The mobile game A3! permanently shut down its English server on March 9th 2022. It released back in November 2019, right before the pandemic began. It had the best English adaptation I had ever seen, and I was constantly amazed by all the love and care that was clearly put into it. This game gave me little sparks of joy I needed through such an uncertain time. I’m going to miss playing it.
Yuki as Koro Muku as Maru Tenma as Rio Kumon as Chacha Misumi as Ray Kazunari as Ruy
Rento:Pleased to be working with you today.
Izumi:Same here.
Misumi: I’ll be in your care, woof~!
Kumon: I’ll be in your care, woof woof!
Rento: Looks like I’ve found more cute puppies~.
Because I’ve got a great audio source with me, I’m gonna make sure their barking will perfectly match your roles!
Yuki:Oh, you’re referring to that, right?
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Yuki: Hey. Can you use this sound for the play?
Rento:Sound?
Koro: “Woof woof woof!”
Rento: Heh. Nice one.
Yuki: Is it possible?
Rento: Why not? It’s a real doggie sound, after all. But you’re gonna lose if you don’t do your best in that part, y'kno!
Yuki: Do you know who you’re talking to now?
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Rento: In any case, leave the sound effects to me.
Izumi:(He’s gotten used to the job so I find it easier to cooperate with him now. He’s a reliable fellow.)
Kazunari: Alrighty! Let’s form a circle now!
Yuki: Are we really doing that?
Kazunari: We’re dogges after all!
Yuki: Fine. Just like the Summer Troupe–Summer Troupe, let’s go doggos!
Misumi: Let’s go doggos!
Kumon: Let’s go doggos!
Muku: L-Let’s go doggos!
Tenma: Let’s go doggos…
Koro: “Rick! Going on a stroll is so much fun, right!”
Rick: “Koro, to tell you the truth, I’m going to get married soon.”
“My partner also owns a dog, you see. Since we’re going to live together, you have to get along with her dog, alright? Oh, look. They’re here.”
Sharon: “Hello, Koro-kun. Nice to meet you.”
Maru: “Hello, I’m Maru! Nice to meet you! Let’s be friends!”
Koro:“Whoa?!”
Sharon: “Hey, Maru! Don’t get too excited! You’re just going to bother Koro-kun that way!”
Rick: “Hahaha. Koro is quite timid.”
Koro: “The heck is wrong with you?! Keep your distance!”
Maru: “This much is nothing, right! We’re going to be brothers, anyway!”
Koro: “Get away from me! Do you think I want to get along with you? Hell no!”
Maru: “Don’t be like that. Let’s play together!”
“Should we play-fight? Or chase? I’m fine with hole digging too!”
Koro: “What’s hole digging?”
Maru: “Basically, we’re digging a hole with all our might!”
Koro: “No way I’m doing that! Why did Rick decide to get married, anyway!”
Rig: “It’s okay, Koro. You’ll get used to it.”
Koro: “No! I don’t want to live with other people!”
Izumi: (Both of them are so full of energy. They do seem like cute puppies!)
Rick: “Are you alright, Koro? Did you get tired from playing with Maru?”
Koro: “…What play? He just chased me around. If I live with someone like that, I’m only going to get sick from stress.”
Rick: “Hm? Weird… I’m sure I put my engagement ring here. Where is it?”
Koro: “What’s wrong?”
Rick:“No way. Did I drop it? Oh no… It’s such an important thing and yet…”
Koro: “Engagement ring…? Is it really that important?”
Rick: “Koro, are you trying to cheer me up? Thank you.”
“But this is bad… What should I do? Let’s call Sharon for now.”
Koro: “Cheer up. I’m going to go look for it.”
Rick: “Hey, Sharon…? Yeah…”
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Koro: “I can’t smell anything more from here…”
Maru: “Sniffs, sniffs. Is it around here~?”
Koro: “Oh! You're…”
Maru: “Oh! Koro! What are you doing here?”
Koro: “It’s none of your business.”
Maru: “Do you happen to see a wing around here? It’s an important wing. I think it’s dropped around here.”
Koro: “Wing? There’s no way I saw such a thing here.”
Maru: “Oh no… Apparently, that wing is important to both Sharon and Rick.”
Koro: “Do you mean, engagement ring?”
Maru:“That’s right! Engagement wing! Are you looking for that too? Let’s search for it together!”
Koro: “…Listen, we’re only together to find the ring. Don’t you dare act more familiar than–.”
Maru: “Whoa… Thank God! I get a little bit anxious doing it alone! It’s a relief to have you here!”
“I have a feeling we can find the ring if we do it together! Huh, what did you just say, Koro?”
Koro: “Shut up! Stop talking and start searching already!”
Muku: “Okay!”
Rio: “Hey, Koro, what are you doing here alone?”
Chacha: “Going on a stroll? Is that kid your friend?”
Maru: “Hello! I’m Maru! Kuro and I will be brothers soon!”
Rio:“Brothers?”
Koro: “We’re not! Enough of that. Rio, Chacha, you often go on a walk in this course, right? Do you happen to find a ring around here?”
Rio: “A ring?”
Female: “KYAA! A THIEF!!!”
Maru:“Huh? Huh? What’s happening?”
Gangster:“Move!”
Chacha:“Arf!”
Rio:“Chacha! You okay?!”
Koro:“That smell just now… Hey, I’m gonna chase after that guy!”
Maru: “What? Hey, wait for me~!”
Rio: “I’m going with you! Wait here, Chacha!”
Chacha: “Yip…”
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Koro: “Woof woof woof!”
Gangster: “What the heck is this dog’s problem?!”
Rio: “What did you do to Chacha, you thief?!”
Maru:“I don’t really know what’s going on, but you can’t do bad things!”
Koro: “You have the ring, don’t you?! Show it!”
Rio:“You stole that bag, didn’t you?! Give it back! Bark bark!”
Gangster:“Tch.”
*starts engine*
Koro: “Hey, wait!”
Maru:“Koro, he’s riding a bike. You can’t catch up to him.”
Koro: “Damn… I can smell the ring’s scent from him!”
Female: “Oh! My bag! Did you guys take it back for me?”
Rio: “It’s my job to protect the townspeople!”
Female: “Thank you.”
Maru:“Are you a police officer, Rio?”
Koro: “His owner is one.”
Chacha: “Rio~ Are you okay~?”
Rio: “The thief escaped, but we managed to take back the stolen bag.”
“How about you, Chacha? How are you feeling now?”
Chacha:“I’m fine! I just tripped a little bit, after all.”
Maru: “That’s great.”
Koro: “We were so close…”
Rio: “Hey, Koro, what do you mean by, ‘That guy has the ring,’?”
Koro: “Rick’s engagement ring is stolen.”
“Rick told me he dropped it somewhere, but I have no doubt that guy stole it. The smell can’t lie!”
Rio: “I see, so he committed another crime. We should chase after him, then.”
Maru: “Are you going to help us?!”
Chacha:“Of course! It’s our job to protect the townspeople!”
Rio:“Yeah. Okay, enough chit chat. We should go and gather info right away–.”
Jack: “Hey! Rio! Chacha! I’ve told you not to exit the park!”
Chacha:“Yip…”
Rio: “No, wait, Jack, we’re just protecting pe–.”
Jack: “C'mon, we’re going home now.”
Chacha:“Huh~What~.”
Rio: “My bad! We have to investigate it ourselves now! I’ll leave the search to you guys!”
Maru: “I’m counting on you~!”
Koro: “…This is bad. We can’t pursue him anymore the farther we are from the ring.”
Maru: “Oh! I remember that guy’s smell! Over here!”
Koro: “Heh, you’re surprisingly useful.”
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Izumi: (Their interaction is very Summer Troupe-like, and the characters are really cute. Not only Muku-kun and Yuki-kun, but the others are also in sync.)
Rento: (The dogs’ barking sound fits perfectly!)
Maru: “He should be around here…”
Koro: “Huh? That’s his bike!”
Maru: “You remember that?!”
Koro:“It hasn’t been that long since we saw it, duh.”
Maru:“Everything that humans ride looks the same to me.”
Koro: “I’ll take back my words…”
Maru: “'Take back my forks?’”
Koro: “Forget it. Anyway, that’s him. He entered that building.”
