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shivalriesSeason: Autumn
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[Kitchen]
Arashi: Fufu. We’ve been doing it for so long, but really, it’s strange - when did we get so good at fanservice…?
Last year, all we did were live battles.
Izumi: …And thanks to that, we earned resentment from the whole school and got driven right into a corner.
So that’s why we decided to start putting on the chivalry, at least for outside visitors who might eventually give us their love.
Idols can’t exist without love. We were on the verge of death, so we searched for love from outside…
There might still be guys at this school who know how we were last year and hate us even now.
But Halloween Party is an S1, and a lot of visitors are coming from outside school.
This battlefield was made for us. If people don’t know about our bloody history, they might be able to love us, after all.
Trickstar are getting ahead of themselves just because they won DDD and reached the peak of Yumenosaki.
But in the end, they’re just frogs in a well. When it comes down to which of us are better idols in the eyes of the public… this time, we’ll make that very clear.
Arashi: Fufu. You’re all fired up now, aren’t you, Izumi-chan? You were acting awfully creepy before, but now you have a pretty good smile on your face.♪
Hey, maybe you were actually kinda happy about that earlier? When Yuuki-kun came right up and picked a fight with us?
You always complain out loud about it, but I know you’ve always been fond of brash and bold juniors since forever ago.♪
Izumi: With that logic, that would mean I’m fond of you, too, though?
I don’t like them! It pisses me off when they disobey me! Yuu-kun should just listen to what I say!
Tsukasa: Fufu. But truly, you are in high spirits… are you not, Sena-senpai?
So am I. Every drop of my blood tingles with excitement. I do not dislike a good fight, and I assume Trickstar generally feels the same.
It is so much easier than tiptoeing around each other, too concerned with our feelings.
Izumi: Hmph. That’s right. Knights is a unit for battle, after all.
…Wait, what? Kasa-kun, have you seen the finished sweets I put over here? You couldn’t have eaten them, could you, you shitty brat?!
Tsukasa: What? This is a false accusation! Just how much of a glutton do you think I am?
Izumi: Who else around here would eat them? Come on, open your mouth! Spit it out!
Tsukasa: Mggghh~?! These are baseless charges! Someone, please, call a lawyer!
Leo: Munch, munch… Sorry Sena, I’m the one who ate ‘em.
Izumi: Uwah?! W-Where did you crawl up from…. Ousama?
Leo: Wahaha! Don’t ask for answers, think for yourself! You’re a clever one, after all, right?
Arashi: Tsukasa-chan, seize him! Don’t let him get away!
Tsukasa: Huh? A-Ah, yes! As you wish!
Leo: Gyahh?! Come on, don’t grab at me! I’m telling you, it’s okay! I know you don’t trust me anymore, but I’m not gonna run away!
Tsukasa: No! It would be a problem for us if you went missing yet again, so I absolutely will not let you go!
Izumi: Hey, quit horsing around! You’re kicking up all this dust! Aren’t you forgetting we’re in the middle of making sweets?!
…Ousama, just where did you wander off to? Even if you just decided you wanted to come back now, we don’t have a place for you, you know?
Leo: Don’t say that, it’s sad… after I came all the way here, because I thought since Rittsu isn’t feeling too good, I’d come and help you guys out in his place.
Arashi: Ahh… I heard that you were right next to Ritsu-chan when he collapsed.
And I also heard you acted quickly and appropriately and took him straight to the nurse’s office… is that right?
I’m impressed. You really did a lot, huh. When we went to visit Ritsu-chan earlier, he was surprisingly honest about his gratitude to you.♪
Leo: Yeah. Well, I’m just glad it didn’t turn into anything serious.
I just felt kinda bad. I thought maybe because I’m not really participating lately, it’s putting an extra burden on Rittsu.
That’s why I’ll do what I can, at least this time. I’ll work hard enough to cover for Rittsu, so order me around as you like.
What should I do, Sena?
Izumi: Why’re you asking me? Aren’t you the boss of Knights?
Leo: On paper, yeah. But Knights has always been a unit made for you, you know.
Hah~ Alright, up and out… My whole body aches from being holed up in such a cramped little place.
Tsukasa: But why were you even in such a place to begin with? Were you planning to surprise us?
Leo: Mnn~… I hid in there so I could steal some bites to see what kinds of sweets other units were making.
Tsukasa: Hmph. That is not the sort of work a king should be doing.
Leo: Yeah, I know. It’s just that, I know Sena seems so sure himself, but it looks like there are a lot of units planning to fight with handmade sweets—
We have to look at the trends and plan ahead. After all, the stuff that Sena comes up with is stuff anybody could think of.
Izumi: What’s that? Picking a fight with me? When you’re the one who skips out all the time? Think you can just show up later and complain about my perfect strategy?
Leo: I’m not complaining. You can do what you want. Just this time, I’ll actually help out until the end without running away, and I’ll pave the path for you.
Izumi: ……
Leo: I mean, I’m just a pathetic blockhead, anyway. I can’t do anything big, after all, and I’m still trying to get used to everything again…
If Rittsu comes back, then I’d much rather give him my place and take it easy.
But still, I’ll do the best I can. And that’s because I want to do my best.
I’m here with you.
Izumi: Oh yeah? Then work like your life depends on it. We don’t have room for useless members in Knights, okay~? So first, help us with the sweets.
Leo: Mnn~ I’m not good at that kinda thing. I usually end up making my own versions ‘cause I don’t like following recipes, so can I just help everyone else out?
Izumi: Mmkay. Well, that’s fine for now. …Welcome back, Ousama.
Leo: Yeah. I’m home, Sena.
