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RyoAli in Shokugeki no Soma  no Soma a la carte 3

edit: there’s also a drama cd featuring a condensed version of this novel chapter (and it’s madly adorable imo). it’s bluray vol.6′s bonus tokuten cd for season 1 of the anime. the two also appear in bluray vol.5′s bonus tokuten cd for season 1 (and Ryou is protective of his “Ojou” as usual xD). Ryou appears without Alice in several of the bonus drama cds for season 2, but there are brief mentions of Alice too (i.e. him being on an errand for Alice and him receiving Valentine’s chocolate annually from Alice).  @leonora10frost

Photo snippets from the novel below. 

Something like this happened in the last page:

Leonora hands both of them a present (white gloves for Alice and black gloves for Ryou).  Leonora: fufufu, you two always get along so well~ Alice: Of course! When Alice replied in such a manner, she noticed that Ryou’s expression changed just so slightly. Alice: Ryou-kun? Ryou: Eh... ah, it’s nothing. Ryou’s cheeks have became slightly red. Alice: Ryou, don’t tell me you have grown to like mother!  (TN: yeah, she dropped the -kun she usually attaches) Alice’s delusion was soon dispelled by Ryou’s next line. Ryou: ...... Mother, huh. Alice: ............ What sort of meaning that murmur of Ryou holds, Alice does not know. (TN: It’s phrased in a way that suggests that while Alice does not understand the meaning, Ryou does.) And that’s why, from now on, it would be good if she can always continue to have cooking matches together with this beast-like boy.  This modest dream of Alice, together with the Yule night, expanded and became bigger. --- My Japanese isn’t that stellar at all, so read with a pinch of salt. Feel free to correct/ supplement my translation or translate the following photos.

@todomomo​ @irhina-v​

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@irene-ywq Hello Irene. First, thank you so much for your hard work in translating the novel into Chinese! As a fan of the pairing, I really appreciate your translation effort and your friend’s effort in supplying the pictures. Next, I am truly sorry for translating your posts without seeking for your permission beforehand. Even though it is belated to ask of this now, may I have your permission to translate the posts into English? If you’re not comfortable with that, no worries. I’ll take down the relevant posts within several days. Thank you once again and have a great day!

Edit: Permission has graciously been granted. Many thanks to the source providers!

你好fluffyfurballs，我读了你的贴子，发现其中有相当一部分内容来源于我在百度的士良小说总结和我朋友的图贴。我想你应该对我的百度账号：焰之扉ASL 并不陌生，很遗憾的是，我真心希望你能在使用我们的帖子前征求许可。你可以向所有读者澄清一下这一点吗? 等 你 回 复 。 Greetings fluffyfurballs, I have read your post and discovered that there’s a considerable amount of my Shimayu novel summary and my friend’s post (the novel illustrations) in it, I bet you aren’t unfamiliar with my Baidu account, 焰之扉ASL. Regrettably, I was sincerely hoping that you could ask for our permission before you used our posts. Can you make a clarification to all your followers and those who have read your posts? I will be waiting. @fluffyfurballs

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third and final compilation of shimayu moments from the novel

part 1 part 2

Here’s the shimayu interactions in chronological order so that you can get a feel of the progression (details mentioned in the first post are largely omitted, though there are also parts with overlaps). It was a long and arduous process and admittedly, I had zero motivation to translate anything, but then I decided to grit my teeth and glue myself to my chair. And lo behold! :D Pardon the grammatical errors, jarring jumps between certain paragraphs and the changes in pronouns. Usually, when I switch to ‘Mayura’ after using ‘I’, I’m summarising rather than translating. Other times, it’s just... a grammatical inconsistency. Sorry ‘bout that. ≡(*′▽`)っ

Mayura asks Shimon to guide her in becoming stronger because she cannot think of any other person to depend on. Shimon responds by telling her that her request is unreasonable (and Mayura sighs in dejection), but he agrees to help her nevertheless, citing that it’s not in his character to be afraid of hassle.

