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Title: Hikari Artist: Nanasaki Nicole Lyrics: SATSUKI-UPDATE Composer: kz (livetune)

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Title: DAYS Artist: The QUEEN of PURPLE Lyrics: SATSUKI-UPDATE Composer: SATSUKI-UPDATE

Motegi track! My favorite from the album as a whole, particularly the vocal direction. Trivia: Motegi’s voice is apparently part of the whole ‘woah woah’ chorus (although knowing him, he probably had it mixed pretty low). - Nab

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Title: I AM Artist: The QUEEN of PURPLE Lyrics: SATSUKI-UPDATE Composer: KUMAROBO

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Title: Wake Up Heroine Artist: The QUEEN of PURPLE (lead vocalist: Mimori Matsuri) Lyrics: SATSUKI-UPDATE Composer: Daisuke Kadowaki

I’d like to think the title is alluding to WUG, but it might just be coincidental. - Nab

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Title: R.B.E Artist: The QUEEN of PURPLE (lead vocalist: Sakaiya Yumeno) Lyrics: SATSUKI-UPDATE Composer: Masaki Honda

My headcanon is that the title stands for ‘lovely’ (as in all the lovely ladies in Yumeno’s world...?). ‘RaBur... E...’ er. - Nab

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Title: Purple Raze Artist: The QUEEN of PURPLE (lead vocalist: Seto Ferb) Lyrics: SATSUKI-UPDATE Composer: Hiroyuki Maezawa

Purple... Rain Raze? Definitely came to mind when I saw that title. - Nab

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Title: KID BLUE ~Hadaka no Ousama~ Artist: The QUEEN of PURPLE Lyrics: SATSUKI-UPDATE Composer: Shinsuke Ono

裸の王様, or ‘Hadaka no Ousama’, in the title is likely referring to the short tale  ‘The Emperor's New Clothes’ - Nab

Translations

Vision? Result? A storm of misunderstanding Wholesome? Ill? Look out for fraudulence Lightness? Hopeless? Gotta avoid being captured Caution? Passion? Whichever are the same, Licker

I've never start it Let them go, it's over Just like a cold flower Rain drops and show me, They take you that honor Show it off, will you

It's already a Good Bye You said, go back home and listen to your MAMA Calling out, then somebody will come you said? You still believe that even now?

You said you picked up a homing missile If you're just making it like a paper decor Then you're just beyond help Get out here "Kid Blue"

I know? You know? Using this body, bitten by what I heard Making faces like they're writing Bad Comments him and them, praying to become viral while inside, nothing more than styrene gun

I've never stopped it Let me go, it's over Just like a nightmare that won't clear away Hate stacks and slowly I'll take you my honor what they said as one-man love

I'm already fed up You said, don't make vulgar faces while dancing in a lame coat Cloudy eyes, saying wanna be loved Till when will you look at dreams?

You said you only pick up machine gun? if you just fire without knowing how many bullets you have You're just beyond saving

That standing out pride built upon a mirage It's a hindrance so throw it away, will you?

You said, don't step on chewing gun Go turn into a naked king you said, you'd get the embarrassment of a lifetime Are you still getting things from someone else?

getting all high and mighty only for that moment if you're laughing with dead eyes one day, somewhere, you'd get huge karma

It's already a Good bye You said, go back and listen to your Mama Calling out, you're loved, you said Are you still believing in that, even now?

You said you pick up a Homing missile if you’re just making it like paper decor then you're beyond help Get out here "KID BLUE"

Romaji

Vision? Result? Kanchigai no arashi Wholesome? ILL? narisumashi gochuui Lightness? Hopeless? toraeyou ni yoccha Caution? Passion? docchimo sousa Licker

I've never start it Let them go, it's over tsumetai hana no youna Rain drops and show me, They take you that honor hikerakashitera

Mou Good bye da yo Ie ni kaette MAMA no iu koto kiitenatte Calling out dareka kuru nante imadani shinjiteru no?

HOOMINGU MISAIRU wo hirottatte tada no HARIBOTEmatoni shite irya mou dou ni mo sewa nai ne

Get out here "KID BLUE"

I know? You know? Kikikajitta karada de Bad Comments shitari kaoshiteru Daremo kare mo Buzzritai to inotte nakami wa happou SUCHIROORU demo ii

I've never stop it Let me go, it's over harenai akumu no youni Hate stack and slowly, I'll take you my honor hitori KOIte na

mou unzari da yo Gebita kaoshite DASAi KOOTO de odonnatte Cloudy eyes aisaretetai tte itsumade yume miteruno?

MASHINGAN dake hirottatte tama no kazu mo shirazu ni utterya Mou sukuiyou ga nai ne

sono medatteru shinkirou ni tateta PURAIDO jama dakara sutechaina

CHUUING GAMU demo fundenatte hadaka no ousama ni natte isshoubun hajikaitatte mada dareka ni murau no?

sono shunkan dake kidottatte shinda meshite waratterya dokkade dodekai shippekasshi kuraunda yo

Mou Good bye da yo ie ni kaette MAMA no iu koto kiitena tte Calling out aisareterutte imada ni shinjiteru no?

HOOMINGGU MISAIRU wo hirottatte tada no HARIBOTE mato ni shiteirya mou dounimo sewa nai ne Get out here "KID BLUE"

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Title: THUNDERBOLT Artist: The QUEEN of PURPLE Lyrics: SATSUKI-UPDATE Composer: Hiroyuki Maezawa

Translations

Tap on the top!! Top of the rock!!

