nebulancer | Fluna Best Album – Hanatsuki Drama Tracks (1)

1. Flower-Flower Teatime ♪

[The sounds of tea cups clinking.]

Yuki: Phew... Tea is delicious.

Hina: It sure feels calming, Yuki-san, Ai-san~

Whaphew~ This is such a blissful time...

Yuki: You can say that again.

Ai: I have the sensation that I’ve accomplished what I had to do, since we’re done with lessons, so I feel like I can relax even more!

Hina: As always, we had a schedule packed to the brim with singing and dancing, so we’re running on fumes, though.

Ai: Yep! Ufufu.

Yuki: Um. Kurisu will be coming over soon, correct?

Chisa and Wakaba...

Ai: They’re in charge of the radio... the Tsukiradi, so I think it’ll be some time before they get here.

They were all pumped about it, saying that the two of them would be reading tons of messages!

Hina: Oh! I see, today was the day for Tsukiradi. broadcast?

I’ll have to check up on it later. The episodes they’re in charge of are so interesting because like roller coasters, the topics change constantly!

They keep up a great tempo, so I never get bored, and I think that I have to learn from them!

Yuki: Roller coasters... I understand. That’s a nice comparison.

Ai: The Tsukiradi that Kurisu-chan and Hina-chan are in charge of are such fun, full of ups and downs, just as much as Chisa-chan and Wakaba-chan’s!

Hina: Erk—Ehehehe! If you think of it as Kurisu-chan dragging me back and forth, I guess you’re correct in saying that... it’s full of ups and downs.

I’ll treat it as a compliment!

Yuki: She is complimenting you. That straightforwardness that comes from the two of you, which is undoubtedly not a fabrication, tells us that you’re doing it with all you have. It gets through.

Ai: Mmhmm!

Hina: Ehehe... It’s true that I am doing it with everything I have. Whenever we’re recording, I’m always desperate to not have Kurisu-chan leave me in the dust...

Ai: In that case, I’m in the same boat as you! Every single recording session takes everything out of me.

Yuki: Oh, is that so?

Ai: Yeah... Tsukiradi. aren’t prerecorded and then edited, and it’s brought to the listeners as is, in real time. It’s set up like a livestream, after all. Even now, I get nervous when I realize how I can’t mess up.

And when we actually do get started, I’m just desperate as can be...! Though it’s not from nerves.

Are you all right with it, Yuki-chan?

Yuki: Let me think... I don’t believe I’m as nervous as the two of you. I’ve been blessed with multiple opportunities to talk in front of people in the past, so I think I’m accustomed to doing such a thing.

Hina: I see...!

Ai: You’ve given lots of speeches in front of tons of people as the representative of Diana Academy, after all!

Yuki: Yes. It’s just that... even though that’s the case, it doesn’t exactly mean I’m cruising through our radios all too easily.

Because, see... You know my personality, don’t you?

Am I making the conversation in a way that’s too stiff and forced? Would the listeners find this to be too boring? It weighs heavy on my mind...

Ai: Ufufu! Looks to me that Yuki-chan, you have your own share of unique worries, hm!

Hina: When I think about it that way... I feel like I’m a bit more at ease.

Yuki: Everyone learns something new every day. And they work hard every day. Isn’t that right?

Ai: Aah! Gosh, Yuki-chan. That just now was so stiff, much too stiff!

Let’s all work hard together – that’s the energy we should put into it, okay?

Yuki: Ufufu. You’re right. Let’s all do our best together.

[The door opens.]

Kurisu: Yoohoo~! Kept you waiting, didn’t I? Kurisu-sama’s graced you with her presence! Seems you’ve called me over for teatime.

Hina: Kurisu-chan!

Ai: Come on in, Kurisu-chan~

Yuki: Welcome, Kurisu.

Hina: We were waiting for you. Er... are you wearing a lab coat? Why are you wearing it?

Kurisu: Oh, this? I was thinking about doing some experiments during my free time, so that’s what it’s for.

I didn’t end up getting to the point where I actually get to do the experiment, and all I got to do was my calculations before it ended.

Ai: Experi… ment...!? We’d just finished such tough dance lessons, though. You sure are powerful, Kurisu-chan!

Kurisu: Ohohoho! I’m the type to get wanting to move my brain after moving my body.

Thanks to that, I was able to output the brilliant flashes of ideas that surged up while I was delightfully stepping to the beat, before I could forget!

As expected of me! As expected of Hijiri Kurisu-sama! ☆

Hina: I... ...I see.

Kurisu: Ah, Hina. Worry not. Your time to shine is very soon!

The very first, most eager test subject of my brand-new invention, will be you and no one else! I’ve decided!

Hina: [SHOCK.] W-wh-wh-what about that information is supposed to make me not worry!?

I refuse, definitely, absolutely, no matter WHAT!

Kurisu: Even if you get a special two-rank promotion?

Hina: That means I’ve died in the line of service!? And we don’t even get any promotional ranks in the first place!!

Yuki: For now, how about we leave aside the topic of the results of that dangerous-sounding experiment?

Kurisu, I do believe you’ll have to recover the energy that you expended on lessons and experimenting. Come and sit, would you?

We have delicious tea snacks here.

Kurisu: My, my, goodness me! Do you really think something like that could lure me in—

*Kurisu starts eating the snacks* Hmm. Mm.

Aha~ Yummy~

Hina: She was lured in.

Ai: She sure was lured in.

