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Hokuto:

Anzu, you said you saw some clothes that would suit Isara right?

Okay, I’ll contact Isara later and ask him about it, You also found another one you think Akehoshi would like didn’t you?

True, he likes all those sparkly things, but it’ll be way too bright if he wears it on sunny days.

Let’s have a look in other shops.

Kuro:

(Huh? Is that Hidaka and the young lady heading over here?)

Oh, hello.

Hokuto:

Good afternoon Kuro-senpai, are you here to shop as well?

Kuro:

Nah, Akatsuki has actually been invited as a guest to one of the events held at the shopping mall, I had some free time so I’m just buying some drinks for Hasumi and Kanzaki.

Hokuto:

Oh? What kind of event is it? Earlier on, Akehoshi and Yuuki went to that event, but I didn’t really pay attention.

Kuro:

It’s an elimination game advertising event.

This game is being sponsored by the Tenshouin family. They decided to invite guest idols to attract more people

If it went according to plan, it would’ve been fine who attended as the guest.

However, I heard Hasumi mention that fine had other work so this job was introduced from Tenshouin to Hasumi.

And thus it ended up with Akatsuki being the invited idols.

Oh, you’re cheering for us, young lady?

Thank you, young lady.

But to be honest, I don’t feel like I’m suitable for these kind of events. The point of inviting idols is to attract audiences, I assume my look would just have an opposite effect.

Huh? The young lady is shaking her head to deny it.

But still, I will do my best, so you can rest easy.

So from what I heard Akehoshi and Yuuki went to join the event? This event has a lottery part, why don’t you go and try?

Hokuto:

Thank you, Akehoshi went because they heard about the lottery, that’s why we went ahead to have a look at the clothes.

Still, it’s been a while, how come Yuuki and Akehoshi aren’t back yet? Anzu, let’s go down and have a look, I have a bad feeling about this.

<At the event>

Makoto:

Akehoshi-kun, I think it’s enough, shouldn’t we go and find Hidaka-kun and the others first.

I...I can’t carry all these stuff.

Subaru:

Don’t be impatient, Ukki. Sit down and finish a couple more stages, I’ll go and get some more lottery tickets. The first prize is still there, it’d be a shame if we just left.

And this game is a piece of cake for you, right~☆

Makoto:

Uh, alright.

Here, I’ve cleared another 5 stages, so let’s hurry up and leave after you play the lottery, otherwise Hidaka-kun and the others might be worried about us.

Subaru:

I know, I know~☆ I’m off to get the lottery tickets, wait for me.

Hokuto:

I’ve finally found you, where’s Akehoshi?

Makoto:

Ah! It’s Hidaka-kun and Anzu! I am very sorry for making you guys wait so long. Akehoshi-kun went to redeem the lottery tickets.

This is a game experience event, so you can get one lottery ticket per stage cleared. Because Akehoshi-kun wanted to play the lottery, I ended up clearing a lot of stages, and it ended up taking a lot of time…

I’m really sorry for making you guys wait so long…

Hokuto:

Is that so? Yuuki you don’t have to apologize, we’ll wait until Akehoshi comes and then we can go.

Subaru:

Ukki, come here and help me move it, I got a lot of stuff. Unfortunately, I still haven’t gotten the big prize yet.

Eh? Hokke and Anzu are here as well.

Here Anzu, this is for you. It’s a souvenir doll I got just now, it’s really cute right~☆

It’s too bad that I couldn’t get the special prize.

Hokuto:

Akehoshi, are you done with the lottery? If you’re done, let’s go upstairs and have a look for clothes, we have practice later, hurry up.

Subaru:

But the first prize is still waiting for me, it’s a special prize that’ll let you go to the beach, let Ukki clear a few more stages and I’ll have another go at it, otherwise it’d be such a pity.

Hokuto:

No, didn’t we plan to go back to school to practice, did you forget?! Hurry up and buy the clothes and head back!

Subaru:

Okay, Hokke, don’t be mad~

Makoto:

Yeah, see, even Anzu is looking worried.

Let’s pick up our stuff and check out the clothes~

(By kouyoky)

Rei:
Everyone, thanks for waiting. Kukuku, everyone from Akatsuki has gathered as well...

Oh, Kaoru-kun is here as well. Although, Kaoru-kun has been an earnest good boy recently, so if I seem overly surprised, it’d be rude to you, no?

Kaoru:
I think the way you’ve been treating me like a child is what’s rude.  Nevermind all that, let’s just start our training.

Rei:
Yes. Then, Kaoru-kun, give it your all♪

Kaoru:
No, Sakuma-san, you have to work hard as well. You’re the one who agreed to the joint practice with Akatsuki, right~ Letting me work hard by myself is way too harsh, isn’t it?

