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nebulancer💖👹Today is Setsubun =BIG BEANS, LET'S GO!=👹💖
Roa: So now, we’re all gathered up, since it’s Setsubun!
Kuroi: ...Was Setsubun supposed to be an... effort-filled holiday?
Shiou: ...Nah, if my memory serves me correctly, we should’ve just ended it simpl...
Rei: Shh!
Everyone: ...
Rei: ...Phew. The yellow demon (Setsubun Cheerleading Committee Chairman) didn’t hear it. That’s a relief.
Roa: That was close... Real close...
Shiou & Kuroi: Yellow demon?
Roa: Anyway, if these beans hit you, you’ll have to expose a secret of your own.
Shiou: What’s that even supposed to mean? (wry laugh)
Roa: Beans. 三 beans Shiou
Shiou: I just realized I have a hole in my socks~. I gotta toss ‘em.
Shiou: ..................Kuroi. These are real.
Kuroi: Looks like it. Also, I’m a little interested in your holey socks.
Roa: Me too. He’s this fashionable and this capable, but right here, right now, this guy’s socks have got holes in them.
Shiou: Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can’t hurt me.
Rei: Ahaha. Well, it’d be fine to toss it back and forth at each other... Still, we’re decent adults. It’d be better for us to all be docile and expose one secret each, instead of working ourselves up into a wacky fuss.
We can simply share the slight embarrassment amongst ourselves, I suppose. (wry laugh)
Roa: Let’s do that.
Kuroi: ...Even if we don’t throw stuff at each other, we’ll end up having to confess ourselves, right? In that case, I don’t have any objections.
Shiou: So I guess, since I already exposed a secret of my own—
Kuroi: Beans. 三 beans Shiou
Shiou: When my exhaustion was at MAX levels and I got my hair and makeup done, the makeup artist asked me, “Could you lean back (on the chair) for me?” Without thinking, I leaned onto the makeup artist instead.
Shiou: Why’m I the only one who has to do two!?
Kuroi: I dunno, just felt like it.
Shiou: So anyway, that was a story from when I was glad my makeup artist was a guy!
Rei: Good work getting through that. (wry laugh)
Roa: Okay~! Rei-san, prepare yourself~!?
Rei: Even though I know I’m going to be hit, I don’t know what’s going to come out of my mouth. How thrilling.
Roa: Beans! 三 beans Rei
Rei: During a photoshoot, I rode on a bicycle for the first time in a while. I dashingly got onto the saddle... put my foot on the pedal...
And after I firmly stepped on the pedal, it did a whole round and smacked my shin at full force.
I was screaming in agony in my head, but I acted calm as I could as if it were no problem, since I had my surroundings’ eyes on me. When I looked at my leg later, it had become a proud big bruise.
Everyone: (cracking up)
Roa: I’ve done that before, too. (laughing)
Rei: Beans. 三 beans Roa
Roa: There was a photoshoot where I had to change into a bunch of different outfits. When I brilliantly made my appearance for the last outfit, the tailor patted me on the shoulder. “The front’s open.”
Shiou: Well, that happens to everyone at least once!!
Roa: It does, doesn’t it!?!?!
Kuroi: There wasn’t a problem for you during your quick outfit changes during concerts, right?
Rei: There were occasionally times when Roa’s hair didn’t make it in time... And once, Takaaki went out with his clothes backward.
Roa: Taka-chan’s getting exposed even though he’s not here. (laughing) By the way, we totally joked about it during the MC, so afterwards, he openly fixed his clothes right onstage. (laughing)
Shiou: He’s got a heart made of steel. So last, Kuroi, your turn.
Shiou: Beans. 三 beans Kuroi
Kuroi: These days, I’ve been fancying fried chicken.
Everyone: ...
Everyone: How relaxing.
Kuroi: ...
Kuroi: ............At a bar...... getting the surface grilled... putting green onions and soy sauce on it... is just so tasty...... This is oddly embarrassing.
Shiou: I know, right!?!?!?
Rei: Shiou. This is how incredible Setsubun can be.
Shiou: I think that’s sorta off!?!?!
Roa: May fortune come to everyone~!
Shiki: The beans are on standby.
# The match will come later
# Setsubun
# Setsubun Cheerleading Committee
Shiki: Let us handle the midnight bean-scattering.
