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Location: Game Center


Ritsu: ……………


Rei: Ritsu~?


Why don’t you play some of the games around here with your Onii-chan while we wait for Aoba-kun and Hinata-kun, who seem to be having some secret talk, to return? You’re bored, right?


Ah, in case you’re thirsty, I bought some tomato juice earlier so feel free to drink it! Here, it’s your Onii-chan’s treat ♪


Ritsu: ...Ah, I am sorry. My parents and the teachers at school told me not to accept things from strangers, so…


Rei: Stop using keigo, it makes me feel like you’re gutting me with a sword!


You know me~, I’m your Onii-chan~? Cooome, sweep the bottom of your memory and remember your Onii-chan...!


Ritsu: Annoying.


Rei: Uuu. So cold… Why do you treat me so indifferently, even though I am the one and only blood-related brother of yours?


Ritsu: Ah, my brother already died. Right now, the kind Aoba Onii-chan acts as his substitute and heals my wounded heart.


Rei: I’m alive, I’m alive! See, my heart is beating like “thump, thump”! Touch my chest and confirm it for yourself!


Ritsu: Err, could you please refrain from acting like a groper? I am going to report you.


Rei: Uguu. So you’ll persistently treat me as a stranger, Ritsu…


In that case, I don’t mind. I will no longer hope to touch you the way I did in the past. But at least let me care for you.


You’re precious to me, you’re the apple of my eye...♪*


Ritsu: ………..(looking at him as though he’s looking at trash)


Rei: Uuu. Young lady~, what ever should I do? Ritsu is bullying his Onii-chan~!


Ritsu: Transfer student. Stand behind me, there’s a suspicious person loitering around here.


I’ll protect you. I’m a member of “Knights”, and the transfer student is a precious blood pack, after all...♪


Rei: Eh? Ritsu, you didn’t drink the young lady’s blood, did you? You can’t do that, laying your fingers on a layman who knows nothing!


Ritsu: Are you in any position to spout that~? I heard about it, you’re planning to do that fucking ridiculous family ritual again, right?


Choosing some random sacrifice and killing them… Aah, nowadays they just make you taste someone’s blood, was it..?


You know you don’t have to do that so sincerely? If you absolutely refuse to do it, they’ll let you off the hook, you know?


Or, rather. If you tried to run away with it with all you’ve got, no one would be able to find you. Even if the whole family tried to chase you, it’d be impossible for them. There’s not a trace left of the influence of their bygone days, after all.


Everyone’s weakened and worthless, cowering in the darkness. The reason you won’t avert your eyes and properly go along with them… Is it for my sake?


If you ran away, the next one in line to shoulder that responsibility would be me, after all.


And I wouldn’t be able to run away. For me to keep on living, the know-how and personal connections our family offers are necessary.


Because my blood is darker than yours. I wouldn’t be able to run away underneath the sunrays like you.


Are you pitying this younger brother of yours despite having thrown me away once before, and that’s why you’re putting on this good Onii-chan act?


That pisses me off from the bottom of my heart. Seriously, you should just die already.


Rei: ...So this is the reason you’re angry, Ritsu?


Ritsu: What are you talking about? It’s not like I’m angry at you, I just find you so annoying and gross and hate you so much that I want you to die!


It’s like I’m being embraced by a cockroach for some reason, and in the middle of searching for my insecticide spray!


Rei: I understand. In that case, of course I accept my punishment. Because I repeated my mistake, and hurt you once again.


I’m a failure as an Onii-chan. I should have known this from the beginning, instead of making you say all these things.


Ritsu: …………..


Rei: Don’t misunderstand me, Ritsu. My younger brother. You’re right when you say that in order to protect the family, I fulfill duties that I am reluctant to do.


Whether I was blessed with it at birth, or cursed with this condition, I am able to live even beneath the rays of the sun...


Therefore, I want to become a sunshade to those who can’t do that.


