THE iDOLM@STER Million Live! #03 TL (v2)

THE iDOLM@STER Million Live! #03 TL (v2)
Author: Monji Yuki



--- 141.jpg

[Box below logo]
Chapter 3: Let's dance!

[Floating text left of Shizuka]
Mogami Shizuka, 14 years old.
Holding a precious dream within her chest...

Monji Yuki
[Original Work] Bandai Namco Games



--- 142.jpg

[Mirai] Today
[Mirai] is

[Mirai] my first lesson ♪

[Mirai] Yay-!

[Mirai] Shizuka-chan!
[Mirai] Were you waiting?



--- 143.jpg

[Shizuka] I'm fine!

[Shizuka] I'm not a little child.
[Shizuka] ...yes.  Please leave Mirai to me.
[Shizuka] Goodbye.

[Shizuka] ...Mirai?
[Shizuka] What are you doing?
[Mirai (floating)] Shizuka-chan, are you angry...?



--- 144.jpg

[Right margin box]
This month's question

[Right margin text]
What's your favorite food? (RyoutaP)

[Mirai] Just before,
[Mirai] was that the Producer you were talking to?

[Shizuka] Mirai, you've already met him, right?
[Mirai] Yeah, he asked me about a lot of things.
[Mirai] He seems like a nice person!

[Mirai] Shizuka-chan, why were you angry?
[Shizuka] I wasn't really angry...
[Shizuka] It's just that Producer was suggesting things like keeping me company for today's lesson.

[Shizuka] Even if he shows up, there's nothing for him to do.  He'd just be in the way.
[Mirai] ......



--- 145.jpg

[Left margin box]
Cast

[Left margin text]
● Kasuga Mirai ● Middle school, 2nd year.
"Lately I've been addicted to pudding!  The black part of it is delicious!"

[Mirai] I-
[Mirai] I know!  Look at this!
[Mirai] I'm starting "voice training" today so I can get song practice, right?
[Mirai] So I decided...

[Shizuka] ...what is this.
[Mirai] High score rankings for all the songs I can perform!
[Mirai] I spent about 5 hours at karaoke checking those songs out and singing them!
[Mirai (floating)] It was tough!

[Shizuka] Okay, look, Mirai...

[Mirai] AAH---



--- 146.jpg

[Mirai] AAH---
[Mirai] AAH---

[Mirai] AAH---

[Voice trainer] Your body is stiff.
[Shizuka (floating)] You're loud...



--- 147.jpg

[Left margin box]
Cast

[Left margin text]
● Mogami Shizuka ● Middle school, 2nd year.
"It's udon.  ...isn't that okay, geez!"

● Baba Konomi ● 24 years old.
"At the yakitori stand in front of the station, I like to have beer along with the negima dish.  I'm going today too ♪"

[Training] It's Kisaragi-san.
[Training] Mogami-san, please assist Kasuga-san with her warm-up exercises.
[Shizuka] Okay.

[Shizuka] Twenty-three
[Shizuka] Twenty-four

[Shizuka] Twenty-five
[Shizuka] Come on, Mirai!  Hang in there!
[Mirai] Urgh~



--- 148.jpg

[Right margin box]
Cast

[Right margin text]
● Tokugawa Matsuri ●
"Princesses love 'sweet' and 'cute' things, nanodesu ♪"

● Matsuda Arisa ●
"I love anpan!  I carry some when I'm on the lookout."

[Mirai] AAH---

[Mirai] III---
[Shizuka (SFX)] PUHA-

[Shizuka] Hey, Mirai!
[Shizuka] Take this seriously!
[Mirai] I'm 100% serious!
[Mirai] Shizuka-chan, you're the one who was laughing!



--- 149.jpg

[Left margin box]
Cast

[Left margin text]
● Shinomiya Karen ●
"I, um... I like meat and stuff.  S- sorry...!"

● Nagayoshi Subaru ●
"Hamburg steak, I guess.  It's tough picking that over omurice, though."

[Mirai] In the first place, what does physical education have to do with singing?
[Shizuka (floating)] What did you even do in your sports club...?
[Shizuka] It's not physical education, it's stretching.
[Shizuka] These are warm-up exercises to loosen up your body.
[Shizuka] Moreover, if you can't do this much, you won't be able to dance on stage, you know?

[Shizuka] I'll do it next, so support me.
[Shizuka] It's important to keep a good tempo, okay?
[Mirai] Just like the track and field club, leave it to me!

[Mirai] Alright, here we go!
[Mirai (floating)] Fight on!
[Mirai] One

[Mirai] Two

[Mirai] Three

[Mirai] Four



--- 150.jpg

[Shizuka] I- I can't... I- I keep remembering Mirai's face from before...
[Mirai (floating)] EHH-
[Mirai] What's with this timing!?

