OVER★Hop Across HRCN! - ROCK RABBIT 2

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Season: Spring

Location: TV Station Hallway, Lounge


Nazuna: In~, and out~......

(Okay. Today's recording session is over, so now I'll talk to everyone about that event......!)

(I don't know what kind of response they'll have, but I've gotta at least talk to them first.)



(...... By myself, I've been in a unit like "Knight Killers" before, where "cuteness" isn't the selling point.)

(But as Ra*bits, we've been working hard to pursue a cute image.)

(There's also the topic of "Parallel World", and there's the possibility that the kids might be more sensitive now to how we market ourselves.)

(I don't think that they'll outright deny my idea without at least letting me explain. But cheerfully agreeing to it......)

(Maybe I should save that discussion for a later day and just get a feel for their interest in rock in general today?)

(No, no! There's not much time before the event, and if we're gonna discuss it, the earlier the better!)

Prepare yourself, Nito Nazuna......!



Nazuna: Good work today, everyone~.

Mitsuru: Ah, Nii~chan! Welcome back~!

Hajime: Welcome back. The tea will be ready soon.

Nazuna: Okay. Thanks, Hajime-chin.

Tomoya: Nii~chan. You came back kinda late, where'd you go?

Nazuna: Umm. Some staff members called me over, so.

Tomoya: So that's what it was. ...... Is it that there was some kind of problem with the recording......?

Nazuna: Not really. It was just small talk.

Tomoya: ......? Then that's good, but...

Nazuna: Anyway, more importantly......

Hajime: Here you go, Nii~chan, have some tea ♪ I made an herbal tea with relaxing effects today.

Nazuna: Oh. Thank ya, Hajime-chin.

...... (sound of blowing)

(Now, when would be the right timing to broach the subject......)

Tomoya: Ah, Nii~chan, that reminds me —

Nazuna: Hm!? W-Whatsit, Tomo-chin!

Tomoya: ......

Um. If I'm mistaken, that's fine, but.

Nii~chan, is there something troubling you......?

Nazuna: Eh!? W-Whaddaya mean, so suddenwy!

Tomoya: No, I just feel like you've been acting a little strange......

Mitsuru: Tomo-chan thought so too!? I thought the same thing!

Nazuna: So you all felt the same......

Hajime: Yes. I also thought that way. During the recording just now, I thought Nii~chan seemed a bit absent-minded as well......

Tomoya: Ahaha. Seems like everyone was thinking the same thing, even though none of us said it out loud.

Well. That's probably because despite us feeling like Nii~chan was acting strange, the recording went perfectly, yeah?

I didn't want to force you and ask before you brought it up, Nii~chan, but...... Since you were acting a little strange today.

If there's something wrong, why don't you share it with us?

Mitsuru: Yeah, just like what Tomo-chan said. If the stuff you're worried about piles up, it'll fill your heart and your body'll lose energy, you know?

I want Nii~chan to always be healthy!

Hajime: I may still be a little unreliable, but I'll do my best to be of help to you, Nii~chan!

Nazuna: ...... No, you're not unreliable at all, Hajime-chin.

If anything, I was the one who was unreliable. I caused everyone unneeded worry, huh.

I actually do have something on my mind right now, so. If it's okay, I'd also like to hear your opinions.

If what you hear from here on out makes you feel discontent, please tell me honestly. I'd prefer if you didn't restrain yourselves just because it's my idea.

<Fade in, fade out>

Nazuna: ...... So that's essentially it. I wanted to try out a rock version of Ra*bits.

Hajime: Umm, is that it?

Nazuna: Eh? Yeah, I think I said everything I wanted to, but......

Tomoya & Mitsuru: ......

Nazuna: (Why's nobody... saying anything?)

(Could it be that, as I suspected, they're disgusted at the absurd idea of "rock Ra*bits"!?)

Tomoya: That sounds nice, doesn't it?

Nazuna: Eh?

Tomoya: What do you two think?

Mitsuru: I think so too! I'm kinda interested in what kinda appearance "rock Ra*bits" will have!

Hajime: During Parallel World, UNDEAD took on our appearance and performed, so now it's our turn to try out their concept, in a way.

Nazuna: Hold on a minute! Everyone, is this really okay?

Since Ra*bits is a cute unit, I kind of figured that from now on we're going with the "cute" concept.

Tomoya: I mean, what you said isn't wrong. We know that we are a unit that uses cuteness as a weapon.

As for Parallel World, yeah, that's the reason why we confirmed we'd be continuing as a "cute" unit.

But, you know. Just because our cuteness is our weapon doesn't mean we can't try different routes.

Though it may not be as a "unit", I'm also doing some work in acting roles.

And Mitsuru also plays lots of cool characters in his acting roles, you know?

Mitsuru: You say that, but there aren't really lotsa "cute" roles comin' my way?

Nazuna: That's true......?

Hajime: During Parallel World, it seemed like our precious "cuteness" was in danger of being taken away, so we fought back in the way that we could.

While we're still doing activities as a cute unit, wouldn't it be fun to be a Ra*bits that also tries different routes? That's what I think, at least.

Mitsuru: Yeah, yeah! If we have lotsa good points, I think more people will definitely like us ♪

Tomoya: And Nii~chan, it's not like you're thinking, "let's only be a rock Ra*bits from now on!", right?

Nazuna: Of course I don't think that!

Tomoya: Then it's totally fine. Rather, I'm grateful for the suggestion you brought up.

Like Mitsuru said, a Ra*bits that tries different things and gains different experience can become a unit loved by even more people. At least, that's my viewpoint.

Mitsuru: Hey, hey, if we're goin' rock, does that mean I can play a guitar?

Hajime: If it's rock, it definitely does bring up an image of using musical instruments. Will I really be able to sing, dance, and play something?

Tomoya: Well, that's something we can work through as we plan it out.

Ah, but maybe Nii~chan already has an image of the concept in mind?

Nazuna: ......

Hajime: Nii~chan? Is something the matter?

Nazuna: Ah~, not really. I'm just pretty relieved. I was a little exhausted, I guess......

I didn't think this conversation would go this smoothly.

Tomoya: Ahaha. There's no way we would've rejected Nii~chan's proposal though, you know?

Nazuna: You say that, but I really thought there might be a good chance of that happening.

Ra*bits is a cute unit, after all. So I thought I shouldn't do anything to challenge that impression.

But I was wrong. Looks like I was way too worried.

Thanks, everyone. I'm glad I worked up the courage to ask you guys ♪

Tomoya: It's still too early to give your thanks, you know?

Mitsuru: That's right. We still haven't even gotten started on our rock band Ra*bits!

Just thinkin' about it gets me all fired up~ ♪

Hajime: It's not just about brainstorming what kind of stage we'd like to do, but if it's a request from the school's choir, we'll likely have to go through the university itself at some point.

Nazuna: Yeah. There's some important discussions to be had, huh.

The one that brought this whole thing up was me, so leave that stuff to me too ♪


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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.
• "knight killers" is a temporary unit that nazuna was a part of, led by leo and including eichi and kuro as well. you can see the unit's wiki page here, and the main event they are involved in is "the king's horseback ride", a ! era story. i'm not a knightsP, and also probably the world's worst enstars tler in terms of keeping up with general overall lore, but these are just basic resources for knight killers as a unit. i think. maybe
• parallel world is referencing the ra*bits climax event by the same name. you can find the wiki here.
• fan translations for both of the above events can be found on mika_enstars' opt-in masterlist, which you can find here.