Circus Star Yachiyo Tsuruhime/Bond Story

*Liluah, star performer of "BON☆BON Circus". Her graceful shows enchant the audience. She sees her fellow performers as family. From "Your Show."*

* Chapter 1
* Chapter 2
* Bond Level 15 Talk
* Bond Level 30 Talk

I Want to See You Smile

 **Kuina:****(Sinha)**
"RAWWRR!"

 **Minku:****(Misty)**
"Whoa, Sinha's going wild... You wanna play with everyone that bad?"

 **Yachiyo:****(Liluah)**
"No, Sinha! Look out—"

***\*crash\*!!***

 **Minku:****(Misty)**
"Ahaha, it all came down! This is great! Now to slip under the acrobat's bicycle and shake the balancing act's chair♪"

 **Minku:****(Misty)**
"And everything's in a great big uproar! Now this is what I call a show..."

 **Yachiyo:****(Liluah)**
"Well, I don't! You need to calm down, Sinha!"

 **Yachiyo:****(Liluah)**
"At this rate, you'll ruin the show..."

 **Yachiyo:**...Phew. I think that about does it for Act 1, Scene 2, right?

 **Minku:**Heh heh, I nailed my unicycle part♪ All that practice must've paid off!

 **Kuina:**...You call that "nailing" it? Your position was off at the end!

 **Minku:**Uh, whaaat, it was...?

 **Kuina:**We've been over this so many times...!

 **Yachiyo:**Now, now, play nice. It's only our third rehearsal together. No need to rush♪

 **Mei Fan:**You're right. There's a lot of action sequences packed into this, too. Maybe we could use a little break?

 **Mei Fan:**Minku-san, allow me to explain the order of our positions again.

 **Minku:**Thank you!

 **Yachiyo:**Mhmm, in that case, let's make this a bit of a long one. Be back in thirty!

 **Kuina:**...

 **Yachiyo:**Oh, fancy meeting you here, Kuina-chan.

 **Kuina:**Ah... G-Good work at practice!

 **Yachiyo:**Ahaha, I'm just buying a drink. You don't need to stand up on my account.

 **Yachiyo:**Let's see, what to drink, what to drink... Hey, Kuina-chan, what do you like most? Tea, apple juice, or soda?

 **Kuina:**Hm? Well... Tea, I guess.

 **Yachiyo:**Sounds good. I'll go for some tea, too♪

***\*beep\*...\*crash\*! \*beep\*...\*crash\*!***

 **Yachiyo:**Here's yours.

 **Kuina:**What...!?

 **Yachiyo:**Heh heh! Mind if I sit next to you?

 **Kuina:**O-Of course, go right ahead! Um, thank you for the tea...!

 **Yachiyo:**And thank you for keeping me company♪

 **Yachiyo:**Man, I just can't find anywhere I can relax. Apparently I put people on edge when I'm around.

 **Kuina:**Th-That's because you're an Edel! Everyone looks up to you!

 **Kuina:**...And here we are, holding you back... I'm so sorry...

 **Yachiyo:**Oh, not at all. We owe you big-time because of how well you understand Minku-chan.

 **Yachiyo:**You just always make this really pained face when you're done getting mad at her... And as your senpai, that makes me worry a little.

 **Kuina:**I-I don't...

 **Kuina:**I don't really want to yell at her like that...!

 **Yachiyo:**...Yeah.

 **Kuina:**But we're attracting attention here as a performance starring junior high second-years, and if she's acting like that...

 **Kuina:**And the more I go down that train of thought, the harder it gets to hold back my emotions.

 **Yachiyo:****(Liluah)**
"...Look, Sinha, I understand why you want to shout and holler."

 **Kuina:**Huh...?

 **Yachiyo:****(Liluah)**
"You're happy you get to be in a show with everyone, right? I feel the same way."

 **Yachiyo:****(Liluah)**
"So I won't tell you to behave anymore... Let's have even more fun than we already are!"

 **Yachiyo:****(Liluah)**
"Then you'll want to see the audience's smiles, too. And you'll want to put on the best show ever with all our friends!"

 **Kuina:**...Liluah...

 **Yachiyo:**Ahaha, just kidding. Thought I'd steal some of Liluah's lines♪

 **Yachiyo:**...It's okay. You don't need to think yourself into a corner like that. Why don't you try approaching this like Liluah?