[Mirai] You gotta be able to do at least this much!
[Mirai] Come on, come on!
[Mirai] One, two!
[Shizuka] Ugh...
[Shizuka] Wait a mi-

[Mirai] AHAHAHA
[Shizuka] HAHA
[Shizuka] HAHAHA

[Mirai + Shizuka] AHAHAHA
[Voice trainer] ......
[Mirai + Shizuka] HA



--- 151.jpg

[Left margin box]
Cast

[Left margin text]
● Kousaka Umi ●
"Sunomono's good because it loosens up your body!"

[Left margin text]
● Satake Minako ●
"Hmm... I couldn't finish answering with this little time.  Ehehe ♪"

[Mirai] AAH---
[Voice trainer] Okay, breathe in,
[Voice trainer] and one more time.

[Mirai] AAH---
[Voice trainer] Pay more attention to your stomach!
[Voice trainer] One more time!

[Voice trainer] Okay, one more time!
[Mirai] sigh---

[Voice trainer] Kids who don't take my lessons seriously don't get song practice, got it?
[Mirai] AAH---

[Whiteboard, left side]
★ Abdominal breathing

Breathe out
<---

※ Belly contracts

[Whiteboard, right ride]
Breathe in
--->

Belly expands

Slow, long
lightly



--- 152.jpg

[Right margin box]
Cast

[Right margin text]
● Mochizuki Anna ●
"...jelly-type nutritional food, I guess.  So I don't have to leave my room."

[Mirai (floating)] My song...
[Voice trainer (floating)] Just watch for today



--- 153.jpg (nothing to translate)
--- 154.jpg

[Mirai] Hey--
[Mirai] You know, Shizuka-chan...
[Shizuka] Hm?

[Mirai] You're cool when you sing.

[Mirai] Ah-

[Shizuka] D- don't say such weird things,
[Shizuka] I still don't have enough practice...
[Mirai] Ehh~ I don't know about that,
[Mirai] you're like a different person when you sing.



--- 155.jpg

[Shizuka] Wait!  Th- that's usually what you'd call uncool!
[Nao] Oh~
[Nao] There she is...

[Nao] Shi-zu-ka!
[Shizuka] KYAAAAA-

[Nao] Ya big 'fraidy-cat.



--- 156.jpg

[Nao] Huh~

[Nao] So this is the rumored newcomer Mirai-chan, huh.  And in your gym uniform.
[Nao] I know, wanna try some takoyaki?  As a token of acquaintance,
[Nao] I'm doing an eat-and-compare of the local shops.
[Mirai (floating)] Ah---

[Mirai (floating)] Ha---
[Nao] Ahaha! This girl's kinda interesting!  She's like a dog.

[Nao] There's still more, y'know.
[Nao (floating)] Here
[Shizuka] Nao-san!



--- 157.jpg

[Nao] I see.  Today was your first lesson, huh.
[Nao] Despite the way she looks, that voice trainer's a demon coach so you better watch out.
[Mirai] She already got mad at me.
[Mirai (floating)] ehehe
[Shizuka] That's because we were playing around, wasn't it?

[Shizuka] When you stand on stage, nobody's going to help you, you know?
[Shizuka] The only thing you can rely on is this daily practice.

[Nao] Shizuka's serious as usual, huh.
[Shizuka] Of course I am!



--- 158.jpg

[Nao] Well, then, we should get going.
[Nao (floating)] Mmn---
[Shizuka] Yes, we should.
[Mirai] Huh?  You still have something to do?

[Shizuka] Nao-san and I have a dance lesson after this.

[Shizuka] Mirai, make sure you get home before it gets da-
[Nao] Wanna come watch?
[Nao] You should see Elena dance.

[Mirai] Eeehhh~ Is that okay!?
[Nao] We get fired up even more when there are guests watching.
[Nao] Right, Shizuka?
[Shizuka] R-
[Shizuka] Right...
[Shizuka (SFX bubble)] thump thump



--- 159.jpg (nothing to translate)
--- 160.jpg

[Dance trainer] Mogami-san, pay attention to your rhythm!
[Dance trainer] Tap-tap-tap!
[Dance trainer] Pull your chin up!  It forms your expression!

[Dance trainer] You can't call it a performance if all you're doing is just moving around!
[Shizuka] O-
[Shizuka] Okay!

[Dance trainer] Give me a big movement here!
[Dance trainer] Turn in sync!



--- 161.jpg

[Shizuka] Ha---
[Shizuka] Ha---

[Elena] Shizuka, you alright?
[Elena] It's fine to rest for a bit, okay?
[Shizuka] Elena...san.

[Elena (floating)] Want some acai juice?



--- 162.jpg

[Shizuka] I- I'm f...fine...
[Shizuka] It's bad enough that I'm lagging behind you two.
[Nao] Even I'm tired compared to Elena.
[Nao (floating)] I won't lose in raw stamina, though!
[Elena] I can still keep going!
[Elena (floating)] Yay---

[Dance trainer] Let's see... Mogami-san, take a break here,
[Dance trainer] and pay close attention to Shimabara-san's expression and fingertips, okay?
[Shizuka] But...
[Dance trainer] Don't be in such a rush.  Those two are high schoolers, they're physically stronger than you.

