Next Door - Open World Chapter 8
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shivalriesSeason: Summer
Switch dialogue translated by iridesenescence
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[Next Door stage]
Tsukasa: Hm... I'm not certain what this Switch-held Judgment entails, so I cannot comment on it quite yet, but...
If arrangements have already been made, then we cannot simply withdraw.
That would be a blow to our honor.
I doubt that Leo-san, who is no longer the king of Knights, even holds the authority to start a Judgment...
So I had originally planned to reject this duel and drag him home.
Leo: Huh~? Just whaddaya think Judgment's supposed to be? It's a trial by combat through which we oust dangerous knights and mad kings, y'know?
Of course I have the right to start one, even if I'm not the king!
It has to be that way, otherwise no king would ever allow a Judgment if they think there's a chance they'd be overthrown, right?
Judgment is a duel of purification, an internal purge... If only the king has the right to start one, then that's a slippery slope to dictatorship!
Tsukasa: Why yes, I'm sure that's how it was in your time.
But now, I—Tsukasa Suou—hold the crown in Knights. And as the king, I have the right to change those rules at my will.
Leo: Whoa, how can you say that and look so serious about it?! Hey everybody, we got a dictator over here! Throw stones at him, quick!
Arashi: Ufufu. While I'm sure it was just a joke, Ritsu-chan and I would protect him from any stone that comes his way, no problem. ♪
Ritsu: Indeed, I serve as a shield to Su-no-ji. ♪
Leo: Huh? Did you always talk that way, Rittsu?
Ritsu: So long as I don't lie to my own soul, I'm still me no matter how I change on the outside.
Tsumugi: Ahaha, that part of you is just like Rei-kun. You two really are brothers, huh. ♪
Ritsu: ? I don't have a brother, though? If I had to choose, then Aoba-oniichan's the closest I have to one.
Tsumugi: Um, are you fighting with Rei-kun again...?
Ritsu: We're not exactly fighting... But it hasn't been that long since we started taking each other more seriously, so we're still figuring out the right distance.
Tsumugi: I see, I see... But it's great that you're finally acknowledging each other and making progress, regardless of how slowly.
Meanwhile, we've just been scraping by thanks to Sora-kun's kindness—
Sora: HaHa~? Did you call for Sora, Senpai?
Tsukasa: Ah, Harukawa-ku— Gyaaah?!
Natsume: Sora! Ahh, Sora, I'm so sorry! We've treated you so horribly all this time—
After being shut out and shielded by my nii-sans and practically tearing myself apart over the frustration I'd let fester...
I, of all people, should have understood your feelings!
Izumi: ...Uh, no one's forcing you to understand my feelings, though?
Natsume: Huh?! I only took my eye off him for a while; how did adorable little Sora turn into such a mean-looking piece of eye candy?
Izumi: And just who are you calling "mean", huh?
Ritsu: You didn't deny the eye candy part, though. That's just like you, Secchan.
But as Secchan's friend, I'd like to make a correction: he's not "mean", he's "extra super mean".
Izumi: ...Why don't you try saying "welcome back" or something instead?
Arashi: Ufufu, but you return so often, Izumi-chan. Doesn't it seem a little weird to say "welcome back"?
It barely feels any different from before you graduated Yumenosaki, y'know?
Izumi: Excuse me? The whole reason I go out of my way to fly back to Japan is because I have to come clean up the messes you guys make left and right, though?
Quit making every single thing my fault, okay?
Leo: Wahaha! It's okay, Sena~ I swore I'd never make things your fault ever again!
Izumi: (ignoring him) ...Whatever. Anyway, Harukawa-kun, you can't keep kicking back and making me carry you everywhere. You can walk on your own.
Sora: Okay! Well, you were the one who said you wouldn't feel safe leaving Sora alone and decided to carry Sora, Sena-senpai~
But Sora did kick back and make you exert yourself, so Sora will say "thank you" and "sorry"!
Tsukasa: Um... We had Sena-senpai rush back from Italy, so it's not strange for him to be here, but...
Why are you accompanying him, Harukawa-kun?
How did that happen? Ahh, wait, I do believe Aoba-senpai mentioned something about you helping with today's performance...
Sora: Yep! While waiting for it to start, Sora was watching helicopters from the roof. ♪
Tsukasa: And that's when Sena-senpai suddenly abducted you, right? You poor thing! That must've been so frightening! But don't worry now, I'll protect you!
