#CH2P13

[dream-meister-translations]

MAIN STORY : CHAPTER 2 PART 13

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The next day… "I quit Magia Seminar." Sion disappeared, just like he promised…

GUI : Sion… I can't believe he really left…

KAI : …He's serious, isn't he?

KAI : Ah, I may have been a bit too hard on him… But he's such a jerk, I snapped.

EMMA : …You two really wanted Sion to stay, huh?

GUI : …He's really a kind person. And he's very talented and smart and really good at what he does, I… I really looked up to him!

KAI : He's always pissing me off but deep down he's a great guy. I'm at my best henever he's around. He just inspires me to work harder.

KAI : Did he really wanna be alone so badly?

KAI : …So we're not good enough for him, is that it?

EMMA : ……

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EMMA : (You hate being with me, too, huh?)

Kai's words had me reflecting on some things, as well.

EMMA : …Hey, Navi? Can I talk to you for a minute. You don't have to come out.

NAVI : …What?

EMMA : You looked really sick yesterday. It's had me worried…

NAVI : If you're asking if I'm feeling better, of course I'm not…

EMMA : …Right.

NAVI : You don't have to worry about us. It's not like we can disobey our master anyway, right?

NAVI : So you can just go ahead and ignore all that whining we were doing yesterday.

NAVI : We're just tools to use at your convenience, anyway, so just use us as you see fit.

EMMA : N-No, Navi, that's not… I've never looked at you that way, and neither has Crow or the others.

NAVI : I… I'm tired. See you later, Master.

EMMA : No, N-Navi!?

EMMA : (I'm really out of my depth here, huh?)

EMMA : (If you don't like humans. …If you don't like being with me… Then we really need to rethink this whole relationship…)

Nevertheless, they continued to stubbornly avoid me… And there wasn't a damn thing I could do about it…

????? : ………..

????? : That's it. It's okay…

EMMA : (Hm? I recognize that voice…)

EMMA : Noah?

NOAH : Emma. What's wrong?

EMMA : I was just getting some air. Is it just you out here? I thought I heard you talking to someone just now?

NOAH : Oh, that's Ange. See?

ANGE : Nyaa?

EMMA : Oh, yeah! Hehe, hi Ange! You seem to be in a good mood today.

NOAH : She likes being stroked here, see?

ANGE : Nya〜n♪

EMMA : That's just like you, Noah. You've already captured Ange's heart.

EMMA : So you understand how animals feel, that's… That's good…

NOAH : Hm?

EMMA : If only we could understand each other's feelings as easy as you do, we'd have nothing to worry about…

NOAH : ……?

EMMA : Oh, umm, sorry… That was a little bitchy, huh? Just pretend you didn't--…

NOAH : How the Hell am I supposed to know how others feel?

EMMA : Huh?

EMMA : But… Aren't you always talking to Korokuro?

NOAH : That's because I've known Korokuro for so long, I just know what he's like.

NOAH : It might look like we're talking, but it's not like I'm reading his innermost feelings.

EMMA : Is that so… It always looked to me like it was coming from the heart…

NOAH : What I'm doing is something else entirely.

EMMA : Something else… Entirely?

NOAH : Yes.

NOAH : Humans are such a pain in the ass.

EMMA : Y-Yeah?

NOAH : We know all the words, but all we do is fight. We lie and hide our true feelings. We're really troublesome creatures.

NOAH : That's why I don't fit in. And I never intend to.

No one ever told me the details of how Noah ended up in the Moon Wanderers.

But Gran had once told me that Noah grew up in a place without other humans, and had no contact with them ever since he was a child.

NOAH : But you know what that guy, Eden, told me…?

━FLASHBACK━

EDEN : You don't like being alone, do you? Heh, I see…

EDEN : You're right. Humans are the most troublesome creatures in the world. We're cynical and hide from the things that truly matter.

EDEN : But I'm sure you'll be fine. Just treat them the same way you treat the animals.

NOAH : …Hm? And how do I do that?

EDEN : You're trying to understand them, right?

EDEN : You don't care if they bite you or scratch you. You just wanna know what they're thinking.

EDEN : If you meet someone you think you want to know. Just do the same thing.

EDEN : Sure, you might get in a fight and beat the shit out of one another, but… Once you get past that…

EDEN : You'll start to see the "truth" in them.

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NOAH : At first, the Moon Wanderers were a pain in the ass. Now I'm used to them.

EMMA : (You don't care if they bite or scratch you…?)

EMMA : Trying to understand the other person, huh? It sounds so simple, but… But it's a really important part of any relationship… How could I forget?

EMMA : Thanks, Noah, I think I've got a better idea of exactly what I need to do…

NOAH : No need to thank me. It is the king's duty to help his men, after all.

EMMA : Hey, Noah, what exactly do you mean by "King"?

NOAH : The king of the forest, whose duty it is to protect the weak.

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SION : Fuck! I'm so close… I can feel it… I just need more magic…

SION : If only I could perfect the forbidden arts, I'd have all the power I need!

SION : …It'll bring me one step closer to my dream… Of becoming a Grand Meister and mastering Anima's Arts…

????? : …Uuuu… Wwaaa…!!

SION : What the-!? Who's there!?

NANASHI : Hello, apologies for dropping in out of the blue like this.

SION : You were at the crossroads!

NANASHI : Heh, the forbidden arts, you say…? That's the spirit, kid.

SION : What are you doing here!? I'm warning you, don't fuck with me!

NANASHI : Hey. It's Sion, right?

NANASHI : Tell me, Sion, do you want power?

SION : …Huh!?