#Kanade appears embarrassed...

[carnationcomposer]

Earlier I was in- the place Sekai and heard your voice. All good?

~ @n25-amia

Oh- ! um... what exactly did you hear..?

[rekino2114]

I love kanade I really really do, bjt Arei just wins out for me. So how about Arei from Despair time alphabet with J, L, V, Y

J,L,V and Y fluff alphabet prompts with arei nageishi and kanade otonokoji

A/n:I'll do you one better. Why choose when you can have both (yes, this is allowed. It's still 4 letters even with 2 characters)

Arei nageishi

🎳J=jealousy (how jealous do they get? What do they do when they're jealous?)

Arei gets jealous pretty easily. While she may appear to have a big ego, she knows better than anyone how her personality is, and she's very afraid that you'll get tired of it and leave her so when she sees a girl flirting with you she'll immediately start yelling at her and calling her every insult possible while telling her you're taken. She'll also start making out with you in front of her just to rub salt in the wound

🎳L=love confession(how did they confess to you?)

She invited you bowling and was planning to confess while comforting you for your loss, but she ended up getting distracted by you and her emotions and losing, so you comforted her instead and she blurted out that she loved you, she was very embarrassed at first but very surprised and happy when you accepted her confession

🎳V=value (How important is the relationship to them? What is it’s worth in comparison to other things in their life?)

Your relationship and you in general mean so much to her, specifically the fact that you could see through and endure her personality, you and eden are the only people who see her for what she actually is:a person genuinely trying her best to make friends and change at least a little bit. She knows she probably will never be a good person, but she doesn't really care as long as you're with her

🎳Y=yes (how do they react to you proposing to them?)

"So, did you bring me here just to get destroyed at bowling? Hehe, sorry, but seriously, why did you play with me? You usually just watch me play"

"Well today is special"

"Really? How so?"

Arei watched as you got on one knee, pulled out a ring, and started your speech. Part of her genuinely couldn't believe this was happening. She wanted to pinch herself to make sure she wasn't dreaming, and before she knew it, she started crying.

She carefully listened to everything you told her and had the biggest smile you had ever seen on her face while still crying when you asked her the question

"Are you fucking serious? Of course I will, yes, yes,yes, do you need me to say it again? cause I will, yes I would love to marry you"

Kanade otonokoji

🎸J=jealousy (how jealous do they get? What do they do when they're jealous?)

Kanade is very much the jealous type just seeing you talking with another girl causes her to get violent thoughts, and if that girl starts flirting with you, you might as well say your goodbyes because that is the last conversation you're gonna have with her, she obviously trusts you and knows you're never gonna leave her but it's better to send a message to any possible competition.

🎸L=love confession(how did they confess to you?)

She wanted to go all out to show you just how much she loved you, so she asked hibiki to make a special song for you and make her sing it this time, she was very surprised by her sister's actually pretty good performance but didn't think too much about it. She made a private concert for you and after she finished singing she went over and told you that everything she had said in the song was for you. She then kissed and hugged you when you said you liked her too. She may have seemed blushy and nervous on the outside, but on the inside, she couldn't be happier that you said yes as that made things much easier for both of you

🎸V=value (How important is the relationship to them? What is it’s worth in comparison to other things in their life?)

When kanade fell in love with you, any obsession she might have felt towards her sister was replaced by you. She couldn't think of anything but you. All her dreams were filled with her and you living a happy life together. She loved you so so so so much, and thankfully, you feel the same . She doesn't even have to break you to be with you. She would gladly kill everyone in the world, including her sister, to be with you or if you simply ask her to. So safe to say you mean a lot to her

🎸Y=yes (how do they react to you proposing to them?)

"The scenery is beautiful, darling, but why did you bring me here?"

Despite what her question might lead you to believe, she knew exactly why you were there, the recent searching for rings online and measuring of hibiki's finger (you didn't want her to know and they have the same fingers) made it obvious, it was a bit disappointing if she had to be honest, she wanted to be the one to propose, to make a perfect discourse on how much she truly loved you (as if she didn't do that every day) but she could never complain, it was an even greater sign that you wanted to be with her

"To do this"

You got on one knee and pulled the box out, kanade tried her best to look surprised, but the pure ecstasy that was filling her mind was too much to contain, she started drooling a bit and hearts replaced her pupils, her true self coming out for a bit, but she shrugged it off in time to answer your questions without you noticing

"O-of course my darling, I would love nothing more than to marry you, I want to live the rest of my life with you, I will love you forever and ever, that's a promise"

[aquz]

Pjsk req? Sure I gotcha 😎

ALRRR, Shizuku, Kanade, Mizuki, and Ena with reader who’s like incredibly attractive but always wears a mask. Like full fledge mask covering mouth/eyes. When they see readers face it can be like an accident like they got hit by a ball flying from nowhere(lol) ⚽️ and mask goes flying. But if asked reader just say they don’t want people surrounding them just for looks. (Whether reader is nonchalant about it or shy is up to you💗)

is this a masquerade ?

platonic or romantic, gender neutral reader, reader is described as gorgeous though • reader's mask gets knocked off and their friend/partner is there to watch

SHIZUKU HINOMORI -

you were helping a lost shizuku back to a familiar street when you two happened to pass by a park packed with young children. shizuku had stopped to watched them play a game with the big, red ball they had when it happened; the ball made contact with on of the children's foot and came hurling at you, knocking you flat to the ground and knocking your mask across the street. as children watched in shock as shizuku looked you over for any injuries, finding your mask for you afterwards. after you passed their ball back, cracked mask secured on your face once more, you and shizuku had gone on your way. she was worried it was her fault for stopping you but you told her it was no big deal.

when shizuku asked about the mask, you told her it was to hide your facial appearance, not wanting any unwanted attention. shizuku though about it to herself... she had been harassed and bullied for her attractive features by her ex-coworkers back at cheerful*days. she understood how you were feeling, feeling a bit sad herself. she validated you with a hand on your shoulder, telling you that if you ever wanted to ease yourself out of wearing masks, she would be your biggest supporter! but she has to admit... you are absolutely gorgeous.

KANADE YOISAKI -

it was a total accident on your part. you were helping kanade with her song one-on-one and she requested an opportunity to meet with you on call. agreeing, you told her to start and you would join as soon as your family went to bed.... which would be soon. a couple minutes later, the clock struck 2:00 am, where kanade had gotten off call with nightcord. when you joined, you felt a head-empty kind of sleepy and didn't bother to make sure your camera was off. that's how kanade got a full view of your sleepy, full face. you had always remained faceless, offline and in public, so she wondered if you meant to join with your camera on... surely not? as much as she liked your face with it's elegant features, she had to warn you about it incase you didn't know. and you didn't.

when you shut your camera off with a slurred yet quick apology, kanade tried comforting you by telling you the time mafuyu was singing with her mic on and got embarrassed, but you told her quickly you weren't embarrassed, just not used to people seeing your face. kanade had to ask why, out of pure curiosity and there she learned of your reason behind hiding your face. she didn't know what to say, not understanding the issue much but she told you that it was alright and she was the only one who saw it. she promised to protect your privacy and she wouldn't mention it to anyone. ... miku might have saw it, though. just saying.

MIZUKI AKIYAMA -

you knew mizuki was still outside waiting for you to get ready, you were just running late. you were scrambling around your room getting ready for school, trying to find all of your scattered school supplies. although mizuki was only a door away from you, they still had you on call as they waited. mizuki told you to take your time, as they really didn't care for being late, and you spouted worries of missing a certain class you were looking forward to. though, somewhere in the conversation, you had walked out of the room without your phone to find one key item - your mask. mizuki had noticed your silence and tried to get your attention by speaking louder through their phone, but to no avail. eventually, they gave up and knocked on your door a bit, before rushing to the side of your house where your room was located. sliding open the window, mizuki crawled into your room with a goofy smile. they say your phone and your bag, but not you. though, the commotion of mizuki getting into your room was enough to cause you to rush out of another room and into yours - totally maskless.

at first, mizuki was joking about not wanting to stand outside alone in total silence but they quickly stopped when they notice you cover your face halfway with your hand, totally shocked. they had caught you without your mask. to be honest, mizuki didn't care whether you wore it or not, but you had such a gorgeous face! why would you hide it? even when you explain, mizuki still tried to convince you to not wear it, but not forcefully. they understand how you could be uncomfortable without your mask, and that's that. they did offer to help look for it, to make up for the intrusion... if mizuki keeps up this kind of home invasion behavior, maybe they need a mask, too...

ENA SHINONOME -

back to the ball incident - which sounds a lot weirder than it is. you and ena were looking for akito after he didn't come back with what ena asked for. of course she wasn't too worried; she just literally wanted her cheesecake. oh! and you happened to be there too, on a walk when ena found you and asked you to join the search. though ena couldn't help but wonder why you didn't take your mask off to see better - no, why did you never take your mask off period? though it wasn't her business. as you both looked around, you happened to pass by a group of kids playing soccer, which made ena think more about akito as she stopped to watch. you stopped with her and suddenly the ball came whirling at you, hitting the side of your mask and knocking it off your face and snapping the band that held it there to begin with. your immediate reaction was to make a joke and then go get it, but ena's reaction had yours delay.

ena was scolding you for standing in the way! she was worried you could've gotten hurt or... oh god where did your mask go. did she feel guilty for holding you up at the wring place at the wrong time? sure, but her inner guilt made her defensive. after the kids had apologized and you got your mask back, ena felt bad that it broke, especially after you told her why you wore it. she felt the urge to scold you more for hiding such a lovely face with potential that would surely get tons of likes on social media.. but you weren't her so of course you probably didn't care about that. ena wanted to sneakily ease you into feeling more comfortable showing your face but right now, she had to find akito AND some glue to fix your mask. maybe akito could play some soccer around you sometime and knock your mask off "accidentally" with ena recording... pictures last longer but video's were perfect.

[over-rad-squad]

Jump!,Jump!,Jump!!

helping with the bakery (Chapter 1)

(Minori Hanasato x Haruka Kiritani)

-☘️-

Today was my mom's business trip and she told my teacher that I'll not be in school for 2 weeks due to me taking her spot

"Okay dear if you need any help call Tsukasa or Toya"

"I will mom don't worry!"

I smile at my mom as she left the store

Oh did I forget to mention that...I HAVE THE WORST LUCK EVER I'M GOING TO SCREW UP THE CUSTOMERS ORDERS!

Most of the customers have known me since my childhood they understand how much I mistake their orders...

As the clock hit 6AM it was time to open the bakery.

