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shivalriesSeason: Spring, one year ago
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Location: Checkmate Stage
Leo: Wahahahaha!☆ Sorry to keep you all waiting!
Izumi: Leo-kun... You're late, you know that? Being on time is a basic courtesy. How many times are you gonna make me repeat myself?
Leo: I said I was sorry, geez. You're always so grumpy, Sena, you're gonna get old in no time. What if you start getting wrinkles in that beautiful face of yours, huh?
Izumi: I don't plan on living all that long. My short life will be rich and beautiful.
Leo: Whoa, what? You gotta live, Sena! We gotta be friends until we're old grandpas, pinky promise! ♪
Eichi: Brazen words for someone who showed up late, Tsukinaga-kun. Don't you have anything to say to me, who took time out of my day to give you my assistance?
Leo: Oh wow, it's Tenshi! You really came to help, huh? Thanks a bunch!
I was totally expecting a no when I asked. You don't seem like the kinda guy who does what people ask him to, y'know? ♪
Eichi: You've misjudged me. Even I would raise at least a finger to help a friend.
Besides, I haven't had much performing experience due to all my time in the hospital—allow me to learn the ropes today.
Leo: Wahaha, sure! Just enjoy yourself! I invited you to celebrate your release, anyway!
You love performing, right? Always feels good to do something you like ♪
That's all, really! No need to overthink it.
Eichi: Oh...? If that's the case, then maybe I shouldn't have pushed myself to show up today. I unfortunately don't have the time to waste on things like this.
Leo: It's not gonna be a waste, trust me! I mean, I think so, anyway! Probably? Dunno for sure, wahahaha! ☆
Izumi: Hey, you two... It's great to see you getting along, but there's barely any time before the live starts. Get warmed up and join rehearsal already.
Trust me—after this, I'm gonna hear all about why you were late.
Leo: Mgrh... I don't wanna get nagged, so I'll just give you a rundown right now—I was having a little chat with our opponents from Chess today.
Izumi: Chess? Now that you mention it, I haven't seen any of those guys around...
They're a bunch of lazy bums, though, so I imagined they're just gonna skip rehearsal and go straight to performing.
Leo: Yup, they sure don't care! Took me like a dozen stubborn attempts to talk to them before I finally realized that, though! Guess they seriously don't wanna do this!
And look, I don't wanna see a bunch of slackers ruin the performance you and the others worked so hard on, so... I told 'em that if they really don't wanna do this, they should just leave.
Izumi: You what? Don't tell me you picked a fight with them...?
Leo: I didn't, I didn't! Mama helped me do some negotiating-type stuff with 'em, since he's good at that kinda thing.
Izumi: And "Mama" is... who?
Madara: Mama is me! Heeey, Leo-san, I know you were raring to get to the concert, but you could wait for me first!
It's not easy to get places with so much commotion around!
You just shouted, "Race you there!" and then started running... I didn't even know where we were supposed to be performing!
I got an itty bit flustered losing sight of you every few seconds on the way here, y'know?
Leo: Sorry 'bout that! But Mama, I'm pretty sure you could find me and catch right up anytime if you really wanted to, right?
Madara: I wouldn't say "anytime". But if that's what you expect, Leo-san, then I'll try to live up to whatever abilities you've imagined for me. In any case, though...
Leo-san asked me to help him bridge the gap with the Chess folks. I've got a lot of connections from helping out here and there, after all.
Izumi: Negotiating, apparently? And nobody bothered to tell me? Well, I guess Leo-kun does have the right to act on his own as the leader of Knights, but still...
Can't you at least talk to me about it beforehand?
It's a pain having you suddenly disappear all the goddamn time, you know?
Leo: Sorry! I just didn't wanna make you come with me this time, Sena ♪
You've always been the one to protect me. You've always stuck by my side, and whenever I'm about to do something stupid, you'd tell me off.
Sena... You've been my sword, my shield, and my armor.
So this time, I needed to take that all off and stand before the others as a fellow human being.
Izumi: Okay seriously, what're you going on about?
Leo: Well! You're a nice guy and all, Sena, so I bet you don't tell me the whole truth to avoid hurting me, right?
Fine by me! I love that about you, Sena!
But look, I'm a man, too, and it'd be kinda pathetic to let you keep protecting me forever.
So, I had Mama hook me up for a face-to-face talk with everybody else. Just me and them.
Not just the Chess guys, either, but all our former allies who deserted and split off into other units, as well.
Every last one of them was a beloved friend to me. But I started to wonder how they felt...
...If they really cared about me the way you do, Sena.
Cause I dunno, lately it's been bugging me... So I went to see for myself. After all, I really should be the one taking care of the most important stuff to me.
