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shivalriesChapter 1: Midday Dream
T/N: I highly suggest accessing this story in the game if you can, because the visuals are quite helpful with all these ??? names.
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[Location - Unknown]
???: ♪~♪~♪
Wahahaha~☆ It’s come, it’s come! Inspiration♪
It’s all thanks to that picture book☆ It’s been a while since I felt a masterpiece coming~♪
Huh? But where’s the paper? I can’t believe I have nothing to write on at a time like this♪
Oh, well☆ Shall we doodle this baby on the ground…? Wait, why am I holding a sword?
Eek, cold!! Where’d this water come up from?! W-Whoa, is it flooding here…?
Oh my god, Suo~! The studio’s flooding~?!
Heeey!! Huh, there’s no one here?!
Sena? Naru? Rittsu~?
That’s weird~! I thought they were here just a second ago…?
No, actually where is this?! Was there always a shallow river like this at Yumenosaki?
Mnn, there’s no way we’d have one, right? But somehow, I feel like I’ve seen this before…?
Ahh, come on~! I shouldn’t be thinking about this right now!
I wanna get this music down! This melody, overflowing from my chest, full of my love for Ruka-tan…♪
Alrighty, for now let’s look for a way back! I’ll hum it so I won’t forget♪
♪~♪~♪
Wahaha☆ Anyway, this sword is pretty heavy for a replica, huh~?
Did he make this? It might be used in the next DreamFes. But it feels like I’ll be arrested for carrying a weapon if I walk around with this♪ [1]
But wait, what’s actually going on here? When did I get into a place like this?
Mmm, I don’t have a clue! So many strange things have been happening ever since I met that picture book author, huh~?
I still feel exhausted even though I slept so soundly. And before I knew it, I wandered into some place I’ve never seen before.
It feels like I’m in the middle of a daydream♪ But thanks to that, all these ideas are gushing forth☆
Haa, but my arm’s getting tired already~! It’d be really tough to do a performance with something this heavy.
Ahh, that’s right. At times like this, I should call Sena♪
Wahaha, I’ll have him help me carry this☆ Ahh but, where should I have him meet me? I don’t know anything about this place.
Ah, my phone’s gone. Did I drop it somewhere…?
Oh no, Sena’s gonna give me an earful again~! He’s gonna call me an idiot for dropping all my personal info!
Ughh, it’s getting annoying trying to get back to school. Well, I don’t exactly know which way it is.
Even if I try to ask for directions… there’s no way anyone lives here. And no matter how far I walk, I don’t see the end of this river…?
Mumu? A shadow, in the water…?
???(2): …...
???: Ohh?! W-Where did you come from~?!
???(2): …...
???: Oh, a butterfly?! You’re pretty big for a butterfly, wahaha☆
You look a lot like a knight♪ Hey, do you live in this place?
I actually don’t know how to get out. Could you let me know if there’s some secret passageway or something?
???(2): ……
???: No, there’s no way it would know. A butterfly can’t give directions.
Hah, I’m not a little kid, after all. What am I even saying?
???(2): ……
???: I’m gonna get going, see ya♪ Be careful no one sees you, okay~?
Wahahaha☆ An entomologist would be all over something like you♪ Well, I don’t even really know if you’re a butterfly to begin with.
???(2): Kyu!
???: Wah, you scared me! When you flap your wings so hard like that, the water gets all over my outfit, you know~
Eh, hmm? He flew all the way up there already…?
If I had wings, I could make it to Yumenosaki in one jump.
But, what happened? I thought I’d be chased out of here. If this place is that guy’s nest, I’d be an intruder.
Hmm…? He looked like a knight, after all, and like he was on his guard. Maybe he was protecting something?
Wahaha, what a weirdo~☆ After meeting that butterfly, it feels like another extraordinary piece will be born♪
Oh? Just as I was thinking of going home, this damn fog had to get thicker, huh~?
Speaking of which, I see some faint shadow past the fog. For a building, it’s kind of round…?
Oh well, let’s just try going there for now♪ If this were a disaster movie, there’d be some strange, giant organisms in this world.♪
(Wahahaha☆ That guy from earlier fit the role perfectly, huh~? Or maybe not, he looked really charming, after all.)
(Mm, what’s this? The wind suddenly stopped.)
(Huh? Weird, my voice isn’t coming out…?)
(Oh no, my head’s feeling fuzzy. The edges of my vision are graying too…?)
(The calm surface of the lake is shining like a mirror, my reflection is getting faint and hazy…)
[Recruitment House]
???(3): The picture book… was interrupted? I wonder what happened.
How strange. His heart has been unstable since the other day. Could this be the influence of the “heart reflection mirror” I handed over to him?
No, that picture book shouldn’t have that kind of power. Someone must be interfering from the outside.
Something strange must be happening in that world. Perhaps I shall take a peek at the picture book and observe him for now.
A young man with a willful, unrestrained world, like a child. And yet, he is covered with so many wounds, which remain cut open.
I want him to tell me too - the continuation of this transient dream, filled with life, painted in vibrant colors, and yet on the verge of collapse.
The timing seems to be perfect. I was just thinking I’d like to see him again.
That boy who will show me, even if just a glimpse, a snapshot - a brilliance, like the one that person gave me. [2]
Hey, lonely “king”. Your heart, once torn to shreds, beyond recovery - what was it that sewed it back together?
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[1] I have no idea who "he" is, take your guesses!
[2] This character seems to owe a debt of gratitude to Yuu, the main character of Merc Storia, for "showing her the light". Not sure, since I haven't read her event.