-🎶-

Minori started to work at the bakery for a few hours until Haruka Showed up and the customers gasped at her appearance...

"Oh my god it's the Kiritani's daughter who was born as a devil..!"

A customer muttered

"Yeah she looks way more different on Miyamasuzaka Girls Academy that's where she studies"

A student of Kamiyama spoke as well

-🐧-

Of course... people recognized me by being Gothic and creepy of course

"Who owns this place"

I demanded the people in the bakery

"I-Its the Hanasatos Miss!"

My expression changed to a shock

Hanasato?, isn't that Minori's last name?

"H-Haruka!"

I noticed that Minori was covered in flour and dough and she looked cute wait Cute?! Snap out of it Haruka you're not here to flirt!

"Ah Minori!"

-☘️-

I smiled at Haruka

"...hehe um this is um unexpected!"

"No worries Minori I never knew you would work here"

I noticed that Haruka looks so pretty with the style Gothic

"Say do you want to help me?"

Haruka gave me a shock expression for a few seconds as she nodded

"Of course Minori I'll help"

"Great Follow me to the back!"

I made Haruka follow me to the back aka the kitchen so we can make the pastries together!

And I heard the bell ring and it was Toya and Tsukasa!

They came to help me with the customers as they wore the aprons

Of course they were part timers in the bakery

"Minori?"

I looked at Haruka she was looking at Toya

"What Is it Haruka-Chan?"

"Well...That Boy Does he work here?"

"Oh he's a Daily Part time worker I mean he's my friend after all!"

"...."

I looked at Haruka with a confused Look on my face

"A Friend of mine is always talking about that boy And Kamishiro The same thing as well"

"I see Do they know them?"

"Oh Shinonome and Kamishiro?,yeah they both do know them"

"Hehe No worries Haruka-Chan!"

—🐧—

I see why Minori always smiles and she's....Adorable when she smiles

Wait wait Adorable?!,No way! She's just a friend just like that....

And we both turn around to see Shiho Kohane along side with Mizuki and Ena

"Shiho!,Kohane!"

Minori Ran towards them and gave them a hug

"Minori-chan heh your happy to see us huh?"

Kohane smiled softly at Minori And Shiho Smiled at Both of them

—☘️—

"Yep Totally I missed you two So much!,how's your shows going?"

"Like the usual Airi and Kanade Are doing pretty good if you ask me"

Shiho rubbed behind her neck as we both looked at Kohane

"Well...Emu & Mizuki and Saki are doing pretty neat—!"

"Hey I'm here you know!"

Mizuki comes in to the conversation

"I never Knew Toya-kun and Tsukasa-senpai Work here"

"Oh they are just part time workers here of course"

Minori Blushed out of embarrassment

As she giggled it off

Ena also came into the conversation

"Hey you're the girl who shows up on TV are you the leader of the Pegasus Exploration Team?"

—🎶—

Minori Beamed as she got recognized by someone

"Yeah I am! I'm Minori Hanasato nice to meet you!"

"Ena Shinonome a member of Food Hunt in the Primitive Forest"

"Woah you're amazing Ena-san!"

Minori and her friends started to get along very well...

—☘️—

I wonder if we could hangout as A Friend group...

[polahusband]

Project Sekai Character Tournament - Round 16

Nene Kusanagi

Nene and Kamishiro Rui are next-door neighbors and childhood friends. Rui was the one who recommended her to join the troupe. She's a great singer and dreams of singing onstage for a musical, however, she doesn't appear on stage. Instead, she operates her Nene-Robo and performs through it.

At one point in middle school, her anxieties caused her to forget her lines during a play and embarrass herself. This lead to her giving up on shows, feeling humiliating, leading also to a rift in hers and Rui's friendship. They became friends again after Rui went to her and asked her to join Wonderlands X Showtime.

At school, she is also classmates with Aoyagi Toya.

Kanade Yoisaki

Though antisocial, Kanade is extremely kind and caring to those close to her. She often puts the needs of others before herself, overworking herself for the sake of her music. Kanade's entire life is dedicated to composing, often putting off sleep, eating, and going outside to focus on writing music.

[project-sekai-facts]

This post is going to be a very brief overview of this year's April Fools Day event. I'll only be looking at content that has been posted on the official social media accounts for now, which isn't much but it's what I can access at the moment. Home screen translations from @/pjsekai_eng on Twitter were also used. Next year I'll do a much more detailed analysis because things like Area Conversations will be more readily available.

Summary

For April Fools Day, a new school called MIKUdemy has appeared in Shibuya, which all the characters in the game, including Kanade and the main Virtual Singer(s) for each unit, have been invited to attend for a year. The school's headmaster is Mikudayo. A new song called Be The MUSIC! was released, featuring all 26 main characters.

The characters were all placed into classes of six or seven students. These classes were as follows:

Pure Heart Class

Students: Ichika, Shizuku, Toya, Emu, Kanade, Miku (N25)

Pure Heart Class, a heartwarming and peaceful space ♪

A comfortable class with a calm and fluffy atmosphere. Do other classes worry for them because "There's no Tsukkomi!"...?

Other info:

Ichika feels a bit embarrassed about being called “pure”. She also finds being in the same class as older students to be strange.

Shizuku feels that N25!Miku is like a little sister, and keeps checking in on her.

Since Shizuku and Toya both like reading, the former asks the latter for recommendations. Toya tells Shizuku about Where’s Wally.

Toya thinks that he might be able to compete in the school’s ball game competition if he takes part in the (alcohol free) Dizzy Bat game.

Emu arranged an anime screening for everyone. She also wants to try playing a conch since the school has one in the music room.

Kanade wonders about how everyone is able to handle going to school in daylight. She also wants to talk to Toya about music composition.

Solid Heart Class

Students: Shiho, Airi, Akito, Nene, Ena, KAITO (WxS)

Pragmatic and stoic! That's Solid Heart Class!

This is a class of pupils who are calm and objective. For some reason, they seem to care about the Pure Heart Class students...

Other info:

Shiho understands why Ena and Akito aren’t fond of being in the same class and she is glad she didn’t end up in a class with Shizuku. She likes her class because it has a lot of stoic and independent students.

Airi is worried about Shizuku’s class because they don’t have anyone to play the role of tsukkomi.

Akito is annoyed that he is in the same class as his sister, partially because you can’t tell who’s being spoken to when their last names are used. He thinks Toya’s class must be nice but admits it doesn’t suit him.

Nene is a bit nervous about being in the same class as upperclassmen. She also mentions that Akito and Ena fight like children.

Ena says that WxS!KAITO makes her uncomfortable because he is so much nicer than N25!KAITO. She also worries about being able to wake up in the morning, and decides to let Akito wake her up in the worst case scenario. Airi tells her to not do that.

Passion Heart Class

Students: Saki, Minori, An, Rui, Mizuki, Rin (MMJ), Len (VBS)

When you have an idea, act on it immediately! This is Passion Heart Class!

This class is full of action-oriented students! When walking by the classroom, please watch out for flying drones and energetic students.

Other info:

Saki thinks the named classes make the school seem fancier. She says that at Mikudemy, you can find “something special”, and she wonders what it might be.

Minori wants to invite Rin and Mizuki to attend the Idol History class with her. She also decides to complete in the school’s dizzy bat competition to get better at variety show activities.

An thinks the lessons at Mikudemy are really fun and she thinks she wouldn’t mind studying for exams. She is going to compete against Haruka and Mafuyu in basketball for the ball sports competition.

Rui says he never thought he’d see the day he felt comfortable at school. He quickly befriends VBS!Len because of his similarities to WxS!Len. Mizuki mentions that he’s unexpectedly a good big brother-figure.

Mizuki wins some discount coupons for an ice-cream shop and invites Saki and An to go with them to buy some.

Cautious Heart Class

Students: Honami, Haruka, Kohane, Tsukasa, Mafuyu, Luka (L/n), MEIKO (VBS)

Thoughtful yet firm! They're Cautious Heart Class!

The pupils in this class have outstanding leadership skills. Their warm compassion towards others is remarkable.

Other info:

Honami plans on making the most of her year at the school by studying hard. Tsukasa thinks she would be good on the kick rounders team, but she’s not so sure.

Haruka wants to try out dizzy bat at the upcoming ball sports competition.

Kohane says that having someone as mature as MEIKO in her class makes her shy.

Tsukasa thinks being invited to Mikudemy is a sign of destiny. He invites Mafuyu to have lunch with the rest of the class, and she thinks he’s really loud.

Mafuyu thinks it’s nice that she got to try out some instruments in the school.

[pjsk-writin]

heyhey I hope you dont mind me asking for an inbox check? Thank you!

ofc you can !! some of these are ones that were in the last inbox check bc im still working on them, but here ya go <3

Shiho and Rui with a chubby s/o with body image issues

Shizuku, Saki, Rui, Mafuyu and Toya with a trans male s/o who barely appears at group meetups due to being kicked out

Tsukasa and Saki with a reader who has a space theme sleepover sekai

PJSK boys with a S/O who's a really young attorney

Tsukasa with a reader who works at a daycare

Tsukasa with a reader that is like Shouko Komi from Komi Can't Communicate

Rui comfort HCs with a reader who's scared of loud noises

An and Kohane meeting S/O's overprotective sibling for the first time

Rui with a delinquent s/o who has a soft side they're embarrassed about and is the way they are due to bullying

Rui with a S/O who is scared of heights

Toya and Tsukasa with a S/O who's scared of the dark

WxS with a reader who's neurodivergent and stims a lot

PJSK boys and angst. its a quote sort of angst but im not typing it all out here </3

Platonic!Niigo with cheerful reader who is actually depressed

Niigo + Akito with a reader who's a very good guitarist but is not confident in their abilities (I'm still thinking if I should post this one alone or write smth for it <3)

Akito and reader kissing and cuddling in bed for the first time

Minori with a S/O who's like Misumi Ikaruga from A3!

PJSK boys (minus Akito) with a reader who's scared of thunder

Eating cup noodles with Kanade

Akito and Toya shouting at the reader because they're stressed

[stellacolletore]

08.21.2020

though i would hide it, in my face it still appears (it is true i love) anime: chihayafuru characters: oe kanade, mashima taichi/ayase chihaya summary: with a love like theirs, Kanade’s sure Taichi and Chihaya will be alright. note: covers the events from season 1 (had to rewatch a looot, taichi/kana brotp still the best), seasons 2&3, and my post-queen’s match headcanon (see 7 wonders of mizusawa for details)

i.

President Mashima swipes block over the stalker’s number, and suddenly, Kanade feels things fall into place.

