Honoka's Bizarre Adventure: μ's Is Unbreakable
Chapter 8: Nico Attacks! The Terrifying Center of The Ring!
Previously on Honoka's Bizarre Adventure!
Hanayo and I won our first battle working together! Together as μ's, we defeated two delinquents that had been antagonizing us! The difficult days are far from over… and Akeno and Miano warned us that more fights were ahead.
But we can't dwell on that! We are School Idols still… and we need to focus on our next performance!
With how quickly "normality" had disappeared from Honoka's life, she appreciated the feeling returning to her.
Today, it was just going to be the three second-years alone, Honoka believed. It had been a while since the three had had time alone to boot, so that was another plus! As much as she loved her kouhais, these two were her best friends in the end. Honoka remembered the earliest days, back when everything was simple…
… So today wasn't the best day to oversleep, really.
"Comeoncomeoncomeoncomeooooooooooooooon!" Honoka scolded herself, sprinting towards the shrine. After the fight just a few days prior, she had totally forgotten to set her phone's alarm back to normal! She was still a bit sore in all honesty, but this was the last thing she wanted to miss! She could already hear Umi scolding her… but her smile returned as she finally caught up to Kotori, already stretching. "H-hey! Sorry, have you been waiting long?" Honoka asked, looking around.
"Nope, I just barely beat you here!"
Ah.
"Umi-chan said Archery Club has practice this morning, so she won't be joining us today."
Double ah. I panicked for nothing!?
The sound of a footstep drew Kotori's attention however, making her glare. "Kotori-chan?"
"Honoka-chan! Did you see a sketchy figure when you got here?"
"Uh… no, why?"
"I swear, I think someone's watching me!"
Honoka perked up at that. "Someone watching you… like a pervert!?" Honoka asked with some alarm. But then, a worse thought went through her head. Or… what if it's a Stand user!? Akeno and Miano's allies!? "Kotori… stay back, OK?"
"H-Honoka?"
"After everything that happened to me and Hanayo… we can't rule out the possibility of this being dangerous! After all, we got genuine enemies, now!" Honoka's expression became serious, briefly summoning 「All Star,」before disabling her Stand. No… I should keep it a secret, just in case! Don't want them to see it coming… "Stay back for now!" And Honoka made her way to the shrine, back pressed against it. "Sneak… sneak sneak…!"
She wanted to get a jump on this guy, but a hand grabbing her ankle. A sneak attack!? "Waaaaaah!" She landed on her hands hard on the pavement, waving them. But then something was undeniably approaching! The enemy's gonna attack me in public!? And she was indeed ready to summon her Stand, before noticing it was just a finger. "… Eh?" The gesture caught her so off-guard she froze up in amazement, before the 'attack' was launched.
The 'enemy' flicked her head. Somehow, against all odds, it hurt! A lot! Worse than any Stand's punch so far… or was she so used to the punches of Stands that the simple gesture hurt so much more? Or was it because it was directly on her, and not her Stand?
But still- ouch! What the heck!?
"Honoka!" Kotori ran over to her side, looking up at the figure. Clad in a trench coat, sunglasses, and even a surgical mask! Honka narrowed her eyes, remembering that both Akeno and Miano had worn the masks, but saw no design on her's. She looked… familiar? Honoka could have sworn she had seen her before! But the air around her was different than Akeno's and Miano's, and the lack of a Stand summoned had to mean something…
And sure enough, the girl soon removed her mask, glaring at them behind her sunglasses. "You two…"
"H-Honoka!"
But the mysterious girl only pointed at them. "Disband your group immediately!"
"… Eh?" Honoka regained her composure, rubbing the spot on her forehead. She felt like in the past that might have done more to her… "Y… you're not here to fight me or anything?"
"W-w-w-w-what!? Why would I want to fight!? I'm here to tell you to disband your idol group, μ's, immediately!"
"… This wasn't an attack?"
"W-what's wrong with you!? I told you-" Honoka's sigh cut her off.
"Thank goodness! I thought you were gonna be a real problem…"
"A-a-a-a-a-a-a real problem!? Hey! I just told you to disband your Idol group!? B-be mad or something!" The mysterious figure stomped her feet, fuming now. "If you wanna fight, I'll fight you though! You're starting to piss me off!" And the mysterious figure couldn't help but smirk. After all! She had the upper edge... she could force her to disband! There was no way this normal highschool girl could ever stand against the power of… a…
…
Her eyes widened as she saw「All Star」materialize behind Honoka, at the acceptance of a fight. A Stand!?
"That look on your face… you can see her, can't you!? You're a Stand user too!"
"W-what!? She has the power you and Hanayo-chan have!?" Kotori asked, with a gasp.
There's TWO Stand users in this group!? You've got to be kidding me!
"You're one of the 'Arrow Hunters' aren't you!? Hold on, I have questions for you!" Honoka said, now glaring.
"I… I…!" And before the interrogation could begin, the mysterious girl ran off.
"H-hey! Wait a minute!" Honoka yelled out, ready to give pursuit, but the mysterious girl was just too fast.
"Justdisbandyouridolgroupimmediatlyandyoullneverseemeagainbyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyye!"
The two second-years were left there, blinking. "Honoka… what the heck was that?"
"… I have no idea."
The mysterious figure didn't stop running until she was out of breath, hiding against a building. "N-No way… they're… Stand users too!? And we go to the same school… Oh no, what am I gonna do!?"
"What kind of question is that, idiot user!?" The mysterious girl's Stand materialized in the shadows, its shoulders crossed. "We just gotta keep it up! The only difference is I can't catch them off guard… our integrity is at stake, Nico!"
Nico glared at her own Stand, throwing her surgical mask aside. "Relax, relax! This may be a setback… but I still have the advantage!" Nico's grin returned. "Just watch,「Circus!」I've already come up with the ultimate plan to destroy μ's in this internet era! In a week or two at most, they'll be finished!"
"I don't know what you're gonna do, but I'm already excited!
Nico chuckled, before it became a laugh. "It's foolproof! In this internet age, there's no way they can beat me! Everything's gonna go my way from this point onwards! Just watch, 「Circus,」I can't lose!"
「Circus」joined the laugh. "And in a worst-case scenario… I'll take them on! There's no way some wannabe School Idol could possibly beat a Stand as amazing as me, anyways!"
The two joined into a laugh, until they realized they had walked into the wrong alley. And as they started to leave, Nico saw a stray cat. Normally she would have loved seeing such a sight, but just at a glance she could tell this cat was sickly and dirty. "Eww… h-hey, just go away!"
