#but not some of rikais puns

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official-kun,

why desuka.

explain kudasai.

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Hi! Thank you for all the translations, I love reading your translator notes contextualising the jokes/puns, they're very informative and really adds to the series tbh. Anyways, I'm not sure if I just missed reading about it but what does Iori's luliho mean? Or is it just something he says haha. Also, do you mind pointing the puns in Rikai's part (in the new song) hfkdjs only if you want to!

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nowww this is 100% my own interpretation so i'm not going to say it's correct but it does make the most sense to me.

the best way i can contextualize it is by saying that it's a quirky "greeting" or "catchphrase" of some kind that's more versatile than a greeting (well specifically to crsm in da house, since he says it at the end of the lyric).

yui from the oregairu (my youth romantic comedy is wrong as i expected) series sort of has her own greeting: yahallo!

an other, not uniquely attributed to a single character but is generally known, is wanbankon. which is konbanwa in a different order. fun fact! chiniwanko from crsm jamboree is a goofy take on konnichiwa in that same vein. (chiniwanko is an other case of unique charisma-isms at play)

(btw, the eng subs left it out & made it just a general greeting. but you could do some fun stuff with it. my take on it is taking howdydoody and just switching the first letters around- dowdyhoody.)

however while wanbankon & chiniwanko deviates a little in execution, it's the spirit that's the same behind luliho & yahallo: a silly way of saying hello. english is not exempt of it ofc, there's hi-de-ho, yoohoo, hwi etc.

essentially: yes, it is something he Just says. kind of like a custom iori word, unique to him. which is again, a shame that the eng subs took it and localized it into something that removes the uniqueness.

as for the other part: ah there's no puns in rikai song lyric, its just a general grievance i have with the official subs so far. its my fave thing about him......

& thank you! i just simply want to go to school to hone my conversational jpn (and jpn in general) and then find a job in the localisation field. but i have gotten so many curveballs thrown at me during the entire process that i'm about to ohse myself but i have a few days left to, hopefully, finally, get it sorted out. o(-(

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Charisma House - Superhuman Sharehouse Story “Charisma” - #91 Tenant

Please read alongside listening to the drama track on Youtube.

Let me know if I missed something!

TL note:

山ズボラの助 (yamazubora no suke) is an other one of Rikai’s name-isms. ズボラ (zubora) means slovenly. The way this name is formatted is like an old clan name, ex. Suke of the Yamazubora Clan. I believe 助 (suke) also has the double meaning of being called babe/chick/broad (basically, he’s belittling them). Due to my previous take on making such an instance a literary reference of some kind, this pattern continued here too. 

奉死 is a pun on 奉仕 (free service), both are pronounced as houshi. The former has the kanji 死 for death in it, however. The way I translated 奉仕 to begin with as ‘free service’ makes it a hard one to play it off from. Thus, I have opted to also translate 奉仕 as deference to be able to make a pun out of it as the original. 

無免 (mumen) is used in the context of being without a (driving) license. Think of One Punch Man’s Mumen Rider. Has been changed to illegal to keep it short.

Rikai getting on Fumiya’s case about speech was more related to 敬語 (keigo), the common polite/formal way of talking Japanese. Which Fumiya doesn’t do normally.

Terra: Ahahaha, geez! How worthless!

Amahiko: So worthless~~

Iori: So very worthless~

The three of them: Hahahahaha!!

(PIIIIIIIIIIII)

Rikai: Stop making a fuss about worthless conversation! What about cleaning!?

Rikai: Must I remind you how you all promised to spend the day cleaning?

Rikai: October means a change in seasonal wardrobe, away with summer clothes and bring out the winter ones.

Rikai: And clean your rooms while you’re at it, to start the new season fresh. 

Rikai: Bunch of fools thinking they’re The Grime Gatsby

Amahiko: Who is that

Terra: First time I got scolded to change my wardrobe--

Iori: No worries Rikai-kun♪ I’ll be the one taking care of everything.

Rikai: As if I will allow that. The order of this household will end up in disarray.

Iori: You know depriving me of what I must do will make me end up in disarray?

Rikai: Eh? 

Iori: Everyone, come stamp a new seal on the slave contract. The renewal date is around the corner. 

Terra: Renewal date!?

Iori: Your seal here

Rikai, Terra, Amahiko: We refuse.

Iori: Duly noted. The contract has been automatically renewed.

Rikai, Terra, Amahiko: EEEH!?