I can act as an intermediary. That’s how I repay the favor of being born into this interesting world that I received from our family and ancestors.


I am merely returning what’s been given to me, and I’ll be free once that’s been taken care of.


With painful reluctance, I refuse to enjoy this fleeting world. It’s the tax I pay in order to sing praises to humanity, as human society’s common sense dictates.


Ritsu: ...Stop using a roundabout way of saying things, like flinging around metaphors and the like. No, rather, I’d like you to stop treating me like an idiot.


In short. No matter how much your appearance and speech changed, you’re still the same.


So unlike a human who can be found anywhere, you are just unable to change, huh. How pitiful.


I am childish, immature, weak, and can’t even spend a third of the day walking around outside… This pitiful little brother of yours who can’t even get out of bed at all on the bad days...


Thinking I would have to spend the rest of my life like this, I was so scared, and reached my hand out desperately towards the person closest to me...


I begged you, “Don’t go anywhere, stay by my side”.


And just like right now, you acted the smart guy, and agreed with the kind of reasoning anyone would wish for...


And despite having nodded your head in agreement and making the “Promise” not to go anywhere…


It was nothing but smoke and mirrors, a lie, just random words without any meaning whatsoever. In truth you yearned to run away far away from here, and you broke your “Promise”!


Leaving the little Me behind…!


And despite that, you’re repeating the same kind of lie again right now!


You’re gonna carry out the ceremony to become the next family head, you say? How about you don’t get too carried away with how much you’re willing to shamelessly make light of people?


You’re just going to break your “Promise” again, and trample everyone who believed in you underfoot.


Just like our distant ancestors, you’re merely sucking the lifeblood of virtuous people and stealing their souls away.


Someone like that shouldn’t be alive. Why don’t you keep up the pace and rapidly grow old and decrepit with age? Ashes to ashes, dust to dust… Why don’t you let the wind carry you away and disappear?



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*Rei originally uses an idiom that literally translates to “It wouldn’t hurt even if I put you inside my eye”

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Location: Game Center


Hinata: And with that! We’re finally here, in the game center….☆


Rei: Yes, well, I’m not sure what you mean by “And with that”.


While we sent more than half of our shopping ahead by mail, it’s not as though we’re empty-handed…


Don’t you think we should return back to school without making any side trips?


Hinata: It’s fine, just for a little bit!


Tenkousei-san and Sakuma-senpai are always working hard for other people’s sakes, so you should take a breather every once in a while ♪


In order to relieve stress! Come on, come on, let’s play!


Rei: Hrm~m. If Hinata-kun says so, I’m willing to go along with it. But I just can’t grow accustomed to all these bleep-bloop thingamajigs.


I’ll be in charge of watching your belongings, so the two of you go play by yourselves.


Hinata: Eh~? Don’t say that! They’re fun once you try them ♪


Rei: Wawah, you’re so pushy… Hinata-kun, if I had to say it, you’re acting more like a younger brother than an older one.


Hinata: Hehe. Then for today, I’ll be Sakuma-senpai’s and Tenkousei-san’s little brother!


Forget about your real younger brothers who are going through their rebellious phase, and spoil me rotten toda~y ♪


Rei: What’s with that… Even if Hinata-kun is willing to play the substitute, that won’t make me happy.


Hinata: It’s just like back when you hugged me in the club room! During difficult times, it’s fine to be spoiled and consoled by someone.


It’s fine, it’s fine, just think of it as humoring me! I can’t have you making that gloomy face forever~ ♪


Rei: O- Okay… Then let’s hold hands, Hinata-kun.


When we were younger, Ritsu a~lways demanded my attention like this.


Holding my hand, hugging me, and sneaking into my futon when he couldn’t sleep...♪


That child is weaker to sunlight than I am. I would always wear a black cape like a vampire, and wrap him up in it.


Just like this…♪


Hinata: Wawah, I’m being eaten alive! Wh- this makes it hard to walk, Sakuma-senpai~?


