star gazer 7

Subaru: “♪ ~ ♪ ~ ♪”

(Ahaha, I was already expecting it, but the audience is so empty it’s hilarious!)

(One, two, three... I can count them on both hands, I think?)

(Doesn’t look like anyone came to see us perform just for the hell of it.)

(Figures~ We’re still a bunch of nobodies, after all.)

(A bunch of babies who don’t know left from right. Idol eggs, basically.)

(Based on whose names everyone keeps cheering out and who’s looking at who, I’m guessing they’re all friends or people we know.)

(Oh, that’s Gami-san! Yoohoo~... ☆)

(Ahaha, he looked away from me so quickly. And now he’s shaking his head, like “be more serious about this!” or something... I know, Gami-san.)

(If you have even one person in your audience, you need to put everything you have into your performance! But just how serious can I get?)

(I tried to go off on my own, but I kept failing. I got too absorbed in singing and dancing, too excited about everything...)

(That when I finally came to my senses, there was no one around me.)

(But that makes sense. It’s how it was destined to be. Just like Dad, I’ll stand all alone on this stage until the day I die.)

(It made me feel so lonely, but I tried to accept it. At least if I can walk the same path as him, I can reach the spot where we was.)

(And then I’d be able to sing at the same level with him in heaven.)

(That comforted me. But I can’t do that; Mom’ll be sad if I go through the same things Dad did.)

(...I understood that, but there was nothing else I could do.)

(I didn’t have anyone telling me what else to do. I couldn’t figure it out on my own, and Dad wasn’t there to point me in the right direction.)

(So all I could do was desperately imitate my dad.)

(Just keep aiming for the sun with all my might, until one day I burn up... I had to stick as close as I could to the image of an idol Dad gave me.)

(But I guess I shouldn’t have given up like that.)

(Or at least I could have not mentioned it to anyone so they wouldn’t hate me...)

(Even I didn’t want to inherit every last thing from a father who was never there for me.)

(I’m still a nobody, but can’t I find my own purpose and life on this stage?)

(I hope I can. I don’t know how yet, though.)

(I can’t figure out why, but for some reason I’m insanely happy tight now... ☆)

“♪ ~ ♪ ~ ♪

(Ah, crap! I got too into it and started standing out too much again! It’s suuuch a bad habit. I’m too aggressive and get in everyone’s way!)

(That’s why everyone hates me... so I gotta be careful.)

Subaru: Sorry, Yuuki-kun. If I stand here, it makes you practically invisible to the audience, right?

I’ll try dancing a bit over to the side so you can come out front...?

Makoto: ...Huh? Oh, no, it’s fine. Actually, you’re being a big help right now~ ♪

I don’t do well with a lot of attention on me... so if I can hide behind you it makes me feel a lot better.

Subaru: Hm, what? Isn’t it kind of like shooting yourself in the foot to not like attention when you’re an idol?

Makoto: W–well, yeah... Sorry, I’m just trying not to make mistakes at this point. I don’t want to be a nuisance to you guys.

Subaru: Mm... Okay, whatever, then let’s stand next to each other and sing together ♪

Makoto: Uh, huh?! I thought you just said okay...!

Subaru: So lemme tell you something. It’s actually way more of a nuisance for you to hide without even trying to assert yourself.

You’re not alone on the stage today, Yuuki-kun.

And I’m so so so happy about that! Aren’t you?

Makoto: ......

Subaru: I guess somehow I’m not like everyone else. But I still want to believe we experience the same emotions.

So aren’t you having fun, Yuuki-kun? If not, then why do you have such a big smile on your face?

We come from different backgrounds and don’t have much of anything in common... I don’t know where fate will take us, but right now we’re wearing the same costumes and standing on the same stage.

We’re idols, you and me together... I want to believe our hearts are the same, just for this moment.

And besides, you’re so beautiful.

It’d be such a waste to hide that! C’mon, let’s shine more and more, together... ☆

Makoto: Um, uhh...? Akehoshi-kun, I think you’re a little too excited; I don’t get what you’re trying to say. But I think I understand your feelings, in my own way.

Right. Even if I’m just here to round out the numbers, I’m still on stage right now.

Makoto: So I’ll do my best. That’s the pride of a professional. I may be a noob idol...

But I came to Yumenosaki because I wanted to change something. If all I do is run and hide, why am I even here?

I ran away to Yumenosaki because I betrayed everyone’s expectations of me. So there’s nowhere left for me to run. No, I can’t run away anymore.

I’ll keep trying. I don’t know if I’ll succeed, though, so if I crash and burn please don’t laugh at me.

Subaru: You’ll be fine! If you make a mistake, we’ll back you up! You’re not alone, so don’t worry so much!

Besides, we’re still just first years. No one’s expecting us to be perfect.

We’re in this together, so let’s keep going together! Y’know, just saying the word together makes me so happy and hopeful... ☆

“♪ ~ ♪ ~ ♪”