Sudden Death - Romanticism Chapter 9
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shivalriesSeason: Winter
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Location: Downtown Osaka - Evening
Rinne: Da-dadada-dada! Brrrrrr vroom vroom vroom!
Niki: Da-dadada-dada! Brrrrrr~! Vroom vroom vroom!
Tsukasa: Wha—? W-What is this all of a sudden?!
Ritsu: A motorcycle gang? No—is that Crazy:B?
Arashi: Wait, they're blocking our path! With some kind of enormous vehicle!
Ritsu: Whoa, a dekotora. First time I ever saw one in person. [1]
Tsukasa: Deck-o-tora?
Ritsu: A truck that's been decked out to the nines—or more simply, a huge motor vehicle with crazy and flashy decorations all over it.
I thought they were the kind of endangered species that only showed up in manga nowadays, just like vampires.
Tsukasa: W-Why would they have something like that...? Is this normal in Osaka? And there, in the driver's seat, I do believe I see Crazy:B's Amagi-senpai?
Kohaku: Ah, sure is. It's our bozo brigade at it again. Can't see HiMERU-han an' Niki-han from here, but I'm willin' to bet they're sittin' on the roof.
Hey, knuckleheads! The hell are ya doin'?
Rinne: Oooh? Wassup, Kohaku-chan!
What're you up to with Knights over there, all hush-hush from your Onii-chans, huh?
Kohaku: Who needs brothers like you morons when my sisters are enough of a handful as it is?
Tsukasa: Agreed! It is I who has taken the role of Oukawa's elder brother!
Kohaku: I knew ya were gonna say that, but I sure wish ya didn't. Lord, I'm surrounded by idiots.
HiMERU: —Do not fret, Oukawa! HiMERU is here!
Kohaku: HiMERU-han, you sure act real weird sometimes. 'Specially these days.
(But this sure is strange...)
(The dekotora blockin' us right up front an' center sure stands out, but now's I look at it, a whole buncha big trucks just slid right in an' surrounded us. This is a sidewalk, y'all.)
(Really feels like they're tryin' ta trap us in and keep us from runnin' away...)
(I can't figure it out, but it sure don't look like a flashy welcome-back party for me.)
Tsukasa: What is the meaning of this?! Making such a racket, driving your vehicles onto the sidewalk—you are disturbing the residents of this area!
You'd best have a good explanation for this, Crazy:B!
Kohaku: (Mgh... As usual, sonny's got me worryin', actin' like he's dropped his brains somewhere, but I s'pose those two in Knights will protect him.)
(More importantly, I gotta get the truth out of Rinne-han and the others. If they're gonna act like a bunch o' hooligans, then I'll stay here and protect the boy.)
(But I know that even if Crazy:B are always screwin' around, they'd never do somethin' I'd really hate.)
(I trust 'em enough to think that way, and I do realize they care about me.)
......
Tsukasa: ? Oukawa, where are you going? It's dangerous to approach an idling car! There's no telling when it will start to move!
Kohaku: Worry about yourself, sonny.
Tsukasa: But—
Rinne: —Whoa, whoa! Athletic as ever, ain't ya, Kohaku-chan? Only took ya one jump to get to the roof ♪
Niki: Nahaha ♪ Dang, you just hopped right up here! Like a bunny! Boing!
HiMERU: Welcome back, Oukawa ♪
Kohaku: ...Thanks, I'm back. Why're y'all up on the roof, huh? It'll be some real hurt if ya take a tumble from here.
Niki: What? No point asking us why we do things, we just do! Just going with the flow!
HiMERU: Do not include HiMERU in this. Shiina's head is full of air, so of course he naturally rises to high places. HiMERU simply thought something interesting might happen and followed along.
Kohaku: Followin' an idiot makes you an idiot, too, HiMERU-han.
HiMERU: (whispering) That aside, is everything alright? HiMERU was getting worried seeing you didn't contact us for a while.
Kohaku: (whispering) ...Yeah. I mean, some unexpected stuff happened, but it wrapped up all nice an' peaceful. Lookin' at Double Face now, I'm pretty sure it'll be fine.
HiMERU: Is that truly the case?
Kohaku: ...?
HiMERU: Behold, Oukawa. We may soon bear witness to the moment history changes its course.
Kohaku: ? What're you on about?
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T/N: The noises Rinne and Niki make in the beginning are "pararira" in Japanese, which is a sound specifically associated with custom horns used in bike gangs (or even more generally, the racket bike gangs make when they zoom down the street).
