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Rocket Start - Prologue 1

Jin: Well well, if it isn't the new girl. Come on in, take a seat — you’re awfully late though, aren’t you? What were you doing?

Ahh, so you're in charge of day duty today, huh...

Look, if you do everything all on your own, then you're not gonna have any time left for yourself. If you need a hand, ask one of your classmates, alright?

If a girl like you turned her eyes up and asked for a li'l help, any of of these high school hormonals'd jump at the chance. Yeah, they'd be more than happy to offer anything they could.

Want some tea? Ah, man, the kettle's out of water...

Akiya~n, I'm gonna swing by the vending machine and get some coffee or whatever. Start us off, would ya?

Akiomi: Don't call me "Akiyan", Sagami-sensei.

Honestly... Children who push their luck so easily exist because of homeroom teachers like that.

If adults like ourselves don't act as good examples of authority first, then any lesson we teach on respecting your superiors will go one ear and out the other.

Well, no matter. Go ahead and take a seat, Ms. Transfer Student.

If you'll give me a moment to prepare the documents on what I'm going to talk to you all about today...

Your companions... that is, all of Trickstar, have already gathered.

Makoto: Transfer Student-chan, over here~♪

Hokuto: You can sit next to me.

... Akehoshi, don't just sprawl out on the couch. You'll show off your poor upbringing if you do that.

Mao: C'mon, give the guy a break, even Subaru gets tired... And besides, it's more like he's passed right out, see?

Subaru: Zzz, zzz...♪

Hokuto: What a happy sleeping face he's got... Get up, Akehoshi, I've had it with your carelessness. It's embarrassing.

I mean, you've gotta at least act like you're someone admirable for now, otherwise Kunugi-sensei'll never let us go. That's just the type of guy he is.

I don't want to be trapped in an endless lecture. I want to evaluate and review our performance while I've still got leftover enthusiasm from yesterday.

What we put out on the day-of is important, of course, but so is taking care of ourselves afterwards.

Makoto: Hi-Hidaka-kuuuun... Akehoshi-kun's started chewing on my hand for some reason.

Subaru: Mm, mmm...♪

Hokuto: What a baby. He's got some nerve, falling asleep in the faculty room without a single care in the damn world...

Mao: What's got you in such a bad mood, Hokuto? C'mon, deep breaths, let's caaaaalm down...

... And c'mon, have any of you actually explained anything to the transfer student? She's got a seriously confused look on her face.

You're always running ahead without saying a word... You guys have gotta leave that bad habit behind.

She's not just a Producer, y'know, she's an important friend to us. You oughta share all kinds of things with her.

Especially since I can't do everything myself, since I'm in a different class than the rest of you...

You gotta be the ones to support her at all times. … We owe her a big one for everything she’s done for us, after all.

Hokuto: Well... I can't refute anything you say, Isara, you're right.

Makoto: Actually, um... To be honest, I've got no idea why we've been called here either.

Hokuto: I’m pretty sure I explained it to you already, Yuuki.

Makoto: Sorry, my bad... I guess yesterday really took the wind out of me, my head's been in the clouds all morning...

Even today's lessons feel like they went in one ear and out the other...

I'd be in your debt if you'd let me copy your notes later, Hidaka-kun.

My grades keep dropping further and further... Well, it's not like classwork seriously matters in our school anyway, though.

Hokuto: I remember you had good grades last year, though, so have heart. Studying's basically just memorization, so you shouldn't have any issues.

Yesterday, we won the DDD. We triumphed over many strong opponents, and even completely toppled that Emperor.

And through that miracle of ours, we've earned the right to appear in next year's SS.

In Yumenosaki Academy, performances are all you need... Your grades reflect the outcome of any DreamFes you participate in one-to-one.

With this monumental achievement under your belt, you won't have to study half as hard as normal.

But that's beside the point... I want to perform more with everyone, to sing and dance beside you all.

Mao: Actually, officially-speaking, the DDD would've been classified as a B1... Since it's being treated as an unofficial, unauthorized match by the Student Council, it's got no bearing at all on your grades.

For better or for worse. Of course... Just because the DDD's being categorized that way doesn't mean that what we've accomplished means nothing at all, or that it'll fade away like a dream.

So, taking into account the fans we've made and the experiences gain from it... If we keep growing even more from hereon, then I'm positive we'll have a bright future ahead of us. At least, I want to think so.

Makoto: You really know how to look on the bright side of life, Isara-kun~. That's something I admire a lot about you... To be honest, my mind always jumps to the worst thing before anything else.

Like today for example, when the teachers called us to the faculty room...

I was worried sick that we'd be getting an earful for the stunt we pulled yesterday...

Or that they'd make things difficult and say that our victory at the DDD didn't mean a single thing...

Because to be honest, I don't even feel like I'm really here right now.

Like this is all just some kind of dream...

Mao: Ahaha... If it really was all just some fantastic joke, then I'd definitely keel over.

Hokuto: Don't say such ill-omened things, you two. ... You're fine, this is reality. Though I feel a little uneasy too, as if I'm only half-awake myself.