Shimon’s popular with girls at school. Mayura acknowledges that it’s only natural since he’s not only good-looking but also strong. -bumping scene from post 2- Shimon points out that Mayura has always been looking at Roku since before. Mayura denies his claim but Shimon tells her that he has noticed that her eyes were always following him. Mayura frantically continues to deny his assertion and says that “Roku already has Benio” and “it’s not like that”. Shimon’s cluelessness manifests in his conclusion that Roku is someone Mayura respects greatly and she looks at him to observe and learn from him. Mayura forcefully changes the topic and asks why Shimon is eating in such a place. -bread scene from post 2-

Jinya insults Mayura very harshly and tells her to give up on her futile effort, saying that he sensed absolutely no potential in her. He tells her that to the Amakawa family, she was but a burden who will drag the family down and she has no value as a family head. He tells her to get lost and return to her comfortable home. (Note: this guy also defeats Mayura in chapter one and if I remember correctly, he punched her in the guts during the process. I was raging at him until I found out that he was deliberately behaving in such an obnoxious fashion so that Mayura will give up on being the family head and live happily as a normal girl. After the battle in the last chapter, he acknowledges Mayura’s strength and role as family head, bows his head and seeks forgiveness for his rudeness). Unconsciously, Mayura has kneeled and budding tears blurred her vision. Her throat burnt and she could not help but to sob. Right at this moment, Shimon’s voice rang through the room.

“You guys are the worst.”

Jinya tells Shimon to stay out of it since he’s an outsider but he replies by saying that he’s not an outsider because he’s the one training with Mayura every day. Shimon declares, “I don’t care what you guys think, but Otomi will definitely become stronger. One month later, I guarantee that you will not dare to talk to her in such a rude fashion.”

After Jinya exits, Mayura thanks Shimon for coming forward to help her. Internally, she admits that even though it really feels horrible to be told such harsh words, Shimon coming to her help really made her happy, and her declaration that “Otomi will definitely become stronger” gave her much courage. In her heart, she thinks that no matter what happens, she will definitely respond to Shimon’s expectations. For Shimon who is giving her his utmost support, she will certainly surpass Jinya in a month!

Mayura asks if she could accompany Shimon on a mission to gain more experience and so they go off together. Shimon defeat the impurities. As he turns to walk to his comrades, Mayura notices a shadow behind him and she calls out to Shimon.

“Shimon, behind you!”

The impurity was three metres tall and it was going to bite off Shimon’s head. Even for Shimon, such a sudden attack was hard to deal with.

“I have to protect him!” Mayura thought.

Despite the seals on her body (she’s wearing some sort of limiter seals for training purposes, I believe. That’s what made her body so heavy in the bumping scene) she does some kickass magical exorcist stuff and charge towards the impurity, shouting, “Get away from Shimon!” She defeats the impurity like a boss, stunning Shimon, because the seals should have limited her power.

There’s more exorcist explanation. The gist is that Shimon tells Mayura that her seal power and her seal control (at least I think he’s talking about something related to seal; take my exorcist summary with a pinch of salt) are superior to Roku.

“Anyhow, you need to be more confident. Your aptitude for exorcism is without a doubt on par with Master Seigen.”

They arrive at the island for training. After training, Mayura asks if there’s a place to shower and Shimon gives her the directions.

“That place should also have clothes for you to change into; feel free to use them as you please.”

After thirty minutes, Shimon greets Mayura with a stunned face. Here’s yet another adorably awkward conversation (first person from Mayura’s POV):

“O-otomi… what’s with your appearance…?”

Shimon stared at me with wide eyes. Such a shocked expression makes me a little embarrassed.

“U-um, is this very weird…?”

“Damn… there are people who come to this island for vacation huh. Just what sort of place do they think this island is?” (i.e. the bikini is probably prepared for or by those on vacation)

Shimon’s gaze erratically moves away and back to me again (and then he looks away and looks back again). How do I say it… Shimon’s indeed a boy. I wavered a little and felt really shy.

“But you see, won’t I sweat a lot from the training? In this outfit, I don’t have to worry about getting dirty.”

“Even though that’s true, how do I put it, this is poison to the eyes…”

As he desperately tries to shift his gaze away from my body, I was thinking that Shimon is really a serious person. Afterwards, they talk and Mayura asks him if he has any hobby. Shimon nods and talks about what he does outside of training (he plants, waters, trims and finds fertiliser for his plants and Mayura is like, “They’re all related to plants. O_o”). Mayura then asks if he has never played with friends. Shimon replies that there’s no exorcist of his age so he has only played with his sister. Mayura asks if he has played with any girl other than his sister. 

