Chapter 10

**Chapter 10: But Well, I'm Just Reluctantly Going Along With It!!!** is the tenth chapter of *We are Magical Boys*. It is the fourth chapter of vol. 2.

## Summary

*Having become a laughing stock, Lofty☾Purple searches for a means of reclaiming his popularity in a new town. He comes up with an idea only to be met with failure, causing him to feel discouraged until he realizes that there may still be someone who looks up to him.*

## Synopsis

Next to Yamikumo is the town of *Rengoku*, where Lofty☾Purple and Sparkly☆Yellow search for people in need of help. A pair of girls spot them, only to remark that Purple was a hussy chased out of Yamikumo. Purple is extremely embarrassed and Yellow offers him some water to help calm him down, but all he can think about was how he's suffered since he lost to Pink. The information spread quickly and now everyone laughs at him, nobody thinks Purple is cool and popular anymore. Yellow tries to encourage him but since that showdown the number of light crystals they collect keep decreasing. He's getting less praise because of everyone having a weird impression of him now, so he's going to work on improving his image to regain his lost popularity. Yellow is dedicated to helping him out, but he asks that he isn't forced to do bad things like emcee again. He doesn't want to be mean to anyone. Purple assures him its fine, he just went overboard then.

Back at their temporary base -a trashed, abandoned hotel- Purple has been online and he came up with a brand new plan. Since they can't help people to get the crystals, he figured they should try to be Magical Boy Idols. Fans will come flocking and as long as they feel satisfied watching them perform, they will begin to earn their popularity back and obtain several light crystals.

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Unfortunately, on the day of their debut performance only two people show up. Purple is completely in dismay but Yellow is delighted and wants to perform for them anyway. Purple refuses and storms off, transforming back into Akito. He heads to an arcade to vent for a while but he can't get his mind off of things.

Its then he hears a couple of boys nearby discussing the flyer Yellow put up earlier. He listens as they complain, saying that Purple lacks the cute qualities of Thrilling♡Pink. If he was the one who was doing an idol performance, they would want to go.

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Purple and Yellow return to Yamikumo with a large bag of snacks. Purple plans on bribing Pink to coerce him to join their attempts at becoming idols, but he isn't happy about it at all. He just needs him to agree, and then he will take full advantage of his popularity to use him until he's unnecessary.

Just then they overhear Pink helping someone, and Purple is a little surprised by how hot-blooded he is. He didn't really pay him that much attention last time so he didn't notice. He calls out to Pink, only to be met by a beam from his wand as he tries to explain that he isn't there to fight. Pink doesn't want to hear it but he becomes distracted when Yellow brings up Blue isn't there. Pink explains that he was sick, so he stayed home today. As Yellow admirers Pink's dedication to protecting the city, Purple stands back in observation as it occurs to him that he is forcing himself too much. He approaches Pink again and explains that they came to invite him to join their idol group. The audience would love to see him perform with them.

Pink rejects because that isn't a priority to him like protecting the town. This annoys Purple, and Yellow gently asks that he reconsider because they could really use his help fixing Purple's image. He's been so unhappy, and he is sure if Pink joined them then a lot of people would come to see. Purple berates Yellow for being so open about his personal business, and he prepares to leave thinking Pink won't help them. But to his surprise, he's reconsidered. He *was* the one who called Purple a slut in the first place. Pink tries to act like he is joining them reluctantly, even though its obvious he actually wants to do it.

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With that, the trio make some new flyers and Yellow works on choreography for their performance. Pink is eager to get to work but Purple is really flustered over how silly it looks. Despite that he works alongside them to focus on making this performance a success. He is more than ever dedicated to becoming one of the "*Crystal Eight*". He also takes notice of how well Yellow and Pink get along.

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On the day of their performance, Pink and Yellow easily garner a large crowd of supporters, and spheres filled with light crystals. The trio return to the abandoned hotel to observe their efforts, but Purple is in dismay over the fact he only obtained a single, weak crystal. Which then proceeds to disappear, something that he didn't know could happen. Infuriated, he fires Pink and throws him out, but this gets witnessed by a pair of boys who were passing. They take a picture and spread the news around online, so now everyone is badmouthing Purple. Before they were just insulting his appearance, but now they are threatening physical violence.

Akito is becoming discouraged and unsure of what to do at this point, but he isn't given long to linger on it when he hears someone yell in panic. He becomes startled, worried its directed at him until he realizes that someone is being harassed in the nearby alley. Akito observes them before leaving, convinced that he can't do anything without support. But as he thinks about the boy getting hurt, he transforms and knocks the guys out. He complains afterwards and prepares to leave until the boy stops him.

He's very happy he could meet *Lofty☾Purple-sama*. He's a fan of his, and the Boy explains that he was a frequent victim to bullies. But one day while walking by the park he saw a crowd and witnessed Purple beating up the same guys. He really scared them, and they lightened up a lot, they are even afraid to come back to school; so he's been okay since then and he has been wanting to thank Purple. Purple thinks back to how he felt back then, when he was looking for a reason to beat up the kind of guys he hated and make a spectacle of the whole thing. He assumed everyone watching was there for the thrill of it, but it turns out that someone actually was there just to see him.

The boy asks Purple if he could shake his hand and he agrees. From this a shower of light surrounds them and Purple appears to be in a daze. The boy asks if he is okay, and Purple comes to the decision that he doesn't need to be an idol to find support.

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A young man is attacked by a group of guys when Purple appears to protect him. The leader isn't threatened, calling him a slutty disgrace, but Purple ignores him and beats them up, happily introducing himself as Rengoku's Magical Boy. The boy he rescued thanks him and the jar is filled with more light crystals as Purple warns him to be more careful.

They fly away as Purple realizes that if he had been doing this seriously, he probably would have been collecting them in a more accurate way. Yellow giggles just then, and admits that while he isn't sure what happened, he's glad his big brother is feeling better. Purple becomes irate and scolds Yellow for referring to him as that in this form, and he continues to yell at him as Yellow tries to apologize, accidentally calling him "*Big Bro Purple*".

## Trivia

* This chapter reveals that Lofty☾Purple and Sparkly☆Yellow are brothers.