21-22: Rinne Amagi, Nice Arneb Thunder (Sanda Yoshihide).
20-21: Rei Sakuma.
19-20: Eichi Tenshouin, Wataru Hibiki, Chiaki Morisawa, Kanata Shinkai, Tatsumi Kazehaya, Nagisa Ran, Hiyori Tomoe, Shu Itsuki, Niki Shiina, Kaoru Hakaze, Nazuna Nito, Keito Hasumi, Kuro Kiryu, Leo Tsukinaga, Izumi Sena, Ritsu Sakuma, Tsumugi Aoba, Madara Mikejima.
18-19: Yuzuru Fushimi, Hokuto Hidaka, Subaru Akehoshi, Makoto Yuuki, Mao Isara, Mayoi Ayase, Ibara Saegusa, Jun Sazanami, Mika Kagehira, Koga Ogami, Adonis Otogari, Souma Kanzaki, Arashi Narukami, Natsume Sakasaki, Anzu, Kaname Tojo.
17-18: Tori Himemiya, Tetora Nagumo, Midori Takamine, Shinobu Sengoku, Hiiro Amagi, Hinata Aoi, Yuta Aoi, Tomoya Mashiro, Mitsuru Tenma, Hajime Shino, Tsukasa Suou, Sora Harukawa, Hitsugi Kurone/NEGI.
16-17: Aira Shiratori, Kohaku Oukawa, Esu Sagiri.
15-16: Ibuki Taki.
14-15: Fuyume Hanamura, Raika Hojo.
12-13: Kanna Natsu.
Unknown: HiMERU, Seiya Hidaka, Gatekeeper.
Info / Explanations for the Curious
All ages are one year up from their currently listed age. The newly released ages for 4Piece are confirmed to be before their current year birthdays, meaning they will age up during the year.
While Jin and Akiomi's ages are currently listed in !!/ES1 Era as 31-32 and 29-30 on their profiles, respectively, these ages are not widely agreed upon, due to them not lining up with the Main Story's stated ages (which would be one year younger for each). Therefore, I used a wider range encompassing both of these possible ages.
Rinne and Niki never attended high school, and Niki therefore did not graduate with any of the ! Era third years, while Rinne would have been a third year during the War, had he attended.
Rei was held back due to his time abroad in his second year, making him one year older than the other ! Era Yumenosaki third-years, which he graduated with.
Tatsumi and Ritsu were both held back in their second years, due to Tatsumi's hospitalization and Ritsu's chronic absences due to his condition and lack of motivation, making them one year older than the other !!/ES1 Era third-years. Therefore, Ritsu recently graduated from Yumenosaki at the end of !!/ES1 Era March, while Tatsumi graduated from Reimei Academy around the same time.
Kaname was a first year alongside Jun during the Reimei Revolution (while Tatsumi was a second-year). Therefore, had he not been rendered comatose, he would have graduated Reimei Academy with Jun at the end of the !!/ES1 Era, making him the same age as the other !!/ES1 Era third years.
Hitsugi was admitted to the producer course during !!/ES1 Era as a second year, much like Anzu the year before, placing his age as the same as the other current !!!/ES2 third years. (While Hitsugi is 17-18 NEGI identifies as his older sister, likely putting her conscious around the age Hitsugi's original older sister died).
Current HiMERU's age is unknown, though he's older than Kaname and ran away young after his mother died, having never known about Kaname's existence until many years later. Therefore, his age range is typically placed in the early 20s, the most common estimate putting him around Rinne's age.
Seiya and Gatekeeper's ages are unknown, though they are typically estimated to be slightly older than Jin and Akiomi (mid-late 30s), with Gatekeeper seen as older, due to Gatekeeper's long history with Godfather (while Seiya is still an active idol with a late-teenage son).
Even though the MHA manga has ended, I still wish to make this AU come to life as it's been something I've wanted to create for ages now. So here's the introduction!
"Yumenosaki Private Academy is a prestigious school that enrols the heroes we see today.
