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[euthanasia Stage]
(Two weeks later, on the day of the euthanasia performance)
Ritsu: 'Kaaay, gather round everybody... From the Knights you know and love, let's get this euthanasia thing up and running...
Leo: You could look a lil' less dead! You okay, Rittsu?! Are you low on sleep, maybe? Your exhaustion's showing through the makeup!
Ritsu: And whose fault do you think that is, Tsukipi~...? You went off and contacted Akatsuki and made things at school more complicated, didn't you?
It was all gonna clean up nicely, and then you just had to make it all cattywampus, didn't you?
Between dealing with that and everything else, I've barely slept lately—
Leo: Wait, was that bad? But I didn't have anything to do! Plus, I'd already decided to fully support Suo~'s vision!
I left the euthanasia strategizing to him and decided to do what I could... Agh, sorry! Did I stick my nose in too far?
Ritsu: Nah, it's fine. It's not like anyone told you not to, and, unlike a certain someone, I respect your free will.
Izumi: Excuse me? Ever since Next Door, you stragglers in Japan have been jabbing at me for every last little thing—sooo~ annoying!
Just when you'd finally stopped haranguing me over DDD, too!
Ritsu: But Secchan, you're always spitting venom at everyone around you, no?
It's stressful if we're not even allowed to say anything back to you. Plus, you're practically handing us your weak points on purpose, aren't you?
Leo: Oh, really? So there was actually a deep intention behind all those stunts you pulled, huh! Wow, Sena, you're so amazing... ☆
Izumi: Huh? Ah, yeah, I guess so? Heh... ♪
Ritsu: Heheh, see, all you gotta do is suck up to him sometimes. Secchan needs all the validation he can get, so it's all good as long as you give him regular praise.
Leo: Good to know!
Tsukasa: Pardon me, everyone. I say this every single time, but please refrain from indulging in small talk and ignoring the situation at hand. I'd prefer you felt the pressure a little more.
Look. Our guests have already gathered in the venue.
As it stands, we've caused them all quite a bit of worry with our decreased activity and such—
We must remain resolute and reassure them that Knights is doing just fine.
Arashi: Ufufu, rather than seeing us all silent and brooding, I think everyone would rather see us having fun, no?
You too, Tsukasa-chan—wipe that frown off your face and smile! ♪ You're much cuter like that, you know!
Tsukasa: I do not quite understand this "cute" concept, to be honest. I come from an ancient warrior family, you see.
Even so, if this is what everyone wants, then I'll do my utmost to fulfill that. I did not, by any means, earn my power and status just to push my own selfish goals.
Having earned my recognition as an established ruler, I shall overlook the whole kingdom as I choose the appropriate actions to take. Then, I shall bring fortune to those whom I love and who have loved me.
As an idol and as the head of the Suou family, I trust these ambitions of mine will be realized. Of course, it would be difficult all by myself.
Leo: Wahaha! You're gonna be fine, Suo~! I'm always on your side!
...Now that I've stepped off the throne, there's much less I can do than I thought.
So all of you guys were fighting from this disadvantage all this time... I feel sorry for ya.
Tsukasa: Heh, have you found yourself longing for the throne you once handed away?
Leo: Nah, I'm just kidding! There isn't enough space for two people to sit, anyway! It'd be kinda complicated to have more than one head, too!
Ritsu: Yup, just like how me and Tsukipi~ both did our own separate things and got everything a little more tangled up.
Leo: Geez, I said I'm sorry. But even if I'd tried to talk to you about it beforehand, there's no way I could've. All this time, you were sneaking around and barely showed up.
Ritsu: Yeah, sorry about that.
But see, this time I was standing smack in between two sides of Knights, so I thought I could be the impartial judge.
If I carelessly interacted with either faction before the fight, you would all call foul.
Well... in the end, I did hurry over to talk to Aoba Onii-chan, because I noticed Akatsuki were up to no good.
Leo: Hey, don't put more on his shoulders! Oba-chan's already started to look like he's skipping sleep again!
Ritsu: Oh, but he said something like "Tsukinaga-kun's at it again"...?
Switch seems to be having a teensy bit of trouble lately, so let's both try not to create more work for him, hm...? ♪
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< Until the Morning Light Chapter 6 || Masterlist || Until the Morning Light Chapter 8 >
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[euthanasia Stage]
(Two weeks later, on the day of the euthanasia performance)
Ritsu: 'Kaaay, gather round everybody... From the Knights you know and love, let's get this euthanasia thing up and running...
