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hello! first of all, thank you for your translations. i wanted to ask if you would be okay with your translations being used for a quote bot on twitter? i would credit you, obviously. thanks!

that’s fine! thank you for reading my translations.

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Translation: Shinonome Ena 1* - Social Media Addicted Artist/2

Translation under the cut!

Kamiyama High School Class 2-D

Ena: Hah... class again today, huh...

Ena: Ah, that’s right! I wonder if I’ve gotten more likes on the selfie I posted before I left home.

Ena: Fufu ♪ I got lots and lots of likes.

Ena: Ah, this follower noticed my new accessory. And that it’s from a brand I posted about before...

Ena: And I’ve gotten more followers too...!

Ena: I wonder if anyone’s noticed? “Have I been getting more followers?” ...And post.

Ena: Fufu, I wonder how many responses I’ll get.

Ena: Wah, class will start soon. I wanted to stay on longer, but it can’t be helped.

Ena: I’ll just look forward to checking replies after class.

Kamiyama Street

Ena: Hah, I’m so tired... Now, I wonder what the responses from my followers are like.

Ena: Ah, there are a lot of comments!

Comment 1: “You’re right! Your follower counts’ increased~!”

Comment 2: “Congrats, Enanan~☆”

Comment 3: “Other people will find Enanan,,,”

Ena: Fufufu. They’ve all noticed my follower count.

Ena: I’m gonna tell everyone too. Uhm, I guess it’s fine to tell them in a message, not voice chat.

[Enanan]: “Isn’t this selfie pretty nice? I got a lot of followers today.”

[Amia]: “Eh, isn’t the light too strong? And I’m pretty sure there are blown highlights.”

[Enanan]: “Hah? There aren’t blown highlights, I’m just fair-skinned!”

[Yuki]: “Ah... I can see a little bit of your reflection in your accessory, Enanan. It’s nice.”

[Enanan]: “I saw that too - I was surprised. Strange things do happen!”

[Amia]: “There you go again~. You definitely did that on purpose. How many do-overs were there? You have so much free time.”

[Enanan]: “No I don’t.”

[Enanan]: “Ah, that’s right! K, once I get home I’ll finish the piece that you looked at yesterday ♪”

Ena: (...That’s weird, she hasn’t responded... Maybe she has notifications off?)

Ena: Ah, it’s from Yuki...

[Yuki]: “‘Once I get home’ - are you heading home right now? It’s late, so be careful.”

Ena: (Yuki always notices small details and cares about them. Unlike a certain Amia who is so persistently annoying...)

[Enanan]: “Thanks. I’ll go home in a bit, so it’ll be fine.”

Ena: ‘Kay, I’m ready. Now, to get home and finish up my drawing.

Ena: (...Before that, my art account... just a peek...)

Ena: ..........

Ena: (...There’s no response... Even though I post art diligently...)

Ena: (My follower count isn’t increasing at all, either... Even though it’s gone into the thousands on my selfie account...)

Ena: (There aren’t comments on this drawing either...)

Ena: Even though I get so many responses for my selfies...

Ena: ...! A notification!

[K]: “I’m looking forward to seeing your illustration.”

Ena: Ah...

Ena: Fufu, fufufufufu...

Ena: I’m gonna hurry up and finish my drawing so I can show it to K!

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Translation: Shinonome Ena 1* - Social Media Addicted Artist/1

I’m back!! Will be posting part two soon. I used they/them pronouns for Mizuki in this translation as their gender hasn’t been revealed yet. As always, translation under the cut!

Ena’s Room

[Amia]: “Enanan, how’s it coming along?”

[Enanan]: “...Mm, I think I’ll need a little more time before I can show it to you guys.”

[Enanan]: (Hah... K’s been on mute for a while. Well, it’s not like I’ve drawn something I can show to K yet...)

[Enanan]: “Aah, I can’t make any progress... I need sugar.”

[Amia]: “It’s not like you’ll become more efficient once you get sugar though, right?”

[Enanan]: “That’s not true. I can focus better.”

[Amia]: “Hm... ah, speaking of sugar...”

[Amia]: “See this photo? It’s a cute cake shop I went to recently.”

[Enanan]: (Wah, this cheesecake looks so good! And this other cake is really photogenic.)

[Enanan]: (I wonder where this shop is...)

[Amia]: “What do you think, Enanan? Any thoughts on the photo?”

[Enanan]: “Well, it seems fine. Is the shop behind the station?”

[Amia]: “Eh, it’s one of my favorite shops, so I can’t just tell you~”

[Enanan]: (...So it isn’t behind the station. So maybe the street just off of main street? There’s been a lot of shops popping up around there.)

[Enanan]: (I need more information... That’s right, if I search the photo Amia posted... wait...)

[Enanan]: “Huh...?”

[Amia]: “What is it?”

[Enanan]: “Hey! Why did you delete the photo?” [Amia]: “Whawha~t? I didn’t mean to delete it, that’s so weird~”

[Enanan]: (...They predicted that I would try to find information from the photo, didn’t they.)

[Enanan]: “It’s fine. Then I’ll go back to work...”

[Amia]: “Ahaha. Sorry, sorry. I just thought that it would be better to look at this, instead. Here, the shop’s address.”

[Enanan]: “Geez...”

[Enanan]: (They should have just done that to start with. But...this cheesecake really does look good.”

[Amia]: “It looks really good, doesn’t it? This cake shop.”

[Enanan]: “...Well, it looks decent.”

[Amia]: “I went with a friend, but do you have any friends to go with, Enanan?”

[Enanan]: “Of course I have a friend or two.”

[Enanan]: (I did go shopping with Airi pretty recently, but... ‘kay, message sent.)

[Enanan]: (As expected of Airi, she replies so quickly!)

[Enanan]: (Eh, no way... she already has plans...)

Ena: ...! What is it?

Akito: Oi. Hurry up and return the CD jacket I lent you.

Ena: Jacket? ...Ah, the one I used as a reference. ...Here, it’s this, right?

Akito: Geez, if you’d finished using it, you should have just given it back...

Ena: Ah, wait a little.

Akito: ...What is it?

Ena: You’re free this weekend, aren’t you. Keep me company for a bit.

Akito: Why? I’m not like you, every day isn’t a Sunday for me. Bye.

Ena: ...Cheesecake.

Akito: Hah?

Ena: A friend from the circle showed me this nice place. See, this shop.

Akito: .........

Ena: It says that they’re very particular about the way they bake it, and the richness of their cheese. Doesn’t it seem nice?

Akito: ...It says there’s a limited number of them. Can you wait in line in the morning? Even though you can’t wake up?

Ena: Wake me up.

Akito: You... hah...

Akito: Well, I’m free till the evening on Saturday. I’ll only stay with you till my part-time job starts, though.

Ena: That’s fine.

Akita: Geez... I can and will punch you awake on Saturday.

Ena: Fufu, of course I have people to go places with. Now, to get off mute and go back to voice cha—

Ena: What... it’s on...

[Enanan]: “...Were you listening to all of that?”

[Amia]: “It’s good that your little brother-kun’s so nice.”

[Enanan]: “S-shut up...!”

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Thank you for what you do!

aww this made my day!! thank you for sending this in ✨✨

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Thank you for your translations! You answered another ask saying that there's another translator who's going to translate the wxs halloween story. Do you have a link to it? >< Thank youuu

aaa i was trying to not answer this until the tls came out but screw it jsdhlkfl it’s in progress and there are two translators working on it but i don’t have the link yet! i suggest keeping an eye out and checking the project sekai translation masterlist which you can access from the miraheze wiki.