Everyone: Woohoo!
Tsubasa: We took way too long being on standby. (laughing)
# Just a little later
# Late-night time slot guys
# We’ll show them how real mature adults scatter beans
# Setsubun
💖👹Today is Setsubun =BIG BEANS, LET'S GO!=👹💖
~Mature Adults’ Bean-Scattering Arc – The Prologue~
※Please accompany us for this brief gag scene
[SFX] The bar door opens. A cow bell rings.
[Music] Moody music
[SFX] The sound of a glass being lifted + Clinking ice
Customer (Tsubasa): But in the first place... we’ve been with each other long enough. No secrets to be kept among us, are there, Darling?
Customer (Shiki): That’s true, Honey. (stiffly)
Bartender (Eichi): I see. What an enviable relationship.
Tsubasa: In the first place, this person wouldn’t work himself into a fuss if he lets one or two secrets outta the bag, right? Beans.
三 beans Shiki
Shiki: I ate your pudding that was in the fridge. Sorry.
Tsubasa: SO YOU WERE THE CULPRIT, ASSHOLE!!!!? 💢💢💢💢💢💢
THAT WAS A FREAKING LIMITED-TIME PRODUCT, YOU HEAR!!! 💢💢💢💢💢💢
(trembling angrily)
Eichi: Calm down, calm down. (laughing)
Is this how mature adults scatter beans? (laughing)
Bartender 2 (Shu): Excuse me, sir. The customer over there brought this to you.
Rikka: Beans.
三 beans Shiki
Shiki: The air purifier in my room has this blinking red button. I don’t know how to deal with it.
Rikka: It’s the filter... I’ll go change it later.
Tsubasa: This is literally an everyday conversation for them.
Dai: Beans.
三 beans Shiki
Shiki: Sometimes, I pretend I’m drinking coffee but in reality, I’m drinking hot cocoa.
Dai: We’re buddies.
Tsubasa: Stop it! It’s oddly cute. (laughing)
Shiki: Anyway, now that we’ve set the stage...
Shu: Was it really set?
Shiki: Let’s get started with the real adults’ bean scattering!!!!
Everyone: Yeah!!!!
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Shiki: We lost the tweet because of an error, so we’re currently fixing it.
Tsubasa: Are you drinking and waiting for us~!!! (laughing)
# Please wait a moment
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Shiki: Aaaall right!! The beans did curse us (the tweet disappeared due to an error) but let’s make smooth progress with our late-night time slot!!!
Shiki: BEANS!! 三 beans Shu
Shu: The aroma of the cologne Reiji was using had caught my attention. When I had him introduce the brand to me, I’ve started treasuring my own item from the same brand. Its name is “Heart-Pounding Gramptasy”.
Eichi: Huh? It’s such a nice smell, but that’s its name?
Shu: It has a slightly traditional fragrance. It’s nice.
Issei: ......From now on, I’m going to think, “Ah, so this is Gramptasy?” every time Shu passes by me......?
Tsubasa: (cracking up)
Tsubasa: Okaaay!
Tsubasa: Beans! 三 beans Dai
Dai: I tried making a tarte tatin.
Rikka: What! I wanna eat it!!!
Tsubasa: Yeah! I wanna try!!!
Shiki: I want to too.
Dai: ......I thought you’d say that, so tomorrow.
Everyone: Yay~!
Eichi: Dai-kun, you’ve finally started making your own~
Dai: I’ve been watching cooking-related videos lately. I thought it’d be interesting to make something myself.
Ichiru: Ooh, nice~! Lemme try it next time!
Eichi: And Icchi, since you spoke up?
Eichi: Beans! 三 beans Ichiru
Ichiru: I thought no one was around, so I hummed pretty loudly as I opened the door to the meeting room. There were tons of people from the previous time slot, so it was super embarrassing.
Eichi: I’ve done that~~~~!
Tsubasa: Me too~~~~!!!
Shu: How pleasant.
Ichiru: Beans! 三 beans Eichi
Eichi: I was helping carry rather large baggage for a certain workplace, and when I bent down to pick it up, then lifted my waist...... I heard a ripping sound. The behind on my pants had completely split down the middle......
Tsubasa: That’s a total disaster!!
Rikka: A catastrophe!
