Ensemble Stars || Purple Wisterias of May P7

slasher riot part 6
(last edit: may 11 2016)

T/N: Props for all those who spotted mistakes: EUNI2319

Madara: Getting back on track! Kanzaki-san, did you call me a "slasher" earlier?
 

Madara: Hmm, is that what you think I am? I guess I'm in trouble......?
 

Shinobu: "Slasher"......? It sounds like something from a historical play-de gozaru, when did such an event happen at Yumenosaki Academy? Wooow, my heart's beating fast~ ♪
 

Madara: Hahaha! Even though I'm still carrying you, you're so lively, Sengoku-san! Such unexpected adaptability!
 

Madara: Chiaki-san sure picked up a rather promising young kid as an ally...... ♪
 

Madara: It's not the strong or wise that can survive any time period, but those who can adapt! Your future looks promising, good, good ♪
 

Shinobu: W-Woah, please don't mess up my hair-de gozaru~!
 

Souma: Don't casually touch Sengoku, you cretin! Who are you?! What's your goal! I don't get you at all!
 

Madara: Hahaha! You have a simple way of speaking, Kanzaki-san! You're able to easily express any event like a simple numerical formula!
 

Madara: Detours happen when you think too much, or so I like to think!
 

Madara: Of course, it's when you take detours that you stumble upon lovely flowers! What a mixed blessing this stimulating, transient world is, but that's why it's so interesting...... ☆
 

Madara: Anyway! I was looking for members who would join me in the "Wisteria Festival"!
 

Madara: I was away from Yumenosaki Academy for quite a while, so I don't know anything about the new students?
 

Madara: That's why I wanted to talk to the first kid I meet and challenge them to a match!
 

Madara: I guess because I kept repeating that, I eventually started getting called a "slasher"?
 

Madara: Or is it perhaps because I took some appropriate spoils of war from the kids that lost?
 

Madara: I was going to return those later, really ♪
 

Madara: It's not a manga after all, I can't determine their true ability from fighting them just once!
 

Madara: They do say boys grow quickly in the seven days that you don't meet them! They could use the humiliation from defeat as a spring to make them stronger!
 

Madara: In order to create an opportunity for a "rematch", I take something of theirs after the showdown!
 

Madara: I guess that created a lot of problems, it is something similar to theft?
 

Madara: But I felt that if I didn't do that, nobody would come at me seriously?
 

Madara: While I was busy all around the country, everyone seems to have lost motivation, you see?
 

Souma: Hmmm......? Picking fights indiscriminately and taking spoils of war if you won, you say? Are you pretending to be Musashibou Benkei*? Even for anachronism*, that's taking it too far!

 

*T/N: "Musashibou Benkei" was a Japanese warrior monk who would stand at a bridge and challenge every swordman that passed. He would take the swords of every swordsman he defeated.

*T/N: "Anachronism" is when something seems to be in the wrong time period. Either too antiquated or too modern.

 

Madara: Hahaha! You get the gist of it, I'm looking for a fateful encounter!
 

Madara: The "Wisteria Festival" theme is based on the Dannoura battle, so calling me "Musashibou" is perfect! Splendid, wonderful ♪
 

Madara: Mmmm, seems that you're not a total blockhead? You're making a rather lovely expression...... ♪
 

Madara: I've decided! Kanzaki-san, won't you fight with me ♪ 
 

Souma: ......I certainly don't mind. It'll be a serious fight, so it's your loss if your head flies off.
 

Madara: Nah, I'd like to avoid that...... after all, it's the precious head that parents gave me.
 

Madara: More like. Cutting down an unarmed person, has the Kanzaki clan fallen so far?
 

Souma: Huh? You know about the Kanzaki clan......?
 

Madara: Yup. I'm surprisingly knowledgeable on a lot of things. I even heard that there was a strange seed from the famous Kanzaki house that wanted to become an idol.
 

Madara: Ha-ha~, so you're Kanzaki Souma-san, huh ♪
 

Madara: It's hilarious! It's a honor to meet you, you know, I'm thankful for all meetings! Hahaha ♪
 

Souma: Don't randomly laugh, it's irritating!
 

