Ensemble Stars || Purple Wisterias of May P1

prologue
(last edit: may 6 2017)

*T/N: Souma uses an old way of speaking ("kotengo" / 古典語) which I never studied before. There's also a lot of references to historical figures, legends, and events. My apologies if I make any mistakes. Do note that Souma speaks a little convoluted (and a bit too polite) because that's sort of the way he speaks in the game as well.

*T/N: Shout out to everyone who pointed out errors in this part: Linnæus


Kanata: .........

Souma: Captain-dono~! I finally found you! Seeing you brings me the greatest delight!
 

Souma: Goodness gracious! I searched all over the campus without any success, but turns out you were at the ocean! What a blind spot! Ha! Ha! Ha! ☆
 

Kanata: .........
 

Souma: Captain-dono? What happened? If you don't respond, I won't be able to withstand staying here any longer!
 

Souma: Rather. Captain-dono...... are you crying?
 

Souma: C-C-Ca-Ca-Captain-dono! Are you alright?! Did you fall and hurt yourself? Or did some ruffian attack you?
 

Souma: Perhaps something sad happened to you? I may be unworthy, but if you're okay with that, I'm willing to hear you out~!
 

Kanata: ......Souma.
 

Kanata: How noisy~, what's going on? You know I hate noisiness, right?
 

Kanata: Haha. Please relax, the salty wind just stung my eyes, that's all. I'm not crying~, I'm "full of energy" ♪
 

Souma: R-Really? No, but, your expression and bearing is somehow more saddening than usual......!
 

Souma: Captain-dono! Isn't that cold? Even like this, I'm still a member of the Marine Life Club!
 

Souma: I want to be useful to you, Captain-dono! Why won't you open your heart if you have any troubles?
 

Souma: If it's Captain-dono's request, this Kanzaki Souma would even try slaying the Prime Minister!
 

Souma: I'll easily cut down two or three petty run-of-the-mill swordmen! ♪
 

Kanata: Even if you cut them down, I'm really "alright", so there's no need to worry.
 

Kanata: That aside. Didn't you have "something" for me, Souma?
 

Souma: Ah! Right....... A messenger from Hasumi-dono came to the clubroom and kept pestering me to submit the Marine Life Club's budget reports.
 

Souma: The ones that are periodically submitted to the Student Council periodically? Those reports.
 

Souma: As an ordinary club member, I couldn't respond so arbitrarily, so I said we would submit them after I found Captain-dono.
 

Kanata: Ah~ there's no need....... You can just "go ahead" and "take care of it" for me.
 

Kanata: Hmph. My "stamp" is next to the "ancient fish's" "water tank".
 

Kanata: Using that, could you "take care of it" for me?
 

Souma: No, no, it isn't logical if I do it!
 

Souma: Budget reports are important, so I need Captain-dono to thoroughly check everything!
 

Kanata: Eh~....... How troublesome~, the "earth" is full of "obligations".
 

Kanata: But, I'll do it. I don't want to go "home" anyway, so I had planned to "stay" in the club room......
 

Kanata: The reports, I'll do them to "pass time".
 

Souma: Hm? Don't want to go home, you said? Why?
 

Souma: Hmph. I don't know the situation, but I'm sure the club room isn't a good place to sleep in. If you don't have anywhere else to go, I invite you to my residence.
 

Souma: It's quite spacious, so if it's only Captain-dono, you can easily stay the night.
 

Souma: In the worst scenario, I can spend the night in the stable and Captain-dono can sleep on my warm futon.
 

Kanata: Eh?! No, no, wouldn't that be "bad"~.....?
 

Souma: Don't be so reserved!
 

Souma: If I don't show my devotion here, why was I brought into this world?! Rather, it brings me great pride to be useful to Captain-dono, who I owe much to! ♪
 

Souma: Besides. I want to consult you about something, Captain-dono. Won't you listen to even just my jokes while lining up our pillows and embracing sleep?
 

Kanata: Hmm? Is something "troubling" you, Souma?
 

Souma: Yes. Not me, but Yumenosaki Academy as a whole is in great turmoil.
 

Souma: Incredibly precious Captain-dono, I know that you don't often involve yourself in earthly matters, but...
 