Smartly making a living under the pressure of everyday virtues you throw around smiles making only the best lies It annoys me

Nothing can snatch this away I also won't look another way Hello what's up dog, honey? On top of the diagonal zap of the beat Don't you feel like being able to smash that head crown

Let me hear it The war cry, that sounds just like thunder Without proof or dependence Your locked up melody

Hey Yo Tomorrow which could never be snatched away We'll bite it, smash it We'll make 'em have it The THUNDERBOLT of real instinct

Tap on the top!! Top of the rock!!

The night-play of gods denying things even if there is nothing in particular Trying around embracing and being embraced [1] It's making me sick

You want to do things without dirtying your hand? You don't wanna have anything troublesome? Hello what's up dog, baby? You barely want to attack those up and above? Don't you feel like punching those stupid faces

Force it down their throat, that one thunderbolt-like attack wandering not knowing what to do, whilst losing your escape This slightly dirty Melody

Hey Yo The incomparable feeling is helplessly turning into a shout The true character that remains cowardly, once again, make it Rock-on

And while you writhe and squirm, Dead!!

Let me hear it, that war cry, that sounds like thunder Without proof or dependence Your real self's Melody

Hey yo Tomorrow which could never be snatched away We'll bite it, smash it We'll make 'em have it Top of the rock "THUNDERBOLT" We won't let go of our goal It has long been decided

Tap on the top!! Top of the rock!!

[1] TL note: this can also mean ‘have sex’, or it can mean your usual innocent hugging. So in another way, while also being literally correct, it may mean "Trying to fuck around and being fucked" with the literal meaning of "fuck". 

Romaji

Tap on the top!! Top of the rock!!

Jouzu ni yowatari hibi no zen'i no oshiuri egao no nageuri saikou ni itsuwari bakari IRAIRAsuruze

kono dare ni mo ubaenai me wo sorashitari mo shinai Hello what's up dog, honey? BIRIBIRI naname ue no Beat de nouten wararetai ne

kikasete yo raimei no youna otakebi wo kakushou no nai tayorinai tojimeta kimi no Melody

Hey yo toraeyou no nai ashita wa kamitsuite kudaite kurawasete yaru ze honnou no Thunderbolt

Tap on the top!! Top of the rock!!

Kamigami no yoasobi toku ni nan ni mo nai noni kotowattemitari daitari dakaretemitari fukiki ga suruze

te wa yogosazu yattetai? mendou wa betsu hoshikunai? Hello what's up dog, baby? girigiri sara ni ue semetai tte? AHOzura naguritai ne

kamashite yo ikazuchi no you na ichigeki wo tairo ushinatte samayotta usu yogoreta kono Melody

Hey Yo tatoeyou mo nai omoi wa sakebi ni kaechimatte okubyouna mama no honshou wo mata Rock-on

notauchi mawaru aida ni Dead!!

kikasete yo raimei no you na otakebi wo kakushou no nai tayorinai HONMONO no kimi no Melody

Hey Yo toraeyou no nai ashita wa kamitsuite kudaite kurawasete yaru ze Top of the rock "Thunderbolt" nerai wa hazusanai yo tokku ni kimeteru

Tap on the top!! Top of the rock!!

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Title: Majesty Artist: The QUEEN of PURPLE Lyrics: SATSUKI-UPDATE Composer: Hirotake Miura

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Title: I’m queen, Bitch? Artist: The Queen of Purple Lyrics: SATSUKI-UPDATE [not credited, but I’m assuming it’s him since he did the lyrics for all the rest of the album - Nab] Composer: Kensuke Akiyama

That last line, my innocent ears D: - Nab

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Title: Natsu no Vidro☆Symphony Artist: 777 Sisters Lyrics: KANABOSHI☆TSUKUMO Composers: Yosuke Kurokawa

‘ビードロ’ (biidoro) in the title is probably referring to this glass toy (’vidro’ meaning glass in Portugese). - Nab

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Title: NATSUKAGE Artist: 777 Sisters Lyrics: SATSUKI-UPDATE Composer: Takuya Fujita

Absolutely my favorite 777 song... as a bass guy I especially love the bridge. Really hope this composer works with Motegi again in future. Incidentally, the actual title of the song is “NATSUKAGE ~夏陰~”, and ‘夏陰’ reads as ‘natsukage’ anyway, so it’s one of those things. - Nab

Translations

I realized that your voice was getting farther away as you, seemingly dazzled by its bright light, looked in the ever-climbing blue sky’s direction Once again, this season comes It's taking away warmth

Summer comes, by my ears Daydream, the untangling wind berates me, who stands without being able to take the steps to walk

the goodbye left on my right hand still hurts even now I reach out my left hand trying to grasp but without being able to graze it echoed over the shoulder The footsteps of the summer without you

Swaying lights filtering through leaves cicada's sound, just like bubbles without being able to stop the needle, is melting away ice sherbets

Summer comes, the chasing wait leaves, traces are once again, pursuing only me, who is blurred white

If they are summer days that won't come back the second time I closed my eyes and inhaled them deeply so that I don't spill them, so that it won’t overflow, I said it over and over again and again

But the kindness that you gave me patting my head as I pretended to look tough These feelings that I hid are burning my chest just like a summer shadow

I wave my hand to the memories left on my right hand I have many things that I want to hear from you coming up in my head but If I bite them down I am able to walk, tomorrow too The smell of summer that you love

won't fade / I want to meet you

on my right hand is goodbye a word that I couldn't say when I hug it I can play tomorrow too playing the continuation of summer without you

Romaji

Higoto takaku naru aozora no yukue wo hidoku mabushisou ni miteita anata no koe ga tooku natte ki ga tsuita mata kono kisetsu ga yatte kite nukumori wo sarau yo

