Knight Killers Chapter 1
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melodovesSeason: Winter
Location: Starmony Dorm, Common Room
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[In late January. One day, in the common room.]
Leo: ♪~♪~
It's descended upon me, it's descended upon me, my "inspiration" !
If it's come to me now, then it seems I must write down this composition at once! Good morning, Bach! Goodnight, Chopin! Nice to meet you, Stravinsky!
Agh, right after thinking about it, new phrases are pouring out one after another! I don't have nearly enough hands to write...!
At times like this, if only I were like the Thousand-Armed Avalokiteshvara[1] ...! So annoying! This could be a Japanese-style arrangement called "The Song of Sadness At My Inability To Become The Thousand-Armed Avalokiteshvara"!
Kuro: Yo Tsukinaga, I’m back
Since the common room was so lively, I thought there were a couple people talkin’ in here
Leo: Owah, Kuro!?
Aghh, phrases that just came to mind started fading away! I'm so sorry, great composers of this world! Except for Mozart.
Mm~, even though it’s annoying, there’s no way around it! But your timing is horrendous
No way Kuro, didn’t you want to let me finish the "The Song of Sadness At My Inability To Become The Thousand-Armed Avalokiteshvara"... !?
Do you actually hate me making Akatsuki-like imitations of compositions focused on Japanese-style music!?
Kuro: Nah, I don’t particularly intend on interferin’ with other people’s compositions in the slightest
Sorry, my timing was pretty bad. If I’m a hindrance to yer composing, I’ll shut up now. I just came back for some tea ’s all
Leo: You’re right, your timing is awful!
But in a way, your timing is excellent! I’ve also been feeling a bit thirsty. Could you do me a favour and gimme some?
Kuro: Oi, are you getting mad or are you pleading with me?
Well, I’m still gonna make tea no matter how many people are gonna drink it. I’ll get ya some at the same time.
Leo: Thank you~, Kuro~♪
Aghh, If I move overseas I’ll miss green tea a lot~. But then I’ll just get used to drinking black tea
Rather than “Saved in the Nick of Time”, it should be “Saved in the Nickuro of Time”
Kuro: I see. If I made you happy, then I’m glad.
… Here. It's hot, so be careful not’ta burn yerself.
Leo: Okay~ thanks! Sniff, sniff. Smells good… ♪
Kuro: Yer super pleased, huh. I guess I don’t have’ta worry too much about the tea then?
Either way, you still work diligently on the staff notation in your compositions
But it feels like we’re livin’ in a completely different era, you’re also acting quite well behaved
You used to write on the school’s walls and such. Have ya done some self reflection since then?
Leo: Arghh, that’s not the reason at all~
I also wrote music on ES’s walls earlier, but then Keito gave me an awful lecture
It was so obvious that I was being loudly scolded, that I might as well have grown horns on my head. So naturally, I felt like I should act more obediently!
Kuro: Haha, yer personality’s the same as ever then
The unpredictability of humans generally doesn't change. After transferrin’ from ES, you’ll live a double life in two different places… there’ll be a lotta changes environmentally
The personality you were born with doesn’t change that easily, ya know?
Leo: Ah~, i feel like both you and what you say have changed
Kuro: ? Me?
Leo: Ah, I mean like recently I haven’t been seeing you wearing your hand-sewn clothing. You often perform in Yumenosaki, right? Is it just a coincidence that I never see it?
In the past, with Knight Killers’ outfits and such, even though you made various full-blown costumes, you didn’t waste them
Kuro: Ah, that’s what ya meant?
I often sew in my room, so you just don’t happen to see me makin’ them
Leo: But, Akatsuki’s recent outfits weren’t made by you, either ~? I mean there isn’t anything Kuro-like in a lot of the outfits. Have there been changes in your style?
Kuro: Nah, that was just a temporary break. It’s ‘cause I do sewin’ as a hobby. It’s good to leave the work-related outfits to the professionals.
Originally, I was part of the handful o’ people that practised their hobby at work
As an idol, I should only derive happiness from the entertainment world ♪
Leo: Mm~, is that how it is?
But I liked the outfits you made
The “Knight Killers” that was also born from my impulsive thoughts, became a faultless image with the grace of your outfits.
