Nexus Drama - VS AMBIVALENZ 2nd Episode 7.5

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Taiyou: (EHH?! The documentary drama showed that much?!)

Auguri: (It felt like we were seeing something separate that wasn’t meant to be shown. I call those parts “InnerDrama.”)

Jintarou: (It was made to cut things out, but it’s not even doing its job!)

Sakuya: (Then, when I looked into it, the other VS Audition announced an assignment that was completely the same as ours.)

Nagomu: (The fact that the staff knew means that it might’ve already been spread through the industry.)

Futaba: (Who in the world leaked the information…?)

Shinonome: (There’s only one person it could be. That bastard…!)

Atarashi: (Hehehe… Now, what will you do? Reisen Productions…!)

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Nagomu: We’re back.

Cuc: Cuc’s back!

Rey: Rejoice, for I have returned as well.

Cion: Welcome back!

Taiyou: Good job mentoring, you guys!

Sakuya: Yup, yuuup~ I brought the paper plates and cups you guys asked for.

Taiyou: Thanks!

Cion: Sorry to make you go shopping right after you left the Internat.

Nagomu: We were able to do it on our way back, so don’t worry about it. But, why did you guys suddenly ask for them…?

Jintarou: Alright, welcome in!

Auguri: Welcome~!

Rey: Welcome…?

Cuc: Jintarou and Auguri have cloth on their heads!

Cion: Yeah, the towel headbands.

Jintarou: That’s ‘cuz there’s gonna be a festival today!

Cuc: A festival?! Cuc loves those!

Sakuya: Uh… Onii-san’s not following at all here.

Auguri: So, we saw you guys doing your best at mentoring, and Jintarou and I talked about throwing you guys a well-done party.

Rey: Ho, how considerate.

Nagomu: You didn’t have to pay so much mind to us even though you guys must be tired from work too…

Cion: Ah, you don’t have to feel so thankful for it. I think they just wanted a reason to raise the roof.

Sakuya: So, what kind of party is this gonna be?

Taiyou: That’s…

Futaba: Sorry for the wait!

Subaru: We brought the meat, wheat, eggs…

Mio: Chocolate, bananas, strawberries…

Issei: Octopus, tuna, garlic chives…

Kazu: Juice, and all of the other drinks.

Lion: We bought everything.

Sakuya: Eh? Seriously, what are you guys planning to make?!

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Taiyou: Alright… The teppanyaki well-done party for the mentors starts now! [1]

Everyone: Cheers!

Cuc: Teppanyaki! What are we making?

Kazu: You can make lots of things. Crepes, okonomiyaki, gyoza, or yakisoba…

Taiyou: Also, pancakes!

Jintarou: Make a bunch of whatever ya like!

Cuc: Teppanyaki makes possibilities endless!!

Cion: Technically speaking, we’re using hot plates too.

Sakuya: But man, I’m surprised you guys managed to gather all of these hot plates and pans.

Futaba: Everyone brought one from their home.

Cuc: Cuc wants to eat okonomiyaki!

Sakuya: Okay~ Look forward to Sakuya-kun’s deluxe ultra-round okonomiyaki!

Rey: What is that? There are quite a lot of holes on it.

Kazu: It’s a takoyaki pan.

Jintarou: Leave the takoyaki up to Issei! We’re counting on ya!

Issei: I figured ya were gonna say that. Thinkin’ ya can just have the guy from Kansai make the takoyaki is a mindless assumption, ain’t it? Well, not that I was gonna let anyone else make it.

Mio: (So you are making them!)

Issei: Mio-kun, can ya get that bottle for me?

Mio: Ah, here you go… Wait, is this fiery hot sauce?!

Issei: There’s gotta be a Russian roulette when ya eat takoyaki, right?

Mio: I’ve never heard of that!

Sakuya: This noisy vibe kinda calms my nerves~

Subaru: Good work, really. A lot of trouble came up this time too.

Cion: I didn’t think Meguru would be found to have falsified his records… I was relieved to hear that it was a mistake on the management’s part though.

Lion: They’re a bunch of troublemakers who’re always starting things.

Taiyou: Cut-kun didn’t cut anything out this time either. Here, the pancakes are ready.

Auguri: Yippee! Thanks for the food!

Nagomu: You all knew what was going on in the audition, so I was surprised. I thought, “Ah, so it really didn’t cut any of it out…”

Rey: I am glad that my magnificent mentoring skills were shown.

Jintarou: Yeah! You guys really did your best! Great job!

Issei: The takoyaki’s done.

Jintarou: Ooh, looks delish! Aah… Fhats hoh?!

Taiyou: Are you okay?!

Mio: He put the freshly made takoyaki in his mouth without cooling it down for even a second…

Nagomu: Here, water.