Rei:
My apologies. At this time, I’m still feeling under the weather~ When the sun finally sets and night finally falls upon us, that is when my true power will be released.

Besides, the main point of our training this time is to “make the fans fall for us involuntarily” in our performances.

To put it bluntly, it’s male sex appeal. Kaoru-kun should excel in this area, right?

Honestly, even if I’m not here, with Kaoru-kun in charge, there should be nothing to worry about from this practice. Well then, I’m entrusting you with this along with my dearly beloved children.

My mind still hasn’t started to function yet, since I don’t want to bother you, I’ll just go and rest in the corner… snore, snore♪

Kaoru:
Ah, Sakuma-san!

Ahhh, geez, you’re leaving the troublesome work to others and going off to enjoy life on your own. Oh well. From another perspective, it means you trust me a lot.

Hasumi-kun. In any case, just try doing a “bang~” while aiming a gun pose.

Keito:
Wait a minute, what do you mean “in any case”?

Kaoru:
I really don’t want to see a man doing something like a “bang~” pose either. But right now I’m just asking for you to do a sexy pose to see how it goes.

To make fans fall for you involuntarily, you’ll have to know a sexy pose or two.

Keito:
Al-Alright. I don’t know if “bang~” while aiming a gun counts as a sexy pose or not. But if I just imitate Hakaze and strike a finger-on-the-trigger pose, it should be fine.


 

Ba-Bang~...♪

Kaoru:
… Pft, ha, ahahaha! Hasumi-kun, you’re incredibly hilarious! Ah,  I didn’t realize Hasumi-kun was this fun all along!

Keito:
It's not hilarious at all. Hakaze, can you be more serious about this? I’m only putting up with the humiliation to imitate you all for the success of the  “Chocolat Fes”.

If you joke again, I will go to the archery range and get a real bow and arrow to shoot you.

Kaoru:
Sorry, sorry. I actually wasn’t joking. But I still laughed, so I apologize for that.

But I’m telling you~ If that pose just now had you all embarrassed, it’d be even harder to make the fans fall for you involuntarily.

… Here~ Let me demonstrate for you. You have to pay attention, okay?

I’ll have you become my captive...☆

Kuro:
Wow… I just felt “goosebumps all over my body”. What is this, was I shivering?

Kaoru:
A man having this type of reaction is normal. If you said something like your “heart skipped a beat”, I’d feel gross, too.

Ah~ really, if Anzu-chan was here, she’d definitely be swept off her feet by my pose just now.

I wonder if she can come and oversee our combined practice later~? I feel like with Anzu-chan’s personality, she probably will come over, right…?

Adonis:
Oh? If you’re talking about Anzu, she’s teaching others how to make sweets right now.

Kaoru:
Eh, what is the meaning of this? Adonis-kun, be more specific!

(By Catty)

Location: 2-A Classroom

Narration: (The next day, lunch break)

Adonis: ...

Souma: Adonis-dono, it is currently lunch break. Today, we are not going to the cafeteria to eat our self made “course”, but to occasionally go to the tuck shop to purchase “bread”, correct?

Haven’t you said that the more popular “bread” would be sold out completely within 5 minutes once lunch break begins? Shouldn’t we also hurry to the tuck shop?

Adonis: Kanzaki… Why is it that on Valentine’s Day, girls have to give boys chocolates?

Souma: Hm. “Valentine’s Day”, right?  I am also not very knowledgeable regarding the details of this event, so if you were to ask me why, I can only answer with “It’s just a type of tradition”...

But it also seems that it does not have to be girls giving to boys.

Not to mention in the first place, if it has to be like that, then what should the “chocolates” I gave you yesterday be counted as?

Adonis:... That is true, what did you want to convey by it?

Souma: I heard that on Valentine’s Day, it’s also acceptable to give chocolates to individuals you are close to or who always looks after you. That’s why I gave the chocolates as “presents” to Adonis-dono and the two upperclassmen of “Akatsuki”.

Adonis: Hm, I see… Now that you mention it, my sisters have also given me chocolates before.

Because she said “You have to give back three times as much on White Day[1] though,” so at the time I just didn’t have the feeling of being gifted something at all.

Hm~ now it’s even more confusing than ever...

Souma: I don’t understand it either. Although it irritates me to say so, but I believe that man in the same “unit” as Adonis-dono would have greater knowledge regarding this festival.

Adonis: You mean Hakaze-senpai? I was going to ask Hakaze-senpai about it, but yesterday he didn’t look so well, so I didn’t ask.

Souma: Oh, so even that ineradicable man would be crestfallen? I suppose, after all that man is still an ordinary human. He’ll also have times when he’s like that...