He’s in love with Chihaya-chan.

There isn’t enough room for celebrating her newfound discovery as she laments over the fact that she’s the only one around with eyes that see this. Ergo, she’s the only one who would be knowingly standing along the sidelines, watching wherever the depths of love would take two of her dearest friends. Surely, there’s nothing more frustrating for a lovestruck girl than that.

Chihaya-chan gapes at her phone, totally lost on the purpose behind Prez’s gesture. Kanade sighs.

This love will really take its sweet time, won’t it? 

ii.

He’s just won his most important match to date and still, they find him only thinking of her.

“Chihaya, get up. Let’s go,” Prez is tugging Chihaya-chan’s limp arm, voice tinged with unusual urgency. Dazed at the turn of events, Kanade’s mind is unable to make sense of what’s happening in front of her. The match had gone most unexpectedlyーopening with Prez effectively losing the unnerving level of concentration that has kept him unbeatable throughout four straight games, continuing with the tension (and fault)-filled Class B finals that kept her, Chihaya-chan, and Hanano-san on edge until the last card, and ending with him donning a worried expression in place of a happy one after reaching the long-elusive Class A title.

Her inner voice spells the situation out for her. 

He’s taking her to Wataya-san. Prez thinks Chihaya-chan’s been watching the wrong match, the wrong boy, all along.

That certainly explains the oddly messy game he played with Yamamoto-san. 

But that’s not right.

Kanade’s about to shake him out of his self-sacrificing behavior when Chihaya-chan beats her to it.

“Omedetou, Taichi. Y-You’re Class A now. Congratulations.”

Like mirror, President Mashima’s eyes reflect Chihaya-chan’s glassy ones. Euphoria washes over him as he finally acknowledges his achievement. Kanade wishes she could capture the moment like a photograph, could mark it in long-lasting verses of poetry.

See, Prez? She cares for you just as much. It’s Wataya-san’s big match, too, but she’s only thought of you.

iii.

Prez is playing the game with his heart on the line, and finally, she’s looking at him.

Hanano-san sees this, too. Beside her, Kanade once again admires her kouhai’s pure love, steadfast in the face of heartbreak. It bears the same signature as the President’s, and a twinge of bittersweet feeling swirls in Kanade’s heart. She prays for Hanano-san’s own happiness before bringing back her attention towards the final and most personal match of the Yoshino tournament, sincerely hoping.

Please keep looking, Chihaya-chan. He’s there because of you. President Mashima’s made it there because he loves you.

iv. 

When President Mashima leaves the club, he takes a part of Chihaya-chan with him.

Kanade’s well-aware of what it is, and so she picks up the fallen microphone on the ground, abandoned in the wake of Chihaya-chan rushing out after him. Even though she’s equally left in the dark about Prez’s decision, she understands. That is why, with tears brimming in her eyes, Kanade holds the microphone to her lips, wills her voice not to waver.

You can leave this to us, she thinks, it’ll be alright. 

Needless to say, things are the opposite of alright after that, and soon enough, Chihaya-chan parted ways with the club as well.

Doubt, fear, and helplessness cloud over the remaining members of the Mizusawa Karuta Club now that their sun and moon are missing. Still, Kanade learns to find comfort in the fact that the string of fate tied between President Mashima and Chihaya-chan won’t easily give way. 

A wave of loneliness sweeps her with the chilly night air on the road home. Kanade draws warmth from a poem that sympathizes with her deepest hope of the moment:

Swift waters Parted by jagged rocks Are joined By the river’s end.

v.

Chihaya-chan is a formidable force, poise unbent and passion blazing just as strongly, even in the middle of unmet promises and a missing loved one. 

She pulls them in the classic team huddle. And talks about the fear and the hope she’s been avoiding since he walked out on the club and out of her life. 

“Mashima Taichi, a person who made the karuta club with me, quit the team, but… I believe he will be back someday, maybe years later, or tens of years later. In the meantime, I will become the queen. And...while I wait for him, I will make Mizusawa into a karuta powerhouse like Hokuo Academy…”

The karuta she plays against Wataya-san is one they’ve never seen before, but feels inexplicably familiar. 

It takes Kanade a remainder of the match to realize why. 

Poem 16. 

vi.

President Mashima comes back to fight for the place closest to Chihaya-chan.

In the end, the match went in Wataya-san's favor; leaving everybody in tears at President Mashima’s defeat and Wataya-san’s sincere display of gratitude at the Prez’s valiant effort in playing karuta. 

Kanade just dried her own tears off when she turned towards Chihaya-chan. “P-President Mashima gave it his all, did he not, Chihaya-ch…”

At the sight of the girl before her weeping with strong, bitter tears, Kanade’s thoughts come to a halting stop, untilー

If her tears are indeed for President Mashima,

Then he may just have reached the place closest to Chihaya-chan after all.

vii.

Nobody could believe it.

Chihaya-chan is going for the win, as if she hadn’t been on the brink of losing two matches ago. Taking Wataya-san’s advice of entering her own “arena”, Chihaya-chan played the third and fourth games as Mizusawa’s Ace, pushing the limits of her hard-earned skills and natural talents to get cards for her team. Kanade feels honored to be a part of Chihaya-chan’s strength.

Chihaya-chan swipes the last card at Wakamiya-san’s formation, and just like that, they’re down on the luck of the draw.

Kanade checks the two remaining cards on Chihaya-chan’s side. 

No way. 

There are a hundred cards in karuta, a hundred poems in Hyakunin Isshu, and yet those two cards remained. If this isn’t fate, Kanade doesn’t know what it is.

Kanade looks over at Wataya-san, watching Chihaya-chan’s match after claiming the Meijin title a game ago, and her suspicion is confirmed. The se card belongs to Wataya-san. 

And, of course, the tachi card is Mashima-kun’s.

This is more than sending a card, Kanade realizes. 

Fate is asking Chihaya-chan to choose.

She remembers a strategy Chihaya-chan has always followed as Harada-sensei’s star pupil. 

“Since I’m an offensive karuta player, I would send my special cards to my opponent, and it’s because I want to get some things badly that I would part with them. And I would go into the fight with the resolve to get them no matter what.” 

Chihaya-chan moves to pick up a card.

“Challenger Ayase-san sends ‘tachi wakare’...”

viii. 

“‘Let’s play karuta forever, Taichi’ーSince when?! Ayase-senpai, since when did you like Mashima-senpai? What do you just mean by ‘play’? Is it play, play or play as in let’s date and get married and live happily everーhmhm, mph!” Kanade cuts off Hanano-san’s tirade, noting Chihaya-chan’s rapidly reddening cheeks and startled eyes. “Hanano-san, shouldn’t you congratulate your senpai before anything else?” 

Hanano-san recovers quickly enough, her own cheeks flushed in embarrassment, and says, “Omedetou, Ayase-senpai. You’re incredible.” 

Chihaya-chan merely blinks at them in reply, and Kanade’s instantly worried that her brain has gone haywire after being cornered with Hanano-san’s frank questions. She lays a comforting hand on Chihaya-chan’s arm, thinking about what to say to divert her attention. “Chihaya-chan, Harada-san’s waiting at the break room for you. Shiranami Society’s already throwing a party there, why don’t we goー”

“I just don’t want him to disappear again.” Chihaya-chan’s looking straight at Hanano-san, a mixture of desperation and determination swirling in her eyes. “Apart from chiha, the card that I won’t absolutely let go of is tachi. I want to show him how much I want to get to him by sending and getting the card butー” her eyes start to glisten, her voice shaky, “ーbut he didn’t see me, didn’t he? He’s not here, he’sー”

“Chihaya-chan,” Kanade tries to conjure a warm, reassuring tone. “Don’t worry. If he hadn’t seen youーwhich I highly doubtーthen you’ve just got to show him again, right? You’re an offensive player, Chihaya-chan, I’m sure you won’t give up without a fight.”

Thankfully, those words are enough to quell Chihaya-chan’s despair. She fixes her posture, her resolve following suit, and her eyes twinkle with a newfound passion. She smiles, “Thank you, Kana-chan, Sumire-chan.” 

Kanade beams. President Mashima might have been MIA as of the moment, and Wataya-san is fast approaching with a look that tells he’s about to have a long, overdue talk with Chihaya-chan, but it’s all right. 

With a love like theirs, Kanade’s sure Taichi and Chihaya will be alright.

[kanaships]

Chance Meeting: Natsunade

It seemed like an ordinary day at my favorite cafe. I would visit it as frequently as my hectic schedule as an idol would allow. Today it seemed fairly busy though. None the less, I stepped in and the staff gave me my typical two person table even though I was just one person. I looked at menu in wonder of what I was going to order. It looked like there was a special promotion with a cute mascot I had seen around. The sudden surge of customers must have been because of this. It was a small chick named Piyo-chan. The menu had cakes, drinks, even accessories like cups and bracelets you could buy or purchase with a food item. Honestly, everything looked great. I couldn’t help but stare at all the food just wanting to order it all. That’s when I heard a voice from behind me. 

“Waaaa~ So many cute Piyo-Chan desserts!” I looked back to see a tall man with slightly curly blonde hair, light green eyes, and glasses. He was well dressed, sporting a cute sweater vest. “It’s so full... everyone must have been excited for Piyo-chan.” He continued, looking around at the tables full of people. His eyes landed on mine and he gave a gentle smile. I smiled back hoping he didn’t recognize me from anywhere. He walked towards me and I could see the staff keeping a close eye on him. “Excuse me miss. Are you waiting for anyone?” from the question and the soft tone of his voice, it didn’t seem like he knew me. 

“No, I’m not actually...” I answered honestly. His eyes lit up the second I said it. 

“May I sit with you then? I really want to try these Piyo-chan desserts!” He gave me a soft smile again and I looked at the staff, nodding to them that it was alright. The man was standing next to the chair and I gave him a smile.

"I don't mind. The place is packed and that chair was just going to stay empty." He happily sat down across from me and I slid over the menu I was holding.

"Did you already decide?"

"No but I know all my options... there's so much, I just want to try it all!" I sat with my head in my hands. Thoughts of all the sweet treats circled my head with no end in sight.

"What if we order them all?" I looked up at him in confusion and madness.

"I couldn't finish all of them myself either. But together we could share all of them and eat them all!" He was so cheery and I could see the genuine motivation in his eye to try it all. I started giggling and then laughing. Even if I had just met him, I knew this was going to be a fun experience. I followed his lead in ordering one of each of the items from the Piyo-chan menu. In total it was 7 desserts and 3 drinks, so 10 items in all. The waiter brought over utensils and straws as we needed and we stared in amazement at all the adorable food. I was tempted to take a picture of it all but I knew I couldn't reveal my phone in case he asked to contact me at a later time. Him on the other hand, took all the pictures he could before any of it disfigured. He vocalized each thought he had about the cute appearances and I couldn't help but be drawn to each of his words. We dug in and ate half of each thing together, striking up small conversation about things we liked and the character itself. Apparently, he was a huge fan of the character.