Madara: Now, now....... Calm down, don't get angry, and rest, breath in ♪  A smiling face translates into every language, you know, and staying gloomily quiet only leads to another World War!
 

Madara: Anyway, Kanzaki-san! I have an important job coming up soon, so I don't want to get hurt. Let's stop with the cutting!
 

Madara: So, why don't we compete with spinning tops?
 

Souma: What? Spinning tops?
 

Madara: Yeah! You're good at it...... or so I heard ♪
 

Madara: Furthermore! I actually happen to have two spinning tops that we can use! Pick whichever one you like, red or white, which do you prefer?
 

Souma: Hmph. Challenging me, it seems that you're confident in your skills.
 

Souma: Rather, you're strangely well-prepared for this...... did you already expect that our confrontation would happen this way?
 

Madara: Hahaha! It's just coincidence, but...... you're free to think whatever you want, Kanzaki-san ♪
 

Madara: Well? Are you up for it or not?
 

Souma: Mmm, backing down from a challenge will bring me embarrassment for the rest of my life. So yes, I accept.
 

Souma: There's value in the victory of completely crushing my opponent at their own game.
 

Souma: I'll take you up on that spinning top match.
 

Shinobu: Umm~. I want to say that things have taken a strange turn because nobody's interjecting, but I kind of feel a little left out-de gozaru~
 

Madara: Maybe so! But don't you think that's why it's exciting?*

 

*T/N: Little convoluted, but Madara's saying that the strange turn the conversation has taken is exciting. And that the reason for the strange turn is because nobody's there to argue logically.

 

Madara: Don't worry, I won't leave you behind! Sengoku-san, let's battle afterwards ♪
 

Madara: What do you think about target shooting? I'll be using darts, but you can use whatever you're good at...... like shuriken* ♪

 

*T/N: "Shuriken" are metal ninja stars. You can Google the image or just watch Naruto.

 

Shinobu: Eh, I can battle too? Target shooting with shuriken, huh~, kind of like the target game at a festival, sounds fun ♪  
 

Madara: Hahaha! Everything's better when it's fun! It's a festival, a partyyyyyy....... ☆
 

Souma: My condolences, but Sengoku won't get a turn. This Kanzaki Souma will slay the devilish "slayer".
 

Souma: Now, let's have a fair battle......!
 

Shinobu: Umm~? Like I said earlier, I don't get what's going on-de gozaru~? W-Why did it turn out this way......?

Ensemble Stars || Purple Wisterias of May P8

slasher riot part 7

T/N: OFFICIAL CONFIRMATION THAT HE WAS THE VICE CAPTAIN. now prepare for the inevitable ryuuseitai angst.

Chiaki: Sengoku~! Where are you~?! Tell me!
 

Kanata: Chiaki. Did you find Shinobu?
 

Chiaki: No, unfortunately, I lost him. As usual, I don't understand him, that "Mikejima-san"......
 

Chiaki: Even now, I don't understand his motive for taking Sengoku.
 

Chiaki: He suddenly came back after a long time of absence, but he's already on a trouble-making spree.
 

Chiaki: I don't get his intentions, though I do think he might be testing my skills.
 

Chiaki: Not only is Mikejima-san mostly focused on solo activities, but nobody can keep up with him, so he pretends to be aloof, but......
 

Chiaki: He unexpectedly loves to get involved with others.
 

Chiaki: So that's why he picks fights with people he just met or even acquaintances that he hasn't seen for a while.
 

Chiaki: He's kind of like a twisted demon, right? That's why this might be Mikejima-san's form of "skill testing".
 

Chiaki: To see if I can properly rescue my ally.
 

Chiaki: Gauging my abilities as a hero....... he's questioning whether I'm truly worthy to be "Ryuuseitai", an ally of justice.
 

Chiaki: Though at this rate, I'm going to fail that test.
 

Kanata: What a troublemaker, that guy is......
 

Kanata: You don't have to call him with "-san", you know, because he's a "rogue" that doesn't deserve respect.
 

Chiaki: No, I actually hold a lot of respect for him. He was the previous "Ryuuseitai" vice captain, after all.......
 

Chiaki: I'm jealous of how he chases after anything he wants without any fear.
 

