Gambit - King Slayer Chapter 7
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shivalriesSeason: Spring
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Location: Studio
(A couple hours later, in the ES Building studio newly set up as a base for Knights)
Tsukasa: —Attention!
Now that all members of Knights are in attendance, let us begin our emergency meeting!
The main topic for discussion shall of course be the pressing matter of that King Slayer group, and how we will proceed from he—
Ritsu: Zzz... Zzz... ♪
Leo: Excuse me, teacher! Rittsu's having a nice snooze over here, so could I ask you to please lower your voice a little?
Izumi: Naru-kun, Naru-kun—let me give you your gift while we have the chance.
Look, your favorite brand came out with a new color for spring.
Arashi: Oooh, rather considerate for you, Izumi-chan. What's come over you?
Izumi: What? Is it really so weird for me to be nice?
Arashi: Aha, I've figured you all out—this is a bribe to keep me quiet, isn't it? Since I'm also in the modeling business, I've caught wind of the absolutely humiliating state your career is—
Tsukasa: Everyone! Pardon me for interrupting your revelry and merrymaking, but may I possibly ask you for a moment of your attention?!
I do understand wanting to indulge in nostalgia seeing us all here again—in fact, I sympathize. However—!
Leo: Wahaha, it hasn't been that long since we graduated, has it?
Poor lonely Suo~ Want your Onii-chan to give you a nice, big hug? ♪
Tsukasa: Do so, and face my wrath. Besides, didn't you and Sena-senpai bring up the concerns we are to discuss today? Why do you two seem so disinterested?
Izumi: We were just the first to notice something was off. First witnesses.
We know just as much about these King Slayer fakers as you three do.
Leo: Me, it was me! I was first first! Aren't you proud?
Tsukasa: Then, Leo-san, since you appear to be the most well-informed of us all, would you mind recounting what happened?
Leo: Sure. I'm getting my connections to look into it further for me, but I'm not a detective or anything, alright? I don't know all the details.
Mama's good at investigating stuff, so I asked him to dig deeper for us.
Tsukasa: Mmm. We also know next to nothing. With ES' influence growing within Japan, it's been more difficult to acquire information about artists overseas.
Leo: Right. Everybody's so satisfied with idols and stuff here, that you gotta be a real fanatic to go looking up artists from other countries.
And thanks to that, there's now a cultural disconnect between Japan and the rest of the world.
So, basically, now matter how cool and famous you are in Japan, folks overseas likely won't even know you exist.
That's part of the reason why Sena hasn't been making much progress out ther—
Izumi: Leo-kun ♪ Aren't you hungry? Here, have a snack ♪
Leo: Mrrmph?! Hey, don't shove stuff in my mouth like that! I might be an Onii-chan, but I'm not here to stuff myself like Hansel from Hansel and Gretel, okay?!
Tsukasa: Erm... I'm afraid there isn't much use in hiding it. I could already somewhat sense that Sena-senpai wasn't doing well overseas.
Ritsu: Heh heh heh. If Secchan was doing well, he'd definitely be bragging about it all the time.
And yet we haven't heard a peep from him. One can only assume ♪
Arashi: Well, now. When it's time to pick on Izumi-chan, suddenly Ritsu-chan's wide awake.
Leo: You look tired, Rittsu. You alright? Got your days and nights flipped around again?
Ritsu: That too, but I'm also doing some personal investigating here and there...
Tsukasa: Oh, are you looking into King Slayer as well, Ritsu-senpai?
Ritsu: What was King Slayer again?
Tsukasa: Did I not tell you yesterday that we were going to discuss this, Ritsu-senpai?
Ritsu: Oh, riiight... I mean, the way I see it, I don't think it's as big a problem as you make it out to be.
Tsukasa: H-How is this not a problem—a great problem, in fact? There are charlatans out there pretending to be us! This is a grave matter!
Ritsu: But they're not actively harming us, are they? I was still half-asleep when he said it, but I remember Tsukipi~ mentioning there's a disconnect between Japan and the rest of the world.
They're appealing to a different audience, so from a business standpoint, we're not really getting in each other's way.
Think about it. We're not paying them even a single yen, and yet...
Those King Slayer guys are basically giving Knights free advertising. Why not just leave them to their devices?
Tsukasa: W-We cannot simply leave this be! This is not about money—this is about honor!
They are off doing Knights' activities without asking permission from us—the real Knights—first! It is vexing!
