DearGirl -Stories- HIBIKI 4

Pg.01

[Two crises that melted into the night...]

Sakkun: It's almost time.
Nonchan: Yeah...

Pg.02

Sakkun: The end has come.
Nonchan: To fill this intolerable emptiness,
sfx: raise
Sakkun: Once again,
Sakkun: we hold the proof of justice within our hands!

Pg.03

- I hope we make a lot of good memories this summer too.

Pg.04

sfx: gloom
HiroC: That's it...
HiroC: I really just might die on myself...
HiroC: With voice acting, / recording, / radio, / game meetings, / events, / and Chari Projects...
OnoD: Now now, don't bother him.
OnoD: The summer is always the busiest after all. {It can't be helped that you're drained.}
HiroC: ...And the capture of the chubby childhood friend...
sfx: droop...
OnoD: Hey, you still have the energy to make ridiculous remarks...
OnoD: Geez~~~~

Pg.05

OnoD: Even as it is, we've been way too busy to deal with much of 'Hibiki' jobs. / Young ladies across the country would cry if they heard that you were fixated on a girl inside a screen.
HiroC: ...I mean,
HiroC: There are girls our there at are just waiting for me to hit on them! / They come climbing into my lap!! {It can't be helped!}
OnoD: Yeah, inside the game maybe!!
OnoD: I'm just as busy with work too. / We haven't done 'Hibiki' for about a month now...
sfx: flop...
HiroC: Ah, shouldn't have raised my voice...
OnoD: Hm?
sfx: tick tick
OnoD: What's this Chinbell...? / We didn't have this here before, did we?
sfx: tick tick
OnoD: Chin...? {Do I press it?}
sfx: DING

Pg.06

sfx: buzz
Suwa: Summer-mosu!! / It's the Tera-Ikemen Commander-In-Chief, / the one who sadly couldn't make to this summer's ENIMELO SUMMER LIVE!!
sfx: tada
OnoD: ACK!!!!
Suwa: Oh, you're not there? / You guys haven't been coming to 'Hibiki' lately~
Suwa: Anyway, your next commission is to help a girl confess her love.
sfx: thump thump thump (heartbeat)
OnoD: An... / Answering machine...? {That scared me...}
Suwa: She needs help finding courage. / I want you to go meet her directly.
Suwa: The place is...
Suwa: Okay, good luck~
sfx: click

Pg.07

- Message recorded July 15th, 8:54pm
sfx: grab, peel
OnoD: HiroC! Bad news! This message is a week old!!
HiroC: Wha?
OnoD: She might still be waiting for us. / We need to go see her right now!!
sfx: flop
HiroC: Eh? An in-house event? I'm still not that close with her~ {mumble mumble}
(TLN: HiroC is talking about the RPG game)
OnoD: Stop talking nonsense already!!
sfx: (ding dong)
OnoD: Ayase-chan...
OnoD: I hope she's home today...
HiroC: I'm tired...

Pg.08

sfx: step step step
sfx: clack
Ayase: Welcome, you're here early!
sfx: appear
Ayase: ...Um?
sfx: sigh...
Ayase: Oh, / it's only HiroC and OnoD...
sfx: stab
sfx: only... only.... only...
Ayase: Ah, sorry!
OnoD: No... It's our fault for coming late... {we're sorry}
Ayase: No, that's not what I meant!!
Ayase: That is... / Today, my boyfriend is coming over for the first time ever...
HiroC: Boyfriend?

Pg.09

HiroC: That means...
HiroC: your confession went well!?
sfx: hehe
OnoD: Wow, that's great news!! / We weren't able to come, but you were able to succeed on your own~!
Ayase: {Ahaha} What are you talking about~?
sfx: (relieved)
HiroC: (thought) ...I see...
Ayase: I was encouraged by "Hibiki"!
- She was able to confess on her own...
[Eh?]
OnoD: {sigh} I'm happy for Ayase-chan.

