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shivalriesPart of a Twitter request for 10knees ♥
Season: Spring
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Tsumugi: Now, let the match begin! Are we doing alright over there? Doesn’t it seem like only the outfielders are getting excited by this?
Ritsu: Yeah. It’s a little annoying. But that’s fine, Tsumugi-chan.♪
Tsumugi: Wha? What’s this all of a sudden? Someone younger than me used “-chan” for me! I don’t understand young folks…!
But wait, if I remember correctly, Ritsu-kun was held back a year so we’re actually the same age, huh?!
Ritsu: There, there, it’s alright~ You’re the little brother, Tsumugi-chan, so you don’t have to understand anything…♪
Fufu, I suppose this is good for a “big brother” role, yeah?
Tsumugi: Ah, yes, that’s what this competition is about. I forgot already even though I helped come up with it.
Is this what being a “big brother” means to you, Ritsu-kun?
Ritsu: I dunno… I’m just fumbling around. I’ve never thought of myself having a younger brother before, so I’m just using that thing’s behavior as reference.
Tsumugi: Ahh… Fufu. Well, we intended for this to happen too, so it’s fine.
Kind of like how a child doesn’t know how hard their parents work until they become one themselves, I think you can learn new things by being in someone else’s position.
Ritsu: You’re just a “little brother”, don’t go acting like you know things! Just shut up and follow your beloved Oniichan, that’s all! Sooo~ annoying!
Tsumugi: Huh, I think you’re referencing someone else there?
Ritsu: Just play along! Listen to your Oniichan!
Tsumugi: Ahh, okay… But I’ve never been treated like a little brother before, so I’m not quite sure how to place myself in this situation.
Ritsu: Aoba… no, Tsumugi-chan, you’ve never had your Oniichan take care of you before?
Tsumugi: I said it before, but my family is pretty laissez-faire with each other.
In my eyes, it actually seems like Rei-kun is way more touchy than he needs to be.
Hinata: Ohh… The other team’s already started, so what’ll we do? The first move’s already been taken~
Rei: There are no first moves or last moves in this match. Kukuku… it’s all very shallow, Ritsu.
You’ve always been a clever child, but you truly do lack experience. You have always either rejected the outside world, or have been forced to distance yourself from it due to a physical malady…
I do not wish to lose and have to make a promise never to speak to you again. I do feel sorry for you, but I will have to mercilessly take my victory this time.♪
Ritsu: (? Anija’s expression looks sinister, what’s he plotting? Should I see how he approaches it and change my strategy then…?)
Rei: Kukuku. Sorry about this, but even if this becomes a long-drawn match, you have no chance… I shall clean this up with a single strike, Ritsu.
Behold! I, who was once extolled as a member of the “Five Oddballs”, who had once transformed Yumenosaki Academy into a city of corruption, shall reveal my true power…!
Hey! Hey, Oneechan!♪
Hinata: Mm? Huh, should I be a “big sister” and not a “big brother” here…? Or was it just a mistake?
Rei: No, this is correct.
Hey, Anzu-Oneechan! Pretty please, I’ll never ask you again!
I’ll do anything you want, Oneechan, so please… can you let your cute little brother Rei-chan win this time?♪
Ritsu: He’s trying to buy out the judge?!?!?!
That was an option?!
No, I mean, that’s dirty, Anija! There are things you can and can’t do, though I get that you can win anything if you make friends with the judges!
But that’s beyond low! I call foul! This match is invalid!
Rei: Whaaat~? Rei-chan’s still a tender little kid, so Rei-chan doesn’t get it at all~ was there a rule that we can’t buy out the judge?
Ritsu: Y-You! You rotten fiend, using cuteness as a shield…!
Tsumugi: Please calm down, Ritsu-kun—I mean, Oniichan! The enemy wants you to get angry and lose your cool, it’s a tactic Rei-kun uses a lot!
Ritsu: I know that! How many years do you think I’ve been that thing’s little brother? But it’s still annoying!
More than anything, he’s supposed to be acting like a little brother, meaning he’s probably trying to act like me and it’s pissing me off!
Don’t look down on me! I can do better than that…!
Tsumugi: I-It’s alright, calm down…
Anzu-chan is a pretty fair and serious girl. She won’t be bribed so easily – that’s why we left the judging to her.
Rei: Fufu. We shall see about that.
Come on, Oneechan? You don’t wanna? Rei-chan really, really wants to win, but you won’t be on my side?
Oneechan, do you hate me…?
Hinata: Uwah, the transfer student just yelled “No, I’d never!” and hugged Sakuma-senpai!
Aha, I suspected the transfer student loves her little brother so much…!
Right, when we were out shopping earlier, we talked all about it, like “Right? Me too!”♪
Sakuma-senpai remembered that and took total advantage of the transfer student’s love for her brother!
I expect nothing less of our light music club leader! Dirty methods, but he’s in the right! I’ll follow him forever…☆
Ritsu: T-This can’t be…
Wake up, transfer student! Does that really look like a little brother to you? You should go see an eye doctor, because that’s just a big, tall older guy no matter how you look at it!
Rei: Sniff, sniff… that boy over there’s being mean to me…
You’re on my side, right Oneechan? You won’t leave me alone, right? You’ll protect me, right?
Ritsu: Ahh, he’s trying to finish her off by looking right into her eyes and whispering to her!
No, don’t, Anija, you coward! Don’t use magic powers in a stupid little game like this!!
Rei: …I don’t have magic powers. Though we act like vampires, we are both simple humans.
And that is precisely why I will use every dirty tactic, destroy every god and demon if it means I can win. …Do you have a problem with that, Ritsu?