Iori: Ahhh~ I’m glad we’re back home. Sharehouse life is the best

Iori: Self-sacrifice! Contribution! Free service!

Iori: To die from deference is written here…

Iori: Dieference!!!!

Iori: BURDEEENS--------!

(Iori being instantly tied up and his mouth taped)

(Iori flailing)

Iori: Hmmngh…? Hnng!!! Hhhhnnggg!!!

Rikai: Okay, so everyone will take care of their own matters by themselves.

Rikai: Now then, since we’ll be making things nice and tidy here 

Rikai: Rikai-oniisan shall make the rounds to check all of your rooms.

Amahiko: Woaw

Terra: Sheesh~

(Room 104)

Amahiko: First up is Sarukawa-kun’s room, huh.

(Knocking on the door)

Rikai: Saru, we’re coming in.

(Door opening)

Rikai: Saru.

(Confused Sarukawa taking off his headphones)

Sarukawa: Ah! The hell you bargin’ in for!

Terra: What’s up with your room, was there some riot?

Rikai: Clean this up.

Sarukawa: Shuddup, don’t order me around

Terra: No way it’s easy to live like this

Sarukawa: Ain’t no biggie at all! It’s comfy! Leave me alone, stupidhead!

Terra & Rikai: ………

(Amahiko moving all over the place, looking for something)

Amahiko: Is it here?

Amahiko: Here?

Amahiko: Under the bed maybe?

Sarukawa: AMAHIKO! The fuck are ya snoopin’ around for!

Terra: Rikai-kun, can I?

Rikai: …I don’t really approve it, but…

Terra: Sarukawa-kun, you absolutely can’t clean up your room, ‘kay?

Sarukawa: I can’t!? Then I gotta! Io! Duster!

(Iori tossing the duster)

Iori: Hiyah!

(Sarukawa dusting off, cleaning up, seperating trash)

Sarukawa: TAKE THIS!!! GWOAAAA----! UOOOOH! YAAAAA!

(Sarukawa’s room sparkling)

Sarukawa: HAHAHAHA! Made it fuckin’ clean, dude! Serves ya right! 

Rikai, Terra, Amahiko, Iori: Nice job~

Sarukawa: Eh?

(Door closing)

(Sarukawa clutching his head)

Sarukawa: FUCK! SON OF A BIIIIIIIIITCH!!!!!!!!!!!!

(Room 103)

Terra: I guess next up is Iori-kun’s room

(Door opening)

Rikai: Eh!?

Amahiko: OH, this is…

Terra: Filthy~

Iori: Really?

Sarukawa: This guy’s always been like this

Rikai: Disorder has taken full control, what is wrong with this room.

Iori: Ehehe, how embarassing~ But this is fine for a slave.

Amahiko: This is not the time to be looking after others.

Iori: And it’s not the time to be looking after myself!

Iori: After all I do have a mountain of stuff to do from morning till evening. Okay, let’s go to the next room♪

Rikai: Hold it. Iori-san, you stay behind and please clean your room. 

Iori: Eeeeh!?

(Sarukawa throwing the duster)

Sarukawa: Here, duster

(The four of them leave)

Iori: Waiwaiwai- wait, wait! Who cares about my stuff! 

Iori: Besides I don’t have time to! And it’s a breach of contract! Waaaait!

(Door closing)

(Room 101)

Rikai: So time for my room. Not a doubt it will serve as an example for everyone to follow. 

(Door opens)

Rikai: Look! Clean! Every nook and cranny! Tidy as it can be! Not a single speck of dust!

Rikai: Everyone please do take a good look at it. It will truly make you feel great.

(Rikai taking deep breaths)

Rikai: Haah~ Haah~

Rikai: Even the air tastes somewhat delicious.

Rikai: Fufufu, it’s a very clean room, yes?

Terra, Sarukawa & Amahiko: …..

Rikai: What’s wrong?

Rikai: Ah, you feel the level of difference in comparison to what kind of man I am and it makes you feel defeated?

Rikai: It is okay! This very Rikai-oniisan is here for you all!

Rikai: I shall make everyone happy!

(Rikai striking a pose)

Rikai: Righteousness--

Rikai: Righteousness--

(Rikai runs to open the window)

Rikai: RIGHTOUSNESS IS GLORIOUUUUUS!!!

Terra, Sarukawa & Amahiko: Thank you sooo much---

(Door closing)

Iori: Who’s next?

Terra: My room! Go ahead~!

(Door opening)

Terra: There it is! The best!