Pg.10

OnoD: Her troubles have been solved.
HiroC: Mmm...
OnoD: You look displeased about something. / Are you still thinking about what she said earlier?
HiroC: A little...
- "I thought the two of you would be coming, so I was surprised at first."
- "But they were very friendly..."
- "If you see them, please thank them for me."
- "They gave me a push when I lacked confidence,"
- "And for that,"

Pg.11

"I'm very grateful..."
OnoD: I was startled too when she said that~ / It's the first time I heard of other 'Hibiki' members.
OnoD: But we really do have comrades in 'Hibiki', don't we?
OnoD: Makes us seem even more like a secret organization~ Don't you agree, Can?
HiroC: I don't know.
OnoD: Huh?
HiroC: I've never heard of other members in 'Hibiki' before this.
OnoD: Really? / You said before that there were three other members, remember? / In the four-panel manga on pg 59 of top-selling Sylph Comic Vol. 1...
HiroC: That was just rubbish that the author cooked up because he he was in need of a theme for the next volume.
OnoD: Ah....
HiroC: Right now, the only ones working in 'Hibiki', / are me and OnoD.
HiroC: And...

Pg.12

- As always, the Tera-Ikemen Commander-In-Chief~ This time, we're being very generous and showing you his unmasked face.
HiroC: Don't tell me that the Chief hired them directly...? {No way...}
sfx: stretch
OnoD: Anyway, what's important is that Ayase-chan's troubles have been solved. / A lady's smile is our top priority!
- But... it was because we weren't able to to do our 'Hibiki' jobs,
- that the Chief went and did that himself...
HiroC: Y- / Yeah...
HiroC: I guess we'll thank him on our next radio show...
[-However, we were never able to do that.]

Pg.13

[After that, we were both completely preoccupied with voice acting jobs.]
[We didn't even have time to work on 'Hibiki' commissions together.]
[The Chief would leave messages on our answering machine, / and we would take turns rushing to the commissioner when possible.]
OnoD: Hurry, hurry!
Staff: You look good in that!
HiroC: eh...!?
[But,]
[everywhere we went, we were met with the same reply...]

Pg.14

OnoD/HiroC: Huh?
[The same reply as that time we met Ayase.]
- There was no mistaking that someone else existed besides us.
"Hibiki" already solved my problem for me...
- We were slowly beginning to get annoyed with that shadow that we couldn't see.
HiroC: What the heck is it!?

Pg.15

HiroC: Everytime I had off to a job, I get told that "my problem has already been solved"...
OnoD: I didn't even do anything, and they still gave me a pair of bunny ears as a gift~ / Ah, / speaking of bunny ears, someone's been hopping to our commissions before us!? / Ju~st kidding...
OnoD: He won't even snap back?
HiroC: The Chief won't even show his face...
HiroC: The commissions are always by phone...
HiroC: What the hell is going on...?
OnoD: There's no use nagging about it here. That's unlike you, HiroC...
sfx: heave
OnoD: Besides, it's been a while since we've actually gone on a job together. / Let's do our best today!
OnoD: Okay?
HiroC: I guess so...
sfx: sigh...
HiroC: Luckily, this time, we've got an easy commission...
OnoD: Then, wanna head out already?
OnoD: "Cat Searching!"

Pg.16

OnoD: Hmm...
OnoD: Don't see the kitty anywhere~
OnoD: Where are you~
HiroC: ...Hey, OnoD. / isn't this a little to wide a spectrum to be searching in?
OnoD: It can't be helped~
OnoD: The commission said that this was the last place the cat was seen.
HiroC: Well yeah, but...
OnoD: We'll just have to take this one step at a....
sfx: (meow!)
sfx: (jingle)
OnoD: Ah!
OnoD: A cat!!!
HiroC: Is that it?
OnoD: There's no mistaking that scarf!! / Great! / Leave it to me!
sfx: (grab)

Pg.17

sfx: sneak
OnoD: Here kitty kitty~ / Got your favorite stocking for ya~~~
HiroC: Hey, OnoD... that's dangerous...
sfx: slip
OnoD: This is noth...
sfx jump
OnoD: -ing!!?
sfx: jerk
OnoD: Woah...
sfx: fall
HiroC: OnoD!!!

