Epilogue 1

Kanata: floating, floating... ♪

ahhh... the Water is always the best place to Relax~

chiaki will get Mad at me if he finds me though so please keep this a secret okay?

shhh... okay? shhh. floating, floating ♪

Shu: ......

Kanata: shu? please Reply to me or i will feel lonely~ you do not seem very Happy. are you Hungry?

i saw anzu-san just now with... your Child, that black-haired boy?

mi, mi... mii-san is buying Food with her. so you only need to wait a little while longer.

there are many Stalls at the tanabata festival.

they are selling Street food like takoyaki and taiyaki and candy apples... ♪

Shu: ...I have no desire to eat such low-nutrition foods as that.

Kagehira probably smelled the sauces and was reminded of his hometown. I imagine he’s overjoyed right about now.

But in my current state, I think I would vomit no matter what I may eat.

Kanata: it would be wasteful if you threw up. ufufu~... you are feeling down shu. there there, would you like me to comfort you? ♪

Shu: Get your hands off of me; they’re wet. You’ve developed such strange habits, Kanata... Though I suppose I do appreciate you trying to cheer me up.

Kanata: fufufu~ of course i would, because we are Friends ♪

you also called us Friends while you were up on the Stage... it made me very happy.

but... the Results of the performance were more Unfortunate though~

ufufu. you were so very sure of yourself... you were cackling with laughter even though you Ended up losing. that was very shocking to you was it not?

Shu: You’re so noisy. Have you always talked this much...? It’s not as if I’m unwilling to accept defeat; this outcome was destined from the beginning, after all.

Of course our performance was far superior to fine’s.

But fine also has a massive fan base, whereas we haven’t been in the spotlight for quite some time.

It was only natural that they received as many votes as they did. Those artless philistines couldn’t possibly discern superior quality just by witnessing it.

They were equally incapable of understanding the great feat that we achieved.

To the majority of the audience, we were merely another unit they’d never heard of.

Fools will always follow the crowd; they wish to place their bets on the winning horse.

To them, that is the Yumenosaki Academy, fine, and its top idol Tenshouin Eichi...

Brainwashed by the masses, they voted for fine without a second thought.

It seems our art is too recondite for those philistines. They prefer catchy, shallow performances.

What ignorant, worthless fools...!

Kanata: even still on that Stage something Amazing...

something Unbelievable was happening. i am sure everyone must have Understood that much, deep down.

you are not just Ghosts of the past.

you will remain in their hearts and in their memories. even if you lost the Battle... i believe you will win the War.

and more than anyone else the members of fine... they absolutely Understand that.

you are Carved into their hearts so that they will never forget it. you, and your terror.

Shu: A loss is a loss, but it is no less infuriating!

There was a likelihood of victory; that’s the entire reason I had the nerve to set foot onto the stage. I hate losing more than anything!

However, I must say that fine had more fight in them than I expected.

Wataru had been the only one I was concerned about, but the others were no pushovers... It was no simple matter going against them.

Of course, we gave them no quarter either, I’ll have you know.

They’ve certainly earned their spot at the top of Yumenosaki Academy. But we are still better than they are, right?!

Kanata: yes yes... thanks to you i have regained my motivation.

ryuseitai is going to perform on the Stage next so i will give them a taste of Revenge ♪

Shu: I appreciate the sentiment, but that will be impossible to accomplish.

After their match with us, fine left the stage to another unit and retreated. Supposedly, they won’t be performing again tonight.

Kanata: really~ mr. Emperor does not have enough Stamina for it i guess.

that is too bad~ i was looking forward to beating him Black and Blue ♪

Shu: Hahaha. Well, so long as we attend Yumenosaki Academy, we will have plenty of opportunities to face him.

I will refrain from that for a while, however. fine... Tenshouin will only grow stronger after tonight.

I feel as though I’ve just given that gluttonous omnivore ever more prey to feast upon...

Oh, how vexing! I should never have taken part in the Tanabata Festival. I regret it all; I want only to confine myself again.

Kanata: you cannot do that~ you will end up having to repeat a year like rei did.

Shu: I will avoid that much. I have no desire to be stuck in the pits of hell for eternity.

Rei has odd tastes, that’s for sure. You are my friends and I adore you, but every one of you has utterly baffled me, both in the past and now.

Kanata: that is probably exactly why we were able to become Friends i am sure ♪

...oh. chiaki is calling me so i should head over to the Stage. if you would like shu please Cheer for me ♪

Shu: I’m returning home now. I’ve no interest in the boisterous revelry of the common masses.

Once Kagehira has come back, we will go straight home. I’ve pushed him too hard for this as well, so I intend to care meticulously for him and then allow him to rest.

Kanata: ufufu. you always take good care of him~ ♪

Shu: Is that how it seems? I didn’t ask for this, you know... Never mind that; you ought to hurry. You’ve always been too carefree.

But you are unhurried and unchanging, which provides a sense of security.

Thank you, Kanata, for allowing me to talk with you. Because of you, I was able to calm myself down quite a bit.

It is only a trifling game in the end, but... well, I wish you luck during your live.

Kanata: yes. thank you shu. i am also happy that we were able to Talk... ♪