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ZetaFlare:
Shigure Setsuna's Route, cont.

Setsuna’s grandparents have been very proud of Setsuna’s recent success as an idol. They have decided to attend her next big concert (either the Black Pearl Festival or the Fujisan Rock Festival depending on if you already unlocked Kuroi’s group). Setsuna tries to urge them against it seeing how Seishiro’s condition hasn’t been too good lately, but they really want to watch their talented granddaughter sing. It would be the perfect therapy for him. Setsuna is proud to have such doting grandparents. If there were anyone who would always support her decisions, it would be them.

On the day of the Black Pearl/Fujisan Rock Festival, Setsuna tells Kenji and her partners that her grandparents are going to be in the audience today. She urges them to perform flawlessly…she does not want to embarrass herself in front of her own family. Kenji warns her not to push her partners too hard. The others aren’t quite sure if the performance will be absolutely perfect, but they will try their best. After a successful performance and defeating 961Pro/Ryuuguu Komachi, Setsuna is glad that she was able to see her grandparents happily enjoying it.

As ZetaPro returns to the office, Setsuna suddenly gets a phone call. It is from her Yukina and she sounds urgent. As she was driving home from the festival, Seishiro fell from a heart attack and was immediately rushed to the hospital. Setsuna is shocked and demands Kenji and Kaito to take her to the hospital. Luckily, Kaito knows the location of the hospital they are looking for so he is able to get there as quickly as he could. Setsuna desperately rushes into the building. As soon as she enters Seishiro’s room, the heart monitor emits a long, ominous beep…

Kenji and Kaito suddenly hear a familiar voice screaming in agony.

He couldn’t make it. Setsuna’s grandfather just passed away right before her eyes. A devastated Setsuna beats herself up over it, thinking she’s a horrible person for not being by his side all the way. It’s bad enough losing a beloved family member, but she also lost one of the only people who ever really supported her in following her dreams. As Setsuna goes down to the lobby, she notices Kenji and Kaito. They got really worried when they heard her scream. Kenji figures from Setsuna’s tears that Seishiro didn’t pull through and apologizes to her even though he and Kaito did all they could. Setsuna tells them they didn’t have to apologize. It was her fault for not being able to help her grandfather. He knew he wasn’t feeling 100% and yet he still went to the festival despite Setsuna’s warning. Setsuna really doesn’t feel like talking to Kenji right now. Her grandmother will drive her home. Kenji and Kaito sadly return to the office.

Later, gossip columnists receive word about Seishiro’s death courtesy of Yamato, who is familiar with Setsuna’s past. He figures a scandal like this will really sink Setsuna and ZetaPro. “The idol with a cursed voice? Siren’s song kills her own grandfather!” The incident makes the front page of several gossip magazines.

Later the same week as ZetaPro begins a new day of work, the President cannot believe the slander he is seeing in the magazines. As soon as he shows it to Kenji’s unit, Setsuna almost faints out of utter shock. Having to be reminded of her past reputation is one thing, but to think her singing could have inadvertently killed her grandfather was just too much to take. Kenji and the President think that story is just absurd. Gossip magazines are, more often than not, full of balderdash and are just confusing. However, their words fall on deaf ears. Setsuna, believing she really is cursed, hastily leaves the building in tears. Kenji wants to help but feels as though it’s no use when it comes to someone like Setsuna. He then informs the President and the other two idols about what happened with Seishiro. He figures it might have been why that story really offended Setsuna. The President decides to let everyone go early today so that the mood is a bit brighter next week.