[1] Info and images of dekotora here. ↑
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< Romanticism Chapter 8 || Masterlist || Romanticism Chapter 10 >
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Location: Downtown Osaka - Evening
Rinne: Da-dadada-dada! Brrrrrr vroom vroom vroom!
Niki: Da-dadada-dada! Brrrrrr~! Vroom vroom vroom!
Tsukasa: Wha—? W-What is this all of a sudden?!
Ritsu: A motorcycle gang? No—is that Crazy:B?
Arashi: Wait, they're blocking our path! With some kind of enormous vehicle!
Ritsu: Whoa, a dekotora. First time I ever saw one in person. [1]
Tsukasa: Deck-o-tora?
Ritsu: A truck that's been decked out to the nines—or more simply, a huge motor vehicle with crazy and flashy decorations all over it.
I thought they were the kind of endangered species that only showed up in manga nowadays, just like vampires.
Tsukasa: W-Why would they have something like that...? Is this normal in Osaka? And there, in the driver's seat, I do believe I see Crazy:B's Amagi-senpai?
Kohaku: Ah, sure is. It's our bozo brigade at it again. Can't see HiMERU-han an' Niki-han from here, but I'm willin' to bet they're sittin' on the roof.
Hey, knuckleheads! The hell are ya doin'?
Rinne: Oooh? Wassup, Kohaku-chan!
What're you up to with Knights over there, all hush-hush from your Onii-chans, huh?
Kohaku: Who needs brothers like you morons when my sisters are enough of a handful as it is?
Tsukasa: Agreed! It is I who has taken the role of Oukawa's elder brother!
Kohaku: I knew ya were gonna say that, but I sure wish ya didn't. Lord, I'm surrounded by idiots.
HiMERU: —Do not fret, Oukawa! HiMERU is here!
Kohaku: HiMERU-han, you sure act real weird sometimes. 'Specially these days.
(But this sure is strange...)
(The dekotora blockin' us right up front an' center sure stands out, but now's I look at it, a whole buncha big trucks just slid right in an' surrounded us. This is a sidewalk, y'all.)
(Really feels like they're tryin' ta trap us in and keep us from runnin' away...)
(I can't figure it out, but it sure don't look like a flashy welcome-back party for me.)
Tsukasa: What is the meaning of this?! Making such a racket, driving your vehicles onto the sidewalk—you are disturbing the residents of this area!
You'd best have a good explanation for this, Crazy:B!
Kohaku: (Mgh... As usual, sonny's got me worryin', actin' like he's dropped his brains somewhere, but I s'pose those two in Knights will protect him.)
(More importantly, I gotta get the truth out of Rinne-han and the others. If they're gonna act like a bunch o' hooligans, then I'll stay here and protect the boy.)
(But I know that even if Crazy:B are always screwin' around, they'd never do somethin' I'd really hate.)
(I trust 'em enough to think that way, and I do realize they care about me.)
......
Tsukasa: ? Oukawa, where are you going? It's dangerous to approach an idling car! There's no telling when it will start to move!
Kohaku: Worry about yourself, sonny.
Tsukasa: But—
Rinne: —Whoa, whoa! Athletic as ever, ain't ya, Kohaku-chan? Only took ya one jump to get to the roof ♪
Niki: Nahaha ♪ Dang, you just hopped right up here! Like a bunny! Boing!
HiMERU: Welcome back, Oukawa ♪
Kohaku: ...Thanks, I'm back. Why're y'all up on the roof, huh? It'll be some real hurt if ya take a tumble from here.
Niki: What? No point asking us why we do things, we just do! Just going with the flow!
HiMERU: Do not include HiMERU in this. Shiina's head is full of air, so of course he naturally rises to high places. HiMERU simply thought something interesting might happen and followed along.
Kohaku: Followin' an idiot makes you an idiot, too, HiMERU-han.
HiMERU: (whispering) That aside, is everything alright? HiMERU was getting worried seeing you didn't contact us for a while.
Kohaku: (whispering) ...Yeah. I mean, some unexpected stuff happened, but it wrapped up all nice an' peaceful. Lookin' at Double Face now, I'm pretty sure it'll be fine.
HiMERU: Is that truly the case?
Kohaku: ...?
HiMERU: Behold, Oukawa. We may soon bear witness to the moment history changes its course.
Kohaku: ? What're you on about?
---
T/N: The noises Rinne and Niki make in the beginning are "pararira" in Japanese, which is a sound specifically associated with custom horns used in bike gangs (or even more generally, the racket bike gangs make when they zoom down the street).
[1] Info and images of dekotora here. ↑
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< Romanticism Chapter 8 || Masterlist || Romanticism Chapter 10 >