"I think my favorite thing so far is definitely the cheesecake. Nothing can beat cheesecake." I giggled.

"But this parfait is also delicious! It's sweet and fruity. Please try it!" Without even thinking I had done something really embarrassing. He reached out to me with a bite of parfait on his spoon and I let him feed me. Once the realization hit- my face turned a deep shade of red. "How is it?" He seemed to ask in slow motion. I only looked up at him with a blank stare and red cheeks. He seemed confused and got a bit closer. I backed up and almost fell out of my chair from my flustered state.

"I-It really was good. I still think the cheesecake is better though!" My mind was trying to get back on track, but he kept derailing my thoughts with every look into his eyes.

"Could I try it then?" He looked down at my spoon and up at me with the same gentle smile and closed his eyes. Did he really want me to feed him? My mind was falling into flustered pieces. This is something only couples did and we had only known eachother for less than an hour. I glanced at the clock in that moment and realized that time had flown. It was closer to two hours that we had been seated there talking. What could I do? I guess... this would be the only chance I would get at doing this... and he didn't seem like a bad guy. Hesitantly I got a small spoonful of the cheesecake and held it up. "Ah~" he cheerfully said. I fed him and he seemed unfazed, like all the embarrassment was going to me instead of us both. "Oh! This is really good!" He picked up his spoon and dug in for a second bite. I looked to the fruity iced tea to help cool me down. The rest of the time we continued eating and talking, he seemed to get more and more comfortable. We ate from the same spoon and drank from the same straws. My mind kept wondering back to thoughts of indirect kisses but he didn't seem to have a care in the world. Eventually, the food and the drink ran out and we sat there, continuing to talk for a few more minutes. The waiter cleared the table and we went out the entrance together.

"Ah- we went all this time talking and we never shared are names huh?" I chuckled. As we stopped in a calm spot outside the cafe.

"My first name is Natsuki. It's been a pleasure speaking with you ehehe." He smiled, putting his hands behind his back

"Your first name? I'll tell you mine then too. I'm Kanade." His eyes sparked.

"What a cute name for a pretty girl." He held the same gentle expression I could get easily lost in with my cheeks starting to get red once again.

"I..It was nice meeting you Natsuki-kun. This is where we have to part ways I guess..." my voice faded as I saddened at the thought.

"Do we really have to split..?" He said sadly. The first time I had heard his tone drop, that it made my heart drop as well.

"It's really unlikely that we'll meet again... I don't even have a phone." I lied. It was difficult to lie to such a nice fellow but I knew I had to.

"I see..." his hand reached into his pocket and pulled out a Piyo-chan bracelet. "I want you to have this."

"Are you sure? You were so excited for it." He held my hand and slipped it onto my wrist.

"I'm sure. I want you to remember me, and I'll remember you." The scene was almost enough to make me cry. I hadn't known him for long but I knew I didn't want to let him go.

"It's been fun Natsuki-kun. I hope we meet again someday." My voice almost cracked.

"I'm sure we will Kana-chan! The stars are telling me that we will." His hand was still holding mine as I turned to walk in the opposite direction of him. His grip loosened as I got further away, letting my hand slip from his. When I looked back, he was gone.

Days passed since I had seen Natsuki and I kept the bracelet on my wrist ever since. The moment I took it off is when I noticed. The airhead idiot had put his number into the inside of the bracelet. I don't know when he did it but it was there. The urge to call the number was immense- but I knew I couldn't. A couple more days passed and I was in a central plaza, about to cross the street. The giant screen in front of me played an ad that randomly had caught my attention. My eyes widened at the sight of Natsuki in sunglasses and his hair half up. He looked nothing like the gentle, sweet guy I met that day, but it was no doubt him. Was he a model? Or... could he have been-

I couldn't finish my thought as a separate but connected ad played with the gentler Natsuki in the forefront. He introduced himself as Shiomiya Natsuki, a member of an idol group named STARISH. He really was an idol just like I was. My head was completely empty as I rushed back home to call the number on my bracelet.

"Hello?" The familiar voice answered, obviously confused. My voice almost didn't want to come out.

"...You never told me you were an idol Natsuki." I started laughing and almost tearing up out of happiness. He giggled as well.

"You didn't tell me either Kana-chan. I saw your song on the internet. It was really pretty."

"I saw your ad. I didn't know you had a side like that." We continued laughing.

"Maybe you could learn more about me then." We spent the night talking away and making plans to meet in the future. I'm so glad that that day, we found each other.

[teddystrap]

Drama CD: [SEVENTH HEAVEN] Vol.3 -Itsuki-

[Synopsis] The Seventh Heaven are the 7 Gods of Death who can deliver people into a blissful death by serenading them with their songs. They only appear to those who truly wish to die. Once they have been seen, you have to stay with them in their Hiiragi Mansion until the final moment of death arrives...

*

You wake up in an unfamiliar room, and Itsuki (CV. Takahashi Naozumi) is waiting anxiously by your bedside. To his surprise, you had tried to take your own life by drowning yourself in the creepy river in the woods or whatever, so he brought you here and changed you out of your wet clothes.

As you keep staring at his face, at first he thought you were hungry (#logic), then later he realises... OMG you don't recognise him anymore. He's your long-time childhood friend, whom you just hung out with this morning!! AND! You promised to make his favourite plain omelettes next time!!!! NOOOOOOO~~~

After collecting himself, he apologises for his overreaction and re-introduces himself to you. Apparently you forgot who he was after arriving at Hiiragi Mansion. He also tells you that he is actually a God of Death, who can sing you into the next world.

Morning. He comes to look for you and *escorts* you to the rose garden, explaining to you the flower meanings: red rose = 'I AM DYING TO GET WIT U BAE'. But before he could warn you, you already tried to pick the rose and ofc cut your finger on its thorns. (Wouldn't be an otome story without the heroine injuring herself like a 3-year-old and her guy coming to the rescue, amirite?)

He disinfects and slaps a band-aid on you, and you apologise for being a clumsy idiot and giving him trouble. Then you get this super constipated look on your face,... and turns out you wanted to ask how he became your childhood friend as a God of Death.

Basically: Itsuki was reallllly bored with taking lives and singing death ballads all day erryday, so then Kanade (his boss) told him that there is an ultra-pure soul nearby who will end up taking her own life. He decided to seek out this soul, and he came to meet you when you were still a baby. Not only could you see him, but also you were all like ヽ(*ﾟ∀ﾟ)ﾉｱﾋｬﾋｬ when you saw him.

So then he was all like ｱﾋｬﾋｬﾍ(ﾟ∀ﾟ*)ﾉ too, and he asked Kanade to allow him to live close to you disguised as a human. After doing *many favours* for Kanade (fufufufufu), Kanade finally agreed, and that's how Itsuki became the Boy Next Door whom you grew up with.

But he also made a promise with Kanade, that when you finally choose to come to Hiiragi Mansion, he would do his job and sing you the death lullaby to send you on your way. At first he kept guessing if your time has come when you were feeling down or depressed, but as time passed, he began to want to cheer you up when you cry and not let anything hurt you. He even wished that you would be the happiest person in the world, and that he could appear before you as a normal man.

...You have a dream where Itsuki went to great lengths to win you a rare special teddy bear that you really wanted. He teases you a bit as he gives it to you and reminds you that today is your birthday. Just then you get a msg alert on your phone, and he gets a bit jealous thinking it's from another guy.

As his childhood friend, you have promised to spend this day with him, and he makes you promise to spend your birthday together every year. Then he asks you to be his girlfriend, and pretends to be hurt by your surprised reaction. He confesses that he has strong feelings for you for a long time now, and says he will wait for your answer...

You wake up to the clock chiming and Itsuki telling you 'I'VE BEEN WATCHING U SLEEP' (´◉◞౪◟◉). You tell him that you dreamt about him, and after wrestling with his own sense of embarrassment for a while, he admits that the dream really happened, and asks if you are ready to answer him now. (At the time, you told him that you needed time to think about it.)

He adds that he doesn't want to lose you to other guys, and he doesn't want you to go anywhere - including to the next world. He asks you to dump all your pain on him and tell him that you want to live on.

You nod in reply, which makes him happy, and he reveals his *big plan*: Apparently, the Seventh Heaven have one chance to save a human soul by rejecting their own purpose / authority as Gods of Death while singing their death ballad. He found this out by sneaking into Kanade's room and peeking at confidential documents, and he was planning to do this regardless of your wishes.

You ask what's going to happen to *him* if he does this, and he tells you not to worry about that. (Probably just... become Kanade's sex slave forever XDD.) He says that you will lose your memory and forget about him afterwards anyway, and you make a super #sadpanda face in response. So he quickly comforts you by saying that he won't let that happen, or else he will just re-introduce himself until you remember.

At dusk, you go to the rooftop and see him there. The two of you do some deep breathing exercises that devolved into a tickle fight, which gives you a good chance to fondle his man pecs (*by accident* hehehehe ლ（ ^ิ౪^ิ ლ）). Then he notices that something's on your mind - clearly, it's about Operation Soul Saving.

To put your mind at ease, he tells you again not to worry, and asks you if there's anything you want to do. You want to fondle other parts of him a hug, which he happily gives to you. You also question if he has sent any other woman to the next world with his death ballad, and your jealousy pleases him. He tells you that he was always thinking of YOU when he was doing it (by which I mean *singing*, get your mind out of the gutter ffs) to other women.

The hug made him so...umm... happy, that he wanted to take you right there and then. But ofc you cockblock him, so he excuses himself and goes back to his room to cry and jerk off to porno cool his head.

ONE DAY, he finds you chopping ingredients in the kitchen. Turns out you are making his favourite plain omelettes!! He is overjoyed and devours your dish in 2 seconds. Btw, as a God of Death he has no taste buds, but the omelettes made him *feel* good anyway even though it tasted like nothing lmao.

The truth is, you cooked for him as thanks for his plan to save your soul. You ask if there's anything else he wants, and he hesitates before finally revealing that he wants... more of you. Regular hugs are not enough for him anymore; he wants to hug you with his dick too. As a God of Death, he would make a good partner because he will outlive you for sure and you won't ever have to worry about being widowed. #convincingargumentlol. He asks you to think about it and give him your reply the following night.