Mao Isara, our protagonist, has always wished to be a hero. With seeing the ones on screen and through the mangas he's read ever since he was little. It has always been a dream to become one for him, but to do that, he has to get through Yumenosaki's entrance exam... and to perhaps have a quirk, which would higher his rates of being accepted... does he even have one?"
the third (and... maybe final?) niki shiina analysis
thats a lie there's a nonzero chance i'll do more <- i really like reading into his character
the focus of this is intended to be the foil relationship of niki and mayoi. this is something observable between all members of alkaloid and crazy:b, with clear distinctions between who is meant to be a foil/mirror of who: rinne and hiiro, kohaku and aira, himeru and tatsumi. while i would love to do a full in depth analysis of every member in this particular grouping, i've been avoiding any discussion of events that are out on jp but haven't been on en, if only because i want to experience the stories myself, which is why, for the time being, i'll be skipping the rest of the alkaloid and crazy:b units.
there's a second major factor as to why i'm focusing on niki and mayoi: they have the weakest link. that is to say, everyone else in the group has a clear connection in their pasts. niki and mayoi lack this. while you can extrapolate and make guesses (mayoi living in the basement of es and having a surprising amount of information in the building construction and hidden rooms; niki's father being kicked off the air in preference of idols; my conclusion here is that mayoi's parents probably run es and likely ran niki's off the air. is there proof? no. that's why i'm not counting it.), nothing for them is as explicitly stated as it is for the rest: rinne and hiiro through the nature of being brothers, kohaku and aira's childhood friendship online, whatever the hell is happening with himeru and tatsumi's complicated fucking relationship. niki and mayoi have... none of that. and arguably, that's a connection in and of itself, that they have no past in common, but given the care taken for the rest of the units it feels almost like an oversight.
no matter! i'm not here to discuss what ifs; i'm here to read far too much into the silly goofy character of what is otherwise an incredibly sad and tragic unit (despite their rather goofy construct) because i love him and need his depth to be at the front page rather than ostensibly passed over. enstars where's my niki shiina breakdow-
anyway. with that out of the way, let's start with the most basic parts! game design and character design. for game design, they also typically are in the same spot (spot 4 for the live mechanics), although i'm willing to ignore this due to the fact that kohaku and aira, as well as tatsumi and himeru, do not adhere to this particular criteria. niki and mayoi are the two characters within their unit that have long hair; niki's side ponytail and mayoi's side braid (hey where's the niki shiina hair down car-). interestingly, niki and mayoi's main hairstyles occupy opposite shoulders. while it's something that's easy to overlook, i'm counting it because it's something i think is also an easy way to put differences together, the same way color palette is. and for niki and mayoi, color palette isn't really a concern (the same dictates the rest of the crazy:b and alkaloid pairings, however), but niki's hair is more blue-toned, while mayoi's retains a level of red in his purple (shinobu's, for instance, is way cooler in tone).
but this is all superficial stuff. things you can simply observe. beyond the unspecified parents, where's the digging in way too much?
well.
crazy:b is a unit that is altogether kind of goofy, but the individual characters are by and large, tragic. niki shiina reads as an outlier to this specific set up.
alkaloid is a unit that is altogether serious down to their aesthetic, but the individual characters are largely kind of silly. mayoi ayase reads as an outlier to this specific set up.
as an author's note, right here in the middle of this analysis, i know both units are not so clear cut, and that you can see incredible amounts of angst and silliness in the characters i have decided not to focus on. why i am focusing on niki and mayoi is because of their decidedly obvious contrasting personalities to the larger construction of their unit. niki, more often than not, serves as the crazy:b character who has no indication of what is going on, not to mention how much his personality is driven by his own unspecified condition and his relation to food; mayoi is the alkaloid character who has such a clear indication of his tragedy, as opposed to hiiro and tatsumi, both of whom acknowledge it less, and aira, who does it moreso through inner monologues. i digress.
with both niki and mayoi serving as the contrasting element to their respective units, this does include that they are not always that contrasting element; think, whenever niki puts himself down or reads rinne like a book, or mayoi's clear serious relationship with teaching the other members of his unit.
