Ryusei Bonfire - Meteor Impact: Prologue
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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.