Voice Drama Part "cozmez"

**Voice Drama Part "cozmez"** is the third drama track in Paradox Live Opening Show. A sample was posted on January 25, 2020 on the official Paradox Live YouTube Channel.

## Featured Characters

* Kanata Yatonokami
* Nayuta Yatonokami
* Iori Suiseki
* Mobs

## Summary

After ten years, CLUB paradox suddenly revived. At the same time, the four most popular hip hop team in the present day received an invitation to a Stage Battle.

The champion gets a monetary prize of ten billion yen, as well as the right to challenge the legendary rapper [unit], Buraikan. To prove oneself, to desperately protect one’s memories, to rise higher in the world, to create a place for one’s family…

Each with their own reasons, all the teams decided to participate in the competition. Now, start the never-before-seen battle―

## Translation

Translation provided by Leche. Please note minor edits to fix small errors and describe certain sound effects were made. The original translation can be accessed here.

*(Sounds of running and panting)*

**Kanata**: Shit, they’re so persistent…!

**Mob 1**: Oi, the brat went that way!!

**Nayuta**: Kanata, this way!

**Mob 2**: Hey, wait!!

**Kanata**: There’s no way we’re gonna wait, idiot!

**Nayuta**: Kanata, look out!!

**Mob 3**: Hahaha, where are you going, huh?

**Kanata**: Hah…!

**Mob 1**: Workin’ us like this… you bastard!

*(Mob hits Kanata)*

**Kanata**: Agh…

**Nayuta**: Kanata!!

**Mob 3**: Bein’ all cocky bringing a Phantometal even though y’all still a brat!

**Kanata**: Don’t you dare do anything to Nayuta!!

**Mob 2**: Shut up!! Oi, hold down that other brat!!

**Kanata**: Don’t you… dare… touch Nayuta!!

**Mob 3**: Wh-what’s up with this guy!?

*(Kanata starts beating the mobs)*

**Mobs**: Uwaah!

**Kanata**: I ain’t going to forgive you bastards for this… cough, cough… shitheads!

*(The twins are walking up a staircase to their apartment.)*

**Nayuta**: Ugh… Kanata, we’ll be home soon… do your best…

*(They open the door and walk inside.)*

**Kanata**: Ugh… I’m home… *(He collapses and passes out.)*

*(Time passes. A train is heard passing by outside.)*

**Kanata**: Ughh…

**Nayuta**: Kanata, are you awake?

**Kanata**: Yeah, Nayuta.

**Nayuta**: Are you okay? You passed out.

**Kanata**: This much is nothing. More importantly, Nayuta, what about your body? Are you okay?

**Nayuta**: Yeah, I’m fine.

**Kanata**: I see. What time is it?

**Nayuta**: Five.

**Kanata**: So I lost consciousness for one hour…

**Nayuta**: Five… in the evening.

**Kanata**: Huh? Then I passed out for a day… Aah… Hungry…

**Nayuta**: Me too. But right now, we don’t have anything.

**Kanata**: Ah, if I’m not wrong, yesterday we brought home their bags, didn’t we?

**Nayuta**: Oh, come to think of it…

**Kanata**: I wonder if there’s anything in it… *(He looks through the bag.)*

Ooh, this is nice…

**Nayuta**: Seriously? What is it?

**Kanata**: There’s custard in it.

**Nayuta**: Ooh, that’s great.

**Kanata**: Anyways, let’s just eat.

**Nayuta**: I’m hungry.

**Kanata**: Yeah.

*(They eat.)*

**Nayuta**: Kanata.

**Kanata**: Hm?

**Nayuta**: Delish.

**Kanata**: Mm. Yeah.

**Nayuta**: Kanata. I’m sorry… because I’m like this…

**Kanata**: Don’t say stupid things.

**Nayuta**: …Yesterday’s stage was nice, wasn’t it?

**Kanata**: Yeah. If it’s a paid stage, the illusion’s better, too.

**Nayuta**: Speaking of paid… the other day, Kanata said that there’s an amazing event, right? Para… something.

**Kanata**: Yeah. It’s called Paradox Live.

**Nayuta**: That. When’s that gonna be?

**Kanata**: You don’t remember anything, do you? Can’t be helped.

It’s on this day, next month. It’s an important event, so remember it.

**Nayuta**: Huum. But it’s really amazing, for the prize to be ten billion… you can do anything with that.

**Kanata**: Yeah… we can eat lots of delicious food.

**Nayuta**: Ain’t that the best… ah.

**Kanata**: Ah, you need water?

**Nayuta**: No, I’m fine.

**Kanata**: Okay.

**Nayuta**: Thanks.

**Kanata**: And, if we have ten billion, I can bring Nayuta to a place with better doctors.

**Nayuta**: Kanata…

**Kanata**: Here, eat this snack.

**Nayuta**: I’m fine, just eat it, Kanata.

**Kanata**: Stupid, we still have Paradox Live waiting. Eat.

**Nayuta**: Mm. Thank you.

**Kanata**: Hey. If you had ten billion, what would you want to do?

**Nayuta**: Mm… What about you, Kanata?

**Kanata**: Me? I want a house. A big, clean and pretty one. And like, one with a studio.

We’re gonna rise… and get out of this shithole of a place.