another aspect that i think contributes to a foil relationship more than the mirroring is the opposite ways they talk about themselves and even moreso, how they think about themselves. niki, by and large, puts himself down as an idol; it's expected, especially since being an idol was never his intention (for fun and profit! and also rinne), so he tends to think of himself (frequently) as someone with less experience. while mayoi's full story (afaik) hasn't been touched on, he shows considerable knowledge to the background and teaching of idols (dropping notes in on unsuspecting juniors, teaching alkaloid the choreography throughout the main story, just to name some off the top of my head), even showing in some ways his mastery of the skills for being an idol. what mayoi lacks for in confidence of himself, he makes up for in being confident in his ability to guide others with advice and teaching. this places niki and mayoi in clear opposite corners of their idol positions. that being said, mayoi hardly does think himself an expert in the industry, but while niki recognizes himself as not being an idol expert, he does frequently call up his cooking expertise, something that cannot be overstated. just with these two skills you can see how niki and mayoi treat their own expertise: niki acknowledges his with frequency, mayoi tries to push people away from knowing his.
niki is a character that tries to stay silly on the surface. to be fair to crazy:b, rinne also attempts this. the difference is that rinne's silliness has been broken clearly before, notably in the main story for the game. niki's character, at the point that i'm writing this post, has not had such a break yet. another aspect of niki is he does try to stay as clueless as possible (try isn't quite the word i'm looking for; he seems genuinely uninterested in the politics of the idol world! this is something i count in contrast to his fellow unit members, as much of crazy:b is focused primarily on that political atmosphere). without such a drastic break, niki's character does read as one intending to be seen as a silly character.
mayoi's character, while being silly in his own over the top reactions to, well, everything (alkaloid and mayoi is bocchi the rock if btr was yaoi, but that's... that's a different post), is probably one i would argue meant to be taken much more seriously in alkaloid. for one, his character does frequently deal with intrusive thoughts, which imo makes his overall character feel more serious. another aspect of this matches him with tatsumi for overall being what i feel to be the more seriously read parts of the alkaloid unit, as tatsumi is shown to be levelheaded often; there are some clear breaks for this particular formula with tatsumi imo, for instance, both his driving and technology usage serve to lighten his character considerably. mayoi's character, i think, due to the heavy usage of self-deprecating language, is meant to be read much more seriously than he sometimes ends up being.
my conclusion is basically... well niki and mayoi occupy (what i think) is an interesting balance for the foil/mirror imagery of crazy:b and alkaloid. their unit structures and symbols, as well as intentions feed into this, as do their character pairs, but due to niki and mayoi's own (mostly) untouched connections, their place in the structure feels much harder to nail down. this doesn't mean it doesn't exist, but it does mean that i can (and more importantly) will tear into this gacha game like its a piece of literature.
Mayoi: …You can sometimes hear singing from above when you’re living here.
It’s very quiet so even the smallest sounds can be heard.
Hehe. Right now, I’ve asked them to make this room soundproof for my idol practice sessions since I don’t want the noise to bother others.
In the past, when I was young, I could hear it all so well. The singing, their rhythmic footsteps that hit the floor, your laughter and chatter.
To me, those voices were like whispers of a fairy from a different world far, far away.
Just like the people who wanted to see the full moon or aurora, I would look up above me and think about what sort of place it is every single day.
I’d imagine what your world would be like.
The world where your beautiful ensemble rings true.
And one day, I couldn’t hold it back any longer – I snuck out of the underground and wandered around, but I was caught and treated like some being from a school ghost story.
But even having rumours spread about me made me happy.
I could only watch you all from afar but it felt like we had a connection – even if it was a miniscule one.
Hitsugi: You’re just like “The Phantom of the Opera”.
No, perhaps “The One Who Walks Beneath the Roof” would be more suitable.
Mayoi: I–I haven’t killed anyone, you know! Obviously, I wouldn’t!
Shinobu: I believe you ~de gozaru.
(Hmm~... As I thought, Kurone-dono seems more intelligent compared to before. Maybe he’s quoting some novel’s title or something?)
