Chapter 1

Itsuki-senpai, Kagehira-senpai!

Good work today~!

Yup, you too~ ♪ Looks like y’all still got tons of energy even after the live, huh?

Yeah actually, I’m still pumped up~ It feels like we could do a whole ‘nother live!

Well, it’s probably more that we just haven’t come down from our high. But we’re definitely going straight home today, no detours.

Yeah, sounds good to me. I’m goin’ straight home with Oshi-san, too ♪

Then we’ll leave you to it!

Thanks for walking us all this way! Be careful getting home~!

Thank ya kindly. Y’all be careful too~ ♪

All righty then, Oshi-san, let’s get goin’.

~… ♪

You sure seem happy, Kagehira.

Ngah, you could tell? Our client was super happy that the live was a huge success.

And I had so much fun too! I went an’ asked them to let us in if they ever have another show like that.

When that happens, let’s stand on stage together again, Oshi-san ♪

A “huge success?” I suppose your vision—no, the audience’s, the client’s vision is quite narrow.

The beginning and the end were fine, but what was that performance in the middle? You very nearly destroyed my art! I expect you to do some serious reflection on that, Kagehira.

I–I’m sorry! I’s just havin’ so much fun I lost sight of everything around me!

I was thinkin’ like, if any of us hadn’t been there, we wouldn’ta been able to make that kinda sound. And I guess that made me a li’l emotional. So that’s why I got lost in my thoughts once or twice.

You speak as if this is someone else’s affairs. But every single time you stopped singing or dancing, I had to step in and cover for you. It was beyond irksome.

Ngah~ …Well all’s I can really say is I’m sorry.

But you’re right, no matter how much fun I’m havin’, I can’t go makin’ mistakes. I’ll be careful next time!

There is no “next time.” Valkyrie must always achieve perfection; even the slightest blunder is intolerable.

You still don’t understand that, do you? What a troublesome doll you are.

Yup! That’s why you gotta look after me forever and ever~ ♪

Well, aren’t you cheeky. You should at least look after yourself.

There is value only in taking care of a cute doll. I have no time to concern myself with a failure.

Ahaha, I ain’t got the slightest clue what you’re on about.

I ain’t nothing like the dolls you love so much. But even still, if you’d just keep me by your side… I’d be the luckiest guy in the whole wide world ♪

Hey, Oshi-san. Can we go hold hands while we go home?

Give an inch of kindness and he’ll take a mile… We can’t. I’ve got this carry-on with me.

Ngah~ Well my hands ain’t full, so maybe I can pull it instead?

It’s my costume in the bag, after all, so obviously I should be the one handlin’ it.

You’re too clumsy. I don’t want you falling and scratching up the bag.

…Okay. But just as far as the traffic light over there.

…! Okay, Oshi-san!

Ehehe~… ♪

Your expression is rather sloppy. But I suppose we’re not on stage right now. You seem happy, so I’ll forego any nitpicking this time.

Let’s go home, Kagehira. To our home.

Yeah, we sure got a lot to talk about to Maddie about! Knowin’ her, she’ll be real happy for you… I’m sure of it ♪