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Hello! I hope you've been resting well! Do you have plans to translate the emu event that's coming? Or have other people called dibs?

hello!! i would have loved to tl the emu event but there are already two people who are planning to do it.

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Translation: Winter 7th Play [Hotel Compass] Epilogue [A Parting Gift from the Trip]

Translation under the cut!

Kazuemon Fuwa: “I’ve been able to triumph for this much of my life. I have no regrets.”

Kazuemon Fuwa: “Urgh...!”

Kuranosuke Ōishi: “I have finally achieved what I have been wanting to do...  All, live in good health.”

Kuranosuke Ōishi: “...!”

Chikara Ōishi: “...It is dawn.”

Chikara Ōishi: “I thought there would be nothing left to discuss, but...”

Chikara Ōishi: “Ku...!”

Audience Member A: Syu-san’s Chikara was so good today, too~.

Audience Member B: I love this performance. It’s one they started doing after Syu-san took over the troupe.

Izumi: That last scene was amazing!

Azuma: The deaths of the ronin were almost bloodcurdling.

Homare: Umu... it was also artistic.

Tasuku: We still can’t bring out that level of intensity.

Guy: It’s different from MANKAI Company’s plays, so I can learn from it.

Tsumugi: We still have a lot of work to do, don’t we.

Hisoka: ...There are a lot of female audience members.

Tsumugi: Oh, you’re right.

Izumi: Syu-san and the rest of the actors are very admirable, and I totally understand getting obsessed with them!

Azuma: Oya oya, you definitely can’t tell Masumi that.

Tasuku: He’ll never stop talking about how he’ll join this troupe instead.

Syu: Yo, so you were here.

Izumi: Ah, Syu-san—

Audience Member A: Kya!!

Audience Member B: Syu-san!!

Izumi: (As expected of him, he’s so popular!)

Syu: ...Let’s move.

Izumi: G-good idea.

Syu: Hm, so you decided on a name.

Guy: Thanks to you.

Guy: This is an original cocktail with the same name as the store. I’ll give a glass for free as thanks.

Syu: Isn’t the alcohol content too high for a signature? Well, the taste isn’t bad.

Azuma: Hey, there’s something I was wondering about...

Azuma: What’s the “something worth inheriting” that you found in your current troupe? You talked about it when we were at the bar last.

Syu: Ah, that...

Azuma: I won’t force you to tell me.

Syu: ...Well, it’s fine. I’ll tell you as thanks for the cocktail.

After my father died, I dropped by my house for the first time in a while.

I thought it would be a completely unfamiliar place, but the second I walked in, I was sucked straight back into my past.

The seat my father would always sit at was empty, and when I thought about how it would stay that way forever, an indescribable emotion consumed me.

My father was always writing down critiques for actors and adding fixes to the script in that seat.

Though he would usually scowl and glare down at his script.

Even then, when an actor would call out to him, he would always respond in a friendly tone.

He was the type of person to always be completely absorbed in the play.

And you’re telling me to fill his shoes? It’s a joke you can’t even laugh at.

“Syu-san.”

The one who called out to me was my father’s longtime assistant.

He’s a mysterious man, but sensible, and his love of theater is what caused him to get along well with my father.

“Hey, thanks for taking care of my father.”

”Can you take a look at this for me? It’s some new notes.”

He gave me some notes after saying that.

It even details what actors to aim to have in roles.

“It has your name in it too, Syu-san.”

Looking through it thinking that the only reason he would cast his son who left home would be the lack of those who could play female roles, I found that I had been casted as a male role.

The roles my father had cast me as up to that point had all been female.

Why now— even though I wondered, there was no answer coming back to me.

Azuma: Was that show...

Syu: Ah, it's Chūshinugura, which you saw today. Even though it isn’t Chūshinugura season now.

Syu: Chikara’s a young 16 year old boy, my father was being unreasonable when he cast it.

Syu: But if I didn’t return to the troupe then— If I wasn’t shown those notes, I wouldn’t be who I am today.

Syu: It’s just that to move forward, you gotta move back sometimes.

Izumi: (Life really is weird. It changes so dramatically because of such tiny things.)

Syu: And how was it for you?

Azuma: After that, we went to where my house used to be together.

Azuma: There was nothing left to see, but I remembered a lot of important things I had forgotten.

Azuma: I made use of it through my acting, too.

Azuma: Also, I thought about it, and I’ve decided to not sell the plot.

Izumi: Really!?

Azuma: I should go back once in a while. There’s nothing there, but it is my house, after all.

Azuma: For a while, I plan to go back occasionally to clean up, and eventually I’ll use it for myself.

Azuma: I told my uncle that, too.

Tasuku: How will you use it for yourself?

Azuma: It’s a secret. Look forward to what it’ll be in the future.

Homare: Will it be a place to sleep with others?

Guy: He could build an apartment, and as the owner and manager of the building he could have a steady source of income even without work.

Tsumugi: That matches Azuma-san.

Hisoka: ...I can be a freeloader.

Izumi: MANKAI Company members would probably live there.

Hisoka: ...We can live there after retirement?

Syu: It’s like a retirement home. Too early for you.

Citron: Everyone’s being unfair! Don’t leaf me out!

Izumi: Wait, Citron-kun?

Tsumugi: Do you mean ‘leave me out’, not ‘leaf me out’?

Citron: I love kabuki, so I wanted to see Syu’s kabuki!

Izumi: It’s not kabuki, it was taishū engeki.

Syu: There are more noisy ones now. I’ll move...

Yuzo: Oi, what is it. All of you gathered up.

Kasumi: It was opening night today, right Syu-san? Having a party?

Reni: But it’s full of MANKAI Company members.

Syu: What’s this rare group of members?

Yuzo: I was planning to go drinking with Kasumi, and we happened to meet Reni-san.

Guy: You might as well all have a drink. Since the bar’s name has finally been decided on, here’s a free glass of our signature.

Citron: I see, this is jersey, yes?

Syu: A glass of milk?*

Guy: It’s journey.

Yuzo: Huh. It’s a nice name.

Tsumugi: What are we going to do now that we’ve finished all of our shows?

Izumi: All the troupes managed to produce good results, so we need to think of our next step.

Homare: A new combination?

Kasumi: I think it’s a good idea. Challenging yourself and trying out something new is good.

Reni: And I’m sure there’s still a lot you can do.

Izumi: A new combination, huh...

Syu: When we were in MANKAI, we collabed with other troupes.

Yuzo: Now that you tell me, I’m starting to remember that. We learned a lot from that.

Azuma: Hm, that sounds like it would be good experience.

Kasumi: We also collaborated with some traditional culture and art fields groups.

Homare: Then how about the long-awaited collaboration with my poetry!

Guy: That would certainly be new...

Tsumugi: Whatever it ends up being, I’m excited for it.

Tasuku: You’re right. I want to try out different kinds of acting.

Izumi: (Even so, I didn’t think the new troupes and the original troupes would be able to have a drink together like this.)

Izumi: (I hope dad will be able to come back here soon. When he does, I want to greet him with a smile and say “Welcome home.”)

Notes:

*Referencing the jersey cow

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do you plan to do any other project sekai group translations?

I’ve already answered two asks on the same topic, please find and read them.

