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Location: Night Club Interior

Hinata: If you wanna help someone, you gotta first get to know them, right?

There are times when even the fingertips of the hand you reached out to help someone can in turn injure them — The two of us had many bad experiences thanks to that in the past.

Yuuta: Yeah. ...So, you spoke to Rinne-senpai, and he promptly brought you to this sketchy establishment?

You should be more careful, Aniki. I’d wager there are tons of terrible people out there who’d love to have a cute little idol fall into their clutches, you know?

Hinata: Uu. I mean, I figured it’d be fine~, that there aren't any bad people among idols...

All the idols we've met and gotten to know at Yumenosaki are kind, good people after all.

As a result, I forgot that there are plenty of bad people in the world as well, and let my guard down.

I do feel like forgetting about that was a blessing — But by the time something awful actually happens, it’s already too late for regrets, so I’ll be more careful in the future.

Yuuta: Yeah. I’ll let you off the hook this time… I guess. Maybe Rinne-senpai’s a more decent and virtuous person than I suspected. I mean, you got attached to him after all, Aniki.

Hinata: Nah~, I do think that he’s probably a terrible and dangerous person.

At least, he’s “that” kinda guy, to a certain degree. He chose by his own free will to play the bad guy, or rather, the ungracious part.

And if anything, I can relate to that… I'm saying this in hindsight, but it’s not like Rinne-senpai did anything bad to me.

In fact, he was really kind to me and listened to all my complaints I couldn’t tell to anyone else. Made me feel like, “Aah, I guess that’s what it’s like to have an Onii-chan...”.

Yuuta: Gh. I’m sorry, I’ve still got a long way before I can become an Onii-chan like that for you.

HiMERU: …….?

Yuuta: Ah, I guess this is a little confusing to those who aren’t in the know. You see, we’re the kinds of twins who frequently change the “little brother” and “big brother” roles based on how we’re feeling, and stuff.

HiMERU: — Hmm, HiMERU can’t imagine this not being confusing to the two of you. It feels as though the boundary between the two of you may disappear, or rather that it’ll be difficult for you to establish your own identities.

Well, HiMERU is the last person who should be saying this, though.

Hinata: …..? In any case, while talking to Rinne-senpai, we really hit it off —

And I heard from him that while helping out at this club, he's been coming up with quite the "plan".

Since I was ordered to support Crazy:B, I wanted to assist him with whatever that was…

So with that in mind, I helped him out as much as I could.

Although all I did was wait tables, wash dishes and sweep floors... All kinda un-idol-like things to do.

But it was fun and felt nostalgic, and reminded me of back when we were in Master’s care at the Chinese restaurant*.

Well, not that I've got any idea what point there is to working at a place like this, though.

I wonder what this “plan” Rinne-senpai mentioned is all about?

HiMERU: Don’t ask HiMERU. Or actually, that’s what HiMERU came here to investigate. And if Amagi is involved in some mischief again, to use that as pretext to denounce him —

In order to fulfill HiMERU's plan of returning to a focus on solo activities, which are the most suitable for him.

Hinata: Oh, so you're the kind of person who’d prefer solo activities, HiMERU-san? The thought of that never once crossed our minds — We’re twins, after all.

Yuuta: Yeah, because we both decided to become idols together.

When we showed off the street performance skills we learned along the way at places like Master’s restaurant, the customers and other people gathering around were all so delighted and praised us.

They kept demanding to see more and more — And to this day, that’s why we still do jobs that show off our skills.

HiMERU: Fufu. Merely showcasing your skills makes you a performer, but an idol’s job is to be loved. At least, that is how HiMERU defines idols.

No, that’s how he defines the idol named HiMERU.

Which is exactly why his current role of rampaging and scattering poison, being resented and detested, is entirely undesirable for HiMERU —

Rinne: Gyahaha. In that case, lemme ask you this, Merumeru… D’ya really think you can return to bein’ the beloved character ya once were by focusin’ on solo idol activities like ya used to?

HiMERU: — Amagi. Didn’t HiMERU ask you to stay outside the club for a while, seeing as how you’re a nuisance to this conversation?

Rinne: Eh~? I don’t got a choice, someone’s gotta lead these new “customers” to their seats, right?

Yuuta: Customers? — Ah, Kagehira-senpai is one of them. Maybe he was worried and came after me~? My Yumenosaki seniors are overprotective as usual, huh~?

HiMERU: ………

Yuuta: ? Is something wrong, HiMERU-san?

HiMERU: No. HiMERU was thinking the clientele here seems to be of a biased demographic, but then this means —

Rinne: Yeah. I think your deduction’s prolly spot on, o great detective ♪

HiMERU: ………

Yuuta: H-huh? What's that supposed to mean?

Rinne: Gyahaha! Don’t ask the “culprit” that!

Gettin’ to think shit over in your own brains is the greatest pleasure that humanity's still allowed, right?

Not to mention, it’s free of charge and you can enjoy it for as long as ya like! There’s no reason not to indulge in it, yeah?

Or rather, quit your silly chatter, get a move on already and work if you've got it all figured out. Surely just being spectators** ain't enough to satisfy creatures like you lot, right?

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