*P.O.V SWITCH - KANON*
*BACKSTAGE - DIVER CITY PLAZA - ODAIBA - TOKYO*
It's over...
KAMIJOU: "Excellent performance."
KANON: "I don't understand; why didn't they activate their penlights?"
KAMIJOU: *Chuckle* "I overestimated their efforts. They had you in their crosshairs, and they couldn't pull the trigger.
Weak!"
KATSUO: "Ha! You've got that right. They were too scared to hurt their enemy! What a joke!"
KANON: "..."
KAMIJOU: "Come. It's time for our crowning achievement. Kōzushima and Odaiba belong to me."
KATSUO: "Us."
KAMIJOU: "Yes."
Kami-P cares for us, but was he willing to watch us get hurt?
Thankfully, nobody did.
MARGARETE: "I don't understand..."
KANON: "Huh?"
MARGARETE: "Why didn't they blind you?! They can't do this! I put too much on the line for them to betray me!"
KANON: "Maybe you shouldn't rely on dirty tactics next time."
MARGARETE: "This?! Coming from the dirtiest player in the industry... I feel insulted."
KANON: "Don't worry. *Giggle* We'll teach you all about it when you're one of us."
MARGARETE: "This isn't over, Kanon Shibuya! I've already proven that you pale in comparison to me!
Even if you win, you should give up. Because I am going to destroy Liella! from the inside."
KANON: "Under the contract, you'll have no chance to do any of that. So suck it up and get used to it. You lose, you belong to us!
Unless, you're confident that you can beat us without your tricks!"
MARGARETE: "..."
KANON: "Exactly. I'd wish you good luck out there, but clearly you don't need it."
...
*STAGE - DIVER CITY PLAZA - ODAIBA - TOKYO*
*P.O.V SWITCH - KATSUO*
The Liella! girls and I were welcomed back onto the stage by the pre-recorded host lines, opposing the pitiful 'Das Dreieck' members.
People often ask if it is essential to hold a trophy presentation if the outcome is so predictable.
To them I say... Of course you idiots!
It's an opportunity for the true champions of the world to celebrate their accomplishments. Reminding everyone below them who their King truly is.
HOST: "Before we reveal the results of tonight's intense battles, a quick reminder for everyone about the stakes that each matchup holds."
KATSUO VS WOLF
1. If KATSUO wins, then WOLF must leave 'Das Dreieck' and will be banished from the idol industry. Katsuo will be crowned the true undisputed king of school idols.
2. If WOLF wins, then KATSUO must leave the idol industry in shame. Wolf will reclaim his number one position that he never officially lost.
Both school idols are undefeated.
One of them will finally taste the bitter sting of defeat.
LIELLA! VS MARGARETE WIEN
1. If LIELLA! wins, then Margarete Wien must rejoin Golden Calf Productions as a member of their School Idol Division, and will become the official 10th member of LIELLA! post-April.
She must also surrender her popularity majority in Kōzushima and leave 'Das Dreieck'.
2. If WIEN wins, then LIELLA! must surrender all acquired school idol territory to their previous owners.
HOST: "Is everyone familiar with the stakes?
...You are? Great! First off, we'll start with the result of the battle for the male school idol throne."
Pfft, just get it over with. This mongrel is as good as dead. 99% of the vote at least will go to me.
This is MY KINGDOM.
HOST: "The winner of this battle is..."
VOTING RESULTS
KATSUO - 56%
WOLF - 44%
HOST: "KATSUO TOGO!"
KATSUO: "Checkmate, Wolfie. Long live the King."
WOLF: "So... This is how it ends... Damn it. Karma finally got me."
Was there ever any doubt? I am the King aft-
Wait, 56%?!
There must be some mistake! There is no way that this mongrel came that close to beating me!
I'M THE KING!
BOW!
DOWN!
...
*P.O.V SWITCH - YU*
Poor Wolf. Not even our penlights were enough to stop Katsuo.
His performance didn't require any dance moves. It was the perfect counter to our plan.
But we still have hope for Wien to win this. Someone has to stop Liella! and that someone is her!
HOST: "Next, the result of the female school idol battle. Tonight's winner is..."
VOTING RESULTS:
LIELLA! - 90%
WIEN - 10%
HOST: "It's Liella!!"
NO!
MARGARETE: "..."
Th-That means Wien has to rejoin Golden Calf!
Oh, I was so stupid! Why didn't I activate the penlights?!
But someone could have fallen from that platform. Nothing's worth going that far...
KAMIJOU: "I'll take it from here. People of Odaiba! School idol fans watching worldwide! You have made your voices heard!
Liella! and Katsuo Togo, your King and Superstars thank you for your votes.
But as for the losers of tonight's battles, they must uphold their ends of the bargain."
MARGARETE, WOLF: "..."
KAMIJOU: "This 'Das Dreieck' you formed was not the threat you thought it was.
Let them be the example of what happens when you rely on a nepotistic Chairman like Akihiko Suzuki!"
MARGARETE, WOLF: "..."
That's not true... It's Kamijou's fault that things had to be this way!
He's obviously manipulating Liella!, I can see right through him!
KAMIJOU: "However, they are the losers. History was written by the winners of wars. Tonight, history has been made.
Now, to present our champions with their trophies, I would like to welcome the winner of our recent sweepstake.
Yuigaoka's very own, Miyu Toda!"
...
*P.O.V SWITCH - KANON*
Miyu Toda. I've never met her, she must be one of those new students that we're accepting.
Ever since Kami-P started investing in our school, enrollment is at an all-time high.
That INCLUDES the glory days of Jinguu Music Academy.
Ren's moms dreams have come true. If only Ren could put a smile on her face to show how happy she is.
*CROWD CHEERS*
MIYU: *Giggle* "Thank you! You're too kind! In fact, I think you all deserve a trophy or two of your own!
Here!"
*CRASH*
LIELLA!, KATSUO: "Huh?!"
She just threw our trophies into the crowd!
KAMIJOU: "What are you doing?! Everyone, please return those trophies to their rightful owners!
And someone get me security! Throw this traitorous harlot out of the building!"
MIYU: "Oh Kamijou! *Giggle* Haven't you forgotten where Diver City Plaza is connected to?"
KAMIJOU: "Nijigasaki High Sch- Enough! Who are you?!"
AKI: "A Nepotistic Chairman."