The night of the full moon, the clock strikes and you come to see him for your death ballad time / big plan. He grabs you and insists on making you his because he just CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMOAR OMGGG:

Him: I'm going to do it... [Me: ( ´థ౪థ) ] Him: ...kiss you. [Me: (-_-||) ] Him: I'm *really* going to do it... [Me: ( ´థ౪థ) ] Him: ...kiss you. [Me: (-_-*#||||||||||) ]

(Cue slurping kissing sounds X1000)

Finally, he makes you promise to tell him how you feel when you wake up after his death ballad.

...

But ultimately his plan failed, you never woke up again. After frantically shaking you, it hits him that you are a goner. A crow cawing in the background alerts him that it was all Kanade's doing. He cries that Kanade has robbed him of everything and vows revenge, as he realises in horror that the amnesia is setting in and he is starting to forget your name...

[dra-and-sdra2-imagine-writer]

I really wanna see the Sdra2 cast play “spin-the-bottle”. Knowing the cast, it will definitely end up in a total disaster^_^

You’re most certainly right, anon! That being said, I hope you enjoy this! And I may or may not have included some of my own personal ships, but for the majority, I used a wheel spin thing to decide! This is another one that I had a lot of fun doing, though I apologize for the wait

A good idea they said, nothing would go wrong, they said. Oh, how wrong they were, it started out good, but the end result was something they would all remember. 

This whole order started with Setsuka setting up a sleepover for everyone. Though no drinks such as alcoholic beverages were involved, things were still fun.  It was when Nikei suggested that they all should play spin the bottle that things started to go down hill from there. The conversation went something along the lines of this, “I have an idea!” Nikei exclaimed, with a bright smile on his face, to which Setsuka responded with a. “Oh yeah? What is it Nik?” The smile on Nikei’s face grew even more. “How about we all play spin the bottle? Turn up things a little?” From his suggestion, there were various mumbles from the other students. Until one voice piped up, “I..It’ll be fun! B..besides, we’ll all grow closer as friends a-afterward!” That voice turned out to be none other than Iroha. “Iroha’s right! Come on, a little game of spin the bottle won’t kill us, will it?” Emma chuckled, with her usual smile on her face. 

After a few more minutes, the rest of the students were on board with playing it. Grabbing a spare bottle, Setsuka placed on the middle of them all. “Who wants to go first?” She hummed, glancing around at everyone seeing how no one volunteered first. “Since no ones volunteering, I’ll pick first.” She grinned before pointing over at Kokoro. “Hey, Koko! You’re starting us off!” Kokoro was at first shocked, but she let out a soft sigh and nodded. “I’m unfamiliar with this game, to be frank. Would you care to explain for me, Setuka?” She asked looking at the blue haired female waiting on an explanation. “Of course! It’s simple, you spin the bottle, and whoever it lands on. You have to kiss them! Then you pick whose next.” She finished, to which Kokoro nodded once again as she leaned forward, placing her hand on the glass bottle and then spun it around leaning back as it continued to spin. 

The bottle spun for what seemed like forever until it landed on…… 

Emma x Kokoro

Emma.

To say the least, the certainly surprised, but nothing could beat the bright smile on her face. “Ah, I didn’t expect that I would be going this early, but that’s alright with me.” She mused, as Kokoro moved over to where she was near Emma a small shade of crimson coating her otherwise paled cheeks. “T..this simply for the sake of the game, don’t think anything more of I..it.” She stated rather quickly only to receive a small giggle from Emma who nodded her head. “I’ll keep that in mind, Kokoro.” She leaned close to the female who slowly did the same until they were invading the others personal bubble. Kokoro did her best to keep calm, as she soon pressed her lips against the actresses. It was a blissful moment until she pulled away and opened her eyes with a faint smile. Emma chuckling softly as she opened her cyan eyes to hear the various whistles from the others.

Hibiki x Setsuka

Setsuka.

“S-setsuka..?!” She stammered out with a nervous blush appearing on her cheeks. “Don’t worry, Biki, it’ll be over before you know it.” The billiards player said softly, as she moved close r to the vocalist and placed a hand onto her shoulder gently. Hibiki took a second to try and compose herself, looking up at Setsuka slightly fearfully, but she calmed herself down. Since she truly trusted her with a small nod, Setsuka leaned down and gently kissed the vocalist. Pulling away soon after with a small laugh as she smiled. “See? I told you it wasn’t so bad.” Setsuka said with a delighted expression as she gently patted her on her head. “Y-yeah.. you were right, Suka..” She mumbled soflty with a smile soon arising onto her lips.

Mikado x Teruya

Teruya.

Now, the merchant was hesitant, but it was just a simple game, right? Though, how was he supposed to even do it? Mikado has the other half of his mask on was it even possible? with Mikado being a magician anything was possible. The magician, on the other hand, was excited. Not only was he enjoying his time with the group, but he was participating in this game as well! “Are you ready, Mr.Otori?” He asked with a curious expression. A game, nothing serious, he told himself as he nodded. “I’m ready.” With that, MIkado leaned up and somehow managed to kiss the merchant, even if it was brief, it still counted. Needless to say, for the rest of the night, Mikado was a happy magician ^o^

Hajime x SyobaiSyobai. Hajime sat up abruptly when he saw it landed on Syobai. His glasses hid the astonishment in his red hues, but it was clear to tell that be was both surprised and shocked. Suprised that he was going to kiss the broker, and shocked that his luck made him land on him. Calming himself down, shook his head and quietly muttered to himself. Syobai, on the other hand, was trying to leave as quickly as possible but was caught by Shinji. “Come on, Hajime!” Nikei yelled in attempts to motivate the boxer. But he got a chair thrown in his direction. But Hajime quickly made his way over and pecked the male on his lips and hurried back over. He was going to deal with the taste of cigarettes, for now until this game was over at least.

Yuri x KanadeKanade. Yuri was just yelling from happiness, he didn’t have to kiss a wretched male! A girl, he was just mentally thanking whoever was above for his luck. “A beautiful girl!” The small male yelled, with a bright twinkle in his starry eyes. Kanade, on the other hand, wasn’t looking forward to it so much.  It wasn’t the fact that it was Yuri it was the fact that so many eyes were now focused on her. “I-it’s going to be quick..okay..?” She said softly, but loudly so that she could be heard by the astronaut. He didn’t care, he was just happy that he had gotten her. “That’s completely fine with me, I’m just happy.” The two leaned close, in order to gently to kiss each other, Yuri was practically on cloud nine after they had pulled away as he smiled from ear to ear. 

Iroha x Nikei Nikei.Iroha fidged with her sleeves with a  nervous expression on her face as she stammered to get her words together. Up until now, the small artist had been drawing the parings of who had gotten who the entire time. To be honest, she hadn’t been expecting to be picked, she figured if she drew that they would skip over her, but that wasn’t the case everyone is included here! “N-Nikei, I-” She started, but the journalist smiled kindly at her as he gently held her hand in his. “Don’t worry! I can do it.” He smiled while she nodded and closed her eyes as he leaned down and gently kissed her. He was a natural at this! Don’t mind the fact that he tasted a lot like sweets. When he pulled away, he gently let go of her hands and winked after she opened her eyes. Iroha was just a flustered little bab.

Sora x YokuroYokuro. Personally, Sora didn’t mind who she had gotten but seeing how she got Yokuro she was content. Meanwhile, Yokuro had turned as bright as a cheery from embarrassment. “H-hurry, Sora! L-let’s just get this over with..!” She exclaimed as he put her hands on her lap, looking away for a moment to hide her flustered expression. Sora nodded as she gently grabbed Yokuro hand and tilted her chin for her to look at her. “alright.” She smiled before leaning forward and gently kissed the hostess before pulling away from her and smiled. Yokuro turned even redder afterward as she hid her face in her fluffy boa. Sora chuckled softly as she moved back to her original spot.

Shinji x Yuki 

Yuki. 

And last but not least, Shinji and Yuki! Yuki smiled nervously as he put a hand on the back of his neck. “I-i guess were the last ones right?” Shinji chuckled and nodded in agreement, though ht turned a bright shade of red. “Guess we are! But you’re still my bro, Yuki!” He yelled with his usual upbeat attitude. As he pulled Yuki close to him, who promptly let out a squeak. “You have to do it like a real man, Yuki!” Wait, how is he supposed to kiss him like a real man? Is it like a regular kiss? Or..meanwhile, while Yuki was lost in his thoughts, Shinji had taken that opportunity and smashed his lips against Yuki’s. Hurting both himself and Yuki in the process, but hey! The kiss still counted!

It turned out to be an interesting game, but the worse part of it all was that they had decided to play again. But this time, the pairs were wackier then they were before.

[kaes-super-hot-ocs]

Hasaba Tetsuo

Hasaba Tetsuo, also known as Shackle, is an 18 year old boy who attends UA in Class 3-B. He lives with his parents and twin sister.

Appearance

Tetsuo has tanned skin and short, fluffy brown hair. He has tired red eyes and a mole on the right side of his chin. He also has a small beard. He stands at 172 cm and has a gangly frame.

Personality

Tetsuo is a sort of standoffish and quiet boy. He prefers to keep to himself, mainly sticking with his twin sister. He doesn't trust a lot of people and he makes it obvious. He doesn't seem to care if others like him, or about others at all. People usually avoid him because of his initial impression and energy, but he doesn't mind, because being alone is easier for him anyways.

Tetsuo is a gruff and serious person. He doesn't hate other people, he just finds it easier to be alone or with his sister. He is blunt and honest, and never takes care to sugar coat things. He is an introvert who would rather be by himself.

Tetsuo is a strong, level-headed fighter. He can keep cool under pressure and in tough situations, helping him to make logical and strategic decisions. He can utilize his Quirk to a high degree, and he is a very calm and cool opponent.

Relationships

Family

Tetsuo has an average family, composed of his mother, father and two twins, his sister and himself. He isn't very fond of his father, but he likes his mother and has a very strong and unique bond with his sister.

Tetsuo was born female, being Hasaba Sayuki's identical twin. However, he didn't feel exactly right being seen as a girl, and discovered he was a transgender male. He told Sayuki about this and she was very supportive of him. When he came out to his parents, his mother also seemed to show support. But his father didn't take kindly to it, leading to a strained relationship between the two.

Friends

Up until high school, his only friend was his sister. But in his first year, he met Namera Kagari and Narunaka Kanade, and they became friends with the twins. He likes Kanade and Kagari because they’re quiet and respectful, but not pushovers.

