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[MAIN STORY] Carnation (Chapter 6)
!!CW VIOLENCE FOR THIS CHAPTER!!
the final chapter of act I, part II of dream!ing’s second season. i would say enjoy here, but you won’t enjoy it. i’m so sorry ↓
(i recommend reading along with the voiced story)
Shinya: (Eh, the lights went out?)
Shigure: …?
Senri: What!? A blackout!?
Mikage: Non non. It’s showtime.
Shigure: Huh…?
Boing! –– something fluorescent-colored sprung into my vision.
Shigure: That’s…
Shion: The hidden sheep… cute.
Shigure: Hidden sheep?
Senri: Wah, so many came out!? Isn’t it just supposed to be one per day!?
Mikage: Sometimes you need freebie days like this, no?
Male Student: Wooooh! I’m gonna win 10,190,000 coins!!
The students attention to the casino games shifted entirely to sheep hunting.
Some recklessly fired indiscriminate shots with their original guns, some knocked over drinks as they chased after the sheep, some played prankster and aimed their muzzles at others instead of at the sheep ––
Shigure: Guns? Just what is this…?
Yuni: Wahh, stop bumping into me!
Shigure: Yuni! Shinya too, get behind me! First-years, come over here ––
Yuma: Hakka-senpai, could it be you don’t know about the secret trick?
Shigure: Secret trick?
Yuma: First, this is how you make a pistol come out. If you make this shape with your fingers, it’ll appear.
Shigure: Ah…
As Shigure formed an L-shape with his long fingers, a shimmering black gun appeared in his hand.
Yuma: ! Only Hakka-senpai’s gun looks different from the others.
With the gun’s hefty weight that one could discern just from looking at it, Shigure’s hand dropped just a little.
Raising his hand, he looked it over.
Yuma: …Senpai?
Shigure: … A beretta.
Shinya: Ah! It got away…!
Senri: NO WAY NO WAY! There’s no way I’m leaving without those coins~! Where are the other sheep ––
Yuni: Niisama~! Shoot this sheep that came and fell asleep on my lap!
Shigure: Eh—
Senri: Sorry Yuni-tan, your sheep is mine~!
Shigure: ––!
Gunshots rang out. Two of them, loudly.
Senri: ––!
Senri-kun’s feet left the floor ––
Shinya: Wah…
He fell backward and collided with me, and instantly I fell onto my backside, unable to support his weight.
Mikage: ––
Shinya: ………Eh?
The point where our bodies made contact gradually began to grow warm.
A scent I was familiar with. As if in a daze, I moved a hand to confirm.
Shinya: ……!
What overflowed from Senri-kun’s chest and abdomen was… bright red––…
Senri: Huh…? What is…
Yuma: Nito… that’s not paint, it’s… blood…?
Senri: Eh……?
By the time I realized it, a hush had fallen over the room, and it was still as death.
Their attention gathered on a single point. The one every gaze in the room was glued to was the one who pulled the trigger – Shigure.
Shigure: ………
Shinya: Shigu…re…
Shigure, trembling: Ah…
The gun slipped from Shigure’s hand and fell to the floor, and he slowly covered his horrified expression with trembling fingers.
Shigure: ––
I realized I was likely the only one who could read the slight quiver of his lips.
Shigure: (“I didn’t do it.”)
The red of the blood. The jet-black gun dropped by Shigure… and for some reason, in that moment…
The bright white of those carnations by the window flashed through my mind.
The truth is, I already knew.
I saw it in the pictures books I had read as a child.
In flower language, the meaning of a white carnation was…
“In memory of one’s late mother.”*
TO BE CONTINUED
(*While this is not technically a dialogue line, it is spoken simultaneously by Shinya and Shigure.)
#main story#translation#dream!ing#this one's a doozy#shigure hakka#shinya shibasaki#shion mikekado#yuma mochizuki#yuni bianchi#senri nito#mikage asagiri
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[MAIN STORY] Carnation (Chapter 5)
chapter 5 of act I, part II of dream!ing’s second season. enjoy! ↓
Shinya: — Ah, you’re already back.
As I thought, it seemed he had no student council duties to perform after voting, so Shigure had returned to our dorm before me.
Shigure: Where were you, Shinya?
Shinya: I had something to talk to Senri-kun and the others about.
Before he turned to face me, I could see those white carnations in front of Shigure. I purposely averted my gaze from them.
What was most important right now was making pleasant conversation.
Shinya: … Shigure, there’s something I’d like to tell you. And please don’t get mad.
Shigure: ?
Shinya: Tonight… Why don’t we go hang out at the 27club together?
Shigure: Eh—
Shinya: ‘Cause right now things here are really stressful with the elections and all, right?
Shinya: So I thought it might take your mind off things to go spend some time doing something fun.
Shigure: ……
Shinya: Earlier… you probably already noticed, but I went to the 27club. Together with Senri-kun, Yuma-kun and Shion-san.
Shinya: We laughed about silly things while we went bowling. It was really funny. Something like that… how do I put it… hmm.
Shigure: ……
Shinya: Hmmmm… anyway! I realized maybe it’s okay to stay out late and have fun every so often. Especially for someone like you, Shigure. You’re always working so hard for the student council, right?
Shinya: So just for today, you can act like a regular high schooler.
Shigure: Regular…
Shinya: Yup, regular!
Shigure quietly narrowed his eyes, bringing a hand to his chin.
But I already knew that stance meant he would give in eventually.
Yuni: Niisama! Congratulations on being elected student council president!
Shigure: Yuni… You came as well.
Yuni: Because Shibasaki was being so persistent. But he said it was for Niisama’s sake, and that Shion-san would be here too, so I came.
Shigure: … Is that so.
Yuni: I really am happy for you, Niisama.
Shigure: They still haven’t decided who to elect yet.
Mikage: Such a modest mouse~ All the rumors say Hakka-san has it in the bag.
Senri: (Harii… I’ll buy you salmon for tomorrow’s breakfast.)
Yuma: (Harimiya… I’ll draw you a portrait of Mikekado-senpai.)
Yuni: Niisama, this place will surely be useful for your next job. It’s a missione in Japone.
Shigure: … I see. I’ll be sure to observe while we play.
Shinya: Alright, what should we do first? Roulette? Poker? There are slot machines too. Shigure, you decide what you wanna do.
Shigure: Let’s see…
Senri: Somehow, I get the feeling that Hakka-senpai is really good at gambling. He gives the vibe of someone who quietly wins millions.
Mikage: I’ve played poker with him a couple of times. He plays dirty, that Hakka-chan~
Yuma: Dirty…?
Mikage: He’d casually say things like, “If you lose, you have to imitate a gorilla for three days.”
Yuma: Eh…
Senri: Is he a demon…?
Shigure: Asagiri, please don’t scare our underclassmen by saying such careless things. It’s only a joke.
Yuni: No fair! Niisama, play with me more often too!
Shigure: I apologize, Yuni. It’s been very busy lately. From now on we’ll play as much as you want.
Shinya: (Thank goodness. Shigure looks like he’s having fun. With this, even just a little ––)
[the lights go out]
TO BE CONTINUED
#main story#translation#dream!ing#shinya shibasaki#shigure hakka#mikage asagiri#senri nito#yuma mochizuki#yuni bianchi#poor touji ;_;#i voted for you in my heart harii
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[MAIN STORY] Carnation (Chapter 4)
chapter 4 of act I, part II of dream!ing’s second season. enjoy! ↓
Mamoru: Now then, the moment you’ve all been waiting for! I will now announce the stars of today’s show!
Mamoru: The candidates for the role of student council president and the ones who have been nominated to give speeches today, special class second-years Shigure Hakka-kun and Minato Ushiwaka-kun!
Mamoru: And finally, this year we have a shimmering new hope! From the special class, first-year Touji Harimiya-kun!
Senri: Eh!? Harii is running?!
Takaomi: He’s insane.
Touji: There are no regulations against a first-year running for office, after all!
Yuma: …Good luck, Harimiya.
Touji: Thank you, my dear friend! Please cast your noble vote for Touji Harimiya!
Mamoru: Now then, let the student council general election begin! Starting us off with his speech is our candidate Touji Harimiya-kun!
