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Blessings on a Big Brawl
Many thanks to Cherry for proofing!
Many thanks to Cherry for proofing!
Appearing Characters: Owen, Bradley, Mithra, Snow, White, Riquet
Snow: Riquet is such a precious kid, isn’t he?
White: Since Riquet had mentioned this, we shall celebrate with due honesty!
Snow: Right, right. How about we plan something where we all have a wonderful time, shall we?
Owen: Hahaha, you both should do whatever your heart's desire. Celebrating with one another, even murdering one another.
Snow: Hmph! Such a naughty kid, you are. We have no choice but to go rough on you.
Snow and White: ≪ Noscomnia ≫
Akira: ...Huh?
Owen: ...What.
Snow: I have him locked up* inside this jam jar, you see. You’ll remain there until you decide to be a good boy.
Akira: W-Wait! M-Me too?!
White: From there on, our dear Sage will babysit Owen with great care!
Akira: O-Oh dear...
Owen: ≪ Cur Memini ≫
Curses. They put up a tight barrier.
Akira: I’m certain the both of them genuinely want to celebrate your special day.
Owen: How annoying. I still don’t know if I was really born on that day, and yet they went ahead and got all fired up like that.
Riquet just wants you to be pitied and also pretend to be some kind of a good-hearted, benevolent child. It’s not easy for you either-- being the Savior and all that.
Ever since then, he learned about the joy of celebration and receiving warmest wishes from others.
So he is most likely hoping that Owen will have a happy birthday too. I also share the same feelings as Riquet.
Owen: ...
Akira: (He fell silent all of the sudden...)
(Come to think of it, I might have crossed the line telling all this to Owen, who most likely isn’t feeling welcome on his own birthday...)
Owen: ...What are warmest wishes?
Akira: Huh?
Owen: What even is a birthday in the first place?
Because today is the day where Owen is allowed to show his selfishness.
Owen: ...
Riquet: Let’s get them out as soon as possible! You’ll both be in for a surprise!
Akira: Thank goodness, it looks like we can finally get out!
Owen: Just get me out of here. Do you want to get killed?
White: We’ll get out of there promptly, so don’t be in a rush. Feast your eyes at this and see if this will lift your spirits up.
Snow and White: ≪ Noscomnia ≫
(Fade to black)
--
(Party poppers popping)
Owen: ...!
Akira: Woah, so many pastries...there’s even a huge birthday cake here too!
Riquet: Nero helped me in preparation for the party. We also prepared lots and lots of cream and jam!
Snow: Our lovely guests have all arrived and the birthday bash is about to set into motion!
Owen: Guests?
Bradley and Mithra: ...
Here goes!
(Throwing noise)
Owen: !
Akira: What’s the meaning of this!? Throwing pies out of nowhere...!
Mithra: What are you talking about, isn’t this supposed to be a party?
Bradley: I was told that if we used pastries as a weapon of choice, we’ll be able to smash Owen to a pulp, ya know.
White: Hohoho. When you say such a thing, these people aren’t gathering together at all, are they?
Owen: I see. If that’s the case, I shall be your rightful opponent.
Mithra: Say that again?
Bradley: Don’t talk while you’re eating the pie!
Owen: This is my pie and I can do whatever I want with it. I’ll devour this whole pie I threw, the cake, the cookies, and the cherry on top––the whole room. So, stay out of my sight.
≪ Cur Memini ≫
Mithra: !
Bradley: The hell! Hey, a non-pastry attack is against the rules!
Snow: Maybe so. But this is darling Owen’s birthday today so perhaps I’ll provide him with special treatment!
Bradley and Mithra: WHAT!?
Riquet: Master Sage, please take cover under this table! Leave the protection of the cake and your safety to me.
Riquet: ≪ Sunrotea Edif ≫
Akira: What loud noise...A big brawl, but Owen protects the pastries with all his might.
Riquet: Yes. I was concerned at first that the pastries I prepared would end up being ruined...
Since he’s so focused and doing his very best, does that really mean he’s happy with the gifts we gave him?
Akira: I believe that. Somehow it’s a refreshing party where they’re free to do anything they please, dig into the food they want, and most of all, they’re all having a good time.
(I hope that his birthday today will become one of those happy and fun memories for Owen to reminisce on.)
