Elysian's Monogatari

Chapter 97: Declaration

"All the honored students here are probably thinking 'who cares about what you think?' right? That's why even if Celestial's stage is not enough to convince you fully I representing the honored students will show you why this is a good idea for us. Or rather why it is bad otherwise."

"Currently almost all the jobs given to idols of Reimei Academy are monopolized by us. Originally those commissions were only given to the group Kazehaya Tatsumi created. While Tatsumi was ill and had to take a break I filled in for him."

"And the jobs given to me were too much that I couldn't handle on my own so i entrusted a part of those work to other honoured students. How was it my fellow honored students? Did you enjoy actually working as an idol? However those were requests directed at the idol named Kazehaya Tatsumi. We were nothing more than working on his behalf."

"Which means there's no opportunity for us as long as he's healthy and back in action. I will gladly return the work I've been doing on his behalf to him. Of course under one condition. That is, forming a unit where I can work with Tatsumi, who wants to do everything by himself, on equal footing."

"In the future we'll do all the jobs together so Tatsumi won't have to take on everything on his own. Of course that includes the members of Celestial's help. We'll accept jobs, choose suitable members to entrust them to and distribute the money we earn equally."

"We will work together on these tasks. That way Tatsumi's burden will be lightened so that he won't fall ill so easily anymore." Kaname said. "Haha. I was convinced by how passionately HiMERU-san and Reo-san was and I can tell that they're genuinely being considerate. They are truly, with their life on the line, willing to share my burden."

"No they're trying to become the same as me. To be my other halfs, to be a part of me. Like how the Christ is identified with God." Tatsumi said. "Hai. It's not enough to be his subordinate or follower and he's too hard to control if I become his manager of boss so in order to make use os his rare talent called Kazehaya Tatsumi I have to become one with me. And luckily I have the members of Celestial to help out as they also shared the same goal of helping Tatsumi."

"I will control him, the super idol Kazehaya Tatsumi that when he himself can't control, as his external self. Yes it's the only way to control this troublemaker. With that in mind I made my decision." Kaname said. "Haha troublemaker you say? Well you're not wrong." Tatsumi said.

"I did cause a lot of trouble for everyone. I've claimed that I wanted to make everyone happy but ultimately all I did was bring people misfortune. That's why I wish to make amends. And this is the best way I can think of. Yet this is a burden I cannot bear alone. So I need more of 'myself' and that's why I've extended a part of me into HiMERU-san, another body of myself."

"We as a unit will function and thrive like this from now on." He then said. ...Ahh my dream came true. I've told you. That I want to be like you. A radiant being like you. An idol who can bring everyone happiness. The precious, irreplaceable brilliance mother once loved. Older Hanagaki hates me yet when I needed his help to get Tatsumi to form a unit he willingly does it because he himself also doesn't want Tatsumi's soul to be tainted.

I've done so much to reach this goal. I betrayed my Onii-chan to whom I'm deeply indebted. I was condemned by the people from the Catacombe as a traitor who stole Tatsumi's wealth. I hid my intentions from all the other honored students and lied to them. Still this is what I wanted. Kazehaya Tatsumi, Kazehaya Tatsumi, Kazehaya Tatsumi. I will be like you. No I will become you.

Everything will be get better. With me, who has fought to become the representative of the honored students and Tatsumi who was the savior for the non-honored students, with our forces joined we can control all the students in Reimei Academy. We can eliminate the cause of all unhappiness, the class difference.

From now on all jobs offered to idols affiliated with Reimei Academy will be processed by our unit. And we'll distribute those jobs fairly and equally to both honored and non-honored students. We'll also evenly distribute what we earn. Thus we will create a world where everyone is treated fairly and equally. A utopia that Tatsumi has envisioned.

There will surely be difficulties at first. People won't readily embrace each other as allies and they won't support each other willingly. The honored and non-honored students already resent each other that much.

That's why we need to change the system. Even if it's by force. We need to eliminate the differences and remove the barriers between the honored students and the non-honored students. In the future we'll monopolize all the jobs for idols affiliated with Reimei Academy.

If you're not a part of us you'll not be able to continue work as an idol. You can't even be an idol if you're not one of us. So everyone will have no choice but to become a part of us if they want to survive at Reimei Academy.

And once they join us there will be no exceptions. Everyone will be treated equally and fairly whether they like it or not, whether they are honored students or not. We will eliminate this class difference by force. We'll render the honored students system obsolete. And we will be the ones control and manage all the students in the academy instead.

In an ideal way. We'll keep expanding our field of influence and one day we'll take control of the entire idol industry. By doing so we can create an ideal society where everyone can live happily. In this continuously declining idol industry we will survive by supporting each other. It's a long and dangerous path. But still. There will be hope.

As long as we have Kazehaya Tatsumi as our guiding light. He is incredible. A true idol. Unlike me, who's inexperienced, who always fails. This person will surely make everyone happy. He won't even abandon someone as useless as me. With him I can live as an idol. This is how I'll become a real idol. Will you be happy for me, mother? Will you understand me, Onii-chan? Kaname thought.