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Season: Winter

Location: NEW COLOR Stage

Madara: “♪~♪~♪”

(…I’ll do the same, too. I’ll look straaaight ahead and walk, like the children of Maizuru House.)

(It’s only the right thing to do, after acting all great to inspire the children, riiight?)

(I don’t know what kind of future awaits me from here on.)

(It’s become difficult to move as Double Face, and I’m still unsure what direction to take MaM either.)

(Although, after holding a festival like this, some things have become somewhat clearer.)

(No matter how noble a festival I hold, they’ll never purify the sins and corruption I carry.)

(No matter how many beautiful things you cover it up with paint with, the ugly past will never disappear.)

(Even if you desperately cover it up, it’ll erupt at the moment the opportunity arises.)

(Priest and the other foolish adults who pretended the fire never happened weren’t able to hold it in either.)

(I’m no different than those horrible people, I’m deceiving with things that look good—)

Madara: …Hm? Arashi-san, diiid you have something to tell me?

Arashi: Huh? I don’t have anything to say. Not to you anyways, Mama.

If I had to say something, then I’d say, focus! What, have you lost your touch after taking so many unnecessary detours for so long—MaM?

Madara: But it’s not like I’ve been taking detours…

I’m sure Knights has their noses high in the air being called ES Big 3 and all, but it’s still no excuse to make fun of your juniors, you knooow—

Guess I’ll have to do things properly every so often so I’m not looked down on any more than I already am.

Arashi: Right, do it properly. You’re a kid who can do anything he puts his mind to, Mama!

Madara: Hahaha, what you said there would make absolutely no sense to anyone without context, how funnyyy!

Madara: (Hmm. The person who spoke to me earlier looks to be one of the staff members of Maizuru House, huuuh. One of the real ones, who’ve always been working there—)

(I wonder who they are? There’s something about how they’re chatting happily with Anzu-san, as they watch from the side of the stage…)

(Hahaha. Anzu-san has always been able to find happiness regardless if I’m there or not, huuuh.)

(It must’ve been arrogant of me to say those things—How I’m going to protect you, and help you. I’m not qualified to do that, in reality.)

(But, well, above all, I’m glad to see that you’re also enjoying the festivities.)

Arashi: …I wonder what that staff member’s name is.

When I had read the picture book aloud and made all the children cry, they were the one that had calmed everyone down.

I’ll have to thank them properly later.

Madara: …Hmmm. Nah, that might not be necessary.

That person said “thank you” to me earlier, you seeee. And isn’t our performance our own way of thanking them back?

Arashi: Hm? Well, if the staff is enjoying the festival, then it certainly must be a grand success, isn’t it?

Madara: “Thank you. For loving my friends, and trying to find solace for their hearts.”[1]

Arashi: Huh?

Madara: “You guys are good, kind people, just as you’ve always been.” …That’s what they said.

Arashi: …Could that person be…

Madara: Both Priest, and his son, Kurone Hitsugi-san, appears to have been skilled at disguising oneself to look like another. So, I can’t help but think, maybe it was “like that”—

Arashi: That the staff member is actually NEGI-chan disguised as “someone who technically doesn’t exist”?

Hehe, if so, then I’m kind of rea~lly happy.

Seems our voices are reaching even the dead properly, huh?

Madara: And it’s for that reason that I sing out louuuud!

So that it will resonate from now on into the future, for all eternity!

Together, with all our hearts!

Madara: Hahaha! Even I couldn’t believe I had something “like that” in meee! An unexpected surprise, jaw-dropping astonishment! Filled with so much fun and wonder, it’s a festival, everyooone!

I don’t know what the future holds for me, but right now, I can’t help but smile honestly!

—My apologies for making you put up with me! No… Thank you, now onto the next! ♪ [2]

“♪~♪~♪”

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The staff member uses the “atashi” (アタシ) pronoun here—the same pronoun and intonation that NEGI uses.

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Season: Winter

Location: NEW COLOR Stage

Madara: Mhm. Let’s restore this painting of memories for the children to its original state, and have it displayed at Maizuru House.

So that they can always remember the brilliant days spent with their friend.

Of course, those memories also come with pain and suffering.

Like the trauma from the fire where a dear friend was lost forever.

I guess it could be called kindness to erase, cover up, and hide anything that might remind the children of it.

But, that's the logic of grownups. It’s a self-satisfying kindness one-sidedly imposed on others.

The children chose to keep this painting, and the memories it held.

I, we, wish to respect these children’s feelings.

Happy memories of the past are treasures to me as well. Even if there were rough times too, I was able to overcome them.

Kanata-san and Anzu-san would laugh while I’d do silly imitations. They’d clap their hands happily and ask me to do more and more.

Those, and only those trivial memories… They keep me going.Is it unlike myself to say something like this, I wondeeeer…?

Madara: But, they’re my honest feelings coming from my true, bare self, completely stripped of the titles of an idol, and of a cop and mobster’s son.

My own, honest feelings.

Tsumugi: Hehe, you planned this final stage to be true to your feelings, huh, Mikejima-kun?

Madara: Mhm. I’ve restored this painting, for a yearly festival to mourn the dead to be held around it!

Arashi: Isn’t it a festival similar to Yumenosaki’s Tanabata Festival, which also is to become a yearly event?

Even if the cenotaph has been torn down and erased completely…

There are things that will not disappear. There will be precious things that always remain in our memories, like the melodies played at a festival, and the voices that sing them.

Treasures that stupid adults can’t even realize the value of.

This is a requiem, resounding for that sake, for those pitiful children.

As the idols we are, let us sing it loud.

If we do, this project will be a grand success. The program will reach around the world through the internet and TV networks, and will be stored in the hearts and the hard drives of those who've seen it.

Then, not even God could erase it all even if he wanted to.

Natsume: That’s rigHT. Let’s use modern technology and everything we can to its fullest in order to fulfill the wishes of these childrEN.

So their friend will not be forgottEN, or rathER—Their simple wish to keep those memories of hER.

Tsumugi: Yes. Let’s make the friendship those kids wove last for all eternity.

It’s a festival tonight, the perfect time to cast that kind of magic.

Natsume & Tsumugi: — « Let us modern-day magicians cast a small miracle! »

Tsumugi: “~…♪ Now, everyone of the Lion Group, please come on up onstage~! ♪”

Natsume: “♪~♪~, You’ve all practiced together for this dAY, haven’t yOU?”