Quirk

Basic Function

Tetsuo's Quirk is Chains. His body had been modified to tolerate iron levels much higher than a normal person could withstand. With this extra iron, he can create iron chains that extend from anywhere on his body up to 15 meters away from him. These chains can be controlled like separate limbs. If the chain is cut off, the part that was separated from his body will evaporate.

Special Moves

Handcuff: Tetsuo will extend chains from his hands to wrap around his opponents wrists and sometimes ankles, and drag the opponent to where he wants them to be.

Whip: Tetsuo will make a long chain and hit his opponent with it like a whip.

Limitations/Weaknesses

The chains can only extend up to 15 meters away. Since the chains use blood iron, too many chains or overuse will cause anemic symptoms.

Trivia

Tetsuo almost cut all his hair off, luckily Sayuki found him and stopped him before he did.

Tetsuo has a fear of roller coasters.

Tetsuo once made a joke and the whole class went silent. He was embarrassed, but they were only shocked because they didn't know he could make jokes.

Tetsuo's name means shackle, field, iron and male.

[carolnein]

AU mashup: Kanade/Tsubasa/Maria, 31 and 87

Tsubasax Kanade x Maria31. Birthday Fic 87. Aroused By Her Voice  

ngl,bumping this to the top once i got it, since it’s the Tsubirthday today. alsodoing a short write for her, for the same reason. i've been drinking a bit butthis should be fine, if messy. (this is also probably gonna be the last that’s a full prose and not just a summary like the prompt said whoops)

We’regonna go kind of an easy route (so I can actually get this done before the 25thends) and make it a karaoke date for Tsubasa’s birthday.

Tsubasaexpected Kanade and Maria had something more than just a karaoke date planned whenMaria pushed her into the booth too hurriedly.It had to be harmless; Tsubasa couldn’t imagine what Maria could have thought upfor a karaoke room. One look at Kanade confirmed that something embarrassing wasinevitable.

Maria,again just a little too fast, headed for the console. “I’ll break the ice here,”she said.

“Wait.”Tsubasa held her hand over Maria’s to stop her. “There’s something I’mimpatient to sing.”

Marialooked stunned, and glanced in Kanade’s direction. Tsubasa turned to her aswell. “Kanade?” Tsubasa asked.

Kanadeoffered a mischievous grin, taking Tsubasa’s offer to interrupt Maria’s plan. “Heynow,” Kanade said, setting a hand on Maria’s shoulder, “it’s her birthday isn’tit? Why not let her go?”

Mariaglared back at Kanade, and Tsubasa felt a sense of pride and excitement at herinterception. “I won’t be long, it’s just one song,” she told Maria.

“Ofcourse,” Maria said, deflating in defeat. Tsubasa shuffled through the songsbefore landing on one with simple enough English for her to sing, somethingthat Maria would understand better than Kanade.

Tsubasabowed before holding the mic to her lips. “Let me try, we can be together. Haveyou ever seen beautiful love?” From the way Maria’s eyes subtly widened,Tsubasa’s English was intelligible. “Daremo shiranai, sugao de watashi wo mitsuteite.”

Kanadewatched Tsubasa with a smile, but it wasn’t as encouraging as the way Maria stared.Tsubasa kept her focus on Maria, as she sang. “My destiny, show me what you’refeeling. Do you wanna fall in love with me?” Maria swallowed hard.

Whateverplan the two had thought up must have been forgotten by now, judging from Maria’sface, red to the tips of her ears. Kanade had realized what Tsubasa had in mindand took her attention to look at Maria, who was failing to not appearinterested.

“Anata dake no kokoro de, watashi wo kaete misete,my love is forever,” Tsubasa finished, as the recorded instrumental trailedoff.

Kanade’slaughter broke the following silence, and Maria jumped as Kanade patted her thigh.“Waiting wasn’t so bad, was it?”

“R-right.”Maria swallowed again, not looking at either of them.

“Soit’s fine if she does another,” Kanade said, “right Tsubasa?”

“Youdon’t need my permission,” Maria said, voice breaking at the end. “It’s foryour birthday, Tsubasa.”

“ThenI’ll select another,” Tsubasa agreed, deciding on another. She and Kanadeshared a look, wordlessly agreeing that Maria had booked herself a very longtwo hours.

(Thesong is “Inside of Mind” by Nana Mizuki, it’s not Symphogear but go look it upanyways because it’s good stuff.)

[hotarutranslations]

TEPPEN, Dance......

I announced that there will be solo performances in the spring on this blog,

 That is, A few days before the announcement, I went ahead and wrote it down ←

 Huh? No, no, I’m still waiting on the announcement…I’ll save it in my drafts~ 😇 fufu

 Since I prepared it in advance, The sentences had so much joy and fun in them 🙈 lol

  Therefore  looking at it calmly, With it fully open, Its embarrassing as its like only I’m happy about it ←

 I thought, I was angy about it  😠

 Not worrying about it, I’ll enjoy it together with the fans, Relieved by that, I was happy~~~ ❤️ there were a lot of happy words,

 The members were also saying, I want to have a solo performance— 🐣 a lot but, its just that, since the fans said they want to see it, I’ll think, I also want to do it-- 🐣 , I’ll feel like, I want to do it--,

 I’m really glad we’re happy together!

 You each have your own work situation, I don’t know if you’ll be able to participate but, We can be glad together that we’re holding it,

 ……happy 😢❤️

  Also I’m thankful for, Those that became fans during Covid, For those of you, It’ll become your first solo performance, right!

 Its Morning concert!!!

 With that, I’m praying it will be a good one……

 When you get your hands on it, I’m already doing my utmost with what I can now 🔥

 22 performances in full

  3/19 Evening J:COM Hall Hachioji

3/26 Evening NHK Osaka Hall 4/9 Evening Sendai Sunplaza Hall

 4/16 Afternoon/Evening Manami-ru Iwamizawa Shimin Kaikan Dai Hall

 4/17 Afternoon/Evening Sapporo Cultural Arts Theater hitru

 4/23 Evening Tochigi Prefectural Cultural Center Main Hall

 4/24 Evening Harmony Hall Zama Dai Hall

 4/30 Afternoon/Evening NHK Osaka Hall

 5/3 Evening NHK Osaka Hall 5/4 Afternoon/Evening Ueno Gakuen Hall

 5/5 Evening Nakano Sunplaza

 5/7 Evening Fukuoka Sun Palace Hotel & Hall 5/14 Evening Nippon Tokushutogyo Shimin Kaikan Forest Hall

 5/15 Evening Nippon Tokushutogyo Shimin Kaikan Forest Hall

 5/21 Evening Kitakyushu Soleil Hall

 5/22 Evening Kitakyushu Soleil Hall

 5/28 Afternoon/Evening Naha Cultural Arts Theater NAHArt Dai Gekijou

Ticket sales details are on the homepage 🔍️

 Here

 Everyoneeee,

 I have, One more happy announcement 😳💥

 “Geinoukai Tokugiou Ketteisen TEPPEN”

 I’m going to appearing, As a dance competitor!!!

 Wa--!!!

 I’ll be appearing as a dance competitor as other idols before have like, former AKB48’s Minegishi Minami-san and Hinatazaka46’s Sasaki Kumi-san, but, I never thought I would be on the side of appearing on the show myself……

 I’m happy about it 😌🍀

 (but very afraidddddd)

 I’ll be competing with,

 Sanji no Heroine’s Kanade-san INI’s Kimura Masaya-san EXILE/FANATICS from EXILE TRIBE’s Sekai-san FISHBOY-san

 …… 🕺🔥

 These people are realllyyyy too cool…..

 Wa--!!!

 I want to talk a ton about it soon 😂 lol

  Since it will air on February 5th, Please by all means look forward to it 🍀

  New goods

Tokyo Sports note Series↓ #49 Is Ishida-san a Funny Person? A Strict Person?

🔵🔵🔵 Birthday Goods 🔵🔵🔵 The deadline is January 28th, don't forget!

Mayonaka ni Hello Airing every Thursday at 12:30AM~ 🌷

Next time will be the 3rd episode! Look forward to who will sing what~

We’re holding auditions!

 The deadline is on February 9th, we’re waiting!

Speaking with TEPPEN airing, If there are girls who are like, Morning Musume……! It’d be amazinggg 😂 fufufu

  Well tomorrow is the live broadcast of “UtaCon” 💡

 Watch it ok---!

 Utacon

 See you ayumin ❤

 https://ameblo.jp/morningmusume-10ki/entry-12723100478.html

[nageki-yuki-blog]

TsukiPara Drama - Chapter 9 Translation

[This chapter is about Procella and Gravi deciding what to do for their joint live.  Read more under the cut~]

9章 – Chapter 9

合同LIVE決定です！

A joint live has been decided!

1話 – Part 1

月城さんから大事な話があると言われたんたが

Tsukishiro-san said that there’s something important we need to talk about but.

Hajime:  …...Tsukishiro-san said that there’s something important we need to talk about but.

 Haru:  I wonder what it is?

 Aoi:  …...Oh!

 Kai:  Hey! Good work you guys!

 Shun:  Yo, Hajime. And everyone in Six Gravity.

 Kakeru:  It’s the appearance of team Procella.

 Hajime:  …...Which means, you’re gathering here because Kurotsuki-san told you he needed to talk about “something important” too?

 Shun:  That’s right ♪  It seems that something will be happening with the combination of Procella and Gravi, right?

 Kai:  I wonder what it is~.  First of all, this has certainly made things more lively.

 Haru:  There is no doubt about that.

 Yoru:  If it involves the union of us, it must be something like a large-scale plan or an event. Hmm, I wonder what…...

 You:  I don’t really understand what’s going on but, for the time being we can’t lose to Gravi.

 Yoru:  It’s as expected that even in unknown circumstances, you still hate losing.

 Yoru:  In the first place, we don’t even know if it will be a contest you know?

 Koi:  We won’t lose either~!?  …...I don’t know what will happen though.

 Haru:  Yeah yeah, it’s great that you are feeling motivated.

 Kai:  That’s for sure~

 Rui:  …...In the end, the managers are in charge.

 Iku:  That’s right! I wonder what it is.  It’s exciting isn’t it, Rui.

 Rui:  Yeah.

 Kurotsuki:  Hey! You guys are all properly gathered here!

 Kakeru:  Kurotsuki-san!  Tsukishiro-san!

 Tsukishiro:  Everyone, thank you for taking time out of your busy schedules to gather here.

 You:  That’s completely fine with us.  So? So?  Kanade-chan, Dai-chan.  What is the “important matter”?

