Rebellion - The King's New Clothes Chapter 1

[shivalries]

Season: Summer

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Location: Studio



Ritsu: Yaaaaawn... ♪

I'm baaack... Night night... ♪

Izumi: Ah, hey! Kuma-kuuun, you can't always just run off to bed the moment you get back to the studio. Meeting first, right? Get up.

Ritsu: Mrrrrnnn... Nobody, and I mean nobody, can interfere with my beauty sleep... ♪

Izumi: O-Ow! I was just trying to shake him awake, and he bit my finger! What are you, some wild animal? Toootally annoying!

Arashi: You two really get along, don't you? And you have so much energy, too. I'm all worn out after our performance just now.

Heheh. Not that I'm agreeing with Ritsu-chan, but it really does feel like we're coming back home...

It's been feeling more and more like this studio's turned into Knights' headquarters these days, huh?

Home is where the heart is, above all else... ♪

Izumi: Come on, Naru-kun, now's not the time to get comfy! Help me wake up Kuma-kun! And you too, Anzu, don't just stand there spacing out, okay?

Is there anyone with any sense around here?!

Ritsu: Mmm... nom nom... ♪

Izumi: I told you not to eat my fingers! Quit acting like a three-year old!

Arashi: Eheh. You've been working hard, huh, Anzu-chan? What a good girl you are. ♪

We've been performing almost every single day lately. I'm sorry we keep making you come along with us.

You've been such a big help to us, though! We've really got to reward you somehow... ♪

You have to help out other units too, I'm sure. Bet you're wishing you had a clone to help you out, huh?

But I just know everyone's getting all fired up for your sake~♪

Well... all we've got here is tea and some snacks, but why don't you have a seat and relax, dear?

If you have other work to do, I can help you out! Leave it all to your Onee-chan. ♪

Izumi: Naru-kuuun! Wai—Help me over here! Kuma-kun keeps tossing and turning and he's gonna drag me into his futon!

Arashi: Oh, settle down... I'm sure Ritsu-chan's tired. Let him sleep, okay? Warriors need rest, as do knights. ♪

Izumi: Ugh... Anzu just had to make him a bed in the studio...

I mean, I guess it helps that Kuma-kun shows up on his own now without us having to go find him and bring him back.
　
But now he won't budge from this spot, and he's sleeping every second he's not onstage! Talk about selfish.

Arashi: You're accusing someone of being selfish, Izumi-chan? Well then, that makes two of you. ♪

Well, at least he's better than he used to be. I remember way back when Ritsu-chan used to be like a living corpse.

You've been quite the eager beaver lately too, huh, Izumi-chan?

Maybe it's all thanks to Anzu-chan?

Or could it be because our "King" finally came back the other day?

Izumi: Huh? When was I ever an "eager beaver"? Don't get the wrong idea, alright? Still, when you know you're making a winning gamble, it'd be totally stupid not to bet anything, right? ♪

We've been fighting with our bare hands up until now, but now that that dumb king's back, we have our weapons again—

Our top-quality repertoire of music.

And with weapons, we can strategize. It means we can finally fight the way Knights should.

Trickstar and those other losers can't act like they're all that around us now~♪

We don't know when His Moronic Majesty's gonna up and vanish again...

So while we've got the chance, we should lay siege on as many strongholds as we can and expand our territory. We were on the decline, but now we can blossom again.

It's getting interesting now, to be honest. Fighting's no fun if you don't win... ♪

Arashi: You're like a whole different person right now, with that glint in your eyes.

Our king cuts quite the striking figure, though I hardly know anything about him, really. I wonder what he's actually like?

He disappeared right after I joined Knights, after all.

I'm not exactly sure what kind of person he is, you know?

He doesn't seem like a bad person, though? Rather cheerful and friendly, in fact.

Izumi: Well yeah, that's because he likes you, Naru-kun. He's a big fan of weirdos.

Most of the time, he doesn't even remember people's names. I mean, even Kasa-kun's still getting called "Newbie", right?



Tsukasa: ......

Arashi: Oh? Excuse me, but I am not a weirdo? Rude!

Either way, the King might have a few issues, but he's certainly a genius when it comes to composing.

With the music he makes... with our weapons, we can make a steady advance forward.

We're taking down other units by challenging them to our special one-on-one battle, Duel, all the while fighting our way through the various official DreamFes shows...

So, you could say our fame's been skyrocketing, I guess?

It's totally unbelievable! ♪ I never thought things would be so different just having our King, a leader, around.

I mean, one of our veterans is finally back in business... Knights can now try to reclaim our former glory.

It's time to revive the dazzlingly beautiful Knights I once admired. ♪

Of course... It's only because Anzu-chan is arranging all this for us that we're able to march forward with this hectic schedule.

Izumi: Well, the King's pretty crap when it comes to logistics. Not like a misfit like him would have any common sense.

Yet he's ordering Anzu around like he's sooo important, and being totally unmanageable with all these jobs he's taking up.

It's like adding wings to a tiger. Or adding insult to injury.

Sorry about our idiot here, Anzu. Looks like he's causing you trouble too, you poor thing... Come over here and let your Onii-chan comfort you. ♪

Arashi: Hey now, when did you start being Anzu-chan's Onii-chan, huh?

Not that I mind, really. I'm Anzu-chan's Onee-chan, and I'm not giving away that role to anyone... ♪

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