if i stumbled upon this before i finished the anime it probably would become a big spoiler or hint already hahaha i wouldve hate getting a hint like this prematurely
Now, back for more. Enter Nagoshima, again, for *Take it to the grave❤️* N - "Good evening, everyone. I had hoped my previous video would go a little more viral but I guess it did as well as could be expected. Was simply a conversation between a doctor and a patient, after all. I'll admit I even thought about making some money off it if possible but that's looking unlikely. Moving on this week I bring you a recording of, yes, believe it or not, *that* idol group. Now *this* is content worth hearing. Probably. Well then, without further ado." 0:25: The subjects this time around are the Mystery Kiss girls Shiho Ichimura (calico cat, masked, and loves baths and accompanying bath bombs), Yuki Mitsuya (black cat, masked, curious green eyes with a tuft on the top of her head, and loves fried chicken), and their lead Rui Nikaido (toy poodle, unmasked, quite somber despite her cutely optimistic pop idol publicity). That's all to say without spoiling too much... oh, and apologies if the transcript may have some flawed timing: Ichimura - "Aren't you like, super scared?" Mitsuya - "Of what?" Ichi - "Nikaido-san." Mitsu - "Ah. You mean how she said she 'needs to have a talk' with us? Yeah, not very reassuring. Any idea what it's about?" Ichi - "She probably just wants to like, criticize our dance moves, or whatever." Mitsu - "Shall we take a guess? At what kind of snide opening remark she'll go with this time." Ichi - "Hmm... how about: 'I'm terribly sorry, but...'? Mitsu - "Uncanny! It's so predictable of her to like, pointlessly 'apologize' *before* she shouts at you. Crazy, right?" Ichi - "Oh, oh! What about..." Mitsu - "'This may be none of my business, but...'? Oh yeah that one's crazy. Ichi - "It *definitely* just means she's gonna go ahead and stick her nose in anyways. Wait! There's also..." Mitsu - "'I don't mean to sound harsh, but…' OMG, that one's LEGIT crazy!" Ichi - Straight. Up. Crazy. The sheer amount of superficial phrases used in Japan is crazy!" (Sound of door opening and then closing) Nikaido - "Hey, so… I think it's important for us to get closer with one another." Ichi - "Huh? I thought we *were* close..." Ni - "No like, *really* close." Mitsu - "Maybe we could like, go on a trip somewhere together?" Ichi - "Nice idea! I wanna go someplace with an outdoor bath!" Ni - "That could work too but, I'm thinking something a little more short-term..." Ichi - "What's the rush?" Ni - "If we don't know much about each other, we won't have any anecdotes to talk about during our live performances, right? Our emcee duties are only gonna keep increasing from here on out too." Ichi - "I see your point..." Ni - "We don’t wanna become the kind of idols who bring up baseless trivia, like being able to read auras, or that they 'saw a leprechaun', or the kind who can only get weak laughs off the back of quips made by competent people, right?" Ichi - "I didn't realize *that* was your mental image of idols..." Ni - "The same probably goes for comedians and etc. but, I feel like nowadays there's a preference towards groups whose members are on good terms." Mitsu - "Agreed. Real life is already filled with enough disagreements and hostility as it is." Ichi - "Okay, but *how* can we get closer faster?" Ni - "By sharing secrets." Mitsu - "Wouldn't that like, y'know, defeat the purpose of something being a secret?" Ni - "Which is *why* we'll make it into a game. Each of us writes down a 'big secret', a 'small secret', and a 'lie' on three separate pieces of paper. Nobody will know who wrote what." Mitsu - "By 'big secret' do you mean like, a *hardcore* one?" Ni - "Yeah. The kind you'd take with you to the grave." Ichi - "But, if we don't know *who* wrote them, or *which* ones are lies, then we can't really use them on stage and stuff, can we?" Mitsu - "Good point! Not to mention, you'd be in trouble if a hardcore secret got out..." Ni - "Don’t worry. This is just to foster a 'partners-in-crime' atmosphere. The fact that a lie is mixed in gives you a way out, so to speak." Ichi - "Even so... Might be fun, I guess?" Ni - "Let's just give it a shot for now!" Mitsu - "Wait, wait, wait! Like, *hardcore* hardcore?" Ni - "For the last time, yes." Mitsu - "Dunno if I can even think of one..." Ichi - "Gotta disguise my handwriting..." Mitsu - "...hmm..." Ichi - "...umm... oh!" Mitsu - "...a secret... hmm..." Ichi - "...and…" Mitsu - "...this one, maybe..." Ni - "Now we... mix them all up! Aaaand... randomly read them out one-by-one! Make sure to keep a straight-face. Mitsuya-san, you go first." Mitsu - "Okay. 'I've had plastic surgery.'" Ichi - "'I bad-mouthed a group member on the internet.'" Ni - "'I have a sugar daddy.'" Mitsu - "'I'm doing couch casting.'" Ichimura - "'I killed somebody.'" Ni - "'I'm married.'" Mitsuya - "'I'm dating a comedian.'" Ichi - "'Incense sticks.'" Nikaido - "'I dumped a dead body.'" Ichi - "Hold up... only *three* of these are supposed to be lies!?" Nikaido - *"All* of them are crazy!" Mitsu - "This is too creepy!" Ichi - "The obvious lies have to be, uh, that one...and that one..." Ni - "What's up with 'incense sticks' though?" Ichi - "Secret... incense sticks? Hmm... Ni - "Wait, they're something you *literally* take with you to (burn at) someone's grave! Ichi - "Crazy! That's totally meant to be a punchline to what you said earlier!" Ni - "Err, more importantly, what's the deal with that pen of yours?" Ichi - "This? It's a 'Lucky Ballpoint Pen'." Mitsu - "A *what?"* Ichi - "It's supposed to bring good fortune whilst in your possession. Then, if you pass it on to someone else, the good fortune will follow. Apparently. I got it from our manager, Yamamoto-san." Ni - "Who did Yamamoto-san get it from?" Ichi - "He said a taxi driver gave it to him." Mitsu - "So, *has* it granted you any good fortune?" Ichi - "Well, we were able to release a CD, and there's our upcoming event too!" Mitsu - "Those things were arranged *before* you got the pen." Ni - "Hmm... sounds interesting. Can I have it next? Ichi - "Hmm? Sure, here you go-" (audio cuts off) (Take notes that this seems to be set between the animated show's fifth and sixth eps. Same for Audio Drama 3.5.)
I think this audio recording was taken on the same day Nikaido met Baba before he appeared on the TV show (I forget what episode it was in the anime). this can prove that the original Yuki Mitsuya is dead, and the voice recorded in the audio as Mitsuya is Sakura Wadagaki. Because they haven't known each other for a long time, they finally made a game about lies which turned out to be a clue to some of the mysteries in the anime