 You:  If you don’t tell us quickly, Yoru will start spinning in circles from thinking about bad stuff again.

 Yoru:  Wa-Wait a sec!  You! To go that far…...well I might actually do that but.

 Koi:  So you’re going to do that.

 Kurotsuki:  Hahaha! He’s in trouble!  Well, you don’t have to worry.  I didn’t come here to deliver any bad news.

 Arata:  So it’s not bad news…….  That means, it’s good news?  Tsukishiro-san.

 Tsukishiro:  That’s right. The truth is…...

 Aoi:  The truth is……?

 (To be Continued)

2話 – Part 2

確かにそれはグッドニュース

That is certainly good news.

Tsukishiro:  This time, a joint live with Six Gravity and Procellarum has been decided.

 Haru:  So it’s a joint live!

 Arata:  Oh, that is certainly good news.  Yay-.  I love lives~ ♪

 Rui:  I love them too.  There are so many songs, it’s wonderful.  Ikkun, let’s do our best?

 Iku:  Yeah, let’s do our best!

 Tsukishiro:  Furthermore, the venue is the “Tsukino Super Arena”.

 Kakeru:  Tsukino Super Arena!?  Wow! That’s awesome!

 Koi:  That’s a really big stage isn’t it~!

 Shun:  This is certainly our “big moment”.  And it will be starring both Procella and Gravi.  Hehehe, I am thrilled.

 Hajime:  That’s right. But, why did they decide to do it now? We don’t even have any time to produce a new record.

 Kai:  Oh, I guess you’re right.

 Tsukishiro:  Hehehe, we are talking about an app.  Everyone, have you been playing “Tsukino Paradise”?

 Kai:  Ye-s. We all downloaded it together, and have been playing it.

 Iku:  I’ve also been playing it, even though it has just been in the free time I have between work and school!

 Rui:  I’ve also been silently* playing it.

[*meaning without talking]

 Iku:  I think it’s something that you normally play silently, you know?

 Koi:  Music games, are really fun~.  I got really into it as a normal user ♪  See!

 Aoi:  Woah! Koi, you’re already getting those kinds of scores?  You’ve really been playing it…...

 Hajime:  Koi…… Getting into it is fine but, if you skip studying for your tests this time…...

 Koi:  Ahahahahaha, that wouldn’t be good, Hajime-san, it’s fine.  It’s completely fine!

 You:  I sense that it’s not going to be fine.

 Yoru:  Yeah, I sense that.

 Haru:  It would be great if Koi could use his ability to concentrate and skill that he has when he is playing games for his studying too though?

 Koi:  I personally, believe that is true from the bottom of my heart.

 Iku:  So you think so too!

 Kurotsuki:  Hahaha! Well, everyone.  Let’s leave it at that.  Since it seems like Koi isn’t the only one that has gotten absorbed in the game.

 Haru:  …...And, who would that be?

 Tsukishiro:  It is a great privilege to say this but, it seems that “Tsukipara” has a lot of users who enjoy it.

 Tsukishiro:  Of course our fans from the beginning would enjoy it, but there are also fans who are hearing Tsukipro’s music for the first time in this game.

 Tsukishiro:  The voices of the fans who have fun playing the game have reached the company office.

 Kai:  Oh!  We did it!  Whatever way the fans tell us, as long as people are interested in us, then I’m happy.

 Yoru:  Yes, that’s right!

 Tsukishiro:  By the way, these kinds of voices are being delivered to us…… Take a look.

 (To be Continued)

3話 – Part 3

ツキパラLIVEフェスティバル！！

Tsukipara Live Festival!!

Arata:  Oooh~. There are various kinds of messages. Let me see what we have here? Arata-kun, you are cool. Arata-kun, I love you.  This is embarrassing~

 Aoi:  That’s not written.  That’s not written anywhere.

 Rui:  I’m glad that people are having fun with the game.

 Yoru:  Hehehe…… Definitely.

 Kurotsuki:  That is why, this joint live, will not be just an ordinary live.

 Kurotsuki:  We want to do this event for the fans of Procella and Gravi as usual, but also for the fans of “Tsukipara”.

 Tsukishiro:  It’s a plan that the Tsukino company president thought of.  We are calling it...

 Kurotsuki & Tsukishiro:  Tsukipara Live Festival!!

 Kakeru & Koi:  Tsukipara Live Festival…!

 Iku:  Oh~!

 Aoi:  Sounds like fun.

 Arata:  The name is a little difficult to say.

 You:  Yeah it is.

 Yoru:  Come on you guys.

 Shun:  Hehehe, they are excited.  However……, Dai?

 Shun:  Since we’re going through the effort of presenting this to the “Tsukipara” fans…… That must mean that, this isn’t going to be just a normal live right?

 Kurotsuki:  Well, that’s right!

 Rui:  What do you mean?

 Kurotsuki:  The president says he wants to organize it to be coordinated with “Tsukipara”.

 Hajime:  I see… So we’ll organize it to be coordinated along with the game, huh.

 Kai:  Both a game and a live huh~.  This sounds really interesting!

 Arata:  I guess it’s okay if we try to do something different from the usual lives?

 Kakeru:  I wonder what will happen~!

 Tsukishiro:  By the way, a definite plan is still not certain so we’re in the middle of coming up with good ideas.

 (To be Continued)

4話 – Part 4

「三人寄れば文殊の知恵」って言うだろう？

Isn’t the saying “two heads are better than one”?

Rui:  …...Are you sure it’s okay if we decide what happens?

 Tsukishiro:  Whether we use it or not depends on what the idea is though.

 Tsukishiro:  I think we should borrow everyone’s wisdom, so we can create a new form of live.

 Aoi:  I see…… So that’s why, you had us all gather here together like this.

 Kurotsuki:  Yeah. Isn’t the saying “two heads are better than one”?  With 12 people gathered, I was thinking we should have quadruple the amount of ideas!

 You:  Dai-chan, don’t put it so simply~

 Yoru:  Although, thinking of new ideas together sounds like fun.  Let’s do our best and try to think of some?

 You:  Okay, understo-od.

 Shun:  Well then…… Does anyone have any ideas?

 Koi:  Hmm~, since we’re going through all the trouble to do a collaboration with the game, I want it to be fun and have a really flashy feel!

 Hajime:  To come up with an idea, is very abstract.

 Haru:  I can understand the feeling though?

 Arata:  Something like trying to act like we are in the game when we appear?

 Koi:  Yeah yeah, something like that!

 Kakeru:  Ah, if that’s the case, why don’t we make the entire arena appear as if it’s in the game?

 Rui:  Hmm-mmm. So when we are on stage, we will also be inside the game?

 Kakeru:  Yeah! And then…...

 Shun:  Hmm, that sounds good, Kai.  Seeing the image of us becoming harmonious with our beloved children, would be very calming don’t you think?

 Kai:  Yeah yeah. I agree that it would be calming but, you guys should try to think of something too.

 Shun:  Okay.

 Haru:  Making the entire venue, look like the inside of the game…….  Hehehe, that certainly sounds interesting.

 Hajime:  Other than singing, dancing, and the talk parts, I want to add something else.

 Yoru:  That’s true…….  By the way, what are we going to sing in the live?  Is the music already decided?

 Tsukishiro:  If at all possible, I think we should include what you guys want in the music setlist.

 Koi:  Oh! Okay oka-y!  Then I want to do, “Datte Mada Mada Avant Title”!

 Kakeru:  That song is really exciting isn’t it~

 You:  Hey Yoru, if Koi and him are doing a duet song we should do something too?

 Yoru:  That’s true. If you want something exciting, I guess we should sing “DA✩KAI”?

 You:  Instead of just being exciting, we could also show our adult charm with “Awai Hana”.

 Haru:  Rather than that, how about we sing all of the duet songs in a medley?

 (To be Continued)

5話 – Part 5

歌もダンスも気合を入れて練習していくぞ

Let’s give it our all for our songs and dances.

Kai:  Oh, that would be great!  That somehow seems like it would be a huge bargain.

 Hajime:  If we’re going to heat up the venue with the various duet songs, then I want to do “GRAVITIC-LOVE”.

 Aoi:  With the unit songs, our charm will increase just as much as the amount of people there right?

 Arata:  Dancing all together feels good too, and it also looks cool.  Alright, Aoi, let’s work hard at our practice~

 Aoi:  Okay!

 Tsukishiro:  Understood. So we will be doing a duet song medley and… we will add “GRAVITIC-LOVE” to the setlist.

 Shun:  Then Procella will charm the venue with “LOLV -Lots of Love-”.

 Kai:  Oh yeah! That’s great-, we’ll be able to show our true worth!

 Rui:  I love that song because it has a lot of impact, and it is cool.

 Kurotsuki:  Alright! Let’s give a great performance of “LOLV -Lots of Love-”!

 You:  You can leave it to us, Dai-chan ♪

 Hajime:  Since our goal for the live has been decided, let’s give it our all for our songs and dances.

 Iku:  Yes!  I will work even harder than I usually do!

 Rui:  …...Yeah! Me too!

 Shun:  Hehehe……. Seeing Ikkun and Rui do their best, gives me such a pleasant feeling.

 Koi:  After that, if we can make it look like we are linked to the game, it would be an even better plan!

 Kakeru:  I wonder what would be good~?

 Everyone:  ………...

 Everyone:  ………...

 Everyone:  ………...

 Rui:  This is quite…...difficult.

 Shun:  Well then, I have an idea- ✩

 Hajime:  Shun, have you thought of something?

 Shun:  Yes. Although it is something quite simple~?

 Kai:  Oh?

 Shun:  First, I will display a magic square on the screen!

 Everyone:  Rejected.

 Shun:  I haven’t even said everything yet, you rejected it so fast-.

 Kai:  We don’t have to listen to the whole thing!  As soon as you said the words magic square it was rejected!  Rejected!

 Shun:  Huh. Even though, I could do something amazing, if I tried?

 You:  We don’t need anything else appearing!  We already have enough crazy things in the dorm!

 Rui:  Like the mysterious living box Diablo, who makes the world explode* if opened.

[*I’m not sure about this translation.  Rui says the world will go “pa-n” but I can’t figure out exactly what the sound means.]

 Kurotsuki:  I didn’t hear anything-.  I didn’t hear anything-.

 Haru:  A-Ahahaha.   …… It’s just like Shun to come up with that idea though?

 Tsukishiro:  It’s okay. There’s no need to get so seriously worried.

 Kurotsuki:  That’s right. It’s certainly true that the most important thing at a live is for the audience to enjoy themselves but…...

 Kurotsuki:  To the same extent, it is also important that you guys enjoy yourselves!

