Here’s my attempt at translating Setsuna’s interview in Dengeki Online! She’s such a good kid~ Let me know if you have any errors or corrections to report!

(No, I haven’t forgotten about these. I hope I can clear the backlog by the time voting starts on 8/1…)

What made you decide to come to Dengeki Online?

I haven’t mentioned it before, but I love anime and video games! I especially love light novels, so I’ve been looking up to Dengeki for a while now…!

To be honest, a long time ago, I applied to Dengeki’s novel competition. It really didn’t go well, though. Ahaha.

I haven’t had the chance to talk about liking things like this, so I’m happy. What I read often… eh, I can’t talk about that? Uuu, that’s too bad. I want to share what I like with everyone, you know—.

Please describe your appeal point(s).

My love for school idols!

At least in that regard, I absolutely don’t want to lose to anyone, and I don’t think I will! I’ve felt this way for a long, long time, and I want to keep giving my all with this never-changing love.

What are your strengths and weaknesses?

My specialty is anything to do with being a school idol! …or rather, I’m trying my best so that one day I’ll have the self-confidence to say that.

As for what I’m bad at, umm, as a girl, it’s hard to say this, but it seems to be cooking… [note: thanks to /u/prayformerci for pointing out a translation error here~]

I like making food, but they say that my food arrangment is a little too original… Oh, the taste? Umm, when I ask for thoughts on how it tastes, everyone averts their eyes and they don’t really answer me…

What impressions do you have of Kasumi-chan and Karin-chan?

Kasumi-san has a very unique personality, so she’s the type to get misunderstood. But I can really feel her passion and love for school idols! Even though Kasumi-san tends to be somewhat selfish, I sympathize with her, and I love her a lot!

Karin-san is very voluptuous, right? She has that mature feel about her, and it surprised me when we first met. I don’t have that kind of sexiness, and she has an incredible sense for fashion, so there’s a lot I can learn from her. She is a strong rival… but she’s so charming that I might end up being a fan!

How do you spend your days off?

The first thing I do is study. Since we’re school idols, I think we absolutely have to try our best at school.

I want to have as much fun as I can in doing what I like, so that encourages me to properly carry out the things that I have to do. When I think that my school idol activities are waiting for me afterwards, I end up being able to try my best at anything!

Please tell us which subjects you like and dislike.

There isn’t really any subject in particular that I like. No matter which subject it is, I find it fun to learn things I don’t know, and since I treat it as a game where I have to find the answers, I enjoy studying as well!

Subjects I don’t like, umm… I wouldn’t really say I dislike it, but sometimes, well… health class can be a little embarrassing… P-please don’t ask me why!

Why did you decide to become a school idol?

I’ve been asked this before, and it’s actually a fairly difficult question to answer. To me, I guess, school idols represent a world I dream of, or maybe a place where my ideals are realized… ugh, I can’t really find the right words, but in any case, school idols are very special to me.

So, um, when I first saw school idols, and the people cheering them on, I felt like fate was calling!

What animal would you compare yourself to?

A dog, maybe?

When I’m having fun, I get excited really quickly and end up losing my composure, so I might be like a dog in that way.

Ah, umm, what was it… you could say that that’s when things get “lit”, right? Ai-san taught me that. I’m pretty good at getting along with people, so that’s something else I share with dogs, I think.

What genre of music do you like?

Of course, I like anime songs the most!

In those songs’ lyrics, when they mention the characters’ names, and link the song to the story and setting… ahh, you can really feel how much love the people who wrote these have for the original works, and it makes me super happy!

Compared to the others, your outfit is always properly put on. Why is that?

This outfit is kind of a manifestation of my feelings, so when I wear it, it’s like they’re holding tight to me.

You could say that it’s a uniform that flips a switch in my consciousness, so that I can put all my strength into my work as a school idol… something like that.

There’s this rumor floating around that “no one has seen Setsuna at school”; do you have any comment on this?

Huh? T-that kind of rumor exists? Ahh, well, there’s only one thing I can say: Setsuna Yuki is a school idol!

Therefore, you’ll definitely be able to see me if you come to our live shows and events. I’m looking forward to being able to meet everyone as well!

Please tell us how excited you are for your upcoming activities.

As long as I’m doing this, I’m aiming to be number one! But, my highest ambition is to open up the world of school idols more and more, so it’s not just for myself, but because I want to support other school idols too.

If everyone has a great time together, I wonder if that’s really what it means to be the best. By the way, am I allowed to do things like vote in the polls? No way I’d vote for myself! Aw, I can’t do that, huh… I want to cheer on everyone else too!