Owen: ≪ Cur Memini ≫
Snow and White: Eeek! Why are you attacking us too...!
Owen: A token of thanks from earlier.
Akira: I wish you a Happy Birthday, Owen...!
CHAPTER 1
Location: Manor Common Room
Akira: Alright! I think I need to take a break right after I sort out this report. Hm, let’s see...
Owen: Ugh, how irritating…
Akira: O-Owen?
(Did he fall down right from the ceiling...!?)
Bradley: You better stay put!
Mithra: You can’t escape from us.
Akira: (Even Bradley and Mithra too…)
Snow: Good heavens! You’ve made yourselves a gaudy hole in the floor. As if this is not the atrium of the manor. Oh my, was that the Sage?
White: Pardon for the ruckus earlier, I’d say it’s better to bolt out of here just for your safety.
Owen: Too late. ≪ Cur Memini ≫
Akira: Woahhh!?
Owen: Take one teeny tiny step and they're dead.
Bradley: Shit. He’s taken the Sage hostage!
Mithra: ≪ Arthim ≫
Snow: Refrain yourself from doing this, Mithra. You mustn’t involve the Sage into this matter!
White: How many times do we have to remind you all that a human’s life is at sake here? My, they are helpless against the attacks!
Mithra: Oh. I completely forgot.
Akira: What a close call for me to be left for dead. Um, how did this even happen?
Mithra: Now that you mention it, what was it again?
Bradley: Ya don’t even remember? This was supposed to be a birthday gift, ya know.
Mithra: Ohh, right. I remember now.
Akira: A birthday gift...?
Mithra: Yes. Apparently, it’s Owen’s birthday today. So I approached him to ask what he wanted.
According to him, he wanted to eat something that was so sugary it would rip his heart out, so I attempted to rip his heart out but then he resisted.
Akira: (What a violent birthday...)
Hmm?
Riquet: Are you pouring all of that cream out? You won’t be able to see the whole cake anymore...
Owen: I don’t care about how I’d eat this.
Akira: (Owen and Riquet? It’s rare to see them together.)
Hello. Are you having cupcakes as your snacks today?
Riquet: Yes! Would you like to eat with us, Master Sage?
Oh dear. Both the cream and jam are gone! It must be Owen’s fault for using a lot for his own!
Owen: It’s not enough to satisfy my taste buds. Do you have anything else that’s as sweet and gory?
Akira: (Cream and jam are all over his fingers. It’s a world away from a bloodthirsty scene...)
Oh right, by the way, you said earlier that it’s your birthday today right?
Riquet: Huh? Is that true? Then, I’ll go ahead and share some of my jam with you.
Akira: Celebrating each of the Northern Wizards’ birthdays is such a different experience, what has your birthday been like so far?
Owen: Beats me.
--
Location: Manor Dining Hall
Owen: I’ve been all by myself for a long while, but I couldn't care less about it. Besides, I had no clue it was my birthday today until this morning.
Akira: Huh...So then, how did you find out?
Owen: Some soothsaying by the twins. They told me they could read it for me out of impulse and they happened to find out it’s today.
After that, the twins wouldn’t stop yappering, kept following me around and to top it all off, I almost bit the dust because of Mithra and his pals. What a drag.
Riquet: Are you not happy with your own birthday, Owen?
Owen: It’s whatever. I don’t dwell on that nonsense.
Riquet: It’s upsetting to hear you say something like that. It’s a wonderful, spectacular day to be celebrated and blessed for being born.
Akira: Riquet...
Location: Manor Common Room
Akira: Alright! I think I need to take a break right after I sort out this report. Hm, let’s see...
(Sounds of crashing and rumble)
Akira: !?
Owen: Ugh, how irritating…
Akira: O-Owen?
(Did he fall down right from the ceiling...!?)
Bradley: You better stay put!
Mithra: You can’t escape from us.
Akira: (Even Bradley and Mithra too…)
Snow: Good heavens! You’ve made yourselves a gaudy hole in the floor. As if this is not the atrium of the manor. Oh my, was that the Sage?
White: Pardon for the ruckus earlier, I’d say it’s better to bolt out of here just for your safety.
Owen: Too late. ≪ Cur Memini ≫
Akira: Woahhh!?
