Aqours Chapter 32

An Aqours Setsubun!

We're going to make the most of the Setsubun holiday!

Story 1

Hanamaru: Ruby! Yoshiko! I'm here, zura! Ruby: Wow, that’s a lot of luggage, Hanamaru. Is it heavy? Hanamaru: It’s mostly paper plates and drawing paper, so it’s pretty light. See? Yoshiko: Yeah, it’s definitely lighter than it looks. Hey, wait a sec! How many ogre and good fortune god masks are we making here? Hanamaru: Lots of people from the area come to our temple for the Setsubun bean throwing, from little kids to senior citizens. I want everyone to have fun, zura! Ruby: We can use the different sized paper plates to make all kinds of masks. Oh, I brought some yarn and scrap cloth I thought we could use. Hanamaru: Thanks, zura! I bet it’ll look really cute when it’s all balled up and glued on. Yoshiko: Mu, ha, ha. Yohane has prepared ebony wings especially for her little demons. Hanamaru: I guess the little demons would be on the ogre side? Your masks will be a nice alternative to what we normally have. Yoshiko: R-Right. As a special favor, I’m imbuing my masks with the power to withstand blesses soybeans. Oh, and my temporary mortal roommate gave me this pattern paper. Hanamaru: Ooh! We can use this pattern paper to make all kinds of ogre and god masks! Yoshiko, please tell your mom we said thanks, zura! Ruby: They’re adorable! Oh, the ogres need horns, too. Since so many people are coming, it’d be nice if there’s a lot of variety to the masks. Hanamaru: Well, we’ve got plenty of material to work with. Let’s roll up our sleeves, zura! Ruby: Yeah! I’m gonna do my Rubesty! Riko: *Giggle* Oh, Chika. Yoshiko: *Gasp* I sense the presence of little demon Lili! I summon thee to the club room! Hanamaru: Yoshiko, we all heard her just now, zura. Chika: Oh, it’s Hanamaru, Yoshiko, and Ruby! Yoo-hoo! You: Aye aye! What’re you three up to? Ruby: We’re making ogre and god masks for the Setsubun bean throwing at Hanamaru’s temple. Everyone who comes gets one to wear! Riko: That sounds like a lot of fun. *Giggle* I love how the ogres have yarn for hair. That’s really cute! You: Hey, now that I look closer, the hair’s also made of fabric scraps from our costumes. This deity here is really trendy with her hair braided off to the side. Chika: Aww, how adorable! Ruby, you made this?! Ruby: Huh? How’d you know it was me? Chika: Only you’re capable of this level of cuteness. This red ogre’s gotta be Hanamaru’s, and this black ogre’s clearly Yoshiko’s work. Riko: Chika, that might be a little demon, not an ogre. You: Oh, you’re right. The horn looks more devilish than ogreish. Yoshiko: Mu, ha, ha. Well met. Nothing gets past my little demon Lili. Riko: Yeah, now that I look closely at Yoshiko’s masks, her trademark black feathers kinda give it away. Hanamaru: Riko’s getting more and more accustomed to Yoshiko’s fallen angel shtick, zura. Chika: I love Setsubun. I remember wearing masks and throwing soybeans when I was little. You: An eating one bean for every year old you are! They smelled so good. And they tasted even better! Riko: Setsubun soybeans have a great texture. It’s easy to eat more than you’re supposed to! Chika: We we’re allowed to eat any more than our age, so I was always jealous of Mito and Shima. Hanamaru: Do you wanna help us make masks, zura? Chika: Can we?! Yay! I’m so in! C’mon Riko, You! Let’s get to work! You: Sure! It looks like a lot of fun. After seeing them, I kinda want to use the yarn and fabric to make hair for my own mask. Riko: So we just use the paper plates as a base? I guess these smaller ones are for little children. Ruby: Yup! Hanamaru made sure to be prepared so kids and adults alike could enjoy themselves. Yoshiko: Well, she does it every year, so she knows what it takes to do it right. Hanamaru: But this year’s a lot more fun because I’ve got all of you helping me! And the ogres we made using the patterns from Yoshiko’s mom came out great, zura. Ruby: The blue ogre’s really cute. Making so many different masks together really makes for a great activity! Chika: All done! Roar! I’m gonna eat all you bad little boys and girls up! *Giggle* How was that? Did I sounds like an ogre? Riko: Nailed it! *Giggle* You’re giving off the right atmosphere and everything, so you’ll be amazing. Chika: *Giggle* I’ve always wanted to go all-out for Setsubun at least once. Not just throwing beans, either. I wanna make and eat a huge