“Come heRE, everyone of the honor student Rabbit Group, show off the skills you’ve learned while the other kids plAY. ♪”

Madara: “Hahaha! Ill weeds grow apace! The Kaijuu Group won’t lose either, you knooow!”

“Use your anger and your impulses not to hurt other people, but to make them happy instead! ♪”

Arashi: “Oh my, it’s not fair for it only to be boys! The girls won’t be losing either, you know! Come up on stage, kids of the Rafflesia Group and the Sunflower Group too!”

“Regardless of age or gender, let us all resound together—In our very own ensemble!”

Madara: “Mhm! It’s a festival, a festival! Let us all be merry together! Let us blow away the sorrowful past and dream of a sparkling future!”

“Grab ahold of what you want with your very own hands! You, by yourself!”

“Grownups rule this world of ours! They build this world to be convenient to their own selves!”

“If that story being pushed upon you doesn’t suit your tastes, howeveeer—There’s no reason for you to force yourself to go along with it, got iiit?”

“If you don’t want to be consumed conveniently like a nobody, you should take up the pen and weave pin a story of your own!”

“Have us at this time be an example! The story you want, for your sakes…!”

Madara: “Let’s start drawing it here, together!”

“Let’s begin a new story! Let’s leave behind the bad things that eat away at our hearts and take a new step forward, holding on only to happy memories!”

“A night like tonight is the perfect time for a new beginning!”

“Congratulations! And Happy New Yeeeeeear ☆”

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Season: Winter

Location: NEW COLOR Stage

A couple of days later, on the day of the festival held at Maizuru House…

Madara: “Hahaha! A thousand blossoms! Flowers of fire bloom in the night sky!”

“Children, look! There are flames as beautiful as this in the world toooo!”

Tsumugi: Setting off fireworks in front of children traumatized by fire is the worst thing you can do. Do you not have a human heart?

Natsume: The pot’s calling the kettle blaCK, Senpai. But surprisingLY, the children appear to be hapPY.

If they hate bell peppeRS, they’ll eat it if it's wrapped in delicious meAT. If they usually can’t stand to see carroTS, they’ll eat it if it’s made into a sweet carrot caKE.

A child’s heart is stroNG, and flexible enough for thAT.

It is a drastic remeDY, howevER. Worst case scenarIO, everyone starts crying and the festival gets cancelED.

Madara: Hahaha, seeing it too much might end up with them feeling worse instead, so they’re being kept moderate. However, fireworks are a staple for festivaaals—

We should do whatever we can to erase some of the grief from those children’s hearts.

Arashi: That’s right. Although we are simply hired, phony nursery teachers who aren’t deeply involved with the lives of the children here at Maizuru House…

Even if it be only for show, right now we are the guardians of those kids.

So I want to help take some of their suffering away, even if only a little.

…Once upon a time, I too suffered back when I was a child.

But I was only a child, I didn’t even realize I was suffering.

Like a land creature that happened to be born into the sea, you know? I thought I was living like everyone else, but I was definitely suffocating.

Then I went out into society as a child model, and compared myself to the other children—

For the first time, I began feeling sorry for myself for the first time.

As soon as that happened, it became painful. Even though I had been fine up until then.

It was suffocating, painful, and scary.

My parents, my own family, paid no attention to me. They put their own lives before mine.

But, they selfishly insisted to me that it was just the cool way to live life.

And, like a fool, I believed that.

Tsumugi: …It’s rough to have parents who pay no attention to you.

Arashi: Yeah. It’s something that parents should be providing to their children, just like they do with meals and a warm bed every day, you know?

I never received any. Not even close to enough, at least. So I went outside of the house, desperately searching for it.

I didn’t even know what I was looking for, because my parents had never shown me.

But, there was someone who saved me.

It’s not like he did much, even. He just poured what my family never gave me, like it was nothing.

He gave me attention, worried about me when I looked like I was hurting, and listened to my worries.

He kept me company and recognized me as a full-fledged human being, and honestly.

He saw me, when I felt like I was invisible.

Arashi: Thanks to that, things were able to be just a little less painful.

I was able to breathe again.

That person breathed me the air that everyone takes from their parents for granted. Like a prince kissing a princess in a fairytale.

That’s why I’ll always, always love him.

So, that’s why…

Right now—I want to give the children who suffered like me, the same thing he gave me back when I was a pitiful child, long ago.

Don’t misunderstand, though. I’m not doing this for you Mama, I want to do this for myself.

Madara: That’s splendiiid! We’re not forming a unit, we’re simply colleagues who happen to work under the same agency!

But if we share the same goal, we might as well all fight together.

That’s one of the things that Double Face taught meee!

Arashi: You’re growing too, huh, Mama? That’s wonderful. ♪

Madara: In what perspective is that comment regarding?

Natsume: WeLL, whatever way it may bE, the lead role of this project is Mikejima-senpai, yES?—According to protocOL, we are to follow in your leAD, Senpai.

RathER, we are here to assist you in bringing what you want to fruitiON.

I believe we’ve fulfilled the little kitten’s request to find out more about her frieND, NEGI-chan.

I’m satisfied with the results, so I’ll lend you a little more of my time as a special bonUS.

And weLL, I am also a nursery teacher at Maizuru House, so I too have a duty and responsibiliTY.

Tsumugi: Right. We’re all part of NEW DIMENSION, yes? That is enough reason for us to cooperate.

Madara: New dimen… Ooh, so thaaaat’s NEW DI’s official name! I usually just abbreviate it, so I forgooot.

Tsumugi: Your lack of loyalty is quite impressive…

Natsume: WeLL, it’s not all bAD, although we are the weakest out of the four major agenciES… It’s also the reason we’re free from the pressure of high-ranking officials and other various obligatioNS—

We can be idols that do as they pleaSE, with the ability to do what we want to dO.

It’s certainly one of our agency’s strengtHS, isn’t iT?

Tsumugi: You’re certainly right. Yep, not to toot our own horn, but we are really a great agency.

Mikejima-kun, Narukami-kun, I hope you feel the same way—I couldn’t be a happier vice president.

Madara: Hahaha! After spending so much time here, it’s only expected that I too am starting to get a little attached to this agencyyy!

