Magic Lantern - Monument 6
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iridesenescenceWriter: Akira
Season: Autumn
Location: Magic Lantern Fes Stage
Natsume: Oh, is that so. Well, I wanted to be a hero, just like my nii-sans of the Five Eccentrics. To that end, I did everything possible to push myself and appear strong.
I put together all sorts of special effects and used magic to create illusions. But my bluff was quickly called, and I was banished from the battlefield as someone who didn't belong there.
I was treated like a child that had wandered in by accident — spurned and kept at a distance.
But I'm no longer a child — I'm the same age that my nii-sans of the Five Eccentrics were at the time.
I'd like to think that I've grown at least a little bit stronger... That I no longer need someone else's protection to survive.
That's why I'll shelter the outcasts who can't live happily, even in this world that ES has forcefully brought a fleeting age of peace to.
Natsume: Just as my nii-sans once did for me.
This world hasn't achieved perfection yet. Surely, somewhere out there, there are those who are crying, unable to fit in.
We'll find them, shelter them, and give them food and a place to call home so they can live on.
That was the purpose of the conflict in Yumenosaki: to secure a home for us to live in.
At first, I merely wanted revenge... and to mourn the wretchedly sacrificed Five Eccentrics.
But now, there's greater meaning to the battle I'm fighting. I've grown taller, and with that, my field of vision has expanded. I can see further ahead than before.
By creating a system where even oddities can survive, we'll preserve diversity. That's the survival tactic we're employing to ensure that the species known as "idols" don't go extinct.
It might only happen in the distant future, but one day, when the environment undergoes a drastic change, the seeds we've left behind will all sprout in unison.
Natsume: When those who were once relegated to the far corners of the earth become the majority that has adapted to the environment — in that moment, the world will change.
They'll emerge victorious just by surviving, without the need to take others down through violent means.
So let's dream of that day's arrival as we sow and water the seeds in the fields that Senpai has prepared.
Sora: HaHa~ ♪ Then Sora— no, the entirety of Switch will be the sun that shines gentle rays of light to nurture those fields!
Tsumugi: Wawah? Wai— please don't suddenly tug me like that, Sora-kun?
Natsume: Ah... I'm sorry, were you feeling lonely because we were only talking amongst ourselves again?
We keep saying we'll reflect on it and improve, but I wonder — have we completely failed to change all this while?
Sora: No.
Shisho~ and Senpai are putting in so much effort to change for the better. Sora knows that every day, you're both working very, very hard and giving it your all.
And thanks to that, ES and Yumenosaki have both started to change, bit by bit. Into a more comfortable environment, and a world that everyone can be happy in.
Into a world where no one will ever be left behind or looked at like they're some sort of monster anymore.
Sora: Please look, Shisho~, Senpai! Everything is overflowing with pretty radiance and colours~ ♪
Though right now, it's still just a dim light that can't even illuminate the corners of this little stage...
Sora hopes— Sora believes that someday, this radiance will flood the entire world.
But it's not easy to suddenly paint everything in your own colour, even for a magician—
So for now, we're starting from here! From this stage!
Sora still doesn't understand complicated things. But he does know that when you see something pretty, you get excited, and you feel happy.
That's why we're going to show everyone lots and lots of those things! They don't need to reach the other side of the earth, as long as they reach all the fans here in front of us now!
Sora: "HaHiHuHeHo~ ☆ Shine brilliantly, magic lantern! Please paint this world in all sorts of mysterious, precious colours!"
"Every day, everyone is so busy at home, school and work!"
"Being jostled in a packed train and walking quickly in the middle of a crowd... It feels like everyone's drowning in the piles of "things they have to do"~?"
"That's why it becomes harder to see your surroundings, and you're less likely to notice that you've dropped something pretty? Of course, there's nothing wrong with that, and it's not a sin either. But..."
"To all the busy people who feel like they're always struggling somehow, or that they want something more!"
"We of Switch want to cast our magic and make you happier, even if it's just by a little bit!"
"Look here! Do you see? There's something pretty here too!"
"Next up is over there! There are lovely things right beside you, so there's no need to venture far to find them!"
"We'll show you the things that only little children who aren't that busy can see, and we'll show you how brightly they shine!"
Sora: "Glow beautifully, magic lantern! Please shine your gentle light on this world! On you, who's a little worn out from life, and you, and you too!"