Maru: “Koro, wait for me!”
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Gangster: “This is today’s lot.”
Mafia: “Is this all you got?”
Gangster: “My apologies. I ran into some troubles.”
Maru: “That ring!”
Koro: “Hold on! He’s not alone.”
Maru: “But the ring is right in front of us.”
Koro: “Let’s wait until the others are gone.”
Maru: “I see!”
Koro: “Sssh! You’re being noisy.”
Guard Dog: “Grrrr… Who are y'all?”
Maru:“Whoa?!”
Guard Dog: “Woof woof woof!”
Mafia: “What is it?”
Koro: “I don’t know they have a guard dog! Let’s run away!”
Gangster: “Looks like some stray dogs accidentally got here.”
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Guard Dog: “Stop right there! You broke into our territory! I’m going to tear you limb from limb!”
Maru:“Eeeek!”
Koro: “Quick!”
Ray:“Hey. Over here.”
Koro:“?!”
Ruy: “Don’t ask anything and just hide here.”
Guard Dog: “Tch. I lost sight of them. Don’t fool around with me.”
Maru: “That was so scary~!!”
Ruy:“Are you alright?”
Ray: “What did you do to make him chase after you like that?”
Koro:“You are…?”
Ruy:“My name is Ruy.”
Ray:“I’m Ray. We’re pretty much the mascots of this bar.”
Koro: “I’m Koro, and this one is Maru. Our owners’ engagement ring is stolen, you see.”
Ray: “Oh. His owner is a mafia, you know.”
Maru: “We want to take back the ring!”
Ray: “Hey, dude, have you seen his fangs? He can eat you up in a single bite!”
Koro:“Do you have any idea how we can sneak in without being noticed by him?”
Ray: “Are you serious now?”
Koro: “It’s an important ring, after all.”
Ruy: “Let’s help them out, Ruy.”
Ray: “Sighs, You’ve got a lot of guts. Goodness.”
Maru: “Will you help us?!”
Ruy: “I’ll tell you where their back door is. Once you open it, make sure to get in without him noticing. Be extra careful.”
Koro: “Got it. Thanks.”
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Mafia: “Don’t mess up our plan.”
Gangster:“Understood.”
Mafia:“Put your catch today in the safe. Together with tomorrow’s loot, we’re gonna hand them all to the agent and sell them.”
Koro: “This is bad. We can’t get the ring back if it gets sold.”
Maru: “That means we have to take it now while we can!”
Guard Dog: “…Hm? It stinks for some reason. Is it coming from there?”
Koro: “Uh oh… Let’s escape now.”
Maru: “But the ring…”
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Koro:“The ring will be handed to the agent tomorrow, so now we’ve gotta think of a plan to take it back.”
Maru: “I see! So that’s how it is! As expected of Koro! I never thought about such a thing at all! I feel relieved to leave this to Koro!”
Koro: “You’re too simple.”
Maru: “You’re really awesome, Koro. I’m sure we can get the ring back!”
Koro: “Let’s go back home for now and meet up tomorrow morning…”
Maru:“Oh! It’s Sharon! Heeey!! I’m here!”
Koro: “There’s Rick too! I guess they’re on a date, huh. Perfect timing. Let’s go home together!”
Maru: “Hmm? They didn’t notice us.”
Koro: “…They’re in their own world. Rick is no longer…”
Maru: “See you tomorrow, Koro… Huh? Koro?”
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Koro: “Sharon is Rick’s No. 1 now. He doesn’t care about me anymore.”
“I’ve always been Rick’s best friend, but now… I don’t care what happened to the ring now.”
“Oh. If the ring is gone, maybe they will cancel their wedding. In that case…”
*door opens*
Rick: “Koro, I’m home. Sorry, I’m late.”
“What’s wrong, Koro? Are you sick or something? You seem down.”
“Eat this. I’m going to play a lot with you on the weekend. Good night.”
Koro:“…”
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Maru: “Morning, Koro! Let’s take the ring back!”
Koro: “Not going.”
Maru:“What?”
Koro: “They may cancel the wedding if the ring’s gone, after all.”
“If that happens, you can continue living alone with Sharon. That’s better for both of us, right?”
Maru: “Did you really mean that? I can’t let Sharon be sad! Come on, let’s take the ring back!”
Koro: “I don’t care about the ring.”
Maru: “…I don’t get you, Koro! Fine. I’ll take it back alone!”
Koro: “…”
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Rick: “Do you want to live with me?”
“Alright. I’ll name you Koro, then! Nice to meet you, Koro!”
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Rick:“Koro, are you okay?! I’ll take you to the hospital! You’ll be fine! Don’t worry!”
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Koro: “There’s no way he can take it back alone.”
“He won’t go to a mafia’s hideout by himself, right…”
“But given his simple, one-track minded way of thinking, that’s possible.”
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Maru: “You’re really awesome, Koro. I’m sure we can get the ring back!”
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Koro: “…Aaaah! Geez!”
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Maru:“Yeep!”
Guard Dog: “Grrr… so you tried to sneak in again, you cheeky bastard! I’m going to make you regret doing it so you won’t come here ever again!”
Maru: “Eeeeek! I-I’m not afraid of you! I know Koro will be here soon!”
Guard Dog: “Heh?”
Maru: “He-He'll… He’ll be here… Right?”
“Aaargh, Koro! Help me!”
Guard Dog: “What’s that? The trash can?”
Koro: “Maru! Over here!”
Maru: “Koro!”
Koro: “Let’s run away now!”
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Koro: “Huff… Huff… I think we’re fine now.”
Maru: “Whoaaaaa!! That was so scary!!”
Koro: “That’s because you dared to go alone.”
Maru: “But I know you’d come!”
Koro: “But why…”
Maru: “Because you’re a good guy, Koro! I know you’ll take the ring back for Rick’s sake!”
Koro: “What are you going to do if I don’t come? You’d die.”
Maru: “Hehe. I didn’t think of that.”
Koro: “Goodness…”
Chacha: “Heeey! Koro! Maru!”
Rio: “We know who the ring thief is!”
“We heard he’s an underling of a mafia who keeps robbing luxury jewelry stores.”
Maru: “By mafia, you mean…”
Koro:“The guy in that hideout, for sure.”
Rio: “You’ve gone to their hideout?! Excellent!”
Koro: “I heard them talk about a plan yesterday. I figured they’re going to rob another jewelry store today…”
Rio: “It must be Chiffany, then.”
“That’s the only store around here that they haven’t gone to.”
Maru: “When I went to their hideout just now, their guard dog was the only one there. I couldn’t find the box with the ring inside nor the car. Don’t tell me…”
Chacha:“We’ve gotta let Jack know about this now!”
Maru:“Jack?”
Rio: “Our owner!”
Chacha:“Bad news, Jack! The mafia will rob Chiffany today!”
Rio: “Let’s head to Chiffany and stop the mafia now!”
Jack: “What is it? Did you make new friends? Great for you.”
Chacha: “That’s not it! I told you it’s bad news!”
Jack: “Your leash will get entangled if you keep spinning around like that. Hold on. I’ll release it…”
Maru:“This is bad. He doesn’t get it at all!”
Koro: “Let’s just go by ourselves!”
Rio: “I’m going with you!”
Chacha: “Oh! Me too!”
Jack: “Hey! Rio! Chacha! Stop right there!”
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Maru: “Where is Chiffany again?”
Chacha: “I know where it is! There’s one before the animal hospital!”
Koro: “Let’s be quick!”
Guard Dog: “Grrr… I finally found you. How dare you put me in so much trouble.”
Maru:“Eeek!”
Koro: “To think you chase us all the way here… So persistent.”
Rio:“Who’s he?”
Maru:“The mafia’s guard dog.”
Chacha: “That means he’s a bad guy!”
Guard Dog: “The heck is wrong with y'all? So troublesome. I’ll just beat y'all up right here right now!”
Rio: “Koro, Maru, just leave us here. We’ll deal with this guy.”
Chacha: “Hey, hey Mr. Satan! We’re here! Can you catch us~?”
Guard Dog: “Stop looking down on me! Just you wait…”
Koro: “Rio, Chacha! Be careful!”
Maru:“Thank you!”
