Sunohara Ruri: …Re:vale…

Tsukumo Ryou: …ŹOOḼ…

Tsukumo Ryou: Momo…

Isumi Haruka: …Ha…

Inumaru Touma: …

Natsume Minami: …

Midou Torao: …

Yaotome Gaku: …

Kujou Tenn: …

Tsunashi Ryuunosuke: …

Yuki: …

Momo: … (crying) ... 

Momo: … (crying) … 

Yuki: …Momo…

Utsugi Shirou: …Ah…

Anesagi Kaoru: …No, that's… TRIGGER…

Yaotome Sousuke: …

Okazaki Rinto: …Momo is crying so much…

Okazaki Rinto: …Momo-kun… Yuki-kun…

Okazaki Rintarou: …

Okazaki Rintarou: …So that’s the end of Re:vale's winning streak…

Oogami Banri: …

Okazaki Rintarou: Banri-kun, you're probably pretty torn.

Oogami Banri: …That's true… But I already decided I wouldn’t support Re:vale anymore.

Oogami Banri: So right now I’m celebrating IDOLiSH7’s victory. 

Oogami Banri: Re:vale will definitely climb back up again. As long as they're together, they won't let it end like this. 

Mister Shimooka: Ahh, that was close… The crème de la crème of artists, defeated…! 

Mister Shimooka: And among them, Re:vale, the overall champion of the old Black or White! This really is a moment for the history books! 

Mister Shimooka: …Momo-kun, that's a frustrating loss, isn't it?

Momo: …(crying) Everyone… I… I'm so sorry to everyone who supported us.

Momo: Even though we're Re:vale, we ended up losing… I'm so sorry…

Momo: …(crying) It's so… so frustrating… (crying)

Nanase Riku: …Momo-san…

Yuki: …

Yuki: Um… Since Momo can't do it right now, let me say a word. 

Mister Shimooka: Thanks a lot... Yuki-kun, you put up a great performance. 

Momo: … (crying) 

Yuki: It'll be fine.

Yuki: We're just lending the throne to them for a bit. 

Audience: Kyaaaah…!

Momo: …Y- Yuki…

Yuki: Well, I can't just stay silent if they're making Momo cry like this, right? 

Audience: Kyaaaaah….!

Yuki: We'll take our revenge next year. 

Audience: Kyaaaaaah…!

Izumi Mitsuki: …As you'd expect of Re:vale…

Nikaidou Yamato: They're so cool…

Yuki: Aren't we, Momo?

Momo: …Y-Yes…！

Momo: We can't just let things stand like this, after all!

Momo: Re:vale will take their revenge!

Audience: Kyaaaah….!

Sunohara Ruri: … (crying) …

Man: Are you okay…? That was definitely a shock, right? ...Seeing Momo-kun like that…

Sunohara Ruri: …That's not it… Hearing the loud cheers for them makes me feel happy and warm…

Sunohara Ruri: I could feel that Momo has all that support. I'm sure it will be alright…

Sunohara Ruri: …Good luck with your revenge…!

Okazaki Rinto: …That's it…! That's the right spirit…!

Okazaki Rinto: Let's take our revenge next year! For sure!

Okazaki Rintarou: Since it's Re:vale, they'll definitely do it. There's no one who hates losing as much as them. 

Okazaki Rintarou: Starting tomorrow, have their backs for another year while they rush ahead.

Okazaki Rinto: …Yes… It's really frustrating that they had their crown taken from them but…

Okazaki Rinto: Thanks to that, we got to see Momo-kun crying like that and Yuki-kun vowing to get revenge for doing that to him. 

Okazaki Rinto: That was more dramatic and got me rooting for you more than any movie. Re:vale's story isn't over yet!

Okazaki Rinto: Momo-kun said he's sorry for losing even though they are Re:vale…

Okazaki Rinto: But it's not like they were Re:vale because they were the champions. On the contrary, because they’re Re:vale that they were able to become champions at all.

Okazaki Rinto: We'll get to see Re:vale as challengers again next year! And the one after that…!

Okazaki Rintarou: Right.

Okazaki Rintarou: Re:vale taking revenge - that has to be the best entertainment in the world.

Okazaki Rintarou: Let's support Re:vale and see what their future brings. 

Okazaki Rintarou: Yuki, Momo, you were the best.

Audience: Kyaaaaah...!

Mister Shimooka: They were also closely defeated but… ŹOOḼ, how are you guys doing? 

Inumaru Touma: …Yeah.

