Horror Night Halloween - Epilogue 1
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shivalriesSeason: Autumn
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[Halloween Party Stage: Trickstar]
Makoto: Hey everyone~ Trick or Star! If you don’t give us candy, we’ll sparkle you all up!
Ehehe, what a great response! Thank you!
Now, let’s begin the nighttime segment of Halloween Party! Every unit will perform for you one after another, all dressed up~♪
First up, Trickstar and Knights will be singing together!
As good rivals who acknowledge each other, we’ll push each other to greater heights and set this stage ablaze! With all our efforts, we’ll become the most dazzling stars of the night!
Leo: Wahaha, Trick or Star!... what the heck, that’s a funny greeting!
Sorry to butt in while you’re trying so hard to make it catch on, but we’re gonna shout out the proper one!
Trick or Treat! If you don’t give us candy, we’ll play a trick on you!
But well, we’ve already received more than enough love from our dear princesses tonight! There won’t be any tricks from us - we shall only escort you all with poise and elegance.♪
A warm welcome to our grand ball!
Take care not to die from excitement! But even if the worst happens, we Shinigami will sweep you right up to heaven!
And once you’ve had your fill of bliss, we shall return you this beloved Earth!
So relax, and entrust yourselves to us. Let’s enjoy our Halloween Party…☆
♪~♪~♪
Makoto: ~…♪
(Rgh. Well played, Knights… even though they’re using words as extreme as “die”… no, because they’re using such words, it’s that much more enticing.)
(The crowd’s just eating it right up.)
(On top of that, they’ve also managed to call us out for being untraditional by trying to make this strange greeting a thing.)
(They’ve anticipated our moves, crushed them, and made themselves stand out.)
(Not to mention we’ve been trying to build up our image as traditional idols.)
(If it seems to the audience like Knights performs better at that than we do, it’ll affect our results.)
(I felt nothing but malice from the magazine article incident, but this is strategy.)
(No... it’s performance. Knights intends to fight on the same playing field as us, fair and square.)
(Fufu. And to think we’re usually the ones who burst in on others’ turf like this…)
(Maybe without meaning to, we started thinking we could only win if we did things that way, and started getting sneaky with our methods)
(Like how we thought we’d fight this with “cuteness”.)
(If we’ve really ended up believing that we can’t win against Knights as “cool”, traditional idols—)
(Then we’ve lost before the fight’s even begun. I wonder if it’d be too hard to turn things around at this stage...)
(No, we’ve always been able to get past any adversity!)
(We got full of ourselves, let our guard down, and walked right into a trap, but we’ll turn it into our weapon, into a fortress, and soar higher and higher.)
Leo: Heeey~ Sena. I got the crowd going well enough, so can I run off now?
Izumi: Excuse me? Are you stupid? Of course you can’t! Here I was thinking you were actually working pretty hard today, and you go and do this right at the end? What’re you trying to pull?!
Stick it out with us until the end and don’t run away, at least not this time. Sure, we’ve been doing alright with four people so far but honestly, Knights needs you right now.
Leo: Huh~ So, does that mean Sena needs me too?
Izumi: What? When did I ever say I didn’t?
Leo: Mm~ now that you mention it, you really didn’t, huh. Well, alright. I’ll try to stay as long as I can.
I was originally here to stand in for Rittsu ‘cause he wasn’t feeling well, so I’ve actually already pushed myself pretty hard.
Now that Rittsu’s back, I’d honestly prefer to withdraw early to the stage wings.
As much as I’m trying my best, I’m reaching my limit. I might start looking like a sorry sight in front of everyone and cause trouble for you all.
Izumi: Hmph. Here or not, you’ll still cause trouble for us, so you might as well stay by our side.
Look, can’t you see all the fans cheering us on?
Everyone was waiting for you to return, you know. But even if there was only one person kind enough to wait, you couldn’t just disappear as you please.
Stand your ground and sing, even if you start coughing up blood. You have to do it this time. I’ll listen to your complaints whenever and support you as much as I can.
No… This time, I’ll be the one to grant your wish. Didn’t you want to enjoy singing with everyone, Ousama?
Leo: Yeah… You’re right, my dear friend. [1]
I’d forgotten all about that dream I had long ago. It’s only thanks to you--to all of you--for remembering it for me that it can still be my dream today.
Wahaha! Well then, it’d be pretty stupid for me to run away now, huh!
Even if folks who still hate and resent me are probably still out there, there are also all the people who waited… all the people who love me too!
I’ve realized that more than ever today! Coming into contact with fans, talking with them…loving them, too! After all that, I have nothing to be afraid of anymore!
I’ll sing, I’ll offer up my whole self! With all of you who I love, for all the people I love, singing the songs I love!
Hey, everyone! I love you thiiiiis much! I adore you all, so, so much…☆
♪~♪~♪
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[1] The original JP for "my dear friend" was 相棒 (aibou), which some of you may recognize as a word for "partner" or "companion". This nickname is used in both romantic and non-romantic contexts, so you're free to interpret it as you wish.