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Rio:“Huff… Huff…”
Chacha: “Oh no! We hit a deadend!”
Guard Dog: “You think I’m a fool, hah?! I’m gonna eat you up!”
Ray: “Is this some kind of a new trend or what? Testing your courage with a guard dog.”
Ruy:“Everyone sure is brave~.”
Guard Dog: “Do you want to interrupt me or what?!”
Ray: “We can’t let the back of our store get dirty.”
Ruy:“Come on! Hide here.”
Guard Dog: “Hey, wait!”
Rio: “Thanks for helping us.”
Ray:“I’m sure he’ll give up if you stay here for a while.”
Chacha: “But we have to help Koro and Maru!”
Ruy: “Koro and Maru? What’s with them?”
Rio: “Do you know them? They’re going to a mafia place to take back a ring.”
Ray: “So they still haven’t given up on that?”
“Oh, well. I guess we have no choice, then. We’re past the point of no return at this rate. Let us join you.”
Rio: “Thank you!”
Izumi: (Misumi-kun and Kazunari-kun’s brothers pair has such a strong presence.)
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Koro: “Looks like the mafia isn’t here yet.”
Maru: “Is this really the right store?”
Koro: “Should we head in for now? I think no one will notice now.”
Maru: “I don’t see anything strange now. Is the mafia going to…”
Female Customer:“Kyaaa!”
Male Customer: “What’s that?!”
Maru: “They’re here!”
Koro: “Let’s hide below the car! Once they get out of the car, we’ll get in and take back the ring!”
Mafia: “Don’t move! And you, put all the jewelry in this bag!”
Store Clerk: “Ye-Yes.”
Mafia: “I’ll shoot if you try to do anything funny!”
Koro: “Now. I’m sure the box with the ring must be inside…”
Maru: “Found it!”
Koro: “How about the ring?”
Maru: “It’s here!”
Koro: “Nice. Now, all we need to do is to leave quietly…”
Female Customer: “Why is this happening…?”
Male Customer: “We’ll be fine. We’ll be fine.”
Gangster: “Stop talking!”
Female Customer:“Eep.”
Koro:“Those two…”
Maru: “What’s wrong?”
Koro:“I bet they’re here to buy engagement rings.”
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Rick: “Koro, to tell you the truth, I’m going to get married soon.”
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Koro: “–.”
Maru: “Koro?! Where are you going?!”
Koro: “Bring the ring to Sharon, Maru!”
Maru:“Koro!!”
Koro:“Woof woof woof!”
Gangster: “What’s with this dog?!”
Mafia: “Kick him out now!”
Gangster:“You’re in the way! Move!”
Koro:“…nngh.”
Maru: “Koro?!”
Koro: “Maru?! I’ve told you to run away…”
Gangster: “Whoa?! Why is the car?!”
Mafia:“This is bad! Hey, go take a look at the car!”
Gangster:“I can’t believe there’s also a dog here!”
Maru:“Yeep.”
Koro: “Oh no. If this goes on…”
Chacha: “Koro! Maru! Are you okay?!”
Rio: “Enough, Mafia! Stay where you are!”
Ray:“Backup is here!”
Ruy: “We’re going to catch you in style~!”
Maru: “Even Ruy and Ray?!”
Gangster: “Whoa?! Stop it!”
Store Clerk: “O-Okay, I’m going to call the police while I can now…”
Chacha: “We won’t forgive bad guys!”
Rio:“It’s our job to protect the townspeople!”
Ray:“Woof!”
Gangster:“Ouch ouch ouch! Don’t bite me!”
Mafia: “Shit! Get away from me!”
*police sirene*
Gangster:“Po-Police…?!”
Mafia: “Tch. Let’s run away!”
Jack: “Police! Stay where you are!”
Mafia: “Shit! How could we get caught here…”
Gangster:“Why did dogs mess up our plan…”
Jack: “Nice job, Rio, Chacha. But you’re not allowed to run away like that again.”
Chacha:“Ehehe!”
Rio:“But it’s our job to protect the townspeople, Jack.”
Jack: “Your friends are really brave. We’re going to give them awards.”
Maru: “Yeaaay! Isn’t that awesome, Koro?!”
Koro:“I don’t really care about that, though.”
Ray: “Guess we should go home now.”
Ruy: “It’s time to open the store~.”
Koro: “Ray. Ruy. Thanks for helping us.”
Ray:“No problem. It was pretty fun.”
Ruy:“Come visit our bar again!”
Koro:“We should give back this ring.”
Maru:“Yep!”
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Koro: “Huft… So tired. I’m going to put the ring on the table and tell Rick later…”
Maru: “I’m sure Sharon will be happy… zzz…”
Koro: “Hey! Sleep at your own home!”
Maru:“Zzzz…”
Koro:“Oh, well…. I’ll let you sleep next to me.”
“He helped me take back the ring, after all.”
Maru:“Zzz.”
Koro:“Move! You’re getting too carried away!”
Maru:“Hehehe, we’re brothers…zzz.”
Koro: “Oh God… Guess I’ll be having a hard time with this clumsy brother…zzz…”
After pondering about it for a while, Yuki has finally made up his mind.
Yuki: We’re back.
Izumi:Oh. Nothing happened to you guys, right? I was about to go there.
Kazunari: We found the hat.
Misumi: Koro was the one who found it~.
Koro:Woof!
Kumon: He did an excellent job.
Izumi: Really? That’s great.
Yuki: Sighs… I’m beat.
Izumi: Good work.
Hato: If you like, you can eat here before going home. I’ll place an order at the nearby restaurant. Their food is good, you see.
Kumon:Yeay!
Misumi:I’m hungry~!
*door bell rings*
Hato:Oh. I guess they’re here.
Izumi: Let me help you carry them.
Tenma: Me too.
Kumon: Me too~.
Kazunari: Let’s prepare some drinks in the meantime, then.
Misumi: Okay~.
Muku: You must be tired, today, huh, given all that happened.
Yuki:Same goes for you.
Muku: Do you think that hat is fixable?
Yuki: More or less.
While it’s true that I don’t have any particular memory of the hat…
I got to know a profession called designer for the first time after making this hat.
If it were the child me, I have no doubt I would choose the fashion designer path.
But now there’s a part of me who wants to continue acting.
That’s why I don’t really know what to write in my career survey.
Muku: I see… But you’re not the only one, because I, too, am still unsure of what I want to do in the future.
I thought I should just go to uni after graduating high school, but that changed when I saw you seriously giving it a thought. I was like, “Is this really okay?”
I got anxious. I felt ashamed of myself.
But after talking with Kyuchan, I realized that it’s fine even if you’re still unsure right now.
We still have time. There’s no need to rush things.
If there are people who already decide what they want to do from the start, there are also people who still need time to think before making their decision.
Everyone has their own pace, so you don’t need to make your decision right now.
Yuki: We still have time… I see.
(I guess I was rushing things.)
(I’ll have more opportunities to choose in the future, and even if those choices are there in front of me, it’s not like I have to make my decision right away.)
I’ve made up my mind. Because both are important to me, I won’t pick just one now.
Besides, I believe there will come a day when I can clearly decide what I want to do.
Muku: You really are cool, Yuki-kun.
Yuki: (…Which one is cool now.)
Koro: Woof woof!
Muku: Ah, are you done with your meal? Let’s play a bit.
Koro: Arf!
Muku:I’m throwing it~.
Koro:Woof!
Yuki: Two puppies… Pome and toy poodle.
–.
I like that idea.
Misumi:Hm~? What are you drawing?
Yuki:Some stuff.
Yuki: Is everyone here?
Izumi: Yep. I think so.
Yuki: I’ve decided on a theme for our next play.
Kumon: Seriously?!
Misumi: What is it? What is it?
Tenma: What kind of frills will it be…
Yuki: I wanna do this.
Tenma: …Huh?
Kazunari:Doggies?
Yuki: Well. Per your request, I’ve decided to pick dogs as the theme.
Kumon:We can use Rento-san’s dogs sound effects with this!
Tsuzuru: I know, right. By the way, have you decided what kind of dogs each of you will be?
Yuki:Only the lead and co-lead roles. The lead will be a pomeranian, while the co-lead will be a toy poodle.
