【A3! Translation】 Golden Hathi (4/11)

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Taichi:This is the Indian film theme park, ‘Bollywood Studios’…!

Taichi:It looks just like that movie we watched the other day! Awesome!

Misumi:Look, look~ that building looks like a castle!

Tasuku:It’s a lot bigger and more authentic than I expected.

Izumi:It really is. Let’s see, studio…

Tasuku: By the way…

Hisoka:Yawn…

Tasuku:Why did he come.

Hisoka:Chikage forced me to join.

Chikage:We’re supposed to be giving them performance advice, so wouldn’t it be a good idea to have someone who can dance?

Hisoka:…This is definitely revenge for Easter.*

Chikage:I don’t know what you’re talking about.

Azuma:Now now, since we’re here, try to enjoy yourself too, Hisoka. Think of it like a trip.

Hisoka:…..Okay.

Tasuku: Like I said earlier, it’s not a–

Azuma:Maybe they sell Indian sweets, too. We can go look for them together.

Hisoka:….! I want to go. Indian sweets… I’m looking forward to them.

Tasuku:Sigh.

Omi: Oh well, it’s a theme park after all. Why don’t we just say that having fun is also part of the training camp.

Tasuku:…..So be it. You were also asked directly by Director, right, Fushimi? Was that okay?

Omi:Of course. This was a great opportunity, even at work people have been asking me if I needed some time off.

Tasuku:I hoped that was the case.

Misumi:Over there, and over here too! There’s so many different things to do here~.

Taichi:Oh! That! What’s that called again… Y'know the thing that looks like a cute little motorcycle… but like a car!

Chikage:Do you mean a tuk-tuk?*

Taichi:That’s it!

???:You can ride those throughout the theme park.

Izumi:Oh, hello.

Inda:Hello, and welcome. I’m Inda, the manager of Bollywood Studios.

Izumi: I’m Tachibana, MANKAI Company’s director. Thank you so much for this opportunity, we’re very grateful.

Troupe Members: Pleased to work with you.

Inda:Same to you all, let’s get to work.

Izumi:Yes, let’s.

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Hisoka:There’s so many food stalls lined up…

Omi:Can you eat while walking? They sound good.

Azuma:There’s also a souvenir shop over there.

Taichi: And so many curry shops!

Inda: Some of our shows, souvenirs, and so on, are geared towards Japanese people….

Inda:As for the curry shops, some were actually opened by locals, others are more famous and popular, and there’s a few who are very particular about their cuisine.

India: I especially recommend that shop over there.

Inda:I stumbled upon it when I was looking for curry, and instantly fell in love after just one bite.

Inda:I asked them if they could possibly open up a shop in the theme park.

Chikage:Heh, if you talk it up that much, I’m curious to try it.

Izumi: I want to eat some too!

Omi:Haha, as expected of you two.

Tasuku:Fine, but you guys can do that after we’re done with everything.

Inda:Let’s move on to the next location.

*reference to the 'Rabbits Party!’ event, hisoka forces chikage to join lol

*this is a tuk-tuk , also pictured in taichi’s event SR unbloomed

【A3! Translation】 Golden Hathi (3/11)

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Izumi:About that Indian film theme park… I can’t believe it, we really got permission!

Misumi:Woohoo! Yayyy~!

Taichi: Yes! Thanks, Director-sensei!

Tasuku:He really said yes…

Tenma: Things seem to be going pretty smoothly…

Izumi:The theme park hosts scheduled regular performances on stage, and they were having a little with that.

Izumi:Since we’re a theater company, they requested our advice about that area.

Azuma: It looks like we reached out to them at just the right time.

Izumi: That’s right.

Izumi: I was also told they want to incorporate both acting and dancing into their stage performances.

Izumi:By the way, since we’re cooperating with them, it looks like they’re also going to provide us with accommodations too.

Taichi:Which means that has to go through Sakyo-nii’s budget check too…

Izumi: Nope, I’ve already got his OK!

Taichi:Yay!

Chikage:You didn’t overlook anything.

Izumi: But… their accommodation facilities are limited, so it looks like we can’t have a training camp with everyone after all.