Rei: Kukuku. You’re my little brother today, so don’t you think there’s a more fitting way to address me?


Hinata: Ah, you’re right! Geez, you’re making it hard to walk, Onii-chan….♪


Ritsu: …………


Hinata: …..Gah!? Sakuma-senpai’s little brother-san, since when were you standing behind us…?


Th-this isn’t what it looks like! Don’t misunderstand, this isn’t an affair… I was just trying to cheer up poor Sakuma-senpai?


Rei: Oh, Ritsu… Aoba-kun as well… I’ve felt someone’s presence for a while now, so that was you two shadowing us?


Tsumugi: Ahaha… I’m sorry, we were kind of curious…


Hinata: ...Aoba-senpai. Come over here for a moment, please.*


Tsumugi: Fuwah? What is it, errr, Futago-chan… Which one is it?


Hinata: Ahaha. So you don’t know. I’m the older brother~, please tell us apart by the color of our headphones.


Tsumugi: Aah, so you’re Hinata-kun.


I’m sorry, it seems like my glasses’ prescription is off… It’s gotten so bad that when viewed from a distance, I can’t tell apart even normal brothers who aren’t twins.


Hinata: Maybe you should buy new glasses…


Rei: What’s the matter, Hinata-kun? Don’t leave me behind~?


Ritsu: Hm. So you’re fine abandoning someone else, but don’t like it when it’s done to you?


Rei: Guuh, these words of my little brother cut deeper than usual! Stop it, you’re turning my heart into skewered dango!**


Hinata: Te-Tenkousei-san? I’ll leave Sakuma-senpai to you for a moment!


Come on, Aoba-senpai, over here ♪


Tsumugi: Haa… I’m sorry, we turned the mood sour....


Hinata: It’s not your fault, Aoba-senpai.


Alright, due to the music from the sound games it’s noisy over here… No matter what we talk about here, Sakuma-senpai and the others won’t hear.


Tsumugi: Err. If you don’t want Rei-kun and the others to hear, does that mean you want to talk in secret?


Hinata: Umm. Aoba-senpai, are you close with Sakuma-senpai?


It’s the first time I heard someone call that person in a familiar way like “Rei-kun”~?


Tsumugi: Fufu. We’re friends. I don’t feel as though I have the qualifications for it, but treating a friend as a stranger at this point would feel wrong, too.


It’s just for convenience…


No, the fact that Rei-kun remains friends with me is… As atonement for the things I’ve done to Rei-kun, it’s my torturous punishment.


Hinata: …….? I don’t really get it. So, are you well-informed about Sakuma-senpai?


At the very least, you should have a closer relationship to him than me, who only met him a few months ago.


Tsumugi: Well… With how Rei-kun is now, the parts of him I don’t understand have increased.


Due to some circumstances last year, I looked into his family background and such for a bit, so I suppose you could say I am more well-informed than most.


What do you want to know? I don't think it’s good to pry too much, though.


Being ignorant isn’t a sin. Everyone has parts of themselves they don’t want others to touch on.


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*Worth mentioning that Hinata is using his somewhat half-assed keigo when he talks to Tsumugi


**Skewered dango


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Location: Shopping District


Tsumugi: I’ve gotta say, you’re a real savior. I’m so happy you’re helping me carry my baggage, Ritsu-kun.


Nowadays, our unit… Switch, is starting out for real, so there’s a need to buy a lot of necessary things.


It would be lot of work for just one person, so you’re really saving me here, Ritsu-kun. Despite looking so dainty, you’re surprisingly strong~ ♪


Ritsu: Hehe. I’m no mere mortal after all.


Besides, I have no more work to do today, so I wouldn’t know what to do with my time until dawn anyway.


If I can get on Aoba Onii-chan’s good side and become closer with him, I can use it to harass Anija again, too...♪


Tsumugi: You shouldn’t bully him too much~. Rei-kun was crying, you know. Well, they were probably crocodile tears, though.


