OUT SIDER 2

Arashi: All right, now! Gather around, everyone! Your onee-chans have come to give you some sweet, yummy treats ♪

Sora: HaHa~ ♪ Thank you! When someone gives you something, you say thank you ☆

Mitsuru: Yahoo! I love the stuff you make, Arashi-chan-senpai! They’re soooo good ☆

But what are you talking about with the “onee-chan” thing? Anzu-nee~chan’s the only one of those here?

Arashi: Goodness gracious! Children who say hurtful things so casually don’t get any sweets, you know!

Mitsuru: ? I don’t really get it, but sorry...?

Arashi: Good. Since you’ve apologized, I’ll forgive how inconsiderate you were! Oooh, what a good kid you are! My boy’s just so cute... ☆

Mitsuru: Ugyeh, can you stop hugging me so tight? There’s chocolate and stuff all over you. I guess it’s fine to get my track clothes dirty, but still?

Arashi: Oh my, I’m sorry. I was the one being inconsiderate this time. Forgive me? ♪

Mitsuru: Not a problem! I’ll just lick it off and then I’m golden! Mlemlem ♪

Arashi: My, aren’t you greedy. For the record, you can’t eat these sweets, okay? They’re to hand out to guests.

We worked really hard, you know. But Ritsu-chan was unusually fired up ♪

Even with everyone in Knights helping out, we couldn’t keep up; we have to call in Anzu-chan for backup.

Sorry about that, Anzu-chan. You’re the one in charge of this, so you must be super busy.

Hmm? Preparations were rough, but the day of is mostly just smoothing out kinks? I guess that’s not so bad, yeah.

Well, I’m glad. Just don’t push yourself, okay? ♪

Mitsuru: Ahaha, you guys sure are close! It does kinda feel like I’ve got a bunch of big sisters~ ♪

Arashi: Yes, exactly! We’re the big sisters of all the hard-working boys at Yumenosaki, right?

We’re even wearing matching outfits, so it really feels like we’re one big family ♪

Sora: Yes! It’s happy to have a big family!

Actually, we’ve been working with Hina-chan and Yuu-chan ever since the other day when we were handing out fliers~?

Sora doesn’t usually do work like this, so it’s fun~ ♪

Arashi: Oh, really? Well, you’re doing a great job of it ♪

Sora: HiHi~ ♪ Switch is all about helping people in trouble!

Hinata: Yeah, really. You guys have been a huge help. I didn’t expect you guys to be so efficient or like, to never even get tired of it.

But it can get frustrating when you take a long time to learn something new, or when you run off on your own.

Sora: ? Hina-chan?

Hinata: That’s me~ You know, Sora-kun, sometimes you act like you’re meeting me for the first time.

Sora: Sorry! When you two aren’t together, it’s hard to tell you apart~?

Hinata: Huh? Shouldn’t it be the other way around? Umm... yeah, you’re kinda a weird kid...?

Sora: People say that a lot! Hina-chan, would you hate Sora if you thought he was weird...?

Hinata: Umm, nope. I’d actually like you more~ ♪

Sora: Whoa? Don’t hug Sora so tight~ The snacks are going to fall~!

Arashi: Ahaha, you two are such good friends, aren’t you? Watching you first years just warms my heart. Don’t you agree, Anzu-chan?

Oh? No reaction at all, huh... What’s wrong?

You must be tired, after all. Prepping for the Halloween Party has been tough on you.

It’s an S1, after all—a massive event you can’t afford to miss out on.

But you shouldn’t push yourself too hard, either. You have to know when to pull your punches... but you’ve never been very good at that, have you?

Well, I suppose that’s exactly why everyone likes you so much.

But if you’re ever feeling used and abused, it’s always better to say no even if it puts you on people’s bad sides.

I’m sure you’re scared to death of falling out of grace with people, but that’s still better than actual death.

Mitsuru: Arashi-chan-senpai? You’re making a scary face again...?

Arashi: Oh, sorry. I got a bit too serious there...

That won’t do; this is a festival, so we should be smiling. You all are going to hand out candy now, right?

Sora: Yes! We’ve been managing the crowd so far, so we wore clothes that could get dirty, but now we are going to dress up and help give out candy!

Trick or treat, and such ♪

Umm, but we aren’t just giving out the candy, right? It’s an “exchange?”

We take the candy guests buy and then give them either a “trick” or a “treat” basically?

Hinata: Basically. It’s a little complicated, huh? And both the guests and us are dressed up like monsters, so it’s all sorts of confusing.

Oh, not that I’m criticizing Anzu-san’s plan or anything.

Sora: It’s fun when everyone is a monster, right? HuHu~ It’s like that story about another dimension that Senpai likes ♪

Hinata: You’re right about that~ The one who can have fun no matter what is the one who comes out on top ♪

Mitsuru: I couldn’t agree more! Ohhh, I’m getting super pumped! ☆

Hinata: Don’t go all in right from the start, Mitsuru-kun. The Halloween Party lasts until night. Actually, the real party doesn’t start until after the sun goes down.

Mitsuru: It’s fiiiine! I’ve got plenty of stamina ☆

Hinata: Yeah, I know. You and Sora-kun can move around so much I’m always shocked. Man, it’s a big world out there!^[1]

But I gotta say, I was convinced we were the cream of the crop in our class~ ♪