#PHEW okay that should be pretty much everyone

[incorrectbatfam]

Batfam interacting and bonding with Bernard, if it's not too much to ask?

Dick: Hey, Bernard! Tim's not here right now. Bernard: That's fine, I can come back late— Dick: *drags Bernard inside* Dick: Sorry I didn't get around to it sooner, but I've been meaning to ask, what do you do? Bernard: Huh? Dick: What do you do for a living? How do you plan on paying for that engagement ring that you'll be getting Tim in ten years? Bernard: Ten years is a long— Dick: Speaking of rings, have you seen that new Lord of the Rings show? Barbara said I should skip it, but there's something weirdly amusing about bad shows, you know? Bernard: I've heard of— Dick: *tightens his grip on Bernard's shoulder* Dick: What's your favorite bad media, Bernie? Can I call you Bernie? Bernard: Actually, I prefer— Dick: Sweet. Anyway, Bernie, lemme show you my collection of Dreamworks movies that people claim are flops but are actually cinematic masterpieces. —————

Jason: This is the kitchen. It's where we keep the knives. Bernard: *sweats* ————— Damian: You must be my brother's lover. Bernard: Yeah, I guess. Damian: Do better. ————— Bernard: Wait, so everyone in your family is a vigilante? Duke: Pretty much. Even Jarro. Bernard: Who's Jarro? Duke, whispering: We don't talk about Jarro. ————— Bernard: Let me get this straight. Cullen: I've tried. It's best not to fight it. ————— Stephanie: You must be Bernard! I'm Steph. Bernard: You're Tim's ex, right? Stephanie: Oh, yeah, but don't worry, it won't be awkward. 'Cause you know what we got in common? Bernard: What? Stephanie: We're the only two people who know about eight-year-old Tim's Honey Boo Boo parody where he puts on his mom's dress and pretends to be a pageant princess called Timmy Toot Toot. Bernard: Proof or it didn't happen. Stephanie: *pulls out her phone* ————— Cassandra: *stares* Bernard: Um, hi? Cassandra: *stares* Bernard: Can I help you? Cassandra: *stares* Bernard: Oh, you must be Cass! I'm Bernard. Cassandra: *stares* Bernard: Cassandra: *stares* Bernard: *visibly uncomfortable* Cassandra: *stares* Bernard: I think I'll head out... ————— Bernard: Hey, sorry I'm late. Barbara, in front of her laptop: No worries, Bernard Dowd of 8255 Cypress Avenue, it's not your fault your Uber surreptitiously stopped at the Ben and Jerry's on Main Street for 11 minutes. That must have been frustrating, but at least you could use your 50% off coupon for a Cherry Garcia and only had to charge $2.65 to your MasterCard ending in 3363. ————— Harper: You know how to use a blowtorch? Bernard: No. Harper, handing him a blowtorch: You do now. ————— Carrie: Your name's Bernard? Bernard: Yep. Carrie: Why? ————— Kate: As an elder gay, I've always felt a tug of responsibility to protect my kin, and there's no baby gay more precious to me than Tim. Bernard: I'll treat him well. Kate: I know you will. But just in case, have you ever heard of the Secret Union of Toolbox Lesbians? Bernard: Can't say I have. What exactly, uh, do they do? Kate: Normally they go around fixing things. Cars, door hinges, you name it. But sometimes they'll take on... additional duties. Bernard, nervously: Like what? Kate: *squeezes his shoulder* Kate: I hear you're a fan of unsolved mysteries. Bernard: ————— Alfred: Take a seat. Master Tim will be out shortly. Bernard: Thanks. What are you cooking? It smells good? Alfred: Oh, just a traditional English soup. A diplomat once told me it was the best thing he ever had. Bernard: Really? Alfred: Indeed. Alfred, whispering: The secret is a little touch of arsenic. ————— Selina: You like cats. Bernard: Sure. Selina: This one's a keeper. ————— Bruce: You be good to Tim, or else. Bernard: I will, I promise. No need to gut me with a batarang. Bruce, confused: What are you talking about? Bernard: Nothing, don't worry about it. Bruce: I won't. Bernard: Phew. Bruce, sipping his coffee: But you should. ————— Tim: I'm so sorry about my family. Bernard: They're a lot, but it's okay. They remind me of you. Tim: Aw, I love you. Bernard: I love you too... Timmy Toot Toot.

[jujumin-translates]

Sakuya Sakuma | [SSR] Odairi-sama on a Sunny Day | Spring Troupe-Colored Hanging Decorations

Sakuya: I’ve got my part-time daycare job tomorrow, so I might be back a little later.

Izumi: I see. Okay, got it.

Tsuzuru: I didn’t know you were working part-time at a daycare.

Sakuya: Yeah! I was introduced to it a while ago by an actor during a guest performance.

Tsuzuru: I see. I know it’s pretty hard to deal with kids, so hang in there.

Tsuzuru: If there’s anything I can do to help, just let me know. I’m also pretty used to dealing with little kids.

Sakuya: Thank you so much! I’ll do my best!

· • —– ٠ ✤ ٠ —– • ·

Child A: Sakuya-sensei, read this book!

Child B: Sakuya-sensei, play with me!

Sakuya: Whoa whoa, first we’ll read the book, and then we’ll all play together!

Children: Okay!

Sakuya: Well then, let’s sit over here. Now we’ll start~.

Sakuya: “Once upon a time, there was a place where…”

· • —– ٠ ✤ ٠ —– • ·

Sakuya: Phew…

Kindergarten Principal: Good work, Sakuya-kun. Do you have a moment?

Sakuya: What’s up?

Kindergarten Principal: Sakuya-kun, I have a favor to ask of you…

· • —– ٠ ✤ ٠ —– • ·

Sakuya: Here, like this… And this goes inside then? Umm…

Citron: Sakuya, what are you making?

Sakuya: Well, at the daycare center, we decided to make hanging decorations for Hinamatsuri.

Citron: Hanging decorations…?

Sakuya: Yeah. It’s a decoration like the one in this book.

Citron: Ooh, that’s a very cute decoration!

Sakuya: The principal asked me to make one as a sample.

Sakuya: They know that I’m in a theater troupe, so they said I didn’t have to push myself if I didn’t have time, but--.

Sakuya: I thought I’d give it a try, so I did it.

Sakuya: But… I’m really clumsy…

Sakuya: I’ve been trying to make one for a while now, but I just can’t seem to get it right…

Citron: There there… Oh, but the power of art is much stronger than that~!

Sakuya: Agh, I’m not even really sure what this even looks like though…

Citron: It is okay, Sakuya! It is in times like these that it’s good to have everyone to lean on!

Sakuya: Eh?

Citron: Quickly, let’s go!

Sakuya: Wahh! P-Please wait, Citron-san~!

· ❀ —– ٠ ❀ ٠ —– ❀ ·

Tsuzuru: What’s up with you calling us out of nowhere?

Citron: We are going to help Sakuya!

Masumi: Why so suddenly?

Itaru: I’m willing to do that regardless, but I still need an explanation.

Sakuya: Sorry, I can explain…! I’ve been working part-time at a daycare and they asked me to--.

· • —– ٠ ✤ ٠ —– • ·

Chikage: I see. Well then, I guess we’ll help you make the hanging decorations then.

Citron: Yes, something like that!

Masumi: Such a pain.

Itaru: This seems like the kind of thing Director-san would like though.

Chikage: Yeah, it’s definitely something she’d love to see.

Masumi: I’ll make it.

Tsuzuru: You really are simple, huh…

Sakuya: I would be really happy to have your help…

Itaru: Come on, you know the six of us can handle it.

Tsuzuru: And we’ve got a book on how to make them too.

Sakuya: Then, thank you so much…!

Chikage: So, which decoration should I make?

Sakuya: The kindergarten principal asked me to make five of them in total. A hydrangea one, a windmill one, a sakura one, a dango one, and a bush warbler one.

Tsuzuru: So, if each of us makes one, we should be all good, right?

Itaru: Yeah.

Citron: Then I would like to make the dango one!

Sakuya: Ah, by the way, the decorations all have meaning. Dango are said to bring good luck if they are pink, white, and green in color. The green coming from the medicinal herb, yomogi.

Citron: Oh! There is so much meaning!

Tsuzuru: And for the hydrangea one?

Sakuya: I heard the hydrangea one is supposed to represent happy family gatherings. So maybe it’s fitting for you Tsuzuru-kun, since you have such a big family.

Tsuzuru: Gotcha. Well then, since you suggested it, Sakuya, I’ll go with the hydrangea.

Sakuya: And then for sakura, they’re supposed to celebrate the beginning of things and the wish for permanence and continuation…

Masumi: I’ll take that one.

Itaru: You, Masumi?

Masumi: For when I marry Director and to celebrate the beginning of our lives together…

Sakuya: Y-You can take the sakura one then, Masumi-kun!

Chikage: Predictable.

Citron: And for the windmill and bush warbler?

Itaru: What’s the meaning for those two?

Sakuya: The windmill is said to be a wish for good wind direction and for things to go well overall.

Itaru: For things to go well overall… So if I said gacha…

Tsuzuru: Why are you like this?

Chikage: He’s nothing but a mass of desire.

Citron: Oh, Itaru has said the same about Masumi~.

Itaru: I’ll take the windmill.

Masumi: So Chikage gets the warbler then.

Chikage: Seems like it.

Sakuya: The bush warbler is said to be a good omen that signals the coming of spring.

Sakuya: It’d be nice if we as Spring Troupe could be like that!

Tsuzuru: Yeah, it would.

Citron: That is wonderful, Sakuya!

Itaru: Alright, let’s get going.

Citron: Let’s all make very cute decorations~!

· • —– ٠ ✤ ٠ —– • ·

Sakuya: And then like this… Alright, all done!

Tsuzuru: Yeah, not too bad.

Chikage: Agreed. The colors are well balanced.

Masumi: She’ll absolutely love them…

Itaru: Was kinda a whole ordeal to do though…

Citron: But it was very fun!

Itaru: Well, true.

Sakuya: It was all thanks to you guys that we got these super wonderful decorations made. I’m sure the principal will love them.

Sakuya: Thank you so much!

· ❀ —– ٠ ❀ ٠ —– ❀ ·

Sakuya: Principal, I got the hanging decorations made!

Kindergarten Principal: Oh, those are so lovely. They’re absolutely wonderful, thank you so much.

Kindergarten Principal: Let’s use this concept to make with the children.

Sakuya: Okay!

Sakuya: …This is a little embarrassing to admit, but I’m actually really clumsy with my hands. So it was thanks to the help of the friends from my theater troupe that I was able to make these wonderful things.

Kindergarten Principal: Is that so? Then pass my thanks to your theater company friends as well.

Kindergarten Principal: I apologize that this is all I have as a thank you for such a lovely creation…

Sakuya: Waah, hina-arare! Is it really okay for me to have this much? (1)

Kindergarten Principal: Of course.

Kindergarten Principal: Oh, did you also know that the colors of the hina-arare have meanings? The colors red, green, yellow, and white represent the four seasons.

Sakuya: Really!? That’s kinda like my theater troupe. We’re divided into four sub-troupes: Spring Troupe, Summer Troupe, Autumn Troupe, and Winter troupe.

Kindergarten Principal: Well, it seems like it’s very fitting for your theater troupe, Sakuya-kun.

Sakuya: Yeah, it really does.

Sakuya: (But… Why do I feel like I’ve heard that meaning somewhere else before…?)

· • —– ٠ ✤ ٠ —– • ·

Izumi: Huh, Sakuya-kun?

Sakuya: Director! Are you coming back from shopping?

Izumi: I am. Are you coming back from your part-time job?

Sakuya: Yeah, I am. Ah, let me carry your bags!

Izumi: Thank you. How was it at the daycare?

Sakuya: There’s still a lot that I’m not quite used to, but it’s a lot of fun!

Sakuya: I brought the hanging decorations I made with Spring Troupe to the principal today.

Izumi: Ah, I heard about making those from the rest of Spring Troupe.

· • —– ٠ ✤ ٠ —– • ·

Choose!

· • —– ٠ ✤ ٠ —– • ·

Option 1: What kind of hanging decorations did you make?

· • —– ٠ ✤ ٠ —– • ·

Izumi: What kind of hanging decorations did you make?

Sakuya: Ah, the actual ones are with the principal, but I have a picture of them.

Sakuya: Umm… Here!

Izumi: Aw, they’re so cute! There’s so many different kinds.

Sakuya: Yeah! I also learned about the different meanings and wishes of the different kinds.

Sakuya: We only made five this time, but there’s lots of other decorations of flowers, birds, vegetables, and all sorts of things.

Sakuya: Like triangle decorations, carrots, and kimono ornaments. Misumi-san, Homare-san, and Yuki-kun would probably like those!

Izumi: Ahaha, they probably would.

Izumi: Oh, if there are lots of different bird decorations, maybe we could make a Kamekichi one for a MANKAI version of decorations.

Sakuya: Waah, I like that idea!

· • —– ٠ ✤ ٠ —– • ·

Option 2: Sounds like fun to make.

· • —– ٠ ✤ ٠ —– • ·

Izumi: Sounds like fun to make.

Sakuya: Yeah! It was really fun.

Sakuya: I would ask for advice on how to make them, and everyone else would help me out with it.

Sakuya: It was really fun and informative to talk about all sorts of different things while making them.

Izumi: If you had been making them alone, you probably would’ve gotten stuck, so it’s much better to have others there.

· • —– ٠ ✤ ٠ —– • ·

Sakuya: I’m really glad I had the other guys there to help me. It’s thanks to them that I could make such beautiful hanging decorations.

Sakuya: As a thanks, I got some hina-arare.

Izumi: Wah, really!? Sounds yummy.

Sakuya: The principal told me the meaning behind hina-arare, but I felt like I remembered hearing it somewhere else before.

Izumi: Really? Did someone teach it to you in the past?

Izumi: I know your childhood memories might be a little vague, but maybe there’s something there.

Izumi: But given that you’re a guy, you probably wouldn’t have been that familiar with Hinamatsuri.

Sakuya: Now that I think about it… A house I used to live at had some really nice hina dolls on display.

Sakuya: There was a girl at that house, so I think her parents probably had the decorations up for her.

Sakuya: I thought they were really pretty, but it’s a girl’s event, so I thought it’d be too much to ask for a closer look…

Sakuya: So I just looked at the dolls from afar.