Anyhow, this isn’t the time for chatting awaaay. We don’t have too much time left.

Let’s hold this festival, as a final touch on our project!

Natsume: Right as plannED. We were told we could choose the content as we likED, so we all came up with someone with each othER.

So what is it that you’ve been painting all this tiME?

Madara: I’m not painting, I’m restoriiing! Or I guess you could say the foundation of the work had already been completed, so I’m just putting on the final touches right nooow.

Tsumugi: You’re quite skilled~. There's truly nothing you can’t do, huh, Mikejima-kun?

Madara: Mhm. …See, it’s that large painting we found thrown away like garbage. You were with me when we found it, Natsume-san.

The painting itself is nothing special, just a typical painting not of any high value.

And it contains no important cipher hidden in there, like you see in movies.

However, I know this painting is very important to the children here at Maizuru House.

This painting was appaaarently displayed in NEGI-san’s room, before he died in the fire.

Arashi: That does seem to be the case. It looks to have been hidden behind a wall by chance, so it didn’t end up burning.

But, given it miraculously remained in good condition, the children couldn’t bear the thought of it being thrown away like garbage.

Because… That was a painting that was always in everyone’s memory—To the kids, it meant they were with their dear friend, NEGI-chan.

A sparkling, shining memory for them.

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Season: Winter

Location: Cemetery

Madara: By the way, Arashi-san, how come you’re visiting this cemetery here?

Arashi: Wha? What do you mean how come—Because I heard there was a grave for the child who died in that fire here!

I thought I should at least give her a visit and apologize for making her friends from the Rafflesia Group cry.

I wanted to at least burn some incense you know, and say I’m sorry.

But, it’s been fruitless… From the looks of it, there doesn’t seem to be any graves like that.

I’ve been looking for something with “Ancestral Grave of the Kurone Family”[1]… Could it be that maybe Hitsugi-chan’s last name is a different one?

Or maybe… Some high-ranking official thought of it to be a nuisance and erased it, like Yumenosaki’s cenotaph.

It’s a routine practice for people like that to pretend any past that inconveniences them didn’t happen.

Madara: Mhm. That does check out, doesn’t iiit? Considering the nature of this Priest, there’s no chance he left behind any evidence of his crime.

He covered it up with something clean and shiny, such as brand-new facility buildings, to erase anything that might be dirty.

Looks like the children at Maizuru House held their ground and have stubbornly held onto things such as burnt remains. That way, their dear friend NEGI-san would surely be remembered.

But, children are powerless. Eventually, those things will be taken away and erased.

Buuut, look closely, Arashi-san—There is a proper grave.

See these stones stacked here? There’s offerings of childrens’ treasures around it.

There’s a shedded snakeskin, a pretty pressed flower, there’s a rounded stone with a nice feel to it, and other little paltry items. There’s a sincere sense of mourning the dead here.

Arashi: Ah… The children built a grave for their friend, NEGI-chan, because the adults refused to, huh?

And they make offerings in their own way.

They’re such good kids, aren’t they… I can’t believe I caused you guys little brats.

The kids here at Maizuru House are different from this so-called Priest—They have proper humanity, and get angered and saddened by the death of others.

That’s why these such good children are still in a state of grief—It must be painful.

Madara: Hahaha, no need to look so gloomy, Arashi-saaan!

See, look who’s here!

Arashi: ? What, are you saying that Mama will do something about it? Were you always that sort of person?

Madara: Hahaha, wellll, I truthfully don’t have a sophisticated enough sense of humanity to empathize and sympathize with these children to the point of spilling tears, like you.

Buuut, don’t you see who's hiding behind big ol’ me? Looook—As you can see, Anzu-san’s behind me! ♪

Arashi: Yeah, I already know that. It’s easy to forget about her since she never participates in conversations, as always.

She really is like a ghost, isn't she?

Madara: Hahaha, perhaps that’s why she was able to get along so well with NEGI-san, who was cruelly murdered and turned into a vengeful spirit who possessed her brotheeer!

Madara: They’re on the same wavelength, that’s for sure.

That’s how the friendship that miraculously sprouted between her and NEGI-san, a dead friend, is still driving Anzu-san forward.

It’s no wonder she was always wearing a scary faaace!

Anzu-san must have been desperate, unable to even fake a smile in front of me—She was investigating the truth behind the death of her friend in earnest.

She likely consulted with the well-informed Natsume-san too, about where NEGI-san grew up—And upon discovering the Maizuru House, infiltrated it as nursery teachers.

It’s rare to see her so proactive. I’m even jealous you didn’t look for me this diligently when I told you “goodbye” and left! How unfaaair!

Huh? You did look? How come I don’t remember?

Ahh, so it was when my little sister went and caused all that trouble[2]—Riiiight, you did show desperation back then toooo! Hahaha!

Madara: Whoa, pleaaase stop looking at me with eyes that scream “Why are you laughing, I’ll kill you!”

You do look the most charming when you smile, buuut you’re not an idol, so I won’t force you—

Arashi: Isn’t the reason Anzu-chan looks so scary right now simply because she doesn’t like you, Mama?

Madara: Hahaha, even if that’s the case, no worries, I’ll redeem my honor!

So I want you to rest easy, Anzu-san. I’ll erase that grief of yours.

That was my role back when we were little kids playing house together, wasn’t iiit?

If a bee flew in, I’d squash it. If you fell and scraped your knee, I would disinfect and put a band-aid on it.

And I’d wipe your tears. Now, I know that you don’t remember anymore…

But I’ll never forget it. The friendship that definitely existed between us that day.

Because of my own stupidity, I lost what should have been precious to me. Your trust, your favor, and your friendship.

I exaggerated talking about our past, telling you that I was the closest childhood friend you had, lying to make myself look bigger.

And on top of all that, all I did was use you and manipulate you methodically, without anything in return—

I made you suffer and cry.

Huh, I never made you cry? And that I’m making a fool of myself?

Hahaha! ♪

Right. You’ve grown big and strong and no longer need someone like me to protect you, haven’t you?

But, no matter how strong a human may be, it doesn’t mean you can’t get hurt, or feel pain.

And well, I still consider you to be a friend, enough to want to make the pain you’re feeling go away.

