War and Peace 5

A short while later

Yuzuru: Please, everyone, enjoy your fill ♪

Adonis: Thank you.

Koga: Wow, ain’t this a swanky buffet. It’s not all you can eat, but it sure is fancy. Every single thing on the table looks like it took a year to make. I don’t even know how to eat this shit...

Wataru: You can simply copy what Eichi and his like do, Doggy-kun.^[1]

That’s what I do when I eat with the rest of fine. One learns by imitating others ♪

Koga: Who ya callin’ “Doggy-kun,” huh? I keep tellin’ ya, I’m a lone wolf.

Whatever. I just woke up n’ I can’t think straight. I don’t got the energy to be mad.

Hehe, I’mma chow down and spike the fuck outta my blood sugar so I can put all my energy into practice this afternoon.

I ended up slackin’ off, but my head’s in the game from here on out... right, Mr. Emperor?

Eichi: I’d prefer if you just call me Eichi-senpai. Fufu. I know it’s rude to talk while eating...

But since some of you are eager to get going, allow me to briefly explain the schedule for the remainder of our trip.

This is a four-day, three-night tropical vacation. Today, day one, we’ll split up into our units for practice.

But if you’d rather play around instead of practicing, I can’t say I mind.

As long as the leaders of each unit say so, you can use your time however you please.

We have prepared most equipment you should need, but if you do find yourselves lacking, tell Yuzuru.

Yuzuru: Yes, please let me know if you need anything at all.

Kaoru: Wait, so we can spend the rest of the day however we want?

Then I’m gonna play in the ocean ‘til the sun goes down. Once it’s dark out, you can’t see well enough to go underwater, so this is my only chance ♪

Koga: You shut up. I said we’re gonna practice, so we’re gonna practice! What the hell’s the point of a training camp, then?!

Kaoru: Huh? No way, I’m totally in vacation mode right now!

Not playing in such a beautiful ocean is like not hitting up a cute girl—I can’t even stand the thought of it.

Eichi: Fufu. Well, you all can discuss that amongst yourselves.

Four days will pass in the blink of an eye, so be sure to make the most of your time here.

Anyway, tomorrow... the second day is another day of practice. In the morning, we’ll be divided by unit, as today.

But in the afternoon, I would like to have a joint practice session with both fine and UNDEAD.

After all, it’s both of our units who are on this trip.

It would be a shame if we didn’t intermingle with and influence each other at all.

Of course, if you’re against this proposal, I’ll relent. If you turn down our invitation to dance, we can only stand on the sidelines, lonely together.

Rei: Hm... I wouldn’t mind that. If this trend is to continue, I can already imagine how the third day will be.

We will need to synchronize our two units as soon as possible, ideally by the second day.

Eichi: So quick to catch on, Sakuma-kun; I’d expect nothing less. Then, on the third day, we’ll hold a joint live between fine and UNDEAD on the main island, which is only a short distance from here.

An annual festival coincides with that very day, so it should draw quite the crowd...

So we’ll be the entertainment for their event and perform as one of the acts.

We will spend the morning of that day on preparation, practice, and rehearsal. The event will begin in the afternoon and then come to a close around midnight.

Because Sakuma-kun is averse to the sun, we plan to perform twice on equal scales, once during the day and again at night. That’s fair, don’t you think?

Rei: Mm, as much as I’d like to thank you for your consideration... something feels off about this.

This proposal is far too kindly for you, Tenshouin-kun. You’re putting more effort than usual into being considerate of us.

Eichi: How harsh. You make me out to be so heartless... Yuzuru and Anzu-chan are the ones who planned this whole trip, including the live.

Even if I had ill will toward you, I hardly had any room to do anything about it.

I suppose all I can do is ask that you take me at my word.

Fufu. Anyway, back on topic... on the fourth day, we’ll be returning home.

You’ll likely be tired from the live, so I hope to simply relax and spend the day on the beach or at the spa.

Of course, you are free to continue practice if you wish. You are free to act however you like. Afterwards, we’ll take our flight back home, just as we did coming here... and that will mark the end of the agenda.

And that’s it, to put it simply. Is there anything you’d like to add, Yuzuru?

Yuzuru: No, that was a perfectly adequate explanation.

More than that, if you have any further questions, do not hesitate to ask Anzu-san or myself...

For now, however, I’ll ask you to finish your meals.

As the saying goes, one cannot fight on an empty stomach.^[2]