Diner Live - Chapter 5

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Location: Behind the school building

- One hour earlier -

Izumi: (I can’t believe I’ve been called here by this idiotic letter…)

(Hm? Over there, are those Hasumi and Mikejima?)

Hey, what are you two doing in a place like this?

Madara: A chance encounter! What a coincidence, Izumi-san!

Izumi: It’s not a coincidence or anything like that though.

Keito: Could it be you were also called here, Sena? By this letter.

Izumi: Yeah. At first I wanted to ignore it, but I think I won’t be satisfied until I complain to whoever did this.

Madara: So that means everyone here has been summoned by this letter.

“Dear Mikejima-senpai. I have something important to tell you today after school, so please meet me behind the school building. From your kouhai, Hibiki Wataru. P.S Please get your hopes up. It’ll be a love confession….☆”

Izumi: Yeah, that’s what mine said, too. What’s up with that? Is he picking a fight?

Keito: I don’t know, don’t ask me. We’ll just wait for Hibiki and ask him what his true intentions are.

Wataru (off-screen): “Umm, senpais, I’m sorry for letting you wait! It’s the female high school student, everyone’s cute kouhai, Hibiki Wataru ♪”

Madara: Hm? A girl’s voice… Is what I thought, but that’s Wataru-san behind the corner. Your hair is showing ♪

Keito: Hibiki, don’t get carried away with your bullshit. You’re a male high school student, and my classmate at that. Also, stop it with that perfect vocal mimicry.

Madara: Hahaha! His voice really sounded just like a real girl’s! As usual, Wataru-san’s vocal mimicry is amazing! It’s as if there’s really a girl here.

Wataru (shows up): Fufufu, I am flattered by your words ☆ A shame that the Right-hand person doesn’t feel that way!

I should’ve become a woman outwardly as well. Sadly, I didn’t have the time for that transformation. But if you give me just a moment…?

Izumi: There’s no need for that. Instead, how about you explain the reason as to why you called us out with an idiotic letter like this?

If the reason is stupid as well, I’ll really get angry, you know?

Wataru: Oh, please don’t get so angry. Knight-san! I have no ill intent!

It was all to shout my love to you, to have you receive my love! Do you get it?

The small love story known as “getting a love letter from a female kouhai”! The extraordinary within an ordinary day!

It makes your heart beat faster, right? This excitement is what I wanted to give to you all….☆

Izumi: What are you talking about in that convincing tone? Isn’t it nothing more than a simple prank? So~ annoying! Also, the idol course is basically an all-boys school!

Keito: Both the contents of the letter and the way you called us here make me sick to my stomach. But who cares, tell us the reason you brought us here already, Hibiki.

Wataru: You’re so impatient, Right-hand person. But very well, I still have something to do after this so I’ll cut to the chase ☆

Everyone! Won’t you form a “temporary unit” and defeat Knight Killers with me? It’s fine, right?

Izumi: There’s nothing fine about that! What’s with that!?

But wait, Knight Killers? Is this related to how that idiotic Ou-sama said he’s gonna bring back Knight Killers yesterday?

Madara: Leo-san, huh. If I recall correctly, wasn’t Knight Killers a temporary unit formed in order to take down Knights in a Judgement?

They’re reviving it?

Wataru: That they are. It’s a job Eichi received from his connections, they’re going to hold a live at an anniversary party for a diner.

It seems they’re reviving Knight Killers because their image suits the occasion better than fine’s.

Well, that’s all fine and dandy.

But not being involved with such an interesting thing would be boring, so I sent Knight Killers a written challenge….☆

So let’s catch them off guard for trying to leave us out of something fun! Let’s go get them!

Like this, look. Like, babam...☆

Keito: That’s dangerous. Don’t start doing shadow-boxing out of nowhere, Hibiki!

Anyhow. Eichi is trying to do such a thing? Isn’t his physical condition unfavorable in winter? Is he going to be okay…?

Wataru: Well, he seems to be rather stable lately. I think he also adjusted his schedule in order to monitor his physical condition.

But, it still makes you worry after all, doesn’t it?

In this temporary unit, you’d be able to observe Eichi’s health from up close, and you’d be able to stop him if it comes down to the worst case, Right-hand person!

Knight-san too, don’t you want to get the better of that Ou-sama-san? He outmaneuvered you again yesterday, didn’t he?

And the Festival-Man-san is in a one-man unit, so I thought he’d be easy to ask.

Now then! There’s no unit more suitable to be Knight Killers’ rival than this,right? What do you think...?

Madara: I feel like my reason is kind of half-minded though~?

Wataru: Not at all! There’s nothing to criticize about your competency, and you’re easy to ask, and there’s a number of other reasons why I thought asking you would be of merit.

Madara: Well, I’m fine with it! By diner, you mean that diner in the shopping district?

I’ve been in their care personally before. I welcome the chance to advertise for them!

Besides, I am indebted to Eichi-san in a number of ways. And getting the better of him sounds interesting, too.

Izumi: Well~ That Ou-sama is always doing whatever he wants without regard for me, and running all over the place.

I do want to make him say “Uncle”, just once…?

Wataru: Yes, yes. Let’s make them say “Uncle” or “Feeeeh”*!

Incidentally, “Feeeeh” is the sound alpacas make, did you know that? Feeeeeh.

Keito: Don’t do a vocal mimicry of an alpaca, it’s annoying. Also, “Uncle” isn’t the sound anyone makes.

Wait, none of this matters. It’s aggravating how I always get caught up in your pace whenever we speak.

At any rate, your plan is just concerning a short time, right? In that case, I’ll go along with it.

I am uneasy about the line-up for Knight Killers, and I feel nothing but anxiety about this group as well. I’ll serve as your overseer.

Wataru: Amazing! Thank you, everyone! As I thought, the world is overflowing with love and wonder and kindness! All the best for this peaceful world….☆

Now, Knight-san and Right-hand man, may I ask you to please step here at once?

Izumi: Haa? What do you mean? Here?

Keito: Hm, like this?

Wataru: Thank you very much! Then, if you’ll excuse me...♪

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*”Making someone say Uncle” is “Making someone say “Gyafun”” in Japanese, which is somewhat onomatopoetic, as is the sound “Feeeeh” which I’ve never heard in my life, but I trust Wataru when he says it’s the sound alpacas make. Keito’s next line is semantically related to that.