Amusement Live - Chapter 9

Location: Ground (Dusk)

Nazuna: (Wow, the sun’s already completely set, huh~?)

(That just proves how hard we were concentrating, I guess. The live this time is fairly different from usual, so I thought those guys would be at a loss.)

(But thanks to Wataru-chin, we decided on a course of action and put our best effort into the lesson.)

(I’ll do my best to keep it up tomorrow, too~, hip hip hurray ♪)

Hajime (off screen): ….~♪

Nazuna: (...Hm? What was that just now?)

(I think it came from over there… Yeah, no mistake about it. I can hear someone’s singing voice from the dance room. Is this beautiful voice Hajime-chin…?)

Location: Dance Room

Hajime: ♪ ~ ♪ ~ ♪

Nazuna: (As I thought, it’s Hajime-chin...!)

(We rented the dance room until night, so there’s no problem with him practicing...)

(But we’re having lessons again tomorrow, and I told him to rest early so he won’t be exhausted from today, right~?)

Hajime: One and two, three and four…

 

Hajime: Spin and tu-...

Auu!?

Ouchie… Uu, I fell again. I keep messing up in the same spot over and over, I’m getting so sick of how clumsy I am.

No, this isn’t the time to get depressed. If I can’t do it, I just have to keep practicing more than the others.

Alright. I’ll take it from the top once more~!

♪ ~ ♪ ~ ♪

Nazuna: (Uu~... I get anxious just watching this. Hajime-chin really can’t help tripping and falling during that turn. I’ll go and give him some advice.)

Yuuta: Hajime-kun.

Hajime: Eh? Wa-, wawah… Hyabu!?

Yuuta: Are you okay!? I’m sorry, it’s because I suddenly called out to you… Are you hurt?

Hajime: I-I’m okay~. Umm, what’s the matter? Did you forget something here?

Yuuta: No, I was just walking down the hallway and heard someone singing. So I was wondering if there was still someone here.

So you’re still practicing all by yourself, Hajime-kun~. How admirable, that makes me not want to lose.

Hajime: Ahaha… It’s nothing as praiseworthy as that~.

I’m the only one who’s so crummy at dancing that I’m holding everyone else back… So I’m just practicing because I have to improve until our live.

I can somewhat follow the steps Nii~chan taught me, but I’m still no good at all at the turn… I trip half of the time I try it.

Yuuta: Hmm~... In that case, how about I teach you the dance?

Hajime: Eh, are you sure about that? You’d be a great help, but wouldn’t it be a bother…?

Yuuta: Don’t worry about it~. If I went home I wouldn’t have anything to do either, so staying here and instructing you is much more worthwhile, Hajime-kun.

So, can you try dancing it?

Hajime: Y-yes. Aoi-sensei, I’ll be in your care...♪

Yuuta: Sensei, huh… I’d prefer if you addressed me normally, or rather, called me by my first name. Since I also started calling you Hajime-kun of my own accord.

Hajime: Fufu, got it. In that case, Yuuta-kun, I’ll be in your care...♪

One and two, three and four...

Spin and tu-... Hyan!?

Yuuta: Are you okay~? Need a hand?

Hajime: T-thank you very much. Guess I tripped again… Just what am I doing wrong?

Yuuta: I think I figured that out more or less just now.

Hajime: Eh, really? After only watching me for such a short moment...?

Yuuta: Umm, before I tell you, can I have a moment? Come closer~♪

Hajime: Ye~s, what is it~...?

Yuuta: Don’t move. ...Alright, done! Suits you pretty well~, Hajime-kun ♪

Hajime: Wah, aren’t these the hairpins you always wear, Yuuta-kun?

Yuuta: Your hair was kind of getting in your way, so for now, this is a stopgap measure.

Hajime: Due to Ra*bits’ policy, I can’t cut my hair. But like this, I kind of feel like I’ve become serious ♪

Yuuta: Glad to hear it. I have lots of these hairpins at home, so you can keep these if you like, Hajime-kun.

Hajime: No way, I’d feel bad if I kept them~! Umm, is it okay if I just borrow them for today?

Yuuta: Geez, there’s no need to be reserved. Well, no matter~. Alright, let’s get down to business.

Hajime: Yes! I’ll be in your care, Yuuta-kun ♪

Nazuna: ………….

(TL Note: Nazuna is smiling in the last frame, don’t worry)

Amusement Live - Chapter 10

Location: Grounds (Dusk)

Nazuna: (Fufu. Guess there was no need for me to interfere~♪)

(And it looks like they’re deepening their friendship during their lesson together. Good for you, Hajime-chin. I’m rooting for you~!)