Chiaki: Anyway. I contacted Anzu-chan since she knows a lot about what's happening on campus and found out that Mikejima-san's doing something at the basketball court.......
 

Chiaki: So let's hurry there first. It could be dangerous if Nagumo or Takamine come into contact with Mikejima-san, so let's have them wait in the soundproof practice room.
 

Kanata: "Understood"~. Though I do think you should "introduce" them to him eventually?
 

Chiaki: That's true. But right now, saving Sengoku comes first.
 

Chiaki: Mikejima-san's a genius at overwhelming others, so we have to be cautious on when to let Nagumo and the others meet him.
 

Kanata: There were "rumors" that all the other previous "members" of "Ryuuseitai" except for Chiaki quit, after all......
 

Kanata: Because of that "rogue".
 

Chiaki: It's not Mikejima-san's fault. It was a bad time where too sparkly things sometimes crushed others' glimmer.
 

Chiaki: Those weak, fragile others that couldn't bear that were in the wrong.
 

Chiaki: Having someone so great it seemed like he belonged in TV shows or legends by your side, and spending every day with him....... for normal people, that's hard to bear.
 

Chiaki: Even for me, I only stayed there because I had nowhere else to go.
 

Kanata: Chiaki, sometimes you're so "negative". That's not good~, I'm "sick" of hearing it.
 

Chiaki: Sorry. I should always stay positive and smile, right. A hero with a gloomy face just makes everyone uncertain.
 

Chiaki: ......Let's go, Kanata, to where Mikejima-san is.
 

Chiaki: Let's have the great predecessor of "Ryuuseitai" determine our "current" worth.
 

Souma: Look at this! Kanzaki clan's secret technique, the upside down spinning top...... ☆
 

Madara: Hahaha! Wonderful! You're not just talk, Kanzaki-san! It's gotten interestingggggg ♪
 

Chiaki: .......What's with all this noise?
 

Kanata: Ah, Souma's here. He seems to be playing with something......?
 

Shinobu: Captain-dono~! Shinkai-dono~!
 

Chiaki: Ohhhh, Sengoku! That's good, you were safe...... ☆
 

Chiaki: Rest easy! We're here to save you! ♪
 

Shinobu: Save me? Ahh, that's right, I was being kidnapped?
 

Shinobu: Nishishi, I was having so much fun, I complete forgot-de gozaru!
 

Shinobu: I should have reported that I was "completely fine"-de gozaru~!
 

Chiaki: That's right. But if you're fine, then that's all good.
 

Chiaki: Are you alright? You didn't get hurt, did you? Good, you did good ♪
 

Chiaki: Mmm~. Can you "explain" the situation to us, Shinobu?
 

Shinobu: Understood-de gozaru!
 

Shinobu: Even I don't fully understand everything, but that person there called Mikejima is currently battling Kanzaki-dono in a game of spinning tops-de gozaru!
 

Shinobu: Afterwards, I will also battle with him through target shooting, using shurikens-de gozaru~ ♪
 

Shinobu: We somehow started a huge commotion, which caused a lot of people to start watching us compete-de gozaru...... 
 

Shinobu: Aghh, I can't calm down in a crowd full of people-de gozaruuuu.
 

Chiaki: I see...... that's normal, for that Mikejima-san.
 

Shinobu: Hmm? Who exactly is this Mikejima person? It seems like Captain-dono knows something about him......?
 

Chiaki: I do. Putting it simply, he was the previous "Ryuuseitai" vice commander.
 

Shinobu: Vice commander...... So, he's Shinkai-dono's predecessor, correct?
 

Chiaki: Yup. As an exchange student, he was scouted overseas and should be working there, but......
 

Chiaki: It seems that he's come back, that boisterous "festival man".

Ensemble Stars || Purple Wisterias of May P9

slasher riot part 8

T/N: A lot of interesting information. I wonder if the two previous fine members will appear one day. I kind of doubt that though. It'd also be great to learn a bit more on Yumenosaki Academy's situation outside of Japan.

Souma: Take thaaaaaaat!
 

Souma: How's that! I easily won! Even when it comes to spinning tops, the Kanzaki clan has no rivals ♪
 

Madara: Hahaha! I completely lost! You really aren't just all talk, Kanzaki-san! Splendid, wonderful ♪
 

Chiaki: Mikejima-san!
 

