[Dialogue] 1-day Fantasy Silent Finn x ∞R1nNE Infinity

This time, we have a special dialogue sharing impressions of the Katsuo Club support novel, "Tilting Tomorrow."
Silent Finn will be serving as the MC for this session.

We are joined by our guest, ∞R1nNE Infinity.

I, Silent Finn, will be the interviewer. This is an unfamiliar challenge.

How will this turn out? And will it get the message across?
I have no idea where we'll land, but I'll do my best. Thank you for having me.

---Now, the story moves forward with the comment from ∞R1nNE Infinity (hereafter R1nNE) on note in Chapter 8. This is our first time meeting in person. ∞R1nNE, thank you for joining me.

R1nNE: Silent Finn (hereafter Finn). I'm nervous. But I'm happy you'd welcome such a cocky college student. Will this go viral?

---It won't go viral. If you wanted to go viral, you should have just hacked X and become an impression zombie. Why did you decide to do that on note?

R1nNE: Finn, you're coming at me straight. It's true, if I wanted to go viral, it would be better to earn impressions by replying to or reposting news articles that are trending on X. But I'm not doing this for "profit." It's more about a desire for approval, or rather, seeking a good reputation.

That's why I thought, Katsuo Club... wait, a donation subscription. I'm a guy who donates, I'm cool. That's what I thought.

---I see. In a sense, you wanted to be one of those "high-consciousness" types, didn't you? But R1nNE, you didn't join. Where did it differ from your expectations?

R1nNE: Katsuo Club. No, Finn, you were just too high-consciousness. There's no one else doing this just for a good reputation. Do you get it? It's not about doing it to stand out; it's about doing it steadily, even if no one knows.

This is completely different from what I was aiming for.
I want to be able to say, "I'm in the Katsuo Club."
I want people to say, "Wow! R1nNE is amazing."

If you join now, that's what happens, right?

I'm in the Katsuo Club.
Huh? What's that?

Oh, it's a subscription for donations.

I'd rather not be the one to explain it.
Finn, you adults should really spread the word about that more.

I wanted to jump on the bandwagon. It's not like I should be the one rowing desperately along with you.

――――Certainly. You're not at an age to be doing things quietly and steadily, are you? You want to do something flashy.

R1nNE: Exactly. That's the age you were when you were fighting at Shonan University, Finn. Don't you want to be big?

――――Oh my. You're not much different in age from my daughter.

R1nNE: Is that so? I'm a junior in college. What should I do to go viral?

――――Go be an impression zombie. But, your aim is good. It's better to interact across generations than to go viral. But, about the Shokaku story, I'm sorry. Do you have any friends or anything?

R1nNE: No, not really. I don't have any friends in sports clubs. My university is just a normal place. I often hear people from higher-tier places saying things like, 'Oh, I'm just at a place like this.' Hey, wait a minute, they're desperately below that, so what's that about?

I had thoughts like that, and I might have ended up venting that frustration at you, Finn.

I might have intended to be a spokesperson.
It just really pisses me off when high-level, self-conscious people engage in self-deprecation.

――――Hahaha. I'd love to let the author hear that. Seriously, tell them to shut up.

R1nNE: What are you talking about?

――――Don't worry about it. But, you said you'd follow up at the end, right? What were you interested in? The Katsuo Club? The donations?

R1nNE: Hmm. Everything, including you, Finn. If I say that, I wonder if you'll pay attention to me? I want to be thought of as cool. Knowing Finn is cool. I just thought that, and if the Katsuo Club becomes more famous, wouldn't it be a loss if I didn't pretend I'd known about it for a long time?

No, maybe I just admired you a little, Finn.

――――Thank you. Maybe it wasn't me you admired, but the intensity of the sports club types.

R1nNE: Uh, oh, that, no, it's not like that. I want to go viral easily and efficiently.

---I see. Well, episode 9. Saeki is devoted to marathon training. How did you feel about it, R1nNE?

R1nNE: He's pretty stubborn, isn't he? At his level, even if he joined the Katsuo Club, I think he could achieve a sub-three marathon by age 40. Besides, running a sub-three marathon is monstrous to begin with.

I don't really get why he drew that line.

---What would you have done, R1nNE?

R1nNE: If it were me, I'd join the Katsuo Club. And then I'd talk about it a lot. 'I'm going to run a sub-three at 40. I'm entering the Daibutsu Marathon. Once I hit sub-three, I'll upgrade my plan.' That gets attention, right?

