Hey... this unstable future
A line I've never known
The notebook I clutched is torn apart
Searching for you, though you're gone, tonight
Wrapped it in rap, but it's still a lie
Same old result... I'm beaten
All these "I wannas" and what-ifs
How pathetic they must seem
Smiling with an unsettled face
It hurts!
I want to keep singing A-B-C
Changing just to stay the same
That night game on the screen
Never goes the way I want
I want to laugh, saying "I wanna be--"
Wanna lose my mind, just a little
Holding your hand
Fly, fly, fly
Hey... this unfinished future
A hollow "hold me tight"
Guess devotion never pays off
Hiding the ache inside tonight
Write a letter, then rewrite it again
I've gotten used to nothing changing
Staring at the blanks I'll never fill
Hidden behind my messy bangs
It hurts!
I was singing A-B-C
Changing only to stay the same
The one-sided loss under the lights
Still, nothing goes my way
I was laughing, saying "I wanna be--"
When did I lose my mind?!
Holding your hand
I've been thinking about this music project ever since the first video dropped but never got the urge to draw since we barely know anything abt the characters BUT after watching Kosei's solo I have become obsessed. Drew these guys for no reason at all (lies). I like their villainous aura.
I fear Strange Eden will become my next niche hyperfixation in the months to come 😭😭😭😭
i find it so incredibly interesting that Michitaka is the only one looking directly at his echo partner in the MV. I wonder what's up with that...!
all the other characters are either looking at the viewer (or in an entirely different direction in kosei's case... which is also interesting) - but not at their echo, that's for sure
Ah don't touch me
Just look at me softly
Even when I'm selfish I'm kinda cute,
xx Go on, chase me
But don't cat me yet
Don't bore me
Make it interesting okay?
Your lies and truths--
I see through them all
Just how much can you take? (xx)
Huh? That's it? (xx)
Hey, what're you doin'?
If I lose interest, it's over
"Stay with me" " forever"
Did you think I'd say so?
I wanna be myself
I'll bite... and devour
Hey, you listenin'?
Don't ignore me
You should know my rules by now
Our secret xx
xNYAx
That's love, right?
You're imagining it, savoring it
When I'm bored, hmph!
xNYAx That's romance, right?
Say it again-
I'll claw an X across your lips xx
Not up to x
You're not worth, x
Sharpen my claws,
Let my fangs gleam
xx Not good enough
You're not worthy, x
I already know everything XxX x--
Hey, adore me
Keep falling for me
Even when I'm being sly, you think I'm cute--xx
Go on, do your job
Make my life easier
Come running when I call
Show me a smile, okay?
Your lies and truths--
I see through them all
Just how much can you take? (xx)
Huh? That's it? (xx)
Hey, what're you doin'?
You better come when i call, xx
"I'm secretly flustered inside"
Did you think I'd admit?
You surrender everything
I'll bite... and devour
Hey, you listenin'?
Don't ignore me
You should know my rules by now
Our secret xx
So, love me?
Hate me?
xNYAx That's love right?
You're imagining it, savoring it
When I'm bored, hmph!
xNYAx That's romance, right?
Say it again-- I'll claw an X across your lipss Xx
Not up to you x
You're not worth, x
Sharpen my claws,
Let my fangs gleam
xx Not good enough
You're not worthy, x
I already know everything XxX--
i decided to write down the dramalogue part and translate it... since i found it nowhere else... if you put it up the tl anywhere else, please kindly credit
i'll leave it under the cut since it's too long...!
KANJI & ROMAJI
光秀 「助けてに来たんだよ。面倒なことになってたみたいだから」
Mitsuhide: Tasukete ni kitandayo. Mendou na koto ni natteta mitaidakara.
左馬之助 「はあーい！オレと利三も一緒で～す♪」
Samanosuke: Haai! Ore to Toshimitsu mo issho de~su♪
利三 「EMOTIONッ！ンンンーッ！久しぶりに楽しめそうですね！」
Toshimitsu: EMOTION! Nnn—! Hisashiburi ni tanoshime sou desu ne!
利三 「光秀様！我らに『力』を使う許可をいただければ 今からでも確認してまいります……！」
Toshimitsu: Mitsuhide-sama! Warera ni "chikara" wo tsukau kyoka wo itadakaereba, ima kara de mo kakuninshitemairimasu……!
光秀 「駄目だよ」
Mitsuhide: damedayo
光秀 「そう、僕は死にたいんだ！ こんなクソみたいな世界から、とっととおさらばしたいわけ けどその前に、この世界を綺麗にしておかなきゃ」
Mitsuhide: Sou, boku wa shinitainda! Konna kuso mitaina sekai kara, totto to osarabashitai wake. Kedo sono mae ni, kono sekai wo kirei ni shiteokanakya
利三 「光秀様……？」
Toshimitsu: Mitsuhide-sama……?
左馬之助 「どうかされたのですか？」
Samanosuke: Douka sareta no desuka?
光秀 「猿、これについてはさすがの僕も謝るよ ゴメン。……そんなわけで彼、僕が貰うから」
Mitsuhide: Saru, kore ni tsuite wa sasuga no boku mo ayamaru. Gomen. …… sonna wake de kare, boku ga morau kara
光秀 「ああもう、どうして？ どうしてなんだよ！ あいつを殺さなきゃ、世界は綺麗にならないのに……！ あの最大最悪の、本ッ気のゴミをさ……！」
Mitsuhide: Aa mou, doushite? Doushite nandayo! Aitsu wo korosanakya, sekai wa kireinaranaino ni……! Ano saidaisaiaku no, honkki no gomi wo sa……!
