summer vacation - ( the darkness and the sun 6 )

[mandytl]

 

Location: Tropical Stage

< Half a day later, immediately before the start of the evening half of fine and UNDEAD’s joint performance. > 

Yuzuru: ( Now then. Time to take a deep breath and brace myself anew. )

( Our concert on this tropical island is being carried out loosely in two halves, both daytime and evening… Soon the second half will be held and it’ll be time to finish this up with our evening performance. )

( The daytime performance temporarily gave me the shivers, but it generally proceeded just as I planned it… ) 

( As a result, fine proved to be roughly unequaled. )

( Though that goes without saying given we prepared hard for this. )

( fine and UNDEAD are about equal when it comes to actual ability. The difference in strategy begets the difference in results. ) 

( I've seen to the arrangements that will ensure our advantage in the evening performance as well... )

( Well, we’re well on our way to finishing this with the upper hand as long as there are no nasty accidents. )  

( However, you know the old saying. “All’s well that end’s well”. )

( And vice versa… we’ll lose everything if we let UNDEAD do the impossible. )

( fine was brilliant, but UNDEAD were amazing and put up a brave fight… I can’t let anyone entertain such an impression. ) 

( I need to flaunt the staggering difference between us and make them surrender. )

( Otherwise this is ultimately meaningless. All I’d be doing is disappointing President-sama after he invested me with full authority. My pride as a butler would be compromised. ) 

( I need to do this perfectly from start to finish, as is expected of me. Everything must go according to plan. ) 

Tori: Hey, Yuzuru… owowow. Quit thinking while you’re fixing my costume. It’s getting freakishly tight and it hurts!

Yuzuru: Oh. My apologies, Young Master. 

… you’ve gotten a tad plump. Have you been overeating recently?

Tori: Bleeeh! Whatever. I’m gonna eat lots and grow big and strong. ♪

Yuzuru: Fufu. You burn a great deal of calories in the summer, so I suppose it’s permissible within an allowable range. 

Tori: … hey, are you okay? You’re acting real off, Yuzuru. Haven’t your shoulders been kinda tense this entire trip? 

I know you’re probably nervous about how the Prez left you in charge of this whole thing. 

But you don’t have to hold it all in and do this alone; you can rely on me too. I’m more or less your Master, and I’m way, way better, stronger, more awesome, and dependable than you are.

That’s why you’ve been serving us for generations now. So don’t mess up the natural order of things to be the one who’s always coddling me.

That’s not what it means to be loyal. See that you serve me with respect. 

Yuzuru: Fufu. … Yes, you have a point. You’ve grown up splendidly, Young Master. ♪

Tori: Uniniiih, don’t pat me on the head! Geez! How long are you gonna keep treating me like a kid?

Yuzuru: I apologize. I imagine this to be far too presumptuous of me, but from time to time I look upon you as a little brother or even my own child. Like family… 

Tori: You’ve been family since way back, so lean on me, okay? That’s what family does.  

Yuzuru: Yes, of course. … you’re quite the encouraging one, my Master.

Wataru: Fufufu. Forgive me for getting in the way! Both of you are good to go, correct? 

Do you think you could come quickly? Something a tad amusing is happening on stage. It’d be a pity if you missed it...☆

Yuzuru: All right… ? W-what does that mean?

( Did some unexpected development occur, I wonder? I have a bad feeling. )

( Something that threatens to break my perfect plan to pieces… )