As your old friend, I’ll wipe away the grief of losing NEGI-san, a new friend.

So I’m not going to ask you to forgive me for hurting you or anything like thaaat.

I’ll always be someone who does whatever he wants, at his own convenience.

But if I can save you and the kids of Maizuru House while doing so, well, wouldn’t that be a blessing in disguiiise! Hahaha! ☆

Arashi: What’re you planning, Mama…?

Madara: It’s not like I’m going to do anything dangerouuus! There’s no way I’d ruin the work so graciously given to me as MaM, work I wanted to do, you knooow!

I’m just going to do my job seriously like MaM, as MaM.

Arashi: …?

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In Japan, a grave typically is a family grave that consists of a stone pillar, with a bone chamber below that contains the family’s cremated remains.

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Season: Winter

Location: Cemetery

Madara: So thaaat's the situation.

Unfortunately, I never came in contact with this NEGI-san, but I’ve heard about her story… I’ve been looking into it.

It’s a story that has to do with the very core of the idol industry—In other words, to our very selves.

Concerning an evil man who ruled the industry from the shadows in God’s place—“Priest”. NEGI-san appeaaars to have been the heir of this Priest.

Arashi: S-She was the child of someone as important as Priest…?

I wonder if NEGI-chan was trying to act humble in front of us. It’s true that she acted a bit out of touch, but…

It’s not out of the ordinary for those around Yumenosaki and ES to have eccentricities like that… I truly had no idea she was actually someone so prominent.

Madara: No, in reality, she was no monster, and definitely no god or anything like that.

They must’ve been ordinary kids no different than us, you knooow—Both NEGI-san, and her brother Hitsugi-san too.

However, her parent, Priest, had lost his mind.

I don’t know the details either, but… It appeaaars he became obsessed with a strange delusion that he could live forever by taking over child’s bodies.

Immortality has been the ultimate pursuit by those in power ever since the time of the first emperor.

Cranes live for a thousand years, and turtles live for ten thousand[1]—

The kanji for “crane” in Maizuru House’s name makes it also quite loathsome in this sense, huuuh?

I bet that the bigwig in the industry who built Maizuru House was probably Priest or one of his confidants.

That’d explain why he left his own daughter, NEGI-san, there.

To build a facility and name it after a saying about how a crane lives for a thousand years—It’s liiike he was creating a good luck charm of sorts.

Giving a building of his an auspicious name in hopes of extending his lifespan even a lil’ bit longer.

Arashi: Didn’t it give it bad luck instead? Didn’t Maizuru House burn down once…?

Madara: Hahaha, I gueeess you could say he had no more need for a good luck charm! Priest had gotten ahold of a more suitable vessel, Hitsugi-san!

And thus he tried to erase his daughter, NEGI-san, who had lost her purpose.

Liiikely because for someone like Priest, who feared death so intensely, having someone connected to him by blood would only be an eyesore.

If someone were to look into him… It’d mean someone could trace her bloodline back up to Priest himself. Fearing such a future, Priest tried to destroy any evidence.

That’s liiikely the truth behind the fire that devastated Maizuru House.

Arashi: She was no longer needed, so they incinerated her in a bonfire?

What the hell, who does he think he is?

Madara: Thaaat's why he’s a crazy guy who acted like he was God! Hahaha, unlike Kanata-san, he’s not a cute God at all, huuuh!

He’s a murdering, detestable, unruly one!

However, this person is no longer of this world. While I don’t know the exact details… It seeeems someone erased him just the other day!

Arashi: So he’s dead now? I think it’s well deserved, but who do I direct my anger at now?

The kids I’m in charge of, the Rafflesia Group, are still suffering, you know. From that tragic fire that robbed them of their happy days, and their dear friend.

To the point of crying and throwing up just from being read aloud a scene from a picture book involving fire.

Madara: A picture book… A picture, huuuh—

I miiight be able to work with that.

Arashi: ? What do you mean? Don’t go coming to conclusions on your own, it’s a bad habit of yours, okay, Mama?

Madara: Mhm. I’ve always acted alone as the solo unit MaM, where everything was fine as long as I myself understood everything.

But things have changed. I’ve changed, somewhat. Thanks to you all.

Arashi: So, what do you mean, then…?

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Season: Winter

Location: Cemetery

Arashi: But, anyway. The bigger problem here is… Even now, the children here at Maizuru House are traumatized from that tragic fire.

So when I read aloud the scene in Snow White where the queen dances on a red-hot iron plate…

Memories from the day of the fire flashed back—so they cried and vomited.

Madara: It doesn’t seem like many years have passed since the fire either, huuuh. There’s nooo way that those children who lived through the fire have healed from the trauma.

Arashi: Right… By the way, it’s only the older children who lived through the fire. The younger children who moved in afterwards don’t appear to have any trauma.

Madara: Riiight, most look to be between the ages of ten and fourteen.

Apparently they’re required to move out at age fifteen, and are transferred to a facility in another area with a focus on training and preparation for labor.

Arashi: It’s like Neverland here, huh? An isle of dreams you have to leave once you grow up.

Madara: Well, that’s just what the move-out period dictated in the Maizuru House rules say. In reality, most usually move elsewhere once they reach the age of ten.

Arashi: Right. Maizuru House is a facility meant for childcare through and through.

But, the disgusting truth is that adults want everyone to provide for themselves by themselves if possible.

In order for them to eventually become self-sufficient, they’re transferred out to another facility as soon as possible to be trained in preparation to enter the workforce.

So right now, through the entire facility, there’s only about two children as old as junior high school age—

One in my Raffelsia Group, and one in your Kaijuu Group.

Madara: Seems so, huuuh. And perhaps because of their horrible experience with the fire, the older children are currently the more troublesome ones in Maizuru House.

Their dispositions have become rebellious and violent.

All the kids in my Kaijuu Group save for one are older, but even at their age they had such a thirst for blood it surprised even meee!

They were incredibly fierce.

Arashi: I don’t think this is just simply a matter of a terrible experience distorting their minds.

Those kids despise adults.

…Once upon a time, there was a girl in Maizuru House who was beloved by all the children in the orphanage, like a goddess or a princess.

Madara: That’s what I heard, too. They had a leader of sorts who stood at the center of everyone.

The oooldest boy in the Kaijuu Group told me that he was only a stand-in for his boss.

