The OTHER Pink-Haired Ninja DJ Girl

"Aha! Baseball Bat Ninja! Inspiration has struck me again!" Without waiting for the Trailblazer to indulge her, Rappa continued explaining, her mouth as rapid-fire as her ninja skills. And my soon-to-be DJ skills too!

She pointed to a large scoreboard hanging opposite the Paperfold stage. There! Right there! That was her bolt of inspiration! In light of the devastating news that their band was no longer allowed to perform for the university's celebration ceremony, Rappa knew she needed to act fast to boost her band's morale, and their popularity.

"While you go forth and gather inspiration from every corner of the universe, I shall stay here and battle for our honor! Any and all foes and contestants beware! For you are no match for my Ninjutsu! Hiya!" The overzealous Galaxy Ranger struck a few ninja poses while the Trailblazer watched her with a quirked eyebrow before quietly departing to, as Rappa put it, "go forth and gather inspiration from every corner of the universe".

Rappa, meanwhile, turned her attention back to the scoreboard. Mmm, there are MANY excellent foes, worthy combatants, all vying for the top spot! Who shall be my first conquest...? Her bright green eyes skimmed the list until they settled upon... DJ Kunoichi?! It MUST be fate!

Without a second thought, she zoomed over to the scoreboard to find the mysterious DJ Ninja's information

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"..." Ugh. You have GOT to be kidding me. First, she was roped into it by Esora.

"Oh, it would be good for you, Shinobu! A chance to see the world, Shinobu! A chance to broaden your horizons, Shinobu!"

Then Yuka. "Be sure to take LOTS of groovy pictures for me, Shinobu! You know how important good memories are to me, and you'll be studying at THE Paperfold University! They've got a Dreamweaver college there that specializes in Remembrance!"

And then last, but certainly not least... "Please, Shinobu? Do it for me? My rapping skills weren't good enough to get me in there this year, but your DJing skills? This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! Not just anyone gets to open for THE Paperfold University!"

Ugh. Curse you, Kyoko... Shinobu exhaled quietly, already feeling drained, and she hadn't even started performing yet! If I WANTED to DJ around an annoyingly energetic airhead, I would've just gone home and DJed with Michiru, or Nagisa, or something!

Although the young DJ had been, admittedly, blown away by the spectacle of Paperfold University, the enchantment was rapidly dissipating the longer and longer she had to listen to...

"—fellow warrior in the art of Ninjutsu!" Rappa folded her palms and bowed deeply to the other pink-haired ninja DJ girl.

"Do you always talk like that?" Shinobu finally interjected, unable to keep the irritation out of her voice.

"Talk like what, DJ Kunoichi?" Rappa tilted her head, smiling cheerfully. Clearly she saw nothing wrong with her style of speaking.

"Oh, forget it!" Shinobu spat. Maybe it's just part of the act. Paperfold is home of the Charmony acting college too, after all. Shinobu could only hope this Rappa girl wasn't as insane as she pretended to be, but as the day and night dragged on, Shinobu couldn't help but wonder if this Rappa chick hadn't maybe sustained some brain damage as a child...

"O Great Wise One in the Way of the Noble Art of the Spinning DJ Discs! Where did you train? At what dojo? Under what sensei?"

Dojo?! Sensei?! Does she REALLY think I'm a ninja?! It's just a stage name, jeez! Shinobu thought self-consciously. She thought it was pretty cool, but this girl was quickly making being a ninja rather... cringey. Chuunibyou, I think the term is...