Yoiyumetsuki Translation « Thread Started on Feb 24, 2005, 4:44pm »
Welcome to the Yoiyumetsuki sidestory from Kagestu Toya.
Disclaimer: This is my personal translation, which means that there may be minor mistakes, rephrasing, bad grammar, mispellings, and downright screwups. Additionally, this story delves into certain aspects of Buddhist philosophy that I don't understand. Plus, there's some poetry, and I hate poetry. As a matter of fact, it's Buddhist poetry. I've tried to translate it all into sensible English, but I don't like anything I can come up with. Special thanks to Haeleth for his help. However, I think it's mostly correct, so here it is:
Re: Yoiyumetsuki Translation « Reply #1 on Feb 24, 2005, 4:46pm »
Yoiyumetsuki Drinking, Dreaming Moon
[Crosswalk near school - Early Evening]
"Arihikoooooooo!!"
"Tohno, you bastaaaaaarrrd!"
The man's scream split the dark engulfing the city streets. Arihiko, running by my side, was sent flying by one merciless punch from Arcueid. She'd taken advantage of that one instant's opening earlier, when Akiha's hair had shot past us. Even though I glanced at my lost friend, I couldn't stop moving. My true friend, always by my side throughout this running battle, had finally died.
"Don't just kill me off!"
But your sacrifice won't be in vain, Arihiko. Wiping tears from my eyes (or pretending to), I ran faster. I can't let myself be caught by them here. If I am, then it'll be like everything else. There's already been too much love-comedy crap! I won't take any more of this. I'm going to sit down, and have a nice quiet cup of tea on the veranda! I WILL! I want to have one day, all day, to just quietly sit around trimming my bonsai! For that goal, even if it costs me everything, I need to escape those girls. But I've already lost my hiding place at the Inui house, and lost my human shield as well. Even so, I kept running. My will is firm.
[In the Woods]
"Damn it! 'It's the Festival Disc!' they say, as if that's a reason to go crazy!" Even while cursing, I didn't pause in my surveillance of my surroundings. For the moment, I don't see anyone. I, Tohno Shiki, dropped limply. My body felt heavy, and my heartbeat beat like mad. All the fatigue from having run all the way here from the town pressed down on my heart. My surroundings were quiet, but I could feel my own labored breathing crush that silence. I looked around again. Now that I was looking, I could tell that I was back on the Tohno estates. This was a small plaza near the edge of the Tohno mansion grounds. Without thinking, I came running to this place, filled with the memories of my childhood.
The winds of autumn blew lightly past me. Looking up while trying to catch my breath, I saw the perfect circle of the full moon sketched against the night. The light filtered through the trees, casting specks on
the ground. The season is already autumn. While some traces of summer remain, preparations for winter have already begun. A melancholy season. These festival days have finally begun to flicker in the shadows of their ending.
Yoiyumetsuki Drinking, Dreaming Moon
[Woods - Night]
After another look around me, I sighed. It seems that somehow I'd managed to conceal myself from those five. I leaned slowly against a tree. There, I took a brief rest. Soon, they'll come. Before that happens, I've got to recover some of my strength.
What the hell is with that next short story?! Just remembering the script's contents made my head hurt. No matter what, I've got to escape that. I put one hand on my chest, closed my eyes, and took deep breaths. Doing so, I remembered the girls as they were just a little while ago.
Having stripped off and thrown away the costume from the previous short story, but for some reason keeping the cat-ears on as she drew close, Arcueid. Blocking Arcueid's path as if to protect me, Ciel-sempai. 'Ah, she's alright', I thought for a moment, but then I noticed she was holding that dangerous weapon called 'The Gospel according to Thomas' or something. Whether
she was joking, or whether she was completely serious... with her, there's no telling.
Even more incomprehensible was Akiha. For some reason, she was wearing a skimpy bikini. Looks like some sort of cosplay, but I have no idea which one. If I knew which
one, I could at least plan countermeasures...
Then, spurring on the confusion, were two 'Hisuis'. Of course, one of them was the real Hisui, and the other was Kohaku-san in disguise. In the past, it was sometimes possible to tell them apart, but not any more. Both
their disguises and their insides. Hisui was become more like Kohaku-san, and Kohaku-san was also starting to show her feelings clearly. Normally, this would be a good
thing, but not in these circumstances. No way could I be happy about this. Even worse, they'd both been cooking. Probably, that's the joke.
Dangerous. Way too dangerous. At the sudden awareness of a danger far greater than the fighting that rages in this city, I began to shiver. 'You two, do you really want to be the heroine that much!!??' Unconsciously, I shouted. When I did, the two girls drew closer. Hurriedly, I shut my mouth. There's ten nights, in total, so wouldn't it be fine to have two stories each!? No matter how much poison I spew in my heart, the situation won't improve one bit.
Arihiko, trade with me......
