[Translation] Shylock 5th Anniversary SSR Card: Here, the magic that connects hearts and Card Episode: Something I can tell you because it's now.
I recommend that everyone read the main stories 1 and 2 first because there is little mention of them in the card story.
Characters: Shylock, Murr, Bradley, Rustica, Akira.
Episode 1: Only Telling You
That night, I went to Shylock's bar to return the borrowed glass.
Akira: (This is a rare opportunity. I should ask him for an interview. I can add it to the Sage's Manual later. Hmm? What's that...)
Shylock: Now, open your mouth.
Murr: Ahhh.
Murr gulped down the purple sapphire fragment he was offered. Shylock lowered his eyelids slightly.
Shylock: Murr. What do you think of me?
Murr: I love you!
Faced with Murr's innocent response, Shylock didn't smile or praise his answer, he just frowned.
Seeing his complex expression, I suddenly remembered. Their conversation at the Lunar Eclipse Chateau, and what happened in the botanical garden at Western Country.
Akira: (At the Lunar Eclipse Chateau, Murr gave the same answer, but Shylock smiled...) (After what happened in the botanical garden, does he...have something on his mind?)
At that moment, Shylock's gaze turned towards me.
Shylock: Oh my, Lord Sage.
Murr: Welcome! Come in!
Akira: Ah... Good evening. I'm here to return the glass I borrowed.
Shylock: Thank you for coming all this way. Shall I prepare a drink for you tonight as well?
Akira: That's a tempting offer... but actually, I have another request today. I want to add some content to the Sage's Manual, so could I interview Shylock again?
Shylock: Of course, no problem. It's just that there's a stray cat in the shop tonight, and I was about to end business for the day.
Murr: Meow—woo! I say, are you two going to chat alone again today? I want to join in too!
Akira: I don’t mind, if Shylock is okay with that.
Shylock: I'm a little embarrassed, but...
Murr: But I don't! Sage, hurry up and take out your pen!
Shylock: Really… It's clearly me who's being interviewed, but you're acting like you're the main character.
The expression of helplessness, yet not at all intending to stop Murr, was the atmosphere of the mischievous little cat and his cat owner that I was familiar with and liked.
After the questioning began, Murr kept interrupting and cutting in, and Shylock had to occasionally scold him.
The night deepened at the bar, as the conversation kept going off on tangents.
—The next day.
As I savored a non-alcoholic drink, I flipped through the recently supplemented Sage's Manual.
There was no one else in the bar except me. Shylock went back to his room to get new tableware.
Akira: (Compared to the beginning, there's a lot more recorded about Shylock...)
As I flipped through the pages recording him, the image that automatically appeared in my mind was his complex expression a few days ago.
Akira: (I've learned a lot more about him... but I haven't heard Shylock talk much about his own feelings) (I really want to ask... but Shylock probably won’t want to talk about that...)
Rustica: Hello, the Sage is here too.
Bradley: What's the deal? Where's the barkeeper?
Episode 2
Akira: Rustica, Bradley. What an unusual combination…..
Rustica: Is it? Bradley and I get along really well. Since we meet at the bar so often, we usually discuss topics like art.
Bradley: Where do we get along? From my perspective, I can't understand nine out of ten things you say.
Rustica: Is that so? I'm so happy that we have one thing in common.
Bradley: Ha... forget it. Hey Sage, what's eating you?
Rustica: Is something bothering you? Can we help you?
Akira: ....... It's someone else's private matter, so I can't say too much in detail....... ........The thing is, I don't know if I should ask Shylock a certain private question. I've always been relying on him, and I don't know if just listening can help him. Maybe I'm too arrogant.......
Bradley: Ain’t cha always that arrogant?
Rustica: How could that be? I think it's a very thoughtful concern worthy of the Sage. However, it's indeed difficult to pry out his true thoughts from his mouth.
Shylock: I've kept you waiting. Oh my, seems like there are more guests. What are you talking about?
Akira: Well………………
Rustica: We're discussing how to communicate with someone, who finds it difficult to open up, so that they can let down their guard.
Bradley: Pipe-man from the West, what would ya do if it were you?
Shylock: Me?
Bradley: You've been running a bar for hundreds of years, and you've served so many customers as a shopkeeper. You should know a lot about this kind of thing.
Rustica: I and Bradley can get along so well here, and it's also thanks to your help. Please tell us, if it were you, what would you do?
