"Wah, Hibiki-senpai! What brings you here?" Aira asked, his racing heart frantically trying to calm down after Wataru appeared out of nowhere from the ceiling. In all honesty, he should be used to people appearing from the ceiling since his own unit mate, Mayoi, uses the ceiling as a mode of transportation. And he was used to it, but at least Mayoi didn't get into his face like Wataru did, which just amped up the surprise factor here.

"Hello, Swan-kun would you mind giving this jester here some time of your own? After all, I have been searching high and low for you," Wataru said cheerfully, as he got down from the ceiling and met Aira's eyes right-side-up.

"Umm... you have been looking for me. Sure, what do you want, Hibiki-senpai?" Aira asked, wondering what Wataru, someone from fine and one of the Eccentrics wanted from him. Combined that with Wataru's loud and usually dramatic personality, Aira wondered what was in store for him with this conversation.

"Swan-kun, can you help us with our LPD endeavor?" Wataru asked seriously.

Aira knew after that lyric prank, people would want to get back at them. Overall, Aira was sure that everyone would be trying their best to find the Dealer so they could have their turn at lyric pranks but a week had passed and no one called out on him. At this point, he was finding out who he should pick as the next Dealer with the deadline coming in close. With Wataru's intervention, he already knew the next Dealer was set.

In any case, Aira still had to play it cool, so he shook his head a little and said, "Hibiki-senpai, why would you need me? I mean... who else have you asked?"

"Would you like to know, Swan-kun~ I can add you into the group chat later so that you know more about the details and who's in it?"

"Im fine with that but if you already have a group chat for it, why talk to me personally, Hibiki-senpai? Not that I mind, though," Aira said quickly, but still meeting Wataru's eyes with curiosity of his own.

"Well, I do have a personal question, I guess. It has to do with Eichi," Wataru started.

"Oh?" Aira asked, wondering where this conversation will go. Does he want to ask how he was doing? Although he could ask Eichi himself... As he thought what question Wataru could possibly ask, the man himself finally spoke up:

"Swan-kun, do you have any idea who gave the idea of lyric pranks to Eichi, Rei and Keito-kun?"

"Hmm?" Aira asked, trying to play it off as confusion but overall trying to mask the deeper panic in him. After all, he was the one to start off all this and what Eichi had said at the end of the lyric prank with the email...

"Amazing! If only you could see your face now, with how honest it is. It's definitely saying 'Yes I am the Dealer and I've been found out so why is Hibiki-senpai asking such a question?'" Wataru said, mimicking Aira's voice well that it unnerved him.

"Well, to answer all that on your face, you are an idol fanboy are you not? Close to both Rei and Eichi, being in the same dorm. From the comments after the first video uploaded, it was only someone with reasonable knowledge about the fandom who would know about lyric pranks in the first place and introduce the rest of us to such an aspect. Even the comments have reached that kind of conclusion and named you as the possible Dealer."

Well, Aira had been honestly a very obvious Dealer, even if the first lyric prank would feel out of blue but connecting the dots wouldn't be too hard. Honestly, Aira was more surprised that he hadn't been outed a lot sooner. The reason was being the same comments for the video.

"And yet, from those same comments, there has been discourse that I would be a very obvious Dealer, that there would be other people who could have been the Dealer. Mashiro-senpai, because he knows his way around the fandom like me and then there's also Tenshouin-senpai who was the person to actually kickstart the lyric pranks. Finally, there was even less obvious answers like Yuuki-senpai and Saegusa-senpai because with how tech savvy they are, they might have stumble upon this particular aspect of the fandom and well..." Aira said, deciding to play devil advocate for himself.

"Ah, but that's what the fandom thinks, is it not? And what about what us idols think?" Wataru asked, smiling.

"Well, there had always been the obvious answer," Aira gestured to himself in defeat, "But for some reason, all of you decided to pursue other leads before going for the absolute obvious."

"Or more like," Wataru started taking as if he was about to confess, "We decided to bide our time before we approach you. According to Dealer regulation and due to this all being a trial run, we didn't really want to expose the Dealer."

"Excuse me, what?" Aira asked, but Wataru continued as if he never heard anything.

