[ES!! Era Year 2] Sometimes From a Different Perspective
[Similar Positions] Makoto Yuuki
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Makoto invites Shinobu to join his live stream, but a problem occurs midway…
This story is set a little after the Mega Sphere arc began, where idols start live streaming through Mega Stream.
Season: ES 2nd Year, Summer (July)
MEGA LIVE on @TS_Makoto1
“Hello~! I’m Yuuki Makoto, from Trickstar!” (waves)
“Sorry for announcing the stream just thirty minutes earlier…! I was hoping to live stream at some point today, but I couldn’t figure out the right timing.”
“I thought it’d be at night, but then my work ended early. And I even managed to find a guest, so I just started it as soon as I got everything set.”
“Right, who do you think the guest will be? …You want a hint?”
“Mmm~ Okay! Then… It starts with ‘se’, and ends with ‘bu’!”
“Ahaha, maybe that was too easy~♪”
“Huh!? The comments are filled with Izumi-san’s name! His name doesn’t end with ‘bu’, though!?”
“‘Sena Izumi-bu’? Ahaha, you’re pushing it~ Now it just sounds like a club!2 ♪”
“…Ah, I found someone who got the right answer~♪ That’s right! Today’s guest is—”
“He leaps out on the call of his name with a shutatatata!3 Sengoku Shinobu makes his appearance…☆”
“To the one who said my name, you have my undying gratitude!”
“If nobody had called for me, the embarrassment would have had me disguising myself as ‘just someone who so happened to pass by’.”
“That, or I would’ve had no choice but to quickly manufacture a mask of Sena-dono and masquerade myself for my appearance…!”
“No, no. You don’t have to do anything like that! The commenters just gave answers the moment they heard ‘se’, like a push-button quiz.”
“You’re fine the way you are, Shinobu-kun. Look, they’re welcoming you! ♪”
“Alright, let me introduce him to all of you again. This is Sengoku Shinobu-kun, from Ryuseitai!”
“We had a job together earlier, so I asked him if he wanted to join my stream as a guest. Thanks for agreeing even though it was on such short notice, Shinobu-kun.”
“It is I who is thankful! I’m so happy you invited me, Yuuki-dono~”
“The two of us may seem different, but the truth is, we have a few shared points between us.”
“Indeed. Though our school years are different, we were once fellow members of the Broadcasting Committee back in school.”
“Yuuki-dono is one of the few people who was friendly with me in my first few days in Yumenosaki, and I’m truly grateful for it.”
“I’m the same too, y’know? I was really bad at starting conversations back then.”
“So I’m really glad I had a junior like you, who was always so honest and easy to talk to.”
“Nihihi~♪ Broadcasting Committee isn’t our only shared point; now I’ve discovered we both share the trait of being shy with strangers!”
“True. I haven’t fully overcome that part of myself yet, but I feel like the way we’re slowly getting better at talking to people is similar.”
“And for another trait, we’re both working under StarPro, and…”
“Our positions in our respective units are pretty similar too, I think. We’re usually the ones who take the role of supporting everyone in the unit rather than being the one who stands out on stage.”
“We’re both the type who does the heavy lifting in the background, right?”
“Precisely! It is a ninja’s duty to support others in secret, without ever standing out…☆”
“Information transmission and behind-the-scenes work are also respectful duties of a ninja. That, too, is quite similar to Yuuki-dono, as you excel in intel gathering.”
“Ahaha, now that you mention it, the things I do is kinda ninjacore, huh?”
“I know ninjutsu techniques are only possible in games, but I’m pretty good at stuff like collecting information and analyzing it.”
“Heh, truly just like a cyber ninja, no? ♪”
“Hey, I like that! Maybe I should go with that sort of job title from now on?”
“You can count on me for intel gathering! I’m Yuuki Makoto, Trickstar’s Cyber Ninja! Heheh, just kidding~♪”
“…Woah!? The comments are filled with people saying ‘Cyber Ninja’!”