ehomaki sushi roll! You: Nowadays they sell ehomaki-style cake rolls, too. You could have a full-course party with nothing but Setsubun food! Yoshiko: A Setsubun party, huh? Then we could witness the ogres having a spectacular feast. Ruby: Eeek! I don’t like scary things. Hanamaru: If they’re wearing our ogre masks, it won’t be scary, zura! Chika: A party where we’re all making masks, throwing soybeans, and eating ehomaki sushi and roll cakes? That’d rule! You: It totally would if we could pull it off. Should we, you know, start planning? Chika: Yeah, definitely! I wanna do a big Setsubun party with everyone! I’ll go talk to Mari right away. Riko: Huh? Why Mari? Chika: Well, if we’re gonna do it, it’ll be more fun if we get the whole school involved. I’m off! Riko: Ch-Chika, wait! Hanamaru: She’s gone, zura. Ruby: Chika, no running in the halls! You: Once Chika gets an idea in her head, her body goes on auto-pilot. *Laugh* Yoshiko: Looks like we’ll need to use teleportation to keep up. Ruby: If the plan is to make it a school event, we should really do things together. You: I bet showing everyone the masks we’re making would show everyone how much fun it’s gonna be! Hanamaru: I’ll bring a bunch along, zura! Only problem is they all came out so cute, I’m not sure I’ll be able to leave any behind, zura. Ruby: *Giggle* This is all really sudden, but I hope we can do a Setsubun party together. You: Yeah, I wanna make the most of Setsubun this year! I’m getting excited! Yoshiko: So the time has finally come. I shall cast my hidden dark Setsubun spell, and make the day one worthy of the fallen angel Yohane. Hanamaru: Out with the ogres! In with good fortune! To the abyss with Yoshiko! Something like that, right? Yoshiko: Says who?! And it’s not Yoshiko, it’s YOHANE! You: *Giggle* That might be kinda fun, actually. Now c’mon, let’s catch up with Chika. Full speed ahead! Together: Aye aye!

Story 2

Mari: Mm-mmm! Nothing beats a delicious cup of coffee after a meal. Kanan: It smells amazing. You always look so content when you’re sipping your coffee, Mari. Dia: Eating and drinking one’s favorite things tends to put one in a happy mood. Mari: *Chuckle* You look quite content yourself snacking on that green tea pudding, Dia. Mind if I have a bite? You can have a cup of my coffee. Dia: Oh, if you’re sure you don’t mind. Actually, that coffee smells so good, I’ve been wondering how it tastes. Mari: Here you go! Some for Dia, and some for Kanan. I’ve got a huge pit, so drink as much as you want. Kanan: *Blow* Mmm, this is really good. Doubly so because it’s cold out today. Now I’m energized for class this afternoon! Dia: Caffeine is a mild stimulant, after all. Huh? Kanan: There’s some kinda commotion out in the hallway. What’s going on? Chika: Mari, Mari! Listen! We should all celebrate Setsubun together! Mari: Chika?! What in the world’s gotten into you?! Chika: *Breathe* So we were helping Hanamaru make masks for Setsubun at her family temple, and I thought it’d be cool if we did a big thing for everyone at school! Dia: So you want to do a Setsubun event here at school, is that it? I’ve never heard of a high school doing one before, but it does sound entertaining. Kanan: I think so, too. They do them at daycares and elementary schools, why not high school? Mari: Yes, but it might be hard to set something school-wide up this close to Setsubun. Dia: true. It’s rather sudden. I’m sure most of the other students already have plans, as well. Mari: Buuu-uuut, I’d welcome the chance to do one with just the club members! Chika: Whoa, really? We can do an Aqours Setsubun?! Kanan: Actually, if Aqours did all the planning and setup, and we just invited the rest of the school to come, we should be able to finish in time. Dia: Mm-hmm. I’m sure we’d enjoy ourselves, and it’s a great opportunity to let all our fellow students enjoy the season. Chika: Hooray! Aqours is gonna make this a Setsubun to remember! Mari: And if Aqours is taking the lead, we should get everyone excited by planning a Setsubun live show! Riko: F-Finally caught up. *Pant* You: Hey, everyone! Ruby: Dia! Did Chika tell you about her Setsubun idea already? Dia: We just finished discussing it. Unfortunately, we can’t involve the whole student body, but we decided that Aqours could run an event ourselves. Hanamaru: So we’re gonna do our own Setsubun event, zura? Yoshiko: The fallen angel Yohane, her