Translation of Audio for Harurin Mook! This is long so it’s going under a cut.
If that audio isn't working here is a download link.
Rin: Ah~ the lone shift.... all I can do is read a magazine.
*siren*
Rin: Woah! A case? Perfect, I was just starting to get bored! What is it tonight? A mysterious phantom thief appearing in a multimillionaire’s mansion? Or rival gangs duking it out over a smuggled diamond? Or...”
Mikoshiba: “A sensor has been tripped at the aquarium in the Samezuka Station district! We believe there is a trespasser. Please head to the site immediately, Shark!”
Rin: “I said don’t call me ‘Shark’! ...Wait, the aquarium?“
*************************
Rin: “It seems that the sensor was tripped near this large tank, but there’s nothing weird here... Maybe it was a false alarm? Like a big rat set it off when it passed by or something...?”
Rin: “Eh? I think I just saw something swimming...”
Rin: “Woa-...?! A merman? Wah! Amazing...! But why is he...?”
Rin: “I can’t just stand here! I have to talk to him.”
*runs up stairs*
Rin: “If I go above the big tank, I’ll probably able to talk to him. If I go through this door, I think I’ll be able to get to the big tank.
Rin: “Hey!”
Haru: “Hm?”
Rin: “...Huh? You’re walking? You have legs...?!”
Haruka: “...What?”
Rin: “...Was that you, swimming just now?”
Haruka: “Yes.”
Rin: “Wait, but... just a second ago you didn’t have legs, but I fish tail...”
Rin: “What...are you?”
Haruka: “I’m...”
*************************
Rin: “Free -Eternal Summer- Another story”
Haruka: “Forbidden Last Only Power”
*************************
Rin: “I’m going to interrogate you now. You’re being charged with trespassing in the aquarium. Understand? Now answer truthfully. Let’s start with your name.”
Haruka: “Nanase Haruka.”
Rin: “Pretty girly name.”
Haruka: “You’re one to talk.”
Rin: “Huh? ...Wait, hey, how do you know my name?”
Haruka: “I saw it when you were writing in your officer’s journal. Matsuoka Uzu...”
Rin: “It’s not ‘Uzu’, it’s Rin! Just how many girls do you know named ‘Uzu’?!”
Rin: “So, what’s your occupation?”
Haruka: “...none.”
Rin: “Age?”
Haruka: “I forgot.”
Rin : “Hey! ...whatever. The next question’s the important one here.”
Rin: “What... are you?”
Haruka: “A half-fish-man.”
Rin: “Are you fucking with me?”
Haruka: “Let go. Your face is really close. I’ve only said the truth. What’s with you, anyway? You keep asking the same thing over and over again. Are you the one fucking with me?”
Rin: “...Ugh, we’re getting nowhere. What’s a half-fish-man anyway? I mean, you’ve got legs!”
Haruka: “That’s how my body works.”
Rin: “What’s that supposed to mean? Explain in detail!”
Haruka: “Actually, I’m hungry. Feed me something first.”
Rin: “...Tsk, fine. But once you’ve eaten, you better talk. I’ll get you the expected katsudon*.”
Haruka: “I’d rather have salt-grilled mackerel.”
Rin: “Huh? You sure do have some balls for a trespasser! Fine, no food at all for you.”
Haruka: “...then hurry up and let me out of here!”
Rin: “No way, I still don’t trust you. But the night is young, so let’s have some fun, shall we...?”
Haruka: “...So annoying.”
*************************
Rin: “Until we’ve finished the investigation, I’m gonna have to ask you wait in a cell.”
Haruka: “...”
Rin: “C’mon, don’t pout.”
Haruka: “Water...”
Rin: “Alright, I can get you some water at least. Wait here.”
Rin: “Oops, sorry... Who left a bucket sitting here?! Water spilled everywhere! Hey, you didn’t get wet did you?"
Rin: “Wha...?! ...A tail?! You were a normal human just a second ago!”
Haruka: “I told you didn’t I? I just get like this naturally when I touch water.”
Rin: “Eh...? W-well, no matter if you’re a half-fish-man or whatever, you’re still a trespasser! I’ll bring you some water, so just sit there.”
*************************
Gou: “Good morning big brother! Here’s breakfast!”
Rin: “Morning, Gou”
Gou: “Big brother, you seem to be more tired than usual.”
Rin: “Ah, well I captured a weird guy last night.”
Gou: “Weird?”
Rin: “Trespassing at the aquarium last night was... A half-fish-man.”
Gou: “A half-fish-man!”
Rin: “Well, that’s what he says, at least.”
