#shino: bread yummy

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Link: 【手描きまほやく】 パンこげこげになっちゃった (My Bread was Burnt to a Crisp) 【スノウ & ムル】

[jewwyfeesh]

Vision - 2

Writer: Mitsuki

Character(s): Suou Tsukasa, Sakuma Ritsu, Tenshouin Eichi, Shino Hajime

Translated by: jewwyfeesh

Special thanks: my friends for helping me reverse engineer shakespeare TT

Tsukasa: Eh? Are these lucky snacks?

Season: Summer

Location: Garden

Eichi: Hajime-kun, you’ve brought some snacks too? Why, it seems like we really do share a braincell ♪

Ritsu: What the… so am I the only one who came empty-handed? I had intended on bringing some beautiful and delicious handmade sweets too~

Tsukasa: Err… for Ritsu-senpai, I still think it would be better if you didn’t bring anything…

Eichi: I’ve brought some gifts sent by one of STAR PRO’s partners. There is a variety of designs available, and should be sufficient for us to have a pleasant afternoon together. Tsukasa-kun, please help yourself to them.

Tsukasa: Eh? Are these lucky snacks?

Hajime: They are pretty well made. Tsukasa-kun, do you recognise them?

Tsukasa: Narukami-senpai told me about them sometime ago. There’s this long-standing shop that makes them by hand and sells them in limited quantities… I’ve also heard that they are pretty popular amongst teenagers these days.

But the Suou family rarely gift snacks to our partners, and it’s rather improper to queue up for these kinds of small nibbles just to satisfy the appetite… so I don’t really know what kind of snacks these are.

Eichi: According to the supplier, one of these snacks has a special filling in them. Whoever eats the special filling will be lucky for the whole year!

Ritsu: What’s with this ‘if you eat it you’ll be lucky for a whole year’? Where did this… idea of eating food specially prepared for the New Year come from? We’re still in the middle of summertime this fine morning. What, we’re gonna be celebrating the Lunar New Year in the blink of an eye?

Eichi: Haha, these sorts of products really do give people the impression that it’s a little out of this world. However, there would be times where people might instead approve of these.

Even though I think that… seeking luck and fortune from a vague notion is merely a means for the common people to escape from reality, it does make for rather fun entertainment during afternoon tea.

In any case, we have lots of free time today, so I am very interested to know who will eat that snack. Tsukasa-kun, you don’t have any jobs later, right? Would you like to join us?

Tsukasa: Ah… Tenshouin onii-sama, while I would love to agree immediately, please forgive my impropriety this time. Before that, I would like to memorize the script for my next job.

Ritsu: If my memory serves me right, the script that you just memorized would only be needed in maaaybe a month from now. It’s okay if you take it slow.

Tsukasa: What Ritsu-senpai said is the truth, but this was my original plan for today – to memorize this part of the script before the sun sets. It’s against the knight’s code of conduct to backtrack on a decision just because a temptation’s been put infront of them.

Eichi: What steadfast determination. Good luck, Tsukasa-kun! We’ll be cheering for you while enjoying these delectable snacks ♪

Tsukasa: “The night is long that never finds the day”[1]…

Eichi: Mm, as expected of the floral tea brewed by Hajime-kun, the taste is delightful as always.

Hajime: Ehehe, as long as Eichi-onii-chan likes it~ There hasn’t been any change in flavour, has there? I made this tea by drying the flowers I grew over a fire.

Eichi: Nope, it still carries the same comforting fragrance as before. It’s excellent paired with Hajime-kun’s bread.

Tsukasa: …“Truth needs no colour; beauty, no pencil”[2]… (can’t help but pause for a moment)

Ritsu: Mmh, the snacks that Ecchan brings are always so yummy, nomnom. Even though it can’t quite compare to the ones I make.

Hajime: It’s been a while, and I’ve yet to eat the snack with the special filling… Did either of you eat it…?

Ritsu: Nah. Perhaps this ‘luck’ thing isn’t compatible with vampires~

Eichi: Neither have I. It really makes you wonder which snack it’s hiding in. How curious.

Hajime: But if we continue to eat and talk, we will chance upon that lucky snack pretty soon, right?

Ritsu: That’s correct. But who knows if Suu~chan will be able to catch up if we do that~

(Judging from the voice I heard when I was half-awake, Suu~chan’s been working for quite a long time. Surely, it’s time for a break…?)

