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Keito: Hm. Knights' Tsukinaga Leo, huh? That's a name I haven't heard in a while.
So he came back? Another troublesome person...
He was Eichi's favourite. Before Trickstar began to act wildly, he was the absolute worst problem child, quarreling with the student council time after time.
The reason Eichi was forced to be hospitalized temporarily was because he had "entertained him too much".
Tsukasa: Hmm. Is he truly the kind of person you say, Hasumi-buchou?
I have not spoke with Leader very much yet — in fact, he is a very hard person to communicate with... so I have not been able to establish many conversations with him.
At the moment, he is quite the elusive person... that is my honest impression of him.
To put things more frankly, however, I am quite discouraged. I honestly did not think he was such an eccentric person.
I had thought that Knights' Leader was a chivalrous, fine person who was worthy of his title... that was what I was expecting.
Sena-senpai, Ritsu-senpai, and Narukami-senpai are much more knightly, in comparison.
Keito: To be honest, that realization of yours is correct.
Once, Knights was the third force along us student council and those Five Oddballs... Three Oddballs now, who moved with their own sense of values.
Tsukinaga was the boss of those problem children, waving their flag at the front lines.
But in the end, nobody was able to understand him, and Knights was in the midst of disbandment, once...
There's a story about how they took a long break, and resumed activities after gathering their scattered members and newbies.
I'm sure the atmosphere of Knights now differs a lot from how it was before.
The Knights you know now are the remnants of Tsukinaga's once broken dreams.
Tsukasa: Hmm. So now that Leader has returned, isn't there a possibility of Knights once again meeting the same kind of hardships they faced before...?
Have I opened Pandora's box?
Yuzuru: You cannot say that for certain, Young Master Suou.
Tsukasa: Please do not call me that, Fushimi-senpai.
Yuzuru: My apologies. I am not quite knowledgeable of this Tsukinaga person...
But is he not a remarkable character who led Knights and drove that president-sama into hospitalization?
I am sure there is much you can learn from him. For the time being, you should refrain from making any shallow conclusions, and take the time to get a firm grasp on this "Tsukinaga Leo".
For better or for worse, you have a lot of time to do so... ♪
Keito: Mm. You're a little bit too frank, Suou — being serious and diligent will make you narrow-minded.
Interacting with that unprecedented Tsukinaga Leo could cause a chemical reaction and have abilities you couldn't even guess you had bloom within you.
... now I'm talking like Eichi.
But like how Eichi is to me, and how Himemiya is to Fushimi...
Perhaps Tsukinaga Leo can become someone who you'd be able to pledge your loyalty to for your whole life.
Tsukasa: Loyalty to somebody as crazy as him? That is impossible.
Keito: Well, I'm just repeating what Fushimi said, but don't be too quick to judge.
If Tsukinaga doesn't measure up to your standards... catch him off guard and overthrow him.
Knights is your unit — you should do with your own style.
However, he's also a member of the archery club. In regards to that, let me say this: if you see Tsukinaga again, try to convince him to show up.
Tsukasa: Wha— we are not only in the same unit, but in the same club? He is beginning to turn into somebody I will not be able to ignore... my sources of anxiety do not seem to end...

[scene change: outdoor stage]

