"Our smiles intertwine and bloom into a great rainbow."
Our smiles merged together and blossomed into a vast rainbow.
spirit leaped into the air, and the White Tiger leaped up to merge with it. In an instant, spirit took the form of Fierce Tiger Descends the Mountain and charged toward Ithaqua amid a massive storm. A White Tiger appeared where it had stood, roaring up at the sky, and Ithaqua turned to ash and vanished completely from Cirno's mental world. spirit knelt on one knee, as if sheathing its sword.
"Wings, huh? That's nice!" As the words fell, spirit disappeared from Cirno's mental world.
In the outside world, a magic circle appeared, and spirit leaped out of it and nodded at Wizard. The surrounding land, which had been covered in ice and snow, began to change. Like the arrival of spring, warm sunlight shone down once more. Blue light appeared around Cirno, who had been encased in ice, and she began to shrink, eventually returning to the form she'd had in her mental world. This time, though, a cheerful, adorable smile had appeared on her face. Takai Geki dispelled his transformation and greeted Haruto.
"Hello."
"Cirno, are you all right?"
Just coming to her senses, Cirno looked at Takai Geki, then suddenly lunged at him, wrapped her arms around him, and burst into tears.
"Waaah! You idiot servant! I thought I'd never see you again! Waaah!"
Takai Geki lay on the ground, his face flushed and two streams of blood running from his nose. Haruto, meanwhile, stood there awkwardly, not knowing what to do.
"I won't interrupt you two. I have things to do, so I'll get going."
Realizing he was playing third wheel, Haruto hurried away.
"I'm so happy right now!!"
After saying that, Takai Geki fainted. (Takai Geki: This time it's because I'm tired. Yep! Tired! Dead serious.)
"You idiot servant, what's wrong? Wake up, you idiot servant!"
Heart of Moving Forward (15) (submitted by reader Yuan Yi Xin Fei)
(Weather tip... I don't think there's anything to post.)
"Since a monster like that has appeared, we should notify everyone and get them ready. Relying on those two juniors might let things get out of hand."
After meeting up with the senior Riders, Shotaro and Philip explained the seriousness of the situation to the others. The group's expressions grew grave.
"We shouldn't delay. Let's go set things up."
With that, the senior Riders each set up defenses in their own way.
"Kotori, here you go. These are the activity permit and the stage address you need. It's in Akihabara." Senba Gari took out a document and handed it to Minami Kotori.
"Wonderful, Brother Gari! Now we can be together again." Minami Kotori jumped up excitedly as she took the envelope, then threw her arms around Senba Gari.
"Mm. Do your best! I'll come watch your performance in person," Senba Gari encouraged her.
"Mm! You have to come, Brother Gari! We've prepared a song just for you. I have to go tell everyone else, too. See you, Brother Gari!" After saying goodbye to Senba Gari, Minami Kotori skipped off.
"Don't worry, I'll definitely be there. I promise." Watching Kotori disappear into the distance, Senba Gari clenched his right fist, then set off on Phantom.
The next morning, Akihabara.
Akihabara was as lively as ever, but today it was especially bustling. A concert was being held to mark the return of the first-generation loli μ's. A somewhat makeshift stage stood in the center of Akihabara, and the nine girls, dressed in outfits representing their individual colors, encouraged one another backstage.
"I'm so nervous. I wonder if I'll embarrass myself this time," Umi Sonoda said worriedly.
"Don't worry, Umi. This time, we'll be absolutely perfect," Honoka Kosaka said, her face alight.
"You're the one we're most worried about!!!"
But the girls all shouted at Honoka together.
"Eh?! That time was just an accident, that's all! I won't do it again."
Honoka flushed with embarrassment. She waved her hands frantically to show she wouldn't make the same mistake again.
"Whatever happened is in the past now. This performance is a memory for us, and it's also an apology to the fans who came to support us last time but didn't get to see the whole show. Let's give it our all," Eli Ayase concluded calmly.
"Mm! Let's give this performance our all and make this Love Live! our very own! All right, let's begin!"
The girls formed a circle, smiling with confidence as they looked at one another.
"1!" Honoka Kosaka!
"2!" Minami Kotori!
"3!" Umi Sonoda!
"4!" Maki Nishikino!
"5!" Rin Hoshizora!
"6!" Hanayo Koizumi!
"7!" Yazawa Nico!
"8!" Nozomi Tojo!
"9!" Eli Ayase!
"μ's! Music! Start!"
As they spoke, the curtains drew apart. The nine girls began to dance as the music started.
Everyone: [Oh yeah! Oh yeah! Oh yeah!]
[One, two, Jump!] [Let's jump together]
[Oh yeah! Oh yeah! Oh yeah!]
As the music played, a crowd gathered around them. The audience cheered them on, their faces alight with joy and excitement.
Honoka: [Come on, we won't give up, right?]