(Was he always someone this smart? Was he pretending to be dumb?)
(No, it bugs me but now isn’t the time to get to the bottom of that.)
(What’s important is that Mayoi-dono revealed his identity to us even though he didn’t want to.)
(It sounds like an absurd tale but I don’t think Mayoi-dono is lying.)
(Just because he’s different from me and lacks common sense, doesn’t mean I can arrogantly deny and say that the things he mentioned doesn’t exist.)
(That’s something we shouldn’t do. Right, Shinkai-dono?)
…I’ve got the gist of what you’ve said ~de gozaru. I’m sorry for making you say those things when they’re difficult for you to say, Mayoi-dono.
Mayoi: No no, in fact, I feel like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders.
I had understood that you two would accept me for who I am, so I should be the one to apologise since I couldn’t tell you the truth because I was scared.
Hiiro-san is in a similar position so perhaps he would have been happy to find someone similar to him.
I was still scared, no matter what. I’m a coward by nature.
It appears my ancestors were defeated by another power and had no choice but to escape underground…
The anecdotes they instilled into us children were excessive warnings that the surface is someplace scary.
Shinobu: No, I would be scared and stay holed up here if I was in the same position.
If anything, I think you’re super duper brave for being able to step outside and sing in front of people, Mayoi-dono.
Mayoi: Ehehe, I’m just shameless…♪
A–Anyway, that’s the sort of person I am – I’m like an illegal immigrant, so I’ll be in trouble if the police find out about this residence.
But I wonder if it was around the time when you two came back from the school trip? I picked up Hitsugi-kyun who was badly injured.
Shinobu: Hitsugi-kyun…?
Mayoi: Ah! I–I–It’s okay, Chief! You’re the most adorable person in my eyes! I get the most excited when I’m with you, Chief!
Shinobu: I’m still put in a tough spot when you say it so firmly like that.
Hitsugi: Hehe. Shall I continue with the rest?
A long, long time ago, there was a family who hid themselves underground. That home was an appropriate hiding place for me, as I had bad guys tailing me.
So I’m being protected here out of Ayase-senpai’s kindness.
I’ve really caused him so much trouble.
Mayoi: N–No, no! Idols and “producers” support each other! Isn’t that right, Anzu-san?
It's already late at night but mayoi realize your not home yet. Worry where you could been, he climb the vent and crawl to seek where you could have been.
"MC... Where are you." He whimpers almost worried sick that your probably in danger because of how late it is, but he heard you giggle in one of the printing room of ES.
'MC~' he thought as he peek into the vent. "Hehehe... Time to print this one next~" he heard you giggle as you continue to print some paper work, thought it don't look like the layout of your usual work load.
"and eichi thought he could stop me from printing non work things in ES. There's still other three printing room in this whole place. SIKE!" you felt proud of your own self as you stare at the AO3|Tumblr|wattpad fanfic you found with everyone with a tag of a certain someone. Being an idol could mean, there's fanfics! BUNCH OF FANFICS!!
Good recommendation from aira did help a lot too!' you giggle happily as you watch your new stocks of fanfics is being printed out.
Somehow one of the papers is sweep by the wind and flown into the vent and slap mayoi in the face.
"Eekm... Oh ~ " he almost blown his cover as he was surprised by the paper. "Is this MC's work... wait... What's this..( censored )... Mayoi Ayase, ah a fanfic-- wait what is this ( censored ) tag..!?!" He knock his head on the top of the vent when he read the very sussy paper. "Agh..." He cried out.
"M-MC is s-so... " The pain seems to be less of his concern as he stare down at the page again.
Bashfulness and degenerate thought come in mind as he thought about the story in the fanfic in his head being done in real life with you~ he suddenly felt warm all over~
"aiyo ..!? where's the R Rated Page story?" You ask as you realize that your missing a page.
"...ah??" You finally notice familiar gaze from the vent. Looking up you saw clouded blue eyes stare down at you, holding something's in his hand that cover haft of his face, hidding his degenerate grin from you.