"Keep it away from me!"
"Dumbass, you're the one that should be protecting me!" Nico shuddered and jumped back as it attempted to nuzzle her. "H-hey! Go away! I don't wanna pet you!" And then, Nico and「Circus」quickly realized there were… quite a few gross cats to keep them company. And they wanted to play.
They screamed, naturally.
But, nonetheless, the day still advanced rather normally for Honoka once that was taken care off. In fact, with all her fellow Idols gathered, she was quite happy if anyting! She smiled as she looked at her friends, taking charge as leader. "Alright, guys! Now that we got new members, its time for the new and improved School Idol group μ's to practice!"
"Honoka, how many times are you going to say that?" Umi asked. "It's been two weeks…"
Honoka giggled. "I know, but it makes me so happy!" But then her tone turned serious. "And now, we begin practice! One!"
"Two!"
"Three!"
"Four!"
"Five!"
"Six!"
Honoka squealed in happiness. "There's six of us now! Six! We're just like a legit Idol group, girls! We're gonna make it! Maybe one day we'll be called 'The Magnificent Six' or the 'Six Wonders of the World!'"
"… Don't both of those things have seven, though?" Hanayo asked.
"I'm jealous, nya! You get so pumped up over the same thing every day, Honoka-chan! What's your secret?"
Honoka giggled. "Well! First, I loooove being around a lot of people, I'm a total extrovert! Second, with more of us, people won't notice my crummy voice so much! Third, if I mess up some dance steps, then —"
"Practice more."
"I-I'm kidding, Umi! I'm kidding!" Well, she was at least half-kidding, anyways.
"I agree!" Kotori said. "We need to do things right! Otherwise, people will get mad at us like that girl this morning…"
"Oh yeah, that weird Stand user…"
The group went silent for a moment.
"Stand user!?" Umi almost yelled. "How did you not tell us this right away!? You didn't get hurt!?"
"Y-you should let me know next time! I'll come help in the fight!" Hanayo replied, materializing her Stand next to her to make a point. "I don't need to be saved, so I'll fight by your side no matter what!"
"And I'll scratch them up, nya!" Rin replied, her expression fairly cat-like. ... Maybe I could at least distract them…? Hanayo noticed Rin's expression falter, but didn't have the chance to say anything before Honoka laughed it off.
"P-please, it wasn't a big deal! I mean… she was definitely a Stand user, but there was no fight! She could see「All Star」and junk, so she had to be a Stand user… but I don't think she's an enemy."
"Perhaps she's one of the vagrant users awakened by the arrow?" Umi pressed on.
"Maybe… if nothing else, I don't think she's an Arrow Hunter, or even a bad guy like Fuhai was. I wonder if I'll even see her again…"
"We should hope not. The less troublesome Stand users, the better," Umi replied. "Tokyo is a big city… lets just hope she's just some someone from the internet who doesn't like our music, and nothing else," the others nodded in agreement.
"If nothing else, we're kind of famous now, nya? If someone really said that…"
Maki just sighed, playing with her hair. "Who cares what it means? We should practice, we're running out of time…"
Rin grinned, grasping Maki's shoulder. "Maki-chan is all fired up, nya!"
"I am not! I just want to get this nonsense over with so I can go home!"
"Yeah, sure! I saw you practicing your moves in secret during lunch, nya~! Admit it, you're totally excited!"
Maki blushed. "I am not! I was just… trying to improve on these crappy moves! They're so boring and lame… it's an embarrassment to dancing! I was just trying to fix it!"
"… Oh…?"
"Eh?" That look on Umi's face was enough to make Maki's heart skip a beat.
"Are you telling me… you were able to fix my own original choreography?"
"I… Um… ah…" I messed up! "L-Let's go practice!"
"This isn't over, Nikaido."
Thankfully, Rin broke the tension. "I wouldn't sweat it! Maki-chan is just shy, I think! So let's just… nya?"
The sound of rain ended the train of thought… and thankfully for Maki, Umi's anger.
"Its raining cats and dogs!" Honoka exclaimed. "Ohhh, this is just too much!"
"Well, we did enter the rainy season," Hanayo replied, the rest nodding.
"But the weather said there was only going to be a 60% chance of rain!"
"I'd be surprised if it didn't rain with that chance…" Maki said with a sight.
"But its been at 60% for the last couple days, and it totally didn't rain either time! So why today!?"
"Hey, it looks like its lightening up!" Kotori informed the rest.
"Yeah, alright! See, its all percentages! Determination always wins!"
"I agree, nya! We can totally practice like that!"
Umi frowned. "Girls, please. The ground is slippery and dangerous, and it might rain again…"
"Don't worry, we got this!" Honoka replied. "Isn't that right, Rin?"
"Yeah, we totally do! I'm excited now, nya!" And Rin grinned, doing flips in the rain like it was nothing. While they said nothing, all of μ's could not deny the first year's incredible acrobatic skills… but it was cut short by a torrent of rain.
"… I'm going home," Maki said.
"Let's try again tomorrow," Kotori replied.
"W-wait! You can't just leave us!" The drenched Honoka said.
"You'll make us look like dorks!" Rin replied.
"You already are dorks," Umi replied. "This is a problem, though… if it keeps raining, we're going to need somewhere new to practice.
"Why can't we use the gym?" Hanayo asked.
"Other clubs are already using the gym and auditorium. And since we're not an official club, we can't even request to use a classroom…"
As they bickered, Hanayo checked her phone, deciding now would be a good a time as any to check out the SIF website, eyes widening. "H… hey! Girls! We… we have a problem!" But Maki didn't stick around, heading onwards as they discussed the newest dilemma
Maki sighed as she made her way down the stairs. What am I even doing? What a waste of time… She thought to herself. Just the fact she was stuck in this dump of a school was bad enough, now she was pretending to be a pop star? God, if her father found out…
She clenched her fist, thinking of the man.
"I just don't get it, papa! Why do I have to go to some school like that!? Why can't I go to a nice private one, like Omine-chan!? Why can't I go to Nagasaki, like she is!?"
"I want you to attend a local school."
"Then let me go to a fancy one, at least! Papa, this isn't fair!"
"It is for the best for the Nishikino family, Maki. That's all there is to it."
"But — "
"This conversation is over. Don't waste my time with this again. You're going to attend Otonokizaka, and help form bonds with the common crowd for this family."
"I…"
"Maybe you don't understand, Maki. This is not your decision. It's mine."