"May you find something so wonderful that you feel happiness just by looking at it! "HaHiHuHeHo~... ♪"
Momument 5 || Epilogue 1
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Season: Autumn
Location: Magic Lantern Fes Stage
Natsume: Oh, is that so. Well, I wanted to be a hero, just like my nii-sans of the Five Eccentrics. To that end, I did everything possible to push myself and appear strong.
I put together all sorts of special effects and used magic to create illusions. But my bluff was quickly called, and I was banished from the battlefield as someone who didn't belong there.
I was treated like a child that had wandered in by accident — spurned and kept at a distance.
But I'm no longer a child — I'm the same age that my nii-sans of the Five Eccentrics were at the time.
I'd like to think that I've grown at least a little bit stronger... That I no longer need someone else's protection to survive.
That's why I'll shelter the outcasts who can't live happily, even in this world that ES has forcefully brought a fleeting age of peace to.
Natsume: Just as my nii-sans once did for me.
This world hasn't achieved perfection yet. Surely, somewhere out there, there are those who are crying, unable to fit in.
We'll find them, shelter them, and give them food and a place to call home so they can live on.
That was the purpose of the conflict in Yumenosaki: to secure a home for us to live in.
At first, I merely wanted revenge... and to mourn the wretchedly sacrificed Five Eccentrics.
But now, there's greater meaning to the battle I'm fighting. I've grown taller, and with that, my field of vision has expanded. I can see further ahead than before.
By creating a system where even oddities can survive, we'll preserve diversity. That's the survival tactic we're employing to ensure that the species known as "idols" don't go extinct.
It might only happen in the distant future, but one day, when the environment undergoes a drastic change, the seeds we've left behind will all sprout in unison.
Natsume: When those who were once relegated to the far corners of the earth become the majority that has adapted to the environment — in that moment, the world will change.
They'll emerge victorious just by surviving, without the need to take others down through violent means.
So let's dream of that day's arrival as we sow and water the seeds in the fields that Senpai has prepared.
Sora: HaHa~ ♪ Then Sora— no, the entirety of Switch will be the sun that shines gentle rays of light to nurture those fields!
Tsumugi: Wawah? Wai— please don't suddenly tug me like that, Sora-kun?
Natsume: Ah... I'm sorry, were you feeling lonely because we were only talking amongst ourselves again?
We keep saying we'll reflect on it and improve, but I wonder — have we completely failed to change all this while?
Sora: No.
Shisho~ and Senpai are putting in so much effort to change for the better. Sora knows that every day, you're both working very, very hard and giving it your all.
And thanks to that, ES and Yumenosaki have both started to change, bit by bit. Into a more comfortable environment, and a world that everyone can be happy in.
Into a world where no one will ever be left behind or looked at like they're some sort of monster anymore.
Sora: Please look, Shisho~, Senpai! Everything is overflowing with pretty radiance and colours~ ♪
Though right now, it's still just a dim light that can't even illuminate the corners of this little stage...
Sora hopes— Sora believes that someday, this radiance will flood the entire world.
But it's not easy to suddenly paint everything in your own colour, even for a magician—
So for now, we're starting from here! From this stage!
Sora still doesn't understand complicated things. But he does know that when you see something pretty, you get excited, and you feel happy.
That's why we're going to show everyone lots and lots of those things! They don't need to reach the other side of the earth, as long as they reach all the fans here in front of us now!
Sora: "HaHiHuHeHo~ ☆ Shine brilliantly, magic lantern! Please paint this world in all sorts of mysterious, precious colours!"
"Every day, everyone is so busy at home, school and work!"
"Being jostled in a packed train and walking quickly in the middle of a crowd... It feels like everyone's drowning in the piles of "things they have to do"~?"
"That's why it becomes harder to see your surroundings, and you're less likely to notice that you've dropped something pretty? Of course, there's nothing wrong with that, and it's not a sin either. But..."
"To all the busy people who feel like they're always struggling somehow, or that they want something more!"
"We of Switch want to cast our magic and make you happier, even if it's just by a little bit!"
"Look here! Do you see? There's something pretty here too!"
"Next up is over there! There are lovely things right beside you, so there's no need to venture far to find them!"
"We'll show you the things that only little children who aren't that busy can see, and we'll show you how brightly they shine!"
Sora: "Glow beautifully, magic lantern! Please shine your gentle light on this world! On you, who's a little worn out from life, and you, and you too!"
"May you find something so wonderful that you feel happiness just by looking at it! "HaHiHuHeHo~... ♪"
Momument 5 || Epilogue 1
Story Masterlist