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Hello! I am super thankful for your WxS story translation!!! I was wondering, will you be doing the wxs event story too? Or has another translator already called dibs?

I saw the ask you sent in after this one about how you hadn’t seen the other ask, but it’s fine! I actually have an update. There’s another translator who’s going to do it, so I’m not going to pick up wxs halloween - instead i’m going to take a break from translating longer content and daily uploads after I finish hotel compass, as life is getting busier and I’m not sure if i’ll be able to keep on uploading translation i’m proud of if I do them everyday. I will post backstages/card stories tls for both A3! and Proseka but just expect them to be less frequent. Thank you for bearing with me!

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Hello! Were you able to post your "Winter's 7th Play" & "Mankai Dorms: Spring & Summer Edition" in yaycupcake?

It’s not on yaycupcake yet but it will be eventually! thank you for waiting!

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Translation: Winter 7th Play [Hotel Compass] Ch. 10

Translation under the cut! Please note that all play character names are not confirmed and will be changed if they are proven to be different by official sources.

Owari: “Stay safe and take care.”

Owari: “Tsuzuki, how many reservations for today?”

Tsuzuki: “Zero.”

Owari: “And how many people are applying for the job?”

Tsuzuki: “Zero.”

Owari: “The future looks bleak. It’s better if you start trying to find a new job.”

Tsuzuki: “You’ve given me the job of manager, and I’ll fulfill it until the end.”

Izumi: (Azuma-san and Guy-san are completely accustomed to their hotel staff roles.)

Izumi: (They’re very elegant, and the way they present themselves shows how long-established the hotel is.)

Minami: “Blub blub...”

Tsuzuki: “Minami-sama!?”

Owari: “Please stop drowning in your bowl of soup.”

Minami: “Please let me die. It’s the end for me.”

Owari: “Please leave dying for after you have this head chef’s special corn soup.”

Owari: “This morning’s soup is made using corn straight from the farm in Hokkaido—”

Minami: “It tastes pre-packaged...”

Owari: “It’s popular for its nostalgic taste.”

Tsuzuki: “Owner, this is from the front desk.”

Owari: “Higashikawa. What is it?”

Higashikawa: “It’s just that there’s a slightly eccentric guest...”

Owari: “I’ll go immediately. Tsuzuki, would you change Minami-sama’s soup for him?”

Tsuzuki: “Of course.” Izumi: (Tasuku-san’s comical acting is really lively. And Azuma-san and Guy-san, who are on the receiving side of it, too—)

Izumi: (You can tell it’s different from Summer Troupe and it’s Winter Troupe’s own comedy from the very beginning.)

Kitami: “.......”

Higashikawa: “I’m truly sorry, but today we will not be accepting guests without a reservation—”

Owari: “Welcome. Will you only be staying for one night?”

Kitami: “...Yes.”

Owari: “Please write down your information here.”

Higashikawa: “...Owner.”

Owari: “Higashikawa, please guide Kitami-sama to Room 301.”

Higashikawa: “Is this really alright?”

Owari: “Hotel Compass cannot choose our guests.”

Higashikawa: “We should at least ask him to take off the mask...”

Owari: “Hotel Compass cannot choose our guests. We can’t afford to do that.”

Higashikawa: “...Understood.”

Izumi: (Homare-san also suits a hotel staff role. His movements are elegant and deliberate.

Izumi: (Tsumugi-san has a difficult role since you can’t see his face, but you can see the mysteriousness and dark internal feelings seeping out of him. As expected of him.)

Nishi: “Uh—”

Owari: “Welcome.”

Nishi: “I’m Nishi, with a reservation?”

Owari: “Alright, Nishi-sama. Please wait a moment. ...Nishi-sama, Nishi-sama...”

Tsuzuki: “Owner, should I?”

Owari: “Didn’t we have zero reservations?”

Tsuzuki: “It should have been... I’m very sorry, but when did you—”

Nishi: “The eleventh of February, 2100.”

Owari: “21... Uh, is it this year?”

Nishi: “It’s 2100.”

Tsuzuki: “Owner—”

Owari: “Here it is, Nishi-sama. I’ll guide you to your room.”

Tsuzuki: “...Hah.”

Izumi: (Hisoka-san completely matches his carefree eccentric character.)

Owari: “Please enjoy your stay.”

Nishi: “...Tonight, —will disappear from the hotel, huh.”

Owari: “Eh? Did you say somethin just now?”

Nishi: “No, it’s nothing.”

Owari: “Excuse me.”

Owari: “...Someone will disappear from the hotel?”

Tsuzuki: “Minami-sama! Please stop trying to crush yourself to death by jamming yourself between the elevator doors!”

Owari: “This time it’s being crushed to death...”

Tsuzuki: “Minami-sama, the elevator cannot operate if you remain like this.”

Minami: “Don’t stop me!”

Owari: “We’ll bring coffee now. Tsuzuki.”

Tsuzuki: “Yes.”

Owari: “How about having a small break on that sofa?”

Minami: “......”

Tsuzuki: “Minami-sama, I’ve brought coffee.”

Owari: “Excuse my bluntness, but why do you wish to die, Minami-sama...?”

Minami: “You know, don’t you. I’m a novelist. But I do not have any ideas. I cannot even write a single letter. It’s the end for me.”

Owari: “But you don’t need to die... How about taking a break from work?”

Tsuzuki: “Or changing your work environment.”

Minami: “To me, writing is the same as living. If I cannot write, I have no reason to live.”

Owari: “But how about leaving dying to after you have finished your coffee?”

Minami: “...You’re right. I might as well drink it.”

Owari: “Then excuse us.”

Owari: “If someone was to disappear from this hotel, it would without a doubt be Minami-sama.”

Tsuzuki: “Hah?”

Owari: “If someone dies at the hotel, no one will come here anymore. We will have to stop this.”

Tsuzuki: “Yes.” Izumi: (Everyone’s always really serious, so that brings laughter.)

Izumi: (It’s funny, but you can still see the worries and troubles that each character has, and that makes them seem more human.)

Izumi: (It’s something that requires the delicate acting of Winter Troupe.)

Owari: “Higashikawa, you again. What is it this time?”

Higashikawa: “Room 302 is in trouble! Please help!”

Owari: “Uwah!”

Tsuzuki: “It’s all completely wet...”

Owari: “Nishi-sama! Are you alright!?”

Nishi: “I’m sorry, I didn’t think this would happen... The facility was so old and I didn’t know how to use anything...”

Owari: “...I’m sorry for the lack of explanation.”

Owari: “Where’s Maeda from housekeeping?”

Tsuzuki: “Out for personal reasons.”

Owari: “...I’ll leave it to you, Tsuzuki.”

Tsuzuki: “...Alright.”

Owari: “Nishi-sama, I’ll prepare another room for you. This way.”

Higashikawa: “—Owner, may I have a word?”

Owari: “What is it?”

HIgashikawa: “It’s about Nishi-sama, but isn’t he a little suspicious... The way he stands reminds me of someone of the same profession.”

Higashikawa: “I think he may be a spy from another hotel.”

Owari: “Why would you spy on us?”

Higashikawa: “Well, that’s... true.”

Minami: “Hello... cough cough, no, I’m in critical condition... No, for several more days, no for two weeks, I might not be able to hold a pen.”

Minami: “No, you don’t need to worry. You don’t need to come here. It’s fine. I will definitely send it. I promise.”

Minami: “What!? You’re w-watching? Where are you always watching from...”