Madara: Hm? Ahhh, Chiaki-san, you came earlier than expected!
 

Madara: But don't worry! Sengoku.... Shinobu-san, was it? I handled that kid carefully so he wouldn't get hurt. ♪
 

Madara: Mmm. Chiaki-san's a bit too overprotective, so I had no choice but to place him out of your sight in order to gauge his abilities.
 

Madara: If you always protect and save them, they won't grow up to be proper subordinates, you know?
 

Chiaki: I have no intention of treating them like subordinates. Everyone in "Ryuuseitai" is my ally and friend.
 

Madara: Your words and actions don't match. It's nice to chase after ideals, but...... Chiaki-san's a kid that can see reality, right?
 

Kanata: Hey!
 

Madara: Uwah?! That hurt, Kanata-san!
 

Madara: Your "chop" is more like a flurry of chops, so it'd be great if you'd stop! I thought my head was going to be cut off?!
 

Kanata: Even though you look so lively...... Chiaki~, I "captured" the "villain".
 

Kanata: For now, should we tie him up?
 

Madara: Ahh, as soon as you guys came, it became my loss.
 

Madara: I surrender, so I'd like it if you could not tie me up, I don't particularly like being constricted. It's alright, I won't struggle or anything.
 

Souma: Captain-dono! What skillful technique! You captured the "slasher" so easily! ♪
 

Kanata: If this guy "seriously" tried to run, I wouldn't be able to catch him. After all, this "earth" is his "territory"......
 

Kanata: I won't win at a game of tag.
 

Kanata: Besides, this "rogue" has no intention of running away. That's why I was able to "seize" him.
 

Madara: Mmm, I'd love it if you could not call me a "rogue".
 

Madara: It's true that I'm a "nomad" that never stays in one place and likes wandering around though.
 

Madara: I guess it really is a fitting phrase for me, hahaha ♪
 

Madara: Moving on! I achieved my goal, so there's no need to run - that's a correct assumption! Mama will give you full marks, good, you did good ♪
 

Kanata: Urghhhh~....... Don't act so friendly with me, it's "unpleasant".
 

Madara: Fufu. Kanata-san, while I wasn't here...... I heard you supported Chiaki-san?
 

Madara: I wonder what led to your change of heart. Weren't you the alien-like kid who never got close to anyone?
 

Madara: All the other Oddballs lived peacefully with everyone else...... but perhaps things are starting to change?
 

Kanata: Please don't try to "analyze" me. I don't like that sort of thing.
 

Madara: That was rude of me, nobody would like it if others spoke about them like they fully knew them. It's a bad habit of mine to treat everyone like my own child.
 

Madara: After all, I'm not everyone's real Mama.
 

Kanata: .........
 

Madara: But anyway, rest easy. I don't plan to steal Kanata-san's spot, because I have no intention on returning as "Ryuuseitai"'s vice captain.
 

Madara: This "unit" system doesn't mesh well with me...... and I have no idea when I'll be called back overseas anyway.
 

Chiaki: Right, I actually wanted to ask about that. Mikejima-san, is everything okay overseas? Weren't you travelling all around the world as an exchange student?
 

Madara: That's right. As Rei-san's successor, I was working hard at that, but everything seems to be quite secure now, so......
 

Madara: I was temporarily relieved from my position, so I was planning to focus on doing idol activities within Japan.
 

Madara: Also, do you remember Nagisa-san* from "fine"......?

 

*T/N: Back when Tsumugi was still in fine, there was Eichi, then there were two other mysterious members. One of them's called 凪砂 and the other's 日和. I can't find the readings on either of their names, so I Googled the most common readings and came up with "Nagisa" (凪砂) and "Hiyori" (日和). If that's wrong, please do tell me!

 

Madara: The company that guy's in has been taking over several of Yumenosaki Academy's overseas sister schools.
 

Madara: Frankly, it feels like they're shutting out everyone from Yumenosaki Academy.
 

Madara: As Rei-san's substitute, I tried stepping in, but unfortunately...... by myself, I can't really compete with a whole organization.
 

