At the question, Tetsuhiro's eyes lit up. Someone had finally asked! All those rehearsals hadn't been for nothing.
"Heh~ heh↑ Dawn, Toneri, get ready!" The two children emerged from the shadows, looking utterly resigned.
"Yeah, yeah~"
"Can we not do this? It's too embarrassing."
Judging by their expressions, they were strongly opposed. Dawn silently took out a video camera.
"Since you asked so sincerely, I'll graciously tell you!" Tetsuhiro raised his hand and struck what he considered his coolest pose, declaring proudly.
"To protect the world from devastation..." (Toneri, close-up.)
"To safeguard world peace." (Dawn winked and tossed her head.)
"To uphold love and truth, uh... hope!" (Tetsuhiro raised a hand and brushed back his bangs.)
"Lovable and charming heroes!"
"Hashirama Senju!" (Standing elegantly.)
"Otsutsuki Toneri." (Crouching, hand raised.)
"The Team Rocket Trio, traveling between worlds." (Dawn rotated the camera.)
Tetsuhiro spoke in a low, gravelly voice. "A white hole, a white tomorrow awaits us..."
Dawn said listlessly, "That's... right..."
"Hey~ we're still missing the ending." Tetsuhiro sounded slightly dissatisfied.
"Fine. That's right, meow~"
All three struck an extravagant pose at once.
Silence...
The entire world fell silent.
"I told you, this is too awkward." Dawn's toes were curled so tightly that she could have dug out an entire apartment with them from sheer embarrassment. If I'd known, I'd have stayed rotting inside that seal.
Toneri smiled. "I think it's fine."
"Of course you do. You can't even see."
Tetsuhiro said, "All right, don't break formation. Where's the applause?!"
Perhaps because His Majesty had performed in person, or perhaps because she found it amusing, Mitsuri was the first to clap.
Then came Tengen, who kept shouting about how flamboyant it was,
followed by Muichiro, looking intrigued.
At Gyomei's quiet prompting, Obanai forced down his sarcastic remarks and clapped with