Magical Unis meet Heart-chans
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<One week later, day of LIVE, behind stage>
Esu: —alright, got it! Thank you so much! We’ll give it all we got for this LIVE! Well then, if you would excuse me…
Raika: Esu-sama, how’d it go…? What did Tsukasa-oniisan say? We really are getting fired, aren’t we?
Esu: Not at all! Our idea was a huge success☆ In fact, we got nothing but praise from him!
The AR card distribution event we held the other day was a big hit!
So many people watched our AR performance, the number of views it got is super high! Likewise, the number of hits on our website also skyrocketed!
And it’s not just that, it seems the number of downloads of our debut song also shot up!
Yume: Come to think of it, yesterday “Esupuri” was a trending word online.
Kanna: It likely became trending due to those who were unfamiliar with us and starting searching for “Esupuri” online.
Esu: We did it guys! It seems our agency has concluded that this event has definitely increased our number of fans, so it looks like we have successfully completed our mission!
Raika: Yayy! We did it…! We actually did it!!!
Yume: Naturally. They had to have been completely insane to fire us.
Kanna: Actually, I don’t recall them ever threatening to fire us in the first place.
Esu: Well…, I guess the agency gave us a warning in a way that made us feel a “greater sense of crisis” in this predicament.
But now, our agency has finally recognized us as we’re a unit that can produce results too!
That being said, we’re not done here yet!
Raika: eeh!? Is there another mission? I hope this next mission isn’t too difficult…?
Esu: I’m talking about the LIVE we have coming up!
So many people have come to our LIVE because they’re curious about “Esupuri”! We can’t let them go home feeling disappointed, right?
Yume: Yume will not tolerate any failure while you’re all wearing his outfits. So let’s make sure this LIVE is a success!
Raika: Ya! Of course! I’ll do what I can! I’m way better at singing than trying to make Kanna-sama smile!
Kanna: I cannot allow the results I achieved to go unutilized here, so I will make an effort as well. Of course I’ll be off sleep-mode for this.
Esu: Is it just me or are you starting to sound a bit robotic again? Are you okay??? I’m starting to get a bit worried ……
Kanna: Speaking this way is more convenient to avoid having conversations with others as it’s a hassle. Having to explain this is also a hassle. But I guess it can’t be helped this time.
Esu: I’m relived to hear it’s just you being socially awkward, BUT CAN YOU NOT ACT SO BOTHERED BY INTERACTING WITH YOUR FELLOW UNIT MATES!?
Geez, whatever. Our live’s about to start! Let’s head to the stage! Everyone, ad ☆ ven ☆ ture☆ start !!!!!!!!
“Thank you for coming to Esupuri’s LIVE today♪”
“We may only be a small spark right now, but with the support of all our Heart-chans, we’ll definitely be able to ignite and shine more and more brighter! “
“So please look forward to our growth everyone!”
“Yume will now cast a spell on all our Heart-chans here in this venue. The type of spell that’ll make you want to see Esupuri again and again after watching today’s LIVE ♪ “
Raika: (hyaaa! This song carries so well throughout the venue, this feels great!)
( I love being able to wear an outfit designed by Ohana-san. I love bein’ able to sing so loudly!)
(I’m doing what I love. And that alone makes the audience smile and wave their hands with joy)
(Being an idol is such a wonderful thing)
Raika: (……ah, this must’ve been what Sakuma-sama meant)
(I have the freedom to do what I want to do. Being an idol is such a lovely tool to use.)
(Even though I may always be a birdbrain, as an idol that’s not the case)
(Just being able to sing brings me so much happiness)
Kanna: ( it seems that way more people than I anticipated showed up to watch our LIVE)
(Using their own money and time)
(Is there any significance in doing so…?)
(……never mind . Thinking that way is wrong. Idols should never question something like that.)
(Though I believe I have the answer to that question…Naturally.)
(Right now, I need to do what an idol must. )
(Those in attendance have paid various amounts to be here. I need to deliver something that’s worth the amount they spent)
(It’s not easy though. What defines a person as human is far more difficult than proving any numerical formula or theorem.)
(—am I smiling properly?)
(I hope it’s not coming off as eerie to everyone watching)
(Otherwise it’d be hard to consider this an equivalent exchange.)
(That said, my attempt at a smile may still have a long way to go…)
(But as Raika-san said “it may only be a fake smile now but it’s possible for it to turn genuine later on” )
(Hearing him say that really makes me believe it’s possible)
Kanna: (Someday it definitely will…… So I can deliver a genuine smile to everyone here.)
(Until then, I hope everyone continues to support us)
(—for right now, we’ll give you this live performance as opposed to a small card)
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