Tropical – Epilogue
Chapter Index
Ch 1 - Ch 2 - Ch 3 - Translation Notes
Chapter 1
Location: Tropical Live Stage
Time passes, around the middle of April…
heey, midori~?
please come over here~ we can have a [quick look] at how the venue looks like~♪
Wow, it’s practically a full house… I can see a lot of people carrying the collab merch between us and ‘Tropical Troppeys’.
Their hiatus meant no new merchandising, but thanks to this live show, they were able to make new merch to sell… Just that alone makes this project worthwhile.
…Ah! That person is holding a super rare uchiwa fan…!1 Those were only given out during the screening premiere of the cartoon…!
I wonder if this means there are ‘Tropical Troppeys’ fans in the audience, too… Were they also sad when they first heard about the hiatus…?
everything has to come to an [end], isn’t that right?
but that [end] is why we are here — because you love [tropical troppeys], yes?
…Yeah, I do. I’m not confident enough to proudly say I created an outstanding project, but… As the leader, and as part of Ryuseitai, I’ve done everything I can to the absolute maximum.
It’s kinda emotional to have your very own planned performance come to life, huh?
Everything about Tropical Live was decided by my authority as the leader — from the outfits, to the staging…
And I definitely wouldn’t have been able to make this performance a reality if it weren’t for Anzu-san.
Oh, Shinkai-dono, Midori-kun! I see that you two finished preparing early.
I heard you guys mention Anzu-Anego; is there trouble somewhere or somethin’?
Anzu will be watching over us from backstage. If there’s anything you need to tell her, you should go now while we still have the time.
Ah, I’m fine. I just thought I should thank her later for coming up with this incredible project—
‘Cause she led me all the way here, after I was so heartbroken by the hiatus announcement.
Anyway, I see we’re all here. We’re gonna do a joint live with ‘Tropical Troppeys’.
Working together with the yurucharas I used to adore as a kid is like a dream come true to me.
hello, [armajiro]~♪ today, you and i will dance together~
round~ round~ yes~? ♪
Shinkai-senpai’s already conversing so openly with them. He really is Ryuseitai’s perfect model of a yuruchara~
Conversing…? It just looks like a wooden plank to me, though?
I can understand if this were a stuffed toy or a costumed character, but it’s kinda weird to make friendly talk with a wooden plank…?
You don’t get it at all… These illustrations of ‘Tropical Troppeys’ were their first official designs, y’know?
Plushies and stuff are cute too, but using the original designs really suits this final collaboration…!
‘Tropical Troppeys’ truly have a deep history… There is still quite a lot we could learn about them, isn’t there?
But I’m certain that there is a deeper meaning to our encounter with them. I will try to learn more about yuruchara through this job.
Yeah, we need to show various forms of Ryuseitai from now on, so I should deepen my understanding, too.
By the way, Takamine, I have a question…
Yuruseitai seems to have kept a lot of Ryuseitai’s elements in mind, hasn’t it?
I was expecting something much more soft and relaxing for the stage, but… was this also what you had in mind from the start?
Where were you looking, Morisawa-senpai? I only told you guys to relax and take it easy; I never once said anything about becoming a yuruchara…?
We may be “Yuruseitai”, but we’re still also “Ryuseitai”.
And I knew it’d be cruel to show our audience something disappointing — especially when they came for us, for Ryuseitai.
Of course, we’re still going for a new look we’ve never shown our fans on stage before, but it’s also important to include the main thing that defines us.
I see. So all along, you cherished my likes, too.
I’m fired up now! I’ll do my absolute best to ensure I convey your likes to the whole venue…!
Ahaha. Sure, but if you start to stiffen up again, I’ll get angry, okay…? ♪
…Ah, it’s about time for our performance.
We have special guests with us today, so we need to make sure all the ‘Tropical Troppeys’ fans enjoy our performance, too.
But all of you went along with all my unreasonable demands, so I’m sure we’ll do just fine.
Let’s all enjoy ourselves until the very last minute — In a relaxing, cheerful, exciting way!
Chapter 2
“Hello, everyone! Thank you for coming to our Tropical Live!”
“We Ryuseitai have powered up to a new form, where we express each of our unique selves.”
“Last time, we were RB, led by Tetora-kun — This time, we’re Yuruseitai, led by me.”
“What’s more, we won’t be performing alone — Our friends from ‘Tropical Troppeys’ have rushed to join our side!”
“The residents of this tropical island — Bearbonk, Mr. Slothy, Armajiro, Kiwi, and Plateypus — are all here to dance with us!”
“At first, I was so shocked when I heard that they’d be taking a hiatus, that I felt too heartbroken to do anything… but that doesn’t mean that they’ll be gone forever.”
“They’ll continue to enjoy their days on the tropical island, and then pop up on a whim to emotionally heal us whenever we’re sad or exhausted.”
“Those were always the sort of warm memories — the warm light that ‘Tropical Troppeys’ had given our hearts.”
“That’s why we Ryuseitai asked them to perform with us, so that we can repay their kindness.”
“So I hope you’ll also continue to carve their heroic form and their tropical island festivities in your hearts.”
“♪~♪~♪”
(Haha, even though he said he was real nervous to do the openin’ speech, Midori-kun’s actually managing it just fine on stage~)
(I was already impressed that Midori-kun didn’t cower back from bein’ the leader, but for him to be this confident… His love for yuruchara really goes far, huh?)