Ritsu: Hmpf. He can cry, cry until his tears run out, dry up and turn into a mummy for all I care.


Tsumugi: If I remember correctly, Rei-kun’s character is supposed to be a vampire, not a mummy. I wonder why that person suddenly started speaking and behaving so strangely?


I tried asking him directly, but he just said a bunch of profound-sounding, ambiguous things… It felt like he was dodging the question, so I still don’t really know what he truly meant to say.


Ritsu: Don’t know, don’t care~. Don’t ask me about Anija, it’s a bother. And like, that vampire act of all things is such a self-deprecating joke, it’s pathetic.


Tsumugi: ……….?


Rei: ~……….♪


Tsumugi: Oh? Speak of the devil, right over there across the street I can see Rei-kun walking.


Along with Anzu-chan, and the Light Music Club’s… Which one of the Futago-chan’s* is it, I wonder? All three of them are walking together so happily~, they look like a family ♪


Ritsu: ………….


Tsumugi: Ritsu-kun, Ritsu-kun. It’s a good opportunity, so why don’t we call out to them?


They seem to be on some kind of errand as well, so depending on the case we might be able to go shopping together.


And then, you can apologize for your cruel behavior earlier, and the two of you can make up a-...


Uwah?


Ritsu: ………….


Tsumugi: Wawah, don’t pull me, Ritsu-kun! What’s wrong all of a sudden, do you want us to hide in that alley?


Rei: Hmhm. I see, I can use this for reference.


I thought the young lady could get along well with anyone, but she has a rather constrained relationship with her own younger brother?


Hinata: Sakuma-senpai, you’re saying that even though you can usually seduce anyone… And yet it seems like you’re being hated by your younger brother, so that’s kind of unexpected and fresh.


Rei: I’m not being hated.** Ritsu does love me, I think… Probably.


Rei: Well, once you reach high school, I guess it’s rare to see siblings who are still touchy-feely with each other.


Hinata: But I wanna be touchy-feely! All Onii-chans and Onee-chans do!


Rei: Yes! I want to hug him and go “There, there”, and grant him anything he desires...♪


Hinata: But to our younger brothers, that might just be troublesome~?


Rei: That’s puberty. It’s harsh for any family… They’re at that age where they want to grasp everything with their own power.


Even though I think they could be granted even better things from their older siblings without going through danger and hardships…


Well, this is probably just my egoism as the eldest.


Tsumugi: ...Hm~m, they’re a strange match of sorts. I suppose they’re helping Anzu-chan with her shopping or something?


Fufu. It’s like you siblings conspired beforehand to do the same thing… Ritsu-kun ♪


Ritsu: It’s just a coincidence. And like, Anija is making a know-it-all face and talking about little brothers and it’s pissing me off.


Tsumugi: Well, to me it’s an enviable thing.


My older brother has no interest in our family whatsoever, and ever since he was young he’d just repeat over and over again that he wants to leave the house already.


And once he reached university, he became entirely self-reliant and now only seldomly comes near our house.


Ritsu: Hmm? Aoba Onii-chan, you have an older Onii-chan?


Tsumugi: More or less. It’s more of a “Oh right, I had one” kind of feeling, and I even sometimes forget about his existence entirely.


That’s exactly why I want other siblings to get along.


But. This is merely me averting my eyes from my own problems, in other words, I’m just being selfish.


Ritsu: …………...


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*Futago = Twins


**Rei says this in a distinctive childish and pouty tone, but I couldn’t get it across in English.

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Location: Light Music Club Room


Rei: Shikushiku, mesomesomeso… Gussun, oyoyoyoyo…


Hinata: Oh geez, will you please stop it with the affected crying noises and cheer up, Sakuma-senpai~?


Rei: Eguegu, there’s no way I wouldn’t cry at a time like this! Hinata-kun, who always gets along with his brother, can’t understand my feelings~.


Hinata: Eh~, it’s because I understand them that I’m saying this...