Muku: In that case, Yuki is the pomeranian and the toy poodle…
Misumi:Stares…
Kazunari: It’s decided, then.
Kumon: Yep, yep.
Tenma:Yeah.
Muku:What?! Me?!
Yuki: Because we’re going to perform a dog-themed play, we have to make the visuals super cute. With that said, the two of us are just the right persons for that.
Muku: I-I wonder about that. But… I’ll do my best!
Tenma: Still… I was surprised you didn’t go for frilly costumes.
Yuki: Well, I do like cute costumes with laces and ribbons.
And truthfully, I was itching to make you all wear skirts. I couldn’t throw that idea away.
Tenma: All of us?!
Izumi: That’s new.
Yuki:But when I put our usual plays into consideration, I thought it would not really fit.
Izumi: (Yuki-kun isn’t only a designer, but he’s also our troupe’s actor and staff.)
(I’m sure it was the actor in him who concluded that such a theme would not reflect Summer Troupe’s overall vibes.)
Yuki: But I still want the whole play to be cute, so write a good one, alright?
Tsuzuru: Sure. Leave it to me.
Yuki: Oh, and also, it doesn’t mean I’m going to put aside the frilly costumes altogether, alright? I still want to make it happen one day.
Tenma: So you’re still gonna do it in the end…
Yuki:…
Izumi:Huh? What are you doing here, Yuki-kun?
Yuki:…This.
Izumi:Career survey? That sure takes me back. So you’re already in that period now, huh.
Yuki:While I want to further my study in fashion, I also want to continue acting… I can’t decide on one now.
Besides, I’m still in my second year. I actually want to just write, “undecided,” but I have a feeling my mom and my homeroom teacher won’t let me get away with that.
Izumi: I think you should just write, “undecided.”
That’s the only thing you can write if you’re still unsure, anyway.
And it’s not like you’re not giving it a thought at all. So just make sure to write that in your survey.
If you’re pondering about something, it shows how important that something means to you–it shows how seriously you take it.
The adults may be worried because they have experienced a lot. But…
I’m sure they will understand. You’re mature for your age, and you’re the type who will take actions based on what you have decided.
Yuki:You’re also an adult, though.
Oh, well. Whatever. I’m gonna write, “undecided.”
Izumi: That word is filled with all kinds of futures. I can’t wait to see yours!
Yuki: …For some reason, I feel stupid for worrying about such a thing.
The rest of Summer Troupe members are helping Yuki look for his lost hat.
Koro: Woof woof!
Yuki:Sighs… We’re finally back.
Tenma:Good work.
Kazunari: Good workie!
Yuki: Wha…? Why are you guys here?
Kumon: We’re going to eat out after this, so we came to pick you up.
Yuki:That’s too sudden.
Misumi:Surprise~!
Muku: Director-san will join us later.
Yuki: But my job isn’t done yet, you know.
Hato: It’s okay, you can go home now.
Yuki: …I’ll be taking my leave, then.
Hato: Hm? Rurikawa-kun, didn’t you wear a hat today?
Yuki: Oh, yeah, I took it off because it was really hot… Huh?
Tenma: Did you drop it somewhere?
Yuki:Sighs… Yeah, I guess. I’m gonna go look for it so you guys can go ahead.
Muku: Oh, Yuki-kun–.
Tenma: Oh, well. I guess I’ll help him find it.
Misumi: We’ll be going then~.
Tenma: Okay. I’ll contact you if we take too long.
Kazunari: ‘Kay, 'kay!
Muku: Be careful.
Tenma: Hey. Don’t just go by yourself.
Yuki: What is it?
Tenma: It’ll be hard to look for such a thing alone, right? I’ll help you out.
Yuki: I never asked you to help me, though.
Tenma: Do you have any idea where you dropped it?
Yuki:I took off my hat around here…
Tenma: I don’t see it anywhere.
*phone rings*
Yuki:Hello?
Kazunari:“Did you find your hat?”
Yuki:…Nope, but I feel like it won’t take too long. We’ll be fi–..
Tenma: Give it to me.
Yuki:What?
Tenma: Let’s meet up here.
Yuki: Hey! What did you just…
Kazunari:“Okay!”
Tenma: Here, your phone.
Yuki: I’ve never said you can do that.
Tenma:You should’ve relied on us.
Yuki:Seeing you get all smug like that is irritating.
…But well, thanks.
Kumon:Thanks for waiting!
Tenma: You guys are fast.
Kazunari:To tell you the truth, we were already heading this way when you called~.
Muku: You were walking the dog earlier, right? So I had a feeling you might go to this park.
Koro: Woof woof!
Yuki: But why is Koro here?
Misumi: He said he wanted to come with us~.
Yuki: Bet he just wanted to walk some more.
Kumon: It’s getting dark, so let’s look for the hat together!
Kazunari:Hmmm…
Yuki: It isn’t here, either… Sighs.
Kazunari: Shall we take a lil break? I’ll go buy us some drinks.
Yuki:Okay.
Kazunari:Here you go.
Yuki:Thanks.
I walked around this park several times when I was going out with Koro. I’ll be surprised if I don’t get tired.
Kazunari: And you immediately went to work right after school~. It’s no wonder you’re tired. Good work, good work.
How was school? Are you doing great?
Yuki:…Why all of sudden?
Kazunari: Mukkun is worried about you, y'see. He told us you might be having trouble deciding on your career path.
Yuki: That guy… He’s surprisingly observant despite his easygoing attitude. Or am I just bad at hiding it?
Kazunari:You guys are always together so it’s no wonder that he took notice.
Yuki: It’s not really a big deal, but it’s just… I just don’t know what to write in my career survey.
Like should I go to a fashion university or a vocational school? But I also want to study abroad too, so it’s hard to throw away that option. And there’s also the option to work as a designer’s assistant.
In your case, you choose to focus on both art and acting, right? I think it’ll be impossible for me.
In the end, there will come a day where I have to pick only one.
But… it’s not like I can easily pick one. Both fashion and acting are important to me.
It’s taking me some time to get into work-mode, you see. I can’t make much progress in the play’s costumes if I keep being undecided.
Kazunari: I see~. I got you.
So that’s what you want us to help the most, huh.
Yuki:What?
Kazunari:Nope. It’s nothing!
Okay… First things first, we’ve gotta find your hat!
Yuki: The heck?
Kazunari: I’ll go look over there! I’ll throw away the empty can while I’m at it!
Yuki: So you just listened and didn’t give me any advice?
Misumi: Kazu is kind~.
Koro:Woof!
Yuki:?!
Don’t just show up so abruptly like that. And what do you mean by “kind”?
Misumi: Kazu wants you to think about other things as well, and not just that.
Be it the costumes, the play or the future, I guess he wants you to forget all of that now.
Being worried over something you like is distressful. Besides, there are cases where you end up hating them, right?
Yuki: …What about you? Have you ever come to hate triangles before?
Misumi:No~pe!
Yuki: The heck, so you never hate them.
Misumi:Ehehe.
Yuki:Oh, well. I don’t really get it, but I at least know that you’re being considerate.
Misumi: Glad to hear that.
Yuki: Goodness. I’ve never asked for you guys’ help and here you are being such busybodies. Thank you, though.
Misumi: Ehehe.
Koro: Woof!
Yuki:Koro. Why are you making such a smug face even though you didn’t do anything?
Muku notices what Yuki has been worrying about when he overhears his conversation with their homeroom teacher.
Yuki:…
(I have some time before my part-time job… I wonder if I can start earlier than usual.)
(And I have to decide on the play’s costumes soon…)
…
(The dress Hato-san made last time came out really nice. I figured it’ll look great on the stage.)
(I also want to try using that lace. It looks cute.)
(But will it suit the usual vibes in Summer Troupe’s plays… Hmm, not quite, I say.)
(If I make whatever I like, it won’t reflect Summer Troupe’s overall vibes. This is quite hard, especially because the play will be based on my costumes.)
*door opens*
Homeroom Teacher: Oh, thank goodness. You’re still here.
Yuki:Ugh…
Homeroom Teacher: You still haven’t submitted your career survey, have you? You’re the only one left.
Yuki:Seriously?
Homeroom Teacher: The deadline was yesterday.
Well, most of you choose to go to university. I guess the second years are still not that troubled over your own career paths.