Kitami: “......”

Minami: “N-no way... no... you were there all this time...? I can’t do this anymore! It really is the end!”

Owari: “Minami-sama! Stop crushing yourself beneath the sofa!”

Minami: “I can’t anymore! The reaper is right there.”

Owari: “Reaper...?”

Minami: “That man is my manager, Kuroda. I’m sure he came to deliver me my ultimatum and was watching for all this time...!”

Owari: “That man... Do you mean that guest?”

Minami: “There’s no doubt about it. Kuroda will use any means necessary to get his hands on a manuscript.”

Minami: “He’s snuck into my apartment by climbing the walls before, and he’s also disguised himself as a member of a parcel delivery service to force himself in!”

Owari: “I, I see...”

Minami: “It’s the end for me! Let me die!”

Owari: “P-please wait! We will make sure Kuroda-sama and Minami-sama do not meet.”

Izumi: (Owari implicitly observes Kitami for Minami...)

Owari: “So Kitami-sama is wearing the mask so Minami-sama cannot see his face...?”

Kitami: “......”

Owari: “Even so, what is Kitami-sama doing, wandering about aimlessly in the hotel.”

Owari: “I thought he may be searching for Minami-sama, but he’s circling the staff entrance and exit too much for that...”

Higashikawa: “Owner, perfect timing.”

Owari: “Did something happen?”

Higashikawa: “There’s no doubt about it. Nishi-sama is a spy. He had made his way behind the front desk.”

Owari: “Behind the front desk?”

Tsuzuki: “And we were planning to hear what he has to say...”

Owari: “I’ll listen with you.”

Tsuzuki: “Please do.”

Owari: “Sorry for keeping you waiting.”

Nishi: “No... I’m sorry. Going behind the front desk without permission...”

Owari: “Why do such a thing?”

Nishi: “...I’m actually working at a hotel too.”

Nishi: “Ah, but don’t misunderstand me. It’s a future hotel, so we’re not competing with you in any way shape or form.”

Owari: “Hah...”

Nishi: “I learned about the history of this hotel and wanted to stay a night.”

Nishi: “And when I actually came, I wanted to work as I usually do...”

Owari: “If that’s the case, we are recruiting right now—”

Tsuzuki: “Owner...”

Nishi: “If I could apply, that would be wonderful... But I can only stay until tomorrow.”

Owari: “I see...”

Nishi: “I will not trouble you any further, so will you let me stay as planned?”

Owari: “I don’t mind...”

Nishi: “Thank you!”

Tsuzuki: “Owner, are you fine with this?”

Owari: “Well, isn’t it alright?”

Minami: “...A future hotel worker? This is... an idea...!”

Owari: “Oi, is Minami-sama alright? He’s been stuck to the table for a while now, but isn’t he trying to swallow a pen?”

Tsuzuki: “No way...”

Owari: “Minami-sama, are you alright?”

Minami: “Yes... good... I can write... Mm? What is it?”

Owari: “Ah, would you like something?”

Minami: “Coffee, please.” Owari: “Certainly. Tsuzuki.”

Tsuzuki: “I’ll bring it immediately.”

Minami: “I can write. My will to live is welling up inside of me. I can still write novels!”

Owari: “I’m glad to hear that.”

Minami: “Ah, oi, Kuroda!”

Kitami: “....?”

Minami: “I’ve finished the plot, and now—”

Minami: “Mm?”

Minami: “Hello, is this Kuroda? I’ve finished the plot and I wanted you to see, eh? You’re at my house?”

Minami: “Weren’t you in the hotel— No, it’s nothing. Alright. I’ll mail you soon.”

Minami: “Ah, it’s fine. No problem at all. This will be my best work!”

Owari: “So Kitami-sama had nothing to do with Minami-sama...”

Owari: “Fu... We’re finally able to take a breather.”

Tsuzuki: “There was a lot today, too.”

Owari: “There’s so much trouble despite the number of guests. We always have guests that come with special circumstances.” Tsuzuki: “This hotel must be the place that those who have lost their way end up at last.”

Owari: “Those who have lost their way, huh. I, the owner, am lost too.”

Owari: “I’ve fought hard to keep the hotel that has been here since my grandfather’s time, but it’s ended up like this.”

Owari: “After working at the expense of not spending time with my wife and kids, the hotel’s still suffering, and my wife and kids left me. I’m sure the hotel’s history will end with my generation.”

Owari: “I should just quit, but I don’t have the courage to do so. It’s a pitiful story.”

Owari: “Well, we may just go bankrupt once our management fails, and I won’t have to think about it.”

Tsuzuki: “There are many people that need this hotel. In fact, Minami-sama recovered here. We will not go bankrupt.”

Owari: “I hope so.”

Police: “.....”

Owari: “Welcome.”

Police: “I’m from the police. I have something to ask you.”

Higashikawa: “Eh?”

Police: “Have you seen a man like this?”

Police: “His name is Hatori Ryo, he’s wanted as a suspected murderer. A man similar to him was seen around here recently.”

Owari: “A murderer, huh... I feel like I’ve seen him before, but maybe not... With a beard like this, I’m sure I’d be able to tell instantly...”

Police: “His appearance may have slightly changed. If you have any suspicions, please contact us.”

Owari: “Understood.”

Higashikawa: “The most suspicious person is obviously Kitami-sama.”

Owari: “Suspecting him just because we’ve never seen his face is a bit... ah.”

Higashikawa: “Did something happen?”

Owari: “Well, I just remembered how Nishi-sama said someone would disappear from the hotel today.”

Higashikawa: “Eeeeeeh!? What is that!? A murder prediction!?”

Owari: “No way...”

Tsuzuki: “What’s the matter?”

Higashikawa: “We’re in big trouble, Tsuzuki-san! There may be a murderer around here!”

Higashikawa: “And someone might die in this hotel...!”

Tsuzuki: “Murderer...”

Owari: “You’re overthinking it.”

Higashikawa: “Let’s check what Kitami-sama looks like! If not, I won’t be able to sleep at night!”

Owari: “But...”

Higashikawa: “If we tell him the police told us to do so, he’ll let us!”

Owari: “And what will you do if he is the murderer?”

Higashikawa: “In that case, I’ll leave it to you, Tsuzuki-san!”

Kitami: “.......”

Higashikawa: “Kitami-sama!”

Owari: “Oi, Higashikawa.”

Kitami: “—”

Higashikawa: “I’m terribly sorry about this, but we had a tip from the police, and, uhm, would it be possible for you to take your mask off—”

Kitami: “—!”

Tsuzuki: “Wait.”

Higashikawa: “Tsuzuki-san, it’s necessary for us to check—”

Tsuzuki: “There’s no reason to do so. I am the wanted murderer.”

Owari: “Eh?”

Higashikawa: “Eeeeeh!?”

Tsuzuki: “I’m sorry for the inconvenience. I’ll turn myself into the police now.”

Owari: “No way.. Is this true...?”

Kitami: “...I finally met you. Hatori-san.”

Owari: “Eh?”

Tsuzuki: “You are—”

Kitami: “I am the son of Shitai, the person you killed.”

Tsuzuki: “I see the resemblance.”

Higashikawa: “A-are you here for revenge!?”

Owari: “Tsuzuki, you need to escape.”

Kitami: “No. I just wanted to thank Hatori-san...”

Owari: “Thank?”