Chiaki: Hmm. I'm not too familiar with overseas matters, but is that what's happening......? It smells of unrest, do you need help?
 

Madara: Hahaha. Is this the time to worry about others, Chiaki-san?
 

Madara: Go do what you need to do. When I actually need help, I'll ask you.
 

Madara: ......In any case, I won't let it get to a level where someone ends up crying.
 

Madara: I was once a hero. As someone who took on "Ryuuseitai's" spirit of justice, I won't let villains do as they please.
 

Madara: At the very least, I'll vanquish any evil at the edge of this country's border.
 

Madara: Rather. I might as well ask the caretaker, so, Souma-san and Shinobu-san...... can I borrow them for a while?
 

Madara: I kind of have an obligation to join the "Wisteria Festival", see. I want to use them there.
 

Kanata: Hmm? Souma and Shinobu? Isn't that a strange "choice"......?
 

Kanata: You don't need our "permission", they're both "free" people......
 

Kanata: And it's you who's participating, so the "Wisteria Festival" will be an "individual" live anyway.
 

Souma: Hey, don't just talk whatever you want! When did I agree to cooperate with you, "slasher"?!
 

Madara: Well, it's your choice on whether or not to participate. But it's good experience to sometimes work in as an individual, away from your "unit".
 

Madara: Ummm...... it'll be stimulating, you'll be able to widen the scope of your art, see ♪
 

Madara: Well, just think about it. I won't push you...... but while you're playing, I think it would be good to experience and observe a wide variety of things.
 

Madara: Children grow stronger through playing. Staying inside and just staring at your textbooks or reference books won't help you train your muscles.

Ensemble Stars || Purple Wisterias of May P10

flowers on the battlefield part 1

Shinobu: Woaaaah....... So this is the stage for the "Wisteria Festival", Kachouen*.

 

*T/N: "Kakegawa Kachouen" is a real place. It's an amusement park in Kakegawa City, Shizuoka Prefecture.

 

Shinobu: There's so many birds, they're kind of scary-de gozaru.
 

Kanata: Yes, they are. Scary.
 

Chiaki: Hm?! You look so blatantly scared?!
 

Chiaki: Fuhaha! What, what's wrong? Both of you have no energy!
 

Chiaki: It'll be fine! All living beings are friends who were born on the same planet! So it's not scary, not at all...... ☆
 

Chiaki: Rest easy! On the rare chance a bird actually tries to attack you, I'll chase it off! ♪
 

Shinobu: Urgh. I'd feel bad if you did that, the bird didn't do anything wrong-de gozaru.
 

Chiaki: Exactly! You just said something good! So good that I want to frame it and hang it up!
 

Kanata: You're so energetic~, Chiaki....... I'm almost jealous.
 

Kanata: I find all this to be very "troublesome". It's a holiday, so why are we "working"~?
 

Chiaki: Don't say that. If we help with the "Wisteria Festival", Mikejima-san promised to stop doing slasher-like things.
 

Chiaki: Let's do the best we can so we can protect Yumenosaki Academy's peace.
 

Kanata: Urgh~. That person will just forget his "promise"~....... Irresponsible, or is it too carefree?
 

Chiaki: Ahaha. Mikejima-san's just a really talented person who doesn't care for small details. Really, it's impossible to put geniuses on the same scale with average people.
 

Shinobu: Hmm. Captain-dono, you think of that weird person strangely well-de gozaru.
 

Chiaki: That's because he's a legendary predecessor. Sengoku, make sure you watch and learn from Mikejima-san.
 

Chiaki: If he were Ryuuseitai's captain, then everything would be solved without any of you needing to suffer and toil.
 

Shinobu: No thanks~........ That person has a large frame, carries a lot of impact, and he's scary, so I'm satisfied with the easy-to-befriend Captain-dono.
 

Chiaki: Hm? You're not good with big people, Sengoku? Then are you scared of Takamine or Kanata too?
 

Shinobu: Umm~. When I spoke to Midori-kun, he was unexpectedly normal and didn't seem like he could hurt a fly, so....... But with Shinkai-dono, truthfully, I don't really understand him so he's kind of scary.
 