Without thinking, I begged for help from my best friend who had gone to heaven during that earlier battle downtown. Of course, it didn't help.
"That punk, he should have been a just a little better shield for me..." Automatically, I started complaining about that friend. But no, that didn't improve things one bit, either.
I've really got to start thinking seriously about my next escape route now. Can't use Arihiko's house anymore. Because I just fled from the city, the school buildings might be an unexpected, good place. However, under this brilliant moon, it'd be impossible to use any route to the
school.
What can I do? Should I believe that 'Hide in plain sight' cliche, and try to hide right here? But there are multiple people here with animal-like instincts, so I should try to come up with a real plan.
'Rustle'
A sound! Crap!
Arcueid appeared. "Shiikiiiiiiiii.... Nyooo"
An instant's delay in judgment was fatal. Still wearing the cat ears, and acting very happy, Arcueid dove at me from the side.
"Damn?!" I attempted to twist aside, but my tired body wouldn't move as I wished.
Swish
Swish
Thunk! Thunk!
Just before Arcueid's hands reached me, a scripture drove between us as if to ward off her hands. It brushed my hair as it passed, and for some reason I got a whiff of something burning.
Right after, a dark shadow dropped before my eyes, facing Arcueid.
Sempai.
"Tohno-kun, I'll be done in a minute, ok?"
For just a second, as she flashed a smile at me, Sempai was incredibly beautiful. It's just, that smile shouldn't go with the weapons she was holding. I automatically took a
step back.
"After that, we can take our time, right?"
Saying only that, she slowly turned her face towards Arcueid. Her pink tongue slowly slid across her upper lip. Sempai, there's no porn allowed right now...
During my distraction, I'd taken one step, then another, back. I glanced to the sides. Unfortunately, there was only one path left open for me. Nothing to do but flee towards the mansion. Summoning my strength, I ran off as fast as I could.
"Shiki-sama!"
My body, which had started to flee again, instantly froze. I heard two of Hisui's voice in perfect harmony.
Haaa.
I couldn't help but sigh. I didn't want to look, but I still turned that direction.
Sure enough, two Hisui's stood there. Furthermore, each of them was holding forth a platter overflowing with strange things that were definitely not food.
Should I run?! No, of course I'll run, but where to?
Boom! Bam! Screeeech!
From behind me, as if to mimic my thoughts, came the disturbing sounds of battle. The Hisuis took another step, closing the distance.
Sliding forward, they came. Pushed back by their spirit, I slowly backpedaled.
Thump.
My back ran into a tree. I couldn't retreat any more.
Stop! Hisui! Stop making those eyes! Or rather, both of you, please stop looking at me like that!! Do I really have to eat that? If I eat, you'll stop, right? If I eat? I finally surrendered.
But somehow, having it turn out like this gave a somewhat refreshing feeling. Ahh, I don't have to run any more. I can just take nice nap... (Actually just fainting, though).
Those thoughts fogged my mind.
But.
"What are you doing to my Nii-san!!!!"
I heard Akiha's voice from above. Next. A lightning bolt.
Lightning bolt?!
"Nii-san, you idiot!"
Cra-KOW! My body shook violently.
As my consciousness faded, the last thing I saw was a demon girl wearing a tiger-striped bikini.
"So, THAT was your cosplay, huh........." Black smoke puffed from my lips, and I collapsed.
Re: Yoiyumetsuki Translation « Reply #2 on Feb 24, 2005, 4:46pm »
Huh? I woke up in the same place. A dream? Don't tell me it was all a dream!? Me, and that stupid cliche? I shook my head in amazement.
A look around revealed no signs of anyone else, just me sitting in the middle of a clearing. Seems like I fell asleep during a rest break. 'If I don't run...!' I thought, but because of the weariness permeating my body, it was just too much trouble to move.
I looked up at the moon.
Ah, the moon shining as beautifully as always. Light gusts of wind coolly caressed my face and rustled the leaves of the trees. I don't know why, but my heart felt calm. It's already been a full month since the start of the Festival period in mid August. Ever since then, I don't think there's been a time I felt this restful in my heart. It had been just one crazy event after another. Amidst this quiet, those days seem so very distant.
It's not that I dislike that sort of tumult. Arcueid's innocence. Akiha's jealousy. Ciel-sempai's kindness. Kohaku-san's smile. Hisui's dedication. I love them all, and I think they love me as well.
But. But just a little...
"Yo, Shiki. What're you doing here? Not with the others today?"
A familiar voice reached my ears. I opened my eyes and looked Straight ahead At the edge of the clearing There stood A one time murderer. Calmly standing there, long hair and archaic kimono-like clothes waving in the breeze.
I looked back up at the moon. "Oh, it's you, huh. Somehow, the moon just seemed so inviting... I thought I'd sit here and treat myself to watching the moon." That wasn't the real reason, but to try to be witty, that's what I said.
