Neue Green Chapter 14 proofread 2

Neue Green Chapter 14:

Note: As always, I kept honorifics due to consistency with the previous chapters, though I am not a fan of them. Additionally, English is not my first language. Feel free to correct inconsistencies or phrasing that sounds "iffy"

Big Note regarding Chapter: I messed up big time in my previous translation. The name of the "mastermind" asshole reporter is "Akutoku". This should be fixed for chapter 13 and I am sorry for that slight (I was in a hurry to finish). That said, IIRC it only affected the side note at the end of the chapter).
With that out of the way, let's crack on.

Page 1:
1-0 (left) The true nature of the dark gossip surrounding the idols...
1-1 This Akutoku reporter is known for targeting idols just before he writes an article about them being involved in a scandal.
1-2 His specialty is blowing incidents out of proportion via fabrications
1-3 He's well-known and hated amongst idols for his reputation
1-4 Be careful, Ryou. If you show him an opening I have no idea what kind of hoax he'll create about you

Page 2:
2-0 These two have no tact

Page 3:
3-1 You mean the infamous Akutoku?
	You've been working together with that bastard?
3-2 You're just telling us this so we keep our mouths shut about your hidden room, aren't you?
3-3 Hiih! No! I'm really not! It's just...
3-4 I was supposed to meet him today so...
3-5 He may have even arrived by now...

Page 4:
4-1 He's there! He really was there!
4-2 He was probably recording our conversation! All of it!
4-3 Wh- What did you say!?
4-4 If we don't catch him here and now I have no idea what kind of story he'll spin all of this into...!!
4-5 That guess is quite right...
4-6 However,
4-7 You don't get into this business unless you know how to make a swift escape...

Page 5:
5-1 However, it seems I have an interesting new story to write about
5-2 Hehe...
5-3 Kyah..!
5-4 Eh..
5-6 Seriously
5-7 You should know that this is no track & field stadium

Page 6:
6-1 "Running in the hallways forbidden"
6-2 Agh..! Let me..
6-3 Just let me go...!!
6-4 That I cannot do.
6-5 Get him secluded until further notice, he's under suspicion of trespassing
	Make sure to carefully check all of his belongings
6-6 Yes!
6-7 Why is Takeda-san...?

Page 7:
7-1 Why... well, that should be my line
	Why were you both chasing after him?
7-2 Has he harmed you in some way?
7-3 Ah... yeah...
7-4 It's not like I'm interested in gossip, however
	Lately, there's been something bothering me
7-5 To the point I could not ignore it. I had to check up on it.
7-6 That reporter has been working together with one of our directors after reaching an understanding
7-7 They've been taking advantage of the problems we've had here lately
7-8 And making profit in the process.
7-9 That said, you have no business meddling with this affair
	Got it?
7-10 Right
7-11 Takeda-san! Thank you so much! You saved us there...!
7-12 If he'd gotten away who knows what kind of things he'd have written about us...
7-13 ...
7-14 Speaking of which

Page 8
8-1 I've also been doing some investigation on your persona and I've heard quite a few tales
8-2 Yumeko Sakurai-kun, you
8-3 Up until now, in order to win, you've been attacking your rival idols
	and used them as stepping stones towards your goals
8-4 Huh...
8-5 Th- That is...
8-6 I'm sorry.
8-7 But I cannot acknowledge someone using that kind of foul play to win

Page 9:
9-1 There is no way I could ever invite you on to Old Whistle

Page 10:
10-1 (small) No...
10-2 (small) That can't...
10-3 ...Wa-
10-4 Wait a second!
10-5 Even if her rivals were... that would not necessarily mean it was Yumeko-chan...!
10-6 Enough with this.

Page 11:
11-1 Yumeko-cha...
11-2 Please excuse me!!
11-3 (small) *panting sounds* Haa...
11-4 (small) Yume...

Page 12:
12-1 Get away!!
12-2 Why...
12-3 I've been going in a straight line to victory all this time
12-4 To win I had to deal with dozens and hundreds of other girls...
	I desperately... desperately gave everything I had and yet
12-5 All of the things I've done... have they been that horrible...?
12-6 Were they really that unfair...?
	I didn't actually steal anything from them...
12-7 Was it really...
12-8 that unfair...?

