The Knights of the Chessboard and the Dreaming Cocoon World/3 - The Brilliant Knights

{| class="article-table" cellspacing="1/6" cellpadding="2" border="1" align="center" width="100%" ! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;background-color:#f993ae; color:#fff;" |Writer: Happy Elements K.K. (Merc Storia) ! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;background-color:#f993ae; color:#fff;" |Location: Leo Kingdom (Town) My seniors, could I have your attention for a moment? I have a few things I’d like to ask.
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What is it, Kasa-kun? We don’t really have time either, so make it short, okay?
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Ah, alright. Perhaps this may seem sudden.
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In truth… I cannot recall the details of how we’ve gotten here.

If my memory serves me right, we were in the studio at Yumenosaki just a moment ago.

Do you perhaps remember what happened? Or does anyone know about this place…?

Who knows. It’s not like I’m the one who brought you here.
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B-But~?! Sena-senpai, please at least tell me how to get back~!
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I said I don’t know! Quit clinging to me, it’s suffocating! If I knew, I’d have gone back a long time ago already, you know?
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Really, what is this place? I don’t get it… God, this is so annoying!

Ufufu, don’t be getting all mad by yourself☆ It’s exactly times like these when we need to work together♪
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Huh, it’s a bit late for that. Naru-kun, you should already get that Knights is a group of individualists without me having to tell you every single time.
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Even if we do cooperate… I don’t see our Ousama anywhere?

Right, where could Leader have gone? My memory is hazy, but I believe he was composing in the studio…?
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He stopped in the middle, though. He said he couldn’t get into composing today and ended up absorbed in that picture book.
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Thanks to that thing, he’s been in good spirits lately. He said it was some kind of magic book that fed his fantasies just from skimming through it.
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Apparently he got it from some picture book author he met at the garden terrace. Did you know anything about that, Kuma-kun?

Zzz…♪
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Hey, Kuma-kun! How long are you gonna sleep over there? Your costume’s gonna get dirty, you know?
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Mnnn… Yaaaawn…♪
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Oh my, Ritsu-chan? Is that outfit the one from “Halloween Party”?
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Hm, it is strange. Why the “Halloween Party” outfit at this time?
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You’re one to talk, Kasa-kun. Isn’t that what you wore in “Judgment”?
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Mm…? I did not notice, but it appears so.
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How nostalgic♪ I fought against Leader in this outfit, didn’t I?☆

However, I do not recall having this bow with me. Hm, it is quite skillfully crafted. Perhaps it is a replica for use onstage.

Well, we can reminiscence all we want about the past, but what’s actually happening here…?
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There weren’t supposed to be any lives today. What kind of practice can we do with all these mismatched outfits?

There really are a lot of strange things going on here. Even the town doesn’t look real. Though at a glance it could look like some kind of theme park.
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Fufu♪ Oh my goodness, could I be dreaming right now?

You want me to hit you and find out? If you’d like, Naru-kun, don’t hesitate to let me know anytime.
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What, no way!☆ I’d rather you not get violent, okay?
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The only thing that can wake me up from a dream is my prince’s kiss!♪ And my prince is, of course, Kunugi-sensei…☆

Is that so. I can’t keep going along with your fantasies, you shitty okama. Anyway, Kasa-kun, can you wake up Kuma-kun?
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Yes, please leave it to me. But before that, may I ask one thing?
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This is first time I’ve seen the outfit Narukami-senpai is wearing. Is it from before I joined Knights?

Actually, we haven’t worn these onstage yet. It’s supposed to be the outfit we’ll come out with in the upcoming StarFes live♪
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Marvelous…☆ So, we get to stand on the stage in outfits like that in the Star Light Festival.♪
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Kotton?! Koto koto kotton…?!
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Yaaawn♪ This pillow’s pretty hard. It keeps saying “koto koto” right in my ear, could you not~?
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Koton?! Koto koto koton!
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Hmm…? Suu-chan, where’s my futon~?
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Nice timing, Ritsu-senpai♪ I was just about to have you wake up.
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Mm~ is that so? You could’ve slept together with me instead, you know♪
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Hey, Kuma-kun. That weird little creature over there, you know him?
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Not at all, really? Fufu, you don’t know either, huh Secchan~
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Either way, this place is nice and warm. In this weather I could probably sleep so well even without a heater~♪

Kotton! Koto koto kotton!
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Oh my. It seems to be protesting, but I don’t really know what it’s trying to say.
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Hey… did we do something?

Kotton! Koto koto kotton!
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We can’t seem to communicate. Does that mean it’s not human? If this is a theme park, then shouldn’t there be someone inside it?
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Do you wanna check for yourself? Tearing off this costume would be a simple task, I’m sure.
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Kotton…?!
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Hm~? I can’t find a place to open it from.
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Kotton! Koto koto koton!
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Ah, it took off by itself! It doesn’t seem to be some kind of act.
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Ugh, nothing’s making sense. We can’t be screwing around in a place like this.
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I would also like to return to practice soon, but wouldn’t it be wise to start from understanding our situation?
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I know that already. First off, we can’t even find our own Ousama for some reason.
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Huh? Ousama’s the only one missing here?
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Yeah, I wonder where he went. Searching for him is hard, since he’s quite the elusive one.
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Mnn, what a bother. Anyway, hey, you any of hear that? There’s music coming from the town♪
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It’s like they’re celebrating something over there. Though it’s still interrupting my sleep. But somehow, I don’t dislike how it sounds…♪

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Kakkon kakkon. Kakkon kakkon.
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Hmm, this is the throne room of the palace, huh? It looks less official than I imagined, how nice☆
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Kakkon? Kakkon kakkon?
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“Has it pleased you,” you say? Yeah, it’s pretty much perfect. I like this design♪
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Wait, who are you?! You’re different from those soldiers, huh~?

Kakkon. Kako kakkon.
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“I am but a nameless retainer who serves our great king”? So if those guys are pawns, then you’re a bishop?
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Kakkon♪
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Wahaha☆ Looks like you like it.
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Hm, oh yeah. Do you have anything I can write with?

It’s the first time I’ve been invited into a palace you know~ I wanna make some music before I forget this feeling♪

Ahh, I could make so many masterpieces right now. It’s come, it’s come, inspiration☆

Kakkon? Kako kako kakkon?
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Come on, don’t keep me in suspense here! I need it before my feelings cool down, you got that~? Letting this chance go by would be an enormous loss for human culture.
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Kakkon?! Kakkon kakkon~!
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♪~♪~♪
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