Rintarou: KSO~ ☆
Rintarou: President Kumarin / is watching from beyond the screen / to cheer you all on ☆ Everyone have fun and do your best~
As President Kumarin gave a little wave on the gigantic screen, Touji-kun bowed in a perfect right angle at him and then stood in front of the mic.
Touji: Good afternoon, everyone! I am your candidate for Shinonome Gakuen student council president, Touji Harimiya! That’s “Touji Harimiya”!
Takaomi: What are you, a politician…?
Touji: In the event that I become student council president, I shall take the utmost care to preserve the autonomy of all students, and shall bear the responsibility of safeguarding not only the future of Japan, but of the world – nay, the universe! – and ––
Shinya: (Amazing… Touji-kun’s only a first-year, yet he’s so confident. He’s got a broad perspective that someone like me couldn’t even begin to compare with, and most of all, he’s really conveying his passion in his words.)
Touji: My partner will now deliver my endorsement speech ––
Shinya: (Ah, Shion-san?)
Touji: As Mikekado-senpai is incredibly busy at the moment, I will be serving as his representative!
Touji: “The man known as Touji Harimiya possesses an unparalleled spirit of majesty and a spirit that transcends time, and on top of such is always prepared to lead fiercely without falling victim to arrogance––”
Senri: Harii… you’re endorsing yourself…
Yuma: Amazing, Harimiya…
Yanagi: ––Ah, Minato’s next.
Minato: Hi everyone~ I’m Minato Ushiwaka~. If I become student council president, the first thing I wanna do is create a siesta time.
Chizuru: That worthless piece of junk… he’s going completely off-script…!
Minato: If everyone has a nice siesta every day, we’ll become a school where everyone works hard in their studies~
Minato: That’s it. The end~
Shinya: (It’s been scientifically proven that taking midday naps improves focus and increases efficiency. Delivering a solid philosophy with such a mellow presence, it’s very Minato-like.)
Kasuka: –– I am Kasuka Shibutani. I do not endorse Minato Ushiwaka. That is all. Goodbye.
Minato: Ehehe.
Senri: U-Ushiwaka-senpai, you poor thing…
Yanagi: Well, with those two this is about what I’d expect.
Shinya: (Next up is ––… it’s Shigure’s turn. I have to do my best at my endorsement speech too!)
Shigure: –– I am Shigure Hakka of the second-year special class. Last year I served as the vice president of the student council. For this past year, I have sincerely done my best to perform my duties ––
Senri: Ah~ Hakka-senpai’s so stable and confident.
Touji: Hmm… He’s laying his foundation with steady, reliable claims and speaking with a vocabulary that embodies his personal sense of values and originality… Impressive as always, Hakka-senpai…
Shigure: … The time we have left to enjoy our immaturity of youth is short. We have only “a few years left”, so I…
Shigure: ––––
Shinya: (…? Shigure…?)
Mikage: ……
Shinya: … So I hope to be the one to fulfill the duties of the student council president.
[applause]
Shinya: (Ah, it’s my turn now!)
As I stood in front of the microphone, I looked over at Shigure.
Shigure: (Shinya…)
Shinya: (Don’t worry! Leave it to me, Shigure!)
Shinya: –– I have had the pleasure of closely watching Shigure Hakka-san in his role of vice student council president this past year. He is an incredibly gentle and fair person of character overflowing with compassion. I truly respect him.
Shigure: ………
Shinya: (Shigure…? Why is he making such a sad face?)
––After that, he immediately returned to that crisp, composed expression he had had in his speech, but…
Shigure’s depressed expression… no, that expression like he was tormented by his thoughts… left a deep impression on me, and I couldn’t help but worry.
––And so.
Senri: Agh~ when we get back to our rooms we have to vote, huh~. Hey, Yumapi, you’re going to vote for Harii right—
Shinya: Senri-kun!
Senri: Ah, Senpai, good job today! I could feel your friendship come through in your endorsement speech. It was really moving!
Shinya: Thank you.
Shinya: … Um, I’m sorry to ask so suddenly, but I have a bit of a favor.
Senri: A favor?
TO BE CONTINUED
#main story#translation#dream!ing#senri nito#shinya shibasaki#shigure hakka#yuma mochizuki#takaomi shishimaru#yanagi hanabusa#minato ushiwaka#touji harimiya#kasuka shibutani#mikage asagiri#rintarou kuma
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[MAIN STORY] Carnation (Chapter 3)
chapter 3 of act I, part II of dream!ing’s second season. enjoy! ↓
Yanagi-kun pulled the trigger without hesitation.
All 3: !!
Yuma: ….!
What came flying out from the muzzle were… pink paint and flower petals.
With a boing, the sheep pranced away and instead Yuma-kun was left standing there dyed in pink.
Yuma: ………
Yanagi: Haha, oops. Sorry, Yuma.
Senri: WAIT! SHEEP!!!!
Male Student: Ah! There’s the sheep!
Female Student: Tonight I’ll finally take it down!
Everyone that took notice stopped in the middle of bowling and guns appeared in their hands.
Various colors of paint and flower petals went flying all over the place.
Shinya: Ah! Shion-san, look out!
Shion: …!
The instant I saw paint go flying at him, I leapt forward and shielded Shion-san.
Shion: You… are you okay?
I gave a strained laugh at the feeling of something wet covering my back.
Shinya: I’m just fine. I’m glad I could protect you.
Shinya: You once said you wanted to maintain your cute appearance even inside a dream, after all.
Shion: Ah…
Shion: … Thank you.
Shinya: Mhm! Now let’s go catch that sheep!
Shinya: (… I’m having so much fun. Just like a regular high schooler.)
…
……
………
Shinya: Nn…
As soon as I opened my eyes, I noticed Shigure wasn’t beside me.
Shinya: (That’s right. He had plans to sleep over somewhere else…)
Dragging myself up and out of bed, I descended the spiral staircase, and…
Shinya: (Ah…)
The flowers displayed near the window gradually became clear to my half-asleep eyes.
Shinya: (White carnations…)
Shigure: Good morning, Shinya.
Shinya: Eh… Shigure?
Just as I was about to ask, “Didn’t you have plans to stay over somewhere?”, my eyes fell on the unusually luxurious breakfast spread on the table.
Shigure: ………
Shinya: (Uh-oh… that face says someone let it slip that I went to the 27club.)
Shinya: When did you get back?
Shigure: Around dawn.
Shinya: Weren’t you sleeping over somewhere for family reasons…?
Shigure: I had anticipated that I wouldn’t be done with my business until long after curfew, so I only submitted a notice of overnight stay. I intended to have breakfast with you from the start.
Shinya: … I see.
As I put on a smile, my gaze trailed once again toward the window.
–– The flowers.
Pure white carnations.
Shinya: (Now that I think about it, Shigure put up those flowers around this same time last year…)
Shinya: (Even though we never decorate with flowers.)
Shinya: (………)
Shigure: Shinya, did you not sleep well?
Shinya: Ah… yeah! I’m still sleepy so I spaced out.
Shinya: Breakfast looks delicious. Thank you as always, Shigure.
Shigure: Shall we eat? Come, have a seat.
Shinya: Okay!
As we began eating breakfast, I tried my best to continue making “easy conversation”.
Shinya: With the student council elections starting tomorrow and the testimonials for new pair candidates to go through, you’re really working hard, huh.
Shigure: Thank you.
Shigure is giving his speech for student council president tomorrow.
Once someone has been elected student council president, they can nominate the other officers themselves.
Shinya: Come to think of it, last year you originally chosed Yanagi-kun as treasurer and Minat-kun as PR representative, right?
Shigure: Yes, though Yanagi immediately had to be replaced due to problematic behavior.
Shinya: Right, right. And then Shigure recommended Mikage-kun as treasurer… But in the end, you’re the most amazing, Shigure.
Shinya: This past year, you’ve taken on most of the student council work and done it all perfectly.
Shigure: … When Shinya says I’m “amazing”, I can tell it’s honest praise.
Shigure: Also, you’ve had ketchup on your elbow for a while now.
Shinya: Eh… uwah, you’re right! How did this… when did this happen…
Shigure, smiling: ………
–––– The next day.
Mamoru: Students of Shinonome Gakuen, good morning to you! I want to become the #1 “Most Trusted Journalist” in your heart! I’m the head of the journalism club, Mamoru Houdou!
Mamoru: Speeches are about to start, so things are heating up: the Shinonome Gakuen student council elections will soon begin! Allow me to give a brief overview for the first-years before we begin!