"Y-you... Did not r-read that right...?" You realize it's the missing page and suddenly want to hide yourself in a hole. From all things it have to be that specific page!
"fufu..." You hear him chuckle and you felt chill run down your spine as you realize you have fuck up and HE DID READ THAT CONCERNING R RATED FANFIC OF HIS.
"iswearitsnotalllikethatok--" you try to reason by mayoi climb down from the vent and stood in front of you holding the paper close and giving you a look. His beautiful blue eyes flattering at you.
"M-MC... H-have d-distinctive t-taste...." He mumble while having a sussy grin.
"N-not that I j-judge...IWILLNEVERJUDGE!" He really isn't, because it's probably not worse as he read on its own.
"i-i.. "feeling warmth in your cheeks seems more vibrant than before. You could felt your head spinning, maybe eichi is right. You shouldn't print non work related things at work environment because a certain someone could get a sniff of it!
"M-MC..." He barely let out a whisper as he slowly approach you, his tall form shadowed over you. "D-do you w-wanna do this~?" He lean in close to your ears as his huskily voice speak seduction to you, throwing away all embarrassment earlier you look up at him. "M-maybe--" 'yes I wanna do it! I wanna doit--' your thoughts screams like a fan girl internally the moment mayoi ask you that. "Then shall we take a short cut~?" He chuckle as he went to one of the corner to press something there, to only lead it to open like a secret door.
"MC c-could hide all your c-collection h-here too ~ wedontwantotherstoseethatnowright?" He says before he helped you with your little collection. After putting away the papers away from public eyes, you almost forget the topic.
"M-MC..." Your were grabbed before you could escape. "I have all the things we need. Luckily ~ fufu." You look at him pulling out a box with stuff in it.
You start to sweat buckets but you shove away your embarrassment as you take his hand to continue deep into the secret space, far away from others view and earshots, so no one would hear what kind of things went there and only remain a little secret between the two of you ~ <3
A/N: yes shameless self indulgence stories. •́ ‿ ,•̀ I mean I'm practicing my drawing to in this new fluffy pastel style. So double purpose.
Yuzuru: (…So now I have to take a break I didn’t even intend to have.)
Yuzuru: (In all honesty, I’m sure I would have been able to keep going with today’s pace. Though Eichi-sama probably wouldn’t let that slide.)
Yuzuru: (To think that I would put myself in such a bind where I have to leave practice early just because I got distracted by tall tales about the paranormal. I should reflect upon this…)
Yuzuru: (I’ll take a light nap and come back tomorrow feeling refreshed.)
Yuzuru: (Oh? That’s unusual, why is the A/C control room’s door open…?)
Yuzuru: (Hmm. So this is how it looks like on the inside. I can’t help but wonder what this note is doing here though…)
Yuzuru: (The note is rather new, it resembles the ones pasted around ES’s building construction zone right now.)
Yuzuru: (This might not be here from malicious intent, but maybe more so for the safety of the construction workers.)
Yuzuru: (The buildings at ES sometimes have notes like this at seemingly random places. When you couple it with the recent paranormal events, it doesn’t paint a pretty picture.)
Yuzuru: (No, but fear is what makes it seem real - I’m sure that this must be another misunderstanding on my part.)
Yuzuru: (Ah. There’s a presence nearby… I wonder who it is?)
Mayoi: ...
Yuzuru: What a coincidence, Ayase-sama. I didn’t expect to meet you in the emergency staircase-
Mayoi: EEK! F-F-F-Fushimi-san! What are you doing here!?
Yuzuru: Well surely it isn’t that strange. It isn’t unusual for fellow idols to bump into each other on ES grounds, is it?
Mayoi: W-well, when you put it like that… I just don’t normally see anyone using the emergency staircase, so I was really surprised.
Mayoi: (whispering) Plus, thinking about someone peeking into the secret base makes me uneasy… (This is a reference to the King of Thieves gacha story, where Mayoi introduces his secret hide-out to Sora.)
Yuzuru: Excuse me, are you looking for something?