Souma: Recently, an unknown "slasher" has appeared within Yumenosaki Academy.
 

Kanata: Slasher....... No matter how I think about it, the "suspect" could only be Souma, no?
 

Souma: It's not me. I phrased it wrong, in modern terms it would be a "random attacker".
 

Souma: I heard that night after night, the mysterious person wanders around attacking innocent students.
 

Souma: I'm not of the disposition that can shut my eyes to such evil doings. I'm thinking about delivering justice to the "random attacker".
 

Souma: I also want to be useful to Hasumi-dono, who maintains order as part of the Student Council. Also, it feels wrong to have someone intruding on campus.
 

Kanata: Hm~. I think this is work for the "police" instead.
 

Kanata: But, some~how...... it sounds familiar. Something like this happened, long ago. Ah! Could it be?
 

Kanata: Um, Souma. Do you have a "description" of that "attacker"?
 

Souma: Ah! A witness took a photo with their "smartphone".
 

Souma: I thought to cut them down if I found them, so I have a printed copy that I got Anzu-dono to make.
 

Souma: Here, look at this. Looks like a muscular young man, .........do you recognize him, Captain-dono?
 

Kanata: Ah~ as I thought....... Yes, unfortunately I do "know" him.
 

Kanata: Souma. I will "assist" you with "eliminating" him.
 

Kanata: It's extremely "troublesome", but it isn't "unrelated" to me.
 

Kanata: Really. Always, always causing trouble~...... that "rogue".

Ensemble Stars || Purple Wisterias of May P2

slasher riot part 1
(last edit: may 6 2017)

*T/N: I'm not familiar with "old" Japanese language, so pardon any mistakes. Also, Souma speaks weirdly and politely because that's how he speaks in the game.

*T/N: Shout out to everyone who pointed out errors: Chahayaa

Kanata: Bubble, bubble...... ♪
 

Souma: Captain-dono~! Excuse me!
 

Kanata: Souma. Improve your "conduct" a bit more.
 

Kanata: Flattened "boxes" and other stuff are falling apart like "clatter, clatter". They're scattered everywhere, though I'm also "at fault".
 

Souma: Ohhhh, I'm deeply apologetic! Accept my seppuku as retribution!
 

Kanata: Um, it isn't that much of a "sin"?
 

Souma: Hm? You will forgive me? I am saved by Captain-dono's generosity! This Kanzaki Souma is deeply impressed...... ☆
 

Kanata: Souma, that's a light "threat".
 

Souma: What? Putting that aside! As promised, let's go eliminate the "random attacker"!
 

Kanata: Yes, yes....... For now, I will do as "promised".
 

Kanata: I'll also do what I can to "assist" you. As "thanks" of sorts for letting me stay over at your "home".
 

Souma: No, no, please don't mind about that! Rather, weren't you displeased by my parent's noisiness?
 

Kanata: Fufufu. Absolutely not, if I were Souma's "parent's" position......
 

Kanata: Suddenly coming in, I wasn't "thinking straight" either.
 

Kanata: But the "sleepover" was fun. Next time, let's invite Kaoru and as the "Marine Life Club", go camping ♪
 

Souma: M~mm, even if you invite him, I don't think he would come.
 

Souma: "Sleeping under a roof with a man is impossible~, how disgusting~", is how I think he would react.
 

Kanata: Fufu. He's like that, but Kaoru is actually a "lonely person", you know?
 

Kanata: Moving on. We accidentally started lightheartedly "chatting", but...... I just remembered today "Ryuuseitai" has a "lesson".
 

Kanata: I'll be showing my "face" here today, so I'll be taking a "break" today~....... Can I go tell that to Chiaki?
 

Souma: Hmm? It isn't something that requires you to not attend "lessons". After all, we weren't asked to eliminate the "slasher" by anyone. It's just a personal whim.
 

Souma: I think you should ignore me and focus on your practice. In Yumenosaki Academy, you should always prioritize idol activities, correct?
 

Souma: Besides, right now there's barely any clues regarding the "slasher".
 

Souma: Even if I bring Captain-dono along for the whole day, there's a possibility... that we might get no results.
 

Souma: In that case, it would be more worthwhile for you to attend the "Ryuuseitai lessons". It's a realistic decision, Captain-dono.
 