He said that since “that girl” was no longer here, he had no choice but to be her substitute.

Arashi: Mhm. The identity of the girl who seemed to be at the center of everyone is… Not known. Records seem to have been wiped up unceremoniously, without even a single picture left behind, looks like.

She really was a mysterious girl. It was as if she’d always been there at the Maizuru House. Apparently, she’d been there for a long time, longer than any staff, or child.

From meals to everything else, it seems she was separated from the other kids and given extraordinarily special treatment.

Madara: The sort of thing that makes you wonder “what nobility are you an illegitimate child of?”, riiight? But from what I’ve heard, that girl, despite her special treatment, was an ordinary kid juuust like all the others!

Raaather, it seems like she disliked the special treatment, and actively tried to interact with the other kids out of loneliness!

She’d give out the fancy candies only given to her out to everyone else.

It doesn’t sound right to call it “bribing”, but I suppose that’s why everyone seemed to love and accept that girl, huuuh!

Though I’m sure she was seen as a generous person who’d give out sweets every so often or something, at first.

But, even if that’s how it began, a bond gradually developed between herself and the other kids.

It seems that girl would even use her position to settle disputes within the facility, you see?

For some reason or another, that girl had the ability to dismiss any staff who did anything terrible to the children. By doing so, she was able to form a facility that the children desired!

She kept away things they didn’t like, and gave things that made them happy. I guess it’s no wonder they worshiped her like a goood!

Or at least, be loved like a hero that all boys admire.

Arashi: Right… Even now, all the children who knew her spoke only have had praise to give.

She was a dear friend and beloved princess of everyone here at Maizuru House.

…But, one day, that girl suddenly passed away.

No, she was killed. Under the pretense of a fire, an accident.

The adults treated it as a mere accident, and for some reason, insisted that such a child never existed in the first place.

Arashi: They forced the staff and children to keep silent, even going as far as to erase any and all records there were relating to that girl—

All to erase a single child from this world.

So that’s why. Why those children that loved here are still so very, very angry.

Towards the adults who took away the person they loved, and tried to erase every last trace of her.

Madara: —Burned to death in what was made to look like an accident.

As for Anzu-san, I bet she has an inkling on just whooo this poor child is.

Rather, I’m sure aaany of the kids at Yumenosaki would recognize the girl’s name if they heard it.

Arashi: Yes. Nobody knew her real name, and so instead she was always called by a nickname she had.

And that nickname was NEGI.

That “poor child” who is now dead, who was loved by everyone at Maizuru House, was NEGI, Anzu-chan’s friend.

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Season: Winter

Location: Cemetery

The next day, at a graveyard on the mountain that Maizuru House shares…

Arashi: ……

Madara: Heeey~! Arashi-sa~n!

Hahaha! Very strange indeed! Quite a surprise to run into you in a place like thiiis! It’s not the season for grave-visiting, is it?

Arashi: …I should be saying that to you. You don’t look like you believe in the afterlife. I doubt you came here to pray to Buddha auspiciously, did you?

Madara: But of course. There’s no God, so how can there be heaven and hellll?

When you die, that’s where it ends. Just nothingness.

Arashi: I’m sure there’s exceptions. I mean, Mama aside—Anzu-chan kind of believes in that sort of thing, doesn’t she?

That’s why she’s chasing “that girl’s” shadow.

Madara: Oh, did you figure it out too, Arashi-san? Wooow, and I was thinking that I was the first ooone!

Arashi: Aoba-senpai aside, I’m sure Natsume-chan has caught onto it already too.

That being the reason why the unsuitable Maizuru House, filled with troublesome brats, was chosen as the stage for a heartwarming emotional drama.

The goal was probably to infiltrate the Maizuru House as a staff member, this job being just a bonus, wasn’t it?

Or rather, the goal was to unravel a mystery…

Madara: You sound like an undercover investigatooor!

Arashi: I’m sure. …Hmm, how much did you investigate, Mama? Or rather, how much have you figured out?

Madara: Hm~, I’ve only got a general idea of what’s going on.

I’ve spent plenty of time playing with the kids of the Kaijuu Group I’m in charge of both today and yesterday, now that I’ve hammered in the hierarchy—

I was able to get a looot out of them, gently! I was able to get answers to most of my questions thanks to that.

Arashi: Is everything okay? You didn’t do terrible things to the children, right?

Madara: ‘Course not! I’m the son of a cooop! I know what’s legal and what’s not!

Arashi: I’m not worried about the legalities of things, but the moral! I can’t approve of anything that might leave trauma in the hearts of those children, you know.

Madara: Hahaha, what’s thiiis? It’s only been three days since you’ve begun working at Maizuru House, and you’re already pretending to be their guardiaaan?

Arashi: Hmph. I already am aware I’m not qualified to act like that for various reasons.

But even still. Even if it’s only been a short time together, even if we’re legally only strangers, you become more than family if you’ve connected with each other on a deep emotional level, you know.

Arashi: You see, yesterday I kept apologizing deeply to the kids in the Rafflesia Group. Saying I was sorry for having made them cry.

I was sincerely apologizing with all of my heart. That’s when one of the kids told me, “Don’t apologize, it’s not Arashi-sensei’s fault.”

And then, they told me a bit about the grief they’ve been carrying with them.

Madara: Grief, huh? In myyy kid’s case, it was anger.

Either way, these negative emotions hint that there’s “something bad”, huuuh… Well, this time it’s not “something bad” involving the occult, but about reality in the flesh.

Arashi: Right. …Some years ago, a tragic accident seems to have occurred here at Maizuru House.

Madara: There appeaaars to have been a fire. A horrible tragedy where Maizuru House burned down, leaving nothing but burnt remains behind.

As far as records show, there were no fatalities.

Even today, there are apparently parts of the building that burnt down that haven’t yet been fully removed. Garbage is piled up on the mountain path up to and around Maizuru House’s premises.

Arashi: Ahh, it’s not that they haven’t tried to remove it, it’s more that they couldn’t even if they wanted to.

The girls I’m in charge of would tell me about how the stupid boys would get in the way whenever people like dealers would come to try and take anything.

They told me that if they’d try to haul away parts of the burnt building away on a truck or something like that, they’d destroy the engine or slash the tires.