"So, I wonder Swan-kun whether you really have any idea who the Dealer is because in teasing, you've never admitted to my accusations and I'm aware I lack proof. It was all a hypothetical situation and you proved it all untrue. Which is such a shame, since the Dealer hasn't been found and they will just have to decide the next person in our steed. But maybe it isn't a shame because if the Dealer is exposed, they can no longer partake in tasking the right song for lyric pranks. Considering your background, it would be a shame if you were to be exposed as the Dealer."

It was kinda lucky that Aira had his fair share of roundabout monologues from mostly Eichi in the dorm and sometimes Rei helpfully translating said monologues to give Aira an olive branch when he felt so lost among his roommates. Maybe being from the same unit would lead some members being feathers of a flock because Wataru was reminding Aira of Eichi and breaking down Wataru's statement, he felt like he got the idea of what's happening.

Among the rules set for the lyric prank dealer show just to complete the trial run but still make it as long as possible considering the bite sized 3 - 5 minute lyric pranks, any Dealer not yet figured out could still be chosen to sent out lyric pranks for only 3 times before they finally revealed themselves and what they have done. But any Dealer found out immediately would be announced quickly and would not be able to deal any lyric pranks post reveal.

Not exposing Aira and talking in hypotheticals meant that Wataru wanted Aira to stay anonymous so he could be a Dealer again. Coming here to tell him this was probing him to choose a certain someone as the next Dealer and hinting at such a direction, if he wasn't so exposed. Since Wataru might be rearing for posting a lyric prank, he might want the Dealership to pass to himself but Aira get the feeling it would not be that simple.

"Who would you want to be the next Dealer, if you were in the Dealer's position?" Aira asked instead, trying to change the subject and let Wataru know what he guessed what the intentions were.

Wataru smiled brightly and only said, "Well, since the participants would only be able to performed the song sealed out instead of their own depending on circumstances, I would much prefer it myself but alas, I highly doubt it."

"Well, coming back to the LPD endeavour, us idols can prepare but until a Dealer comes, nothing is set in stone. Let us hope that the Dealer would choose the person giving us this LPD as the next Dealer," Wataru continued, and Aira felt he had a really solid idea about what was going on.

"Oh, and who was the one to give you the song for the LPD?" Aira asked but Wataru smiled.

"Well, join our group chat and find out~" Wataru said.

"Fine," Aira said, nodding.

***

-In 'We Don't Talk About Eichi' GC-

RabuSwan: What is this GC name?

Hime: IKR? But it is what it is.

RabuSwan: Himemiya-senpai? Who else is here?

VivaLaArts: I'm here.

PukaPuka: ^

Wizard: ^

Jester: ^

PrinceCharming: ^

Cinderella: ^

NazuNii: ^

RabuSwan: Wow, I didn't expect this much people. What is the prank about n who r we pranking?

Wizard: You didn't teLL him, Wataru-nii-sAN.

Jester: Oops, I thought that it would be better explained here, no~

Wizard: WeLL, finE.

Wizard: Basically we are all lyric prankING the Emperor with 'We don't talk about Bruno' except replace Bruno with Emperor and we need you to kickstART it becAUSE out of all of us, the Emperor will never suspect yOU

Wizard: You do know that song from Encanto, riGHT?

RabuSwan: Yea, it just ended up in my music mix one day and it's pretty catchy. But why me? Why not Himemiya-senpai?

Hime: Hehe. It's coz there's a much better role awaiting for me in Encanto that would surprise Eichi-sama better.

RabuSwan: Who was the one who gave you this song idea? Anyone in the group?

Cinderella: No, I might have suggested this myself if I had thought about it but he beat me to the punch. He must be well versed with modern songs and know his stuff to make such a choice but the song won't suit him so he contacted me and left it to the rest of us.

PukaPuka: I think what he really said about not joining was that he said 'the song is likeable but just reminds me the movie that I don't know how I would react. So, it's best left to you people.'

NazuNii: Whoever he is he's already acting like he's the Dealer already and he might as well be but fine by me.

VivaLaArts: The quicker that we get our vengeance against Tenshouin for that horrid lyric prank, the better.

PukaPuka: And also Rei.

NazuNii: Only on a small note.

RabuSwan: N none of you want vengeance on Hasumi-senpai?

VivaLaArts: He irritates me but it seems the main perpetrators were Tenshouin and Rei so the obvious brunt of vengeance should go to them.