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[Kitchen]
Arashi: Fufu. We’ve been doing it for so long, but really, it’s strange - when did we get so good at fanservice…?
Last year, all we did were live battles.
Izumi: …And thanks to that, we earned resentment from the whole school and got driven right into a corner.
So that’s why we decided to start putting on the chivalry, at least for outside visitors who might eventually give us their love.
Idols can’t exist without love. We were on the verge of death, so we searched for love from outside…
There might still be guys at this school who know how we were last year and hate us even now.
But Halloween Party is an S1, and a lot of visitors are coming from outside school.
This battlefield was made for us. If people don’t know about our bloody history, they might be able to love us, after all.
Trickstar are getting ahead of themselves just because they won DDD and reached the peak of Yumenosaki.
But in the end, they’re just frogs in a well. When it comes down to which of us are better idols in the eyes of the public… this time, we’ll make that very clear.
Arashi: Fufu. You’re all fired up now, aren’t you, Izumi-chan? You were acting awfully creepy before, but now you have a pretty good smile on your face.♪
Hey, maybe you were actually kinda happy about that earlier? When Yuuki-kun came right up and picked a fight with us?
You always complain out loud about it, but I know you’ve always been fond of brash and bold juniors since forever ago.♪
Izumi: With that logic, that would mean I’m fond of you, too, though?
I don’t like them! It pisses me off when they disobey me! Yuu-kun should just listen to what I say!
Tsukasa: Fufu. But truly, you are in high spirits… are you not, Sena-senpai?
So am I. Every drop of my blood tingles with excitement. I do not dislike a good fight, and I assume Trickstar generally feels the same.
It is so much easier than tiptoeing around each other, too concerned with our feelings.
Izumi: Hmph. That’s right. Knights is a unit for battle, after all.
…Wait, what? Kasa-kun, have you seen the finished sweets I put over here? You couldn’t have eaten them, could you, you shitty brat?!
Tsukasa: What? This is a false accusation! Just how much of a glutton do you think I am?
Izumi: Who else around here would eat them? Come on, open your mouth! Spit it out!
Tsukasa: Mggghh~?! These are baseless charges! Someone, please, call a lawyer!
Leo: Munch, munch… Sorry Sena, I’m the one who ate ‘em.
Izumi: Uwah?! W-Where did you crawl up from…. Ousama?
Leo: Wahaha! Don’t ask for answers, think for yourself! You’re a clever one, after all, right?
Arashi: Tsukasa-chan, seize him! Don’t let him get away!
Tsukasa: Huh? A-Ah, yes! As you wish!
Leo: Gyahh?! Come on, don’t grab at me! I’m telling you, it’s okay! I know you don’t trust me anymore, but I’m not gonna run away!
Tsukasa: No! It would be a problem for us if you went missing yet again, so I absolutely will not let you go!
Izumi: Hey, quit horsing around! You’re kicking up all this dust! Aren’t you forgetting we’re in the middle of making sweets?!
…Ousama, just where did you wander off to? Even if you just decided you wanted to come back now, we don’t have a place for you, you know?
Leo: Don’t say that, it’s sad… after I came all the way here, because I thought since Rittsu isn’t feeling too good, I’d come and help you guys out in his place.
Arashi: Ahh… I heard that you were right next to Ritsu-chan when he collapsed.
And I also heard you acted quickly and appropriately and took him straight to the nurse’s office… is that right?
I’m impressed. You really did a lot, huh. When we went to visit Ritsu-chan earlier, he was surprisingly honest about his gratitude to you.♪
Leo: Yeah. Well, I’m just glad it didn’t turn into anything serious.
I just felt kinda bad. I thought maybe because I’m not really participating lately, it’s putting an extra burden on Rittsu.
That’s why I’ll do what I can, at least this time. I’ll work hard enough to cover for Rittsu, so order me around as you like.
What should I do, Sena?
Izumi: Why’re you asking me? Aren’t you the boss of Knights?
Leo: On paper, yeah. But Knights has always been a unit made for you, you know.
Hah~ Alright, up and out… My whole body aches from being holed up in such a cramped little place.
Tsukasa: But why were you even in such a place to begin with? Were you planning to surprise us?
Leo: Mnn~… I hid in there so I could steal some bites to see what kinds of sweets other units were making.
Tsukasa: Hmph. That is not the sort of work a king should be doing.
Leo: Yeah, I know. It’s just that, I know Sena seems so sure himself, but it looks like there are a lot of units planning to fight with handmade sweets—
We have to look at the trends and plan ahead. After all, the stuff that Sena comes up with is stuff anybody could think of.
Izumi: What’s that? Picking a fight with me? When you’re the one who skips out all the time? Think you can just show up later and complain about my perfect strategy?
Leo: I’m not complaining. You can do what you want. Just this time, I’ll actually help out until the end without running away, and I’ll pave the path for you.
Izumi: ……
Leo: I mean, I’m just a pathetic blockhead, anyway. I can’t do anything big, after all, and I’m still trying to get used to everything again…
If Rittsu comes back, then I’d much rather give him my place and take it easy.
But still, I’ll do the best I can. And that’s because I want to do my best.
I’m here with you.
Izumi: Oh yeah? Then work like your life depends on it. We don’t have room for useless members in Knights, okay~? So first, help us with the sweets.
Leo: Mnn~ I’m not good at that kinda thing. I usually end up making my own versions ‘cause I don’t like following recipes, so can I just help everyone else out?
Izumi: Mmkay. Well, that’s fine for now. …Welcome back, Ousama.
Leo: Yeah. I’m home, Sena.
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