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SS Final - Honoured Crown - 11
Jul. 18th, 2022 11:17 amYuzuru : There is nothing I can do about it even if you lash out at me. No matter how you look at it, the reason why white-team keeps losing is because of that "Divine Message" —
Yuzuru : Besides, why didn't you try to communicate with them and tell them to not obey that message?
Ibara : I've told them that! To their face! Again and again!
Ibara : The thing is, everyone from white-team is too free-spirited, I didn’t even know where they were until right before their time to perform. When I finally found them and tried to lecture them? They didn't even listen!
Yuzuru : I see. So even for the members of white-team, obeying that "Divine Message" sounds much more convenient.
Yuzuru : As long as they manage to show a great performance on the SS stage that is broadcasted nationwide, their number of fans will definitely increase.
Yuzuru : Even if they are losing in the battle, they can just make an excuse of it and blame their defeat all on the "Divine Message"
Ibara : They're not excuses, they are losing because of it! But then, all the responsibility will fall to us—Eden—the General leader of this team.
Ibara : Our reputation would surely drop to rock bottom! I couldn't care less about the rest of them, but that is the ending we definitely need to avoid!
Yuzuru : Well, for you, that is. Though, shouldn't it be fine? Eden still had a spectacular track record after being runner-up in last year’s SS.
Yuzuru : Just let other idols receive the spotlight this time too.
Ibara : It's not LETTING them get the spotlight if we are currently LOSING because we are forcibly trapped in this situation!
Yuzuru : Hm... But honestly, it makes even less sense. Why would Ran Nagisa-sama continue to take incomprehensible actions like this?
Yuzuru : I don't think he is simply becoming deranged though.
ibara : The fact that there is INDEED a possibility of him just simply losing his mind is what scares me the most!
Ibara : His Excellency seemed to find something in the abandoned temples that were hidden and concealed during the qualifying session.
Ibara : He's been acting strange since he discovered it. He only absent-mindedly replies if we talk to him. He didn't even listen to my instructions and just did things as he liked.
Yuzuru : Something? What is that?
Ibara : I wouldn't be this troubled if I knew what it is! After he locked himself up alone in that place, he disposed of everything he found!
Ibara : He said it was a diary of "That Akehoshi'' or the likes. Although it was all nothing but his testimony... The actual facts of the case are still unknown.
Ibara : All the documents and other materials that His Excellency would've seen there have vanished as the site of the abandoned temple has been cleared.
Ibara : At the very least, I don't know Himemiya-shi’s whereabouts. I swear to hell, I'm being honest.
Yuzuru : Right, this is coming from you who would always bluff in front of me. The fact that you're showing how incompetent you are right now must mean that you are indeed telling the truth.
Yuzuru : Usually, even if it’s a lie, you would say "Everything is moving as expected on the palm of my hand!" to me.
Ibara : ...
Yuzuru : ... Okay, that's enough. It seems that you really don't know anything, so I'll go ask other people. I have no intention to stop until I'm sure Young Master is safe.
Yuzuru : Fortunately, I do have some time before our stage. The third round, fourth, fifth...
Yuzuru : After all, we—General Leaders of each team—will fight each other at the end of this live. On the special stage to conclude the final.
Yuzuru : Until that time, I can move around freely. Alright, I will capture either Ran Nagisa-sama or Tomoe Hiyori-sama next and make them spill the truth.
Ibara : If you don't mind, can I help you? I also want to know the truth!
Yuzuru : You should know that meddling with your relatives will only result in you losing the place you've earned with them.
Yuzuru : I wasn't able to become the place you can come home to. That's why, at the very least, I don't want to ruin that place you have found.
Ibara : ... Trying to be nice huh. That side of you has never changed, Instructor-dono.
Ibara : Out of respect for this bond that we have, let me give you one piece of advice. I understand how important your Young Master is for you, but—Be careful not to overdo it.
Ibara : This situation has already reached the point where it can't be resolved with violence alone.
Ibara : The industry—no, the history that this world has piled up has bared its fangs. If you carelessly come in contact with the darkness, you might lose your life.
Yuzuru : That doesn't change the fact that even in the past, people would've also done what they could've done in that situation with the utmost effort.
Yuzuru : And even I, wish to do the same. Even if it means I'm dancing on someone's palm, I'll do my best, earnestly, with my whole life, as a human myself.
Ibara : ... The same goes for me*, Yuzuru.
Note :
*Ibara uses 俺 here instead of his usual 自分.