If you’d like, we could try doing activities together again whenever you’re free?
Kuro: Haha. Hearing such words from a composin’ genius like yourself is enough for me.
But maybe I should say, Knight Killers’ short season has unfortunately expired. Our last activity was a year ago at Diner Live and there’s been no news since
It’s a unit founded privately within Yumenosaki Academy. Ain’t it too late to appear on-stage now after all this time?
Eichi: I doubt it
Kuro: Tenshouin. If you're here, don’t eavesdrop and jus’ spare yourself the effort of speaking.
Eichi: What a cruel thing to say, haha. I was also only just returning to Seisou Hall
But unexpectedly, I thought these were nice coincidental circumstances. I also thought of calling everyone in Knight Killers together to the same place.
In truth, there’s a job that I want to request of you all as “Knight Killers”
As Nito-kun isn’t here, I’ll relay the details to you all tomorrow. How does a meeting at the diner in a couple days sound?
Leo: Yeah! I don’t think I have anything interesting going on either!
Eichi: Well then, I’ll contact you on Hold Hands after and then, I’ll send each of the schedules? Is this fine with you as well, Kiryu-kun?
Kuro: I don’t really have a reason to refuse but, it’s way too sudden of a request
Eichi: In other words, it's another way of saying 'OK'?
Kuro: Good grief. You’re always so manipulative. Well, I guess it doesn’t change much if I listen to what ya have to say
Eichi: Fufu. I’ll see you later when you receive my message. Due to situations and circumstances, I’ll also provide the documents so that it’s easy to understand
Leo: That’s good~, Kuro! With this, Knight Killers can reunite ! We can work together again, Wahahahaha ☆
Kuro: Agh… But I don’t even want’ta work as “Knight Killers”
My intentions were to only have small talk, but I think it’s become nothin’ but a serious discussion?
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[1] Avalokiteshvara is a Buddhist deity said to have great compassion for others. They were given eleven heads to hear the cries of those suffering and a thousand arms to accommodate for and provide aid to the countless amount of people in need. Leo is likely lamenting only having two arms to compose despite the countless ideas that come to him [back]
Masterlist | Chapter 2
Location: Starmony Dorm, Common Room
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[In late January. One day, in the common room.]
Leo: ♪~♪~
It's descended upon me, it's descended upon me, my "inspiration" !
If it's come to me now, then it seems I must write down this composition at once! Good morning, Bach! Goodnight, Chopin! Nice to meet you, Stravinsky!
Agh, right after thinking about it, new phrases are pouring out one after another! I don't have nearly enough hands to write...!
At times like this, if only I were like the Thousand-Armed Avalokiteshvara[1] ...! So annoying! This could be a Japanese-style arrangement called "The Song of Sadness At My Inability To Become The Thousand-Armed Avalokiteshvara"!
Kuro: Yo Tsukinaga, I’m back
Since the common room was so lively, I thought there were a couple people talkin’ in here
Leo: Owah, Kuro!?
Aghh, phrases that just came to mind started fading away! I'm so sorry, great composers of this world! Except for Mozart.
Mm~, even though it’s annoying, there’s no way around it! But your timing is horrendous
No way Kuro, didn’t you want to let me finish the "The Song of Sadness At My Inability To Become The Thousand-Armed Avalokiteshvara"... !?
Do you actually hate me making Akatsuki-like imitations of compositions focused on Japanese-style music!?
Kuro: Nah, I don’t particularly intend on interferin’ with other people’s compositions in the slightest
Sorry, my timing was pretty bad. If I’m a hindrance to yer composing, I’ll shut up now. I just came back for some tea ’s all
Leo: You’re right, your timing is awful!
But in a way, your timing is excellent! I’ve also been feeling a bit thirsty. Could you do me a favour and gimme some?
Kuro: Oi, are you getting mad or are you pleading with me?
Well, I’m still gonna make tea no matter how many people are gonna drink it. I’ll get ya some at the same time.
Leo: Thank you~, Kuro~♪
Aghh, If I move overseas I’ll miss green tea a lot~. But then I’ll just get used to drinking black tea
Rather than “Saved in the Nick of Time”, it should be “Saved in the Nickuro of Time”
Kuro: I see. If I made you happy, then I’m glad.