Kanata: Mm~....... "Ryuuseitai", I still don't really "fit in" there.
 

Kanata: Putting Chiaki aside, I "don't know" how to get along with the "children".
 

Souma: Hahaha. You're surprisingly shy, Captain-dono. It'll be alright, Captain-dono is a respectable, great senpai! I guarantee that! ♪
 

Souma: If you approach them with all of your heart, you will surely get used to "Ryuuseitai". I recently sometimes talk to that ninja, and......
 

Souma: He's a reserved, good-natured kid.
 

Kanata: Ninja?
 

Souma: "Ryuuseitai's" Sengoku. I sometimes meet him at the "Garden Terrace". We talk while eating together.
 

Souma: He has a lot of wisdom in strange areas and can get really excited.
 

Souma: When I told him about the Kanzaki family's history, his eyes sparkled while listening....... He's quite a cute kouhai.
 

Kanata: Hm, Kanzaki....... Souma, you're a part of "Genji"*, right.
 

Souma: Genji*? Yes, originally. We are an old family, so our family tree goes incredibly far back.

 

*T/N: "Genji" is a household name that was bestowed on members of the imperial family that were demoted into "normal" noblility. You may also recognize them as "Minamoto".

 

Souma: This katana, too, is a reforge of the original that sunk at Dannoura*.

 

*T/N: "Dannoura" is an area where a battle between the Heike and Genji clans occurred. It's a coastal area and the battle was fought at sea, hence the "sunk" part. According to The Tale of the Heike, a collection of oral stories, the original was kept at Atsuta Shrine and the Kusanagi used at Dannoura was an imitation that was normally used for rituals.

 

Kanata: Fufu. Then, it could be a "Kusanagi"* sword.

 

*T/N: Full thing is "Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi". Previous name was "Ama-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi". It's a fictional sword that represents the virtue of valor. So what Kanata's saying is, the sword's origins and it's soon-to-be purpose makes it a sword of valor.

 

Souma: One of the three Imperial Regalia*? There is such a legend, but Kusanagi...... but I thought the real "Ama-no-Murakumo" was at the Atsuta Shrine?

*T/N: "Imperial Regalia" is the name for three particularly sacred treasures in Japan. These three sacred treasures are a sword (valor), mirror (wisdom), and jewel (benevolence). Nobody's sure of their exact locations up to this day.
 

Kanata: I wonder....... It was long ago, so we don't really know the "truth".
 

Kanata: Fufu, in any case....... I will follow Souma's "advice" and show my face at "Ryuuseitai".
 

Kanata: Perhaps there, I will be able to follow up on the "slasher".
 

Souma: Hm? You've been speaking like that since yesterday. Do you have an idea on who this "slasher" may be, Captain-dono?
 

Kanata: Mm~, I'm not "fully certain" though. I just think that "rogue" is the only one who would do such "stupid" things......
 

Kanata: In the past, he did something similar.
 

Kanata: If I find out something, I will "contact" you. Please be careful...... Souma.
 

Kanata: Even if you find the "slasher", don't "come into contact" with them.
 

Kanata: Getting involved will only bring trouble.

Ensemble Stars || Purple Wisterias of May P3

slasher riot part 2
(last edit: may 6 2017)

*T/N: Shout out to everyone who pointed out errors: EUNI2319, ALWYZ_MEMBER_ME

Souma: Anzu-dono~? Why are you heading to the campus grounds?
 

Souma: Hm....... I see, there's a high possibility that the "slasher" is there.
 

Souma: As expected, Producer-dono, you know a lot about what happens on campus! ♪
 

Souma: Captain-dono is currently attending Ryuuseitai's "lesson", so......
 

Souma: I didn't have any clues to follow, but I see that asking you was the right decision.
 

Souma: Fufu. You were curious so you did some investigation, I see.
 

Souma: Though I don't want you to get involved since it seems dangerous.
 

Souma: Hm? Is this "slasher" someone you know, Anzu-dono?
 

Souma: If possible, you want to know more about their situation to find out why they're doing such stupid things... you say?
 

Souma: It might be a misunderstanding, they might have a lot of reasons... you think?
 

Souma: So I should listen to them first before cutting the "slasher" down on the spot, is what you're saying?
 