Wataru: Oh my? If it isn’t the Little Rabbit-san~. Fufu, looks like you’re having fun peeping. Let me in on that, too ♪

Nazuna: Unyah, Wataru-chin!? Don’t keep surprising me over and over~!

Or rather, why are you here? Didn’t you say you’d go home once you finished your business with us?

Wataru: I was coaching Himegimi today, so I was still at school.

Hum hum, so you’re watching over your kouhai’s efforts from the shadows.

The Little Rabbit-san’s kids are all hard workers, so I can’t wait to see how they develop...☆

Nazuna: Why are you acting like we’re moms on parents’ day?*

Wataru: Well said! Actually, I came to ask this mommy courage who’s raising three children by herself for some advice, do you have a minute?

Nazuna: Mommy courage…? Oh whatever. Advice, huh. Kind of rare of Wataru-chin to ask for that.

You kind of strike me as the type to resolve things himself when he hits a wall. And in the first place, you seem completely removed from any worries, you know?

Wataru: Despite everything, I’m only human, and as such I do have my worries, okay? Well, it’s still true that I’m far removed from the kind of worries that everyone else has.

In any case, I need advice regarding Himegimi.

Nazuna: What’s the matter with Momo-chin? We’re both in the tennis club, so~. I think I’ll be able to give you advice.

Wataru: I asked Eichi to leave the coaching of Himegimi to me, but… He’s really defiant, calling my treatment of him too rough and the like.

When I ignore his silly nonsense he ends up crying. And it isn’t an easy feat to get him to stop crying, either.

Nazuna: Hey now. Momo-chin is also a precious kouhai of mine, so if you bully him too much I can’t overlook that, alright~?

But, I see now. Wataru-chin, you’re troubled about how to deal with Momo-chin, huh?

Wataru: Well, I suppose you could say that. The Little Rabbit-san is adored by his kouhais, right? So maybe you could spare some words of advice...that’s what I was thinking.

Nazuna: Hmm~. Momo-chin also loathes me, or rather, he’s taken a hostile stance it seems.

Wataru: I think that’s just due to his competitive personality. If you put that to good use and don’t rub him the wrong way, it’s easy to get him to work hard.

Nazuna: Huh… So you do understand Momo-chin well, Wataru-chin.

Wataru: Figuring out what someone else is thinking and what they’re seeking is a piece of cake for me.

Nazuna: In that case, how about you stop doing things Momo-chin hates?

Wataru: I wouldn’t be here talking to you if it was that easy. Somehow I keep being too strict on him. And before I realize it, Himegimi is completely steamrolled.

Nazuna: Ah~... It’s because you do the same stuff to Tomo-chin that he hates you as well.

And here I thought you weren’t paying any mind to it, but I guess you worry as much as the next person.

Wataru: Oh, I don’t plan to change anything regarding Tomoya-kun, though. I am inquiring strictly about countermeasures for Himegimi.

Nazuna: I fail to see the difference here… And even if you call it countermeasures, I don’t plan to do anything of that caliber.

If anything, I try to see things from the children’s perspective…

So Wataru-chin, how about you try to put yourself in Momo-chin’s shoes for once?

I’m sure if you do that, you’ll be able to figure something out. Since you understand Momo-chin well, you’ll be fine!

...Um, I’m sorry for giving you such a conventional answer. Since it’s you, I’m sure you were expecting a more interesting reply, Wataru-chin.

Wataru: Seeing things from Himegimi’s perspective, huh… Hm, I suppose I’ll be able to put that height adjustment into practice easily.

Nazuna: Hold it right there, what are you trying to adjust? Don’t tell me you took that literally?

Wataru: Ahaha, it was a joke! But thanks to you, I think I’m starting to see a ray of hope. Thank you very much, Little Rabbit-san...♪

The first years are getting along well, so we should do the same.

More specifically, let’s go home together! Let’s hold hands~♪

Nazuna: No, I don’t need you to hold my hand… But alright, since this was a chance encounter, we might as well head home together.

Wataru-chin, is your house far from here? I live in the neighbourhood, so I take my bicycle to school.

Wataru: In that case, let’s go together half of the way. Fufufu, I suppose talking with your classmates like a highschooler should isn’t so bad every once in a while.

I feel like I can expect a new kind of Amazing!....☆

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*Parents’ day in Japan involves the parents of the students observing their children in class.

Amusement Live - Chapter 11

Location: Dance Room

Yuuta: ♪ ~ ♪ ~ ♪

Hajime: ♪ ~ ♪ ~ ♪

Yuuta: Don’t be too conscious of your dancing~. Yep, just like that!

Hajime: Ehehe, I feel like I’ve got a knack for it thanks to Yuuta-kun. It’s fun~...♪

Yuuta: You should always enjoy yourself no matter what you’re doing. If you think “I suck at this~” while dancing, you’ll automatically start lowering your gaze after all.