A lonely marathon wouldn't be so lonely anymore.
Maybe someone would even join you.

---I see. It builds a community and gets you recognition. Something like that. But Saeki-san seemed to want to take on the challenge alone.

R1nNE: That part, I don't quite understand yet. I want to be recognized. I want to get 'likes.' Is there any point in a challenge that no one knows about? What's the point of beating yourself? You're not a pro, right?

Fighting in solitude. Is that cool? I don't really get it.

Maybe I'll think that way when I turn 40. Or maybe if I go viral and satisfy my need for approval, I'll end up like that.

---That's true. R1nNE, you're young, so maybe you'll feel that way in the future.

R1nNE: Like Taro Okamoto? He challenged his own beliefs. That's refreshing. But wasn't that just branding by challenging his beliefs? It's all about how you present it, right?

---Haha. Branding by challenging, huh? That's interesting. So, did episode 9 not suit you?

R1nNE: It's different from my values. Isn't it just the author's longing? That guy is a slacker. You know that sickness where you admire stoic people?

---I get it. Exactly. That's it. All talk and no action. 'Show me, don't tell me.' The pedometer showed 182 steps on the day they said they'd start working hard. You didn't even get out of bed that day!

R1nNE: Yesterday, they were called a 'trash wonderland.' Well, that person is way too inconsistent. That's probably why they like a character like Saeki who works hard through routines.

---Hahaha. That's definitely it. We agree on this one.

R1nNE: 'All-talk wonderland,' then.

---Well then, the final episode. The episode where Hirotaka writes a song. What did you think of this part?

R1nNE: I knew it. Exactly. That guy loves writing songs, after all. Even now, he gets decent quality by using AI, but if he were to bring out a guitar, I'd be stunned.

---I can just picture him saying things like, 'I'm a genius,' to himself. Anyway, setting aside the author, what about the story?


R1nNE: Hirotaka-san hated the guitar, didn't he? Because it was his failed dream. He abandoned the buzz to reach only the person right in front of him. I don't really get this part. Why not reach the person in front of you AND aim for the buzz? Why not both?

---Indeed. That might really be true. You could aim for both. That's true, but maybe when you get to be around forty or fifty, you don't have the stamina for that anymore.


R1nNE: Stamina? What do you mean? Aiming for both. Stamina? Doesn't that have nothing to do with it?

---You think so, don't you? You're young, so you don't need to worry about it. As you get older, don't you find that if you don't narrow your focus, you become unable to take action?

R1nNE: So stamina is related to it too. If I remember this, I'll train my body in the future.

---No, keep it in mind. R1nNE-san, I had fun today. We couldn't communicate at all in the comments, but it was smooth in a dialogue.

R1nNE: No, it's thanks to you, Finn-san. You're probably about the same age as my mother, right? If so, that's amazing. I'll recommend note and Katsuo Club to my mother back home again.

Do you think this will go viral?

---It won't go viral. If you want to aim for a buzz, go be an impression zombie on X.

R1nNE: I won't. But, Finn-san. For a first-time project, doing a dialogue with note-in-note and even characters. And on top of that, registering an account. Didn't your head get confused?

---No, I'm fine. But I wonder if Miiko-san and Masaki-san are going '???' right now. You wouldn't think someone would go as far as changing their account icon and name just to put on a performance like this, would you?

R1nNE: I see, so this is where we reveal the trick. But I wonder if people will read this far. It's okay. I'll link everyone's note, so let's drag them into it.

Thank you very much.

---The 1day fantasy MCs are Silent Finn and

That was ∞R1nNE Infinity.

Thank you very much.

---Come to think of it, I forgot one question. What kind of feeling did you have when you were taking the photo wearing the T-shirt? A simple question.

R1nNE: No, weren't you really into it? Feeling like you'd really become an author. You were waiting for someone to ask 'What are you trying to do?', right?

Rei Hatta: Eh. Ah. No, well, it was fun. I hope everyone enjoys this too... I hope... No, well, it's not like... I was acting like an author... it wasn't like that...

---Hmm? So, what is it?

Rei Hatta: I was acting like one. I'm sorry. Rather than hoping others would enjoy it, I was the one enjoying it. Thank you.

---I knew it. Well then, everyone, goodbye~ Thank you very much.

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