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| Sports Field | ||
Ruggie  |
The entrance ceremony finished and now we started our club fair…
But it’s been really quiet around our club. Any freshmen that come to check it out just leave right after. | |
Vargas  |
You guys need to make more noise! Tighten your cores! Don’t you want to get physiques as beautiful as mine?! | |
Leona  |
It figures when we’ve got this guy as our advisor. | |
Ruggie |
Ah… Yeah, you’re right. | |
Vargas |
Hm…? What is this? None of the new students came to see what we’re all about? | |
Ruggie |
So far, not really. | |
Vargas |
Magift is a mage’s prime sport, where players possessing both muscle and magic compete against each other…
And NO freshmen showed up?! That’s a stain on our prestigious mage-training school’s name of Night Raven College! | |
Leona |
You know all the freshmen chickened out ‘cause of how stiflin’ you are, right? | |
Vargas |
No excuses! As the club leader, it’s your job to bring in swarms of freshmen. Got it?! | |
Leona |
Tch… You think I’m gonna deal with that BS?
Oi Ruggie, go out and catch a few random 1st-year pipsqueaks. | |
Ruggie |
Huh?! Why me?!
But first of all, picking a bunch of wimps at random means they won’t be able to handle our club’s intense training. | |
Leona |
I know. I’m not expectin’ them to. But that meat head’ll only be satisfied if we’ve got a group together.
We can find a time to recruit members that actually have potential later. For now, go coax or threaten ‘em, I don’t care—just round up some little mice for us. | |
Ruggie |
Hah… Guess you won’t let me refuse, huh? Okay. I’ll bring us a few new members.
…But I’m not doing this for free! How about you give me one donut for every person I bring? | |
Leona |
A cheap price for keeping Vargas shut up. Now get going. | |
Ruggie |
You got it! Okay, I’m leaving. | |
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| Exterior Hallway | ||
Ruggie |
Let’s see… How to go about this…
They could easily ignore me if I went around promoting our club, and it’d be a waste of time to go up to people one by one—hm? | |
| Octavinelle Student A | Hey, how should we go explore the sports clubs? | |
| Heartslabyul Student B | The campus here is so huge. I have no idea where each of the clubs are working. | |
Ruggie |
Looks like the freshmen are lost. I mean, I had trouble when I was new too.
Freshmen, lost, exploring the clubs… Shishishi, that gave me a good idea! | |
Ruggie Bucchi/Personal Story/SSR Outdoor Wear
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This story has been fan-translated by twstarchives. This translation was based off the scripts from the Japanese version of the game. |
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| Exterior Hallway | ||
Ruggie |
Hey, you freshmen over there. Where are you trying to go? | |
| Heartslabyul Student B | Huh? Who’s that? Do you know him? | |
| Octavinelle Student A | No… I’ve never seem him before. | |
Ruggie |
Ahh, my bad, did I scare you? I’m Ruggie Bucchi, a 2nd-year in Savanaclaw.
My adorable juniors looked like they needed some help, so I couldn’t just leave them to fend for themselves! | |
| Octavinelle Student A | Oh, he’s an upperclassman. | |
| Heartslabyul Student B | We wanted to go look at the sports clubs. But we’re not sure where to start… | |
Ruggie |
I feel you! I was always getting lost last year~ To get to the sports field, keep going this way and then take the second right…
Wait, telling you probably isn’t going to help, right? I could give you a tour of the different sports clubs if you’d like! | |
| Heartslabyul Student B | Wow, we scored big time meeting a nice upperclassman! I’d gladly take you up on that, if you wouldn’t mind? | |
| Savanaclaw Student C | Did you hear that? Looks like they’re getting a tour of the sports clubs. | |
| Diasomnia Student D | Let’s see if they’ll let us join them too. | |
???  |
Jack… Apparently they’re doing a club tour. | |
Epel |
I don’t know where any of the club activities are being held. It’d be nice if we were shown around… maybe? | |
Jack  |
I don’t know how I feel about moving in a crowd, but it’d probably be faster than looking around by ourselves. | |
| (Chatting…) | ||
Ruggie |
If there are any other curious 1st-years, feel free to tag along! We might as well all go looking around together! | |
| Thank you! | ||
Ruggie |
Whoa, this was a fast catch! (…I got more of them than I expected!)
