1、2、3、4、5、6、7、8……
And at the end, chan-chan-chan♪ (NT: mimetic word/expression to represent the end of a show. In this case, the end of a live)
Ok, I'm done.
Amazing... Shiki-chan, your choreography is perfect
Before I knew it you've become so good at the choreography.
Really, that was great.
Shiki-chan's choreography is completely perfect.
Now everyone, let's take a break!
... Anzu-chan, the lesson has only just started, you know...?
I mean, if the leader Shiki-chan can do the choreography so perfectly up to this point,
we'll be fine, won't we?
I thought the choreography from the previous event* was pretty difficult though... (NT: Tsubomi Event )
You're amazing. How did you get so good ?
About that...
But Yumi-chan, the past is the past, and the present is now♪ Heh Heh~♪
Rather than being the genius-type, you're the moody-type.
I'm also like that, so I understand.
What do you mean, Anzu-chan?
When I'm in the mood, I can do anything well.
I can concentrate and memorize anything.
However, if I don't feel like it, I can't do a thing.
Oh...
If I only listen to the last part, it sounds like an excuse a student who doesn't want to study would make.
Ugh... Why is it that my heart aches..
I can understand...
those are the types who can do it once they put their mind to it.
The same for my brother, for when he doesn't want to do his homework, he would say something similar!
...Why is it?
It's not like I'm being criticized, but I don't want to be here....
Well, to be honest, this is not a good thing... probably.
I mean, just like that, we were born with a bit of talent.
Then we weren't raised well...
It can't be helped!! It can't be helped, right!?
Please, you're both idols, so don't say that!
Ufufu...
If we're not practicing anymore, since we're all here, shall we head to the resting room?
Now, aside from being able to finish the lesson perfectly... how are you feeling?
As expected, are you nervous?
I too wonder. She is the leader after all.
If you have anything bothering you about the live tomorrow, please let us know.
None!
So, she's not...
Aren't you anxious? Aren't you worried?
Hmm.
Tell me, girls. Are you all thinking that I don't show any emotions, or something?
When looking at your usual, extravagant self, I don't think you look emotionless though... right?
If I could become someone whose emotions are not swayed by outside events...
that's what I want to become the most...
Hey hey, if a person loses their emotion, they lose their worthiness as a human being.
Emotions are the roots of being human!
Wha-what do you mean?
Who knows... even I don't lack that much common sense, so...
I don't know.
Fu fuh. That's quite troublesome.
Hey, genius girl, explain to them more simply.
I, Shiki-chan, am not thinking about anything at all at the moment.
Even Shiki-chan, didn't she tell us before that her heart was racing right before a live*? (NT: Tsubomi event)
Yeah. She also told us the same thing right before our last event*... (NT: Ashita Mata Aeru yo ne event)
That was in the past.
It's different now. That's all there is to it.
Is .... is that so?
Shiki-chan from before was more... hmm?
Was Shiki-chan that kind of girl..?
*sniff sniff*... Kyoko-chan smells like Japanese cuisine.
Miso and soy sauce, the smell of fermented food~♪
Yumi-chan's fingers smells like... greenery
and Anzu-chan smells like sweets & candy!
Eh? Uhm?
T-that's right, but... is that something you can tell by smelling?
Shiki-chan, you have a great sense of smell as always...
As for Asuka-chan...
I wonder if that's the smell of coffee and milk -nyaー
Hey, stop it...
Seriously, you're a fanatic with the sense of a police dog.
Well... never mind that.
Let's see... What were we talking about...?
About not being nervous, was it?
Being nervous is just a physiologic.
It makes us breathe faster and sweat more in order to make our body be able to move more efficiently.
Every human becomes nervous at some point, don't they?
However, the nervous heart and my nervous self are not the same.
Nnn... in other words, what do you mean?
Hey, genius girl, please talk in Japanese.
Hmm... I mean, the next song will be my solo. My very own, you know?
I'll make my own solo my very own.
If I don't, it won't become my song.
Whether I'm feeling nervous or not is irrelevant.
I don't understand it too well, but what great confidence.
As I thought, although Shiki-chan is usually soft and fluffy, she's nonetheless, great...
But, as I thought, people are not understanding what you're saying, you genius girl.
I dOn'T uNdErStAnD jApAnEsE. sInCe I jUsT cAmE bAcK fRoM aBrOaD. (note: all said with an attempted foreign accent)
That reply is quite unfair.