Sora: Nope! Other than almost getting hit by a car, Sora's totally fine! Sena-senpai stayed with me the whole time, so Sora had lots of fun~ ♪
Natsume: ......
Tsukasa: Sena-senpai... looked after you? Truly? I'd thought he was only like that with Yuuki-senpai. So just anyone younger will do now, huh?
Izumi: Haha. There's a lot I'd like to say to that, but I'm in a pretty good mood right now so I'll let that one slide.
...You don't have to worry. I'm not gonna steal your friend away from you, alright, Kasa-kun?
Ritsu: Yup, nothing to worry about. Secchan's not equipped with the function to befriend people he's just met.
I've been with him all this time, and yet the first time I really felt like I became his friend was around Repayment Fes.
Izumi: Ugh, shut up... Idols don't really need friends, anyway. This is a job, not a game, right?
All you need is the determination to keep working hard, the skills you gain on the job, and luck.
Arashi: Nope, those are only what you need to be a model dueling before the camera lens.
As an idol, you have to look at the faces of your fans right in front of you—the fans cheering you on.
Izumi: You don't have to tell me that. I'm older than you, you know? You think there's something you'd understand that I don't?
Speaking of which, we'd be idol failures if we left our fans waiting forever, so instead of lollygagging out here, I say we go change into our new outfits and get ready to perform.
Then, we'll practice carefully and with purpose until the very last moment—all to bring out the most brilliant version of ourselves that we can.
You can do the rest when it's all over, right?
Tsukasa: Fufu. Indeed; in a rare fit of valid reasoning, what you say makes sense. There are still some things I wish to personally investigate, but...
A true professional leaves such things for after completing their tasks.
Ritsu: But... I mean, I know it's kinda late to ask, but wasn't this supposed to be a Switch performance in the first place? Are there outfits for Knights, too?
I guess in the worst case scenario, we can just wear our usual ones.
Tsumugi: Ah, don't worry about that. While it's obviously impossible for outfits to appear from thin air with a simple "abracadabra"—
You'd be surprised at how pretty much anything in life can work itself out if you live earnestly and do your best.
Ritsu: ...?
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< Open World Chapter 7 || Masterlist || Epilogue 1 >
Switch dialogue translated by iridesenescence
---
[Next Door stage]
Tsukasa: Hm... I'm not certain what this Switch-held Judgment entails, so I cannot comment on it quite yet, but...
If arrangements have already been made, then we cannot simply withdraw.
That would be a blow to our honor.
I doubt that Leo-san, who is no longer the king of Knights, even holds the authority to start a Judgment...
So I had originally planned to reject this duel and drag him home.
Leo: Huh~? Just whaddaya think Judgment's supposed to be? It's a trial by combat through which we oust dangerous knights and mad kings, y'know?
Of course I have the right to start one, even if I'm not the king!
It has to be that way, otherwise no king would ever allow a Judgment if they think there's a chance they'd be overthrown, right?
Judgment is a duel of purification, an internal purge... If only the king has the right to start one, then that's a slippery slope to dictatorship!
Tsukasa: Why yes, I'm sure that's how it was in your time.
But now, I—Tsukasa Suou—hold the crown in Knights. And as the king, I have the right to change those rules at my will.
Leo: Whoa, how can you say that and look so serious about it?! Hey everybody, we got a dictator over here! Throw stones at him, quick!
Arashi: Ufufu. While I'm sure it was just a joke, Ritsu-chan and I would protect him from any stone that comes his way, no problem. ♪
Ritsu: Indeed, I serve as a shield to Su-no-ji. ♪
Leo: Huh? Did you always talk that way, Rittsu?
Ritsu: So long as I don't lie to my own soul, I'm still me no matter how I change on the outside.
Tsumugi: Ahaha, that part of you is just like Rei-kun. You two really are brothers, huh. ♪
Ritsu: ? I don't have a brother, though? If I had to choose, then Aoba-oniichan's the closest I have to one.
Tsumugi: Um, are you fighting with Rei-kun again...?
Ritsu: We're not exactly fighting... But it hasn't been that long since we started taking each other more seriously, so we're still figuring out the right distance.
Tsumugi: I see, I see... But it's great that you're finally acknowledging each other and making progress, regardless of how slowly.
Meanwhile, we've just been scraping by thanks to Sora-kun's kindness—
Sora: HaHa~? Did you call for Sora, Senpai?