Inumaru Touma: It's really, really frustrating, but we just want to accept the result and move forward.

Inumaru Touma: Thank you so much, everyone!

Audience: Kyaaaaah...!

Natsume Minami: Thank you so much to everyone who supported us through this. Unfortunately we were not strong enough…

Natsume Minami: Personally, I think we put on our best show. 

Audience: Kyaaaaah...!

Natsume Minami: We will return once we have the power to bring the world to its knees and make them acknowledge us.

Audience: Kyaaaaah...!

Midou Torao: Thanks for your support. It's true, this is really disappointing… I don't want to believe it….

Midou Torao: But I'll try to remember the words someone I really respect said to me. 

Midou Torao: “Being frustrated by a loss means that there's something you want to do and that you believe in your own power to make it happen. That's really cool.”

Midou Torao: Right, Haruka?

Audience: Kyaaaaah...!

Isumi Haruka: …(crying)… D-Damn… Yeah, right…!

Isumi Haruka: I'm never ever giving up! 

Audience: Kyaaaaah...!

Isumi Haruka: We will be the ones taking revenge! …Sorry, Re:vale! 

Momo: What?

Isumi Haruka: The throne is gonna be ours next year!

Audience: Kyaaaaah...!

Yuki: Ahaha. Confident, aren't you?

Momo: That's cool, Haruka! 

Yaotome Gaku: Uh, sorry to barge into the conversation like that, but… 

Yaotome Gaku: We'll take the throne. 

Audience: Kyaaaaah...!!

Kujou Aya: …Amazing…! Aren't the cheers tonight the best? 

Kujou Takamasa: Well, everyone is really happy. Even the losers put on a great performance. 

Kujou Takamasa: Scenes like this are why I believe in entertainment. 

Mage Takara: …TRIGGER…!!

Mage Takara: They're so cool…! Even though they lost, they're the greatest...!

AudienceＡ: ŹOOḼ are the best…! It’s frustrating that they lost, but I’m still excited!

AudienceＡ: I'm excited for next year…! I can't wait to see the next thing my favorite idols have in store…! 

Audience: Kyaaaaah…! 

Audience: IDOLiSH7…!

Audience: Re:vale…!

Audience: ŹOOḼ…!

Audience: TRIGGER…!

Mister Shimooka: TRIGGER, you were also narrowly defeated… 

Mister Shimooka: But you were quick to let us know your certain plans for revenge as well.  

Yaotome Gaku: Sorry for interrupting. The words just came out on their own… 

Yaotome Gaku: But we will stand by them. Next year, we will take revenge. 

Yaotome Gaku: Please keep supporting us until then! 

Audience: Kyaaaaah…! 

Kujou Tenn: It's sad we weren't strong enough this time, but we showed you the best we could. Tonight was really fun.

Kujou Tenn: Next year I'd like to see this view from the champion's throne.

Kujou Tenn: Thank you all!

Audience: Kyaaaaah…!

Tsunashi Ryuunosuke: To everyone who supported us: I'm sorry we couldn’t live up to your expectations. 

Tsunashi Ryuunosuke: But let me promise you this: Next time, we will definitely take it home.

Tsunashi Ryuunosuke: TRIGGER will win!

Audience: Kyaaaaah…!

Anesagi Kaoru: …Gaku, Tenn, Ryuu, that's the spirit…!

Anesagi Kaoru: Let's win this next year! You three truly did your best…

Utsugi Shirou: All of you put up a great fight, ŹOOḼ! …You may have lost, but you moved me a lot. 

Utsugi Shirou: Thanks for showing us this amazing stage today.

Audience: IDOLiSH7…!

Audience: Re:vale…!

Audience: ŹOOḼ…!

Audience: TRIGGER…!

Mister Shimooka: Thank you very much! The cheers just won't stop…! 

Audience: Kyaaaaah….!

Mister Shimooka: Just a little bit until we are starting into a new year!

Mister Shimooka: Can we have IDOLiSH7 as the winners do a countdown for the last 10 seconds?

Nanase Riku: Sure…!

Mister Shimooka: Re:vale, TRIGGER, ŹOOḼ, you are in charge of greeting the new year!

Momo: Alright!

Kujou Tenn: To everyone who supported us through this year… 

TRIGGER: Thank you!

Audience: Kyaaaah…!

Re:vale: Have a happy new year everyone! 

Audience: Kyaaaah…!

ŹOOḼ: Please keep supporting us next year, too!

Audience: Kyaaaaah…!