We’re always fighting over stupid reasons, even though I love Yuuta-kun this much~?


We had another quarrel last night, and now he hasn’t spoken to me all day.


Aah, geez! If I don’t get my dose of Yuuta-kun, my heart whittles away! I feel like I’ll disappear!


Rei: No, Yuuta-kun has every reason to be upset. You’ve been secretly doing part-time jobs in order to increase your activity funds without telling him, right?


You can’t deceive my eyes.


I was wondering how you were able to come up with the money for the lessons and costumes easily despite having been banned from activities until “Easter”*, so I went and looked into it.


Hinata: Ah, please don’t tell Yuuta-kun about these details! I’m probably working way more jobs than he is aware of!


Rei: Hm~m. But if I don’t say anything to him, Yuuta-kun will keep thinking you’re skipping lessons and spending all your time in idle amusement?


If you don’t explain yourself properly, the gap between you will only widen.


And it’s not like you’re committing any evil…?


Hinata: That may be true~…


But if we go down that road, Yuuta-kun might find out about one thing after another from my past that will make him worry about me. I don’t want to sadden him.


I want Yuuta-kun to keep living in a brightly sparkling world...♪


Er, how come I’m suddenly spilling my troubles to Sakuma-senpai again!


The problem right now isn’t us Aoi siblings, but you Sakuma siblings!


Rei: Very well... In the end, it’s about your family, so I won’t step into your territory any further than this.


But you know, I have no idea why I’m receiving this atrocious treatment from Ritsu~?


Is my ignorance the sin itself…?


Hinata: Ahaha. Sakuma-senpai, you usually know other people better than they know themselves, though ♪


Rei: It’s normally impossible for a human to know everything about themselves.


That’s why we get involved with each other… I want to think that it’s a good thing that Ritsu opened his heart to someone else besides his childhood friend Isara-kun…


Aoba-kun is a gentle and composed man, and I am sure he treats that spoiled child well…


To think that I acted all selfishly, saying “No! No! Only I am Ritsu’s Onii-chan~!” as though I wasn’t thinking objectively.


How troubling. I am still unripe myself, boys grow up easily but getting learned is harder.


Hinata: Ahaha. For Sakuma-senpai to be having similar troubles to mine, I feel close to you for the first time.


...Hm? Did you hear a knock-knock just now?


Rei: Hm? I was playing my instrument the whole time, so I did not take notice, do we have a visitor?


He~ey! I don’t know who you are, but the door isn’t locked, so feel free to step inside.


Hinata: ...Oh, it’s Tenkousei-san! Hello~ ☆


Do you have some business with the Light Music Club? Or are you tryna get in contact with 2wink and UNDEAD because of something related to “Easter”?


Rei: You’re being overly familiar… She is your senior, so you should be showing her more respect.


Hinata: I got scolded! Eerrr, should I be using keigo** when talking to you… Tenkousei-san?


Hmm. It’s fine for me to speak the way it’s easiest for me? Yaaay, I’ll be taking you by your word then and flat-out not think about etiquette!


Rei: The young lady is so mature. Or rather, maybe she prefers not to rock the boat… Hmm, or maybe it’s out of love?


Er, this isn’t the time to be analyzing I suppose. Really, what business do you have here, young lady?


By the way, I already informed everyone that the lesson for “Easter” is canceled today.


The timing for the meeting is bad today, and it seems like we are still unable to match our breathing.


Until I hand out the lesson regimen to everyone sometime within the next days, everyone will be doing autonomous training.


The truth is that I don’t have the entire plan figured out yet.


It’s going to be a festival to celebrate the revival of 2wink, and us, UNDEAD.


If we get too restless, we’ll just stumble, trip and fall, and make fools of ourselves... So we must proceed with caution.


...Will our producer, the young lady, take this into account?


Hmmm…. So you want to take a preliminary look at the venue for “Easter”, and go out to buy any necessities?


Hasumi-kun instructed you to take along any kids who are interested in that?