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< bright complex Chapter 7 || Epilogue >
Season: Spring
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Tsumugi: Now, let the match begin! Are we doing alright over there? Doesn’t it seem like only the outfielders are getting excited by this?
Ritsu: Yeah. It’s a little annoying. But that’s fine, Tsumugi-chan.♪
Tsumugi: Wha? What’s this all of a sudden? Someone younger than me used “-chan” for me! I don’t understand young folks…!
But wait, if I remember correctly, Ritsu-kun was held back a year so we’re actually the same age, huh?!
Ritsu: There, there, it’s alright~ You’re the little brother, Tsumugi-chan, so you don’t have to understand anything…♪
Fufu, I suppose this is good for a “big brother” role, yeah?
Tsumugi: Ah, yes, that’s what this competition is about. I forgot already even though I helped come up with it.
Is this what being a “big brother” means to you, Ritsu-kun?
Ritsu: I dunno… I’m just fumbling around. I’ve never thought of myself having a younger brother before, so I’m just using that thing’s behavior as reference.
Tsumugi: Ahh… Fufu. Well, we intended for this to happen too, so it’s fine.
Kind of like how a child doesn’t know how hard their parents work until they become one themselves, I think you can learn new things by being in someone else’s position.
Ritsu: You’re just a “little brother”, don’t go acting like you know things! Just shut up and follow your beloved Oniichan, that’s all! Sooo~ annoying!
Tsumugi: Huh, I think you’re referencing someone else there?
Ritsu: Just play along! Listen to your Oniichan!
Tsumugi: Ahh, okay… But I’ve never been treated like a little brother before, so I’m not quite sure how to place myself in this situation.
Ritsu: Aoba… no, Tsumugi-chan, you’ve never had your Oniichan take care of you before?
Tsumugi: I said it before, but my family is pretty laissez-faire with each other.
In my eyes, it actually seems like Rei-kun is way more touchy than he needs to be.
Hinata: Ohh… The other team’s already started, so what’ll we do? The first move’s already been taken~
Rei: There are no first moves or last moves in this match. Kukuku… it’s all very shallow, Ritsu.
You’ve always been a clever child, but you truly do lack experience. You have always either rejected the outside world, or have been forced to distance yourself from it due to a physical malady…
I do not wish to lose and have to make a promise never to speak to you again. I do feel sorry for you, but I will have to mercilessly take my victory this time.♪
Ritsu: (? Anija’s expression looks sinister, what’s he plotting? Should I see how he approaches it and change my strategy then…?)
Rei: Kukuku. Sorry about this, but even if this becomes a long-drawn match, you have no chance… I shall clean this up with a single strike, Ritsu.
Behold! I, who was once extolled as a member of the “Five Oddballs”, who had once transformed Yumenosaki Academy into a city of corruption, shall reveal my true power…!
Hey! Hey, Oneechan!♪
Hinata: Mm? Huh, should I be a “big sister” and not a “big brother” here…? Or was it just a mistake?
Rei: No, this is correct.
Hey, Anzu-Oneechan! Pretty please, I’ll never ask you again!
I’ll do anything you want, Oneechan, so please… can you let your cute little brother Rei-chan win this time?♪
Ritsu: He’s trying to buy out the judge?!?!?!
That was an option?!
No, I mean, that’s dirty, Anija! There are things you can and can’t do, though I get that you can win anything if you make friends with the judges!
But that’s beyond low! I call foul! This match is invalid!
Rei: Whaaat~? Rei-chan’s still a tender little kid, so Rei-chan doesn’t get it at all~ was there a rule that we can’t buy out the judge?
Ritsu: Y-You! You rotten fiend, using cuteness as a shield…!
Tsumugi: Please calm down, Ritsu-kun—I mean, Oniichan! The enemy wants you to get angry and lose your cool, it’s a tactic Rei-kun uses a lot!
Ritsu: I know that! How many years do you think I’ve been that thing’s little brother? But it’s still annoying!
More than anything, he’s supposed to be acting like a little brother, meaning he’s probably trying to act like me and it’s pissing me off!
Don’t look down on me! I can do better than that…!
Tsumugi: I-It’s alright, calm down…
Anzu-chan is a pretty fair and serious girl. She won’t be bribed so easily – that’s why we left the judging to her.
Rei: Fufu. We shall see about that.
Come on, Oneechan? You don’t wanna? Rei-chan really, really wants to win, but you won’t be on my side?
Oneechan, do you hate me…?
Hinata: Uwah, the transfer student just yelled “No, I’d never!” and hugged Sakuma-senpai!
Aha, I suspected the transfer student loves her little brother so much…!
Right, when we were out shopping earlier, we talked all about it, like “Right? Me too!”♪
Sakuma-senpai remembered that and took total advantage of the transfer student’s love for her brother!
I expect nothing less of our light music club leader! Dirty methods, but he’s in the right! I’ll follow him forever…☆
Ritsu: T-This can’t be…
Wake up, transfer student! Does that really look like a little brother to you? You should go see an eye doctor, because that’s just a big, tall older guy no matter how you look at it!
Rei: Sniff, sniff… that boy over there’s being mean to me…
You’re on my side, right Oneechan? You won’t leave me alone, right? You’ll protect me, right?
Ritsu: Ahh, he’s trying to finish her off by looking right into her eyes and whispering to her!
No, don’t, Anija, you coward! Don’t use magic powers in a stupid little game like this!!
Rei: …I don’t have magic powers. Though we act like vampires, we are both simple humans.
And that is precisely why I will use every dirty tactic, destroy every god and demon if it means I can win. …Do you have a problem with that, Ritsu?
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< bright complex Chapter 7 || Epilogue >