Hm~... “Akatsuki” seems to be participating in the “Chocolat Fes” as well, which means we should indeed further expand our understanding of “Valentine’s Day”.

Subaru: Oh, “Akatsuki” will also join  the “Chocolat Fes”, huh?

Souma: Subaru-dono and Anzu-dono. With the use of the word “also”, will “Trickstar” be partaking in the “Chocolat Fes” as well?

Subaru: Yeah, in this event, we have to use handmade chocolates and our singing voices to treat the audience, right?

I’m not really good at making sweets, so I’ve asked Anzu to teach me how~♪

Souma: Mm. Because Anzu-dono would be somewhat idle in this “Chocolat Fes”, she wishes to help us “idols” out in creating “chocolates”, correct?

In addition, she’ll also assist us in preparing costumes along the way, right?

It is just that the “idols” participating in “Chocolat Fes” have to make “chocolates” and consider choreography as well, therefore it will definitely be very busy.

If it’s possible to entrust Anzu-dono with the task of assisting in costume creation, then our situation couldn’t be better.

I understand now. I will inform Hasumi-dono of your thoughts.

Despite Hasumi-dono having already contacted me about partaking in the event, it seems it still hasn’t been decided what kind of “live” we will be performing at the time.  

As such, perhaps Anzu-dono’s costume design will be able to aid us.

Truthfully, I cannot imagine at all what kind of “live” “Akatsuki” should perform, which is the reason for my worry at the moment.

Subaru: That’s true, after all, “Akatsuki's” main selling point is their Japanese style~ It should be pretty hard to combine that with Valentine’s Day.

Speaking of which, what about you, Occhan? Even though your unit isn’t as incompatible with the theme like “Akatsuki”.

But I feel like “UNDEAD” with extreme and dangerous as their main selling point is a bit hard to connect to Valentine’s Day.

Adonis: “UNDEAD” will also participate in “Chocolat Fes”.

Although they haven’t told me what kind of live we’d do, Sakuma-senpai said that it’ll be fine as long as we perform like usual.

Subaru: Oh, I see. If Sakuma-senpai says it’s fine, then it should be fine.

Not to mention it should be alright this way. After all, I’ve heard that girls are kind of easily attracted to bad boys~ So even if you guys don’t do anything special, “UNDEAD” probably shouldn’t have any problems.

Adonis: Yeah. They even said that there should be many female audience members attending this time. Hakaze-senpai will definitely be fired up, meaning there probably won’t be any major problems.

Souma: That man, at it again...  However, said man being quite well-received by females is a fact as well. Occasionally, I’d see him outside the campus, and he’d always be accompanied by females.

Adonis: Kanzaki.

Souma: Yes, Adonis-dono?

Adonis: Is “Akatsuki” worried right now because you don’t know what to perform at the “Chocolat Fes”?

Souma: Yes. Contrary to UNDEAD; the problems “Akatsuki” is facing are more complex.

Adonis: Since you’re a friend who’s in trouble, I want to offer my help. We UNDEAD have only just began practicing for “Chocolat Fes” yesterday.

If we tell Sakuma-senpai of our predicament, I think he will also agree to host a joint practice with “Akatsuki”.

What are your thoughts, Anzu? I want to hear your opinion as a “producer”.



(1) In Japan and many other Asian countries, there’s a day called White Day that occurs one month after Valentine’s Day. Since guys receive chocolates on Valentine’s, on White Day they are expected to give gifts in return. There’s a saying that they should give back two or three times as much as they received, which is what Adonis’s sister was talking about.

(By kouyoky)



Kaoru:
Hi~ Sorry for the wait! Sorry~ I came as fast as I could, really, really♪

Koga:
...

Kaoru:
Huh? Koga-kun’s the only one here? Sakuma-san is always ‘napping’ at this time, so I can understand him not being here~

But Adonis-kun being late is just a rare sight, isn’t it?
 

Koga:
Hey, you! If you’re really aware that you’re in the wrong, then shouldn’t you be givin’ an explanation on why you’re late, playboy?

Kaoru:
Oops, and here I thought I could get away with it. The reason why I’m late was because I got called to the staff room.

I had a talk with Kunugi-sensei about my graduation plans.

There, I’ve given you a proper explanation. Let’s not talk about me for now and worry about Adonis-kun first, okay?

Koga-kun, did Adonis-kun mention anything to you?

Koga:
Nah… but, normally if he was late, he’d tell me about it beforehand. So I can only guess that he must’ve got caught up in some~ stuff.

That guy, don’t tell me he got lost because he still doesn’t know where the dance room is~?

Kaoru:
No way, he’s been studying here for this long, how could that happen?

Koga:
Hah? Then why hasn’t he arrived yet~ Explain this to me then, playboy.