Maki's father had never been an easy man to get along with, but being sent to this dump had strained their already complicated relationship significantly. She punched a wall in frustration, not caring if any teachers or other students could see it. If he knew, he would never approve of this School Idol thing. Perhaps that's why Maki wanted to do it? Maybe she just didn't have the will to fight it.
Or maybe, it was something else.
"Idols? What about them, Omine?"
"I love them, Maki-chan! The singing, the dancing, the dressing! Between you and me…"
Maki closed her eyes, recalling one of the last conversations they had.
"I want to be a School Idol in highschool! I hope my highschool is open to them!"
She decided to head home, not even noticing the third years watching her.
"No matter what happens… they aren't giving up, Niccochi," Nozomi said, smiling as she looked over at Nico. Nico's look was one of annoyance, bordering on anger. "There's no point in trying to stop them."
"I'm going to defeat them," was all Nico said, turning away. "I'm going to defeat μ's, just watch. I'll crush them, completely. They'll never have dreams of being Idols again."
"T-T-T-T-This is aserious problem, everyone!"
At the nearest burger joint, the girls frowned as they checked their profile on the School Idol Festival's official website, viewing their own page bombarded with negative reviews and their performance of START:DASH! becoming increasingly downvoted.
"This is bullying!" Honoka declared. "I bet these jerks haven't even listened to our music!"
"It's… something else," Umi replied. "Someone really has it in for us, huh?"
"I-I already filed a complaint to the SIF staff! I know the Yoshida Conglomerate tries to keep the platform fair, so hopefully they might get rid of the worst comments…" Hanayo began.
"But in the end, a lot of it sounds like they just don't like us. That's not the same as harassment," Maki said. "Its one thing if they were saying things like to go kill ourselves, but in this case… 'You sound like amateurs!' is a valid criticism."
"But we are amateurs! The least they can do is cut us some slack, we only have one song out!" Honoka replied, hands on the table.
"Our rank has fallen by three places… It's nothing now because we were already kind of low, but it's a problem," Umi responded. "If it doesn't let up though, it'll make it even harder for us as new Idols to get noticed… This isn't bad right now, but it's gonna be a problem as time goes on."
"This totally sucks!" Honoka replied, trying to drown her frustrations with food.
"Honoka, if you keep eating like that, you're gonna get fat."
"It's bad enough this stupid rain won't stop, now we got trolls! And a weirdo with a Stand who hates us! Hanayo, is there anything you can say about this to help us out!? You're our Idol expert!"
"W-well! I recognize the name of the person leading this… she's a really influential user on here! She has a ton of followers and stuff… she doesn't have enough pull to hurt the big idols like A-RISE and LOVEPARADE, but us lower-ranked Idols… we're in trouble! And nobody knows who she is…"
"I bet she's that Stand user from this morning!" Honoka declared. "She better hopes I don't find her, or we're gonna have a fight!" She didn't hear the gulp from the other table at that.
"For now, we should focus on finding a place to practice," Umi said. "Its like Maki said. I'll file another complaint with the SIF program, and maybe I can write an email to the Yoshida Conglomerate customer satisfaction email but… I don't think we're going to win much here. We just need to do a better job with our future videos. Even if we are being harassed, as long as we put out good content, I think we'll be OK in the long run," everyone except Honoka nodded.
Nico remained quiet, trying to listen carefully. "Maybe this was a bit too flashy of a disguise…"
"Poo! It's a poophead!"
"H-hey! Beat it, you brat!"
"Hmm?" Honoka looked over, but failed to notice Nico.
"Honoka, I checked the forecast, and it said to expect rain tomorrow too," Kotori informed.
"What!? Oh man, we just can't win at anything with this!" She groaned, before noticing something missing from her tray… "H-hey! My fries! They disappeared… Umi-chan! Did you eat my fries!?"
"Have you already forgotten how much you've eaten!?" Umi retorted. "Good grief… huh!? Honoka, did you eat mine!?"
"Why would I ask if you ate my fries if I ate your fries!? Sounds like something a guilty person would say!"
Maki sighed. "So we can't use a classroom, and the roof is out of service, and we're being harassed online… what can we even do except quit at this point?"
Yes! Quit! Quit being an Idol! Nico thought.
"No way!" Honoka replied. "I'll never quit, no matter what! Just… ugh! If only we had five members, we could apply to get a club and use a classroom…"
"Just five…?" Maki asked.
"Honoka-chan, if we only need five…" Hanayo began.
And then, Honoka gasped. "I completely forgot! We can apply to be an official club now!"
"What do you mean you forgot!?" Shouted Nico, before ducking for cover. Thankfully, nobody seemed to investigate it, as Maki went on.
"How the heck could you forget that!?"
"I got so stoked about getting more members, I completely forgot!" Honoka replied.
"God, you're hopeless, all of you…"
"Alright! Tomorrow, I'll submit a club application first thing in the morning! Even Ayase-senpai will have to notice it!" Honoka said with a big smile. "I'm so relieved, I made more room in my tummy!" And as Honoka reached for her burger, all of μ's saw a hand on her burger.
And then there was a pause, as they saw the hand slowly let go of her food. And she might have been able to sneak off… If it wasn't for her hat.
"Hey, you!" Honoka rushed over, grabbing her by the hand. Yet even in her disguise, she recognized her. "Y-you're the one from this morning!"
"I thought I told you to disband!" Nico snapped.
"Screw that! Now give me back my food or buy me new fries!"
"I-Isn't her being a Stand user more important, Honoka-chan!?" Hanayo asked.
"I-I don't know what you're talking about! I don't even know what a Stand is!" Nico lied, before Honoka gripped her cheeks.
"Get me more fries right now or I'm telling the manager! Or I'll kick your butt! Judging from how you ran off, I bet you have a lame Stand anyways!"
"How dare you!?" Yelled a voice that only Honoka, Hanayo, and Umi could hear.
"I-Idiot! Don't come out now!" A pink aura had surrounded Nico, although not by her design. Agains her will her Stand manifested, tapping its foot and pointing at Honoka. The Stand's skin was pink, and resembled an attire similar to that of a circus ringmaster. A red ringmaster jacket over a black corset, black fishnet leggings and highheels. The Stand's eyes were pink with no visible pupils or scarleas, and there was a black star over its right eye. It also had red lipstick, and long black hair, not unlike its user with her hair untied, and to top it off a ringleader's hat. And on her whip, a rolled-up whip.
