Blue Archive story · Volume 5, Chapter 1, Episode 8
Vol. 5 Ch. 1 Ep. 8: A Girl's Devotion to Youth(?) 2
2 scenes, 100 lines
1. Part 1
88 lines
Um... Sensei? Who are they?
"Ah, they're from the Inner Discipline Club. And this is Yukari from the Hyakkaryouran."
Heehee, it's a pleasure to meet you! I'm Mimori.
Hello...
Hello! I, Yukari, am pleased to meet you all!
I've heard many stories of the Inner Discipline Club...
I was told that you patrol the districts and keep innocents safe.
We manage, though Tsubaki and Kaede like to keep me on my toes.
Ahaha. But I'm sure we can't compare to the Hyakkaryouran...
No! You do great work!
Is that so? Heehee, what a relief.
"What brings the Inner Discipline Club here?"
Ah, about that! We are assisting with the festival preparations!
We've been commissioned...by the Festival Department...
They have us doing everything from facility maintenance to street patrols for the Hyakkiyako Lantern Festival.
The president of the Festival Department insisted that we help them! She kept saying this is a veeeeeeeery important festival!
Their story was very similar to what the Yin-Yang Club had told me.
As you might expect from a "lantern" festival, bright lanterns fill the sky when the festival begins...
And when we reach the end of the festival...
We entrust the lanterns with our hopes for the future, as well as the burdens of the past, and send them down the river.
Shizuko said it was a festival to soothe people's hearts.
Sensei, you remember, right? The day the sky turned red...
Things have been tense around the academy since then.
I think it's been...on Shizuko's mind.
So we'll overthrow that oppressive atmosphere with a joyful festival! The President of the Festival Department is working hard to pull this off!
Everyone can enjoy the festival and let go of their bad memories with their lanterns! Isn't that great?
And I heard there will be an amazing miko performing a song and dance on stage!
I'm jealous! I want to do that too!
"The miko... Will it be Chise again?"
No, I heard the miko will be a member of the same family that traditionally performed at each Lantern Festival. At least until the festival was closed 20 years ago.
It has to be someone great, right? I can't wait to see how pretty she is, Sensei!
Shizuko, Pina, and Umika are doing their utmost, even as we talk here now.
We, the Inner Discipline Club, should work as hard as we can to help them.
"You're all doing your best."
H-Huh?
Throwing a festival to ease the academy's burdens...
Amazing... And you said her name is Shizuko?
She must possess a warrior's spirit!
Yes?
...Have we met before? Something about you feels familiar...
Huh? I-I suppose you're right...?
Anyway, Sensei!
If you could forget something by sending the memory off in a lantern... What would you want to let go?
Distracted by Kaede's question, everyone became lost in a lively discussion of which memories and hopes they wanted to release at the end of the festival.
I found them! The Hyakkaryourans are right here!
I hope you're ready to pay for the mess you made of us last time!
...Who are you?
W-Wait, Boss, I don't think this is the same person.
Uh, umm, i-it doesn't matter! Look at that sky blue haori, she's gotta be from the same club!
We can get our revenge by makin' her pay for her comrade's insult!
Great idea, Boss!
Trying to cause trouble again? I'll kick your butts!
...Watch out!
"Is everyone okay?!"
Heh! You're in our way, so get lost!
...Intolerable.
Hm?
Interfering with the festival preparations... Attacking the Inner Discipline Club, who are doing their best to help everyone!
I will not tolerate your violence!
Oh? Then bring it on!
Ha! You've got guts!
But we are the Mouryo!
How are you gonna fight all of us by yourself?
Wh-Who're you?!
...I step away for a moment and suddenly there's a huge mess.
Well, if you're looking for trouble, it looks like you've found it.
...That voice!
The next time you dream of casting a shadow over someone's blossoming youth, you'll remember the lesson Fuwa Renge taught you today!
...Renge?!
Urgh! A-Attack!
2. Part 2
12 lines*sniffle*
Y-You'll pay for this, you and all of the Hyakkaryouran!
Perhaps! But I think you paid first!
"Is everyone okay? Anyone get hurt?"
I-I'm okay. Kaede? Tsubaki?
Yep! I'm perfectly fine!
I'm okay too...
Heehee! I'm also without a scratch!
And more importantly, I'm inspired! Battling alongside the Inner Discipline Club was as smooth as flowing water!
And Renge was unstoppable! That was a performance worthy of the Hyakkaryouran!