Yuki: Ufufu. We have a lot, so eat as much as you want. ...Oh?

[The sounds of Chisa and Wakaba panting and running.]

Wakaba: CHISA~! Hurry it up! The tea party’s already started!

Chisa: Wait—hold i—Wait, you’re too fast, Wakabaaa~!

Ai: Ah! It’s Chisa-chan and Wakaba-chan. They got here faster than I expected.

I wonder if their recording session went well?

Kurisu: Good grief! Those two are always a storm of energy.

Hina: ...yet Kurisu-chan, the one who’s saying that, is a storm of energy all on her own...

Kurisu: Did I hear you say something just now, Hina?

Hina: Urk!? Um, no! Nothing at all! Nope!

Yuki: *giggles*

Ai: Yuki-chan?

Yuki: It’s nothing. I just thought that this sensation... felt familiar.

Back when the six of us in Fluna gathered up together for the first time, we were also looking downward, right from this very window, at those two as they dashed their way in.

Hina: Huh?

Ai: Aah! That’s right! The four of us were waiting for them!

2. A Wonderful Announcement from the Board Chairman

Chisa: Whewee~! We’ve finally been freed from reports!

Wakaba: So true... We were cutting it super-duper close, but still! We still got to finish it!

Aagh, I’m exhausted...

Chisa: Ahaha! Even Wakaba, who’s tougher than anyone else when it comes to sports, is in the same boat as me when we’re dealing with reports~!

Wakaba: Uh, in fact, I think I’m even worse than you when we’re doing reports.

Chisa: *laughing* What, really?

Wakaba: Mmhmm! When they tell me to expand on my thoughts, it’s just... I can’t, you know? Because, see? I’m the type to...

Chisa, Wakaba: Act before I think!

Chisa: ...Pfft, ahahaha! *laughing* I know, I know~!

Wakaba: Fuhu, yeah, of course~ Hehe!

Chisa: ‘Cuz I’m the same type, too!

Though I’m putting in decent effort every day in order to become a lovely lady fitting enough for a Goddess candidate... and by extension, a Goddess, an existence that anyone who lives on the Moon would know about!

Wakaba: Yet we’re rather lacking... no, quite lacking... er, VERY lacking at this point in time. The way there is endless, and on top of that, it’s incredibly grueling!

Sob, sob...

Chisa: *sighs* ... Goddess. Moon and Earth. They’re existences that connect the two worlds and support both, huh~?

Wakaba: Ooh! The basics of Goddess studies! When we’re discussing that, even girls like us have got those details down pat.

Umm~. The Moon world we live in exists in a different dimension from the Earth. Compared to the dimension where the Earth exists, this universe is still in the midst of development, so because of that, it’s specially characterized by having unstable matter.

So since ancient times, we’ve been altering the spiritual energy that is subconsciously emitted by Earthlings daily into our resources. By applying it, we maintain our existences.

Chisa: It’s our important job and reason to live, as residents of this world, that the spiritual energy doesn’t get cut off or head in the wrong direction by guiding it where it needs to go.

Moon and Earth. Spirit and matter. These two things influence the synthesizing of both, and through using it, we can keep going. Neither can exist without the other.

Goddesses serve as the representatives of both worlds, as the very emblems that symbolize it all.

There are only two schools on the Moon that raise Goddess candidates, Goddess candidate students. We’re stu~dents of one of those academies!

Wakaba: Exactly~!

...Now that I think about it, it’s weird, huh~? Yet the two of us technically, miraculously scraped by despite the super-low applicant-to-acceptance ratio...

Chisa: Wakaba... Don’t bring that up...

[The girls around them are murmuring and gasping.]

Chisa: Hm? Hmmm? For some reason, there’s a crowd of people in front of us...?

Wakaba: Hm? I wonder what it is? A brand new notification on the bulletin board?

Let’s check it out, Chisa!

Chisa: Roger that, buddy!

Wakaba: Ngh, okay, okay~! Sorry! Excuse us for a second~

Chisa: Mm, let us see what’s up too~ Uuh, there we go!

Wakaba: Hm, what is it~?

...”A Wonderful Announcement from the Board Chairman”...

Chisa: Ack. This immediately has an unsettling ring to it. The fact it’s from the board chairman himself makes it suspicious already, but considering he, himself, called it a “wonderful” announcement makes it light-years more suspicious...

The sus points are a full 100 out of 100...!

Wakaba: Not only do the students not know about the board chairman, but even the teachers apparently don’t know his identity. He’s filled to the brim with mystery!

...And? What in the world would an announcement from said board chairman be...?

Chisa: Hrrm~?

Wakaba: Hrrm~?

Chisa, Wakaba: ...Accepting applications for a chosen unit~!?

Hina: This... is here... and it’ll go like this, so...

Um, uh... The tea...

[The door slams open.]

Kurisu: HINA!!!

Hina: !? DWAUAAAAAEUGH!?

[The tea spills.]

Hina: UWEEUUUAAAUUUUAAAHHH!! Th-the tea! The tea’s...!

Kurisu: This is a big deal! It’s a matter of grave importance!

Hina: Yeah! You’re describing my exact situation right now!!

Yuki: ...An announcement from the board chairman? Hm...

...Oh...! Goodness. This seems interesting.

Ai: Hmm~? What is it, Yuki-chan? What’s so interesting?

Yuki: Ai. Here, look at this.

Ai: "Accepting applications for a chosen unit"...

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