"That's right. Today, there really is a nice moon. Really, it'd be terrible to waste a night like this." He looked up at the sky while he spoke, then narrowed his eyes.
"You don't smell of blood today." I said, looking at him.
"Idiot. It's not like I'm always killing things." He chuckled softly. Kimono fluttering, he slowly walked closer. This was someone I should have been wary of. But for some reason, I just didn't feel that way.
"And quit it with that 'It's YOU' stuff, will ya? After I took all the trouble to come see you today." Finally, his feet stopped. He'd arrived before me. Something was different about him, I realized.
"Ah, sorry. I'm glad to see you......" "Me, too. Glad you're looking good, Shiki." Finished with the courtesies, he sat heavily.
"Hey, man, that's one depressed mug you're wearing." He said with a little smile, gazing into my face. "You want some too?" This time, he held out a bottle and two cups. His expression changed into a full smile.
"Yeah, I'll have some. A drink to the moon might be just the thing." Drinking isn't really my thing, but for some reason, today I felt like joining in.
"Oh, you said it!" He handed a cup to me, then began pouring.
Blub blub blub.
"Thanks. Now, let me." Taking the bottle, I filled his cup this time.
"Don't spill any!" Strangely stingy. Was he like this way back when, too? Unintentionally, I smiled amusedly.
"Disturbing punk, ain't ya? Oh, that's enough! Man, really, don't spill any!" I righted the bottle, and capped it. Placing it to the side, I took up my cup.
"Then, shall we toast?" Rolling his eyes like a child, he asked.
"Sounds good. What'll we toast to?"
"To you and me." As he spoke, his eyes narrowed in amusement again. A truly gentle smile. Am I smiling like that, too, I wonder?
A reunion. That's right. This is a reunion. A little reunion ritual between two young men that parted eight years ago.
"I'm really glad to see you again, Shiki." I said.
A little while later, looking back up at the moon.
"That reminds me..." He quietly spoke up. "We used to play here a lot......"
Nostalgically smiling, he looked around. Here and there, this place was full of memories. The cherry blossoms of spring. The heat of summer. The falling leaves of autumn. The snows of winter, too. Together with him, Akiha, and Hisui, there were so many memories of the four of us here. Opening half closed eyes, he turned towards me.
"Hey..." "What?" "Is everyone doing ok?" 'Everyone.' Me, Akiha, Hisui. Probably Kohaku-san, too. With a smile, I answered.
"Akiha has... become more cheerful." "Heh..." "Lately, ya know, for better or worse, she's gotten some friends her own age. Always yelling at each other. That's a first for her, right?" "So... she's made some friends... That's great, Shiki!" He reached out one arm, and smacked me BAM BAM on the shoulder.
"Ow ow ow. Hisui... well, Hisui, too... she's become a bit more cheerful." "That's good. I always wanted her to smile brightly...." This time, he gave a satisfied smile. Poured more sake into his cup.
"Her blushing smiling face is really cute." "Hoho?" Eyes heavy with meaning glanced at me. His elbow poked me a couple of times. "Ahem. Kohaku-san..." Deliberately, I cleared my throat.
"Kohaku?" His eyes were utterly serious. ".....She's started to smile."
When he heard that, his expression collapsed. With a large nod, he pushed his face into his hands and gave a great sigh. "I see, I see, I see!!" His voice was loud, and happy, and he nodded repeatedly.
"Are you that attached to Kohaku-san?" Reacting to me question, he opened just one eye and looked this way. A smile floated around his lips.
"Me? To Kohaku?" "Yeah. That's how it looks." "......, Yeah, that may be true. Parent and child, we both caused her all sorts of hell. Of course, I'd be attached to her." He finished his words with a chuckle deep in his throat.
"By the way, what're the white thing and black thing I've seen going in and out of the house?" White thing and black thing? I thought for a moment.
White, white, white... I remembered the cat ears. Black, black, black... The image of giant and really dangerous weapon floated into my brain.
"Arcueid and Ciel-sempai, you mean?" "Yeah, I think those were the names..." I thought so. I thought for a bit. I wonder what he's asking? Vampire? Vampire hunter? Nah, that's not what he means.
"Important friends. Mine, and Akiha's. Mentioned them earlier, didn't I?" As if satisfied by something, he nodded repeatedly. "So, friends and rivals, like that, huh?" "Rivals? Why rivals?" "......You're always like that, Shiki." He gave an exaggerated sigh.
"Anyways, you guys are living happily, right?" "......Yeah, it is like that, I guess."
I thought about him own situation, and my heart hurt. But he didn't say even a single resentful word.
"I'm glad. I'm really glad." Just that, and nodded.
"Hey..." "Hmm?" "Sorry." "What for?" I asked. He poured himself some more sake. "Before...... We talked. About 'Old Friends'. Right?
"Oh, that..." The image of him drinking coffee and talking about old times overlaid his current image. That's right. I remember talking about that once.