Souma: Hmm~. Personally, I don't want to ignore a ruffian who's ruining campus order, but...
 

Souma: If it's your request, I'll do it. I'll refrain from unsheathing my katana freely.
 

Souma: Hm, can I promise......you say? Should we pinky swear?
 

Souma: Do you not believe in me? I won't unsheathe it so easily.
 

Adonis: Kanzaki. .......Transfer student too, what's wrong?
 

Adonis: You should refrain from coming to the grounds at this time. Track and Field Club members are running around, so it's easy to crash into someone.
 

Adonis: Especially you, transfer student. You're small, so you need to be careful.
 

Souma: Adonis-dono. I apologize for interrupting your club activities.
 

Adonis: I don't mind. We're still warming up, so you're not that much of a bother.
 

Adonis: Rather. What brings both of you here?
 

Adonis: ......let me guess, did you come to ask about our club captain?
 

Souma: Club captain? Was there a club captain in the Track and Field Club?
 

Adonis: Yes, there is.
 

Adonis: I don't know if it's because he doesn't like staying in one place, but he often goes to help out various other clubs......
 

Adonis: Even though he almost never shows his face in the club he's actually registered to, the Track and Field Club.
 

Adonis: Hm? Transfer student, why do you look so disappointed? Did I say something wrong again?
 

Adonis: Sorry. As an apology for letting you down, have this banana. If you eat it before doing sports, it'll give you plenty of nutrition. It also has protein.
 

Adonis: Mm, it'll make you fat easily so you don't want it...?
 

Adonis: You're actually too slim, so become fatter. Aim to be the yokozuna*.

 

*T/N: "Yokozuna" is a title awarded to only the best sumo wrestlers in Japan.

 

Souma: Now, now, don't push her to eat. Females and males also have different stomach capacities.
 

Souma: If she ate the same as you, Adonis-dono, then Anzu-dono's stomach would explode.
 

Souma: Moving on. Judging from your story, I'm guessing that the "slasher" is actually the Track and Field Club's "captain"?
 

Adonis: "Slasher"....... A word I don't know. Has the captain done anything?
 

Adonis: It seemed like the captain was participating in a Dream Fest, so he was gathering up participants.
 

Adonis: He invited me too. I told him I would attend if UNDEAD didn't have any work that day.
 

Souma: Hm? Why did he specifically invite you, Adonis-dono? Is this "slasher" not part of any unit?
 

Souma: Official work...... If it's a "Dream Fest", then he could just call together everyone in his "unit". The more I hear, the more his actions don't make sense.
 

Adonis: I also don't know much about the captain. I only meet him at the Track and Field Club, and even then he rarely participates......
 

Adonis: Right now, I just think he's a strange person.
 

Adonis: I can't beat him in physical power, so I'm not so good with him. He reminds me of when I was young and weak.
 

Souma: What? Adonis-dono, falling behind him in physical power? Isn't your physical ability greater than most of the 2nd years?
 

Souma: They underestimate you when they say you can easily cut down unarmed opponents......
 

Souma: Against such a powerful person, I need to be careful or I'll suffer an embarrassing defeat.
 

Adonis: Do you plan to fight against him, Kanzaki?
 

Adonis: Captain isn't a bad person, though I'm not sure what he did....... If possible, I would like it if you could settle things amicably through talking.
 

Souma: I would also like to avoid killing uselessly. Being the Track and Field Club's captain means that he is my good friend Adonis-dono's master.
 

Souma: If things get worse, I don't want misfortune to befall to you, Adonis-dono.
 

Souma: But if the actual person isn't here, it doesn't matter what I say.
 

Souma: Do you have any idea where this "Track and Field Club captain" might be...... Adonis-dono?
 

Adonis: Hmm....... Sorry, I can't even guess. Every time we call him on the phone, he's always in another country.
 

Adonis: But he just returned to Japan, so I think he might still be in the country.
 

Souma: That's too wide of an area. Hmm~, what should we do?
 

Adonis: Ah!....... I just remembered something.
 

Adonis: If we perform a certain song, Captain should come running to us. It's said that if we come across any trouble, we should call him out by playing on an ocarina or something.
 

