Harveston's Kelkkarotu/Story/Episode 3-4

This story has been fan-translated by notyuki, and proofread by okaykei (JP), and Jewishruggie (EN).

This translation was based off the scripts from the Japanese version of the game.
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Muster up your courage!

Harveston - Assembly Room
Epel Epel	Now that we've chosen our cloth and animals, the next thing we have to do is sew our plushies.
Grim Grim	We gotta sew them by ourselves?!
Epel Epel	Yeah.
Marja Marja	Oh, don't you worry, dearies. I will be sewing the plushies for all of you instead.
Epel Epel	Huh?! Grandma, are you sure? That's four whole plushies we're talking about here, you know?!
Marja Marja	Oh hohoho! You do know how skilled I am at sewing, don't you, Epel? On top of that, the final touches require magic as well, so it will be alright. Leave it a~ll to your Nannan. More importantly, Epel, do show your friends around the festival, will you? They did take the time to oh so kindly pay us a visit all the way out here in remote Harveston, after all. You're the only one who can step up to guide our dear guests around Harveston's sights, Epel.
Epel Epel	Yeah…you're right. Got it!
Marja Marja	I believe it should take about two to three hours to complete these, so do have fun out there, alright?
Epel Epel	Thank you, I'll do just that! The plushies are all yours, Nannan! Since that's the plan now, let's go sightseeing.
Idia Idia	Aw yessss! I wanna visit more places that appeared in the anime!
Jade Jade	I have been waiting for this opportunity with much-abated breath. I would like to savour Harveston's mountain delicacies as soon as possible.
Grim Grim	Get me loads of yummy food to eat!

Harveston - Outside Assembly Hall
Jade Jade	Sightseeing in Harveston… How very exciting.
Grim Grim	I'm just hungry…
Epel Epel	Gotcha, I'll introduce our must-try cuisines first. Before that though, there's something that all of us here absolutely have to do first. And I mean absolutely in every sense of the word.
Jade Jade	Hm? What could that possibly be?
Sebek Sebek	Is it a traditional custom exclusive to Harveston?
Epel Epel	That is…to wash your hands thoroughly!
Sebek Sebek	…What.
Jade Jade	…That is common sense, correct?
Epel Epel	Yep! Washing your hands before a meal may just be a norm in your eyes, but it's something that's valued greatly here in Harveston. "The dwarves who once inhabited this land came to know nothing of sickness because they cleaned themselves using soap." …Such a legend is passed down here. That is why the people of Harveston abide by it to this day.
Jade Jade	Is there any proposed reason for why such a legend has taken root in the village?
Epel Epel	This is just a guess, but…it might be because we lack hospitals and doctors so far up here in the mountains. When people get sick, they have to go all the way down the mountains to see a doctor. It was probably a really difficult time for our ancestors back when proper transport hadn't been developed. So I believe that the legend was passed down in an effort to prevent the spread of diseases by ensuring that everyone washes their hands thoroughly.
Idia Idia	Hmmm… That does make sense, honestly.
Epel Epel	Let's wash our hands at the well over there then.
Idia Idia	For real?! Using what's probably gonna be freezing well water? When it's literally winter right now? Shouldn't we go back to the assembly hall and use warm water from its boiler instead?
Epel Epel	Don't fear the well, Idia!
Sebek Sebek	Yeah! Muster up your courage and go!
Idia Idia	…Well, since you're so full of yourself, go ahead and do the honours, then.
Sebek Sebek	Ugh…
Epel Epel	Muster up your courage, Sebek! …I know. My word is my bond to the ends of my life! Here I go! IT'S!…F-F-F-F-F-REE-E-E-EZ-Z-Z-ING!!
Scrub scrub…
Sebek Sebek	Look, I'm done now! You're up next, Idia.
Idia Idia	Sigh… This'll never end if I don't do this anyways, so… No way outta this… Here I go… Eek! This is as cold as what absolute zero feels like!
Jade Jade	Is it truly that cold? Allow me to experience it for myself, then… …Goodness, this is nothing but warm water! You two are making a mountain out of a molehill.
Sebek Sebek	I don't want to hear that from a merman who lives in the very bottom of the sea itself…
Epel Epel	It's alright for me too!
Scrub scrub…
Sebek Sebek	As expected from a Harveston local…
Epel Epel	Thoroughly scrub until it foams like this… The legend states that the dwarves scooped the water out just like this and even washed their faces.
Idia Idia	Huh? Even their faces? Isn't that a little far-fetched?
Epel Epel	Ahaha! I think over-exaggerating the story made it much easier to spread and become a custom.
Grim Grim	I wanna go and eat already! I'm gonna go ahead first since I've already washed my hands earlier!
Epel Epel	Earlier…? When exactly was that?
Grim Grim	Yesterday, I think?
Epel Epel	No, that won't cut it! Wash your hands properly now, or else I won't let you eat!
Grim Grim	Fnaaaagh! O-Okay already! I'm gonna wash 'em now!
Epel Epel	Oh, right! While we're at it, let's wish for victory in the race at the well!
Sebek Sebek	At the well? What is the meaning of this?
Epel Epel	This is a Harveston tradition that has existed for generations. It's said that if you make a wish facing the well, it will be granted. It originated from a young girl who wished at the well for her love to bear fruit a long time ago. It's also said that your wishes are more likely to be granted the stronger the feelings you pour in are. That's why all the villagers do this before a harvest or during periods of heavy snow.
Sebek Sebek	Quite the odd tradition it is.
Epel Epel	Since we're already here and all, why don't we make a wish as well?
Grim Grim	I don't really get it, but it sounds interesting at least!
Choice 1: Sounds like fun!		Choice 2: We gotta if we wanna win the race!
Epel Epel	I'd like for all of you to experience more and more of our village's customs like this.
Jade Jade	Indeed. Since we are here in Harveston, anything and everything is an experience to behold for us.
Sebek Sebek	It doesn't sound like a bad idea to motivate ourselves before we start training for real!
Idia Idia	I-I agree…
Grim Grim	You do stuff like making wishes too?
Idia Idia	There's a scene in Love Sled where the heroines make a wish in front of this well, after all. Since we're blessed with the opportunity to be here, we have to follow in Ai and her comrades' footsteps!
Epel Epel	You're doing this to experience what a bunch of animation characters you like did rather than caring about the actual wish-making, I see… Let's make our wish together now, then. Get ready! And, go…! I wish to leave a good record for the sled race!
Sebek Sebek	I WISH TO HAVE THE BEST PERSONAL RECORD FOR THE RACE!
Idia Idia	I-I wish to take a hundred pics for my pilgrimage…
Jade Jade	I wish to be able to savour each and every sight that Mount Moln has to offer
Grim Grim	I wanna stuff myself full of good food from the village!
Choice 1: I wish to enjoy the Kelkkarotu!		Choice 2: I wish for nobody to get hurt!
Epel Epel	…We all ended up making different wishes from each other.
Jade Jade	Did we really? I could not pick out what everyone else was wishing for.
Epel Epel	Sigh… Will we really be alright like this when the race is literally all about teamwork?