Hime: I wouldn't go far to call it 'vengeance' but even I want to pay back Eichi-sama for the heart attack he gave me.

Jester: So there you have it Swan-kun. Do you have any objections?

RabuSwan: ... So I just kickstart it, huh?

Jester: That's the spirit and the roles of everyone...

***

Aira sighed, already knowing how the lyric prank was going to go, and he absolutely knew how he was going to narrow down who he should choose as the next Dealer.

Even if there were people like Hiiro in ES who would probably have no idea what Disney is, it still won't narrow down a lot of people who would still undoubtedly be well-versed on plenty of movies as the occasional hobby or hangouts.

Aira first had to contend with the fact about the people chosen for the lyric prank, the roles and the frankly unsubtle hints about who the next Dealer that Aira had to choose could be especially with Kanata's direct quote.

A good song but a movie that one doesn't know how to react, huh?

Actually, at this point, with experiences throughout ES, it was just obvious who the idol was.

When it came to choosing the Dealer, he had chosen and later on, it seemed that We Don't Talk About Eichi is good to go.

Aira sighed, partly in relief and partly in anxiety. He just wondered whether he was ready to kickstart this new batch of chaos.

***

-In 'Keep An Eye On All Of You' GC-

Phantom: I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING.

NinNin: Mayoi-dono?

Mama: You know that saying something like that only makes you more sus.

Uchuu: Amongus~

GamerNerd: You don't have to make that ref out of nowhere

Bluebird: We only asked whether anyone knew about the spooky shadows around ES...

Phantom: Eep... it was just reflex.

RabuSwan: Well... might be unrelated but...

DemonKing: Does it have to do with what Aoba-kun asked?

RabuSwan: Kinda, maybe. But it has something to do with Tenshouin-senpai...

Emperor: Hm, me? I'm certainly not involved with whatever mysteries are going on in ES, certainly not those spooky shadows.

Jester: Stop the presses! Hold up!

VivaLaArts: Non, stop right there!

RabuSwan: Wha

Emperor: Excuse me?

DemonKing: Oh?

Jester: We don't talk about Eichi, no, no, no!

Emperor: Wha...

ESebastian: Hibiki-senpai?

VivaLaArts: We don't talk about Tenshouin...

RedHero: Hmm, what did he do this time?

MeganeForever: Sigh, what did you do this time, Eichi?

Emperor: What, absolutely nothing. How dare you accuse me like this?

SleepyNeko: Press X to doubt

NekoCaretaker: Ahaha, Ritsu...

Jester: But

SleepyNeko: But what?

Jester: It was my wedding day

Emperor: Excuse me?

DemonKing: N u didn't invite me? T_T

ESebastian: With who?

VivaLaArts: It was our wedding day.

Emperor: With Itsuki-kun???

DemonKing: N U DIDN'T INVITE ME?!?!?!

HelperOfDolls: ...

QueenVibes: Mika-chan...

SleepyNeko: LMAO, he actually took a chainsaw out of his bed.

QueenVibes: Mika-chan, no.

HelperOfDolls: Mika, yes :)

Jester: We were getting ready, and there wasn't a cloud in the sky

VivaLaArts: No clouds allowed in the sky.

SparklingStar: So there were no clouds in the sky? Then what?

Jester: Eichi walks in with a mischievous grin-

MeganeForever: When does he not?

Uchuu: Yeah, that's pretty normal.

Emperor: I did not?

VivaLaArts: Thunder!

Jester: You telling this story, or am I?

VivaLaArts: I'm sorry, mi vida, go on.

FightMaster: Did he... did he use something other than French?

HelperOfDolls: Eh, is Oshi-san alright???

Jester: Eichi says, "It looks like rain"

VivaLaArts: Why did he tell us?

Jester: In doing so, he floods my brain

ESebastian: When does he not?

VivaLaArts: Natsume, get the umbrellas

Bluebird: Huh, Natsume was there too...

DemonKing: And why didn't you invite me along with Natsume-kun...?

Jester: Married in a hurricane

VivaLaArts: What a joyous day... but anyway.

GamerNerd: Being married in a hurricane is joyous...?

DemonKing: Why wasn't I invited???

Emperor: I can't believe you are still going about that.

