Ensemble Stars || Card Battler P7

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the after-school duel epilogue 1

 

 

Tsukasa: ......Marvelous ♪
 

Tsukasa: Fufu. I apologize for showing such a disgraceful side of me...... Drinking Onee-sama’s sweet tea helped calm me down significantly.
 

Tsukasa: Aah, how many years has it been since I last cried in front of someone? How embarrassing.
 

Kouga: That’s fine and all~ but......
 

Kouga: Seriously, why were you crying, explain the situation properly. Who knows, I might be able to help ya out~
 

Tsukasa: Haa...... You’re unexpectedly kind, Oogami-senpai.
 

Kouga: Hmph, don’t misunderstand me~?
 

Kouga: I just don’t wanna hear ya make excuses like you couldn’t do your best because you were focusin’ on something else!
 

Kouga: Ya know, I’ve really been lookin’ forward to today’s match.
 

Kouga: I came here to have a match so serious it could fry your brain cells, it wouldn’t be interestin’ if I won because my opponent wasn’t in the best condition~ Besides......
 

Kouga: It’d be like pickin’ on the weak. There’s a bunch of people watching us, so if I show ‘em something like that, they’d all be pretty pissed at me.
 

Tsukasa: Fufu. Everyone must be free, did you all gather specifically to observe today’s duel?
 

Tetora: Ahaha. “Ryuuseitai” just finished up a large job, so I’m on break right now.
 

Tetora: Besides, honestly, I ended up getting pretty into card games ♪
 

Tomoya: Yup, I’ve also gotten into the “Idobato” revival boom~. It’s being adapted into a children’s anime, I watch it with my younger sister.
 

Tsukasa: Fufu. I see, hearing that gives me a somewhat strange feeling.
 

Tsukasa: I began playing it for no reason at all, yet I influenced those around me...... It’s certainly an experience one normally wouldn’t come by.
 

Tsukasa: In any case. It would be bad to keep all of you worrying, so I’ll explain what happened. I’d like to shed light on why I was late anyway.
 

Tsukasa: Umm, you see. I was also extremely looking forward to today’s duel......
 

Tsukasa: Every day, I lined up the cards I bought with my allowance and worked on constructing my deck.
 

Tsukasa: However, I have a habit of focusing too much on one particular thing......
 

Tsukasa: Especially recently, I’ve been focusing so much that I forget to sleep or eat, sometimes even skipping my training.
 

Tsukasa: That was my blunder of a lifetime...... Of course, my parents were exasperated with me, so they temporarily seized all of my cards.
 

Tsukasa: They told me that sometimes I should play childish games, but that I should also refrain from acting too carefree......
 

Tsukasa: Well, that’s why they got mad anyway.
 

Tomoya: Ahaha. So you too get scolded by your parents for such childish reasons ♪
 

Tsukasa: It isn’t something to laugh about, Mashiro-kun.
 

Tsukasa: I spent a lot of time crafting a deck that I definitely thought I could win with.
 

Tsukasa: It’s like talking about a fish that I let go, but it was the greatest deck I ever made*.

 

*T/N: I know, I know, actual Japanese translates to “most satisfying result that I have ever achieved”. Pretty much the same thing though.

 

Tsukasa: However. Unluckily, that deck was confiscated.
 

Tsukasa: I requested many times for them to return it, but my parents are strict...... so they denied me every time.
 

Tsukasa: I really sincerely apologize. I couldn’t keep my promise to challenge Oogami-senpai with my best deck.
 

Tsukasa: I was ashamed and angry and...... that’s why I was crying.
 

Tsukasa: Truthfully, I didn’t think I could face everyone, but......
 

Tsukasa: I thought I should at least~ explain what had happened, so I hauled myself here, late.
 

Tsukasa: However. I have no cards in my hands, so I can’t even fight.
 

Tsukasa: I can’t guarantee that I’ll get my confiscated cards back either...... even if, by chance, I get them back, I have no idea when that will happen.
 

Tsukasa: It would also be difficult to buy new cards to reconstruct my deck.
 

Tsukasa: My household is extremely strict, so I have to submit reports on how I spent my allowance. If they found out I bought cards even after they scolded me......
 

Tsukasa: My parents would definitely become infuriated and perhaps even ban me from playing any card game.
 

Tsukasa: My cards being confiscated was my fault, so...... I don’t mind if it ends up being my loss. If Oogami-senpai would be satisfied with that.
 

Tsukasa: That’s what happened...... I’ll apologize once again: I’m sorry.
 

Kouga: .........
 

Kouga: ......sorry, but. I gotta head somewhere.
 

Tomoya: What? Why so suddenly, Oogami-senpai...... do you have to head to the toilet?
 

Kouga: Wrong~. I’m gonna drop by my usual card shop for a bit. I’ll be back soon, don’t head home yet, got it~?
 

Tsukasa: To the card shop?
 

Tsukasa: Why? Isn’t the duel paused...... so there should be no reason to stock up on new cards?
 

Kouga: Who the fuck said it was paused? I just thought of somethin’, so sit tight like a good brat.
 

Kouga: Seriously, don’t go and end everythin’ on your own...... I won’t be satisfied until we’ve settled everything properly.
 

Tsukasa: .........?