The Bees Knees (1)

Alright, Niki, choose your fate. There’s no take-backs, so will you live or die?

Ummmm… left, I think…

Oh really? You sure that’s what you wanna do?

Augh, but…! I think it could be right too!

That’s a nice look you’ve got. Don’t think too hard about it or you’ll start losing hair!

It’s just a game of Old Maid, Rinne-han. You’re being so dramatic.

…Not only that, but you’re competing for last place.

Shaddup. There’s a whole world of a difference between last place and everything else!

…I’ll go for this one! Hiyaaah!

Uwah?! I pulled the Joker again! After I finally got Rinne-kun to take it from me too!

Gyahaha! That Old Maid loves you so much it’s making me jealous, y’know~?

Suuure she is. (Sigh)… I’m right back to where I started. Unlucky.

Ehehe~ As long as the Old Maid doesn’t come back to me, it’ll be a happy ending.

Isn’t about time you’ve faced what was coming to you, Niki? Hand over that wallet juuuust like you promised~

I don’t remember ever making a promise like that! I’m never handing over my wallet!

…Hm? Who’s that tapping on my shoulder? Kohaku-chan? I’m no grandpappy, so there’s no need to give me a backru–

Woah there, hold it. I looked away for two seconds and suddenly you got cuter than before. You kinda look like Anzu-chan!

Dumbass. That’s because it’s actually Anzu-han, not me.

I knew that. I’m kidding, I’m kiddiiing!

What’s up, Anzu-chan? Wanna play with me a bit? Alright, be my guest! Let’s take down Niki together!

…You’re here to talk about work, you say? You want to start working on my personalized outfit? Hell yeah! Make it the perfect fit for me, pretty please~

Huh, so Rinne-kun is next…did you need input from us too?

Mhmm. So you wanna know more about Rinne-kun so that you can get an idea of what kind of outfit would fit him…

–When it came to HiMERU’s personalized outfit, you had to sneak around for an idea, so you thought it’d be better to ask directly this time. How productive of you.

If we could describe Rinne-han in one word what would it be, huh…

Good-for-nothing.

Scum.

Leader.

Did you say “Leader”? HiMERU-kun, you must respect Rinne-kun a lot, huh?

HiMERU is just stating the facts. It’s not a matter of his opinion.

Going that far?! Rinne-kun’ll get all choked up y’know…

Anzu-chan, you took notes of all that so fast, but that’s not gonna do you any good now, is it? I don’t think I want my personalized outfit to be based on the idea that I’m good-for-nothing scum!

Koh koh koh. Well, when you think of a leader that just so happens to be good-for-nothing scum, there’s a certain troublemaker that comes to mind.

I know, right~ If you turn that idea into an actual product, then you’ll really end up with a costume only Rinne-kun could wear.

Niki, you asshole, you’re going way overboard!

When Anzu-chan asks about your “personalized outfit” I’ll tell her to make something weird and see how you like it! Anzu-chan, how about you make him wear all kinds of cooking appliances? Something like a knife or cheese grater, hmmm~?

Hm? You’re more focused on my “personalized outfit” right now? What do I wanna wear? I already said I wanted something that fits me perfectly, right?

Ohoho~ You don’t know too much about me yet, so you don’t know what would fit and what wouldn’t?

Hmm… I didn’t know you were that into me. Staring at me intensely like that is making me blush~

Since you’re so interested, why don’t we just get married? That way, you can fall for my charms all the time!

Idols shouldn’t speak of marriage so carelessly.

That’s right. Anzu-neesan probably isn’t staring at you because she likes you anyways, Rinne-kun.

Besides, you’d be skipping over loads of things by getting married right away. There’s a slow process to that, y’know.

A process, huh… Well, if it’s too early to get married, then we could just start out as friends.

Alright then, let’s go on a date. The best way you can get to know someone is by going on a date, after all~

Here’s a pretty good date spot~ Looks like there’s a bunch of couples everywhere. From some outside perspective, we’d make the perfect couple, wouldn’t we? Gyahaha~!

…What’s wrong, Anzu-chan? You can’t date idols, huh? Then just think of it as part of your job, Producer. Investigative research for a personalized outfit.

…Alright, wanna make a bet? The rules are pretty simple. No talking about work on our date. First to break that rule is the loser. If you win, Anzu-chan, then I’ll give you a hand with working on my “personalized outfit”.

…What happens if you lose? Don’t you know you can’t win a game if you’re thinking about losing?

Just think about how you want to win and go from there. Alright? Now, let the game begin. Try your hardest to beat me, Anzu-chan~