Chapter 707 - Personality: [Haru]
『—Alright, everyone in the audience, thank you for being so patient!』
『Ah, hello. Um—』
『We've summoned you, [Haru the Acrobat]!』
『Wait, I'm pretty sure I came here in my regular form, but I was forcibly changed into this one—』
『Right, so about that! We had a debate with the staff about whether starting with that was a good idea! But we decided that the audience's expectations come first, so for your very first personality segment, we've had you come as “Haru-chan” against your will!』
『You damn well did something to rig this…!』
『There, there, there, no matter what face you make, you're just adorable! We only have a tiny bit of time that we managed to squeeze in!! So just swallow your complaints!!!』
『First of all, why was I even call—』
『Let's get this show on the road at full speed! It's the surprise lunchtime Nono-Haru Radio!!!』
『LISTEN TO ME!!!』
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『And with that, now that we've successfully loosened up Haru-san's nerves as planned—』
『Less “loosened up” and more like “demolished with explosives”…』
『We don't have time for that! We've only got a little over eight minutes left, so stop your grumbling and let's get moving! Hey, Box, come on out!』
『Fine, whatever… Huh? What's that?』
『It's a collection of “letters” for you from everyone in the audience! You see, you know, it's just, we got so, so, so many addressed to [Haru the Acrobat] this time!』
『Hah.』
『If we did this the normal way, there's no way we could keep up with the demand. So, for you, Haru-san, we're going to be slotting in little solo segments like this whenever we have a spare moment!』
『What? …No, seriously, what? You've got to be kidding me.』
『Alright then, let's do this! First letter response! Draw!!!』
『Hey, talk to me.』
『Let's see, what have we here? “Haru-cha—pfft… ahem, excuse me. “Haru-chan, you're so cute, so why do you call yourself ‘ore’?”』
『What kind of question is that for the first one… Is that info really necess—』
『Yes, yes, yes, no pointless chatter, please! We've gotta rush, rush, rush! Come on, come on, come on, we need an answerrrr!』
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『Answer!!!!!』
『Because I'm a guy. Next.』
『Alright, let's keep it moving! Next up! “What's your favorite food?”』
『Chocolate.』
『Aww, that's cute.』
『Next.』
『“Who is the senior player you respect the most, or who has helped you the most?”』
『If we're going with the latter, that would be Kagura-san from Vestol, the Pyrotechnist.』
『Whoa, an instant answer.』
『If he hadn't taken an interest in me, I definitely wouldn't be here right now.』
『Ah, I love that! I'm sure the internet is overflowing with articles about the story of [Haru the Acrobat] and the Pyrotechnist, so if you're curious, go look it up!』
『Next.』
『Right, right. Let's see… —Oh ho ho…!』
『What's with that creepy laugh? Stop it.』
『“And now, a sudden word for your partner.”』
『Excuse me?』
『“And now, a sudden word for your partner.”』
『No, what's with that? It's not even a quest—』
『And now! A sudden word! For your cute, cute little partner!』
『Gah, you're so loud! Fine, I just have to say something, right?! Fine!!!』
『Alright, go ahead!』
『…… Th-Thank you… for everything…?』
『What's with that? You sound like some clumsy husband trying to express his daily gratitude to his wife.』
『Next.』
『Hey, hey, hey, are you okay? Your face is turnin—』
『Next, I said! Bring it on, you so-called “letters”!』
『Ahaha! Ah, this is fun. Okay, okay, next up is… hmm. “I have a thing for strong, confident, beautiful girls who laugh during battle (and are a little bit clumsy). Where can I go to meet a girl like Haru-chan?”』
『A virtual world. And I'm a guy. Next.』
『“Please give a word for Iris-sama.”』
『Another one of these? The opening surprise was super cool. There. Next.』
『“Haru-chan is cute, too, but Nono— ahem, ahem! Let me rephrase… “As my one wish in life—”』
『Don't you dare rephrase. Don't so blatantly skip the last one, finish reading it.』
『Ehh… but, uh… —Ah! H-Hey, no, give it back…!』
『Let's see…? “Nonomi-chan is cute too, isn't she? What does Haru-chan-san think of Nonomi-chan, who keeps proudly declaring you're her friend?”』
『You really don't have to answer, you know. This segment doesn't have a rule where you absolutely have to answer every Q&A, so let's just smoothly move on to the ne—』
『Cute…? Hmm.』
『You can't follow that with an “hmm,” can you?! Nonomi-chan is cute, right?! She used to be an idol, even if she's like this now!!!』
『Hmm… I'm not a big fan of sour things. It's not that I hate them, but I've never really eaten citrus fruits like mandarins or oranges on my own.』
『What… what are you talking about???』
『But, you know, sometimes when you taste them in sweets or something, there's that moment when you're impressed by their unique, refreshing flavor and think, “Not bad, you.” It makes you see them in a new light.』
『Seriously, what are you talking about?!』
『It's like that. Next.』
『It's over?! Wait a second, what was that! I can't even tell if that was positive or negative, it makes no sen—』
『Next.』
『“This is my one wish in life, please be my bride!!!!!” !!!!!』
『I TOLD YOU I'M A GUY!!!』
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