“Other girls?”

“You see, aren’t you popular with girls at school? It wouldn’t be strange if you had a girlfriend.”

“What are you saying? I probably wouldn’t have one. Missions and jobs make me busy enough. How will I have the time to play with girls?”

“I see… Well, let’s not talk about girlfriends. You should at least have a girl you’re interested in, right?”

“A girl I’m interested in…?”

Shimon thought about it for a while and his reply was clear. “No.” During a training, Mayura exhausts her energy and Shimon catches her body as she almost falls.

The boat they came by was washed away by the waves so they’re now effectively shipwrecked.

Shimon berates himself for causing the situation due to his negligence.Then comes this line from Mayura’s internal monologue, “In these days with this serious, perfect exorcist genius, I saw his various sides. Honestly, I sometimes think that he’s very cute. But of course, I won’t be able to say something like this.”

Here’s the conversation from the bed scene mentioned in the first post:

“Well then, I’ll be sleeping here.”

“Eh, why?”

“The cabin is small. It’s hard for two to sleep inside.”

“Ah.” The space, while limited, should suffice for two. But then, a young man and a young woman living under the same roof… noticing this point is still embarrassing.

“[some (Chinese?) proverb about girls and guys older than seven needing to stay in different places]. There’s such a saying right? Therefore, I will sleep outside.”

“Ehhh? Outside… outside’s very cold though? Hey… it’s better to stay inside. I’ll… try my best not to be bothered.”

Even though there’s nothing more embarrassing than this, I’d feel very sorry for Shimon if he hurts his body here.

“B-but…” Shimon’s face was bright red. “If this thing is discovered by others, such as Roku, you’d be troubled too right?”

“Well, that’s the case but… but as I’ve said, it isn’t as though I want to do anything weird… Eh!? Could it be that Shimon wants to do something weird….?”

“Huh!? I definitely won’t do something like that! Definitely not!”

“Well then, sleeping in the same room shouldn’t be a problem.”

“Urgh. Fine.”

Don’t even talk about weird things, after he crawled into his blanket, he turned to the other side and was completely silent. I have no idea if he should be called a gentleman or what…Speaking of it, from the start, I’ve never thought that he would do anything rude to me.

They talk more the next few days (sorry I’m not translating every conversation ^^’). Basically, because they open their hearts to each other during their conversations, Mayura feels that their distance is now closer. “Because he has been supporting me, I feel that I should work harder!”

One night, Mayura asks what will happen if they’re trapped forever on the island.

“That’s impossible. Hmm. I can’t imagine being on this island forever. That’s not a good thing.”

“Ahaha. As I thought. It’s boring if you keep training with me, isn’t it?”

“No, I don’t dislike accompanying you for training. It’s just that I have something that I want to do regardless of what happenes, and that is, to use my hands to save my sister’s future. If I can’t do that, I’d be pained.”

He talks more about Tenma and Roku (both of whom he admits he does not get along with; with Tenma, it’s because he lost to him and he wants to beat him and make him remember his name).

And Mayura thought, “The usually calm Shimon harbours such fervent feelings towards his peers. This side of Shimon really fits my impression of guys that age. It’s a bit cute…”

“That’s why I cannot stay on this island forever.”

“That’s true.”

“Of course, the reason I cannot return is not just that.” Shimon gazed at my eyes. “Otomi has not yet received acknowledgment as the family head, and it is for this reason that I’m helping you to train. If we cannot return, I cannot fulfill our agreement.”

“…Yes. You’re right.”

Anyway, Shimon’s concerned about me too. To say something like that makes me really happy.

“Shimon is such a good man!”

Shimon shakes his head.

“From discussing various things with me to accompanying me for training. I can’t thank you enough.”

“Don’t mind it. Besides, I’m not helping you for your thanks.”

“Hey, Shimon, why are you helping me to such an extent?”

“Why… something like that… indeed. To be honest, I’m not sure.”

“You yourself don’t understand it”

“At the start, I want to repay Master Seigen. But now, it’s different. How do I put it… I feel as though I can’t leave you alone.”

“Can’t leave me alone? Why?”

