Thanks to the Heroes! Reverberating lyrics

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[Lounge]

Tam: Sheesh, I'm bored.

Anz: Tamacchi-senpai, you're way too lax! This isn't your room.

Tam: It's just you and Wakaba here, it's basically like my room.

Tam: Wonder if there's anything fun on TV.

Wak: Hey, don't just change the channel!

Tam: Come on, come on. Tama'll find a better program.

Wak: Good grief...

Tam: Oh!? What's this show about?

Wak: Bunch of youngsters are arguing with mics in their hands. Some sort of quarrel?

Tam: They sure seem to be having a lot of fun for a quarrel.

Wak: I've seen plenty of "fun quarrels" in our Hero Club.

Anz: You're right. Like the ones between Mebuki-san and Karin-san.

Wak: Suzume and Miroku-san's too, that's always a lively argument worth listening to.

Tam: You're totally wrong! Look closely, they're, like, crashing their souls into each other in tune with the music...

Wak: Unfortunately, it looks like that show just ended.

Anz: I wasn't paying attention since I was reading, what was the show about anyway?

Tam: Whoa...

Anz: Tamacchi-senpai?

Wak: What's wrong? You went quiet all of a sudden.

Tam: Tama's got something to take care of, later!

Wak: She rushed to her room, and with great excitement at that.

Anz: What's gotten into her...?


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[Next day]

[Hero Club room]

Anz: Tamacchi-senpai, what happened to you yesterday? You spent the whole day cooped up in your room.

Tam: Yo-yo! Anzu! Yo! Anzu! I was practicing my rap, yo!

Anz: Eh...

Wak: Tamako, what was that...?

Tam: We saw it on TV yesterday, right? I'm practicing for a rap battle!

Anz: Rap battle... Wait, was that show yesterday a special on rappers?

Tam: Exactly, yo! Let's all rap together, yo!

Gin: Tamako-san, I don't get it, but you're so cool! Teach me too, please!

Tou: Gin, you mustn't sully yourself with that kind of frivolous western culture.

Sum: That's right. In Japan, we have our good old beautiful Japanese language.

Gin: Tch...

Tam:  Come on, Wakaba! Try rapping me something in return, yo!

Wak: W-Where'd that come from?

Anz: Tamacchi-senpai, there has to be a limit to this farce! Just talk normally already!

Tam: Okay, fine. So, how was Tama's rap?

Wak: How was it? Well, that's uh...

Anz: I don't know much about rap to begin with, so I can't tell if you were good or bad...

Gin: I thought you were kinda cool.

Tam: That's my student!

Sek: Yeah. You just tacked on "yo" to the end of your sentences, but the feeling was there.

Tam: Yo, I'm so pumped about that, yo!

Sek: Mhm, looking good! Repertoire hasn't grown, though.

SON: I felt like something fun was happening!

Tam: Sonoko! What, were you listening to Tama's rap too?

SON: Nope. I didn't hear your voice, but what I did feel was the burning pathos that led me here!

Tam: Tama's rap has burning pathos!? Yo, now I'm motivated!


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[Hero Club room]

SON: That sounds fun, I wanna join, yo!

Tam: Ooh!  Yo, Sonoko, you're awesome, responding with rap like that!

SON: Thanks and a merci, happy to hear that, yo!

Tam: Yo, if we're doing this, let's break into the rap world!

SON: We're gonna need some original lyrics for that, yo!

Wak: Lyrics?

Tam: Tama's gonna teach y'all some good stuff, yo! Lyrics are just that, the words of your rap, yo!

Tam: Yo, let's go discuss what we're gonna do!

Wak: And there they go, like a hurricane...

Anz: Will they actually be able to rap...?

Sek: They are just sticking "yo" in their speech for now, after all. Looking forward to seeing where this goes, yo! Just kidding.

[Empty classroom]

Tam: So, Sonoko, how are we going to make those "original lyrics"?

SON: I read in a book that the basics of rap are rhyming to create a rhythm.

Tam: Rhyming, huh. You're right, the people on TV last night did pretty well even without a "yo" in every sentence.

SON: Let's try to think of verbal tics that rhyme for starters.

Tam: Hmm, now it's hard all of a sudden! What's an example of rhyming?

SON: Example, example... Hmm...

Sek: How's it going?

SON: Akki!

Tam: What, did you decide to pick up rapping together with us?

Sek: Nothing like that, just got curious.

Sek: Do you have any lyrics that aren't a "yo" tacked on at the end yet?

SON: Nope, nothing at all.

Tam: When we decided to actually think about it, we couldn't come up with any rhymes at all.

Sek: That's when you need a reverse dictionary.

Tam: Reverse dictionary?

Sek: With normal dictionaries you search based on the first syllable, but with reverse ones you can search by last syllable.

SON: Whoa, something that convenient exists!?

Sek: You could also look "words that rhyme with XX" up on some internet dictionary.

Sek: Let's take Tama and search for words that rhyme with "tama"...

Tam: Whoa! Ottoman, watermark, magatama! Just reading them out feels like a rap!

