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Chapter 4: Adult Stuff
大人の事情 (? (edit))
大人の事情 (? (edit))
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Vivid Street
Young An
yay—! I took down three in one shot!
Nagi
Ngh...! I just can't get good at this shooting game...!
An's Father
Alright then, the sun's starting to help, so why don't we start heading back home once you finish this round?
Taiga
Sounds good. Even after practicing all day, An's still full of energy.
Nagi
Ah! An, don't take that weapon!
Young An
First come, first served—! I'm gonna take the healing item, too.
Nagi
Ah—! My healing item—!
Nagi
Ugh, she got me again...
Nagi
An, one more time, one more time! I can't give up like this!
Young An
Jeez, Nagi-san, you're such a sore loser~♪ But I can respect the way you don't give up!
Nagi
Gh...That breezy attitude, who did you get that from?
An's Father
Well, she's imitating you, Nagi.
Nagi
Ah, shoot— I ended up becoming her role model~
Taiga
Just thought I'd mention, I'm pretty good at that game.
Nagi
Ah—shut up! Anyways, I'm demanding a rematch! This time I'm gonna change my character—
Live House Staff
Ah...everyone! Can I borrow you for a second?
Nagi
Hm? Ah, you're Kimura-san from Ultramarine. What's got you in such a rush?
Live House Staff
Actually, there's been a bit of trouble...
An's Father
Trouble?
Young An
...?
— Some time later —
Young An
(Hm... Everyone's got such serious faces...)
Young An
(Aren't they done yet...?)
Taiga
I see...that does sound like a pain.
Nagi
...If that's how it is, I can go with you. You two should stay here with An.
Young An
Eh...! Nagi-san, are you gonna go!?
Nagi
It'll be okay, An. I'll be able to play with you again soon.
Young An
But...I wanted to play one more time...
Nagi
Haha, me too. It doesn't feel right to leave it on a loss.
Nagi
But...right now, the folks at a live house we use a lot are struggling, so I wanna lend them my strength.
Nagi
An, if there was someone having trouble in front of you, you'd help them too, right?
Young An
...Yeah!
Nagi
Ahaha, that's An for you! You're so cool!
Nagi
Well then...I'm gonna get going. Let's play again tomorrow, An!
Young An
Ah... She's gone...
The Next Day
Nonogi Park
Nonogi Park
Nagi
Here we go! —Three-pointer!
Young An
...Wah! Awesome! You're so far away but you got it in!
Nagi
Hehe, I'm pretty good at basketball. An, you wanna try?
Young An
Yeah! Gimme the ball!
Nagi
First, wanna try hitting the board behind the next? Keep your fingers straight, and hold the ball like you're supporting it, not pushing it forward.
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Kamiyama Street
Young An
Wah—that was so fun! Basketball's awesome!
Young An
Ah, hey, hey, Nagi-san, Uncle! You're gonna come eat dinner at our house, right?
Taiga
Oh, is that alright? You wouldn't mind treating us?
An's Father
Yeah. The team I helped out the other day, they gave me a nice cut of meat as thanks. Thought I might turn it into a nice steak or something.
Nagi
Ooh–! I might make myself comfortable, if that's how it is!
Young An
Yay–! Y'know, Mom is really good at cooking steak!
Young An
...Huh?
Young An
Hey, it looks like they're making a building here! What do you think it's gonna be?
Nagi
Oh, it says here on the sign. Ummm..."Kamiyama High School"...looks like they're building a school.
Young An
Wow! A school! I wanna try exploring a bit~♪
An's Father
An, construction sites are dangerous, so don't get too close.
Young An
Okaaay~
Nagi
Jeez, that's such a by-the-book reply. But it really is dangerous, so make sure you don't get close.
Young An
I get it, I won't! Even...if I am a little curious...
Taiga
Now that I think of it, we used to sneak into our school at night.
Young An
What? You did?
Nagi
C'mon, Taiga! You didn't need to say that!
An's Father
We snuck in, or maybe we were snuck in... If Nagi hadn't done that...
Young An
What, what? What did Nagi-san do? Why'd you have to sneak in?
Nagi
Ah—c'mon, that story's off limits!
Young An
Aw...You can tell me...
Nagi
When you're a little older, An! Instead of that, look, we're almost home!
Young An
Yeah!
Young An
(When we get home, we're gonna eat steak together, and then I'm gonna practice singing, and we're gonna play games...it's gonna be so fun!)
Young Musician
U-um...! Sorry for barging in, but. Could I have a moment of your time?
An's Father
Hm?
Nagi
...Oh. I met you at an event before. You're part of a team of four called...Riot Party, right?
Young Musician
...! Yeah! I'm glad you remembered me!
Young Musician
Yeah, and...I'm sorry this is so sudden, but I need to borrow RADder's strength for a little bit...
Taiga
...If you're starting it off like that, it doesn't feel like it's gonna be anything good...
An's Father
Mind telling us what it is, first?
Young Musician
...We're trying to sign with a certain record label, but when we were reviewing the terms of the contract today, it seems there's a few problems regarding the rights to our music.
Young Musician
When we brought up that it was strange, they told us that they wouldn't sign us, and told us to make out decision by the end of today.
Young Musician
We were pretty worried, and when we told people on the street, everyone told us that RADder was familiar with contracts like this... If you wouldn't mind, we need advice...
Nagi
By the end of today...huh. That's pretty harsh.
Taiga
You're gonna sign with a label that'll do that? Just say no.
Young Musician
That's what I thought too... But one of our members said that he'd quit if we don't get a contract by the end of the year...
Nagi
...I see how it is. In that case, let's go hear them out, Taiga.
Taiga
Ken's the best at these sort of negotiation things... But if an argument's about to break out, maybe we'd be better suited to it.
Nagi
When you put it like that, it sounds like I'm in charge of arguments. Well, it's fine.
An's Father
Sorry about this... You're a big help.
Young An
...Nagi-san, are you leaving?
Nagi
...
Nagi
Sorry, An. I wanted to go, but...I've gotta help these guys out.
Nagi
Next time, let's eat some tasty steak together.
Young An
...Mm...
Nagi
—Then, let's get going!
Young An
Ah...
Young An
(...She left again...)
An's Father
...C'mon, you'll be able to play with them again real soon. I know, how about we get some singing practice in before we head home?
Young An
Eh? Really?
An's Father
Sure. I won't go easy on you today.
Young An
...! Yay—!!