legion of little demons, and an army of ogres feasting together at a black banquet. Mu, ha, ha. Chika: Yoshiko’s fallen angel shtick will fit perfectly with the theme of Setsubun. Maybe she can shapeshift into a Japanese-style fallen angel? Riko: That’s change the whole premise of her shtick, Chika. Hanamaru: If people wear little demon ogre masks, it’ll match up just fine, right? You: There are little demons that have horns, anyways. But that’ll give us an excuse to make an even bigger variety of masks! Mari: *Chuckle* Great! We’ll make a whole spectrum of masks so that everyone can enjoy Setsubun however they want. Kanan: We’ll have to make enough for everyone in school. It’s gonna be a lot of work, but I’m already looking forward to it! Dia: If we’re going to do this event, I want everyone who comes to have a ball! Hanamaru: We’ll need lots and lots of materials to make the masks, zura. Ruby: We’ve still got lots of yarn and fabric scraps, but maybe we should stock up on colored paper and whatnot. Hanamaru: The library committee has leftovers from our last exhibit. I’ll ask the teacher if we can use them, zura. You: And I’ve got yarn and scraps back at my house! I’ll bring them in tomorrow. Yoshiko: I’ll ask my temporary mortal realm roommate as well. Riko: Yoshiko’s mother is a schoolteacher too, so I’m sure the two of them could make all sorts of creative crafts. Chika: Yoshiko’s really creative, after all! Kanan: Sounds like we’ll have enough raw materials for the masks, so next we should work on the details of the event itself. What do we want it to be? Mari: I mentioned to Chika earlier that we could do a Setsubun live show to really get everyone in the spirit. Chika: Yeah! I mean, if we’re calling this an Aqours Setsubun, then we really should do a live show as part of it. Riko: We could scatter soybeans instead of doing the confetti and streamers you normally see at live shows. You: People can throw them at us onstage, and we can scatter them into the audience. I can see everyone getting into it! Ruby: We just need everyone to make sure they don’t throw too hard, so it won’t hurt if anyone gets hit. Hanamaru: I don’t want the people in the back to get left out, zura. I’m not sure I can throw that far, zura. Kanan: Leave the long distance throws to me and Mari! We’ll scatter those beans to every corner of the venue! Mari: *Chuckle* We’ll do our best to get them to the people in the furthest row! Dia: I appreciate your enthusiasm, but make sure you two don’t put anyone’s eye out. Mari: Don’t fret, Dia! You can trust us. Hanamaru: I wanna try some of those Setsubun sweets that Chika was talking about back in the club room, zura. Ruby: Me too! It’d be nice if we had a Setsubun party after the live show. You: That’s a good idea. We’ll make some traditional Setsubun food and have a toast in the club room! Hanamaru: I’ve helped my grandma make ehomaki sushi before, so I can bring that, zura. Chika: And for dessert, I’ll make a room cake! It might be kinda tricky, but I’d at least like to give it a shot! Riko: I’ll help, Chika! Yoshiko: Ehomaki sushi and a roll cake sounds good. Now all we need are some drinks related to Setsubun. Mari: Sweet sake is the first thing that comes to mind. Dia: Bzzz! We drink lucky tea on Setsubun. Although I’ll admit it’s not the best drink for making a toast. Kanan: Why don’t we go with matcha green tea instead? That has kind of a springtime feel to it. We could even add milk to make green tea lattes or arrange them somehow. Ruby: The authentic matcha green tea Dia makes is really good. I don’t usually like bitter drinks, but her green tea is special. Kanan: Good thinking. It’s been a long time since I’ve had some of Dia’s hand-whisked green tea. Dia: Well, if you’re willing to flatter me that much, I can certainly prepare some here in the club room. You: Oh! If we’re gonna do a Setsubun live, we’ll need costumes to fit the theme. Yoshiko: And we need masks for the gods of fortune, not just the ogres. Riko: *Giggle* Even though your fallen angel shtick would be better off with nothing but little demons dressed as ogres, you’re thinking of the event first. Chika: We’ve got so many ideas, I’m about to explode with excitement for our Setsubun event! What else, what else? Kanan: Oops. Lunch break’s over. Back to class! Mari: We’ll have a meeting in the club room after school and continue this discussion. Ciao!