Summer comes mimi moto wo Daydream sukukaze ga aruki dasezu ni iru watashi wo shikaru

migite ni nokotta sayonara ga ima mo itamu yo hidari te nobashite tsukamou to suru kedo furarezuni katagoshi hibiitano anata no inai natsu no ashioto

yurete komorebi semi no koe wa awa no you hari wo tomezu ni koorigashi wo tokasu yo

Summer comes oikaketa Wait leaves omokage ga shiroku nijinde watashi dake wo mata

nidoto wa modoranu natsu no hibi nara ookiku suikonde hitomi tojita kobosanu you ni koborenai you ni nandomo nandomo iikikaseta

dakedo anata ga kureta yasashisa ga tsuyogaru watashi no atama wo nadete kakushiteta omoi ga mune wo kogasu yo natsukage no you ni

migite ni nokotta omoide ni ima te wo furu yo kikitakatta koto ga takusan ukabu kedo kamishimetara ashita mo arukeru yo anata no sukina natsu no nioi wo

asenai/aitai

migite ni sayonara ienakatta kotoba dakishimetara ashita mo kanaderu yo anata no inai natsu no tsudzuki wo

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Title: Snowdrop  Artist: Nanabana Otome Lyrics: SATSUKI-UPDATE Composers: MICON STUDIO, SATSUKI-UPDATE

Snowdrops are apparently a (very droopy) sort of flower, which does certainly seem to fit the lyrics. Also, this is one of the rare songs where Motegi (well, ‘satsuki-update’) has composing credits! - Nab

Translations

It was not any kind of special relationship I would have been happy just looking from afar

I put a bookmark in Sagan's book that I was reading however, somewhere (in me) I'm expecting something

the white primrose flower is confusion Not knowing the cold of melting snow I don't even know what to call this But when I come to, unknowingly my eyes keep catching up to you

It would've been great if my personality were a bright one It would've been great if I could smile like that girl

I'm scared to even pass by you in the corridor but somewhere (in me) I sigh with relief

The sun shines over a new bud it's so bright the blue color fades If it's this kind of feelings, I wouldn't have wanted to know it Once again when I come to, unknowingly water drops are spilling

under a long dark season while being inside the warm soil it managed to be there without me realizing it this shape of mine

the white primrose flower is misery Not knowing the transience of snow I didn't even know what to call this But when I come to, unknowingly surely, I longed for you Looking for you

Romaji

Tokubetsuna kankei janakatta Tooku kara miteru dake de yokatta

yomikake no sagan ni shiori hazande nanoni dokoka kitaishiteiru

tomadoi wa shiroi hana no yukiwarisou tokekaketa yuki no tsumetasa mo shirazu nante yobuka sae wakaranakatta no demo kidzuku to itsushika anata wo me de otteru

akarui seikaku nara yokatta ano ko no you ni waraetara yokatta

rouka de surechigau koto sae kowakute nanoni dokoka hottoshiteiru

atarashii mebuki taiyou ga terasu mabushisa de sukoshi ao ga nijinderu konna kimochi nara shiritakunakatta no mata kidzuku to itsushika shizuku ga koboreteru

nagaku kurai kisetsu no shita de mekui tsuchi no naka ni iru aida shirazu ni iretano jibun no katachi wo

setsunasa wa shiroi hana no yukiwarisou kieteyuku yuki no hakanasa mo shirazu nante yobuka sae wakaranakatta no demo kidzuku to itsushika tashika ni motomete anata wo sagashiteru

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Title: Hanasaki Otome  Artist: Nanabana Otome Lyrics: KANABOSHI☆TSUKUMO Composer: MICON STUDIO

[Shameless plug] Check out the subbed unit episode over at Tokyo 7th Subs’ youtube channel! [/Shameless plug] - Nab 

Translations

In the middle of sidewalks lined with sakura trees in their third phase of blossom a confession suddenly spilled out of your mouth Right away looking for the possibility that you're mistaken, I'm such a negative person

What do you want to make a bird that can't fly do? But I'm so embarrassed I can't say things properly

But the flower petals flutter within the spring breeze, this heart is dancing This situation feels like I have been dreaming for a whole winter

And so the flower blooms and blooms At this moment I am a blooming maiden I swayed, whilst still in the form of a small bud

I felt down looking at the reflection in the mirror If I just pull down the mess of my bangs I would have closed off my own self, thinking it'd be okay to stay as a filler ‘girl A’

The turn will not come for a flower that can't bloom but I felt so envious but I can't let out any courage

But hey, hey, hey Congratulating you for a love that starts to move, the whole world's flowers are telling me "It's your turn"

So the flower blooms and blooms The flower maiden is budding If I run away at this point, I will remain a bud

I want to try so much to be a girl who always shines Such a bud right now in front of your eyes is starting to open

That's why the flower petals flutter within the spring breeze, this heart is dancing The whole world's flowers right now are pushing on my back

So the flower blooms and blooms right now I am a blooming maiden One day I will become a flower that blooms with smile and then I will become a flower that blooms in you

Romaji

Mibusaki sakuranamiki no mannaka de anata ga fui ni kuchi ni shita totsuzen no kokuhaku sugu ni machigai sagashi wo hajimeru watashi wa NEGATIBU

