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This story has been fan-translated by Mystery Shop, and proofread by dolce (JP), and Kiri (EN). This translation was based off the scripts from the Japanese version of the game. |
| Do You Admire Pirates or Something? | ||
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| The Other Dimension - Sparkling Chamber | ||
Floyd  |
Ahahah! Dancing is so fun. I feel super good when I get to use my legs so much! | |
Jade  |
Fufu… I'm glad you're having fun, Floyd. | |
Floyd |
Jade, let's finish the turn on this next step togethe― | |
| *slam* | ||
Jack & Floyd  |
Urk!? | |
Floyd |
…Aahn?
Oh, it's just Sea Urchin. I was dancing and feeling so good, why'd you bump into me? | |
Jack  |
I should say the same thing! Aren't you just dancing as you like without thinking of your surroundings? | |
Floyd |
Haah? I don't wanna hear that from someone who sucks at dancing. | |
Jack |
What did you say!? | |
Floyd |
It's the truth, though. I was watching you earlier and your steps were all frantic and your shoulders were raised, so your grip was all stiff. | |
Jade |
…I have a feeling this "discussion" may become quite lively. I'll take this time to go grab a few drinks. | |
Floyd |
Maaan, your costume is super cool, but, y'know? It's kinda disappointing that you don't really act like a pirate ghost at all.
Those guys basically spent their lives singing and dancing on their ships so much that they were so good at those dances... I bet if I was boutta bump into one of them, they'd be able to dodge with no problem～ | |
Jack |
You say, as if you've actually met one…
Hm? Oh that's right, you're a mermaid. Wait, have you actually met a pirate ghost before!? | |
Floyd |
What, why are your eyes shining so brightly all of a sudden? Hey, Sea Urchin, do you admire pirates or something? | |
Jack |
I mean, I wouldn't say admire, but… There were pirates in a book I liked to read as a kid, so I'm just a bit interested is all. | |
Floyd |
Hmmm, mmkay…
Then, I'll tell you what real pirate ghosts were like. Once, back when I was in elementary school, I snuck into a sunken ship all by myself. I was told to not go near it when it was Halloween, but… when you're told not to do something, doesn't that just make you want to? | |
Jack |
So you've always been like that, then… | |
Floyd |
But there wasn't any treasure in the ship at all. So, when I was swimming around, thinking that it was just run down, suddenly...
BANG!!!!! There was a loud noise. That's kinda normal on land, but underwater, doors don't really close like that. That suuuper surprised me. And that's when I realized that I had been trapped in a room inside the sunken ship. | |
Jack |
That's what surprised you…? | |
Floyd |
Even if I pushed or pulled on the door, it didn't budge at all. And then, when I looked through one of the holes in the wall…
There were about 20 pirate ghosts all gathered together, cheerfully singing and dancing. "We caught a mermaid child. He's got different colored eyes, and a strong and sturdy tail that can swim fast. So, which should we take from him first?" …was what they were saying. | |
Jack |
For that many pirates to gather together just to scare a kid… Are ghost pirates that dastardly? | |
Floyd |
It totally sucked. They were the ones who trapped me in there, and then they had the nerve to say, "Alright, let's drag him out of the room" like that… | |
Jack |
Weren't you scared at all? | |
Floyd |
Nah, just pissed off. | |
Jack |
…I don't really get it, but that does seem like something you would say… | |
Floyd |
As soon as the door opened a crack, I jumped out at the ghosts, planning on squeezing them but…
Their bodies were transparent so my attacks didn't hit at all! Those guys were just gawking and laughing at me. In the end, I just thrashed about, smashed the wall and escaped that way… But then the moment I got out of that sunken ship… I immediately couldn't hear any of their voices anymore. | |
Jack |
Eh, what does that mean? You said there were about 20 pirate ghosts, right? | |
Floyd |
All the noisy ghosts who had been there until just a little bit ago had all disappeared.
―As if no one was there from the start. | |
Jack |
!? | |
Floyd |
I thought maybe they were hiding somewhere, so I swam around the whole place but, nooo one was there. Isn't that strange? | |
Jack |
Yeah, there wouldn't be any reason to run away if your attacks weren't effective at all… What were those pirate ghosts up to? | |
Floyd |
Who knows～? | |
Jack |
Ah…! Wait, was all of that just now just a story you made up…?
Maybe you were just trying to scare me as retaliation for bumping into you while you were dancing? | |
Floyd |
If that's what you think, maybe that's what it was～ | |
Jade |
Oya, it looks as though the two of you are getting along well. | |
Floyd |
Ah, Jade. Welcome back～ | |
Jade |
Yes, I've returned. I also brought drinks for the two of you, so please take one. | |
Floyd |
Ooh! Thanks, Jade. | |
Jack |
…Thanks. | |
Jade |
No problem at all. So, what exactly were the two of you talking about? | |
Floyd |
The story of when I went to that sunken ship on Halloween back in elementary school. | |
Jade |
Aah, that was a very troubling day.
Floyd had left early in the morning and hadn't returned even after it had turned dark, so whole family was absolutely worried sick. | |
Floyd |
I was surprised too. I thought I was only in that sunken ship for about two hours, but then…
When I got home, Halloween had already ended, and they told me that I had gone missing for the whole day. | |
Jack |
Eh? | |
Jade |
I was extremely worried back then.
Especially since during Halloween in the ocean, it's common for mermaids to go missing… | |
Floyd |
If I hadn't been able to escape from the ghosts, Jade might have become an only child～ | |
Jack |
Eh???
Hey, Floyd-senpai. That story you told was just some nonsense to scare me… right? | |
Floyd |
―I never said that that story was made up at all, did I? | |
Jack |
!?!? | |
Floyd |
Ahah. Sea Urchin, you better be careful, kay?
You never know what can happen on Halloween… | |
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