Tsukasa: (*sigh*... it has gotten quite dark after spending all that time conversing with my archery club seniors.)
(I suppose it would be an inconvenience to call my driver now.)
(Perhaps I shall go home on foot for the first time in a while. As I feel the slight breeze, I can think about Knights...)
(... and that incomprehensible Leader as I walk. That would entail in some brief entertainment.)
(... oh?)
Leo: ♪~♪~♪
Tsukasa: Leader! What are you doing in a place like this?
That old boombox you are carrying on your shoulder... are you doing some improv dance by yourself? It's like a street performance, honestly... but why?
Leo: ~♪
Tsukasa: (It seems he does not hear me. Considering how close I am, his ability to concentrate is absurd...)
(But those are truly some dizzying, flashy moves.)
(The song as well... Ahh, since he is using such a dilapidated machine, the music is mixed with such grating noises. I shouldn't be able to endure listening to this, but why is it resounding in my chest so much?)
Excellent... ☆
H-however! I won't acknowledge him as our Leader simply with that!
He will have to show me an even more enormously charismatic and elegant performance!
Leo: Whoa, your pronunciation is great! Here, come over here~! ♪
Tsukasa: Eek!? P-please do not speak to me so suddenly! Did you realize I was watching you!?
What are you doing here out so late? Please restrain from any of your eccentric behaviour!
Knights is a much more noble, elegant, and proud existence, are we not!?
Leo: Mmm~? What am I doing, you ask? I was just calling a UFO! ♪
Tsukasa: What!? You were doing something more nonsensical than I thought!
Leo: You met an alien before?
Tsukasa: O-of course not! That is unscientific! Absurd!
Leo: I have! Ucchuu~! Huh, or was it "daiuchuu~☆"? They said something like that, in a really unique voice!
I wanna try reproducing it, but it's tough! But that's what makes it fun, wahahaha! ☆
Tsukasa: Er, what do you even mean? Is that a play on words, like "earthlings are also aliens"?
Leo: Don't worry about it, just c'mere! ♪
I'm bad at singing, you know? But your pronunciation's great, so sing in my stead!
You're Knights too, right? You should contribute to your unit! ♪
Tsukasa: I-I have no reason to be ordered around by you!
It is not my place to say it, but... after being absent for such a long time, you just suddenly came back and started playing Leader!
Also... "you"? If we are comrades in the same unit, please at least stop treating me like a stranger!
I have a fine name — Suou Tsukasa!
Leo: Ah, sorry 'bout that! You're the kinda guy who cares about these kinds of things, huh? Interesting!
But that doesn't matter at the moment! Sing! It'll make you feel good, 'cause my songs are the best~! ♪
C'mere, I say! I said we're doing a live show tomorrow, right? It'll be here, on this stage! I really gotta head to the actual place, 'cause masterpieces won't be born if I just stay in my room! ☆
The sound quality, the stage decorations, the lighting placement, and the climate of the day of the performance...
They're all elements that can't be ignored! I gotta inspect and include everything, and make the best songs straight into tomorrow! ☆
I'll have you sing the very first one, newbie. Uh... what's your name again?
Sorry, I heard it but I completely forgot! I'm the kind of guy who doesn't remember things I don't need to, after all! ♪
Tsukasa: "Things you don't need to"...? Y-you're making fun of me, yes!?
You don't acknowledge someone like me as a member of the same unit? You think of me as somebody worthless?
Leo: Nobody said anything like that! Since we're in the same unit, I'll have a bunch of opportunities to hear your name!
I just don't remember! But it really doesn't matter, 'kay? C'mere! ♪
Let's sing, newbie! I'm awful but since we don't have an audience, I'll sing too!
Let's sing, dance, and talk the night away with our opera! Wahahahaha... ☆
Tsukasa: (H-he always seems to act like he's drunk... I don't understand.)
(But I wonder. If I surrender myself, it feels pleasant for some reason. This is the melody of Knights' Leader — no, of our king... ♪)
(I doubt I will grow to like him.)
(He is nonsensical, rowdy, and vulgar, and has no respectable virtues. But, just a little longer...)
(I will surrender myself to this melody just a little longer... and at the very least name our future, the final thing that flew out of Pandora's box, "hope" ♪)
Leo: What're you laughing about? That's creepy! Wahahaha!
Good, good! I love creepy guys! I love you — go crazy! Go beyond my wildest dreams!
Beyond the very end of my imaginations and fantasies, where our music should lie — music that nobody has ever heard before! Let me hear that! Let me compose that!
I was born to make that song!
Together, let's sing and dance and play us Knights' ensemble! ☆
Look, newbie! Up at the sky! I can see a huge star! I'm sure that's a UFO, wahahahaha! ☆
I wonder what kinda songs aliens sing? Fantasizing that is super fun~!
Tsukasa: Uuu, you are certainly much too energetic despite it being the middle of the night... As we have a performance tomorrow, please preserve your stamina.
Honestly, if you insist on being such a troublesome "Ou-sama", I really will overthrow you.
Leo: That's fine with me! I've taking a liking to you! Keep catching me off guard — I welcome it!
No matter what happens, I'll sing, dance, and soar into space! Wahahahaha... ☆

Edited 2018-06-25 22:26 (UTC)

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LEO TSUKINAGA, PARADISE WITHIN THE BOX