Kanata: Huh?! I'm scary? It's alright~, I won't eat you, you know?
 

Chiaki: Fufu. Even more reason why you should try deepening your friendship during this "Wisteria Festival".
 

Chiaki: If only Nagumo and Takamine were free, then they could've participated in this "Wisteria Festival" too......
 

Chiaki: But this time, it's not a job for "Ryuuseitai", nor are we the main stars.
 

Chiaki: If we just undertake the job when we have no motivation, it'll just cause trouble for the others.
 

Kanata: Were you someone that cared about causing trouble for others....... Chiaki?
 

Shinobu: Captain-dono~. Kids nowadays might seem like they don't care, but they'll properly do as they're told-de gozaru.
 

Shinobu: It would be easier on them if you just pulled them in without hesitating-de gozaru.
 

Chiaki: Really?
 

Chiaki: But I just don't like it...... I can't sweep away the thought that I'd just be using "an ally of justice" as an excuse to forcefully drag them along.
 

Chiaki: That said. They seem to have some sort of extracurricular lesson today, so I can't have them skip that.
 

Chiaki: It's important to attend class, after all.
 

Chiaki: That's why "Ryuuseitai" was off today in the first place.
 

Chiaki: But Mikejima-san came back~, and I can't really refuse any favor he asks of me.
 

Shinobu: Does he know a weak point of yours or something?
 

Chiaki: Something like that. One day I'll talk about it, that day when I took over his soul of justice.
 

Kanata: Rather than "took over", wasn't it "forced to take on"?
 

Chiaki: Fufu. It was already in me, so he just kind of lit it for me.
 

Chiaki: Anyway. Let's quickly meet up with the other participants, then greet the organizers or start practice or something else.
 

Chiaki: There's not much time before the day of the "Wisteria Festival".
 

Chiaki: This time, you'll be working with someone new....... So you need to quickly match your breaths.
 

Chiaki: To top that off, it's a live for individuals, not "units", so we're unused to it.
 

Kanata: Fufu. But for me, it's like my "former home".
 

Chiaki: A familiar old home, huh. Well-phrased, the "Five Oddballs" normally acted alone, after all.
 

Shinobu: Umm, "Five Oddballs"? Don't you mean "Three Oddballs"......?
 

Mitsuru: Make way, make way, make waaaaaay~?!
 

Shinobu: U-waaaaah?!
 

Kanata: Woah?! Shinobu~, suddenly jumping is a big "no", you know?
 

Chiaki: What's going on? That person is...... the one who rushed by, was that the kid from the Track and Field Club?
 

Chiaki: We've been doing lessons together to prepare for the "Wisteria Festival", so I remember him!
 

Chiaki: I think it was, Tenma? Why was he rushing, was someone chasing him? It smells like something happened!
 

Shinobu: Tenma-kun is almost always dashing around though......
 

Shinobu: Even in class, he'll suddenly start running around, so one time Kunugi-sensei got mad and tied him to his seat-de gozaru.
 

Kanata: He really "loves" running, doesn't he~. I don't really "understand" that "feeling" though.
 

Mitsuru: ......it's dangerouu--?!
 

Chiaki: Uwoah, he fell down?! Are you okaaaaaaay?! I'm coming to help you!
 

Kanata: Mm~m, I don't really understand, but...... let's go too, Shinobu.
 

Shinobu: Roger-de gozaru! Being the only first year among a bunch of upperclassmen makes me nervous....... so honestly, having Tenma-kun here is a big relief-de gozaru~ ♪

Ensemble Stars || Purple Wisterias of May P11

flowers on the battlefield part 2

Arashi: Look, Adonis-chan! Souma-chan, Anzu-chan too!
 

Arashi: It really is the best time to see wisteria ♪  There's also beautiful multicolored birds, I wonder if this is what Shangri-la is like?
 

Adonis: What Narukami says is sometimes confusing. What is Shangri-la, Kanzaki?
 

Souma: Please stop asking me whenever there's something you don't know, Adonis-dono.
 

Souma: Mm. Shangri-la is, well, a place like heaven...... what people call utopia. I don't know what they call it in your country though.
 

Adonis: Hmm. There is a story where the souls of the dead are carried into the heavens by birds.
 