Tobenai tori ni douiu tsumori nano? demo kihazukashikute umaku ienakute

dakedo hanabira hira haru no kaze ni kokoro odotte zutto fuyu no aida  yume mita youna SHICHUEISHON nano

dakara hana saka saka watashi wa ima hanasaki otome chiisana tsubomi no mama furueteru no

kagami ni utsuru sugata ni unzari de maegami wo zatsu ni oroseba shoujo A yaku wasayaku no mama de ii to jibun no tojikometeita ne

sakenai hana ni deban wa nai no demo urayamashikute yuuki denakute

nanoni hora hora hora ugokidashita koi wo iwatte sekaijuu no hana ga kimi no ban to tsutaetekuru no

dakara hana saka saka mebuite ima hanasaki OTOME koko de nigedashitara tsubomi no mama yo

zutto KIRAKIRA shita onna no ko ni natte mitakute sonna tsubomi ga ima anata no mae hirakisou nano

dakara hanabira hira haru no kaze ni kokoro odotte sekaijuu no hana ga senaka wo ima oshitekureru no

dakara hana saka saka watashi wa ima hanasaki OTOME itsuka egao de saku hana ni naru no soshite anata ni saku hana ni naru no

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The QUEEN of PURPLE novel Chapter 7 summary (final)

Well this isn’t even fashionably late for the qop concert huh... actually pretty ill right now so next updates will be delayed (previous delay was mostly just good ol’ procrastination) - Nab

Chapter 7. The Queen of Purple

In the morning by Viva Donuts, Matsuri was standing with a set of donuts in hand, looking for empty seats; but, at such a time with people eating breakfast before work the cafe was extremely crowded, and it did not seem like there would be any seats left. Just as she considered asking for her donuts to be wrapped up as takeaway, a voice called out to Matsuri. It turned out to be Shihainin; he seemed to have bought a morning set himself. Shihainin explained that he had left for work a bit early, so he was having his breakfast there even if he usually did not. This was more or less the same for Matsuri, who had just come from Murasaki’s place.

Matsuri had woken up earlier on a foreign bed, looking up at a ceiling she did not recognize, surrounded by a nice warm scent all over her—basically, this was Murasaki’s room and bed, and Murasaki was sleeping in a futon on the floor beside the bed. After Matsuri had passed out at the bar, Murasaki hauled her all the way to the bed. The family had also let her use the shower, bought her new underwear, cooked her good food… Matsuri felt that the two of them were way too kind, since both Murasaki and Kon only said, “just come back again then,” for the repayment.

When Matsuri sighed, Shihainin asked her if anything was up, to which Matsuri spent a moment thinking. Shihainin was a very busy person, taking care of so many girls, and without him the agency wouldn’t run. If anything, Matsuri would like to try taking care of things herself before turning to him, as she felt he was busy enough as is. As someone who could not help but care for others, Shihainin would surely worry and go all out of his way for them if Matsuri shared her problems. Answering rather vaguely, Matsuri said that, she was just feeling like she was not being an adult.

At that, Shihainin said that he disagreed. He said that Matsuri had always been the one who took care of the band, as the adult amongst them; that was why Shihainin did not feel the need to handle things directly, since he was sure Matsuri would take care of the girls. Ferb was a driving force, but that driving force needed a support. Because of Matsuri being there, they had even managed to get to the second audition, overcoming things smoothly. Shihainin said that this was because Matsuri was there supporting them by watching them all from behind. Matsuri replied that it may not be the case; it may have been Yumeno who glued them all together. Shihainin said that no, he thought it was Matsuri. Yumeno was someone who, when with others, went down or rose up with them together. Thus, the one who supported them all must be Matsuri. After that, Shihainin told Matsuri with a serious tone that he would ‘leave those girls to you.’

With those words, Matsuri found her resolve. Having a person depending on her, believing in her, gave her that little bit of a push.

Class had just started when Yumeno got Matsuri’s message, and she could not stop thinking about it for the rest of her classes. At the time when the agonizing classroom period was over, Yumeno quickly packed her bag, brushing off a girl who sat behind her when she asked Yumeno if something was up. Yumeno quickly darted out of the classroom, leaving everyone puzzled at how Yumeno remained super calm when a girl talked to her; they worried that she might be ill or something. During the ride to EZ Bar, the place Matsuri asked her to come to, all that was in Yumeno’s mind was how she was sure Matsuri would do better than what Yumeno had done with Ferb. That Matsuri, who had gently stayed with her as she cried, would definitely be able to do something to mend the situation. There was nothing but trust for Matsuri in Yumeno’s mind. She just wanted this to end as quickly as possible… and even the train ride, that was supposed to go faster than the speed of her own running, now felt like it took eons.

In EZ Bar, Matsuri arrived with Murasaki. The latter offered juice to the former, so they would not get drunk again, and went off to change her clothes. The door opened and Yumeno came in, panting. She had run all the way from the station, and after answering Matsuri’s questions shortly, she quickly hugged Matsuri, saying, “I believe in you!!! I believe in you!!” and saying how she had always believed that one day Matsuri would make everything right somehow. Almost out of air, Matsuri asked Yumeno to let her go, gently fixing Yumeno’s bangs (which made Yumeno freeze… and say that that was one of the top three things she wanted Matsuri to do to her in her lifetime). At that moment, Murasaki came in. They were awkward at first. Even if Yumeno had not been on the receiving end of Murasaki’s previous lashing out, it still made things awkward. In the end, Murasaki was the one who greeted Yumeno just as usual…. which kind of gave the signal that everything was alright.

Matsuri told them that they had been gathered to make sure of something. She asked Yumeno which of the two songs that Ferb presented was her preference. Without a trace of doubt in her voice, Yumeno answered the first one, as it was characteristic of the ‘Ferb she loved’. There was no need to ask Murasaki, as she had made herself very clear earlier, and with that all three of them had the same thing in mind. Now the next thing was to go to Ferb’s place, however before they could leave, the door opened… and there was Ferb.