"I'll have you know I'm an amazing Stand, thank you very much! I'm a super Stand, just like how Nico should be recognized as a super Idol; so I'm the most amazing Stand in the world! So, you BETTER show me some respect!" The Stand demanded, poking Honoka's cheek.
"It… summoned itself?" Umi asked. "Hanayo, Honoka, can your Stands do that?"
"No!「Momoiro Clover」never comes unless I want her too! I didn't even think Stands could do that!"
"Oh… blew my cover."
"You stupid Stand!" Nico jumped back, before pointing at Honoka. "What you're doing is a disgrace! Your singing and dancing is a complete joke! You give all Idols a best name! So, listen up… what you're doing is a disgrace against idolhood, and I won't tolerate it! So, disband your group… or my online assault won't end!"
"S-So it is you!"
"If you don't quit, I'll keep attacking until you give up! You can't beat me, μ's!" And she began to run off.
"Wait! You still owe me fries!"
"Honoka, bigger problems!" Reminded Umi.
"「Circus!」Show them what it means to be the center!" Nico demanded.
"Alright, but not because you told me too!" And「Circus」undid her whip, making it contact with the hamburger… and everyone's attention was drawn to it.
"W-what!?" Maki replied. "W-why can't I look away from the stupid burger!?"
"「Momoiro Clover!」" Hanayo summoned her Stand to help… but her Stand also could not look away. All attention was drawn to the burger, not even just the School Idols- even a few patrons found themselves unable to look away for several seconds, and by then Nico had disappeared.
"Was… that her Stand ability? Its like that burger was my entire world!" Honoka replied, taking a bit.
"She might be more powerful than she's letting on…" Hanayo replied, with Umi nodding. "We might have made a powerful enemy today…" Honoka made her way to the window, watching Nico run off, too far away to pursue.
"Hey! It's the poop woman!"
"SHUT UP!"
"Wait, the Idol Study Club!?"
The meeting with the Student Council wasn't going according to plan.
Eli glared at the other girls. "Yes. This school already has a club pertaining to idols- the Idol Study Club."
"Although it only has one member…"
"H-hey! Why can they have only one remember when you told us we needed five, prez!?" Honoka demanded.
"When its first established, yes. But after that, it doesn't really matter," Nozomi explained before Eli could snap at Honoka once more.
"And with our limited number of students, I'd prefer not to bloat our number of clubs," Eli responded, even as Honoka glared.
This was her ace in the hole… she knew even if we got members, she could use this against us! That's so unfair!
"Since the Idol Study Club already exists, I will not accept this club application."
"C'mon, cut us a break!"
"This conversation is over, Kousaka," Eli responded, confident in her victory.
"But it doesn't have to be."
"Huh?" Both Eli and Honoka asked.
"Why don't you talk to the president of the Idol Study Club, and see if she'll be willing to let you join?"
"Nozomi!"
"What? There's no problem if the clubs merge, right?" Nozomi responded, ignoring Eli's scowl. "Just go to their club room, alright?"
"You're the best, Nozomi-chan! Girls, lets go!" And they headed off, before Eli looked back.
"… Nico is one of us, isn't she?"
"Perhaps…"
"This is stupid and dangerous, Nozomi," Eli snapped, standing up. "Its bad enough Yanigihori and Suzuki are snooping around here… are you trying to put every Stand user in this school in the same club, or something?" Eli glared. She hated to distrust her friend, but… "Don't both you and Yazawa have prior relationships with Suzuki?"
"I'm just doing as the cards instruct," was all Nozomi said, still smiling. "What more do you need, Eli-chan? More than anyone in this world…" She closed her eyes. "You are the one who I have chosen to give my loyalty too, in the end."
Eli went quiet once more.
Meanwhile, the other girls were in for a shock.
"Y… you're the president of the Idol Study Club!?" A stunned Honoka asked, staring down the equally stunned Nico. With how outlandish her disguised has been, all the girls could easily recognize Nico. The awkward was silence, Nico's look eventually becoming a glare. "Um… so… uhhh…"
"NYA!" Nico scratched in their direction to get distance, before locking herself into the room.
"Hey! Open up, prez!"
This is bad bad bad bad! Nico thought, piling boxes to block off the door. "H-hey! Why aren't you helping, you useless Stand!?" She tried to force her Stand to manifest, but it refused to do so.
「Circus」laughed at the thought. "Me? Do physical labor? As if!"
"Useless!"
"S-she locked it up!"
But Rin smirked. "We can get in from outside, nya! Leave it to me!" Not caring about the rain Rin sprinted outside, grinning aa she bolted outside.
"Gross…" Nico groaned as she got out in the rain, before noticing the incoming first year. "Y-you're joking!" She jumped, before sprinting away.
"Stooooooop! Stop stop stop stop!" Rin said with a laugh, having fun with the whole experience. Nico wasn't the most physically fit student however, and soon after was hugged by Rin. "Now I got you!" But Nico was able to slip out of her grasp, running off again. "Hey, come back!"
"Whatever, you'll never capture me…! W-w-w-whoah, holy crap-!"
"Come on, where'd she go…?"
It only took a few moments to find an incapacitated Nico in the alpaca's den.
The Idol Study club room was like nothing they would've imagined. Filled head-to-toe with Idol merchandise and posters… In Maki's ever-so-kind words, "It's like an otaku's room."
"Look at the A-RISE posters!" Kotori said.
"Aren't they the School Idols from Fukoka?" Asked Umi. "I never would have imagined a room like this was in our school…"
Nico fumed, her cheeks puffing. "Can you please not look at my stuff?" Meanwhile, Hanayo looked like she was going to cry. "I… Is this… is this really…?"
"Hey, careful, that one is REALLY valuable!"
But Hanayo looked as excited as ever. "Is this really the 'Legendary Idol Legend' complete series premium edition DVD box set!? It's the first time I've met someone who owns this!"
"Well you… don't say…" Nico was a bit caught off-guard by the flattery, she wasn't used to receiving it. 「Circus」remained summoned, silently eying the Idols from the corner of the room.
"This is amazing!"
"I… I guess so!"
"Ah… what the heck is that?" Honoka asked, almost immediately regretting the question.
"How could you even ask that!? 'Legendary Idol Legend' was released in very limited quantities as a full DVD box set, made possible through a compromise between its production companies, Idol agencies, and the schools that featured their fantastic Idols from all over! Do you remember what I told you during the sleepover about the late 90s and early 2000s?"