Adonis: He's not some strange demon, so it's hard to believe he'll appear if you play an ocarina, but....... just to test things out, should we try it?
 

Adonis: Everything would be solved quickly, without us searching for him, if he would come to us.
 

Souma: Great! Then I would like to request that of you. It wouldn't hurt to hear one song anyway.
 

Souma: The sounds out of Adonis-dono's "ocarina" are extremely pleasing to the ears. ♪
 

Adonis: Understood. Then, I'll begin. But first I have to grab it from the club room.
 

Souma: I see.  My apologies for all the trouble, Adonis-dono.
 

Adonis: It's fine. We're friends anyway, Kanzaki.

Ensemble Stars || Purple Wisterias of May P4

slasher riot part 3

Mitsuru: .........
 

Arashi: Ufufu. Are you in a bad mood, Mitsuru-chan?
 

Arashi: How rare. Always bright and innocent, isn't that one of your good points? You're cuter when you smile, so smile, smile...... ♪ 
 

Mitsuru: Uwah?! Arashi-chan-senpai, don't suddenly hug me from behind~? I don't like when you stick close to me!
 

Arashi: Oh, how rude ♪ Mitsuru-chan, you just came in for club activities?
 

Arashi: Don't you usually come rushing to the grounds right after class? Sometimes you even forget homeroom!
 

Mitsuru: Ehe, that's because I love to dash~ ♪
 

Mitsuru: Arashi-chan-senpai, sometimes you come and sometimes you don't?
 

Mitsuru: Even if you come, you always take it easy~, I wish you would participate in the Track and Field Club activities with more gusto!
 

Arashi: Like I said~, I don't like sweating too much. I only do Track and Field activities when I need to shape up.
 

Arashi: Besides, recently I've been pretty busy, you know.
 

Arashi: Knights made a mess in the last DDD, so I've been volunteering and doing other stuff to clear its name.
 

Arashi: All because I was made temporary leader....... Having that sort of title makes it difficult to move around, so I dislike it though?
 

Mitsuru: Ohhh, what sort of volunteering are you doing? Pulling out weeds or something?
 

Mitsuru: Us Ra*bits also don't have any work, so to raise funds we've been doing a ton of campus jobs!
 

Mitsuru: Today too, I helped Hajime-chan with the laundry, you know?
 

Arashi: Aaah, is that why you were late coming to the school grounds today? Good work, Mitsuru-chan, you're working hard every day.
 

Arashi: Ufufu, hard-working boys are treasures to the world ♪
 

Mitsuru: But truthfully, I'd rather do lives instead!
 

Mitsuru: The DDD sure was fun...... I want to stand on a big stage like that with everyone again! ♪
 

Arashi: ......if you want to do a live, then why not participate in the "Wisteria Festival" that Mama invited you to the last time?
 

Arashi: You can participate in it as a solo artist and Mama will cover the costs, so there's no loss if you join, right?
 

Arashi: Mama's famous outside of the school, so standing on stage with him would also be a good accomplishment, you know?
 

Arashi: You might even be able to boast to your friends. And you could get your next job faster......
 

Arashi: Rather than doing campus jobs, you'd benefit more from this.
 

Arashi: All this unrefined volunteer work doesn't suit me either......
 

Arashi: I'd like to avoid redoing everything from the bottom, so I'm considering participating in the Wisteria Festival.
 

Mitsuru: Mm~m. If Arashi-chan-senpai's joining, then I might also......
 

Mitsuru: I was thinking that I wouldn't like being with Captain very much.
 

Arashi: Oh. Mitsuru-chan, you don't like Mama?
 

Arashi: That's extremely unexpected~. I thought Mitsuru-chan was someone who could get along with everyone.
 

Mitsuru: It's not dislike, but...... he's kind of overbearing, or should I say, a bit scary.
 

Arashi: "Scary"? That, too, is a rare phrase coming from someone who knows no fear......
 

Arashi: You look like someone who would dash straight forward, without losing speed, even when he sees a sheer precipice ahead. ♪
 

Mitsuru: Well, that is true? I'm always dash, dashing~
 

Mitsuru: ......u-woah?!
 

Adonis: Hm? Something crashed into my back.
 

Adonis: Tenma? I'm always telling you to properly look forward when you walk.
 