“Hmm… I can’t express it well with words. It’s just that when I see Otomi, I feel as though I’m seeing my younger self.”

“Even though you’re very weak, you seek to become stronger and never give up. These parts are very similar to me. Also, your gaze is always seeking someone. This part is similar too.”

They talk more about Shimon’s admiration of Seigen.

“One day, I’ll definitely catch up to Master Seigen and surprass him!”

“Shimon’s really amazing. You’re an exorcist and you have no fears or doubts. I really respect you!”

“Is that so?” Out of shyness, Shimon scratched his cheek.

“If that’s the case, Otomi’s the same. You’re working hard daily.”

“… But I… I still feel fear from some corners of my heart.”

Mayura confides in Shimon her fears and Shimon reassures her that he’s the same.

“For my sister, I definitely cannot die, and don’t want to die. I’ve always been facing battles with such a feeling. This is not an embarrassing thing.”

I suddenly feel as though my doubts are dissipating.

“That’s why, Otomi, you’re not wrong.”

Hearing Shimon’s strong declaration, I feel warmth from the depth of my heart. To be acknowledged by someone I respect is really such a happy thing.

Shimon further reassures Mayura.

“You have to know, that you are not alone.”

As he speaks, he places his hand over my right hand. Our hands overlapped.

Shimon explains that his sister will do the same for him when anything happens. He hopes that Mayura will receive the similar courage and assurance that she’s not alone.

“That’s why, I hope that you can have courage. At the very least, I hope that you know that there’s a person here who is your comrade.”

Mayura thanks Shimon for dispelling her doubts and proclaims that she will become stronger for everyone. She wants to become an exorcist who can protect her loved ones.

“Ahh… If it’s Otomi, you can definitely do it.”

“Ehehehe, thank you. Ah that’s right. I’ve been thinking this since some time ago. It’s very stiff to call me by my first name; ‘Mayura is fine!”

“Hm? Is that so…?”

“Yup! I’ve been calling you Shimon from the start.”

“Ahh, I know. If that’s better then I’ll do that.”

Our hands were tightly linked and we nodded at each other.

Some time later, they’re rescued. Trouble has cropped up for Jinya and Mayura insists on going to help but is turned down because it’s too risky for her to go alone.

“I know it’s dangerous, and it goes against the rule, but it’s precisely because it’s dangerous that I cannot give up on helping Jinya and the others!”

“No one talked about giving up.”

“Eh?”

“If you cannot apply for a rescue mission, I’ll be the one to do it.”

“Shimon!”

“To help you gain acknowledgement as the family head, I’ll help you. That’s our agreement, isn’t it? If Jinya dies and you win by default, you’d not be able to gain anyone’s approval. Besides, I don’t dislike that determination to save someone even at the expense of breaking rules. Master Seigen also had such moments. You’re indeed his daughter. You can definitely become an amazing exorcist like Master Seigen. To fight together with such an exorcist is a thing to be proud of. That’s why, I ask of you, do fight with me, Mayura.”

“Shimon…!” My heart overflows with gratitude. This boy known as Shimon, just how much help has he given me. If I think carefully, it’s great to have him here. So long as I have Shimon’s help, I feel as though I can overcome any obstacle.

Yuzuru’s face was that of relief. She bowed her head low to Shimon and said, “If I can receive the Ikaruga family’s aid, nothing can be more assuring. Take care of Miss Mayura!”

Shimon nodded and replied, “Okay.” His face looked really reliable.

Yuzuru turned to me and said, “Miss Mayura, you have a really great friend.”

Just as she said, Shimon is already to me, an irreplaceable friend.

And then they head off to battle and there’s Mayura’s narration:

I suppose this is also the result of our long training on the island. Whatever attack Shimon wants to make, I am unintentionally able to understand the rhythm of his movement. For him, this is probably also the same. The earth and the sky, even though the distance is great, our heart and body have completely merged as one.

“Next is [insert direction and distance]!”

“Understood…!” As Shimon controls his blades, a bitter smile surfaced. “Speaking of which, Mayura, isn’t it a bit too much to order me around like this?”

“This is payback for putting me through the brutal Spartan training!”

“Good grief.” He shrugged his shoulders.

“Really, you don’t have to be so polite!”

