Parallel World - Ch. 18

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Writer: Akira

Season: Winter

 

(Several hours later. Sanctuary Food Court.)

Ideia-sama:

“What an interesting plan you’ve come up with, Ra*bits.”

“I wouldn't have thought you’d think up such a thing yourselves. Just who in the world put this idea in your head?”

Tomoya:

Geh, Bishojo-senpai?!

Nazuna:

Haha, you’re acting like a powerful military commander just came to unleash an assault.

Hajime:

Oh, err, it’s been quite a while, hasn’t it…? Uhm, I mean to ask, did you come to support our Parallel World project, Ideia-sama?

Ideia-sama:

“I did. Should I not have?”

Hajime:

N-No, I never said that. Or rather, I should say, ‘bring it on!’ Isn’t that right, Tomoya-kun?!

Tomoya:

D-Don’t ask me! You know I’m not great with this person either…!

Mitsuru:

Hey, hey. What’cha eatin’, Kira-kun? You eat actual food?

Ideia-sama:

“Yes, this boy is a living creature.”

“Even though he may look like a completely different species in your eyes—like that of a monster, or perhaps a killing machine.”

Tomoya:

I can’t believe you’re able to just talk to this scary guy normally, Mitsuru.

Mitsuru:

Hm~? To be honest, Bishojo-senpai gets on my nerves, but Kira-kun never did anything bad to us? So there’s no reason to be afraid of him, right?

Ideia-sama:

“That’s right. Your ability to separate us shows me the sort of internal quality which is very rare.”

“In general, most people would associate every single person belonging to an organization they stand in opposition to as their enemy. That’s how their brain compartmentalizes things.”

“However. Mitsuru-san has managed to separate Kira-kun and me, and judge us based on our individual sense of values.”

“It’s a wonderful thing to see. One that makes much more logical sense.”

“Please do treasure it; your precious humanity.”

“To live, is to become dirty. And so, it’s of utmost importance to decide what parts of yourself will remain pure and clean, and to what extent you’re willing to dirty yourself.”

“Hehe. And this time, I see you’ve chosen which parts of yourself you’re willing to get dirty.”

Tomoya:

…I figured you’d be able to predict our intentions at a glance.

Ideia-sama:

“Of course. You even overtly announced it officially.”

“You Ra*bits rented out this amusement park to hold an enormous, unprecedented event: your Operation: Parallel World.”

“It all began with droves of different variations of Ra*bits scattered throughout the park.”

“From there, attendees such as myself have been able to watch this myriad of performances unfold in delight—the endless amount of alternative Ra*bits.”

“What if Ra*bits were heroes of justice? What if Ra*bits were radical, amoral, demons of the night?”

“What if Ra*bits were elegant and refined angelic, divine beings?”

“The whole purpose of this Parallel World is to enjoy all of these countless versions of Ra*bits with our own eyes.”

“Unusual as it is, it's a truly exhilarating, entertaining event.”

Tomoya:

Well, I’m glad you approve.

Ideia-sama:

“I do think this was a close call, but you still managed to gather so many other idols willing to help you out in this short amount of time.”

“The smaller the sample size, the far less entertaining comparing all of these alternate Ra*bits to the ‘real thing’ would be.”

“However, you really did manage to assemble idols of every genre under the sun and have them all gather here.”

“You have always shown others unconditional love and kindness, and so everyone else was willing to do the same for you.”

“If Ra*bits are the ones asking, anyone would be willing to get off their backside to come and help you out.”

“It really is wonderful. That, is the correct usage of ‘cuteness.’”

Tomoya:

That’s an honor, to be evaluated in such a way by the Commander of Cuteness themself.

Ideia-sama:

“Oh, this is unusual.”

“Most people react with displeasure when you speak of cuteness as something to be used in the same manner as a dose of medicine, rather than the pure precious natural quality.”

Tomoya:

There’s no point in trying to ruffle us by trying to stir us up.

We’ve already figured out your intentions.

Ideia-sama:

“Oh? Then allow me to ask: what are my intentions?”

“No. Before that, we should finish our current discussion.”

“Jumping from topic to topic has a childlike charm to it, but things will become disorganized.”

“—You’re making people choose the ‘real’ Ra*bits.”

“You’re forcing your fans to pick out the ‘real’ you from the countless number of alternate Ra*bits roaming around this amusement park.”

“That’s what sort of game this is. Essentially, one of ‘spot the difference.’”

“And so, only the ‘real’ you will remain in this world. From this day onwards, only the ‘real’ Ra*bits will continue to be active as idols.”

“That’s the announcement you made a little while ago.”

Tomoya:

Yeah. It’s basically what you said; a game of spot the difference—one that’s supposed to double as entertainment. That’s the gist of this game.

That way, everyone will be able to enjoy themselves while taking part, right?

Ideia-sama:

“That said, this is an event your future as Ra*bits majorly hinges on.”

Tomoya:

That’s right. We’re urging our fans to make a major decision for us. But we’ve gotta do it in a cute, fun way, so that they won’t notice.

Ideia-sama:

“How sneaky. And yet, how effective.”

“As a result of this ridiculous game, all of the fake Ra*bits will be annihilated. The futures that could have been are going to be all forever lost.”

“Based on how you look at things, it’s essentially a terrifying death game. Though, of course, no one is actually going to die.”

“After all, this is merely child’s play.”

Tomoya:

And we made sure to take special care with our performances to keep it at that.

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