Mitsuru: S-Sorry, Ado-chan-senpai....... Why are you sitting down in this kind of place?
 

Arashi: Exactly, Adonis-chan, you're big so you block people's path, you know?
 

Adonis: Apologies. I was just doing a ceremony to summon Captain.
 

Mitsuru: What do you mean? Even without doing a ritual, you can just call him on his phone if you want to meet him?
 

Adonis: Mm~m. I'm still bad at using these things called "smartphones". They're small, so they seem easy to break.
 

Arashi: Why not buy a sturdy one? I'm sure if you search, there are ones that would be fine even after getting run over by a car, no?
 

Adonis: I'll consider it. But for now, please be quiet.
 

Adonis: I'm currently trying to lure out Captain using the ocarina.
 

Adonis: But it seems that Kanzaki isn't used to playing the ocarina, so he can't pull out loud noises. It would be a bother if we were too noisy.
 

Souma: ~......! ~......! ~......!
 

Souma: A-Adonis-dono~. Only weak sounds are coming out, this is surprisingly difficult.
 

Adonis: Keep trying, Kanzaki. You aren't supposed to bend the ocarina to your will, but instead make friends with it. These are the basics, I'm sure you can do it.
 

Souma: I-I'll do my best! ~......, ~......!
 

Arashi: ? Why is Souma-chan blowing the ocarina?
 

Adonis: Well. I tried doing it myself earlier, but Captain didn't show up.
 

Adonis: I thought that perhaps the person who actually needs something from the Captain has to blow it, so I passed it over to Kanzaki.
 

Adonis: However, it seems to be difficult for him. Kanzaki can play the flute and other instruments well, but it's his first time playing the ocarina, so....... No, maybe my way of teaching was bad?

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slasher riot part 4

Souma: ~...... ♪ ~...... ♪ 
 

Adonis: Good. A wonderful performance, Kanzaki.
 

Souma: B-wah....... how embarrassing! This must be due to Adonis-dono's good teaching ♪
 

Adonis: No, I'm bad with instructing others....... it must be because you absorb things quickly, Kanzaki.
 

Souma: Fufun. I take various lessons and I've been reputed as someone who absorbs everything like a "sponge".
 

Souma: I am confident that I can skillfully surpass any ordinary person in every martial art.
 

Souma: However, I find it difficult to master the skills needed for idol activities. I am still inexperienced in that regard, so...... I consider this as training.
 

Adonis: Exactly, I'm the same as you. Let's do our best together, Kanzaki.
 

Souma: Yes. ......blowing this "ocarina" has become fun, but I still don't see any sign of our "slasher".
 

Souma: As expected, I am still too inexperienced. I feel like I'll be able to grab the essence of it soon, so I'll try practicing a bit more.
 

Souma: ~...... ♪ 
 

Mitsuru: It sounds so good! I want to try blowing into it, so lend me it later, Ado-chan-senpai ♪
 

Adonis: You're interested in it, Tenma? Good boy...... start kneading some dirt, I'll start from teaching you how to make an ocarina.
 

Mitsuru: No, I don't have that much interest in it.
 

Mitsuru: But still~....... I've been thinking this earlier, but what song are you playing? It some~how sounds like I've heard it before?
 

Adonis: Oh, I've been thinking that too. Where did I hear it...... I think it was a festival song that we sometimes played in my motherland.
 

Mitsuru: Ah! I got it! It's the song you hear in that place where they sell vegetables or fish!
 

Arashi: Ahh, like the perishable food area at the supermarket? Now that I think about it, it does sound like it......?
 

Arashi: I didn't know recognize it just by the melody, because the happy-go-lucky lyrics left more of an impression.
 

Mitsuru: You mean lyrics like, "If you eat your fish or veggies, you'll become wiser!"?
 

Mitsuru: I always heard Mother say, "They'll make you smarter, so don't be picky and eat~ ♪" so I remember it?
 

Adonis: Your mother's right, you should avoid being picky and eat everything.
 

Adonis: ......hmm, but why would playing this song on an ocarina make Captain come running?
 

Adonis: I don't understand why. Who came up with it? I doubt it's a lie that some bored person came out with.
 

Arashi: Um~m. Are you sure it isn't just because he's so far away that he can't hear the ocarina's sounds?
 