Izumi: I see…

Sakuya: Back then, I think the girl’s mother was telling the girl about the meaning of the four seasons while giving her hina-arare.

Sakuya: Even if it was someone telling it to someone else, I guess that’s how I remember it.

Izumi: …

Sakuya: Wait, Director, why do you look so sad…!?

Izumi: It’s nothing, I just thought I might’ve reminded you of something you didn’t really want to remember…

Sakuya: No, it’s nothing like that.

Sakuya: Sure, maybe I don’t have the happiest memories from living in that house, but…

Sakuya: All that matters is that I’m happy now.

Sakuya: So you don’t need to look so sad like that, Director.

Izumi: (Sakuya-kun…)

Izumi: …Alright, Sakuya-kun. Let’s head back home so we can eat hina-arare with everyone!

Sakuya: --! Yeah, let’s do that!

• • •

T/N:

(1) Hina-arare is a sweet rice cracker served at Hinamatsuri.

[heeheesang]

𝔂𝓪𝓷𝓰 𝓳𝓾𝓷𝓰𝔀𝓸𝓷—𝔀𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓻𝓼𝓮

𝔂𝓪𝓷𝓰 𝓳𝓾𝓷𝓰𝔀𝓸𝓷—𝓸𝓭𝓭 𝓸𝓷𝓮 𝓸𝓾𝓽

sypnosis : a girl named kim yn, debuts under hybe with a ton of attention, making her stand out from the rest. she thought it was fine at first, until she was caught off guard and caught in a scandal with one of the groups in hybe labels.

warnings! cursing & innapropriate jokes (at certain chapters)

"i wonder how many people are going to join our live.." i asked, doubting that we received a ton of attention.

"yn! after yesterday's teaser picture drop, i think we'll be expecting over a hundred thousand to tune in!" minju slapped my arm as i laughed a little and we all had a little cheer before the manager turned on the live.

"oh wow.. that's a lot of people. how long should we wait..?" i asked manager kang and he laughed a little before writing down on the mini white board, "500,000".

"oh wow that's a lot okay... phew!" i said, clearly nervous about showing my face as the rest of the members laughed at my behaviour.

"okay, let's start. shining in the light, hello we are dazzle!" we all greeted and stood up from our seats to bow.

"i'm kim yn, i'm the leader of dazzle, it's nice to meet all of you~" i bowed once again and everyone else did their greetings.

"i'm haruka aori, the oldest member of the group... nice to meet all of you!"

"i'm isabella park! i'm half australian and half korean, nice to meet all of you~"

"last but not least, i'm lee doyeon, nice to meet you all~"

"hello everyone! i'm jang minju! i'm the maknae, nice to meet all of you!"

"once again, we are dazzle! hello everyone, it's really nice to be able to meet and talk to our potential fans before our debut tomorrow. if you all have any questions, do state it in the comments below!"

"not a question, but we really love your twaser pictures and even your mv teaser! we can't wait!"

"woah, thank you so much~ we've been working really hard especially since it's our debut. thank you!" doyeon said and everyone laughed at her.

"how old are all of you?"

"our oldest is born in 2004, and our youngest is born in 2006!"

"yn-nim! please explain what's happening on twitter with you and jungwon sunbae!" minju read it out as they all aw-ed and i face palmed myself, even they knew about it.

"okay okay, i knew this was gonna come, i just didn't know that it'd be coming so fast. before i debuted, i was and i still am, a fan of enhypen sunbae and i used to bias jungwon. but that's in the past so we shouldn't talk about it, right!" my cheeks grew red and i started fanning myself with my hand, my members cooing me and pinching my cheeks.

"you're all so cute! doyeon's pretty eyes, minju's sharp nose, isabella's cute accent, haruka's sharp features and yn's cute cheeks and bunny teeth!"

"oh my, thank you so much..."

"what's one thing you wished you knew before debuting as an idol?"

"that deleting is not the same as deactivating.. this is so embarrassing." i fanned myself even more as my phone blew up.

"are you friends with any idols yet?"

"the sunbae's in hybe are really kind and caring! like that one time yn-nie tripped infront of txt sunbae." isabella said and we all laughed, "it's not bully yn day today!"

"yn's friends with a lot of idols actually. she's a very friendly leader!"

"oh? friends like?"

"well, i was in the same high school as eunchae from lesserafim, haerin from newjeans, ni-ki from enhypen and soul from p1harmony! and they all debuted and we still keep in contact!"

i was definitely going to receive hate after this, i just know it.

"will you be staring in eunchae's star diary, yn-shi?"

"i'm not so sure yet! we'll see! i'm afraid that our time has been used up so we'll be ending the live here! thank you to everyone who has attended our live and we hope that you'll like our debut album! thank you for all the support you've shown us today! shining in the light, we are dazzle!" i said as we all waved to the camera and the manager turned off the live.

"good job today girls. you may have break and start on your training soon, i'll see you tomorrow for your last training and mv release."

"thank you manager kang."

as soon as he left, i fanned myself even more, "yn? you okay?"

"i'm just scared i'll get hate after all that i said. oh my god."

"yn! don't worry! we're always here to back you up! now let's have lunch!"

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[dialovers-translations]

Diabolik Lovers LOST EDEN ー Carla Maniac [Prologue]

ー The scene starts in the forest

Carla: ーー I believe we should rest up here for the night. 

Kino. Tell everyone to set up their camps. 

Kino: Okay!

Got it, guys? We’ll be spending the night in this forest. 

*Clap clap* 

Kino: Let’s have dinner first. Come on, get everything ready.

Female Ghoul A: Okay! Wah~ This is kind of exciting!

It’s our time ever eating out! And it’s with everyone together too!

Female Ghoul B: Exactly. I would have never dreamt we’d get to all leave Rotigenberg together one day.

Female Ghoul C: I’m still a little worried as well...

Female Ghoul A: But you know, it feels incredibly liberating, doesn’t it? 

Yui: ( The Ghouls are quite worked up, it seems. )

( They appear to have some concerns left, but I can tell they’re all having fun as well. )

( Carla-san’s suggestion might actually turn out to be a really good thing for them as well... )

Male Ghoul A: Excuse me, Founder King. There’s something I’d like to ask, may I?

Male Ghoul B: Oi, lay it off! It’d be rude for one of us Ghouls to try and talk to a King, no? 

Carla: No, I do no mind. Ask me anything you want. 

I shall give you all the answers I know.

Male Ghoul A: Oi, did you hear that just now? 

Male Ghoul B: Yeah, I did! The Founder King must be a pretty generous man!

Male Ghoul A: For real. I really am glad that we decided to come with him...

Carla: So, what is your question? 

Male Ghoul A: Ah, my bad! It’s actually about this place called Banmaden...

Yui: ( ...Carla-san is being very kind to the Ghouls. )

( Seems like they’re slowly but surely warming up to him as well. )

Female Ghoul A: I think I’ll go talk with the Founder King as well. 

Female Ghoul B: I thought he was a little scary at first, but then I felt very much relieved when I found out how broad-minded he truly is. 

Female Ghoul C: I agree. I doubt it is easy to forgive someone for stabbing you. He is truly an example for us all.

Yui: ( Fufu. Yes, Carla-san truly is a formidable King. )

*TIMESKIP*

Kino: ( ...Carla, that guy. He’s totally acting like their King already. )

( The Ghouls work for me, remember? Yet he’s treating them like they’re his people... )

ー He observes Carla from afar

Kino: ( ...Just you watch, Mr. Founder. I won’t let your plans succeed. )

Yui: ( Huh? Kino-kun...He’s watching Carla-san intently? )

ー Kino walks away

Yui: ( He left. )

Carla: ...Good grief. 

Yui: ...? Carla-san, what’s wrong? 

Carla: ーー No.

Yui: Don’t tell me, are you feeling sick from walking so much...?

Carla: Hah. You are worried about that again, aren’t you?

That is not the case. ...Oh how easy it’d be if it was simply thatーー

Yui: Yes?

Carla: Either way, I feel physically fine. Do not worry about that. 

Yui: Yes, I understand.

( Oh no. If I worry too much, I’ll put extra pressure on him. I have to be careful. )

*TIMESKIP*

Yui: Phew...

( I’ve gotten a little sleepy after having my fill of dinner... )

Carla: ...Heh. Seems like you are more exhausted than I am.

Yui: Ah...I-I’m sorry!

Carla: No, it is nothing to apologize for. You are not the only one.

The Ghouls must be rather worn out as well, since they are not used to making long trips.

Oi, where is Kino?

ー Kino walks up to them

Kino: I’m right here. Is something wrong? 

Carla: I believe it would be best if the Ghouls go to bed early tonight. I believe they must be tired. 

Kino: I guess you’re right. It’s their first ever trip, so we can’t blame them.

Carla: I believe it would be best to go to bed early and then continue our journey early in the morning. 

Kino: Yeah, gotcha. I’ll let them know. 

Carla: I am counting on you. 

ー Kino walks away again

Carla: Shin.

Shin: Yes, Nii-san?

Carla: I told the Ghouls to hit the hay early. You should help them set everything up.

Shin: Roger.

Yui: I’ll help out Shin-kun as well!

Carla: No need.

Yui: Eh...? But...

Carla: You go get us a blanket for two.

Once you’re ready, rest up. I’ll let you borrow my shoulder.

Yui: ...Y-Yes!

( To think I get to sleep outside next to Carla-san. Fufu...I’m kind of happy. )

*TIMESKIP*

Kino: Hey, Yuuri. Come here.

Yuuri: Yes?

ー They move somewhere else

Kino: ...There’s nobody here. But lend me your ear, just in case? 

*Rustle* 

Yuuri: ...Yes.

Kino: The Vibora’s territory in this forest.

You know how they’re really protective of their own territory, right? So it’s incredibly easy to upset them.

If we launch a surprise attack...They might just retaliate and get rid of those Founders for us?

Yuuri: I see. That is an excellent plan. In that case, I shall go. 

Kino: Fufu, I’m counting on you, Yuuri. 

*Caw caw caw* 

Kino: If we set the Vibora after them, we won’t need to get blood on our hands ourselves. Fufu, a genius idea if I may so myself.

*TIMESKIP*

Yui: Zz, zz...

Carla: ...

*Woosh* 

Carla: ...!

...This is... ...!!

*Rustle* 

Carla: Oi, Yui! Wake up! You have to wake up!

Yui: ...Eh? Carla-san...?

Carla: Hurry up and go wake up the Ghouls. We must have the women and children evacuate at once.

Yui: ...!? Evacuate? What on earthーー

Carla: This place will be attacked. By the Vibora, most likely. I can sense their presence. 

Yui: Ugh...

( Why would the Vibora...!? )

Carla: Extinguish the fire so it will be harder for them to locate us. 

I also remember we passed by a cave shortly before arriving here.

Yui: Ah, yes.

Carla: You head towards that cave. Escort the Ghoul women and children over there. ーー Can you do that?

Yui: ...Yes!

Carla: Make haste! ーー Oi, Shin! Shin, wake up!!

*TIMESKIP*

Yui: This way, everyone! We have to hurry to the cave!!

Monologue

Just as Carla-san had told me,

I extinguished all of the fires,

using only a small candle in my hand,

to take the Ghoul women and children,

to the cave. 

I would have loved,

to get Kino-san and Yuuri-san to help me,

but I could not spot them anywhereーー

*TIMESKIP*

Carla: ...So it is the Vibora Clan after all. Sure, their territory might be in this forest, but still...

Shin: So we accidentally invaded their territory? In that case, this could get incredibly sticky...

Carla: No. I led the way to Banmaden. I would never make such a big blunder.

However, I doubt they would come to attack us recklessly if it was not for their territory being invadedーー

...Whatever. For now, we should focus on dispelling them. Let us go, Shin!

Shin: Roger!

*Woosh* 

Vibora A: Uaaaah...!!

*Thud* 

Carla: That was the last one. However, the Vibora are known for being highly persistent. I can only imagine they will send their next troop momentarily...

Male Ghoul A: The Founder King...He’s so strong...

Male Ghoul B: You’re right. He defeated those Vibora in the blink of an eye...

Carla: Shin. Go and get everyone from the cave. We should hurry up and get a move on.

Shin: Gotcha!

*TIMESKIP*

Shin: Nii-san, I brought them with me!

Yui: Carla-san!

Carla: Yui, you were safe. 

Yui: Yes. Everyone is unharmed.

Carla: Heh. Well done. ...However, this is where things get serious.

They will not give up after one attack. 

While we prepare for the next assault, I want you to continue being in charge of the women and children. 

We shall reach Banmaden without anyone getting injured. ーー Understood? 

Yui: ...Yes!

Monologue

Just as Carla-san predicted,

the Vibora’s assaults continued. 

With the help of the Familiars,

Carla-san and Shin-kun continued to fend them off,

as we made our way forward. 

Even though the Ghouls were terribly scared at first,

but perhaps it was through witnessing Carla-san and the others’ strength,

by seeing them in action,

but they would calmly walk forward. 

ーー And so we succeeded,

at getting away from the Vibora’s troops,

and somehow safely reached Banmaden. 

Kino: Che. What’s going on? How come he evaded the ambush with little effort!? 

Yuuri: Either way, I think we have to admit that Carla-san is truly fit to be a King. That was an excellent performance on his part.

I believe he will be a tricky opponent if we were to make him our enemy. 

Kino: Hah! No kidding! But even so, he’s not untouchable. 

It all depends on how we go about it, right? I just have to outsmart him. 

Just watch, Yuuri. I’ll turn the tables on him. 

ー The scene shifts to the outside of Banmaden

Yui: Haah, we made it...

( I truly feel relieved to see Banmaden... )

Carla: Well done reaching this place unscathed, Ghouls.

This is Banmaden. Your safety is secured. 

My younger brother Shin will shortly escort you to your own rooms. Get some rest first.

Female Founder C: Founder King, thank you so much...!

Male Founder C: We are truly grateful to you for protecting us!

ー The Ghouls cheer

Yui: Wow...The Ghouls are praising him one after the other.

Shin: Well, if they finally understand just how amazing Nii-san truly is, I guess that’s all what matters? 

Okay guys! We’re gonna go to you guys to your dormitory (1) now! Follow me!

ー Shin escorts the Ghouls away

Yui: Ah, I’ll help out as well!

