Hot Limit - Late Summer Insects 3

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Location: ES Hallway

Rinne: — Yup. This time, that Producer’s gonna come in clutch.

In CosPro, which we’re affiliated with, our brainy lil’ snakeyboy is basically the one in charge of producin’ everything.

He’s especially hoggin’ all the producer work for his own unit, Eden.

Valkyrie doesn’t seem like the type to listen to what outsiders tell ‘em, so they refuse to rely on producers in general.

And 2wink is in the middle of a crucial period where they’ve gotta build their own “context” without outside interference.

HiMERU: — You make it sound like it has nothing to do with you.

Rinne: Eh~? I just told ‘em straight up what I was thinkin’, nothin’ more. They’ve gotta figure out for themselves how they’re gonna interpret it, yeah?

So in that sense, it really’s got nothin’ to do with me. They’ve gotta wipe their own asses, y’know.

Idols ain’t artists, but ultimately, they’re the only ones who can choose their paths for ‘emselves.

Just like we have to choose ours.

In practice, this means that even the obstinate Valkyrie permit ‘emselves to be produced — by forgin’ a contact point with the very special leading producer of the Producer Association.

The one called Anzu-chan. Apparently, idols accept her proposals real well, or rather…

While I don’t know the reason and don’t care to know it, the vibe is that those guys basically won’t complain no matter what she asks ‘em to do.

We’ll make use of that vibe. Maybe even us, who have been denied so many times, may be able to become “just” if we gain her as our shield.

HiMERU: Hmm. It appears as though the one in charge of the plans for the aforementioned summer festival job — is none other than this Anzu-san herself.

Rinne: Hell yeah. And that’s exactly why the riffraff is fallin’ over each other tryna get that job so she can produce for ‘em.

Anzu-chan’s gotten real famous for playin’ a leadin’ role in guidin’ Trickstar to victory at the SS when they were still complete no-names, after all.

HiMERU: — SS, you say… And HiMERU is sure you have thoughts on that matter, don’t you, Amagi?

Rinne: Sure do. Well, there are always countless cryin’ losers hidden in the shadows of those shining winners. That’s just how the cookie crumbles, so there’s no point in grumblin’ about it, right?

It’s the same in gambling, and in life as a whole.

...But if Anzu-chan’s been prancin’ around all cool ‘n collected ‘cause she’s not even aware of this at all, I’d wanna sting her just once and give ‘er a piece of my mind.

She doesn’t seem the type, though. But that’s just my hunch.

...In any case, if we can trick Anzu-chan into workin’ with us on this, we’ll be able to gain some benefits that’re pretty hard to come by.

If we were Eden or somethin’, we’d probably get complaints from our lil’ snakeyboy…

He’d prolly even go as far as tryin’ to interfere, so we wouldn’t be able to get anywhere near Anzu-chan. ‘Cause it’d be like layin’ a hand on his cash vault.

But in our case as Crazy:B, we’re basically left unchecked as long as we do what we’ve gotta.

We’re weapons that can only effectively be used durin’ times of war. So as long as we put in the work there, we’re free to do as we like in times of peace.

HiMERU: Hmm. Won’t “Lil’ Snakeyboy” — Or rather, vice president Saegusa, see us working together with Anzu-san as an act of betrayal?

Rinne: Nah, he should actually be aiming to establish common ground with Anzu-chan himself. Otherwise, he’s not gonna have any friends here at ES.

Even more so since Anzu-chan seems to be some kinda goddess to the graduates of Yumenosaki Academy. In other words, she’s the target of worship from the very idols who’re the current focus of ES.

If people thought of him as someone who lacks faith in her, or even worse, who won’t acknowledge her as a goddess at all, or in the worst case, worships an entirely different god altogether — then that’d become an issue.

It’s not like one specific religion has a patent on rejecting heresy and paganism, after all.

So, even if he can’t bring himself to be part of that faith, he at least needs to prove that he more or less respects it.

But at this point, the lil’ snakeyboy doesn’t want Anzu-chan anywhere near his favorite, Eden.

That’s why we’ll establish contact with her in place of the great and mighty Eden.

If the lil’ snakeyboy’s got the slightest bit of sense, he won’t try too hard to hinder us.

Kohaku: I see. So our interests coincide, huh.

Rinne: It’s more like, there are no drawbacks to this for either of us.

Once we’re done workin’ with Anzu-chan, we’ll just do some ass-kissing and tell the vice prez that she’s completely inadequate compared to him… or some shit like that, and we’ll be gucci.

His type isn’t actually used to bein’ played for a fool through excessive praise himself, y’know. Gyahaha ♪

Kohaku: Hmm. Well, in any case, we ain’t got no choice but to use those kinda tricks to get on in the world. Usin’ any means we’ve got, an’ doin’ anything we can.

If we want to keep survivin’ as Crazy:B in the future, that is.

Rinne: You got it. If we wanna keep playin’ around in this gambling den, we’ve gotta use our brains a lil’ before we place our bets.

HiMERU: — Well, seeing as this appears to be a somewhat calculated plan rather than a mere whim of yours, HiMERU doesn’t mind it.

We don’t have the time to keep kicking our heels idly, anyway, so we may as well aim for a homerun to turn the tables once and for all.

Niki: Hrm~m. And “working honestly at it bit by bit” isn’t an option? The great majority of the people in the world actually do that, y’know.

Why’re we the only ones who have to keep on gambling endlessly?

Rinne: Gyahaha. — Because that’s what makes us Crazy:B, duh ♪