Madara: The children here at Maizuru House are crazy good at imitating ghosts right out of a horror movie, huuuh…

Destroying vehicles and making it impossible to return home is a clichéd way to incite fear.

Arashi: You’ve been referencing movies and manga quite a bit these days, haven’t you, Mama?

Madara: I didn’t have much work to do before Double Face was formed, and after too, so I had a little too much time on my haaands…

Now that I’ve mastered the art of killing time, I’ve learned about aaall kinds of entertainment!

Arashi: It’s a tragedy to have your work dry up, isn’t it. I wish I could share some of the busyness that Knights has, being touted as one of ES’ Big Three.

Madara: Hahaha, one of the hardest parts about being an idol is how hard it is to pass your work on to someone else like that, huuuh!

The person who is requested to do the work is basically the only one who can do it.

Arashi: Yeah. The work we do can only be done by us.

That’s usually the reason there’s disputes whenever a new member joins the group. It’s pretty difficult for both the idols and the fans to get used to each other.

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Season: Winter

Location: Maizuru House (Recreation Room)

That afternoon, in the room known as the “Naptime Room” in Maizuru House…

Tsumugi: Ahh, this tea is delicious…♪

(Hehe, looks like all the Lion Group kids are sleeping soundly. Their sleeping faces are so cute.)

(I might as well also take a break while I can.)

(Ah, Sora-kun sent a reply through HoldHands.)

(Hehe, I see~, so you’re fighting a bunch of space creatures right now, huh?)

(Usually you can defeat them by destroying their heads, but this time you have to chop off their limbs, so it’s a new and interesting experience? Huh.)

(Sounds like he’s playing one of those strange games of his again. It seems rather poor for emotional education. It’s excellent to see him branching out to new things to his heart's content while we, the parents, are away.)

(Or, well, we’re not Sora-kun’s Mama and Papa, though. But in a sense…)

Natsume: What are you doing slacking oFF, you failure of a nursery teachER.

Tsumugi: Hey, Natsume-kun. I’m not slacking off, okay~. It’s naptime now, I’m sure it’s the same case for you.

We don’t have anything in particular to do, there's no harm in taking it easy.

Or, are parents, teachers, caregivers, and others who are supposed to protect and nurture children not allowed even a moment of respite?

Are they supposed to work themselves to the bone non-stop, 365 days a year, 24 hours a day for their children?

Only a true priest or angel would be capable of doing something like that.

Natsume: AhaHA, you must really be feeling guilty about taking a small breather on the job if you’re making excuses so desperateLY.

Left aloNE, you really will devote yourself to serving selflessly and dutifulLY. So it’s a nice change of pace to see you taking a proper breAK, Senpai.

Tsumugi: That’s good to hear, then~. I’m already exhausted spending half the day dealing with the Lion Group children.

Children really are full of energy. They don’t know the limits of their own physical strength, so they move and talk at full power until they run out of fuel.

But if you leave them be, then they’ll suddenly collapse, so it’s necessary to have them rest regularly… As you can see.

Natsume: ImpressiVE, you know about as much as I dO, Senpai.

You’re more or less no different than those childrEN, so you need to be more conscientious about taking breaKS, Senpai.

Even at black companies[1] there are those who enter the workforce with the same sense of omnipotence that children posseSS, thinkiNG, “I can do anything!” while they work at full powER.

But if you can't excEL, it’s just a straight line directly to death from overwoRK.

Tsumugi: That’s right. Those who seek praise for their earnest diligence are actually just pitiful people who grew up keeping those same feelings they held when they were children—

Tsumugi: —Wait, please don’t air this conversation on the program, okay? Please cut it out.

It’d destroy the dreams of those adults who are desperately living, relying solely on that child-like omnipotence…

Natsume: HeHE, there are many people out there who have the identity of being a good and earnestly diligent kID.

By acting as if they are the protagonist of the stoRY, they feel they can reach a protagonist’s happy endiNG… When that’s not how it is at aLL, is iT?

Tsumugi: We can’t speak for others like that~. We’re still young at heart, calling ourselves magicians, after all. Similar to someone with chuunibyou.

Natsume: Who are you saying has chuunibyOU?

…More importantLY, Senpai, if you’re not buSY, could you lend me a hand with some researCH?

Tsumugi: Well, it’s not like I have the leisure to~. I have the very important job of watching over my children’s cute sleeping faces.

Narukami-kun told us yesterday that the children here at Maizuru House are known to suddenly start screaming and vomiting with an unknown cause, you know.

We’re in a situation where we don’t know what may trigger it, so we have to keep a careful watch over them.

Natsume: So I’m sayiNG, let’s find oUT.

That’s the reason why I had my eye on Maizuru House in the first plaCE.

You could say fulfilling Mikejima-senpai’s desire to do a MaM-like job is like a bonus to mE.

Tsumugi: Ah, so that’s the case. So that’s why Mikejima-kun ended up joining later on yesterday, and so on.

Does this mean that the job you had originally intended to do is now being taken up by Mikejima-kun?

Natsume: YeAH. There were a lot of unforeseen circumstancES—

I was under the impression that nobody would want to be taking care of childrEN, but even you and Kaminari-san ended up participatiNG, Senpai.

Tsumugi: I don’t even go home for the holiday season, I’m not busy or anything.

But Narukami-kun was a bit of a surprise. I was expecting a declination this time alongside everyone else in Knights!

Natsume: Perhaps she had a lot on her mind after having such a bad experience in SS.

“If we keep doing things the way we’ve always beEN, we won’t be able to keep winning as we always dO!” or somethiNG.

Tsumugi: I see. How about Anzu-san, then? Was her participation part of the plan?

It's not often she goes in front of a camera, so it surprised me a little.

Natsume: I didn’t expect there to even be cameras that were rolliNG. But I guess that’s because of Mikejima-senpai—A.K.A., due to the president’s interference with the projeCT.

Thanks to thAT, it’s become a lot harder to move arouND. It’s very annoyiNG.

But to answer your questiON, in this case the little kitten’s always been involved in this plAN.

The main character this time around appears to be Mikejima-senpai… But behind the scenES, the real main character who started this all was the little kitten herseLF.

Tsumugi: …Meaning?

Natsume: The real reason we’ve infiltrated Maizuru House here as nursery teachers was to grant her wiSH.