 Tsukishiro:  What Kurotsuki says is right.  If you guys are having fun, then that feeling will definitely be passed onto everyone else.

 Tsukishiro:  It’s not that we want you to decide anything immediately right here right now.  There is still time, so take your time and think of some more ideas.

 Kurotsuki:  Me and Tsukishiro, we’ll help with anything we can!  Feel free to ask us for anything.

 Hajime:  Yes. We will.

 Haru:  Well then, why don’t we split up for now, and then discuss this again another day?

 Kakeru:  Oka-y!

 Iku:  Understood!

 Shun:  …...Well, if we just can’t decide on anything, it will be best if we used my fantastic, unrivaled idea ✩

 Kai:  Okay, everyone, really!  Seriously! Let’s think of something-!

 Everyone:  Okay-!!!

 ~END~

[I now have more time for translating again since Halloween is over~ I had to sew Halloween costumes for myself and someone else so my free time had been used up by that for a while. XD]

[I still have to catch up on a lot of schoolwork but I’m going to try to rush and get some more chapters done.  I hope to at least finish all the Tsukiuta dramas and start working on the other unit dramas while Proani is still airing.]

[cutepresea]

9-9 Valkyries’ Summer: The Black Whale

Sorry again for the spam. Parts 10 through 15 will be posted some time after they’re made available in the game.

If you want to blacklist these, you can use either the tag #valkyries summer for just this event, or #xdu event scripts or #xdu scripts

Reminder that these are copied straight from XD Unlimited itself, so any grammatical weirdness, mistranslations, and/or mischaracterizations are not my doing.

Hibiki Tachibana: "So this time we're heading along the shallows. Good thing there're no weird nuts or mushrooms out this way."

Maria: "If you could stop being quite so daring, I wouldn't be the only one who'd appreciate it."

Hibiki Tachibana: "We're better off leaving the gathering of food for later this time. And I'll remember to be extra careful!"

Maria: "Not to mention the Karma Noise that might be around. It's good for us that the islanders have evacuated."

Hibiki Tachibana: "The song came from inland, but the shadow was out at sea. What in the world..."

Maria: "They're here! That sound may have been a Karma Noise. Hopefully one of the Noise has a fragment this time!"

Hibiki Tachibana: "Let's take them out, then!"

Maria: "I'll handle things here! You check out the shadow offshore!"

Hibiki Tachibana: "Got it!"

Hibiki Tachibana: "Aha! I can see the shadow!"

Maria: "Towards the ocean, then?! Maybe you can catch it!"

Hibiki Tachibana: "I'll go after it!"

Maria: "Good luck!"

Maria: "I've cleared things up here. How were things on your end?"

Hibiki Tachibana: "Sorry. Once I got close, it suddenly disappeared. Maybe it dove deeper beneath the waves?"

Maria: "Did you get a look at it?"

Hibiki Tachibana: "No, I could only make out the silhouette..."

Maria: "Well what did its silhouette look like?"

Hibiki Tachibana: "It was pretty big, and kind of rounded. I feel like it's something I've seen before, too."

Maria: "Big and round... Hmm. Well, even if all we've got is a silhouette, I suppose that's good enough for now."

Hibiki Tachibana: "I wish we had some way to bait it or something. Maybe we'll just have to keep fighting and wait it out?"

Maria: "I'm not sure. Perhaps we really are up against a Karma Noise, after all."

Hibiki Tachibana: "What makes you say that?"

Maria: "Think back on what's happened so far. Disappearing out of the blue isn't normal Noise behavior."

Hibiki Tachibana: "I suppose you're right about that."

Maria; "It's not a guaranteed sign that it's a Karma Noise, but let's proceed with the notion that it is."

Hibiki Tachibana: "Okay!"

Shirabe Tsukuyomi: "Do the Noise appear out near the forest, as well?"

Tsubasa Kazanari: "They tend to appear here a little less than they do elsewhere, but still, they're fairly common here."

Shirabe Tsukuyomi: "I think this is around where we heard the song coming from."

Tsubasa Kazanari: "Whatever was singing that song may be on the move."

Tsubasa Kazanari: "For now, let's keep checking around the area."

Tsubasa Kazanari: "Are you all right?"

Shirabe Tsukuyomi: "Yes... just about."

Tsubasa Kazanari: "These woods are largely untouched by mankind. Even walking an be fairly tiring. Let's proceed with caution."

Shirabe Tsukuyomi: "I'm sorry..."

Tsubasa Kazanari: "Why are you apologizing?"

Shirabe Tsukuyomi: "If I just had more stamina..."

Tsubasa Kazanari: "I wouldn't worry. After all, even Yukine was pretty exhausted earlier."

Shirabe Tsukuyomi: "Chris-senpai was?"

Tsubasa Kazanari: "Yeah. Having stamina helps, but that's not all it takes, especially in unfamiliar territory like this."

Shirabe Tsukuyomi: "You're used to this sort of thing, aren't you, Tsubasa-san?"

Tsubasa Kazanari: "Yeah. Kanade loved places like this, and so in following after her, I naturally--"

Tsubasa Kazanari: "The Siren's song! Stay focused!"

Shirabe Tsukuyomi: "Okay!"

Tsubasa Kazanari: "Can you tell what direction it's coming from?"

Shirabe Tsukuyomi: "No, not with the sound echoing off the surrounding trees..."

Tsubasa Kazanari: "Same here. Guess all we can do right now is fight back!"

Shirabe Tsukuyomi: "Okay!"

Tsubasa Kazanari: "That's the Noise exterminated, but no relic fragments..."

Shirabe Tsukuyomi: "Tsubasa-san! Over there! There's a big shadow!"

Tsubasa Kazanari: "The one that Tachibana mentioned? So it can move over land, too?"

Shirabe Tsukuyomi: "Let's go after it!"

Tsubasa Kazanari: "It vanished."

Shirabe Tsukuyomi: "Then it really is a Karma Noise..."

Tsubasa Kazanari: "Very likely so. And an awfully big one, at that."

Kirika Akatsuki: "We get to be on the beach this time instead of the barrens."

Chris Yukine: "But now's no time for us to be gathering food."

Kirika Akatsuki: "Hibiki-san did say she saw a shadow offshore..."

Chris Yukine: "But the song came from inland. If we are dealing with a Karma Noise here, then it's playing us for fools."

Kirika Akatsuki: "The Siren's song! And it's coming from close by!"

Chris Yukine: "We've got company! And hopefully the kind that's carrying relic fragments!"

Kirika Akatsuki: "Let's try to keep an eye on the ocean while we fight!"

Kirika Akatsuki: "And that's the last one of them dead!"

Chris Yukine: "Hey, behind you!"

Kirika Akatsuki: "Wh-What the heck is that shadow?!"

Chris Yukine: "Let's hope this sinks it!"

Kirika Akatsuki: "You got it! Or not?!"

Chris Yukine: "No, it didn't go deep enough! And now it's gone..."

Kirika Akatsuki: "We're never going to catch it if it keeps running away!"

Chris Yukine: "I wouldn't be so pessimistic yet. Look."

Kirika Akatsuki: "Oh! Is that a cave underneath those fallen rocks?!"

Chris Yukine: "Let's take a peek. It looks like it goes pretty deep."

Kirika Akatsuki: "It seems to run from here under the ground... all the way towards the center of the island!"

Chris Yukine: "Maybe this is the entrance to that underground shrine thing those fishermen mentioned?"

Kirika Akatsuki: "Oh, maybe it is!"

Kirika Akatsuki: "Want to check it out?"

Chris Yukine: "Sure. How about we just give it a quick look?"

Kirika Akatsuki: "Yeah, it'd be kind of embarrassing if we dragged the others here and then found out there was nothing."

Chris Yukine: "I mean, you gotta figure that with how this place looks, there has to be something in there."

Chris Yukine: "Hey! It's the song!"

Kirika Akatsuki: "Th-That thing's huge!"

Chris Yukine: "Noise are pouring out of its mouth in response to the song! That thing has to be the source of all this!"

Chris Yukine: "So it was a Karma Noise, then!"

Kirika Akatsuki: "Yeah, but given the sheer size of it, it looks just like a whale! And there are so many enemies too!"

Chris Yukine: "Do you want to just let it get away from under our noses?!"

Kirika Akatsuki: "But I really think we should go find the others first!"

Chris Yukine: "Bah! Then I'll meet you halfway!"

Kirika Akatsuki: "Wait, what? O-Oh, I see now!"

Chris Yukine: "The fireworks will make them come running! We'll have to hold our own until they get here!"

Tsubasa Kazanari: "What's going on, Yukine?! Is this--"

Chris Yukine: "You're late! We're hanging on by a thread here!"

Maria: "Look at this behemoth. I wonder if this is the shadow you saw."

Hibiki Tachibana: "It is! Its silhouette looks exactly like a whale I saw at the aquarium!"

Shirabe Tsukuyomi: "Kiri-chan, are you okay?!"

Kirika Akatsuki: "It was starting to look a bit grim. But now that everyone's here..."

Chris Yukine: "It's finally our turn to do some damage! Let's start with the small-fry surrounding it!"

Hibiki Tachibana: "This won't be easy, but together we can defeat them and take back the island!"

Tsubasa Kazanari: "Of course... That is my duty as a guardian!"

Maria: "It's going to take more than stage presence and a horde of underlings to beat us!"

Kirika Akatsuki: "Let's do this!"

Shirabe Tsukuyomi: "Yeah!"

Hibiki Tachibana: "That was a whole lot of Noise, but we finally took them all down."

Tsubasa Kazanari: "So the Karma Noise regenerated and escaped... It's on a different level compared to your typical Noise."

Chris Yukine: "Now we have to wait for it to show up again?! I'm sick of playing the waiting game with that thing!"

Maria: "We're in a stalemate at the moment. We need to figure out a way to corner it."

Kirika Akatsuki: "It's so big, yet it can just pop in and out whenever it wants! It's so annoying!"

Shirabe Tsukuyomi: "And we still haven't found any more relic fragments."

Hibiki Tachibana: "Again?! Is it still nearby?!"

Tsubasa Kazanari: "No... it's far. You can hear that the sound is echoing from somewhere."

Maria: "But from where?"

Kirika Akatsuki: "It must be in that cave from before!"

Chris Yukine: "Bingo. It's coming from deep inside."

Maria: "I was sure it was coming from the ocean, but perhaps it's actually coming from underneath the island?"

Shirabe Tsukuyomi: "I know that we'll find it this time..."

Hibiki Tachibana: "Let's go take a look!"