IT/If you’re caught, it’s all over

Niki: Okie doke, that’ll do it~ I think it turned out pretty good, don’tcha think?

Kohaku: It only ended up this good because of you, Niki-han. Thank ya kindly.

Wait, Niki-han. I was so absorbed in baking that I totally forgot—it’s gettin’ late. Don’t we have to get down to ES? It’s our costume fitting today.

Niki: Oh, now that you mention it. Then let’s get outta here.

Kohaku: Sure thing. I’ll go run these cookies to my room, so just hang on one sec.

Rinne: Wassuuuup~ Not too often we see Niki hanging out with Kohaku-chan, huh?

Niki: We were at the dorms already, so we just decided to come together.

Kohaku: Hey, is Anzu-han not here anymore?

HiMERU: She was a while ago, but she left to go pick up the costumes. She should be back soon, though.

Kohaku: Huh, okay. Then I guess we just wait here for her.

HiMERU: Hm? Oh, it looks like she’s back already.

Rinne: Whatcha think, Anzu-chan? Are the costumes everything you coulda imagined?

Hmmm, I’m glad. Everyone’s breaking their backs over this ES Halloween. And of course, I assume that includes the costuming department too.

Right, right? I’m shaking with anticipation over here ♪

Kohaku: (Sigh... Here it comes. I’m about to come face-to-face with the costumes...)

(I bet they’ll be just perfect for the atmosphere. It’s just a matter of how elaborate they’ll be.)

(I don’t have one clue what kinda demons they’ll look like. But at the very least it’ll be some pale-faced specter with a grudge against the world.)

(Or some kinda rotting zombie with its skin fallin’ off. Eugh, I hope it’s not that...)

(God, Buddha, please help me...!)

Rinne: Oh? This one’s mine? Thankies!

Niki: Thanks for this, Anzu-nee-chan!

—Hm? Huh?

HiMERU: —This one is for HiMERU? Thank you.

Oh? This is...

Kohaku: (It’s fine, I’m fine. I’ve done everything I can to get ready for Halloween.)

(We told ghost stories, watched horror movies, visited haunted spots around ES... I’ve had to have become desensitized thanks to all this training. I ain’t as pathetic as I was before!)

! This is my costume, then... Thanks. Now what the heck kinda demon is it...?

—Huh?!

...Are these... spider motifs?

Umm... Anzu-han? I’m just checkin’, but are you sure these spider costumes are for Crazy:B?

This doesn’t look anything like a ghost or zombie out of a horror movie, or even a terrifying demon from the beyond...?

Huh? Why’re you laughin’? You wanna know why an idol’s costume would look like that?

...Oh yeah, I guess so. Now that you say that, it makes sense... When you think about it, it’s like duh...

Even if they’re settin’ up a bona fide haunted house to show off the Halloween spirit, we’ve still got a live.

There’s no way they’d make idols wear the special effects makeup that made it hard to distinguish them, yeah...

What the heck... It’s like my body’s deflating all in one go... I thought I was gonna have to dress up like some horrifying monster. I had no idea what it was gonna look like.

Rinne: Good for you, Kohaku-chan! Now you can put all your focus into the ES Halloween without any worries!

Kohaku: ...Huh? Hang on a sec. What’d you say just now? Can you repeat it?

Kohaku: Hmmm? We were given the themes for each unit’s costumes when we decided to participate in the ES Halloween...?

...I never heard anything about it.

Rinne: ...Gh. Shit.

Niki: Ah. Rinne-kun must’ve been—

HiMERU: —Teasing Oukawa from the very beginning, then.

Rinne: Wh–whatcha talking about? It musta just, yanno, slipped my mind.

Kohaku: ...Rinne-han. (cracking his knuckles)

I’ve gotta thank you for helpin’ me overcome my weaknesses.

Rinne: ...Uhh, Kohaku-chan? Why’re you cracking your knuckles?

Kohaku: Square up!

Rinne: Fuck! You’re serious! I’m getting the hell outta here!

Kohaku: Get back here, you bastard! I’m not lettin’ you get away!

HiMERU: Ah! Amagi, Oukawa! We aren’t done with the fitting. Come back!

Niki: Man... those two are gone.

Sorry, Anzu-nee-san. Can HiMERU-kun and I get our costumes fitted first?

I’m sure they’ll come back when they get bored, or if Kohaku-chan catches Rinne-kun. Whichever.

HiMERU: —Are you sure they’ll return? Should we go after them?

Niki: They’ll be back~ ‘Cause Crazy:B’s always like this, aren’t we? ♪

HiMERU: ...Well, that’s true enough.

Then we’ll leave them alone until they get bored. Sorry to trouble you, Anzu-san, but let’s just start off with HiMERU and Shiina.

jp proofing: Ecece
eng proofing: Jack