Parallel World - Ch. 13

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Parallel World - “The Bad Kid Survival Strategy” Chapter 13

Writer: Akira

Season: Winter

Location: Starmony Dorm Theater Room

Hajime:

There really is no way to know what Ideia-sama is thinking, is there… I’m even starting to think they’ve just gone on a reckless rampage.

Tomoya:

Yet despite all of that, they’re pretty much acting like everything’s the same as it’s always been.

When it came to our Parallel Ra*bits proposal, they sent us their wishes of support like usual and even made financial donations for our benefit.

Nazuna:

Yeah. And they’ve gone on radio shows telling everyone to show Ra*bits their support…

Like, whose fault do you think it is that we’re in this mess in the first place? Pisses me off.

Oh well. There’s no point in trying to understand how someone’s mind works when they’re that eccentric. Oddballs like that are as unpredictable as a natural disaster.

Tomoya:

When you say that, it does have a ring of conviction to it, Nii~chan… Especially considering you’re one of the people who managed to survive your senior year surrounded by oddballs like Hibiki-senpai and the rest of his herd.

Nazuna:

Yeah. Seems like the world is claiming that our time has come, and this is bound to be our lucky year.

But I wanna yell back that it’s not so easy being right in the middle of a controversy like this.

Tomoya:

Ahaha. Sounds like they’re saying “our time” is a pretty unlucky one, which bugs me a lot too.

Well, I guess I can’t help it if that’s the sort of thing people are saying. Man… For real, what are we going to do?

I can’t think of a thing. We can’t be like our Trickstar senpai and manage to pull off a complete 180 to get ourselves out of a huge pinch and conquer whatever we’re up against.

Though I guess the way they’re able to break through walls of adversity while we can’t is the reason I admire them so much.

Oh to be with Hokuto-senpai right now… If only he would embrace me gently in his arms and whisper softly in my ear: “It’s going to be okay, Tomoya. I still love you,” the way he always does.

Hajime:

Does that version of Hidaka-senpai even exist?

Tomoya:

At least let me have my fantasies… Especially since reality is such a mess right now.

Mitsuru:

Reality… Fantasy…

Tomoya:

Hm? What’s wrong, Mitsuru? Why have you started mumbling to yourself?

Come on, give me a break… You’re supposed to be the most stable one out of all of us. If you start losing your mind, Ra*bits are completely doomed.

Mitsuru:

No, it’s just that Guu~chan said somethin’ like that. Wait, I’ll try to remember properly.

Tomoya:

Is “Guu~chan” supposed to be Mikejima-senpai’s little sister who helped you come up with this tactic?

Nazuna:

What’s this? What are you talking about? I feel like I haven’t been told anything about this?

Hajime:

Hehe. So, there’s this girl that Mitsuru-kun has been pretty smitten with these days; or rather, someone he’s been getting very close to.

Nazuna:

What? What?! No way? Mitsuru-chin? Getting involved in something romantic…?!

Hajime:

That's right~ Tomoya-kun and I are breathlessly watching their relationship bloom. It’s really making my heart flutter.

Tomoya:

I dunno if I’d go that far, but Hajime is weirdly invested in it… 

You’re really into this sort of thing, aren’t you~? When it comes to anything related to someone’s love life.

Hajime:

Of course I am! I mean, isn’t it so unexpected that the Mitsuru-kun we’ve known all this time would be involved in something so exciting and heart-pounding? Am I the only one who thinks so?

Tomoya:

It’s not that I don’t get it. But it’s not something that other people should get involved in, so you should really leave him be.

Hajime:

But! I can’t just sit back and watch! He was supposed to be paying a visit to this girl, and yet he’d planned on taking her some bug he caught as a gift!

I made sure to stop him! And then I made him pick out flowers with me instead!

Nazuna:

Maybe she’s the type of girl who likes bugs~?

Hajime:

It’s not about whether she likes them or not! It’s about doing things romantically—or rather, in the way people constantly fantasize about!

Nazuna:

You shouldn’t push your own fantasies onto other people though~? Weirdly enough, you’re kinda guilty of doing that a lot, Hajime-chin.

When you push a fantasy version of someone onto them, it quickly becomes too much to bear.

That, too, is me speaking from experience.

Mitsuru:

—Oh, I got it! I remembered! The stuff about fantasies!

Nazuna:

Whoa?! You scared me?! Aren’t I always telling you not to suddenly start yelling in such a loud voice~?

Tomoya:

What did you remember, Mitsuru? Something important?

Mitsuru:

Yeah! Super important! But it’s been a whole week since I last talked to Guu~chan, so I don’t remember everything in detail…

But what’s important is what’s gonna unfold from now on. Everything up to now was just layin’ everything in place.

Hajime:

What? Huh? So there’s still more to come? “Parallel Ra*bits” isn’t just about seeing dozens of different versions of ourselves to decide which direction we’re going to go from now on?

I thought it was about seeing all of these parallel world versions of ourselves and then picking out which one looks best and suits us the most.

Then after we’d picked out a direction to go in other than “cute”, that’s the way we’d continue our activities from now on?

Tomoya:

Though in the end, it sure feels like we won’t easily be able to find a “new style of clothes” to wear.

Mitsuru:

That’s fine!

Nazuna:

Who are you, Tensai Bakabon?*

Mitsuru:

I have no idea who that is, but anyway! It’s just as important to make everyone think that this “new style of clothes” doesn't suit us at all! That’s what she said!

Tomoya:

What do you mean…?

Mitsuru:

Uuu~! Since I’m so stupid and Guu~chan is so smart, I can only understand about half the stuff she says!

But this much I know! If we carry out her strategy perfectly, then it’ll save us all. This is how we’re gonna get ourselves outta this huge pinch.

Hajime:

A-Are you sure? We really seem to have hit rock bottom right now though?

Mitsuru:

Yeah! Absolutely!

But I want Tomo-chan to be the one to decide if we’re really gonna go all the way and put the full plan into action.

At this point we can still choose to turn back. Everyone will be able to laugh it off as Ra*bits just doing something a little weird. They’ll be all: "Aww what little dummies, aren’t they so cute?"

But if we keep going forward from here, they probably won’t be able to just laugh it off as us being cute anymore.

Tomoya:

Just what is this plan…?

Mitsuru:

“Mashiro Tomoya.”

Tomoya:

Hm? Wh-Why did you use my full name all of a sudden…?

Mitsuru:

I’m just repeatin’ what Guu~chan said.

—“Mashiro Tomoya. Do you have the guts to become a bad boy?”

Tomoya:

……?

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*A manga series about a dimwitted-boy.

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Translation by:

Ara @. nazunyan427

Proofreader: 

Sophie @.ra_bits_daisuki