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| Exterior Hallway | ||
Ace  |
Ah, Jack. You’re headed back from the grade assembly too…. The headmaster was longwinded as always, huh. | |
Jack  |
Ace. As usual…… It felt like my consciousness was gonna fly off somewhere. | |
Ace |
I totally understand-…. Ah, you feel like going to the cafeteria? I want to try and challenge that 10-layer burger Deuce was eating last time. | |
Jack |
I don’t mind, but can ya wait a bit? I wanna take my ceremonial robes to the laundry room first.
It’d be easier to take it to a dry-cleaner, but I’m out of money… | |
Ace |
Ah, yeah. But you know, I passed by the laundry room earlier and it was super crowded.
I also got to do it, but it really takes forever to wash the ceremonial robes. | |
Jack |
You gotta wash it by hand, use a special detergent, rinse it properly and dry it in the shade….. Luxury clothes can be one hell of a hassle. | |
Ace |
….. Hm, yeah.
Well, since it’s like that, how about we wager the ceremonial-clothes-washing-duty on a card game? | |
Jack |
Huh? Why a card game again? If you just want to compete we can settle it with rock-paper-scissors too. | |
Ace |
We got some time before the cafeteria opens, so this’ll be the perfect way to kill some time!
….. Well, it’s fine if you don’t feel like it though. | |
Jack |
I never said I wasn’t gonna do it. If it’s a match, I’ll take you on! | |
Ace |
There ya go! I own some playing cards, so let’s head to the Heartslabyul dorm. | |
Jack |
Got it. Then I’ll go back to my dorm and get changed first, and you can also change into your dorm clo- | |
Ace |
Huh~? Isn’t it fine just like this?
When we finish our game, someone will have to take these clothes with them anyway. It’d be a hassle to travel up and down to Savanaclaw twice, don’t you think? | |
Jack |
….. Hm, that’s fair enough. Okay, let’s go then. | |
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| Heartslabyul Dorm - Lounge | ||
Ace |
We’re here~. Hn, I’ll go grab the playing cards so just wait a sec in the common room, okay. | |
Jack |
Got it.
As usual, there’s just no way I can calm down in Heartslabyul, there’s just too many small things and decorations scattered around the room…. If I broke something it’d be awful… | |
| ??? | Oh? You are…. | |
Jack |
! Th-This voice belongs to… | |
Riddle  |
Jack, right? | |
Jack |
Riddle Rosehea-…… Ah!!
Riddle-senpai. Thanks for the hard work. | |
Riddle |
Well, I wasn’t doing anything in particular. How come you’re sitting in the Heartlabyul common room like this? | |
Jack |
Um, well, Ace had me waiti-… No I mean! I’m currently still waiting. | |
Riddle |
Seriously, that guy didn’t even serve his guest tea….. He’s going to undermine the dignity of Heartslabyul.
I’ll brew you some tea then. Would you prefer it hot or cold? | |
Jack |
No, no I couldn’t just ask the Heartslabyul prefect to make me tea! Please, sit down, and let me do it. | |
Riddle |
Don’t exert yourself. You wouldn’t know where the tea leaves are kept anyway. | |
Jack |
But…. | |
Ace |
Aw yeah thanks for waiting~…. Ah, prefect. Jack, how come you are glaring at our prefect so much? | |
Jack |
I, I’m not glaring! I’d never! | |
Riddle |
Ace, finally. Seriously, showing that kind of attitude when you’ve kept him waiting ….
….. What is it? That look you’re giving is creepy. | |
Ace |
No, no~ It’s just, look….. I was just thinking that Jack totally doesn’t fit in with Heartslabyul at all!
He already looked a little out of place just sitting in the common room, but when you put him next to you……. Ahahahaha. | |
Jack |
… Shut up. I’m well aware of that. | |
Riddle |
I’d have to disagree.
The only thing Heartslabyul students need is the same rigorous spirit as the Queen of Hearts. | |
Jack |
Riddle-senpai…. | |
Ace |
But our dormitory doesn’t really have all that many brawny physical types.
I also don’t see that many people from the Sunset Savanna around here either, so it feels even more unusual. | |
Jack |
I’m not from the Sunset Savanna. I was born and raised in Shaftlands. | |
Ace |
Hu-….. huuuuuuh, Shaftlands? Isn’t that the place where all those super fancy sparkly people come from?[1] | |
Riddle |
Shaftlands has a large landmass, and a large population too.
It spans several different climates, so the culture in each region can vary pretty wildly. | |
Ace |
Wow-, it’s that big, huh? Well, in that case, are there a lot of guys from Shaftlands at this school too? | |
Jack |
Hmm, yeah there were some people I knew before I entered the school too.
… I was kind of shocked myself, it was a bit excessive. | |
Riddle |
From what I’m hearing, it sounds like Ace has got a pretty biased way of thinking.
If you’re judging someone, you shouldn’t do it based on the place they were born or raised. All that matters is that person’s ability. | |
Jack |
……..! | |
Riddle |
—– Well then? What were you guys planning to do in the common room? | |
Ace |
Heh, I was just thinking of playing a quick card game with the two of us. Right, Jack? | |
Jack |
….. | |
Riddle |
I see, well, I’ll be reading over here.