Senri: Ooh~ thank goodness. I’ve been so busy with rehearsal that I didn’t have time to familiarize myself with the system.
Mamoru: First, the candidates and their partners will give their endorsement speeches for the candidate.
Mamoru: Immediately following that, an impartial vote will be conducted, and the results will be announced three days afterward. In other words, the new student council president will be announced in three days!
Mamoru: After the President’s inauguration, their first job begins: to nominate the remaining officers!
Yuma: By nominating, you mean… If Yanagi-senpai were to become President…
Yanagi: I could make my kitty harem come true.
Takaomi: You can’t just do whatever you feel like…
Mamoru: Last year, there was the “Student Council Room Haremification Incident” caused by the nominated treasurer and the “What’s Wrong With Being Naked Incident” caused by the nominated PR representative, so the responsibility of this first job is a grave one.
Takaomi: In other words the student council was a bunch of fuckin’ morons.
Yanagi: Haha.
Minato: What’re we talking about~?
TO BE CONTINUED
#main story#translation#dream!ing#minato ushiwaka#yanagi hanabusa#shinya shibasaki#shigure hakka#senri nito#yuma mochizuki#mamoru houdou#takaomi shishimaru#shion mikekado#y'all are a mess.....
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[MAIN STORY] Carnation (Chapter 2)
chapter 2 of act I, part II of dream!ing’s second season. enjoy! ↓
Shion: … And what about you, Shinya-kun?
Shinya: Eh?
Shion: Your partner is the “walking student council”, right? Is it really okay for you to be fooling around here?
Shinya: Ahh, haha. As long as I don’t get back too late it should be fine… but keep it a secret, okay?
Shion: A secret… got it.
Senri: Speaking of which, didn’t your partner make the most fuss about this, Mikekado-senpai? He was like ––
Touji: B-B-B-B-BOWLING AT THE 27CLUB WITH M-M-M-M-MIKEKADO-SENPAI!?
Touji: To go somewhere as immoral and insalubrious as the 27club is positively inexcusable to begin with, but to go BOWLING on top of that!? You’re going to enjoy a nice bowling trip with Senpai without me, HARIMIYA TOUJI!?!?
Senri: –– or something like that. Harii was super worked up.
Shion: ……
Yuma: Shibasaki-senpai, it’s your turn.
Shinya: Ah, looks like it is! Alright, I’ll try my best not to take a tumble!
Shinya: –– Hya!
Senri: Ah––
Yuma: … Strike.
Senri: WOOOAH?! Wai–– EEEH!? Amazing!? Senpai, you’re so good at this!
Shion: So many bubbles. Cute.
Shinya: Ehehe, thank goodness. Shion-san, you looked excited about the bubbles earlier. I thought it’d make you happy if a lot came out, so I tried my best.
Shion: … Thank you.
Senri: (Those two get along really well, huh…)
Senri: (I got the feeling earlier too that Mikekado-senpai came along to the 27club because Shibasaki-senpai was here.)
Shinya: Your turn next, Shion-san. Are you going to use that flower-patterned ball?
Shion: Mm. Since we’re in a dream, I improvised a design.
Shinya: So cute! It really fits you, Shion-san.
????: Found you.
Shinya: Huh…?
Yuma: Ah, Senpai…
Yanagi: You’re out playing so late. What a bad little pony.
Minato: Hiya~
Behind them, a gaggle of girls that they must have invited were nervously fidgeting and looking this way.
Senri: So you came too, Senpai.
Minato: We’re regulars here. There’s more rooms upstairs, wanna come play?
Senri: You already have a private room!? That means you’ve earned the corresponding amount of coins…
Senri: –– *GASP*!? Could it be… the girls gave them…?
Senri: YOU OGRE! YOU DEMON! YOU HOTSHOT! YOU SEXY GUY WITH A SEXY VOICE AND SILKY HAIR!
Shion: Most of those weren’t even insults.
Yanagi: In the end luck is a big factor at the casino, right? I don’t like relying on luck unless I’m working together with my honeys.
Shinya: …? But you got your coins from the casino, right?
Yanagi laughed with a little grin and took a step toward me.
Yanagi: There’s a secret trick to this dream, you know.
Shinya: A trick?
Yanagi: It’s…
As he pointed his index finger and thumb out… Yanagi-kun’s hand suddenly appeared to look just like a real pistol.
Shinya: Wah…
Yanagi: If you can kill the hidden sheep with this, you can obtain bonus coins.
Senri: Please tell us the details!!
Minato: If you shoot the cute sheepies like bang!, then you win 10,190,000 coins.
Yanagi: Only one of them shows up per night, though.
Minato: We still haven’t found today’s yet~
Shinya: So that’s another way to play at the 27club, huh.
Senri: Private Senri Nito reporting, sir! Preparations to deploy for the front lines complete!!!
Shion: ………
Yuma: …What is it?
Shion: Your head.
Yuma: My head?
Senri: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!
Yuma: !
Shion-san’s finger was pointing at a tiny sheep the size of a puppy that had suddenly appeared on Yuma-kun’s head.
With fluffy fur and big, round eyes, it was absolutely adorable.
Senri: I… It’s too cute! I can’t shoot something like that!
Shion: … If you shoot it, I’ll hate you forever.
Yanagi: Don’t worry.
Yanagi-kun pulled the trigger without hesitation.
TO BE CONTINUED
#main story#translation#dream!ing#yuma mochizuki#senri nito#yanagi hanabusa#shinya shibasaki#shion mikekado#minato ushiwaka
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[MAIN STORY] Carnation (Chapter 1)
chapter 1 of act I, part II of dream!ing’s second season. this part is told from shinya’s perspective. enjoy! ↓
I wonder… how long has it been since I stopped thinking hardcover books felt heavy?
I would usually end up reading three in one day, so when I was little, it was difficult to carry them around.
But children feel the desire to love their “mother” from deep in their very DNA.
–––– That day.
With the knowledge I gained from that bulky, heavy book, its cover cold against my fingers,
I bought a red carnation.
Brilliant and beautiful,
I felt like I had obtained something incredibly precious. It thrilled me.
Even though, in my laboratory without even a flower vase in it, it wilted right away––…
Senri: SECRET ART! KILLER STANCE ☆
With a flash of a wink, Senri-kun struck a pose, gripping the bowling ball with both hands and moving to raise it over his head.
Senri: One, two… ULTRA SUPER ETERNAL HYPERMAX BEAUTIFUL GODLY PRECIOUS SHOTTTTTTTT!!!! (boi im gonna-)
Shinya: Wow! What a super cool name!
Shion: Is it…?
Despite the incredibly long and flashy name, he threw the ball with a pretty basic form, and it rolled down the lane ––
It knocked over three of the ten pins, which turned into colorful soap bubbles that soon disappeared with a pop!
Shion: Oh… the pins you knock over turn into bubbles.
Senri: Eeeeeh, only 3!? Even though I used my ultra super eternal hypermax beautiful godly precious shot, I only hit 3?!
Yuma: So long…
Shinya: H-Hey, it was a good throw, Senri-kun!
Senri: Please… stop pitying me…!
Shinya: No, I really thought it was good!
Shinya: The last time I went bowling in real life with Shigure, I went rolling along with the ball five times and they nearly banned me from coming back.
Senri: Eh??
Shinya: Right? Can you believe that? So compared to me, you’re amazing, Senri-kun.
Senri: Shibasaki-senpai… you’re so kind.
Senri: To be honest, I was a little scared to come to the 27club, but I’m happy I came with this group. It’s fun!
Shinya: Yeah, I’m having fun, too.
As I said that, I quietly thought, “It really is an interesting group.”
While I was playing soccer during lunch break, I saw Senri-kun invite Yuma-kun. Since I was nearby and overheard them, he invited me, too. And then we bumped into Shion-san at our meetup spot.
Apparently, Senri-kun and Shion-san know each other because they go out to trendy cafes together sometimes.
Yuma: Nito, how is your prep for your next role going?
Senri: Mmm, I guess I’m sorta getting there.
Shinya: In your next show, you’re playing a young yakuza leader-cum-pro bowling star, right?
Shion: There’s too much going on in this setting.
Senri: Ahaha. The source material is actually funny and pretty popular. So I’m really trying to give it my all.