Traveling to EZ Bar alone, Ferb had stood in front of the bar for quite a long while. The band would be meaningless if Murasaki did not want to be the singer, as she was the only one who could be the vocalist. Ferb had not entered not because she was scared, but because she had just realized how the bar was where so many things had happened. From the moment she had asked Murasaki to be her vocalist, when Matsuri came and they talked about the festival and drums while eating curry rice that Murasaki’s mother made. It was not as if Ferb wanted them to be together forever, but to lose them for some reason felt frightening. After a deep breath, she entered the bar.

At first, they were shocked into silence. Then, after Ferb exchanged an awkward hello with Matsuri, both Murasaki and Ferb said, “Um, you see…” right at the same time. Murasaki gestured to her to go on ahead first, and Ferb then said the most important thing she wanted everyone to know.

“I am sorry!” was what Ferb said the first time, as she bowed deeply to her three friends. She apologized because she had used them as an excuse, when it was just her being so afraid that she would not make it with that song; this was insulting since Murasaki, despite her mother’s condition had pitched in, and even Matsuri who had no experience took up drumming, all because they had the conviction to win with the first song in mind. Ferb said that she had done the worst thing, and she apologized for it. Ferb realized just what a selfish, socially clumsy person she was and she had never hated herself as much as that moment.

“Lift your head,” said Murasaki. And when Ferb didn’t do that, she said one word: “Ferb.”

Finally, Ferb lifted her head. With them facing one another, Murasaki then said how she also thought she had done something awful, which was abandoning Ferb, and making her not feel confident with her own song. It was their fault that Ferb lost confidence in her own song. Murasaki had wanted to shoulder Ferb’s burden together with her, she had wanted Ferb to let her share the load. Ferb was puzzled, because was everything not her own fault, for not trusting in her own song; she felt that it was not the other three girls’ fault. It was also her fault that everything happened since she was not understanding enough. Murasaki said that she wanted to stand on the same stage with Ferb as a band, and she promised that she would never let Ferb feel that way about her song ever again. Matsuri and Yumeno vehemently agreed with Murasaki. Ferb realized that none of her band mates had wanted the band to end.

Ferb was thankful that she had mustered the courage to come and see them, to talk to them; she looked at Yumeno and felt thankful that Yumeno’s raw feelings that day had moved her to the decision.

Thank you.

With such feelings suddenly overflowing in her, Ferb smiled and Yumeno, with tears welling up in her eyes, returned the smile. Ferb then reached into her pocket for her Holocom, while asking the other three to go with her and stand on the festival stage with ‘a particular song’, which all three of them agreed to; they would make the two jurors regret their statements.

On the festival day, they were waiting for their turn backstage. All of Nanasis had seemingly come to watch (and Yumeno commented that they would win since they were ‘being watched by girls after all!’). As they chatted about if any of them felt nervous, suddenly Matsuri remembered that their band name was still “Seto Ferb’s Band (temporary).”

Murasaki was like, “Is that a problem?”

Ferb then went like, “Eh, I haven’t told you?” She had changed the band name. (Matsuri: “FEEERB”.)

The band name was now “The Queen of Purple.” Matsuri and Yumeno thought it was cool, but Murasaki was the only one who seemed to recognize the name; Ferb explained that, yes, it was the title of Hanyuuda Mito’s unpublished song that the two of them had listened to on the day they first met. Murasaki questioned using the song title as their band name but Ferb said ‘it’s a form of respect,’ and after all their vocalist was “Murasaki” [meaning “purple”] anyway.  And Murasaki, understanding Ferb’s personality, chuckled.

Murasaki commented that “Queen” might have been too much of an exaggeration.

Stepping onto the stage, Ferb said, “But none of us are being princesses, right?”

They sure weren’t. And so, she turned around.

“Then let our band be queens.”

In the darkness of the stage, they asked each other if they felt nervous (Yumeno said that she was nervous waiting to look at the cute girls in the audience). Murasaki said that 4U were on the main stage, and the hurdles facing the four of them would get even higher from then on. Ferb said that that would be okay, since she had meant for it to be so from the very beginning. With the four of them, she believed they could do it.

Murasaki grabbed the microphone.

“Here we go — ‘Trigger.’”

~~~ END OF EPISODE QUEEN OF PURPLE ~~~

Episode Ex.: After the Purple Parade

In Kuonji Park, the 4 members looked at the expanse of empty grass where their stage once stood. All four were absorbed in their thoughts, reminiscing about the day they had had their stage. It was amazing that, in just two to three days, the whole stage was cleaned up perfectly; Matsuri said that of course, it was a part time rush during those days, and there were many people taking care of things. She knew because last year she had done the same thing and felt sore all over the place. Yumeno quickly offered a massage, which turned out to be more of a hug, and Matsuri told her to let go, especially since she was irritated that Yumeno had such big boobs (lol).

While Murasaki commented, “Here we go again…” a message came to Ferb’s Holocom, which changed her expression. Catching that, Murasaki asked Ferb if anything good had happened. Ferb answered that it was nothing, it was just a message from a light music club member who said they were glad that she looked like she was having fun. In that moment, Ferb realized that perhaps everything that had happened was meant to be from the start. Her rejection by the light music club, getting on the project, passing the audition, getting in a fight with Murasaki, then performing as The Queen of Purple, perhaps those were all predictable events, especially thanks to her personality. It was all because she was a selfish, insensitive, stubborn and awkward person. And perhaps it was thanks to that, as well, that she managed to appreciate the three people who stayed beside her despite herself. The feeling of gratitude overflowed in her; she could not contain it and felt that she should express it to them somehow.

Before she could, however, three very familiar faces appeared before them, faces that they had seen numerous times on tv, and voices they had heard numerous times on the radio. Kujou Ume, Wanibuchi Emoko, and Saeki Hina were walking towards them. After the usual Ume fit about how they had just accidentally met (and Emoko of course refuted all of this, saying ‘this Kyan kyan Musume actually went all the way to meet you’), Ume said she would remember their band, The Queen of Purple, and they would not make it easy for them if they were to step up their game…

To which Ferb replied that this was what they were expecting 4U to say. Ume and Emoko just left while Hina (as always) apologized, saying how both were actually good girls, and bid them goodbye (Matsuri commented how they both were in the same situation, so she understood and empathized with Hina’s situation). Murasaki asked if Ferb was nervous, but she said ‘not at all’, then was reminded of what she had wanted to say before 4U came.

“Will all of you still perform together with me as a band?”

Was how Ferb’s gratitude came out in the end, and all three of them looked at her as if she was being silly.

“That’s kind of too late to say, isn’t it?” said Murasaki, and Matsuri and Yumeno nodded lightly. This relationship, lighthearted yet strongly existing, made Ferb felt content. Matsuri walked in front of them first, then Murasaki smiled at Ferb and followed suit. That moment, looking at both girls, Ferb realized that the two of them could be said to have been dragged rather forcefully into the band, yet now they were the ones walking in front for her. As Ferb watched them silently, Yumeno peered over to look at Ferb’s face.

“Should we go too?” Yumeno reached out a hand, perhaps waiting for Ferb to do the same.

Ferb didn’t know the reason why Yumeno did what she did, nor would she ask her why. Yet, more than anything, she was always there for her. She could play the guitar, had a good personality, and was also beautiful. Sounded like she a partner too good for her to have.

“Do we even need to hold hands?”

Laughing, Ferb decided to tease Yumeno just a little bit.