Mayoi: I-it's nothiiiiiing! I just find it hard for little old me to express my opinions to a higher level being like you, Fushimi-san...!
Yuzuru: Sigh. It isn't an issue if you truly have nothing to tell me.
Yuzuru: By the way, Ayase-sama, is it okay with you if I ask you something?
Mayoi: Y-yes. If it's something I can shed light on, I would be glad to.
Mayoi: I-is it about me making a mistake? Surely not?
Mayoi: If it is, I'm so incredibly sorry! I'll apologize in advance!
Yuzuru: No need to be scared. It's something small.
Mayoi: Something small...? I-I see. If you don't mind me...
Yuzuru: Thank you very much. Let me cut to the chase-
Yuzuru: Ayase-sama, you said yesterday that you felt the presence of "bad things" from the ES Haunted House.
Yuzuru: Could you be more specific as to how the building made you feel?
Mayoi: Huh...?
Mayoi: U-umm... Could it be that you believe in ghosts, Fushimi-san?
Yuzuru: No, not at all. Just me being curious, that is all.
Yuzuru: I was wondering how people who believe in the supernatural experience life.
Yuzuru: fine's current performance contains elements of such things, so I wanted to learn more.
Yuzuru: Let's get back on track; what is it like?
Mayoi: I-I see. Explaining it on the fly is quite difficult, but-
Mayoi: I suppose it's like I'm overcome by terror. Just being nearby frightens me and gives me goosebumps.
Yuzuru: Hmm. Goosebumps...?
Mayoi: Yes. Like every hair on your body is standing up. I suppose it's like a primal, animalistic danger sensing ability kicking in?
Yuzuru: I see. So logic not supported by scientific reasonings are explained away through other means. Just as I expected.
Yuzuru: These schools of thought exist to lessen the fear and worry caused by strange things, such as that note over there.
Yuzuru: And thus, there's no reason to be afraid of ghosts. Speaking with you has allowed me to deepen my understanding. Thank you.
Yuzuru: Well then, I will be excusing myself now.
Mayoi: R-right...
Mayoi: I didn't really understand anything, but I'm guessing he has been haunted by psychic phenomena recently...?
Mayoi: If so, I'm glad if speaking with me was helpful.
Mayoi: This is a place where "bad things" tend to gather, so I have been uncertain about the reckless set-up ES Haunted House that could uncover such things.
Mayoi: fine's song and dance will surely bring forth positive emotions. I'm sure nothing bad will happen... ♪
Ah, Niki. Sweet, silly Niki. Naturally talented as an idol and yet wanting nothing to do with the industry outside of it being a reliable paycheck. A genuinely nice person whose situation has somewhat caused some grey morality. There’s some concerning implications in his history and stories regarding his condition, but depending on the writer and the comfort levels of other writers that might be something interesting to explore here with different Rift Affect boons and the like. I can definitely see him getting up to a lot of mischief without the idol thing or things associated with his name hanging over his head in this world. Plus I’m sure he’d be thrilled to see Mayoi here :3 Full ad >
Niki Shiina Idol Story with the members of "Sweets Club"
Niki: Here, sorry for the wait! A croque-monsieur for Suou-kun and a curry for Kohaku-chan ♪
You're really close, having lunch together like this! Are you two going out?
Kohaku: No, it's not like that at all. We're just on a shopping trip.
Today, we have two activities for the "Sweets Club" and "Kaori", and we have to go shopping for sweets to bring to the "Sweets Club".
Niki: Hmm. Both of you?
Kohaku: Yeah. We belong to the same circles.
Niki: Then I guess you're good friends after all~! ...Ouch!
Kohaku: It's just a coincidence, okay, Niki-han?
Niki: Yes! Alright, alright, don't pinch my cheeks~
Tsukasa: Fufu. Oukawa's shyness really is barbaric.
Kohaku: Haa? Shyness?
Tsukasa: I was a member of both Circles before you. Which means you must have joined knowing I was there.