Kitami: “My father, Shitai, was an absolutely despicable person.” Kitami: “Constantly blackmailing and committing fraud, being violent towards his family - he was a person that should have been killed.”

Kitami: “When I heard that my father had died, I was so relieved. I thought I had finally been released from hell.”

Tsuzuki: “There is no such thing as a human that should be killed. If you call him despicable, then I am the same, for trying to run from my sins.”

Kitami: “Even so, I was saved by you.”

Tsuzuki: “—”

Kitami: “Even if it was just one word, I wanted to thank you, Hatori-san.” Kitami: “I learned about this hotel from a friend who happened to stay here, and I wore this mask to make sure no trace remained of my being here.”

Kitami: “I ended up inconveniencing you...”

Tsuzuki: “No, getting found out was just a matter of time. I can’t keep on running away. It’s time to give up.”

Tsuzuki: “And I’m glad I met you.”

Owari: “Are you really going to turn yourself in?”

Tsuzuki: “Yes. Sorry for all the inconvenience I’ve caused you.”

Owari: “Well... why murder?” Tsuzuki: “It’s a stupid reason. I was an idiot.”

Tsuzuki: “I couldn’t work because I was taking care of my parents, and Shitai scammed me while I needed money and stole all of my assets.”

Tsuzuki: “We got into a fight because I wanted a least a little of my money back, and... I escaped, but I couldn’t even be there when my parents passed.”

Owari: “I see...”

Tsuzuki: “...At first, I only chose this quiet hotel to hide myself away from the public eye.” Tsuzuki: “But once I met you, owner, and many different guests, I found myself wanting to work at this hotel forever...”

Tsuzuki: “An unworthy dream for someone like me...”

Owari: “Those who have lost their way will find this hotel, and will recover here.”

Owari: “You were a great help. Once you’ve finished atoning from your sins, I’d like you to come back.”

Tsuzuki: “—Thank you.”

Izumi: (With Owari watching over him, Tsuzuki sets off, leaving the hotel behind him...)

Tsuzuki: “...I’m off.” Izumi: (Ah, Guy-san ad libbed. The line is dripping with his feelings towards atonement and Owari.)

Owari: “Take care.”

Izumi: (A kind expression... The warm feelings of “I’ll be waiting here forever” and the sense of softly pushing his back is what comes across to me.)

Minami: “Thanks for taking care of me for such a long time.”

Owari: “Thank you for your stay.”

Minami: “Next time, I’ll come for a leisurely vacation.”

Owari: “We’ll be waiting. Take care and stay safe.”

Owari: “Thank you for your stay.” Nishi: “No, thank you for everything.”

Owari: “Stay safe and take care.”

Nishi: “See you later, great great grandpa.”

Owari: “Eh...?”

Higashikawa: “Come to think of it, Nishi-sama does resemble you, owner.”

Owari: “—No way. ..Right?”

Owari: “Yes, this is Hotel Compass. A reservation? Of course.”

Izumi: (Both the leaving guests and Owari both have relieved expressions on their faces. The acting makes you look forward to a bright future...)

Izumi: (It makes you want to come back, it makes you feel like it’s alright to come back... almost like a ‘home’.)

Izumi: (This is the Hotel Compass Azuma-san created. A warm place, just like Azuma-san.)

Tsumugi: Thank you so much!

Hisoka: Thanks.

Tasuku: Thank you so much.

Homare: Thank you! You over there, thank you!

Guy: Thank you very much. ...Yukishiro.

Azuma: Mhm.

Azuma: Thank you for your stay at Hotel Compass. —Take care and stay safe.

Tsumugi: It’s a party, but are you all fine with doing it at Guy-san’s bar?

Tsumugi: Won’t Guy-san not be able to relax and have a drink—

Guy: No, I’m actually more relaxed here. It’s fine.

Azuma: Guy, is this glass fine?

Guy: Ah.

Tasuku: Actually why is Azuma-san behind the counter?

Azuma: It’d be difficult to serve everyone if it were just Guy.

Izumi: What about the other employee—

Hisoka: Zzz....

Tasku: Sleeping on the job, isn’t he.

Guy: Can you leave the first glass to me?

Izumi: ? Then, we’ll leave it to you.

Guy: Here you go.

Guy: It’s a cocktail that’s just been added to the menu. Vodka and curacao, along with Zafran citrus juice.

Homare: What a pretty color.

Tsumugi: Have you chosen a name for it?

Guy: “Journey”. It’s an original cocktail... I’m thinking of making it the name of the bar as well.

Izumi: You’ve finally decided on a name!

Tasuku: “Journey”, huh. It’s a nice name.

Homare: Is there an origin?

Guy: In the journey called life, there are difficult things and sad things - when you feel down, or tired, this bar can be a resting place you can casually stop by...

Guy: I want it to be an oasis like Zafra.

Izumi: Oasis... I see.

Guy: And one more thing.

Guy: After hearing Otomiya’s words and seeing Yukishiro face his past, I looked back to see if I had forgotten anything important in my past.

Guy: And what I had found was the existence of my father.

Guy: If my father, who I had parted ways with when I was very young, was in Veludo Way... I’d like to wait in this store until the time we can meet again.

Guy: To my father, I may just be a forgotten thing of the past... 

Azuma: That’s not true.

Tsumugi: I’m sure you’ll be able to reunite.

Homare: We must popularize this store in order to do so.

Azuma: Then let’s have a toast. To the success of this show and the prosperity of this bar— Cheers!

Guy: Cheers.

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Translation: Winter 7th Play [Hotel Compass] Ch. 9

Translation under the cut!

Azuma: This hallway... I would always run through here when mom told me “Wash your hands first when you get home”.

Azuma: And I would run, hungry, to the living room where mom was waiting—.

Tasuku: This was the living room, wasn’t it.

Homare: Fumu. Judging from the size of the plot... it would extend to about here.

Tsumugi: It was a large living room, huh.

Azuma: Mhm, and the kitchen was here— I would get a snack from mom and lie down on the sofa.

Azuma: Once dinner was ready, mom would call out to us from the kitchen.

Tsumugi: “Azuma, dinner’s ready.”

Tsumugi: Like that?

Tasuku: “I’m home, mom, Azuma.”

Tsumugi: “Hajime*, what about juku**?”

Tasuku: “They let us go after we had a test.”

Azuma: My brother was a bit more benign.

Guy: “I’m home.”

Tasuku: “Welcome home, dad.”

Azuma: After greeting us in the living room, dad would always go change.

Guy: “What’s for dinner tonight?”

Tsumugi: “I’ve decided on hamburger steak.”

Tasuku: “Congrats, Azuma.”

Guy: “Sounds good.”

Azuma: Come to think of it, while we had a cat, it would be sleeping by that window...”

Hisoka: Zzz...

Azuma: Mhm, curled up like that.

Azuma: And when it did, a stray cat would come up to the window to invite it to play.

Homare: I am the stray cat!?

Homare: “Nya~...”

Hisoka: “Yawn... zzz...”

Homare: “Nyanyanya!!”

Tasuku: “That cat’s come again.”

Tsumugi: “It must really want to play.”

Azuma: Fufu...

Azuma’s Mother: “I wonder if Azuma will leave the house someday. I get a little lonely when I think about it that way.”

Azuma’s Father: “I can’t even imagine it. Aren’t you being a little too hasty? You're so impatient when it comes to these things.”

Azuma’s Mother: “You’re right.”

