Fall of a Great Star 2

Wataru: To begin with, the Tanabata Festival is right before us. I wonder what it will be like this year.

Eichi told me that Anzu-san will be in charge of planning and organizing the event.

As such, I’m deeply interested in how it will turn out. Ah, as always, the unknown is the greatest form of entertainment ♪

Tori: Hmm, so Anzu’s planning it? She’s been working really hard lately, huh? I should go thank her later...

Wait, you said “this year.” What does that mean? Did you have a Tanabata Festival last year, too?

Wataru: The name was different, but there is an S1 every year around this time, yes. It’s something of an annual event at Yumenosaki Academy.

Tori: Huh... I’m just curious, but what was it like last year, then?

Wataru: Oh, I don’t know. I wasn’t interested in it at all; I was only engaged with the drama course at the time.

I do remember every word of every play we performed around then, though ♪

Tori: You don’t remember a single thing that don’t interest you...

Lemme guess: the reason you insist on calling me “Princess” is ‘cause you can’t remember my actual name, too.

Wataru: Fufufu. I remember things just fine; I have great confidence in my memory.

It’s simply that I’ve memorized too many things, so I store that which I don’t use regularly in the back of my mind.

In any case, this time last year was quite gloomy, so I imagine the S1 wasn’t too wild.

That period was the dawn of the Dream Fest system, you see.

Before that, there must have been large-scale Dream Fests in the early summer, though they were not given a ranking of any kind.

If you’re curious, shall I look into it for you?

Tori: Noooope. It’d be quicker to ask Anzu about it later. Besides, the future’s more important than the past. Right, Rapunzel?

Wataru: ...It can’t be that you’ve also forgotten my name, can it?

How tragic! Please remember me! Don’t ever forget me! Hello, I am your Hibiki Wataru ☆

Tori: Stop hugging me, you’re pissing me off! You introduce yourself so many times that I wouldn’t be able to forget your name even if I wanted to!

Ughh, I’m so sick of dealing with you!

Yuzuru: Pardon me.

Oh, my... might I ask what you’re doing to my master, Hibiki-sama?

Tori: Pack up the bloodlust, you’re freaking me out! He’s not even doing anything to me, it’s fine!

Yuzuru: Are you sure? Yuzuru was very worried, you see; Hibiki-sama tends to play very roughly with you.

Tori: Not really, though? Like sure, in the beginning I was so miserable I even begged Mama and Papa to hire a hitman to take him out.

But now I can work with him just fine, actually ♪

Wataru: Fufufu. I’ve become a bit more adept at handling small, fragile creatures. At the same time, I believe our Princess has grown much stronger, too.

I would say your training is paying off quite well, don’t you think?

Yuzuru: Well, I suppose that’s fine, then. It’s a relief to see that you two are getting along.

I was worried about you, sure, because you didn’t answer my call.

Tori: You call me so much it got real old, real quick.

I can’t deal with you all the time, okay? It’s a pain in the butt! I’m not a little kid anymore, got it?

Yuzuru: Fufu. Yet to me, you will always be a troublesome child.