… Here. It's hot, so be careful not’ta burn yerself.
Leo: Okay~ thanks! Sniff, sniff. Smells good… ♪
Kuro: Yer super pleased, huh. I guess I don’t have’ta worry too much about the tea then?
Either way, you still work diligently on the staff notation in your compositions
But it feels like we’re livin’ in a completely different era, you’re also acting quite well behaved
You used to write on the school’s walls and such. Have ya done some self reflection since then?
Leo: Arghh, that’s not the reason at all~
I also wrote music on ES’s walls earlier, but then Keito gave me an awful lecture
It was so obvious that I was being loudly scolded, that I might as well have grown horns on my head. So naturally, I felt like I should act more obediently!
Kuro: Haha, yer personality’s the same as ever then
The unpredictability of humans generally doesn't change. After transferrin’ from ES, you’ll live a double life in two different places… there’ll be a lotta changes environmentally
The personality you were born with doesn’t change that easily, ya know?
Leo: Ah~, i feel like both you and what you say have changed
Kuro: ? Me?
Leo: Ah, I mean like recently I haven’t been seeing you wearing your hand-sewn clothing. You often perform in Yumenosaki, right? Is it just a coincidence that I never see it?
In the past, with Knight Killers’ outfits and such, even though you made various full-blown costumes, you didn’t waste them
Kuro: Ah, that’s what ya meant?
I often sew in my room, so you just don’t happen to see me makin’ them
Leo: But, Akatsuki’s recent outfits weren’t made by you, either ~? I mean there isn’t anything Kuro-like in a lot of the outfits. Have there been changes in your style?
Kuro: Nah, that was just a temporary break. It’s ‘cause I do sewin’ as a hobby. It’s good to leave the work-related outfits to the professionals.
Originally, I was part of the handful o’ people that practised their hobby at work
As an idol, I should only derive happiness from the entertainment world ♪
Leo: Mm~, is that how it is?
But I liked the outfits you made
The “Knight Killers” that was also born from my impulsive thoughts, became a faultless image with the grace of your outfits.
If you’d like, we could try doing activities together again whenever you’re free?
Kuro: Haha. Hearing such words from a composin’ genius like yourself is enough for me.
But maybe I should say, Knight Killers’ short season has unfortunately expired. Our last activity was a year ago at Diner Live and there’s been no news since
It’s a unit founded privately within Yumenosaki Academy. Ain’t it too late to appear on-stage now after all this time?
Eichi: I doubt it
Kuro: Tenshouin. If you're here, don’t eavesdrop and jus’ spare yourself the effort of speaking.
Eichi: What a cruel thing to say, haha. I was also only just returning to Seisou Hall
But unexpectedly, I thought these were nice coincidental circumstances. I also thought of calling everyone in Knight Killers together to the same place.
In truth, there’s a job that I want to request of you all as “Knight Killers”
As Nito-kun isn’t here, I’ll relay the details to you all tomorrow. How does a meeting at the diner in a couple days sound?
Leo: Yeah! I don’t think I have anything interesting going on either!
Eichi: Well then, I’ll contact you on Hold Hands after and then, I’ll send each of the schedules? Is this fine with you as well, Kiryu-kun?
Kuro: I don’t really have a reason to refuse but, it’s way too sudden of a request
Eichi: In other words, it's another way of saying 'OK'?
Kuro: Good grief. You’re always so manipulative. Well, I guess it doesn’t change much if I listen to what ya have to say
Eichi: Fufu. I’ll see you later when you receive my message. Due to situations and circumstances, I’ll also provide the documents so that it’s easy to understand
Leo: That’s good~, Kuro! With this, Knight Killers can reunite ! We can work together again, Wahahahaha ☆
Kuro: Agh… But I don’t even want’ta work as “Knight Killers”
My intentions were to only have small talk, but I think it’s become nothin’ but a serious discussion?
---
[1] Avalokiteshvara is a Buddhist deity said to have great compassion for others. They were given eleven heads to hear the cries of those suffering and a thousand arms to accommodate for and provide aid to the countless amount of people in need. Leo is likely lamenting only having two arms to compose despite the countless ideas that come to him [back]