Jester: We don't talk about Eichi, no, no, no!

VivaLaArts: We don't talk about Tenshouin!

PukaPuka: Hey! Grew to live in fear of Emperor-san stuttering or stumbling

Phantom: That describes me more than Tenshouin-san...

PukaPuka: I could always hear him sort of muttering and mumbling

Phantom: I feel called out...

SpadeSoldier: You don't have to be Mayoi-senpai!

LocalPriest: Yes you are perfect the way you are...

RabuSwan: Yes he's talking about Tenshouin-senpai altho I don't know why.

PukaPuka: I associate him with the sound of falling sand, ch-ch-ch

PukaPuka: It's a heavy lift, with a gift so humbling.

RedHero: Do we call being the heir of one of the richest Zaibatsu as a humbling gift?

Sunshine: Should that even be a gift in the first place?

PukaPuka: Always left Nacchan and his friends fumbling

Bluebird: Again Natsume is mentioned.

Mama: Sus

Uchuu: Amongus~

GamerNerd: Again with that reference.

PukaPuka: Grappling with prophecies they couldn't understand.

PukaPuka: Do you understand?

MascotsAreLife: I don't think so...

SleepyNeko: Are they making out Ecchan as a seer with accurate prophecies for others?

Ou-sama: There's no way that's possible.

JustYuu-kun: Yeah there's no way Tenshouin is that powerful.

Cinderella: A seven-foot frame

Mama: When is he even that tall?

Cinderella: Rats along his back

Ou-sama: This is just slander at this point. I'm surprised Tori-kun hasn't spoken up at this point.

Cinderella: When he calls your name

Cinderella: It all fades to black

ESebastian: I can tell you that's an exaggeration, even if it somehow feels like to.

Emperor: Are you defending me, or slandering me?

Cinderella: Yeah, he sees your dreams

JustYuu-kun: Again, he's not that all powerful.

ESebastian: Imagine if he actually had the ability to see dreams.

Emperor: I will make them come true of course.

Mama: Press X to doubt.

MeganeForever: X

SparklingStar:X

ESebastian: X

Emperor: To have so little faith on me.

Cinderella: And feasts on your screams

Mama: That's more like Eichi-san.

Emperor: The little faith. I'm not that sadistic.

Uchuu: The fact that u admit u r sadistic.

Cinderella: hey!

Cinderella: We don't talk about Eichi, no, no, no!

PukaPuka: We don't talk about Emperor-san, no, no, no!

VivaLaArts: We don't talk about Tenshouin.

Jester: we don't talk about Eichi!

SleepyNeko: Wow... what did he do this time for this to happen?

Emperor: Nothing????

Ou-sama: Then what is with the question marks, Tenshouin-onii-sama?

Emperor: Because I'm so confused.

DemonKing: Honestly not the only one.

PrinceCharming: He told me my fish would die

PrinceCharming: The next day: dead!

GamerNerd: You own fish, Hidaka-kun?

NekoCaretaker: Did not expect.

SparklingStar: Who knew~

PrinceCharming: Sigh.

Jester: No, no!

Nazu-nii: He told me I'd grow a gut!

DashDash: Huh, Nii-chan?

Jimenyan: Eichi-onii-chan... what?

Nazu-nii: And just like he said...

Jimenyan: What happened at uni...?

DashDash: Dw, Nii-chan. I'm sure you'll be back to normal.

VivaLaArts: no, no!

Wizard: He said that all my hair would disappear

Bluebird: Eichi did???

Emperor: I don't think I did???

Wizard: Now look at my head

SkyHigh: But ur not bald, Shisho?

Wizard: (no, no! Hey!)

Bluebird: N what are the brackets for when we could still see those words?

PrinceCharming: Your fate is sealed when your prophecy is read!

Nazu-nii: Your fate is sealed when your prophecy is read!

JustYuu-kun: Why are all of you speaking as if Tenshouin is that all powerful??? He's literally not...

Emperor: Huh, you are not moving on from that one, huh, Izumi-kun?

Hime: He told me that the life of my dreams would be promised, and someday be mine

ESebastian: He did???

Ou-sama: ^

Hime: He told me that my power would grow, like the grapes that thrive on the vine

Wizard: Óye, Rei's on his way

DemonKing: Wait what me??? I was not informed of this...???

