Number Eight - Take a Chance (4)

Mogu mogu~ Ah, the coast is clear¹…

Speaking of coasts, the west coast is famous for their chili dogs~ I’m gonna eat a bunch!

It’s good to see that you’re having your fill.

I had no idea that we ended up on America’s west coast. When I came here for “IFF”, I was on the east coast, so seeing a different environment is pretty interesting.

Both coasts are thousands of kilometers apart, it’s definitely unlike the landscape of Japan.

In fact, the distance is so far apart that it’s not possible to travel the distance in a day. We should be glad to have been able to get lunch within an hour.

Yeah. We got a GPS as our reward for clearing the objective, too. It’ll make it a lot easier to find our way around now, right?

Besides that, our biggest problem is the die. Just because our first objective was pretty easy to clear since all we had to do was push through, that doesn’t mean the second one’s gonna be just as simple.

I’ll throw the die this time. You guys better start begging God for something good…~

Here I go…Click~!

“Snap a photo with a polaroid”…? I didn’t even know those old things were still around nowadays.

Did they leave one for us in the trunk?

Not that I can remember. I checked the trunk once we got here, but didn’t see any signs of one.

I don’t remember seeing one either. I was looking for food, so I don’t think I saw anything else?

–Meaning, we could interpret our next objective as “Find someone to snap a photo with a polaroid”.

Luckily, HiMERU can speak a bit of English. Shall we try to ask some of the locals?

I have full faith in my body language! I can try to find something by gesturing too!

Yeah. Thanks.

…Buuuut, is this really okay? How “Number Eight” is going?

We’ve been getting pretty mellow objectives ‘til now. It’s a lot different from how “The Minotaur’s Labyrinth” ended up.

There’s not even a hint of the good-ol non-compliant “Number Eight”.

Yeah. We’re not being chased by any raging bulls or anything. I guess something crazy won’t happen just because we’re abroad.

We’re talking about the show with rumors that it “got so careless it lost cast members” spread around. If it was gonna be changed to fit modern rules, it’d probably be like this.

HiMERU, for one, thinks it couldn’t be better.

It’s almost as if they’re giving an easier chance for “Crazy:B” to perform live.

It’s unknown if the remaining objectives will have something akin to how “Number Eight” performed in the past, but if it remains like this then winning will be simple.

Yep! I feel like all the hard work we put in is finally paying off~

Ah, Owner-san. Could I get another “chiridoggu” for “teiku-auto”? Another “oudaa puriizu”²~! (Thumbs up)

Huh? That’s a hamburger though! I was hungry for a chili dog!

Whatever happened to “having full faith in your body language”?

Well, I guess there’s no point in rushing. Let’s see if there’s somewhere the four of us can stay for a bit. Maybe one of the locals will be kind enough to let a few traveling strangers in~?

I’ll go grab one of the cameras from the car so that we can get some footage as we go.

–Still, a photograph…

Is it wrong for HiMERU to be a bit concerned that this is coming a little too easily?

Nyahaha! I don’t think so! We’ve just been through so much that our nerves are shot!

Hm. It is hard to believe that the TV industry, which in itself is willing to put performers through torture, would leave the continuation of a program to a few idols.

(—Apart from that, if it turns out that nothing happens and there isn’t any footage taken, it would mean a harsh blow to Crazy:B.)

(As long as there’s enthusiasm in the project, then anything included will suffice. However, the moment that enthusiasm dissipates, there’s nothing that can be done.)

(It sounds like something from a horror story, but that’s just the fact of the matter.)

(Producers, staging crew, and other behind the scenes staff lose their passion to make their project’s exterior look good, and the end result is a loss of enthusiasm.)

(It’s something that happens within the entertainment industry all too often.)

(…It’s hard to think that “Number Eight” would even be that kind of program, but it’s another risk entirely to just follow along the whims of the production team.)

(If it gets to the point where there isn’t enough footage, then Amagi will just stir something up as he always does. It’d be best to keep that in mind.)

(Worst comes to pass, we’ll be the only ones to fend for ourselves.)