Arashi: Even if he's on campus, if he's in some sort of soundproof practice room, then he wouldn't be able to hear anything, right?
 

Arashi: Or if there's music being played at a high volume.
 

Arashi: It seems like that person's planning to attend the "Wisteria Festival"....... So he could be practicing for that?
 

Mitsuru: Practice is important~. I haven't heard all of the details, so what type of Dream Fest is this Wisteria Festival?
 

Mitsuru: From the name, I can't imagine what it is~?
 

Arashi: Mm~. See, around now is the best time to see the wisterias, right?
 

Arashi: It's a live for guests coming to see these flowers, kind of like the "Sakura Festival" that recently happened, I guess?
 

Arashi: Wasn't Adonis-chan also invited to perform with him? What's your plan? Mitsuru-chan and I are still on the fence about it ♪
 

Arashi: Since we're all invited, why don't we all participate as the Track and Field Club and deepen our friendship?
 

Adonis: I guess we could....... especially since Tenma doesn't know anything about the captain yet.
 

Adonis: I also haven't come into contact with him a lot, so I want to figure out what sort of person he is.
 

Adonis: It seems like you're quite close with him though, Narukami.
 

Arashi: No, rather than me, it's our - Knights - leader...... Tsukinaga Leo-san, that he's close with?
 

Arashi: That's why to him, I'm kind of like his friend's relative......
 

Arashi: He often amicably comes to chat with me. We're in the same club as well, so there's that too.
 

Arashi: Fufu. That person often calls himself Mama, like a girl. May~be that's why our wavelengths match?
 

Souma: .........?!
 

Mitsuru: U-wah?! What's wrong?! You suddenly unsheathed your sword and surprised me~.......?
 

Souma: Ahhh, my apologies. But just now, I thought I heard a shriek.
 

Souma: This voice is....... Sengoku?
 

Souma: Yes, that "gozaru" is definitely Sengoku? I wonder what's wrong...... I'll go have a look!
 

Souma: Sengoku is a friend who I share a dining table with, so ignoring this is a breach of the samurai code! Also, I have a strange, bad premonition about this......!

Ensemble Stars || Purple Wisterias of May P6

slasher riot part 5

T/N: This particular part made me want to rip my own guts out. So many historical references!

Shinobu: Eeeeeeeeeeeek........?!
 

Shinobu: S-S-S-Someone help meeeee-de gozaru! I'm being kidnaaaaaaaaapped?!
 

Madara: ~...... ♪
 

Shinobu: U-Uhm! What are you doing?! You won't get anything even if you kidnap me-de gozaru!
 

Shinobu: I absolutely won't betray my master, nor will I spit out anything that would negatively affect my friends-de gozaru!
 

Shinobu: That's a ninja's code...... eeeeek, scary, scary, scary! I'm sha-sha-shaking?!
 

Shinobu: Uwaaaaaaa, someone save meeeeee! It's an abduction-de gozaruuuuuuuuuu......?!
 

Madara: Hahaha! Speech is silver, but silence is gold! You shouldn't speak, or else you'll bite your tongue ♪
 

Madara: Rest easy! I won't harm you! I just want to talk with you "alone"!
 

Madara: Theere you go, it's not scary, not at all! Wasshoi, wasshoi*...... ☆

 

*T/N: When he does "wasshoi", imagine Madara carrying Shinobu on his shoulder, then going up and down. You kind of need to see a Japanese festival with people carrying a "mikoshi" (portable little shrine) to understand the movement.

 

Shinobu: P-Please don't carry me like a mikoshi*-de gozaru~! It's too high and I'm swaying and I don't know what's going on I'm super scared-de gozaru~?!
 

Madara: Hahaha! You're saying "gozaru"! So are you a ninja?!
 

Shinobu: Eh, uh, yes! I am a ninja-de gozaru~ ♪
 

Shinobu: To think you'd find out in our first meeting! Could you be someone special-de gozaru......?!
 

Madara: Hahaha! I guess I let the cat out of the bag!
 

Madara: You just said that you were a "ninja" and other stuff, right? It may seem surprising, but I'm the sort that prefers to listen to others!
 

