My Wish Is…
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——2 days until the Star Send-Off ritual
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Idia
Idia
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(The day of the ritual, giant clouds are going to darken the sky above the school, and it’ll be storming.)
(This couldn’t be a better development for me. It gives me a free and easy path to my happy ending…)
(But Ortho would be sad if the ritual got canceled. As his older brother, I want to do something…)
But anyway, changing the weather is impossible, even for me… C’mon, what should I do…?
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Ortho
Ortho
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Big Brother?
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Idia
Idia
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! Wh-What? Ortho?
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Ortho
Ortho
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Trey Clover said we’re done with practice now.
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Idia
Idia
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…Okay. This is earlier than usual.
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Trey
Trey
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I thought we could hang up all those Wishing Stars Deuce collected.
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Ortho
Ortho
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Oh! Then I’ll help too.
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Trey
Trey
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Thanks. Grim and Prefect, come help us as well.
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Option 1: Of course!
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Option 2: I’ll try my best!
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Grim
Grim
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Hah… I guess if we have to…
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Deuce
Deuce
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Phew… This is all of them. Gotta say, I collected a lot…
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Grim
Grim
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Hey, are you gonna hang up your own Wishing Star?
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Deuce
Deuce
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My wish?
I was so busy getting everyone else’s, that I completely forgot about mine…
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Trey
Trey
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I did too. How about we hang ours up now?
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Deuce
Deuce
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Sure. Okay… Let’s go.
My wish is…
“To become a policeman.”
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Ortho
Ortho
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Ooh~ That’s a fitting job for someone as dedicated as you, Deuce Spade!
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Deuce
Deuce
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Specifically, my goal is to be a magic enforcement officer. There’s a long and difficult road ahead of me.
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Ortho
Ortho
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Those people are in an elite department centering around magic crime, right?
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Deuce
Deuce
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Yeah. It’s a rigorous path to go down, but I’m going to work my hardest.
I’m sure it’ll put my mom at ease if she sees me get a serious job too.
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Ortho
Ortho
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You must be very fond of your mother, Deuce Spade. I hope your wish comes true.
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Deuce
Deuce
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…Hehe, thank you.
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Trey
Trey
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Alright, I’m next.
I feel a little weird saying mine after hearing how noble Deuce’s was, but my wish is…
“To get one of the latest food processors.”
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Deuce
Deuce
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Ahaha! That sounds just like something Clover would wish for.
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Grim
Grim
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I like that wish! You can make me lots of yummy treats if it comes true!
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Trey
Trey
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Ahaha, I could. Let’s hope it does.
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Deuce
Deuce
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Oi, Grim! Eating Clover’s homemade desserts is a privilege only Heartslabyul students get.
I can’t believe the way you come and eat whatever you want at every Unbirthday Party…
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Grim
Grim
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Hey, Yuu goes to those parties with me! Scold them about it too!
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Trey
Trey
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Come on now. Let’s not fight over silly things.
Next are the two from Ignihyde. What about you guys?
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Idia
Idia
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Huh? I have to make a wish too?
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Trey
Trey
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Well, we aren’t going to force you.
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Ortho
Ortho
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I don’t think your wish is embarrassing, so why not say it now before you forget?
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Idia
Idia
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Hm…
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Deuce
Deuce
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You know what Shroud’s wish is, Ortho?
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Ortho
Ortho
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Of course! It’s the same every year.
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Grim
Grim
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Ooh… I wanna know what it is.
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Deuce
Deuce
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Yeah. It must be big if he’s wished for it every single year.
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Idia
Idia
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You don’t have to look at me so expectantly… But uh, my wish is…
“For the sequel to Star Rogue to come out!”
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Deuce
Deuce
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Star Rogue?
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Grim
Grim
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The heck is that?
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Idia
Idia
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Hmph. This is why you’re all normies…
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Ortho
Ortho
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It’s a game me and Big Brother were obsessed with when we were little.
They announced a sequel to it, but then the development team disbanded.
Big Brother has been waiting for production to start up again ever since.
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Grim
Grim
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Hmm. Is that Star-blah-blah really that interesting?
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Idia
Idia
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“Interesting”? What a stupid question!!
Star Rogue is a shooting game that was built with graphics totally advanced for its time period…
Set in the galaxy, it had a fantastic storyline highly acclaimed by both videogame and sci-fi fans alike.
I can still remember the first time I played it like it was yesterday.
The twinkling stars… Onslaughts of attacks from enemy ships… Hearing your allies’ praise through the radio…
That experience is probably the most precious one I’ve had in my entire gaming life… Hah!
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Grim
Grim
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He was talking so fast!
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Trey
Trey
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Well… That definitely showed us how much he loves this game. Didn’t it?
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Deuce
Deuce
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Y-Yeah. It sounds really cool!
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Idia
Idia
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….*click*
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Deuce
Deuce
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Huh? That sound just now…
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Ortho
Ortho
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Big Brother? Heeey, Big Brother!
No response… Maybe he got angry and hung up?
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Deuce
Deuce
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S-Sorry. I didn’t mean to make him upset.
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Ortho
Ortho
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No, don’t worry. Big Brother is just shy.
Um… Is it alright if you listen to my wish last?
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Grim
Grim
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Huh? But you don’t have a Wishing Star.
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Ortho
Ortho
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Well, I’m not a student at this school.
Big Brother and I are considered one student, just like Grim and Yuu.
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Deuce
Deuce
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But you’d still like to tell us?
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Ortho
Ortho
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Yes. I want the Stargazers to hear my wish, as the ones who send wishes to the stars.
Is that… okay?
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Deuce
Deuce
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…Of course it is. Let us hear it!
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Ortho
Ortho
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My wish is…
“For Big Brother’s wish to come true.”
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Deuce
Deuce
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…You seem to be really fond of your brother yourself.
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Ortho
Ortho
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Ehehe… Big Brother is the most important thing in the world to me.
That’s why I hope his wish reaches the stars, like what happened in the folk tale…
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Option 1: You’re such a good kid…
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Option 2: I want a little brother like this.
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Grim
Grim
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He’s so pure and sweet; you’d never think he’d be related to Idia.
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Trey
Trey
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I’m sure Idia would be overjoyed if he heard your wish.
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Deuce
Deuce
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I’m going to put everything into this dance so that your wish reaches the stars, Ortho, even without a Wishing Star!
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Ortho
Ortho
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Ehehe… Thank you, Deuce Spade!
Let’s hope the weather is clear on the day of the Star Send-Off!
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Idia
Idia
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……
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Idia
Idia
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(I meant to end the call, but I panicked and only turned off my mic…)
(But that let me listen to Ortho’s wish.)
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Flashback Sequence
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Ortho
Ortho
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I tried simulating the movements of small clouds above campus using my weather radar.
Like the Headmaster said, it looks like a huge thunderhead will be passing over here on the performance day.
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Deuce
Deuce
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But that’s only a simulation, right? We still don’t know what will actually happen.
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Ortho
Ortho
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Right. But it’s strange… No matter how careful my forecast is, the chances of the weather being clear are so slim, and yet…
My simulation keeps showing Big Brother and everyone else doing the Star Send-Off ritual under a sky filled with stars.
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Trey
Trey
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Ortho…
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Deuce
Deuce
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In the legend of Wish Upon A Star, a wooden puppet made a miracle happen and became a real boy.
If we believe, I’m sure the weather will be clear!
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Ortho
Ortho
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Yeah… I hope we can do the Star Send-Off together with Big Brother.
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—End of Flashback—
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Idia
Idia
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As a Stargazer, and for Ortho, I could…
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