Jintarou: Whew! The water’s yummy too!

Kazu: You know, when the video becomes distorted, don’t you get the feeling that something’s about to start?

Nagomu: About to start?

Kazu: Yeah. Like we get to hear the things that we weren’t supposed to be able to hear originally, or something…

Futaba: I know what you mean! I feel sorry to the candidates for saying this, but I was also happy that we got to see their true selves. It felt like we got to hear how they truly feel instead of any carefully crafted words.

Cion: The ten candidates for the 2nd audition speak freely since they’ve been assured that Cut-kun is functioning, right?

Subaru: Most likely.

Lion: Cut out or not, your true nature will just end up revealing itself later if you bother trying to hide it.

Sakuya: I wish you’d keep your thoughts to yourself just a little more, Lion.

Taiyou: That’s true!

Lion: Hah?

Shinonome: So, this is going to be sudden, but…

Everyone: Agh!

Shinonome: This is for the mentors who went this time. How were things at the Internat?

Taiyou: Shinonome-san!

Mio: When did he get here… is what I’d usually say, but I’ll leave that aside this time!

Issei: Ooh, ya’ve matured, Mio-kun.

Taiyou: What do you want to eat, Shinonome-san?

Shinonome: Since you offered, I’d like some takoyaki.

Auguri: One serving of takoyaki~!

Issei: Comin’ right up~

Nagomu: Shinonome-san, we watched the candidates carefully, and there was no one who was acting suspiciously.

Cuc: Yeah! Everyone was doing their best!

Sakuya: We suspected Megurun for a little bit though.

Rey: Our worry turned out to be unfounded.

Shinonome: Is that so…

Auguri: So, that means we were just overthinking when we thought that one of the candidates could be a spy for Atarashi?

Mio: Then, the VS AMBIVALENZ assignments are the same as the other audition’s because…

Shinonome: Atarashi himself simply gave them the information beforehand, I suppose.

Cion: That’s good…

Subaru: Yeah. We didn’t want to think there was a spy among them either.

Shinonome: Actually, Atarashi does not know what the next assignment is.

Subaru: Eh?

Shinonome: President Inamoto quickly changed the assignment and purposefully did not tell Atarashi. It seems Atarashi complained, “I manage this as well!” though.

Jintarou: I get it! Basically… What does that mean, Round Glasses?

Cion: Basically, if the assignment still gets leaked, there’s a higher chance that there’s a spy among the candidates.

Sakuya: But y’know, there was surprisingly nobody who went off and did their own thing~

Rey: Indeed. If they were acting suspiciously, we would have noticed immediately, but that was not the case.

Shinonome: I see… Thank you very much. For now, that is a relief. As expected of you, Issei-san; you’ve cooked this wonderfully.

Issei: Thanks a lot~

Sakuya: Hey, wait, won’t you eat the okonomiyaki I made too?

Shinonome: Ah, that perfectly round okonomiyaki is the one you made on Huffing Cooking, correct?

Jintarou: Sakuya! Gimme some too!

Sakuya: Yup, there’s enough to go around~

Auguri: Haa~ I’m more relieved now too! Oh, but, if there’s someone there who’s like Lion, they’d get accused of being a spy right away~

Lion: Ha?

Issei: Ya got that right. Ya basically stuck to yerself, after all.

Futaba: But, if a spy acted like a spy would, wouldn’t they get caught right away?

Taiyou: That’s true.

Lion: If we’re talking suspicious, then you’re more suspicious than I am, Issei.

Issei: Eh? Why? Yer sayin’ that to someone who doesn’t put up a front whatsoever?

Mio: (Uwaah, Issei’s totally like a spy! I can see it so well!)

Futaba: I think Cion-san could be a spy.

Cion: Eh, me?

Auguri: I can see it! He seems like he could do stuff in secret!

Cion: I feel like it could be Subaru or Nagomu instead of me, couldn’t it?

Sakuya: No way, no way. Subarun’s too honest for that. He wouldn’t be able to lie.

Kazu: It’s true that Nagomu-nii-san’s overflowing with a mysterious charm, but him being a spy…? ! Wait, the idea of Nagomu-nii-san secretly being a spy is good too…

Rey: Am I not overflowing with a mysterious charm?

Sakuya: You’re definitely not mysterious, Bocchan.

Rey: And why is that?!

Cuc: Could Cuc be a spy too?

Issei: That sure would be a long shot.

Taiyou: If Cuc was a spy… Eh… I think I’d be super shocked.

Subaru: A spy could be someone you’d least expect.

Cion: Then, maybe Jintarou.

Jintarou: Fow hum?!

Rey: Eh? Hm? What was that?

Jintarou: How come?! I can be mysterious too!