~~~End of novel~~~

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End of the whole novel like, finally!! - Esh

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The QUEEN of PURPLE novel Chapter 6 summary

Apologies for the long gap since the previous chapter. The next (final one) will be up shortly. - Nab

Chapter 6. All We Wanna Do Is Walk Together

Yumeno couldn’t remember the last time she cried. As she sat alone in a city bus, she thought that ‘crying is an irrelevant thing to do in the face of problems’ and yet, earlier today she had cried like never before. As she held in her hand Matsuri’s blue handkerchief, Yumeno wondered how she could face her. Matsuri had stayed with her until she stopped crying.

“Don’t worry about it,” Matsuri had said to Yumeno in the gentlest voice she had ever heard from her.

Of course, Yumeno did worry. However, her embarrassment was beside the point because the main point was the two other members currently in a fight. In Yumeno’s head, given just how socially awkward both Murasaki and Ferb were, the more she considered the situation the more she did not know what to do, with all her thoughts just leading back to square one. In her heart though, Yumeno knew that leaving it all on someone else, or just letting Matsuri do everything, was not the right approach; she should do something about it, or at least that was what she always did whenever someone around her had a fight.

Deep in thought, Yumeno only came to her senses again when the bus driver told her the bus had arrived at the last stop, a place that Yumeno did not recognize. Rather than waiting 30 minutes for another bus, Yumeno decided to just walk home, taking an hour according to her map. With her habit of walking when she was feeling down, it seemed just about right. She made a mental note to wear her glasses when reaching home so that her parents would not see her teary face and ask her what happened. At that time, Yumeno smiled sadly as she reflected on how she was just like her parents.

The next day, Yumeno left for Nanasis right after school, while hoisting her guitar. She checked how she looked in almost every window, the toilet mirror, to make sure she looked fine (she did not). There was a chance that Matsuri, or maybe Ferb or Murasaki might be in the office, so she would try to arrive first.

When she reached the office, her greetings were not as hype as usual. Shihainin came out, smiling, and said, “As expected of Yumeno.” As it turned out, Momoka was sleeping by the sofa, and Shihainin had taken Yumeno’s less energetic greetings as her knowing that Momoka was asleep even before she opened the door. Although she of course had no such sixth sense, Yumeno decided just to go with the flow.

Shihainin then asked Yumeno if she had forgotten her camera; usually, Yumeno would have just started snapping photos here and there at the sight of a sleeping Momoka. Yumeno just answered that she had. Shihainin seemed to leave it at that and excused himself for a meeting. Yumeno realized that Matsuri must not have told him what happened. It seemed no one had decided to ask him for suggestions and Yumeno assumed that Matsuri perhaps had something in mind. Being the oldest, Matsuri may have felt a bigger responsibility and likely was the one most anxious about the band. Yumeno realized that she had been selfish with Matsuri. By her crying, she had robbed Matsuri’s chance to express her own feelings on the situation, since she had to be there to console her crying friend. Just staying in the office would not make it all better, and so Yumeno left the office quietly, so as not to wake Momoka up.

Outside by Kuonji park, Ferb was debating whether she should go to the office. They should tell Shihainin what happened, that despite having passed the second audition, without Murasaki there was no meaning in their performing or even having a band. Yet, Shihainin would definitely ask what was wrong and be very worried. If it was someone who was more reliable in interpersonal skills like Yumeno or Matsuri, they would be able to communicate it better, but saying anything other than what happened would have been a lie. What if Ferb had asked Murasaki the reason why she was so mad? What if she had asked Yumeno and Matsuri the reasons why they were against it? Would things go differently had she asked them? If she understood them, would she be able to protect the band, where her song had come true, and a place where she felt like she was meant to be? As she continued to question herself, she heard a melody.