Shylock: I'm honored to receive such praise. Actually, I haven't done anything great. Delicious drinks and a little chat... and then, providing a time and space where you can talk about anything.
Rustica: .......That's what he said, Sage.
Bradley: The person involved told you that. Give it a shot.
Akira: Eh......!? Wait, wait, wait......!
Seeing Rustica and Bradley smiling kindly, and then me looking flustered, Shylock blinked.
Shylock: Were you talking about me just now?
Akira: …………… Yes………………Actually.....
I carefully told Shylock what happened until now.
Akira: ....... I understand this is just my wishful thinking. So if Shylock doesn't want to say it, there's no need to force it.......
Shylock: ……
Shylock thought for a moment, then gave me a gentle smile.
Shylock: ….I’m sorry to have worried you. In that case, let's talk alone later. Please come with me to my room.
Episode 3
Shylock: I've caused you trouble. Please, this is calming black tea.
Akira: Delicious...
Shylock: I’m glad to hear that. So, what exactly do you want to know?
Akira: Well……… (It's hard to ask directly when I'm asked "what do you want to know". If I say "I want to hear your true feelings," that's too direct...) ….Hmmm…. What do you think of Murr?
Shylock opened his eyes in surprise.
Akira: (Ah, that was too blunt...!?) Well, never mind what I said just now! I'm sorry, I asked you a strange question...
Shylock: No, it's not strange at all. It's just that I'm rarely asked directly, and I'm not prepared with a proper answer. .........What do I think of Murr, huh...
Shylock propped his chin on his hand and fell silent. Faced with my question, he seemed to want to answer seriously. Finally, as if replacing his breath, his beautifully shaped lips opened slightly.
Shylock: As you worry, my heart is indeed in turmoil. Raising a friend whose soul shattered from scratch is also a first experience for me.
Shylock's smile was faint. It was as if he were holding many chess pieces but didn't know the rules of the game.
Shylock: It's just that, maybe like before… In my own way, I'll light my pipe and take a deep breath, fondly taking pleasure in these conflicted emotions, anxiety, and indecision… ......That's my true feelings right now.
His inaudible sigh shook the ethereal steam of the black tea. I suddenly remembered to breathe after unconsciously forgetting how to do so. Shylock is a man with his own pride. Even if you politely knock on the door of his heart, if he is unwilling, no one can get in. That's why the trust and words he sincerely delivered after being troubled made me feel incredibly happy.
Akira: ........Thank you for telling me. But I'm not going to write this in the Sage's Manual. Is that okay?
Shylock: That's fine... But are you okay with that?
Akira: Yes. I think it must be a very important feeling for you. I shouldn't be the one to convey it to the next Sage. So, please tell that person yourself when you want to and can.
Shylock: ……..
He stared at me with his wine-red eyes, the glance suddenly disappeared into a smile.
Shylock: I’m grateful. If you hadn't brought it up, I was going to ask you myself. It's precisely because it's you, Akira, who is asking me now, that I can say my thoughts like this.
Akira: Shylock…
Shylock: I want to hear your true feelings too, so can you continue to accompany me?
Shylock smiled at me seductively and asked. And my answer had already been decided.
Akira: Of course, as long as it's with Shylock.
Card Episode: Something I can tell you because it's now
Shylock: Sage, is the glass bottle in your hand new ink?
Akira: I saw it at the market yesterday. The color was so beautiful, I bought it before I realized it. Ah, did you notice?
Shylock: Indeed, it's a beautiful color, like the sky after the rain. I t's only natural to fall in love at first sight. I like this color too. If possible, could you use this bottle of ink for the first time to write about me in the Sage's Manual?
Akira: Ahaha, of course. (Shylock's pleading is rare.) (Come to think of it, Chloe once mentioned that Shylock asked Chloe to sew his favorite decoration onto his clothes...) Shylock has a really cute side.
Shylock: .……
Akira: Ah, right, sorry! You don't like being called cute...?
Shylock: ... Me? Why would I not? I'm honored. It's just a bit surprising. That being said...cute... ...What part of me makes you think that...?
Akira: (He always says that I and other young wizards are "cute" but when he's the one being called that, he's actually troubled...) (He's really cute...)
--Homescreen Voiceline--
“Knowing that hearts can change, we still make promises...This, perhaps, is the truest reflection of our sincerity. Please accept them with all your heart.”