Owen: Take one teeny tiny step and they're dead.
Bradley: Shit. He’s taken the Sage hostage!
Mithra: ≪ Arthim ≫
Snow: Refrain yourself from doing this, Mithra. You mustn’t involve the Sage into this matter!
White: How many times do we have to remind you all that a human’s life is at sake here? My, they are helpless against the attacks!
Mithra: Oh. I completely forgot.
Akira: What a close call for me to be left for dead. Um, how did this even happen?
Mithra: Now that you mention it, what was it again?
Bradley: Ya don’t even remember? This was supposed to be a birthday gift, ya know.
Mithra: Ohh, right. I remember now.
Akira: A birthday gift...?
Mithra: Yes. Apparently, it’s Owen’s birthday today. So I approached him to ask what he wanted.
According to him, he wanted to eat something that was so sugary it would rip his heart out, so I attempted to rip his heart out but then he resisted.
Akira: (What a violent birthday...)
--
Location: Manor Dining Hall
Akira: (Thank goodness for the twins making Owen and the others stay put...If they didn’t intervene, we would have lost the whole manor...)
Hmm?
Riquet: Are you pouring all of that cream out? You won’t be able to see the whole cake anymore...
Owen: I don’t care about how I’d eat this.
Akira: (Owen and Riquet? It’s rare to see them together.)
Hello. Are you having cupcakes as your snacks today?
Riquet: Yes! Would you like to eat with us, Master Sage?
Oh dear. Both the cream and jam are gone! It must be Owen’s fault for using a lot for his own!
Owen: It’s not enough to satisfy my taste buds. Do you have anything else that’s as sweet and gory?
Akira: (Cream and jam are all over his fingers. It’s a world away from a bloodthirsty scene...)
Oh right, by the way, you said earlier that it’s your birthday today right?
Riquet: Huh? Is that true? Then, I’ll go ahead and share some of my jam with you.
Akira: Celebrating each of the Northern Wizards’ birthdays is such a different experience, what has your birthday been like so far?
Owen: Beats me.
--
CHAPTER 2
Location: Manor Dining Hall
Owen: I’ve been all by myself for a long while, but I couldn't care less about it. Besides, I had no clue it was my birthday today until this morning.
Akira: Huh...So then, how did you find out?
Owen: Some soothsaying by the twins. They told me they could read it for me out of impulse and they happened to find out it’s today.
After that, the twins wouldn’t stop yappering, kept following me around and to top it all off, I almost bit the dust because of Mithra and his pals. What a drag.
Riquet: Are you not happy with your own birthday, Owen?
Owen: It’s whatever. I don’t dwell on that nonsense.
Riquet: It’s upsetting to hear you say something like that. It’s a wonderful, spectacular day to be celebrated and blessed for being born.
Akira: Riquet...
(Footsteps)
Snow: Riquet is such a precious kid, isn’t he?
White: Since Riquet had mentioned this, we shall celebrate with due honesty!
Snow: Right, right. How about we plan something where we all have a wonderful time, shall we?
Owen: Hahaha, you both should do whatever your heart's desire. Celebrating with one another, even murdering one another.
Snow: Hmph! Such a naughty kid, you are. We have no choice but to go rough on you.
Snow and White: ≪ Noscomnia ≫
(Flash of light)
Akira: ...Huh?
Owen: ...What.
Snow: I have him locked up* inside this jam jar, you see. You’ll remain there until you decide to be a good boy.
Akira: W-Wait! M-Me too?!
White: From there on, our dear Sage will babysit Owen with great care!
Akira: O-Oh dear...
(Fade to black)
Owen: ≪ Cur Memini ≫
Curses. They put up a tight barrier.
Akira: I’m certain the both of them genuinely want to celebrate your special day.
Owen: How annoying. I still don’t know if I was really born on that day, and yet they went ahead and got all fired up like that.
Riquet just wants you to be pitied and also pretend to be some kind of a good-hearted, benevolent child. It’s not easy for you either-- being the Savior and all that.
The voices of Owen echoed as empty as the inside of the sealed jar.
It feels as though he has no high hopes for the world outside the glass, which makes me feel helpless for a strange reason.
Akira: ...Riquet wasn’t even aware that his birthday was meant to be celebrated as a special day until he first arrived at the manor**.