Kaoru:
Eh? Why are you getting mad at me!?

Adonis:
Everyone, I’m sorry I’m late.

Koga:
Adonis! You’re really late, where have you been?

Huh, what’s up? You have such a huge~ frown on your face.

Adonis:
… I’m surprised. You actually saw right through me, Ogami.

In short, I have some troubles at the moment, and I was wondering if you could give me some advice.

(By Catty)

Kuro: Ah~ it’s cold… I should’ve worn a scarf out.

(Kanzaki called me out saying he had something to tell me. What is it even about?)

(Anyway, I’ll find out when Kanzaki comes… Oh, speak of the devil.)

Souma: Haa, haa… Kiryu-dono, please excuse me for having you wait so long!

Kuro: Oh, I’ve just arrived too, so there’s no need for you to apologize.

Anyway, why did you call me to a place like this? Is there something bothering you?

Souma: No, I do not have any troubles in mind. It’s only that, um, I’m hoping you could accept my “chocolates”.

Kuro: Huh? Chocolates…? Okay, since you wanted to give them to me, I’ll accept them. But why did you think of giving me chocolates?

Souma: Because when I went to purchase something at the “convenience store” nearby, I noticed that the store was selling “chocolates”.

And the advertisement even had “Give these to someone who always takes care of you!” written on it…

I am usually under Kiryu-dono’s care, so I thought of gifting these to you.

Kuro: Ah, I see. It’s Valentine’s Day soon, after all.

My sister is eagerly preparing for it too. Every year, she makes handmade chocolates for me and my dad. It’s really cute of her, isn’t it?

Regardless, thank you so much. Kanzaki, since you wanted to give these to people who usually look after you, then you should have prepared some for Hasumi as well, right?

Souma: Yes. When I went to his classroom, I heard his “classmates” say that Hasumi-dono was still in the student council room.

So, I haven’t had the chance to give the chocolates to him yet… I think that Hasumi-dono is terribly busy preparing for the “Chocolat Fes” that is going to be held soon.

Kuro: Ah, it’s probably like that. After all, the planning and running of the “Chocolat Fes” is mainly the responsibility of the student council and teachers.

And from the scale of things, this and the “S1”s held every season are both major events.

Similar to “Starlight Festival”, almost all of the “units” will probably participate in this event. Looks like he’ll have to pull another all-nighter for work.

Under these circumstances, it’s possible that he won’t be able to make time to consider our own matters.

“Chocolat Fes” is an event that requires the idols to gift chocolates to the audience.

This means that besides the need to consider the choreography and costumes, we also have to be prepared for the giving away of chocolates.

If we’re also participating in the “Chocolat Fes”, then starting from now, we have to come up with plans.

Souma: So in other words, Kiryu-dono and Hasumi-dono haven’t discussed whether or not we will be participating in the “Chocolat Fes”, correct?

Kuro: That’s pretty much it. I mentioned it just now, “Chocolat Fes” and “S1” are major events that are on the same scale.

Almost all of the “units” will participate in the whole event, and if “Akatsuki” is the only one not participating, it just feels unreasonable.

Also, the more participating “units” there are, the more the number of audience present will be.

An event where you can receive chocolates from the idols is something that will attract a lot of outside attention. This is a good opportunity for any audience who hasn’t heard of us before to get to know us.

As for Hasumi, he must be thinking along the way of participating as well.

I had so much fun translating for this gacha, mainly because it was the second gacha when I started the game and the first one I rolled for. I chose Makoto at first so I was very interested in Subaru who was in the same unit, and that gacha art did not help at all lol. Still to this day, after numerous rolls, I still don’t own that Rei or Subaru lol.

I feel like this is a really good story coming from Yuuki. She can probably write some real angst if HE lets her. It’s also some time near Winter Live, so seeing some TSAnzu stuff was nice and yes, I do ship TSAnzu, so it’s really heartwarming to have Subaru being so reliant and trusting in Anzu. And all those SubaAnzu hints throughout the story...Yuuki writes some good stuff. But at the same time, all those wishing live foreshadowing!! Anzu really does her best for Trickstar and she never complains about the work she’s given. And then Yuuki also manages to explore a bit of the sibling relationship between the Sakuma and Aoi brothers. Which is kind of refreshing, we also get to see older brother vs younger brother views from Rei and Yuuta.

Yuuki also managed a suitable division for the plot importance for the 5* and 4*...and yes, I'm still sour about the fact that Akira clearly prioritized IzuLeo in this year's Halloween event.

And finally a big thank you to all those people who kept reading on despite the fact that my English is practically nonexistent when I try to translate the story lol. Oh and many thanks to Nikhil Cruz whose been helping me proofread and answering all sorts of weird questions.