PukaPuka: He told me that the man of my dreams would be just out of reach

RedHero: You had a man of your dreams???

PukaPuka: Betrothed to another

RedHero: Excuse me??? Kanata... do you want to talk about it?

PukaPuka: It's like I hear him now

NinNin: Yes, Morisawa-dono is so loud anyone could hear him now.

MascotsAreLife: ^

RespectTaishou: ^

RedHero: Why do you assume it's me?

RabuSwan: Maybe we should go back to them now. I'm still curious about Tenshouin-senpai...

SpadeSoldier: Why Aira?

RabuSwan: Umm...

Hime: Hey Shiratori

RabuSwan: Yea?

Hime: I want not a sound out of you

SpadeSoldier: Why would you speak to Aira like that?

RockWolf: What even is going on anymore?

PukaPuka: It's like I can hear him now

Hime: I can hear him now

Emperor: Maybe because I'm here texting you all?

RabuSwan: Um, Tenshouin-senpai...

Emperor: Yes, Shiratori-kun?

RabuSwan: Yeah, about that Tenshouin-senpai...

Emperor: Did you not see my text?

RabuSwan: I really need to know about Tenshouin-senpai...

SpadeSoldier: And for what reason?

LocalPriest: ^

Phantom: ^

Emperor: Fufu, I sense danger.

LocalPriest: No, just confusion. We certainly weren't thinking that we would storm against you if you have done something to our youngest.

DemonKing: Wow, brutal~

NazuNii: Valid

RabuSwan: Gimme the truth and the whole truth, Tenshouin-senpai

SpadeSoldier: Don't worry Aira! With a technique from my shaman back home, I will get the truth from Tenshouin-senpai for you!

DiceRoller: Wait, don't abuse our village techniques for your girlfriend!

RabuSwan: I'm not his girlfriend...!

Cinderella: Himemiya, your boyfriend's here

ESebastian: Who? I would like to talk to them.

Emperor: Me too.

Bluebird: Not you two being overprotective dads

Emperor: Shut-

Hime: Time for dinner!

ESebastian: It's not even the proper time for dinner, Bochamma.

Cinderella: A seven-foot frame

Jester: it was my wedding day,

VivaLaArts: it was our wedding day

Cinderella: Rats along his back

Jimenyan: Are they just... repeating?

DashDash: Again?

Jester: we were getting ready

Cinderella: When he calls your name

Jester: and there wasn't a cloud in the sky

Cinderella:  It all fades to black

VivaLaArts: no clouds allowed in the sky!

Emperor: They are all texting too quick.

Phantom: This is getting quite chaotic.

Cinderella: Yeah, he sees your dreams

Jester: Eichi walks in with a mischievous grin-

Cinderella: And feasts on your screams

Emperor: Am I really that much of a sadistic monster to u all?

ESebastian: It will be an exaggeration to call you a sadistic monster...

Uchuu: Tenshi is just Tenshi after all.

VivaLaArts: thunder!

Jester: You telling this story, or am I?

VivaLaArts: I'm sorry, mi vida, go on

Hime: óye, Rei's on his way

DemonKing: To where???

Jester: Eichi says, "It looks like rain"

Cinderella: a seven-foot frame, rats along his back

VivaLaArts: In doing so, he floods my brain

Jester: Married in a hurricane

PukaPuka: He's here!

Emperor: I've always been here...

Jester: Don't talk about Eichi, no!

RabuSwan: Why did I talk about Tenshouin-senpai?

DemonKing: Yes, why did this happen?

VivaLaArts: Not a word about Tenshouin!

RabuSwan: I never should've brought up Tenshouin-senpai!

Emperor: Really, what had that been all about?

Jester: #LPD

DemonKing: Wha...

Emperor: Thi...

MeganeForever: Amazing, you managed to shock those two into silence.

MeganeForever: Teach me your techniques.

Jester: Keito-kun is so shocked that he used my catchphrase too!

VivaLaArts: Consider this vengeance for the last lyric prank. Kakakakaka.

HelperOfDolls: So Oshi-san isn't going to get married. Thank goodness.

QueenVibes: So can you finally put down the chainsaw?

SleepyNeko: Yeah, the revving makes it hard to actually sleep.

HelperOfDolls: Nyah... ok.

