Shout out to the April Fools a3! Home Screen dialogue where Tsumugi was like “haha… um… I think my April fools joke was a little TOO convincing” and then immediately after Tasuku is like “TSUMUGI IS MARRIED???? NOOOOO!!”
A3! Backstage Story Translation - Tsumugi Tsukioka SSR - Treasure Hunt: TSUMUGI - Part 3
tysm to fuyugumiyuri on twitter for providing a video of the story!
also proofread by myuntachis!
Tsumugi: The camera is rolling but… I don’t know if I’m doing this right.
Tsumugi: (I was given the next hint earlier. It’s “Pretending we’re in an 80s drama”…) (1)
Tsumugi: (I'm pretty sure I know where I'm supposed to go… The question is how to get there.)
Tsumugi: I’ll look it up… Umm, transfer information…
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Tsumugi: (I’m pretty sure we were around here last time… Ah, that motorcycle…)
Tasuku: …
Tsumugi: (… There he is.)
Tsumugi: … Tasuku.
Tasuku: … You’re finally here.
Tsumugi: It takes quite some time to get here by train, you know?
Tasuku: That so? I usually come here by car or motorcycle, so I didn’t know.
Tasuku: But still, you figured the hint out, huh?
Tsumugi: Of course I did. That was memorable for me, too.
[Flashback starts]
Tasuku: Phew…
Tsumugi: Oh, are you done doing maintenance on your motorcycle?
Tasuku: Yeah. What are you watching?
Tsumugi: A drama that was added to streaming services.
Tsumugi: It’s an 80s drama that was pretty popular back in the day. I was curious, so I started watching it.
Tsumugi: I’d heard of it by name, of course, but I’d never actually seen it.
Tsumugi: It’s interesting, and I can see why people call it a masterpiece.
Tasuku: I see.
Tsumugi: … Oh.
Tasuku: What’s up?
Tsumugi: … Are you doing anything else today, Tasuku?
Tasuku: I’m not doing anything after this, no…
Tsumugi: I’ve got a favor I’d like to ask of you, then.
Tasuku: ?
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Tasuku: I was wondering what the favor could be, but to think you’d suddenly ask me to give you a ride on my motorcycle… That’s rare.
Tsumugi: I was just thinking that most times we go out together, we end up using the car.
Tsumugi: Though that’s because I usually have you go shopping with me.
Tsumugi: There were a lot of people riding together in the drama I was watching earlier. It made me want to go on a motorcycle ride.
Tasuku: You’re surprisingly easy to influence.
Tsumugi: You’re the last person I want to hear that from.
Tasuku: Have you decided on where we’re going?
Tsumugi: Hmmm… I don’t have anywhere in particular in mind, so I’ll leave it to you. I’m sure you know more places that are easier to get to by motorcycle than I do.
Tasuku: You’re the one that invited me, y’know… Here's a helmet.
Tsumugi: Mhm. Thanks, Tasuku.
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Tsumugi: … You really do love the sea, Tasuku.
Tasuku: … I figured that since we’re using the motorcycle, I should take the chance to take you somewhere we don’t usually go.
Tsumugi: It does feel refreshing since it’s not the usual nearby beach.
Tsumugi: It’s early summer, so there aren’t many people here… It’s nice and comfortable.
Tsumugi: Also, the wind felt really nice when I was riding on your motorcycle.
Tasuku: I see. Glad to hear that.
Tsumugi: Somehow, the water here seems clearer than at the beach we usually go to. It feels like I could find star sand here.
Tasuku: Star sand?
Tsumugi: It was pretty popular in the past, wasn’t it? They said if you put it in a bottle, your wishes would come true.
Tsumugi: I remember a girl in elementary school had one as a keychain.
Tasuku: Oh… That. I sorta remember it now.
Tasuku: There’s no way that kind of sand exists in this place, though.
Tsumugi: We won’t know unless we look.
Tasuku: If you get that close to the water, your shoes will get wet.
Tsumugi: Hmmm… You’re right, there’s no star sand here.
Tasuku: Obviously. If you want to find some, go to a southern island.
Tsumugi: …
Tsumugi: … Hup.
[Splash]
Tasuku: Wh… Hey! What’s gotten into you all of a sudden?
Tsumugi: Ahaha, I’m pretending we're in an 80s drama.
Tsumugi: In the one I'm watching, the main character splashes her boyfriend with water because he said something unromantic. I wanted to try imitating that.
Tasuku: That again…
Tasuku: But if that’s what you’re trying to do, you won’t complain if I retaliate…!
[Splash]
Tsumugi: Cold…! Ahaha, one more time!
[Splash]
Tasuku: Take this!
[Splash]
[Flashback ends]
Tsumugi: … Even though we were both soaked to the bone, neither of us caught a cold.
Tasuku: If it were this time of year, we’d have frozen to death.
Tsumugi: You’d be fine, I think.
Tasuku: Geez… Anyway, that’s not what we’re here for today, right?
Tasuku: … Here you go.
Tsumugi: Is this… Star sand?
Tsumugi: Fufu.
Tasuku: … Why are you laughing.
Tsumugi: Ah, no… I imagined you picking this out and it just seemed kind of cute.
Tsumugi: And I’m happy you remember what I told you. … Thank you, Tasuku.
Tasuku: This is just decorative, so if you want to find actual star sand, go to a southern island.
Tsumugi: Ahaha, maybe I’ll take you along with me then?
Tsumugi: … Achoo!
Tasuku: … Guess it’s time for us to go back. It seems like it’s going to get even colder after the sun sets.
Tsumugi: You’ll give me a ride home, won’t you?
Tasuku: *Sigh*… Obviously.
Tasuku: Why are you even asking when you already know the answer?
Tsumugi: Fufu, sorry.
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Tsumugi: Ummm… I’ll put the sand here, and the game kit here… Oh? I can't seem to fit it all in… Then, like this…?
Tsumugi: … Ack, it came out blurry this time.
Tasuku: Geez, you never change…
[Snap]
Tsumugi: … Okay, it finally came out well! Now I just need to post it…
Tsumugi: This should be good, right?
Tasuku: I think it is.
Tsumugi: Alright. … Hehe.
Tsum-Tsuki
I got gifts for my birthday, so I’m sharing them with you all.
Can you guess who they’re from?
part 1 | part 2 | part 3
NOTES:
(1) the drama is specifically said to be a trendy drama, a genre of japanese tv drama made in the 80s-90s that focuses on the love lives and real life issues of young people at the time