Senri: I’ve already done all kinds of bowling in real life, but if it exists in the dream world too, I figured I may as well give it a try.
Shinya: Working so hard to fit your role… you’re so cool.
Senri: Thank ya! Though hearing you praise me like that so directly is kinda embarrassing. Ehehe.
Shinya: But your roommate… Takaomi-kun, right? I heard he’s on the discipline committee and he was helping out the student council… Did you not tell him you were going to the 27club?
Senri: I might’ve mentioned I was going once. But that guy…
Senri: “–– Ha. Making some big excuse that you’re going to study for a role when you really just don’t want to go by yourself. You get on my nerves.”
Senri: … He said. Acting so self-important even thought he’s just helping out the student council in order to cop tickets to some concert. Ugh.
Shinya: Ahaha. I’m glad you didn’t have a fight at least. By the way, your impression of Takaomi-kun was so good!
Shion: … And what about you, Shinya-kun?
Shinya: Eh?
TO BE CONTINUED
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[MAIN STORY] 3am, Inverted (Chapter 6)
the final chapter of act I, part I of dream!ing’s second season ↓
–– 3 a.m.
The students of Shinonome Gakuen who managed to stay up this late into the night scramble to be the first to login into the dream world.
Rintarou: So this is the 27club~!
Jin: Just as the reports said, it’s quite an extravagant dream.
Chizuru: While it’s true that their understanding of the system is abundant, I am certain that the Heart is nothing more than a fool with too much time on their hands. They aren’t worthy of your praise, Jin-san.
Issei: Meeting inside a dream is different than having a video call in real life. It’s much easier to talk here!
Mikage: And what about your festival prep?
Issei: Ah, that’s ––
Rintarou: Ooh, is that blackjack they’re getting all hyped up about over there? That brings back fun memories ♪
Jin: Ah… that’s right. A long time ago, we played it at a hotel owned by the Ryuuou Corporation.
Rintarou: Issei got mega depressed because his card luck was so bad, and Chizu-chan was shouting “For Jin-san’s sake I’ll surely win!” and tried cheating at cards even though he was a beginner~
Chizuru: … That brain of yours is truly only good for retaining useless things like that, isn’t it?
Issei: Haha, brings back memories. Those were some fun times, huh?
Mikage: ………
Chizuru: … Excuse me? What’s with that face.
Mikage: Nothing really.
Rintarou: Anywho, let’s play some roulette ♪ It’ll help us see how our luck’s gonna go tonight. Whaddaya say?
Issei: If Rintarou-san says so!
Jin: I have no objections.
Chizuru: If Jin-san wills it, I also have no objections.
Mikage: ………
And so we crowded around to play roulette. We placed the coins we were given at login in piles on the sheet.
Issei: –– Oi, Jin. Why’d you just move the coins I put down?
Jin: Do you still to this day not realize how awful your luck is?
Issei: Hah! Say whatever you want.
Dealer: No more bets.
With that, the coins could no longer be moved.
The roulette began to spin ––
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Issei: Yess! I won again!
Rintarou: I just keep on losin’~~
Jin: What’s going on? For Issei’s luck to be this good…
Mikage (smirking): ………
Chizuru: What’s with that look?
Mikage: Still nothing.
Jin: At any rate, this dream seems to have a fairly simple system.
Jin: The casino is the only way to increase your coin. If you’re lucky, your rank will increase, and you’ll be able to reach the upper class.
Rintarou: Hey, hey, you forgetting something? This isn’t reality, it’s just a dream.
Jin: But the customer’s consciousness perceives it as if it were. It could be used as a reference for the construction of a real casino.
Chizuru: In that case I shall compile the data as soon as we return!
Dealer: The next game will now begin. Are you in?
Rintarou: It wouldn’t be very President Kumarin-like of me to give up after a few losses ♪
Issei: I’ll go again with you, Rintarou-san!
And so the Dorm Leader continued to win, while the President kept right on losing.
Male Student A: Whoa~! The White Dorm leader is making a killing off roulette!
Male Student B: Did he really just make the same amount of coin tonight that it took me three weeks to make on the slots?!
Chizuru: It’s true, Torasawa-san hasn’t lost a single time. If it were Jin-san attracting attention that’d be one thing, but all the idiots gathering around for this are rather irritating.
????: Ah! So it is you, Torasawa-senpai!
Issei: Hn…?
Shinya: Good evening!
Issei: Oh, what’s this? So you guys came here too.
Senri: Wai… EEEEEH!?
Senri: Towasawa-senpai… sho many coiwns… You’re rolling in it… Meanwhile I’m flat broke… this is the epitome of wealth inequality…
Yuma: Nito, everyone was given an equal amount of coins.
Senri: IN LUCK THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS EQUALITY!!!!
Mikage: (That’s exactly right, Senri-chan.)
Shinya: You’re here too, Mikage-kun!
Mikage: Hakka-chan wasn’t very happy with me for skipping out yesterday, so.
Shinya: Ahaha. Shigure seems really busy right now, with the upcoming election and all.
Shinya: That aside, Torasawa-senpai, you’re seriously incredible!
Mikage: … Well, it’s probably karma for always being such a good person, don’t you think?
Issei: I’ve never been so lucky in my life!
That’s right. You should be able to enjoy yourself to the fullest, even if it’s only in a dream.
TO BE CONTINUED
#main story#translation#dream!ing#mikage asagiri#issei torasawa#jin ryuugasaki#chizuru maki#shinya shibasaki#yuma mochizuki#senri nito#shion mikekado#(because hes there for like half a frame ig)#things r getting spicy
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[MAIN STORY] 3am, Inverted (Chapter 5)
chapter 5 of act I, part I of dream!ing’s second season ↓
Shigure: Whether it’s me or the President doing it, the fact that we are at a disadvantage won’t change.
Shigure: As long as the 27club remains “someone’s dream”, the ability to escape by forced logout according to the Heart’s will makes them impossible to track down right now.
Shigure: I don’t believe there is a point in spending any more time on this. …Unless, of course, you have some sort of concrete plan…
Rintarou: You don’t need a plan, you just need spirit 🎶 If you give up, then it’s game, set, match right there!
Shigure: You can’t use optimism as a weapon inside someone’s dream.
Rintarou: Ouchie~ You’re 100% telling me you don’t want me to come, huh~
Mikage: (Oof, this feels like it’s gonna drag on forever. Guess I should stir things up a bit.)
Mikage: But if the the three of them – the President and Dorm Leaders – get together, they’ll probably be able to move around more sneakily than Hakka-san and the first-year duo, no?
Chizuru: The “three of them”!? Trying to drag Jin-san into this, I won’t hear such nonsense!
Chizuru: This so-called “27club” is nothing more than a bunch of foolish fools foolishly squandering away their youth.
Chizuru: And such fools only have a few more years left before they’ll have to grow up anyway.
–––– A few years left. A phrase that’s been trapped in my head.
I felt my gaze trail off mindlessly.
Issei: … Oh yeah! Hakka, you said you were going to announce your candidacy for the next President, right?
Mikage: (Ah. Changing the subject, I see.)
Shigure: ………
Mikage: (So why’s is the “walking student council” so quiet, I wonder?)
Issei: … Hakka?
Shigure: ––
Shigure: Yes, that’s my intention. I was recommended, after all.
Jin: Ushiwaka of the Black Dorm is planning to run as well.
Chizuru: Worry not, Jin-san.
Chizuru: For the sake of the Black Dorm’s continued possession of the President’s seat, he is currently undergoing special training not only for his candidacy speech, but for his everyday mannerisms as well.
Shigure: ………
Mikage: (…Hmm.~)
Mikage: Will you go again tonight, Hakka-san?
Shigure: Eh?
Mikage: To the 27club.
Shigure: No… not tonight. It’s too soon after yesterday’s incident, and I have errands to take care of.
Rintarou: Then tonight I guess it’s up to us three to STK Masky-chan ☆
Jin: Spare no effort / To complete the task / of bringing him to his knees – right?
Issei: Use our super-duper / Teamwork to capture him / and make him spill everything he knows – yeah?
Rintarou: With a snap / We’ll make a thrilling capture / And knock some info about what he plans to do with 27club-chan right outta him ☆
TO BE CONTINUED
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[MAIN STORY] 3am, Inverted (Chapter 4)
chapter 4 of act I, part I of dream!ing’s second season ↓
Mamoru: –– Ah! There they are! The journalism club’s very own Houdou shall now conduct an interview!