Next week, everyone, including Setsuna, is feeling a bit better. Setsuna had a chat with Yukina last week about the magazine article. Yukina let her granddaughter know she had nothing to do with her husband’s heart attack. She, her fellow idols, her production staff, and even Seishiro (through spirit) are all behind her and will support her through thick and thin. Don’t let them down now. Forget what others say and keep doing what you enjoy doing. Yukina even gave Setsuna a ride to work today. Still, Setsuna is still feeling a bit concerned about that article…

Setsuna’s nightmares soon come true. She is turned down from several job offers, is barred from auditioning and holding concerts, her CDs are boycotted, and the company’s inbox is flooded with emails demanding ZetaPro to fire her (if they are not straight-up death threats towards her). Seeing that society is starting to hate her once again because of her curse, Setsuna soon becomes scared and unwilling to promote herself and her unit. However, there are some regions that do not believe the rumors and allow ZetaPro to keep on working. They will have to rely on them for increased publicity until the IU preliminaries roll around.

(to be continued)

ZetaFlare:
Shigure Setsuna's Route, cont.

At the IU prelims, Setsuna is almost barred from entering the tournament. Just as soon as she is about to give up hope, Chihaya suddenly interrupts. She is quite impressed with Setsuna’s talent and insists the judges allow ZetaPro to compete. Why should they stop her from singing just because of one mere coincidence? The convinced judges decide to allow Setsuna’s unit to audition. Unfortunately, Yamato rigs the tournament blocks in order to pit ZetaPro with NAZO. Believing her opponent is pure evil, Kagura is eager to take the opportunity to end Setsuna once and for all. During the performance, the judges are blown away by Setsuna’s raw singing skill, allowing ZetaPro to pass the audition. However, they still finish a distant second to NAZO. Kagura is surprised that not only was ZetaPro able to advance, but all the judges managed to survive Setsuna’s “cursed” song. Still, she claims NAZO is several steps ahead of her. Setsuna doesn’t stand a chance. Kagura promises to destroy Setsuna’s unit during their next encounter.

Back at the office, Setsuna has been sulking ever since she left the audition venue. Kenji and the President wonder what’s bothering her even though ZetaPro has advanced to the next leg of the IU. Setsuna believes her skill level is not as high as she would like it to be. She really wants to set aside some solo time to put in some extra practice. This way she can acquire the necessary skills to take on NAZO. After everyone goes home for the night, Setsuna stays afterwards for a self-lesson.

During Setsuna’s rehearsal, Kenji interrupts (much to her chagrin), claiming he may know what’s wrong with Setsuna’s singing. In the IU preliminary audition, Setsuna’s voice was still as brilliant as ever. However, she closed herself off from the other idols, worrying about only her part. It almost looks as though she’s dragging her partners along, being the sole focus of the unit. According to Kenji, the reason Setsuna can’t really perform at her full potential is because she lacks a sense of unity. This might be a little too much to ask of her, but if she could perhaps open up to the others and get to know them a little better, her part in the unit can flow perfectly with the other two. Imagine the endless potential when three work as one! Of course, Setsuna believes the idea is absurd and blows Kenji off. As Kenji leaves and Setsuna continues practicing, she still feels disappointed in herself. Then she wonders…all this time she only thought about herself. Could this “unity” really be the key to defeat NAZO?

Over the next few weeks, Setsuna chats with the others in her spare time. Most often she asks them, “What is your purpose for becoming an idol? Why do you and I walk the same path?” As Setsuna hears of their ambitions, dreams, difficulties, etc. she winds up criticizing their views, considers them annoying, or even brushes them off. Then, as she thinks about it, she can actually somewhat sympathize with the others in a way. She apologizes and tells her partners about the similarities between them. Setsuna thinks this might have been enough to help unify the trio, but in reality, she’s not really trying hard enough. Kenji knows this, but he decides to keep it a secret to Setsuna for now.