Terra: Terra-kun’s beautiful looks and personality goes as far as his room too~ 

Terra: As if he’s flawless! Not a single blind spot!

Sarukawa: Ain’t it… like some flashbang went off in here? 

Rikai: There’s too many mirrors. The whole room is heavily illuminated because of these. 

Sarukawa: What a cringe ass room.

(Terra looking into the mirror)

Terra: Wah! Such a beautiful person! Who is that!?

Amahiko: That’s you in the mirror, Terra-san.

Terra: Ah, Terra-kun, huh. I thought some kind of goddess descended from the heavens above. 

Rikai, Iori & Sarukawa: …………

Terra: Wah! So pretty! Who is this!?

Amahiko: You in the mirror, Terra-san.

Terra: Cute! And this?

Amahiko: It’s you, Terra-san.

Terra: Cool!

Amahiko: You, Terra-san.

Terra: Superb!

Amahiko: It’s Terra-san.

Terra: Charming!

Amahiko: Still Terra-san.

Terra: Marry me!

Amahiko: Terra-san.

Rikai: How long do you wanna keep this up!

Iori: Amahiko-san, it’s okay to not respond to every single remark.

(Terra starts muttering against the mirror)

Terra: You’re so like, amazing, just flawless.

Iori: Ah, he started talking to himself in the mirror.

Iori: He’s won’t come back to earth for a while when he’s like this.

Sarukawa: CRINGE!

Iori: Let’s go

The four of them: ….

(Door closes)

Terra: Terra-kun! I WUB YOU~~!

(Terra dives into bed and smacks his head)

(Room 203)

Iori: Next?

Sarukawa: Ohse’s room, right

(Door opening)

Rikai: So dark…

Iori: Aaah geez! I wanna clean up so bad!

Amahiko: Ohse-san?

Terra: Ghost-kun?

Sarukawa: Is he not here?

(Sounds of thumping)

Iori: He’s here!

(Ohse runs away)

Terra: He’s running away! Get him!

(The five of them chase Ohse)

(Sarukawa removes the bag from Ohse’s head)

Sarukawa: The hell ya runnin’ away for, you rascal

Ohse: Sorry, I thought it would be best to leave immediately. A piece of shit is contagious.

Rikai: Again with such things.

Terra: Let’s let some light in. Moves everything aside and open the curtains

Iori, Sarukawa & Amahiko: Yessiiiiir

Ohse: Eh! Ah, don’t…

Ohse: Aaaah, it’s bright, it’s so bright~ My eyes~

Rikai: Bask in the sunlight, Ohse-kun. You must treasure your body. 

Rikai: I’m worried about you.

(Rikai shining brightly)

Ohse: AAAAH!! My eyes~! It’s too bright! I can’t look at him!

Ohse: It’s too much for a piece of shit! I’m sooorryyyy~~!

(Ohse runs and throws himself out the window)

The five of them: EEEEH!?

The five of them: Ghost-kun!? / Are you okay!? / Ooooi…!

(Room 204)

Amahiko: Thank you for waiting. Perhaps I made you wait far too long.

Amahiko: A tour of Amahiko’s bedrooooom 

(Door opening)

Amahiko: This is the World Sexy Ambassador, The Minister of Sexy Affair’s----

(Sound of door being shut with a lot of force)

Amahiko: EEEH!? Finishing this early??? 

(Room 206)

Rikai: The last one is Fumiya-san’s

Ohse: Yes…

(Door opening)

Terra: A murder scene? What’s this feeling

Rikai: Something’s suspicious, it’s the opposite of normal.

Amahiko: There’s a lot of plants surprisingly.

Sarukawa: These legal to raise? Is this allowed?

Terra: Rikai-kun, should we report to the police just in case?

Rikai: Yes

Iori: Now hold on a second! Fumiya-san hasn’t done anything yet!

Terra: Iori-kun, you did just subconsciously say “yet”

Iori: Agh!

Sarukawa: Where did he go anyway, havin’ the nerve to just not be at home every now and then 

Amahiko: I wonder what funny bussines he's up to

Ohse: It’s suspicious.

The six of them: ….

(Door closing)

Rikai: Okay, failing grade for all! Clean properly and live a life of order!

Iori: (After living a life on the run, we came back home and lived in peace as always.)

(Everyone yelling and screaming)

Everyone: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!

Amahiko: ECSTASY WOOOOORLD!!!

(PIIIIIIIII)

Rikai: DEATH PENTALY FOR AAAAAAAALL!!!!!!!!

