OVER★Hop Across HRCN! - Epilogue 1

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Season: Spring

Location: Backstage, HRCN! Stage


<The day of the recruitment event live stage>

Hajime & Mitsuru: Clap clap clap clap ☆ (clapping along to the music together)

Nazuna: You two look like you're having fun, huh.

Hajime: Wahya!? Nii~chan, you guys came back......!

Tomoya: Because when the choir finishes up their performance, it's our turn, you know?

Nazuna: Considering everything, I'm glad that the choir's performance is being received well. Everyone's following the rhythm.

Hajime: Right. And not just because it's a popular song that everybody knows, but also because the choir looks like they're really enjoying themselves while singing.

Mitsuru: Yeah, yeah! My body's naturally movin' along ♪

Nazuna: Unlike the rehearsal we saw, they're also encouraging students to clap their hands, so it looks like they really practiced not only their song but also the performance.

It's different from the choirs I know, but this is pretty amazing too...... ♪

Mitsuru: Look, look! The prof's over there! He's clappin' along too!

Tomoya: You're right. It looks like his mouth's a little open......?

Nazuna: It's somehow kinda refreshing to see a normally serious professor make that kind of an expression, huh ♪

(Ahh, but it's pretty nostalgic......)

(I've always loved singing, so I joined a choir and sang at church.)

(That's how I discovered the fun of singing for others. I realized that I had the ability to make people smile using my voice.)

(And then I joined Valkyrie, and my voice began to change as I got older...... A lot of things changed very rapidly, but —)

(— I'm still singing even now.)

(It seems like something pretty trivial, but it's really a dream come true...... This is, at least ♪)

Mitsuru: Nii~chan, 's time to go on stage soon!

Nazuna: ...... Mn, got it.

Tomoya: Nii~chan. Before we start performing, could you say a few words?

Nazuna: Me? Isn't that something you should do as leader, Tomo-chin......?

Tomoya: Well, today's performance is the realization of what Nii~chan worked so hard on, after all.

Mitsuru: Yeah, what Tomo-chan said!

Hajime: I'd also like to hear from Nii~chan this time around.

Nazuna: ...... Got it.

Again, thank you for listening to my selfishness.

I couldn't imagine us with a rock concept at all in the beginning. But after worrying over it together with everyone, I think I finally found an answer.

Let's show everyone today that Ra*bits isn't a group that only knows how to be cute!

Mitsuru: Yeah! Let's be a fiercer Ra*bits than usual!

Nazuna: Yup! Let's stir up the crowd with our version of rock ♪



Nazuna: "Everyone, have you been having fun at the recruitment event~?"

Tomoya: "We also saw it for ourselves, but there are really a lot of clubs, aren't there?"

Hajime: "Each club is doing really fun activities, so it's hard to decide which to join, right?"

Mitsuru: "If that's the case, you should join every club that catches your eye! If ya do that, your university life will get even more fun!"

Nazuna: "Ahaha. There really are clubs where it's totally okay to be a member of others at the same time, though, so please ask the club's president."

"Because the seniors in any club will be happy even if you just show interest. ♪"

"And anyway, it'd be a waste to refrain from expressing interest due to being embarrassed or worried over your ability to participate."

"Most of the university's clubs were created from a student's desire to see a club like the one they end up starting."

"I'm not sure what will happen after this."

"But if right now, you're feeling like you want to do this or that...... if there are people here who feel that way, there are many fascinating clubs at this school."

"So, everyone, by following your heart, let's all dive into the fun of university life!"

♪ ~ ♪ ~ ♪

Hajime: ♪ ~ ♪ ~ ♪

(All of the students are getting really fired up......!)

(This is different from the songs Ra*bits has sung until now, and the cheering's at a fast tempo, so it's really fresh ♪)

(We have to work hard to keep up with their enthusiasm!)

Tomoya: ♪ ~ ♪ ~ ♪

(Hajime's voice is louder than usual. Since it's such an intense song, it looks like Mitsuru's dancing is sharper than usual too.)

(Above all, Nii~chan's standing out. He usually has us do performances where we can easily keep the balance between us, but......)

(It's like he's telling us "Today I'm the leading role~!" through his singing and dancing.)

(...... Nii~chan, you can perform like this any time you want. 'Cause we have no intentions of losing!)



Mitsuru: (Ahaha! Everyone's super into it~! It's the... sense of unity?... Ko-chan-senpai told us all about!)

(If shoutin' and dancin' to our heart's content is what rock's all about, I'm rockin' all the time~!)

(Doin' stuff we wanna do and shoutin' stuff we wanna say! It'd be a waste to hold back!)

(Ah! It's almost time for Nii~chan to swing his guitar!)

(Don't hold back, Nii~chan. Swing with all your strength! Say what you wanna say and do what you wanna do! Hit 'em hard~ ♪)

♪ ~ ♪ ~ ♪



Nazuna: (...... Hah!)

(Yes, perfect! If this were a real rock concert, they might've smashed it against the ground and broken a guitar or two......)

(But since it's us, this far's fine. This is our take on rock, anyway. We won't let anyone else tell us otherwise!)

(We're sending out all of our surging emotions through our singing and dancing. The four of us, and......)

"Everyone, get louder! Shout out as loud as us!"

"And with everyone that's here, let's have a fun...... and joyful time!"

(...... We have the power to make that happen.)

(We're cute, cool, and the ultimate invincible unit...... That's who we are as 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.