Shigure: ––
As soon as we stepped foot out of the chairman’s office, Hakka-san had a microphone shoved into his face.
Mamoru: The vast majority of Shinonome Gakuen’s students wish to see the 27club continue! What was the nature of your discussion with the acting chairman!?
Shigure: We cannot provide any comment on that at the moment.
Mamoru: Many are raising their voices in complaint at the student council for ignoring the will of the students. What do you think about that?!
Shigure: Excuse me. Let me through.
Mikage: Now now, no pushing.~ Any naughty kids who try to follow after the “walking student council” are gonna face Hakka-san's wrath.
Mamoru: Guh...! I regret to say it seems we’ll have to cut the broadcast off here!
Mamoru: The journalism club will continue to chase down leads on the people’s opinion of the exciting new playground, the 27club––! Please continue to look forward to it!
Shigure: Let us return to the student council room.
Mikage: No complaints here.
Mikage: –– The dorm leaders should be around to video call right about now. You have any idea about the festival they’re going to, Hakka-san?
Shigure: Asagiri.
Mikage: Hmm––?
Shigure: You didn’t come to the 27club last night. Why is that?
Mikage: Aah, I thought you’d be fine since you had Taka-chan and Hari-chan there.
Shigure: …...
Mikage: Did I make you mad?
Shigure: …Student council elections and the sports festival are both approaching. When problems like this arise, we should all be working together to settle things. It is a problem when you don’t show up.
Mikage: It’s already that time, huh~
Shigure: It is... already that time.
A scene I had become deeply familiar with. As I reached the end of my second summer vacation, I could feel the end of my high school life creeping up on me.
Chizuru: You’re late.
Shigure: Apologies. We were caught by the journalism club.
Chizuru: We have already begun the call with Jin-san and the others. Please turn your respectful gazes toward the screen.
Rintarou: Yahoo~ ☆ How ya doin’? We’re all ready for the Flower Wreath Festival tomorrow~ ♪
Shigure: I understand that it has something to do with “flower wreaths”, but just what kind of festival is this...?
Issei: It’s a festival where, using all of the flowers and plants in the village, teams compete to make the most gigantic flower wreath.
Mikage: (They look like they’re having fun...)
Chizuru: (As usual, they’re dragging Jin-san to such a ridiculously meaningless event...)
Jin: How are the arrangements for the election coming along?
Rintarou: More importantly, tell us about the 27club ♪ From the look on Shigure-chan's face ––
Shigure: I apologize. Our plan to capture the perpetrator last night failed.
Issei: The “masked man” you mentioned in your message, huh.
Rintarou: Awww, so close~. Shall I hop in and get it done in a jiffy? If I keep the time difference in mind I should be able to login tonight.
TO BE CONTINUED
#dream!ing#main story#translation#shigure hakka#mikage asagiri#takaomi shishimaru#touji harimiya#rintarou kuma#jin ryuugasaki#chizuru maki#mamoru houdou#dreaming game
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[MAIN STORY] 3am, Inverted (Chapter 3)
chapter 3 of act I, part I of dream!ing’s second season ↓
A gunshot rang out.
Shigure: Ah—
Touji & Takaomi: !!
—— Pointed toward the ceiling, the gun’s muzzle went off in a spray of petals and colorful paint.
Male Student A: Hahaha! Oh man! I’m totally covered in pink!
Male Student B: With green and yellow petals on top! Hakka-senpai, this is great!
“We want more!” “Give us an even more exciting show!”
Paralyzed by the nightlife’s wild thrall, the students were charged up with a bizarre fervor. Some had even begun to dance, covered head-to-toe in paint.
Touji: Wha… Settle down, all of you…! Stop pushing me…!
Takaomi: They’re totally out of their minds. Out of the goddamn way…!
Taking advantage of the chaos, the masked man roughly shook himself free from Shigure’s arms and took off running.
Shigure: We musn’t let him get away. Shishimaru-kun, Harimiya-kun—!
Takaomi: Like I said, quit giving me orders!
Touji: We’ve managed to chase him this far. I shall see the moment the Heavens strike him down with my own eyes!
Touji: SECRET ART! SUPER LONG-DISTANCE SHOE CATAPULT—! (NAME CREDIT: NITO-KUN) (he literally says the parentheses here im dead)
Takaomi: HUH!?
Masked Man: —!
As he took Touji’s shoe right to the back of the head, the man’s fleeing footsteps faltered.
— Not a single eye in the room failed to notice that very moment.
Takaomi: Making us run around for no reason… You’d better remember to compensate us with a Live Ticket.
Shigure: I shall make sure of it. I swear on the Family’s name.
Touji: Accept your fate! You may hide your face with that mask, but you cannot hide your sins!
The three of them had him surrounded.
There was nowhere left for the masked man to run.
Shigure: I shall reveal your true identity.
Masked Man: ……
Shigure faced the man and took a step toward him — and just then.
As the quiet snap of the man’s fingers rang out, the floor beneath the three of them suddenly disappeared.
All 3: —!
With no way to resist the void that opened up ——
They fell deeper and deeper into the pitch darkness.
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Shigure: —— We will now begin our report on the “Illegal Dream World Organized by an Unknown Perpetrator”.
Mikage: Begiiin.
Hakka-san cast a cold gaze at me.
It seemed that my kindhearted attempt to lighten the suffocating atmosphere surrounding our three teachers wasn’t well-received. Bummer.
Shigure: Allow me to begin with a brief summary. If you log into the Yume System around 3:00 a.m., it is possible to enter this dream by inputting a specific operation code.
Saruwatari: Mhm, mhm. And?
Shigure: Around the same time that students began summer vacation, an add-on for special app designed by Shinonome Gakuen that allows one to easily turn their smartphone into a Yume Mask began circulating.
Shigure: The ease of login combined with the students’ extended period of free time resulted in an explosive number of users joining the app craze.
Shigure: As we entered September and even up until present, the number of students logging in to this dream continues to increase.
Saruwatari: That’s wonderful!
Shigure: Eh…?
Saruwatari: I can see without a doubt that the developer is a brilliant person overflowing with curiosity, humor and entrepreneurial spirit! I can feel their passion.
Inoh: Should the acting chairman really be saying that...?
Saruwatari: Haha, sorry. I just couldn’t help getting worked up as I listened to that report.
Saruwatari: Certainly, it is a clear violation of the system’s fraud detection, but there’s something beautiful about it. Possessing such deep knowledge of the Yume System and using that knowledge so precisely, you can feel the attention to every evil detail, no?
Inoh: The work of someone familiar with the Yume System…
Inoh: —! … Don’t tell me this is your doing.
As he took a small jab from an elbow with a thwump, Kiritani-sensei furrowed his brow and looked carefully at the notebook laptop on his lap.
Kiritani: I’m analyzing the source code right now, but it’s encrypted so many times over you’d think they’re hiding the secrets to someone’s murder in there. What a pain in the ass.
Inoh: Don’t talk like that in front of your students. Always saying such things, it’s because you live such a lazy and undisciplined lifestyle that the culprit is looking down on us—
Turning toward Kiritani-sensei as he zoned out of Inoh’s scolding, I raised a finger and gave it a little wave.
Noticing the motion, Sensei sighed and let his gaze trail out the window.
Shigure: —Allow me to continue.
Shigure: The building’s exterior bears resemblance to the casinos in Las Vegas. Inside, there are various amusement areas on each floor.
Shigure: Just like a mobile game, players are given a common currency of play coins, and just by logging in every night, they can receive enough coins to keep playing throughout the entire night.
Shigure: And those who collect a large number of coins are granted access to the exclusive luxury VIP room on the top floor, where they can play even higher-stakes games.
Inoh: So it’s a system that makes you believe your worth is based on how much coin you possess.
Kiritani: Making people feel inferior even inside dreams, huh. Kids these days sure don’t have anything better to do.
Saruwatari: The dangerous point where dreams meet reality.
Shigure: This danger-filled dream has been hence nicknamed the “27club” (ninakurabu).
Shigure: Unfortunately, we failed to apprehend the suspicious figure last night, but the student council intends to continue its investigation to our fullest ability.
Mikage: Yes we dooo.
