Gambit - King Slayer Chapter 4
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shivalriesCW: some kind of cartoonish joke about animal harm, idk blame Izumi
Season: Spring
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Location: Florence
(That day, somewhere in Florence, Izumi Sena's current base)
Izumi: ......
(Hmph. Everyone's been raving about spring being in full bloom, and yet it's so stupidly cold where I am.)
(So I'm the only one missing out while everybody else is enjoying the cherry blossoms over in Japan right now, huh?)
Leo: Sena~!
Izumi: ......
Leo: Found you, my trusty friend! Why aren't you at home— Oh, working, huh! What a workaholic! Is your career goal to die of overwork or what?!
Wahaha! It's come, it's come—inspiration! Here's to all you poor corporate soldiers out there: "Worry About Your Death Day, Not Your Pay Day Song"~♪
Izumi: ...... (wordlessly kicks Leo in the back)
Leo: Hwayoh?! Yikes, look out! It's still chilly over here! If you kicked me into the river, I'd actually, literally freeze to death!
Izumi: Then freeze? Seriously, what the hell's with all this yapping and yammering while a guy's feeling down over here...? Tooootally annoying!
Leo: Huh? You're depressed? Why?
Aha! You're lonely 'cause you haven't seen me in so lo—
Stop kicking me, geez! Hey, police! Somebody get an officer over here!
Izumi: What's your problem? As you can see, I'm busy starting up a new life over here and I don't have time to waste on idiots.
Leo: Huh? I thought you had lots of time? I mean, I heard that even though you flew all the way here to start up a modeling career, you haven't managed to nab a single job yet, anyway!
...... (curls up into a ball, covering his head)
Izumi: What are you even doing? Could you try not to act so weird where people can see you?
Leo: I thought you were gonna kick me again... I mean, you're the type who wants people to puzzle out how you feel, but then you totally lose it when somebody actually does that and points out the truth, which I gotta say is pretty troubleso—
Waugh?! I must say, sir, delayed attacks are a cowardly move!
Izumi: I didn't fly to a different country to put on a two-man comedy act with you. I'm this close to running out of patience, so state your business. Why are you here?
Leo: Right! So about that, Sena—it's a disaster!
Somebody out there's ripping off our Knights!
Izumi: ? What's the issue...? Even if they rip us off, didn't you already hand the crown to Kasa-kun?
Leo: That's not what I mean! I just—ugh! Gaaaah! I'm not good at explaining things in words!
Just have a look for yourself! Somebody at work brought it up in casual conversation, but I was pretty shocked and rushed to some video sites to check—
And then— Huh? Um, Mr. Sena, teacher! I know it's time to meet back up with the class, but I can't find my phone!
Izumi: You lost it again? That thing's a literal gold mine of your personal info! Didn't I tell you to be careful with it?
Leo: Hmm? This is so weird...
Eh, whatever! We can watch on yours!
Here! Crack open that one super famous video site!
Izumi: Don't touch my phone. You're gonna get fingerprints on it.
Leo: Wahaha~♪ Wow, literally all you watch on here are cute kitty and puppy videos! It's aaaall over your history~☆
Izumi: Yeah... You know how popping bubble wrap helps relieve stress?
Leo: ? What does that have to do with cute animals?
Izumi: Well see, why settle for bubble wrap when I can hold a little creature in my hands and squeeze real tight—
Leo: Nope! NOOOPE! There is NO need to finish that sentence! Just stop right there, Sena, I really didn't wanna know about your dark desires!
Izumi: (I was just joking... Ugh, but starting up some petty fight would make things annoying, so I'll let him have it.)
Anyway, I'm at the website. What am I looking for?
Leo: Search up "King Slayer".
Izumi: ? King... what?
Leo: K, I, N, G, S, L, A, Y, E, R!
Izumi: Okay, uh... K, I...
Ughhh, why is a simple task like writing alphabetical letters so hard when it's on a phone?! Toootally a pain in the ass! [1]
Leo: I get you~ I often feel that way when I'm composing and stuff. Sometimes it's just easier writing by hand!
Izumi: ...... (focusing on typing letters)
Leo: Wahaha! ♪ You look like you just ingested a lime! [2]
Izumi: And so what? You don't have to say every little thing that comes to mind. How old are you even?
Anyway, I looked up this King Slayer thing you mentioned...
Huh?
Leo: I get that too! It's totally a "Huh?" situation!