ー Yui follows them

*TIMESKIP*

ー The scene shifts to the saloon

*Cling cling* 

Yui: ( We can finally sit back and have a relaxing meal...Just that is enough to put me at ease. )

Carla: Anyway, great work, both of you. 

Shin. How are the Ghouls doing? 

Shin: They’re fine. I made it so they can sustain themselves, just like you asked.

Carla: I see. Yui, How about the women and children? 

Yui: They were calmer than I would have expected and even seemed to be enjoying themselves. I don’t think we have anything to worry about.

Carla: I understand. Which means there aren’t any pressing issues for the moment. 

Shin: Anyway, Kino and...Yuuri, was it?

They arrived to the dormitory a little late. Apparently they got separated from us, but managed to make it here unscathed or something like that.

Carla: Hm. ...I see.

Shin: But this means step one has been cleared, right? Hahー I feel relaxed to be back at my own Castle. 

By the way, Nii-san, what are you going to do next?

Carla: First we make it so the Ghouls can be used as fighting force. 

Shin, I would like to leave you in charge of training the men to become soldiers. 

Shin: Hmー I mean, I’m pretty good at that sorta stuff, so I don’t mind. 

Carla: However, we will need Kino’s cooperation if we wish to use the Ghouls. Keep that in mind.

Shin: ...Kino, huh? But you know, I just don’t think that guy can be trusted, you see? 

Even this whole story about getting separated from us earlier, it smells fishy, don’t you think? 

Carla: I agree that he most likely has some kind of ulterior motive. 

However, we must not underestimate his power. While the Ghouls have started to trust us quite a bit.

They were originally under Kino’s command. I believe that it will play in our advantage if we side with him. 

Shin: You might not be wrong but...Why do we have to work together with some Vampire?

Yui: ( I’ve been feeling relieved ever since we made it back to Banmaden. But things have only just begun, haven’t they...? )

*TIMESKIP*

ー The scene shifts to Carla’s room

Yui: Today was tiring, wasn’t it? You should probably head to bed earーー

Carla: Yui, come here. 

Yui: Yes...?

ー She steps closer

Carla: ーー Lend me your lap for a bit.

Yui: ...Sure.

*Thud* 

On certain CGs, little black roses will appear on the screen. If you click on them, you get an extra line of dialogue.

“When we’re like this, I feel relaxed inside. I suppose it’s because of you. ...Heh. I have changed quite a bit.”

“I can only rest for a short while. That is why is greatly value these moments we spend together.”

Carla: ...Hmph. Laying in your lap is more relaxing than I thought.

Yui: Fufu. I’m happy if that’s the case.

Carla: Are you not tired as well? 

Yui: No, I’m fine. Although I’m a little surprised by everything which went down. 

Carla: Well, I can imagine. However, now that the ball has started rolling, we can no longer go back. 

Yui: ...

Carla: Either way, we must make sure that the Ghouls quickly get used to their new life here.

Yui: Right. But I feel like they trust you quite a bit already.

I hope they can truly become our allies...

Carla: Yes. ...To be honest, I was a little unsure at first.

However, surely but slowly, they are starting to understand us. I believe this plan will go well.

Yui: ...

Carla: What’s wrong?

Yui: Nothing...I was just surprised to hear that you also have worries sometimes.

Because to me, you always seemed to acting full of confidence. 

Carla: Heh. ...Keep what I said just now to yourself. 

Yui: ...Yes. I understand.

( A small secret...But I’m really happy about that. )

Carla: What are you laughing for? 

Yui: Nothing...

Carla: Heh...Do you truly think you can keep secrets from me? 

Yui: Ahーー

ー He pins her down

*Thud* 

Yui: ( Even though he was resting his head on my lap just now. )

( Right now he’s bent over me, staring at me intently. )

Carla: Well then, I suppose I shall take my sweet time to make you spill the beans.

ー The scene shifts to the garden of Banmaden

Kino: Hah. So this is Banmaden, huh? It really is an impressive place, no matter how many times I look at it. 

...I really should claim it as mine sooner rather than later.

Even these flowers which are blooming beautifully right now...

ー He crushes one of them in the palm of his hand

Kino: ...are fated to eventually wither, you see.

Well then. How to go about this...?

ーー TO BE CONTINUED ーー

Translation notes

(1) The game refers to the place as 居住区 or ‘kyojuu-ku’ which can be translated as ‘residential area’. However, since they’re inside a castle, I can’t imagine it’s as big as an actual residential area, so I will be referring to it as a dormitory for now.

[cheiyunn]

Kimisute main story [０部 ] Part 3

Side:Fantome Iris

[Sharehouse]

Koharu: I’m back

Jun: We- we’re back… shopping is so…tiring…

Felix: Oh, welcome back. Dinners almost ready

Jun/Koharu: EH !?

.

--[They run to the kitchen]--

Koharu: Oh… Feli was just helping…

Jun: That… that scared me…

Daimon: I just asked Felix to help with the plating. There’s no need to worry

Felix: Daimon, I’m not very sure what worry you’re referring to..?

Koharu: Woah, today’s dinner looks good!

Jun: Yeah, it looks delicious..!

Jun: Ah.. my stomach just growled… I- I'm gonna dig a hole in the ground and die

Felix: You better hurry and settle your stuff down in your rooms. Did you get what you were looking for?

Koharu: Yup, exactly too! Lemme just drop my stuff off first

--[Koharu leaves]--

.

Jun: Hm? Hey what about Tomoru?

Daimon: We got the message that he left the office a while back. So he should be soon?

Jun: Oh thats right

Daimon: Oh and this one, and this bigger plate is left. Bring the ones lined up over there to the table as well

Jun: Got it

Felix: Hey Daimon, since we have the time, how about we add this on top?

Daimon: …that one, maybe we can do that next time. For tonight I think just this is enough

Felix: Is that so? Well if you say so

Daimon: phew…

Jun: Daimon-san, praise be to you. thank be to the almighty..! (Small voice)

Koharu: Ooh–! When its all put together like this on the table, everything looks so fancy!

Koharu: …um, Jun why are you worshiping Daimon…?

.

--[Time passes]--

.

Felix: Tomoru should be back anytime soon?

Koharu: Just up to recently he’s started being able to come back earlier huh

Daimon: It's been a while since we became affiliated with Dreadnought Music and he began working as an employee. Things have mainly calmed down after all

Daimon: He did say that despite a lot of aspects being pretty different from his previous place, it feels just as rewarding

[Door opens]

.

Tomoru: I’m back!

Felix: Good work today, Tomoru. As for your stuff, just leave it somewhere around there is fine

Felix: Now then, hold your glass

Tomoru: eh, oh. okay…

Felix: Let us bring a toast. A votre sante! (‘To your health’)

Jun/Koharu/Daimon: Cheers!

Tomoru: c-Cheers…!

Tomoru: Um sorry, did we have something to… celebrate..?

Felix: Its a celebration to your occupational transfer to Dreadnought Music!

Tomoru: what…!?

Koharu: Because we let the timing slip past us so many times, Feli said to just do it now

Daimon: I did try to stop him under the pretense of asking your opinion and was stopped, he said it serves to be a surprise as well

Jun: Felix-san said that it was okay now since you’re now coming home early so…

Tomoru: You guys…!

Felix: Oh dear, was it not to your liking?

Tomoru: Not at all, thank you so much! I'm rather really glad!

Koharu: Now that that's settled let's dig in! Daimon put his whole back into making dinner after all!

Jun: It looks so delicious… wait no, your cooking is always delicious but this time is even better!

Felix: It seems that you’re honing your skills even further while running the cafe and living together with us Daimon

Daimon: This isn’t that much of a big deal

Daimon: Here you go Tomoru. Today, you’re the protagonist so eat up

Tomoru: Thank you so much!

Tomoru: Oh right, since the timing fits, there’s something I want to ask

Tomoru: While we were able to make our major debut at Dreadnought Music…

Tomoru: I was thinking of opening up the discussion of Fantome Iris’ future direction again

Felix: That sounds good. Hearing out each other’s opinions is important after all

Felix: For our followers, I was thinking of completely dedicating ourselves to the craft 

Felix: With full sincerity, even more than what we present now

Felix: I also want to hear everyone’s opinions. How about it?

Daimon: Lets see…

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[I took some creative liberties in translating Jun's speech. Hopefully it comes across as similarly as the japanese end.]

[kafus]

and now a GAMEPLAY UPDATE from yesterday...

MORE POKEDEX COMPLETION BABEY whoops i uploaded these totally out of order but it doesn't really matter. after getting the surf HM from cynthia's grandma, instead of progressing to canalave city i backtracked through every location in the game where i could surf and unless i forgot something i've now picked up every item, caught every pokemon, and fought every trainer in all currently accessible locations before iron island? if i'm forgetting anywhere rest in peace i guess

worth noting that on the route i caught that gastrodon, i was just going for the 5% tentacruel but i somehow ran into the 1% gastrodon on the same route TWICE before i found a single tentacruel. that was wack lol. and also the pelipper was a 1% below sandgem town, and i didn't feel like grinding for the 1% as it was towards the end of my play session yesterday and i was tired, so i caught a level 30 wingull on the same route and exp share'd it on some wild mons for a bit until it evolved. close enough SFDKFSD

i did eventually make it to canalave, i got the gender difference upgrade to my dex in the route connector into canalave and it seems it's not just cynthia, Everyone is kinda opening their eyes to Hmm this is concerning... oh and i defeated barry, found out my team is pretty weak into fighting types but that's my bad LOL

i unfortunately did not take any more pictures while exploring yesterday because i was focused on my call but that's okay i had a good time

i will say that last night i went to check out the belt dude for the first time and he wanted a pokemon that was level 80... something, i don't remember, but obviously i do not have a pokemon even close to that high so i wasn't able to grab the black belt. today he wanted a level 39 pokemon though, and my luxray was literally 2 EXP away from leveling to 39, so i walked back outside the house, defeated a single wild pokemon, walked back inside and got the black belt LOL

anyway today i checked all my honey trees, still no munchlax... it's not like i expect the munchlax, i know i'll be at this for a long time, i don't even know which four trees are my munchlax trees, BUT whenever i do get it i will pop the fuck off.

it's also worth mentioning that i've been following the serebii daily events list for platinum since it's easy to check if i forgot everything, but serebii is missing one!! or kinda two depending on how you look at it. i realized this today. there's a guy in amity square who will give you an amity square accessory or berry everyday if you enter in from the right side and do a series of teleportations in the huts. there's also recurring items on the ground:

Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum introduced recurring Honey, in Floaroma Meadow. The Honey regenerates in one of the positions in which it was originally collected by the player, at a rate of two Honey per day. Some of the Star Pieces hidden in Iron Island regenerate daily. These games also featured a daily recurring Reaper Cloth, Rare Bone, or Stardust in Turnback Cave.

^ from bulbapedia's page on recurring items.

i still haven't fully fine-tuned my daily route but i'll figure it out eventually.

OH WAIT THERE IS ONE OTHER PICTURE I TOOK YESTERDAY

mocha evolved into hippowdon! i'm so glad i stuck it out getting a female hippopotas, the black coloration is just so much cooler LMAO i held off her evolution a few levels to get earthquake a few levels early :] cause my team is somehow a bit underleveled?? ever so slightly. i could use some more Power.

and THAT'S THE UPDATE phew. i'm thinking instead of progressing to iron island i might do some contests and stuff, i'm just in the mood for it. i already grinded a handful of accessories this morning in amity square which should hopefully carry me with what i want to do lmao

[rollingsins]

Hi! What a nice surprise to wake up to. I'm on my way to work and reading this now cause I am desperate and can't wait until my break. Let's go!

Ugh Richie get your nasty cheetoh fingers off of her! R doesn't want to catch your crusty disease.

Oh boy. R will have a bruise cause of Richie. He is dead. Tara will gut him. See ya never again, bye! 👋🏼

Lol immediately R screams. Love that. She doesn't let Richie boss her around. Good.

Oh fuck yes! Well done Sam! Even if he isn't Ghostface, she should have kicked him out anyway. Finally Sam came to her senses. Better late than never.

Ha go drag his sorry ass! Too much to drink and just saw her. What a creep he is. Seriously, can Tara please kill him?

BITCH YOU AINT NOBODYS FRIEND. NO ONE LIKES YOU YOU DISGUSTING STINKY MAN!

Oh no. Go get Tara! RUN R!

lol, terrible timing cause Tara is probably getting stabbed right now but I knew it! That stupid darn whistle was entirely useless! Take that, whistle. I won.

Uff. My heart. Tara is never scared. She always has the upper hand. Now she can't do anything. Poor baby. She's probably so scared to die and leave R. R, just throw Richie at Ghostface and save Tara. He's expendable.

Hmm. Ghostface is bigger than Tara. That's not a miracle cause it applies to nearly everyone...

Okay, I hate Richie as much as the next person but "Mister Ghostface" made me cackle in the bus. That's so stupid but funny.

Hmm. Ghostface attacked the police. So maybe not Judy? But she is even more desperate to solve the murders for Wes so that's where the frustration can come from!

Tara 🥺

DAD SHUT UP. Of course Tara wants to see R. Blood or not. Ugh, men 🙄

Lol yes. Everyone against Richie. You go Dad!

Poor Sam. YOU GO SAM YES DRAG RICHIE THROUGH THE MUD. BADASS LADY

Unless she wasn't expecting it. Someone she knew. Who de we know that can break into a house and disarm an alarm. JUDY SHE IS A TRAINED SHERIFF. COME ON PEOPLE. (I hope in right cause I can't imagine/think of someone else...)

AS IF IT'S SAM. Nah ah. She would never hurt Tara. It's Mindy before it would EVER be Sam. No way in hell. (If it is Sam I will come for you btw)

Lol Mindy is prepared! Love that. (That you need a girlfriend line feels like a call out cause I also heavily thought about who Ghostface is... I just don't have a folder)

Nope. I take it back. Don't love it. Mindy is the horror buff but she fails to see the obvious connection of the victims being linked to R, so she accused Sam!?? Not in my watch! Obviously I don't want Tara to get caught but Sam IS NOT Ghostface! Focus people and figure it out. Ugh.

Oh right the police outside! Who can control the police? JUDY HICKS.

Yes Tara, please kill Richie. Pretty please 🙏

No Mindy you're not right and if you don't shut up I will punsh you.