Story 3

Mari: All done! We're back with an official date for our Aqours Setsubun event! Dia: We got permissions to use the gym during our next holiday. We’ll want to make the announcement during lunch period tomorrow. Chika: Hooray! I hope people bring their families, too! I’ll tell Mito and Shima tonight. Kanan: If we’re making the announcement tomorrow, we need to decide on specifics for the event before we leave today. Riko: After our initial idea session, Chika, You, and I started doing some research. You: They do some crazy bean throwing in Tokyo. Check out this video. Things get pretty overwhelming. Ruby: Eeek! Th-The beans are falling like a rainstorm! Hanamaru: Everything really is bigger in Tokyo, zura. Yoshiko: Yeah, that’s a ridiculous amount of beans. I’m sure it’s a lot of fun and all, but the cleanup must be brutal. Hanamaru: Maybe one of the beans that gets left behind will sprout a magic beanstalk, like Jack’s magic beans? Kanan: With all those beans on the ground, it must be hard to even walk around afterwards. Still, a bean shower might bring even more good luck than a rice shower! Mari: *Chuckle* I’d like to see that in person! It’d be so much fun to try lots of different Setsubun events. Dia: I want to make sure whatever beans we use are edible. Kanan: We should try to make a few varieties, then. We could add sugared red beans in addition to the big roasted soybeans for the little kids. You: I still wanna have a bean scattering fight with the audience at the venue and from onstage. I’ll throw a ton of beans for the grand finale! Chika: Yeah, that sounds awesome! I wanna do it, too! Ruby: I thought about that with Hanamaru and Yoshiko. Could we wrap the beans in cute little bags so it won’t hurt if they hit someone? Mari: Nice idea, Ruby! Chika: Plus, if they’re wrapped, no one will be afraid to eat them! We could use ribbons and cloth and make them look really pretty! Ruby: Yes! We’ve still got lots of both, so we can make as many as we need! Hanamaru: We could make the bags look like traditional Japanese drawstring going purses, zura. Yoshiko: Mu, ha, ha. The time has come for the fallen angel Yohane to unleash a storm of ebony jewels. Dia: And, of course, we need to pick a song for the live show. Kanan: We should probably go with something that fits the season, right? Mari: We’ll find a song that’s seasonal and stimulating and make this one a really funny live show! Do we have anything the people can sing along to? Riko: In that case, why don’t we sing a Setsubun song that everyone knows before the live show starts? I think it’d be nice if everyone could join in the singing. Yoshiko: It’d set a nice tone for the rest of the event. Ruby: And singing in a big group is so fun! Also, You and I thought up some Setsubun costumes. Right, You? You: Yup! There’s not enough time to make them from scratch, but we can arrange some outfits that suit the ogres and fortune gods. Chika: We can dress like them by wrapping some cloth over our skirts. It could be fun to swap costumes midway through, too! Kanan: Speaking of places, we should alter our formation a little. Dia: *Chuckle* This is starting to sound like a great deal of fun. Chika: Okay, let’s start by organizing all our ideas for the live show! I’ll write them on the whiteboard! Riko: For supplies, we need masks to hand out to the attendees, and beans to throw. You: Then, we need outfits for the ogres and fortune gods, and our own masks. We can use the cloth scraps in the club room! Mari: We’ll start the live show by having everyone put on their masks and sing a Setsubun song together! Dia: Our dance formation needs to be altered so that the ogres and gods are clearly delineated. Kanan: It’ll be a worthwhile experience! Let’s get to work on it right away! Yoshiko: Don’t forget the third party. We’ll need masks for the fallen angel Yohane and her little demons, too. Ruby: We should make a whole lot of each type and let everyone pick their favorite! Hanamaru: The bean scattering event at my temple is earlier that day, so I’ll tell the visitors about this event, zura! I’mma be immersed in Setsubun this year, zura! Chika: *Giggle* It’s so exciting to get to celebrate Setsubun together this year. And we get to do a live show on top of it! Mari: We may very well be the only school idols in the world who’re doing a live show in the middle of a Setsubun bean scattering! Kanan: It came from one of Chika’s random thoughts, but once we began working on it together, everything really started to seem doable. Dia: We’ve still got to make it to the event itself and pull all this off. Don’t get