Izumi: A bunch of guys who look just like us came flooding in...
This... isn't Knights, right?
Leo: Right! Their outfits are exactly the same as our Yumenosaki era ones, and their melodies and choreographies are ripped straight from us!
Izumi: What is this? Did some fans of ours get together to do a cover or what?
Leo: No way that's it, right? Look at the stage—a lot of real money that went into that. You think amateurs would go that far just for a hobby?
I rang up one of my contacts who'd know more about this kinda thing, and they said this King Slayer group is actually a fully-fledged musical talent working under an overseas agency.
Izumi: So that's the name of our copycats? King Slayer?
Leo: Looks like it! It's kinda confusing, 'cause "Knights" and "King Slayer" are surprisingly similar names!
The fans are getting confused, too, from the looks of things.
Outside of Japan where these guys are active, Knights and King Slayer get mixed up so often, people pretty much think we're one and the same!
Or more like, y'know... like they think we Knights go by the name "King Slayer" when we're doing stuff overseas?
Izumi: Did you ask Kasa-kun and the others about this?
Leo: Nope!
Wait, true! I should've asked Suo~ and the others!
I thought we'd just had some dirty plagiarists on our hands, but...
There's also a possibility that the other members of Knights started up some new project from Japan or something, right?
Wait, but... if that was the case, wouldn't they at least drop us a message? Suo~'s a huge stickler when it comes to keeping everybody up to date, and starting up a global group would be a really bold decision to make without telling us.
Izumi: I'm almost certain they're just "some dirty plagiarists" too, but why not contact Kasa-kun just in case?
I don't want anybody to know how pathetic my situation is right now, so I've been leaving pretty much every message on read except the most important ones.
But this... isn't exactly something that can be ignored.
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[1] In Izumi's defense, most Japanese phone keyboards look like this. He's probably not that used to typing exclusively in alphabetical letters. ↑
[2] (sigh) Putting a note here because originally Leo says "you look like you are eating a crab" which makes absolutely no sense in either English or Japanese, but I'm guessing he's remixing the idiom 苦虫を噛み潰したよう "like one has bitten into a bitter insect" which just means "to make a really disgusted-looking face". I tried to play off the "looking as if one has eaten a lemon" phrase here, but... ↑
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< King Slayer Chapter 3 || Masterlist || King Slayer Chapter 5 >
Season: Spring
---
Location: Florence
(That day, somewhere in Florence, Izumi Sena's current base)
Izumi: ......
(Hmph. Everyone's been raving about spring being in full bloom, and yet it's so stupidly cold where I am.)
(So I'm the only one missing out while everybody else is enjoying the cherry blossoms over in Japan right now, huh?)
Leo: Sena~!
Izumi: ......
Leo: Found you, my trusty friend! Why aren't you at home— Oh, working, huh! What a workaholic! Is your career goal to die of overwork or what?!
Wahaha! It's come, it's come—inspiration! Here's to all you poor corporate soldiers out there: "Worry About Your Death Day, Not Your Pay Day Song"~♪
Izumi: ...... (wordlessly kicks Leo in the back)
Leo: Hwayoh?! Yikes, look out! It's still chilly over here! If you kicked me into the river, I'd actually, literally freeze to death!
Izumi: Then freeze? Seriously, what the hell's with all this yapping and yammering while a guy's feeling down over here...? Tooootally annoying!
Leo: Huh? You're depressed? Why?
Aha! You're lonely 'cause you haven't seen me in so lo—
Stop kicking me, geez! Hey, police! Somebody get an officer over here!
Izumi: What's your problem? As you can see, I'm busy starting up a new life over here and I don't have time to waste on idiots.
Leo: Huh? I thought you had lots of time? I mean, I heard that even though you flew all the way here to start up a modeling career, you haven't managed to nab a single job yet, anyway!
...... (curls up into a ball, covering his head)
Izumi: What are you even doing? Could you try not to act so weird where people can see you?
Leo: I thought you were gonna kick me again... I mean, you're the type who wants people to puzzle out how you feel, but then you totally lose it when somebody actually does that and points out the truth, which I gotta say is pretty troubleso—
Waugh?! I must say, sir, delayed attacks are a cowardly move!
Izumi: I didn't fly to a different country to put on a two-man comedy act with you. I'm this close to running out of patience, so state your business. Why are you here?
Leo: Right! So about that, Sena—it's a disaster!
Somebody out there's ripping off our Knights!