In other words, you decided to join both clubs because of me, right? "Kohakun" ♪
Kohaku: What are you, an idiot? I said it was just a coincidence. Don't be so full of yourself.
By the way, Niki-han, I have a question. Do you know a good place for sweets?
Tsukasa: We're having a hard time because we've used all the stores we know and the famous ones, so any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Niki: So you two are looking for a hidden gem, huh? Hmm...
How about I make it? I've never received an order from the "Sweets Club", so I fit the criteria ♪
Tsukasa: Aah, that is true. Well then, please do so.
Niki: Understood~ Please wait while you eat your meals. My part-time job is about to end, so I'm going to borrow the kitchen to make some.
30 minutes later
Niki: Thank you for waiting! Here are my handmade snowball cookies ♪
Kohaku: Ho-ho. They're round and cute lookin', no? They come in three different colours, too, do they taste different?
Niki: That's right. Brown is cocoa, pink is strawberry and purple is red potato. I've prepared a lot of them for you to try ♪
Tsukasa: Thank you very much. Well then, I'll take your word for it...
...Marvelous ♪ It's really delicious. Gentle in taste, would go well with any tea.
Kohaku: The crunchy texture is good, too. I think this will suit the "Sweets Club". Thank you, Niki-han ♪
1 hour later
HiMERU: ...So, why is Shiina here?
Tsukasa: He is today's special Guest. And he is also the one who made the Snowball Cookies we brought today.
Even if he is not a member, he is still a comrade who loves Sweets. There is no reason not to invite him, is there?
Niki: That's right! I love eating and making sweets ♪
HiMERU: ...HiMERU understands. HiMERU accepts. And Ayase?
Mayoi: I-it's fine for me too. But, umm...
I prepared handmade butter sablés. But the difference between mine and Shiina-san's, who is a professional...
Aah, I wanna die. How embarrassing...
Niki: Mmh-hmm~! Mayo-chan's butter sablé is delicious!
You can't die when you can make such delicious food, I want you to live for my sake!
HiMERU: You're being too stubborn, Shiina. This isn't a quick-eating contest, so calm down.
Niki: Nahaha. My bad, my part-time job just ended, so I'm really hungry...
Mayoi: No, no, please do not worry about it. It's very refreshing to watch Shiina-san eat.
Sometimes it's scary to see him eating mindlessly and gorging himself, though...♪
Kohaku: HiMERU-han, what are ya waitin' for?
HiMERU-han must have some stylish and unusual sweets this time, too.
HiMERU: Fufu. Well then, let HiMERU show you.
HiMERU prepared cream puffs...♪
Niki: Eeh!? HiMERU-kun with cream puffs!?
HiMERU: What a goofy reaction... HiMERU is just HiMERU, you know?
Niki: Nahaha. It's just a joke~ A "Crazy:B" joke ☆
Kohaku: Stop that. If you say "Crazy:B", that means I'm in it too.
Tsukasa: ...Umm. Is it okay if I try HiMERU-senpai's Cream Puff?
HiMERU: Yes. Go ahead and have some.
Tsukasa: Thank you very much...? It looks like a Cake, no?
...Aah, the Cream is packed tightly inside. I see ♪
Niki: The square shape makes it easy to grasp. I can just pop it in my mouth ♪
O-Oh my god! I was planning on eating it slowly but I ended up eating it all up!
I think I'm the one eating most snowball cookies I've brought, too. Mmh-hmm...
HiMERU: You feel sorry, but you don't stop, do you? If you don't, this will turn into a dinner party for Shiina, so please make something else in the kitchen as an apology.
Niki: Alright. Do you have any requests?
Tsukasa: ...Then, could you make something with this matcha?
Mayoi: Do you always carry matcha with you, Tsukasa-san?
Tsukasa: No, only today. Because of Kaori's activities, we had access to some good matcha.
Niki: It's hard to decide what to make with this. Pancakes and ice cream, doughnuts and scones, even green tea-flavoured cakes sound good!
Aah, I'm getting hungry just thinking about it...
Alrighty! I'll make lots and lots of those, so please sit back and relax while you wait...♪