Futaba: If we think about who’s good at gaining your trust and getting information, then Taiyou-san, Auguri-san, or Sakuya-san could be a spy too.

Auguri: Wouldn’t that be true for you too, Futaba?

Nagomu: What about Kazu?

Kazu: I would never betray you, Nagomu-nii-san!

Nagomu: I know you wouldn’t. But you’re good at conducting yourself and you’re clever, so I think you’d be an amazing spy.

Issei: Mio-kun’s… too easy to read, so he wouldn’t work.

Mio: I haven’t even said anything yet!!

Shinonome: Everyone, may we return to the original conversation?

Auguri: Ah, right.

Taiyou: We get off topic so quickly.

Shinonome: We’ll be able to proceed with the assignment’s current changes.

Cuc: They’re doing reactions next!

Shinonome: That is right. After a short interval, a reaction competition will be held to determine their ability to respond during variety shows.

Jintarou: So that means…! Is it finally gonna be my turn to mentor?!

Auguri: I wanna go be a mentor too!

Lion: What are you talking about? We’re not gonna be going.

Jintarou / Auguri: Eh?

Sakuya: We’re gonna be training extra hard for our upcoming live. It’s about time for us to start focusing on ourselves, don’t you think?

Auguri: Ah, that’s right.

Jintarou: Ooh, yeah! I’m starting to shiver again!

Cion: You mean you’re trembling with excitement.

Subaru: Which means we won’t be going to the Internat for now.

Shinonome: Yes, the schedule is built around that.

Issei: That’s too bad. And here I was gonna punish the candidates if they weren’t behavin’ well.

Mio: You’re so scary!

Issei: Mio-kun?

Mio: Shoot! I said that out loud!

Issei: The Russian Roulette takoyaki is all done, ya know.

Mio: Eek!

Cuc: Kyouya said he gets along with his brother.

Kazu: He sounds easy to talk to…

Sakuya: Don’t you guys wanna see Ainosuke and Auguri-chan in a photo together too?

Nagomu: Shimba-kun’s muscles were really impressive.

Jintarou: Sure, maybe, but I’m not gonna lose to him!

Auguri: Futaba.

Futaba: Yes?

Auguri: You know, there was a whole bunch of trouble you all had to go through, but I’m really glad that things finally seem like they’re moving forward.

Futaba: You’re right. I really… hope we can continue like this without any problems…

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Taiyou: Ah~, that was yummy~

Futaba: Mio-san, you lost in the Russian Roulette; are you alright?

Mio: Uugh… I’ll never forgive you, Issei…

Rey: The okonomiyaki my rival made was quite exceptional.

Cuc: Cuc had fun making a bunch of different dishes! Cuc wants to make dishes from Cuc’s country next time.

Kazu: I’d really like to try those out.

Cion: …

Taiyou: ? What are you looking at, Cion?

Cion: The light in the lesson room.

Everyone: …

Kazu: It’s amazing. We were all fooling around together like idiots, but they decided to stay in the practice room as soon as we finished eating since they have to prepare for their live.

Futaba: It seems like they’re also running practice sessions together in the morning. Auguri-san said that it’s rough to have to get up.

Sakuya: Playboy also said something similar. He was making a troubled face, but… In truth, he was happy.

Cuc: Cuc gets that. It feels hard, but fun!

Cion: XlamV are all facing the same way and moving forward. They’re steadily gaining experience.

Mio: Their 2nd live is finally coming up…

Futaba: It does make me jealous, thinking about it.

Cuc: Nagomu and everyone’s backs are getting farther and farther away from us…

Futaba: We’ve made our debut and we’re getting lots of work, but…

Cion: Even then… The idea of us performing at the Fort Arena is too unrealistic for me to even imagine it.

Mio: Uugh… I wonder if we’ll ever catch up to them…

Taiyou: … We have to.

Everyone: Eh?

Taiyou: When Ainosuke told me he was sorry that he couldn’t help me debut, I was shocked. I… realized that I hurt the fans more than I thought I did…

Futaba: Taiyou-san…

Taiyou: But, we can’t change reality. Seeing XlamV, I sort of feel that we can’t do anything except look forward.

Futaba: … You’re right. I know what you mean.

Rey: We are not the same as we were when we started. No matter how desperately we run, our rivals will be far ahead of us. If we want to catch up to them, we do not have the luxury of standing still. Not for one moment.

Mio: Even if our legs are exhausted and we might collapse…

Cion: We can’t stand still.

Cuc: More and more!

Kazu: As daringly as we can.

Taiyou: Surely, someday… we’ll catch up to them.

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notes:

1 - teppanyaki is a japanese cuisine where dishes are cooked on flat rectangular iron pans that are usually placed in the middle of the table when it’s done at gatherings!