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shivalriesSeason: Autumn
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[Judgment Stage]
Ritsu: …
Tsukasa: Please don’t make that face, Ritsu-senpai.
My seniors are always acting like it's so easy, always disgustingly full of themselves…
But that is probably conceit borne from continuing to win all this time, no?
Prideful warriors, always brimming with confidence, backed by real talent… Those are the seniors I look up to.
So, please don’t hang your head as if we have already lost.
Please, Ritsu-senpai. We Knights will win today like we always do, right?
Ritsu: …
...I see. So that’s how we looked to you.
All you do is nag us, so I never thought you looked up to us.
I see, so that’s how it is. Then as an Oniichan, I can’t let myself look bad, huh…
I need to wake up and do my best. Anzu, I want to give it my all, so gimme some blood.♪
Let some drip from the tip of your finger. I’ll drink it dry, like a knight swearing an oath of loyalty.
Tsukasa: Excuse me, Ritsu-senpai! Don’t try to drink blood at any chance you can get! How greedy!
Oneesama’s blood and flesh and bones all belong to her alone!
Ritsu: Whaaat… you’re so serious… but it really doesn't matter.
She already promised to let me drink some after, with a pinky promise.♪
Suu-chan really is strange. You came up to us fallen Knights, eyes all sparkling as you joined…
You’re stupidly polite, and yet childlike. Since the very first day I met you, I thought you were a pretty interesting guy.
Suu-chan is the one thing Ousama doesn’t really know.
Not even Ousama can predict you. You will be our last hope… our last weapon.
That’s why, this time, you’re our king.
It’s true that you’re still inexperienced. You’re a first year, a burden to us.
But why do you think us lazy seniors have carried this burden with the utmost care?
It must have been for this very day. Juuust kidding...♪
The first bout is about to end.
Whether they win or lose, the next to come out will probably be the “Emperor” Eichi Tenshouin… Ecchan.
Even if all of Knights goes up against him, I don’t know for sure if we’d win.
But I’ll win. I’ll at least bring in a tie. I promise.
I’m a careless guy… but I keep my promises to the death.
And then, finally it'll be Suu-chan and Ousama’s time for combat. Win for us, because if you don’t, we’ll all have died in vain.
I want you to step over our corpses and take hold of our future.
If even I, who’s frozen in time forever, can be of help in creating a new future....
That’s all I need. Even if I’m burned up into ash by this bright, dazzling future, I’ll be satisfied.
See you. I’ll be back soon.
Tsukasa: Y-Yes! Best of luck, Ritsu-senpai!
...I wonder why, Oneesama. It’s such dismal situation, and yet I feel strangely clear.
I feel a unity with my comrades that I’ve never felt before.
Today, on this day, I feel we’ve become Knights for the first time.
Confronting this perilous situation, bravely fighting through… becoming a single blade. Strong, proud knights.
Our king, Leader… Is that why he antagonized us? Is that why he provoked us, acted like a villain, backed us into a corner?
Perhaps I am too soft for thinking like this…
But, Oneesama… it’s not a crime to think it would be nice, right?
Oh. You’re laughing, Oneesama?
In the end, Judgment is nothing but an unsightly internal conflict. Are you scoffing at us, who have exposed such disgraceful behavior?
No, Oneesama isn’t such a heartless person. The producer we love and serve…
You would never ridicule us like that. We, who get engrossed in idiotic affairs, putting in our every effort…
Dripping sweat, burning up our souls, living. Rather, you are giving us your blessing.
Ahh, Oneesama, so this is youth...☆
You have led us here, and given us this gift. You have decorated it with laughter, and loved us.
I am so grateful. ...May I kiss you?
Please give some courage to this Tsukasa Suou.
No? Tch… I do not mind, I only wanted to try saying it.
Fufu. I thought perhaps I should say some childish, selfish things sometimes. After joking around a bit, much of my nervousness has melted away.♪
Oneesama, you look a little surprised, and a little embarrassed…
I feel satisfied just being able to see such a lovely, rare expression.♪
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Edit 17/10/16 readability/nuance changes
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< Epilogue 1 || Masterlist || Epilogue 3 >
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[Judgment Stage]
Ritsu: …
Tsukasa: Please don’t make that face, Ritsu-senpai.