SON: I'll look up words that rhyme with "oko" from "Sonoko"!

SON: Wow! Coco, loco, tsuchinoko! It's just like rap, that's so exciting!

Tam: Sekka, thanks, that's super useful! Okay, time to spin some awesome lyrics!


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[Next day]

[Empty classroom]

SON/Tam: Hmmm...

Sek: What's wrong? You two look really grim. Did reverse lookup not work?

SON: That's not it. It was fun at first so we looked up all sorts of words.

Tam: Then we lost track of what words exactly we should be putting into our rap.

Sek: Drowned in the verbal deluge, I see. Okay then, how about you pick a theme for your rap first?

Tam: A theme?

Sek: Yeah. You know how there are all kinds of songs, from love songs to cheer hymns?

SON: I see. So we have to think about what exactly it is that we want to convey with our rap, right?

Sek: That's it. You could rap about something you usually find hard to put into words, too.

SON: I see. Then how about this, I'll rap about my feelings towards everyone in the Hero Club.

Sek: Ooh, might be good. That's a pretty bountiful topic. Right, Tama-chan?

Tam: Hmm...

SON: Tama-bou, you don't like it?

Tam: Nah, I think that's fine, but we're not gonna have much of a rap battle that way, are we?

Tam: Tama wants a rap battle where we hit each other with our hot words, yo!

SON: Rap battle? What's that?

Sek: Oh right, Sonoko wasn't in the room when we talked about that.

Sek: A rap battle is a fierce exchange of words where you wield rap as a weapon to decide the winner.

SON: Huh, so even that kind of fighting exists in the world?

SON: But using words as weapons is a bit unsettling.

Sek: Hmm, maybe. How about peaceful rap then? The kind that you hear in the middle of songs sometimes.

Tam: Hmm, peaceful rap?

Tam: I'm starting to think there's a rift growing between our understanding of rap now.

SON: Eeh, sounds like we're going to disband already!

Tam: No, Tama doesn't want to let my one partner in this go!

Tam: How do I make you understand the coolness of rap battles... Oh right! If you're troubled, look it up!

Tam: Let's search for "rap battles appeal"... Ooh, tamazing stuff!

Sek: Hm? Any good info?

Tam: There's gonna be a rap battle event in the neighbourhood this weekend!

SON: Huh, that's interesting.

Tam: Maybe the two of you will change your mind if you see it live. So, wanna go watch it together?

SON: Mhm, sounds fun! I wanna see!

Sek: Meow too, I've never seen it live before, looking forward to it.


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[Next weekend]

[City]

SON: It's rap, yo! It's rap, yo! A rap battle's about to begin, yo!

Tam: I was so excited I couldn't sleep, yo!

Sek: You two are in really high spirits today.

Tam: Huh? Are those Yuuna and Chikage in front of that toy store? Hey!

Tak: Oh, Tama-chan! Sono-chan and Secchan too.

Chi: An unusual group to see.

Sek: Now that you mention it. So, what are you two doing?

Tak: Gun-chan said she wanted to buy a new game, so I came with her.

Chi: What about you? You seem to be having a lot of fun.

SON: We're gonna go check out a rap battle, yo!

Tam: Yo, you two, come with us, yo!

Tak: Sounds like fun, and a lot of pretty paper and ribbons! Gun-chan, want to come?

Sek: Paper and ribbons?

Chi: Ah! Takashima-san, are you imagining a wrapping contest or something like that?

Tak: It's not?

Tam: Wrapping isn't rapping!

SON/Sek: Ooh! Tama just rhymed, naturally!

Sek: And here I thought attaching "yo" at the end of your sentences was the extent of your adlib!

SON: Rap is seeping into our bodies.

Tam: I'm getting even more pumped up, yo! Yuuna and Chikage, you come too, yo!

Tak: Sounds fun!

Chi: Hmm, a rap battle is a bit...

Sek: Chikage, you know about rap battles? Kinda unexpected.

Chi: There are games like that. But I don't really care about real rap...

SON: Huh? Oh don't be shy...

Chi: ?

Tak: Come on, Gun-chan, when do you get a chance like that? Let's go with them! Don't wanna?

Chi: It's not really my kind of thing... But I'll go if you will, Takashima-san.


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[City]

Tam: Wow, that was awesome!

SON: Mhm, it was my first time seeing it but it was amazing!

Sek: They really conveyed that power and passion. I think I might've been misunderstanding rap battles.

SON: Me too! I thought they'd be something more radical and scary, but they weren't like that at all!

Chi: Yeah, my image of them changed a little.

Tak: Glad you invited us, yo!

SON: Tama-bou, my boy, thanks!

Tam: The line's mine, thanks for your time!

Sek: That was good. You're getting better at rapping thanks to the inspiration!

Chi: And you have the cornerstone of rap, respect for your opponent, down. Not bad.

Tam: Respect! That's it!

Tam: Sonoko, how about we have a battle about how much we both respect the girls in the Hero Club?

SON: And compete, like in a rap battle?