Yuki:(…If I remember correctly, our school is more or less a prep school.)
Homeroom Teacher: Rurikawa. Do you plan to focus on fashion or acting?
Since you’re doing part-time work now, I think furthering your fashion study is also a good option.
Like, to continue working as an assistant or to go to a fashion university.
Yuki: …I’m still considering my options, more or less.
Homeroom Teacher: I’ll be waiting for your survey by early next week.
Yuki:Understood.
Muku:…
Muku: I’m home.
Misumi:Welcome back~!
Kazunari:Huh? You’re not with Yukki today?
Muku: He has part-time work today.
What are you doing?
Misumi: We’re talking about our next play~.
Kazunari: Even though the theme will be based on Yukki’s costumes, we assumed it must be hard to design them while working part-time. That’s why, we’re trying to prepare some ideas.
Misumi: We’re going to provide him with some ideas~.
Muku: Oh, okay.
Misumi: I still think a dog theme is a good idea.
Kazunari: But if we’re going with the kind of costumes Yukki likes, I think a fantasy play may be better.
Muku:…
Kazunari: What’s wrong?
Muku:What?
Misumi: You look down~.
Muku:…Actually, I have a feeling Yuki-kun is currently having a hard time over his career path.
He still hasn’t submitted his career survey even though it’s past the deadline.
Misumi: I see~.
Kazunari: Career survey, huh? That sure brings back memories.
In that case, today, let’s go eat out with everyone for a chance! We can feel more comfortable asking him all kinds of things that way!
Misumi:Agreed~!
Muku: Sounds great! I’ll tell Kyuchan.
Kazunari: I’ll send a LIME to Tenten, then! Oh, should we invite Director-chan too?
Misumi: I’ll go tell Director-san!
Staff: I’ve finished basting this part. Please check it.
Hato:Thanks.
Yuki:Phew…
Hato: Hmm… Yep, OK. Let’s take a little break, guys.
Staff:Understood. Rurikawa-kun, have some cocoa.
Yuki: Thank you.
Staff: Rurikawa-kun, you’ve been really helpful because you work fast.
Yuki:…Are all designers always this busy?
Staff:Well, yeah. But you’ll get used to it.
Hato:I think this kind of job suits you, Rurikawa-kun.
You’re very exact in your job despite your age, and I can feel how confident you are when it comes to clothes.
When I look at the clothes you make, I can feel your originality–a point of view that only belongs to you. I have no doubt you’ll be a great designer in the future.
Yuki: …
Hato: If you want…
Koro: Woof woof!
Hato: Oh. Now that I think about it, you haven’t gone out today.
Yuki: I’ll take him for a stroll.
Hato: It’s fine, I’ll take him at night. You had school today, right? You must be tired now.
Koro: Arf arf arf!
Yuki: It’s fine. I’ll be going.
Koro:Woof!
Hato: Will you be okay?
Yuki:Yep. I’m still young, after all.
Hato: How reliable.
Koro: Woof woof!
Hato: Looks like you two are getting a little bit closer.
Yuki: Sighs… you can still walk? I know I’ve told him I’m still young, but this is too much.
Koro:Arf!
Yuki:Just how many laps are you going to run… So hot… I’ll take off my hat.
Yuki accepts a part-time job offer, while it appears Muku has his fair share of worries too.
Yuki: Is this the last one?
Azami:Yep.
Yuki: God. I’m tired…
Azami: We managed it, somehow…
Yuki: It was as hectic as before, huh.
Izumi: Good job, both of you!
Banri: Here, have some snacks.
Student: Huh? Model shouldn’t be here.
Banri: I’m not modeling this time.
Student: Boo, you should have~.
Banri:Next time.
Student: Both of you, thank you so much. You saved us big time. It must have been tiring, right?
Yuki: Well, yeah, but we pretty much knew what to do this time.
Azami: It went better than before.
Student: How reliable of you. Just as I expected, despite your age, you have what it takes to be in charge of the costumes and makeup for MANKAI Company.
???: What? The two of you are in charge of MANKAI Company’s costumes and makeup?
Yuki:That’s right…
???: I watched your shows several times. Both the costumes and makeup are really good!
I never imagined the people in charge to be this young.
Yuki: Thank you.
Azami: Appreciated it.
Hato: My name is Hato, an Amabi alumnus. I work as a designer now.
I’m currently looking for an assistant to fill up a vacancy.
Because you have experiences as wardrobe coordinator, do you want to take the spot and help me? If you’re interested, that is.
You can think of it as a part-time job…
Azami: I’m feeling dejavu for some reason.
Kazunari: But you were the one that got scouted last time, right, Azamin?
Hato: We’re greatly understaffed right now.
Azami:Isn’t that great, Yuki-san? Last time, you told me it’d be a waste not to accept the offer.
Yuki: Well, you have a point…
Izumi: We still have time until the upcoming play. It’ll be a nice experience for you.
Banri: By the way, does your school allow part-time jobs?
Yuki: It won’t be a problem as long as we tell them beforehand.
Hato: What’s your call?
Yuki: …I’ll do it.
Hato: Thank you. I appreciate it.
I’ll tell you the details via phone later. Err, can I get your phone number…
Omi:How was the fashion show today?
Azami: It went better than last time.
Kazunari: Both Yukki and Azamin did very well~.
Yuki: By the way, I took a part-time job.
It’ll overlap with our show a little bit, but I’m allowed to work a flexible schedule, and I can use the workshop to make the costumes.
Misumi: Heh~. Good for you!
Izumi: It’ll be easier for you to make the costumes if you have a spacious workshop.
Tenma: Will you be okay, though? We still haven’t fully decided on the show’s content.
Yuki: I’ll think about that very thoroughly.
Omi: Huh? By the way, where’s Muku? Kumon isn’t here as well.
Kazunari: Both of them went home.
Yuki: (Now that I think about it, they did talk about it before.)
Kumon: Delish! I love your cooking, auntie!
Muku’s Mom: Eat up as much as you want. We have puddings for dessert.
Kumon:Yeay!
Muku:Too bad Juchan isn’t here with us…
Kumon: I know, right. He said he’s busy with uni tasks.
Muku’s Mom: Speaking of which, you’re already in your senior year, right, Kumon-kun? Have you decided on your career path?
Kumon: I’m actually aiming for admission by recommendation. I’ll submit the documents soon.
Muku: What?! Really?!
Kumon: I still don’t know if I’ll pass the selection. Keep it a secret from everyone, okay?
So you see, the other day, I was checking the documents until Yuki suddenly came. I got a little bit panicked… Because I haven’t told anyone about this.
Oh! I sort of discussed this with Tsumugi-san, though, since he’s been helping me study.
Muku: I believe you’ll do just fine, Kyuchan. After all, your grades are getting better these days.
Muku’s Mom: You’re also planning to go to university, right, Muku? That’s what you wrote in your career survey.
Kumon: Is that so?!
Muku: Yep… I still don’t know which school and which department I want to go to, though…
Kumon: But you’re smart, Muku. I’m sure there’s a lot of universities you can choose from.
Muku’s Mom: And you’re also doing theater. It’ll be a plus point in your school report.
If you’re planning to go back to track-and-field, maybe you can choose a university with a great track-and-field club.
Muku:…
Muku’s Mom: You’re free to do what you want to do, Muku.
A3! Translation: Hisoka Mikage’s R [Last Planet] - Cats in the Secluded Road
Hisoka is asked to choose a theme for Winter Troupe’s etude practice. What theme did he choose?
Tasuku: “I never expected you’d become a farmer…”
Azuma: “I won’t return to Tokyo. I left my dream there.”
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Izumi: Okay. Let’s end our etude practice here today.
Tsumugi: Thank you for today.
Homare: That was a quite interesting etude.
Guy: Agreed. I like how we couldn’t predict what would happen next.
Izumi: This is indeed such a great idea, taking turns as the etude leader and performing an etude based on the leader’s idea. Thanks for coming up with this, Tsumugi-san!
Azuma: I was a little bit worried about the whole taking turns thing, but now that we tried it, I think it was fresh and exciting.
Tsumugi: I’d never have guessed you’d pick farmer as the theme, Azuma-san.
Azuma: Hehe. I kind of wanted to enjoy the slow life of the countryside.
