Huff... Huff...

Oh, Kamishiro...

Well done.
Your performance was certainly what you'd expect from the headliners.

Thank you.

And you're up next.

Yes.
I hope you enjoy the show.

Everyone, please get ready!

Alright, this is it!
Here we go!

Yeah!
Yes!

It's almost time for Tsukasa and his troupe to perform! I can't wait!

The people who do the night show at PXL are supposed to be next!

Oh, WXS?
That's awesome! I didn't realize they'd be performing at Shibuya Festa!

(Hehe. The audience sounds very excited.)

(Plus...)

Oh, it's Asahina! She came to watch!

Yes, I see her.
I'm glad she decided to come.

(I don't know how much of an impact our show is going to have on her...)

But let's make this show one to remember.

Next, we have Wonderlands×Showtime! Take it away!

What do you think their show's gonna be like? I can't wait to find out!

...

“There once was a demon who lived all alone.”

“And this demon had one job...
To corrupt humanity.”

“As such, this demon became responsible for the downfall of several humans. However...”

“Heh heh heh!
Finally! I have reached my 1,000th victim!”

”A feat unmatched by others! Not even those from the underworld! All shall cheer and hail my name!”

“Alas...”

“Things have been far too easy as of late... I've accomplished my goal of reaching 1,000 victims, but feel no sense of satisfaction.”

“Is there no better way to entertain myself...?”

“Festival, festival♪ A fun, fun festival♪”

“Hm?
That demon over there looks awfully small and weak...”

“But it seems rather happy.
You there!”

“Hm? Can I help you?”

“What are you doing?
You seem far too happy for your own good...”

“Oh, I was just about to put a festival together!”

“A festival...? Yes, I see...
One held in the name of demons, which serves to corrupt humanity!”

“What? No!”

“I just want to have a festival where everyone can have fun and be happy! I don't want corrupting humanity to have anything to do with it!”

“Huh?”

“What kind of festival put on by a demon doesn't revolve around corrupting humans?! You are supposed to have them engage in merrymaking and encourage them to become more hedonistic...”

“No, I'm bored of doing that.
I don't like how they essentially become zombies in the end...”

“Which is why I think a fun and happy festival would be much better!”

“We can put one on together!
A happy, demonic festival that everyone can enjoy!
Let's go!”

“H-Hey, don't yank me!”

Hehe. It's like Tsukasa and Emu in real life!

It's funny how they're just being themselves, even though they're supposed to be scary demons.

“I brought a new recruit!
It should be a lot easier to put on our festival now!”

“Ah, so there are other strange folk like us still around. Who exactly did you...? Huh?”

“Wait, this is the biggest and baddest demon of them all! The one who corrupted 1,000 humans! What's he doing here...?!”

“I was brought here all of a sudden...”

“This is bad!
If the more powerful demons find out about us putting on a happy festival that has nothing to do with corrupting humans, we're going to be in big trouble.”

“We are?
But I thought it'd be fun if we brought him along since he seemed so bored.”

“Argh! That's not the point!
If the others find out, they'll lock us up in the underworld and make it so we can't come back to the human world!”

“Really?”

“Yes, really!
Get it through that thick skull of yours already!”

“What fools...
However... Hmm...”

“Did you make these decorations and costumes for this festival of yours?”

“Y-Yes...
The human I used to follow around was someone who made outfits for festivals...”

“I was going to corrupt them, but they died of an illness before I could... The costumes they left behind were very beautiful, so I decided to try making copies of them.”

“Before I knew it, I was having fun.”

“I see...
Fine, I'll play along since I have nothing better to do at the moment.”

“Really?! You will?!”

“Yes! I shall aid thee!
And if I become bored, I'll just report you to the bosses for a tidy reward.”

Th-That's awful...!
This demon really is evil!

He looks like the Tsukasa I'm used to seeing, but he really is quite good at playing less-than-savory characters.

“Now, where do you need me to begin?
I should have no issues accomplishing whatever it is that you need of me.”

“Then, can you come up with ideas for our festival?”

“Yes, no problem!
I know! We can get these humans intoxicated and...”

“No using charm potions on the humans.”

“Oh, one of us still needs to make the device for shooting fireworks!”

“Ah, that sounds fun!
With my magic, I should be able to...”

“But no using magic! It's too dangerous!”

“Grr... This is becoming very bothersome...!!”

Hehe. I always love Tsukasa's performances where he goes along with Emu and the others' antics...! He's so good at interacting with them!