Honoka tapped her foot. "Idols were treated horribly, so a lot of them started filing lawsuits, right?"
Hanayo smiled and nodded. "'Legendary Idol Legend' was responsible for bringing in the modern age of Idols! Both on the school and professional level, if it hadn't been for this program, Idols might never have become famous again! And its because of the following craze the School Idol Festival Association exists! We owe it all thanks to this!" Nico was impressed by her knowledge, but kept it to herself. "Due to its value and rarity, it's known as the Legendary Legend of Legends, or Le-Le-Legend for short! Anyone who says they love Idols knows about this boxset."
"Y-you're scaring me a little, Hanayo…"
"To think you own two of these sets that sell out instantly in stores… that's so cool!"
Nico grinned. "I have my own personal box set at home, too."
"REALLY!?"
Honoka smiled. "Why don't we watch it together?"
"No! It's a collector's item!"
Hanayo despaired. "Le-Le-Legend…"
"I've never seen her get so down about something like this, nya!"
Kotori's attention was fixated on something else, but Nico noticed. "Finally noticed, eh? It's Akiba Charisma Maid Minalinksy's autograph!"
"Y-you don't say…"
"Kotori, do you know her or something?"
"N-No, of course not!"
"Well, I got it online, so I can't say I've actually met her in person, either," Umi noticed that Kotori seemed relieved by that, but didn't press on about it.
"You're amazing…" Hanayo began, as Nico played with her hair.
"Yeah, I know. So why did you come here."
The group went quiet, before Honoka stepped forward.
"We wanted to talk about merging our clubs…" She noticed Nico's glare. "But, first, we want to talk to your Stand."
"Eh? Why me?"
"You're a Stand that can think and talk. And… we have enemies. I have fought against three enemy Stand users, with Hanayo helping me fight two."
"You don't say…" Nico began, her look sympathetic. This had nothing to do with Idols, so she let her guard lower.
"What's… your name, Ms. Stand?"
The Stand smirked. "You can call me「Circus,」the most amazing Stand to ever exist!" It earned a giggle from Hanayo. Even though Kotori, Maki, and Rin couldn't see or hear or anything, they remained quiet.
"We want to know more about Stands. So… you're a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! Just… please, tell us more about Stands! What to expect! Please teach us, Ms. Super Amazing Stand!"
「Circus」twirled a finger in her hair like her master did, before facing μ's. The flattery had paid off. "Alright, I'll tell you some things you probably didn't know!" Umi took out a pencil and notepad. "You could probably figure it out by now if you got in fight, but for most Stands, damage reflected on the Stand or the user reflects on the other! If your Stand has a leg cut off, you'll lose your own leg too… so don't just tread us Stands like garbage in combat, OK? We're not toys you can use to fight! We're reflections of you humans… your hopes, your dreams, the 'real you' you keep secret from everyone else… we are reflections of your souls! Just because you can use us doesn't give you a right to treat us like garbage!" The girls nodded, both Honoka and Hanayo summoning their Stands to observe them, the reflections of their souls.
"There's more than one type of Stand, too! The most common of us are Short-range Stands… Stands that can only travel a few meters from the user at most, but are really good in combat and punching your lights out! They're not the most creative kind of Stand in the world, but in combat anyways, they're usually among the best out there in terms of Destructive Power!"
"Our Stands are like that!" Honoka informed her.
"Alright! Then there's Long-range Stands. They're Stands that can sometimes travel up to kilometers from their users, and usually have amazing Precision to boot! Some of them have attacks that can cover large areas as well, making them ideal to fight in big open spaces! But in close-range combat, they're usually kinda lackluster… rarer than them though are Bound Stands. Bound Stands basically infuse the energy we Stands are made up into real objects, manipulating or transforming them at the user's will. So, unlike the rest of us Stands, they can be seen by normal people! But they're super tough usually, with very high Durability and its usually pointless to try to destroy them. You just gotta go after the user directly!" And then the Stand grinned, striking a pose. "Then there's the most amazing kind of Stand… Remote Stands, like me! Remote Stands aren't usually controlled by their users… you see, we have a 'command' we follow, and then we follow those orders on autopilot! Our Precision tends to be low… but we can travel an almost infinite distance without losing any power! Furthermore, damage on us doesn't inflict on our users, and vice versa!"
"Wait, if you're a Remote Stand, then what's your order right now?" Umi asked, earning a laugh.
"That's what makes me, the amazing「Circus」so amazing! Unlike even other Remote Stands, I don't need to be summoned! Even if this idiot here doesn't want me to— "
"Hey!"
"I can appear whenever I want! I'm the ultimate Stand… I'm a Stand independent of my user! I have as much free will as human beings! Damage on me and Nico don't reflect on one another… It's like my own person, just attached to this lameo!" She seemed proud of it, while Nico was visibly annoyed. That seems really bad… Hanayo thought. She and Honoka couldn't have fought Akeno and Miano with a Stand like that.
"That's all I can really say… Some other Stands might exist, though. We reflect a human's soul, so… theoretically, there could be other kinds of Stands. Those were just the Stands I was born knowing, after Nico was attacked by the arrow and obtained me," she replied, yawning. "I'm getting tired though, so I'm gonna go… I'll come back out if anything interesting happens!"
"W-wait!" Honoka began. "We have more quest-" but she soon vanished.
"Don't bother. She comes and goes as she pleases, I don't know how to make her come out when she doesn't want to," Nico explained. "Pain in my ass Stand, wish I never got her… Anyways, what's the real reason you came to me, anyways?"
Honoka nodded, looking at the rest. "Miss Idol Study Club President…"
"Just call me Nico."
"Nico-senpai. You already know the six of us are School Idols…"
"Yeah. I tried telling you to disband. I bet Nozomi told you to come talk to me about forming a club."
"Cool! That makes this simple!"
"I figured this'd happen sooner or later… Hmph."
"Great! Then—"
"I refuse."
"Eh!?"
"Did I stutter? 'I refuse.'"
"Nico-senpai, all we need is a place where μ's can practice. We would never even dream of asking you to give up your club…" But Nico interrupted Umi.
"I already told you, I won't do it! If you don't remember, I told you all that you're dirtying the images of Idols!"
"But we practice so hard!" Honoka said. "And we're getting better and better!"
"That's not my point! Have you even spent time building characters for yourself!?"
"… Characters?" Honoka asked.
"Yeah! Audiences come see Idols because they want a fun-filled fantasy, right? Idols create characters to make fans' wishes into reality! Friggin' amateurs… alright, pay attention!"