But right now, you’re dancing while facing forward properly, Hajime-kun. Your posture is really beautiful.

This has been good practice for me as well~. I usually only do this kind of special training with Aniki, so it’s been really fresh ♪

Hajime: Fufu. Yuuta-kun and Hinata-kun are so close~. Since you’re a unit of siblings you’re always together, it makes me jealous.

Yuuta: No, it’s not like we’re always together, okay? Well, Aniki seems to want to cling to me 24/7, though…

I’m already a high school student, so I’d really like to start acting separately already.

Hajime: Umm… I’m not sure if it’s okay for me to ask this, but. Are you and Hinata-kun having a fight?

You came to the amusement park by yourself, and during the lesson earlier the mood between you was kind of awkward, too…

Yuuta: We’re not fighting. 2wink is usually centered around Aniki, but this time I asked him to let me do it.

Because of that, I’ve been kind of on edge I guess.

Hajime: Ah, so that’s how it is. Then it’s no wonder Yuuta-kun is doing this and that~. You’re fellow first years, but you’re both so amazing.

If I try to imagine me being the center, my mind just goes blank.

Yuuta-kun, please talk to me if you’re ever troubled. Even if our units are different, we’re still comrades who participate in the same live…

We’re friends, so I want to support you.

Yuuta: Hajime-kun… Thank you, just hearing that makes me really happy ♪

It’s just you and me here, so I guess I might as well air my complaints.

Hajime: Go right ahead~. If you’re fine with me, I’ll hear you out on anything you like.

Yuuta: Yeah… You see, when you actually have to do all of it. I mean planning the performance, dealing with the client and the co-stars, checking out the venue… It’s a lot.

But, I got lucky.

After consulting Anzu-san about it, she introduced me to a job right away. And there was no audition, so we got in just like that.

If it hadn’t gone like that, I probably would have had to fetch a job by myself… I wonder if I could have done it?

Aniki always makes it look so easy, but it might’ve not been able to do it right. When that thought crosses my mind, I get so frustrated…

Hajime: Umm… I’m sorry. I was trying to see this from Yuuta-kun’s point of view, but it’s kind of difficult for me…

However, I do kind of understand Hinata-kun’s feelings. Like not wanting your cute little brother go through any hardship, so you end up doing everything in his place.

Of course, I don’t think he’s doing it for you because he doesn’t think you can, or in order to compete with you, okay?

Yuuta: Hmm… Could it be that you have a younger brother, Hajime-kun?

Hajime: Yes, I have a younger brother and sister~. They’re both really cute and good kids ♪

Yuuta: Yeah, if they’re Hajime-kun’s siblings, I’m sure they are~. I’m jealous, unlike you I don’t have anyone but my older brother.

Hajime: Fufu, the grass is always greener on the other side~. I am jealous of you for having an Onii-chan. 

Yuuta: Hey Hajime-kun, try calling me “Yuuta Onii-chan”.

Hajime: W-why would I do that!? I wouldn’t mind calling you that, but we’re the same age… Wouldn’t it feel weird~?

Yuuta: You’re jealous because you want to have an Onii-chan, right? So I thought I’d let you get a taste of what it’s like to have one.

And I’d also like to become an older brother and spoil my little brother to my hearts’ content...♪

Hajime: Ehehe, I guess it does sound a little fun.

Yuuta Onii-chan, I looove you….♪

Yuuta: Uwoah, so radiant! And like, amazing how you can just say something like that with no hesitation.

Hajime-kun is trying to seduce his Onii-chan, huh? You little~...♪

Hajime: Wawah, please don’t ruffle my head~. Geez, Yuuta Onii-chan is so rough, isn’t he?

I’ll get you back for this~. Ruffle ruffle...♪

Yuuta: Ahaha, stop it, you’ll mess up my hair~!

See what happens to bad kids who don’t listen, squeeze~...☆

Hajime: Wapuh!? It’s hard to breathe, Yuuta Onii-chan~? 

Ehehe, I also hug my little siblings like this. It’s warm and makes you feel happy, doesn’t it~♪

Yuuta: Yeah, Aniki does it all the time too. I wonder why, could it be that the beings known as older brothers are under a curse that makes them die if they don’t hug their little brothers? 

Hajime: Fufu, we simply want to touch and be touched.

Yuuta: Is that what it is~? Hajime-kun, thanks for going along with my game.

Hajime: Don’t mention it, becoming a little brother was a lot of fun for me too.

Yuuta: Now then. We had a nice break, so let’s get back to our dance lesson.

Hajime: Yes! Yuuta-kun, I appreciate your continued support and look forward to working with you~♪