“Calm down, everyone~ It’s just a silly joke, okay?”
“Calling myself that just because we’ve got a few similarities would be rude to Shinobu-kun, who’s an actual ninja.”
“I am not bothered in the slightest! I would be more than happy to have more ninja allies by my side!”
“But I’m very grateful for your consideration and kindness!”
(What am I gonna do… I only meant it as a joke, but the comments calling me ‘Cyber Ninja’ just keep coming.)
(I really messed up my timing with the joke. I feel really bad on behalf of Shinobu-kun…)
(I need to change the topic somehow… Alright! I’ll bring up something else, even if it means cutting off the flow of the stream!)
(…Wait, huh?)
“Mm? Yuuki-dono, aren’t the comments in a loop…?”
“You’re right. The recording seems choppy, too. Let me check on my phone.”
Screen fades out for a moment
…Woah! The stream’s a mess… It’s pixelated everywhere!
The sound seems fine, though… Sorry for the unclear screen, guys!
There’s no notice appearing about technical issues, so I think the camera’s the problem.
The fastest way to fix it is to stop the stream for a moment, but I’d feel bad for all the people who came to watch me…
…Ah, I know! We can use Shinobu-kun’s phone—
Everyone, can you still hear me? The screen’s looking all funky, so I’ll stop this stream for a moment.
We’ll continue the stream from Shinobu-kun’s personal channel, like a “different perspective”. We’ll get right back to the stream once I’m done preparing, so please head onto his stream until then, okay?
Shinobu-kun, could I ask you to do the filming? I’ll fix the camera in the meantime.
Roger, nin-nin! You truly are amazing, Yuuki-dono, always adapting to the situation! So reliable~
You’re praising me too early~ I’m still not sure if the camera can be fixed.
MEGA LIVE on @Sengoku_Ryusei4
“Hello everyone! I’ll be streaming for the moment from a different channel!”
“What you see before you is Yuuki-dono fixing the camera! It’s so cool how he knows all the tech~"
“Hm, hm? It needs to be rebooted after resetting the settings? Will that fix it?”
“Ohhh…! I’m entirely clueless what he means, but in any case, it appears that he can restore the camera with that trick!”
“Erm, as for the comments… ‘I want to see other parts, too’?”
“You’d like to see me, as well? I do not really excel at selfies, but…”
“Uhyaa!? How embarrassing — The screen is filled with my face~!”
“I-I will do my best to master the ninja arts of, er, selfie…? until the next time I stream—”
“But for now, it appears that the stream is ready to start, so I shall end it here! …Click ♪”
MEGA LIVE on @TS_Makoto
“Sorry for all that waiting, and for the mess too. My stream’s back up and running!”
“Shinobu-kun, thanks for keeping the flow going. It helped me stay calm and finish the job~♪”
“No, no, all I did was simply talk!”
“Look over the comments! They’re all praising you for that moment, saying their hearts were beating fast by the sight of you, so serious and focused.”
“You’re being praised a whole lot too, y’know? There’s comments saying you looked cute when you were flustered.”
“Ahaha, we’re similar even in the way we pass the focus to one another, huh?”
“Right, now that we’ve solved the equipment issue, it’s time we head over to the main topic. …Well, I say that, but it’s just going to be us chatting.”
“You never know what’ll happen in a live stream, but I hope you enjoy yourselves with ours, including those unexpected moments.”
“Even unexpected problems can turn out to be a nice memory if it means we’re all smiling by the end, right? ♪”
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Translation Notes
- ↑ All idols have unique account usernames. Makoto’s TS stands for Trickstar.
- ↑ In Japanese, bu can mean “club”, so attaching it to Izumi’s name at the end makes it sound like the name of a club.
- ↑ Whenever Shinobu says this, it’s him also doing a “ninja dash” as he moves.
- ↑ All idols have unique account usernames. Ryuseitai share a similar username pattern, "(Last name)_Ryusei"; ryusei meaning “meteor/shooting star”.