Being in the hospital didn't work out that great for Tara in the movie...

How adorable is it that Tara got sliced and diced yet she still wants to protect R. Murderous tendencies aside, she really is the perfect girlfriend!

Phew what a chapter. Dragging Richie is my favorite past time activity.

Onto the suspects!

Richie clearly is not Ghostface. What a shame. Sam absolutely no way in hell. The Scooby Gang nah. As if they cared that much about Wes or anyone else to get revenge on Tara and R. That just leaves Judy! Who else could it be?? Someone strong and trained to take out an alarm system. Someone who knows about Tara and R. Wes probably told her. It's her.

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

I live for your reviews 😭 please never stop. Re suspects… everyone is a suspect

[paralyze-fic]

Paralyze.

Chapter 32

The second day without Katsuki went by just like the first one; quiet and boring. And even though it was weird, I could tell the rest of the class was glad about it.

I had to hold the urge to fall asleep during class, just because a cute puppy wouldn't let me alone last night.

We kissed so much... My lips kind of hurt now, but it was so worth it. Ugh, I love him!

"(L/n), what's the right option for this question?" I blinked as Present Mic pointed to the board. An English phrase with a word missing. Three options.

1- Wasn't. 2- Haven't. 3- Didn't.

"Um...haven't...?" The questioning tone of my voice was really unnoticeable, and he nodded at my response, marking it as the correct answer.

Phew, that was close. Should pay attention from now on.

///////

The third day passed by and the fourth day came. Izuku was joining us again, and Katsuki would be here tomorrow.

The first thing I saw when I entered the classroom was Izuku making weird faces and exclaiming something about 'working hard'. He looked so eager for the class to begin that it made me chuckle.

Until I saw Aizawa sneak up behind him. "Sit down." Immediately we all rushed to our seats, the only noise in the room was the chairs moving. "Good morning. Now that Midoriya is back, we'll go into detail about your internship. Come in," the door opened, revealing two guys and a girl, "We'll let the ones who have experienced it," as Aizawa kept talking, they walked in, one after the other, "Tell you what how different these practices are. Pay attention."

My eyes looked at each one, staring them up and down. The navy-haired guy was kind of cute, and his pointy ears seemed to call for me to touch them.

"The third years on the top of the students of U.A. also known as the Big Three." I heard some of my classmates saying something about them, like how they were the closest to being pro-heroes than we were. "But, can you introduce yourselves? Let's start with Amajiki."

The navy-haired one, now named Amajiki senpai, stared at us with an intense glare, making us all tense. Even me. He's scary...

"It's useless. Mirio, Hado-san... even if I look at them imagining they are potatoes, everything except their head is human. I can just see humans. What do I do? I can't say anything, my mind is blank. I can't... I wanna go home." He turned around and pressed his forehead on the wall.

Never mind, he's a cinnamon roll.

At that, the light-blue-haired girl talked instead. "This flea is Amajiki Tamaki. I'm Hado Nejire. We were asked to talk about your internship. Wait a moment..." His voice trailed on a bit, and she started asking random questions to pretty much everyone in the class.

"Hey, is it true that you are invincible?" She asked me but turned to ask another thing to somebody else before I could her.

Aizawa's hair started to float and his eyes glowed red as he activated his quirk. "Isn't she irrational?" The blond guy made some movements with his hand, making me think of Iida. Or Izuku when he's nervous.

"Don't worry, Eraser Head. I'm at the end to end, right?" He placed his hand on his ear, "The future would be...?" He waited for our response, but all he got was silence, "You had to say 'dark', okay, my call was a failure!" He laughed out loud and I sweatdropped.

I'm pretty sure everybody did too. These third-years are kinda weird, aren't they?

"Well, it seems like you don't know what's happening. They suddenly bring some third years to explain an internship even if is not necessary. It's confusing, isn't it? You got your license in your first year, right? The ones this year are very lively, eh? And it seems like my jokes won't work." He stopped and I noticed Amajiki senpai slightly turn to look at him.

"Mirio?"

"Why don't you all fight against me? It's the most rational thing. To experience it first hand, right? What do you say, Eraser Head?" Mirio senpai looked to our homeroom teacher, waiting for an answer.

"Do as you want."

///////

So after that, we all headed to the changing room. And I stayed at the back, with Izuku and Todoroki.

"Now that I think about it, he looks familiar," I mutter and both turn to look at me.

"Who? The blond?" I nodded at Todoroki's question.

"Well, the three of them actually," I explain further, even if I do think the blond, Mirio senpai, seemed more familiar to me than the other two.

"I saw them at the Sports Festival last year, you watched it too, (M/n)?" Somehow that answered part of my question, but that wasn't completely it yet.

"Maybe that's it, (L/n)," I turned to look at Todoroki and smiled.

"You may be right," I stared ahead, "And you can call me (M/n), Todoroki-kun, it's weird when somebody calls me by my last name." He hummed.

"Then you can call me Shouto, (M/n)."

"I will, Shouto." I was pretty sure somebody was going to get mad when he got to hear me saying Todoroki's first name, but I won't worry about it for now, mostly because we reached the changing room.

The girls went into their own room and the guys entered one after the other, heading to our lockers and taking off our uniforms.

I left my undershirt on and put on the sports jacket on top, unzipped, and then changed my pants. I wasn't really aware of the guys staring at me -thank God- because I was busy thinking how fighting with Mirio senpai would be.

Could we even land a punch on him? After all, he's the top first of all the students in U.A.

But I'm sure we'll be able to manage... somehow.

We finished changing and walked out, Aizawa was waiting for us outside the doors, and we left when the 19 of us were present, with him walking ahead.

"We'll be going to the Gym Gamma, let's go."

We all exclaimed a 'Yes, sir' and followed behind him, some of us talked with each other, and others were lost in thought, like me.

Togata-senpai does seem familiar... but why though? It has to be something else apart from the Sports Festival from last year, otherwise, I don't know why he would look familiar.

But before I could keep thinking and wondering about it, the doors to the gym were in our sight.

[ichinisankaku]

Event Translation - Spotlight ~St Flora Side~ (Part 5)

Muku: 28, 29, 30… gh.

Yuki: Haa, uugh… Why do we have to do muscle training on our day off.

Homare: Because I said I'd support you, as your friend.

Plus, did you not say that you wanted to do secret training with me the other day?

Yuki: I absolutely did not.

Homare: Now, you two! If you are done with your sit-ups, we shall move on to our back muscles!

Muku: I'll do my best…!

Yuki: This is hell…

Homare: Alright, shall we take a quick break?

Muku: Phew…

Yuki: Haaaa… I'm tired…

This might be the harshest Chorus Contest I've done so far. Even the special lessons are rigorous.

Homare: My strictness is a result of my love for you all.

Muku: But your lessons are really fun, Alice-san. Everyone else says so too!

Yuki: It looks like my class has also gotten pretty excited thanks to the special lessons.

Homare: Splendid, that's what's most important.

Muku: There are lots of students who look forward to hearing you sing during the lessons too.

You really are good at it.

Homare: Ooh, if you're going to say that, then I have no choice. I shall sing for you as an example right now!

Muku: Eeh!? Is that really okay!?

Homare: Of course. I shall sing music to heal you as you rest, so do enjoy it!

Haa~♪ Du-duu~♪

Muku: Wow, it's a gospel…!

Yuki: I don't feel like I'm being healed at all…

*door opens*

Tenma: Are you three working? We came to drop stuff off.

Misumi: We brought triangle onigiri~

Kumon: Woah, Homare-san looks like he's having fun singing!

Kazunari: As gorgeous as you'd expect~! Gonna snap a pic while I have the chance.

Yuki: Great timing. We've been working out too much, I was just getting hungry.

Kumon: Doing secret training is super cool! Eat this onigiri and keep at it!

Muku: Right! Thanks, everyone!

Muku: Pack my sheet music carefully… there.

Yuki: Muku, time to go.

Homare: Greetings, you two. Is it already time to leave for the contest?

Muku: Yeah. We decided we'd get there a bit early.

Yuki: Don't want to be rushing at the last minute. Anyway, do you need us for something?

Homare: I'm certain I taught you everything I intended to during the lessons.

So, I want you to not get too riled up, and enjoy yourselves with smiling faces. …That's what I have to say.

Yuki: We were going to do that without you saying so.

Muku: Right, we're going to enjoy this contest!

Homare: Wonderful. I also plan on going to the venue to support you. I'm looking forward to everyone's choruses.

Students: Laa~♪ Lalalaa~♪

Homare: (Aah, every class has a beautiful harmony.)

(Those two were also making very nice expressions. Their singing, too, was free of worry…)

Music Teacher: We shall now announce the winners of St Flora's Chorus Contest.

For high school section, the grand prize goes to…

*applause*

Yuki: Finally over. Though, in the end, we couldn't get the prize.

Muku: Yeah, it's a shame. But the third year class that did was really good.

Homare: You did well, you two.

Yuki: So did you, Alice.

Muku: Sorry, even though you taught us so much, we couldn't win…

Homare: No need to apologise. It was clear you did your best and enjoyed yourselves.

Plus, while the winning class was certainly wonderful…

I found myself wanting to grace your singing voices with the grand prize.

Muku & Yuki: …!

Homare: Apologies, do forget that just now. It's not something I should say as a tutor.

Muku: Fufu… Thank you, Alice-san!

Yuki: Really, what are you talking about?

Homare: Now, shall we return home?

[Prologue | Flora 1 | Flora 2 | Flora 3 | Flora 4 | Flora Epilogue | Tsukushi 1 | Tsukushi 2 | Tsukushi 3 | Tsukushi 4 | Tsukushi 5 | Tsukushi Epilogue]

[i-feel-strange]

ATTENTION! In this... Fanfiction? There will be pronouns for leading she/her. Joseph/Jack will be pushy and those who don't like being molested should not read. The action takes place in 1980, before Joseph's death. And there may also be errors in the text, I still use the translator.

(I am a big fan of Leo Tolstoy, so there will be a lot of water here, stock up on life jacket)

Date

As far as you remember, you were friends with Joseph for a little over five months, but this charming gentleman has already asked you on a date several times. You gently and tactfully refused. The actor did not lose his resolve. And now you are already standing at the mirror and picking up a dress for the evening. Red, too bright, this dress is like your grandmother's, this is old, she's been wearing this for a week. You chose a modest, black dress, with gloves, all the same, we are going to a restaurant. I wonder what Joseph will wear?

My God! I didn’t think that sunshine was so easy to agree, she refused me for so long. I already thought about leaving it behind and stop bothering her. I'm about to burst with happiness! That's enough, pull yourself together Joseph Haberday! This date should go well, I've planned everything down to the smallest detail. We go to a restaurant, I hope my sun will not be embarrassed, I want her to remember this evening for a long time. A cozy room, with walls hung with paintings, spacious and bright, without insane prices, but true products. I would like to pay the bill in full, but if my ray of light wants, she can pay herself. I booked a table away from everyone, in the corner of the room so that no one would disturb us. Should I send flowers? Or a gift? No, it will be too much. Where are the cigarettes? Better smoke now, I hope I still have perfume left. I often smell of smoke, but the sunshine always smells perfect. When I arrive in the dressing room after rehearsal, my sun is already there and waiting for me. I sit down on a chair, and her light and gentle hands correct my makeup. I try not to stare at her body, but it's pretty hard.Once I was already caught red-handed, it was pretty embarrassing. We can talk for hours non-stop, somehow we started talking about films, we have the same taste, she told me about the recently released thriller, but I didn’t really listen to her. It was more interesting to watch her facial expressions, hands with which she "explained" the film in parallel, how she moves from side to side, captured by the story about maniacs. The most attractive thing was to look at her lips. Damn, when will I ever get a chance to get her a kiss. Each time she uses different lipsticks, mostly delicate and pearlescent shades. I wonder if she will choose a smoky rose or burgundy for a date? What time is it now?

Fuck, it's almost eight o'clock!

I hastily selected a plain white shirt and a black vest, with slightly visible vertical stripes. Black tie, black trousers, everything is strictly and ironed.

20:00. Restaurant "Parlaur"

Surprisingly, I was not late, but the sun lingers. Maybe something happened? Or is she... No, no. She can't do that, my sunshine wouldn't do that, right?

Ha ha ha, shit. Joseph has probably been waiting for you for a fucking hour. How could you fall asleep before such an exciting event, and Joseph told you to rest more. It's all from lack of sleep. That bucket of bolts can't move faster?! Finally! Are you here. And he's here too. Phew, thank God. It stands alone, like a beaten puppy. Damn, how do you go now? Okay, good boobs knead, you need to approach confidently and apologize for being late.

- Hey... Hey...I'm sorry I'm late, I-

- Sun, finally! Are you all right? Nothing happened? I was so worried! What happened?

He, like a caring folder, took your face in his hands and began to examine me. You took his wrists and tried to stop the flow of his incoherent words.

- Calm down Joseph! Everything is fine with me! We still have time to go to the restaurant, right?

He shook his head positively. He smiled softly and held out his hand to you. Your hand looked like a puppet in comparison to his. The gentle giant gently squeezed your hand in his and directed your duet to the restaurant. The place was amazing! You sat down at a table away from everyone, a little strange, but not important. You made an order and discussed all possible topics. The conversation did not last too long, your order was submitted. The dishes were wonderful, they recaptured their cost. Joseph, of course, offered to pay for everything, but you chose to split the bill in half. Time seemed to fly by and you both lacked some two hours! The young actor suggested that you go to the park, where there is a bridge that crosses a small river. The square was full of trees of different varieties. The moon shone through the branches, but the main source of light was the lanterns. Appearing at the bridge, both of you leaned on the stone indent and watched the river flow quietly. Your conversation has subsided a bit. You moved on to a more soulful discussion, which was accompanied by whispers.

- Actually, I'm very selfish. I've been climbing to you with this date for so long. I want to say I'm sorry you had to come with me...

-What are you, Joseph? This evening was wonderful! I'm glad you invited me, thank you very much. I wouldn't even mind going again.

You said the last sentence a little quieter, but he still caught your sweet words.

-Truth!? Is this an invitation?

-I think yes. I invite you on a date Joseph.

-Hmm. I don’t even know, I have so many things to do, all in worries.