'That guy, how to say it... He never had anything of his own. So, he looked like he never wanted anything. That was, um, terribly aloof. Although, aloof is just another name for lonely. That's why I couldn't help but worry about him.' I think that he'd said something like that.
"That. I was wrong. Sorry." He game an embarrassed laugh.
However, now I was thinking. Where, exactly, was he wrong? "Why?" "Idiot. Think about that yourself." Again, he chuckled.
Now I remember, he's always been like this. He was never the type to give you everything. That's why I always liked him. Blub blub blub.
I realized he was pouring more sake into my cup. I refilled his cup, too. "Give me a hint, at least."
Yeah, somehow this sake just hits the spot. "Hmmm. Ok, then: It's me." "Huh?" "Think of the rest yourself."
Laughing, he put his cup down next to him, then lay out flat on the ground. I, too, quaffed the contents of my cup, then put it aside and lay down. To my flushed body, the ground felt pleasant. Under by back came the rustling of early fallen leaves.
"Haaaaaaa........" I could hear my own sigh echoing around me. Looking up, the whole wide starry sky.
"What's with you? That's depressing." He laughed.
"Fufu, Hahahahaha" I too started laughing. Why, I don't know, but it was funny. "Hahahahahahahaha!!"
Together, lain out, we laughed. Don't know why, but I just couldn't stop. "Ahaha, why... are you... laughing, fufufufufu!" "Hahahahaha, you, you're laughing...too, fufufu, hahahahaha!!"
For a little while, we just kept laughing like that.
Re: Yoiyumetsuki Translation « Reply #3 on Feb 24, 2005, 4:47pm »
Ah, how much time passed, I wonder. Eventually, our laughter paused. A pleasant tiredness, and a kind of ennui.
"Hey." A voice. A serious voice unlike any before.
"What?" Naturally, my voice sharpened, too. I wonder what he's going to say?
"......Don't worry about it any more." Those were the words I least wanted to hear.
"Stop."
Why? This was...
"Don't say anything more." "Why not?"
Rather, he was...
"Just my... dream... right?"
Dream. My dream. A product of my mind, a convenient phantom. Of an impossible, long lost past. Of a present that can't be wiped away. And of a future that could never come to be.
A future I'd closed off with my own hands.
"Why do you think that?" He was still chuckling.
'Why', huh. That's because... "Because you're trying to cheer me up." That's right. That's what he's doing. "Because you're not the you I know."
Him from eight years ago, maybe. But the present him is not someone who speak kind words to me. Because he's an unabashed mass murderer.
"So, you can't accept that the current me isn't a butcher?"
To tell the truth, no.
"Can't even think of me as... as a ghost whose sanity returned when he died?" He gave a twisted smile. Holding one hand to his eyes, the other out in front of him, he laughed.
"Still so young, yet so ingenuous!" "...Just normal, I think..."
Normal. This should be normal. No matter how much you call it self-defense, that the person whose future we sealed with my hands would say to me 'Don't worry about it'. If this isn't some convenient dream, that just what is it?
"...Ok, then... How about this?" He sat up, and looked down at me. "What do you think of the world?"
The world?
"Yeah. Do you think 'Reality is wonderful!'? Or..." "Or?" "Or do you think that there's no proof that this actually exists?"
Reality, huh. The everyday world I live in. Can I really prove that it actually exists? And if everything were an illusion? That what I think is reality would in truth be a hallucination, and quite distant from true reality.
Is what I see with my eyes reality? Is what I hear with my ears reality?
Or maybe...?
"No one can prove that reality is reality." "Well said. In other words, the world exists inside of people. Understand so far?"
Re: Yoiyumetsuki Translation « Reply #4 on Feb 24, 2005, 4:47pm »
"By the way, do you dislike Buddhism?" "Nah, I don't dislike it..." Don't dislike it, but don't particularly like it, either.
Modern Japanese usually don't think about religion much, as long as it doesn't hurt them, right? Not that it matters.
"The Buddhists have a saying. 'All things Are first in the mind As the foundations of the mind then come from the mind'... In other words, all worlds exist only in your mind."
The world only exists in the mind?
"The world, people and everything else, are in your mind." "That means that what I'm seeing and hearing, it's all just the product of my imagination?"
"That's right. It's a good thing you're smart. Added to 'Sight', 'Hearing', 'Smell', 'Taste', 'Touch', the five awarenesses that rule the physical human five senses, and the surface human 'Consciousness' are the deeper mentalities of 'Manas' or Self Awareness, and 'Alaya', the root of Consciousness. These eight mental functions form everything in the world. Or they say."
Unfamiliar words. I asked for an explanation. "Manas? Alaya?"
"Yeah, those two are the so-called 'Deep Mentalities'. Manas is the subconscious that influences the surface consciousness. That stream of consciousness thing. Alaya is... yeah, it's the 'Source'."
"Source?"