光秀 「ああ、猿でも出来る仕事だと思ってたのに、最低…… あーつら、もう帰りたい」
Mitsuhide: Aaa, saru de mo dekiru shigoto da to omottetanoni, saitei…… Ah— tsura, mou kaeritai……
Mitsuhide: ….. Faster… I need to kill him faster……
Toshimitsu: Lord Mitsuhide! If you would allow us to use our "powers", we could verify the situation right away……!
Mitsuhide: No, that won't be necessary.
Mitsuhide: Yes, that's right! I want to die! I want to hurry up and die and finally say goodbye to this shitty world! …But before I do that, I need to turn the world into a beautiful one.
Toshimitsu: Lord Mitsuhide…?
Samanosuke: Has anything happened, my lord?
Mitsuhide: … I merely thought, "how pitiful"…
Mitsuhide: Monkey¹, even I must sincerely apologize for this. Sorry. …… That's why I'll take him with me.
Mitsuhide: Aaagh, why?! Why is it so!? If I manage to kill him, the world would become so much beautiful……! That man—the biggest and the worst of them all—is truly the most rotten trash……!
Mitsuhide: Aah, and here I thought that even a monkey like him could get the job done. How terrible… Ah, what a pain, I wanna go home already……
Samanosuke & Toshimitsu: Ahh, our sincerest condolences, Lord Mitsuhide……
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[1]. In case no one knows, but "monkey" is Hideyoshi's historical nickname. It's debatable where it originated from; some say it was Nobunaga himself (there's no proof of this, though he did call him "bald rat" once in a letter for having a fight with his wife) and some think it came from graffitis from the populace calling him so because they were dissatisfied with his ruling. Either way it stuck with his figure, and that's why he's always portrayed as one.
[2]. Just something fun I noticed, but Mitsuhide has quite a formal speech quirk when he's serious, huh~. He always uses words in their kanji form whenever possible, like how キレイ becomes 綺麗 and ダメだよ becomes 駄目だよ. Even so, he doesn't talk in full keigo, instead going for a more informal speech manner, and sometimes "breaking" the quirk (like saying ゴメン instead of 御免). It's quite cute honestly!
Raito: They were out of chamomile tea. Are you okay with an apricot oolong tea latte instead?
Nagi: Uh… Oh, yeah, of course.
Nagi: (What– Was that it…?)
Nagi: Right, cash…
Raito: Hm? It’s alright, I don’t need it.
Nagi: What? But…
Raito: How about you treat me next time?
Nagi: Next time…
Nagi: Thank you. I’ll take it.
Location: Hill
Raito: Here we are. This is one of my favorite spots. The breeze here hits pleasantly.
Nagi: …You’re right. It feels good, and I can hear the leaves rustling in the wind all around.
Raito: I’m glad you like it.
Raito: Oh? Nagi, there’s a cut on your lip.
Nagi: Ah, that’s because it’s dry. No worries though, I have lip balm on me.
Nagi: Hrm…
Nagi: …Um.
Raito: Hm?
Nagi: The balm stick broke inside.
Raito: That’s some bad luck.
Nagi: Not at all, this is nothing compared to usual.
Raito: Is that so?
Nagi: Yep. Losing my wallet and keys is only the start of it. Once, when I was about to board a train, there was a mother duck and her ducklings on the track so it was delayed by three whole hours. Well, I agree the ducks had to be prioritized.
Nagi: And everytime I go to hang my futon out to dry, I get swarmed by insects…
Nagi: Anyways, this kind of stuff happens to me on the daily… I guess you could say I'm more of a magnet for trouble than others.
Nagi: I’m always worried about my bad luck affecting others, so I was on edge the whole day—
Nagi: But the worst that happened was the lip balm breaking. Strange…
Raito: ……
Raito: Haha, I have a similar disposition myself. Perhaps it overrode your unlucky disposition instead.
Nagi: Huh?
Raito: For example, there’s a predetermined time for when a bomb is set to go off. In this case, it’s impossible for anyone to trip over it and accidentally scatter the gunpowder to set it off before then. Something like that.
Nagi: I-I see…?
Nagi: I don’t think I got all that, but I guess your disposition managed to cancel out my bad luck? In that case, I have you to thank for today.
Raito: I never thought my situation was capable of bringing happiness to someone else.
Raito: I’d like to thank you for that as well, Nagi.
Nagi: It’d be nice to come back here again… I owe you a drink, after all.
Raito: Yes, let’s come here together again. We’ll get that chamomile tea next time.
It's just a bey parody of the infamous jjk tri-panels, specifically the Ryu-Yuta-Uro one. Had to steal Jake's gesture for this. It would probably have been funny to have Tetsuya here. I've got a semi-free week to draw.
And for everyone’s support bc WOW?? I get so many nice asks about my art and it really helps me get through my day,, and I wouldn’t even be making a master post if it wasn’t for everyone’s interest in my au. It really motivates me and I hope that I can continue to share my ideas with y’all!! THANK YOU EVERYONE!! 🌈🥹🎉🩷🫶🫶
