Alcohol, Sakura and Kangaroo ~Cherry Blossom Evening Stroll~ - Part 2
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Hypmic ARB in-game event story (Doppo, Hifumi, Jyuto), Rio, Rei, Hitoya
Recording Link:(in case you wanna read along with the in-game voice lines and sound effects :D) https://youtu.be/3twqvBhDtso
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Chapter 1
[At the bar]
Jyuto: Well then, let’s have a toast, shall we?
Doppo: Y-yes…
Doppo and Jyuto: Gulp gulp gulp.
Jyuto: Phew… *lights a cigarette* Now that I think about it, the two of us haven’t had a drink together ever since I interrogated you that one time, right?
Doppo: That’s right… Haha… That one time, you mistook me for a molester, didn’t you…?
Jyuto: Hahaha! Now that you mention it, back then your behavior seemed so suspicious that I simply had to address it.
Doppo: My behavior seemed too suspicious you say…? In a way, I probably looked like a pretty creepy guy if you suspected me of being a molester…
Jyuto: No no, that’s not at all what I meant.
Doppo: T-that’s right, isn’t it… I guess it can be hard to spot a pervert…
Jyuto: Yeah, and to me you looked about the same as one.
Doppo: Is that so… I guess a suspicious person is suspicious regardless…
Jyuto: Hey, that time is over now. It’s about time we let it go.
Doppo: That’s true… Gulp gulp gulp…! Barman, pour me another!!
Jyuto: Looks like you hold your liquor quite well. Gulp gulp gulp… Well, I’ll have another too… Doppo and Jyuto: Gulp gulp gulp.
Jyuto: Now that I think about it, since you received a thank you letter that one time, did you boast about it to your co-workers?
Doppo: A-ahaha… guess I did receive a thank-you letter, huh… it’s one of the 1000 things that I want to forget…
Jyuto: 1000 you say…? That’s way too many things you want to forget… Then let us enjoy tonight to the fullest and drink until you forget it all.
Doppo: It’s the same as always… I do something and then it turns out to have been no good at all… Yesterday was just that… It started raining heavily all of a sudden so I went to a convenience store to buy an umbrella, but just as I went outside the rain had stopped… The day before yesterday, I saw a person who lost their travel pass, so I picked it up and handed it to them, but then they looked at me as if I was some kind of suspicious person…
Jyuto: Kannonzaka-san…?
Doppo: There’s really nothing good about it… my life I mean… I… I… I… I… I… I… I… I… I… I… I… I…
Jyuto: Let’s drink! Let’s drink and forget all that bad stuff!
Doppo: Uhhhh… Y-you’re right…
Jyuto: Barman, we’d like two tequila shots.
[Out in the city]
Doppo: Yeeeeaaaaahhh~~~~~! Today was soooo fun!
Jyuto: That’s good to hear… What do you say? The sakura blossoms are in full bloom, so how about we get some canned beer and go view the sakura blossoms at night?
Doppo: That sounds great~~~~~! Let’s gooooo~~~~~!
Jyuto: Where would there be a nice place to go in this area I wonder…
Doppo: I think Shinjuku Central Park would be a really nice place to goooo~~~~~
Jyuto: Sounds good. Well then, let’s get going.
Doppo: Let’s goooooo~~~~~!
Chapter 2
[At the park]
Hitoya: ……
Rio: ……
Hitoya: Hey……
Rio: What is it?
Hitoya: Why are you trying to eat a kangaroo?
Rio: Why…? Well, it may sound pretty strange but kangaroo meat is quite an extraordinary ingredient. I can’t just let a delicacy like that slip between my fingers.
Hitoya: No… what I meant to say is that rather than bothering to catch that kangaroo, wouldn’t it be easier to just go to a butcher’s shop and buy some chicken or beef…?
Rio: Hm… I am a soldier…
Hitoya: ? (Why the hell is this guy saying that out of the blue…)
Rio: To be a true soldier, one must be content with giving up the convenience of urban life, that’s why I must handle this all on my own.
Hitoya: ……
Rio: By doing this, in case the unexpected happens, I will be able to use my survival experience to help everyone out.
Hitoya: O-okay… I see…(In case the unexpected happens, he says… when does he think that will be…)
Rio: That’s why, finding food should be something I can handle on my own, as someone who takes lives, I think it’s a given that this is my duty. Nowadays people have let go of these values, there’s way too many people with weak senses who are afraid even of taking the life of another species.
Hitoya: Well, if you think about that a little, the explanation will be obvious. It makes sense that many people feel that way when they’ve spent most of their lives in cities, you know?