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[Halloween Party Stage: Trickstar]
Makoto: Hey everyone~ Trick or Star! If you don’t give us candy, we’ll sparkle you all up!
Ehehe, what a great response! Thank you!
Now, let’s begin the nighttime segment of Halloween Party! Every unit will perform for you one after another, all dressed up~♪
First up, Trickstar and Knights will be singing together!
As good rivals who acknowledge each other, we’ll push each other to greater heights and set this stage ablaze! With all our efforts, we’ll become the most dazzling stars of the night!
Leo: Wahaha, Trick or Star!... what the heck, that’s a funny greeting!
Sorry to butt in while you’re trying so hard to make it catch on, but we’re gonna shout out the proper one!
Trick or Treat! If you don’t give us candy, we’ll play a trick on you!
But well, we’ve already received more than enough love from our dear princesses tonight! There won’t be any tricks from us - we shall only escort you all with poise and elegance.♪
A warm welcome to our grand ball!
Take care not to die from excitement! But even if the worst happens, we Shinigami will sweep you right up to heaven!
And once you’ve had your fill of bliss, we shall return you this beloved Earth!
So relax, and entrust yourselves to us. Let’s enjoy our Halloween Party…☆
♪~♪~♪
Makoto: ~…♪
(Rgh. Well played, Knights… even though they’re using words as extreme as “die”… no, because they’re using such words, it’s that much more enticing.)
(The crowd’s just eating it right up.)
(On top of that, they’ve also managed to call us out for being untraditional by trying to make this strange greeting a thing.)
(They’ve anticipated our moves, crushed them, and made themselves stand out.)
(Not to mention we’ve been trying to build up our image as traditional idols.)
(If it seems to the audience like Knights performs better at that than we do, it’ll affect our results.)
(I felt nothing but malice from the magazine article incident, but this is strategy.)
(No... it’s performance. Knights intends to fight on the same playing field as us, fair and square.)
(Fufu. And to think we’re usually the ones who burst in on others’ turf like this…)
(Maybe without meaning to, we started thinking we could only win if we did things that way, and started getting sneaky with our methods)
(Like how we thought we’d fight this with “cuteness”.)
(If we’ve really ended up believing that we can’t win against Knights as “cool”, traditional idols—)
(Then we’ve lost before the fight’s even begun. I wonder if it’d be too hard to turn things around at this stage...)
(No, we’ve always been able to get past any adversity!)
(We got full of ourselves, let our guard down, and walked right into a trap, but we’ll turn it into our weapon, into a fortress, and soar higher and higher.)
Leo: Heeey~ Sena. I got the crowd going well enough, so can I run off now?
Izumi: Excuse me? Are you stupid? Of course you can’t! Here I was thinking you were actually working pretty hard today, and you go and do this right at the end? What’re you trying to pull?!
Stick it out with us until the end and don’t run away, at least not this time. Sure, we’ve been doing alright with four people so far but honestly, Knights needs you right now.
Leo: Huh~ So, does that mean Sena needs me too?
Izumi: What? When did I ever say I didn’t?
Leo: Mm~ now that you mention it, you really didn’t, huh. Well, alright. I’ll try to stay as long as I can.
I was originally here to stand in for Rittsu ‘cause he wasn’t feeling well, so I’ve actually already pushed myself pretty hard.
Now that Rittsu’s back, I’d honestly prefer to withdraw early to the stage wings.
As much as I’m trying my best, I’m reaching my limit. I might start looking like a sorry sight in front of everyone and cause trouble for you all.
Izumi: Hmph. Here or not, you’ll still cause trouble for us, so you might as well stay by our side.
Look, can’t you see all the fans cheering us on?
Everyone was waiting for you to return, you know. But even if there was only one person kind enough to wait, you couldn’t just disappear as you please.
Stand your ground and sing, even if you start coughing up blood. You have to do it this time. I’ll listen to your complaints whenever and support you as much as I can.
No… This time, I’ll be the one to grant your wish. Didn’t you want to enjoy singing with everyone, Ousama?
Leo: Yeah… You’re right, my dear friend. [1]
I’d forgotten all about that dream I had long ago. It’s only thanks to you--to all of you--for remembering it for me that it can still be my dream today.
Wahaha! Well then, it’d be pretty stupid for me to run away now, huh!
Even if folks who still hate and resent me are probably still out there, there are also all the people who waited… all the people who love me too!
I’ve realized that more than ever today! Coming into contact with fans, talking with them…loving them, too! After all that, I have nothing to be afraid of anymore!
I’ll sing, I’ll offer up my whole self! With all of you who I love, for all the people I love, singing the songs I love!
Hey, everyone! I love you thiiiiis much! I adore you all, so, so much…☆
♪~♪~♪
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[1] The original JP for "my dear friend" was 相棒 (aibou), which some of you may recognize as a word for "partner" or "companion". This nickname is used in both romantic and non-romantic contexts, so you're free to interpret it as you wish.
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