Saruwatari: We’re counting on you. If you make any progress in the investigation, however small, please tell me right away.
TO BE CONTINUED
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[MAIN STORY] 3:00am, Inverted (Chapter 2)
chapter 2 of act I, part I of dream!ing’s second season ↓
On the other side of the rising elevator…
In that other world, scenes of pleasure and amusement came clearly into view one-by-one, washing down over everything.
A bowling alley, a movie theater, an aquarium, a circus… and so on.
Touji: At any rate… what an elaborate “dream” they’ve crafted. It appears to have no intention of accepting requests from unauthorized users of the system. To be honest, it’s quite overwhelming.
Takaomi: Clearly someone has a shitload of time on their hands.
Takaomi: Playing around inside the dream of some asshat they don’t even know… every last one of them is a moron who doesn’t know a red flag when they see one.
Shigure: That’s exactly right.
Shigure: We must seek out the owner of this dream world who is putting minors in danger like this – in other words, the one playing the Heart role – and shut down this dream at once.
Touji: Yes, sir! I, Harimiya Touji, next bearer of the title of student council president, shall hereby assist in solving this deplorable scandal!!!
Takaomi: Shut the hell up! You may as well be carrying a megaphone.
Shigure: (If this is just a crime for fun, the punishment and how they’ll be dealt with afterward is fairly simple and straightforward, but…)
Shigure: –– What floor are you on now?
Touji: The 58th floor.
Takaomi: (60… 64…)
Touji: We’re about to reach the 70th fl—
Touji & Takaomi: ——!?
The two of them turned their astonished gazes toward the descending elevator right beside them.
Inside, a man with a mask gave an airy wave.
Takaomi: Shit!
Panicking, he began hurriedly pressing the button for the nearest floor.
As if mocking their flustered state with a sneer, the masked man craned his neck upward as he descended. However –
The elevator the man was riding suddenly came to an unexpected halt.
The doors opened slowly, and standing on the other side ––…
Shigure: Scaccomatto.*
Masked Man: ––!
Takaomi: Dammit! Where’d you go, you masked bastard…!
Touji: ! Shishimaru-kun, over there!
Takaomi: !!
Dashing down the grand staircase and leaping into their view, what the man clutched in his hand was…
Shigure: –– A revolver. I see. Expecting to shoot me down with only six bullets… aren’t you a little full of yourself?
Touji: (He really brought along a gun––!?)
Male Student A: Hey, look over there! Not sure why but Hakka-senpai has a gun pointed at him!
Male Student B: You’re right! But it’s probably just some kind of performance like usual, right? Crazy shows like this really hype things up~!
Shigure: –– Having that pointed at me by an amateur hand is exceedingly displeasing.
Masked Man: !
The combat lasted only a fraction of an instant.
With nimble movements, Shigure grabbed the man’s arm ––
(BANG)
TO BE CONTINUED
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* Italian for “checkmate”.
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[MAIN STORY] 3:00am, Inverted (Chapter 1)
IT’S HERE FOLKS......... chapter 1 of the second season of dream!ing main story!
after reports of shinonome students secretly dabbling in gambling, the student council is staging some sort of sting operation on a dream casino? it looks like things are gonna get crazy right off the bat...
the focus this season is on mikage and shinya + their pairs. this first leg of the main story (2 parts, 12 chapters) can be unlocked by playing the “inside bet” event.
without further ado.......enjoy the first chapter of the new main story!!!
A luxury car, painted jet black, cut through the wasteland of the night.
Its goal: an enormous, fantastical skyscraper in the city center, towering miles over the surrounding buildings.
The skyscraper stretched into the heavens, covered in dazzling neon lights. Suspended from its various levels were hotels, pools, restaurants – and it breached close enough to the sky itself that its point tapered off into the clouds.
–– The car skidded to its destination. With its tires burning into the asphalt, it came to a screeching stop at the foot of the building.
The door opened, and out stepped –
Takaomi: … This building’s as tasteless as they said it’d be.
Touji: This is…
Following them, a slender young man revealed himself from the driver’s side.
Shigure: ……
Beyond where Shigure looked up with eyes filled with sorrow and doubt ––
–– At the highest point, far above what could be seen with the naked eye, a bird’s-eye gaze poured down over the base of the building.
????: ……
The inside of the skyscraper was filled with a sense of frenzied chaos and reckless desire.
Touji: Incredible…
Shigure: This must be the casino area.
Takaomi: Looks like a bunch of idiots going all-out to me.
The ones entertaining themselves with various gambling games were none other than students of Shinonome.
The apparent dealer’s face was concealed with an animal mask. It only served to intensify the sense of unreality that filled the space.
Shigure: Tabletop games, slots, bingo… even hanafuda.
Takaomi: There’s a lottery counter too.
Takaomi: This tacky place is all the things that come to mind when you think of “gambling” all smashed together.
Touji: By “lottery”, you mean something like Takara Kuji. I’ve read about it in the footnotes of the articles on casino legalization.
Just then, a cheer went up from the crowd of students flocked around the lottery station.
It seemed that the results of the lottery had just been announced.
The goddess of fortune’s blessing… and her ruthless curse.
A flurry of countless losing tickets flew into the air.
Takaomi: Ooh. Take a look at those dopamine addicts.
Touji: This situation is… unacceptable.
Touji: That the students of the esteemed Shinonome are tangled up in gambling addiction… could it be true?
Shigure: There is only one solution. We must apprehend whomever is running the show.
Shigure: We will split into two groups. The two of you, please take the elevator to the highest floor.
Touji: Yes, sir…!
The elevator stood in the center of the hall.
Takaomi: There are two things that like high places: idiots and smoke.
Touji: ––!
Takaomi: What?
Touji: It seems the button for the highest floor won’t respond.
Takaomi: You’ve gotta be fuckin’ kidding me.
Clicking his tongue, Takaomi reached around Touji and hit the next button down that read “99”.
There was a low, reverberating whirring sound as the skeleton elevator began to climb upward.
Shigure (on radio): –– This is Hakka. Can you hear me?
Touji: Loud and clear.
Shigure: The one in the Heart role must have the highest floor locked. What about the 99th floor?
Takaomi: We’re already on the way up.
Shigure: Then I leave it to you. Please don’t push yourselves too far.
Takaomi: Who do you think you’re talking to? Anyway, using this stupid headset is annoying. When we find the culprit I’m going to punch the lights out of ‘em first thing, no questions asked.
Touji: Shishimaru-kun! Violence is never the solution no matter the situation. Let us remember to keep calm and think things through.
Shigure: I agree with Harimiya-kun. If anything abnormal happens, please keep yourselves safe first and foremost.
Takaomi: … Tch. What a fuckin’ sickening dream.
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[CHARACTER STORY] Yuma Mochizuki (Chapter 9)
last chapter of yuma’s character story!! enjoy ♡
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Yanagi: ... Did this pork soup give you an answer to your problem from earlier?
Yuma: Eh...?
Yanagi: When you have multiple things and people that you like and dislike, that's when your preferences will begin to "sprout". [gdi yanagi with the plant language]
Yuma: ???
Yanagi: In other words... haha, how can I say this?
Yanagi: For example, the first time you look straight into a mirror at yourself, you come to recognize your own features.
Yuma: ... Do you mean I should take a good look at them?
Yanagi: Look, talk with, listen, be aware of - anything is fine. You'll be affected.
Yanagi: Oh, and it's okay to touch, too.
Yanagi: If you hold one another tightly, you'll come to know each other very well.
Yanagi: "Aah, I especially like the feeling of embracing this person. I see, so I like this kind of person." You know?
Yuma: Embracing...
Yuma: Kind of like... "If I eat this, I'll become familiar with it"?
Yanagi: That's right. You can compare it to other dishes, or find the ingredient in this pork soup that you like most.
Yuma: ... That's not right.
Yanagi: Huh?
Yuma: This is... satsumajiru.
Yanagi: Haha. Yuma, you're stubborn when it comes to the things you like, hm?
The things the giggling Yanagi-senpai said slowly settled into my heart.
Yuma: (I see... I...)
Senri: Yumapi~! Shishimaru took my portion of the pork soup! He even took the carrots~!
Takaomi: Of course it wasn't your portion. First-come first-served.
Touji: Shishimaru-kun, I believe that it is important to try and consider balance.