Madara: Moving on, I'd like it if you could stop struggling! I'd have no excuse if I accidentally dropped you and got you injured!  Chiaki-san and Kanata-san would kill me ♪
 

Shinobu: Huh? Umm, are you an acquaintance of Captain-dono or Shinkai-dono......?
 

Madara: And there comes the "onushi"! Your way of talking sure is nice! I love kids like you!
 

Madara: Creating a character is a good thing! That's how you survive in this idol war...... ☆
 

Madara: ......hmmmm?!
 

Souma: Wheeze, pant, hah, hah.......! I rushed here wondering what was going on! From what I see, it's quite an alarming situation?!
 

Souma: What's going on Sengoku?! I thought I heard you say "kidnapping"......?!
 

Shinobu: Ka-Ka-Ka-Kanjyaki-dono?!
 

Shinobu: Please save me-de gozaru~! I was doing a lesson on the basics with everyone else in "Ryuuseitai", but......!
 

Shinobu: Suddenly, this weird person appeared?!
 

Shinobu: Captain-dono and Shinkai-dono were so startled that they couldn't speak, so I tried responding in their place, but!
 

Shinobu: Then he suddenly grabbed and abducted me-de gozaru~!
 

Souma: Hmm? I don't fully understand, but abduction is a heavy crime, you! Sit down!* I'll knock off that head of yours!

 

*T/N: "Naorei" is a term used in the days of the samurai. Samurai would have to meet with the Emperor once per year. They would congregate into one big group and then travel to Edo. Everyone would gather around to try to see them. In order to pass by, the samurai would shout out "naorei, naorei~!" to get them to sit aside and just watch. If they tried getting in the samurai group's way, they would be relentlessly killed.

 

Madara: Woah, this kid's historic too! I feel like I've done a time slip! How pleasant, how wonderful ♪
 

Souma: As if! That face, are you perhaps rumored "slasher"?!
 

Souma: You've run out of luck meeting me! I'll have you know the sin of disrupting Yumenosaki Academy's peace!
 

Souma: Kanzaki Souma, barging in! Haaaaaaaaaah*......!

*T/N: Actual Japanese is "cheeeeeesutooooo!" It seems that this is actually just a battle cry of sorts, so I replaced it with an English equivalent. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong.
 

Madara: U-waah?!
 

Souma: Huh? He avoided it? This guy, he has some skill......!
 

Madara: How absurd! Of course I'd avoid it! That katana's real, right? If it hit me I would die, you idioooooot! I definitely won't forgive you!
 

Souma: I never requested for your forgiveness! Sengoku's someone who I share a dining table with! I'll definitely retrieve him!
 

Souma: Even if I have to stain Yumenosaki Academy in blood......!
 

Shinobu: U-Um! Kanzaki-dono, aren't you too excited?!
 

Shinobu: I'd like to avoid getting involved in anything that would result in injuries-de gozaru~, so why don't we take a deep breath and talk things out?!
 

Madara: Exactly! I agree with you! Violence solves nothing!
 

Souma: What? A scoundrel making a sound argument......?!
 

Madara: But still, ummm....... You're Kanzaki-san, and this is Sengoku-san, right? Yup, got it, that's what you were calling each other, yeah?
 

Madara: Names are precious, don't you agree, Kanzaki-san!
 

Madara: The moment you name them, no matter how suspicious someone is, that vague and scary impression will disappear!
 

Madara: So! I'll give you my name! It's Mikejima Madara! Let's get alonggg ♪
 

Souma: Ah, don't come close to me expecting a handshake! Stand still, you villain......!
 

Madara: Hmm, you hate handshakes? How disappointing, I'll try again next year! Hahaha ☆
 

Souma: Why are you laughing? Arrgh, what a confusing man......!
 

Madara: They often say that about me! But Kanzaki-san, let me ask you this!
 

Madara: Is there any stranger that you'd fully understand? If you knew someone who you could perfectly understand, would you gain something from it?
 

Madara: I don't think so, but I want to hear your opinion too ♪
 

Souma: Wh-What are you talking about? Is this a philosophical question......?
 

Madara: Nope? There's no right answer to a philosophical question, but I want to hear your answer, so that's why I'm asking you!
 

Souma: Arrrgh, shut up already! Just talking to you makes my head feel dizzy......!