As Shimon and I bickered like a married couple ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°), we dealt a critical blow with our full strength and the miasma (the black fog. I can’t remember the term for it) in front dispersed.

Even though this is a battle with lives at stake, I felt very happy for some reason. This feeling is really amazing. It is not as though I’m not afraid of battles and injuries, but if it’s with Shimon, it doesn’t feel as scary. This must be because he gave courage to me!

“Somehow, my body feels very light…!”

It must be the result of the training. But the reason is not this alone; it’s also because I have dependable comrades to lend their strength to me, and I have people to protect at my back. Because of these, I can continue to fight with my hands.

After hearing Jinya’s words, I wonder if I can become the head the family is proud of. That is probably something to work towards my whole life. Regardless, I will surely be fine. The me now has the courage to press on. Even when in doubt, there is nothing to stop my steps… the important friend who taught me all these now places his hand on my shoulder.

“That’s great. You’ve now accomplished your goal.”

I smiled and held his hand in response.

That’s right. I’m not alone. From now on, I’ll continue to work hard.

A week later, Mayura sees Shimon in school. He tells her that the heavenly commanders are very busy and have special permission to skip lessons. It’s the first time Mayura heard of such a thing and she suddenly realises that Shimon has been coming to help her even though he’s busy, and not once has he brought this up. Mayura could not help but think that this part of Shimon’s really gentle.

Mayura heaves a sigh of relief upon seeing that Shimon’s sight has completely recovered.

“Ahh. There’s no problem at all now. I came today to borrow some books on plants from the library.”

“Is that so?”

“Also, I’m a bit concerned about your situation.”

“Mine?”

“Amakawa family’s situation. After that, did you settle everything properly?”

So he was worried about me. I explained everything to him and he went along with me like a family member as I spoke (basically he nodded and responded with phrases like “is that so?” and “that’s really great”).

“My goal was to help you earn respect as a family head, but I didn’t think that you would master the [control over the white tiger seal, I think] in the process.”

“Me too. Really, it’s all thanks to Shimon. Truly, I thank you. I can never repay your kindness in my whole life.”

“How many times do you want me to say it? You don’t have to be so concerned. I did this willingly.”

“Hey, Shimon. If I can do it, you can talk to me about anything. As repayment, I’d help you no matter what it is.”

“Ahh, I’m grateful for that.”

“Yup. You can talk to me without reservation about anything. Even though I can’t win you when it comes to anything related to exorcism, I can help you with things other than that, such as cooking, desserts, fashion, and whatnot. Even topics related to love would be fine!”

“Love discussion…?” Shimon frowned.

“You see, didn’t you say that you don’t have girlfriend a while back? But what if you have such a person some time later? Even if it’s not to the degree of ‘like’, you can talk to me when you have someone you’re ‘interested in’.”

With a perplexed expression, Shimon replied in a low voice, “I see… if it’s a person of the opposite gender that I’m interested in… there is someone.”

“What!? Is that so?”

“I became… interested recently… I wonder.”

“When exactly did that happen?!”

“Well, whatever discussion it is, you don’t have to mind.”

“Ehh, since you’ve said something like that, I’ll be more concerned…”

That day, regardless of how I probed, Shimon stubbornly refused to disclose the meaning of what he just said. Feeling that Shimon’s attitude was a bit weird, I was in a state of confusion the whole day.

After a very long time, when I discover what Shimon really meant… that is yet another story.

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more shimayu moments from the novel

First part over here. Final part over here.

  I found a complete Chinese translation of the second SNO novel over here. Edit: My bad, I gave the wrong link. I can’t find the original page now though. 

Edit: I’d be summarising/ translating some of the shimayu moments and I plan to post something new daily or every few days. I should be done after a few posts. Also, do note that I’m not spectacularly fluent in both Chinese and English and there will be details lost over translation. 

