OVER★Hop Across HRCN! - Prologue

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Season: Spring

Location: ES Staff Dining Hall


Nazuna: Haa......

(Why did I say that, huh?)

(My true intention was to be helpful, but I'm an outsider to begin with......)

(Maybe it's because the topic of "Parallel World" was brought up, but I blurted that out so carelessly~.)

("Parallel World". The live where we asked everyone to take on our appearance and perform.)

(That day... After showcasing so many different possibilities, we had all of our fans choose the real "Ra*bits".)

(It should've been reliable proof that the appearance of "Ra*bits" that people want the most is, after all, the us as we are now.)

(But since then, I've had a bit of a nebulous feeling in my heart......)

"I also want to see this different kind of a 'Ra*bits'", huh......?

(There are more comments like that then I thought there'd be.)

(For the concept of "Parallel World", above all else I'm glad we got fans to have a fun time with the different possibilities, but......)

(From my point of view, it's not really clicking for me. Since it's different, it's fresh, so it's just interesting to watch. That's the feeling I get.)

(I wonder if that's true~?)

"Is something troubling you", you asked?

Yeah, I guess so. Actually~......

Anzu!? You spooked me~. When did you get there?

Just now? You were looking for an empty seat?

Then you're welcome to use this chair~. If you don't mind sharing a table with me, that is.

What was I looking at, you asked? It's a live clip from "Parallel World".

Yup, that's right. It's the live where everyone took on the appearance of Ra*bits using "SSVRS" tech.

...... What did you think of this live, Anzu?

"It was really good", huh......

Sorry. The way I phrased that wasn't great.

The thing I wanna hear about is, like. When you saw the parallel versions of Ra*bits, what did you think?

Ryuseitai's justice hero "Ra*bits", UNDEAD's radical and immoral "Ra*bits"......

There were all sorts of those kinds of possibilities, right?

After all that, we had all of our fans choose the real Ra*bits. Or rather, we made them choose.

But the situation couldn't be helped, so that was pretty much the only option we had. Luckily, lots of people had fun with the live itself.

...... "It was a really interesting concept", you said?

You got all sorts of inspiration, so when you went home that day you came up with a lot of project ideas?

...... I see. So that's how you thought about it, Anzu.

Ah, sorry. That was kind of a strange reaction, huh?

I know I'm overthinking it. Everyone's performances were amazing, and I can definitely understand the bubbling excitement.

But as I thought, when people like Ra*bits when they're separated from "cuteness", it makes me think about some things.

We also resolved to go through with performing in this live as our usual selves, so. I mean, I feel a little conflicted.

...... But the reality is, there are people who see those other performances and are really pleased.

It's a different direction than the normal Ra*bits, so maybe that's why it's popular, you said?

Yeah. I think that's one of the reasons too.

But that's exactly why I thought that maybe there was a demand for that kind of Ra*bits. "I should take this as a kind of advice, huh~" is what I thought.

In comparing ourselves to the fakes, we could demonstrate the value of the true "cute Ra*bits". That was the whole point of "Parallel World", after all.

...... Why am I suddenly worried about that, you ask?

It's not really that it's super sudden...... sort of.

N-No? I said it's nothing.

Something's troubling me......? I-I never said that!

I was watchin' that "Parallel World" video and just stawted thinkin' for shome weason or another......!

......

What the heck, what's that face~!

Ugh, fine! I know I'm fumblin' my words all over the place!

Haa...... I get it. I can't hide it anymore, so I'll speak frankly.

I haven't told anyone yet, so I'd like to keep this between us for now, but...

To be honest...... I was asked for us to appear in an event as a rock version of "Ra*bits".


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Notes:

• as always, my japanese is not native-level and thus is prone to error! please understand that this is a fan translation unaffiliated with happy elements.
  
• this is also my first time translating a story as it comes out, so please bear with me as i reformat the twitter liveTL thread to fit my dreamwidth's style and organization. there will likely also be small changes in wording as i review the translation i've already done and match it better to the characters and situations.