Tsukasa: Ah, Harukawa-ku— Gyaaah?!
Natsume: Sora! Ahh, Sora, I'm so sorry! We've treated you so horribly all this time—
After being shut out and shielded by my nii-sans and practically tearing myself apart over the frustration I'd let fester...
I, of all people, should have understood your feelings!
Izumi: ...Uh, no one's forcing you to understand my feelings, though?
Natsume: Huh?! I only took my eye off him for a while; how did adorable little Sora turn into such a mean-looking piece of eye candy?
Izumi: And just who are you calling "mean", huh?
Ritsu: You didn't deny the eye candy part, though. That's just like you, Secchan.
But as Secchan's friend, I'd like to make a correction: he's not "mean", he's "extra super mean".
Izumi: ...Why don't you try saying "welcome back" or something instead?
Arashi: Ufufu, but you return so often, Izumi-chan. Doesn't it seem a little weird to say "welcome back"?
It barely feels any different from before you graduated Yumenosaki, y'know?
Izumi: Excuse me? The whole reason I go out of my way to fly back to Japan is because I have to come clean up the messes you guys make left and right, though?
Quit making every single thing my fault, okay?
Leo: Wahaha! It's okay, Sena~ I swore I'd never make things your fault ever again!
Izumi: (ignoring him) ...Whatever. Anyway, Harukawa-kun, you can't keep kicking back and making me carry you everywhere. You can walk on your own.
Sora: Okay! Well, you were the one who said you wouldn't feel safe leaving Sora alone and decided to carry Sora, Sena-senpai~
But Sora did kick back and make you exert yourself, so Sora will say "thank you" and "sorry"!
Tsukasa: Um... We had Sena-senpai rush back from Italy, so it's not strange for him to be here, but...
Why are you accompanying him, Harukawa-kun?
How did that happen? Ahh, wait, I do believe Aoba-senpai mentioned something about you helping with today's performance...
Sora: Yep! While waiting for it to start, Sora was watching helicopters from the roof. ♪
Tsukasa: And that's when Sena-senpai suddenly abducted you, right? You poor thing! That must've been so frightening! But don't worry now, I'll protect you!
Sora: Nope! Other than almost getting hit by a car, Sora's totally fine! Sena-senpai stayed with me the whole time, so Sora had lots of fun~ ♪
Natsume: ......
Tsukasa: Sena-senpai... looked after you? Truly? I'd thought he was only like that with Yuuki-senpai. So just anyone younger will do now, huh?
Izumi: Haha. There's a lot I'd like to say to that, but I'm in a pretty good mood right now so I'll let that one slide.
...You don't have to worry. I'm not gonna steal your friend away from you, alright, Kasa-kun?
Ritsu: Yup, nothing to worry about. Secchan's not equipped with the function to befriend people he's just met.
I've been with him all this time, and yet the first time I really felt like I became his friend was around Repayment Fes.
Izumi: Ugh, shut up... Idols don't really need friends, anyway. This is a job, not a game, right?
All you need is the determination to keep working hard, the skills you gain on the job, and luck.
Arashi: Nope, those are only what you need to be a model dueling before the camera lens.
As an idol, you have to look at the faces of your fans right in front of you—the fans cheering you on.
Izumi: You don't have to tell me that. I'm older than you, you know? You think there's something you'd understand that I don't?
Speaking of which, we'd be idol failures if we left our fans waiting forever, so instead of lollygagging out here, I say we go change into our new outfits and get ready to perform.
Then, we'll practice carefully and with purpose until the very last moment—all to bring out the most brilliant version of ourselves that we can.
You can do the rest when it's all over, right?
Tsukasa: Fufu. Indeed; in a rare fit of valid reasoning, what you say makes sense. There are still some things I wish to personally investigate, but...
A true professional leaves such things for after completing their tasks.
Ritsu: But... I mean, I know it's kinda late to ask, but wasn't this supposed to be a Switch performance in the first place? Are there outfits for Knights, too?
I guess in the worst case scenario, we can just wear our usual ones.
Tsumugi: Ah, don't worry about that. While it's obviously impossible for outfits to appear from thin air with a simple "abracadabra"—
You'd be surprised at how pretty much anything in life can work itself out if you live earnestly and do your best.
Ritsu: ...?
---
< Open World Chapter 7 || Masterlist || Epilogue 1 >