Chikage:Well, it’s not easy coordinating everyone’s schedules when you have people entering the workforce or moving up a grade in school.

Izumi:So this time, I’d like to only invite those who are interested in participating in the camp.

Taichi:Me, me, me—! I wanna go!

Misumi: I wanna go too~!

Izumi: I knew you two would say that.

Tenma:I’m also interested, but I can’t go because of my filming schedule…

Azuma:I think I’ll go too.

Izumi:So Azuma-san will also be joining us. Got it.

Tasuku: …How did that happen.

Azuma:I just thought it sounded interesting. I’ve been wanting to go since we watched that movie the other night.

Tasuku: We’re not taking a trip there.

Taichi:Tasuku-san and Chikage-san are coming too, right?

Chikage:Huh?

Tasuku:I plan on going. This was Utsuki’s idea to begin with, so I assumed he was going to go too.

Izumi:Not to mention this theme park has an Indian motif. In other words…

Chikage: There’ll be curry…

Izumi: And probably the best spices you could ask for. I’ve already invited Omi-kun to come because of that.

Tasuku:Oi.

Chikage:…Well then, I’ll go.

Izumi:I figured you’d say that.

Tasuku:What’s with you two.

Azuma: Fufu, maybe I’m not the only one who feels like traveling.

Tasuku:Sigh…

Taichi: A training camp at a theme park before it opens, giving advice on stage performances…

Taichi: It’s gonna be so much fun, and I’m gonna learn so much! I’m super pumped~!

Misumi: I’ll suggest my triangle dance too! I’m really looking forward to going~!

Tenma:Oi, make it a dance normal people can do.

Izumi:I’ve received stage scripts and dance footage from them, so I’ll share it again with you guys on LIME.

Tasuku:Alright, got it.

Izumi: I think we can invite one more person to the training camp with us. I’ll send a message out asking everyone on LIME, but let me know if you know of anyone who’s available.

Chikage: …Dancing, huh. Then we should probably ask him.

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T/N: There are a few pictures I added, but still not the typical amount that I do. Also, this may not hit as hard if you’re reading this without knowing what led up to this, so I recommend knowing the lead up to this before reading ep 31 and this one. But of course, it’s only recommended. Without further ado, enjoy and bring your tissues y’all.

Banri: …
(Center stage, time’s almost up…)
(I can understand the value and importance of this place now more than when I first stood on this stage.)
(The time since I’ve arrived here at MANKAI Company…)
(The new Spring Troupe and Summer Troupe, and we, the Autumn Troupe, and the Winter Troupe have all piled into here.)
(I can’t just up and ruin what this theatre has grown and become.)
(—I want to continue to stand here.)
(Now I remember what’s at stake here, and I can be as honest as I can be.)
… Phew.
(The stage looks bigger when you’re alone.)
(But I’m not alone. Behind the audience is the rest of Mankai.)
(And Autumn and Director-chan are here between all the equipment… I couldn’t feel more supported.)
(There’s a live audience, but there’s even more behind the camera.)
… Let’s go.
(I can’t think of any better way to do this now, it’s time to show the world who I am.)

Chikage: 3, 2, 1—

~

Banri: —I’m Banri Settsu from MANKAI Company.
First of all, I’d like to apologize for making any fans feel uncomfortable by my actions.
When the next performance was announced, I caused a bit of an uproar, and I’m sorry.
But I didn’t decide to do this stream just to apologize.
There’s been rumors spreading around SNS and it’s muddling the truth.
In fact, there’ve been many people who’ve annoyed me in life and I regret what I’ve done. I want to apologize for that now too.
But that’s not all of who I am, and I don’t want Mankai’s reputation to be damaged because of a misunderstanding caused by someone like me.
Today, I wanted everyone to know about the person named “Banri Settsu”, so I decided to do it in this way.
Please, let me tell you about the past and future of my life.
I’m an actor, so what better way to express it than on a stage rather than at a press conference.
…
“My portrait—Banri Settsu.”

Banri Settsu used to be empty.

When I was young, I excelled at everything and people around me praised me for it.
In the beginning, I thought I just wanted the compliments from my family to keep rolling.