My seniors are always acting like it's so easy, always disgustingly full of themselves…
But that is probably conceit borne from continuing to win all this time, no?
Prideful warriors, always brimming with confidence, backed by real talent… Those are the seniors I look up to.
So, please don’t hang your head as if we have already lost.
Please, Ritsu-senpai. We Knights will win today like we always do, right?
Ritsu: …
...I see. So that’s how we looked to you.
All you do is nag us, so I never thought you looked up to us.
I see, so that’s how it is. Then as an Oniichan, I can’t let myself look bad, huh…
I need to wake up and do my best. Anzu, I want to give it my all, so gimme some blood.♪
Let some drip from the tip of your finger. I’ll drink it dry, like a knight swearing an oath of loyalty.
Tsukasa: Excuse me, Ritsu-senpai! Don’t try to drink blood at any chance you can get! How greedy!
Oneesama’s blood and flesh and bones all belong to her alone!
Ritsu: Whaaat… you’re so serious… but it really doesn't matter.
She already promised to let me drink some after, with a pinky promise.♪
Suu-chan really is strange. You came up to us fallen Knights, eyes all sparkling as you joined…
You’re stupidly polite, and yet childlike. Since the very first day I met you, I thought you were a pretty interesting guy.
Suu-chan is the one thing Ousama doesn’t really know.
Not even Ousama can predict you. You will be our last hope… our last weapon.
That’s why, this time, you’re our king.
It’s true that you’re still inexperienced. You’re a first year, a burden to us.
But why do you think us lazy seniors have carried this burden with the utmost care?
It must have been for this very day. Juuust kidding...♪
The first bout is about to end.
Whether they win or lose, the next to come out will probably be the “Emperor” Eichi Tenshouin… Ecchan.
Even if all of Knights goes up against him, I don’t know for sure if we’d win.
But I’ll win. I’ll at least bring in a tie. I promise.
I’m a careless guy… but I keep my promises to the death.
And then, finally it'll be Suu-chan and Ousama’s time for combat. Win for us, because if you don’t, we’ll all have died in vain.
I want you to step over our corpses and take hold of our future.
If even I, who’s frozen in time forever, can be of help in creating a new future....
That’s all I need. Even if I’m burned up into ash by this bright, dazzling future, I’ll be satisfied.
See you. I’ll be back soon.
Tsukasa: Y-Yes! Best of luck, Ritsu-senpai!
...I wonder why, Oneesama. It’s such dismal situation, and yet I feel strangely clear.
I feel a unity with my comrades that I’ve never felt before.
Today, on this day, I feel we’ve become Knights for the first time.
Confronting this perilous situation, bravely fighting through… becoming a single blade. Strong, proud knights.
Our king, Leader… Is that why he antagonized us? Is that why he provoked us, acted like a villain, backed us into a corner?
Perhaps I am too soft for thinking like this…
But, Oneesama… it’s not a crime to think it would be nice, right?
Oh. You’re laughing, Oneesama?
In the end, Judgment is nothing but an unsightly internal conflict. Are you scoffing at us, who have exposed such disgraceful behavior?
No, Oneesama isn’t such a heartless person. The producer we love and serve…
You would never ridicule us like that. We, who get engrossed in idiotic affairs, putting in our every effort…
Dripping sweat, burning up our souls, living. Rather, you are giving us your blessing.
Ahh, Oneesama, so this is youth...☆
You have led us here, and given us this gift. You have decorated it with laughter, and loved us.
I am so grateful. ...May I kiss you?
Please give some courage to this Tsukasa Suou.
No? Tch… I do not mind, I only wanted to try saying it.
Fufu. I thought perhaps I should say some childish, selfish things sometimes. After joking around a bit, much of my nervousness has melted away.♪
Oneesama, you look a little surprised, and a little embarrassed…
I feel satisfied just being able to see such a lovely, rare expression.♪
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Edit 17/10/16 readability/nuance changes
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< Epilogue 1 || Masterlist || Epilogue 3 >