ESebastian: That means I will have to hold off some words and actions against Bochamma's 'boyfriend' but then again, it's understandable that Bochamma would ever have a boyfriend... ever.

Hime: And what does that mean? All of that???

ESebasitan: Nothing~

Emperor: Excuse me while I go feel betrayed.

Wizard: No one caRES.

***

-In 'Archangel, Demon King & Mortal' GC-

Emperor: Shiratori-kun... I have never been so disappointed in my life. How could you do this to me?

DemonKIng: Me too, Shiratori-kun... how dare you not tell me and make them invite me??? T_T

RabuSwan: I'm sorry senpai but they really wanted to surprise you.

Emperor: Shiratori-kun... you can be honest with us.

RabuSwan: ...

RabuSwan: Well, Sakuma-senpai should know that you won't be invited no matter what because you are one of the targets for the lyric prank no matter if it's just a small part.

Emperor: But why me? Why put all of it against me? And why is Keito safe from it?

RabuSwan: Are you really sure you want me to tell you, senpai?

Emperor: Yes.

DemonKing: In hindsight, it should be obvious. The people joining the lyric pranks have fair grudges against you or just wanted to get back against you for the heart attacks you undoubtedly caused after the first ever lyric prank.

Emperor: That doesn't explain why you and Keito were spared.

DemonKing: We are just more rabu~i.

Emperor: Blasphemy.

RabuSwan: Well... for the song, they would only need one person to act as Bruno n considering some fan discourse which is also felt deeply among idols... people have thought that u r the mastermind for this whole lyric prank so this might be fitting.

Emperor: ...Sakuma-kun, when did our kouhai learn how to speak like that?

DemonKing: Well, Shiratori-kun has always been more well-spoken online.

Emperor: Then, I dare him to say it to our faces when he finally stops avoiding us and comes back to the dorm so we can talk about this one on one~

RabuSwan: I...

DemonKing: This is why our kouhai is so scared of coming to the dorms. But you know you can't hide from us forever, Shiratori-kun.

RabuSwan: Yeah...

***

-DM between RabuSwan and Sakura-

RabuSwan: ... And after that I got hounded by both my senpai but they honestly got their just dessert from setting off the first lyric prank.

Sakura: Altho that was on u?

RabuSwan: Shh, no one really knows that.

Sakura: 'S an open secret at this point. As usual, ur online self sure can b blunt n feisty.

RabuSwan: Don't get me wrong, Kohakucchi. I love idols, I really do but even I remember that idols are humans and as a human, I am free to rant at the most ridiculous things.

Sakura: Kohkohkoh. I wasn' judging ya Rabu-han.

RabuSwan: Yeah, I know. ... So how long did u know I was the Dealer?

Sakura: Since the first sentence of that first ever lyric prank. Ya know that we have the same moots.

RabuSwan: N u didn't want to expose me... why?

Sakura: Thought Hibiki-han already explained that well enuf. Everyone wanted a little vengeance against Tenshouin-han and Sakuma-han so I thought I could provide like you can. Felt great to actually wheel n deal n c the results.

RabuSwan: ... Well, I shouldn't have expected any long monologue about that whole situation outta u. But that means it's ur turn not getting exposed n maybe choosing the next Dealer. Do u have any ideas?

Sakura: N do u think I will tell u?

RabuSwan: Fair enuf.

A/N: With that, the second lyric prank ended, and yes, it was Kohaku who figured out Aira first but chose not to do anything as explained from Wataru's convoluted monologue. Would be fun to use Aira again as a Dealer and figure out what song I can use from his arsenal to perform more lyric pranks. There's more text messages rather than story this time but I think that is overall fine.

Also, new charas added into the messaging team:

PrinceCharming - Hokuto 
Phantom - Mayoi 
NinNin - Shinobu 
GamerNerd - Makoto
HelperOfDolls - Mika
QueenVibes - Narukami
LocalPriest - Tatsumi
DiceRoller - Rinne
MascotsAreLife - Midori
RespectTaishou - Tetora
RedHero - Chiaki
JustYuu-kun - Sena
Sakura - Kohaku
SkyHigh - Sora
DashDash - Mitsuru

Once again, I got all of the new ones and hoped you enjoy the latest one as well as the new list of names. Just preference, but that's on me~