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Ragnarok Online Prank Extra Chapter 43

Defeated by ruthlessness.

Whether it's in terms of passion, performance skills, or even in this war called pride...

...They were all ruthlessly defeated by Nana Ohba.

Zhong Lanzhu's pride crumbled completely.

"...What exactly is that kind of unreasonable strength?!" Zhong Lanzhu muttered angrily, biting the straw of her bubble tea, her expression somewhat dejected. "What 'So boring,' what 'Is that all you've got?'... It's infuriating!"

Last night, that girl named Nana Oba defeated her and Shiori.

Zhong Lanzhu is naturally proud, but beneath that proud shell lies a soft heart that she wants to protect.

She remains delicate and fragile at heart, and can feel frustrated when defeated.

What made her feel even more complicated was that this morning, in order to confirm that last night's dream was just a dream, she went to Mifune Shiori's classroom to find her.

However, the person she faced was Nana Oba, who had a gentle smile on her face.

Since the revue last night, Zhong Lanzhu has been able to clearly distinguish between her childhood sweetheart and that devilish guy. Actually, she had noticed it before, but she never imagined that such a miraculous thing could exist in the world.

Another person living inside your body or something...

Zhong Lanzhu's mind was a complete mess.

Although she didn't understand many things, such as why Nana Oba knew Karen Aijo, why she lived in Shiori Mifune's body, and what exactly happened in that theater... she was very unwilling to accept it.

I am unwilling to accept defeat, unwilling to admit defeat like this.

I wonder if I'll be able to beat Nana Oba next time...

"Lanzhu-chan." The previously empty seat opposite suddenly had someone sit down as if they were very familiar with each other.

Zhong Lanzhu subconsciously looked up and met Ai Chenghua's light gray eyes.

"Aicheng...?" Zhong Lanzhu was slightly surprised. "Did you come to see me?"

Compared to the drama club president she occasionally saw, Aijo Karen in front of her seemed to have shed some of her pretense. She awkwardly scratched her cheek: "W-because I came to school with Banana this morning, so I saw her..."

Seeing Zhong Lanzhu's disappointed expression when she realized that Daba Nana still held the upper hand in the body.

She was also a little worried about Zhong Lanzhu's mood, so she wanted to come over and offer some words of comfort.

Although she herself isn't particularly good at this...

Ai Cheng Hua Lian's expression was much more lively and sincere than before. Zhong Lan Zhu, feeling uncomfortable under her direct and concerned gaze, looked away and said, "It's nothing... I'll definitely beat her next time!"

"You're really spirited, Arashi-chan! Oh, can I call you that? We're classmates, right?" Aijo Karen, seeing the renewed fighting spirit in Arashi-chan's eyes, also perked up. "You can call me Karen too! Good luck, Arashi-chan!"

"On another note..." Zhong Lanzhu suddenly remembered that the person in front of her and Nana Oba had teamed up to impersonate her and Shiori, and her gaze sharpened. "Karen, you're clearly in cahoots with that person, aren't you!"

Feeling her motives were being questioned, Karen Aijo hurriedly waved her hands: "Eh? Eh! It's because Banana asked me to help out a little... I really didn't have any bad intentions."

Wow, this person is really not steady at all.

When Zhong Lanzhu saw Ai Cheng Hua Lian panic when she was questioned, she suddenly felt that she had seen through the other party's true nature.

“I don’t believe it,” Zhong Lanzhu said. “Unless you tell me her weakness.”

"It's okay. Actually, as long as you muster up your energy and become more focused, defeating Banana won't be difficult!" Aijo Karen racked her brains for a long time but couldn't think of any weaknesses that Oba Nana had that Zhong Lanzhu could use, so she could only share her experience.

Stage Girls' Revue is not a battle that relies solely on physical strength, so there are no weaknesses to speak of.

If I had to say...

"As long as you firmly uphold your resolve, Ranju-chan, that's all that matters." Karen Aijo concluded, "Revue is a collision of hearts, a dazzling struggle. As long as you show an even more dazzling version of yourself, there is no possibility of losing."

Aicheng Hualian's expression showed a hint of sternness, quite different from usual.

Zhong Lanzhu stared at her blankly, seemingly understanding something, yet also seemingly understanding nothing at all.

Meanwhile, in a corner of the comic book café, Yuki Setsuna, who was staring at this scene with a copy of "Chainsaw Man" in her hand, was deeply shocked:

...Hua Lian and Zhong Lanzhu!? These two people!?

Karen was on a date with Mifune just a few days ago!?

Why is it a different person today?! And it's Zhong Lanzhu?!

How terrifying... Is this what a love triangle between girls is like? How terrifying...

P.S.: Hey hey! I came back and wrote a chapter.

Speaking of which, it's surprising that Machima's voice actress used a nanmu lamp.

Rascal Does Not Dream of Red Mansions Pranks Extra Chapter 44

Hikaru Kagura hasn't been doing so well lately.

Although she was turned back into a human by the giraffe, she can only stay here, watching the girl named "Sonoda Umi" live like a ghost.

Watching her practice archery, immerse herself in the training of a school idol, and perform with her friends.

Once the other person is asleep, she can move around freely.

She spent several nights trying to find a way to get to Nijigasaki Academy, and silently observed where Sonoda Umi kept her savings and other valuables for a long time. But she couldn't resist and left a letter for Sonoda Umi one night.