**Nayuta**: That’s ultra nice! As for me… hm… I want lots of clothes.

**Kanata**: Then, let’s buy all of those, too.

**Nayuta**: Seriously?

**Kanata**: Seriously.

**Kanata & Nayuta**: Hehehe.

**Kanata**: Hey… that clothes over there. Did we have those before?

**Nayuta**: Ehehe… they’re nice, aren’t they?

**Kanata**: Nayuta… by yourself, you… we already have lots of those, don’t we.

**Nayuta**: Isn’t it okay? We’re going to use it on stage anyways.

**Kanata**: You… we were going to use it for our next equipment… aaah~! Geez, can’t help it.

**Nayuta**: Sorry, Kanata.

**Kanata**: It’s okay. Soon, we’re gonna have so much money we can throw ‘em away, after all.

We wont have to live like we did in our childhood.

**Nayuta**: You’re right.

**Kanata**: The people around us wont believe it.

If we had to go back to that time…

**Kanata**: If I have to go back to that time, I’d rather…

**Nayuta**: Hm?

**Kanata**: It’s nothing.

I’m fine if I have only you, Nayuta.

If you’re here, I can do anything.

**Nayuta**: Me too.

This world is shit.

There’s nothing good about it at all.

**Kanata**: Let’s rise up, just the two of us.

**Nayuta**: Yeah.

**Nayuta**: Then? What kinda people show up in that Paradox Live?

**Kanata**: Huh? Dunno.

But whatever kinda people they are, it’d be a cinch for us, right?

**Nayuta**: Well, that’s true.

Ah, but, promise me just one thing.

**Kanata**: What’s up with you, being so formal like that?

**Nayuta**: I want you… to not use your Phantometal too much.

**Kanata**: Huh?

**Nayuta**: Recently, y’know…

Don’t you think the time until the trap reaction activates has shortened?

**Kanata**: There’s nothing like that.

**Nayuta**: I heard about it once.

If you use it too much, you’ll get swallowed by your Phantometal―

**Kanata**: That has nothing to do with anything!

**Nayuta**: Why are you so angry?

I…

I don’t want Kanata to get bad…

That’s why…

**Kanata**: Ahh, shut up!

I ain’t scared of trap reactions!

I ain’t made that weak to die ‘cuz of that!

**Nayuta**: I’m not talking about that―

**Kanata**: Look, Nayuta!

This is our chance to rise up.

When the time comes for the fight of our lives, it’s now or never!

You understand, don’t you!?

**Nayuta**: …

*(Kanata's phone vibrates.)*

**Kanata**: Sigh, who is it…!?

**Iori**: Yo! How do you do?

It’s me, me!

**Kanata**: Aah, hello.

**Iori**: Come to my place a bit, I’ll be waitin’!

**Kanata**: Sigh… understood.

**Nayuta**: Who is it?

**Kanata**: It doesn’t matter who it is.

Something came up.

I’m gonna go out for a bit.

**Nayuta**: Is your body okay?

I’m going too―

**Kanata**: It’s fine so just stay at home, Nayuta.

**Nayuta**: …Okay, got it.

*(Sound of knocking)*

**Iori**: Come in!

*(Kanata enters.)*

**Iori**: Sorry for always havin’ ya come.

**Kanata**: What do you need from me?

**Iori**: Haha, don’t be hurryin’ like that!

Greedy men don’t get popular, y’know?

You’re such a party pooper.

Well, here’s what. Actually, that there’s someone who has a dirtmetal with super high concentration of phantometal purity around here… Or so I’ve heard.

**Kanata**: I’m not that free to look around everywhere with just a rumor to go by.

**Iori**: You’re being really aggressive today, aren’tcha?

Don’t worry about that, I had Zen figure out a mark for you, to some extent.

It’s fine if you just go and face some of them.

It’s a huge issue this time. I’ll dish out some of the payment in advance.

Please finish it by tomorrow morning.

**Kanata**: But the sun’s already setting.

Are you telling me to work without sleep?

**Iori**: Oi. Be careful how you speak.

Ain’t it always like this?

**Kanata**: …

**Iori**: So! You’ll probably get busy this month, but―

**Kanata**: No, I’m sorry, but I’ll have to pass this one.

**Iori**: That’s rare.

Is that okay?

**Kanata**: Yes. A bigger chance has come, so.

Bye.

**Iori**: A big chance, huh? Hmmm…

*(A dog is heard barking in the distance. Kanata returns to the apartment and opens the door.)*

**Nayuta**: Ah. Welcome home.

**Kanata**: Yeah. I’m home.

**Nayuta**: Are you… okay?

**Kanata**: Yeah.

**Nayuta**: …Kanata, it’s better for you to sleep now.

You’re tired, right?

**Kanata**: Huh? Yeah… I’ll do that.

**Nayuta**: Go and sleep first. I’m gonna take a breather outside for a bit.

**Kanata**: Ah, Nayuta…

**Nayuta**: I know. I’ll be back quickly.

**Kanata**: …

**Nayuta**: Sigh. There’s no helping it. Fine, I wont go outside.

Learn to go to sleep by yourself already.