Tam: No, we won't be competing, we're just gonna make it feel like a rap battle.

SON: Sounds good! So we're going to convey our feelings into rap in turns? That sounds fun!

Tam: Okay, we have the theme, now we just need to make the lyrics!

Sek: Chikage and Yuuna, care to join us?

Tak: Sounds fun! Gun-chan, let's help them!

Chi: If you say so, Takashima-san...

SON: Hooray! With Chii-chan the rap battle veteran by our side we have nothing to fear!

Tam: Eeh!? Chikage, you have experience?

Tak: I didn't know either! How come you never told us?

Chi: ...Where did you get that info I haven't the faintest recollection of?

Sek: Well, even if you haven't done rap, you've written poems before and that's essentially the same thing.

SON: Hey sis, pretty please, this is the chance to seize!

Tam: Don't be shy and instead try!

Chi: Oh well, fine... Don't know if I'll be any useful, though.

SON: Yay! Now our success is certain!


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[Empty classroom]

Tam: I-I'm finally done! Our fiery lyrics are complete!

SON: Chii-chan helped to make them great. Thanks.

Tam: Nothing beats a veteran! You've got my respect, yo! MC Chikage!

Chi: I'm telling you, I have no experience...

Chi: I'm glad I could help at least a little.

Tak: It wasn't a bit, Gun-chan, it was a ton! You loaded the rap gun with lyrical fun!

Sek: Nyahaha, now even Yuuna's fallen for rap.

Sek: Our ever-reliable Chikage made the impact a lot stronger. Those poem-writing skills weren't just for show.

SON: Haaah, I can't wait to reveal this to the others.

Tam: We're going to need  to prepare a lot of stuff for that. Like equipment to play music.

Sek: I thought it'd come to this, so I prepared turntables and all other kinds of stuff!

Tam: That's our honourary advisor! Glad to see how fast you work, yo!

Sek: Since when was that my position?

SON: Oh yeah, Chii-chan. Since we're doing this, do you want to join us as the DJ?

Chi: Yeah, I'm going to have to decline that.

Chi: Sonoko-san, you're a much better fit for that kind of flashy position.

SON: Am I really? DJ Sonoko. Woohoohoo...

SON: The turntables spin round and round! DJ Sonoko heats up the floor!

SON: Heeheehee, that might be fun.

Tak: How about looking the part if you're doing this anyway?

Sek: Sounds good! It'd add to the atmosphere and hype everyone up!

Tam: Okay, let's start preparing right away! We'll knock all their socks off, yo!


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[Several days later]

[Hero Club room]

Fuu: I got a message from Tama telling everyone to gather in the clubroom, so what's this about?

Anz: Don't know, we haven't met up in a while. But she must be planning something...

Sek: Thanks for taking the time to come here today, everyone!

Tak: We're gonna present to you a really fun stage today, yo!

Chi: MC Tamako and DJ Sonoko, those two cheery folks are gonna bring you some rap, yo!

Tam: Sorry for the wait, audience!

SON: Here comes some fun rap!

Tam: Tama's gonna start, yo!

Tam: Never going easy on hyperbole! Our president Fuu takes the lead!

Fuu: Wait, wait! Am I getting complimented right now?

Anz: Yeah, I think. Tamacchi-senpai, that's amazing. It actually sounds like rap.

SON: My lyrics are next, yo!

SON: Akki, Wasshi, Nibosshi! I want you to snap at me, don'tcha see?

Ren: She's praising the tsukkomi squad while staying within rhyme. Not bad.

Aka: The flow is good too, pretty fun! I'm getting the urge to start dancing now!

Tam: Next one goes out to Anzu, yo!

Tam: Nothing pairs with hotpot better than ponzu. Nothing bonds with Tama better than Anzu!

Tam: Hey hey Anzu, let's dance and get close! Then have a hot pot party with ponzu sauce!

Anz: Ah. Hawawawa...

Wak: Anzu, are you okay? You're bright red.

Hin: Hearing someone express their love so joyously would make anyone's heart skip a beat.

SON: Come on, we're not stopping here, yo!

Tam: Tama's not gonna lose either, yo!

Tam: How was it!? Our rap?

Anz: Sorry, I'm so shocked... I have no words...

Fuu: *sob*

Its: Onee-chan, what are you weeping about?

Fuu: Because they really conveyed how passionately they feel about us.

Fuu: You're the best! I'm the one who should be respecting you!

Ren: You managed to touch Miroku's heart, impressive. A round of applause, everyone.

Wak: Tamako, Sonoko. Thanks for the wonderful showing.

SON: Wow, I didn't think you'd be this happy!

Tam: Guh, this feeling of accomplishment is tamazing! Chikage, thanks for the lyrics, they were the best!

Chi: I had a lot of fun too, thanks.

Tam: Join us next time, Chikage!

Chi: I'll pass.

Tam: Yo, that won't work!  Let's aim for the top of the rap industry, yo!

SON: The world-class rapper, MC Chikage! Show us the continuation of the dream!

Chi: Dream... You keep calling me a veteran for no reason too, I just don't get it...