Though I don’t think that’ll be possible considering I can’t handle sunburn and physical work.
Tasuku: I know, right…
Tsumugi: Hahaha…
Izumi: I feel like this is a good way to practice.
Guy: I think so too. Like the theme that Yukishiro came up with today, we can do any kind of etude that we’ve never done before.
Izumi: I’d like to continue it!
Tsumugi: In that case, we should decide on the next leader.
Tasuku: You do it, Mikage.
Hisoka: What a pain…
Tasuku: And that is exactly why we should have the slacker do it.
Hisoka:Hah…
Homare: Now, now, Hisoka-kun! Who knows, you may find it fun!
Tsumugi: If you have trouble picking a theme, we can help you out.
Hisoka:…
Izumi: So umm, decide on a simple theme until our next practice the day after tomorrow.
Hisoka:…Okay.
Hisoka: Haah…
(I can’t think of any theme for today’s practice. What should I do…)
(Let’s just go with marshmallows…)
(I know they’re going to be pissed but I’m the leader for today…)
…Ah.
(There’s a sale corner. I don’t see any marshmallows, though…)
(This is…)
Izumi: Hisoka-san isn’t here yet. Practice is starting soon…
Homare: I tried calling him but he didn’t pick up.
Guy: He probably left his phone in his room, or put it in silent mode.
Tasuku: He’s probably sleeping somewhere.
Izumi:Let’s split up and look around the dorm.
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Izumi: I can’t find him anywhere…
Tsumugi: Same here.
Tasuku: He’s not in the attic either.
Guy:I didn’t find him in the backyard either.
Tsumugi:This is weird… We usually can find him just fine.
Azuma:Should we start ahead, then?
Tasuku: But today’s leader is Mikage. We can’t start the practice if he isn’t here.
Homare: We picked the wrong person.
Azuma:That’s Tasuku for you.
Tasuku: It’s my fault now!?
Guy:Let’s look for him a little bit more.
Azuma: Agreed. There may be some places we haven’t gone to.
Tasuku:God. He’s such a handful.
Izumi: Oh! Misumi-kun! Have you seen Hisoka-kun?
Misumi: I saw him just now when I was collecting triangles~. I wanted to join them but I have part time work~.
Tasuku: Them? Is he hanging out with someone?
Misumi: Hmm. Rather than hanging out, it’s more like resting to me…
Izumi:?
Hisoka:Yawn…
Ah… it’s past the practice time.
There’s a lot of missed calls from the others.
I skipped practice without telling them. They’re going to be mad at me…
…?
This presence…
Izumi:Hisoka-san?
Tasuku: What are you doing here–.
Hisoka: Ssh. They’ll wake up.
Izumi:…?
Kitten:Meow~.
Hisoka: Oh. They woke up.
Izumi:Whoa. So cute.
Tsumugi:There’s a lot of kittens here…
Guy: While I have a rough idea of what happened, do you mind if I ask just in case?
Hisoka:Actually–.
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Hisoka: (Come to think of it, Misumi said he saw kittens around here…)
(Let’s take a look. There’s still some time left until practice starts, and I already decided on the theme, anyway.)
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Hisoka: …Found them.
Kittens: Meow~. Meow~.
Hisoka: (They’re approaching me…)
(Are they…)
(They’re looking at the sardines I bought at the convenience store. I bought them for the cats that often come to the dorm, though…)
Kittens: Meow~. Meow~.
Hisoka:Are you guys hungry?
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Hisoka: (They ended up sleeping on my laps after eating.)
So cute…
(Looks like their parent isn’t here. I’m worried they may get attacked by crows while sleeping…)
(I should stay here until their parent comes back…)
…
…zzz.
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Tsumugi: How should I put it, that sounds so you to do that…
Homare: Goodness… I can’t even be mad anymore.
Tasuku:You should turn off the silent mode for now.
Hisoka:…Okay.
Guy:How about our practice today, then?
Azuma: Since we’ve come all the way here, I want to wait until their parent comes back.
Homare: In that case, we have no choice but to cancel our practice…
Tsumugi: How about holding our practice here?
Izumi: Great idea! It may feel good to practice outside sometimes.
Azuma: We already have Street Acts for that, though.
Hisoka: I want to finish troublesome things as soon as possible.
Homare:Goodness. I guess there’s no other option, then. So, what kind of theme did you pick for today’s practice?
Hisoka:Marshmallows.
Tasuku: I knew it…
Hisoka:Was what I was considering but I changed my mind.
The theme will be cats.
Tasuku: Come again?
Hisoka:The plot will be about cat siblings who are waiting for their parent.
I’ll be the first son, Guy is the second son, Azuma is the third son–.
A3! Event: Trump the Phantom Thief Episode 10 Translation
Muku offered to help when Saionji and the ship crew ran into problems.
Saionji: One of the evacuation boats is gone?
Guard: Yes. It was still there when I checked yesterday…
Saionji: If Sakisaka-kun didn’t let me know, I would think of it as nothing but a mere incident. But now there’s a chance it may be related to the thieves.
Sakyo: They may use the boat to escape.
Yuki: Makes sense.
Banri: But judging by what Muku said, I assume they will carry out their plan tomorrow during the unveiling. Does that mean they stole the boat and made some preparation in advance?
Azami:Or they might have noticed someone find out about their plan and decided to steal it earlier…
Muku: In that case, we have to catch the thieves quickly before they steal the jewel!
Saionji:That will be the police and the guards’ job.
In the first place, they’re probably blending in with the other passengers. We can’t just catch people randomly.
Muku:I know how they look.
A man, and a woman who may be an accomplice… I’m begging you. Please let me help.
Saionji:But…
Izumi: I can’t put you in danger, Muku-kun.
Muku: Saionji-san, you have been looking out for us a lot to make sure we don’t have any problems during our stay here.
You have been helping us so that we could perform at an unfamiliar place like this… I’m grateful that you offered such a request.
I want to do whatever I can to help you protect the thing you treasure.
I’ll regret it if I don’t do anything and let the jewel be stolen.
Juza: Director, let Muku do what he wants. I’ll protect him.
Banri: It’s not like the cops are going to arrive soon, anyway. If you want to catch them for real, his help is necessary.
Azami: I’ll help out too if Muku-san is serious about it.
Yuki: It’s not like Trump to let the jewel be stolen without doing anything.
Kazunari: Yepyep! The treasure is ours~!
Sakyo: God. Fine, fine.
Muku: You guys…
Izumi: Promise me you will run away once you know it’s dangerous.
Muku: Yes.
Izumi: Saionji-san, will you let us help you out?
Saionji:I’m actually hesitant about this, but I have to admit Sakisaka-kun’s testimony is very important during this time.
I’ll let you help too. However, you have to be very careful and move along with the guards.
I’ll contact the police again. And if possible, I want to avoid causing confusion among the other passengers…
Muku: Oh. In that case…
Suspicious Man:…
Female Passenger?:?
Muku: “I shall take this treasure first.”
Suspicious Man: …You!?
Female Passenger?: Hey, wait!
He did hear it. I made a mistake by letting him go.
Muku: (She’s really an accomplice…)
Juza: Muku, run!
Muku:–.
Muku:Haah…Haah…
Suspicious Man: Don’t let him get away!
Passenger A: Kyaa!
Passenger B: What is it? An actor?
Passenger C: Is this the continuation of the play? A performance?
Kazunari:“King, over here~!”
Muku: “–.”
(I only need to run until there…!)
Kazunari: “Q. Get the net over there.”
Yuki: “I’ve already had it in my hands.”
Muku:“Hey, you two, lift it up!”
Kazunari: “Okey dokey~!”
Yuki: “Too heavy…!”
Suspicious Man:Whoaa!?
Female Passenger?:–ugh.
Guard: We secured the criminals!
Female Passenger?: Shit.
Saionji: Sakisaka-kun, can you confirm if they are the right persons?
Muku: Yes, that’s them.
“But the other person should be a woman.”
Female Passenger?: I’m just like Q.
Guard: The police are here!
Passenger A: So they’re holding a performance outside the theater venue.
Passenger B: That was interesting!
Muku: T-Thank you very much!
Kazunari:Thank you~.
Saionji: I really appreciate your help today. You helped me a lot.