"Yeah. Everything that's every happened to that human. Things seen and heard. A gathering, collection of all of those. It's the thing that provides impetus, motive to the other seven mental functions. To sum it up in one word, it's the 'Act'."
"Act..."
"Of course, those eight functions doesn't have a fixed shape. They interfere with each other, and each situation shapes the ones after it."
Right then, something seemed to flicker in my heart. If one's heart is formed like that, then...
Inversion Impulse.
The one who inverted him was him own...
"That's right, Shiki. What was inverted in my heart was, most likely, Alaya."
Inverted Alaya. Inverted 'Acts'. The remaining seven unchanged, only their impetus inverted. And those seven were dragged along. All of those mental functions form the next 'Act'. And that 'Act' was...... For him, there was no going back.
"...I see..." "You understand?" "Yeah. I understand both this world, and you. But I still don't know if you're the real you."
I understood that everything might be a dream. I understand what happened to him, too. But I still don't understand why this present him would appear. Even if he is the real thing, should he still be that murderer?
"Damn, you are slow." He ran his hands through his hair, then gave a single sigh.
"Did you forget about your own eyes?"
Eyes. The Mystic Eyes of Death. Those eyes that can see fate, especially a fated Death. And the power to substantiate that final result.
"Eyes that see death won't see anything, right?" "......If your eyes were truly the Mystic Eyes of Death, then yeah, that'd be true." He closed one eye, then looked at me.
"...Have you ever thought that? Makes sense, doesn't it?" Opening his closed eye, he waved his hands and stood. "Because you are your eyes, and because they've been exposed to death for so long, you've gained the ability to substantiate the very concept of Death." Because of that exposure to death, they me that is my eyes can understand death?
"In other words, my eyes aren't strictly the Mystic Eyes of Death?" "Yeah. Come on, you've seen Akiha's hear, right?"
Akiha's hair. The hair that can absorb anything. That crimson, far deeper than merely red, crimson hair.
"......Yeah. I've seen it." "Your eyes are originally eyes like that. ...That's something you should be saying, though."
He slowly turned around. His expression tightened and his eyes shone unhesitantly. Seeing him like that, I was overcome with shock.
"...You're talking a lot today." I finally muttered. He gave a twisted smile. With a great exaggerated waving of arms and body, he dropped into a begging pose.
"This is just your convenient dream, right? Let me do what I want." "That's right."
Unconsciously, my own face relaxed. What do I think I'm doing, getting this involved in a dream?
"Anyways, if your eyes are 'Those eyes', then... You might be able to understand the concept of 'Me', as well, is what I'm saying." Understanding came to me. "And the me you know is from which time?"
I could feel my complexly tied up thoughts beginning to unravel. So that's it. I knew my face was smiling. "Probably, the you from eight years ago." "Right. That's exactly it. And the that 'Me' you met before had as a base..."
I already knew that answer.
"The concept of 'You' that I was predicting?" "Correct. I am Shiki. Without doubt, I am Tohno Shiki, Shiki. I am the Shiki that was born from Shiki. The human called forth from my, Tohno Shiki's, mentality. That's what he is. So he's saying.
"That's why, Shiki," He closed his eyes. Then put a hand on his hip, and turned his face to the sky. Took a deep breath. And smiled. An amazing smile. The memories of those days began to stir in my mind.
"If we assume that this is convenient for you, then..." Slowly his eyes opened. Eyes filled with a strong will.
"I haven't inverted, right?" "Yeah. If this isn't just a dream, that is." "...What a picky guy you are..."
Behind those words, he was laughing amusedly. I wonder what sort of face I'm making, anyway? I sat up. And, like that, leaned against the adjacent trees.
"Anyway, since you can't tell which it is, why not go with the way that's more fun?" "......" "That's just the way you are. But you know," He stopped short there. For a little while, he was wordless. Should he say it, or not? Probably, something like that.
"The Shiki that would want to see you, well, that'd be me, right?" A little embarrassedly, he smiled. A bit of a mysterious and amiable smile. It conformed to his smiles from the distant, distant golden days. I looked at the smile. Clumsily, I...
"It's not something to cry about, you know."
...let the tears flow.
Was I sad?
---Of course.
Was I happy?
---Of course.
Why?
---Because this was what I wanted.
Even if it's just a dream?
---Of course.
---Because even when I lost this, I couldn't cry.
I looked back up at the moon.
"Why are you crying?"
"Ahahaha."
Even while crying, I was laughing. I couldn't control my own heart. One after another, the tears overflowed. I raised my head, and wiped away the tears with a hand. I realized the he, too, was hiding his face.
"Aren't you crying too?"
Face hidden, he didn't answer. His long hair was waving oddly. His shoulders, too, were shaking a little. Drip. Shining in the moonlight, a single drop fell. He wiped tears away with his hand, then looked back at me.
"Ufufufufu." "Haha, hahahahahahaha." "A, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!"
