Hot Limit - Comeback Elegy 3

[bakemonoremy]

CW: Lighthearted Murder Threat, Death By Hanging Mention

Location: Meeting Room

Rinne: So, to get back to what I was sayin’... Basically, Ryuseitai tossed out that work offer ‘cause they couldn’t pick it up, so now that unwanted garbage job is bein’ pawned off, yeah?

Niki: Horrible choice of words. Just horrible.

Rinne: This offer was originally handed to Ryuseitai. So, thinkin’ logically, it’d make sense to have the newbies in Ryuseitai take it on.

And if we hadn’t thrown our hats in the ring as last-minute entrants, that’s probably how it would’ve actually played out, yeah?

But too bad! We Crazy:B are the ones who’re gonna gain the upper hand at this auction and win the bid for sure!

Or did ya think that couldn’t possibly happen?

Our honorable Producer-chan who’s revered by everyone is definitely gonna be impartial and hand this job to the idols who’re the most suited for it, right?

I trust ya. No — I need ya to prove to us idols that you’re worthy of our trust.

You’re paradin’ around that arrogant title of “producer”, so ya should be able to do that much, yeah?

Niki: (Uwah, now he’s even starting to coerce Anzu Nee-san!? Is this guy for real!?)

(I thought our endgame here was forging a relationship with her~, what’s he doing, making her hate us?)

Rinne: Well then, I’d say we’re done with the gist of the briefing, so let’s get right into the auction part.

We’re gonna compete and you’ll choose whoever’s best suited to take on this job.

I’m talkin’ to you, Anzu-chan.

That was the plan here, right? After the briefing session, the producer’s gonna choose which idols land the job offer, yeah?

Well, it’s obviously gonna be us anyhow, but let’s do this according to the rules. We couldn’t call somethin’ “ours” if we gained it through illegal means, after all.

So, time to show off what we’ve got. C’mon, Niki, go ahead and prove that we’re the best choice for this job!

Niki: Eh, why me of all people? Hmmm... I don’t really get stuff like this, so can I pass?

Rinne: Yep, that’s what I thought you’d say. Alright, Kohaku-chan and Merumeru, I’m leavin’ this in your hands — I’ve got a Niki to hang to death.

Niki: What th-, was my crime that severe!? Y-you tyrant~!

HiMERU: — Hmm. Now that Amagi has turned the atmosphere as sour as it could possibly be, this should prove quite difficult, but allow HiMERU to lay out his reasoning in a way that is beyond the control of the tension in here.

Anzu-san. As you know, we in Crazy:B have been the focus of considerable public attention, both good and bad.

After terrorizing numerous powerhouse units, people must be interested in and curious about us, a unit that’s kicked up a fuss at ES this summer.

Kohaku: D’ya really think we should call it terrorism? I mean, it definitely was terrorism fer sure, though.

HiMERU: Indeed. So, while HiMERU believes it improper to say this to all of you, who must have certainly been harmed by us: It is a fact that we have already been forgiven.

And thanks to the blood, sweat and tears of CosPro, which we’re affiliated with, society treats us as mere victims who have been manipulated by evildoers.

Regardless of what the truth may be, we are considered completely innocent and blameless citizens, the same as all of you.

However, we are currently being deprived of job offers. Even though we have been adjudicated to have committed no crime at all, we are being unfairly punished.

If by any cause, this truth — this composition — became known to society somehow…

Then ES would be unable to keep escaping the criticism of being a company that glosses over things with lip service while repeating the very same inhumane acts in the shadows.

Kohaku: To put it plainly: Folks would think that the stuff ya say and the stuff ya do is like night an’ day.

Well, that’s just what humans are like, though. An’ countries as well as organizations consist of humans, so of course they’ll have two faces: their true feelings an’ their official stance on things.

Still, the world is surprisingly full of clean-freaks who can’t forgive that kinda inconsistency in others. Funnily enough, we proved just that.

Just look at Ryuseitai, who had misinfo spread that they turned down a job simply ‘cause they’re up to their necks in other work —

They hadn’t actually committed any offense at all, but folks still flamed ‘em online fer not “actin’ like they’re on justice’s side” or whatever.*

Well — I guess it ain’t our place to say this when we incited exactly that kinda type of public consensus in the first place.

It’s rare for anyone to come out all pretty an’ clean in this deplorable world where the slightest thing will stain ya in mud.

HiMERU: Exactly. HiMERU apologizes if this comes off as being defiant — but taking this into account, we believe ES should treat us no differently than they treat any other idols.

In order to prove that no unfair punishment or discrimination is taking place here, that is.

Also, Crazy:B is, impartially speaking, objectively superior to any idol in this room.

Our track record is ample proof of this. With barely any exceptions, every single show we played so far was in front of a sell-out crowd.

( — Well, those were technically the live shows of highly popular units like Akatsuki and UNDEAD, though.)

(In other words, it’s no wonder that the audience seats were full, since the guests had already sat down before we raided the live shows.)

(But all that remains is data that doesn’t take these facts into account, and according to that data — )

(Crazy:B has a track record showcasing outstanding results.)

(And the idols in this room, including the newcomers of Ryuseitai, are all complete novices with no track record to speak of at all.)

(Any producer with economical sense would discard their personal feelings at this point and decide to choose us instead.)

(It’s the reasonable thing to do.)


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* Referring to events from !! Main Story