Mister Shimooka: Thank you all! Now it's IDOLiSH7's turn, let's hear it!

Yotsuba Tamaki: Happy new—...!

Ousaka Sougo: Not yet!

IDOLiSH7: 10!

IDOLiSH7: 9!

IDOLiSH7: 8!

IDOLiSH7: 7!

IDOLiSH7: 6!

IDOLiSH7: 5!

IDOLiSH7: 4!

IDOLiSH7: 3!

IDOLiSH7: 2!

IDOLiSH7: 1!

IDOLiSH7: Zero!!

IDOLiSH7: Happy New Year!!!

Audience: Kyaaaaah….!

Momo: Happy New Year!

Isumi Haruka: Happy New Year!

Natsume Minami: A happy new year to all of you!

Midou Torao: Happy New Year!

Rokuya Nagi&Yotsuba Tamaki: Happy New Year!

TRIGGER: Happy New Year!

Inumaru Touma: Congrats, IDOLiSH7!

Izumi Mitsuki: Thanks!

Nikaidou Yamato: Thank you all!

Yuki: Congratulations.

Ousaka Sougo: Thank you so much!

Izumi Iori: …This is the best view in the world…

Kujou Tenn: Congrats, Riku.

Nanase Riku: Thank you!

Nanase Riku: (As everyone exchanged their blessings for the new year, my gaze went to the audience rows where lightsticks in seven different colors mixed and sparkled.)  

Nanase Riku: (Looking at it from here, I felt all kinds of memories welling up inside me.) 

Nanase Riku: (I'm sure everyone else was like that too.) 

Nanase Riku: Let's sing our new song one more time! I'm sure you've already remembered it! Let's sing together! 

Audience: Waaaa…!

Nanase Riku: Let's go! Three, two, one..!

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Kujou Tenn: I'll make all of you smile, too! Putting all our feelings of how much we wanted to see everyone into it! (how to make this sound less weird)

Kujou Tenn: Here's “SECRET NIGHT”!

-

Nanase Riku: Ha… Please listen up! This is “Joker Flag”! 

-

Ousaka Sougo: This is MEZZO"’s debut song. It's called… 

Yotsuba Tamaki: “miss you…”

-

Nanase Riku: I've always dreamed of standing on this stage. 

Nanase Riku: Please enjoy “MEMORiES MELODiES”!

Audience: Kyaaaaah...!

-

Yuki: We put our gratitude for the past five years into it.

Momo: This is Re:vale with “SILVER SKY”!

-

Izumi Iori: This time we also have an amazing new song with us so we really want you all to hear it quickly.  

Mister Shimooka: After having changed their center to Izumi Iori, here's a new and fresh IDOLiSH7! This song is called “Perfection Gimmick”! 

Mister Shimooka: Now then, let's hear it! 

-

Nanase Riku: I will continue to sing with all my might now that I’ve returned to this important position as a center that I love so much! This is IDOLiSH7's new song, “RESTART POiNTER”!

-

Isumi Haruka: Forget all the things you've seen before! Everything that's been until yesterday - destroy it!

Audience: Kyaaaaah…!

Isumi Haruka: All you need to remember is this name: ŹOOḼ with “Poisonous Gangster”.

Audience: Kyaaaaah…!

-

Tsunashi Ryuunosuke: I’m sorry for standing here alone but still please let me sing TRIGGER’s new song for you.

Tsunashi Ryuunosuke: This is TRIGGER’s “Negai wa Shine On The Sea”…

TRIGGER fan: Ryuunosuke-saaan! 

TRIGGER fan: You can do it…! Ryuunosuke…

TRIGGER fan: Gaku-saaan! 

TRIGGER fan: Tenn-kuuun!

Tsunashi Ryuunosuke: …Thank you…

-

Nanase Riku: The other day, we sang TRIGGER’s song. And today, we have become TRIGGER’s rivals. 

Nanase Riku: But… Our feelings about singing haven’t changed. We’ll keep looking forward and singing.

Nanase Riku: We’ll keep our heads up high, looking straight ahead while we sing. …Please listen to our song. 

Nanase Riku: “Nanatsuiro REALiZE”!

-

Kujou Tenn: I promise. This dream won’t end. 

Kujou Tenn: Let’s go! We’ll catch their eyes and take them into their dreams!

Kujou Tenn: “DAYBREAK INTERLUDE”!

-

Isumi Haruka: Hey! Call our name guys! We're ŹOOḼ!

Audience: Wooooo！

Inumaru Touma: “ZONE OF OVERLAP”!

