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shivalriesSeason: Spring, one year ago
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Location: Checkmate Stage
Arashi: Hey, um, Izumi-chan? Our Chess opponents backed out... or at least they're not planning on coming onstage, from what I can see? Which means you'll be fine without the extra help, right?
Can I go now? I canceled a whole beauty treatment for this, but if you don't need me here then I'd rather rebook it and go.
Ritsu: Same here. If it doesn't matter whether I'm here or not, then it won't matter if I go home right now, yeah?
Leo: No way! 'Course it matters if you're here, uh... wait, who were you again? I don't think we've met! Nice to meet ya!
I dunno what's going on, but since you're already dressed up fancy, come and sing with us!
You two look like you've got a lot of personality! I'm so curious to hear how you both sing!
If you don't wanna, that's fine too! Me and Sena can handle it! The two of us are unbeatable! Wahaha! ☆
Izumi: Whoa— Don't jump on me, geez. What's up with you lately? Everything good? Am I pushing you too hard?
If I am, just tell me. I'll accommodate you as best as I can.
Leo: Wahaha! What's up with you, Sena? It's kinda gross how nice you're being right now!
Izumi: What's that supposed to mean? Aren't I always nice?
Leo: Yeah, you are. I've relied so much on your kindness all this time.
But from now on, I'm shaping up... 'cause I love you lots, Sena. I'll do whatever you want me to do. I wanna help you achieve all your dreams.
So tell me, Sena... What do I do now?
Give it to me straight, okay? I'll listen. I'm stupid, so I can't figure it out on my own...
But Sena, you're smart—you think it over and tell me what I should do.
I'll fulfill your dreams, together with you.
Izumi: ...Why? You don't owe me any of that, though? Aren't we just a pair of schoolmates who hang out sometimes?
I'm fine on my own. I mean, that's how I've always lived...
I don't need any help. I can stand on my own two feet without needing somebody like you to prop me up. You know that, Leo-kun.
Leo: Yeah, I do. But isn't it tough being alone all the time?
What's wrong with having somebody to lean on when you're tired every now and then?
I can be that for you, if you don't mind it. You can be the king, and I'll be your throne.
Izumi: ...Aren't you the "king" around here?
Leo: That's what they call me. I'm not a good fit for it, to be honest.
I now know that only ever loving people and giving everything of myself to them isn't gonna work out in the long run.
You'd do a better job at it, Sena. You've got a sharp tongue, and people may not like you for that...
But they'll love you once they get to know you. I mean, hey, look at these two—they're here 'cause of you.
Arashi: Huh? By "these two", you mean me and Ritsu-chan?
Ritsu: ......
Leo: Yup, you two exactly! I want you guys to be Sena's friend forever, if you can!
I've been gettin' pretty worn out these days. I dunno how long I can keep up all this idol stuff, y'know?
Seems to me like somebody's plans worked out...
Because right now I'm treading a path of carnage, killing everything I once loved, one after another.
I wanna protect what I really hold dear, down to my last breath.
Even if I have to cut down everything else and trample it all beneath my feet, I'll at least make sure to keep my greatest treasure safely tucked away.
Sena... Ever since I met you, every day's been amazing. Our youth together has been so bright, so dazzling, everything else pales in comparison.
If I were to take each and every memory and weave them all together into a song, even a single lifetime wouldn't be enough to finish it.
Your beauty, God-given and honed to perfection by you yourself, is the most exquisite work of art.
The mere glimpse of your profile is enough to get me composing nonstop. The ideas come flooding in one after another, until my mind is overflowing with potential masterpieces.
And y'know, that's all I need to be happy. Writing music is my whole life, after all.
Meeting you has made my dreams come true. So this time, it's my turn.
What do you wanna do? Tell me, and I'll help you achieve it together! What's the next step? Tell me, Sena!
Sena, always so sullen, always so unhappy! How can I get you to smile for me?
Should I just take anything you don't like, anybody you don't approve of, and destroy 'em all?
If that's your wish, then consider it granted! No—count me in the efforts to make your ambitions into reality!
So don't dodge the question, don't tell any lies—be honest with me!
What do you wanna do? Don't be shy about it! I won't laugh at you!
It's not fair that I'm the only one embarrassing myself, right? Show me all of you, too!
I don't care if it's some filthy inner desire— Show it to me! I'll spin it into the greatest art ever known and show the whole world—I'll get them all to admire your beauty!
If that's what it takes to fulfill you, then I'll give it my everything.
I don't care if I'll face hatred and resentment. I don't care if I shed every last drop of blood in my body. I don't even care if I have to cut away everything else in my life.
Even if I make the entire world my enemy, I'll be happy as long as I'm with you.
