Characters: Nagi, Ten, Renga, Ryui, Akuta, Sakujiro, Kafka, Raito, Yodaka, Netaro & Daniel
Location: HAMA
Summary: An accident happens and the concert is about to be cancelled. As the audience begins to feel restless, a saviour appears…
Proofreader: Shay
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Audience A: Heeey, is the show not gonna go back on!? How long are ya gonna keep us waiting!? I’m gonna go home!
Audience B: Things sure went downhill fast… Maybe I really will head home.
Audience C: Let’s go. I was really looking forward to the concert, but now, it’s going to be a mess heading home.
Hakkei: (It looks like the audience is slowly getting tired of the situation… Now, what will they do? What will you do, HAMA Tours? No, Kafka?)
Sakujiro: Young Master… the audience is looking quite unhappy.
Kafka: Don’t worry, Sakujiro. The members of the Night Group are people that the Manager and I personally selected, after all.
Sakujiro: …Indeed, it’s precisely as you say.
Ryui: (Oh, shoot… people are starting to leave. They won’t even be able to see where they’re standing in this darkness…!)
Stupid Hachinoya! Forget the concert being cancelled, people are gonna get hurt at this rate.
Nagi: Wait. I’m thinking.
I’ve got an idea. I’ll paint my teeth in bright, fluorescent colours and–
Renga: W–Wait, don’t rush things yet…!
Ryui: Hey, you can’t just get up on stage like that… Huh?
Nagi: Renga?
Renga: N–Nagi! I’m here to help…! They’re not here with me right now, but Raito-san and Akuta are here, too!
Ryui: Just what the hell happened!? What’s going on!?
Renga: I don’t know, but it looks like the power’s been cut off. They’re trying to figure out what caused it right now…
T–That’s the situation, so pass me the mic. I’ll also…
Nagi: Huh? Oh, okay.
Ryui: What’re you planning on doing?
Renga: I’m gonna… turn the comedy duo into a trio…
Nagi: So… it’s going to be a comedy skit, huh? I like those, too.
Ryui: Sigh… Whatever. Just do whatever the hell you want…
Renga: Right! I’ll do my best, too…!
Nagi: The light…
Renga: Don’t lose hope, Night Group!
Raito: The hologram from the projectors have been materialised and increased in number, huh…? It’s not quite enough to light up the entire stage, but it’s not bad.
Akuta: Right? I always figured it’d be cool if we could see a holographic movie in 360 degrees, so it’s a special technique I came up with.
Now, the audience should be able to see the person next to them at least!
Raito: Yeah, it’s a tender and gentle light, fitting for the Night Group. …Alright, it’s time we head out to catch the people who’re about to leave.
Akuta: ‘Kay, we’re doing it all together, right?
Raito: Yeah. On my mark, the Morning, Afternoon and Evening Group members will all come together to tend to those who’re leaving. We must do this for the Night Group and for my dear student, Nagi.
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Yuda: ……
Ten: There you are~
Yuda: ……! …Who’s there?
Ten: Oh~ just a passing staff member.
That switchboard you’re fiddling with? Yeah, that’s the lifeline of our event. Could you stop touching it, please?
Yuda: ……
Ten: Hm~? Not even a hello? Could you tell me why you’re doing this? In exchange, I’ll let you go. Do you have a grudge against someone here? Or did someone hire you to do this?
Yuda: …What’re you gonna do with that info?
Ten: Well~? It’s gonna be a pain in the neck if this sorta thing happens again…
I can tell we’re similar people. You know, like birds of a feather?
It’s an unspoken rule to not get in the way of someone in the same trade, right? That’s why I’ll let you go. But you’ve got to tell me why you’re doing this. Let’s coexist in harmony, okay~?
Yuda: …I don’t know what you’re talking about, but don’t lump me in with you.
I’m the one who’s in control here.
Ten: That so~?
Yuda: I have to crush the seeds that are causing my senpai’s headaches. And being a ward mayor will just get in the way of that.
Ten: Oh~ But I’m also sowing some seeds here. I don’t want you to break them.
Yuda: ……
Ten: This “senpai” of yours… is Yodaka-san?
Yuda: ……!
Ten: Bingo~ My intuition is never off. Where are you from? I wanna know, but I bet you’re not gonna tell me.
Yuda: ……!
Ten: Okay, okay, I’ve heard enough. I’ll get going. The concert’s starting up again, so I think people are gonna start coming back.
I may not look it, but I’m great at keeping secrets. If you’ve left any traces, I’ll get rid of them for you… After all, we’re birds of a feather.
Yuda: ………………
*Yuda runs off*
Ten: ……
Man… that must be nice. Even if the things he does are bad…
He’s still prepared to go to hell for someone else’s sake.
Nagi: “...And so, that’s why you should be careful when riding your bike in winter.”
Renga: “Let’s be careful! Right, Ryui!?”
Ryui: “I don’t even wanna respond anymore… You two are like bulldozers – I can’t keep up…”
Nagi: (Ah… I see the Manager over there…)
Momiji / Kaede: (Nagi-kun! It’s okay now!)
Nagi: (...Right. Thanks, Manager.)
……
“I still have more unlucky stories, but the concert’s ready to start, so we’ll stop here for now. Ryui, thanks for sticking with me through this.”
Ryui: “I don’t wanna hear any more jokes…”
Nagi: “Renga, thank you as well for playing the funny man with me.”
Renga: “I–I was trying to play the straight man, though…”
“Well, I’m gonna make my exit, but I hope you guys can enjoy the Night Group’s concert until the very end!”
“These guys are… the real thing that I’ve acknowledged!”
*Renga leaves and the audience claps*
Nagi: “Uhh…”
“As I’ve been saying… I’m a really unlucky guy… I couldn’t find ‘happiness’ no matter where I looked…”
Yodaka: I’m sorry I’m late…!
Toi: Yodaka-san! Thank goodness…!
Netaro: Did you have a nice dream~?
Daniel: Welcome back… I dunno if that’s appropriate, though…
Momiji / Kaede: Everyone’s finally all here…!
Nagi: “In my eyes, someone that’s happy is someone surrounded by family, lots of friends and has a partner they cherish. I thought as long as they had those sorts of people around them, then they were 100% happy and content.”
“...But it seems I was kind of wrong…”
“Happiness and misfortune go hand-in-hand. 100% happiness or 100% misfortune doesn’t exist.”
“Good things can still happen on days where you feel hurt, and it can still rain on lucky days.”
“In other words, even if we’re covered in wounds and misfortune, we still have the chance to be happy.”
“Even if you don’t have someone important to you, even if your heart is broken into pieces… we can still be happy somewhere out there.”
“It’s fine for us to be happy.”
Momiji / Kaede: ……
(Nagi-kun, you’ve grown so much. So much has happened, huh.)
(I… can’t stop the tears…)
…Congratulations, Nagi-kun.
Nagi: “At the end of the day… at night, before you go to sleep… please reflect on the memories you made today. There must have been both happy and unhappy things that happened.”
“Pick out one instance of happiness that you experienced today and keep it within your heart.”
“When that 1 day turns into 1 week, then into a year, and maybe after 100 years…”
“On the day of your final rest, I hope you can look back and think, ‘Ahh, I was happy.’”
“Today, we, L4mps…”
“Would like to be the light that gently shines down on your happiness at night.”
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