The Vivid Old Tale - 3: Normal Life On The Street

Vivid Street

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Live House Staff

Cut it out, you guys!

Boy Rapper A

Shut up!

Boy Rapper B

Stay outta this! Or I'll make you eat dirt!!

Onlookers

Guys, calm down!

Little An

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Whoa!
They're both so angry...!

Taiga

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Yeah, geez...
It's pretty early to be this riled up.

Nagi

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I don't recognize either of them, and they seem awfully young.

Nagi

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Wait, I remember someone saying how there's a new MC battle event taking place today...

Boy Rapper A

Hey, take back what you just said!

Boy Rapper B

What's wrong with calling you what you are?! An amateur!

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Little An

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Oh no! Th-This looks bad...!

Taiga

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At this rate, they'll be trading punches in no time.

Nagi

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And they look big for their age.
The staff won't have an easy time breaking them up.

Nagi

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I'm gonna go talk to them.

Taiga

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Sure.

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Little An

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Wait, what's she gonna do?!
Aunt Nagi!

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Nagi

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Sorry, everyone.
Mind letting me through?

Onlookers

Hm? Isn't that...? Nagi?!

Nagi

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Honestly, fighting in broad daylight.
What exactly happened here?

Boy Rapper A

What's it to you, hag?! Don't interrupt!

Nagi

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Hmm... You'd think rappers would choose better words, no? I mean, “hag” and “interrupt” don't really rhyme.

Boy Rapper A

Huh? You making fun of me, lady?

Little An

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Uncle Taiga, is she gonna be okay...?!
They're so much bigger than her!

Taiga

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Relax. This is nothing for her.

Boy Rapper B

You've got nothing to do with this, so stay out of our way!

Nagi

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Actually, I have everything to do with this. My prized pupil's trying to sing here, so I'd prefer it if you didn't cause such a big commotion.

Nagi

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From what I can tell, it sounds like you aren't happy with how your battle was judged and decided to choose the worst option by picking a fight. Did I miss anything?

Boy Rapper A

Grr...!

Nagi

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Aha, bullseye.
Hmm... You in the cap. I take it you started it?

Boy Rapper A

Don't blame me!
Blame the judge!

Boy Rapper A

Who in their right mind thinks that I lost to that crappy flow?!

Boy Rapper B

What?!

Nagi

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Settle down.
Or is it too late to get you two to cool off...?

Nagi

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Alright, why don't you have a rematch right here...?

Boy Rappers A & B

Huh?

Nagi

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Don't give me that look.
Rappers should be ready to throw down whenever, right?

Nagi

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And I'll be the judge this time.
You all want to hear them sing, right?!

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Nagi

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So, what do you two say? You're not about to turn tail and run in front of all these people... Are you?

Boy Rappers A & B

...!

Boy Rapper A

Of course not!
Just who do you think I am?!

Boy Rapper B

You're going down! Again!

Nagi

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Alright, let's get started!
Do you know what you're going to sing?

Live House Staff

Y-Yeah...!

Nagi

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Okay, show us what you've got!!

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Boy Rapper A

Grr...!
I'm not letting you have this!

Boy Rapper B

Says you!

Little An

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Haha!
You've both got this!

Taiga

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Nagi, go easy on them.
I mean, the police might not intervene at this time of day, but...

Nagi

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I know! Don't worry!

Boy Rapper A

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Nagi

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Hey, that verse was great!
You weren't very eloquent during that fight just now, so it's refreshing to hear that you have a good vocabulary.

Little An

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This is awesome!
Well, maybe not as awesome as Aunt Nagi♪

Boy Rapper B

Next, my turn! Get ready!

Boy Rappers A & B

Huff... Huff... Huff...

Nagi

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You both did great!
But I think we have to call it a draw.

Nagi

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However, if you're still not satisfied, would you like to do another round?

Boy Rapper A

A-After a quick breather...!

Onlooker A

Then, let us do a battle in the meantime!

Onlooker B

Hey, that sounds fun! Let's go!

Little An

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Aunt Nagi, I wanna do a battle too!

Nagi

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Okay, how about we do one?

Little An

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Really?! Yay!

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Taiga

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After causing such a big stir too... But I guess kids will be kids. Anyway, I'll just sit back and enjoy the show.

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An's Father

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Hm? Isn't that...?

Nagi

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And the winner is... Taiga!

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Little An

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Uncle Taiga was so awesome! And super cool!

Nagi

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You ended up joining in on the fun after saying that you'd just sit back and watch things unfold.

Taiga

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My plan was to spice things up a little, but maybe I went a bit overboard.

Boy Rapper A

That old dude's way too good at rapping! What's going on here?!

Boy Rapper B

Same with the people from the crowd that jumped in partway through...! Even that little kid was totally off the hook!

Taiga

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Just where exactly do you think you are right now? This is Vivid Street. Rapping and singing are how we greet each other around here.

Taiga

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But if you've learned your lesson, quit fighting like knuckleheads and get good.

Nagi

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Exactly.
You can win as long as you get the crowd going!

Nagi

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I mean, you're both doing this because you love it, right?

Boy Rapper A

W-Well...

Boy Rapper B

Yeah... We are...

An's Father

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(They stopped another fight...?
Honestly, don't they ever get tired of doing that? Still...)

Little An

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Hey, can we go again?!
I think I can do better this time!

Nagi

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Okay!
Let's do another one together!

Little An

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Yeah!
I'll start!

Little An

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An's Father

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(I guess it isn't all bad since An looks like she's having fun.)

An's Father

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Hey, Nagi, Taiga!

Little An

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Hi, Daddy!

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Nagi

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Oh, you're finally here.
You came so late that you missed our little event.

An's Father

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Sorry about that.
But you decided to put on an event before our actual one?

Little An

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What's wrong with that?!
It's not like we get to hear RADder rap every day!

Boy Rapper A

Wait, RADder...? You guys are RADder...?!

Boy Rapper B

W-We're so sorry...!!
We had no idea who we'd been talking to...!!

Taiga

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Don't apologize to us. You should be telling that to everyone from the live house and all the other participants.

Boy Rapper A

Oh, right...
Yes, we'll do that...

Boy Rapper B

Again, we're sorry for causing so much trouble...

Nagi

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Yeah, it is important to assert yourself sometimes, but it's just as important to keep a cool head.

Nagi

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Still, all jokes aside, you two weren't bad, and you're taking things seriously enough to fight about it.

Nagi

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So, we'll be looking forward to seeing how you both do moving forward!

Boy Rappers A & B

Th-Thank you...!

Little An

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Hehe.
I'm really glad they stopped fighting!

An's Father

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Me too.
Also, An, your rapping has improved a lot. Practicing every day is really starting to pay off.

Little An

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I know, right?!
Hold on. More importantly...!

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Little An

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Daddy, where were you?!
You said you'd watch me practice, but it's already noon!

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An's Father

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Yeah, sorry about that...
Things sort of just dragged on.

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An's Father

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But I promise to watch you practice tomorrow morning. It's Sunday, so I should be able to stay with you until noon.

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Little An

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Wait, really?

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An's Father

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Yeah. And to make up for what happened, you can sit in the VIP section during today's event.

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Little An

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Whoa! Are you sure?!

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An's Father

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Yes, there's going to be an opening it seems and the manager personally requested you fill that seat.

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Little An

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Woohoo!!
Thank you so much, Daddy!

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An's Father

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You're welcome. Anyway, let's get going.

Next Chapter: Grown-Up Stuff