Dance Club Member
...You know why we came here, right? Yonaguni Hikari.

Hikari
...Yeah. I thought you'd come!

Xue
Alright. Hikari, we're done so let's go home.

Xue
Hm? Why are you glaring at each other? Who are they?

Dance Club Member
Sorry, but we've got business with Yonaguni Hikari. If you don't want to get hurt, outsiders should stay out of it.

Xue
...H-Hey. What did you do? Bow your head before they pick a weird fight with you.

Hikari
...I won't run away without fighting. If they pick a fight, I'll take it, that's what 'Rogues' do!

Xue
'Rogues'? So these guys are Libea fans?

Dance Club Member
We watched the MV, but do you really respect her? It pisses us off when people call themselves 'Rogues' for business.

Hikari
Mmh! I was listening to Libea's songs before I got the offer. I respect her in my own way!

Dance Club Member
What if we say we like her more?

Hikari
I'll fight with my pride on the line! That's the way of the streets!

Xue
(What, a squabble between fans? Or playing at a battle using that as an excuse? How pointless...)

Dance Club Member
Yonaguni Hikari, you're going to dance battle all of us! If you lose...

Hikari
gulp

Dance Club Member
...You'll join our dance club and aim for the Youthful☆Dance Battle Championship!

Hikari
Mmm! That's very tempting, but...! Right now I want to work hard as an actor at Gingaza!

Dance Club Member
Then show us that pride! DJ, drop the beat! Hit it!

Hikari
Yeah! First strike wins, my turn!

Xue
If they just want to recruit, they should say so honestly. They even brought a wireless speaker to play music...

Xue
I don't have good memories of dance battles...

Xue
...It's true, I received payment for the dance battle. I'll call it even with this.

Ramona
I had you work for my selfish reasons. Let me thank you again.

Xue
Geez. You only ever lose out, yet you're so meddlesome. There's no benefit to firing up Hikari.

Ramona
Ha ha ha, there was plenty of benefit!

Xue
You're going to say it was the MV appearance and Hikari's smile, aren't you? The drastic treatment seemed excessive though.

Ramona
All the responsibility for this time is mine. Well, at least it's fortunate things turned out well.

Ramona
...Being able to push Hikari forward was thanks to your efforts, Xue. I think saying things you didn't mean hurt your heart. I'm sorry.

Xue
Hmph. That little bit wouldn't hurt my heart.

Ramona
You're reliable. I'm glad you accepted. I didn't think you would.

Ramona
Even if you won, the MV appearance wouldn't have been decided, and you had no chance of winning at dance in the first place. That was a losing battle.

Xue
If you think I'm frustrated about that, you're way off the mark.

Xue
I wasn't serious about it, so there's no way I'd have thoughts about it.

Ramona
...I see, I'm relieved. I've intruded. Rest well.

Xue
You use drastic treatment and then worry about trivial things. You're such a pain...

Xue
...I wasn't serious about it, so there's no way I'm frustrated. Losing to Hikari is nothing...

Xue
.........

Dance Club Member
Fourth battle! The judgment is-five red for perfect! Winner! Yonaguni Hikari!

Spectator
Amazing! One more win for a perfect sweep! What was that move just now!? The dance club member had good moves too! Both are so cool!

Hikari
Thank you, thank you! Ehehe! I'm so happy everyone's excited!

Dance Club Member
You still haven't hyped things up enough, right? You're holding back your signature move, Yonaguni Hikari!

Hikari
Yeah! I'm saving my trump card for the best dancer!

Dance Club Member
Nice! Then I'll show you my full power dance too! DJ! Drop the last beat! Hit it!

Xue
(...How can she keep dancing without taking a turn? What's with this stamina monster?)

Xue
(Plus all four battles so far had different choreography. Her variations are on a different level from these guys. And on top of that-)

Hikari
Ooh! That move was so cool! Then I'll use my trump card too! Signature!!!

Xue
(The win's already decided, so she could slack off. Such bad cost performance. But, well...)

Xue
(-She's definitely enjoying it the most and captivating the audience. I guess that's expressive power trained in theatre...)

Dance Club Member
Final battle! The judgment is-five red for perfect! Winner! Yonaguni Hikari!

Hikari
That was so fun! Thanks everyone for cheering, thank you so much! Xue, were you watching too? How was it!?

Xue
Hey, they're amateurs, you know? You could've held back a bit...

Hikari
You do battles seriously! That's respect!

Xue
(Well, the club members probably didn't think they could win from the start. In the end, it's not serious, just playing around.)

Xue
(Being serious and losing is pathetic. I'll let it slide without provoking them even if they make excuses...)

Dance Club Member
Ahh! We couldn't win! So frustrating!!!

Xue
...!

Hikari
Thanks to you, I could get serious too! I can't join the club, but good luck at the dance battle competition!

Dance Club Member
We're frustrated we can't compete together, but...you too! We're cheering for you as fellow 'Rogues'!

Spectators
Waaaaaaah!!!

Xue
.........

Xue
(Those club members danced seriously even though they couldn't beat Hikari, and were seriously frustrated...)

Xue
(Even though if you do it seriously and lose, it's just pathetic and frustrating...)

Xue
I wasn't serious about it, so there's no way I'd have thoughts about it.

Xue
(Dance is outside my specialty. There's no way I could match Hikari from the start.)

Xue
(So-maybe I was pretending I wasn't serious.)

Hikari
Phew, I moved so much I'm hungry! Xue, let's stop by a convenience store on the way back!

Xue
...Go by yourself. I'm going back first.

Xue
(Damn it...you're slipping, Wang Xue. Even though you lost to Hikari, you're making excuses and turning away from your frustration!)

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Pub: 10 Dec 2025 21:16 UTC

Edit: 11 Dec 2025 19:22 UTC

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