Nanase Riku: Thank you so much as always! Please keep supporting us forever and ever! 

Audience: Kyaaaaah…!

-

Mister Shimooka: And now, it’s time to sing! 

Mister Shimooka: Here’s IDOLiSH7 with ”Mr.AFFECTiON”!

-

Natsume Minami: Thank you for supporting us. Let’s change the world with our own hands. Right here, right now. 

Audience: Kyaaaaah…!

Mister Shimooka: Time for another song! 

Mister Shimooka: Here’s ŹOOḼ’s ”Bang!Bang!Bang!”!

-

Yuki: And now we’re going to sing our new song that Momo and I made together. 

Momo: What if we say the name together? 

Yuki: Let’s do that. We’ll go with the one we decided on at last, right? 

Momo: Yes, that one’s good. 

Momo: Now, everyone! Sing with us! Three, two, one… 

Re:vale: “Kokoro Harebare”!

-

Nanase Riku: So you’re gonna let someone like the center of IDOLiSH7 treat you like a mob character?

Nanase Riku: You’re TRIGGER’s center, aren’t you? 

Kujou Tenn: …

Kujou Tenn: …Bring it on.

-

Nanase Riku: That special, miraculous daydream that fell out of our pocket during that time that we just can’t go back.

Kujou Tenn: You mean those lost childhood memories at our personal ground zero from before we became idols.

-

Nikaidou Yamato: Alright! Let’s give it our all! 

IDOLiSH7: Yeah!

Nanase Riku: Everyone, good evening! 

IDOLiSH7: We’re IDOLiSH7!

Nanase Riku: It’s our dream to look forward and keep running after the future! 

Yotsuba Tamaki: That was fun! 

Izumi Iori: Yes, it was. 

Isumi Haruka: Yeah, sure, you guys can say that. 

Yotsuba Tamaki: Don’t be mad, Isumin.

Isumi Haruka: I’m not—.... mad, but until we take you down next year, you’re our enemies. Don’t you dare come talk to me at school like normal! 

Midou Torao: It’s not “next” year, it’s already this year.

Isumi Haruka: Ah, true…

Tsunashi Ryuunosuke: I’m also thinking about defeating an enemy and taking back what’s mine this year, outside of Black or White, too. 

Midou Torao: What?

Tsunashi Ryuunosuke: The “Thunder Dry” commercial.

Midou Torao: Don’t call me an enemy over that! We can star in it together! 

Tsunashi Ryuunosuke: Ahaha. We’ll see. 

Nanase Riku: Starring together… 

Kujou Tenn: Do you also want to be in the “Thunder Dry” commercial? Aren’t you still too young to advertise alcohol? 

Nanase Riku: That’s not it. Contests like tonight are nice but…

Nanase Riku: Getting all the members together but not as rivals and having a live on a big stage… I just think that would be fun. 

Yaotome Gaku: That sounds nice! 

Momo: Let’s do it! Together with everyone! 

Momo: I cried so much and losing was super frustrating, but having a live with everyone was so much fun! 

Yaotome Gaku: I want to spend many many more nights like this. There’s so much I want to do! 

Inumaru Touma: Let’s go for it! For example, we could plan the entire live around a certain theme… 

Natsume Minami: That does sound nice. If we did a live around an overarching theme like that, I think I’d like to write a new song for it too. 

Ousaka Sougo: I want to do that too! If we had a song that we all sing, we could also all work on it together… 

Yuki: Oh, yes. Let’s do a songwriting camp.

Yaotome Gaku: Nice idea! I’m still inexperienced with a lot of things, so I’ll bring our composer with me. 

Tsunashi Ryuunosuke: Do you think he’ll come? 

Kujou Tenn: You sure he won’t just faint?

Izumi Mitsuki: I like this idea! 

Rokuya Nagi: Yes! There’s still as many things we want to do as there’s stars in the sky! 

Izumi Mitsuki: It feels like we’re rushing towards a new dawn. 

Rokuya Nagi: It feels like I could just start dancing right now! 

Yotsuba Tamaki: Nice, let’s go for it! We also talked to the managers about it. 

Yotsuba Tamaki: That it’s about time we did a countrywide tour with just IDOLiSH7! 

Nanase Riku: A national tour?

Rokuya Nagi: Please also come to Northmeir. Everyone would be so happy to see you. 

Ousaka Sougo: It’s a nice thought. I want to spend more nights like this one. Tonight was the best. 

Ousaka Sougo: A lot of moments felt like they could last forever. I don’t think I will ever forget this.

