- "What will you see at the end of this fictional fight?"
- ―Singer[src]
Fictional Masquerade is a song released by Akuno-P for the RPG game "Engage Princess." Initially being sung by the voice actress Saori Hayami, an alternate version sung by MEIKO was featured on the album Evils Extra, later being released on its own on August 16, 2019.
Plot[]
A group of people congregate under the night sky, holding invitations to a dance. They are each given a mask with the mark of a clown on it. As the guests begin to dance, the singer requests that you continue to dance along with them. They also question what you will see at the end of "this fictional fight."
On a stage bathed in blue light, the singer dances swords with someone else, marking the floor with their bloody steps. The singer tells them that if they become tired from this dance, they are welcome to kneel down in the presence of their new god. They admit that no one cares about their mistakes, stating that they will only hold the other person's trembling shoulders before stabbing their blade through their heart.
When the music ends, the one still alive will be all alone. Every guest wears an ornate mask that hides their true identity, instead keeping in time with the flow of the false dance. The singer then asks the listener to continue this clumsy dance with them.
Lyrics[]
さあ共に踊り始めましょう
不器用なダンスを
月の下 客人が集う
濡れた羊皮紙の招待状
与えられた仮面には
道化師の烙印
幻想の中 誰とペアを組む？
魂紡ぐ 偽りの曲
今はこの手の中 踊り続けるがいい
禁断の果実 それは機械仕掛けの罠
虚構の戦いの果てに
貴方は何を見るのだろう？
蒼く染まる舞台の上
赤く色付く血のステップ
俗悪なる欲望を
切り裂く剣の舞
動けぬほどに踊り疲れたら
跪けばいい
神の御前で
誰も笑いはしない 愚かな貴方の挫折を
私は貴方の 震える肩を抱きしめて
刃をその左胸に
深く突き刺すだけだから
曲が終わる時 ホールに立つのは
誰か一人だけ 例外は無い
誰もが身につける 虚飾と言う名の仮面
素顔見せぬまま 時計の音に合わせて
さあ共に踊り続けましょう
不器用なダンスを
Saa tomo ni odorihajimemashou
Bukiyouna DANSU wo
Tsuki no moto kyakujin ga tsudou
Nureta youhishi no shoutaijou
Ataerareta kamen ni wa
Doukeshi no rakuin
Gensou no naka dare to PEA wo kumu?
Tamashii tsumugu itsuwari no kyoku
Ima wa kono te no naka odoritsudzukeru ga ii
Kindan no kajitsu sore wa kikaijikake no wana
Kyokou no tatakai no hate ni
Anata wa nani wo miru no darou?
Aoku somaru butai no ue
Akaku irotsuku chi no SUTEPPU
Zokuaku naru yokubou wo
Kirisaku tsurugi no mai
Ugokenu hodo ni odoritsukaretara
Hizamazukeba ii
Kami no gozen de
Daremo warai wa shinai orokana anata no zasetsu wo
Watashi wa anata no furueru kata wo dakishimete
Yaiba wo sono hidarimune ni
Fukaku tsukisasu dake dakara
Kyoku ga owaru toki HOORU ni tatsu no wa
Dareka hitori dake regai wa nai
Daremo ga mi ni tsukeru kyoshoku to iu na no kamen
Sugao misenu mama tokei no oto ni awasete
Saa tomo ni odoritsudzukemashou
Bukiyouna DANSU wo
Come, let's start to dance together
This clumsy dance
The guests assemble beneath the moon
With wet parchment invitations
On the masks they're given
Is the mark of a clown
Who will you pair with in this illusion?
To a false melody woven by souls
For now you should continue to dance, hand in mine
The forbidden fruit, it is a mechanical trap
What will you see
At the end of this fictional fight?
On a stage steeped in blue
We carry out steps of reddened blood
A dance of swords
That slice vulgar ambition to ribbons
If you become too worn from dancing to move
Then kneel
In the presence of god
No one is smiling at your foolish setbacks
For I will only hold your trembling shoulder
And then plunge my blade
Deep into your left breast
When the music is over, the one standing in the hall
Will be alone, there are no exceptions
Everyone is wearing a mask of ostentation
Keeping in time with the sound of the clock, not showing their true face
Come, let's continue to dance together
This clumsy dance
Related Songs[]
The Steel Lady, Rilia-Renée[]
The Steel Lady, Rilia-Renée directly references this song, as Rilia-Renée remembers seeing an illusion of a departed individual at "that masquerade ball."[1]
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