Ever since then, he learned about the joy of celebration and receiving warmest wishes from others.
So he is most likely hoping that Owen will have a happy birthday too. I also share the same feelings as Riquet.
Owen: ...
Akira: (He fell silent all of the sudden...)
(Come to think of it, I might have crossed the line telling all this to Owen, who most likely isn’t feeling welcome on his own birthday...)
Owen: ...What are warmest wishes?
Akira: Huh?
TL Note:
*Snow uses 閉じ込める (translates lock up/imprison) here, there's are many occurrences in Owen's stories where there are references about Owen being locked up.
*Snow uses 閉じ込める (translates lock up/imprison) here, there's are many occurrences in Owen's stories where there are references about Owen being locked up.
**It’s actually mentioned in Riquet’s birthday card story where Riquet didn’t know that his birthday was a special day meant to be celebrated. (There’s no translation of the card story for now.)
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CHAPTER 3
Owen: What even is a birthday in the first place?
Owen glanced at me as he moved his head sideways. As if he were a cat showing off his curiosity over a toy he’s unfamiliar with.
Akira: There’s no solid rules at all. You can eat whatever you want, do whatever you want, and most of all––just have the time of your life.
Because today is the day where Owen is allowed to show his selfishness.
Owen: ...
(Footsteps)
(Knocking)
Snow: Knock! Knock! Are you all getting along well?
Riquet: Let’s get them out as soon as possible! You’ll both be in for a surprise!
Akira: Thank goodness, it looks like we can finally get out!
Owen: Just get me out of here. Do you want to get killed?
White: We’ll get out of there promptly, so don’t be in a rush. Feast your eyes at this and see if this will lift your spirits up.
Snow and White: ≪ Noscomnia ≫
(Sound of a spell casted)
(Fade to black)
--
Location: Manor Common Room
Snow, Riquet, and White: Ta-da–! Happy Birthday!
(Party poppers popping)
Owen: ...!
Akira: Woah, so many pastries...there’s even a huge birthday cake here too!
Riquet: Nero helped me in preparation for the party. We also prepared lots and lots of cream and jam!
Snow: Our lovely guests have all arrived and the birthday bash is about to set into motion!
Owen: Guests?
Bradley and Mithra: ...
Here goes!
(Throwing noise)
Owen: !
Akira: What’s the meaning of this!? Throwing pies out of nowhere...!
Mithra: What are you talking about, isn’t this supposed to be a party?
Bradley: I was told that if we used pastries as a weapon of choice, we’ll be able to smash Owen to a pulp, ya know.
White: Hohoho. When you say such a thing, these people aren’t gathering together at all, are they?
Owen: I see. If that’s the case, I shall be your rightful opponent.
Mithra: Say that again?
Bradley: Don’t talk while you’re eating the pie!
Owen: This is my pie and I can do whatever I want with it. I’ll devour this whole pie I threw, the cake, the cookies, and the cherry on top––the whole room. So, stay out of my sight.
≪ Cur Memini ≫
Mithra: !
Bradley: The hell! Hey, a non-pastry attack is against the rules!
Snow: Maybe so. But this is darling Owen’s birthday today so perhaps I’ll provide him with special treatment!
Bradley and Mithra: WHAT!?
Riquet: Master Sage, please take cover under this table! Leave the protection of the cake and your safety to me.
Riquet: ≪ Sunrotea Edif ≫
Akira: What loud noise...A big brawl, but Owen protects the pastries with all his might.
Riquet: Yes. I was concerned at first that the pastries I prepared would end up being ruined...
Since he’s so focused and doing his very best, does that really mean he’s happy with the gifts we gave him?
Akira: I believe that. Somehow it’s a refreshing party where they’re free to do anything they please, dig into the food they want, and most of all, they’re all having a good time.
(I hope that his birthday today will become one of those happy and fun memories for Owen to reminisce on.)
Owen: ≪ Cur Memini ≫
Snow and White: Eeek! Why are you attacking us too...!
Owen: A token of thanks from earlier.
Akira: I wish you a Happy Birthday, Owen...!
I’m not sure if the message I uttered coming from under the table really did reach Owen’s ears in the midst of the chaos though.
I feel as the side of his face, drenched in cream, grinned right back at me––even if it’s just for a little bit.