During ZetaPro’s next showdown against NAZO at the Harvest Moon Festival, the pyrotechnics get out of hand and set the stage on fire, cancelling both performances. As Yamato shows up, he blames the fire on Setsuna, claiming her cursed song nearly caused a disaster. Her own unit, NAZO, and even the audience could have been caught in the blaze. She should thank her lucky stars the crew was able to help control the fire. Yamato claims ZetaPro is a disgrace and Setsuna really defines how far the depths of the low class will sink. All of a sudden, Setsuna’s partners and Kenji stand up for her. They state they couldn’t have gone this far without her help. If her singing kills people who listen, why haven’t they (who have heard her sing since the unit’s debut) died too? She’s an excellent singer who takes pride in her talents. They will not let some crazy superstition let her do what she enjoys doing the most. Setsuna can’t believe what she’s seeing. She had friends who all care about her and support her through thick and thin just like her grandparents. All this time and she didn’t even notice. Yamato is disgusted by this display of friendship. To his eyes, friendship is weakness low-class idols use as an excuse to hide their lack of talent. He promises to destroy ZetaPro once the IU finals come along…if they ever make it. Back at the office, Setsuna thanks everyone profusely for defending her against Yamato’s insults and all the support they gave her since the day they met. So this is what it feels like to have true friends. She then promises everyone they will win the IU and defeat NAZO together.

(to be continued)

ZetaFlare:
Shigure Setsuna's Route, conclusion

During the opening ceremony of the IU finals, Setsuna overhears a conversation between Yamato and Kagura. From what she hears, Kagura must win the IU in order to maintain the legacy of her family. Yamato tells her he will do whatever it takes so that NAZO wins and her parents are satisfied. Setsuna starts to recall the reasons her partners and biggest rival decided to become idols. Then she recalls her grandparents, who have loved her singing ever since she moved in with them after her parents died. They’ve been trying their best to utilize her talents to their full potential, but she always refused due to fear of her bad reputation and what happened to her parents. Then it hit her. She has finally found her motivation to sing…not just to relieve stress but to make her doting family happy. Nothing could make Seishiro feel any more proud…wherever he is. As Kagura passes by, Setsuna tells her she can’t believe how alike their purposes are. Kagura, believing Setsuna eavesdropped on her conversation, gets upset. She then tells her rival she must win the IU and she will not let anyone get in her way. With that, everyone heads back to prepare for the last leg of the tournament.

After Namco Angel gets defeated in the IU quarterfinals, Chihaya reminds everyone to keep an eye on Setsuna. She can tell Setsuna has matured so much since the preliminary matches. No curse or bad reputation is going to stop her now. If anyone can defeat NAZO now, she’s pretty likely to.

One day before the IU finals, Yamato cooks up a plan to destroy ZetaPro and give NAZO a sure victory. Posting anonymously on an online message board, he informs several idol fanatics that “the Siren” is going to perform at Tokyo Dome tomorrow night. “Thousands of attendees are sure to die from hearing her sing! Even the goddesses of NAZO are in danger! We must gather together tomorrow morning and put an end to her before disaster strikes!”

The next day as ZetaPro arrives at Tokyo Dome, they are met with an angry mob. They are after Setsuna and they will stop at nothing to keep her from performing. As Setsuna gets out of the van, the mob almost swarms her, causing her to immediately retreat into the van in shock. Some of the mob even pounds the door, trying to bust it open. Kaito is quick to call security. Officers rush in to break up the violence (although they are not met without slight resistance) and allow the van to pass through and enter the dome. Setsuna was almost scared out of her wits by the mob. She knows they were out for her because of her curse. Kenji and Kaito are worried. If all these dangerous people are let into the stands, there could be trouble. Kaito might not allow Setsuna to perform just to keep her safe. Setsuna believes it’s probably for the best considering her reputation. What if all those people soon die after hearing Setsuna’s song? Kaito informs the performance staff to heavily increase security to prevent further incident.

Later that evening, Kaito double-checks with security to make sure none of the superstitious rioters made it inside. He’s in for good news. Not only has security doubled, but even a group of Setsuna’s biggest fans decided to pitch in and make sure it’s safe for their angel to perform. Setsuna has been cleared to take the stage, but she hasn’t budged from her dressing room. She’s still too scared to go on stage, fearing something might happen to the audience or there are more where those other people came from. Kenji and the other two idols tell her that’s not going to happen. Those who are scared of some old superstitious hocus-pocus are really missing out. There are people out there who love her and support her. Heck, three of them are talking to her this very minute! Plus, there is her doting family, including her parents and grandfather in spirit. Setsuna is so thankful for all the support her partners and producer have given her all these years. She feels like a different person now. She doesn’t care if the people up in the front seats want to take a shot at her. She will sing. It’s her passion. If her parents and Seishiro were still alive today, that’s what they probably would have wanted too.