We laughed. For a long long time, we laughed. But at the same time, the tears kept flowing. There was probably only one reason for the tears. The tears should have flowed long ago. For him, when he killed me. For me, when he died.
And strangely, the two of us that should have been parted by death were here, face to face. Just earnestly laughing, crying, and then, and then... ...Amidst my many jumbled feelings, I could no longer understand anything. There was one reason for the tears, but there were countless other feeling intervening. But, I think that was the relief I'd longed for for such a long long time. The two of us right now must look laughable to other people's eyes. But that doesn't matter. The truth of people tends to be shameful, after all. A hallucination, a dream, or even if it's laughable. Because I've finally found the truth.
Re: Yoiyumetsuki Translation « Reply #5 on Feb 24, 2005, 4:48pm »
I realized that at some point, the moon had almost disappeared from the sky. It seems like we've spent a long time talking.
"The moon..." "Yeah." We stood looking up at the moon.
"It's about time for me to go." As he spoke, he walked to my side. Along the way, he glanced into the sake bottle he was holding. Looks like it was empty, since he quickly lost interest in it, and placed it at his feet.
"Finally, may I ask one thing?" Unusually for him, he asked discreetly. Since I had no reason to refuse, I agreed.
"Sure. What?"
"Last time we met, you said that it wasn't us that were twisted, but the world that was twisted, but..." "Yeah."
That did happen. Although, that time I was Nanaya, and I think I was mostly being dragged along by his consciousness that I was bound to.... But I do remember the conversation about the world being twisted and some comparison to German Boxer dogs.
"What do you yourself think, Tohno Shiki?" I was a little surprised. Probably he's realized it too. Nah, given that this is him, he'd obviously understand. Why, well, that's because he's my friend.
"I..." The answer was obvious. "Back then, we were the ones that were twisted."
"Why?"
"Because, right now, we're the 'boxers'."
People can't accept 'survival of the fittest'. I believe that. All lives are equal, and I believe in the right of people to live. However, in the real world, it's sad, but that survival of the fittest attitude prevails. To escape that strife, people form groups. Of course, that's not the only reason people gather. Because being by yourself is lonely.
Sheep have herds. Once there was a wolf that wanted to make friends with the sheep. To do so, that wolf had to obey the rules of the herd. If the wolf should follow the rules of wolves while amongst the herd of sheep, then-- --the herd itself would collapse, and that wolf, in the end, would not be able to befriend the sheep.
However, even should the wolf join the herd of sheep, it should never doubt that it has fangs. To try to live while denying its own fangs would be nonsense. Because the sheep accepted the wolf. So the wolf needs to obey the rules of the sheep. Should it sharpen its fangs? Should it not sharpen its fangs? Should it be forbidden to fight with other wolves? Those are things for the sheep to decide.
Eventually. There was a German Boxer hound. The boxer wanted to be friends with the sheep. Something like that. There was no way for the sheep to become boxers. Why? Because a taste for conflict, or a dislike of it, is a nature born from many situations. Besides, my eyes are an inherently furnished power. Just like the wolf's fangs. My... No, we... What group is it that we wish to belong to? No need to ask. That precious family waiting for me on the Tohno estates. That rambunctious and innocent princess. That gently smiling sempai. And that boisterous common everyday, and the people in it.
I have fought with vampires, so has that group rejected me? No. It hasn't. I want to be a part of the group. I wish to be a part of that world. And so, I............
"So--- After all, you won't come with us, Tohno-kun."
Is that right? Yumizuka......?
"That's it, that's great!" He smacked my shoulder. "You should always stay back there. Don't show up in this place, like we did!"
He was thrilled, from the bottom of his heart.
Why can he smile like that? Why is he trying to help me so much? Those words, so serious as to almost make me doubt.
"You should stay there, and always protect everyone. In place of I, who can't."
Yeah, that's right. Be all means, I will. For everyone. For him. And for my own life.
'That guy, how to say it... He never had anything of his own. So, he looked like he never wanted anything. That was, um, terribly aloof. Although, aloof is just another name for lonely. That's why I couldn't help but worry about him.'
No, that's wrong. I don't know about back then, but now, it's wrong. And now, and can say so.
"Got it?" "I got it, I got it, Shiki..."
At his words, I nodded. That's the answer he was aiming for, isn't it? Even though it was never spoken. There's no doubt.
That's sure the answer he wanted me to find. Not logic. It's a person's wishes. It's a person's will to live.
"Then, fine." As he spoke, he wiped my face with the sleeve of his kimono. "Don't cause so much trouble, Shiki..." His face was calm.
"It's time.....I've got to go..." Regretfully, he said. He straightened, and smoothed out his kimono.
"You can't stay a bit longer?" I wanted to talk just a bit more.
"Nope. Can't you hear? The voices calling for you to awaken." He posed with a hand cupping his ear.
No good. I can't hear anything. When I mentioned that, he just smiled. But in the end, all this...