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Season:: Summer

Location: MEGA STREAM Main Studio

Mashu: It’s MELLOW DEAR US’ Kuon Mashuuu! Mashu looks forward to working with you for this photoshoot todaaay! ♪

Oh, didn’t we meet the other day during the shoot for Nozomi©?! I’m sooo happyyy we get to work together!

Oh, right. Have you heard of this product? It was juuust released!

Yes, that one! Mashu got curious about it after it went viral on social media! So it’s reached the ears of stylists even, huuuh! ☆

Izumi: I’m Sena Izumi from Knights. It’s a pleasure working with you… Hm?

Mashu: Oh! You’re—

Izumi: You’re… that Kuon Mashu from MELLOW DEAR US, aren’t you?

Mashu: You remember Mashu? No waaay, Mashu’s happy! ☆ #MashuRemembersYouTooOFC #SuperPopularModel

Oh, oh! Mashu knew someone else was gonna be invited—So it was you, Izumi©![1] Lookin’ forward to working with you todaaay!

Izumi: Hey, you. Could you quit talking to me like we’re friends?

I have zero intention of befriending you MELLOW DEAR US.

Mashu: Don’t be so cooold! Isn’t this a great opportunity for us to get to know each other?

Izumi: No, it’s not. …Actually, aren’t you, like, way too close? Don’t you know what personal space is?

Mashu: Kyahaha! Mashu must’ve gotten so happy that Izumi© remembered him that he got ahead of himself!

But, but but! Mashu is so serious when he say he wants to get along!

Mashu knew about you ever since your time overseas!

Izumi: Excuse me? What business does MELLOW DEAR US have about knowing me?

Mashu: Y’see, Mashu loves to make chit-chat with his stylists when he’s getting done up. And every so often the topic would be brought up! The topic being you!

By overseas… You were working as a model in Italy, right?

Mashu was told you’re a talented model who not only models for magazines, but gets invited to prestigious fashion shows toooo! ☆

Mashu thinks he remembers using your modeling as reference once he started getting more work for gravure?

It’s awesome that someone that talented also belongs to one of ES’ top units in Japan! #TheHeavensGaveTwoGifts #TooMuchPotential

Izumi: …Hmph. Thanks for the obvious flattery. You’re not going to get anywhere no matter what you say.

But well, work is work. You don’t have to worry about personal feelings interfering with our photoshoot.

Now, with that said; don’t involve yourself too much with me. To me, you are only an enemy that’s to be defeated.

Mashu: Come on, you’re sooo serious, Izumi©! Don’t you think it’s better to have fun rather than to fight?

Ah, but guess your stoic demeanor’s one of your charm points? Maybe Mashu’s the lame one here, butting in and throwing off everyone’s game!

Izumi: You seriously talk like there’s no tomorrow. Can’t you just shut your trap for a while?

I’m busy right now preparing for the photoshoot… Oh, huh?

I was told that they should be here…

Mashu: Hm? What’s wrong, Izumi©?

…Are you perhaps maybe looking for the props for the shoot?

Izumi: Yes, but you wouldn’t have anything to do with it. I bet the staff just forgot to prep them.

Mashu: Wha–, that’s big trouble! Mashu will go ask the staff as well!

S’cuse me, do you have a min?

Izumi: Now hold on! I can ask those questions myself, you have no reason to step in!

Mashu: Sorry, sooorry! But, there’s the possibility that this means Mashu’s hasn’t come in either, right? So it’s not totally unrelated, yeah?

‘Cause like, the photoshoot’s about to start, right? It’s best to confirm these things sooner than later! ☆ #CommunicationIsTopTier #LetsHopeOurIssuesAreSolvedInstantly

Izumi: Ah, geez… …Oh, Staff? I have a question—

Ahh, got it… Understood. So my photoshoot will have to be put on hold… Could you confirm if there’s possibly any other props that may be missing?

Mashu: Hey, hey what’s up? What’d they say?

Izumi: It seems the props for my shoot haven’t been brought in yet. It seems they generally know where they are, but…

My shoot’s gonna have to be postponed. I’d guess you’ll be up first?

Also, excuse me. What did I say? Didn’t I tell you to quit sticking so close to me? It’s annoying.

Mashu: Kyahaha! Sorry so~rry, it happened again!

Mashu’s glad they’re able to locate the props, by the way!

It’s a little unexpected having to go first out of the blue, though…! Whaaat to dooo…

Mashu’s noooot exactly used to being a magazine mode like this still. There’s soooo many photographers each with their own unique little preferences.

Oh, got it! How about you give me some advice, since we’re already here together, Izumi©?

Izumi: Excuse me? For what reason would I have to do that?

Mashu: C’mon, pleaaase? Could you do thiiis, for Mashu?

Mashu: …Since Mashu’s been given a job like this, Mashu wants to do it right!

Mashu wants aaall of the staff to feel reassured that Mashu was a good choice! ☆

So, pleaaase! #Mashu’sInAPickle #SuperAdvisorNeeded

Izumi: I’m sorry…?

(I really have no obligation to do anything like that, but…)

…First time courtesy.

Time passes…

Mashu: Izumiii©! The photographer seemed to be suuuper pleased with how things came out!

Mashu’s thanks! Your advice on posing and where to look was uber helpful! ♪

Izumi: It’s not as if anything I told you was particularly special. Isn’t the reason the photographer’s so pleased more because of how quickly you were able to learn and adapt?

I mean, obviously, if you’re a model, you should know that much.

But delivering more in your work than what is anticipated… That’s what makes a pro.

Mashu: Kyahaha! You really are waaay super duper ambitious, Izumi©! That’s why you’re considered stoic in the disciplined sense, yeah?

…But yeaaah, you’re right.

Mashu also has pride as an entertainer, y’know? One where it’s Mashu’s duty to fulfill the role given to him.

Izumi: Hmm. …Well, I guess that’s what makes you a member of MELLOW DEAR US.

Mashu: C’mooon! Mashu wishes you’d see Mashu as who he is without lumping him allll up with the rest of MELLOW DEAR US!

Izumi: Yeah yeah, I see you, I see you.

Speaking of, if we encounter each other on set again, don’t go acting so familiar with me. This was a special exception.

…But I guess if you need help with anything, you can let me know.

Mashu: Izumi©…!