Gou: “That’s amazing, Oniichan! And speaking of half-fish-man, isn’t there some story? That if you eat their flesh...”
Rin: “Then you become immortal?”
Gou: “No! That’s if you eat a merman’s flesh! With half-fish-men, it’s all about muscles! MUSCLES!”
Rin: “Huh? Muscles?”
Gou: “That’s right! If you eat the flesh of a half-fish-man, then you don’t get eternal life, you get eternally beautiful muscles! Beautiful, super-strong, perfect muscles...! AHH!!”
Rin: “O-oh.... Is that so? That’s good.”
Gou: “Oh, big brother. You should be going to work soon shouldn’t you?”
Rin: “It’s already this late?! Then I’ll be going, Gou!”
Gou: “Bye!”
*************************
Officer: “Matsuoka-san, good morning.”
Rin: “Good morning.”
Rin: “Hm...? That guy with Sousuke is...?”
Sasabe: “So please, we promise we won’t bring any charges against him.”
Rin: “What’s going on?”
Sousuke: “Oh, Rin. Perfect timing. The manager of the aquarium is saying he wants us to release the trespasser.”
Rin: “Eh? Release? Even with your request, we’re still in the middle of questioning him, and we don’t know anything about him.”
Sasabe: “Can’t you manage something? I’ll look after him!”
Rin: “But... why would you offer to take in a total stranger...?”
Sasabe: “Well, isn’t it obvious? I’m planning on hiring him! Gahaha!”
Rin: Huh?
****
Rin: I came by the aquarium because I was curious, but there’s so many people here!
Sasabe: “Mic test. Everyone! Inside this large tank for the first time ever on display is a legendary mermaid! Please go right ahead and take a look. Tickets are on sale in the store”
Viewer A: “Oh...”
Viewer B: “That’s amazing...”
Viewer C: “Is he real?”
Viewer B: “No way. He’s just wearing a mermaid’s fin and swimming around.”
Viewer C: “Still, it’s pretty well done.”
Viewer A: “But he’s staying under water the whole time! Can he breathe?”
Person: “Manager, Excuse me. Geeze, are you counting your money again?
Sasabe: “One, two, three... This guy is amazing! Profits were so low we were just about to go under and I didn’t know what I was gonna do, but we’re back in business now! Gahahahahaha!!”
***
Rin: Hey! The place is closed now.
Haruka: “You again? No one except aquarium employees are supposed to come near the tank. That includes policemen.”
Rin: “Come on, don’t be like that. I didn’t come to arrest you today. Can we talk? I brought a grilled mackerel bentou.”
Haruka: “Mackerel?!”
***
Rin: “Shall we sit on a bench around here? Here you go. You’re grilled mackerel bentou.”
Haruka: “Thank you”
Rin: “So...are you eating well?”
Haruka: “They prepare all my meals for me. I don’t lack anything.”
Rin: “Well, you might not lack anything but... aren’t you stuck in that tank all day? Are you really ok with that? You’re an attraction now.”
Haruka: “I don’t really care. As long as I can swim I’m fine with that.”
Rin: “You’re ‘fine’ with that...?”
Haruka: “Do you not have anything to do?”
Rin : “Huh?”
Haruka : “You come to watch every day.”
Rin : “Ah... You noticed...? I do have things to do. But that’s not the point... What about you? Don’t you get bored, just staying in the water all day?”
Haruka : “Bored?”
Rin : “Yeah. Even though you have such an interesting body because you’re a merman...”
Haruka : “Not really... I’ve never thought about it.”
Rin : “What do you mean ‘Not really’...”
Haruka : “And I’m not a merman. I’m a half-fish-man.”
Rin : “You’re so insistent... Besides, they’re pretty much the same. How are they different?”
Haruka : “Thanks for the meal. Bye.”
Rin: “Ah... Hey!”
Haruka : “What? Let go of my arm.”
Rin : “I just really don’t get it. Living a life where you’re stuck in a tank, staring at the same sight day after day...”
Haruka : “...It has nothing to do with you.”
Rin : “It does!... What would you do if I said that?”
Haruka : “...Huh?”
Rin : “There aren’t any customers at night, so you can leave, right? Come with me.”
Haruka : “Come with you...?”
Rin : “I’ll show you a sight not even a merman has seen before!”
***
Rin : “What do ya think, Haru? Awesome, right? It’s a million-dollar view! Not even a mermen has seen this, right?”
Haruka: “Yeah...”
Rin : “What is it? Are you so moved you can’t even speak?”
Haruka : “...It’s similar to being surrounded by shining plankton and jellyfish on the sea floor.”