It was a melancholic tune Ferb had never heard before, befitting the setting sun and the gloom that seemed to plague the day (and Ferb herself). Ferb turned around to search for the source of the sound and found Yumeno sitting on a swing playing her guitar. After a rather awkward exchange of hellos, Yumeno told Ferb to sit in the swing beside hers and then they sat in silence. Eventually, Ferb said ‘that was a good song’, and asked Yumeno what it was since she had never heard it before. Bashfully, Yumeno answered that it was thanks to Ferb’s influence that she had begun trying to make her own song. The melody, heartrendingly beautiful and fitting the season, time, and atmosphere, made Ferb say that it was nice; she went on to say that (in a good way) it did not ‘sound like Yumeno’, or perhaps was very Yumeno in how it was unpredictable. Yumeno thanked her, then said that playing the song had made her realize one thing: Ferb’s amazing skill. Although Yumeno could play it, the piece would not turn into being as a band’s song, and she could not even visualize the next steps for it to even be made. For Ferb to be able to make complete songs, even in a short time, Yumeno said she acutely felt the reality that was Ferb’s ability as she could not do the same thing.

However, Yumeno could not say that she disagreed with what Murasaki had said the previous day. The song that Ferb had showed them, to Yumeno while it was a good song and it was amazing that Ferb managed to make it in such a short amount of time, no matter what she could not see that song as ‘something that Ferb made’. At that statement, Ferb was in shock. No matter what, it was still true that Ferb had made that song with Yumeno, Matsuri, and Murasaki in mind, to such an extent that it had even taken up her sleeping time. At the look on Ferb’s face, Yumeno quickly continued to say that she loved the song that Ferb had made before; she loved the song that Ferb, who upon setting her sights on something would lose sight on anything else, made. She loved how the song showed how it was made by Ferb who, although awkward, was always straightforward in expressing her heart. And so, Yumeno had been elated when she was counted into the same band as Ferb.

If it had been ‘just play Ferb’s song’, Yumeno could do it whether live or on stream, but ‘being in a band with Ferb and co’ was a different thing. Yumeno was someone that would do what people told her to. She could perfectly do things better and faster than anyone, on any kind of field. This caused people to rely on her a lot, yet people would also think, “If it is Sakaiya-san, then she can do it by herself.” Thus, thinking they would only get in her way, people kept their distance from her. Yumeno, who loved being with others, always found herself having to make up reasons (no matter how exaggerated) to be with someone, such as giving them her help, or else people would leave. It was lonely always being in such situations.

Being with people who, in a good way, did not mind her like Ferb and Murasaki, and Matsuri who would look after them warmly as their older sister, Yumeno could not even begin to express just what a safe feeling it was, just how much happiness it gave her. And so, she tried to express her feelings to Ferb, that no matter how hard the guitar line was, she had the conviction to play it, and the confidence that she could. And she would as long as it was Ferb’s. Further, Yumeno believed Murasaki also felt the same. And that was the reason why Murasaki was angry.

It was because of the song, Ferb’s song, that they had done the band. Not for a song that they couldn’t give a face to when they heard it. And Murasaki had said that they did not ask for such a song. Because their feelings were theirs alone; the song Ferb had made without wondering about their feelings was the one they loved. With that, Yumeno got to her feet, hugged her guitar, bowed and apologized for not being able to express herself in a better way, and for not doing so when Ferb asked if they had better change their song. After that, ignoring Ferb’s hand that reached out to her, Yumeno said, “See you later,” and ran off.

Dropping her hand, which Yumeno had ignored just as Ferb had ignored Yumeno’s the day before, a painful feeling lingered in Ferb’s heart.

In EZ Bar, Murasaki was cleaning. Her mother asked her why she was not at band lessons, and if there was anything happening since she had been mopping the same spot for a long time. Murasaki looked away from her mother, since Kon had the ability to just read someone’s thoughts from their expression thanks to running a bar. Understanding that her daughter did not want to talk about it, she asked Murasaki to flip the sign by the door to ‘Open’. It was at that moment that a drunk Matsuri just barged in. Smelling like sake and barely able to walk, Matsuri was escorted by Murasaki to the counter, where she asked for a gin with lime. Kon jokingly said how Matsuri was thoughtful to ask for something that she could prepare with one hand, and asked Murasaki to leave the door sign on ‘Closed’ because she would be out to buy tobacco while waiting for the part-timer to come—which was quite strange since Kon was not a heavy smoker. Upon Murasaki’s question of if Matsuri usually drank, Matsuri admitted that she had drank because she had something to talk to Murasaki about and she was not confident if she could muster enough courage without drinking.

Murasaki said that if was a lecture, she didn’t need it. Matsuri asked her to just please lend her an ear, to which Murasaki acquiesced. Matsuri talked about how she had at first been anxious to just leave the three of them but had had a feeling that she had an obligation to do something for them, and thus had taken on the drums. She said she had originally felt like she could focus on looking after them while playing the drum but eventually—feeling how fun it was, getting praised by Ferb, playing together—it turned into her primarily playing the drums while also looking after them. With such a position in the band, she was the one that anchored them, even the jurors had told them as much. So, the best course of action in her position seemed to be to leave the band’s course to the leader… and that was what was wrong about them. They had overlooked that, with her aloof personality, while Ferb may seem like she was mature beyond her years, in truth during the time she played her bass or when she talked of things she loved, she looked even younger than her age. Perhaps was Ferb’s true face, just that of a regular 17-year-old girl.

Matsuri asked if Murasaki had helped at the bar since she was a child, to Murasaki answered yes, as early as she could remember. Matsuri said that Murasaki then had seen and met a lot of adults in her life, and thus Murasaki had better understanding of society than Ferb. And that they were both at fault for having thrown away their responsibility.

Matsuri asked Murasaki, “You regretted it, didn’t you?”

That they had not told Ferb that regardless of what the jurors said, they would be alright with the song they had at that moment. That they were not able to make Ferb feel confident of the song without saying anything. That they had let Ferb bend her musicality. And the previous day, as Murasaki was regretful about all of that, Ferb saying that she had changed their song because she thought about them and the festival… had angered Murasaki with the fact that their real stance did not get through to Ferb.

