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shivalriesSeason: Spring, one year ago
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Location: Checkmate Stage
Leo: Wahahahaha☆ Sorry to keep you waiting!
Izumi: Hey, now... You're late, Leo-kun. Being punctual is basic, you know. Don't make me tell you the same things over and over, alright?
Leo: I said I'm sorry. You're always grumpy, Sena, you're gonna get old, you know? And get wrinkles on that beautiful face of yours?
Izumi: It's not like I plan on living that long. I'll live a short but full and beautiful life.
Leo: What? You should live long! Let's be friends even when we're old men—pinky swear! It's a promise~♪
Eichi: You sure are shameless despite being late, Tsukinaga-kun. I set aside my time to give you assistance. Do you have nothing to say to me?
Leo: Oh, it's Tenshi! You came to help me out, huh? I'm glad!
I asked you 'cause I had nothing to lose, though~ Since you don't seem like the type to answer others' requests♪
Eichi: I'd rather you not misjudge me. Even I would lift a finger if it's for a friend.
Besides, I don't have much experience with lives from being hospitalized for sooo long. I'd like to learn a bit today.
Leo: Wahaha. As long as you enjoy yourself~? I did kinda invite you to celebrate your getting out of hospital, after all!
You like live shows, right? It's fun to do things you like, yeah?♪
That's all it is, so don't think too hard about it.
Eichi: Hmm... If that's the case, maybe there was no need to exert myself coming out here. I can't afford to spend meaningless time, you know.
Leo: I won't let it be meaningless! I think! Probably! I dunno, wahahaha☆
Izumi: Heeey... It's great that you're getting along, but there's seriously no time until the actual show. Hurry and warm up and join in the rehearsal, okay?
As for why you were late, I'll interrogate you later.
Leo: Mm~ I don't wanna get nagged, so I'll explain it simply right now. I went to negotiate with our opponents in Chess just for a bit.
Izumi: With Chess? Speaking of which, not even one of them has showed up yet, huh...?
They're a lazy bunch, so I thought maybe they'd skip rehearsal and just do the live show on the spot or something.
Leo: Yeah! Looks like they really are pretty lazy~ Though they started to understand after I kept talking to them over and over! It was seriously a pain!
I didn't want them to ruin the stage that you and the others worked hard for... So I told them that if they're gonna be like this, then they should just pull out.
Izumi: What? What's this about? Don't start any trouble, alright...?
Leo: There's no trouble at all! I had Mama help me since he's good at that kinda thing, and we had more of a discussion!
Izumi: Mama? You mean...?
Madara: That's meee! Leo-san~ I get that you wanna be on stage already, but I'd rather not get left behind, yeah?
Getting all caught up in a mess like this makes it harder to move forward!
I didn't even know where the live was being held, but you yelled, "It's a battle!" and just ran off...
I lost you many times on the way over. I was panicking a little, yeah?
Leo: Sorry, sorry! But Mama, if you get serious about it, you can find and keep up with me straight away, right?
Madara: You sure do overestimate me~ But well, if that's what you expect, Leo-san, then I shall demonstrate the ability to comply with your wishes. Well, anyway...
On Leo-san's request, I got in contact with the guys in Chess. Since I help out here and there, I know a looot of people.
Izumi: Discussions? What did you go off and do... Well, as the leader of Knights, Leo-kun does have the right to act on his own authority, I guess?
Though at the very least, could you talk to me about it beforehand?
It's a problem when you go missing every single time, you know?
Leo: Sorry! But you see, I didn't want to make you sit in on it this time~♪
You've always protected me, Sena. You've always stayed close by my side, scolding me when I'm about to do something stupid.
You've been my sword, my shield, and my armor.
I had to take off that armor and confront those guys as a single human being.
Izumi: And like I said, what exactly's going on?
Leo: Right! You're so nice about everything, Sena, so you didn't tell me the truth as it was so I wouldn't get hurt, right?
That's fine. I love that part of you, Sena!
But... I'm a man too. It'd be cowardly to let myself be protected by you forever.
I only had Mama get me in touch with them, and I tried facing all of them by myself.
Not just as Chess, but as our former comrades, who we separated ourselves from.
Every single one was my beloved friend. But I started to wonder what they thought about me in return...
If they really treasured me like Sena did.
Somehow, I've gotten curious about it lately... So I tried confirming it on my own. After all, I really shouldn't leave the important stuff to someone else.
