Happy Spring - Chapter 3

 

Jp proofreader: noodlemouth

Eng proofreader: Sophie/ @ra_bits_daisuki

 

Happy Spring Ch. 3

Location: 1F Passageway 

Mika:

...

Yuzuru:

Kagehira-sama.

Mika:

Ngh?! What in tarnation are ya playin’ at, Yukkun?! Ya gave me a real fright!

Yuzuru: 

My apologies. It’s just that some time has already passed since you came to sudden halt and started staring ahead in rapt silence, so I thought I’d tap your shoulder to get your attention.

 

Is something the matter, Kagehira-sama? Pray tell, is something giving you cause for concern?

Mika:

N-Not like I’m worryin’ about Nazuna-nii or nothin’!

Yuzuru:

Nazuna-nii? ... Ah, I believe you are referring to Nito-sama?

Mika:

Huh? Yukkun, is Nazuna-nii an acquaintance o’ yours?

Yuzuru:

I suppose you could say that... Or rather, he is the captain of the Young Master’s tennis club, so I am merely familiar with his name through word of mouth.

Mika:

The young master? Ah right, you’re a butler, huh, Yukkun.

 

Yumenosaki’s brimmin’ with a bunch o’ rich folk, so it’s no real shock that there’s a butler around.

Yuzuru:

The Young Master and I were supposed to attend different schools, though...

 

Ah, but this isn’t the time nor the place for that sort of chat. Shall get back to the job in hand?

Mika:

Y-Yeah. Yukkun ‘nd me are s’pposed to be on class duty, right? We’re meant to be deliverin’ this journal here to the teacher’s room...

 

Ain’t that right... Mmm...

 

Ngh, just where is Anzu-chan headin’ off now?! I’ve gotta get her back here for a sec...

 

Aw but...but! Anzu-chan’s the enemy! I can’t just be callin’ out to her all friendly-like?

Yuzuru:

Hello there.

Mika:

Yu-Yukkun?! Wh-Why'dya call her over here all of a sudden?!

Yuzuru:

You really aren’t making all that much sense, Kagehira-sama. I believe you have business with this lady here?

Mika:

I dunno if I’d call it business, but there sure is somethin’ I’d like to ask... Ngh, what’d you say, Anzu-chan? I can ask away? Yer lendin' me an ear?

Yuzuru:

She seems perfectly willing, so why don’t you go right ahead and put forth your question?

Mika:

Uh... It’s not like it’s any skin off my back if I don’t find out or nothin’, but...

     

Seems like Anzu-chan and Nazuna-nii are headed off somewhere together, and I was just wonderin’ where y’all are goin’, that’s all!

 

Huh. So Ra*bits are gonna be performin’ way up north? And you’re gonna be taggin’ along?

 

Up north, huh... That’s real far from here...

 

Valkyrie ain’t holdin’ no shows at all recently, so maybe we should make like Ra*bits and take up an offer to go perform far away somewhere.

     

Whoa... The theme’s gonna be peach blossoms? Yeah, all of them Ra*bits are real cute—and with a real pretty flower like that it sounds like a perfect match to me..

 

We Valkyrie are more elegant; we’re all about that serene beauty—like the vibes you’d get from old antiques or somethin’... Feels like those cutesy peach blossom flowers wouldn’t suit us so much, y’know?

 

Now, somethin’ like a rose on the other hand... Wonder if there’s a job out there like that...

 

What…? If you stumble across a job that’d suit Valkyrie, you’ll let us know?

 

Bless your heart, Anzu-chan! You were real kind durin’ that first campus job we did too. You’re a real sweetheart!

 

... I mean, what am I sayin’? You’re the enemy, ya hear? The enemy! The last thing I want is the enemy takin’ pity on me!

 

And we ain’t gonna lose to Ra*bits neither!

       

We’ll find our own job, and show Ra*bits how things are really done! Y’all wait and see; we’ll make the whole school realize just how mindblowin’ Valkyrie is!

 

Right, now that my mind’s made up, time to leap into action! Ain’t nothin’ gonna get in the way of me findin’ us some work!

Yuzuru:

Kagehira-sama.

Mika:

Ngh, Yukkun?!  What’re ya tuggin’ on my jacket like that for? You’re gonna make it stretch!

 

Well, I s’ppose it’s already all scuffed up from me skulkin’ around... Won’t really do no harm if it’s stretched out a little.

Yuzuru:

Kagehira-sama, I would appreciate it if we took care of our class duty responsibilities before attempting to search for any jobs.

Mika:

Ah, right! I totally forgot about that!

Yuzuru:                                                       

Please do try to keep your mind on the task on hand. And since it appears you’ve already asked this lady here what you needed, why don’t the two of us head along to the staff room to deliver this journal?

 

I have neither practice with fine nor the archery club today, so I am quite free to assist you with finding a job this afternoon, should you allow me.

Mika:

Huh? You’ll really help me with findin’ a job, Yukkun?

 

That’d be mighty kind of ya, but I wonder if that’d really be alright? I mean, you’re a member of fine and all...

 

I ain’t got no problem with it, but I get the feelin’ Oshi-san ain’t gonna be too happy about it.

 

Nah, I appreciate the thought and all, but I can’t ask ya to do that, Yukkun. Thank ya kindly. ♪

Yuzuru:

Is that so? In that case, let’s just focus on getting this journal delivered for the time being.

 

Well then, my lady; if you’ll excuse the two of us.

