Last Period 🌀 Chapter 5

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Thank you to rt_rst for proofreading for me as always! Please definitely read this one alongside the story in-app, Ritsu's "Maaaaakuuuuun" is soooooo cute.


Location: Practice Room

Mao: (I spent all of my break looking for Nero, but... in the end, I couldn't find him.)

Zex: Hey, Fivehead.

Mao: (Ahhh, this is bad... I'm sensing some real killing intent from him.)

I-I know what you wanna say, Zex, but I couldn’t really do anything about it, y’know? The bell rang for the next class and all, right?

And y'know what, that jersey looks great on you, soo...?

Zex: ...You think that’s what this is about?

Mao: Yikes, dammit— I mean, uh, I got my wires crossed just now. I mean, I misspoke, sorry. Please don't glare at me like that.

Mika: Whewie, made it~! Doesn't look like the teacher's here yet either...

I had so much fun chatterin' away with ya, Nero-san, I was nearly late...

Nah, it's more like I was just talkin' yer ear off... Hope ya didn't think I was too annoyin'.

I'm usually real bad at talkin' to other guys, but with you... I don't have any trouble at all fer some reason.

Nero: ...It seems like I can talk to you too.

Mika: Eh, fer real? So I ain't a bother? I'm real tickled~♪

Mao: (Huh? Kagehira and Nero...? He was all like, "Don't come near me! Don't touch me!" to me, but he's gotten all buddy-buddy with Kagehira...?)

Penetrate: Good morning, everyone.

I've heard in the world of show business, greeting everyone with a "good morning" is standard practice.

While it is a strange custom, one must abide by such things in a foreign land. By doing so, order is created.

Mao: (Woah, he's here too!?)

Penetrate: It is time for dance practice, is it not? Then let us begin —

Mao: (No, no matter how you look at it, this is totally weird, right? Someone's gotta point it out...

We're just gonna let this go and let class start!? What's going on... Did everyone get abducted by aliens and brainwashed or something!?)

Ritsu: Hey, Maaaaakuuuuuun.

Mao: W-Woah!? You're way too heavy to be slumping on me, Ritsu...

Is something wrong? You woke up pretty early today. Are you getting sick?

Ritsu: Nah, I'm good, but... Wasn't that guy our substitute for Kunugi-sensei's class in first period?

Mao: Oh, um... Maybe the teacher for this class also had some urgent business to attend to?

Ritsu: Huuuuh, I guess that's whatever... Anyway, is that guy floating or what?

Mao: H-huh!? N-normal human beings can't float though, can they~?

Zex: (...Tch, what the hell is a "dance"? I don't have time for this.)

Yuzuru: Zex-sama, if it pleases you, would you be my partner?

Zex: ...Who the hell are you.

Yuzuru: Please excuse my rudeness. I am Yuzuru Fushimi... Either Yuzuru or Fushimi is fine; call me as you'd like.

You have just transferred to this academy, correct? You must be quite troubled, not knowing what to do or where to go.

If you'd like, I shall assist you.

Zex: Sorry, but I'm not interested in dancing with you.

Yuzuru: Oh? But dancing can be surprisingly fun... Prior to coming to Yumenosaki Academy, I lived a life completely apart from "idols"...

But I transferred to this school for my young master.

Ah, the young master I serve is Tori Himemiya.

I've assisted him for a long time, thus I should have no issue in doing the same for you.

Zex: ...My answer hasn't changed — I'm not gonna dance with you.

Yuzuru: Heheh. You're quite stubborn, aren't you? How cute, especially compared to the young master’s willfulness.

He does, without fail, complain about the lunches I carefully cook for him, whining about how he'd rather be eating this or that...

Ah, how impolite, complaining to someone I've only just met — please excuse me. We were talking about partnering up for dance lessons... Correct?

Zex: ...Why not just let him do what he wants?

Yuzuru: Pardon me...?

Zex: I basically let Her Highness do whatever she wants.

It's just a pain in the ass to try and control her. I mean, I've even told her to get an escort, but she just won't listen.

She's got no idea how much trouble she gives me, wandering around on her own... There wouldn’t be any end to her meddling.

I bet she's off on her own again now that I'm not around... If she's wrapped up in some kind of trouble when I return, I'm not gonna help her.

Yuzuru: Ah, so you're in service to an aristocrat as well. How very, very interesting...♪

Mao: (Holy crap, Zex and Yuzuru are chatting!?

And Nero and Kagehira were getting along really well too... Doesn't it kind of feel like they're really just foreign exchange students?

...Well, that's better than them making trouble, right?)

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