After exchanging letters and video messages for quite some time, Sonoda Umi finally agreed to her request and bought her a train ticket to go see Aijo Karen.

So, one morning, Kagura Hikaru dragged her suitcase and knocked on the door of Aijo Karen's house, following the address she remembered.

According to Hua Lian's schedule, she should have already gotten up and started her morning exercise by this time.

Kagura Hikaru covered her mouth and yawned.

She was awake for too long today, and staying awake made her very tired, but the thought of meeting Hua Lian soon made her quite eager to go.

Leaving her alone in this unfamiliar world is indeed a bit scary. Being alone is lonely, and although Hai hasn't been able to say much to her, it's still different...

Is someone knocking at the door?

The voice sounded somewhat familiar, but it was clearly not Aicheng Hualian.

The girl who opened the door was a stranger; she had black hair and red eyes, and was about the same height as her.

The two looked at each other in bewilderment.

Nana Ohba, sporting the face of Shiori Mifune, sized up the girl dragging her suitcase in front of her, who looked very familiar.

Long, straight black hair, golden eyes, and that expression that Aijo Karen would describe as "cool"...

"...Banana?" Kagura Hikaru asked blankly, "How come you're living with Karen?"

As soon as Kagura Hikaru spoke, Ōba Nana realized: "Hikaru?!"

The two, sporting faces that clearly didn't belong to them, stood at the door of Ai Cheng Hua Lian's house, once again falling into an eerie silence.

"Oh, I see!" Karen Aijo slapped her palm, suddenly realizing, and a lightbulb went off in her head. "So Hikaru went to Otonokizaka after that!"

“Otonokizaka… Come to think of it, isn’t that face of Sonoda Umi from μ’s?” Oba Nana was also quite surprised. “She’s a member of a very prestigious school idol group.”

Both of them had close ties with the Nijigasaki Academy Idol Club. Karen Aijo even performed several shows under the pseudonym "Momoyo Koyama" and had heard about Love Live!

The massive national school idol competition was fierce and brutal. The Nijigasaki Academy Club almost disbanded completely because of the competition, so it left a deep impression on me.

Needless to say, Nana Oba is another example. Shiori Mifune's older sister, Kaoru Mifune, also participated in Love Live!. Her crying after being eliminated cast a shadow on Shiori's mind, causing her to suppress her desire to become a school idol and develop a fear of the idol.

Thinking about it this way, Love Live! doesn't seem like a good competition for the school idols at Nijigasaki Academy.

But for the private Otonokizaka Academy, Love Live! was the hope for resolving the crisis of closing down.

Due to insufficient enrollment, Otonokizaka faced the crisis of closing down. In this critical moment, nine students, led by Honoka Kousaka, stepped forward to form the group μ's and participated in Love Live!, providing tremendous publicity for Otonokizaka.

μ's are the previous Love Live! champions. They have fans all over the country and are very famous.

On the contrary, Hikari Kagura herself was completely unaware of μ's' prowess. She was too sleepy, and her reaction was a beat slow: "...μ's? School idols?"

She was so stunned that her eyes were glazed over. Finally, after reuniting with her two friends, she slumped onto the table and fell asleep.

PS: Because I didn't know what to do and I haven't been feeling well lately, I've been delaying the update of this extra chapter for a long time.

I'm thinking it might be better to replenish my body fluids recently.

I wanted to write about Antelope, but I haven't watched Aqours. To be honest, I didn't remember much of the setting when I got to the Muse part, but going back to look it up would take a long time, so let's just pretend no problems have occurred for now (?).

That's all! Goodnight!

Rascal Does Not Dream of Red Mansions Pranks Extra Chapter 45

“Idol Festival…that sounds interesting. But I’m not sure I can stay here until then.” Sonoda Umi, sitting upright on the sofa, looked a little reserved and troubled.

Unlike Nana Oba and Shiori Mifune, she and Hikari Kagura couldn't clearly define who was in control, and Hikari could only wake up when she was asleep.

This also meant that she couldn't completely separate from Kagura Hikari.

Moreover, she also has her own things to take care of, and she can't stay away from Muse for too long... What if the training plan can't be carried out without her supervision?

The thought of this possibility immediately filled Sonoda Umi with worry.

“That’s true…” Karen Aijo and Nana Oba looked at each other.

The latter is not actually that difficult; the former is the one that presents a slight problem.

When I was a child, I left once; when I was in second grade, I disappeared from my sight again because of a giraffe; and when I was in third grade, I even dropped out of school.

Including the last time she possessed Sonoda Umi, that's the fourth time now.

If Hikaru leaves again, Karen's hard-won recovery from her psychological trauma will probably be deepened once more...

Nana Oba looked away.

How could an ordinary person do that five times in a row? You know what I mean, Xiaoguang.

"...Wait a minute." Aijo Karen, whose brain had been overloaded ever since she saw Kagura Hikari and who was only now regaining her senses, was shocked.

She suddenly realized something.

At the time, the giraffe said that if Kagura Hikaru wanted to regain her human identity and return to her original world, she had to be given a stage that he wanted to see and that would satisfy him.

At first, Karen Aijo thought that Hikaru had indeed returned to his original world and turned from a black cat into a human, which was why she couldn't contact him no matter what she did.