Track 7

Oh boy~ To think that Nishizono-kun would choose the konyakku that I made! The Super Kaboom!

Heh..... If you fooled the great Renga's taste buds, then you must have some pretty impressive skills.

The konnyaku may have been fake... but your cooking was the "real deal"!

Hahaha, thank you very much! I've gotten the seal of approval from Nishizono Renga himself, the guy who only accepts the real deal~!

Haha, what kinda compliment is that?

BFRC finally showed up~!

Sorry, guys. I ended up picking the Super Kaboom.

Don't worry, Renre! Chii 'n everyone all tasted the konnyaku too, they were all sho tasty! It's hard to tell that it's his first time making it~!

The question this round came out of left field. I believe it was unavoidable.

L-Let's, do our best, for the next one.....!

.....Tch.

.......

Because the HAMA Tours team chose the Super Kaboom option, they will now spin the roulette to determine their penalty. I'd like to have one member press the stop button!

If it is an electronic roulette... then I shall do it.

O-Okay. We'll leave it to you.....!

Go ahead, Kinyari!

(There are 6 penalties listed. Among those, the penalty that would cause the least damage is—)

! This one.

Their penalty is.....!

To "speak in the tone of a refined, first-class lady until the next round"! A true celebrity is expected to speak with grace and elegance after all!

I'm shooo glad it's an easy one~! .....I mean, I am quite delighted! As to be expected of Kinari-san, you have saved us.

(Installing refined, first-class lady speech.....)

But of course, Chihiro-san. I am indubitably relieved that it went just as I had planned.

Ohh, so we all have to speak like a first-class lady... i-indeed!

S-so, I should speak... in this, manner?

.........

Oi, Liguang. You need to say something too, or they won't let us move on!

.....Kindly do me the favor of shutting your gullet.

Now that our elegant chatting session has come to a close, let's move on to the final round!

The topic for this round will be — "Dance"!

For the next two hours, each team's representatives will practice their chosen song at the station's dance studio. Afterwards, you will all perform it for us. Of course, we'll be recording some footage during practice too!

Alright, please select your 2 members for this challenge!

For solo teams, I will be the dance partner!

It's time. I've got this even if I'm alone.....

Dude, they said it's by pairs. And we're a comedy duo so we're already a pair, remember?

P-Please let me do this one!

If we're dancing, then I think I've got this. I've danced on stage before. I've taken both hip-hop and jazz dance lessons too.

Please! Give me a chance to make up for earlier.....!

For physically-challenging tasks, Nishizono-sama seems to be the most suitable candidate. As for your partner—

OFC, when it comes to dance then it's gotts to be HAMA Tours' dance boss, Chii!

The two of you, taking this on, puts me at ease…..!

Now that each team has chosen their representatives, I'll announce the details of this challenge.

The dance you'll be performing is a "ballroom dance"!

B-Ballroom dance.....?!

Slow, slow..... Quick, quick, slow. Follow the rhythm!

H-Huh, which foot do I move again.....?!

WAH?!! Renre, don't stop all the sudden like that.....!

L-Looks, difficult.....

Ballroom dancing was not a part of Karigane-sama's special training.

And... we did watch, professional dancers... but... we didn't, practice, any dancing... ourselves.....

.....You're right.

—Okay. Let's stop for now. Please show me the footage so far.

Uhii~ The recording makes us look way more cooked than I thought it would, sho embarrassing~!

You both have beautiful posture.

But... your movements, seem a bit... out of sync?

.......

Oi, Liguang. You've been angry since earlier. What's your deal? Don't just stand there and watch, say something.

(.....The cameras aren't recording this spot, are they?)

Oi. Get over here.

Haah? What do you want?

.....The konnyaku question. You got it wrong on purpose, didn't you?

!!!

The correct answer was the konnyaku from HAMA's konnyaku shop. You've eaten their konnyaku at the Nishizono house countless times. You should've known from the moment you tasted it.

Why would you deliberately make such a stupid decision?

T-That's.....

If you're trying to bring shame upon our teammates, HAMA, and the Nishizono family—

No, of course not!

That... was "Strategic BFRC"!

.....What?

My manager, my fans, and everyone on the show wanted to see that. They want to see "boy fail cutie Renga". Meeting your audience's expectations is part of a celebrity's job, right?

So, that's why I... I just did the right thing.

.....*sigh*. So you're just doing what everyone's telling you to do.

W-Why do you have to say it like that?!

That's how it is. It's one thing if your own desires and the expectations of others placed on you aligned. But simply parroting their words and treating them as your own wishes?—

That is being nothing more than a puppet.

Liguang, you.....!

WHA?! WAIT WAIT! Are you two fighting?!

Ah, camera man, sowwy! Just give us a sec!

Come on~! We're filming right now, remember?! Fighting is a nono~!!

W-We aren't fighting.

We aren't....

Hey, Renre.

Just wondering, but, did you pick the Super Kaboom on purpose?

.....?!

Ah, the staff might hear us, so I'll whisper instead.

Other people wouldn't notice, but Renre was really worried about that BFRC. So I thought, that maybe.....

.....I see, you caught me too Chihiro. Liguang just told me the same thing.

.....No, it's not about 'getting caught'. Uhm, Chihiro, I'm really sorry. I—!

STOP!

If you're going to say something, then you should tell everyone. Not just Chii. All 5 of us make the HAMA Tours team, right!

Ah, yeah.....

Okie? Let's all calm down, and talk it out.

Sorry, camera man! We're going to have a quick off-the-record meeting, so please stop filming!