He said it jokingly. You pushed him on the shoulder. Your laughter echoed throughout the garden. As the chuckles began to fade, you noticed him approaching you. Quietly and timidly, trying to test the waters, trying not to scare you. You did not resist and gave it to big, but such native hands to embrace you. You felt how his heart beats, how his chest rises and falls, how his perfume smells, and how tightly he presses you to his body, afraid to let go. You pulled away, Joseph was scared and pressed you harder, but you were not going to leave. Holding out your hands, you brought the clown's face closer to yours. He doesn't seem to be moving away, but you asked him before.

-May I..

-Of course sunshine, I beg you... Kiss me.

You immediately merged into a soft kiss.

-I love you Joseph...

-I love you too (Y/N)

You had to stand on your toes. Joseph did you a favor and lifted you up. His lips devoured yours and asked for more. You gave permission and the kiss got a little hungry and desperate? Kissing became more passionate and aggressive. Joseph moved from your lips to your neck. The kisses were frequent and with some pressure.In interruptions, he asked you. His hands wandered along your body. You were like prey in the hands of a predator.

-(Y/N), please, I've dreamed about this for so long.

He breathed loudly into your neck.

You pulled back a little, but you wanted the same thing.

-Joseph, someone can see us! Not here.

His low, needy moan was drowned out by your chest.

- There should be a hotel not far away, let's go there.

- As you wish sun.

Before leaving, he poured his lips into yours, as if to say that this will not end there.

The night was long and very passionate. Joseph impatiently hid clothes from you and casually threw them anywhere. He didn't want to let you go for so long. Called you the love of my life, promised never to leave you and take care of you. He seemed so insatiable, but you even liked it.

When you woke up in the morning, you went home and met again at work.

There was a 20-minute break and Joseph, as usual, went into the dressing room. It was surprisingly quiet. But when you finished with makeup, he asked:

- So... Umm.. Are we together now?

- I would like to continue, I would like to be with you together.

-I also want this.

He quietly approached your lips and gave a short kiss.

I hope our next date will be very soon.

- And you won't have time to blink an eye, as you will be in my bed.

He laughed slightly.

- Can't wait like that anymore?

[boozuru]

Ghostic Prologue

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(NOT JP PROOFED)

Season: Autumn

Yuzuru: (Goodness, I’m such a disgrace!)

(Fushimi Yuzuru, this is the greatest mistake of your life. Young master could fall into danger any moment…!)

Tori: Help… me…

Yuzuru: Young master…!

Yuzuru: I’m here! Where are you? Young master!

Tori: …

Yuzuru: Oh, thank goodness. So that’s where you were hiding. I’m glad you’re safe.

Tori: ……

Yuzuru: I can’t see any life in his eyes…

Yuzuru: I knew it, it wasn’t me misinterpreting anything. There’s something “dangerous” in this haunted house-

If only I had known, I would have been more vigilant.

Evil has made its home in this mansion. The evil spirit's existence is-

〈Going back in time by several days〉

〈Late October. One day during "Halloween Party" preparations.〉

Mao: …Phew. Good work today!

At first I was worried if we would make it in time, but now all the clerical work for collaborating with ES is basically done.

I think managing "Halloween Party" will be way easier from now on.

And Yuzuru, thanks for handling communications with Tenshouin-senpai.

Yuzuru: No need for thanks, I was also having trouble with this year's "Halloween Party" anyway.

If anything, I apologize for having to rely on Eichi-sama when we are from the same unit.

Mao: Don't say that. But yeah, it feels kinda wrong to ask the alumni for help. You're not in the wrong though, you just don't want to be thought of as an undependable underclassman.

And somehow Hasumi-senpai sensed our troubles. He really helped us out by negotiating ES joint hosting stuff with Tenshouin-senpai.

And thanks to that, we don't have to worry about the lack of live venues at Yumenosaki Academy grounds. Now we just have to focus on our individual units. ♪

Tori: A blessing in disguise, am I right~? Now we can have a joint Halloween with ES since Hasumi-senpai arranged stuff with Eichi-sama.

Make sure to thank Eichi-sama for his generosity, okay~?

Mao: Chill, dude. You're also a part of the student council, so you were the one being HELPED, right?

Ah well, whatever. It's true that we should be thankful for alumni that are willing to help us on short notice.

Shinobu: Yup yup! A helping hand when we needed one. Thanks to that, I'll be able to join in on Ryuseitai's Halloween celebration quickly too.

I'm happy that everyone else can do the same with their respective units. ♪

Mao: But it feels like I'm just making everyone else work in my stead since the others in Trickstar are working their butts off without me...

If I remember right, in fine's case Tenshouin-senpai is taking care of the project, right?

Tori: Yup. Eichi-sama is the one taking care of the ES side of things.

He did have me and Yuzuru give suggestions till the halfway point, but told us to prioritize the school so I'm pretty sure that's what's up.

Also, I don't think we need to worry about Eichi-sama considering his project track record. Hibiki-senpai joined him and so those two are working on it now.

Fufu, if there's anything that we should be worried about, it's whether Eichi-sama will be okay without me〜♪

Yuzuru: Isn't it too early to be so lax, young master?

We won't make it in time if we don't keep up our current pace. Eichi-sama and Hibiki-sama are working on Halloween preparations, and we also have our own work to do.

Tori: I know~ Yuzuru, I always tell you that you worry too much.

Besides, I've been just raring to go from the start.

You all saw what Eichi-sama's working on, right!? There's gonna be a large-scale haunted house this year at ES!

Thinking about it makes my exhaustion from practice basically fade away! ♪

Mao: A haunted house? That's awfully ambitious, isn't it~?

Shinobu: As expected of Tenshouin-dono. His mind is truly something else!

Tori: I know right? No one can beat Eichi-sama when it comes to planning stuff!

Anyways. Yuzuru, since the worst of student council work is basically done, let's go to ES.

Sorry to you guys, but us in fine are totally gonna steal the show! Try not to get forgotten now〜♪

Mao: Haha, he's really cheerful, isn't he~? Even his steps feel lighter somehow. ♪

Yuzuru: My apologies for the young master's rude behaviour, Isara-sama, Sengoku-sama.

Shinobu: No problem. If anything, seeing Tori-kun gave me new kind of energy.

Ryuseitai might be lacking in funds compared to fine, but we will liven up Halloween as well!

Yuzuru: Thank you for your reassurance.

However, young master was strangely carefree today. He must have been frustrated since he couldn't participate in fine's projects due to his position in the student council.

...Regardless, now is not the time to speculate. I suspect that if I leave young master alone right now, he will carelessly injure himself.

If you will excuse me, I will also take my leave earlier than planned. Thank you.

Mao: Yeah, thanks for today.

You can go too, Sengoku. The rest of Ryuseitai is waiting at ES, right?

We are gonna practice on campus, so I'm fine with closing up the student council office.

Shinobu: Thank you for thinking of me! Well then, I shall also take my leave.

Trick or Treat - I'm going to work hard so I can bring joy to everyone when the time comes....★

Mao: Haha. Everyone scuttled away like a bunch of baby spiders. Just that is making me think about Halloween and getting me hyped up about participating.

Alright. I'm gonna take a short break from student council president work, and spice up Halloween as idol me!

Wait for me, Trickstar… ★

[spicykaraage]

All-Out Autumn! - Story Translation

[Prologue]

Kintarou: Alright! I got here first!

Kintarou: Yahoooo!!

Kenya: Kin-chan. It’s just the mountaintop.

Kintarou: I know, but since I got here first I wanted to shout it.

Kintarou: I wanna go running around the park. It’d feel so good!

Kenya: Okay, okay. Let’s just wait until everyone else gets here, alright.

Minami: Phew… Made it. Is everyone here?

Sengoku: Akutsu went somewhere else. He said he was gonna do his own thing.

Minami: Of course he did, jeez…

Chinen: Kei-kun and the Captain… They’re not here yet.

Kenya: …Huh, Chitose isn’t here either.

Zaizen: Yeah, Chitose-senpai said he was gonna take a walk around here.

Kenya: Free-spirited as ever…

Sengoku: Well, it’s fine isn’t it? We already discussed meeting back here in the evening and heading back together.

Minami: That’s right. Okay then, we’re free to do whatever we want.

Chinen: All the leaves have turned bright red, it’s really beautiful…

Minami: Yeah. Now’s a great time to visit this place.

Sengoku: We’re lucky we got invited. I had no idea there was park like this near the camp.

Sengoku: Tooyama-kun, how’d you find out about this place?

Kintarou: Mr. Tezuka told me about it. He said he’d visited here before.

Kenya: He told us this is the best time to see the autumn leaves.

Sengoku: Oh, is that so. That’s Tezuka-kun for you, always knowledgeable about mountains.

Chinen: This place is big and the air’s clean, I think it might be a good idea to exercise here.

Minami: That’s nice, but I think taking our time looking at the autumn nature would be great too.

Kintarou: C’mon, let’s do both!

Kintarou: We came all this way together, let’s play as much as we can~!

Minami: Okay, we can all play together first.

Kenya: That’s fine, but… what should we do?

Sengoku: Actually, I have an idea in mind if you’re interested?

Kintarou: ?

[Episode 1]

Kintarou: Hey, Mister. What’s your idea?

Sengoku: Right. We could play “The Daruma Doll Fell Over”, how about it.

Higashikata: Sure, but why The Daruma Doll Fell Over?

Sengoku: I saw some kids playing it earlier and I felt kinda nostalgic.

Kintarou: Nice, that sounds fun! I wanna play.

Higashikata: It’ll be fun, won’t it? It’s better when you have a lot of people.

Chinen: Fufu… Playing as a child again.

Zaizen: Looks like everyone wants to play.

Kenya: Yep. Okay, so the first thing we’re doing in the mountains together is The Daruma Doll Fell Over.

Zaizen: Good luck. I’ll stand back and watch.

Kenya: …Wha, why aren’t you gonna participate!?

Zaizen: Shouldn’t there be someone watching and making sure everyone’s following the rules?

Chinen: Well, it is a lot of people in a big place, it probably would be better if someone was watching.

Kintarou: Huh, you should come play with us, Zaizen.

Zaizen: I won’t be playing, but I’ll take a lot of funny pictures and show you afterward.

Kintarou: Nngh, okay then. You got this!

Kenya: Okay, let’s play rock-paper-scissors to decide who’s “it”.

Kintarou: Okay! Is everyone ready? Rock-paper…

—

Sengoku: Ughh… I’m “it”. It’s always rough losing.

Zaizen: Well, there’s always gonna be days like that.

Sengoku: No, wait… If I’m “it”, then doesn’t that mean I can win all by myself?

Sengoku: It’d be pretty awesome to win by myself…! I guess being “it” isn’t so bad, is it?

Sengoku: All right, I’m feeling pumped! Whoever comes after me, bring it on!

Zaizen: What the… Well, at least he’s looking on the bright side.

—

Kenya: …That sucked.

Zaizen: You were the fastest one there… and the fastest one to get caught.

Kenya: Shut up.

Chinen: Didn’t realize how hard it is to stop on a hill…

Higashikata: It’s a pretty steep hill, definitely made things a challenge…

Kenya: Wait, has everyone been caught already?

Kintarou: So we lost? That means “it” won.

Minami: I’m still here.

Chinen: Where’d that voice come from?

Kintarou: Ah! Mister, he’s over there—

Kenya: Shh! Kin-chan, don’t break his concentration. Just be quiet and watch.

Kenya: Could this be a chance to turn the tides…?

Sengoku: Okay, here I go! “The daruma doll…”

Kintarou: Go Mister, dash to him!

Minami: I got you!

Sengoku: “—fell over!”

[Episode 2]

Sengoku: And so… the winner of the prestigious “The Daruma Doll Fell Over” championship is none other than Minami!

Kintarou: You’re amazing, Mister! Congrats!

Minami: Oh, haha… This is a little embarrassing, but thank you.

Zaizen: Congratulations. If you’d be so kind as to let me take a commemorative photo of this event.

Minami: Huhh? …I-Is this good?

Sengoku: Now then, an interview with the champion is in order!

Sengoku: Although my role as “it” was a flop, your strategy of hiding in the trees and approaching carefully was a success, wasn’t it?

Minami: It was. It feels great to win amongst all these strong personalities and really stand out!

Zaizen: Uh, it’s just a game of “The Daruma Doll Fell Over”, nothing extraordinary to be honest…

Tanishi: …ACHOOO!!!

Kenya: Hm? You catch a cold or something?

Tanishi: Ughh… It’s just a little chilly is all…

Minami: Yeah, if you stay still for too long you’ll definitely get cold…

Kintarou: Alright, let’s have another round! Let’s get movin’ and fight the cold off!

Zaizen: If you really wanna move, then how about a game of tag instead?

Kintarou: Tag! That sounds so fun!

Tanishi: I agree. That’ll warm us up.

Kenya: You’re the one who suggested it, Zaizen. So you have to participate, don’t you?

Zaizen: *sigh*… Fine, whatever.

Kintarou: Zaizen, what about those pictures you took? Did you get any good ones?

Zaizen: Oh yeah, here’s one from when you guys were playing. It’s a masterpiece, isn’t it?

Kintarou: Wow~! Everyone looks so funny when they had to stop.

Kintarou: Hey, you should send this to Shiraishi.

Tanishi: Oh yeah, I haven’t seen your captain anywhere. Where is he?

Kenya: He was planning on coming with us, but then he got a call from our coach.

Kintarou: Yeah. Shiraishi did want to come with us…

Kenya: Well, this isn’t that far, so we can do this again whenever.

Kintarou: True! Next time we come here, we’re definitely bringing Shiraishi.

Minami: Hey, we’re playing rock-paper-scissors to decide who’s “it”. Gather around, you guys.

Kintarou: Sorry. We’re coming!

[Episode 3]

Kintarou: Touch! Gotcha, Kenya!

Kenya: Crap…!

Ishida: Now Kenya’s “it”.

Yuuji: Hurry and run for it!

Kenya: If it weren’t for all these trees, I could’ve gotten away with my speed…

Kintarou: C’mon, over here! Where I’m clapping my hands~!

Kenya: …Okay then, I’ll show you the true power of Naniwa’s Speed Star.

Kenya: I can overcome anything I set my mind to! Uwooooooh!

Kenya: …!?

Zaizen: Kenya-san…!

Kintarou: Look out!

Kenya: Whoa… Aghh!