Ousaka Sougo: Never until I die. 

Yotsuba Tamaki: I won’t forget it until I’m dead either. 

Izumi Iori: We will repaint these vivid memories for you as many times as we can. 

Izumi Iori: We managed to overcome Japan’s number one. Next up is the world. 

Yuki: You didn’t overcome us. 

Momo: You really didn’t. That was nothing but a dream that’s over in the blink of an eye.

Izumi Iori: Our senpai sure are scary…

Isumi Haruka: Also sorry to tell you, but if we’re talking about global popularity, ŹOOḼ is the number one. 

Inumaru Touma: Well said, Haruka!

Momo: Let’s do a world tour, Yuki!? 

Yuki: Let’s do it?

Nanase Riku: Do a national tour together with us! 

Nikaidou Yamato: Ahaha! There’s so much we could do! 

Nikaidou Yamato: By the way, did you hear the news from the manager? 

Nikaidou Yamato: We might get an offer to do the theme song for the new “Magical★Kokona” series.

Izumi Mitsuki: Seriously?

Rokuya Nagi: Oh my god…!! That’s the first miraculous news of the year!! 

Natsume Minami: Congratulations. The year only just started but I hope the miraculous news will continue. 

Yaotome Gaku: If you’re looking for miracles, just make them happen with your own hands! 

Nikaidou Yamato: As expected of Yaotome… 

Kujou Tenn: I’m excited. Let’s try a lot of things from now on. Our legend begins here.

Nanase Riku: Yes! If it’s with everyone I’m sure we can do anything! 

Kujou Tenn: Right. 

Kujou Tenn: Beyond the dawn, beyond the rainbow and even the ocean our sparkle still continues. 

Takanashi Tsumugi: Sorry for making all of you wait!

Isumi Haruka: Ah… It’s IDOLiSH7’s manager. Good job.

Yaotome Gaku: Good job!

Momo: Good work, Maneko-chan! 

Natsume Minami: Good work. 

Midou Torao: Hey, you did the stage direction today, right? Wanna talk about the details at some point…? 

Inumaru Touma: Tora! Stop hitting on her! 

Midou Torao: I’m not hitting on her! IDOLiSH7’s stage direction was really good, so I was just trying to ask about that. 

Inumaru Touma:  Really? Ah, sorry, Takanashi-san! Good work! And congrats on winning!

Takanashi Tsumugi: Thank you very much!

Kujou Tenn: Well done, Takanashi-san. 

Tsunashi Ryuunosuke: Great work! Today was amazing! Did you have fun?

Takanashi Tsumugi: Yes…!

Yuki: Let’s work together this year, too. 

Takanashi Tsumugi: Of course! I’m looking forward to it! 

Izumi Mitsuki: We were waiting for you, manager! 

Yotsuba Tamaki: We were just working out a new plan! 

Takanashi Tsumugi: A new plan?

Rokuya Nagi: It’s a special vision! We’re so grateful, manager! 

Takanashi Tsumugi: I’m excited! Please let me hear it! 

Izumi Iori: Let’s talk about it later when we have time. 

Nikaidou Yamato: I’m sorry, I know you just finished working, but you’ll keep being busy from here on out. 

Ousaka Sougo: Let’s all do our best. 

Nanase Riku: Yes! Let’s start all kinds of projects! It’ll be amazing! 

Nanase Riku: With our hearts aflutter and that melody that came from it, let’s travel the whole world! 

Nanase Riku: Manager, thank you for everything until now. We’ll be with you from this point onward, too. 

Nanase Riku: Please always, always keep watching over us! 

~ fin ~

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TL note courtesy of Haruka-kun: White radish is supposed to bring good luck and is often eaten in the form of turnip cake for Chinese New Year because the word for radish is homophonous with good fortune in some Chinese dialects.

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Mod Riku here. It's been a ride! A rather long ride, mind you, but hey, at least it's done.

It's time for special thanks to our mysterious benefactor Iori-P - it wouldn't have been possible without you! Also, thanks to everyone who supported us and was patient as we translated this. x)

Frankly, we started this project for a stupid reason, but I'm glad we did it. It beats complaining about P6 being untranslated.

I should mention that we probably won't translate more from here on out. and now to be cute again: join us on discord (click!)!! we're a proship general i7 discord and, until today, used to have TL updates! now we just vibe. cheers!

Finally, here is a special message from Mod Haruka:

just: banri give us the next season of the anime. and more utsugi-san

Have a good rest of the year!