"Is this all a dream?" "Don't get so worked up about it..." He was amused.
"But only I can hear that voice, so it could be a lie, ya know?" Hahahaha, he laughed. Man, what a punk.
"Well, I'm going. Later!" Tossing off a short farewell, he casually walked out of the clearing. I almost chased him, but I didn't. For some reason, my very drowsy body wouldn't move.
"Will we meet again?" I could only manage a strained voice.
"Who knows? Won't we?" He didn't turn around. "......If this is a dream, then we can meet again soon. But if this is real... Then it'll wait until you die."
I was growing sleepier by the moment. "Yeah, that's.... right..."
"Ah, man, I'll give you a big hint."
"A... hint?" I couldn't keep my eyes open anymore. My consciousness was fading fast. His voice was growing distant.
"Yeah. I talked about Buddhism earlier, remember? The official title of that was 'Yuishiki', which means 'There is nothing but the Mind'. Did you know that?"
"............"
"......Can't answer, huh. Ah, well. Then, a gift. I've got a message for you. 'Bye-bye, Tohno-kun. Thank you --- And see you again, someday.'"
...................
"I'm glad I could drink with you. ......Then, well, I'll be praying that we meet again, you know?"
Re: Yoiyumetsuki Translation « Reply #6 on Feb 24, 2005, 4:49pm »
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"Nii-san! Nii-san!"
"It's all right, Akiha-sama. He's just sleeping."
"My Shiki wouldn't die!"
"'My?!' Tohno-kun doesn't belong to you!"
"...Ah, he is awakening..."
"Why can you tell... (grumble, grumble)"
It was all my awakening self could do to understand Akiha's words. No matter how kick ass I am, stuck in the middle of five noisy people, I'll wake up.
Vaguely, I opened my eyes. Right after, I caught sight of my surroundings.
"It's all right, Akiha. It's nothing. Yaaaaaaaaaaawn." I gave a great yawn and stretched. It looks like I'd fallen asleep sitting against a tree. Surrounding me stood five women.
Akiha, arms crossed in front of her, looking frantically worried. The winds ruffled her pale clothing that matched the early autumn.
Facing me and struggling impatiently was Arcueid. As noisy as ever.
Hold back that Arcueid with great effort was Ciel-sempai. She is truly a martyr.
Hisui was kneeling by my side, asking how I felt. That conscientiousness made me happy.
Kohaku-san, after smiling brightly at me, tucked back the sleeves of her kimono and began tidying up a sake bottle and two cups that had fallen nearby. What a perceptive person she is.
Like this, running away again would be too much trouble.
'Isn't that wrong?'
No, it's too much trouble. It's that here, now, is where is should be.
'Akiha...'
A worried face. I noticed that unusual change that the usual wouldn't have seen. I slowly stood. "Akiha." I walked closer, and placed a hand on her head.
"Nii-san?!" Red-faced, her eyes widened at my unexpected action. "I made you worry, huh. I'm all right, so don't look like that. Isn't your beauty going to waste like that?" "I, I wasn't worried about anything, Nii-san!" Puffing out her cheeks, she pouted. "Is that right." Even while I said that, I started patting her head. "Ah....." She was struck dumb.
'And the others...'
There are other's I'd caused trouble for. Giving Akiha a last smile, I turned to Hisui.
"Looks like I caused more trouble for you, Hisui." "......It was nothing..." "That's for always helping me, Hisui. I'm grateful." "...Eh?" Blushing, Hisui turned her face away. Did I say something strange?
"Hey, hey, Shiki-san, you're embarrassing Hisui-chan!" Kohaku-san spoke up to help Hisui. "Embarrassing?" "Yes! Are you still half-asleep?"
Kohaku-san's eyebrows drew together as she pointed. Something weird is happening... "No way, just delivering a little message." "Did you have an unusual dream?" "Dream...?
Dream. That's right, I did have some sort of very important dream, I think... I can't remember. Hmmm... It was... Something... I think... I met... someone... in that dream?
"Probably... I dreamt."
"Was it a pleasant dream?" She smiled brightly. A dream image, as warm as her smiling face.
"Yeah, a good dream." Confidently, I answered.
'Thank her...'
"Thanks, Kohaku-san." Huh? Why am I thanking her? "Eh?" At the same time, she spoke. I looked, and I saw a single tear on her cheek.
Her expression was her usual smile. Of course, it wasn't a fake smile like it once was. "What's wrong with me?" She pulled out a handkerchief and wiped away her tears. Then she held her hands to her chest, and thought.
"I think almost I remember something, but..." She shook her head. But her expression seemed to show that she couldn't remember. But in response to the smile...
'No, it's because of that smile that she has those tears.'
I realized. In the corner of her eyes, more tears glittered.
"Shiki, you're a little weird." "Yes, you are." Arcueid and Ciel-sempai spoke.