*thud!*

Koharu: Kenya-kun, are you hurt?

Kenya: …Nah, I’m fine. Thanks to this pile of leaves.

Zaizen: You’re lucky you ended up falling onto that pile.

Yuuji: I can’t believe Koharu’s worried about you, I’m so jealous!

Kenya: You guys… don’t you have anything else you wanna say…?

Ishida: It must’ve been the local residents who raked up these piles of leaves for the people visiting the area.

Ishida: Thanks to them, Kenya was unharmed. I’m not sure exactly who, but I’m still grateful.

Koharu: …But we’re really deep in these woods, aren’t we.

Yuuji: Don’t worry, it’ll be fine, Koharu. All we gotta do is go back the way we came.

Kintarou: Hey, hey, Kenya! Those leaves are comfy, aren’t they? I wanna jump in, too!

Kenya: Hm? Whoa… Kin-chan?

Kintarou: Here I go… Jumping in!

Kenya: Bleh…! The leaves…

Kintarou: Ahaha, it’s super comfy~

Koharu: Oh my, how adorable♡

Zaizen: It looks like they’re bathing in leaves. I’m gonna get a picture…

Kenya: Zaizen, if you’re gonna take a picture, then you should get closer.

Zaizen: ? Yeah… I guess so.

Kenya: …I tricked ya, touch!

Zaizen: Ah…!

Kintarou: Now Zaizen’s “it”, everyone! Run~!

Zaizen: …You sneaky little rat.

Zaizen: Well, whatever. Someone else will be “it” soon enough.

[Episode 4]

Kenya: Hey, guys! I think it’s about time we move on from tag.

Kintarou: Huh~, over already? But I can still keep going!

Ishida: As expected of your energy, Kintarou-han.

Kintarou: Hehe. C’mon, let’s play some more~

Ishida: Yes, but we have to collect all these fallen leaves scattered everywhere.

Koharu: We’ve also been moving and sweating a lot, so we should hydrate ourselves.

Kenya: You heard them. Come on Kin-chan, let’s get you something to drink.

Kintarou: …Hm? Kenya, what’s that jar of green stuff you got there?

Kenya: This? It’s just milk mixed with green juice.

Yuuji: Is that what you bought at that store at the base of the mountain?

Zaizen: I do remember seeing those there…

Kenya: What, if you want some then I can share?

Zaizen: No thanks.

Kenya: Oh yeah? Bottoms up then.

Kenya: Phew! That’s good!

Kintarou: …Hey wait, are you gonna throw the jar away? If you don’t want it, then can I have it?

Kenya: Sure, but why?

Kintarou: I wanna find all kinds of stuff and put it into that jar. Doesn’t that sound fun?

Kintarou: Oh, yes it does♡ You could make a herbarium.

Kintarou: Her… bari…? A what?

Koharu: It’s where you put plants in a jar, fill it up with oil, and turn into a cute little interior decoration.

Yuuji: Wow, that sounds so stylish. I can’t believe you knew about that, that’s my Koharu♡

Kintarou: So it’s called a herbalion…? Hanberion?

Kenya: It’s “herbarium”, Kin-chan.

Kintarou: I don’t get it, but I wanna make one!

Kintarou: So can I have that jar?

Kenya: Yeah. Here, I’ll go run and wash it for you.

Kintarou: Thank you!

[Episode 5]

Kintarou: The colors of these fallen leaves are really pretty… Alright, I’ll put these in the jar too!

Kintarou: Alright, let’s see if I can find other cool stuff… Hm?

—

Sengoku: …*sigh*

Kintarou: What’s wrong, Mister. Does your stomach hurt?

Sengoku: Oh… Mmm. No, it doesn’t.

Kintarou: What’s got you down then?

Higashikata: Oh, you don’t need to worry about Sengoku, he’ll be fine.

Kintarou: Huh? Really?

Higashikata: Pretty sure…

Sengoku: Well, it’s just that I had a realization…

Sengoku: The fresh air. And this beautiful view of the autumn leaves… But there’s just one thing I’m missing.

Sengoku: —That’s right, a girl!

Kintarou: A girl?

Higashikata: See, it’s not anything serious, is it?

Sengoku: It is serious, Higashikata! I have a view of this gorgeous scenery but no view of any gorgeous girls…

Chitose: Can’t you just imagine it then?

Sengoku: Huh?

Kintarou: Oh, Chitose! Where have you been?

Chitose: I was just walking around the park.

Sengoku: Just imagine it… Yeah, that might be a good idea.

Higashikata: Mm? What’s up, Sengoku.

Sengoku: I think it could be fun to simulate a park date for when I bring a girl here someday.

Higashikata: Simulate a park date? …What do you mean by that?

Sengoku: Just imagine what it’d be like if you came here with a girl.

Sengoku: Yeah… We’d walk along the mountain path, and I’d wanna relax on a bench and have a nice conversation. And then…

Kintarou: You went back to normal in no time, Mister! Nice one, Chitose.

Chitose: Looks like he’s cheered up, that’s good.

Chitose: By the way Kin-chan, I see you’re not with Kenya and the others. What’re you up to?

Kintarou: Hehe… I’m looking for all things autumn I can put in this jar!

Kintarou: But I’ve searched everywhere around here. Do you know where I can find something more cool?

Chitose: Hm… Well, how about that part of the forest over there? I found some pinecones and wild vegetables in that area.

Kintarou: Good idea! Okay, I’ll go look.

Chitose: Wait up, Kin-chan. Lemme come with you, it sounds like fun.

Chitose: Welp, be seeing you.

Sengoku: Right, thanks for the advice.

Sengoku: So then, when we’re heading back, I’ll hold out my hand like this and tell her to watch her step…

Higashikata: Wha… How long are you gonna keep talking about this…?

Sengoku: Haha, alright, alright.

Sengoku: Huh? Oh, yeah… Higashikata, where did Minami go?

Higashikata: Right, he’s actually—

[Episode 6]

Kite: Oh… There’s small flowers growing over here.

Chinen: They’re yellow ones. Are these ones in that encyclopedia too?

Minami: Lemme see. Just a moment…

Minami: …Ah, here we are. These flowers are called “Akinokirinso”.

Minami: They’re also called “Awadachiso”. Their name comes from their flowers blooming like bubbles.

Chinen: Thank you. We’ve been getting a lot of interesting info thanks to you.

Minami: Yeah, I’m glad I brought this encyclopedia along. It makes observing the plants even more fun.

Kite: …? By the way, you’ve been awfully quiet, Tanishi-kun.

Tanishi: …

Minami: He must be making a serious observation.

Chinen: Kei-kun, what’re you looking at?

Tanishi: Hehe, this.

Chinen: …Mushrooms? I didn’t know those grew here.

Tanishi: They’d be good roasted or steamed… Let’s pick some and cook ‘em when we get back!

Chinen: Yeah, they look good but they could also be poisonous.

Minami: Let’s see if they’re in the encyclopedia.

Minami: Uhhh…

Chinen: Did you find it?

Minami: …Uhm, I think I found it. It says here that they’re edible, but…

Tanishi: If it says they’re edible, then they’re edible!

Tanishi: We’re gonna have mushrooms for dinner~!

Kite: No, we are not.

Tanishi: Huh!? Eishirou!

Kite: We can’t just pick them and take them with us.

Kite: As Chinen-kun mentioned, they could possibly be poisonous.

Tanishi: But the encyclopedia says they’re edible…!

Kite: You should know that mushrooms are very difficult to distinguish.

Minami: He’s right. And it’s not good to just take things from nature as you please, I think it’d be best not to mess with them.

Tanishi: Ngh…

Chinen: Too bad.

Kintarou: Ahh! There’s so many autumn-y things over here!

Kintarou: Huh, did you guys come to find cool things too?

Chinen: Cool things…?

Kintarou: Yeah. I came looking for stuff that’s cool and rare and autumn-y!

Chitose: Well, Kin-chan, did you find anything?

Kintarou: Not yet…

Kintarou: Ah! Chitose, look over there. I found something really cool!

Chitose: Oh, brother… Never a dull moment with you, Kin-chan.

Chinen: What’s going on? Should we check too?

Minami: Yeah. I’m curious too, plus we could get some more use out of this encyclopedia.

[Episode 7]

Kintarou: Hey, those prickly things on the ground are chestnuts, right?

Chitose: Yeah, I see the trees here. They must’ve fell from them.

Minami: I see, those ones must still be on the tree since they’re not warm enough yet. Once they’re warm enough, they’ll fall to the ground.

Chinen: Wow, you know your stuff.

Minami: Nah, it’s just something Higashikata told me.

Kintarou: Alright then, let’s collect the ones on the ground. Okay…

Chitose: Wait, Kin-chan. Don’t touch them with your bare hands, you’ll prick yourself.

Minami: Uhmm… According to the encyclopedia: it says that you should step on the burr with your shoe and hold it down, then remove the contents with a pair of tongs.

Minami: But we don’t have any tongs we could use…

Kintarou: Huhh~! So that means we can’t get any chestnuts!?

Akutsu: The hell’s going on over here.

Minami: Akutsu!

Kintarou: I wanna collect these chestnuts, but I can’t ‘cause they’re too prickly…

Kintarou: But the chestnuts are inside, I want them~!

Akutsu: …Hmph, you don’t need to bother.

Akutsu: What you want’s all over the ground over there.

Kintarou: Huh!?

Chinen: So you’re saying there’s chestnuts without the burrs over there?

Minami: …Oh yeah, sometimes a chestnut will pop out of its burr when it falls from the tree.

Kintarou: I’m gonna run over and check it out. Thanks a bunch, Mister Akutsu!

Kintarou: C’mon, Chitose!

Chitose: Yeah, yeah. Let’s get a move on.

Minami: …By the way Akutsu, what’re you doing here?

Akutsu: None of your business.

Chinen: He left. Guess that’ll remain a mystery.

Minami: Haha… Well, it’s fine.

—

Kintarou: I’ll put some chestnuts in the jar, then caaarefully add in a pinecone…

Kintarou: Finished! Chitose, come look!

Chitose: Oh, would you look at that. You got the chestnuts in there too.

Kintarou: All thanks to Mister Akutsu! This is—

Kintarou: …Hmm?

Chitose: What’s up, Kin-chan?

Kintarou: Where’s that nice smell coming from?

Chitose: Hm…? You smell something?

Kintarou: The smell’s… coming from over there!

Chitose: Ah… Kin-chan! Be careful not to drop the jar!

[Episode 8]

Kintarou: Mmm… I think I’m getting closer to what smells good.

Kintarou: Ah! There!

—

Zaizen: …Hot!

Ishida: Are you alright, Zaizen-han. You should eat slowly so you don’t burn yourself.

Zaizen: Yeah, you’re right.

Zaizen: …Hompf…

Ishida: Mm, it has a light sweetness. What delicious potatoes.

Zaizen: And it’s nice that we can eat right where we bought them.

Kenya: Right. They smell so good, you can’t help but bite into ‘em right away.

Kintarou: That looks good, really good~! Your baked potatoes look so delicious!

Kenya: …Whoa, Kin-chan! When did you get here.

Zaizen: It’s hard to eat with you staring like that…

Kintarou: I can’t help it, it looks so good.

Ishida: Would you like some, Kintarou-han?

Kintarou: Really!?

Zaizen: Shihan, if you share with him, he’s gonna eat the whole thing.

Zaizen: If you want some, then just get it from the food stall over there.

Kintarou: Okay then, Mister Clerk! I’ll take five baked potatoes!

Kenya: …Wait, what the, that’s a lot! Potatoes are really filling, just one should be enough, right?

Kintarou: I’m starving from moving around so much, I need five at least.

Kenya: Nah, I’d say less than five.

Kintarou: Tch, fine, fine…

Kintarou: Okay, Mister Clerk. Three baked potatoes, please.

Kenya: …Even three’s really pushing it.

—

Kintarou: *munch, munch*… Delicious! So good~!!

Ishida: Kintarou-han, did you not get burned from eating so fast?

Kintarou: Nah, I’m completely fine.

Zaizen: Completely fine… There’s no way.

Kintarou: Hot baked potatoes are the best!

—

Kintarou: No way…? My baked potatoes are all gone!

Ishida: You’ve already finished all three of them. That was fast.

Kintarou: They’re so good, I couldn’t stop… Now the baked potatoes have disappeared!

Zaizen: They didn’t disappear, you just ate them.

Kintarou: Ughh~… The baked potatoes~! I wanna eat more of them!

Zaizen: …*sigh*, alright, fine.

Zaizen: Here, I’ll split mine with you.

Kintarou: Alright! Thank you, Zaizen!

Kenya: Huh…

Zaizen: …What? I’m not sharing anymore of mine.

Kenya: No. I just thought that was a pretty nice thing you did.

Zaizen: Uh-huh. Sure.

Kenya: You don’t need to be embarrassed.

Sengoku: Oh, all of you having a little snack time?

Kintarou: Yeah! These baked potatoes are sooo delicious!

Minami: Baked potatoes… If they’re that good, then I’ll buy one too.

Minami: Sengoku, you want one? I’ll buy one for you too.

Sengoku: Thank you, Minami.

Sengoku: …Huh? Hey, Minami. That encyclopedia you got there—

[Episode 9]

Sengoku: Hey, Minami. That encyclopedia you got there, did you always have that? I’ve never seen it in your room before.

Minami: Oh, this? I just borrowed it from the library. Shiraishi recommended it to me.

Kintarou: Shiraishi?

Minami: I ran into him yesterday when I stopped by the library.

Minami: He said that even though it’s an extra thing to carry, I should take it since it’ll be useful.

Kenya: I’m sure he did. He loves that kind of stuff.

Kintarou: He knows all about plants and stuff like that!

Minami: It actually did help a lot. I’ll have to thank him later.

Zaizen: …It’s about time we start heading back.

Minami: Oh jeez, it’s already time?

Sengoku: The sky’s turning red as well, how beautiful…

Minami: You’re right. The autumn leaves in the evening are really magical, aren’t they.

Kenya: Oh yeah Kin-chan, did you get that thing with the jar done?

Kintarou: Yep, sure did! Look!

Kenya: Oh, that’s really cool.

Kintarou: I looked all around the park and found all kinds of cool things to put in this jar.

Kenya: Yeah. That’ll make a good souvenir.

Chinen: You’re all here.