All that Matsuri was saying was right. Murasaki was regretting that she could not do anything. That instead of saying what she should have said, she instead acted the way she did. Matsuri told her that they should not dwell in regret. Murasaki understood that, and yet did not feel she would be able to convey it properly, or that it would not get through, just like what had happened. Although she knew what she should do, Murasaki did not have the trust that she would be able to make it successfully happen.

At that moment, Matsuri said, “You have confidence in your singing, don’t you.”

Murasaki did. She was confident that Ferb trusted her singing and felt that in the small period they spent together, the two of them had connected and seen the world in the same way through song—such as that time when they shared about Hanyuuda Mito the first time they met. That was the reason why Murasaki decided to sing rock which she had never sang before.

“Then with my drum, Yumeno’s guitar, and your voice, using that one song… let us lighten the weight on Ferb’s shoulders,” Matsuri suggested.

Murasaki agreed, and at that, Matsuri passed out on the bar counter, leaving her gin lime untouched.

Looking up at the winter sky, Yumeno’s words repeated over and over in Ferb’s head. Ferb realized that she had used her bandmates as an excuse, when it had just been her becoming all scared—after all, Yumeno had that conviction to succeed in the grand fest with Ferb’s song. Even Murasaki, who was proud of her own singing, and Matsuri, who picked up the drums for them just recently, had the same conviction, yet Ferb was the one running away. Never had Ferb hated the side of her that was clumsy, awkward, and lacked social ability as much as she did at that moment. And what kept going through her mind, were the words that Yumeno had uttered the moment she ran away.

“See you later, huh…”

With that, Ferb continued gazing at the far-off constellations.

~~~End of Chapter 6~~~

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Title:  COCYTUS Artist: AXiS Lyrics: SATSUKI-UPDATE Composer: Hiroshi Usami

Translations

The thing that I want so much, that I want to destroy are wings made out of unbreakable threads

To wish upon the unreachable sky is only a sound of unending darkness

Defile it, pollute it, this ever beautiful world Burn it, torch it, so that it can no longer be seen

I don't mind, for these tears I have spilled turn into ash Burn its entirety So that none of this form is left do it more, and more

Using these charred, burned wings I'll turn into a butterfly of hatred I can no longer see I prayed forever like this without opening my eyes

I laughed at how vermillion suits me I was only looking at a dream of existing together with you

Not wanting to forget, I wished upon the sky Time has long passed from that day

Why, why if only you were there in transient world I wouldn't have needed anything

I burn and arise beautifully as much as the tears that overflow please hug me so that I won't run away anymore

This one feather that once stabbed my heart I left it on you Even small birds will be unable to sing in a world of snow-like ash

I can't see the blue sky I already hate this place If wanting to meet you is but a dream

I don't even mind for even these overflowing tears burn out Dissolve entirely I don't need this form anymore so do it more, and more

By using the last remaining feather lets say goodbye to hatred It'd be good if these fluttering feathers reach you Or so I prayed

Romaji

Kowashitai hodo ni hoshii mono wa kowarenai ito de dekita hane

todokanai sora ni nozomu no wa owari no nai fukai yami no oto dake

yogoshite yogoshite utsukushii kono sekai moyashite moyashite mou mienai you ni

afurekaketa namida goto hai ni nattemo kamawanai no moyashikitte kono mi ga nokoranai hodo motto motto

yakete kogeta kono hane de nikushimi no chou ni naru no mou mienai kono mama me wo akezu zutto zutto sou inotta

usubeniiro niau to waratta anata to iru yume wo miteita dake

wasuretakunai to sora ni negatta ano hi kara mou zuibun tooku he

doushite doushite karisome no sekai anata ga ita nara nani mo iranai noni

kobore ochita namida hodo utsukushiku moeagaru no dakishimete mada nigenai you ni gyutto gyutto gyutto

mune ni sashita ichimai no hane wa anata ni nokosu no kotori datte saezurenakunaru yuki no you na hai no sekai de

aozora ga mienai kono basho wa mou kirai anata ni aitai kanawanu yume nara

afuredashita namida goto moetsukitemo kamawanai no tokashikitte kono mi nado iranai kara motto motto

saigo ni nokotta hane de nikushimi to sayonarashiyou maigatta hane ga anata ni todoku to ii to sou inotta

Kanji

壊したいほどに欲しいものは 壊れない糸でできた羽

届かない空に望むのは 終わりのない深い闇の音だけ

汚して汚して 美しいこの世界 燃やして燃やして もう見えないように

溢れかけた涙ごと 灰になっても構わないの 燃やしきって この身が残らないほど もっともっと

焼けて焦げたこの羽で 憎しみの蝶になるの もう見えない このまま目を開けず ずっとずっと そう祈った

薄紅色似合うと笑った あなたといる夢を見ていただけ

忘れたくないと空に願った あの日からもう随分遠くへ

どうしてどうして 仮初の世界 あなたがいたなら 何もいらないのに

零れ落ちた涙ほど 美しく燃え上がるの 抱きしめて まだ逃げないように ぎゅっとぎゅっとぎゅっと

胸に刺した一枚の 羽はあなたに残すの 小鳥だって 囀(さえず)れなくなる 雪のような灰の世界で

青空が見えない この場所はもう嫌い あなたに会いたい 叶わぬ夢なら

溢れ出した涙ごと 燃え尽きても構わないの 溶かしきって この身などいらないから もっともっと

最後に残った羽で 憎しみとさよならしよう 舞い上がった 羽があなたに届くといいと そう祈った