[Shizuka] P- please don't treat me like a child!
[Mirai] Here!



--- 163.jpg

[Mirai] I'll dance!

[Mirai] It's a player switch!  Shizuka-chan, you go ahead and rest.
[Shizuka] Mirai?

[Shizuka] No way.
[Shizuka] ...it can't be.

[Mirai] Did she memorize today's choreography by sight...
[Mirai] in such a short period of time?



--- 164.jpg

[Right margin box]
Cast

[Right margin text]
● Yokoyama Nao ●
"It's gotta be takoyaki!  Hey, wanna go eat some today?"

[Right margin text]
● Shimabara Elena ●
"It's the feijoa that maman grew!  I'll treat you to some ♪"

[Nao] Ahahahahaha!

[Mirai] Come on!  Nao-chan, you're laughing way too much!
[Nao] But Mirai, that was a Bon Festival Dance!
[Nao] Oh no, I just remembered it again.
[Elena] Mirai, you're so silly!

[Mirai] But the teacher praised me.
[Mirai] She said "You sure are interesting."
[Nao] I don't think that was a compliment!
[Nao (floating)] Ahyahya



--- 165.jpg

[Shizuka (thought)] I couldn't keep up with them at all.
[Shizuka] ...I have to practice more.

[Mirai] It seems really fun when everyone dances together!
[Mirai (floating)] ehehe

[Shizuka] Nao-san, Elena-san, I'm taking my leave.
[Mirai] Ah-
[Mirai] Shizuka-chan, wait for me~
[Elena (floating)] See you later!
[Nao] ......

[Nao] The hard-working Shizuka and the easy-going Mirai, huh.
[Elena] They're total opposites!



--- 166.jpg

[Nao] They might make a surprisingly good pair.

[Shizuka] That voice...
[Mirai] Shizuka-chan?



--- 167.jpg (nothing to translate)
--- 168.jpg

[Shizuka] So it was Chihaya-san after all...

[Mirai] Eh?  Eh?
[Mirai] What?  Who?
[Shizuka] Hey, Mirai, don't push...

[Mirai] Wah---

[Shizuka] ......



--- 169.jpg

[Chihaya] Pleased to meet you... I think?
[Chihaya] I'm Kisaragi Chihaya of 765 Pro.
[Mirai] I'm the Theater's newcomer, Kasuga Mirai!

[Mirai] Gee~ your singing is really good.

[Shizuka] M- Mirai, what are you saying to Chihaya-san!?
[Mirai] Eh?  Was it bad?
[Shizuka] It was good!

[Shizuka] That's not the point!
[Shizuka] Haven't you heard of "Aoi Tori"!?
[Shizuka] Did you really join 765 Pro!?
[Mirai] Then lend me the CD.
[Shizuka] Buy it yourself!
[Chihaya] ......



--- 170.jpg

[Shizuka] Ah-
[Shizuka] Uh, umm, that song just now, was that by any chance...
[Chihaya (floating)] Yeah.
[Chihaya] I was practicing a new song.  I still can't quite fully grasp it.

[Shizuka] I knew it!  It's an amazing song that perfectly fits you, Chihaya-san.
[Chihaya] Thank you,
[Chihaya] I'll do my best to live up to this song.

[Chihaya] Mogami-san, this month's public performance was the first reveal of your solo song, wasn't it?
[Chihaya] I heard from Haruka that it was a powerful performance.
[Shizuka] Ah...

[Shizuka] ...Chihaya-san.



--- 171.jpg

[Shizuka] I want to stand more confidently on that stage like you do, Chihaya-san.
[Shizuka] So for that purpose,
[Shizuka] can you teach me what it is I should do?

[Chihaya] What you should do...
[Chihaya] Let's see...

[Chihaya] Practice... I suppose?
[Chihaya] Listening closely to your teacher's guidance...
[Shizuka] Practice!  I also thought as much.

[Mirai] Isn't there anything else?
[Shizuka] Mirai!?



--- 172.jpg

[Chihaya] ...let's see.
[Chihaya] In my case, it's...

[Chihaya] Connecting.



--- 173.jpg

[Mirai] Huh?
[Mirai] Shizuka-chan, the bus stop is this way.
[Shizuka] I have some things to take care of.

[Mirai] See you at school tomorrow!

[Shizuka] English is done.
[Shizuka (floating)] Phew---
[Shizuka] Next up is preparing for math...



--- 174.jpg

[Shizuka] ...and I even said I'd be late...

[Phone]

< Inbox

Sender: Mirai
To: Shizuka-chan

Today's lesson was fun (sparkle icon)
I washed my gym uniform
at the theater and then
came home, but I forgot
I have gym class tomorrow~ (teardrop icon)

[Shizuka] .....
[Shizuka] Geez, Mirai.
[Shizuka (SFX)] giggle

[Shizuka] Come to think of it, what was it that Chihaya-san said?
[Shizuka] Connect...

[Shizuka] I wonder if I'll understand what she meant
[Shizuka] before my time ends...
[Shizuka] First off, problem number 1.