Happy Spring - Chapter 4

Jp proofreader: noodlemouth

Eng proofreader: clyde/@hummuskingclyde

 

Happy Spring Ch. 4

Location: Library 

Mitsuru:

Dash, dash, dash! ☆

Tsumugi:

Goodness, Mitsuru-kun?! You gave me quite a scare! Have you come here to borrow a book?

Mitsuru:

You got it! Why’re you lookin’ at me like a deer caught in a lighthouse, Ao-chan-senpai?

Tsumugi:

A deer caught in a... Ah, you mean a deer caught in headlights.

 

I’m afraid I was so caught off-guard seeing you here that you startled me a little, Mitsuru-kun.

 

A while back I asked you to drop by the library whenever you had some time to spare, but I believe you told me that you didn’t particularly enjoy reading?

Mitsuru:

Yeah! Readin’ books makes me all sleepy, so I don’t really like it!

 

Lookin’ at all that text wears me out, so I start driftin’ off before I know it! And whenever I nap too much durin’ the day, I can't ever fall asleep at night!

Tsumugi:

I see. Reading a lot of text can certainly be exhausting if one isn’t used to it.

 

In that case, how would you find a book with large, easy-to-read text? We have several books like that, so I’d be happy to recommend a few. ♪

Mitsuru:

For real? You sure are nice Ao-chan-senpai! ♪

 

Wait, no—that’s not even why I came here! I came to look for a book I could use as reference to make our costumes!

Tsumugi:

Costumes? Will you be making costumes for Ra*bits, Mitsuru-kun?

Mitsuru:

Nah. I suck at sewin’. I’ve tried it out durin’ home ec class, but all of my stitches came out all wonky!

Tsumugi:

Hmm, if you’re looking for books on costume-making, they’re over on this shelf here, but it’s not as if you’ll be making the costume yourself?

 

Do you think you could give me a little more information?

                         

If you’re determined to find one book in particular, if you could tell me the reasoning behind your thought process, I believe I can find something that would suit your purpose.

Mitsuru:

Mm well, Ra*bits are gonna be performin’ someplace far away! So the transfer Nee-chan said she’d make our costumes for us, but...

 

When she asked me what kinda costume I had in mind, my brain went blank!

 

I thought about it for a while, but still nothin’ came to mind!

 

So I went to ask Tomo-chan and Hajime-chan; they told me if I went to the library and found a book on costume making, I might be able to come up with an idea!

 

Both Tomo-chan and Hajime-chan have club stuff on today though, so neither of them could come with me...

 

Ao-chan-senpai, was that enough explainin’?

 

I’m not great with explainin’ things, so I dunno if that made any sense or not.

Tsumugi:

That’s quite alright. After listening to what you have to say, I’ve more or less gotten the picture.

 

Whenever I make costumes for Switch, I always bear in mind the theme of the performance we’ll be putting on.

 

Switch took part in an event outside of school grounds called Easter Night a little while back.

 

Therefore, I decided to design our costumes based on the symbol of Easter—the Easter bunny.

 

So I think if you could come up with a symbol or motif for the transfer student to base the costumes on, that would do.

 

I believe you said you’d be performing somewhere far away? May I ask where? It might be a good idea to look into what motifs are associated with your destination in order to come up with an idea.

Mitsuru:

Sure—we’re headin’ way up north! They were sayin’ somethin’ about a peach!

Tsumugi:

Ah, if you’re headed up north this time of year you’ll be just in time to see the peach blossoms. Hmm, hold on just a moment.

Tsumugi:

I just finished organizing everything, so I believe the guidebook should be right over... Ah, here it is.

 

When one mentions peach blossoms up north, isn’t this the most well-known place that comes to mind?

Mitsuru:

Wow, that looks so pretty! ♪

Mitsuru:

Hm... Where have I seen this flower before? Agh, I know I’ve seen it somewhere!

 

...I got it! I saw a bunch of these flowers near the runnin’ track durin’ the first race I ever lost!

Tsumugi:

Goodness, you’ve lost a race before, Mitsuru-kun?

Mitsuru:

...? Why’re you so shocked, Ao-chan-senpai?

Tsumugi:

Ah, I’ve heard from Sora-kun that you’re rather quick on your feet, Mitsuru-kun. And I’ve also heard from Narukami-kun that you’re the ace of the track team.

 

So I’m rather surprised to hear you’ve actually lost a race before.

Mitsuru:

Yeah, I lose sometimes. But that was the first time I ever lost a track event—it didn't even hit me that I'd lost 'till after.

 

My palms got all hot and sweaty and I felt all this frustration wellin’ up inside of me. That’s when it finally sunk in that I’d lost.

 

So after that day I ran and ran and ran some more! ‘Cause the more I run, the stronger I grow!

 

And thanks to all that runnin’, I won the next track event I took part in! That felt amazin’!

 

I’ve won loads of races before but that was the first time I ever felt that happy about it!

 

When I talked to the guy I beat, he was real frustrated about this bein’ the first race he’d ever lost... I told him about how it was the same for me!

 

We both promised each other that we’d win our next race against each other before splittin’ ways, but I ended up losin’ against him the next time we faced off.

 

That sucked! So that’s why I’ve got to dash and dash and dash some more—to grow as strong as I possibly can!

 

Now the both of us have got one win and one loss under our belt, and we’re neck and neck—he turned out to be a great rival, that guy! ♪