THE iDOLM@STER Million Live! #02 TL

THE iDOLM@STER Million Live! #02 TL
Author: Monji Yuki



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[Box below logo]
Chapter 2: The Festa's Starting

[Floating text left of Mirai]
Kasuga Mirai, 14 years old.
Heading straight for her dream!

Monji Yuki
[Original Work] Bandai Namco
                Games



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[Mirai] Ha--
[Mirai] Haa--
[Mirai] Ha--

[Mirai] Haa--

[Mirai] I made it!



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[Mirai] 765 Pro's office.

[Mirai] I...
[Mirai] ...from this day forward, will become an idol!

[Box (left margin)]
Cast

[Profile text (left margin)]
● Kasuga Mirai ● Middle school, 2nd year.
Heading straight for the thing she wants to do!



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[Konomi] Umm,
[Konomi] Who might you be...
[Mirai] Ahaha, you're so cute!!
[Mirai] Who could this little girl be?

[Konomi] Excuse me, I'm actually...
[Mirai] Onee-chan has some things to do at this office!
[Mirai] Should I call your father or mother?

[Box (right margin)]
Cast

[Profile text (right margin)]
● Mogami Shizuka ● Middle school, 2nd year.
A new idol belonging to 765 Theater.



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[Mirai] We'll tell them the new idol they've been expecting has arrived!
[Konomi] D-

[Konomi] DON'T PET ME ON THE HEAAAAD!

[Konomi] ...ahem.
[Konomi] I- I may look like this, but I'm a 24-year-old sexy lady, you know?
[Konomi (floating text)] Lost my cool there
[Mirai (floating text)] Sigh---
[Mirai] Okay, then onee-chan will be the sales clerk.  Is your mommy or daddy here?
[Konomi] I wasn't playing pretend!

[Kotori] Konomi-san?
[Kotori] Is something the matter?
[Konomi] Kotori-san, there's a weird girl here...



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[Kotori] Could you be Kasuga Mirai-chan?
[Kotori] I'm the office clerk, Otonashi Kotori.  Pleased to meet you ♪
[Mirai] Yes!  I'm Kasuga.
[Mirai (right floating text)] An adult!

[Kotori] You sure came here early.
[Mirai] Early?  But I came exactly at 2 o'clock.

[Kotori] Umm, 2 o'clock tomorrow?
[Mirai] Tomorrow...?

[Mirai] Sorry~
[Mirai] I was off by a whole day!



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[Mirai] I was looking forward to it so much that I just...
[Kotori] Fufu,
[Kotori] Mirai-chan, you're a scatterbrain, aren't you.

[Kotori] But that's fine.  We'll wrap things up today.
[Kotori] I'll prepare the documents, so please wait for a bit.

[Kotori (right floating text)] Umm, first is...

[Mirai] I'll look around while I wait.



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[Mirai] She's sleeping...

[Mirai] An idol with a little face?

[Mirai] Actually, I think I've seen her before.



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[Konomi] Hey!

[Konomi] Over here!

[Konomi] What a rude young lady!
[Konomi] Miki-chan's in the middle of a break, so don't disturb her.

[Mirai] Ah-
[Mirai] You're the one from before...

[Mirai] You're so little, yet you're so mature!
[Mirai (left floating text)] What a good girl---
[Konomi]
Like,

I,

said...



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[Mirai] Ehh!?

[Mirai] Then you're really 24 years old!?
[Mirai] Really!?  Is this a first in Japanese history!?

[Konomi (right floating text)] History?
[Konomi] It doesn't matter if it's Japan or the Savannah, I'm a genuine 24-year-old adult lady!

[Konomi] Onee-chan, if you're also aiming to become a sexy idol, then listen to me!
[Konomi] Konomi-oneesan will give you a lesson with her full-power adult charm!
[Heart bubble] ♥ Glance ♥

[Miki] Mmn...
[SFX] roll

[Mirai] ...
[Konomi (floating text)] Sigh...
[Konomi] ...don't say it, I already know.



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[Caption] Second nap
[Miki (floating text)] Honey---

[Konomi] Well then, onee-san has some work to take care of now.
[Konomi] So can you wait here quietly?
[Konomi (floating text)] Right here!
[Mirai (SFX)] gulp
[Mirai] Ah- by the way, Konomi-san.

[Mirai] Is Shizuka-chan not here today?
[Mirai] The thing is, I go to the same school as she does!

