Sudden Death - Believability Chapter 6
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shivalriesSeason: Winter
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Location: Cafe
Rinne: Oh, yeah? Well, ain't you a chivalrous bunch.
Saving the weak, huh? We're fresh outta the idol pipeline, so we know jackshit about anything—
Gotta thank our lucky stars that we got put in the same place as our valiant Knights, eh? ♪
HiMERU: Agreed. Had you not announced yourselves as Crazy:B's patrons, we would have faced certain annihilation.
"Love your enemies"—just like the martyrs of history, who lost their lives to senseless persecution.
*chuckle* HiMERU thinks it's wonderful.
Ritsu: ...I have to warn you that there's no telling how long our protection will last.
Right now, nobody thinks it's worth it to attack Crazy:B at the risk of turning their blades on one of the Big 3.
But the longer the dispute stretches on, the more likely some guy out there's gonna lose it and go berserk.
I'm talking someone who's lost their mind and will attack indiscriminately, thinking everyone's an enemy.
Arashi: The madness of war... I'm sick of all that, honestly.
Rinne: Yeah, before some bloodthirsty bozo shows up, we gotta save our asses and get to the bottom of this.
HiMERU: Indeed. We must pin down the mastermind controlling everything behind the scenes and defeat them.
Once we've nipped this disaster in the bud, let us once again compete with each other in the SS qualifiers—as idols, fair and square.
Tsukasa: Yes, as idols. I would hope our interests align on that point.
However, we cannot provide more than simple protection. To our great shame, we are dealing with a bit of trouble on our own—
So we unfortunately cannot spare time to help with the investigation.
Rinne: Oh yeah, wasn't there somethin' about your boys abroad? They causin' you problems?
Tsukasa: I must disagree with that choice of words. Though my seniors are prone to causing problems, this is the one time they are not at fault.
Ritsu: Su~chan, you're saying too much. We can't give away our weaknesses.
Tsukasa: But isn't the very definition of an alliance to reveal your weaknesses to each other, so that you may strike where it hurts at the first sign of betrayal?
In the Sengoku Period, important figures were often sent to enemy countries as hostages. This is similar.
Arashi: Hello, since when were we in the Sengoku Period? It's the 21st century.
Rinne: That just means humanity's barely changed since we popped up two hundred thousand years ago.
We reached the peak of evolution. Nothin' much more we can improve.
Heck, you'd be surprised how well old methods still work. If you wanna wage wars, then you better read up on The Art of War and stuff like that.
Alright, anyways, no time to shoot the breeze when we got other stuff to do. We're gonna peace out.
Tsukasa: Alright. ...Unfortunately, we'll have to wrap up once again with only a recap of the situation.
HiMERU: There was simply nothing new to say in our report this time around.
The culprit has covered their tracks quite thoroughly.
Rinne: Yeah, but we got Meru-Meru, ace detective and master of mystery solving, workin' the case!
Rest easy and wait for our good news... Knights. ♪
♪~♪~♪
Niki: Oh, are we done? Let's swing by a restaurant on the way back! I wanna go to that place with the huge octopus on it!
Rinne: What? I heard the octopus is just a tourist attraction. The actual restaurant went under.
Niki: What?! Why? Octopus is so tasty!
Is there no justice in this world?!
Rinne: First time ya lose your shit since we got to Kansai, and it's over octopus?
HiMERU: *chuckle* Alright then, we'll take our leave. Apologies for the ruckus.
Tsukasa: Oh, not at all. Thank you for coming all this way to meet us.
Please take care on your return. The cloud of suspicion over you has not yet cleared, after all.
HiMERU: Of course. We're very grateful for your kind words.
—Speaking of which, why did you have us meet directly? We have a perfectly convenient channel of communication via Hallhands.
Is this not an inefficient use of time?
Tsukasa: S-Speaking directly makes it easier to show one's sincerity, wouldn't you say?
HiMERU: ...Though an outdated idea, that may be so. We are still in the early days of our alliance; we should meet in good faith and foster trust between each other.
HiMERU apologizes for speaking out of turn. Now then, goodbye.