Yuma: Nito, Shishimaru, Harimiya...!
Senri: Eh?
Touji: What is it? You appear to have changed somehow...
Yuma: I... I like this satsumajiru. It's "special".
Senri: Yumapi...
Yuma: Before... despite everyone's kindness, I made things awkward by interfering. I'm sorry.
Yuma: But... thanks to that, I realized. What is "special" to me.
Yuma: I like the satsumajiru that Granny makes, too. But this satsumajiru, that I made with Nito, Harimiya, and Shishimaru... it's special to me.
Takaomi: ... That so. Good to hear.
Touji: Indeed. That means that it was worthwhile to expose the shame that was our poor workmanship.
Senri: I'm glad it made you happy. So this is called "satsumajiru"?
Yuma: It's a local cuisine of Kagoshima. It's actually supposed to have chicken in it.
Senri: Eeh~ That sounds delicious! I wanna try it next time; real satsumajiru.
Yuma: The next time my grandma sends vegetables, we'll make it.
Touji: I would like to assist again at that time.
Senri: Me, too!
Takaomi: I'll pass. I'm fine with just eating it.
Yanagi: If it's taste-testing duty, I may take it on.
Yuma: If everyone wants to eat it... I'm inspired. I'll ask her to send lots of ingredients.
Senri: Hey, hey, Yumapi, what's your most favorite ingredient in satsumajiru?
Yuma: ... Definitely sweet potatoes. They have a gentle flavor, it relaxes me.
Senri: I see.~ Ah, I bet Yumapi's type of girl has the same kind of feeling too, then.
Yuma: Eh...
Yanagi: Mm, it suits you.
Touji: A woman who is gentle and relaxing like a sweet potato, hm?
Takaomi: What's with that?
Yuma: ... That doesn't sound bad.
I thought, If that kind of person appeared one day -- ...
I'd introduce them to everyone here, and together we'd eat the special satsumajiru I love.
FIN
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[CHARACTER STORY] Yuma Mochizuki (Chapter 8)
With nimble movements, I took back the sweet potato from Nito.
Senri: Wah...
Yanagi: Yuma...?
Yuma: For sweet potatoes, you have to thoroughly wash them before peeling the skin--
Knife in hand, I turned to the cutting board.
Yuma: ... Then like this, cut it into fairly large pieces.
Touji: Oh, Mochizuki-kun is quite dexterous.
Takaomi: He's pretty good at using a knife.
Yuma: Tamanegi come in plastic wrap, so you can just microwave them for about 20 seconds. Then, cut them with a wet knife.
Senri: Eh!? But if you do that, won't they come out charred like they did when Harii tried earlier...
Yuma: Don't worry.
When the sound rang out, I took the tamanegi out of the microwave and showed it to Nito.
Yuma: Look, it's not burnt.
All 3: Ooh~
Yanagi: Yuma, you're quite experienced, aren't you?
Yuma: When Granny wasn't feeling well, I would do the cooking. Anyone can do it.
Senri: Yumapi... you're such a good boy!
Yuma: ... Next, we'll take those vegetables scattered on the cutting board and wash them all together in the colander.
Takaomi: Haa? The dumbass rabbit already ruined all of those though.
Touji: Is it even possible to eat something that looks so pitiful...?
Yuma: If you cook them all together, they'll turn out really delicious.
Yuma: Granny would always say, "Cooking is when the ingredients come together to support each other, and the real flavor comes out".
Senri: I understand... I got it! Veggie Rescue Task Force: dispatch!!
Yuma: Harimiya, open the pack of pork. If they're stuck together take them apart piece by piece.
Touji: U-Understood!
Yuma: Shishimaru, put water in the pot and start the fire.
Takaomi: O-Okay.
Yuma: Yanagi-senpai--
Yanagi: I won't help out unless it's with a girl's cooking, you know?
Yuma: ... Please just sit there.
Yanagi: As you wish.
Yuma: Next, to save time on the sweet potatoes, put them in the microwave--
Yuma: -- Ah.
Senri: Hm? Yumapi, what's wrong?
Yuma: I... I'm sorry. Even though everyone said they were making this for my sake... I'm butting in like this.
Senri: Ah... no, to be honest, we're the ones who are sorry.
Touji: Indeed... the ones who ought to be apologizing are us, for our utter lack of skill.
Takaomi: ... Tch. You should've told us you could cook in the first place.
Yuma: ......
Yanagi: It'd be nice if it could come out tasting good.
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Senri: We finally finished, but... Yumapi ended up making most of it, huh.
Yuma: No, I...
Touji: Pork soup with sweet potatoes and vegetables in it, hm...
Takaomi: The carrots were too small anyway, so this is fine.
Yanagi: The sweet potatoes give off a faint sweet smell.
Yuma: (Pork satsumajiru... that everyone made together.)
Yuma: ... Itadakimasu.
Senri & Touji: Itadakimasu...
Yuma: ... Ah, this is really--
Senri: YUMMY!!!
Touji: Mm...! Without a doubt, this turned out to be a first-class pork soup!
Takaomi: ... Seconds.
Senri: So fast! I mean, wait, Shishimaru! I'm getting seconds first!
Touji: I shall have seconds as well. This truly tastes divine. Food that you make by your own hand is an amazing thing, is it not?
Having emptied their bowls before I even realized it, the three of them ran off to the kitchen.
Yuma: ... Mhm, it really is good.
Yuma: (It's nothing like Granny's cooking, but it came out yummy.)
Yanagi: ......
Yuma: ...? What is it, Senpai?
Yanagi: ... Did this pork soup give you an answer to your problem from earlier?
Yuma: Eh...?
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[CHARACTER STORY] Yuma Mochizuki (Chapter 7)
Yuma: Are you guys… making something?
Senri: N-- No, nothing! We were just playing around with knives!
Yuma: ... That's dangerous.
Touji: No, worry not, Mochizuki-kun! Th- The truth is, there exists something in the world called the "Kitchen Knife Championship"!
Senri: Right! In order to secure first place there, we're doing special training!
Yuma: "Kitchen Knife Championship"...? Yanagi-senpai, too?
Yanagi: Me and knives don't go well together.
Yuma: ... Even though you get stabbed with them?
Yanagi: Oh, yeah, that did happen ^_^
Senri: A-Anyway, Yumapi! It's dangerous in here, so youd better return to your room!
Yuma: But... my sweet potatoes...
Takaomi: What a pain. It's useless to keep trying to hide it.
Senri & Touji: !
Takaomi: Yuma, we were trying to make your favorite food for you.
Yuma: Eh...?
Senri: Ugh, dammit! Why did you just reveal it like that, you moron lion!
Takaomi: We can't trick him, you know. (r u sure)
Touji: Well... I suppose he's already seen the ingredients, too...
Yuma: (My favorite food... for me?)
The vegetables laying out, the aburaage, konjac... and what looks like pork.
Yuma: (Could it... pork soup?)
Yuma: (But why is there smoke coming out of the microwave...?)
Yuma: (That thing charred black, the thing chopped too finely on top of the cutting board... it's a mystery.)
Takaomi: Let us finish it. I don't like leaving things half-assed.
Senri: That's right. Yumapi, we'll definitely make you delicious pork soup, so just lay back and watch!
Touji: Heh. Behold my first-rate knife-handling skills!
Takaomi: Anyway, we're going to keep making it until it's finished, so sit there, shut up, and wait, stupid Yuma.
Yuma: (Going this far... just for my sake...)
Yuma: ... Thank you. Then I'll watch.
Yanagi: I'm waiting for a call from my sweetie, so I suppose I'll stay and learn a little by watching myself.
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Senri: Huh? Is this really how you're supposed to cut the carrots? Well, whatever.
Yuma: (That's practically finely chopping them... for carrots, it's okay just to cut them into quarters...)
Toji: Hmmm. Is there skin on this thing called a burdock? No skin? How puzzling. I'll look it up online.
Yuma: (Harimiya... the skin on that burdock looks thick. If it were Granny, she'd scrape it off with the back of the knife. Then, you cut it diagonally into thin slices...)
Yanagi: Oh? So that's what a burdock root looks like. I've never seen one before it's already been prepared.
Yuma: ... What kind of life have you been living that you've never seen a burdock before it's been cooked?
Yanagi: Hm? A normal one? ^_^
Takaomi: Oi, Bonbon, are the safety goggles not here yet?
