1.Check…
2.First, today’s vibe
3.First, today’s audience
4.First, today’s stage
5.The temperature here—
6.Is the energy good? No, is it bad?
7.We’re not letting things drag, are we?
8.…Wait, who am I even talking to?
9.If I get swept up in it, it’s game over
10.Time is closing in
11.I’m waiting with that strange feeling, like a kid on parent’s day at school
12.There’s a sense that something’s about to happen
13.Sharpen your senses, every last one of them
14.I can’t let myself end as an unrecognized king
15.I’ve got to accomplish something before I die
16.Sweat dripping like mad—it’s like a detox
17.Night flight, flying through the dark
18.Only by pouring every ounce of effort, even to the point of collapse
19.Can you feel the true sense of being alive
20.Whether the crowd is packed or sparse, I’ll still give it my all21.
22.Whether someone’s waiting for me or not
23.I can’t stop now—I can’t stop
24.Over and over, I end up here again
25.I can’t leave—I just can’t
26.Up & Down, repeating endlessly
27.I can’t escape—I can’t escape
28.Even though I know it, I’m here again
29.I can’t leave—I just can’t30.
31.On this stage, a monster lurks
32.Wading through a mountain of corpses
33.Keep pushing forward, baby, until you see the light
34.Talking nonstop, going all out every day
35.Laugh or cry, it’s all up to me and my partner
36.Even if the end looks grim, I’m ready for it
37.Keep pushing forward, baby, until you see the light
38.Talking nonstop, balancing on the edge of chaos39.
40.The monster on this stage? It’s my companion
41.It waits with its gaping mouth, ready to devour me whole
42.It loves my wandering eyes. It loves my trembling hands
43.Whenever it gets a chance, it comes to kill me—but that’s what makes it thrilling
44.Sometimes, it takes the form of unforeseen disasters
45.Sometimes, it becomes an unresponsive, deadened vibe
46.Sometimes, it transforms into nameless slander and criticism
47.Sometimes, it disguises itself as lukewarm inside jokes
48.The tension tangles my tongue
49.The rising pressure burns my throat
50.Anxiety drains the moisture from my body, tightening my lungs
51.Breathless—panicking—
52.This can’t go on forever
53.But these relentless days of training are what feed me
54.From “A” to “Z,” skillfully wielding every word
55.Look—flimsy layers peel away
56.Revealing a freefall straight into its maw
57.A frog in a well ends up being manipulated, a mere pawn
58.Someday, I’ll tame it. Sorry, but I won’t hold back
59.Whether it’s through radio, late-night TV shows
60.From wild talk shows
61.To this familiar stage
62.Every day, I grab the microphone with a tongue sore from overuse
63.Who else but me or a high-rolling hostess could live like this?64.
65.Whether someone’s waiting for me or not
66.I can’t stop now—I can’t stop
67.Over and over, I end up here again
68.I can’t leave—I just can’t
69.Up & Down, repeating endlessly
70.I can’t escape—I can’t escape
71.Even though I know it, I’m here again
72.I can’t leave—I just can’t73.
74.On this stage, a monster lurks
75.Wading through a mountain of corpses
76.Keep pushing forward, baby, until you see the light
77.Talking nonstop, going all out every day78.
79.“This boring life of yours is truly boring,”
80.That’s what it’s been saying to me all along
81.“This boring life of yours is truly boring.”
82.So I’ve just kept honing the weapons I have
83.If my sensitivity rivals Ozaki’s
84.And my worldview is bottomless
85.Then I’ve got an unbeatable partner like Musashi’s Miyamoto
86.The wannabes from back then—
87.Look around, and it’s all geniuses, eccentrics, and powerhouses
88.Some young hopeful’s pride gets crushed again today
89.In just a minute or two, they’ll know their limits. A rookie timer starts ticking
90.For mid-tier players, towering walls loom large. The gap with veterans is insurmountable
91.Even those seasoned veterans still feel fangs lodged at their throats
92.But I’ll embrace it
93.Because I’m a sober beast tamer
94.“Good boy, good boy,” I mutter to the monster
95.Talking to it like I always do
96.Is it boring? Is my life boring?
97.Fine, then. I’ll leave it all here for you. Take it in and devour it with care98.
99.Whether someone’s waiting for me or not
100.I can’t stop now—I can’t stop
101.Over and over, I end up here again
102.I can’t leave—I just can’t
103.Up & Down, repeating endlessly
104.I can’t escape—I can’t escape
105.Even though I know it, I’m here again
106.I can’t leave—I just can’t107.
108.On this stage, a monster lurks
109.Wading through a mountain of corpses
110.Keep pushing forward, baby, until you see the light
111.Talking nonstop, going all out every day
112.Laugh or cry, it’s all up to me and my partner
113.Even if the end looks grim, I’m ready for it
114.Keep pushing forward, baby, until you see the light
115.Talking nonstop, balancing on the edge of chaos
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