Rin : “Eh? ...Ugh, all right! Then next!”
***
Rin : “How about this place? This park’s sakura are really something to see right now!”
Rin: “Oh, Hey! You’ve got a petal stuck on your cheek. It’s like a pink scale..."
Haruka : “It’s just a petal...”
*gust of wind*
Haruka: “The sakura...”
Rin : “It’s a sakura storm! How’s this? This is a sight a merman’s never seen this before, right?”
Haruka : “Swimming through a school of tropical fish is similar to this...”
Rin : “Uuhg...Umm! Then, next is over there!”
***
*Panting*
Rin: A really popular action film!
Haruka: It’s like a flying fish jumping and diving.
***
*Panting*
Rin: A grand cruise ship parked in the harbor!
Haruka: Ships can be seen from the ocean.
Rin: UGH!
***
*Panting*
Rin: Stained glass on a cathedral!
Haruka: It’s similar to light shining into the ocean.
Rin: No matter what famous places we go to in this city, you’re completely unmoved...
***
Rin : “...So, what about here?! I’m sure they don’t have any amusement parks in the ocean right?”
Haruka : “I don’t really think anything of it...”
Rin : “...Eh? This is no good too?”
Rin : “Wait, no, not yet! Amusement parks aren’t just for looking at, come on! I’m gonna get you to ride that ferris wheel! Come on! Give me your hand.”
Rin : “Hey, what’s wrong? You don’t want to go?
Haruka: “No...”
Rin: “What? Would you rather ride the roller coaster? Or you want the haunted house? Ooh, I know! That hot dog stand over there! Their special double dog is the most delicious thing you’ve ever tasted!”
Haruka : “I don’t get it...”
Rin : “Huh?”
Haruka: “Why are you so desperate... to show me these things?”
Rin : “Why...? Well, that nightscape, the sakura in the park, the movie theater, the cruise ship, the cathedral, this theme park, and even the hot dogs... they’re all things I like!”
Haruka : “Why would you want to show them to someone else?”
Rin : “Huh ...Isn’t it obvious? I want to share that feeling with them.”
Haruka : “Share it...?”
Rin : “Yeah. It’s that feeling where you think, ‘I know this would be way more interesting if I was seeing it with them!’”
Haruka : “more interesting...”
Rin : “Hey, Haru. Don’t you ever feel like that? Feel like, ‘I really want to show this thing I love to someone else!’...?”
Haruka : “I... huh?”
Rin : “Huh? Who the hell are you guys?”
Man A : “We don’t have any use for you.”
*Wham*
Rin: “Ugh”
Man B: “Come.”
Haruka: “Hey! Let me go!”
Dude: “Take the merman to the car!”
***
Haruka: “Where are you taking me? Let go!”
Dude: “Calm down. I want to punch you too.”
Dude2: “Come on get in the trunk.”
Haruka: “NO!”
Dude 3: “Just put up with it until we get to the boss’s place.”
Haruka: “Hey! Let me out of here!”
Dude: “The boss is waiting for us at a hideout just outside the city.”
Dude 2: “Got it. Then let’s get this guy there as soon as possible.”
Rin : “Wait! Dammit!”
Girl: “Hey! Don’t just stand in the middle of the road. You’re in the way!”
Guy: “Hurry up and move!”
Rin: “Huh? ...A car!”
Rin : “Sorry, I’m on a case! I need to borrow this.”
Girl: “EH!? What are you doing?”
Guy: “I didn’t say you could get in!?”
Girl: “What are you doing?”
Guy: “Hey!”
Rin: “Thanks for your help in our investigation!”
Guy: “What was that just now?”
Girl: “Well if you don’t have a car then I’m leaving. Bye.”
Guy: “Wait!”
Rin: “Those guys are driving so crazy! Damn it!”
*Crash*
Rin: “Ah... ugh... I guess I can’t use the car anymore...”
Rin : “I’m not gonna let them get away with this! Wait for me, Haru!”
Rin: “I finally found them. That’s their car.”
Rin: “Haru, are you ok?! Damn, of course they wouldn’t leave him in the trunk.”
Rin : “Dammit, where’d they go?!”
Rin : “Eh? There’s something on the ground. Oh? This is... a sakura petal? Even though there aren’t any sakura trees around here, why...”
Rin: “Oh!”
Flashback Rin: ““Oh, you’ve got a petal stuck on your cheek. It’s like a pink scale..."
Flashback Haruka : “It’s just a petal...”
Rin : “It’s a petal from then...? Which means... Haru is in this building right?”
Rin : “Just you wait! I’m gonna save you!”
