Risona: “A defeated sister has no right to speak of warfare.”
“Hm, what’s that? You want to hear more?”
“No, I don’t really have anything to comment on. Ah, wait, I should express my gratitude to my voters, right? I’ve won 3rd place; in the ongoing Sochi Olympics, this would be equivalent to a bronze medal. Isn’t that amazing? I was touched when I saw that I’d placed 3rd in 2013’s best heroines. Well, the fact that someone weird took first place kind of bothers me, but putting that aside, I’m grateful for the emotions in each and every vote for me. Indeed, rather than just the total vote tally, I instead want to treasure the warmth that was born each time someone pressed the vote button. Once I realized that, I stopped caring about my rank. I don’t want to be a part of a society that gets hung up over ranks and grading. I want to be a person of sincerity.”
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“Like I’d actually think such nice things. To all of the big brothers out there who voted for Luna-chomu: Line up in a row and sit down. The following is an inside joke, so for those who don’t know the context, please turn a blind eye.”
“Isn’t this wrong? No matter how I look at it, it’s just not right. The Navel game that was nominated this year was “Otome Riron to Sono Shuuhen”. The heroine of that game is me. Aside from me, there are two other heroines. Both of them are very cute.”
“As the representative from that game, I’m glad to have ranked in the year’s top 3 heroines. Yes, I’m very pleased. I was so happy that when I received the results email, the cola I was drinking left my mouth and splattered onto the screen. It would be embarrassing if someone had seen me jumping for joy.”
“But it was all ruined when I saw the first place winner. She was a sub-character this time, you know? She wasn’t on the box cover, so you wouldn’t even know if she was in the game or not. This is what we call a MINOR CHARACTER. It’s as if they’d accidentally elected a sumo wrestler to represent us at the Sochi Olympics. And then he gets first place. A sumo wrestler that’s putting on skis for the first time in his life wins a gold medal in mens’ moguls. Am I being mocked?”
“The email from the Getchu staff said “1st Place (The Beautiful Luna-sama) and 3rd Place (Little Sister Gununu (Risona))”. I didn’t change a single word; that is the exact original text. “Little Sister Gununu”. Uh huh. It really does make want to go “gununu.” It’s like my name is “Gununu” now. Like my real name “Risona” is just a pseudonym. Ookura Gununu. Who came up with this stupid thing? Also, Getchu’s staff even called her Luna-SAMA. Like she’s that amazing. What is the meaning of this? No, I’m not trying to oppose the store staff or anything. After all, they’re selling plenty of game copies with my picture on them. That’s a good thing. Even Ookura Gununu. I never asked for this. But call me whatever you want, be it Ookura Gununu or Pork Cutlet.”
“But don’t forget, those of you who voted for Luna-chomu. While she bathes in the spotlight, there’s a little sister main heroine who lost in popularity to a sub-character. Do you understand this frustration and sorrow; the same anguish of an unpopular game that ended up in a New Year’s grab bag!? The one in first place was the ONE person I didn’t want to lose to! Argh! Why!?”
“*deep breaths* Those of you who voted for Luna-chomu, after you come back to your senses, please purchase 7 copies each of Navel Honeybell’s debut game, “Sorahana”. This is an angry little sister’s sales promotion strategy.”