Azuma: “I won’t go anywhere. I’ll stay here forever, close to mom and dad.”

Azuma’s Mother: “Really? But don’t be afraid to tell us if you have somewhere you want to go or something you want to do.”

Azuma’s Mother: “Because then, both mom and dad will say “Take care” and send you off.”

Azuma: —.

Azuma: (That day, I couldn’t say “Welcome home” or “I’m off” to my family that left. But—)

Azuma’s Mother: “We’re home. Thanks for staying here by yourself.”

Azuma’s Father: “We’ve bought lots of souvenirs.”

Azuma: (Welcome home.)

Hajime: “Sorry for keeping you waiting by yourself for all this time.”

Azuma: (...I’m off.)

Azuma’s Mother: “Take care, Azuma.”

Azuma: Good job with driving for that long.

Guy: I only had to drive for the way back, so it was fine.

Azuma: We better sleep before afternoon rehearsal. Especially since today’s probably going to be tough.

Guy: Director was planning to skip rehearsal for today, though.

Azuma: Everyone’s really motivated. Well, I get wanting to have rehearsal soon.

Guy: It’s better if you sleep, even for a little, to regain some energy.

Azuma: You’re right. I haven’t slept with you yet, either.

Guy: Ah, you’re right— There’s something I want to write down, so wait a moment.

Azuma: Is that...

Guy: What Otomiya said about the “Journey of life” hasn’t left my mind.

Guy: It feels right to me. What do you think?

Azuma: I think it’s a good name.

Izumi: Wah! You really do look good in your costumes for this show!

Azuma: Fufu, thanks.

Izumi: (Winter Troupe’s acting has improved drastically after they returned from their trip.

Izumi: (I think Azuma-san said something about how he was able to bring back something important that he had lost...)

Izumi: (I’m excited to see what kind of acting he’ll show me today.)

Manager: It’s nearly showtime!

Azuma: Mhm.

Azuma: Hotel Compass— a place that welcomes those looking for salvation. Let’s wholeheartedly serve our guests, in our own way.

Guy: Ah.

Tsumugi: Alright!

Tasuku: Yes.

Homare: Let us go.

Hisoka: Mhm.

Notes: *The word used here is “big brother/onii-chan” as it’s typical for japanese families to use someone’s family role when talking to them - however it’s very confusing when written in english and I changed it to Hajime’s name to make clear that Tsumugi is acting as Azuma’s mom, not Azuma himself.

**Juku is a japanese private tutoring type school (though I’ve also seen it written as cram school), and while the word itself is in use in english I just wanted to clarify.

[spark-translations]

Translation: Winter 7th Play [Hotel Compass] Ch. 8

Azuma: Something left, huh... I can’t imagine there’s anything left there, though.

Izumi: Well, we don’t know. That’s why we have to go back to check.

Azuma: But...

Guy: I’ll close the bar tomorrow.

Guy: Just as you say, Yukishiro, there might be nothing there. But you may feel better.

Guy: That alone makes it worth going.

Izumi: Let’s go, Azuma-san!

Azuma: ...I always end up giving in to your pushiness.

Azuma: Alright.

Hisoka: ...Did we bring the marshmallows?

Homare: Ah, we have five value packs.

Tsumugi: Hey Tasuku, do you use the navi from here...?

Tasuku: No, it’s here. Also, that isn’t a touch panel.

Azuma: ...Why did it end up like this?

Tasuku: I’m the only one that knows where your house is. 

Homare: We are people bound together by a common destiny, after all. If Azuma-san will go, we’ll go with you.

Tsumugi: Is what he says.

Hisoka: ...Arisu, what you say is always too much.

Azuma: Even so, we don’t need to go by car - we could have waited till tomorrow morning for the bullet train.

Tasuku: Azuma-san, you like going for a drive, don’t you?

Tsumugi: We arrive too quickly if it’s by bullet train. You need time to think things through.

Izumi: Stay safe, everyone!

Azuma: Are you not coming with us, director?

Izumi: I thought about going... but I feel like my job is to wait here for everyone to return.

Izumi: I can’t really describe it in words... ah, but if you want me to go with you, I will.

Azuma: No, wait for us, director.

Izumi: Alright.

Guy: Sorry, I’m late.

Tasuku: Nobody’s forgotten anything, right? We’ll be leaving now.

Izumi: Take care! Stay safe!

Tasuku: ...We’re here.

Azuma: I’m surprised you remember where it is - you’ve only been here once.

Tasuku: Well, it left a big impression.

Azuma: ...Fufu, there really is nothing left.

Homare: Fumu... is that so?

Homare: The structure, certainly, is gone.

Homare: But even if the structure isn’t there, isn’t there something important left inside of you, Azuma-san? Something in your memory.

Azuma: Something in my memory...

Tasuku: ...If I remember correctly, this was the entrance.

Azuma: —.

Azuma: (The color and shape of the door, the entrance porch... I remember my mom often waiting for us to come home since she forgot her key.)

Guy: —Yukishiro.

Azuma: ?

Guy: Sorry for bringing it without your permission.

Azuma: The... house key?

Guy: I suddenly thought you might need it to return home and went to get it.

Azuma : .........

Tsumugi: ...Right now, in front of you, Azuma-san, is the door to the entrance. Try opening it.

Azuma: Fufu, practicing pantomiming?

Azuma: But, you’re right. I should open it...

Azuma: (The door to the house that’s not here anymore, the house with mom, dad, and my brother—)

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hello!! would you be translating wxs's halloween event story when it comes out? thank you so much for translating their group story, theyre so sweet.... Q_Q have a nice day!! (also whats your fav group?)

hello!!! i would love to translate wxs’s halloween event story, but it really depends - i’ve been doing daily uploads of tls for around 20 something days now, and it does tire me out - so if I get a little break between finishing tling hotel compass and the event starting, I’ll probably pick it up. my fav group is wxs, though, so i really do want to tl it... let’s see how it goes!

[spark-translations]

Translation: Winter 7th Play [Hotel Compass] Ch. 7

Translation under the cut!

Azuma: I’m back.

Guy: Welcome back.

Guy: It seems sleeping with Winter Troupe worked. You look to be in good shape.

Azuma: It’s all thanks to you. Sorry for being a bother.

Guy: No, I’m sure nobody thought you were being a bother.

Azuma: Anyways, how did everything turn out for you, Guy? Did you decide on a name for the bar?

Guy: Ah... I have a couple in mind, but none of them really speak to me.

Azuma: The four character idiom dictionary’s full of sticky notes.

Azuma: I might be the same as Guy. I’m not having nightmares anymore thanks to everyone, and I’m looking to the future.

Azuma: As for the plot, I’ve found a nice person to sell it to, and there shouldn’t be anything to hesitate about, but I can’t make up my mind.

Azuma: Fufu, we’re old enough to know better, but we’re acting like lost children.

Guy: You’re right.

Azuma: The lead and co-lead can’t be like this, can they. We have to get our act together.

Guy: Come to think of it, I’ll be sleeping with you tonight.

Guy: The only other person I’ve slept with is Citronia, when we were younger - I wonder if I’ll be able to do a good job.

Azuma: Yesterday I just had a read through with the theater nerds. Tonight, I want to have a nice cocktail before bed.

Guy: That’s perfect. I’d like you to try out a new cocktail at the bar.

Azuma: A bartender that sleeps with people, huh. How fun.

Guy: Do you need a different name for when you sleep with people?