Maki: [It's frustrating, still no brand]
Kotori: [Nobody knows us, no brand]
Nico: [Everything starts from here, with this burning feeling]
Nozomi: [It's fun, but no brand (Do you know?)]
Umi: [We're giving it our all, no brand (Do you know?)]
Rin: [So (Oh yeah!) we'll meet here (Yes, I know!)]
Hanayo: [The place we aim for is—]
Honoka: [High!]
Eli: [Higher than now—]
Hanayo: [How far?]
Honoka: [We'll grab opportunity by the forelock]
Eli: [(Hold on) We won't let go]
Hanayo: [(Tightly) We won't let go]
[(Oh yeah!) We'll cross the rainbow of miracles]
Everyone: [Walls, hi hi hi, are things we can break, hi hi hi, things we can overcome]
[Bring out more strength from within yourself]
[Hi hi hi, things we can break, hi hi hi, things we can overcome]
[Show us the future with courage]
[That's right, we're ready]
[Oh yeah! Oh yeah! Oh yeah!]
[Yeah, we won't lose!]
[Oh yeah! Oh yeah! Oh yeah! Oh yeah!]
[Oh yeah!]
When the song ended, Honoka stepped forward and bowed.
"Thank you all for coming to support us. I'm Honoka Kosaka from μ's. I'm truly sorry for disappointing you all at the last Love Live. So we decided to hold this performance to make up for it. Thank you for supporting us all this time. Thank you."
After speaking, Honoka glanced back at the others, ready to perform the next song.
"What a grating noise. Something like that should be purified." A sudden voice interrupted Honoka's performance. At the same time, powerful winds began to blow all around them, swirling together in the air and forming Hastur's shape.
"Come forth! Ithaqua, R'lyeh, Byakhee! Bring rebirth to this world!"
As Hastur spoke, monsters hidden in various places began to emerge—some dropped from above, some burrowed up from underground, and others leaped out of the water. They began rampaging and destroying everything around them. The people who had been watching Hastur clutched their heads and began to fall into madness and agony.
Heart of Moving Forward (16) (submitted by reader Yuan Yi Xin Fei)
(Weather tip... no tips today.)
"Turn to ashes!"
Hastur gathered a blade of wind in his hand and swung it toward the stage.
"Manifest—Transform!" x2
"Armor Manifestation—Armament—Garuda!"
"Armor Manifestation—Armament—White Tiger!"
Two flashes of light appeared, and Divine and spirit leaped toward Hastur in midair. At the same time, an Ice Shield appeared in the air and blocked the blade of wind.
"You again. Fine. This time, I'll finish you off for good."
Looking at Divine and spirit, Hastur swung his tentacles at them.
"Weapon Manifestation—Flame Feather Blade!"
"Weapon Manifestation—Steel Fang Blade!"
As the weapons appeared, flames and whirlwinds gathered along the blades. Their repeated strikes unleashed bursts of fire and wind. Divine beat her wings and formed a ball of fire, then slammed into Hastur from below. Wrapped in a whirlwind, spirit used Fierce Tiger Descends the Mountain to strike at Hastur from above. Faced with attacks from both sides, Hastur spun around and formed a wall of wind, repeatedly deflecting and repelling the flames and wind blades. He sent Divine and spirit flying, but the two quickly recovered and charged at him again.
"Maki! Are you all right? Maki!"
"Nico! Wake up, Nico!"
"Umi! Don't scare me, Umi!"
The girls onstage supported one another in a panic. Maki, Nico, and Umi clutched their heads, their faces twisted with pain.
"My head hurts! Honoka, don't leave us! You guys, get out of here!"
Umi spoke with a pained expression, clutching her head.
"No! I don't want to! We finally got to be together again. I don't want that!"
Honoka said through her tears.
"Get away! I'm about to lose control. I really want to destroy everything around me. You have to leave! Aah!"
Seeing the three girls lying on the ground in agony, the other six were at a loss.
"Is this... hell?"
Honoka looked up and saw the fans, who had been cheering them on, now fighting one another in a frenzy. She couldn't help thinking that this was hell.
A blue curtain of light appeared and spread over the crowd. The people who had been rampaging stopped. Their faces were still pained, but they could control their actions again.
"Umi, Nico, Maki, are you feeling better?" Honoka asked hopefully, seeing the effect of the light.
"Much better. It's still there, though." The three managed to get back on their feet.
"You're not better yet!"
Cirno appeared in front of them and spoke.
"You're not better yet. I can only temporarily suppress the aura and help you regain your senses. It hasn't been removed."
The girls' faces filled with worry at her answer.
"Then what do we do? Is there a way?"
"Yes. We just have to defeat him, and everything will be over." Cirno turned to look at the three battling in the sky.
"Is that the only way? Brother Gari, Big Brother Geki, do your best!" The girls began to pray.
As their attacks were repeatedly blocked, spirit and Divine took out their Finisher Cards.
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