Well, verifying the atmosphere of the venue is necessary indeed.


The local residents there will become our audience during “Easter”, so even just finding out what kind of people they are will be an advantage for us.


Kukuku. Sitting around and strumming the guitar to release stress is unproductive, so I’ll come along with you. What about you, Hinata-kun?


Hinata: Ah, I’ll contact Yuuta-kun. If possible, I want to go with him...


But the fact that he still hasn’t shown up by now means that the probability of him having already gone home by himself is high.


Rei: Yes. We’re in no hurry, so feel free to do that while following behind me.


While he is doing that, may I consult with you on something… Young lady?


If I recall correctly, the young lady has a younger brother. The two of you seem to get along well, so I’d like for you to tell me the secret to that.


Ah, no need to put yourself on guard. In truth, there’s merely a trivial little worry that’s on my mind.


Besides, listening to an idol’s worries is the job of producer, isn’t it?


So please don’t say something sad, like me being an exception to that.



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*To jog your memory, this was due to 2wink’s misconduct during DDD (Main Story ch 117)


**Keigo is polite language, and it seems like Hinata did somewhat halfheartedly try to use it in this sentence but ended up sounding like Midori does
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Location: Library


Ritsu: Not that I care, but. Hey, Onii-chan… Do you have a moment?


Rei: …! Ritsu, did you just call me Onii-chan!?


Ritsu~! My cute Ritsu!


So you finally reverted back to the lovely little brother who wants to be spoiled by his big brother, I’ve been waiting for this moment for ages~....☆


Come, come, come! Pretty sweet my angel Ritsu~, throw yourself into my arms!


Onii-chan shall embrace you tightly, come, come, come ☆



Ritsu: ….? Hey, “Aoba Onii-chan”, this guy I don’t even know has been talking to me for a while now.


What’s with him? He’s grossing me out.


Rei: ….!? Eeeh, what is this all about, Aoba-kun? Why is he saying “Aoba Onii-chan”, when I am his Onii-chan!?


Tsumugi: Ahaha. I don’t really know why, but after treating him nicely for a while, he’s somehow gotten attached to me.


He might seem like a blunt person, but Ritsu-kun has a surprisingly cat-like side to him...♪


Ritsu: *purr* ♪ Aoba Onii-chan~, I’m thirsty so will you go buy some juice for me? The carbonated, bubbly kind~


Tsumugi: Yes, yes, the bubbly kind, right~ ♪ Wait a moment, I’ll go buy some right away.


Eating and drinking is actually prohibited in the library… But just this time, I’ll make a special exception, okay?


Ritsu: Yaaay, I love my Onii-chan who says it’s a special exception but then always spoils me anyway...☆


Rei: …..! …...? ..…!?


Tsumugi: R- Rei-kun? What’s wrong, your entire body is twitching and shivering…?


Rei: Tsumugi.


Tsumugi: Yes? Fufu, you called me by my first name just like you always used to. I’m so happy~.


Being called by my last name even though you’re my friend felt like you were treating me as a stranger, it was truly vexing ♪


Rei: S-Someone like you! Someone like you is no friend of mine, stuuuuuupid!


Tsumugi: Eeeh!?


Rei: Uwaaaahn! My cute Ritsu has been stolen away* by some weirdo with glasseeeees!


Tsumugi: Weirdo with glasses!? Wa- where are you going, Rei-ku~n! At least leave the proposal here, I’ll look it over lickety-spit!


Rei: So noisy! The likes of you are nothing but an enemy, an enemy I say, you damn ex-fine!


May this curse from the Five Oddballs you subjugated seep into your body and rot your limbs until you die, stuuuuuuupid!


Ritsu: ...Hmpf, this really is stupid.


Who’s the real idiot here, huh…. Onii-chan?


Location: Light Music Club Room


- Ten Minutes Later -


Hinata: Excuse me~


Sorry. It seems like the classes for Class B aren’t over yet, so I came by myself early to get started on the lessons for “Easter”.