It’s all thanks to you all that I am able to protect this gem.
We also managed to avoid confusion between the passengers. They were all calm. Your idea to pretend to hold a performance worked, Sakisaka-kun.
Muku: Will the unveiling be cancelled after this incident…?
Saionji: Because we didn’t suffer any damages, it won’t be cancelled. I’d like to hold the event as planned while consulting the police.
Allow me to offer my gratitude once again.
Muku: T-There’s no need…!
Saionji: I shall take my leave now. I have to do some cleaning up and prepare for tomorrow.
Juza: Muku, are you injured anywhere?
Muku: I’m fine. It’s a good thing the thieves are caught.
Juza: You worked hard.
Muku: –.
***
Juza: …Good luck on track and field.
Muku: …Yes!
***
Juza: What’s wrong?
Muku: …It’s nothing.
I could help them out because Juchan and the others backed me up.
A3! Event: Trump the Phantom Thief Episode 8 Translation
Play time! A heads up on the characters’ names:
Muku: King Yuki: Q Kazunari: Ace Juza: Jack Banri: Fox Sakyo: Club
Saionji: Muku-kun, how are you doing? Are you getting seasick?
Muku: I’m doing alright, thank you. Oh, and the room is so beautiful.
Saionji: I am glad it is to your liking. We purposely built the suite rooms in a place where you can’t feel the ship’s motion.
I am planning to take every possible measure for the theater venue as well, though do not hesitate to let me know if you are unsatisfied with anything.
Muku: I will. Thank you.
Kazunari: Dude, not only the suite rooms are superbs, but to think we also get a whole staff to ourselves…! We can even get the beverages here as many times we like!
Yuki: True. The service is just so good it surprised me.
Sakyo: Don’t get too engrossed in these service or you’ll be havin’ a hard time once we return to Mankai Company.
Izumi: You have a point…
Banri: I don’t wanna go back.
Juza: …I’m thirsty.
Muku: Wanna get some beverages in our rooms?
Juza: No, it’s fine. Our rooms are far from here.
Azami: There’s a lot of vending machines there. I think they have your favorite strawberry milk.
Juza: I’ll go get it.
Muku:…
Izumi: (Today is finally our opening show. I knew it. They all seem pretty nervous because we’re going to perform in a different venue.)
Juza:…
Izumi:(Juza-kun looks stiff.)
Kazunari: OK, guys! We’ve gotta form a circle in times like this!
Banri: Be more specific. What d'you mean by “in times like this”?
Yuki: Bet you already thought of what kind of circle you wanna do.
Kazunari: Righty right! Since our play is about phantom thieves, we all should strike a phantom thief pose!
Sakyo:The heck is that?
Kazunari: No complaining! Just follow me!
Yuki: Fine. Fine.
Juza: …Muku, do the chant.
Muku: First things first, I’m sorry for causing you guys troubles when I was at a loss of what to do.
I don’t want to give up on all the things I want to do. I’ve decided to do everything I can in all of them.
I’ll run through until the end. Follow me, guys!
Juza:Yeah!
Kazunari:Okie!
Banri: Yea.
Q: “It’s as musty as always.”
Ace:“Clean it up.”
Q:“How about you do it?”
Ace: “No way. Geez. This place used to be clean, wonder what happened to it.”
Q:“That’s because we had a clean-freak before.”
Ace: “Okay. Leader, you do the cleaning.”
King: “I think it’s pretty clean, though.”
Q:“Seriously?”
Ace: “Should’ve known a messy room owner like Leader would say something like that.”
Q: “Anyway. Since this is the first time we gathered here after a year, that means you’ve already set our next target, right? Let’s cut to the chase already.”
King:“Our next target will be "Mermaid’s Tears”, a 12-carat diamond.“
"It’s going to be sold during an auction held at the Royal Star cruise. It’s one of the event’s highlights and expected to sell for 6 billion.”
Ace: “Woo-hoo.”
Q: “Heh. Interesting.”
King: “Royal Star is currently hiring staff. Q.”
Q: “Got it. That means I have to sneak in as one of their staff members, right?”
King: “Ace, get close to the ship’s captain and collect information.”
Ace:“Roger.”
Izumi: (I expect no less from Summer Troupe. They have great teamwork. I can totally feel it.)
(Not to mention Muku-kun’s King is able to unite them as a leader.)
Q: “I’m in charge of the rooms in Block A… Laundry and… Ugh. What a hassle.”
“This isn’t my job in the first place, after all. If that person were here–.”
Crew Member: “Are you new here? You seem lost.”
Q: “Yes. I don’t think I can get out of this place if I lose the map.”
Crew Member: “You can ask anyone if there’s anything you don’t understand.”
Q:“Thank you.”
“?”
Crew Member: “What’s wrong?”
Q: “I think I saw someone over there–.”
Crew Member: “But there’s only a garbage can over there. Is it a ghost or something?”
Q: “Hey. Stop. I don’t like it.”
“Hm? A letter?”
“Could this be–I have to report to King.”
King: “I’ll take the Mermaid’s Tears–Jack.”
Ace: “Can’t believe he’s aiming for the same thing.”
Q: “Him and King sure are compatible in a strange way.”
Ace: “Even though their personalities are the exact opposite of each other.”
Q: “What are we going to do now?”
Ace: “Guess we’re gonna have a change of pla–.”
King:“We’ll continue the operation.”
Q:“Come again!?”
Ace: “So you mean we’re gonna compete with Jack?”
King: “I will not send out this notice. Let’s call it a direct confrontation between Trump and Jack.”
Q:“Whaaaat!?”
Jack: “Weird. The cops aren’t on the move.”
“Hm? Where’s my noti–.”
“It’s been a while. How about a reunion? At The Mermaid’s Tears’ chamber. Trump.”
“King, huh… It’s just so like him to do something like this. Fine. Let’s have a showdown.”
Fox:“Here. I got what you wanted, the Royal Star’s blueprint.”
King: “It is indeed the blueprint.”
Fox: “I got you some addition as well. This one is a lil bit pricey.”
King:“Figured as much.”
Fox: “What are you going to do with this information, though?”
King: “It’s prohibited to poke your nose into your client’s private life.”
Fox:“Oops. My bad. I was curious since you rarely asked for something like this. Oh, yeah. Your master said he wanted to see you.”
King: “Club? I wonder why. I’ll try contacting him.”
Club: “I’m comin’ in.”
Fox: “Speak of the devil.”
King: “Long time no see.”
Club: “Perfect timing. Are you free now?”
***
Club: “I’m goin’ to retire soon. Take whatever you need.”
King:“Retire? Are you serious?”
Club: “My body is startin’ to fall apart. It’s an age thing. Tell this to Ja–Oh, right. I heard you two broke up.”
King: “You made it sound like we’re dating. Please don’t do that. He just decided to quit my group on his own.”
Club: “Y'all never change. Here I thought you’d keep workin’ together. That’s what you call youth, I guess.”
King: “To be honest with you, I’d also never thought he would betray me.”
Club: “Looking at that guy, I think he’s in his rebellious phase rather than betrayal.”
King: “Rebellious phase?”
Club: “He’s got some strong sense of rivalry, y'know? Add that with the fact that he’s never won against you.”
“He must be jealous of you. You’re a genius, while he can only do things in a crude way.”
King: “Really? I like his way of doing things, though.”
Club: “That’s exactly why you’re hated. Oh, well. You better make up before I die.”
King: “Please tell that to him too. You’re going to meet him after this anyway, right?”
Club: “You’re right. Guess I’m also gonna tell him directly. Both of you are my most excellent apprentices, after all.”
King: “Please take this as my present for your retirement. This one is 40 years old.”
Club: “You sure are well prepared.”
King: “I was actually planning to use it for the celebration party, though.”
“–Oh, right. If you’re going to retire, please give me that. You know, the ‘Venus Ring’.”
Club: “I refuse.”
***
Fox: “Welcome. Man, I guess we’ve got a lot of 'speak of the devil’ moment today.”
Jack: “What are you saying?”
Fox: “Nope. Forget it. Anyway, this is your requested uniform and safe.”
Jack: “Thanks.”
Fox: “Oh, yea. Your master said he wanted to see you. Why don’t you give him a call?”
