Fall of a Great Star 4

Shu: ♪ ~ ♪ ~ ♪

Mika: (Ngah...?)

(What’s goin’ on? It looks like he’s in some kinda funk? ‘Course, Oshi-san’s performance is as perfect as always!)

(But why’d he tell me not to sing today?)

(Lately he’s let me when we’re on this here underground stage, at least.)

(It’s kinda like we done turned back time, when Nazuna-nii was in Valkyrie.)

(I mean, I’m plenty used to focusin’ on dancin’ without singin’ too.)

(So it’s easy enough to do this, but lately we been gettin’ on real well performin’ together, right?)

(Kinda feels I been abandoned, an’ it’s makin’ me all sortsa nervous!)

(Nnngh, did I do somethin’ wrong? Maybe Oshi-san decided I suck at singin’ an’ he don’t need me to make his performance perfect?)

(But the songs were written to be sung by the both of us...)

(If Oshi-san’s the only one singin’, that’d mean there’s something missin’, don’t there?)

(It feels all awkward somehow! An’ it’s hard to pull off, too! But that used to be how things went, so I dunno.)

(When did Valkyrie start changin’ how things were done, anyway?)

(I didn’t hardly notice ‘cause I just do whatever Oshi-san tells me without thinkin’ none.)

(So I guess it was a lotta fine-tunin’ and trial an’ error that made our performance change.)

(Makes me kinda sad. I guess now that Nazuna-nii’s gone an’ left us, there’s no way we could just stay the same.)

(But I can’t take Nazuna-nii’s place!)

Shu: Kagehira. You’re distracted, and your precision is poor.

You should at least put effort into that, since it’s your only merit.

Mika: Ngah, sorry Oshi-san. I’ll try harder ♪

Shu: Stop talking. Or at least take care so that the audience doesn’t notice. Can you truly not understand even that much without my telling you?

Nevertheless, there’s no need to overwork yourself. This live is useless to me.

Mika: Wha? But ain’t Valkyrie s’posed to give a hundred percent at everything we do?

Shu: Hmph. I do not make it a hobby to treat thieves to a feast.

Mika: ...?

Shu: ♪ ~ ♪ ~ ♪

Mika: (Oh, this’s the last part. I gotta do my best. Like Oshi-san says, you can’t tell a bad thinker from a sleepin’ one.)

(I can only do everythin’ I can to live up to Oshi-san’s ideals.)

(Ngaaah! Doin’ my best, for Oshi-san... ☆

Shu: ......

...Hmph. Well, I suppose that’s it.

Mika: I thank y’all kindly for watchin’ us! We’re Valkyrie~ ♪

Shu: Quit with the happy-go-lucky chattering. We’re going home, Kagehira.

I was unable to finish the costumes for Tanabata Festival that Kiryuu had requested of me. I want to return home and concentrate on finishing them.

Mika: Oh, wait up, Oshi-san! Why do we always gotta leave soon’s the show’s over? We should talk to our guests ♪

Shu: There’s no point in dallying with the common masses. Their cheering is worth nothing to me.

We must make them appreciate true art. To speak cordially with an idol, well, that’s pure nonsense...

Mika: Ngah? I knew Oshi-san was actin’ all sortsa weird today.)

(What if he’s comin’ down with somethin’? It’s like he’s tryna avoid lookin’ at the audience at all costs.)

(So what is it? ‘S there someone out there Oshi-san don’t like? Maybe someone gross-lookin’ or a drunk?)

Eichi: ... ♪

Mika: (Nn? The show’s over, but someone’s still clappin’?)

(Lessee who it is, ummm? It’s too dang dark down here on this stage.)

Eichi: Wow. Kagehira-kun from... Valkyrie, was it?

Mika: Oh crap, we made eye contact! Wh–who’re you? Oshi-saaaan...?

Shu: You truly are a fool, Kagehira. We finished our performance, yet you remained on stage. And so we must come face-to-face with the devil, himself.

...What do you want, Tenshouin?

Eichi: Fufufu, how scary. I’d rather you not glare at me like that; we’re friends from the same school, aren’t we?

And besides, an idol ought never to intimidate his audience.

Shu: That is a difference of opinion, or rather a difference in values. Also, I have never thought of the students at Yumenosaki Academy to be my friends.

The vast majority of them are either insignificant riffraff or irritating enemies.

Eichi: You are drenched in pride. It’s cute how displeased you are ♪

Shu: I asked you what you want. I will not ask again.

Eichi: Yes, I’m not so arrogant as to demand special treatment.

I’d like to have a word with you. I’ll get us a table at a local ristorante, and we can chat over a meal. Does that sound okay?

Shu: I have no intention of speaking at length with you. If you have something to say, then say it here and now.