Yamato appears and is surprised to see Setsuna standing up to NAZO after what happened to her. That mob was meant to either physically prevent her from taking the stage or making her too scared to perform. He wanted to prove she’s nothing more than a devil in human form. Everyone will hate her in fear of her curse. She doesn’t deserve to even exist. His father should have been arrested for making the despicable decision to allow her to become an idol. Oops…he spilled the beans. Kenji is outraged, unable to believe his long-time rival would sink this low. What happened in the past was almost purely coincidental. Setsuna had nothing to do with all those deaths. Besides, there are so many people supporting her…people to enjoy hearing her voice with no fear of some curse.

The chat with NAZO and the final showdown go the same way from here.

ENDING

Setsuna’s output on life has changed dramatically. The reputation of her curse has been completely cleared after her acceptance speech upon winning the IU championship trophy. Everyone who hated and feared her in the past now appreciates and supports her. She now participates in her college’s musical groups and takes private lessons (including some from Chihaya) to further improve her singing. She has become more social too, making several new friends with passions similar to hers. She has transformed into a much happier person (but not overly cheerful like some of the younger idols). If her deceased family were watching over her right now, they’d say they have never been any prouder of her than they are now. Setsuna owes all her thanks to Kenji for helping her make life worth living. She’s proud to call her producer her very first friend.

Amazing_Grace:
I really like Setsuna's story, and not just because Eri Kitamura. :P I've always had a soft spot for "kuudere" types, and I loved being able to read through Setsuna's journey to slowly opening up to Kenji and her partners, and watching her conquer her "curse".

Poor Seichiro, though!  :'( I've lost a grandfather myself, so that part really hit home for me. I'm glad Setsuna was able to conquer her sorrow and keep on singing.

Looking forward to more!

ZetaFlare:
Updates are being made once again. Each character will now have two image songs.

Kagura's has switched to Koi wa Sensou as her former image song Northern Cross has been given to Setsuna.

Now to reveal each idol's second image song along with their source and primary stat booster.

Sakura - Motto☆Hade Ni Ne! - Kannagi - Visual
Miku - *Paradise* - Dream C Club - Dance
Asuka - Yuukyuu no Tsubasa - ef: A Fairy Tale of the Two - Vocal
Jun - Sorairo Days - Gurren Lagann - Dance
Megumi - Renai Circulation - Bakemonogatari - Visual
Nozomi - My Soul, Your Beats! - Angel Beats - Vocal
Mai - Soar - Vocaloid - Dance
Momoko - Sweet Magic - Junky original - Visual
Reika - Towa no Hana - Ai Yori Aoshi - Vocal
Hikari - World is Mine - Vocaloid - Dance
Shiori - Senbonzakura - Vocaloid - Vocal
Ryoko - Glory Days - Dream C Club - Vocal
Nagisa - Happy Material - Negima! - Visual
Tamaki - Sakura Kiss - Ouran Highschool Host Club - Visual
Yoshino - Platinum Disco - Nisemonogatari - Dance
Hinata - Fuwa Fuwa Time - K-On! - Dance
Emi - Taiyou Iwaku Moeyu Chaos - Nyaruko-san - Visual
Chiyo - Connect - Madoka Magica - Vocal
Hotaru - from Y to Y - Vocaloid - Vocal
Karen - DISCOTHEQUE - Rosario + Vampire - Dance
Setsuna - Northern Cross - Macross Frontier - Vocal
Kotone - Yi Er Fanclub - Vocaloid - Dance
Kaori - Balalaika - Kirarin Revolution - Visual

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