Ishitsumugi no Shou 20-3N

Showbiz Simulation - 3

[Hero Club room]

Its: Uuu... Manager... This is it for me. I can't go on anymore...

Fuu: What are you saying!? You can't lose! Burn this frustration as fuel for your journey upwards!

Yum: Precisely so, Itsuki-san. I have just received these from a fan of yours.

Its: Eh, a letter... from my fan?

Nat: I'm waiting for your songs with excitement. Please eat this to feel better.

Its: There's even a present... What could it be? Aah, t-this is! A purple sea mullet! [1]

Tou: My, Itsuki-chan, that's amazing! You got a present from the purple mullet person!

Yum: Ah, for the record, I am the TV station's timekeeper.

Tou: And I'm the hairdresser, but what's with the purple mullet...

SON: Fans are the support for an entertainer struggling with showbiz! Got that, Ittsun?

Its: Uh, ah... No?

Aya: Itsuki-chan! We're your fan club and we're rooting for you! Keep it up!

Yuu: Itsuki-chan! L! O! V! E! Itsuki-chan!

Its: Aya-chan and Yuuna-san are my fanclub!? Mhm, I'll... do my best. I have to...

SON: And while Itsuki had her resolve renewed, Aya was secretly selling her private info!

Aya: Eeh!? I, how could I have... Itsuki-chan, I'm sorry...

Aka: It's not your fault, Aya-chan. I forced you to sell it. To resell it to stalkers.

Wak: I'm Itsuki's bodyguard! Did you say stalker!? Who's that!?

SON: It's Chii-chan!

Chi: I'm a criminal, again... Yeah, no, that's a false accusation. Tremendous libel and slander...

Tak: Well, if it wasn't Chikage-kun, then who am I supposed to arrest? *cough*

Chi: Y-You're... Inspector Takashima! It was me. I'm the stalker. Please take me away.

Gin: Eh? What sort of game were we playing again?

Uta: Mito Claus catering here! We've brought you soba for lunch!

Kar: Did Utano just forcibly change the story!?

Mit: Utanon always works her fields while listening to Itsuki-chan's songs, you know? Thanks for giving her energy.

Uta: I feel like plants grow 1.5 times faster when you play them Itsuki-san's songs. So keep up the good fight!

Suz: What's with that weird praise...

Its: There's a lot of bad stuff... But there are also people that support me...

Meb: So you've finally noticed. Now that you understand that, the spotlight will certainly shine upon you too.

Tam: The hit actress stole my line! Sushi at Ginza!

SON: Itsuki the idol has opened her eyes! Will she be able to stand up to the bullying now!?

Sum: Hmph. A mic wouldn't even pick up a quiet voice like yours!

Its: I-I'll work hard on my voice training to make it louder!

Son: Don't act all cutesy just because the purple mullet person is with you!

Its: I'm not acting all cutesy! I'm... cute!

Son/Sum: Wha-!?

Meb: Spectacular turnaround. There is nothing left for me to teach you anymore.

Kar: Wait wait wait! Why does the hit actress appear so often!? You didn't even teach her anything!

SON: But who could've predicted that this would be the real beginning of the story...?
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Notes:
1 - A pun on the similarity between bora - sea mullet and bora - rose, while a purple rose is in turn a reference to a character in Glass Mask who supported the heroine by sending her a purple rose as her fan.