Rio: ……
Hitoya: What is it?
Rio: This is around where I ambushed my target…
Hitoya: Rope…? What are you gonna do with it?
Rio: It’s for when the time for you and I to catch our target comes. We’ll use it to prevent it from moving.
Hitoya: That’s awfully primitive…
Rio: It’ll prove to be more effective than just looking for it blindly, with no plan…
Hitoya: That may be so…
Rio: Well, let’s hide in the bushes.
Hitoya: Right…
[Timeskip]
Kangaroo: Gwooo gwooo gwooo!
Rio: It’s here…
Hitoya: ……
Kangaroo: Gwooo gwooo gwooo!
Rio and Hitoya: ……
Kangaroo: Gwooo gwooo gwooo!
Rio: NOW’S THE TIME!!!
Hitoya: HYAAAH!
Kangaroo: GWOOO!
Rio: What the!?
Hitoya: It jumped and dodged it!
Kangaroo: Gwooo gwooo gwooo!
Hitoya: Looks like we lost our chance once again, huh?
Rio: Affirmative. Seems like we have underestimated our target. From here on I will give it my all… I’ll use a trap. Give me a hand.
Hitoya: A net…? No way…
Rio: Spread it out on that side. Anything that steps on it will get caught.
Hitoya: H-hahaha… (Looks like this turned out to be a long hunt… Guess it can’t be helped, I’ll just do my part and help lay the groundwork.)
Chapter 3
[At the park]
Hifumi: *pants* ……
Rei: That chick sure is fast.
Hifumi: She didn’t tire out at all after all that running…
Rei: Right? Must have gotten a lot of training, huh. I mean, even the average young person would’ve gotten worn out by now.
Hifumi: *pants* … That really hurts to hear, huh… If only I had a bit more stamina…
Rei: Now then… We know she entered the park but where the hell did she head to, maaan~
Hifumi: Maybe she’s hiding somewhere… Let’s try to find her!
Rei: Yeah, let’s.
Kangaroo: Gwooo gwooo gwooo!
Hifumi: Woah! A k-kangaroo!?
Rei: Mm? Oh… for real? What the fuck is that thing doing in a place like this?
Kangaroo: Gwooo gwooo gwooo!
Hifumi: S-somehow it’s looking pretty scary, huh…
Rei: Oh, come here, little guy!
Kangaroo: Gwooo gwooo gwooo!
Hifumi: A-are you trying to take it with you?
Rei: Let’s say I’m taking it along on our little journey.
Hifumi: This doesn’t really feel like a journey…
[Somewhere else in the park]
Jyuto: Hoo… Viewing the trees in full bloom is surely splendid.
Doppo: For sure. Even though I pass through this area every day, I haven't really been able to pay much attention to this since I was always running to work… Now that I get to look at it properly, I can really see what a spectacular view it is…
Jyuto: …Kannonzaka-san, don’t you think it would be a little better if you lived your life a bit more leisurely?
Doppo: Hahaha… How great it would be if I actually were able to do that… I am always so busy with work that it’s completely impossible…
Jyuto: Busy as you may be, balancing work and life is about the same for everyone. Among other things, finding time for yourself can even improve your performance at work the following day. I personally think these things are connected.
Doppo: Right… that may be so…
Jyuto: Sure is. So, don’t you think even just having a drink while viewing the sakura trees is a great way to wind down?
Doppo: I do…
Jyuto: Well then, let’s have ourselves a toast once again!
???: KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!
Doppo and Jyuto: !?
Doppo: W-what was that…?
Jyuto: Screaming? …Let’s go check it out! *runs away*
Doppo: Ah, wait up! *runs after him*
[A bit earlier]
Hifumi: We really can’t find her…
Rei: Hey, if you can’t find them you can’t find them, but you find them when you find them.
Hifumi: Well, that’s just obvious…
???: KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!
Hifumi: !? T-that was loud…
Rei: Shall we check it out?
Kangaroo: Gwooo!
Chapter 4
[A bit earlier]
Rio: Good, it’s complete.
Hitoya: Problem is how are you gonna lure that thing in here…?
Rio: Shh… I heard running…
Hitoya: Mm? For real…?
Rio: Let’s hide!
Hitoya: O-okay…
Hifumi’s Former Client: KYAAAAAAAAAAAAH!
Rio: Hmm… that’s not the target…
Hifumi’s Former Client: AAAAAHH…
Hitoya: No, no, no! Don’t you go saying such careless things! We gotta hurry up and help her!