But eventually, when my excelling became the norm, the praises came less and less.
Most of all, though, my feelings about things started to fall too, and eventually, everything I did bored me.

While growing up in those circumstances, I started fighting in high school.
When I think back on it now, maybe I was a bit scared.
I wasn’t motivated by anything, so maybe I was scared to admit I was someone who was empty.

That’s why I wanted something to rekindle me, even if it was just a bit, and fighting rougher dudes was the only solution I had at the time.
I didn’t think about how much I’d hurt someone. I was only looking for a driving force for myself.

Thinking back on it now, I think I knew I was doing something stupid. I didn’t think about how much it’d affect the future though.
No, maybe I didn’t think at all. I think I was just desperate.

One day, I came across a theater. It was a rather modest place, but after stepping into this theater, it was the first time my life took a turn I wasn’t expecting.
I couldn’t accept the fact that I’d lost, so I ran.

But then I saw my friends perform on their own, and I thought to myself that it couldn’t end here, I wouldn’t accept this defeat.

“Be different from your past self”,
“Be proud to stand in the middle of the stage”,
“For your friends and yourself, make your dream come true for all of you”,
“Face that dream of yours head on, no more running”…

Eventually, I came to think that trying to touch my friends’ feelings is the life I want to live.
I guess it sounds weird for those who were just trying their hardest.

My personal experience of theater became a portrait of my friends.
From then on, my life changed, and I went to university to take acting seriously.

My way of life changed so suddenly.
And watching someone else’s performance made me reflect on my life.

In front of me, my friends lived life in real time, while I faked mine.
Before, if I were to see their desperation, I might’ve laughed at them.

But then I realized that those actors were leagues better than I was, while I was just trying to run.

Maybe it’s ‘cause I didn’t want to face the fact that I wasn’t better than someone for the first time in my life.
I want to be myself and I can do anything, I couldn’t show my weaknesses to others… And I was sure that not allowing myself to show my weakness WAS my weakness.

And it’s thanks to my friends, I realized it was a hundred times more likely to run away from your problems and I shouldn’t resort to that.

So, no matter how crappy I am, I don’t want to run from the stage again, I’ll do my damndest.
I want to perform a play that will change someone’s life, like how my friends’ performances changed the me who was once empty.

I think that’s the coolest way I’d be able to live life, and it’s the reason why I want to stand on stage as an actor, and I plan on sticking with it.

I was against theatre, I messed up time and time again, I was stuck, I was shit at it.
But now I have friends who’ve shown me it’s okay to struggle.

I want to stand on the stage of this theater, of this theatre company, with my friends.

Nothing else can replace it. I don’t care that it has to be theater.
All of the answers to my ultimate desire are right here.

Even after all of my struggling, I want to perform to the best of my ability, and I want to be proud of myself, living this life.

That’s why I want to stand here.
Now, it’s the only thing on my mind.
I don’t want to let go of the answers to life that I’ve had.

I want to act. Here in this place, forever. Even now, and long after—!

Banri: But—
…

Banri: Haha, in the end, I’m just me…

Banri: For the first time in my life, I can feel my heart tighten.
Even though my emotions were all based around others… this is who I am.
This is all of me now… Thank you.

~

Izumi: I’m proud of you, Banri-kun.

Tasuku: You did good.

Yuki: Isn’t this the first time you’re so honest?

Tenma: All of Banri-san was laid out.

Kumon: Even though you stumbled, you still got back up, how cool, Banri!

Muku: I’m sure everyone has an understanding now!

Misumi: Good job, Banri!

Homare: What an incredibly moving portrait!

Tsumugi: It’s a portrait only he can do.

Itaru: Uwa, we’re the same.

Manager: The stream has been stopped now!

Taichi: Ban-chan!!

Banri: Urk.

Omi: Well done.

Sakyo: Good job, Leader.

Banri: Oi, don’t pat my head!

Azami: I’m glad you cried at the end. You would’ve ruined your makeup.

Juza: It sucked.

Banri: Shut up!

Juza: … But, it was cool.

Banri: I said shut up.

Izumi: (I’m glad Banri-kun has his friends now.)
(I’m glad Autumn was able to meet and accept each other for who they are.)