overconfident, Kanan. Ruby: That’s right. Let’s make this a happy, special event that everyone in school and everyone in town will remember, Dia! Yoshiko: I see a throng of little demons flooding in, seeking Yohane’s ebony jewels. Riko: Yoshiko, you keep saying that. Are you talking about black beans? Hanamaru: This is Yoshiko, after all. She’ll probably get so worked up during the bean scattering, she’ll leap off the gym stage to descend into the mortal realm, zura. Ruby: If we put stairs up, you can fall from grace safely, Yoshiko! Yoshiko: I don’t need safeguards to descend into the abyss! My ebony wings are more than enough! Dia: I enjoy chitchatting as much as anyone, but if we don’t start moving, we won’t make it in time, ladies. Kanan: Right, right. We need to make the most of our time here. Oh, I whipped up a few quick ideas for the new formation. Mind taking a look, Mari? Mari: Of course not! Very nice, very nice. So, the ogres and fortune gods switch positions during the interlude? You: What is we have a tug-of-war with each other’s costumes at that point? I can rig them up so we’re able to change into the next outfit in a flash. Ruby: That sounds really cool! I’ll help you figure it out! Chika: All right, time to make a million masks! I think I’m gonna start with a super-scary ogre mask! Riko: Just don’t get so into that you frighten the little kids, Chika. Hanamaru: Ogres, fortune gods, and little demons. It feels like the Setsubun of the future, zura. Ruby: Normally I just think of ogres and gods when I think of Setsubun, but turning it into an Aqours event frees you up to enjoy it in lots of new ways! Yoshiko: What do you all think of making animal masks with little horns on them for the kids? Riko: Dog and cat masks with horns? That sounds really cute. And fancy, too! Chika: I love it. In fact, I’ll draw Shiitake masks, and make Mito and Shima wear them! Hanamaru: We’ll get a nice variation if we all make masks, zura. I’ve helped prepare for lots of Setsubun celebrations, but I’ve never had this much fun, zura! You: Me neither! It’s been so long since I did a Setsubun event, so I’m having fun just doing this stuff with you all! Dia: I’m so glad you came up with this idea, Chika. Let’s hurry up and finish our prep work so that we can put on a wonderful event for everyone!

Story 4

Chika: You all did an awesome job at the Setsubun event! I know it was last minute, but we got a really big crowd, didn't we? You: I was working on the costume up till the last second, but it was worth it! Our live show blew the roof off the gym. I’m so glad everyone had fun! Kanan: And we nailed that formation. Everyone had perfect timing. It was so crisp, it gave me goosebumps! Mari: I asked all the people taking pictures to share them with me. I got lots of great shots of everyone in their cute outfits and ogre masks! Riko: Speaking of masks, it seems like they were all equally popular! I’m so glad everyone liked them. Hanamaru: It was a nice touch that we greeted everyone by putting a mask on them. The kids loved it, zura! Ruby: My heart skipped a beat every time someone picked a mask I made! The people who put on my fortune god masks had such big smiles on their faces! Dia: And it wasn’t just students. A lot of people from in town came, too. Seeing the joy on their faces made all of us happy, too, didn’t it? Yoshiko: Even people who went to the bean scattering at Zuramaru’s temple showed up. Mu, ha, ha. I wonder now if they came to become my little demons! Chika: Roar! I’m Chikachi, the scariest ogre is all the underworld! Stomp, stomp, stomp! Yoshiko: So you’ve finally revealed yourself, ogre! The fallen angel Yohane activates a defensive barrier and summons the little demon Lili! Riko: Heh, heh, heh. Fool. Today, I too am an ogre. The mighty Rikopi! Roar! Feel the wrath of my Riko Beam! Just kidding. *Giggle* Mari: *Chuckle* You were more of a giant monster than an ogre, but that looks fun. Can I join in? I think your battle needs a fortune god in the mix. Hanamaru: Me, too, zura! Ruby, let’s both be little demons, zura. Ruby: Okay! Little demon Ruby makes her dark descent! Ta-da! Yoshiko: Well met! Come, little demon Ruby! Come, little demon Zuramaru! Kanan: I have no idea what the game is, but there’s nothing wrong with embracing your inner child. I’m playing, too! I’ll be the blue ogre. What’cha say, Dia? Dia: Sure! The Setsubun event may be over, but I don’t want the moment to end just yet. Chika: Wasn’t it a blast? Seeing everyone get into the spirit like that was all I hoped for, and then some. Hanamaru: All that hard work setting up was worth