[Konomi] Shizuka-chan... you mean Mogami Shizuka?
[Konomi (right floating text)] Umm, her mail address is...
[Konomi] Then, it would be better if we had her guide you.

[Mirai] Shizuka-chan is here!?  Where, where!?
[Konomi] She's not here,
[Konomi] the Theater Group is in the theater itself.

[Mirai] ?
[Mirai] Theater Group?
[Mirai (small text)] Theater?
[Konomi] ...



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[Konomi] Okay, Mirai-chan.

[Konomi] Since it appears that you know absolutely nothing, Konomi-oneesan will give you a lesson!
[Konomi] So listen well!
[Mirai (floating text)] Wow---

[Konomi] This is the 765 Pro office.
[Konomi] It may be small, but Haruka-chan, Miki-chan, and the others...
[Konomi] are at the pinnacle of their success as the idols of this office.



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[Mirai] Wow!  Konomi-san, is your popularity throbbing too?
[Konomi (right floating text)] Throbbing?
[Konomi] Like you, Mirai-chan, I'm part of the "Theater Group".

[Konomi] Well, I suppose you could call us the little sister of the 765 Pro idols.

[Konomi] The "Theater Group" is a new challenge that 765 Pro has undertaken!
[Konomi] In a theater built exclusively for lives, where every month all the idols gather for a public performance!

[Mirai] A new... challenge.
[Mirai (floating)] Haa-

[Takagi] Whether this experiment fails or succeeds,
[Takagi] that rests upon all of you.



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[Takagi] Welcome, Kasuga Mirai-kun.
[Takagi] I'm Takagi, the president of 765 Pro.
[Takagi] Now then...

[Takagi] Are you determined...
[Takagi] to become an idol?

[Mirai] Yes!



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[Shizuka] Excuse me,
[Shizuka] this is Mogami.

[Shizuka] Konomi-san told me to guide Kasuga-san around...

[Mirai] Ah!
[Mirai] Shizuka-chan, yoo-hoo!
[Takagi (floating)] This is quite good.
[Paper (center)] MILK
[Paper (bottom left)] Kasuga Mirai

[Shizuka] ...
[Shizuka (floating text)] What are you doing...?
[Paper] MILK


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[Shizuka] I didn't think you'd really enter the office...

[Shizuka] Kasuga-san, you're really fired up, huh.
[Shizuka (floating)] Leave the bike over there.
[Mirai] Ehh~  You really think so?  Dehehehe.
[Mirai (floating)] Okay!

[Shizuka] However,

[Shizuka] This is different from your club activities, we're not playing around...
[Shizuka] So be serious.

[Shizuka] Now then, I'll guide you through the theater.
[Shizuka] Please enter.
[Mirai] Pardon the intrusion!



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[Matsuri] Heigh-ho!

[Matsuri] Nanodesu ♪



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[Matsuri] Greetings, new citizen of our kingdom.
[Matsuri] Welcome to the castle of Princess Matsuri!
[Matsuri] Nanodesu.

[Matsuri] Ho?
[Matsuri] You're speechless with awe?
[Karen] Uh, uh, umm...
[Karen] She, she said it was a surprise for the newcomer, so, um...
[Karen] S- sorry...
[Arisa] Oh-!



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[Arisa] Could... could this be the new idol-chan's Sexy Shutter Chance!?

[Shizuka] Arisa-san!  If you're going to take pictures, then please tell us first!
[Arisa] Relax, Shizuka-chan!
[Arisa] Rest assured, these photos are solely for Arisa's personal enjoyment!
[Shizuka] That's not even remotely reassuring!

[Karen (floating text)] An, an unknown person...
[Shizuka] ...Ka- Kasuga-san?

[Shizuka] U- usually it's more... how do I put this?
[Shizuka] There's a lot of normal people here!
[Shizuka] And in the first place, they said you were coming tomorrow, so...
[Shizuka] A- anyway, don't get the wrong idea!  This is usually a serious office...
[Mirai] ......


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[Mirai] Ahaha!
[Mirai] This place is fun!

[Shizuka] ...geez,
[Shizuka] I look like a fool worrying about you.
[Shizuka (SFX)] sigh

[Shizuka] Anyway, I'll guide you around.  Come on, stand up.
[Shizuka (floating text)] Gosh, you're covered in dust
[Matsuri] ATTENTION!

[Matsuri] From here on out, you shall be guided by this castle's princess, Matsuri,
[Matsuri] so please follow me.
[Mirai] Okay!
[Shizuka] ...