~~~
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Location: Checkmate Stage
Leo: Wahahahaha☆ Sorry to keep you waiting!
Izumi: Hey, now... You're late, Leo-kun. Being punctual is basic, you know. Don't make me tell you the same things over and over, alright?
Leo: I said I'm sorry. You're always grumpy, Sena, you're gonna get old, you know? And get wrinkles on that beautiful face of yours?
Izumi: It's not like I plan on living that long. I'll live a short but full and beautiful life.
Leo: What? You should live long! Let's be friends even when we're old men—pinky swear! It's a promise~♪
Eichi: You sure are shameless despite being late, Tsukinaga-kun. I set aside my time to give you assistance. Do you have nothing to say to me?
Leo: Oh, it's Tenshi! You came to help me out, huh? I'm glad!
I asked you 'cause I had nothing to lose, though~ Since you don't seem like the type to answer others' requests♪
Eichi: I'd rather you not misjudge me. Even I would lift a finger if it's for a friend.
Besides, I don't have much experience with lives from being hospitalized for sooo long. I'd like to learn a bit today.
Leo: Wahaha. As long as you enjoy yourself~? I did kinda invite you to celebrate your getting out of hospital, after all!
You like live shows, right? It's fun to do things you like, yeah?♪
That's all it is, so don't think too hard about it.
Eichi: Hmm... If that's the case, maybe there was no need to exert myself coming out here. I can't afford to spend meaningless time, you know.
Leo: I won't let it be meaningless! I think! Probably! I dunno, wahahaha☆
Izumi: Heeey... It's great that you're getting along, but there's seriously no time until the actual show. Hurry and warm up and join in the rehearsal, okay?
As for why you were late, I'll interrogate you later.
Leo: Mm~ I don't wanna get nagged, so I'll explain it simply right now. I went to negotiate with our opponents in Chess just for a bit.
Izumi: With Chess? Speaking of which, not even one of them has showed up yet, huh...?
They're a lazy bunch, so I thought maybe they'd skip rehearsal and just do the live show on the spot or something.
Leo: Yeah! Looks like they really are pretty lazy~ Though they started to understand after I kept talking to them over and over! It was seriously a pain!
I didn't want them to ruin the stage that you and the others worked hard for... So I told them that if they're gonna be like this, then they should just pull out.
Izumi: What? What's this about? Don't start any trouble, alright...?
Leo: There's no trouble at all! I had Mama help me since he's good at that kinda thing, and we had more of a discussion!
Izumi: Mama? You mean...?
Madara: That's meee! Leo-san~ I get that you wanna be on stage already, but I'd rather not get left behind, yeah?
Getting all caught up in a mess like this makes it harder to move forward!
I didn't even know where the live was being held, but you yelled, "It's a battle!" and just ran off...
I lost you many times on the way over. I was panicking a little, yeah?
Leo: Sorry, sorry! But Mama, if you get serious about it, you can find and keep up with me straight away, right?
Madara: You sure do overestimate me~ But well, if that's what you expect, Leo-san, then I shall demonstrate the ability to comply with your wishes. Well, anyway...
On Leo-san's request, I got in contact with the guys in Chess. Since I help out here and there, I know a looot of people.
Izumi: Discussions? What did you go off and do... Well, as the leader of Knights, Leo-kun does have the right to act on his own authority, I guess?
Though at the very least, could you talk to me about it beforehand?
It's a problem when you go missing every single time, you know?
Leo: Sorry! But you see, I didn't want to make you sit in on it this time~♪
You've always protected me, Sena. You've always stayed close by my side, scolding me when I'm about to do something stupid.
You've been my sword, my shield, and my armor.
I had to take off that armor and confront those guys as a single human being.
Izumi: And like I said, what exactly's going on?
Leo: Right! You're so nice about everything, Sena, so you didn't tell me the truth as it was so I wouldn't get hurt, right?
That's fine. I love that part of you, Sena!
But... I'm a man too. It'd be cowardly to let myself be protected by you forever.
I only had Mama get me in touch with them, and I tried facing all of them by myself.
Not just as Chess, but as our former comrades, who we separated ourselves from.
Every single one was my beloved friend. But I started to wonder what they thought about me in return...
If they really treasured me like Sena did.
Somehow, I've gotten curious about it lately... So I tried confirming it on my own. After all, I really shouldn't leave the important stuff to someone else.
~~~
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