Rio: Right.
Hifumi: You guys are from the Yokohama and Nagoya divisions… What are you doing here…?
Hitoya: I get what you’re saying, but there’s also you from Shinjuku division and also that guy from Osaka division too, strange isn’t it? …huh!?
Rio: Target spotted!
Kangaroo: Gwooo gwooo gwooo!
Hifumi: Hey! You! Why are you hanging up in the air?
[Timeskip]
Hifumi’s Former Client: Uhhhh… Rei: Now then, lady. Are you gonna pay what you owe?
Hifumi’s Former Client: *gasps*
Hifumi: W-wait a second… May I talk to her a little?
Rei: *sighs* Sure. A little talking is no problem.
Hifumi: Thank you… At last we caught up to you… All I wanted to ask is why have you been indulging so much with borrowed money…?
Hifumi’s Former Client: Uhhh… because without money I couldn’t go out to meet you, Hifumi…That time I went and requested that other host… because otherwise I’d have to tell you about the debt…
Hifumi: …Is that because of the warning I gave you? Then I can’t help but ask why did you order such expensive alcohol on borrowed money…? In the end, it’ll just cause more hardship for yourself…
Hifumi’s Former Client: I’m sorry… I’m sorry… I’m sorry…
Hifumi: Mistakes can’t be helped sometimes. You also can’t really go back in time to fix them, you know. That’s why you’ll have to learn from the past and keep going. We can start by going back to that club and apologizing. It’s about time you take responsibility and pay back yourself…
Hifumi’s Former Client: H-Hifumi…
Hifumi: Amayado-san, may she and I go back to the store she left without paying?
Rei: Sure. Since you helped mediate this, I’ll give you the favor of waiting a bit longer for her payment.
Hifumi: Thank you… Well, shall we get going?
Hitoya: Wait, wait, wait. What’s with ending things so selfishly?
Hifumi: What do you mean?
Rio: Hand over that kangaroo!
Kangaroo: Gwooo gwooo gwooo!
Rei: I don’t like where you’re going with this.
Rio: Why are you so adamant on giving it up?
Rei: If you’re a man and you want this, why not just take it from me?
Rio: Looks like it can’t be helped… Then… let’s do this…!
Rei: Heh… Just try me…
Jyuto: Hey, what the hell is going on… Rio, Amaguni Hitoya, Izanami Hifumi, Amayado Rei… Then there’s also a kangaroo and a crying lady… What the hell kind of ritual is this…
Doppo: H-Hifumi…! What are you doing here!?
Hifumi: Hey, Doppo-kun! Coincidence, is it not?
Rio: That’s what you get for getting in my way. Here I go!
Rei: Same here!
Jyuto: *stops Rio* Oh no you don’t! What the fuck do you think you’re doing!
Rei: That felt just like getting hit by Jyuto…?
Jyuto: STOP IT! Explain yourselves right now!
[Timeskip]
Jyuto: So, in short, you set up a trap to catch a kangaroo, but the girl over here got caught in it I guess while Izanami Hifumi and Amayado Rei were tagging along with a kangaroo… or something?
Rio: Affirmative.
Jyuto: *long sigh* … That’s a very ridiculous yet specific story…
Rio: That was all.
Jyuto: *sighs* … You and your antics. Did you really want to catch and eat that kangaroo so badly?
Rio: Of course I did.
Hifumi: E-eat it…?
Rei: Hahaha! Didja really wanna eat this guy?! You’re way too funny!
Jyuto: Rio… There are no wild kangaroos in Japan. That kangaroo was probably under someone’s care, you know? That’s why, I’ll be taking it in for a while.
Rio: … guess it can’t be helped.
Rei: Ya done talkin’?
Jyuto: Eh? Yeah…
Rei: Well then, let’s all buy something to drink and enjoy viewing the sakura trees at night.
Hifumi: Viewing the sakura trees at night, huh… That’s quite elegant. I was told I am off work today, so I will surely be joining. You too, let’s drink together!
Hifumi’s Former Client: Y-yeah…
Hifumi: Doppo-kun, you’re drinking too, right?
Doppo: Y-yeah. Of course, I’m in…
Rio: It’s nice to sit and drink with people every now and again, isn’t it?
Jyuto: Well then, I shall take this kangaroo to the police station and return.
Rei: Great! Then let’s go buy some alcohol!
Hitoya: W-what the hell is with those guys…
Rei: Oii! We’re leaving!
Hitoya: Yeah yeah, I’m coming…!