I wanted to wait in front of his classroom, but for some reason Yuuta-kun doesn’t like it when I do that...


So I thought I’d learn a lot of things ahead of time, and teach them to Yuuta-kun later~ ♪


Rei: ♪ ~ ♪ ~ ♪


Hinata: Ooh… How rare for Sakuma-senpai to be playing so violently.


Rei: ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪! ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪...!


Hinata: What’s wrong? The sounds you’re making reverberate like explosions, are you letting out stress…?


Settle down, ‘o leader of the Light Music Club~. Here, I’ll give you a tribute ♪


As a reward for my volunteer work, I got these handmade sweets from Tenkousei-san.


Yuuta-kun doesn’t eat sweets, and they’re too many for me to eat by myself.


Since they’re handmade, they won’t keep long, and there’s no way I can throw them out... Well, I should probably just eat them all by myself.


Rei: Hinata-kun.


Hinata: Hm? Yeees, I’m Hinata-kun~ ♪ What’s the matter, Sakuma-senpai? You really seem kind of dejected?


We’re in trouble if you don’t get psyched up. For us 2wink, “Easter” is a crucial match, after all.


If you space out, we’ll steal your show ♪


Rei: Hinata-kun… I’m so sorry, but may I hug you for a moment?


Hinata: Eh? Errr… I don’t really get it, but, by all means ♪


Rei: ……….♪


Hinata: Owowowow! Please, control your brute strength! You’re breaking every bone in my body!


Also for some reason, when Sakuma-senpai hugs me, it feels as if my life force is being drained...!


Rei: I’m sorry… I’m regulating it, so please forgive me.


There, there ♪ Aah, Ritsu also used to be this small and adorable…


Hinata: Ritsu? Hahaan, did you get into a fight with your little brother again?


Siblings should get along~, follow mine and Yuuta-kun’s example.


Rei: Yeah… You’re right, he’s my only sibling in this whole world after all.


If we could love each other unreservedly, there’d be no greater happiness for me.


But somehow, that glasses guy… That damn annoying glasses guy cucked me and stole away my precious Ritsu while I wasn’t looking~


Does he like glasses that much! Kuuu, but glasses suit me surprisingly well, too, I’ll have you know!


I’ll go to the student council room right now and steal that Bouzu’s** glasses collection!


Hinata: Please calm down, Sakuma-senpai… This isn’t like you~


I’m in no position to say this, but really, whenever it concerns your brother you turn into an idiot.



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*He literally says 寝取られ (cuckold) here but I couldn’t find a way to make that work grammatically.


**What he used to call Keito back in DeadmanZ, literally means Buddhist priest.

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Location: Library


Rei: Excuse me ♪


Tsumu-… Aoba-kun, are you in? I’m almost done with the “Easter” proposal I consulted with you about, so I came to have you look it over.


The theme for “Easter” will be as the name suggests.


The plan is a rehash of what Switch did for “Easter Night”, so we will be riding your coattails.


In order to differentiate us… I’d like to hear your opinions and brush up the proposal.


I would have asked Sakasaki-kun, but for some reason that child will just affirm anything his “Nii-san’s of the Five Oddballs” tell him…


He’s usually levelheaded, but I don’t think he would be impartial…


That’s why I’d like to request Aoba-kun to look it over. It might be a bother, but knowing you, you’ll tell me what you think objectively, without mixing in self-interest.


So for this matter, I look forward to working with you.


Tsumugi: ………….


Rei: Hey, Aoba-kun. If you’re there, at least give me a reply. You’re making me look like some kind of suspicious person who talks to themselves.


Tsumugi: Fufu. I don’t know if you’re aware of it, but Rei-kun does have that side to him, in a way.


Or rather, everyone in the Five Oddballs always seems like they’re putting on a play even when no one’s around.


Rei: Kukuku. There’s no helping that, last year has turned into quite an awful tale after all. Now that the new year* has begun, I must smoothly turn over a new leaf.