Dai: And what happened later?
Eichi: Er, well~ I got especially flustered, but I was wearing a long coat, so the coat helped cover down to my knees. It was a huge relief. I don’t think they found out. (laughs)
Ichiru: It’s a good thing that didn’t happen during the summer~ (laughing)
Issei: Beans. 三 beans Rikka
Rikka: So anyway, I was suuuper exhausted on this particular day. Despite that, I did think I had to do a baseline level of skincare, so I put on a sheet mask....... at least, I intended to. It wasn’t a sheet mask. It was a bundle of white trash bags...
Tsubasa: Does that sort of thing even happen??? (cracking up)
Issei: I-it’s good that you didn’t suffocate from it.
Rikka: All I did was put it on my face. I obviously felt something was off from that, so I immediately woke up afterward. (wry laugh) I guess my hazy head was thinking and searching for, “Something cold~”
Rikka: Beans. 三 beans Issei
Issei: A while back, I woke up feeling quite refreshed. I was in high spirits, so I stretched my body with all I had, and then I bumped into the standing light I had on my bedside. It dropped, and shattered......
Ichiru: Aaah~~~. I do remember something crashing before! (wry laugh)
Shu: You weren’t injured, were you?
Issei: I was fine. But the “Did I just do that?” into the “Aaah... I just did...” was pretty tough on me mentally. (wry laugh)
Eichi: All that’s left...
Shiki: Is this one.
Shiki: Beans. 三 beans Tsubasa
Tsubasa: I’m thinking about putting a stop to my attention-seeking attitude where I go, “Dote on me~” when I’m lonely, considering my age. But honestly, I wanna keep doing it.
Tsubasa: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!
Dai: Well... The members here all know about that.
Tsubasa: Whuh?
Rikka: Yeah, we read you like a book.
Dai: Even though you say stuff like, “I’m not worried about age and all that,” you’re actually concerned about it. That’s what makes you, you. (wry laugh)
Shiki: Ask for it anytime.
Shu: You can ask me, too.
Tsubasa: I...... I’m happy about the offers, but I CAN’T LET THE LIZZES SEE THIS SIDE OF MEEEE!!! SHEESH~~~!!!
Ichiru: Nyah nyah~!! Quit acting cool~~! (laughing)
Issei: Stop that, Ichiru.
Shiki: Adults and kids, let’s all SOY-Yah together.
Shu: May fortune bless you as well!
💖👹Today is Setsubun =BIG BEANS, LET'S GO! The End=👹💖
~Thanks for accompanying us~
Yoru: I’ve now returned from seeing all the units’ battles!
Everyone: Good work~!
Koi: The Yellow Demon popped up here and there, so it made me think Setsubun... or actually, Yoru-san during Setsubun was very awesome. (An elementary schooler’s reaction)
Hajime: That aside, Setsubun’s ended without issue this year as well, hmm?
Shun: Ah! Oh, I have something to say~! Just saying, three people’s secrets haven’t been exposed yet~🎶 Since we’re all having a wacky fun time... Let’s go! ☆ (snaps fingers)
\ Beans! /
Iku: I had to crossdress for a project the other day, and when I got makeup put on me, I looked exactly like my mom and sister. My family laughed up a storm at me.
Iku: AHHHHH~~~~~~~~
Rui: I’ve recently been going to a café that has a cat and dog as its main highlight.
Rui: ......I’m not cheating.
Shun: In the latter half of February, I hold a “Good Job Party” for the demons who get chased around during Setsubun.
Shun: I do the, “Thanks for working so hard this year~” and all that for them.
Everyone: What... the heck???
Yoru: I heard about it last time, so I’ve started cooking meals for them!!
Everyone: What... the heck?????
Shun: It’s not as if fortune has a physical shape, nor can it be seen. However, humans are reassured when the demons run away yelping, as they believe it will surely change into fortune!
Ever since times of yore, it’s been common to see non-humans who treat humans kindly or are especially soft on them~
Koi: It’s fluff!!! The narrative turned into fluff at the very end!!!
Yoru: Which is why our Bean Choir and the demons are welcome inside!
Yoru: This has been 2024’s Setsubun! Ready, set!
Everyone: Thank you for joining us!!!!
# Setsubun
# Setsubun Cheerleading Committee
# Thank you