Tsukasa: ……

(Why does it feel like someone’s been staring at me since just now… and there’s even the fragrance of dessert wafting over…)

Ritsu: Staaaare——

Tsukasa: Ri-Ritsu-senpai! Why are you coming over with a snack in your hand, all the while staring at me unblinkingly?

Ritsu: Do you wanna take a break and have two bites of this snack, Suu~chan?

Tsukasa: ……Th-there’s no need. Please let me finish memorizing this section of my script.

Ritsu: Suu~chan~ Your gaze is drifting~ Really? You don’t want to?

Tsukasa: I will not change my mind. Ritsu-senpai, please enjoy yourself. (Took two steps back to widen the gap)

Ritsu: Okay then~ how cold…

Tsukasa: …“This above all: to thine own self be true”[3]…

Ritsu: Nom nom… ah, what a pity. This one isn’t the lucky snack, either. It’s very yummy but I’ve eaten so many I’m starting to feel sick.

Tsukasa: Ritsu-senpai! What are you doing!!!

You have been tempting me with snacks non-stop! This is really too mean, don’t you think? And I’ve been having such a hard time enduring it too…

But, even so, I will be resolute in my decision! Ritsu-senpai, please give up!

Ritsu: …That determined?

Tsukasa: Please refrain from testing me anymore. A knight’s resolve is unwavering.

Ritsu: Ahaha. In that case, let me help you ♪

Tsukasa: Ritsu-senpai, just what are you trying to do this time?

Ritsu: It’s easy to get a script mixed up when you’re doing it alone, right? With my help, it should go a lot faster.

Why are you looking at me with such a shocked face? I feel wounded.

Tsukasa: But… Ritsu-senpai, are you not in the midst of having afternoon tea?

Ritsu: I didn’t eat a single lucky snack, so I’m feeling rather salty right now. I’ll be using the lines that you’re currently memorizing later, anyways, so why not treat this as advance rehearsals~?

Lemme see. “Is ‘t night’s predominance or the day’s shame?”[4] Hey, this is pretty good, I won’t have to worry that people will come and disturb my sleep.

Tsukasa: Goodness, you’d better not fall asleep on me when we pair lines later on.

[a few moments later]

Eichi: Tsukasa-kun! Welcome back~

Tsukasa: Onii-sama, Hajime-kun, were you waiting for us?

Hajime: We weren’t really waiting for you two; we just sat around chatting and drinking tea… and time passed without us realizing. The tea is sitll warm, let me pour some for you~

Ritsu: Still, the pile of treats remained relatively untouched. Here, Suu~chan.

What great timing. Secchan’s still overseas, so you can stuff yourself silly this time~

Tsukasa: I will not over-indulge myself without restraint… mmh, such exquisite delicacies! The aroma is rich but it’s not particularly sweet, and it really melts on my tongue!

Desserts after work truly are the best!

Hajime: Hold on, Suou-kun, the treat in your hand…

Tsukasa: Hm?

Wait a minute… this…? Could this be the lucky snack with the special filling in it…?

Eichi: Seems like it.

Ritsu: Oh? Suu~chan’s gonna be the luckiest person out of all of us this year. Congrats~ Don’t forget to give us some of your luck too~

Tsukasa: Th-this is really too unexpected. I just grabbed the top most one… not to mention, I joined this tea party purely by chance, so this was originally supposed to have been eaten by one of you…?

Hajime: That’s why Suou-kun is really lucky~

Eichi: That’s right, Tsukasa-kun. Compared to luck brought by snacks, it’s more important to believe that luck belongs to you. So, just accept it ♪

Ritsu: It’s really not like you, Suu~chan, to refuse a good result when it’s laid out clearly for everyone to see.

Tsukasa: Because of luck…

When compared to this lucky snack… I think I’m luckier to be able to have afternoon tea with everyone.

Then, I will accept the luck bestowed upon me by everyone in the Tea Club. I will treasure this piece of luck, and hope that it can bring even more glory to Knights— no, rather… to idols.

Shakespeare's Macbeth, Act 4 Scene 3 Line 282

Shakespeare's Sonnet 101, Lines 6-7

Shakespeare's Hamlet, Act 1 Scene 3 Line 84

Shakespeare's Hamlet, Act 2 Scene 4 Line 10