#oh well too lazy to readjust

Cherry Blossom Viewing // L・C・V

“I can’t really scold you for coming out here to see me in the middle of the night; if you hadn’t come, then I would have come over to see you instead. Come— Let’s  start with a kiss?”
“I’m just about tired of waiting, sweetheart. After all, I’ve been thinking about just how much I wanted to come see you.”
“…We’re finally alone together.
I had yearned for this moment for so long. Since everyone else from the manse had been present I maintained self-control, despite appearances.”

(idr the official name of these set of cards…… too lazy to check)

so today the Count is the boosted pull rate for the Pick Up Gacha. managed to pick up most of the cards i wanted (that i can get on this gacha), but this vlad card actually showed up too lol. i had the leo one for a while, but since it’s not a unique art card i just kept it around
as u probably know, the cards animate so i tried my best to pick a pleasing frame bahaha

the other lines behind the cut bc otherwise this post gets “tall”. i hate tall posts lol

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Vlad // “Your Beautiful Self…”

“What words can I bestow to your beautiful self? Stunning, adorable, lovely…
Ahaha— Sorry for troubling you like that, it naturally came out of me.”

“If you wish to have friends - then how about I be your friend? In other words, if you look at it another way— we can stop being friends at any time, you know?”

p sure the implication is that “at any time, we can stop being friends and return to being lovers” lol, not actually ending friendship

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Leo // “I Wanted to Come See You”

“Ah- I had cancelled all of my plans for today. ‘Why’, you ask… It’s so I could spend time with you. So with that, sweetheart— give me your time.”

“Come face me, sweetheart. …Come on now, don’t run away on me. I haven’t had enough yet…
It’s strange; the more I kiss you, the more I feel unsated…”

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Count // “We’re Finally Alone Together…”

“…When you’re with me, I am truly happy.
From this point forward— No matter how long I continue to live, I believe that I’ll never (find something that can) reach this level of happiness. Thinking that, I become a bit scared, but.”

“In Spring, (it is) the dawn (that is lovely)— as the light creeps over the hills… That’s from the literature of your country, no? I found it beautiful, so I had remembered it.”

The line he references is the opening line from The Pillow Book (枕草子). I looked up other people’s translations because ancient literature is uh not my expertise in any fashion (this book is from the start of the 11th century) LOL. he cuts off pretty early so it translates even more poorly into English orz
I give my credits to Arthur Waley’s and Ivan Morris’ interpretations for clarity

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uhhh i guess that’s my ikevam post for now. i read the new event already and frankly it’s…….. LOL too much. it felt like an excuse to write that epilogue with such a ????? setup. idk if im gonna cover it…. i might go into the fifth dimension of disbelief trying to get it together