Ch. 7 ~ Denki, the Center of Attention
Iroha: I've returned!
Koyomi: Welcome back.
It seems your next play has been decided, hasn't it?
Iroha: Eeeh!? How did you know?
Hah!? Perhaps a spy of the Dark Organization is here...!?
Koyomi: Dark Organization...? I don't understand what you're talking about.
Just now, the fan club site for premium members published its first report.
Iroha: Waah, so you're a premium member!
Koyomi: Th-that is... As your older sister, yes, as your older sister, that's only natural!
Koyomi: ... *cough* Rather than that.
Koyomi: As popular as the next work is, that will also serve to make the audience's opinions stricter.
Make sure you stay diligent and remember what you need to do.
Iroha: Yes! I'll do my very best to make it fun!
Shigure: Aha♪ It's becoming interesting~!
Daikoku: So noisy. I depise that laugh from the bottom of my heart.
Maybe I should stuff cotton in your mouth and sew it shut.
Iruru: Okay, Daikoku. Don't say such dangerous things, even as a joke.
Shigure, what's so funny, anyways?
Shigure: I mean, Denki, they're trying to sell Towa-senpai as the focus.
Nikako: Really? Looks like Denki's next show will be popular!
Shigure: Really? They've finally gotten a good reputation from "Arabian Nights."
Isn't it too much of a gamble to leave it to Senpai?
Iruru: Well, she's a hot topic right now. Strike while the iron is hot.
Maybe they're trying to take advantage of that?
Hatsumi: Hm? I heard they rearranged "Arabian Nights" every time,
but was it such amazing acting to shake the world?
Iruru: Ah, no. A girl from Olympus acknowledged her as a rival.
Because of that, she's become super popular topic on the net since yesterday.
Nikako: Heh~ I thought I heard Towa-chan's name a lot today.
So that's what it was!
Shigure: As bad with SNS as usual, I see~
If you have a smartphone, you'd see it no matter what. Look.
Nikako: Waah~ You're right! It's all about Towa-chan!
Hatsumi: Hmmm... There's no need to pay attention to this kind of thing. But it's upsetting.
None of the articles even dreamt of mentioning Towa's charms!
Daikoku: As expected of my Master...! To have such a discerning eye to see through one's true nature!
I must learn from this...!
Iruru: Nono, a girl from Olympus...
Iruru: Well, whatever.
Panda: In Trending, on my timeline, Denki, Denki, Denki, Denki...
Panda: Hah~ They're totally getting swept up. Maybe I should confuse things with a stock photo.
Chisa: It's too early to give up. You don't know the outcome until the very last second of the match.
Chisa: Aim for the buzzer beater. Win and claim Hanazono. Goodbye grand slam homerun.
Panda: Don't go sticking youthful sentiments into basketball or rugby or baseball.
This is about SNS. I was planning to upload a new video, but I guess it's impossible today. It'll just get buried.
Chisa: In other words, it's time for the soumen eating showdown.
Leave the toppings to me. This will be an extreme challenge.
Panda: There's literally no connection between anything you just said.
Hah, I guess you wouldn't know. Today's Trending is a clean sweep for Denki.
Chise: Aah, it's all Towa, right?
Panda: You already knew, huh!?
Panda: Well, no one would've expected Olympus to support her.
She's formerly from Olympus, so it makes sense she'd have a connection from there, but it's still unexpected.
Panda: Even so, if you get swept up in this topic, Denki would become the focus for now.
This is pretty bad for Sirius.
Chisa: In that case, it's finally time for the showdown with the Lord of the Fudo Falls.
Have you prepared yourself, Panda?
Panda: What did you get! The Fudo Falls means the one in Hanayashiki, doesn't it!?
It doesn't have a lord or anything! There's no point in talking about that in the first place!
Panda: As an acting troupe, we have to take attention back with our acting, huh?
Chisa: Number 4, no, number 5... The lure should be Master's homemade...
Panda: Don't just start preparing to go fishing!
Kaname: Continuing, it's for the archive stream, but the amount of new buyers has increased.
The ratings from more discerning viewers are low, but, well, I guess it can't be helped.
Kaname: Sales of merch has been going well. Moreover, fan club membership is increasing.
Even though we haven't shown the new work, these numbers are probably the highest since Towa joined the troupe.
Machiko: Overall, it's about as expected.
Kaname: To make the program the same as Olympus' standard fare, "Alice."
It really becomes apparent that expectations are being placed on the lead.
Machiko: It would be a problem if that weren't the case. We can't have our investments not turning a profit.
Kaname: She has so much talent, but she's lacking that hunger.
Machiko: This is a good opportunity.
Give her ass a good slapping.
Kaname: I'll do my best to make it so she doesn't cry.