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Merc Storia Masterlist || Chapter 2: Kingdom on the Chessboard >
T/N: I highly suggest accessing this story in the game if you can, because the visuals are quite helpful with all these ??? names.
---
[Location - Unknown]
???: ♪~♪~♪
Wahahaha~☆ It’s come, it’s come! Inspiration♪
It’s all thanks to that picture book☆ It’s been a while since I felt a masterpiece coming~♪
Huh? But where’s the paper? I can’t believe I have nothing to write on at a time like this♪
Oh, well☆ Shall we doodle this baby on the ground…? Wait, why am I holding a sword?
Eek, cold!! Where’d this water come up from?! W-Whoa, is it flooding here…?
Oh my god, Suo~! The studio’s flooding~?!
Heeey!! Huh, there’s no one here?!
Sena? Naru? Rittsu~?
That’s weird~! I thought they were here just a second ago…?
No, actually where is this?! Was there always a shallow river like this at Yumenosaki?
Mnn, there’s no way we’d have one, right? But somehow, I feel like I’ve seen this before…?
Ahh, come on~! I shouldn’t be thinking about this right now!
I wanna get this music down! This melody, overflowing from my chest, full of my love for Ruka-tan…♪
Alrighty, for now let’s look for a way back! I’ll hum it so I won’t forget♪
♪~♪~♪
Wahaha☆ Anyway, this sword is pretty heavy for a replica, huh~?
Did he make this? It might be used in the next DreamFes. But it feels like I’ll be arrested for carrying a weapon if I walk around with this♪ [1]
But wait, what’s actually going on here? When did I get into a place like this?
Mmm, I don’t have a clue! So many strange things have been happening ever since I met that picture book author, huh~?
I still feel exhausted even though I slept so soundly. And before I knew it, I wandered into some place I’ve never seen before.
It feels like I’m in the middle of a daydream♪ But thanks to that, all these ideas are gushing forth☆
Haa, but my arm’s getting tired already~! It’d be really tough to do a performance with something this heavy.
Ahh, that’s right. At times like this, I should call Sena♪
Wahaha, I’ll have him help me carry this☆ Ahh but, where should I have him meet me? I don’t know anything about this place.
Ah, my phone’s gone. Did I drop it somewhere…?
Oh no, Sena’s gonna give me an earful again~! He’s gonna call me an idiot for dropping all my personal info!
Ughh, it’s getting annoying trying to get back to school. Well, I don’t exactly know which way it is.
Even if I try to ask for directions… there’s no way anyone lives here. And no matter how far I walk, I don’t see the end of this river…?
Mumu? A shadow, in the water…?
???(2): …...
???: Ohh?! W-Where did you come from~?!
???(2): …...
???: Oh, a butterfly?! You’re pretty big for a butterfly, wahaha☆
You look a lot like a knight♪ Hey, do you live in this place?
I actually don’t know how to get out. Could you let me know if there’s some secret passageway or something?
???(2): ……
???: No, there’s no way it would know. A butterfly can’t give directions.
Hah, I’m not a little kid, after all. What am I even saying?
???(2): ……
???: I’m gonna get going, see ya♪ Be careful no one sees you, okay~?
Wahahaha☆ An entomologist would be all over something like you♪ Well, I don’t even really know if you’re a butterfly to begin with.
???(2): Kyu!
???: Wah, you scared me! When you flap your wings so hard like that, the water gets all over my outfit, you know~
Eh, hmm? He flew all the way up there already…?
If I had wings, I could make it to Yumenosaki in one jump.
But, what happened? I thought I’d be chased out of here. If this place is that guy’s nest, I’d be an intruder.
Hmm…? He looked like a knight, after all, and like he was on his guard. Maybe he was protecting something?
Wahaha, what a weirdo~☆ After meeting that butterfly, it feels like another extraordinary piece will be born♪
Oh? Just as I was thinking of going home, this damn fog had to get thicker, huh~?
Speaking of which, I see some faint shadow past the fog. For a building, it’s kind of round…?
Oh well, let’s just try going there for now♪ If this were a disaster movie, there’d be some strange, giant organisms in this world.♪
(Wahahaha☆ That guy from earlier fit the role perfectly, huh~? Or maybe not, he looked really charming, after all.)
(Mm, what’s this? The wind suddenly stopped.)
(Huh? Weird, my voice isn’t coming out…?)
(Oh no, my head’s feeling fuzzy. The edges of my vision are graying too…?)
(The calm surface of the lake is shining like a mirror, my reflection is getting faint and hazy…)
[Recruitment House]
???(3): The picture book… was interrupted? I wonder what happened.
How strange. His heart has been unstable since the other day. Could this be the influence of the “heart reflection mirror” I handed over to him?
No, that picture book shouldn’t have that kind of power. Someone must be interfering from the outside.
Something strange must be happening in that world. Perhaps I shall take a peek at the picture book and observe him for now.
A young man with a willful, unrestrained world, like a child. And yet, he is covered with so many wounds, which remain cut open.
I want him to tell me too - the continuation of this transient dream, filled with life, painted in vibrant colors, and yet on the verge of collapse.
The timing seems to be perfect. I was just thinking I’d like to see him again.
That boy who will show me, even if just a glimpse, a snapshot - a brilliance, like the one that person gave me. [2]
Hey, lonely “king”. Your heart, once torn to shreds, beyond recovery - what was it that sewed it back together?
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[1] I have no idea who "he" is, take your guesses!
[2] This character seems to owe a debt of gratitude to Yuu, the main character of Merc Storia, for "showing her the light". Not sure, since I haven't read her event.
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Merc Storia Masterlist || Chapter 2: Kingdom on the Chessboard >