Azuma: Homare had quite the fancy name when it was his turn.

Guy: As expected of him.

Guy: What was your name when you slept with people? Though it’s a little late now, I’d like to ask why you chose it.

Azuma: Name, huh... I didn’t really have a different one.

Azuma: I told Tsumugi and Tasuku yesterday, but I slept with people to have them save me from my loneliness.

Azuma: So if I were to name myself using that four character idiom dictionary... “Waiting impatiently”, maybe?

Guy: So to wait eagerly for something.

Azuma: Mhm, that’s basically it.

Guy: ...I was always thinking about giving to customers through the bar. It didn’t occur to me that I could want something from it myself.*

Azuma: Fufu, have I given you a hint?

Izumi: The flyers are done, so I’ll leave it to you.

Salesperson: Then I’ll leave them here. Please do your best.

Izumi: Thank you so much!

Izumi: (Mhm, the flyers look great this time, too. Kazunari-kun’s designs are always appealing and stand out.)

Izumi: (Rehearsal is mostly going well, too... Thanks to everyone in Winter Troupe, Azuma-san’s acting for the last scene’s gotten a lot better.)

Izumi: (Even so, I feel like the back and forth between Azuma-san and Guy-san can improve.)

Izumi: (Should I be satisfied with how rehearsal is going and aim to improve during the show...)

Izumi: (But if there’s a trigger of some sort...)

Syu: What are ya’ doing, pulling such funny faces.

Izumi: Oh, Syu-san. Are you shopping?

Syu: I came to deliver the flyers for the show.

Izumi: You go out of your way to do it yourself, Syu-san?

Syu: I’ve always been partial to this place. I was planning to have a drink here, so I decided to deliver them while I was at it.

Izumi: Ah, then how about we pray for the successes of our shows and have a drink?

Syu: Hah... you just want to ask me about your dad, don’t cha’. Just one drink, then.

Izumi: Alright!

Guy: (There aren’t too many customers today, so I will probably be able to close early. I should think of a name for the bar...)

Izumi: Good evening, Guy-san.

Syu: Excuse me.

Guy: Welcome.

Syu: ...What are those notes?

Izumi: Ah, were you thinking of a name for the bar?

Syu: You’re thinking of that now, huh. With that long string of kanji, the atmosphere of the bar’ll be ruined.

Guy: Citronia lent me a four character idiom dictionary. I picked some out of there.

Syu: Aren’t four character idioms a bit too old-fashioned for this bar?

Azuma: Oya, what a rare customer.

Syu: As expected of a store run by the new troupe. If I’m here, someone will catch me.

Izumi: (Everyone here’s such an adult... I feel like I shouldn’t be here...)

Azuma: Come to think of it, I’m looking for someone in need of a plot right now, but are you interested, Syu-san?

Syu: Plot? What is it, all of a sudden?

Azuma: It’s not in the city, but since you tour out there often I thought you would have a good way to use it.

Azuma: Plus, you probably have a lot of spare money.

Izumi: (Throwing a sales pitch with no hesitation... as expected of Azuma-san...)

Syu: Not interested, but I’ll listen to what you have to say about it while we drink.

Azuma: It was the plot my house was built on, and even though I inherited it, I don’t know how to use it. And it’s tasteless to just make it a parking lot...

Syu: It’s something your parents left you, isn’t it? Are you fine with letting it go so easily?

Azuma: I didn’t mean to do so easily... Maybe I’m just heartless.

Syu: Let’s see. Well, even if it’s something your parents left you, the one who decides what happens is you.

Syu: I left my home once, and lived a life without theater.

Syu: But I joined MANKAI Company, then left it... And I ended up keeping my family’s troupe going as the second generation.

Azuma: Why?

Syu: ...Because it was still there.

Izumi: Still there?

Syu: I thought the old troupe didn’t have anything I wanted or should do, and that there wasn’t a place for me anymore.

Syu: But when I returned after having my brother cry and cling to me, I found something worth inheriting.

Azuma: That means—

Syu: I promised to only have one drink. Thanks.

Azuma: ........

Syu: “Journey of life.”

Azuma: Eh?

Syu: Life is a journey. Even if you go past a path thinking there’s nothing there, if you turn around, most of the time something will remain.

Syu: Even what you think is an empty lot might have something left.

Azuma: —.

Guy: —.

Syu: See ya’.

Guy: ...Thank you. We look forward to seeing you again.

Notes:

*Not really confident in my wording here so I’d like to clarify - Guy means that he wants something from the bar as an idea/entity, not something physical like a drink - I imagine it’s positive emotions such as happiness.

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Translation: Winter 7th Play [Hotel Compass] Ch. 6

Translation under the cut!

Tsumugi: I wonder if Azuma-san’s alright...

Guy: I wonder how sleeping with room 205 went.

Tasuku: I’m sure Mikage just ate marshmallows by himself and slept, and Arisugawa would probably read out poems forever and keep everyone awake.

Izumi: I can really imagine it...

Azuma: Good morning.

Homare: Hello, gentlemen! It’s a beautiful morning!

Hisoka: Yawn...

Tsumugi: How was sleeping with each other?

Azuma: It was very comfortable.

Homare: I had fallen asleep while reading my poems.

Hisoka: ...I slept while eating marshmallows.

Tasuku: Just as I thought.

Azuma: But I didn’t have any nightmares, and I had a good night’s sleep.

Tsumugi: I’m glad.

Guy: Your complexion seems good today as well.

Izumi: Then let’s start rehearsal!

Azuma: “Thank you for staying.”

Hisoka: “No, thank you for everything.”

Azuma: “Stay safe and take care.”

Izumi: (Mhm, it’s a lot smoother than yesterday.)

Izumi: It’s a lot better!

Izumi: I think if you could put a little bit of your Owari’s emotions into your lines, it’d be good.

Azuma: My Owari’s emotions...

Tsumugi: You’ve improved a lot from yesterday, so let’s continue to make it better.

Azuma: That’s what I’ll do.

Azuma: Oh, I just remembered that I’ll be sleeping with you and Tasuku today.

Tasuku: I never thought I would be sleeping with people like this.

Azuma: It’s fine. It might help you with a role in the future.

Tasuku: Well, everything is experience.

Azuma: I’m excited to see how you’ll sleep with me.

Tsumugi: I’m not sure if I’ll be able to do it well, but I’ll do my best!

Azuma: Excuse me.

Tsumugi: Uhm... please sit down for the time being.

Azuma: Is here alright?

Tasuku: .........

Tsumugi: .........

Tasuku: Uh... what should we do next?

Azuma: I’ll leave it to you.

Tsumugi: I worried over how to arrange the futons - all next to each other, everyone in the same one - but I couldn’t decide...

Azuma: I don’t really mind, but being in the same futon as Tasuku sounds suffocating.

Tsumugi: You’re right, it’s always warm next to Tasuku. Probably because his body temperature’s so high.

Azuma: Maybe it’s the muscles.

Tasuku: I’m sorry I’m so suffocating.

Tsumugi: When we were students, Tasuku was always forced to sit in the place where the AC was the strongest. He was always told to cool down.

Tsumugi: It’s perfect during the winter, though.

Tasuku: Don’t treat a human like a heat pack.

Tsumugi: Ah, sorry, we were talking about the futon—

Azuma: Fufu. What a cute beginner.

Tsumugi: Uhm, could you teach me about sleeping with people?

Azuma: Tsumugi’s so serious.

