Happy Spring - Chapter 13

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Happy Spring 13

Writer: 結城由乃 (Yuuki Yoshino)

Location: Happy Spring Stage

Nazuna:

“Hey there, everyone, could I get your attention for a sec!”

“Thank you! I think most people here don’t really know who we are, so first of all, I’d like to introduce ourselves!”

“Our name is Ra*bits, and we’re an idol group from Yumenosaki Academy.”

“We Ra*bits are made up of one third year and three first years.”

Mitsuru:

“Yay! I’m Ra*bits proud superstar, Tenma Mitsuru! Nice to meet ya!”

Tomoya:

Mitsuru! Don’t barge in to talk about yourself while Nii~chan’s doing the MC! You’re gonna have everyone get the wrong idea!

They’re gonna get confused that you’re the most important member of Ra*bits!

Mitsuru:

…? But Ra*bits wouldn’t be Ra*bits without me, so what’s the problem if they end up thinking that way?

Nazuna:

Mm, Mitsuru-chin is right. But it’s not just him—both Tomo-chin and Hajime-chin are an irreplaceable part of Ra*bits too~

Ra*bits needs all three of you.

“Sorry about that! This guy’s one of Ra*bits’ first years, and he was just excited to say hello to you!”

“Speaking of which, let’s have the other two first years introduce themselves to you! ♪”

“Um, uh… Oh nooo, it’s my first time introducing myself to such a huge group of people, so my mind’s gone blank!”

Hajime:

“Tomoya-kun, take a deep breath and draw the kanji character for ‘people’ onto the palm of your hand. I just did it now too. ♪”

Tomoya:

“R-Right. L-Let me write it…!” *gulp*

Nazuna:

“Any better, Tomo-chin? Have you calmed down? Once you’re feeling better, go ahead and introduce yourself, okay?”

Tomoya:

Wah, I’m so sorry! Oh nooo, the audience is starting to laugh at me—this is so humiliating!

Nazuna:

Ahaha, nah, their laughter is good-natured. They just found you that charming! Listen, everyone’s cheering you on! “It’s okay! Hang in there!”

Don’t be so nervous—you can do this.

Tomoya:

Okay! Let me just take a deep breath… Whew…

“Sorry about being a little all over the place! Allow me to formally introduce myself—my name is Tomoya Mashiro. We’re going to give it our all today, so please cheer us on!”

Mitsuru:

AHaha! Even your self-introduction was pretty generic, Tomo-chin! That’s just like you!

Tomoya:

Don’t call me generic… Hajime, you’re up next. There’s no need to do anything special—just introduce yourself like normal.

Hajime:

R-Right! Here I go!

“H-Hello everyone! My name is Hajime Shino. I’m not the best at dancing, but singing is my specialty. Please cheer us on! ♪”

Nazuna:

All right, everyone managed to introduce themselves just fine. Great job, guys! ♪

“And last of all, I’m Nazuna Nito, and I’m the leader of Ra*bits.”

“We still don’t have a whole lot of experience as idols, but the theme of our unit is ‘small and cute’ and we’re gonna give it our all to entertain you!”

“We’ll try our very best to put on a performance worthy enough for all of you to think of us as adorable!”

“We’d love it if you could watch our concert while enjoying these beautiful peach blossoms! ♪”

“Okay, let’s get this show on the road! We’re gonna start our first song, so please give us your attention!☆”

“♪~ ♪~ ♪~”

Tomoya:

(Whoa… Nii~chan sure is an amazing MC.)

(One day I hope I’ll be able to pull of the MC role just as well as him.)

Mitsuru:

“♪~ ♪~ ♪~”

Wahoo! Singin’ and dancin’ onstage sure is super fun!

Tomoya:

Quit running around all over the stage! I can’t tell where you’re going, so I’m worried that I’ll end up bumping into you.

And anyway, if you don’t follow the choreography that we already planned, it’ll cause trouble for all of us.

Right now Nii~chan is out in front, and we’re supposed to be dancing behind him, so stop trying to dash out center stage.

Mitsuru:

But if I’m in the back, then the audience won’t be able to see me! I don’t want them just paying attention Nii~chan, I wanna be in the spotlight too!

Tomoya:

I know! That’s why after Nii~chan’s finished singing, then the rest of us will get a chance to sing center stage.

He’s just warming up the audience for us, and setting things up for everyone to watch us sing and dance too. If you mess this up, I’m really going to get angry with you this time!

Mitsuru:

It always seems this way Tomo-chin, but are you supposed to be my Dad or somethin’?

Still, you do have a point! I’ll behave myself!

Hajime:

“♪~ ♪~ ♪~”

Ehehe, singing is so much fun! I’m getting all excited.

Tomoya:

That’s not like you. You’re on such a high that you’re able to sing in front of all these people without even getting nervous,

Hajime:

Mmm, well, there’s that. But a huge part of it is also that loads of people here aren’t really focusing their full attention on us.

Tomoya:

Ah, yeah. It’s not that they’re ignoring us, but at least half of the people here are more focused on the flowers than watching us perform.

If every single person here was to have their eyes on us, then I’d be so nervous that my legs would start to shake!

Mitsuru: 

Hmph! What are you two hangin’ back like that for? We Ra*bits are way cuter than a buncha flowers!

Tomoya:

There’s no need to be jealous of the flowers… But still, you’re right. We can’t just stand around here. We’ve got to make sure we stand out just as much as the peach blossoms surrounding us.

Mitsuru:

Yeah! ...Oh, Nii~chan’s song is gonna be over soon!

Looks like we’re up! Let’s make sure we sing and dance so cutely that all these peach blossoms can’t hold a candle to us!