Ensemble Stars || Card Battler P2

[riayain]

the after-school duel part 2

T/N: I took a lot of liberty with the translation here. It's fun translating Kouga because I actually speak a bit like him. I like calling kids "brats" and politely telling others to fuck off. Online and with friends, anyway. That's the main difference between him and I. Do let me know if I made him sound a bit too country.

Kouga: Funfufu~n........ ♪
 

Kouga: Good, good ♪  Grow big and strong, tomatoes, don't lose to pests or diseases alright~?
 

Kouga: Eek?! Ohhh that surprised me, don't suddenly call out to me~!
 

Kouga: Haaaaah? I was wondering who it was, but the transfer student huh..........
 

Kouga: Ya don't have any presence, shouldn't girls smell more like perfume or make-up or some other crap*? 

 

*T/N: Really taking liberties here. He doesn't swear like this in the game, but he does speak really roughly, so this is how I imagine he'd speak IRL.

 

Kouga: Nnn~, you just smell like soap~.........
 

Kouga: Hey, why are you inching away from me? Are ya scared of me or something, it's not like I'd do somethin' bad~ to ya?
 

Kouga: Haaaah? You get embarrassed when I smell ya?
 

Kouga: Ahhhhh, I guess I didn't have enough etiquette and did somethin' rude, my baaaaaaaaaaad?
 

Kouga: More like, have your injuries healed up? Remember, I stepped on ya during the "Dragon King Battle"?
 

Kouga: That vampire bastard was seriously angry for once, he tied me up and started punishing me*........

 

*T/N: Interesting fact, this particular word (折檻) can mean either getting chastised or spanked. I don't know which one it is, so I kept it vague, but you can take it whichever way you want, hehe.

 

Kouga: But yeah, I do think I was in the wrong. Sorry, were there any scars?
 

Kouga: Good, good. Then it's all good, I won't hurt ya again, so forgive me yeah.
 

Kouga: Bye then. I'm busy, so if ya don't need me for anything, get lost! Shoo, shoo!
 

Kouga: Hmmm? Got anything else to say, transfer student........?
 

Kouga: Haaaah? What am I doin' in this sorta place, you say? It's got nothin' to do with you~ right?
 

Kouga: More like, it's obvious if ya look, I was tending to the fields.
 

Kouga: The garlic already got harvested, but there's still empty plowed fields, so I thought it'd be a waste y'know?
 

Kouga: That's why I'm growin' tomatoes and stuff. As long as a part of it goes to the Garden Terrace, I've got permission to do whatever the hell I want with it.
 

Kouga: Haaaaahn? "Sakuma-senpai also loves tomatoes", you say?
 

Kouga: He's got no~thing to do with it, don't get any weird ideas okay?!
 

Kouga: I recently started livin' on my own, y'see? If I grew my own veggies and all, my food expenses would go down.
 

Kouga: That's all! It's got no~thin' to do with that vampire bastard, got it?!
 

Kouga: Hm? Then you'll treat me to lunch, ya say? How, why are ya acting so friendly with me?
 

Kouga: We're friends? That's wrong, ain't it?
 

Kouga: Haaaaah? It's thanks for helping you pick up those song sheets........? And also 'cause takin' care of idols is your job as a "producer"?
 

Kouga: Hmph, you finally started speaking like an adult! But even if you say you're a "producer", you're still a newbie, right?
 

Kouga: It's true that moving took a lotta money from my savings, so that'd be a real help. But there's no way I can let a woman pay for me~, that's too uncool.
 

Kouga: What? Then at the very least, let's eat together, y'say?
 

Kouga: Like I said, why are ya trying to be so friendly with me? I'm a lone wolf y'know........!
 

Kouga: Huh? I kinda resemble your relative's dog that you're currently takin' care of, so you also wanna take care of me?
 

Kouga: Hmmm, you're currently keeping a dog too huh......... I see, I see ♪
 

Kouga: What's it's breed? Name? Age? Got an pic on your smartphone?
 

Kouga: Wait, I almost ignored what ya said! Whaddya mean by "I'm like your dog"?!
 

Kouga: I'm not a dog, I'm a proud wolf..........! Aaahhh damn it, how many times do I have to say it?!
 

Kouga: (Urgh~.......... In the end, I was forced to eat lunch with the transfer student.)
 

Kouga: (It feels weird, most people would just stop coming closer if I yelled at 'em enough times~ but.......)
 

Kouga: (It's hard to do that to her......... She's too similar to someone. That idiot Akehoshi? Or that vampire bastard?)
 

Kouga: (Anyway, she's the type I hate dealing with, fuck!)
 

Kouga: O~i! Transfer student, I brought the food ya ordered! Reduced the size of the omelette rice like you asked too!
 

Kouga: ..............hm? Huh, where did she go? Even though I told her that around noon's when it's most busy, so save a spot for us, where'd she go?
 

Kouga: Oh, over there huh. Whatcha doing, don't make me walk all over the place you know. Compared to us men, you're a bean sprout, it's easy to lose ya.
 

Kouga: Hm? Someone you know's doing something fun, so you wanted to watch........?
 

Kouga: Which guy? Ahhhh, that red-hair?
 

Tsukasa: ............ ♪
 

Kouga: That guy, he's part of "Knights" right........ Don't your favorite "Trickstar" guys and they have a pretty bad relationship with each other? When did ya get so friendly? 
 

Kouga: Hmmmm. They started talking to you, so now you sometimes play chess or other games together.
 

Kouga: All the first years are like your younger brothers, so you're happy you get to be friends?
 

Kouga: Well, it is part of your job to get along with other idols.
 

Kouga: But I have no idea what those brats are thinkin' of, and they're always noisy~............ so I don't really like 'em?