Yuma: (Goggles...?)
Touji: Ah, my apologies. It should only be a little longer.
Touji: Right now, old man Yoshi is arranging to send powerful protective goggles that can withstand any gas, liquid, or solid.
Yanagi: What are you going to use such high-performance goggles for?
Takaomi: Ha? For cutting the tamanegi, obviously.
Yuma: Eh........
Yanagi: Why do you need to wear goggles for cutting tamanegi?
Takaomi: Because the allyl sulfur compounds make your eyes water. Didn't you know that? [NERD]
Yanagi: Oh? Cooking sounds quite perilous.
Yuma: (Going out of your way to wear goggles for cutting tamanegi...? Shishimaru and Harimiya are... both weird.)
Senri: Huh~? While I was peeling the skin off the poatoes, they suddenly turned super tiny~!
Yuma: (Wha...!? He cut off so much of the edible portion... wh-what a waste...)
Takaomi: Isn't anything fine as far as potatoes or whatever go?
Yanagi: Ah, by the way, Yuma. Why have you been holding on to the sweet potatoes this whole time? They're big.
Yuma: So you've at least seen what sweet potatoes look like before they're cooked...
Yanagi: Haha. I at least know that much about the world.
Senri: Nice, Yumapi~! Please! I'll put those sweet potatoes in the soup in place of these tiny potatoes!
Yuma: Ah... sure, but...
Senri: Thank you~! I'll take good care of them!
Senri: First I'll take the knife and slice off the bothersome purple skin~ ♪
Yuma: -- Wait.
Senri: Eh?
Yuma: (That's it, I can't take any more.)
With nimble movements, I took back the sweet potato from Nito.
Senri: Wah...
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[CHARACTER STORY] Yuma Mochizuki (Chapter 6)
Yanagi: It's quite lively in here.
Senri & Takaomi: !
Touji: Hanabusa-senpai...
Yanagi: You in front of the refrigerator, could you open it for me?
Touji: Ah, pardon me.
Yanagi took a bottle of milk from the refrigerator and, without another look at the three of them, turned to leave.
Senri: Wai-- please wait, senpai!
Yanagi: Hm? What is it?
Senri: As you can see, we're cooking right now...
Yanagi: It looked to me like you weren't doing anything but playing around, but go on.
Takaomi: We were cooking! And for your airheaded dumbass roommate nonetheless.
Yanagi: Oh? For Yuma's sake, you said?
Senri: We think that Yumapi really likes pork soup. But at lunch today he was definitely holding back because of financial reasons.
Touji: That is why, in the name of friendship, we decided to perfect the finest pork soup there is!
Takaomi: Because that Yuma is a dimwit who doesn't even seem to know what he likes.
Yanagi: Ah...
[flashback]
Yuma: ... Yanagi-senpai, how do you decide what you "like" and what you "dislike"?
[end]
Yanagi: ... I see.
Touji: I am certain you have taken thorough lessons on the art of cooking and--
-- At that moment, a cheerful "ding!" rang out from the microwave.
Touji: Oh! It's done!
Senri: Eh? Harii, what did you put in the microwave...?
Touji: Uwah!? There's smoke coming from the burdock! *COUGH, COUGH*! I-It's on fire!!!
Senri: Why did you put burdock in the microwave!?
Takaomi: This is why you're useless, Bonbon! I'll show you my knife-handling skills!
Takaomi: In an instant I'll turn this tamanegi into tiny pieces!!!
Senri: Ah! Wait, Shishimaru! That's--
Takaomi: Uu....gh! What's with this thing... Kuh... My eyes... MY EEEEEYES!
Senri: That's what I was trying to tell you... acting so rashly...
Yanagi: Haha. It looks like you're having fun.
Senri: Does it really!? Then Hanabusa-senpai, please help too--
Yanagi: My specialty is taste testing. That, and I limit myself to things made by girls.
Senri: Of course...
Yanagi: Well then, keep doing your best.
Senri: Ah, please wait! At least keep Yumapi from coming into the kitchen for a while, stop him from leaving the dorms or something--
Yuma, already there: What... are you guys doing?
Yanagi: Ah...
Senri: Ah, Yumapi! Did you finish your work?
Yuma: Yes, today's portion at least.
Senri: Wait, Yumapi!?!? Mochizuki Yuma-san!?
Yuma: Why did you add a "san"...?
Takaomi: It's over.
Touji: So our plan failed...
Yanagi: Haha. You guys are something else.
Yuma: ......?
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[CHARACTER STORY] Yuma Mochizuki (Chapter 5)
Senri: -- And so!
Senri: We gathered here today hereby declare the establishment of Shinonome Academy's "Made with Love" Cooking Club!
Touji: Yes, in other words, we will personally prepare pork soup for Mochizuki-kun.
Takaomi: Are you two stupid? Why are you going out of your way to make that? I thought we decided I was going to treat everyone tonight.
Senri: Even if you treated us, loser lion, 1850 yen is still expensive! Yumapi will just feel bad and say he wants something else to eat.
Takaomi: I won't even give him time to feel bad. If I buy it he'll have to eat it.
Touji: If our guess is right that Mochizuki-kun gave up on the pork soup during lunch due to financial reasons--
Touji: Then it is unlikely he would be happy about Shishimaru-kun spending his own finances to purchase the same thing.
Touji: And the essence of the problem is not Mochizuki-kun's financial situation...
Senri: It's because he always says stuff like, "It's fine if it's just peanuts." Don't you get it?
Takaomi: ... Is our homemade stuff really gonna make him happy?
Senri: It will, definitely. After all, he was looking at that pork soup so intensely!
Senri: Besides, when Yumapi finds someone that he likes one day, I don't want him to say "even peanuts is fine" or give up his spirit easily. (basically he doesn't want him to settle)
Touji: That's right. The habit of giving up considerably degenerates the thoughts and ideas of humans.
Takaomi: So fuckin' annoying...
Senri: You were the one who bluntly said something cruel to Yumapi, so you can at least do this much to help.
Touji: Taking action for the sake of friendship will surely be a good experience for us! Let us do our best together!
Takaomi: ... Tch. I don't think anyone has a choice in the matter.
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As I exhaled a sigh laced with fatigue, I quietly set down my G-pen.
Yuma: (I didn't even notice it was already evening...)
Trying to loosen up my neck and shoulder, I looked up at the ceiling and softly closed my eyes.
Yuma: (I'm hungry. ... I want to eat satsumajiru.)
Turning my gaze to the cardboard box that contained my allowance, I rose from my chair.
I opened the flap and saw the inside, full of sweet potatoes.
Yuma: (... Next time I'll ask Granny to send her special miso and vegetables. Then I can make satsumajiru.)
But for today I decided to keep it simple and have some steamed sweet potatoes.
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...Meanwhile, at the dorms' student-use kitchen...
Takaomi: Oioi, don't fuck with me, knife bastard! Because of your dumb ass the carrots are thinner than paper!!
Senri: Why are you blaming the knife? Do it more steadily.
Takaomi: Shut up! Cooked carrots are too sweet and the texture is weird anyway, we don't need them! Leave 'em out!
Senri: Haa!? Don't just decide that on your own!
Touji: Hmmm... The shape of this mushroom is too warped. Right then, rejected!
Senri: Harii?!
Touji: The soil is sticking too strongly to this potato too. Rejected!
Senri: What are you saying!? Take this seriously, please...
Touji: I am extremely serious! In order to make the finest pork soup, I intend to spare no effort!
Senri: What on earth is "the finest pork soup"...
Takaomi: You've been nagging everyone for a while now, but what have YOU been doing?
Senri: I'm chopping the daikon! Can't you tell by looking?
Touji: If my memory serves, Nito-kun has spent the whole time since we began cooking cutting daikon...
Senri: I can't help it. I'm not that good at using a knife...
Senri: And I don't wanna be told that by you two! You've barely done anything either!
Takaomi: Hah. Do you really wanna start a fight with me while I'm holding a knife?
Senri: I've got one too! If it's what you wish, shall I show you my stance for Goemon's secret insta-kill technique!?
Takaomi: Ha! You aaalways use OP characters like that, huh!
Takaomi: Then here's the OHKO move of my master swordsman Okita that I trained to LV.100 --
Yanagi: It's quite lively in here.
Senri & Takaomi: !
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