(Let’s dance together, Bearbonk. We gotta follow after Midori-kun…♪)
“♪~♪~♪”
(You did incredible work, Takamine. You truly give off the aura of a commander.)
(But… Haha, it’s sort of a bizarre sight to dance alongside yurucharas.)
(There are likely some fans who’re confused by how different this atmosphere is from the Ryuseitai that was led by me.)
(Even when RB was booming, there were a few people who expressed thoughts like that…)
(But personally, I’m very much enjoying the current Ryuseitai.)
(The four of them had been pushed around by problems called by adults, yet now, all four of them get to do whatever they like. How could I ever be against that? ♪)
“……♪”
(Heh, my art of transformation worked like a charm!)
(The fans are all enjoying our collaboration with ‘Tropical Troppeys’.)
(First RB, and now Yuruseitai — My comrades are all beaming out a beautiful radiance. That makes me unbelievably happy.)
(I’m looking forward to the day that I become the commander, and am able to explore a form of Ryuseitai that defines me.)
(Because I know that all my precious comrades here will walk alongside me on that fateful day…☆)
“♪~♪~”
(fufu, i see that everyone is enjoying themselves~)
(i cannot help myself from having fun now, either~♪)
(we went through many [ups] and [downs] until we completely changed [form] in ryuseitai, but… those [hardships] are what strengthened everyone.)
(i am excited for the day that i am [commander], but i am even more excited to see everyone’s [growth].)2
(i am sure that once this [powered up] ryuseitai becomes the [norm] for us, we will grow [stronger] than ever before.)
(let’s continue to go forward as [best] as we [can], with anticipation of what is to come. because this is the dawn of a new ryuseitai…☆)
“tropical troppeys, i will also heal everyone alongside you~♪”
“…puka! ♪”3
(…Wow, everyone’s shining so bright.)
(They’re all so cool — singing and dancing with everything they’ve got, all for the sake of my ideal vision.)
(Thank you, Ryuseitai. If you guys didn’t help me, I would’ve never been able to make this performance happen.)
(When I was suddenly appointed the commander, I honestly didn’t think I could do it.)
(But now I get it… It’s really such a blessing to have everyone in Ryuseitai support your dreams, isn’t it?)
“Thank you for listening to our song. But our live show has only just begun!”
“Please sit back, and enjoy our performance in a soft, cheerful way…☆”
“♪~♪~♪”
Chapter 3
Location: StarPro Office (Conference Area)
A few days after Tropical Live…
Ahh, I’m so depressed…
You seem to have surpassed your limits during Tropical Live, Takamine. But it’ll be alright! Now that you’ve conquered your duties as commander, you can definitely do anything!
Please don’t try to beat a corpse back to life…
Sigh… I didn’t expect us to have this much work to do after the live…
I’m burnt out from so much paperwork… to the point that I need you guys to help me out with all of it. I feel awful…
Man, you’re even more amazing than I thought, Tetora-kun… Did you also have to do all of this when we were RB?
It’s only just now making me realize that there’s a lot an idol has to check through — like recordings, performance reports, and so much more…
Oh, yeah, but I didn’t really struggle much.
I coulda left all the checkups to the agency staff, but since RB was established for specific reasons, I made sure to look over all the reports in case there were any inaccuracies.
You really are a sportsy guy through and through… The total opposite of me.
Erm, aren’t you in the Basketball Club, Midori-kun…?
Nevertheless, I believe that it’s good to split these tasks between everyone.
I have become proficient at office tasks thanks to being part of the Student Council, so you are completely free to ask me for help.
Thanks, Shinobu-kun. Your kindness warms my heart…♪
one of the difficult parts of being an [idol] is that we cannot stay [soft] and [relaxed] forever, yes~?
i really understand why you admire [yuruchara] so much, midori.
I know right… Why do we have to live such busy lives as part of society…?
Sound of footsteps
Ah, hello, Anzu-san.
Thank you so much for the other day. It’s because of you that the Tropical Live went off without a hitch.
I owe our success to you, Anzu-san, for guiding me when I was down in the dumps. Thank you so much, really.
Ahaha, I can’t fully enjoy the victory just yet, though, ‘cause I still have to get through all the post-performance checkups. But I’m really glad we got to do it…♪
Hm? That’s exactly what you came to speak to me about?
A letter… Wait— Is this from ‘Tropical Troppeys’…!?
Wow, are you serious…? They wrote a message with an illustration just for me…?
Ooh, these are new illustrations!
They went through all this effort just for us… They are truly refined~♪
Your love got through to ‘em, huh, Midori-kun?
Ooh, and there’s even a yuruchara company who watched our live show, and has sent a request for us to collaborate with their yuruchara…?
This is wonderful news, Takamine. Your likes seems to have brought us new encounters~♪
it is a blessing to have new [work] come about, isn’t it~?
shall we take the offer? …though of course, it will be with midori as the [commander]~♪
…Okay. To be honest, I don’t know if I’m up to the standards of such a huge role, but…
I’ll continue devoting myself to my likes, and show the world the hero form that best defines me.
After all, I’m the one and only commander of Yuruseitai.
……♪
Translation Notes
- ↑ Uchiwa fans look like this.
- ↑ If you’d like to learn more about Kanata’s Ryuseitai, please read Stella Maris, which is set after this story.
- ↑ It’s possible Kanata does the Kanatee puka! ☆ pose here, as the quote is almost the same as Kanatee’s. You can read more about Kanatee in Kanata’s Idol Story 1 and 2.