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shivalriesSeason: Autumn
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[Soundproof Practice Room]
Ritsu: Yaaawn...♪
Hey, Suu-chan… shall I give you some training as a warm-up?
I was half-asleep, but I think you said you wanted someone to teach you, right?
Tsukasa: Yes? That would be of tremendous help, but would that be alright with you?
Ritsu: Yeah. Anija seems to be fully enjoying the position of Trickstar coach, so I'm gonna copy him~ The stronger my comrades get, the more I can relax, anyway...♪
My training is tough, Suekko-chan...♪
Tsukasa: Uwah, uwah... this is too great an honor, I’m overcome with gratitude!☆
Hearing such a positive suggestion from the usually languid Ritsu-senpai! You’re serious, right? It’s not just a whim, right?
Ritsu: Yeah. But, uh, try to start before I change my mind, it's already kind of a pain.
Show me the performance once through, and I’ll tell you what you have and what you don't...♪
You see, Anzu’s worried because Suu-chan is a little too obsessed with her.
I have some "fuzzy" memory that she might’ve said something like that as a bedtime story…
I feel the same as you, Suu-chan. Knights is a gathering of individualists, but that doesn’t mean you have to be all alone.
You don’t have to do every single thing alone. I’m pretty good at leaving the tedious stuff to other people, after all…
An easy win is the best win.♪
If you’re too stupidly serious, you’ll trip and fall even in a bright place like this.
Just let it go, relax. Life is actually pretty long, you know? It’d be foolish to panic and cause a traffic accident, right…?♪
But still, watching the young do crazy things is the sole pleasure of the elderly. I’ll go along with you until you say you can’t take it anymore.
Be prepared, Suu-chan.♪
A limited express sleeper train can’t be stopped so easily. In the midst of dreams, I’ll take you to places you’ve never seen before.
I’ll train you hard~ I made a promise with Anzu, after all.
She said she’d give me blood if I won, it’s a pinky promise...♪
Tsukasa: Oneesama… You shouldn’t make such promises lightly.
But it’s Ritsu-senpai, so he might forget about it in about three days.
Ritsu: Ahh, don’t treat people like they’re senile… Come on, start dancing already.
Should I show you an example? What a troublesome little baby you are.♪
Tsukasa: Then, let’s do it together. One, Two, Three...♪
Arashi: My, my, oh my goodness! Aren’t you two just getting along so well?♪
Tsukasa: Oh, Narukami-senpai! I was worried about you, where have you been?
Arashi: Fufu. I was just observing the enemy a bit. It would be too careless to not even know who we’re up against before the day of the show…
Trying all possible means to get ahead is basic strategy.♪
I was with Izumi-chan, you see. We looked into the temporary unit our Ousama has planned to fight with in Judgment.
Geez, it was a real trouble, you know?
Tsukasa: Sena-senpai, too? But he doesn’t seem the type to like that sort of honest work…
Arashi: Ufufu, Izumi-chan’s good at that kind of thing. He’s actually a pretty hardworking person, you know.
There’s no way to survive for three years at Yumenosaki on good looks alone.
Izumi-chan has known Ousama for the longest… he’s the ideal choice, right?
The investigation dragged on for a while, so we ended up coming late.
But it seems Ousama has already roped in the head of the broadcasting club, so gathering information was a real pain, you know?
Tsukasa: Broadcasting club… You mean Nazuna Nito-senpai, from Ra*bits?
Arashi: Yup, that’s right. The broadcasting club is good at collecting information, so it would’ve been nice to be able to ask them.
But having them as an enemy is frustrating. The information is hidden so well, it was so tough just trying to figure out who our enemies are, you know?
But, I asked another member of the broadcasting club, Makoto Yuuki-kun, and we were able get a lead there. All you need are connections.♪
Tsukasa: Ah, Yuuki-senpai? Sena-senpai is always bothering him… but he really did cooperate with us, huh?
Arashi: Well, with a little pushing and shoving. He seems close to Anzu-chan, so we had her ask.
And well, I threatened him a bit, said I’d set Izumi-chan after him if he didn’t spill the beans♪
Tsukasa: How dishonest… The displeasure toward Knights has died down for the most part, but I still do not encourage such cowardly methods.
We will be treated as antagonists again, you know?
Arashi: We took care not to let it get that way. Originally, fighting fairly is part of a knight’s code of honor, after all…
And Tsukasa-chan might get angry again if we do cowardly things.♪
Well, it should be flawless if we leave Izumi-chan to it.
Know your enemy and know yourself, and you need not fear the result of a hundred battles[1]... Let’s do what we can do, okay?
While we wait for Izumi-chan, we should concentrate on the lesson.
Judgment is only a week away, we don’t have much time to waste.
We don't know any of these songs that well… Learning everything is going to take time.
Let’s keep pushing it until we get stiff and sore.♪
Tsukasa: Yes, I will put my trust in you! Let's work together, Narukami-senpai...♪
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Edit: 17/10/3 minor changes
Edit 2 17/10/17 nuance changes
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< Road to Retaliation Chapter 2 || Masterlist || Road to Retaliation Chapter 4 >
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[Soundproof Practice Room]
Ritsu: Yaaawn...♪
Hey, Suu-chan… shall I give you some training as a warm-up?
