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riayainflowers on the battlefield part 2
Arashi: Look, Adonis-chan! Souma-chan, Anzu-chan too!
Arashi: It really is the best time to see wisteria ♪ There's also beautiful multicolored birds, I wonder if this is what Shangri-la is like?
Adonis: What Narukami says is sometimes confusing. What is Shangri-la, Kanzaki?
Souma: Please stop asking me whenever there's something you don't know, Adonis-dono.
Souma: Mm. Shangri-la is, well, a place like heaven...... what people call utopia. I don't know what they call it in your country though.
Adonis: Hmm. There is a story where the souls of the dead are carried into the heavens by birds.
Adonis: In the past, each region performed sky burials* because of that story.
*T/N: "Sky burials" are funeral ceremonies where they expose the corpses to the air for birds to eat.
Souma: Oh? In this country, there's a tale where babies are brought in by storks.
Souma: We're served by birds when we're born and when we die, so we should stay thankful to them and treat them well.
Adonis: Yes, we should treat all living creatures well. I'll protect them.
Arashi: Stop having such a strange conversation...... rather than that, do either of you know where Mama or Mitsuru-chan went?
Arashi: They suddenly started running and quickly disappeared, see?
Arashi: So troublesome. We're moving as a group, so they need to stay at our pace.
Arashi: Mama's the one who came up with the plan in the first place, so what's up with him disappearing somewhere?
Adonis: You're rarely irritated, Narukami. Eat chocolate. They say it can reduce your stress by a bit.
Arashi: Ah, thank you. They do say that eating chocolate makes pimples appear, but...... recently my skin feels like it's going to break out from all the piled up stress anyway.
Arashi: Really. Right after I told Izumi-chan that I'd be participating in an outside project, he started nagging me.
Arashi: Back when I wasn't so loyal, I did ally with outsiders and fight "Knights", but still.
Arashi: It's no wonder I can't be trusted, perhaps it's my punishment for living such uncommitted life.
Arashi: But, well, even if I do a lot of volunteering, I've reached a plateau.
Arashi: I plan to promote at this festival, achieve good results, and then use Mama's connections to grab more jobs.
Arashi: Even I'm working hard ♪
Adonis: I see. Let's do our best, Narukami.
Adonis: Ever since I came into this country, I've been indebted to Sakuma-senpai, so I want to test how much I can do on my own.
Adonis: Well, even if we're participating on our own, there's a lot of people I recognize, so I feel at ease. Everyone, I look forward to working with you.
Souma: Same here. Fufu, sometimes leisurely spending time with a trusted friend can be fun ♪
Souma: ......oh. Gentlemen, please remain silent for a bit. Anzu-dono's saying something.
Arashi: Ah, sorry, Anzu-chan? Us men shouldn't keep talking among ourselves, were you lonely?
Arashi: Ufufu, let's have a girls talk with Onee-chan ♪
Arashi: Oh goodness, this girl! "Thanks for looking after me, Onee-chan"? Did you hear that?
Arashi: I'm so happy~, Anzu-chan called me "Onee-chan" ♪
Souma: Narukami-dono, I told you to be silent....... Anzu-chan has a small voice, so I can't hear her if you're chattering noisily next to me.
Souma: I see. You have to do a final check on the festival outfits and set up the stage, so you'll go ahead to the stage...... you said?
Souma: Go ahead, and thanks for all your hard work.
Souma: After we meet up with everyone else, we'll head your way.
Arashi: More like. Why don't we head over first and help Anzu-chan with her tasks?
Arashi: Even though she's not one of the organizers, she's working harder than any of us like it's natural.
Arashi: It's a holiday, so you should stay home and "take things easy".
Arashi: Ah, I'm not scolding you or anything, it's just...... I'm worried that you're working too hard.
Adonis: I agree with Narukami on that. You can rely on us at any time, Anzu.
Souma: Exactly. We're classmates, after all, so we should be supporting each other.
Souma: Moving on, my apologies for wasting so much time. You should hurry to the stage, Anzu-dono.
Souma: After we meet with the others, we'll swiftly head there.
Souma: We have wonderfully fine weather today, so I want to elegantly roam around Kachouen with everyone, but......
Souma: We didn't come here to take a leisurely walk. We need to prioritize our jobs first.
Souma: In any generation...... a hero's, a samurai's role can be found on the battlefield.
Souma: Hm? If we still have energy after work's over, let's take in the sights with everyone....... you say?
Souma: Wonderful. I'll look forward to that as I'm performing in this "Wisteria Festival". Please look at our heroic battle joyfully today as well, Anzu-dono ♪