"What's that, Arcueid, all of a sudden. Sempai, too!" I spoke unhappily. But I wasn't actually upset. Then I started chuckling.
"See?" "I see."
Arcueid pointed at me, and Ciel-sempai a little confusedly put a hand to her cheek.
'And a greeting for them, too.'
"Isn't it alright to be strange? I'll be counting on you two from now on, too."
Right about then, I began to understand myself. There was something in my mind, and it was causing me to do something. But I felt no discomfort. It was just like that earlier dream, a warm feeling. But it was quickly falling apart. Soon I would return to being buried deep inside me.
"Then," "Anyway..." Smirk. They smiled.
"Shall we begin with a consecration?" "Or should we hit him with those Scriptures of yours?"
"Wait! What do you two think you're doing to me?!"
"'What', well, you know?" "Right."
This is bad! It's no good! I take back what I said!! I decided to flee. Arcueid and Ciel-sempai continued to discuss something. I wouldn't have another chance.
At great speed, I ran off. Full power I ran, without looking back. I paid no attention to the rattling noises from behind me. If you've got time to worry about that, then RUN, Tohno Shiki!! Shouting to myself, I ran.
The autumn winds felt good on my cheeks. My shoulders cut the wind. The leaves of the trees flowed through my sight. Through the leaves, I could see the stars twinkle, foretelling the imminent coming of dawn. Not like I'm going to get away. It may be meaningless, but... It's just that this is my world, I think. Even if it's nothing amazing. I'm happy. Really happy.
'Isn't it?'
Yeah. From my heart, I really think so. So I told that thing in my mind.
Someplace, somewhen.
Two people stood watching the distant scenery. One was a young man wearing something like a kimono. The other was a girl wearing a typical high school uniform.
"Was that message good enough?" "Yup. Thank you, Tohno-san." In the scenery they were looking down on was the shape of their young friend, still being chased.
"Ah, quit it! ...But that idiot, in the end, he still thought I was just a dream." A twisted smile floated across the young man's face, and he looked a little annoyed.
"You are just content with being seen. Someone like me..." Looking at him, she spoke reproachfully. Puffing out her cheeks, she looked discontentedly up at the young man.
"So. I guess that Shiki's 'Consciousness' wasn't enough to see you." To see someone that shouldn't be there, some sort of information is necessary. Why? Because it's necessary for other senses to compensate for the information that should have originally belonged to the five bodily senses.
"Yeah.... Just two days..." Holding a hand to be heart in a reminiscing gesture. Just was going through that heart? Chagrin? Regret? Sorrow?
"From the Lantern Festival up till today, tried so hard... A ghost, huh.... How inconvenient..." The young man earnestly muttered.
"But it's all right. Because I'll always be waiting here." Surprisingly, her face when she raised it again was clear. On her face was a smile lively enough to make one feel that way.
"Is that so? Convenient then, being a ghost..."
The young man laughed in satisfaction. His last worried was resolved. "......Should you be laughing there?" She pointed out with cool seriousness. "......I'd heard you were a ladylike young woman, but..." He said, a bit embarrassedly. She teasingly laughed.
"And just where was I mistaken? .....Haaaaaa." He regretfully sighed.
"Probably, from the beginning." She said, with another laugh, then looked once more to the world below. He nodded, and also looked down.
For some reason, the two of them seemed to be having fun. "......Well, next time be more careful, ok?" "...Yes, I certainly will..."
You'll need Kagetsu Toya to play!! Copy arc.nsa from KT into the folder with the .exe file. Load your KT disc into the CD-Rom drive. Execute this program.
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Re: Yoiyumetsuki Translation « Reply #9 on Feb 24, 2005, 10:37pm »
Thank you, really great translation. It is very nice to see all those Kagetsu Tohya side stories translated. I think the Summer Festival is my favorite so far, but the others are also very enjoyable.
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Re: Yoiyumetsuki Translation « Reply #13 on Feb 25, 2005, 9:35am »
I like this story, getting all insane at the start (haha, even Shiki knows this is a fan-disc of sorts), then all serious. It seems to hint that other Shiki is indeed alive or something, considering his words after he leaves, and how the bottle of sake and the two cups are there. Hmm, even if it was a side story that never really happened, it'd still be interesting if he did come back. He was in Tohno Con Game, wasn't he? So...Hmm...
Re: Yoiyumetsuki Translation « Reply #14 on Feb 25, 2005, 11:11am »
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Thanks. Is the sequel to this story--the one Evo mentioned--another extra scenario? If so, how may one access it?
This is the same one that Evo mentioned on the Kagetsu Toya info page. IIRC, to unlock it, you need to complete the Twilight Grass Moon, Fairy Tale Princess storyline, then read at least one of the Summer Festivals. That should cause another button to appear in the Galley pages that loads this scenario.
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It is very nice to see all those Kagetsu Tohya side stories translated. I think the Summer Festival is my favorite so far, but the others are also very enjoyable.
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