S1 Main Story/Prologue 1

**Fading Embers**, is the second introductory chapter of the main story of **Sakuragawa:Starlight Festival**.

## Summary

The evening of Embers' final live has arrived. How will the events of the evening unwrap for itself?

## Transcript

[Performance Venue, Chronosis Livehouse, Koshimitsu City, Nakanohara Ward, Amanoshima]

???: Heh?

(A teal-haired girl scratches her head, looking at two members of the audience arguing, amist the crowd.)

Teal-Haired Girl: Okay what the...

Audience Member 1: Why the fuck do you still support this band, huh?!

Audience Member 2: Aren't you an anti of Embers?! Why are you here?!

Audience Member 1: To see the aftermath, of course!

Audience Member 2: Oh yeah?! What do you find great about the aftermath?!

Audience Member 1: Bitches getting the karma they deserve!

Audience Member 2: How do you know if they deserve it?!

Audience Member 1: Cause they do!

Chronosis Staff Member: You two, please.

Chronosis Staff Member: Cease your fighting or get out of the premises immediately.

Audience Member 1: FUCK YOU!

Audience Member 2: He's the one that's started it!

(The teal-haired girl facepalms.)

Teal-Haired Girl: (This is my first and last live that I'm actually able to see here...)

Teal-Haired Girl: (Do they even have manners? I'm a high school student, and they're acting like manchildren.)

Teal-Haired Girl: Sheesh.

Tachibana Yumeko: I'm gonna put it up...

(She turns on her pen-lights, which then glow violet.)

Yumeko: (Switch on... Heheh.)

Yumeko: (I've been waiting for three months, so I can't let weird manchildren ruin my night!)

Orange-Haired Girl: Oh god. Drama!

Black-Haired Girl: Sakurako-chan, are final lives this heated?

Sakurako: Haha, maybe? Only every once and then, Kanade!

Kanade: True true.

Kanade: Wait- Look over here!

(Kanade points at Yumeko.)

Sakurako: Humu?

Kanade: Doesn't she resemble one of our classmates?

Sakurako: Ah!

Sakurako: She kinda does! But, dunno. I forgot!

Sakurako: I might ask her later, haha!

Kanade: Oh my god-

Yumeko: (Hey, Chronos, come out sooner! I bought a premium ticket for you please..!)

Audience Member 3: Sniff...

Audience Member 4: Hi... What's wrong?

Audience Member 3: It's the last live of Embers...! Sniff.

Audience Member 4: You want a tissue?

Audience Member 3: Sniff... Yes please...!

Audience Member 4: There there...

Audience Member 3: Waaaaaaaaaaah...

[Outside of Backstage, Chronosis Livehouse]

*(A certain staff member examines the area to double-check the preparations of collection.)*

Blonde-Haired Man: Okay, everything's ready.

Red-Haired Woman: What is?

Blonde-Haired Man: \*sigh\* Ootori... That's where all of them leave after today. You've forgotten, haven't you?

Ootori Mayuzumi: Oh! I forgotten about that. Sorry, Takimoto-san!

Grey-Haired Man: Hey- Kenta! Mayuzumi-chan's fresh meat, she's learning at least!

Takimoto Kenta: Sigh... Sugiyama. You're always doting on the new recruits. Learn how to act like a sergeant!

Sugiyama Hiroshi: And I won't!

(Kenta shakes his head, while Mayuzumi looks at the duo in worry.)

Kenta: And as for you, Ootori...

Kenta: Next time, you better remember the setup!

Mayuzumi: A-Alright..!

Hiroshi: Jesus!

Mayuzumi: (..Why do we have a bunch of fences surrounding here? This wasn't here 12 years ago!)

Mayuzumi: (I wanted to work with Anna-chan some point after our band split, but is all this even belonging to a music organisation anymore?)

Kenta: HEY, OOTORI!

Kenta: COME OUT OF THE FENCE!

Mayuzumi: R-Roger!!!

*(Mayuzumi opens up the fence, before stepping outside of the fence and closing it.)*

Lime-Haired Boy: Oh, good evening.

Mayuzumi: Y-Yukizawa-san!

Hiroshi: Hey! The Livehouse boy!

Kenta: Good evening, Yukizawa-san.

Yukizawa Hikaru: Five other members of the Tenbashi Band Association are inside the venue already.

Kenta: Is that so?

Hikaru: Yep.

Kenta: Good.

Hikaru: I heard that there should be 4 other guards coming along with the CEO's personal bodyguard.

Kenta: ...

Kenta: I see.

Kenta: They should be coming with a van and truck.

Mayuzumi: W-wait!

Mayuzumi: Tsutsujimori City from here takes too long, y'know? A whole eleven hours all the way...

Hiroshi: Eh, it's fine! The engines on them feel like a bullet train here.

Hikaru: Okay, I'll leave you to manage. I'll relay the information to the Tenbashi Band Association and livehouse staff members.

Kenta: Please do.

Mayuzumi: ...Eh?

Mayuzumi: (A truck?)

...

[Backstage Dressing Room, Chronosis Livehouse, Koshimitsu City, Nakanohara Ward, Amanoshima]

(A silver-haired woman reads a certain letter anxiously, while a gold-haired woman looks over.)

Gold-Haired Woman: ...

Gold-Haired Woman: Matsuri...

