Music Festa - Prologue

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Writer: Yoshino Yuuki
Season: Autumn
Location: Corridor


Midori: (Sigh... What should I do...?)
(Ryuseitai doesn’t have anything planned for today, and neither does the Basketball Club, so I can go straight home, but...)
(I’ve been skimping on work at home recently, so I’ll probably get told to help out...)
(That’s a pain; maybe I should kill time somewhere else before heading home...)
(... Mm? Huh, that’s Anzu-san crouching by the stairs, isn’t it...?)
(Maybe she's not feeling well...? I’ll try asking...)
Anzu-san, what’re you doing over there...?
Woah, sorry for startling you... Oh, your papers are scattered everywhere. Ah, don’t worry, I’ll get the ones over here...
Right, here you go... Nah, there's no need for thanks...
I mean, I took a peek as I was picking them up, but... These are reports on us, aren’t they...?
I see... So the teachers want you to submit a write-up on each unit's problems and areas for improvement, every single week...?
And this is one set... It must be tough having to produce and write proposals for all sorts of units, thanks for your hard work...
... Hm? What’s wrong, Anzu-san? One sheet is missing?
Nn... Ah, that must be it over there...? It probably got blown away by the wind...?
I’ll go get it, so please stay here, Anzu-san...
Here you go... Um, is this a report on Sengoku-kun...?
“Pair Lesson”? Hm, so it's special training that lets you pick up new skills via your partner teaching something they're skilled at...
So Sengoku-kun learnt acrobatics from Aoi-kun, and Aoi-kun learnt ninja performances from Sengoku-kun...
I don’t really see the point in learning the latter, but...
So you dubbed that the Pair Lesson, huh... It makes sense that you'd need a proper name before submitting a report about it...
Come to think of it, I just remembered Sengoku-kun did mention something about that... He seemed pretty happy that he grew closer to Aoi-kun through that session...
Huh, you're asking whether you should arrange some lessons for me too? No, I'm good... I'm politely declining with all my strength...
Uu, even if you say there's no need to decline... Having to do a lesson with someone sounds tiresome...
And besides, I don't have any skills worth teaching...
Huh, mascot characters...? Well, yeah, my love for mascot characters is second to none in this academy...
But that isn’t exactly something relevant to idol activities, is it...?
Well, Sengoku-kun had his ninja performances, so maybe relevance doesn’t really matter...
Anyway, I appreciate the sentiment, but it's fine...

Kanata: Hello, Midori~ and Anzu-san~ ♪

Midori: Huh? Hello, Shinkai-senpai...
Uh, are you on your way home...? Oh, knowing you, you're probably headed to the water fountain...

Kanata: No, actually~ Wataru and Rei are 'fighting'.

Midori: Wataru andrei...? [1]
Woah, that surprised me. Anzu-san, please shout out of nowhere...
Uhh, Anzu-san is panicking... I don't really know what's going on, but the situation seems bad...?


Kanata: A 'fight' between Wataru and Rei is indeed quite 'bad'~ Puka, puka... ♪

Midori: Urk, your reaction doesn't match the things you're saying, I'm so confused...

Kanata: I asked them to ‘please make up’, but they are not listening to me, so I came to get ‘help’.
... In that case, you are willing to 'assist' me? I knew I could count on you, Anzu-san, thank you very much~
Yes, they are both in the ‘classroom’... Ah, and she's gone. Please wait for me, Anzu-san~?

Midori: ... They’re gone.
(I have absolutely no idea what the situation is, but Shinkai-senpai said it's a ‘fight’, so there’s some kind of dispute, right...?)
(I doubt it's the kind of fight that involves fists, but... Will Anzu-san and Shinkai-senpai really be able to handle it by themselves...?)
(But it's not like I'll be of any help even if I'm there...)
......

Note↑: Midori doesn’t recognise ‘Wataru’ and ‘Rei’ as names, so he repeats Kanata’s statement but in full katakana (ワタルトレイ, instead of ‘わたる と れい) where the ‘ト’ in Kanata’s line means ‘and’.

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