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[Matsuri] Heigh-ho!  Nanodeeeesu!

[Subaru] ......?
[Umi] Hidden Blow: Swan Lake



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[Matsuri] This is the servant's quarters, nanodesu.
[Matsuri] The jolly comrades of Princess Matsuri gather here every single day, nanodesu.
[Mirai] You're servants?
[Subaru] ...we're idols.
[Shizuka] This is the dressing room.

[Minako (floating text)] Today's snack is 20 servings of candied sweet potatoes!
[Matsuri] This is the tea room, nanodesu.
[Shizuka] This is the office kitchen,

[Matsuri] And this is the butler room, nanodesu.
[Shizuka] ...and this is the office.



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[Mirai] Looks like it's break time.
[Shizuka] ...sure does.

[Mirai (right floating text)] I know!
[Mirai] Matsuri-san, Matsuri-san!
[Mirai (left floating text)] Here, here!
[Matsuri] Ho?  What is it?

[Mirai] There's a place I want to see!



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[Mirai (floating text)] The ceiling's so high...

[Mirai (floating text)] Haa---



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[Shizuka] Well?
[Shizuka] It's different from when you saw it from the audience, isn't it?
[Mirai] Shizuka-chan.

[Shizuka] It may feel pleasantly cool right now, but...
[Shizuka] When there's a full house, the hot air is stifling.
[Shizuka] The sound, the heat, and everyone's eyes all focus on you...

[Shizuka] Your eyes begin to flicker...
[Shizuka] And your body no longer becomes your own...



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[Matsuri] Heigh-ho!

[Matsuri] Welcome to Matsuri's Wonderful Party!
[Matsuri] Today, I will introduce a new comrade!
[Matsuri] Newcomer!  Step forward.

[Mirai] Eh!?
[Mirai] You, you mean me?



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[Matsuri] Now then, please give us both your self-introduction and a song!
[Shizuka] Eh!?

[Shizuka] Matsuri-san!
[Shizuka] Kasuga-san just got here, and she doesn't even have a mic,
[Shizuka] So rushing her to do this is...

[Matsuri] ...ho?
[Matsuri] We always have time to be everyone's princess, don't we?

[Shizuka] Kasuga-sa...



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[Mirai] Kasuga Mirai!  Middle school, second year!
[Mirai] I quit my club activities and came here to become an idol!

[Mirai] And now, I will sing!



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[Arisa] Oh my~!

[Arisa] Good!

[Arisa] Very good, Kasuga Mirai-chan!
[Arisa] You're a different type of idol, but you remind me of the time Tsubasa-chan showed up!



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[Arisa (top floating text)] Arisa needs to tail... I mean, check on Mirai-chan at her house!
[Minako (left floating text)] Take care!

[Mirai] Haa~
[Mirai] Today was super-fun.
[Mirai] Konomi-san, Arisa-san, and Matsuri-san are all good people!
[Shizuka] That they are.

[Mirai] Hmm----

[Mirai] Hey, Shizuka-chan.
[Shizuka] What is it, Kasuga-san?



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[Mirai] What does it mean to be an idol?

[Shizuka] What's this, all of a sudden?
[Mirai] Hmm... well, I mean,

[Mirai] The people at the theater weren't very idol-like at all.

[Mirai] Hey, listen!  The girl who was sleeping in the office today was really beautiful and...
[Shizuka] It was just a coincidence!  Usually there are much more idol-like people there...
[Shizuka] Wait, no, that doesn't mean Matsuri-san and the others are wrong!

[Shizuka] Th- they're very unique members.
[Mirai] I know, right!
[Mirai] I've never met anyone like them before!



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[Shizuka] The nature of an idol... huh.

[Shizuka] When I think about it,
[Shizuka] In a single day, Kasuga-san made a decision that took me 10 long years to make.

[Shizuka] The decision to become an idol...

[Mirai] Shizuka-chan!
[Mirai] The President said he'll treat us to lunch as a celebration!
[Shizuka] Eh?
[Mirai] You're coming, right?
[Shizuka] B- but I...



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[Mirai] Let's go!

[Mirai] I'll race you to the office!
[Shizuka] Eh!?
[Shizuka] No, wait!
[Shizuka] You have a bicycle!

[Shizuka] Geez!
[Shizuka] I- I won't lose to you!
[Shizuka] MIRAI!
>NOTE TO TS: The dots are there to emphasize that Shizuka has stopped calling Mirai "Kasuga-san" as of this text bubble.