Yeah, he is.
Hang on. Isn't he just being himself for those parts?

...

Interesting. He's supposed to be this all-powerful, evil demon, but he's beginning to see how fun it is to put on a festival as he interacts with these demons that see things differently to him.

Which means, pretty soon...

(I-It's him...)

“Ah, I heard you're the one who corrupted 1,000 humans. Congratulations!”

“Th-Thank you...
However, it was but a trifle to me.”

“Indeed.
But I was wondering why I hadn't seen you in the human world lately. What have you been up to?”

“Oh, I've been on vacation...
It seemed like I was in need of a break is all!”

“A vacation? I see.”

...

(He's walking normally...)

(I guess his foot's fine now...)

“Stop! Unhand me at once!”

“P-Please, let us out!”

“How did you find out about us putting on a festival?! We didn't tell anyone...”

“Ah, I had a feeling...
Demons like you lot appear from time to time.”

“Honestly, demons trying to make humans happy. How foolish...”

“Urgh...”

“Then, let me ask you this... Is corrupting humans that much fun? Is that what you truly wish to do?”

(What he truly wishes to do...)

“This is not a matter of fun.
We have an important role to play in this world.”

“Why are you prioritizing that?!
Our role in this world doesn't matter! I... I just want to...”

“Shout all you want...
You will receive your punishment shortly.”

“Blast...!
What are we to do...?”

“They brought all our things for the festival here too. Does that mean they're going to throw them all away...?”

“Our things for the festival...? That's it!”

“Huh? What are you doing?”

“Here we are!
This is the device I made for launching fireworks...!”

“We'll escape to the human world using this!”

“What?!”

“That's impossible!
I mean, yes, we're imprisoned at the bottom of the abyss with no roof or ceiling in sight...”

“But if we don't make it and fall...
We're goners...!!”

“I don't care...
This is what I want to do.”

“I want to put on that festival with you two!”

“I'll go first!
If I manage to succeed, follow me up!”

“Here we go!
One, two... Three!”

T-Tsukasa's flying...!!

He's going higher than the stage lights...!

You've gotta be kidding me...

(He's flying...)

Incredible...

Huh?

“It worked! I'm back in the human world! Come on up, you two!”

“Okay!”

“Hm...?
What the? The cell's empty! What happened...?!”

“Hey!
We're up here!”

“Huh...?!
How did you escape...?!”

“That's for you to find out!
In any case, we're going to have ourselves a festival!”

“You're also welcome to join us!
We'll give you as much time as you need!”

“We'll be waiting!!”

“...!
To think that they'd use that contraption to escape...”

“Still...”

“What I truly wish to do...”

“It may be worth thinking about...”

“Anyway, we're back in the human world.”

“So, it's time for our festival to commence!!”

“And so, the demons held their festival for three days and nights. As a result, they were able to bring smiles to the faces of many humans. The end.”

Their show was so good!

And the perfect performance for leading off the shows for Shibuya Festa's corporate sponsors.

Their costumes were really nice too!
They had such a great trickster feel to them. I'd love to try something like that on if given the chance.

...

That was really good.
I'm glad we got to see it together, Mafuyu.

Oh...

Yes, me too...

Yeah!
Rui's troupe put on such a good show! Li'l Bro and his team did an awesome performance too! Oh...

Good evening.
Did you enjoy our show?

Yeah, it was amazing!
I was so moved by the scene where Tsukasa flew! I still can't believe you made that device, Rui!

What?! You made that?!

Yes, he did...
He has a bit of a talent for that.

That's because our director here's a genius!

Says the person who was quivering before launch.

Th-They don't need to know that!

Hehe. I hate to interrupt...

But I'd like to say how our show was only possible because of you, Asahina. Thank you very much for what you did.

What...?

We were only able to do our show the way we did because you were kind enough to treat my injury.

Our shows mean quite a lot to me, so I can't even begin to express how grateful I am for your help.

Thank you so very much, Asahina!

Yes, and we apologize for not thanking you sooner. We appreciate what you did and were able to put on a fantastic show as a result!

Thank you very much.
If you like, please stop by the Wonder Stage for another show. We'd love to see you there.

From the bottom of my heart, thank you.

Oh...

Um, it was nothing...
I'm just glad that I could help.
Still...

I enjoyed your show.

Hm?
They seem like friends all of a sudden.

Yes, they do...

Oh, since the show's over, wanna check out the stalls and exhibit? You don't have much time left, right, Mafuyu?

Oh, right...

Alright, let's go!