And then it happened.
"Nico Nico Nii~! I'll make your heartbeat throb, Nico Nico Nii~! I'm Yazawa Nico-Nico, here to make your heart smile! Don't forget Nico-Nii, because I Nico-Need you!"
The room went silent for a second, before Nico returned to her usual expression. "Got it?"
"Whoah…" Honoka began.
"So that's…" Umi carried on.
"That's some character," Kotori commented.
"Yeah, I'm not doing that," Maki replied.
"Isn't that… kind of lame, nya?"
Hanayo took notes. "Nico Nico…"
"… I'm sorry, did you call me lame?"
"N-No! It was actually cool! The cutest character ever!" And as the girls went on, Nico's annoyance kept building.
"If nothing else, we do have to work harder to please the audience," Umi said.
"I expected nothing less from you, Nico-senpai!"
"Alright!" Honoka replied. "I could do that too! And…"
"Get out."
"Huh?"
Nico glared at her juniors. "We're done here. You girls don't have what it takes to be Idols, and you never will!"
"Hey!" Rin replied. "We are—"
"Hopeless! All of you! Which is why… I won't stop my online assault!" The eyes around the room widened. "I won't' rest until you all quit!"
Honoka objected. "Hold on! We—"
"Get out!" And Nico shoved them out of the room, ignoring their pleas. "And don't come back!" And the door slammed in their face, locking a moment later.
"… That didn't go well…" Honoka replied. "Nico-senpai…"
"I had a feeling she might be like that," Nozomi replied, coming out of the hallways nearby.
"Tojo-senpai!"
"She was a School Idol!?" It was quite a shock to μ's, to say the least.
"Yes, back when we were first years. She formed a group with some of the girls in our class," Nozomi explained. But none of them are doing it anymore… that was the original Idol Study Club."
"So why is she being such a butt to us!?" Honoka demanded.
"Did she quit?" Kotori asked.
"No… everyone except her quit. Her standards for being an Idol were probably too high for them. So, they all dropped out, saying they couldn't handle her demands… Its quite possible she's actually envious of all of you. Maybe in a way it's a compliment… if she can criticize you all so harshly, it means she's been watching you closely."
And so, they began to depart.
"I guess Nico-senpai has a lot of problems on her own end…" Kotori started.
"True enough," Umi said. "With her high standards, I don't think we'll ever be able to impress her. And she seems hellbent on ruining our image… I don't think we're gonna be able to get to her."
"Are you sure about that?" Honoka asked. "The way I see it, Nico-senpai loves Idols, right? And… she's taken an interest in us, right? I think… everything is going to work out in the end," Honoka declared. "So… we hav eto figure out something!"
"Oh wow, how specific of you…" Umi teased.
"Well, it's hard to put into words!" Honoka defended herself. The three saw a pink umbrella in the distance. "Is that… Nico-senpai?"
"Probably, but she'll probably run away if we go after her…" Umi mused. Honoka went quiet, before her eyes widened.
"I got it! Umi… she's like you!"
"L-Like me!?" Umi retorted, offended.
"Yeah! When we first met! Don't you remember how shy you were!? She's just like that!" And they remembered those incidents, when they were young and playing, Umi hiding behind that tree.
"How does that have anything to do with the current situation!? I never tried to sabotage hide-and-seek back then!"
Honoka laughed. "Right?"
"… Oh, right! I follow you!" Kotori said, the two giggling.
Nico puffed out her cheek. "Who do they think they are, acting like girlfriends…?"
The next day was drab and rainy as well, Nico silently heading towards the Idol Study Club classroom. Girls around her discussed their afternoon friends, while Nico stayed to herself. With the exception of her siblings she had spent the better part of two years alone, and alone she would continue onwards.
So the girls inside her classroom was certainly not something she expected.
"Good morning. Ms. President!"
"Eh!?"
"Your tea, prez!" Honoka said, bringing some warm tea towards her.
"Prez!?"
"I have this year's budget report, President," Kotori responded.
"Prez! We moved the materials scattered on this table to the shelves, nya!"
"Hey! You can't just touch my stuff!"
Maki rolled her eyes. "Anyways, can you give us something to listen to? For inspiration?"
Hanayo held up the Le-Le-Legend box. "I-In that case, maybe we could start by watching this!"
"Huh!? Hey, don't touch my stuff-!"
"President, we would all really like to talk to you about our next song!" Honoka said.
"We want to discuss more what it means and focus on what it means to be an Idol," Umi said.
"We wondered if you had any suggestions on dance moves," Kotori said.
"You could assign us our vocals, too!" Honoka said.
Nico groaned. "You think you can break me like this?"
"Break you…?" Honoka replied. "No. We want your advice, Nico-senpai. We'd like to use Otonokizaka's Idol Study Club to help the seven members of μ's with their next song!"
"Seven members…?" Nico was quiet, looking at the smiles around her, stunned. Was this really happening? It felt like… a dream she once had. Was she going to wake up soon?
"… It won't be easy," Nico told them.
"We understand!" Honoka said. "The road to idols is really tough, so we understand —"
"No, you don't! Because you're naïve! And you! And you! And the rest of you! Because… being an Idol is about making other people smile! Don't you forget that!"
"Roger that, president!" Honoka replied. "Everyone, we're gonna give it our all! Nico-senpai, do you accept that."
"I… I think… I…"
"I don't accept it!"
Honoka, Nico, Hanayo, and Umi all turned over to face「Circus,」glaring at them. "Nico! Are you really going to just accept these amateurs!?"
Nico glared at her own Stand. "If they're willing to meet the standards I set, then—"
"You mean like the others from your first year!?" 「Circus」demanded, glaring. That made Nico go quiet. "They say they have the determination, but it's a temporary thing! Just a bunch of amateurs that are gonna let you down and hurt you!" Honoka gasped at the insinuation.
The Stand is worried we'll hurt Nico? The Stand is a reflection of the soul…「Circus」is afraid for Nico's wellbeing? A Stand was a reflection of the soul, she told Honoka.
"I won't accept it! I won't let you make fools of me and Nico! Nico, you can't seriously be debating this, are you!?"
Nico went quiet. My friends two years ago said they'd commit too… she's right. Why am I even thinking about this…?
But Honoka stood up, making a declaration. "「Circus!」Let me prove to you that I, and the rest of my friends are serious!"
"What are you saying? How can you possible prove it?"
"「Circus!」Let me fight you!"