Some teaser tidbits: 

Context: Mayura is going to be late and bumps into Shimon as she rushes back to the classroom. She accidentally uses him to cushion the fall. Cues awkward conversation (first person from Mayura’s POV): “Sorry!” “It’s nothing... Otomi, before you apologise, can you first move aside quickly...?” Under the sunlight, Shimon’s face was bright red and cold sweat formed on his neck. He looked oddly embarrassed.  It was then that I noticed that my chest was pressed again his back. “Hyaa!!? Sorr-ry, Shimon!” “Yes yes. Now quickly remove your body...” The pitch of Shimon’s voice has raised (T/N: A sign of someone being nervous ɾ⚈▿⚈ɹ), but [some exorcist stuff] on my body was too heavy and my body couldn’t really move. I squirmed and wriggled around on his body, but my body was exhausted just from doing that. “Heave ho, heave ho!”  “As, as I’ve said, Otomi, if you move around like that...!” “I, I can’t help it! I can’t raise my body!” As I replied, the school bell rang. “Ah...” We looked at each other. Now we’re definitely going to be late. 

--- Context: Shimon feels that Mayura’s condition in the morning isn’t good enough for her to be able to buy lunch herself so he buys bread for her. Mayura thanks him and calls him a gentleman. After she finishes her bread, they have this conversation: “You’re normally reliable and you make others want to get closer to you; Shimon is really gentle.” “Is that so?” “Yup. You’re nice to your sister and brother and you’re protective of those around you. In places like this, you’re the same as my father!” “Same as master Seigen?” “Sure enough, the disciple will be very similar to the master.” After I finished my words, Shimon’s face eased. “Shimon, you really like my father the most.” “Yeah.” Shimon nods in response without a trace of embarrassment.     

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Where did you get the shimayu novel pic from? :3 Did you buy it yourself? If so, where did you bought it?

I got the pictures from here. The whole novel is actually uploaded too.

Sample picture:

Of course, I’d encourage those who are able to do so to visit amazon japan and support the series. :)

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So do you really think Shimon has a crush on Mayura already? Also, the part where Mayura finally understood what Shimon meant from the novel after a long time, does that mean he confessed and they got together?!?

Shimon himself isn’t even absolutely certain about his feelings, so at the moment, he’s probably at a stage where he’s still developing feelings for Mayura—.

Hmm, not necessarily. What that line does imply is that she’s the one Shimon likes. We don’t know for sure how Mayura will discover his feeling; she might notice his feelings without external involvement, she might receive a confession, she might confess to him and prompt him for an answer, or she might hear it from an enemy’s mouth. I don’t know how it’ll play out but I’m fairly assured that they’ll end up together. (❁´▽`❁)*✲ﾟ*

^ just look at how canon they are. @( ◕ x ◕ )@

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What are two of your favourite shimayu moments so far?

All their interactionsin the novel and Shimon’s admittance of his interest in someone in the final page! :DTheir conversation:「そうだな。。。。。。気になる異性なら。。。。。。いるな。。。」

「えっ？！そうなの！？」

「最近。。。。。。できた。。。。。。かな」

「いつの間に！？」

「だがまあ、相談とかはいい。気にしないでくれ」

「そんなこと言われると、余計きになるんだけど。。。。。。」Judging from his multiple pauses, the realisation of his interest is only dawning upon him and slowly sinking in. Even so, he’s still not completely sure. My headcanon is that since he’s not certain, he doesn’t want to act on half-hearted feelings. Considering how his heavenly commander duties and saving his sister have always occupiedmuch of his heart, I think it’s really sweet that Mayura has managed to earn aspot in his heart.

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It’s so precious that they have such a strong bond. ≡(*′▽`)っ

Favourite manga moment (one that is all the more significant in light of their bonding in the novel): Shimon being such an encouraging companion, givingMayura his full support and trusting in her strength. 

Unlike others, hegenuinely believes that she can win. (´°ω°`)—Thank you for the ask. :)

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shimayu moments from the novel

Part 2 over here and part 3 over here.

ɾ⚈▿⚈ɹHere’s a list of some of the shimayu moments from the novel. My N5 standard can’t handle the Japanese so I’m merely translating some of the Chinese comments on Baidu.

Some things went wrong and Shimon and Mayura ends up shipwrecked on a deserted island. Shimon did not bring his phone and the strips of paper that will allow him to communicate with others (ps idk how to translate灵符), and they have no choice but to wait for help and train on the island. Shimon feels bad about it and Mayura comforts him. Mayura finds this new side of Shimon cute.

Shimon came to the island before when he was young. He’s familiar with the place and knows how to scavenge for food. Mayura thinks that if she was alone, she definitely won’t be able to survive like Shimon did. At a time like this, having Shimon by her side sets her mind at rest.