Chinen: It’s about time to head back. Everyone else is gathering over there.

Sengoku: Oh, sorry. Alright, let’s head back before it gets too late.

Kintarou: …Hey! Can’t we stay just a little longer?

Zaizen: Why?

Kintarou: Well, I was wondering if I could get another souvenir.

Zaizen: …Come on, Tooyama. It’s already getting dark, and they’re all waiting for us.

Zaizen: Whatever this souvenir is, can you get it right away?

Kintarou: Of course I can! Be back in a flash.

Kintarou: I wanna get one of those.

Zaizen: Those…?

[Episode 10]

Shiraishi: …Hm?

Kintarou: There you are, Shiraishi! We’re baaack~~!!

Shiraishi: Welcome back, Kin-chan. Did you have fun?

Kintarou: Yep! I had so much fun playing with everyone and looking around~

Shiraishi: Zaizen sent me pictures too, it looked like everyone had a great time.

Kintarou: Here, take this! I got you a souvenir.

Shiraishi: Huh, for me?

Shiraishi: Whoa… That’s a lot of stuff in that jar. Did you collect all that from the park?

Kintarou: Yeah. I got some pine cones, some chestnuts, some red leaves and some acorns!

Kintarou: Since you couldn’t come with us today, this is another way you can enjoy the autumn nature, right Shiraishi?

Shiraishi: Kin-chan…

Kenya: Ah, Shiraishi.

Zaizen: We’re back.

Shiraishi: Welcome back, you two. I’m glad you had a good time.

Kenya: Kin-chan, that jar… So it wasn’t a souvenir for you?

Kintarou: This? Nah, it’s for Shiraishi.

Kenya: I see…

Kintarou: Oh, and one more thing. That’s not the only souvenir I brought. I also got this…

Shiraishi: A paper bag… Is that a baked potato in there?

Kintarou: We all ate them together and they were super good, I bought another one for you but it’s all cold now.

Kintarou: I wanted you to try it when it’s nice and hot, but… I’m sorry.

Shiraishi: What’s there to be upset over? You don’t need to apologize for anything.

Kintarou: Huh?

Shiraishi: I’m happy just from the fact that you brought me a souvenir.

Shiraishi: Thank you so much, Kin-chan.

Kintarou: Shiraishi… Hehe.

Kenya: …Alrighty then. We’re beat from all the excitement today, so we’re gonna head back to our rooms.

Zaizen: Welp, see ya.

Shiraishi: You must be dirty from all that playing around, Kin-chan. How about we go take a bath together?

Shiraishi: I was just about to head over there, actually.

Kintarou: Yeah, let’s take a bath together!

Shiraishi: You can tell me all about today while we have a nice, relaxing soak.

Kintarou: You got it!

Kintarou: …But I have so much to tell you, can I talk about it now?

Shiraishi: Haha. Alright then, you can tell me on the way to the baths.

Kintarou: Mm, where should I even start? So, I—

[Epilogue]

Kintarou: Good morning!

Kenya: Oh, Kin-chan. Good morning.

Sengoku: We were actually just talking about you.

Kintarou: About me?

Chinen: Yeah, about how you gave your captain those souvenirs.

Zaizen: Captain Shiraishi told us he was really happy that you got him those souvenirs.

Minami: He told me about it last night too when I thanked him for the encyclopedia.

Chinen: We’re glad he’s glad.

Kintarou: Hehe, I’m happy too!

Kintarou: But yeah, Shiraishi said he wanted to go to the park with everyone.

Kintarou: So I made a promise with him that we’ll go there again!

Kenya: Yeah, hopefully you can make it while the leaves are still beautiful.

Kintarou: Right, so everybody better keep their vacation days open!

Kenya: …Hm?

Minami: You mean you want all of us to go again?

Kintarou: ‘Course I do!

Kenya: Haha, this is kinda sudden.

Chinen: But it’s fine. Maybe I can get everyone from Higa to come this time.

Kintarou: Right? We could play tag or The Daruma Doll Fell Over again!

Minami: Maybe I can try winning The Daruma Doll Fell Over championship a second time.

Sengoku: Totally! I’d like to eat some more of those delicious baked potatoes too.

Kintarou: C’mon Kenya, everyone else is in. Come with us~

Kenya: Okay. Playing tag and The Daruma Doll Fell Over was pretty fun.

Zaizen: I’ll be the photographer then.

Kenya: So in other words, you’re coming too.

Kintarou: Alright, we’re all gonna play at the park again~! It’s a promise!

Kintarou: …Hehe, I can’t wait for the next vacation.

[STORY END]

The Daruma Doll Fell Over is basically like Red Light, Green Light. It has a bit more rules so I decided to keep the original translation. Tag is called “Onigokko” but it literally has the same rules as tag therefore I translated it as “tag”. You know, like the movie “Real Onigokko”…

[the-himawari]

A3! Sakisaka Muku - Translation [SSR] MANKAI Party (3/3)

*Please read disclaimer on blog; default name set as Izumi

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Muku: What do I do… my heart’s racing…

Yuki: Muku, you’re way too nervous.

Tasuku: Relax your shoulders more.

Muku: O-okay. *Inhale*… *exhale*…

Juza: You’ll be fine, Muku. I’ve got your back too.

Muku: Ju-chan… right, thank you! Without a chance like this, you and I rarely get the chance to stand together on stage. I was really looking forward to it.

Juza: Same here.

Muku: Ehehe…

Izumi: It’s almost time, guys. Break a leg out there!

Yuki: Got it.

Izumi: Good luck, Muku-kun. I’m going to ask for a photo at the end too.

Muku: Sure, I understand! We’ll be off!

-pause-

Muku: Hello, everyone! Thank you very much for coming to my birthday event today!

Guest A: Muku-kun, happy birthday!

Guest B: Happy birthday, Muku-kun!

Guest C: You look wonderful today!

Muku: Thank you so much…! Okay, starting off, I’m going to introduce my guests. They’re Yuki-kun, Ju-chan, Tasuku-san.

Yuki: It’s Summer troupe’s Rurikawa Yuki. Muku, happy birthday.

Juza: It’s Autumn troupe’s Hyodo Juza. Happy birthday, Muku.

Tasuku: Winter troupe’s Takato Tasuku. Happy birthday, Sakisaka.

Muku: Thank you! We’ll be holding today’s event with these members!

*applause*

Muku: Alright, let’s start the VLOG screening party segment right away! I filmed a VLOG with the theme of “a sight I want to show my fans”. I asked Tasuku-san to shoot it for me.

Tasuku: I know I’m the one saying this, but it turned out quite well.

Muku: Keep your eyes peeled from the beginning to see where we got it. Now then, start!

-pause-

Muku: “The filming location I chose for my VLOG this time is… Tah dah! An athletic field!”

-pause-

Guest D: It’s an athletic field!

Guest E: I didn’t see that one coming!

Yuki: Huh? That’s…

Juza: Yeah, that place looks familiar.

Muku: You two went there before, remember?

-pause-

Muku: “The truth is, I’ve ran here for track and field a competition in the past. It felt so nice, I can’t forget it to this day.”

-pause-

Guest A: Wow, I see.

Guest B: I wish I could’ve watched Muku-kun running~.

Juza: I haven’t forgotten Muku in that moment either. I can’t forget it.

Muku: Ju-chan… Fufu, thanks.

-pause-

Tasuku: “You didn’t come here today just because, right?”

Muku: “Right! Some of you may have realized with my outfit…” “But today, I would like everyone to see my running!” “Everyone… keep your eyes peeled and watch me.”

-pause-

Guest A: We get to see Muku-kun running!?

Guest B: Oh my god, I’m so happy!

Yuki: You really say things like that unconsciously, huh?

Muku: Eh? Eh?

Yuki: Nothing. I think you’re fine the way you are.

-pause-

Tasuku: “On your marks… get set, go!”

Muku: “…!”

*runs*

Muku: “Ha, ha, ha…!” “…!”

*runs*

Tasuku: “Goal. That was a nice run.”

Muku: “*Pant*… *pant*…” “Phew… Thanks for watching me, everyone.” “In this VLOG, I thought I wanted to show everyone my cool side.” “There was a boy recently who said that I look cool when I run.” “I was honestly super elated when he told me my running was cool…” “I realized that I haven’t had much chance to show all of you how I look when I run up until now.” “That’s why this time, I ran with everything I had!”

-pause-

Guest C: You looked so cool!

Guest D: He was positively shining…! I was moved!

Guest E: You look wonderful when you run!

Juza: Muku really does look cooler than anyone when he runs.

Yuki: Yeah, he looks like he’s brimming with energy.

Muku: I’m happy to hear that, everyone! By the way… Tasuku-san ran with me too.

Tasuku: It felt pretty nice running over there.

Juza: I wanna give it a try too.

Muku: Okay, let’s all run together next time! You too, right, Yuki-kun!

Yuki: I’ll pass. Just watching is enough for me.

-pause-

Muku: I’m reluctant to part, but it looks like it’s about time for this event to wrap up. That passed in the blink of an eye…

Juza: Yeah, it did.

Yuki: Hold on. You’re taking a photo at the end, aren’t you?

Tasuku: Alright, should I take it?

Muku: Go for it! Um, what pose should I do…

Guest A: I want you to make a heart!

Guest B: I love Muku-kun’s heart pose!

Guest C: A heart, please!

Muku: Fufu, you got it! Alright, with a heart pose.

Audience: KYAAAH!

Tasuku: I’m taking it. Say cheese.

*click*

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[dialovers-translations]

Diabolik Lovers LOST EDEN ー Ayato [VAMPIRE ENDING]

Monologue

The very moment,

Father lunged at Ayato-kun,

a bright beam of light flashed up around us.

The one who unleashed this magic,

was obviously Ayato-kun.

ー The scene starts in the entrance hall of the Vibora Castle

*Woosh*

Seiji: Guh...!? 

Ayato: All of you, stay away!

Yui: ( ...Such a strong force... )

Ayato: ...Oi, Kanato. Gimme that knife. 

Kanato: ...What do you mean?

Ayato: Come on, just hand it to me!

ー Ayato snatches the knife from his hand

*Cling*

Yui: Ayato-kun...?

Ayato: Hey, Yui. Listen carefully, okay?

You’ll forever be my ally, right?

Yui: Of course! So... ーー !? 

ー He steps closer and hands her the knife

*Cling*

Yui: ( The knife...? )

Ayato: In that case, I want you to do this. 

Use this knife, and stab me...

Yui: ...! I can’t do that!

Ayato: No buts! Just do it!

...I’m beggin’ you. Please...Put me out of my misery...

I want you to be the one...to put an end to everythin’...

Yui: ...Ayato-kun...

Monologue

As he wrapped my hand around the knife while speaking those words,

Ayato-kun closed his eyes. 

Yui: ( No way... )

( I have to kill him...? )

I can’t do that...How could I ever...?

Ayato: ...

Yui: ( Ayato...kun...? )

Monologue

It was almost,

as if Ayato-kun was crying. 

Even though there were no tears streaming down his face or anything. 

More so than ever before,

he looked pained...as well as sorrowful. 

Always so full of himself and selfish...

Yet, so very kind deep down...

That is the Ayato-kun,

whom I loved more than everyone.

I wanted to see him smile. 

Yet...

I’ve had enough,

of seeing him like this. 

In that case, I will...ーー 

Yui: ...

Okay...If that’s what you want...

Ayato: Yeah...

It’s for the best...

Yui: ( This truly is for the best, right...? )

( This will bring him peace. )

( If that’s what the man I loved more than anyone wishes for... )

*Rustle*

Yui: Ayato-kun, I love you. Forever, and ever...

Ayato: ...So do I, Yui...

Yui: ...Farewell. 

*STAB*

Ayato: Ugh...

*Thud*

ー The screen fades to black

Yui: ( ...Aah, and so... )

( Everything has come to an end... )

*Rumble rumble* 

Laito: ...An earthquake? What’s going on...!? 

*Rumble rumble* 

Ruki: I can only assume...That the loss of the Vampire King is causing a distortion of the Demon World. 

If a successor to those powers is not chosen, then soon enough this place will also...

*Rumble rumble*

ー Kino arrives to the scene

Kino: Phew, good god. Seems like it has finally been done.

Reiji: ...Kino? What are you suddenly doing here...?

*Rumble rumble* 

Kino: The moment I have been waiting for has finally come...

For me to take the powers from the King and rise to the top of the Demon World!

*Rumble rumble*

Ruki: ...You fiend. Don’t tell me that was your goal right from the beginning...!? 

Kino: Ahaha! Too late to realize that now!

I will take those powers... ーー !?

*Woosh woosh* 

*Rumble rumble*

Kino: ...! But how...Uwaaaah!!!!

*BOOM*

Ayato: ...Nn...?

*Rustle rustle* 

Ayato: ...Where am I...?

( It’s pitch black...and there’s nothin’ ‘round... )

...Aah, right. I...

( I died. She used that knife to... )

*Rustle*

Ayato: ( Yui...I did somethin’ pretty terrible to her... )

( I wonder how she’s farin’ all by herself now...? )

( Knowing her, she might just be cryin’ her eyes out... )

...Well, I guess there’s no point frettin’ over it. I’m the one who told her to kill me after all...

...

( Of course, now I know damn well what I should have done... )

( It was such a simple thing too. )

( I should have apologized much earlier...and relied on their help more... )

( Just by doin’ that, all of the pain I caused them...and her...it could have all been avoided... )

...If I could, I would love to go back in time and do it over...

If only that was possible... 

*Flash*

Ayato: ( Hm? Just now, somethin’...? )

*Rustle* 

Ayato: ...Aah, anyway, I’m hella bored. There’s nothin’ to do here after all. 

Guess I have no other choice but to take a nap...Pwaah...

...Aah, right. If this is the afterlife, does that mean the Old Fart is ‘round as well? 

Then I better find him sooner or later and give him a piece of my mind.

...Gotta tell him that his son is one hell of an idiot. 

ー Ayato goes to sleep

Ayato: Nn...

*TIMESKIP*

ー Ayato wakes up in his room at the Sakamaki manor

*Rustle rustle* 

Ayato: ...Nn...Huh...?

*Creaaak*

Ayato: ( This is...my bedroom...? )

ー Yui enters the room

Yui: Ah, Ayato-kun! You’ve woken up!

ー She runs up to him

Ayato: ...Chichinashi? Why are you here...!? 

