Harveston's Kelkkarotu/Story/Episode 3-8

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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Current streak of three wins

Harveston - Apple Square
Epel Epel	Aren't you getting any souvenirs, Yuu?
Choice 1: Only if there's something that could be distributed to everyone.		Choice 2: I'll probably only get one.
Epel Epel	Then, I think candy is a good choice. Everyone could eat them together, after all. Apart from apple flavoured candy, there are also many other flavours available. Like, say…garlic flavour! You can pick lots of garlic in Harveston, you see. They're also used for loads of snacks…like cookies, potato chips and rice crackers…

Epel Epel	I'm glad you were able to find something good, Yuu. I'll also need to buy something for Vil and Rook. I wonder what I should get… I think a wooden cup would be great, but a sponge cloth would be really convenient too, and a hunting knife would be so cool…
Jade Jade	You really do love Harveston, don't you, Epel?
Epel Epel	I do! While we don't have luxury goods or trendy items here, everything we do have is of a quality we can be proud of! Hmm… I really don't know what to choose for them…
Grim Grim	I mean, it's just a gift, so anything would do, right?
Epel Epel	I can't just choose any old thing that's sitting around. Okay! The souvenirs I've finally chosen for Vil and Rook are…

Epel Epel	These handsoaps!
Sebek Sebek	That reminds me, the people of Harveston are tidy and particular about their soap after all.
Epel Epel	Yeah. These soaps were handmade by the elderly in the village. They are made solely from plant oils and other natural ingredients. Petroleum or chemical components aren't added to them at all.
Jade Jade	Which means that it is an organic soap. It seems like it would be gentle on one's skin.
Epel Epel	Since apple extract is mixed into it, using it will produce a sweet fragrance. Someone like Vil would probably be incredibly particular about their face soaps, but I thought handsoap would probably be fine. I think a soap like this would be great. He can use it before putting on his makeup without his hands and skin going all rough.
Jade Jade	Why, I'm sure that both Vil and Rook would be enamoured by it.
Epel Epel	Yeah! I'll be back after buying it!

Epel Epel	Sorry to keep you all waiting! I've finished buying the souvenirs for Vil and Rook. My grandma should be done with sewing the plushies right about now.
Sebek Sebek	Which means that we can finally begin with sled practice, right?!
Jade Jade	Madam Marja is truly remarkable to be able to sew four plush toys within such a short period of time.
Epel Epel	Hehe! That's my grandma for you! Let's return to the assembly hall, then.

Harveston - Outside Assembly Hall
Marja Marja	Why, if it isn't Epel and friends. Welcome back.
Epel Epel	Nannan, I'm back! We didn't keep ye waitin', did we?
Marja Marja	Why, I were just abaat 't 'ead over 't Kokko Market me sen 't inform ye.
Epel Epel	Waah, show us, show us!
Marja Marja	Alright, alright. You little dears are all feeling chilly as well, aren't you? Come along and make your way into the assembly hall…
Village Chief Village Chief	Oh, Marja! And li'l Epel, too! 'Ey up!
Epel Epel	Ah, it's 't village chief! It's been a wee while!
Village Chief Village Chief	Oh, look at ye~ Speaking the city tongue, eh? Why, is it because ye Night Raven College pals are 'ere with ye? Good afternoon to you, Epel's friends. Welcome to the village of Harveston.
Hello.
Sebek Sebek	Looks like that person can speak the same language as us after all.
Jade Jade	Perhaps it is because he has many opportunities to interact with people from other regions due to his work as the village chief.
Village Chief Village Chief	So you're back, eh, Epel? Are you going to join the sled race?
Epel Epel	Yes. Most of us are participating for the first time, though, so our team is something like a commemorative one for the occasion. While we probably wouldn't be able to break your team's current streak of three wins, we'll do our best to make this a memorable race!
Grim Grim	Three consecutive years of winning?! Is this geezer really that amazing?!
Village Chief Village Chief	Yeah…although… I've been informed just earlier that one of our members has been injured.
Epel Epel	Huh?! How did that happen?! Was it because of a fall during sledding practice?!
Village Chief Village Chief	Nay, it was a fall from slipping on an apple peel.
Epel Epel	…What?
Village Chief Village Chief	It happened when they were about to eat an apple while taking a break from fieldwork. They slipped on the apple skin they'd peeled themselves.
Epel Epel	…That's pretty lame.
Sebek Sebek	I've heard of people slipping on banana peels, but apple peels? This is a first for me.
Jade Jade	As one might expect from Harveston.
Idia Idia	So the winners of the sled race weren't blessed with fortune after all?
Village Chief Village Chief	That's why we can't participate in Kelkkarotu this time.
Marja Marja	THA SAID WOT???!!!
WHA-?!
Village Chief Village Chief	I-I'm sorry that we can't live up to the villagers' expectations…
Epel Epel	I mean, it can't be helped since it's an injury after all. We'll make sure to do our best to rank high in the race, so…
Marja Marja	WHAT HALF-HEARTED NONSENSE ARE YOU SPOUTING HERE??!!
Epel Epel	EEK!
Marja Marja	"DO OUR BEST" YOU SAY??? YOU AIN'T DOING NONE OF THAT!!! YOU'RE GOING TO WIN NO MATTER WHAT!!!!
Epel Epel	W-win?! But telling us that so suddenly…
Jade Jade	The bar has been raised quite unexpectedly.
Idia Idia	It's… It's literally impossible no matter what…
Marja Marja	THERE'S NO WAY I'M GONNA WATCH THE GLORY OF EMERGING VICTORIOUS IN THE RACE GO TO SOME TEAM MADE ENTIRELY OF NON-HARVESTON FOLKS! YOU BOYS ARE GOING TO SNAG THAT VICTORY IN THE CHIEF'S TEAM'S PLACE!! HAVE I MADE MYSELF CLEAR?!
Epel Epel	B-But that's impossible no matter how you look at it! Besides myself, everyone here is a beginner!
Village Chief Village Chief	Y-Yeah, Marja, he's right!
Marja Marja	QUIT IT WITH YER WHININ' ALREADY!
Epel & Village Chief Epel & Village Chief	EEK!!
Marja Marja	DON'T GO DECIDING WHAT'S IMPOSSIBLE BEFORE YOU'VE EVEN STARTED DOING IT!! IF YE HAVEN'T EVEN PLANTED THE DARNED SEED, YE WON'T GET ANY GOSH DARNED APPLE TREES, MUCH LESS A BLASTED FRUIT!!! IT'S COMMON SENSE!!!!
Grim Grim	O-Old granny's behaviour just did a complete 180?!
Epel Epel	Well, um…Grandma really likes Kelkkarotu, you see. She'd go on about how the champion team has to come from Harveston every year…
Jade Jade	Which is why her temperament underwent such a drastic transformation, I see.
Epel Epel	Yes. When it comes to the topic of Kelkkarotu…or the champions in particular, she gets overly agitated. And that's when she becomes so fierce, that no one could ever fathom how that side and her usual kind self are the same person…
Grim Grim	…Looks like she really is your grandma
Marja Marja	YOU BOYS!!! WILL EMERGE VICTORIOUS AT ALL COSTS!! UNDERSTOOD?!!!