WITCH CRAFT 1

Sora: HaHiHuHeHo~... ♪

Tsumugi: Heyyy, Sora-kun ♪

Sora: Oh, Senpai! Trick or treat ♪

Tsumugi: Yes, trick or treat... ♪ But I don’t have any candy on me right now, so what should I do? Are you going to play a trick on me?

Sora: Yes! Those are the rules! Take this! Knee chop ♪

Tsumugi: Whoa! That’s a pretty subdued trick... but it’s easy enough to trip over the hem of this costume just walking around, so please go easy on me, okay?

Well, I’m the one who made it; I don’t have the right to complain to anyone about it.

Sora: Senpaaai, what are you dressed up as? A princess?

Tsumugi: No, no, I’m a magician, same as you~ More specifically, I’m a summoner—someone who uses summoning magic, get it?

Sora: Oh, I read about that in a manga from Hina-chan! It’s the one where you draw a magic circle all whooshy and then make monsters appear, right?

Tsumugi: Exactly. Over the course of the live, Switch is going to perform first...

So we’ll draw the magic circle with our dance steps and then summon Valkyrie, who are dressed up as demons.

That’s why we needed someone to play the summoner. Shu-kun demanded it, so I rushed to modify my costume a bit.

Shu-kun’s always been very picky about getting the details right, you know.

Sora: HaHa~ ♪ That sort of obsession is necessary! Sora loves Valkyrie; they have such intricate and pretty colors~

Tsumugi: Yes, of course. They’re pretty hard to imitate, aren’t they? Absolutely genius work. We should do our best not to hold them back, Sora-kun ♪

Sora: Yes! Switch is also a wonderful unit. We can hold our own against Valkyrie no problem ♪

Anyway, did you need something from Sora, Senpai? Or did you just come to say hi?

Tsumugi: No, I was looking for you~

We have a last-minute joint rehearsal soon. We’ll be able to start as soon as both you and Mika-kun from Valkyrie are present.

Sora: Oh! Sorry, Sora was having so much fun that he lost track of time!

Tsumugi: It’s fine! I’m just happy you’re enjoying yourself. Whenever you’re running late, I’ll just come get you like this.

Sora: Yes! You can find Sora no matter where he is, Senpai~ ♪

Tsumugi: I’m pretty good at it: seeing the bigger picture from a birds-eye view. That’s the privilege of being a bystander.

But Mika-kun seems to have escaped me; can you see him anywhere?

Sora: “Mika...” “Me-can...”

HiHi~ Bad buns make really fun colors ♪

Tsumugi: No, it’s not a pun. I’m no Eichi-kun, after all.^[2]

Hmm, I find it hard to believe that Mika-kun forgot the time of our rehearsal, so maybe something happened to him?

I’m a bit worried. It looks like I can’t get through to his phone, either.

Sora: HuHu~ the crowd is so big today that the signal has a crazy and chaotic color~

But Sora remembers Mika-chan-san’s color, so he’s probably over here ♪ This way, this way~ ♪

Tsumugi: Gyeh, don’t pull on me, please...?

Mika: Whoa?! Oh, it’s you two from Switch... good evening ♪

Tsumugi: Good evening. Thank goodness, I’m glad we were able to find you.

We were looking for you, Mika-kun. It’s just about time for our rehearsal together.

Mika: Oh... sorry, Tsumu-chan-senpai.

I knew I gotta rush over to the practice room, but these kids just won’t let go of my hands.

Tsumugi: Kids? Oh, there are some little ones here... With everyone in costume, it seems almost like a monster procession~ ♪^[1]

Sora: Oh, Hina-chan and the others are helping lost kids find their parents...

Mika-chan-san, do you know them? HeHe~ That’s what your color looks like~ ♪

Mika: Ngah, your eyes can’t be fooled, Sora-kun...

Yup, I know these kids from my hometown. Looks like they came to see me.

They saved up their allowance without telling their ma or pa and took the bullet train here... Guess they snuck out to see the Halloween Party.

But really, y’all shouldn’t be doin’ no reckless stuff like that. When I called back home everyone was mighty worried, you know.

Tsumugi: Ahaha. So they wanted to see you that much? What a happy thing, to have people who support you.

Mika: Mm... see, I up and left my hometown, like some sorta runaway.

I figured them back home would think I’s nothin’ but trouble, but as it turns out, they like me after all.

‘Specially the kids. They been treatin’ me like I’m some hometown hero of some sort.

Like they’re my biggest fans, I guess~ They even got a bunch of my merch.

But lemme tell y’all what... y’all should never ever try to be like me. Don’t you go an’ make your ma an’ pa sad, okay?

Tsumugi: Now, now, it’s just kids being kids...

You’ve already got in touch with their families, right? They’ve come all the way here, so you might as well let them cheer you on.

We should get special seats for Mika-kun’s biggest fans.

Mika: Mm, you’re real soft on kids, Tsumu-chan-senpai.

Well fine, but then y’all gotta head straight home after the live, got it? I’m kickin’ y’all out.

I can’t believe I’m fixin’ to blow all that money I saved up on train tickets...

This is way too much for a li’l trick; I ain’t no match for y’all.

Mika: Ngah? Naw, I ain’t mad. Y’all’s just kids, so you can do whatever y’all like.

‘S what I’m doin’, too.

All righty now, here’s some candy. So lemme see those smiles! Come have the best Halloween ever with Mika-nii ♪