Tsukasa: A-Ah, yes, goodbye... ♪
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< Believability Chapter 5 || Masterlist || Believability Chapter 7 >
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Location: Cafe
Rinne: Oh, yeah? Well, ain't you a chivalrous bunch.
Saving the weak, huh? We're fresh outta the idol pipeline, so we know jackshit about anything—
Gotta thank our lucky stars that we got put in the same place as our valiant Knights, eh? ♪
HiMERU: Agreed. Had you not announced yourselves as Crazy:B's patrons, we would have faced certain annihilation.
"Love your enemies"—just like the martyrs of history, who lost their lives to senseless persecution.
*chuckle* HiMERU thinks it's wonderful.
Ritsu: ...I have to warn you that there's no telling how long our protection will last.
Right now, nobody thinks it's worth it to attack Crazy:B at the risk of turning their blades on one of the Big 3.
But the longer the dispute stretches on, the more likely some guy out there's gonna lose it and go berserk.
I'm talking someone who's lost their mind and will attack indiscriminately, thinking everyone's an enemy.
Arashi: The madness of war... I'm sick of all that, honestly.
Rinne: Yeah, before some bloodthirsty bozo shows up, we gotta save our asses and get to the bottom of this.
HiMERU: Indeed. We must pin down the mastermind controlling everything behind the scenes and defeat them.
Once we've nipped this disaster in the bud, let us once again compete with each other in the SS qualifiers—as idols, fair and square.
Tsukasa: Yes, as idols. I would hope our interests align on that point.
However, we cannot provide more than simple protection. To our great shame, we are dealing with a bit of trouble on our own—
So we unfortunately cannot spare time to help with the investigation.
Rinne: Oh yeah, wasn't there somethin' about your boys abroad? They causin' you problems?
Tsukasa: I must disagree with that choice of words. Though my seniors are prone to causing problems, this is the one time they are not at fault.
Ritsu: Su~chan, you're saying too much. We can't give away our weaknesses.
Tsukasa: But isn't the very definition of an alliance to reveal your weaknesses to each other, so that you may strike where it hurts at the first sign of betrayal?
In the Sengoku Period, important figures were often sent to enemy countries as hostages. This is similar.
Arashi: Hello, since when were we in the Sengoku Period? It's the 21st century.
Rinne: That just means humanity's barely changed since we popped up two hundred thousand years ago.
We reached the peak of evolution. Nothin' much more we can improve.
Heck, you'd be surprised how well old methods still work. If you wanna wage wars, then you better read up on The Art of War and stuff like that.
Alright, anyways, no time to shoot the breeze when we got other stuff to do. We're gonna peace out.
Tsukasa: Alright. ...Unfortunately, we'll have to wrap up once again with only a recap of the situation.
HiMERU: There was simply nothing new to say in our report this time around.
The culprit has covered their tracks quite thoroughly.
Rinne: Yeah, but we got Meru-Meru, ace detective and master of mystery solving, workin' the case!
Rest easy and wait for our good news... Knights. ♪
♪~♪~♪
Niki: Oh, are we done? Let's swing by a restaurant on the way back! I wanna go to that place with the huge octopus on it!
Rinne: What? I heard the octopus is just a tourist attraction. The actual restaurant went under.
Niki: What?! Why? Octopus is so tasty!
Is there no justice in this world?!
Rinne: First time ya lose your shit since we got to Kansai, and it's over octopus?
HiMERU: *chuckle* Alright then, we'll take our leave. Apologies for the ruckus.
Tsukasa: Oh, not at all. Thank you for coming all this way to meet us.
Please take care on your return. The cloud of suspicion over you has not yet cleared, after all.
HiMERU: Of course. We're very grateful for your kind words.
—Speaking of which, why did you have us meet directly? We have a perfectly convenient channel of communication via Hallhands.
Is this not an inefficient use of time?
Tsukasa: S-Speaking directly makes it easier to show one's sincerity, wouldn't you say?
HiMERU: ...Though an outdated idea, that may be so. We are still in the early days of our alliance; we should meet in good faith and foster trust between each other.
HiMERU apologizes for speaking out of turn. Now then, goodbye.
Tsukasa: A-Ah, yes, goodbye... ♪
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