***
Jack: “Long time no see.”
Club: “Hey. Is it just me or did you lose some weight?”
Jack: “What do you want to talk about?”
Club: “I’m gonna retire soon. Take whatever you need.”
Jack: “Whatever you need, huh. By the way, the 'Venus Ring’…”
Club: “Y'all really have the same taste. I ain’t gonna give it out. I sent it to the right place.”
Jack: “By y'all… Do you mean King?”
Club: “You should just go back and regroup with him.”
Jack: “I’ll never go back until I win against him.”
Club: “What a pig-headed kid. So? You see any chance to accomplish that?”
Jack: “I have a feeling we’re finally going to settle this soon.”
Club: “Heh. You seem confident.”
Jack: “Because I’ve made arrangements ahead of time.”
Club: “That’s so you. You still look as gloomy as ever, though. Why don’t you go soaking up the sun in some warm places in the south once in a while?”
Jack: “No–But you have a point. Maybe I’ll do that once this is over.”
Club: “Do that. And make up with King.”
Jack: “…It depends on him.”
Guard A: “Wait there.”
Guard B: “This place is restricted to authorized personnel.”
***
Q: “'Mermaid’s Tears’ has been carried away.”
King: “Got it. Looks like they put it at the expected place.”
Q:“How about the security? Can you unlock it?”
King: “I’ve already made preparation for that. We just need to see how things will turn out.”
Ace: “Hey, wait a sec. Please, King.”
King: “Find out the schedule for the guards’ lookout.”
Q: “Ugh. What a pain. Why do I have to do this…”
***
Q: “The guard will change at 1 P.M. The key will only be handed over when a substitute comes.”
King: “So we need that key and the password that the captain has to unlock the door.”
Q: “Ace, gain some time for us.”
Ace: “Roger. Leave it to me.”
Q: “Don’t screw up.”
***
Ace: “Hey, good work.”
Guard A: “You’re here sooner than I thought.”
Ace: “Boss said my shift would start 30 minutes earlier since I’m always late, you see. Today I got here on time, though.”
“Oh. Don’t tell me you’re gonna get scolded if you end your shift early? Wanna have some chat for thirty minutes then? Man, being a guard sure is easy.”
“I actually want to increase my shift more, you know. But I don’t reall–.”
Guard A: “No, it’s fine. I’ll end my shift now. Bye.”
Ace: “Oh. Okay, then. Bye.”
***
Ace: “Mission complete. It’s your turn now, King.”
King: “Let’s see, now. This is unexpectedy such a hassle~.”
Ace: “I’m glad you seem to be having fun but please hurry up.”
***
Q: “It’s almost been thirty minutes.”
King: “Just a little bit more…”
Q: “The guard is coming.”
King: “I’m counting on you, Ace.”
***
Ace:“Hey..”
Guard B:“Hm?”
Ace: “Ouch ouch ouch…”
Guard B: “What’s wrong?”
Ace:“Oh, are you the substitute? Thank God. I’m starting to panic since my stomach is killing me. Good bye!”
Guard B: “Hey, wait, the key–.”
Ace: “Key? Oh, right. I’ve gotta hand it ove–ouch ouch ouch.”
Guard B: “Hey, you okay?”
Ace: “Wait a minute. Just until I calm down. Ouch ouch ouch…”
Guard B: “F-For now, just go to the toilet first.”
Ace:“Don’t think that’s possible. I feel like it’s gonna come out once I move.”
Guard B: “Whaaat!?”
Ace: “Do you have some medicine or anything?”
Guard B: “No, sorry…”
Ace: “Can you bring me one from the infirmary? I’m on the edge here.”
Guard B: “O-Okay! Wait a little bit!”
Ace: “King, you better open it now.”
***
King: “…Weird. We may not make it.”
Ace: “Come again!?”
King: “Oh, I got it. This one.”
“…Nice. It opens!”
“Q, carry it out. Let’s retreat.”
Q:“Got it.”
***
Guard B: “Hey, I have the medicine!”
Ace: “Very thanks, man. Here, your key! I’ll leave the rest to you.”
Guard B: “Yeah. Hope you recover soon.”
King: “…This is weird. Jack didn’t come in the end.”
Q: “Maybe he realized it’s impossible to go against phantom thieves.”
King: “No. That guy…”
Police: “Freeze! We’re police!”
King: “–.”
Q: “!?”
Ace: “Since when!?”
King: “We’re being set up. Q, throw the 'Mermaid’s Tears’ to the sea.”
Q:“Huh!? Do you hear yourself now!?”
King: “Do it now. We’ll escape the moment the police look away.”
Ace: “You’re lying, right!?”
King:“Quick.”
Q:“You’re the one who told me to do it, alright!”
Police: “H-Hey! The jewel! Pick it up, quick!”
King: “Let’s go!”
Police:“Wait!”
Q: “What do we do now!? All of our hardship went to waste!”
Ace: “Our 6 billion…”
King: “That was a fake jewel Jack had prepared.”
Q:“What?”
King: “Jack had stolen 'Mermaid’s Tears’ in advance and replaced it with a fake one.”
“He was the one who snitched on us.”
***
Narration: “The day before…”
Guard A: “Hey, what’s wrong?”
Jack: “No, it’s just… the engine…”
Guard A: “Hold on, hold on. If there’s any trouble, you better do something about it or else it’ll get worse later on. If we’re liable for the damages…”
Jack: “There’s smoke coming out!”
Guard A: “Say what!?”
Jack: “Stay away from the car!”
Guard B:“Whoa!”
Guard A: “C-Call the fire station! Wait, we gotta get the safe first!”
Guard B: “Hey, is it okay?”
Jack: “Yeah. The smoke disappeared. I found no issues with the machine too.”
Guard A: “That means the safe is alright, yeah? God. Give me a break. We almost carry it away ahead of time.”
***
Q: “So that’s why Jack didn’t show up…”
Ace: “He really got us! I already thought it was weird for the police to appear at times like that!”
Q:“Ugh. Even if the police didn’t appear, Jack still won since he already got the 'Mermaid’s Tears’ before us.”
King:“I wonder about that.”
***
King: “He hasn’t made any changes in his base. Well, isn’t he a little careless…”
“Even his security system is so weak.”
“Hm? A card?”
“'Out of respect of Master’s retirement, I will hand over the victory.’”
“Don’t be satisfied with second place. You could have taken measures if you know there’s a chance it’ll get stolen. Oh, well. I’ll accept your kind offer…”
***
Jack:“…”
“He really came…”
King:“Hey.”
Jack: “–ugh. Why are you still here, King?”
King: “It’s been a long time, I want to renew our friendship. I even brought alcohol with me.”
Jack: “This is why you’re hated.”
King: “But you don’t hate me, do you?”
Jack: “How did you find out?”
King: “I got some information about you from Fox. It helped me understand your strategy to some extent.”
Jack: “In that case, why did you fall into the trap?”
King: “Because, otherwise, you won’t move forward as planned. I’ll be troubled if you’re on your guard.”
“I could narrow down your base thanks to the location device I planned on the alcohol I gave to Club. The rest is my intuition.”
Jack: “I can never bring myself to like you in the end.”
King: “Now, now. Let’s have a toast for the 'Mermaid’s Tears’. Q and Ace are waiting.”
Izumi:(This is the only scene where Jack and King talk face to face. Even so, you can tell how close they are just by watching this scene alone.)
(Maybe because they are cousins, they can create a unique relationship between rivals who understand each other the most.)
***
Muku:Thank you so much!
Juza: Thank you.
Sakyo: Thank you.
Yuki: Thank you.
Kazunari: Thankies thankies~!
Banri: Thank you.
***
Sakyo: The audience’s reaction on our first show is great.
Juza: King was so cool.
Muku: Jack was even cooler! The fact that he’s active behind the scenes is just so Juchan!
Juza: I can also feel the gap between King, a sharp person with a gentle look, and you, Muku.
Muku:I-Is that so? Ehehe. But your Jack…
Azami: They’re going to be like that forever at this rate.
Yuki: When are you going to stop?
Banri: But well, it was good overall. Right?
Kazunari: Totally! Their chemistry was just perfect on the stage, even the audience was pleased!
Izumi: Let’s keep this energy until the closing show!