I was half-asleep, but I think you said you wanted someone to teach you, right?
Tsukasa: Yes? That would be of tremendous help, but would that be alright with you?
Ritsu: Yeah. Anija seems to be fully enjoying the position of Trickstar coach, so I'm gonna copy him~ The stronger my comrades get, the more I can relax, anyway...♪
My training is tough, Suekko-chan...♪
Tsukasa: Uwah, uwah... this is too great an honor, I’m overcome with gratitude!☆
Hearing such a positive suggestion from the usually languid Ritsu-senpai! You’re serious, right? It’s not just a whim, right?
Ritsu: Yeah. But, uh, try to start before I change my mind, it's already kind of a pain.
Show me the performance once through, and I’ll tell you what you have and what you don't...♪
You see, Anzu’s worried because Suu-chan is a little too obsessed with her.
I have some "fuzzy" memory that she might’ve said something like that as a bedtime story…
I feel the same as you, Suu-chan. Knights is a gathering of individualists, but that doesn’t mean you have to be all alone.
You don’t have to do every single thing alone. I’m pretty good at leaving the tedious stuff to other people, after all…
An easy win is the best win.♪
If you’re too stupidly serious, you’ll trip and fall even in a bright place like this.
Just let it go, relax. Life is actually pretty long, you know? It’d be foolish to panic and cause a traffic accident, right…?♪
But still, watching the young do crazy things is the sole pleasure of the elderly. I’ll go along with you until you say you can’t take it anymore.
Be prepared, Suu-chan.♪
A limited express sleeper train can’t be stopped so easily. In the midst of dreams, I’ll take you to places you’ve never seen before.
I’ll train you hard~ I made a promise with Anzu, after all.
She said she’d give me blood if I won, it’s a pinky promise...♪
Tsukasa: Oneesama… You shouldn’t make such promises lightly.
But it’s Ritsu-senpai, so he might forget about it in about three days.
Ritsu: Ahh, don’t treat people like they’re senile… Come on, start dancing already.
Should I show you an example? What a troublesome little baby you are.♪
Tsukasa: Then, let’s do it together. One, Two, Three...♪
Arashi: My, my, oh my goodness! Aren’t you two just getting along so well?♪
Tsukasa: Oh, Narukami-senpai! I was worried about you, where have you been?
Arashi: Fufu. I was just observing the enemy a bit. It would be too careless to not even know who we’re up against before the day of the show…
Trying all possible means to get ahead is basic strategy.♪
I was with Izumi-chan, you see. We looked into the temporary unit our Ousama has planned to fight with in Judgment.
Geez, it was a real trouble, you know?
Tsukasa: Sena-senpai, too? But he doesn’t seem the type to like that sort of honest work…
Arashi: Ufufu, Izumi-chan’s good at that kind of thing. He’s actually a pretty hardworking person, you know.
There’s no way to survive for three years at Yumenosaki on good looks alone.
Izumi-chan has known Ousama for the longest… he’s the ideal choice, right?
The investigation dragged on for a while, so we ended up coming late.
But it seems Ousama has already roped in the head of the broadcasting club, so gathering information was a real pain, you know?
Tsukasa: Broadcasting club… You mean Nazuna Nito-senpai, from Ra*bits?
Arashi: Yup, that’s right. The broadcasting club is good at collecting information, so it would’ve been nice to be able to ask them.
But having them as an enemy is frustrating. The information is hidden so well, it was so tough just trying to figure out who our enemies are, you know?
But, I asked another member of the broadcasting club, Makoto Yuuki-kun, and we were able get a lead there. All you need are connections.♪
Tsukasa: Ah, Yuuki-senpai? Sena-senpai is always bothering him… but he really did cooperate with us, huh?
Arashi: Well, with a little pushing and shoving. He seems close to Anzu-chan, so we had her ask.
And well, I threatened him a bit, said I’d set Izumi-chan after him if he didn’t spill the beans♪
Tsukasa: How dishonest… The displeasure toward Knights has died down for the most part, but I still do not encourage such cowardly methods.
We will be treated as antagonists again, you know?
Arashi: We took care not to let it get that way. Originally, fighting fairly is part of a knight’s code of honor, after all…
And Tsukasa-chan might get angry again if we do cowardly things.♪
Well, it should be flawless if we leave Izumi-chan to it.
Know your enemy and know yourself, and you need not fear the result of a hundred battles[1]... Let’s do what we can do, okay?
While we wait for Izumi-chan, we should concentrate on the lesson.
Judgment is only a week away, we don’t have much time to waste.
We don't know any of these songs that well… Learning everything is going to take time.
Let’s keep pushing it until we get stiff and sore.♪
Tsukasa: Yes, I will put my trust in you! Let's work together, Narukami-senpai...♪
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[1] This is directly quoted from Sun Tzu's "The Art of War", one of the most well-known ancient works on war strategy. Leave it to Akira-sensei to use all sorts of war references for Judgment loool
Edit: 17/10/3 minor changes
Edit 2 17/10/17 nuance changes
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< Road to Retaliation Chapter 2 || Masterlist || Road to Retaliation Chapter 4 >