Right, gotcha! Let’s close our heart’s distance—little by little! ♪

Izumi: Have you not been listening?! Quit sticking so close to me! Your shoot may be over, but now it’s my turn, you know!

Mashu: (…I feel like I’ve been told off quite a bit, but he’s still talking to me quite a bit, so it’s a job well done~.)

(If I get closer to the popular model Sena Izumi, then the idol Kuon Mashu will catch on with Japanese fans quickly.)

(Wonder if he’ll let me take a photo with him after the shoot is over~? Let’s go viral and make some money, Izumi-kun~! ♪)

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Season: Winter

Location: Shared Space

Yuuta: Thank you all so much for your birthday wishes! ♪ I’m so happy to get them from so many people.

It’s about time for Question Time, isn’t it? I look forward to picking out some comments to respond to! ♪

💬 What’s a spicy food you’ve eaten recently?

Yuuta: Dandan noodles! I ran into Isara-senpai on the way back from work the other day and we went to a ramen shop right after.

It was the type of spicy made with a bunch of chili oil…♪ I couldn’t stop eating it, it was so delicious.

Though, it did put off Isara-senpai next to me with his regular ramen.

💬 What message did you get from Hinata-kun?

Yuuta: I got a birthday wish from Aniki… Not as a message, but in person.

He gave me a hug the moment I woke up in the morning. This is Aniki we’re talking about, so I saw it coming.

Well, it was another year of peacefully celebrating each other’s birthdays. I wished Aniki a happy birthday as well.

💬 Tell us about the latest Bestie Episode

Yuuta: Ahaha, is there a demand for this…?

We watched a movie together the other day. A work we were interested in came out, so we decided to check it out.

And we talked idly over some sweets we bought from the convenience store… The number one best way to enjoy yourself, for sure! ♪

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Season: Winter

Location: Shared Space

Hinata: Thanks for your patience, everybody! ☆ Let’s get Question Time up and going!

Ooh, I’m getting more comments than expected! I wonder which one I should answer~? ♪

💬 Who will be the victim of your next prank?

Huh~, good question. Someone unexpected would definitely make it more interesting, wouldn’t it?

Ah, I should target Hidaka-senpai! I’ll give that guy a good tsukkomi check! ♪

I look forward to seeing what interesting reaction he’ll give…♪

💬 Tell me Yuuta-kun’s charm in one kanji

Hinata: In just one kanji?! Don’t ask for the impossible! Yuuta-kun can only be described with at least ten thousand!

“Give us one of them, then?” I guess I have no other choice. Give me a moment to think…

I guess I’d choose the kanji “strength”. ♪ I want to learn from how strong-minded he is, I think that slight stubbornness of his is a part of the charm!

💬 What’s the secret behind getting along with a sibling?

Hinata: Simply put, just say what you feel without worrying too much!

Even we fight pretty often, you know~. But I guess it’s because the more we fight and the more we disagree we’re able to get along.

If you bottle up your frustrations, it’ll just inevitably explode one day. I’ll always accept Yuuta-kun’s feelings with open arms. ♪

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Season: Winter

Location: Shared Space

Yuuta: Everyone who’s here today tuned to celebrate my birthday. I’m so happy! ♪

I saw posts on social media of people celebrating our birthday today too, but…

Being wished a happy birthday in real time like this brings a whole different kind of joy, y’know?

I hope to read as many of your comments as possible so I can give back what I can, so please enjoy…!

💬 Can you sing a birthday song?

Yuuta: The questions and comments just keep rolling in, huh? I’m grateful!

Umm, the next request is… “Can you sing a birthday song?”

It’s a bit embarrassing singing myself a song for my own birthday, though…♪

“I can sing it for Hinata-kun!”? That’s true, I can do that…

Ahaha, just kidding! This is my birthday stream!

I’ll sing for everyone here who’s celebrating with me. So, please listen closely. ♪

💬 This stream has been super fun!

Yuuta: Umm, and next is… Wait, it’s already this late? It’s nearly time for the stream to end…

“I don’t want it to end”? Ahaha, I feel the same. I want to keep chatting with everyone a little longer, but…

Truth is, there’ll be a party with Aniki and the others after this. So although I’m reluctant to, it’ll have to end.

“This stream has been super fun!” …It makes me really happy to hear you say that.

This has been the best birthday ever thanks to everyone who has come to see me! Thank you so much for today…♪

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Season: Winter

Location: Shared Space

Hinata: Thanks for waiting, everyone! It’s time to start Aoi Hinata’s Birthday Stream~♪

Today marks the birthday of me and my beloved little brother, Yuuta-kun! It makes me sooo happy that so many people tuned in to celebrate!

Ooh, there’s already so many “Nice” comments flooding in. Thankies!

As twins, it’s both of our birthdays today, but this stream is only to celebrate mine. I’m gonna monopolize everyone’s love~!

I’ll do the best I can to respond to everyone’s questions, so send ’em all my way! I’m lookin’ forward to them! ♪

💬 Tell us a birthday story!

Hinata: Alrighty then, let’s do some requests! First up is… “Tell us a birthday story!”

Now that I think about it, I got a message from UNDEAD’s Oogami-senpai the second the date changed.

Despite how he looks, Senpai is super sweet! He remembers my birthday and sends me a message every year!

A lot of people reached out to me before I even started this stream, actually. It was a really lively morning—the best start to my birthday ever~! ♪

💬 I wanna see your face~!

Hinata: Oh, next I’m getting comments like “I wanna see your face~!”

My face, huh~. I’m happy to have gotten this request, but… I’m stuck on what kind of expression to make.

Should I go cool, or should I go cute? What would Yuuta-kun do…?

…Alright, I’ve decided! I’ll add in a special pose as well, so get your fingers at the ready on the screenshot button, alright? ♪

I’m only doing it once, so don’t miss it! …Alright, here goes…☆

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Season: Winter

Location: Producer Room

Yuuta: Anzu-san, I’m so sorry for coming in so suddenly! Right now, I’m looking for Aniki…!

Today, Aniki and I are going to have separate streams for our birthdays, but we forgot to figure out who will be streaming first.

He hasn’t replied even after I contacted him… Sheesh, where could he be at a time like this?

…Huh? You spotted him over there just now?

Thank you so much for such crucial information! I’ll go and look for him!

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