**Kanata**: Shaddup…

**Nayuta**: Then, I’m turning off the lamp.

**Kanata**: Nayuta.

**Nayuta**: Yeah?

**Kanata**: We’ll start making our song tomorrow.

The one for Paradox Live.

**Nayuta**: Got it.

**Kanata**: That’s all. Good night.

**Nayuta**: Good night.

*(A train passes by outside again. There are typing sounds as they work on the song.)*

**Nayuta**: Mmm.. what are we gonna do for the hook?

**Kanata**: Hm… you’re right. Get it a bit more dope…

**Nayuta**: At this rate, it’s gonna take us a day just to finish our track.

**Kanata**: You’re used to it, aren’t you? We’ve been doing this since we were small, anyway.

**Nayuta**: You look like you’re having fun, unlike yesterday, Kanata.

**Kanata**: Only when I’m doing rap.

Rap is good. Our background’s become our weapon.

We’re gonna kill everyone with this weapon.

**Nayuta**: Yeah. Let’s definitely do that.

*(More sounds of Kanata working on the song)*

**Kanata**: Aah~ It’s not upper…

I want our hook to be like… going ‘dizzy-dizzy’ in low temperature…

**Nayuta**: Kanata’s really good at making songs like that, huh.

**Kanata**: Well, that’s ‘cause I’m a genius.

**Nayuta**: Don’t get ahead of yourself, idiot.

**Kanata**: Huh…? Wait, wait!

I just got an inspiration!

Oh man, seems like we wont get any sleep today.

**Nayuta**: It’s good that you’re enthusiastic, but don’t push yourself too hard, okay?

We’re gonna have battle with all teams in the competition, right?

We’ll have to make a lot of songs, right?

**Kanata**: I’ll make however many songs we need.

**Nayuta**: I’ll tell you this: not just any song works, okay?

**Kanata**: Of course. They told us to make songs based on the theme of each battle, right?

**Nayuta**: It’s a pain in the ass, though.

**Kanata**: Well, it doesn’t matter what the rules are: we’re still going to win.

**Nayuta**: That’s right. As expected, we have to go hard from the get-go for things like this.

**Kanata**: We’ll show them the absolute different in true strength and shut those people up.

We’ll blow ‘em hard with our insane lyrics and music.

The other guys’ll just half-assedly put together lip service to make their lyrics, anyhow.

Something like that ain’t hip hop.

**Nayuta**: Yeah. Let’s show those asshole wacks living an easy life what the real thing is like.

**Kanata**: The winner will be us.

**Kanata**: Is that Club Paradox?

**Nayuta**: Waah… there’s so much people.

**Kanata**: Annoyin’… are these guys that free?

**Nayuta**: Ain’t it interesting if we just swindle all of ‘em?

**Kanata**: That true.

**Nayuta**: Oh well, the ten billion’s ours anyways so who cares about the details.

**Kanata**: Haha, you’re right.

**Nayuta**: Ah, but y’know…

**Kanata**: Hm?

**Nayuta**: These clothes, they’re nice, right?

**Kanata**: Well, guess they are.

As I thought, it’s a good thing to let Nayuta choose our clothes.

**Kanata**: The people are increasing… What a pain.

Let’s just quickly get inside the venue.

**Mob 4**: Oi! Look at them! Aren’t they cozmez?

**Mob 5**: The real deal!? It’s the first time I saw them! Dang…!

Ah… I wonder if they’d give me a handshake…

**Mob 4**: You idiot, don’t even try!

By the way, the little brother Nayuta in flesh has a dangerous feel, huh!?

Ah, our eyes met…!

**Kanata**: Oi, it’s you, right, shitty glasses?

**Mob 4**: Eh!?

**Kanata**: You said something just now, didn’t ya?

Stop whisperin’ and say it clearly, wontcha?

**Mob 4**: Eh… no, I…

**Kanata**: What’s that about Nayuta, huh!?

**Nayuta**: Leave it, Kanata!

**Mob 4**: N-no… it’s nothing… *(He runs away.)*

**Kanata**: Tch.

**Nayuta**: Don’t pick a fight with the guests, Kanata.

**Kanata**: Sigh. Yea.

**Nayuta**: Sigh… even so, people are talking as they please, huh, about us.

**Kanata**: Our surroundings has nothing to do with us.

We’ve never had any ally up until now, anyways.

**Nayuta**: Haha, that’s true.

**Kanata**: Nayuta.

**Nayuta**: Hm?

**Kanata**: I’m gonna rise up.

But I can’t do it alone.

It’s meaningless if you’re not here.

**Nayuta**: It’s the same for me, Kanata.

**Kanata**: Let’s get out of this shitty world.

The two of us, together.

If it’s for that goal… I’ll give it my everything.

Translation Notes:

1. ↑ A custard filled bread/spongecake
2. ↑ In hip hop, hook is the reff/high point of rap. It’s the most distinguishing phrase in the song – it could be talking about the lyric and/or the composition.