Iori: (But this didn’t continue for long… a certain incident occured.)

(Fumiya coming back home while supporting a mysterious man on his shoulder)

Fumiya: You good?

Mysterious man: ….Yes….

Fumiya: Oi, anyone--

Amahiko: Fumiya-san? What happened?

(Mysterious man is injured)

The seven of them: ….

Iori: A-are you okay?

Terra: Who is this? What’s all this

Amahiko: Seems like an accident

Terra: Eh?

Fumiya: No… I was riding my moped when he suddenly jumped out in front of me…

(The six of them are surprised)

The six of them: Wuh!?

Fumiya: Told him he should go to the hospital but…

Mysterious man: Aah, I’m really, okay though

Fumiya: I couldn’t leave him alone, so for the time being he should st--

Terra: Wait!

Fumiya: ?

Terra: A moped?

Sarukawa: …Eh, you were ridin’ a moped

Fumiya: Yea

Iori: You got one?

Fumiya: Yea

Iori: EEEH!?

Amahiko: Since when

Fumiya: Lil’ while ago

Terra: And your liscense

Fumiya: Hm?

Sarukawa: Permit.

Fumiya: Hm?

Ohse: Driver’s certificate.

Fumiya: Hm?

Amahiko: License to drive

Fumiya: Hm?

Iori: Permission!

Fumiya: Hm?

Rikai: A driver’s liscense! Do you have it!?

Fumiya: ……………………

Fumiya: Yea

Terra: What was that long pause for. You sure? No illegal stuff, you know? 

Fumiya: Illegal? Do not be so absurd now.

Fumiya: I would do no such nonsense as operating a vehicle without a valid license. 

Rikai: WHY are you talking formally now!

Sarukawa: How’dya get yer hands on the bike? You snatched it or sumn’

Fumiya: Nah, bought it

Amahiko: You had the money for it?

Fumiya: Sure sure sure

The six of them: HAAAH!?

(Fumiya staring directly into the camera)

Fumiya: I was able to buy one, thanks you guys.

Iori: WHO is he thanking!?

Ohse: Rikai-san, we must report to the police

Rikai: As you say, Ohse-kun

Fumiya: Huh? No wait a sec

Rikai: I have a feeling we can’t leave this be.

Fumiya: Dude

Rikai: Please do not interfere, Fumiya-san

Mysterious man: Aaah, um!

Everyone: ?

Mysterious man: Um…my leg… is aching… 

(Everyone getting flustered)

Everyone: Aaah right, right! Sorry!

Rikai: Amahiko-san, if you would.

(Amahiko carrying the man)

Amahiko: Very well. 

(The mysterious man being in pain) 

Mysterious man: ….!

Iori: Sorry! 

Iori: (I noticed while giving him emergency treatment. This man was strangely thin.)

Iori: (As if he hasn’t eaten any proper meals in a while.)

(The mysterious man wolfing down all the food given to him)

(Sounds of showering)

Iori: (His clothes were all tattered too.)

Iori: (Maybe he’s someone with special circumstances. I didn’t ask anything though.)

Iori: (I thought he should take it easy and rest well before anything else.) 

Terra: Running over with his moped, our little Ito Fumiya sure is a scoundrel.

Fumiya: I keep saying I didn’t run him over, he suddenly jumped out and collapsed.

Terra: …. 

Iori: (And that day we let him be and he stayed over at the house.)

(The seven of them seeing the mysterious man off as he enters his room)

Mysterious man: …Um, I feel like I should apologize.

Rikai: Please don’t worry about it.

Iori: This is room 202. The futon is already laid out.

Mysterious man: Thank you, then I’ll be off

Fumiya: Wait

The six of them: ?

(Fumiya getting closer to the mysterious man, standing right in front of his eyes)

Mysterious man: Wha… what is it…?

Fumiya: Sorry

Mysterious man: Eh? …Ah, no, no I should be the one-

Fumiya: Take it easy ‘kay, sleep well

Mysterious man: Goodnight

(Door closing)

Iori: (No one had ever come here and stayed at this house before.)

Iori: (Which is why everyone might’ve been a little bit happy about this.) 

(The five of them, except for Sarukawa and Ohse, smiling)

Sarukawa: Tch

(Sound of a telephone ringing)

Mysterious man: Where do you think I am now?

Mysterious man: Inside the Charisma House. Yes, ofcourse they haven’t noticed.

Mysterious man: Sensei, I promise that you will be avenged.

Mysterious man: By this very Torahime.