***
Dude: “Boss, we’ve brought you the merman. We put him in the tank as per your orders.”
Kisumi: “Thank you. Good work everyone.”
Kisumi : “I see... So you really are a merman! Hmhm! The flesh of a merman makes you immortal... You’ll fetch a pretty penny!”
Haruka : “I’m not a merman! I’m a half-fish-man.”
Kisumi : “Wow, that’s even more interesting! But...hm, that does present a problem.”
Haruka: “?”
Kisumi : “Now I want you for myself...”
Haruka : “Don’t grab my arm. That hurts... Let me go!”
Rin: “Haru!”
Kisumi: “*sigh* What? Are you a policeman? His friend? Unfortunately, we’ve no use for a mere human..."
Rin : “Erk... Machine guns are illegal you know.”
Kisumi: “I have to use unusual means to get what I want. Go lock this cop in the basement.”
***
Rin : “Dammit! Hey! Let me out of here!”
Dude 2: “Calm down.”
***
Kisumi: “Now the distractions are out of the way. I wonder what half-fish-men tastes like. I guess I really do need to get a taste myself first!”
Kisumi: “So, will you come with me?”
Haruka : “Unfortunately...!”
Kisumi: “Eh, wah! Hey! You broke the tank! Even though I went through all the trouble to prepare it just for you.”
Haruka : “Unfortunately, I have no intentions of swimming for your personal amusement.”
Kisumi : “Wait! Our prey is escaping! After him!”
Haruka : “Looks like our positions from before have been reversed...”
Rin : “Don’t stand there babbling, get me out of here!”
Haruka : “But I don’t have a key.”
Dude: “He went in the basement! Hurry! Don’t hurt the merman!
Rin : “Tsk, they’re here... You’re the one they’re looking for! Go ahead and escape on your own!”
Haruka : “...But what about you?”
Rin : “Who knows. I’m sure backup will come. Now what’re you waiting for? They’re coming! Hurry!”
Haruka : “...I can’t.”
Rin : “Huh?!”
Haruka : “I can’t leave alone. There’s something I want to show you.”
Rin : “Eh?”
Haruka : “A sight a human like you has never seen before. This time I’ll be the one to show you.”
Rin : “Haru...are you saying...”
Rin : “Haha! All right, then let’s go see it! ...Is what I’d like to say, but given our circumstances, that might be difficult...”
Haruka : “Drink my blood.”
Rin : “...Huh?”
Haruka : “I don’t have time to explain. Just do it.”
Rin : “You’ve gotta be kidding me! Your blood?! What the hell are you talking about...?!”
Haruka : “Do it and you’ll find out.”
Rin : “...Augh, dammit!”
Rin: “Power is...”
Rin : “UUWOOOH!”
Dude: “We found him. Catch the mermaid!”
Dude: “Wait. Something is weird here.”
Dude: “He broke the bars!”
Dude: “He’s not human!”
Dude: “Tell the boss!”
Rin: “What’s with them? I was thinking I’d to fight them! But they ran away.”
Haruka: “You were planning to fight them?”
Rin: “Oh, I returned to normal. This is a merman’s power...?”
Haruka : “I keep telling you, I’m a half-fish-man...”
Rin : “Haha, you really are something!”
Haruka: “Hey! Don’t just drape your arm over me!”
Rin: “This much is fine isn’t it?”
Rin : “Well, shall we go? Show me, Haru, that sight I’ve never seen before!”
Haruka : “All right!”
***
6th-grade Rin : “...And that’s the dream I had! You were a half-fish-man, and I was a policeman! And we were both adults, too! Doesn’t that sound amazing?!”
6th-grade Haruka : “...Mind if I ask something?”
Rin : “Hm?”
Haruka : “How did you dream up such a stupid dream?”
Rin : “What was that~~~?! Geez, there’s no helping you, Nanase... You should dream more! A ‘my sunshine’ dream where you’re facing your future like mine! You know...?”
Rin: “...by the way....”
Haruka : “...What?”
Rin : “...Err, I was just wondering if maybe you really are a half-fish-man.”
Haruka : “As if that’s even possible.”
Rin : “Right?!”
*Katsudon being served in interrogation rooms is a cultural thing in Japan. Katsudon after WW2 was a luxury to the common folk and so when people were captured they figured they would never eat it again in prison, so when taken to interrogation rooms policemen would go out and buy them Katsudon out of their own salaries in hopes that the prisoner would be so moved from eating it again that they’d confess to everything. It’s a very cliched trope from cop dramas at the time, but I don’t know how much it actually happened in real life.
