HAMA Tours Thanks Festival vol. 1

Track 6

Backstage

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Chihiro

Prezzy…What’s up?

(Was there…something I wasn’t supposed to film…?)

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Kafka

Oh, I called the chief over as well, please wait a moment. There’s something we need to make a decision on together.

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Chihiro

…Gotcha.

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Kafka

…But before that.

You stopped streaming pretty suddenly just now. Why was that?

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Chihiro

!

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Kafka

I watched the other groups’ streams too, and it seemed like you were in a hurry to end them…

The chief and Tao also told me there was something a bit off about you.

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Chihiro

Was it…that obvious…?

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Kafka

If there’s something bothering you, I want you to tell me. So we can all enjoy the Thanks Festival tomorrow to the fullest.

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Chihiro

……

…The truth is, I saw a clip from the livestream where Raitin announced his withdrawal on SpiNet.

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Kafka

Ah… I saw that too. It looks like being shared maliciously again.

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Chihiro

So when I thought my stream might get someone else flamed… I got scared.

Especially since you said—

Flashback

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Kafka

That’s right. I’d like to provide content our current fans will enjoy, while also improving our company’s image to attract new customers.

Backstage

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Chihiro

You asked me to improve everyone’s image, right? That’s why I tried to…

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Kafka

It’s true that I asked for that, but—

It’s not like I wanted to leave behind a clean image.

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Chihiro

Huh?

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Kafka

I mean, the appeal of the ward chiefs I’ve appointed isn’t in their carefully curated exteriors.

I think what makes them all interesting is what’s on the inside.

Of course, that includes you as well, Chihiro.

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Chihiro

Ah…

(I see.)

Me too… When I find the unexpected gaps in everyone’s true faces, I feel an unbelievably crazy big love1 for them…!

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Kafka

That’s what I mean ♪

It’s so wonderful and kind how considerate you are of everyone.

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Chihiro

But, maybe I was a bit too much of a scaredy cat.

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Kafka

Well, we may need to be a bit more considerate of the student group, but the rest of them are adults. They need to take more responsibility for their words and actions!

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Chihiro

…True that. As a streamer it was a shock…!

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Kafka

However, if anyone ever gets treated unfairly…

As president, I’ll do everything in my power to protect them. After all, all of the employees here are my precious friends.

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Chihiro

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Kafka

Chihiro?

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Chihiro

Prezzy…

You’re such a darling~~~!! I totes get how Yappuu feels now, 1000/1000! This is like the 5 seconds before he starts bowing down!

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Kafka

Ahaha, looks like you’re feeling better.

Please continue to promote HAMA Tours, hype squad captain!

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Chihiro

Yeah!

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Kaede

Sorry to keep you two waiting!

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Kafka

Oh, thank you chief. Now, it’s finally time for the main topic!

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Chihiro

That box Chiefy is holding…

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Kaede

This is the suggestion box with everyone’s submissions for our mascot dog name! Kinari-kun prepared it for us.

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Chihiro

Prezzy’s gonna make an announcement on stage tomorrow, right?

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Kafka

Yeah. But I don’t want to decide on my own, I want the opinion of the chief and the hype team captain.

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Chihiro

I get to see it too? Yaay ☆

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Kaede

I was also curious about what names everyone picked out!

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Kafka

Let’s hurry and take a look, shall we?

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Kaede

First is…”Miso-raa.”

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Chihiro

This was totally written by Raitin. But you can totes tell even without looking at the handwriting, huh.

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Kaede

Next is… “Fonpai”? I wonder what it means.

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Kafka

It refers to the north, south, east, and west tiles in mahjong. I’m guessing this was Liguang’s submission since he’s a mahjong fan.

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Chihiro

Isn’t “Hamatarou” a little too simple?

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Kafka

This is Ten’s handwriting. Well, I’ll give him points for actually turning something in.

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Chihiro

I got “Chocolat”! Isn’t this super duper cute?

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Kaede

This is Ushio-kun’s handwriting. Counting Raito-san, that makes quite a few food-related names.

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Kafka

But none of them seem like an obvious decision.

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Kaede

Hmm…

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Chihiro

And the last one—

Oooh, this one…!

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Kaede

…! Oh, I get it!

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Kafka

“Reason: Because I think he could be friends with Shumai.” Ahaha, this must be Renga’s idea.

Personally, I think this is the best one!

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Kaede

I think so too!

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Chihiro

It’s defs gotta be this one!

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Kafka

Then it’s decided. We’ll announce this name tomorrow!

  1. Reference to Chained Up Scarlet Side A

Translation
slaine
Proofreading
aurora, sou
QA