ENLIGHTRIBE Radio Drama Ep. 38&39
Episode 38 (ENLIGHTRIBE RADIO 第38回 With DRAMA)
Eiri: Ramo I’m coming in.
Ramo: Oh, it’s rare for you to come over to my place. What’s up?
Eiri: I came to deliver the bagel samples. I’m not good with sweets so I need your help.
Ramo: Are you asking me to be your taste tester? That makes me happy. The more sweets I have the happier I am.
Eiri: You haven’t changed a bit. I feel like you’re always eating something even in the studio.
Ramo: My energy comes from sugar. Should we also get some drinks? You’re good with earl gray? Of course, no sugar.
Eiri: Yes, I’ll have that.
Ramo: Got it, then I’ll have a chocolate chip frappe with some colorful sprinkles on top.
Eiri: Just how much chocolate do you need?
Ramo: Eiri look, if I use this app, the drink maker developed by the Kagami family will make our drink.
Eiri: That’s some technology. Can they make any kind of drink? The steps for making tea and frappe are quite different.
Ramo: Yes, it doesn’t matter. As long as iit has the ingredients it can even make a smoothie. As expected of the Kagami’s technology.
Eiri: If it’s easy to use I’m assuming they plan to release this to the market?
Ramo: They plan to ease the life in the middle class by making this affordable. It seems like more people will stop going to cafes.
Eiri: If the functionalities are too good, people will end up losing their jobs.
Ramo: That might be true. I’ve been borrowing this machine for about a week already, but I can’t even remember what life before having this machine was like anymore.
Eiri: You seem to be liking it. Come to think about it, Hiero was complaining how their AI chef can only make omurice.
Ramo: Is that so? I wonder if that’s even allowed with their technology. Maybe it’s not updated?
Eiri: I don’t know because I haven’t seen it myself.
Ramo: Well Hiero is not familiar with those kinds of stuff and doesn’t bother to ask for help. Maybe I’ll go visit him to check.
Eiri: It would help if you could. He’s getting thinner again and it’s kind of bothering me. Hekiru is also worried about Hiero’s unhealthy diet.
Ramo: Ah that’s because Hekiru’s constantly monitoring Hiero’s health. Especially since we’ve decided to join ENLIGHTRIBE. If the numbers start looking bad it notifies them.
Eiri: Numbers? What does that mean?
Ramo: Oh, was it alright that I mentioned it? I might have said too much.
Eiri: Is it a secret with Hekiru? Please tell me.
Ramo: Heiro’s always wearing that choker right?
Eiri: The one with the emerald?
Ramo: It’s actually made by the Houou together with the Kagami’s AI technologies to monitor Hiero’s health.
Eiri: Does Hiero know about it?
Ramo: Truth be told, Hiero knows nothing about it. He’d definitely not like it if he knew.
Eiri: I can imagine him making a big fuss about it if he knew. So, since when have you been getting his data?
Ramo: Remember when he fainted during that business trip last summer? That’s when we changed the choker.
Eiri: So you’ve been survaling his health for over a year now?
Ramo: Survaling is not a good word, Eiri. We’re just worried about him because he’s like a little brother. I’m sure you can understand.
Eiri: I mean yes, but-
Ramo: I do feel bad for him but it’s not like we can attend college together and it would be bad if he passed out again.
Eiri: That time was hard. You were the one who found him first right?
Ramo: Yes. I saw his cat Gamos come to my house so I thought something was up. If Gamo wasn’t around…
Eiri: He was saved by his cat.
Ramo: Hiero’s still in his teens. It would have been better if he was living with his family or with some helpers like us so that someone could look over him, but he doesn’t even have any permanent helpers.
Eiri: It's good that he wants to be independent, but it might have been too early for him.
Ramo: That’s why Hiero and Gamos have their chokers.
Eiri: Not telling Hiero is for his own good.
Ramo: Because of his personality, yeah. It would be nice if he could rely on us more.
Eiri: It can’t be helped because he’s still a kid.
Ramo: Hearing you say that about it makes me feel bad for Hiero. Hiero is quite similar to the old you, back when me and Hekiru first met you.
Eiri: Is that so? I wasn’t that stubborn though.
Ramo: Am I wrong? I remember you looking at us with eyes of distrust. And you don’t laugh.
Eiri: I don’t mean to be like that. There just wasn’t anything interesting to laugh at.
Ramo: Hekiru would be shocked to hear that because he was trying a lot of stuff to make you happy.
Eiri: Come to think about it, did it have something to do with me when you stopped for a year to match me and Hekiru’s grade level?
Ramo: What’s up with that? Why are you bringing it up now?
Eiri: All this time I’ve been wondering if you did it to let me blend in in high school. I didn’t see any other reason for you to take a break that time.
Ramo: Say Eiri, did you have a good student life?
Eiri: Yes, of course. I have nothing but good memories. That’s why we’re still friends.
Ramo: If that’s what you think then I’m satisfied.