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Location: Checkmate Stage
Leo: Wahahahaha!☆ Sorry to keep you all waiting!
Izumi: Leo-kun... You're late, you know that? Being on time is a basic courtesy. How many times are you gonna make me repeat myself?
Leo: I said I was sorry, geez. You're always so grumpy, Sena, you're gonna get old in no time. What if you start getting wrinkles in that beautiful face of yours, huh?
Izumi: I don't plan on living all that long. My short life will be rich and beautiful.
Leo: Whoa, what? You gotta live, Sena! We gotta be friends until we're old grandpas, pinky promise! ♪
Eichi: Brazen words for someone who showed up late, Tsukinaga-kun. Don't you have anything to say to me, who took time out of my day to give you my assistance?
Leo: Oh wow, it's Tenshi! You really came to help, huh? Thanks a bunch!
I was totally expecting a no when I asked. You don't seem like the kinda guy who does what people ask him to, y'know? ♪
Eichi: You've misjudged me. Even I would raise at least a finger to help a friend.
Besides, I haven't had much performing experience due to all my time in the hospital—allow me to learn the ropes today.
Leo: Wahaha, sure! Just enjoy yourself! I invited you to celebrate your release, anyway!
You love performing, right? Always feels good to do something you like ♪
That's all, really! No need to overthink it.
Eichi: Oh...? If that's the case, then maybe I shouldn't have pushed myself to show up today. I unfortunately don't have the time to waste on things like this.
Leo: It's not gonna be a waste, trust me! I mean, I think so, anyway! Probably? Dunno for sure, wahahaha! ☆
Izumi: Hey, you two... It's great to see you getting along, but there's barely any time before the live starts. Get warmed up and join rehearsal already.
Trust me—after this, I'm gonna hear all about why you were late.
Leo: Mgrh... I don't wanna get nagged, so I'll just give you a rundown right now—I was having a little chat with our opponents from Chess today.
Izumi: Chess? Now that you mention it, I haven't seen any of those guys around...
They're a bunch of lazy bums, though, so I imagined they're just gonna skip rehearsal and go straight to performing.
Leo: Yup, they sure don't care! Took me like a dozen stubborn attempts to talk to them before I finally realized that, though! Guess they seriously don't wanna do this!
And look, I don't wanna see a bunch of slackers ruin the performance you and the others worked so hard on, so... I told 'em that if they really don't wanna do this, they should just leave.
Izumi: You what? Don't tell me you picked a fight with them...?
Leo: I didn't, I didn't! Mama helped me do some negotiating-type stuff with 'em, since he's good at that kinda thing.
Izumi: And "Mama" is... who?
Madara: Mama is me! Heeey, Leo-san, I know you were raring to get to the concert, but you could wait for me first!
It's not easy to get places with so much commotion around!
You just shouted, "Race you there!" and then started running... I didn't even know where we were supposed to be performing!
I got an itty bit flustered losing sight of you every few seconds on the way here, y'know?
Leo: Sorry 'bout that! But Mama, I'm pretty sure you could find me and catch right up anytime if you really wanted to, right?
Madara: I wouldn't say "anytime". But if that's what you expect, Leo-san, then I'll try to live up to whatever abilities you've imagined for me. In any case, though...
Leo-san asked me to help him bridge the gap with the Chess folks. I've got a lot of connections from helping out here and there, after all.
Izumi: Negotiating, apparently? And nobody bothered to tell me? Well, I guess Leo-kun does have the right to act on his own as the leader of Knights, but still...
Can't you at least talk to me about it beforehand?
It's a pain having you suddenly disappear all the goddamn time, you know?
Leo: Sorry! I just didn't wanna make you come with me this time, Sena ♪
You've always been the one to protect me. You've always stuck by my side, and whenever I'm about to do something stupid, you'd tell me off.
Sena... You've been my sword, my shield, and my armor.
So this time, I needed to take that all off and stand before the others as a fellow human being.
Izumi: Okay seriously, what're you going on about?
Leo: Well! You're a nice guy and all, Sena, so I bet you don't tell me the whole truth to avoid hurting me, right?
Fine by me! I love that about you, Sena!
But look, I'm a man, too, and it'd be kinda pathetic to let you keep protecting me forever.
So, I had Mama hook me up for a face-to-face talk with everybody else. Just me and them.
Not just the Chess guys, either, but all our former allies who deserted and split off into other units, as well.
Every last one of them was a beloved friend to me. But I started to wonder how they felt...
...If they really cared about me the way you do, Sena.
Cause I dunno, lately it's been bugging me... So I went to see for myself. After all, I really should be the one taking care of the most important stuff to me.
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