Silver-Haired Woman: A-AH!

Nanjou Matsuri/"Selene": Yukari?

Takamaki Yukari/"Fortuna": Is this letter from the association?

"Selene": N-No...?

("Selene" looks away from "Fortuna".)

"Fortuna: Then I'm going to check that.

Silver-Haired Woman: Eh- Ah-

Nanjou Matsuri/"Selene": Please don't-

*(Fortuna takes the paper out of Selene's hands, before reading the contents. )*

"Fortuna": Let's see...

"Fortuna": ...What in the world?!

"Selene": PLEASE DON'T READ IT-

"Fortuna":"Nanjou Matsuri/"Selene" and Isonokami Tohru/"Eros", over the past 3 years with your contract to the Tenbashi Band Association, you have reached a cumulative sabotage total of 10, exceeding "

"Fortuna": "You have both broke Terms 1 of the TOS, meaning that you have performed a transgression against Amanoshima."

"Fortuna": "As today is your last performance, you will both be collected outside of Chronosis Livehouse afterwards."

"Selene": Ah...

"Fortuna": ...

*(Fortuna sighs, presumably out of disappointment.)*

"Fortuna": When is the rest of the members coming? All of them should know this.

"Selene": Nonononononono-

"Fortuna": In the meantime, I demand an explanation for your utter incompetence.

*(A light-brown haired man enter the dressing room, smiling eagerly.)*

Light-Brown Haired Man: Matsurin, Yukarin! What's going on-

"Fortuna": SILENCE, YOU FOOLS!

Isonokami Tohru/"Eros": Hah?!

Fortuna: Matsuri. Tohru.

"Selene": EEK!

"Fortuna": Why are you both cowardly enough to sabotage ten performances behind our backs?

"Eros": WHAT-

"Eros": What does that have to do with the fact that this is our last performance?!

Fortuna: You're getting collected by the association straight after.

"Eros": Hah? Collected by the association?! What do you mean, it's just bullshit don't worry!

(At that moment, a grey-haired man enters the dressing room, surprised at what he just heard.)

Grey-Haired Man: Wait-

Moroboshi Ibuki/"Thanatos": Collected by the association?!

"Thanatos": Holey moley, is there something-

"Eros": Ibuki!

"Fortuna": And why are you late, Ibuki?

"Thanatos": Wait-

"Thanatos": Hey hey HEY HEY HEY! What's going on now?!

"Selene": Y-Yukari..! Please!

"Eros": Like we care about the TOS!

"Eros": WE did it because Embers needs to get every single opportunity in order to reach the ultimate stage- Aura Royale Festival!

"Fortuna": And your sheer audacity is exactly why we were disqualified. Do you even have anything to say for yourself?

"Eros": OY YOU-

"Selene": EEK-

"Thanatos": Hey hey hey, Yukari! Can you chill?! Tohru! You too! Matsuri, you can come out now!

"Thanatos": We only have one more performance, so we can all discuss this later-

"Fortuna": Then what of him?

[Hallway, Outside of Dressing Room]

(As the fight continues on, a black-haired man overhears a good portion of the events transpiring.)

Black-Haired Man: ...

"Chronos": ...You know what?

"Chronos": You all need to shut up.

(The black-haired man enters the dressing room immediately, while slamming the door at behind.)

All: ?!

"Fortuna": Oh, so you've finally arrived-

"Chronos": One moment I come late, and y'all are already trying to eat each other.

"Chronos": You want to take it all out on-stage? Where our fans can see it all?

"Eros": Hey! She's trying to be a real pain in the ass-

"Chronos": Give it up.

"Chronos": You know, we can always delay it as much as we want to. Even today!

## Initial (will delete later)

Fortuna: Oh! Good evening

Reaper, Yorumi, Mangetsu: Makoto?!

Azure: I heard from Yukizawa-san that we can get out of here and perform!

Yorumi: Wait what-

Azure: Let's go!

Everyone Else: Okay!

Yorumi: ....Oh no.

*(The band members get out of the dressing room, albeit with more friction than usual.)*

Reaper: I know that today's our last live here but,

Reaper: ...Didn't this year's ARF mention how we're disqualified for having a 10-sabotage record earlier?

Fortuna: Yes. Because these two don't seem to know how to follow the basics...

Azure: Say, Tohru-kun, Yorumi-chan,

Azure: Yukari-chan, Ibuki-kun.

Mangetsu: Huh?

Yorumi: ...I-I know.

Fortuna: What is it?

Reaper: What?

Azure: ....

Azure: Even if we got disqualified over the whopping sabotages, don't sweat it!

Azure: The most important thing right now is to perform as ourselves, for the final time here!

Azure: Isn't that right?

Everyone Else: ...!

Everyone Else: Alright!

Azure: Bring it on!

...

[Stage, Chronosis Livehouse, Koshimitsu City, Nakanohara Ward, Amanoshima]

Azure: Y'ALL, GOOD EVENING!

Crowd: \*incomprehensible screaming\*

Azure: This is Embers' onstage for the last time! Let's start with last introductions!

*(Azure introduces the members of their band one by one, before Fortuna annouces the vocalist. And then, the incomprehensible screaming turns into that of cheering.)*

Azure: Alright! Let's get to the first song right away!

Crowd: WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!