Page 13:
13-1 Let me wipe your tears
13-2 Stop
13-3 Don't touch me!
13-4 What does it mean to you...
13-5 I don't need your kindness...
13-6 Everyone around you is a top idol
	Do you know how frustrating it is to see them pass their auditions one after another...
13-7 You have been blessed with famous costars...
13-8 You are
13-9 The greatest coward I have ever met...

Page 14:
14-1 It's over...
14-2 I have no reason to continue as an idol.
14-3 I have no need...
14-4 (background) Wait...
14-5 For dreams
14-6 If I didn't have those emotions
14-7 (background) Don't...

Page 15:
15-1 Dreams are something
15-2 That should not
15-3 Yumeko-chan!!
15-4 Let go!

Page 16:
16-1 Listen!!
16-2 I'll go change his mind
	I'll talk it over with Takeda-san!
16-3 I won't let your dream just die like that so please!!
16-4 Don't tell me you are going to abandon it like that!

Page 18:
18-1 --urts..
18-2 You're hurting me...
18-3 Ah!
18-4 Sorry...
18-5 Please...
18-6 Please give me some time...

Page 19:
19-1 To think it over... you say?
19-2 I believe that Yumeko-chan's abilities are genuine
19-3 You can't just disregard all of her effort like that...
19-4 She would not let herself lose until her dream of being invited on to Old Whistle was granted.
19-5 She could not have gotten this far only by cheating
19-6 All of her efforts and talents...
19-7 I am aware of them

Page 20:
20-1 "In order to fulfill one's own dreams, one must act selfishly"
	True enough, people who aim high tend to think that way
20-2 And that they need to do whatever it takes to get there
20-3 Then...!
20-4 However, to go as far as to harm people
20-5 I can't imagine anyone more despicable
20-6 But let's assume that I reconsider
20-7 It would not change a thing about the people who have already been hurt
20-8 The "Old Whistle" is a program where people's hearts are appeased through music
20-9 And I would not want people to put up with a song based on deceit
20-10 Something you of all people
20-11 Should be quite familiar with, right?

Page 21:
21-1 Akizuki-kun you are...
21-2 a guy, aren't you?

Page 22:
22-1 ...You're right
22-2 Hoho, you just admitted it straight on.
22-3 That's quite gallant on your part
22-4 How and when did you...?
22-5 The first time I saw you on TV actually
	Your body proportions and your stamina in contrast with your voice tonality always felt odd to me
22-6 Not to mention your body build didn't feel like it belonged to a girl...
	You had a unique constitution and were unusually shy about showing off for your age

Page 23:
23-1 Why do you pose as a girl?
23-2 Do you enjoy deceiving everyone?
23-3 That's not it!
23-4 It was... an idea the company president came up with...
	That I should tackle this as a girl...
23-5 What I truly wanted, was to debut as a male idol...
23-6 So you genuinely want to become a man?
23-7 Of course!
23-8 I was promised that if I were to land a hit as a female idol, I would be allowed to then do so as a guy...
23-9 But it seems to me that you've already become a top idol.
23-10 Yet you have continued working as a female.

Page 24:
24-1 Why aren't you chasing your own dreams?
24-2 That's because..
	The president and... all the fans who have been cheering for me until now...
24-3 I feel like... I would be betraying them...
24-4 So you are going to live on for the rest of your life as a girl for their sake?
24-5 Th-
24-6 That's not...
24-7 If you are unable chase your own dreams
24-8 Your attempts to defend the dreams of someone else
	feel forced and unnatural

Page 25:
25-1 Before I worry about someone else's dreams
	I should first start with my own...
25-2 Is that what you are trying to tell me?
25-3 Exactly
25-4 If you can't do that then there is no way you'll be able to convince anyone else
25-5 Understood
25-6 I will have a chat with my president.
25-7 About what I need to do...

Page 26:
26-1 It's all been building up to this moment
26-2 It's time to drop the pretense and acknowledge what my dream was from the beginning.
26-3 I'll take back my dream
26-4 Together with Yumeko-chan's dream!!
26-5 (overlay) The last step he's been hiding from!