I wish I could feign having studied abroad, so I could use it to escape bad circumstances.
Fu fuh. If that's the case, let's call in Producer-san before Anzu-chan runs away.
We'll have him/her see our dance performance.
Eeh. We're going to dance again?
Not just Shiki-chan, but us too?
Ugh... that's bothersome...
Fu fuh. My, my. Well, I'll be going too, Yumi-san.
Well, I'll be going too, Yumi-san.
I'll go and quickly call Producer-san, so please wait.
I'm back. And I brought Producer-san with me!
Producer: Thank you for your hard work, girls.
Aah. Producer, the same to you.
Huh? Anzu-chan is the only one here?
Where is Shiki-chan and Asuka-chan...?
Did they go shopping or something?
Shiki said: "I'm tired of practice so I'll disappear",
Eeeh...!? And what about Asuka-chan?
Could it be that she also went with...?
"Whether if you'll actually disappear or not, shall we go on a journey to find your true motive?"...
that's what she said.
Anzu-chan, why didn't you stop them?
Even though I had finally called in Producer-san in, if Shiki-chan is not here...
I desperately tried to stop them, but...
I didn't have the means to do so...
Producer: Really?
Well actually, all I did was watch them leave... but that couldn't be helped, okay?
They're not likely to listen to what I have to say, and even if I tried to stop them, they would escape from the window!
Producer-san, what should we do?
if you're going to look for them, I'll help too!
Producer: Just let them be.
Eh, is that alright? The live is tomorrow, isn't it?
Even though you haven't done the final check for Shiki's lesson... !?
Producer: Because its Shiki.
Oh, alright..
Well, in that case, I will slip out too....
I'll be leaving first, so excuse me.
Produce: No you don't.
Uah!? You let Shiki-chan go, but you won't let me...?
That's discrimination! That's unfair treatment! I'm gonna protest!
Anzu-chan...
Please give up ...
-In Town-
And... where are we going? Where are we headed?
In relation with your "disappearance"?
Hmmm. We're not going anywhere.
Because by disappearance, I meant "we went somewhere."
"Going somewhere" is to travel or go on a journey, don't you think?
If you had that answer ready, please tell me already.
I really don't get you.
Nyahaha~. I thought about that just now.
I don't know much about the traffic in this country, so let's just keep going-!
What waits before us...
Or rather, is there nothing waiting for us...
-Amusement Park-
Nyaha~, an amusement park!
But, this is probably not the time to go there.
I really don't get you.
You're so exceptionally pretty, yet you have an eccentric smell fetish and a trouble-maker.
While you are free and cat-like, you're also stubborn and at times paranoid.
Not only that, when you were my age, you were already in a university overseas, weren't you?
Such talent. A person gifted with such intellect.
I wish you could tell me what allows someone to be born with such talents.
..but I wasn't an idol back when I was 14.
I used to be a lonely girl, one that you could find anywhere.
I think if there were kids everywhere who could skip grades and study in college overseas,
the world would have progressed even further.
That would only mean having slightly higher test scores.
Besides, this is only whether you took the step in that direction or not.
I wanted to be somewhere where I could be free...
I wanted to go where Dad was.
That chance came, so I went here.
You were waiting for a chance.
The Producer came and you seized that chance.
..we're the same, aren't we.
No... we're not the same, but the way we reasoned our choices are the same...
-Residential Area-
Whe-where are we...?
Walking, then taking a train, and also catching a taxi.
Goodness, I don't get you.
You don't care how others look at you or how they assess you, do you.
No matter how others assess me, I still love who I am.
You too like it, don't you. The act of loving oneself.
..yeah, you're right.
But because I love myself, I'm not interested in myself.
I don't think I need to live the same exact way,
and as long as it's interesting, I'll keep changing myself.
If need be, I would stop doing research or live in a different country.
Do you have something that you can call "you," or not...?
I'm not interested in that.
Whether if I am "me," "myself," or "I," it does not matter. **(Clarification in the video description)
...so there's that kind of way of thinking about it.
How much difference is there between you and me?
How about between you and Anzu?
What's the difference between me and Kyoko-chan?
If one tries to categorize girls, where does one find their differences?
...we're completely different, yet we're not.
Hmm, that's a contradiction.
People are interesting because of those contradictions.
Because I'm also unusual, I understand that logic.