Eiri: It is as I thought.
Ramo: Our drinks might be ready. I’ll go check on them in the kitchen. Wait here Eiri.
Episode 39 (ENLIGHTRIBE RADIO 第39回 With DRAMA)
Ramo: The bagels were all delicious.
Eiri: I didn’t think you’d finish them, did you need more?
Ramo: Bring some again next time. I’d be happy to try them for you.
Eiri: That’s very reliable. I’ll bring over some other sweets next time.
Ramo: Of course. I don’t have any preference when it comes to sweets. So Eiri, what’s up. You didn’t come here just for this right?
Eiri: You saw through me huh. You’re sharp.
Ramo: I thought it was quite rare for you to come over to my place. Did Hekiru ask you to check on me?
Eiri: Yeah, it’s as you said. Hekiru is very worried about you.
Ramo: Worried? Is it because I’m not focused on creating our songs? My parents have been getting me a lot of composition jobs recently.
Eiri: That’s not just it. Looking at the bags under your eyes, there must be something else that’s bothering you
Ramo: I have eyebags? Oh, it’s true. I didn’t realize it because I haven’t been leaving the house recently.
Eiri: You’re doing a radio during midnight right?
Ramo: R-radio? What are you talking about?
Eiri: Ride to the Edge, that’s the title of the radio. You’re the DJ, aren’t you?
Ramo: Ride to… I wonder, I don’t know about it.
Eiri: I can tell by listening to the voice. I heard from a young helper that there’s this radio that suddenly starts at midnight. I also heard that ESMERALDA’s songs have played there before so I tried listening to it.
Ramo: Hmm and then?
Eiri: The voice I heard at the start was absolutely you. There’s no way I would mishear that. I don’t plan on telling Hekiru or Hiero about it so tell me what that is about.
Ramo: I guess it can’t be helped that you found out. You’re the first one to realize.
Eiri: Is that so? I think anybody can tell by listening to your voice.
Ramo: I’ve been doing that radio since I was a student. It was apparently famous for a while, but you’re the only one who realized that it was me.
Eiri: You’ve been doing it for that long? Why were you hiding it from us? Were you planning to keep it a secret until someone found out?
Ramo: Hmm, kind of. I was planning to keep it a secret because it was against the law.
Eiri: Against the law? I’ve never heard about that.
Ramo: There’s a law that limits the radio waves saying that they should only reach the upper class and middle class. But my radio doesn’t have that limit and even the people living in the lower class can listen to it as long as they know the frequency.
Eiri: I didn’t know about that limit. To think that even signal is restricted there.
Ramo: Most people don’t know about it. I just found out while reading through some family documents.
Eiri: Does that mean that people in Rainfall (lower class) don’t have much opportunity to be exposed to new songs.
Ramo: I wonder. New songs may be being created there. But I would be happy if they are able to listen to my radio and know new songs.
Eiri: Does radio even exist in the place? I’ve heard that the place is dark and gloomy as the name of the place suggests.
Ramo: When I took a break from school I secretly went to the streets near Rainfall.
Eiri: Isn’t that illegal?! Going near the area is already against the law.
Ramo: “I went there to look into something for the Toride family”. See, I can just make up reasons like that, so there’s no problem.
Eiri: The Toride name seems like a convenient one. And then? How was it? Did you see any residences?
Ramo: I went at night so I didn’t see much, but I was able to hear some laughter and music from a building that looks like ruins.
Eiri: Songs huh.
Ramo: It didn’t matter if they were good or bad, but you could tell that they were really enjoying themselves.
Eiri: I see.
Ramo: Then it made me think if behind the history of these classes, did music play a part in it.
Eiri: That’s a very you way of thinking.
Ramo: So when I heard that ENLIGHTRIBE was open regardless of class I was very excited.
Eiri: Is that so? Hiero was very against it though.
Ramo: It’s not like the people there are bad, it’s just that we were educated to think that way. It’s not like Hiero’s bad
Eiri: A difference of knowledge. So no one’s in the wrong.
Ramo: I want them to think we’re good. Not because we’re in the upper class, but because we’re ESMERALDA.
Eiri: I see. I agree. I don’t like the idea of getting bias treatment because of our names.
Ramo: We passed through the first screening, but we don’t know how we placed, and we don’t know what’s happening in the second screening so we can’t really put our guards down.
Eiri: That’s true. If you’re done with the new songs I would love to hear them. If there’s anything I can do I want to help.
Ramo: There’s a draft I haven’t asked Hekiru to listen to. I want to hear your thoughts on it.
Eiri: Of course, let me hear it
Ramo: Thanks. Let me prepare it.
Bonus: Ride to the Edge -> bring “to” to the front of the title -> To Ride -> Toride (Ramo)
Another Bonus: According to the producer, they made Ramo the DJ of Ride to the Edge because his seiyuu (Komatsu Shouhei) was the main personality in the first cycle of Enraji