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Season: Spring of ES! timeline

Location: Soundproof lesson room

Characters: Akiomi, Jin, Sora, Mika

Mika: ‘Scuse me~♪

Here, this room’s ta last one. Let’s finish up in one swoop, lunch break’s almost over… uhm, Harukawa-kun.

sora+mika

Sora: Yes! Sora will do his very best, Meka-niisan!

Mika: Nah, it’s not “Meka”, it’s “Mika” though? And I don’t really like my first name so could ya call me by my last name instead?

Sora: HaHa~♪ Then “Kage-niisan” it is!

Mika: Nng~? I’m not Harukawa-kun’s older brother though?

Sora: But that’s what it feels like… oh?

Akiomi: Oh. You two, do you need anything? This lesson room is in use.

Mika: Ngah, sorry ‘bout that! Did we enter ta wrong room?

Sora: HiHi~♪ Sora told you so didn’t he? We were supposed to go right at the turn before, not left~

Mika: Uu… This school’s still too complex fer me ta understand, I often get lost.

Harukawa-kun is pretty great to be able to remember where ta go even though yer a new student here, huh?

Sora: Yay, being praised makes Sora happy! Reading maps is one of the basic skills of a gamer~♪

Jin: Uhm. Kagehira from class B and… Harukawa, was it?

Are the two of you doing part-time work cleaning the lesson rooms or something?

Mika: Ngah, that’s right! We’re supposed ta clean up any lesson rooms after use…

It doesn’t pay very well, but I need ta increase Valkyrie’s funds a little at a time~

Sora: HuHu~♪ Sora was told by Master that he should participate in extracurricular activities to practice communication!

Switch doesn’t participate in many official Dream Festivals, so we’re apparently low on funds~

Jin: Hm. Then that’s perfect, why don’t you clean this room while you’re at it.

I’m at my limit here thanks to Kunugi-sensei’s spartan instructions… so I was just about to wrap things up.

I don’t have the energy left to clean up, so it would help if you two could do it.

Sora: Hm? Then we demand compensation for our labor! It’s equivalent exchange~

sora+jin

Jin: How cheeky. Well then, this old man will give you your allowance~♪

Akiomi: Please don’t say weird things.

…Kagehira-kun and Harukawa-kun, please make sure to prioritize your idol activities and not just do part-time work.

Money should simply be the means to an end, you should never treat it as a goal in itself.

Mika: Ngah~... I know that much, but there’s no helpin’ it since Oshi-san won’t move yet.

Akiomi: What was that? When speaking to people, don’t mumble but look at the person’s face and speak clearly!

Mika: I got scolded!? Ngah~, but I’m bad at meetin’ people’s eyes!

(Fufu. Kunugi-sensei must be lookin’ after me by scoldin’ me. It makes me happy)

(As expected from Naru-chan’s crush. He acts all harsh, but on the inside he’s probably kind♪)

Akiomi: ? What is it, staring at people’s faces for too long is also considered rude, you know.

If you keep your gaze centered on the other person’s forehead area while talking, that should create an effective atmosphere for communicating.

Sora: Sora learned something new~. …Then, Kage-niisan, let’s clean up this room as well!

Mika: Ah, yeah… then please ‘scuse us, we’ll be gettin’ started.

Jin: Please do~. …Ah, I’m beat. My joints are creaking, I feel so old.

akiomi + jin

Akiomi: This cannot come as a surprise to you.

No matter how you look at it, it’s unreasonable to expect retired idols to be able to come back out of nowhere like this. You will have to fool both yourself and the audience for this to work.

Mika: ? Whatcha talkin’ ‘bout? It looked as if ya two were doin’ lessons, but… Are ya makin’ a comeback as an idol?

Akiomi: No, please don’t pay us any mind. This has nothing to do with you two.

Mika: But now I’m all curious… Comebacks, huh. It would be great if Oshi-san was able ta come back soon too.

Akiomi: Oshi-san? Oh, Itsuki-kun, right. Is he doing okay?

It appears he hasn’t been showing up to class at all, at this rate he will be in danger of not graduating, you know?

Mika: Ngah? H, he’s okay! There’s nothin’ ta worry about! If he ends up havin’ too much absence I’ll just attend class for 'im!

Akiomi: No… that’s not how attendance works at all, and the two of you are in different grades so there’s no reason for you to attend third-year classes.

(Hm. It would be a pity if Itsuki-kun’s talent continues to be crushed like this… It seems like I will need to intervene soon.)

(Though, teachers aren’t parental figures, and high school isn’t even compulsory education…)

(There’s not a lot I can do to help, and I probably shouldn’t intervene too far into their lives.)

(I don’t have enough time to go out of my way for each and every dropout, after all. And the entertainment world isn’t that kind of soft environment.)

(I want to be able to think like that… But abandoning students in need would make me a failure of a teacher, after all.)

Mika: Wh, what’s wrong? When I say Oshi-san is doin’ okay I really mean it! It’s true!

Akiomi: Ah, right… Itsuki-kun does worry me, but you should also prioritize your own activities.

You are a part of Valkyrie, the unit that used to stand at the top of Yumenosaki.

I think you are talented. Please continue working hard, your effort won’t betray you.

Mika: Uu, yer right, but… I can’t just go around doin’ things on my own. It’s only Valkyrie when Oshi-san’s there, after all.

Jin: O~i. I don’t really care, but if you’re going to clean please hurry it up. Lunch break is almost over. We’ll help you out as well, so let’s get it done quickly.

Mika: Ngah, right! Let’s do our best together, okay, Harukawa-kun ♪

Sora: Yes! Senpai told me cleaning was related to feng shui, so this is also part of magician training~ HaHiHuHeHo~♪