"EH!?" Everyone in the room gasped at the declaration, even those who couldn't hear or see what was happening. "Allow me to show you how serious we are…! We of μ's have more determination than anyone else you can imagine! So I will prove it… 「Circus,」let me battle you! A fight with you won't hurt Nico, right? Because you're a Remote Stand? Then let me and my「All Star」take you on!"
"W… why would you risk being hurt, though!?"
"Because…! I, Kousaka Honoka, have a dream! To save this school as an Idol… I must overcome any obstacle, even physical pain!" Honoka declared. "So, I will fight you, if it will mean I can prove my determination!"
"I accept the challenge! Nico!?"
"… If you mean it… and you'll fight my Stand… then alright! That'll be my condition! μ's… if Honoka can defeat my Stand, I'll accept you all as my proteges, and I'll cease my online attack! But… only Honoka can be here for the fight! Koizumi and Sonoda can't come!"
"Honoka…" Umi began. "Is this really a good idea? Choosing to fight?" But Honoka smiled.
"I got this," she said, looking out the window. The rain was letting off. "Besides, this won't be a fight to the death, so I feel comfortable with it. We have plenty of time before class… so let's do this!"
It was all of μ's, and even Nico, hoping Honoka would emerge victorious.
"I refuse to lose to a half-baked wannabe Idol," 「Circus」declared. "I'll show you what happens to amateurs in our world!"
Honoka glared,「All Star」ready to go. "I haven't lost a fight yet, and I won't' start now! Not if it means fighting for my dream!"
"Have it your way, then!"
"Again, she does what she wants, so I'm not going to be doing much fighting," Nico replied. "I already gave her something to help out…"
Honoka nodded, her Stand taking a defensive Stand… as did「Circus.」"Well… Come on, you go first!"
"Nuh uh! You're the challenger, you come at me first!"
"I… well…" Honoka said. "I don't know your abilities, so you should go first!"
"I don't know your abilities either, dumbass!"
"Well… You're the president's Stand, so fair play says you should go first! Because we're part of the Idol Study Club now!"
"The point of this is to prove you're worthy of being Nico's Idols! You're not part of this club yet!"
"If you two don't take this seriously, I'm going to class!"
That ended the bickering quickly, both Honoka and「Circus」glared, before the former charged. "Alright, then, here I coooooome!" She yelled out, charging. "Alright, let's see what you can do!"
"Don't underestimate me!" 「Circus」yelled, undoing her whip and slashing across a few times. The whip had impressive reach, much more than Honoka anticipated, slashing across her Stand before she could get into striking range. They stung pretty harshly, but… Its not that strong…! Honoka thought, looking onwards. To her they were like harsh slaps at this point. When compared to「Blue Slide Park's」and「Good Girl Gone Bad's」herculean punches, her pain tolerance had massively built up in a short time.
"That's not good enough!" Honoka declared, 「All Star」charging forward. "「Circus,」you're not that strong!"
"Waaaaaaah! T-this is bad!"「Circus」cried out, a look of shock on the Stand's face. "… That sounds about right, huh? Watch this!" Both Stand and user smirked, as the Stand took out a small bag, pouring several small marbles on its hand.
"E-eh?" It was enough to make Honoka stop, to observe her enemy.
"Lanininininini~! I was hoping the pain would be enough to make you quit… but it looks like I'm gonna have to up it up a bit, huh!? We always carry these marbles on me, just in case!" And「Circus」grinned, holding the marbles in her left hand as it glows. "Now, Repel!"
The marbles once held in her hand shot forward, in speeds of excess 50 miles per hour, slamming into the Stand. Honoka thought that being physical objects they wouldn't hurt her Stand, but the blows on her Stand nonetheless rejected on her: one marble hitting「All Star's」head was enough to make Honoka fly back a few feet, rubbing her head. "O-ow! Hey, that's cheating!"
"Cheating? All's fair in love and war!" 「Circus」declared. "My power is gravity! My hand, or that stricken by my whip becomes a nexus of gravity, you got it? Attract!" She yelled, the marbles returning to her hand. "Filled with the same energy we Stands are made of, even normal objects become effective weapons against other Stands!" Honoka looked at Nico, who took something out of her backpack.
"I won't let her use it because I don't want to hurt you, but if we were serious… here's a secret- if the student council or a teacher found out about this, I'd probably be expelled…" Nico undid a secret compartment in her backpack, taking out a small metal box; and showing Honoka several throwing knives within it. "If we really wanted to… you'd be dead! And「Circus…」why are you telling her how you work, anyways!?"
"That's not to say I'm not gonna beat you down here!" 「Circus」ignored her master, preparing another blow. "Repel!"
But this time, Honoka saw the attack coming, guarding every one of the six marbles as they slammed into her Stand… and wincing at the pain in her arms, but thankful it was nonetheless all blocked. And she charged forward, ignoring「Circus」using her Attract power to bring the marbles. "This is in the bag!" She declared, grinning. Even though another attack at point-blank would be painful, she knew she was close enough to nonetheless end it. But both「Circus」and Nico grinned as she tossed one into the air, hitting it with her whip. "This is my victory! Because nobody in the world can withstand our power… Behold! The Center of the Ring!"
And just like back in the restaurant, Honoka and her Stand's attention was demanded to the marble, unable to look away. Neither Honoka nor her Stand could focus on her opponent, the marble becoming the center of their world. "T-this again! What is… what are you doing!?"
「Circus」grinned, landing a volley of whip slashes on「All Star,」Honoka unable to do anything to defend herself rom the Stand's attacks. "Ha! Center of the Ring is our ultimate ability… right now, the marble has become the ultimate center of 'gravity!' Attention, looks, even attacks are all directed to it… you can't' do anything, can you!?" 「Circus」replied, pausing to gloat. "That's right! Right now, its your entire world! Laninininini… right now, only Nico and I can move in this nexus of gravity freely! You're completely open!"
"H-hey! Dummy! Pay attention to the fight!"
"This is what makes me the ultimate Stand in terms of combat! You can't defend or attack, unless the 'Center of the Ring' is your target! Nobody can defeat this power, nobody!"
"Idiot! Look out!"
"When you're like this, all you can do is beg— "
But before she could continue, 「All Star's」fist connected to the Stand's face. Nico groaned, face in her palms. Its an incredible power, but it only works for roughly five seconds! And then we have to wait a few minutes to do it again... She always forgets that!