Leo: You could look a lil' less dead! You okay, Rittsu?! Are you low on sleep, maybe? Your exhaustion's showing through the makeup!
Ritsu: And whose fault do you think that is, Tsukipi~...? You went off and contacted Akatsuki and made things at school more complicated, didn't you?
It was all gonna clean up nicely, and then you just had to make it all cattywampus, didn't you?
Between dealing with that and everything else, I've barely slept lately—
Leo: Wait, was that bad? But I didn't have anything to do! Plus, I'd already decided to fully support Suo~'s vision!
I left the euthanasia strategizing to him and decided to do what I could... Agh, sorry! Did I stick my nose in too far?
Ritsu: Nah, it's fine. It's not like anyone told you not to, and, unlike a certain someone, I respect your free will.
Izumi: Excuse me? Ever since Next Door, you stragglers in Japan have been jabbing at me for every last little thing—sooo~ annoying!
Just when you'd finally stopped haranguing me over DDD, too!
Ritsu: But Secchan, you're always spitting venom at everyone around you, no?
It's stressful if we're not even allowed to say anything back to you. Plus, you're practically handing us your weak points on purpose, aren't you?
Leo: Oh, really? So there was actually a deep intention behind all those stunts you pulled, huh! Wow, Sena, you're so amazing... ☆
Izumi: Huh? Ah, yeah, I guess so? Heh... ♪
Ritsu: Heheh, see, all you gotta do is suck up to him sometimes. Secchan needs all the validation he can get, so it's all good as long as you give him regular praise.
Leo: Good to know!
Tsukasa: Pardon me, everyone. I say this every single time, but please refrain from indulging in small talk and ignoring the situation at hand. I'd prefer you felt the pressure a little more.
Look. Our guests have already gathered in the venue.
As it stands, we've caused them all quite a bit of worry with our decreased activity and such—
We must remain resolute and reassure them that Knights is doing just fine.
Arashi: Ufufu, rather than seeing us all silent and brooding, I think everyone would rather see us having fun, no?
You too, Tsukasa-chan—wipe that frown off your face and smile! ♪ You're much cuter like that, you know!
Tsukasa: I do not quite understand this "cute" concept, to be honest. I come from an ancient warrior family, you see.
Even so, if this is what everyone wants, then I'll do my utmost to fulfill that. I did not, by any means, earn my power and status just to push my own selfish goals.
Having earned my recognition as an established ruler, I shall overlook the whole kingdom as I choose the appropriate actions to take. Then, I shall bring fortune to those whom I love and who have loved me.
As an idol and as the head of the Suou family, I trust these ambitions of mine will be realized. Of course, it would be difficult all by myself.
Leo: Wahaha! You're gonna be fine, Suo~! I'm always on your side!
...Now that I've stepped off the throne, there's much less I can do than I thought.
So all of you guys were fighting from this disadvantage all this time... I feel sorry for ya.
Tsukasa: Heh, have you found yourself longing for the throne you once handed away?
Leo: Nah, I'm just kidding! There isn't enough space for two people to sit, anyway! It'd be kinda complicated to have more than one head, too!
Ritsu: Yup, just like how me and Tsukipi~ both did our own separate things and got everything a little more tangled up.
Leo: Geez, I said I'm sorry. But even if I'd tried to talk to you about it beforehand, there's no way I could've. All this time, you were sneaking around and barely showed up.
Ritsu: Yeah, sorry about that.
But see, this time I was standing smack in between two sides of Knights, so I thought I could be the impartial judge.
If I carelessly interacted with either faction before the fight, you would all call foul.
Well... in the end, I did hurry over to talk to Aoba Onii-chan, because I noticed Akatsuki were up to no good.
Leo: Hey, don't put more on his shoulders! Oba-chan's already started to look like he's skipping sleep again!
Ritsu: Oh, but he said something like "Tsukinaga-kun's at it again"...?
Switch seems to be having a teensy bit of trouble lately, so let's both try not to create more work for him, hm...? ♪
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< Until the Morning Light Chapter 6 || Masterlist || Until the Morning Light Chapter 8 >