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< A Solitary Throne Chapter 7 || Masterlist || A Solitary Throne Chapter 9 >
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Location: Checkmate Stage
Arashi: Hey, um, Izumi-chan? Our Chess opponents backed out... or at least they're not planning on coming onstage, from what I can see? Which means you'll be fine without the extra help, right?
Can I go now? I canceled a whole beauty treatment for this, but if you don't need me here then I'd rather rebook it and go.
Ritsu: Same here. If it doesn't matter whether I'm here or not, then it won't matter if I go home right now, yeah?
Leo: No way! 'Course it matters if you're here, uh... wait, who were you again? I don't think we've met! Nice to meet ya!
I dunno what's going on, but since you're already dressed up fancy, come and sing with us!
You two look like you've got a lot of personality! I'm so curious to hear how you both sing!
If you don't wanna, that's fine too! Me and Sena can handle it! The two of us are unbeatable! Wahaha! ☆
Izumi: Whoa— Don't jump on me, geez. What's up with you lately? Everything good? Am I pushing you too hard?
If I am, just tell me. I'll accommodate you as best as I can.
Leo: Wahaha! What's up with you, Sena? It's kinda gross how nice you're being right now!
Izumi: What's that supposed to mean? Aren't I always nice?
Leo: Yeah, you are. I've relied so much on your kindness all this time.
But from now on, I'm shaping up... 'cause I love you lots, Sena. I'll do whatever you want me to do. I wanna help you achieve all your dreams.
So tell me, Sena... What do I do now?
Give it to me straight, okay? I'll listen. I'm stupid, so I can't figure it out on my own...
But Sena, you're smart—you think it over and tell me what I should do.
I'll fulfill your dreams, together with you.
Izumi: ...Why? You don't owe me any of that, though? Aren't we just a pair of schoolmates who hang out sometimes?
I'm fine on my own. I mean, that's how I've always lived...
I don't need any help. I can stand on my own two feet without needing somebody like you to prop me up. You know that, Leo-kun.
Leo: Yeah, I do. But isn't it tough being alone all the time?
What's wrong with having somebody to lean on when you're tired every now and then?
I can be that for you, if you don't mind it. You can be the king, and I'll be your throne.
Izumi: ...Aren't you the "king" around here?
Leo: That's what they call me. I'm not a good fit for it, to be honest.
I now know that only ever loving people and giving everything of myself to them isn't gonna work out in the long run.
You'd do a better job at it, Sena. You've got a sharp tongue, and people may not like you for that...
But they'll love you once they get to know you. I mean, hey, look at these two—they're here 'cause of you.
Arashi: Huh? By "these two", you mean me and Ritsu-chan?
Ritsu: ......
Leo: Yup, you two exactly! I want you guys to be Sena's friend forever, if you can!
I've been gettin' pretty worn out these days. I dunno how long I can keep up all this idol stuff, y'know?
Seems to me like somebody's plans worked out...
Because right now I'm treading a path of carnage, killing everything I once loved, one after another.
I wanna protect what I really hold dear, down to my last breath.
Even if I have to cut down everything else and trample it all beneath my feet, I'll at least make sure to keep my greatest treasure safely tucked away.
Sena... Ever since I met you, every day's been amazing. Our youth together has been so bright, so dazzling, everything else pales in comparison.
If I were to take each and every memory and weave them all together into a song, even a single lifetime wouldn't be enough to finish it.
Your beauty, God-given and honed to perfection by you yourself, is the most exquisite work of art.
The mere glimpse of your profile is enough to get me composing nonstop. The ideas come flooding in one after another, until my mind is overflowing with potential masterpieces.
And y'know, that's all I need to be happy. Writing music is my whole life, after all.
Meeting you has made my dreams come true. So this time, it's my turn.
What do you wanna do? Tell me, and I'll help you achieve it together! What's the next step? Tell me, Sena!
Sena, always so sullen, always so unhappy! How can I get you to smile for me?
Should I just take anything you don't like, anybody you don't approve of, and destroy 'em all?
If that's your wish, then consider it granted! No—count me in the efforts to make your ambitions into reality!
So don't dodge the question, don't tell any lies—be honest with me!
What do you wanna do? Don't be shy about it! I won't laugh at you!
It's not fair that I'm the only one embarrassing myself, right? Show me all of you, too!
I don't care if it's some filthy inner desire— Show it to me! I'll spin it into the greatest art ever known and show the whole world—I'll get them all to admire your beauty!
If that's what it takes to fulfill you, then I'll give it my everything.
I don't care if I'll face hatred and resentment. I don't care if I shed every last drop of blood in my body. I don't even care if I have to cut away everything else in my life.
Even if I make the entire world my enemy, I'll be happy as long as I'm with you.
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< A Solitary Throne Chapter 7 || Masterlist || A Solitary Throne Chapter 9 >