 **Yachiyo:**Heh heh, though I think "wild animal" is a bit too cute for Minku-chan.

 **Kuina:**Approach it like Liluah...

 **Yachiyo:**Welp, I'm gonna head back now. Nobody likes Mei Fan when she's angry.

 **Kuina:**Th-Thank you!

 **Yachiyo:**Ahaha, I didn't do anything... But good luck on that performance♪

 **Kuina:**("Have more fun." Yeah, I need to remember that.)

 **Kuina:**(But Tsuruhime-senpai really is something else for being able to pick up on my worries like that...)

 **Kuina:**(So this is an Edel...)

Yachiyo's Plot?

 **Yachiyo:**...Huh? Is this calculation wrong?

 **Mei Fan:**Is something wrong with the paperwork?

 **Yachiyo:**Yeah, stuff isn't adding up on our financial statement for this semester... Ugh, maybe we got some material expenses wrong somewhere.

 **Mei Fan:**Well, I'm glad to see you understand the situation we're in.

 **Yachiyo:**Right...? By the way, Mei Fan-chan♪

 **Mei Fan:**No, I'm not helping.

 **Yachiyo:**I didn't even say anything yet...

 **Yachiyo:**But thanks, I didn't actually think you'd help♪

 **Mei Fan:**I-I said I WOULDN'T help! First of all, the deadline to submit that document passed a long time—

 **Mei Fan:**Wait, it hasn't...? Heck, it's not even due until next week.

 **Yachiyo:**Oh, it's not?

 **Mei Fan:**...There's no way you didn't know that, Yachiyo.

 **Yachiyo:**No, really, I was just in a good mood, and I was like, might as well knock out some student council work.

 **Mei Fan:**It is downright unthinkable that that thought would cross your mind while we're so busy with a performance... What in the world happened?

 **Yachiyo:**Oops, said too much... I mean, how am I making you worry about me just by taking my job seriously?

 **Mei Fan:**You have your usual behavior to thank for that. Now, what's this about?

 **Mei Fan:**Why are you in such a rush to finish your student council work all of a—

 **Yachiyo:**Mmm, here!

***\*swish\****

 **Mei Fan:**Is this the town magazine? Let's see, "Lion Cub's Debut at Zoo"...?

 **Yachiyo:**Yup. It was on the news a little while ago, remember?

 **Yachiyo:**Well, that cub is about to make his debut... Doesn't it kinda remind you of Sinha in the play?

 **Yachiyo:**So I was thinking it might be fun to go there with Kuina-chan and Minku-chan and all the rest of the main cast...

 **Mei Fan:**...

 **Yachiyo:**You know, 'cause zoos have all the animals that show up in circuses, right? Could give them a point of reference for how to move.

 **Mei Fan:**Well...

 **Yachiyo:**No, I get it. It wouldn't be easy with so many of us. But this is a joint performance between the senior and junior high schools, right? We hardly ever do that.

 **Yachiyo:**I thought it'd be a nice way to get to know each other... But I get it. It's a dumb idea. I won't bring it—

 **Mei Fan:**...Wonderful.

 **Yachiyo:**...Huh?

 **Mei Fan:**This is wonderful, Yachiyo! I never would've imagined you were capable of worrying about something like that...!

 **Yachiyo:**U-Uh, is it really that amazing?

 **Yachiyo:**Ahhhh, wait, now I'm getting embarrassed... This was just some random idea I had, I swear.

 **Mei Fan:**Heh heh, you have nothing to be embarrassed about! This changes everything. I'll do everything I can to help you, or my name isn't Liu Mei Fan!

 **Mei Fan:**I know! What if we make a simple guidebook for the event!? I'm pretty sure the templates are on this shelf over—

 **Yachiyo:**Whoa, whoa, slow down! You don't need to get that into it... Ugh, this is why I was trying to hide it.

 **Mei Fan:**Oh, stop being such a stranger! You always hide what you're really thinking!

 **Yachiyo:**Really?

 **Mei Fan:**Yes, really!

 **Yachiyo:**Ahaha! Yeah, well... Thanks, Mei Fan. I'm counting on you.

 **Mei Fan:**But of course! We are the Edels...

 **Yachiyo:**And everyone's senpai♪

 **Yachiyo:**Our performance this time is a request from a prestigious circus. We hardly ever get to put on a show with the junior high kids. I'm so excited♪

 **Yachiyo:**The problem with doing practice with the junior high kids is that they all tense up around the Edels.

 **Yachiyo:**That's why it helps having Minku-chan's around♪ She's not afraid of anyone and just smiles at us.

 **Yachiyo:**And Kuina-chan, too! I think she gets along with Mei Fan, 'cause they're always together during joint practice. They look just like sisters. Isn't that adorable?