"… O… Oww…"
"Alright!" Honoka said. "Now that I know how your powers work, this is gonna be a cakewalk! So, get on up! You're not a badguy, so I won't hit you while you're down!"
"I… I… I-I-I give uuuuuuuuuuup!"
There was a silence. "W-WHAT!?" Both humans yelled, looking at the Stand, who raised her hands in defiance.
"I-I give! J-Just don't punch me again, that really hurts!" 「Circus」begged, much to her user's annoynce.
"Idiot! It's a punch! Of course, it hurts! Why'd di you drag me to this fight if you were going to give up after one hit!?"
"I-I didn't think she'd get a hit on me! That hurts a lot! Am I bruised!?" 「Circus」asked, as Honoka withdrew her Stand.
"So… I won…?"
「Circus」went quiet, before facing Honoka. "Human… you've proven your determination! Even in the face of pain and hardship, you don't give up! So… I…" and the Stand paused, before smiling. "I accept you as Nico's proteges! As long as you promise to listen to her and become great Idols, and promise never to abandon her in her hours of need," Nico was shocked to hear the words, to hear her Stand actually care for her well-being. "I'll accept you as our juniors!"
And Honoka smiled. "And I'm happy… I'm happy to be an Idol under Nico-senpai's training! And I'm happy to have another ally Stand, too!" Honoka said with a smile, before facing Nico. "I… I'm really looking forward to being friends, Nico!"
"Friends…" Nico's expression went solemn, approaching Honoka slowly, before smiling.
"It's not gonna be easy… I'm gonna drill what it means to be an idol into all of you, got it!? If you even think of slacking, we'll fight again, this time using knives!"
Honoka grinned, extending her hand, and smiling as Nico accepted her handshake, before pulling her into a hug.
"H-hey! Let go of me!"
"I'm sorry! I'm just so happy noooooooooow! Umiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii! She said yes! She said yes!"
「Circus」watched, still smiling as she faded from existence. We're going to have to fight the 'Arrow Hunters' soon, I bet… She thought. Becoming Honoka's ally meant sharing her enemies as well. But Suzuki would have come for us anyways… now we don't have to join up with them, she thought.
Having some good friends on our side… sounds nice, too.
Eli narrowed her eyes as she saw the papers in front of her the next day. For two years the Idol Study Club (one the School Idol Club) had only been with one single member. And now, they officially had seven. She couldn't do anything about it except grit her teeth. She had hoped that Nico and her personality would be a deterrent, a kind of secret weapon for Eli to use against μ's. And now, they were advancing forward in this ridiculous, misguided scheme. Those amateurs...
But before she could think of more, Nozomi smiled, looking out the window. "Elichi, look."
"Hmm...?"
"The rain has stopped. A sign of good fortune, I think."
Eli glared. "I don't care what you say or do. I will never support them, nor will I acknowledge them. Ever."
"But Elichi... its not up to you," Nozomi boldly declared, her card levitating. "Its 'fate.' Everything in this world... is decided by fate. So, if fate declares you must accept them..."
But Eli was undeterred.
"Then I'll fight fate itself."
Stand: Circus
User: Nico Yazawa
Status: BEFRIENDED
Stand profile: NICO YAZWA
Stand Name: Circus
Namesake: Britney Spear song of the same name
Type: …? Remote Stand…?
Stand Cry: "Lanininininini... nico ni!"
Appearance/Personality: Circus appears as a feminine figure wearing a woman's red ringleader outfit. It wears a red jacket over a black corset, a skirt, long black leggings and high heels. The Stand has long black hair (similar to Nico's own hair when not in ponytails), and wears a stereotypical circus ringleader's hat. The Stand has red eyes and appears to wear red lipstick, with a black star over its right eye. The Stand's skin is pink. It also carries a whip, necessary for the bulk of its true abilities to be used.
Circus has been shown to have a completely independent and unique personality independent of Nico's will, even able to summon itself freely without her permission, much to its user's annoy annoyance. Much like Nico, Circus is shown to crave attention and enjoys to be the center of the stage. It has been shown to butt into conversations and insist on its talents as a "super Stand" (much like Nico's old claims of being a "super idol"). It essentially acts like Nico once did before maturing, around her family, constantly: to the point even Nico found herself sick of her Stand's personality often. It also had a tendency to disobey Nico's orders in favor of following its own desires.
In essence, Circus' personality can best be described as a more annoying version of its user.
Abilities-
Attraction and repelling: When struck by Circus' whip or touched by Circus' left hand, the force becomes a 'nexus of gravity' she can control, repelling or attracting it from her left hand. At its fastest, the target can be "pulled" or "pushed" at extremely high speeds, allowing even objects like marbles to fly with enough intensity to easily shatters bones. although Nico can control the speed of this effect. There is a limit, however, at roughly ten objects that can be
Center of The Ring: The ultimate form of Nico's ability to "attract" can manifest itself in the form of an ability dubbed by Nico as "Center of The Ring." This ability creates a very powerful AoE effect where all "attention" is drawn towards a single target. For a range of 20 feet, everything gravitates towards a target. People will be forced to focus on one thing and ignore everything else, Stands will be unable to attack anything else, and even attacks will gravitate: if a knife is thrown or a bullet is fired from a gun, it will change its trajectory in order to attack the target instead of whatever it was meant to attack. Only Nico and her Stand is immune this effect, allowing them to escape or attack at will without fear of retaliation: although this ability only works for a few seconds, followed by a cool down of roughly three minutes.
Prehensile and extendable whip: Circus' whip initially has a reach of roughly seven feet, but can increase itself to up to 20 feet at will. Likewise, it is completely controllable by Nico and Circus, allowing it to be used as another hand of sorts.
Lack of reflective damage: Due to Circus' nature as a semi-Automatic Stand, damage reflected on Circus does not reflect on Nico, and vice versa.
Stats-
Destructive Power: C
Speed: C
Range: D
Precision: D
Durability: C
Development Potential: C
Next time on Honoka's Bizarre Adventure!
Chapter 9: Korekara no SOMEDAY
Well, that was a couple of hell weeks, to say the least. Finals, right?
I want to have another chapter out this week to make up for it. I'm signed up for JoJo Secret Santa on tumblr too, that's another writing commitment I have to make, so there's a chance next week's chapter might be late, or that the chapter I'll try to push out this week might just be on Monday instead. I can only work so fast! But its December. We all fall a little behind, do we?
Hopefully in a week or two I can get back in routine to those weekly updates! Stay pumped, everyone! And as always, may every road take you to memories of Great Days!