That’s exactly why, I shall reboot myself from the Sakuma Rei of the Five Oddballs, to the Sakuma Rei of UNDEAD…


For that, a turning point for my rebirth is needed. And that shall be “Easter**”.


Now, to skillfully return to the original point I was making… If you have the time, I’d like you to review my proposal for “Easter”, Aoba-kun.


If you are busy at the moment, I can leave the proposal right here and you can look it over when you have the chance.


If there’s any points you’re concerned about, I’d like you to whisper them into my ear sometime later.


Since we are classmates, there’ll surely be many opportunities for that.


Tsumugi: Ah, no need to be considerate. I was just doing my job as a library committee member and stacking the returned books back into the shelves.


I’ll be done in just a moment, since it’s not a large amount of books. Young people these days don’t really like to read, after all.


Rei: “Young people”, you say… You’re still young yourself, aren’t you, Aoba-kun?


Tsumugi: Ahaha, may I take that as a self-deprecating joke… Rei-kun?


Why did you suddenly start conducting yourself like an old man?


Rei: Hm~. There’s several reasons, but because of a certain someone, I’ve become rather exhausted.


I can no longer move the way I could in my prime, therefore I’ve taken on the behavior of a senile old fool.


If I show this broken down condition to those people who expect the old “me”***, the shock will surely be huge.


Well, because of that, I try to demonstrate from the start that I’m just a grandpa with no energy whatsoever~, and the like.


But truth be told, behaving and speaking like this is a lot of fun.


It’s like that question of whether the egg or the chicken came first, but it’s because I don’t have the vigor to behave myself like a young man, and as such choose to act like a senior citizen.


And since it lowers the amount of energy I spend, it helps.


Tsumugi: Ahaha. Certainly, compared to the previous Rei-kun, the current one feels a lot more natural.


Er, we shouldn’t be chatting away like this. Please give me a moment, I’ll just put back these books I’m holding, and then look over your proposal for “Easter”...-


Awawah, uhyah!?


Rei: ...Watch out!


Be more careful, ya idiot! You almost fell off the damn stepladder, if I hadn’t supported ya right away, you woulda gotten hurt!?


Tsumugi: Your tone has reverted, Rei-kun.


Aah, I guess the prescription for my glasses is off~… I am totally turning into a clumsy girl**** lately.


Rei: Hmpf. If you’re aware of it, do something about it, you’re making me anxious.


Tsumugi: Fufu. I’m sorry. No… Thank you very much for saving me, Rei-kun.


Rei: You’re welcome.


…For the time being, the two of us, as former Oddballs and former fine, are historically opposed to each other.


There’s kids out there who would throw everything into chaos if they saw you needing assistance, so watch out.


Tsumugi: Yes, yes. That’s true~, everyone is honest about their feelings to a shocking degree.


Ritsu: Sh ~ u ~ t ~ u ~ p ~...


I was just sleeping so cozily here, so I’d appreciate it if you didn’t make a fuss right next to me.


Tsumugi: Ahaha. I’m sorry, Ritsu-kun. The library should be a quiet place, after all.


Rei: Ritsu! Why are you sleeping in a place like this, you should go home properly and sleep in the same warm bed as me.


Tsumugi: Fufu. These days, it’s pretty noisy here at Yumenosaki~


While he was looking for a quiet place to sleep, it appears Ritsu-kun found his way into the library.


Since there’s no harm in it, I brought over blankets and such and made a bed for his exclusive use.


Now he’s settled down here, and I often see him here after school.


Rei: Ooh… In that case, my little brother is much obliged to you…?



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*Rei is talking about the academic year, not the calendar year here.


**Easter in Japanese is written as Rebirth Festival, which makes this whole thing very fitting.


***He uses “ore” here to signify his old self


****”Dojikko”, referring to the moe girl archetype of a cutesy but clumsy girl who keeps getting into accidents.

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