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(Time: Present day, End of year)


Chiaki

Ha ha ha! Mission complete! Another great victory for Ryuseitai today...★


Kanata

Yeah~♪ Great Victory for Ryuseitai! We couldn't have done it without everyone's help!


Chiaki

Kanata ♪ (reaches out for Kanata's hands)


Kanata

Chiaki☆ (Hugs Chiaki instead)


Chiaki

Hahahhaha~ (Both of them dancing around each other.)


Midori

Eugh. Our senpais are at it again...getting so excited. Just watching them makes me want to die. Just kill me right now....


Shinobu

Ah haha. Well, they've been busy doing end-of-year cleaning since the morning gozaru. They must be going crazy from exhaustion gozaru.


Midori

What? Gosh, they're at it again. Should we try to jet out of here...?


Tetora

That's not how we first years should act! In fact, we should've done everything we could to help out earlier, come hell or high water!


Kanata

Tetora, did you say "water"? I wanna talk about water!


Tetora

N-no! Don't get so excited, Kanata-senpai. That's just a turn of phrase.


Kanata

Hehehe. Well you know I'm just a "fish" out of water. If you're going to talk about water, you know I'm going to bite! But I guess it's all water under the bridge now!


Tetora

Ah haha...You do seem like the type that likes fishing, Kanata-senpai.


Tetora

My dad and I used to go fishing when I was younger. We'd catch fish like black bass. But we've been busy lately, so we haven't gone in a while.


Kanata

Wow, is that so? You should have told me earlier! We could have bonded over that.


Kanata

Black bass fishes don't taste very good, but fishing's fun! Isn't it?


Midori

Err...sorry to pour cold water on you, but I have a burning question. You keep saying you're a fish, Kanata-senpai. But you're not against eating fish?


Kanata

Nope, I'm not. I mean, fish are food, aren't they?


Shinobu

This is sounding a little cannabalistic gozaru. It's grossing me out gozaru.


Chiaki

Hey, I know everyone wants to stay and chat, but it's getting dark outside! Since we're done for now, let's call it a day!


Chiaki

Good job, guys!


Chiaki

As a reward for your hard work, I'm going to give you all a personalized hug! ☆


Midori

Uhh, no thanks. I'll pass.


Shinobu

Ah haha. It's getting chilly outside, so I get that you want to share some body heat...


Shinobu

But don't get us wrong, Leader-dono, we're not doing this for a reward.


Chiaki

Oh, right! ♪ Sorry about that, Sengoku. I didn't mean to make light of your contributions. That's right, we're doing this for justice!


Shinobu

Yeah, there's that, too, but it's like you always say, "One for all, and all for one!" gozaru.


Chiaki

Well, for whatever the reason is, I'm ecstatic! Look at how much you guys have grown! I can see the flame of justice burning fiercely in all your hearts!☆


Chiaki

Gosh, I can't take it anymore. Not like I even need a reason, I'm just gonna hug all of you! And I'm going to start with you, Nagumo!


Tetora

Ahhh! Why me? Give me a break, Leader! I just helped out with your big cleaning project, I'm beat! Don't make me move more than I have to!


Chiaki

It's fine! You're young, you've got the energy to spare! Stop turning around and let me hug you! Wahahaha!


Tetora

O-ouch! It hurts! At least go easy on me! 'Else I'm gonna let you have a taste of my Flaming Karate Fist!


Shinobu

(Whispers) Hey, Midori-kun. Is it just me, or is Leader-dono a little strange today gozaru?


Shinobu

(Whispers) It's like he's even more excitable and touchy-feely than normal, don'cha think?


Midori

(Whispers) Hmm, I don't know. To me, he's always like that...


Midori

(Whispers) The better question is why are you asking me? I'm completely pooped out Besides, you should ask Shinkai-senpai. He's known Morisawa-senpai way longer than I have.


Kanata

Yoho~! You called for me, Midori?


Midori

Eek! How'd you even hear that? We were whispering. Are your ears that good?


Kanata

Well, god's an omnipresent being who's always listening, right?


Shinobu

....? What is this about god? Forgive me, Shinkai- dono, but sometimes you talk in such a strange intotation that I have no idea what you're saying gozaru.


Kanata

I get that all the time. Is it really that hard to understand my voice when I talk?


Kanata

It makes me sad when people don't understand me. I've been trying to be more clear.


Midori

No, your voice isn't the issue. It even echoes beautifully. It's the words you say that don't make sense sometimes...


Kanata

Is that so? Being misunderstood is depressing.


Midori

Hey, maybe we're the ones who aren't making enough effort to understand you.... Don't be so sad, Shinkai-senpai. I'm sorry that I'm not more understanding!


Kanata

Hehe. Why are you apologizing? You're a weird kiddo, Midori~♪


Kanata

But I'm really happy that you're trying me to understand me a little more.


Kanata

You're really a lot like Chiaki when he was younger.


Midori

People keep saying that and it baffles me. To be honest, I hate it. We're not anything alike! In fact, aren't we more like polar opposites?


Midori

I mean, how exactly am I like him?


Kanata

Hmm. Well, now that I'm thinking about it.... yup, that's it! It's the fact that you're so kind.


Kanata

But I guess in that sense all the children in Ryuseitai are like Chiaki!


Shinobu

Wow! That's such an honor gozaru. But so are you, Shinkai-dono. You're super kind! Everyone in Ryuseitai, we're are all birds of a feather!


Kanata

.....No, I'm not kind at all.


Kanata

And gods don't save humans out of their kindness.


Kanata

In fact, it was Chiaki who taught me that. No, that's not it. Everything valuable that I've learned is from that Hero.


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