Azuma: ...My sleeping with people means I “sleep” with them.

Azuma: But that didn’t mean I would sleep right next to them - it would always be up to the customer.

Azuma: There were a lot of different customers, including some eccentric ones.

Azuma: But everyone just pretended that they “wanted to sleep well” and actually, everyone was facing their own worries and being trapped by them.

Azuma: They desperately try to hide it and come to you wanting to escape from reality.

Azuma: On the outside, everyone is smiling and everything seems to be smooth sailing, but you don’t know what they’re like on the inside. It might be that they’re just putting on a strong front.

Azuma: ...Just like I was before.

Tasuku: ..........

Azuma: Nobody is just looking for a good night’s sleep. They’re looking for salvation.

Azuma: So be everyone’s refuge for one night, and when the sun rises, send them out with a “Take care”...

Tsumugi: It’s almost like Owari, from the show.

Azuma: Maybe that’s true... But when I slept with people, the one looking for salvation was really me.

Tsumugi: .........

Azuma: Anyways, you don’t need to sleep with me if you don’t want to. If I feel the presence of people around me, I’m sure I won’t have nightmares.

Tasuku: You should have said that earlier.

Azuma: Sorry, sorry. You’re so cute when you’re worried.

Tasuku: Actually, what happened to the plot?

Azuma: I had an acquaintance express interest.

Azuma: But because I asked, they offered to pay more than the price I put it up for. I’m grateful, but I’m not sure about what to do.

Azuma: If it’s going to stay an empty plot forever, I would feel bad for the purchaser and my parents...

Tsumugi: You’re thinking about the future, huh.

Azuma: Even though it’s an empty plot now, it is land my parents chose.

Azuma: ...Alright then, should we sleep now?

Tasuku: ...Since there are three of us, should we have a read-through?

Azuma: I’ve never heard of sleeping with a theater nerd... Well, it’s fine.

Tasuku: You brought your script with you.

Azuma: I thought this would happen.

Tsumugi: As expected of you.

Azuma: Mm...

Azuma: Wait, when did I fall asleep?

Tsumugi: Good morning.

Azuma: Did Tasuku go for a run?

Tsumugi: Mhm. I was woken up by him and was told that I should be up before Azuma-san.

Azuma: I see. Thank you.

Tsumugi: ...Last night, you said you were looking for salvation. Is it alright if I ask you what that salvation was?

Azuma: —I didn’t think you would ask me that directly.

Tsumugi: ...Sorry.

Azuma: No, it’s fine. Remember when me and the director got trapped together during our debut performance?

Azuma: Everyone came to find us... and Tsumugi, you reached out your hand.

Tsumugi: “I was worried. Now, let’s go.”

Azuma: —It was like you pulled me out of my lonely darkness, and that made me happy.

Azuma: In that instant, I was saved.

Tsumugi: ...I see.

Tsumugi: Then we’ll save you as many times as it takes. Reaching out my hand, just like this—.

Azuma: —.

Azuma: Thank you, Tsumugi.

[spark-translations]

Translation: Winter 7th Play [Hotel Compass] Ch. 5

Translation under the cut!

Guy: ..........

Citron: Guy. You're looking roomy* as always!

Guy: What look is that?

Citron: <Are things going well?>

Guy: ?

Guy: <Well, I guess they are.>

Citron: That’s what you call a sweet peach!**

Guy: What is that.

Citron: I’ll lend you this.

Guy: A four character idiom dictionary?

Citron: You might be able to use it to think of a name for the bar.

Guy: I see... I’ll take a look. Thank you.

Citron: Sheesh, you’re such a spoonful***!

Azuma: ........

Guy: Yukishiro? Did something happen?

Azuma: No, just thinking. —What is that?

Guy: I borrowed it from Citronia. He said it might help me think of a name for the bar.

Azuma: I see. It’s very prince-like.

Guy: ...What’s that key?

Azuma: My house key. There’s no reason to still have it though, with my house being gone and all.

Guy: .........

Azuma: Sorry, sorry, it’s fine. I have that tonight, too.

Guy: Ah—.

Azuma: Excuse me.

Homare: Welcome to the winter harasho sleepy sleepy paradise, room 205, the place to sleep with others!

Hisoka: Zzz...

Azuma: What a name.

Azuma: I never thought I would be the customer when sleeping with others.

Homare: But it is a good idea, is it not?

Homare: If Winter Troupe sleeps with you in rotation, you, Azuma-san, will no longer have nightmares, and Guy-san doesn’t have to close his store forever!

Azuma: You’re right.

Homare: Now, I’ve prepared a pillow for you that is famous among the editors for granting a beautiful night’s sleep!

Homare: And to further guarantee it, I’ve created many poems and even prepared some herbal tea!

Azuma: Amazing. It feels fun, almost like a sleepover.

Homare: Lack of sleep isn’t good - make sure to sleep well.

Azuma: Then I’ll take you up on your kind offer.

Homare: Zzz...

Azuma: Oya oya... If you fall asleep now, you’ll get sick.

Azuma: Good night.

Hisoka: ...Sleeping with people wouldn’t be a good job for Arisu.

Azuma: You woke up?

Hisoka: I thought it would turn out like this, so I slept beforehand.

Azuma: I see. Here, a gift - fruit marshmallows.

Hisoka: ...Nom.

Hisoka: ...Munch munch. It’s good.

Azuma: I’m glad.

Hisoka: ...Do you want to throw away your past, Azuma?

Azuma: That’s quite direct.

Azuma: ...I don’t know. I might have thought that before.

Azuma: What I lost was so substantial, and so sad, and even remembering it was so painful...

Azuma: But I don’t want to forget my precious family. So at the very least, I don’t think of it like that.

Hisoka: ...That’s good.

Hisoka: ...I wanted to throw away my past. I thought it would be better to not have a past, so I could move forward.

Hisoka: ...But that was wrong. I can’t throw it away, even now— it’s an important part of me.

Azuma: .........

Hisoka: ...Azuma’s similar to me, so I thought that your trying to sell the plot was because you wanted to throw away your past.

Azuma: ...It’s not that I want to throw it away, but it might be something similar.

Azuma: You and Guy, everyone else, too - you’ve conquered your past and you’re moving forward. I’m still trapped by that day.

Azuma: Even if I think I’ve progressed, I always end up back where I started.

Azuma: And that’s just so pathetic, and if I’m to be pulled back to that empty place, I thought it might be better to just let go.

Hisoka: ...It’s empty?

Azuma: It is just a plot now.

Hisoka: ...Hm. I don’t really get it, but I’m glad I could go to that cliff with Winter Troupe.

Hisoka: There was nothing left, but I think I changed because I went.

Hisoka: ...So, you’ll be fine, Azuma. You’ll move forward. I don’t have any reasoning, though.

Azuma: ...Hisoka really is strong.

Hisoka: ...No. Everyone made me strong.

Hisoka: Yawn...

Azuma: Sleepy?

Hisoka: ...All that talking made me tired, so I’ll sleep now.

Hisoka: Zzz...

Azuma: Fufu, good night.

Azuma: ...I wonder if I’ll be able to become strong, too.

Azuma: .........

Notes:

*Actually “gloomy”

**I tried to figure out what he meant here but I couldn’t (I discussed it with members of A3 wikicord too, but no one could figure it out). For reference, Citron said “甘いモモ”. Please dm me or send in an ask if you figure it out!

***Actually “handful”