it, zura. Mari: I always thought of Setsubun as a classical, traditional event, but thanks to you all, I think we’ve found a whole new world of ways to celebrate! You: We even managed to tailor the costumes to suit the occasion, and our combined formation and costume change went off without a hitch. Riko: *Giggle* Everyone who came had such a good time. I was overjoyed when they called for an encore Setsubun song and sang along! Ruby: We threw so many beans, I’m sure lots and lots of good things will happen to everyone. Hanamaru: I think we celebrated enough that the fortune gods will be paying everyone lots of visits, zura! Yoshiko: So many of Yohane’s little demons gathered today. The power of my ebony jewels has grown even greater. Dia: It really was a splendid event. We don’t have much, but let’s celebrate, shall we? Chika: Our after-party’s Setsubun-themed, too. Everything you all made looks so yummy! Hanamaru: I’m all about the Setsubun sweets, zura. Ruby, your ehomaki sushi looks delicious! I’ve never seen light shades of purple in an ehomaki roll, zura. Ruby: *Giggle* I used purple sweet potato powder. I was hoping it’d look like a traditional ehomaki roll, but with some cute color added! Kanan: Yoshiko, your ehomaki sushi isn’t fallen angel-style, is it? Riko: It looks like there’s fried chicken inside. Whatever you used, it smells mouthwateringly delicious. Yoshiko: *Glare* Freeze, little demon Lili! You’ve forgotten the piece de resistance. My fallen angel sauce! You: That’s totally the ultra-spicy hot sauce. Mari: *Chuckle* I’m sure it’ll still taste great! I know you’re supposed to eat your whole ehomaki roll, but seeing this spread, I’d really like to share! Dia: Mari, what’s going on with your ehomaki roll? It looks like there’s nothing inside. Mari: Oh, don’t worry! There’s more to it than meets the eye. Depending on where you cut it, you’ll get something different. Kanan: Wow, that’s cool. Hmm, where should I cut it? Dead center, maybe? Mari: *Chuckle* You’ll just have to do it to find out! Want me to cut them with you, Kanan? Kanan: Ehomaki rolls are really thick, so there’s a trick to cutting them the right way. You think I can pull this off? You: If you start directly on top of the wrap, you’ll slice right through like it’s nothing! Chika: Wow, You! You really know your stuff! Okay, Mari and Kanan! If you please! Mari: Here we go! Shiny cut! *Chuckle* I got it just right! Dia: Oh! You wrote the word “Aqours” along the inside! Mari, that’s such a wonderful surprise! Mari: I had our hotel chef show me the trick. I really wanted to surprise you all! Don’t ignore the other ehomaki rolls, though! Hanamaru: A message inside a sushi roll. That’s incredible, zura. I can’t wait to try the others! Yoshiko: What a fool I am. I should’ve inscribed a spell bestowing my fallen angel protection inside my roll. Ruby: Your ehomaki roll uses sauce, right, Yoshiko? Why not just draw it in sauce after you put it on the plate? Riko: So we add the sauce to our own ehomaki rolls, then! That’s good. Now we can control the spiciness! Maybe you should draw your seal after all, Yoshiko. Yoshiko: An idea only the most devout little demon would devise. I think I’ll do just that! Chika: Wow! Yoshiko, you can even draw magic sigils out of sauce? That’s some skill! Mari: That’s the epitome of Yoshiko’s fallen angel cuisine. I think I’ll help myself to some, too! Kanan: It’s definitely the ultra-spicy stuff, so be careful. Mari: Mm-mmm! It definitely has a lot of heat, but I think it’s absolutely delicious! Hanamaru: Now that you said that, it’s starting to look good to me, too, zura. Maybe I’ll also try some, zura! Ruby: Maybe I’ll try some, too. Hanamaru, do you wanna split that? Chika: Yum! Ruby, I love your rolled cake. I sure worked up a big appetite from all that dancing around during the live show! Hmm? Oh, no! You: Ch-Chika, what’s wrong?! Chika: Everyone’s food looked so tasty, I totally forgot about doing the toast! Dia: *Chuckle* Now that you mention it, so did I. Well then, let’s start by having our toast with my iced green tea. Ruby: Dia, your iced green tea is the best! It’s got a hint of sweetness and a ting of bitterness. It’s really refreshing! Kanan: I’ll pass around the cups, everyone. One, two, three, four… Huh? We’re short one. Mari: How? I definitely brought nine cups. Riko: Hmm. Chika’s got hers, You’s got hers… It looks like everyone has her cup. Huh? Who’s this under the Shiitake mask? Shiitake: Woof, woof! Riko: What the?! It’s all fuzzy. This isn’t a mask. Is this real fur? Together: It’s Shiitake! This is Shiitake! Shiitake, zura!