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< King Slayer Chapter 6 || Masterlist || King Slayer Chapter 8 >
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Location: Studio
(A couple hours later, in the ES Building studio newly set up as a base for Knights)
Tsukasa: —Attention!
Now that all members of Knights are in attendance, let us begin our emergency meeting!
The main topic for discussion shall of course be the pressing matter of that King Slayer group, and how we will proceed from he—
Ritsu: Zzz... Zzz... ♪
Leo: Excuse me, teacher! Rittsu's having a nice snooze over here, so could I ask you to please lower your voice a little?
Izumi: Naru-kun, Naru-kun—let me give you your gift while we have the chance.
Look, your favorite brand came out with a new color for spring.
Arashi: Oooh, rather considerate for you, Izumi-chan. What's come over you?
Izumi: What? Is it really so weird for me to be nice?
Arashi: Aha, I've figured you all out—this is a bribe to keep me quiet, isn't it? Since I'm also in the modeling business, I've caught wind of the absolutely humiliating state your career is—
Tsukasa: Everyone! Pardon me for interrupting your revelry and merrymaking, but may I possibly ask you for a moment of your attention?!
I do understand wanting to indulge in nostalgia seeing us all here again—in fact, I sympathize. However—!
Leo: Wahaha, it hasn't been that long since we graduated, has it?
Poor lonely Suo~ Want your Onii-chan to give you a nice, big hug? ♪
Tsukasa: Do so, and face my wrath. Besides, didn't you and Sena-senpai bring up the concerns we are to discuss today? Why do you two seem so disinterested?
Izumi: We were just the first to notice something was off. First witnesses.
We know just as much about these King Slayer fakers as you three do.
Leo: Me, it was me! I was first first! Aren't you proud?
Tsukasa: Then, Leo-san, since you appear to be the most well-informed of us all, would you mind recounting what happened?
Leo: Sure. I'm getting my connections to look into it further for me, but I'm not a detective or anything, alright? I don't know all the details.
Mama's good at investigating stuff, so I asked him to dig deeper for us.
Tsukasa: Mmm. We also know next to nothing. With ES' influence growing within Japan, it's been more difficult to acquire information about artists overseas.
Leo: Right. Everybody's so satisfied with idols and stuff here, that you gotta be a real fanatic to go looking up artists from other countries.
And thanks to that, there's now a cultural disconnect between Japan and the rest of the world.
So, basically, now matter how cool and famous you are in Japan, folks overseas likely won't even know you exist.
That's part of the reason why Sena hasn't been making much progress out ther—
Izumi: Leo-kun ♪ Aren't you hungry? Here, have a snack ♪
Leo: Mrrmph?! Hey, don't shove stuff in my mouth like that! I might be an Onii-chan, but I'm not here to stuff myself like Hansel from Hansel and Gretel, okay?!
Tsukasa: Erm... I'm afraid there isn't much use in hiding it. I could already somewhat sense that Sena-senpai wasn't doing well overseas.
Ritsu: Heh heh heh. If Secchan was doing well, he'd definitely be bragging about it all the time.
And yet we haven't heard a peep from him. One can only assume ♪
Arashi: Well, now. When it's time to pick on Izumi-chan, suddenly Ritsu-chan's wide awake.
Leo: You look tired, Rittsu. You alright? Got your days and nights flipped around again?
Ritsu: That too, but I'm also doing some personal investigating here and there...
Tsukasa: Oh, are you looking into King Slayer as well, Ritsu-senpai?
Ritsu: What was King Slayer again?
Tsukasa: Did I not tell you yesterday that we were going to discuss this, Ritsu-senpai?
Ritsu: Oh, riiight... I mean, the way I see it, I don't think it's as big a problem as you make it out to be.
Tsukasa: H-How is this not a problem—a great problem, in fact? There are charlatans out there pretending to be us! This is a grave matter!
Ritsu: But they're not actively harming us, are they? I was still half-asleep when he said it, but I remember Tsukipi~ mentioning there's a disconnect between Japan and the rest of the world.
They're appealing to a different audience, so from a business standpoint, we're not really getting in each other's way.
Think about it. We're not paying them even a single yen, and yet...
Those King Slayer guys are basically giving Knights free advertising. Why not just leave them to their devices?
Tsukasa: W-We cannot simply leave this be! This is not about money—this is about honor!
They are off doing Knights' activities without asking permission from us—the real Knights—first! It is vexing!
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< King Slayer Chapter 6 || Masterlist || King Slayer Chapter 8 >