Besides, just like science and math,
whenever I peek at the world that wishes for a fixed solution,
it makes me hope for more fuzzy,chemical change
Fuzzy chemical change?
... was that another contradiction?
The relationship between people is a chemical change.
Mmm...?
Ah, it's a cat. Nya.
Nya-?
-Street Corner-
Nya~
The cat... is gone.
Ah, whatever.
Wow, the stars are pretty nya~
Hey. Do you mind if we continue the conversation?
About the chemical change you mentioned before?
Sure.
Matters seek for a connection with one another.
When they do connect, they try to aim for an equilibrium.
You're talking about chemistry, right?
The topic you speak up is at the right level for a normal student in the second year of middle school.
My level of knowledge cannot compare to yours.
And..?
When oxygen and hydrogen meet, they turn into water.
Even though hydrogen and oxygen burn easily, water doesn't burn, does it.
In addition, water can't turn back into hydrogen and oxygen on its own accord.
I know that much.
You and me, the Producer and the fans, we met each other.
That caused a change to happen, and once we're changed, we can't go back.
.... we can't go back, you say.
... or if we return into the world line.
Sadly, to that small and mysterious sense of wonder, I don't think we have that kind of power.
..Hehe.
You're right. That's the power of possibilities within stories.
Or rather, the hope
However, I don't want to accept that reality.
Even if it turns into water, its shape can still be changed.
Therefore, I can keep changing.
-Beach-
..Yeah, there was something I wanted to ask you.
Why didn't you interupt Kyoko-san when she spoke about smells?
Why... didn't you?
It's ok... if you don't want to answer though...
Hmm
Do you think other people than myself can ever define my ever-changing, boundless self?
Deciding that my present self and my past self are one and the same would be a sign of arrogance, don't you think?
I see...
you're right.
It's not like we need to behave the same way.
We're always changing.
I too, would say "No, Thank you" to being categorized under a simple template.
Nyafufu~.
We agree on that one.
Besides, when making an experimental observation,
one should be aware that we also have an observer's bias.
I understand.
Observer's bias... huh.
Ah
...the world you're living, and the world we see you living are not the same?
Exactly.
Fuh fuh fuh...
would you mind not stealing my words?
next time you use it, mark it with "copyright・Asuka."
-Mountain-
And, where are we?
How far are we going to go?
Tomorrow will be your live.
Are you ok with this?
When we arrive somewhere, where do you think we have gone to?
I've learned to not give in to quizzes and mental games, but...
I wonder, what qualifies an idol for them to be called an idol?
Singing, dancing, participating in live performances, taking part in talk shows, gravure shoots,
Et cetera, et cetera...
How far does an idol need to go to become a top idol?
Who do I need to be known by in order to be an idol?
I wonder if Dad will look at me. I wish I had asked Mom.
Shiki....
This world with no right answer is interesting because there's no right answer.
Surely.
*Giggle*, agreed.
-Day of the LIVE-
Producer-san, uhm... is this really ok?
I understand that waiting for her means we trust her, but still...
Cancelling her live performance at the last minute...
I don't think Shiki-chan would ever do that...
Well, everything will work out in the end, won't it?
Since Shiki has no reason for skipping her performance.
Hmmm... Having said that, look.
Taxi driver, thanks~.
Love you☆
Goodness, what kind of idol takes a 10,000 yen bill right out of her pocket.
You do know, there's item called a wallet in which you can store your bills and coins efficiently and carry them around easily, right?
Even at the Japanese inn in which we stayed
It was a good thing that the staff there were nice....
You're right.
Oh, Producer, Kyoko-chan, Yumi-chan and Anzu-chan.
*sniff sniff*
... You're all sweating, right?
Oh, please, Shiki-chan!
We were having cold sweat here!
The rehearsal is already over, and the live concert is about to start!
You need to change clothes and have your make-up done!
Nyahaha~.
Yeah. I came because the live is about to start.
*Sigh*...
We arrived on time...
Producer. I did my job, just as I had informed you.
Hah~, Anzu wishes I could have also disappeared...
Hey hey, it's still too early to be at ease! Let's go make preparations
Anzu-chan also, please do your best for just a little bit more! Ok?♪
Producer.
I am the only one who can ever define the human called "Ichinose Shiki."
But, there is one exception.
It is the Producer's job to define the Idol Ichinose Shiki.
What kind of flavor would you like on this stage?
Producer: The very best one.
Nyaha♪
Okay.
I will show to everyone the very best flavor.
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