Azami Izumida/DEAD or...

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Rapper in KARAOKE!

Backstage Stories

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Izumi	Sakyo-san….. hm? Only Azami-kun?
Azami	Yea. Shitty Sakyo is meeting with the Ginsenkai.
Izumi	I see. Then it can’t be helped, I’ll talk to him tomorrow.
Azami	I think he’ll be back soon, you can stay here and wait for him.
Izumi	Are you sure?
Azami	I don’t mind. I’m just listening to music anyway.
Izumi	Then I will take your offer and wait here for a while.
Azami	Kay. You can sit here.
Izumi	Thank you. Is it hip-hop that you are currently playing?
Azami	Yea.
Izumi	Right, Azami-kun liked hip-hop. Who is singing this?
Azami	He’s called MC. HOTDOG, a really popular artist right now.
Izumi	….Ah~
Azami	You know him?
Izumi	…..I don’t.
Azami	I knew it.
Izumi	But I think I am a bit interested. If you don’t mind, Azami-kun, can you tell me your suggestions?
Azami	I don’t mind, but what kind do you prefer? Hip-hop has several genres.
Izumi	I’ll leave it to you.
Azami	Okay.
Izumi	However, you have a huge amount of CDs. Are these all hip-hop….. hm!?
	This CD cover, what a unique design. Somehow it draws attention, it’s quite eccentric….
Azami	Ahh, that one is the one I borrowed from Homare-san.
Izumi	Homare-san!?
Azami	Apparently Homare-san also likes hip-hop, so sometimes during street acts, we will also perform rap battle.
Izumi	I- I see…..
	(A rap battle during a street act….. What a unique idea)
Azami	You can take it if you want to borrow it. I will tell Homare-san.
Izumi	…..I’m a bit interested, but I guess I will pass this time.
Sakyo	…. Hm? Director-san, you were here?
Izumi	Welcome back, Sakyo-san. Azami-kun is choosing a hip-hop CD for me right now.
Sakyo	All hip-hop is the same thing. To me it simply sounds like they are chanting Sutra.
Azami	It’s just that your ears are too old.
Sakyo	HUH? If I am old then you are brat.
Izumi	Well well, please calm down, both of you….
Sakyo	A brat should not stay up this late. You always nag about skin care, so hurry and sleep.
Azami	HUH? It’s way too early! Have you become so old that you can’t even tell the time?
Sakyo	…..
Azami	…..
Izumi	(Th-this seems bad….)
	….. I will go call Omi-kun!

Izumi	Oh, Azami kun. Are you going back?
Azami	No, I am just wandering.
Izumi	Alone?
Azami	Yea, today. Although usually Shifuto would be with me too.
Izumi	Was Shifuto-kun your childhood friend? You guys are close.
Azami	Yea. We usually chill at a family restaurant, or randomly check around shops.
	Today I was planning to go to Karaoke with Shifuto too, but he had to help out around his house so now I am alone.
Izumi	I see…. Ah, then do you want to go with me instead?
Azami	With director? Well, I dont mind…
Izumi	Then its decided. Let’s go.
Izumi	Azami-kun, you can go first.
Azami	Hm~… then this.
	Hands up, raise up your tension,
	24-7 with cool crews.
	Airhead trying to act as an underground emperor,
	Wacky rhyme is too boring~
Izumi	(As I thought, Azami-kun raps really well)
	That was very incredible!
Azami	Th-that was nothing special. I-If you haven’t decided the next song yet then I will continue.
Izumi	Sure, go ahead.
	(Ah, it’s hip-hop again)
Azami	….Ah. Shoot, this one can’t be sung by one person.
Izumi	Is that so? Only if I could sing it….
Azami	It can’t be helped. Let’s pause itーー
Homare	ーーI knew it! Azami-kun and director-kun!
Izumi	Homare-san!? Why are you here…..
Homare	I was thinking of trying out solo-karaoke, then I heard Azami-kun’s rap from the next door!
Azami	And, when you peeked, it was really us.
Homare	Exactly. ーーMumu! This dope rhythm that has been playing!
Azami	Aa, this one is the one I lent it to Homare-san before.
	ーーHey, this bath is over-boiled.
Homare	Verse of the head, the extreme treasure, engraved lyrics and overflowing gimmicks!
Izumi	(They suddenly started a duet…!)
Tenma	Woah, it was really Azami and Alice-san.
Citron	Oh! What a hot wrap they are covering!
Banri	It’s not wrap, but rap.
Izumi	Is everyone also here for karaoke?
Tenma	Yeah, because Citron said he wanted to go…
Citron	Mmm, I can’t hold back anymore! I am going to join too!
Izumi	Even Citron-kun!?
Citron	Yo, check it out, eat the word of Genghis Khan!
Tenma	It’s so crazy….
Banri	….Director-chan, do you want to come to our room?
Izumi	I think I will do that….

Koko