At night, Shimon brings Mayura to the wooden cabin and tells her to sleep alone since it’s a small cabin. Mayura sees that the cabin, while small, can fit two and asks Shimon to sleep inside since she’s afraid that he’ll catch a cold with his attire. Shimon blushes and refuses. It takes Mayura many attempts to persuade him. As they lie in their own sleeping areas, they both feel awkward.

Under the beautiful starry sky, they open their hearts to each other. One night, Mayura expresses her insecurities, including her fear of death. Shimon reveals that he feels the same as her, and as he comforts her, he holds her hand. While Mayura is surprised, she also finds his hand warm. Shimon tells her that whenever his younger self is uneasy, his sister will hold his hand to reassure him. He hopes that the same method will put Mayura at ease.

They’ve talked with each other at night several times. Mayura feels that they’ve grown closer and asks Shimon to call her by her first name. She also complains that she has been calling Shimon by his first name right from the start. Shimon agrees without hesitation.

After they’ve returned from the deserted island, they discover that Mayura’s relative has disappeared. Mayura wants to go to help but was stopped, since she has not yet undergone some heavenly commander inheritance ceremony. Shimon also thinks that it’s too dangerous for Mayura to go and takes the initiative to request for a rescue team from the higher ups. Mayura persuades Yuzuru and Shimon to take her along. Yuzuru entrusts Mayura to Shimon’s care. 

Shimon promises to keep helping Mayura until her ability as the family head has been acknowledged. Mayura is touched by Shimon’s aid; her heart overflows with a warm sentiment: “As long as Shimon is here, whatever difficulties and obstacles can be conquered.”

At the battlefield, Mayura almost gets smashed by an attack and Shimon rushes down from the air to save her (after shouting “Mayura!!!”). To protect her, Shimon is injured. Though Mayura tries to heal him, his eyesight remains temporarily sealed.

Jinya wants to sacrifice himself to let Mayura escapes but Mayura doesn’t agree with his plan. Mayura comes up with a plan that makes use of her training with Shimon.

Mayura declares to Shimon, “let me become your eyes, Shimon!” 

Mayura tells Shimon the enemies’ locations and the two cooperate well. Mayura uses her white tiger power and Shimon tells her that she can only maintain that form for a minute. Shimon also uses some spell. Mayura directs her power to her right hand and channels her desire to protect her family. Together with Shimon, they deal the final blow.

Their combined attack was a success. Mayura has exhausted her strength and just as she was about to fall, Shimon catches her by her waist.

Jinya comes forward to apologise and acknowledges her strength. 

Placing his hand on her shoulder, Shimon tells Mayura that it’s great that her goal of being acknowledged has been accomplished.

“Yup!” A smiling Mayura responds by holding his hand.

The completion of this event solidifies Mayura’s understanding of her future and calling. She receives the courage to charge forward continuously. Whether she’s in confusion or stagnating, she knows that she’s not alone because she has her important ‘friend’ Shimon with her.

After the event, Mayura meets Shimon in school. His eyes have healed. Mayura expresses her thanks once again and Shimon tells her not to be so concerned about it. To repay him, Mayura tells Shimon that he can talk to her about anything in the future, be it about romance or whatnot. She also asks if he has anyone he likes or is interested in.

Shimon (with a rare perplexed expression): I see… if it’s a person of the opposite gender that I’m interested in… there is someone. Mayura (with a shocked expression): What?! Shimon: I became interested… recently… (okay the exact phrasing is not like this. In Japanese, the exact phrasing was: [最近…できた…かな] ) Though Mayura presses him for answers, Shimon refuses to answer. At that time, Mayura just felt that Shimon was being weird. “It was after a long time that I finally understood what Shimon truly meant. But that is another story.” The End --- Chapter 41 continues well from the novel. Now we know why he’s on first name basis with Mayura. Likewise for chapter 42. When Mayura loses, Shimon’s brother comments that it’s a pity that the child Shimon is interested in lost (wording obtained from reading Chinese translation rather than the raws though).   --- ɾ⚈▿⚈ɹ Translating the comments was tiring but I’m glad to bring these tidbits to fans of the pairing.