….. Is there something wrong, Jack? You look stunned. Is there something stuck to my face? | |
Jack |
Ah, no no, there’s nothing! | |
Ace |
What’s wrong with you? You’re sweating. | |
Jack |
It-, it’s nothing. Let’s start the game already. | |
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Jack Howl/Personal Story/SR Ceremonial Robes
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This story has been fan-translated by Woop. This translation was based off the scripts from the Japanese version of the game. |
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| Heartslabyul Dorm - Lounge | ||
Ace |
Alrighty, let’s get started. Let’s play something easy to understand, like “Big or Small”. | |
Jack |
“Big or Small” …. ? What’s that. | |
Ace |
The rules are simple! We place a deck of cards in the middle of the table, you draw a card and check the number.
Then you draw another card from the pile, but you place it down on the table without checking the number. If you think the number on the second card is larger than the number on the first, you say “Big”. If you think the number is smaller, you say “Small”…. After calling it, you flip the card, whoever got it right gets one point. The one with the most points after five games wins. Whaddaya think, it’s completely based on luck, so it should be pretty fair, hm? | |
Jack |
…. Got it. And the loser will take care of washing both our ceremonial robes? | |
Ace |
Yup, yup….. Well, let’s start then. Ah, you look a bit clumsy though, so I’ll deal. | |
Riddle |
……. | |
Ace |
Our first card is a 6! Just gonna pull the next and lay it down like this… Well, Big or Small? | |
Jack |
Big! | |
Ace |
Then I’ll take small. And the answer is….
8!! Man~ It’s bigger than 6, so that’s one point for you. Any complaints about the rules? | |
Jack |
Hm, no problem. | |
Ace |
Okay-, in that case, let’s play the remaining four rounds! | |
Ace |
Yesss. 3-2, I win! | |
Jack |
You won on a Small with a 2 after a 4. And a Big with a 12 after a 10….. Totally the opposite of what you’d expect. | |
Riddle |
……. | |
Ace |
Ah well, turmoil is associated with such a lucky win, you know. As for me, I win so, let me just quickly change out of my ceremony ro-…. | |
Jack |
….. Wait a minute! Just now, your arm moved kinda weirdly. | |
Ace |
Huh? It’s all in your head…. H-hey, you’re going to break my arm if you grab me that tightly!
Stop, don’t pull it…. A, AAH! | |
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Jack |
…… | |
Ace |
…… | |
Jack |
What’s this? | |
Ace |
Hm, well…. They’re playing cards, huh. | |
Jack |
And why did they fall out of the sleeves of your ceremonial robes? | |
Ace |
Ah, yeah, how could that have happened-? | |
Jack |
Bastard….. You tried to trick me!!
I thought it was weird that you only kept calling out the things with the lowest odds. And earlier, when I wanted to get changed out of these robes… You wanted to play the game in ceremonial robes, just so you could hide cards up your sleeve!? | |
Ace |
Tsk-, you caught me. | |
Jack |
You bet I did. I can’t believe you tried to trick someone in a one on one match…. | |
Riddle |
Indeed. Breaking the rules is unforgivable.
Even though Ace’s fingers are pretty nimble, you managed to see through him, Jack. | |
Jack |
! ……. Hmph. | |
Ace |
Eh, this is all just some normal messing abou-…. Huh, Jack, are you wagging your tail? | |
Jack |
I’m not wagging anything. | |
Ace |
No way, you’re shaking it like crazy! You’re about to blow away the cards with the wind power your tail is generating here.
Jack…. Haven’t you been kinda weird ever since you came to our dormitory? What’s up. | |
Jack |
I…. well…
Riddle-senpai… I… I really… that is… I.. I REALLY ADMIRE YOU. | |
Riddle & Ace  |
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Jack |
You always get the top marks on the written tests, your magic skill is also outstanding, and unlike our prefect you don’t resort to any cowardly behavior…
And above it all, you work incredibly hard to achieve your goals, completely different from all the other guys around. | |
Riddle |
Is, is tha…. Ah…….. Uh….
…. *cough*! You seem like a pretty promising kid. | |
Jack |
I’ve thought this from the first time I saw you practicing magic to change the length of a rose’s thorn. | |
Riddle |
It’s plain-looking magic, but changing the length of a thorn is pretty difficult. It requires serious training.
Once mastered, it can be used to prevent both humans and the plants from getting hurt when they need to be pruned. | |
Jack |
I understand, since I’ve been practicing it on my cactus myself.
The stems on a rose are much finer than on a cactus, so I can only imagine how much more difficult it is to adjust. That’s why it’s so incredible. | |
Riddle |
If you’re that interested, I could teach you sometime…. Just know that I’m a very strict teacher. | |
Jack |
Huh… really!? I won’t hold back then. I’ll look forward to it! | |
Ace |
Jack and our prefect….. They look totally different but they’re really hitting it off. Who would’ve thought?…. | |
Riddle |
Jack, you’re refreshingly hardworking and deferential…… Compared to that, my first years are…… | |
Ace |
Ack-! They didn’t forget! | |
Jack |
Stupidly trying to trick me….. Hope you prepared yourself. | |
Riddle |
I was actually just thinking of washing my ceremonial robes as well. Ace, would you feel like doing that for me?
Ah, that’s right. We could collect the ceremonial robes from the other dorm members too. Everyone would be so happy. | |
Jack |
Ain’t that nice. I’ll keep an eye on Ace to make sure he doesn’t try and skip out on it. | |
Riddle |
I’m so glad there’ll be no mishaps. | |
Ace |
What the-, these two getting introduced has turned into a huge pain. I… | |
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