Izumi: ? What's the issue...? Even if they rip us off, didn't you already hand the crown to Kasa-kun?
Leo: That's not what I mean! I just—ugh! Gaaaah! I'm not good at explaining things in words!
Just have a look for yourself! Somebody at work brought it up in casual conversation, but I was pretty shocked and rushed to some video sites to check—
And then— Huh? Um, Mr. Sena, teacher! I know it's time to meet back up with the class, but I can't find my phone!
Izumi: You lost it again? That thing's a literal gold mine of your personal info! Didn't I tell you to be careful with it?
Leo: Hmm? This is so weird...
Eh, whatever! We can watch on yours!
Here! Crack open that one super famous video site!
Izumi: Don't touch my phone. You're gonna get fingerprints on it.
Leo: Wahaha~♪ Wow, literally all you watch on here are cute kitty and puppy videos! It's aaaall over your history~☆
Izumi: Yeah... You know how popping bubble wrap helps relieve stress?
Leo: ? What does that have to do with cute animals?
Izumi: Well see, why settle for bubble wrap when I can hold a little creature in my hands and squeeze real tight—
Leo: Nope! NOOOPE! There is NO need to finish that sentence! Just stop right there, Sena, I really didn't wanna know about your dark desires!
Izumi: (I was just joking... Ugh, but starting up some petty fight would make things annoying, so I'll let him have it.)
Anyway, I'm at the website. What am I looking for?
Leo: Search up "King Slayer".
Izumi: ? King... what?
Leo: K, I, N, G, S, L, A, Y, E, R!
Izumi: Okay, uh... K, I...
Ughhh, why is a simple task like writing alphabetical letters so hard when it's on a phone?! Toootally a pain in the ass! [1]
Leo: I get you~ I often feel that way when I'm composing and stuff. Sometimes it's just easier writing by hand!
Izumi: ...... (focusing on typing letters)
Leo: Wahaha! ♪ You look like you just ingested a lime! [2]
Izumi: And so what? You don't have to say every little thing that comes to mind. How old are you even?
Anyway, I looked up this King Slayer thing you mentioned...
Huh?
Leo: I get that too! It's totally a "Huh?" situation!
Izumi: A bunch of guys who look just like us came flooding in...
This... isn't Knights, right?
Leo: Right! Their outfits are exactly the same as our Yumenosaki era ones, and their melodies and choreographies are ripped straight from us!
Izumi: What is this? Did some fans of ours get together to do a cover or what?
Leo: No way that's it, right? Look at the stage—a lot of real money that went into that. You think amateurs would go that far just for a hobby?
I rang up one of my contacts who'd know more about this kinda thing, and they said this King Slayer group is actually a fully-fledged musical talent working under an overseas agency.
Izumi: So that's the name of our copycats? King Slayer?
Leo: Looks like it! It's kinda confusing, 'cause "Knights" and "King Slayer" are surprisingly similar names!
The fans are getting confused, too, from the looks of things.
Outside of Japan where these guys are active, Knights and King Slayer get mixed up so often, people pretty much think we're one and the same!
Or more like, y'know... like they think we Knights go by the name "King Slayer" when we're doing stuff overseas?
Izumi: Did you ask Kasa-kun and the others about this?
Leo: Nope!
Wait, true! I should've asked Suo~ and the others!
I thought we'd just had some dirty plagiarists on our hands, but...
There's also a possibility that the other members of Knights started up some new project from Japan or something, right?
Wait, but... if that was the case, wouldn't they at least drop us a message? Suo~'s a huge stickler when it comes to keeping everybody up to date, and starting up a global group would be a really bold decision to make without telling us.
Izumi: I'm almost certain they're just "some dirty plagiarists" too, but why not contact Kasa-kun just in case?
I don't want anybody to know how pathetic my situation is right now, so I've been leaving pretty much every message on read except the most important ones.
But this... isn't exactly something that can be ignored.
---
[1] In Izumi's defense, most Japanese phone keyboards look like this. He's probably not that used to typing exclusively in alphabetical letters. ↑
[2] (sigh) Putting a note here because originally Leo says "you look like you are eating a crab" which makes absolutely no sense in either English or Japanese, but I'm guessing he's remixing the idiom 苦虫を噛み潰したよう "like one has bitten into a bitter insect" which just means "to make a really disgusted-looking face". I tried to play off the "looking as if one has eaten a lemon" phrase here, but... ↑
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