Happy Spring - Chapter 14

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Happy Spring 14

Writer: 結城由乃 (Yuuki Yoshino)

Location: Happy Spring Stage

Mitsuru:

“♪~ ♪~ ♪~”

Tomoya:

“♪~ ♪~ ♪~”

Hajime:

“♪~ ♪~ ♪~”

Nazuna:

(All right, everyone’s traded places with me and taken center stage. They’ve been practicing as hard as they can leading up to today, but their movements are still a little awkward and clumsy, huh.)

(Still, they’re clearly singing and dancing their hearts out. Hehe, there’s an innocence and purity to them that they’re able to bring out specifically because they’re baby bunnies starting out in the business~ ♪)

(Though I’m hardly one to talk! I may be their more experienced senior when it comes to being an idol, but I’m still a baby bunny myself in terms of being a leader.)

(I was so nervous during the MC! Valkyrie would never take some time at the start of the show to greet the audience—our lives would just start as soon as we stood on stage. So I had zero experience when it comes to MC’ing.)

(I figured it’d look pretty bad if Ra*bits went straight into their performance without warming up the crowd first, so I watched and studied other units’ live shows…)

(It was more or less a learning through the process of observation sort of deal.)

(Judging from the audience’s reception, I seem to have done a fairly decent job, so I guess I’ve got this.)

(Ahaha… All four of us are pretty much just stumbling our way forward.)

(It’s my first time standing in front and teaching others what I know. I don’t really have any way of going about it other than stumbling my way forward.)

(In the case of the transfer student, she’s doing her best to stumble forward and produce us idols in a way that we can shine.)

(I really appreciate that. It’s thanks to the costumes she made for us that we’re able to shine brighter than everything and everyone else here.)

(The audience heard our song while enjoying the peach blossoms and we managed to catch their attention.)

(Then, one by one, they started to give us their full attention. Now almost all eyes are on us.)

(If I strain my ears, I can hear them showering our costumes with compliments. They’re saying things like, “Those kids dancing are so, so cute!” and “Their costumes are absolutely adorable!”.)

(You’re sitting in the audience, so you must be able to hear what they’re saying. Does it make you happy? Do you feel proud of yourself?)

(Ah, I guess she’s so modest when it comes to just about everything, so I wouldn’t go as far as to say she’s proud of herself. But she must be happy to hear people praising her costumes like that.)

Hajime:

 ♪…*pause*

Nazuna:

(Hm? Hajime-chin stopped singing midline all of a sudden?)

(Ah… All three of them were supposed to dance this part together, but Mitsuru-chin ran out in front. Guess that was enough to distract Hajime-chin and make him forget his lyrics.)

Nazuna:

(Don’t worry about it! Everyone makes mistakes. Nii~chan is here to back you up, so leave the rest to me! ♪)

“♪~ ♪~ ♪~”

Tomoya:

(Oh! Nii~chan was supposed to be hanging back, but now he’s taking center stage again!)

(He must have realized we messed up and came forward to fix it.)

(If all three of us have to head back to the back of the stage right after stepping forward, then the audience is going to suspect something is up… I better keep a smile on my face and wave at everyone!)

Hajime:

Oh nooo… It’s all my fault, I’m so sorry!

Tomoya:

You don’t have to apologize. I should’ve been able to step in to back you up, but I froze up and couldn’t do a thing. I’m the one who needs to apologize.

Mitsuru:

Nooo, I should be the one sayin’ sorry! I ran in front and startled Hajime-chan! I’m real sorry, guys!

Hajime:

It’s not your fault, Mitsuru-kun~ I’m the one who blanked for a second and forgot my lyrics!

Tomoya:

Ah, this is no good! Okay, everyone’s said they’re sorry, so there’s to be no more apologizing after this! Everyone, put that smile back on your face—it’s time to sing and dance!

Thanks to Nii~chan taking over for us like it was nothing, the audience probably think what happened just now was all on purpose, rather than an accident.

So if we hang back here with frowns on our faces, they’re gonna figure out we messed up after all.

I don’t want to make what Nii~chan did out of consideration for us to go to waste. We can’t!

Hajime:

Yeah... You’re right, Tomoya-kun.

Let’s head back to the front of the stage with smiles on our faces. I won’t forget my lyrics anymore! No matter what happens, I’ll keep on singing with a smile on my face~ ♪

Mitsuru:

Me too! I’ll show ‘em a smile so bright that it’ll make every member of the audience smile right back!

Thanks, Nii~chan~! All three of us are fine now! We’re ready to smile and sing and dance our hearts out! ♪

Nazuna:

(Yesss! Those guys fixed themselves right up. Once the show ends, I need to let them know just how fantastic they were~ ♪)

(I may not have the pure innocence the younger three have, but I’ve cultivated experience as an idol through being part of Valkyrie.)

(It’s thanks to that that I was able to step in and back them up when they needed it.)

(Even though back when I was with Valkyrie, I was nothing but a marionette doll. But even so, this proves that my time spent with Valkyrie didn’t go to waste.)

(Those kind, gentle kids embraced me and welcomed me into their family with open arms. They really saved me, so I’ve got to do whatever I can to pay back their kindness.)

(I’ll use every ounce of strength I’ve got to raise them and make them shine like the idols they were meant to be.)

Mitsuru:

“♪~ ♪~ ♪~”

(The whole crowd’s lookin’ at us! It feels so good!)

(Back when I was at that track race and those peach blossoms were bloomin’ nearby, almost everyone there was lookin’ at me.)

(But can ya believe there were a handful of people who weren’t payin’ me any attention ‘cause they were too busy admirin’ the flowers?)

(But right now, everyone here’s full attention is on us! No matter how far I run, I’ll never be able to reach someone’s heart! But thanks to our song, I’ll be able to reach everyone’s heart!)

(That’s why I wanna be an idol! No, that’s why I became an idol!)

(Comin’ to Yumenosaki sure was the right idea! I love runnin’, but I love bein’ an idol too!)

(I wanna reach as many peoples’ hearts as possible, and make ‘em know exactly who I am!)

(This is just the startin’ line! I’ll run forth toward the goal with everythin’ I’ve got! ☆)