Nazuna FS2 - Pump It Up - Part 1

 Pump It Up Ch.1

 

Writer: Chitose Umeda

Season: Autumn

Location: Rhythm Link office 

 

Nazuna:

So each of the ES idols are gonna put on a solo mini-concert that’s gonna be known as a “Feature Live”…

 

Give me a sec~ I’m gonna have a look over the details you sent me via Hold Hands, so I can review them properly.

 

A “feature live” is a solo mini-concert preformed not by each unit, but by each individual idol.

 

Each idol will have a new individual costume made specifically for this solo concert… Am I right?

 

All right, I think I got it. So you’ve come to ask me if I’m willing to put on one of these shows, right?

 

My reply? Of course I wanna do it. If it’s a proposal you’ve put together, it’s bound to be a good one.

 

…Ahaha, sorry. For stuff like this, I should respond with a definitive answer, right?

 

Mhm… It might sound a bit silly to bring up now, but I still have a gap in my performance history.

 

I may have stood onstage as a member of Ra*bits countless times since I made my return.

 

But my juniors have grown so spectacularly that I couldn’t help but feel that I owe half of my performance to the sheer energy they brought to the stage themselves.

 

For Tomo-chin, Mitsuru-chin, and Hajime’s chin’s sake, I tried my very, very hardest not to show them anything less than my best…

 

And somehow or another, I managed to preform at the level required of a professional idol.

 

But for this concert, I’d be performing solo, right?

 

“Mini” or not, when I think about how I’d have to be onstage from beginning to end all alone…

 

…it makes me think about how I have to make sure to keep everyone entertained for the whole show, and how I have to have the stamina to last the whole time. I seriously start overthinking everything.

 

Kuro: 

If it’s stamina you’re concerned about, how about I help ya to work out?

 

Nazuna:

Kuro-chin!

 

Kuro:

Sorry, I just so happened to overhear ya.

 

I like yer singin’ voice, so I’m thinkin’ I may as well go see your “feature live” too, Nito… 🎶 

 

Nazuna:

Hey now, Kuro-chin! Have you just come over here to put pressure on me~?

 

Kuro:

Haha, that wasn’t my intention. I really do mean it when I say I’d like to go and see ya.

 

And I also really meant it when I offered to help ya out with building’ stamina. Why don’t ya pay my circle a visit?

 

Nazuna:

Your circle… Since you mentioned working out, you meant “Shin” rather than the “Overnight Outdoors Rangers”, right?

 

But wouldn’t sparring with a group of guys who are used to hand to hand combat be way too high a hurdle?

 

Kuro:

Well, it isn’t as if all we do is spar. Just so ya know, the aim of our circle is to train our bodies?

 

Though it’s true we spend a lotta time sparrin’ with each other… And I suppose our last session did come to an end after all we did was go hand to hand…

 

Nazuna:

See? …I’d like to ask for you advice when it comes to getting into shape, but it’s not like I wanna be all muscular like the guys in “Shin.”

 

Hmm? From the look on your face, you seem like you have an idea, Anzu?

 

Photos of me training my body in order to prepare for the upcoming concert might work…?

 

Kuro:

Photos?

 

Nazuna:

Yeah. Apparently a pamphlet is gonna be made just for each “feature live.” You’re talking about the photos that are gonna be part of it, right, Anzu?

 

Kuro: A pamphlet, huh? Usually when it comes to merchandise for a show, ya generally want pics of you posin’ to look as cool as ya can.

 

But it’d be a fresh take on it if ya went with photos of ya workin’ hard at lessons and workin’ out to prepare for the show.

 

Nazuna:

I guess it would be a fresh take on it, but… I guess I prefer to only show off the perfected versions of myself when I’m standing on stage as an idol…

 

I want my fans to see me shine on stage, to deliver a flawless performance as I sing and dance around while making it look as effortless as possible.

 

…I mean, it’s not as if I hate the idea. But I feel like I’ll get embarrassed if my fans see me breaking a sweat to get to where I need to be.

 

And even if you did take pics of me strength training, like with weights, I feel like it wouldn’t exactly make for the best pic, what with my body the way it is…!

 

Kuro:

Strength trainin’ alone might be a little dull, yeah. But why don’t ya try somethin’ like throwin’ some punches or some high kicks? That might make for a decent photo. 

 

These days, it seems like there are a lotta guys who use sports like kick-boxin’ to train their whole body. There’s all sorts of ways to get into shape, y’know.

 

Nazuna:

Boxing… If I get to move around a lot, and make it like some sort of action scene, then I might not mind too much…?

 

Kuro:

Kick-boxin’ is just one example. But if ya make a scene outta makin’ it look like you’re brawlin’, it’d bring out a different side of ya to your usual self. Which would be pretty appealin’, if ya ask me.

 

Nazuna:

Ahaha, thanks. I’ll make a note of your opinion, Kuro-chin. 🎶 

 

Kuro:

Sure. And as for you, lil’ lady, sorry for buttin’ into your conversation like this.

 

I’ll be cheerin’ on both Nito’s “feature live” and the pamphlet we talked about just now. Hope ya come up with somethin’ good… 🎶 

 

—-

Location: ES Cafeteria

 

(Afterwards.)

 

Nazuna:

(Might have lunch at a seat by the window today. Wonder whereabouts I should sit?)

 

???:

Nii~chan, oyy!

 

Nazuna:

(Someone’s waving at me from a table over there…)

 

 Tomoya:

Over here!

 

Nazuna:

Tomo-chin? I’m just gonna grab some water, hold on a sec!

 

Sorry to keep you. Are you having lunch by yourself today?

 

Tomoya:

Yeah. I came to the office to pick up a script, and decided I may as well grab some lunch at the canteen while I’m here.

 

Nii~chan, what were you talking about with Anzu-san and Kiryu-senpai in the office just now?

 

Nazuna:

Huh? If you were there at the same time, you should’ve said something.

 

Tomoya:

I was afraid I’d be getting in the way if it was some sort of meeting. What were you guys talking about?

 

Nazuna:

Well… Anzu asked me if I’d be willing to preform a solo concert known as a “feature live.”

 

So we were talking about the details and the pamphlet that’s gonna be sold as merchandise.

 

Tomoya:

You’re gonna put on a solo live, Nii~chan…?!

 

Has the date been decided yet?! Is there any ticket info out? When is your merchandise gonna go on sale?!

 

Nazuna:

Whoa?! Even if you hound me with questions, nothing’s been set in stone yet~?

 

More importantly, what are you leaning so far forward for, Tomo-chin?

 

Tomoya:

Why wouldn’t I be? It’s cause I have to go and see your solo live no matter what, Nii~chan!

 

I bet Hajime and Mitsuru will say the same thing when they hear about this! They’re gonna be all, I wanna go too!

 

Wait, I have to let them know right away! Aww, I can’t wait for your solo live, Nii~chan… 🎶 

 

Nazuna:

(Tomo-chin’s eyes are sparkling. I’ve gotta make sure I don’t betray any of their expectations as their “Nii~chan.”)

 

(I’ll make sure my “feature live” is gonna be a good one, no matter what…!)