Pg.18

- Next chapter, "DGS HIBIKI", a shocking ending!!! "OnoD Who Became A Shining Star~"
- A sudden heart-wrenching farewell...!!
HiroC: OnoDiiiiiiii!!!
sfx: grab
OnoD: Hey! / Do go adding weird narrations!!
OnoD: And you ducked your hand for a split second, didn't you!?
sfx: dangle
HiroC: You must be hallucinating.
HiroC: Sorry, sorry. My last job was narration, so it just came out.
OnoD: If you have time for that...couldn't you give me... a hand....? {Or I'll really become a star...!!}
HiroC: Fine, fine.

Pg.19

HiroC: {Geez,} What would you do without me, OnoD~
OnoD: Hurrrrryyyy upppppp
sfx: jump
Cat: Meow
HiroC: Eh!?
HiroC: Hey... that's dangerous...
sfx: squish
sfx: sway
OnoD: Hi-

Pg.20

- ...And the the two of them became sparkly stars...
OnoD: HiroCiiiiiiii!!!
- Thank you for reading until the end. Suwa Masaru sensei, please look forward to Iwasaki Saya's next work.
OnoD: I-
OnoD: I said, stop putting an end to things...!!!
sfx: slap slap
sfx: dangle
HiroC: That one wasn't me. / If you hadn't noticed, I'm an inch away from death right now.
OnoD Then... Who...
Shoe: Hahaha! How pathetic.

Pg.21

Nonchan: Who would've thought you'd fall for the trap so easily?
Sakkun: Did you think you guys were the only ones that could manipulate cats, OnoD?
[Eh?}
Sakkun: We expected more out of you, HiroC.
[Who are they...!!?]
Sakkun: The end has come.
Sakkun: Everything-

Pg.22

Sakkun: is in The Black Hibiki's power!!
- A black uniform...!!?
Nonchan: Well, actually, / it'd leave a bad after taste if we ended it like that,
Nonchan: so the least we can do is not grind our heels onto your hands. {snicker}
- Wh... Who are these two...?
Sakkun: Why don't you just stay stuck on the walls like a pair of lizards?
sfx: turn

Pg.23

Sakkun: {snicker} See ya!
- 'Black Hibiki', they say....!!!?
OnoD: W... Wait...!!!
OnoD: ....GAH~ / I thought I was gonna die... {we finally reached the office...}
sfx: gasp gasp
HiroC: Forty seconds longer, and I would have been dead too...
sfx: stagger
sfx: gasp gasp
OnoD: But more importantly-

Pg.24

OnoD: Who the heck were those guys back there!? / Why'd they just come out of nowhere!?
sfx: screech
OnoD: They said something about a trap... / So in other words, they were scheming against us, right!?
OnoD: Lately, all of the commissions I've been going to have been solved even before I get there,
OnoD: But it was merely those two getting in the way!! / Those 'Hibiki' frauds!!
HiroC: "Black Hibiki" / ...huh...
- You called?
OnoD: That voice!

Pg.25

OnoD: Black Hibiki!!?
sfx: bam
OnoD: Why are they on the moniter!?
Nonchan: {Aha} You guys are more stubborn than we thought.
sfx: crunch
Nonchan: We expected you to run home with your tail between your legs after going through that. / ...Though you're lizards so I guess you'd cut your tails off instead.
OnoD: {Hey!} What do you two want!?
Sakkun: We have fallen upon this devastated world of chaos for one reason only...

Pg.26

Sakkun: This is thy punishment for thy lamentable dereliction to provide succor for thy ladies that contend with arduous obstacles!!
OnoD: I... I don't get what he just said...
sfx: whisper whisper
HiroC: {Me too...} I think he's directing enemy vibes at us...
Sakkun: Do you remember? / This girl's face.
sfx: buzz
sfx: appear
OnoD: {Eh...Ah...} Ayase-chan!?
HiroC: So you were involved...
Sakkun: Don't misunderstand us.
Sakkun: We, Black Hibiki, went to Ayase,
Sakkun: In order to protect the smile on her face.

Pg.27

Sakkun: In place of you, who are neglecting the tears of girls!
OnoD: {Wh...} When did we ever neglect....
Nonchan: Poor Ayase-chan. / She almost gave up on confessing, you know?
Nonchan: "I need courage, and that's why I asked 'Hibiki' for help."
Nonchan: "But they were too busy to help someone like me... I'll just give up..." / That's what she said.
Nonchan: {snicker} Luckily,
Nonchan: she has no idea that you two hadn't even been aware of the commission in the first place.