Adonis: In the past, each region performed sky burials* because of that story.

 

*T/N: "Sky burials" are funeral ceremonies where they expose the corpses to the air for birds to eat.

 

Souma: Oh? In this country, there's a tale where babies are brought in by storks.
 

Souma: We're served by birds when we're born and when we die, so we should stay thankful to them and treat them well.
 

Adonis: Yes, we should treat all living creatures well. I'll protect them.
 

Arashi: Stop having such a strange conversation...... rather than that, do either of you know where Mama or Mitsuru-chan went?
 

Arashi: They suddenly started running and quickly disappeared, see?
 

Arashi: So troublesome. We're moving as a group, so they need to stay at our pace.
 

Arashi: Mama's the one who came up with the plan in the first place, so what's up with him disappearing somewhere?
 

Adonis: You're rarely irritated, Narukami. Eat chocolate. They say it can reduce your stress by a bit.
 

Arashi: Ah, thank you. They do say that eating chocolate makes pimples appear, but...... recently my skin feels like it's going to break out from all the piled up stress anyway.
 

Arashi: Really. Right after I told Izumi-chan that I'd be participating in an outside project, he started nagging me.
 

Arashi: Back when I wasn't so loyal, I did ally with outsiders and fight "Knights", but still.
 

Arashi: It's no wonder I can't be trusted, perhaps it's my punishment for living such uncommitted life.
 

Arashi: But, well, even if I do a lot of volunteering, I've reached a plateau.
 

Arashi: I plan to promote at this festival, achieve good results, and then use Mama's connections to grab more jobs.
 

Arashi: Even I'm working hard ♪
 

Adonis: I see. Let's do our best, Narukami.
 

Adonis: Ever since I came into this country, I've been indebted to Sakuma-senpai, so I want to test how much I can do on my own.
 

Adonis: Well, even if we're participating on our own, there's a lot of people I recognize, so I feel at ease. Everyone, I look forward to working with you.
 

Souma: Same here. Fufu, sometimes leisurely spending time with a trusted friend can be fun ♪
 

Souma: ......oh. Gentlemen, please remain silent for a bit. Anzu-dono's saying something.
 

Arashi: Ah, sorry, Anzu-chan? Us men shouldn't keep talking among ourselves, were you lonely?
 

Arashi: Ufufu, let's have a girls talk with Onee-chan ♪ 
 

Arashi: Oh goodness, this girl! "Thanks for looking after me, Onee-chan"? Did you hear that?
 

Arashi: I'm so happy~, Anzu-chan called me "Onee-chan" ♪
 

Souma: Narukami-dono, I told you to be silent....... Anzu-chan has a small voice, so I can't hear her if you're chattering noisily next to me.
 

Souma: I see. You have to do a final check on the festival outfits and set up the stage, so you'll go ahead to the stage...... you said?
 

Souma: Go ahead, and thanks for all your hard work.
 

Souma: After we meet up with everyone else, we'll head your way.
 

Arashi: More like. Why don't we head over first and help Anzu-chan with her tasks?
 

Arashi: Even though she's not one of the organizers, she's working harder than any of us like it's natural.
 

Arashi: It's a holiday, so you should stay home and "take things easy".
 

Arashi: Ah, I'm not scolding you or anything, it's just...... I'm worried that you're working too hard.
 

Adonis: I agree with Narukami on that. You can rely on us at any time, Anzu.
 

Souma: Exactly. We're classmates, after all, so we should be supporting each other.
 

Souma: Moving on, my apologies for wasting so much time. You should hurry to the stage, Anzu-dono.
 

Souma: After we meet with the others, we'll swiftly head there.
 

Souma: We have wonderfully fine weather today, so I want to elegantly roam around Kachouen with everyone, but......
 

Souma: We didn't come here to take a leisurely walk. We need to prioritize our jobs first.
 

Souma: In any generation...... a hero's, a samurai's role can be found on the battlefield.
 

Souma: Hm? If we still have energy after work's over, let's take in the sights with everyone....... you say?
 

Souma: Wonderful. I'll look forward to that as I'm performing in this "Wisteria Festival". Please look at our heroic battle joyfully today as well, Anzu-dono ♪