Yui: Why, you ask...? You don’t remember? 

Ayato: Eh? No...How should I put it...

( The fuck...? What’s goin’ on...? )

Yui: You nearly blew up the whole manor with those powers of yours, remember? 

But you somehow managed to hold them back at the very last second...

You really are something else! Even Reiji-san was impressed that you managed to control those powers yourself!

But as a result, you lost consciousness...

Subaru-kun and the others carried you to your room...

Ayato: ( What is goin’ on...? I kept my powers in check...? )

( I thought I let them flurry out on control and blew up the manor two whole times...? )

( Am I dreaming now...? Or maybe...? )

Yui: ...Ayato-kun? Are you alright? Don’t tell me you feel unwell in some way...?

Ayato: No, I’m fine but...

Say, Chichinashi. This might be a weird question but...

How many times have I nearly blown up the manor now? 

Yui: ...Eh? Well, this was the first time, obviously? That’s why I was so shocked...

Ayato: ...

( ...Just like I thought. If this isn’t just a dream, then... )

( Time...has rewinded...? )

Yui: ...Hey, Ayato-kun. Did I say something stran...?

Ayato: Yui...!

ー He suddenly embraces her

*Rustle*

Yui: ...Ayato-kun!? What has gotten into you all of a sudden...?

Ayato: ...What do you mean? Nothin’. It’s just...

I’m just so glad you’re here with me...

( I’m sure all of this was made possible because... )

Yui: Ayato-kun...

Ayato: Hey, listen...I’m never makin’ the same mistakes ever...

Yui: ...

Ayato: ...Yui?

...Oi, why are you cryin’...?

Yui: Um...I don’t know why exactly but...I...

Ayato: ( Could it be that she vaguely remembers...? )

*Rustle* 

Ayato: Don’t worry...

I won’t do anything that’d make you sad...never...I promise.

Yui: Yeah...

Monologue

In what followed, I took initiative,

and personally asked Richter to become my mentor.

Of course, Reiji and my other brothers,

looked incredibly surprised,

but all of the stuff that guy taught me,

was actually pretty useful in one way or another. 

It was also Richter,

who told me I should this Kino guy working together with the Church,

out of the way sooner rather than later. 

To be honest, these powers I inherited from the Old Man,

are a bit much for me to control, even to this day. 

That’s why I’ve decided,

not to use them unless it’s absolutely necessary. 

Until that day,

when I will have to step up as a King in order to protect someoneーー

ー The scene shifts to the living room at the Sakamaki manor

Ayato: Hm? A Familiar? ...Who is it from?

Reiji: It would seem...That it’s from the Demon World. 

Ayato: Hm. Must be those Mukami’s then. Maybe somethin’ happened at Eden? 

*Flip*

Laito: Let’s see...Hmm. Seems like that isn’t the case. Seems more like an observation diary of some sorts.

Ayato: Haah? An observation diary? What do you mean? ...Give that to me!

*Rustle* 

Ayato: The leaves of the World Tree...Hmm, I see...

Hehe...They’re losin’ their minds again over some fallen leaves.

Reiji: Apparently Eden has been somewhat unstable ever since Father’s passing. 

Laito: They’re making such a big deal over a couple of fallen leaves...

Reiji: Well, if that is the only problem they have to deal with, they should actually be glad instead. 

After all, Ayato is the successor. Personally I feared for much worse...

Ayato: Aah!? What do you mean by that!? You Four-Eyes!

...Hmph. Guess I have no other choice. I suppose I can go check up on Eden sometime in the near future...

ー Ayato walks away

Laito: Heeh, despite everything, he’s grown to behave sort of like a King, hasn’t he? ...Ayato-kun, I mean.

Kanato: Almost as if he became an entirely different person. ...I wonder if he ate something which had expired? 

Reiji: I am quite surprised about it myself. 

...But, well, Father personally chose him as his successor.

ー The scene shifts to the forest

Yui: ( Eden...It has been a while, hasn’t it? )

Ayato: Oi, hurry up! This way!

Yui: Y-Yeah...

ー Yui runs after Ayato

Yui: ( Anyway, I wonder why Ayato-kun dragged me all the way over here...? )

ー The scene shifts to the World Tree

Ayato: Hmm, I see...I guess the tree looks a lil’ barren.

Yui: You think so...?

( Such a large tree... )

Ayato: Che, I don’t like this. Kinda feels like I’m losin’ to that shitty Old Man...

Yui: What do you mean?

Ayato: Eden can change a lot depending on who’s the King. 

Eden looks more run down than before ‘cause I’m not quite fulfillin’ my role as its King yet...

Yui: ...I see.

But you’ve been trying really hard as of late, haven’t you? Everyone’s saying it too? 

Ayato: Really? 

Well, I did mess up to the point of no return once already after all. 

Yui: ...

( I wonder why? I should have no clue what he’s talking about but... )

( For some reason, it sounds so very reasonable to me. )

Yui: ...Hey, Yui. I...

I’m gonna give it my everythin’ and one day, I’ll become a formidable King, surpassin’ even that Old Man of mine. 

So I want you...to be there by my side until then. 

Yui: Ayato-kun...

...Of course. I’ll be with you forever. 

Even after you’ve become a great King, for eternity...

Ayato: Yeah. That’s a promise. I can take your words for granted, right?

Yui: Yeah, sure. 

( I would never lie about that. After all, I... )

Ayato: Yui. Come here. 

*Rustle* 

Ayato: I love you. More than anyone else in this world. 

I won’t let you go until death parts us. ...No, scratch that. 

Even if one of us dies (1), I’m not givin’ you up. Better brace yourself, okay? Nn...

*Smooch*

*Rustle rustle* 

Yui: ...

( I’ve already long made my resolve. )

( To be by the side of my beloved, forever...Because this is where I belong. )

ーー THE END ーー

Translation notes

(1) Since the Japanese language does not specify pronouns in most cases, it actually isn’t clear here if he refers to his own death or Yui dying, hence why I phrased it this way.

[gnomeyflamingo]

✮ A Kind of Successful Party ✮

It’s Atreo’s birthday today! I thought I’d use the Copperdale Pier to celebrate but the snowfall is just too heavy, so the birthday party is happening in this little dilapidated factory.

Atreo: “I’m excited, even though the snow is kinda ruining my party."

Acco: “Are you going to hate and blame snow forever now?"

Alejandro: “Acco-”

Acco: "What? He does this!”

Atreo: "Acco’s just jealous. And who can blame him? I have so much more going for me."

Nadia: “Hello everyone! Please someone talk to my child.”

Kiry: “Hi Atreo, happy birthday! I was in the midst of engaging my mum in a conversation regarding the victims in Olive Specter’s graveyard.”

Atreo: “That sounds pretty cool, tell me more about it.”

Nadia: “Phew."

Kiry: Knut Futa has the most corrupted file in the Sims 2 and when you resurrect him, he’ll act like a baby- Oh but I’m rambling. Here. I have a present for you.”

Atreo: “A nightlight, thanks!”

Kiry: “Oh we hug now? Uhm okay.”

Atreo: “Omw I’m so happy you could make it!”

Asmara: “No blizzard is going to stop me. Is Aldo here?”

Atreo: “Sorry no, he couldn’t come. He came down with a serious case of not invited.”

Atreo: “Come on, you guys should let me win, it’s my birthday!”

Acco: “I am actually trying but you’re just too bad at this!”

Kiry: “I regret to say that Acco is correct.”

Asmara: "We could put our controllers down?"

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❧ Back to the Legacy Archive

[jewwyfeesh]

Fairy Tales in a Dream 2

Writer: Mitsuki

Character(s): Tsukinaga Leo, Mikejima Madara, Narukami Arashi

Translated by: jewwyfeesh

Proofed by: stcrfeesh (CN), ohcheckmate (ENG)

Heeeey~! Arashi-saaaaaaaaan! Stay there, don’t moooooooooove!

Season: Summer

Location: Inside The Theatre

Leo: Ueueue… Where is he… where is he… WHERE IS HE…?! I swear I clearly saw him from the stage just now…!

Madara: Leo-san! Mama’s over hereeeeeee…☆ (Waving hands vigorously)

Leo: Phew, I finally managed to worm my way around that sea of people to meet you! Beep boop boop beep boop! Super uchuu~☆

Madara: Hahaha, it seems like Leo-san has yet to separate himself from the role of the alien?

Well, colour me amazed! Even though the aliens played by Wataru-san and Nagisa-san were very interesting, I still think that Leo-san’s performance was the most natural! Simply put, you embodied that character perfectly!

Leo: Heh. After all, the inspiration for this story of friendship between the kids from Les Mis and high school students was from something I provided to Keito; I was also responsible for composing the theme song!

So when Keito was writing the script for the play, he seemed to have modeled an alien after me! This way, it was a piece of cake for me to remember my lines after composing. Really made stuff a whole lot easier ♪

Arashi: Oh, so that’s what happened. That doesn’t sound too bad, actually. I wish I could also have a role that’s tailor-made just for me.

Leo: —Uwah, Naru?! Naru, where did you pop up from?!

Ahhh, wait wait wait, let me guess! You didn’t ride on a spaceship called ‘Les Misérables’ and had an emergency landing here, did you?!

Arashi: Oh my, I’m afraid not. I just took the regular ol’ train here to watch this original musical by Dramatica after work.

Leo: Oh! If I had known you were gonna come, I would’ve saved you a better seat, just like what I did for Mama!

Arashi: Ufufu, it’s alright, I already bought good tickets pretty early on. To be honest, I would much prefer standing on stage, performing happily with everyone else, instead of sitting in the audience, quietly enjoying the show.

Though, the scheduled rehearsals for this particular production clashed perfectly with the time slots for my other jobs… So even if I wanted to, it was impossible for me to perform in this.

Madara: Is that why Arashi-san looks sorta out of it? Come’ere, let Mama pat you on the head and comfort you! There there~ ♪

Arashi: Goodness, could Mama please not treat me like a little kid who can’t grow up~?

Either way, I’ve already received an offer from NewDi for an acting job, so I’ve decided to properly grab onto this opportunity.

Therefore, as a newbie in Dramatica, my goal today was to study and gain experience. In the end, the seniors’ acting went beyond my expectations; it was simply amazing.

I can’t help but feel pressured; I don’t know if I’ll be as brilliant as they had been… but dwelling on these worries now isn’t going to help at all, right?

Leo: Mhm! I think you’re thinking too much. If it’s you, I’m sure it’ll be a-okay!

Madara: That's right, that’s right! When that day comes, Mama will also rush to the venue and clap real loud for Arashi-san☆

Arashi: Ehehe, thank you Leo-kun, Mama ♪

Do you boys have any plans after this? I think I might stroll along Saison Avenue, and relieve some boredom while I’m at it.

Leo: Mama and I need to return to the agency for some stuff, so we’ll have to part ways here! Bye bye~ ☆

Location: Saison Avenue

Arashi: (In the end, I visited quite a few stores that would usually catch my fancy, but there was nothing that I wanted to buy.)

(No. Or should I say, I’m just not really in the mood to shop right now. This isn’t like me—)

Madara: Heeeey~! Arashi-saaaaaaaaan! Stay there, don’t moooooooooove!

Arashi: —aaHH?? You scared me! What are you doing here, Mama? I thought you and Leo-kun went back to the agency?

My goodness, yelling for me like that in the middle of a crowded street will attract lots of attention you know?

Madara: Ahaha, sorry, sorry! To be honest, Anzu-san has something urgent that she’d like to contact you for, so please check your phone!

Arashi: …Anzu-chan?

Madara: Just now Leo-san and I bumped into her in the ES Building, and asked her if anything was wrong since she looked rather anxious.

She said that she sent a bunch of info to your phone earlier this afternoon, but they were all left unread. When she called, you didn’t pick up the phone either, so she’s really worried about you.

Good thing I just met you earlier on, and knew where you were headed to next, so I thought that I might as well come over to deliver the message!

Arashi: ? That’s odd, I don’t think I’ve received any new notifications?

…Oh my goodness, this one’s on me! When I went to watch the musical, I put my phone on silent, and forgot to switch it back on when I left the theatre to go on a stroll.

Don’t tell me Mama ran all the way to Saison Avenue just to tell me about this?

What if I’ve already completed my business here and left? Wouldn’t this trip have been a waste of your time, Mama…?

Madara: Speed is paramount in war! No matter how you put it, I am the previous leader of the track and field club! Racing against time is my forte ☆

…Anzu-san, that kid. Whenever she comes across difficulties, she’s used to quietly bearing the burden alone; it’s rare for her to actively rely on others for help.

So even if I can help her out, just a little bit… as Mama, I’ll do it to the best of my abilities, so as to fulfill her aspirations.

Oh, and, before leaving I promised Leo-san that I definitely would deliver Anzu-san’s message as fast as I can.

Even if Arashi-san were to run to the ends of the world, Mama would surely be able to find youuuuuu… ♪

Arashi: Why does it sound like I’ve become the Hounds of T*andalos’[1] next prey…

Madara: In short, Arashi-san should return Anzu-san’s call ASAP! With this, my mission is complete. See ya around ☆

Arashi: Oh my, disappearing in a flash, as expected of Mama. I didn’t even get to thank him properly.

Alright, I better do what needs to be done now… ah? The call went through in a second.

Heyya~ Anzu-chan, it’s me~

Earlier on, I put my phone on silent mode as I had some matters to attend to, so I didn’t immediately see your message. I’m really sorry for having caused you to worry.

So, what did you need from me?

…Hm. In a few days, Ra*bits is due to recite the story of Snow White on a radio program; the client has also expressed their wish for Hajime-chan to be dressed up as Snow White for the photos that are to be used as promotional material.

You’ve already prepared the outfit for him, but you can’t accompany him tomorrow to the boutique to pick out matching accessories due to last minute work arrangements. So you came to me to request for my help. Is that right?

Of course that wouldn’t be a problem, please leave it to me! After all, I am an expert in this field, and I do love dressing others up cutely ♪

Not to mention, no matter how busy you are with your work as a Producer, you need to rest when it’s time to rest. Don’t force yourself, okay?

When you’re free, let’s go shopping together again! It’s set ♪

…………

(The story of Snow White…)

廷达罗斯猎犬. 'The Hounds of Tindalos', a hostile species of inter-dimensional dog like creatures.