Pg.28

Nonchan: Ah~ but I guess it can't be helped, huh? / What with your busy voice acting and event schedules, you hardly have a moment to spare for 'Hibiki'.
sfx: What-
OnoD: Our job is for the sake of ladies too!
Sakkun: {Hmph} We have no intention of listening to you fool's excuses.
sfx: stab
OnoD: Fools!?
Sakkun: Or what? Are you saying that your jobs are great enough that one little trouble of Ayase's hardly measures up?
OnoD: That's not what I...
Sakkun: "No matter the time or place, those of "Hibiki" will work to protect ladies."
Sakkun: It's laughable to call yourselves 'Hibiki' when you can't even manage that basic rule!
Sakkun: Moreover, you, who are useless in the face of a ladie's trouble, / don't deserve to wear that uniform of 'Hibiki'!!
Nonchan: {snicker} Rest assured.
Nonchan: We'll wear it for you. / in place of the two of you, who feel self-righteous and believe that you're helping out ladies.

Pg.29

sfx: grit
OnoD: You have no right to say that, you 'Hibiki' frauds!!
OnoD: And the Chief of 'Hibiki' would never allow that...
OnoD: Hm?
OnoD: That's right, Tera-Ikemen Commander-In-Chief! / What's he doing at a time like this!!??
Suwa: Lookin' good, Black Hibiki-chan.
Suwa: You're looking great on the screen~~~!
sfx: bulge
Suwa: Mm?
Suwa: Oh my, if it's HiroC and OnoD~! / Fufufu, sorry. It looks like I've switched sides♪
OnoD: Wh.... / Wh....
sfx: shake shake
OnoD: Are you crazy!!??
Suwa: See? The Chief has given his conset.
Suwa: So there should be no problem, should there?
OnoD: There's a HUGE problem!!!

Pg.30

OnoD: Stop fooling around...!
HiroC: Shut up.
HiroC: ....First you appear out of nowhere,
HiroC: and then spit out a bunch of rubbish...
HiroC: We don't deserve it? / Hand over our uniforms...?
HiroC: {Ha...} Are you morons?
OnoD: ...HiroC...?
HiroC: We're not taking the work of 'Hibiki' for granted.
HiroC: 'Hibiki' is our precious place... / If you think we're just obediently hand this over, think again!!!

Pg.31

Sakkun: Heh...
Sakkun: {Hahahaha!} Halarious! / Then why don't we add some entertainment here?
sfx: point
Nonchan: One week.
Nonchan: Starting tomorrow, we'll have a competition to see which of us is able to help more ladies in the span of one week.
Nonchan: Of course, the one who wins becomes the rightful members of 'Hibiki'.
Nonchan: If you guys lose, then those uniforms belong to us!

Pg.32

Nonchan: If you don't have confidence in yourselves, then we wouldn't mind you just admitting your defeat now... / So how about it? {snicker snicker}
HiroC: ...Sure, we'll take you on...
HiroC: We'll show you proof,
HiroC: that we are the real 'Hibiki'...!!!
[Who will the title of 'Hibiki' go to!?]

Pg.33

+The blonde Devil Cat.
①
sfx: bam
sfx: quiver quiver
OnoD: That cat's a newcomer, but he's really snotty.
②
OnoD: Thanks to him, all the other cats are in fear...
HiroC: It's a Nya-nan, leave it to me. / Heeere kitty kitty, let's make friends with the other kitties...
③
sfx: swipe
sfx: thwack
sfx: Guh!
④
HiroC: I... I can't believe I'm disliked by a nya-nan...
OnoC: HiroC, hang in there!
sfx: depressed
[The cat was named 'Onomer' without hesitation.]

+Warning - This is not a game.
①
HiroC: Woah, that's amazing. {So many new characters}
HiroC: Our 'Hibiki' is being turned into a game now...
②
OnoD: That means I'm gonna become 3D right?
OnoD: I might even be depicted realistically like woah.
sfx: excited
HiroC: Let's try and play it! {We got a sample!}
③
......
④
- chichin purun purun chinpu run! (It's like a japanese vers. of hocus pocus)
- The magic spell is wrong.
No way, 8-bit...!!?