Sudden Death - Epilogue 8

[shivalries]

Season: Winter

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Location: Sudden Death Stage



Kohaku: Anyways, after we got the better of them cocky jerks at ES an' the like, Crazy:B went to 'em with a proposition.

Tsukasa: Proposition? What sort of proposition?

Kohaku: I don't rightly know. Rinne-han's been pullin' the strings, and ain't no way I know what's goin' on in his head.

But there sure is somethin' goin' on in there. That, you can trust. That fella... he's always tryin' to change the world so people like us can be happy, too.

No joke. No matter how much we're shut down or humiliated or beat into the ground...

We're nothin' like those "sakura ants" who got stuffed into pretty lil' clothes an' suffocated under their weight.

We buzz 'round the world all we like, jam our poison into any intruders, and expand our comfy nest as far as it can go—we're killer bees.

—That's what Crazy:B's all about.

Tsukasa: ...I'd rather not have such a dangerous nest in my garden. Perhaps I should exterminate you before it gets out of hand.

Kohaku: Go on and try. ♪

I'll say it like this for ya: we're down for a fight anytime. No matter who we're up against, no matter what we gotta do—we'll be sure to win.

There's a struggle for survival goin' on at the lowest parts o' the earth, and we're gonna come out on top.

Tsukasa: Yes, I want to live strong like that—like all of you.

Strong, as a living creature in the wild. Once I have accomplished that, it would not be too late to learn how to wear a knight's armor well.

Kohaku: Sure thing, but better be quick about it, yeah? We might've already taken over the whole world by then. ♪

We're startin' it off with SS. Rinne-han's already put some venom in ES and Gatekeeper, the idiots tryin' to control us.

And now, on this here stage, we decided to hold a match to see who'll be reppin' the Kansai region in the finals—Sudden Death, we call it.

This is how we got ES to swallow our demands.

Tsukasa: "Sudden Death"—

Kohaku: Yup. Can't have every last unit in Kansai go on to the finals. Just ain't physically possible.

So talk turned to pickin' a few "representatives" to advance to the finals instead.

By the way, this Sudden Death's a brutal fight to the finish, no rules needed. Those pain-in-the-ass rules ES kept pushin' can go eat shit for all we care.

Plus, with the prelims done, we don't have those orders to worry 'bout no more, either...

The idols in Kansai can sing and dance on this stage all they like, from morning 'til night.

We'll televize the whole thing, and the units goin' to the finals will be decided by viewer voting—

It'll be a national referendum. Direct democracy at work.

Tsukasa: National referendum, direct democracy... This has turned into quite the, er... grand event.

Kohaku: Mmm, well, I heard they're gonna be usin' the voting system planned for the SS finals, which means the finals will be just as grand, right?

Lookin' forward to standin' on that stage myself. ♪

Tsukasa: Oh, so you believe you will win against us? You may have gotten the best of us once, but we will no longer be caught unaware.

We shall assume you are more powerful than us, and pull out all the stops.

Then, we shall win without fail.

Kohaku: Mmm... Well, real talk, if we're puttin' it on national TV, then Knights have a ginormous advantage with all your current fans.

But we're not gonna go down without a fight. Pretty sure you're well aware of that, though—eh, Suou Nii-han?



Tsukasa: I certainly am. Come, use whatever underhanded methods you may. I will send you flying, Kohakun.

Kohaku: Alright, then. Get ready.

Tsukasa: I am ready as ever.

This time, I shall be victorious.



Kohaku: Oh yeah? Never did see ya actually win when sayin' that, Nii-han ♪

Tsukasa: Cheeky brat.

Kohaku: Mean an' nasty Nii-han.

Tsukasa: You haven't changed a bit.

Kohaku: Yeah... neither have you.

Tsukasa: ♪~♪~♪

Kohaku: ~...♪

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