Okay, let’s begin our club tour! Make sure you all follow me! | |
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| Sports Field | ||
Silver  |
Next I’ll jump over those hurdles. Hup! | |
Ruggie |
Man~ Silver looks so picture-perfect when he’s gallantly riding that horse!
It might look like he’s just nicely sitting on its back, but this is a full-body sport. If you join the horseback riding club, you’ll have to thoroughly train muscles you don’t normally use, and strengthen your core to keep yourself balanced! | |
| (Sebek’s horse whinnies) | ||
Sebek  |
Oi, you humans!
You’ve been talking too loud! It’s annoying! My horse can’t concentrate because of you. Leave! | |
| Savanaclaw Student C | Aah? Who’s this smug-talkin’ bastard? You wanna fight? | |
Sebek |
Did you not hear me when I said to leave? I have no qualms about forcibly removing you with magic if I must! | |
???  |
OFF WITH YOUR HEAD!! | |
Sebek |
Wha-What’s this collar?! Kgh, I can’t get it off! | |
| Huh? A collar?! What’s that?! | ||
| Murmuring… | ||
Riddle |
I understand you may be a new member. However, now that we’ve accepted your registration form, I will not allow any behavior that damages that horse-riding club’s reputation.
But this is a nice opportunity. Sebek, I will teach you very well how to behave towards students who aren’t from Diasomnia. | |
Ruggie |
That guy right there is Riddle, a 2nd-year. He’s the dorm leader of Heartslabyul and the top honors student of his grade.
If you join this club, he’ll teach you a whole lot of proper etiquette on top of horse-riding techniques. …I mean, as you can see, if you go against the rules you’ll get a somewhat strict coaching session. | |
| Octavinelle Student A | “S-Somewhat”? That kind of strictness is way out of line! | |
| Diasomnia Student D | Count me out if we get a collar put on us just for breaking a rule! | |
Ruggie |
Oh, really~? Well, okay, onto the next one! | |
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| Gymnasium | ||
Jamil  |
Left side’s open! | |
| Diasomnia Student D | That person got past three defenders without breaking a sweat. That crossover dribble was awesome! | |
Ruggie |
Whew~! Jamil’s so cool~! If this was a game stadium, the crowd would be going wild right about now.
Basketball is a basic sport where everyone plays both the offense and the defense. One of its highlights is that you play an active role no matter what position you’re in. The thing is, with our basketball club… | |
Ace  |
C’mon, stop being unreasonable!
I told you I can’t catch your pass when the ball’s coming at me like a bullet! I literally just joined this club! | |
Floyd  |
Hah? I didn’t know that. Get a grip and do something about it then.
I’ll even do passing drills with you if you really want me to. | |
Ace |
Agh, he threw it again! I can’t—time out! I don’t wanna be covered in bruises first thing after joining! | |
Ruggie |
Our basketball club assesses you based on your abilities. It’s possible even for 1st-years to be first-string players!
…Well, that’s assuming you actually win against those strong upperclassmen. | |
| Heartslabyul Student B | There’s no way I could face the one with that scary look in his eyes! | |
| Diasomnia Student D | Getting a ball hurled at us at that speed? No thanks! | |
Ruggie |
Oh~? Is that what you think~? Well, let’s move onto the next one! | |
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| Sports Field | ||
Vargas |
You should’ve tried harder to push through just now! Don’t give up so easily! Get greedier about taking home that victory! | |
Epel |
Wow…! It’s hard to believe this is just practice with that energy! | |
Jack |
Just what you’d expect from a school known for its outstanding magift players…! | |
Ruggie |
Oh, are you guys interested in the magift club? | |
Jack |
Yeah. I always thought it was incredible when I used to watch broadcasts of the tournaments. | |
Epel |
Me too! I think I want to be in the magift club after all. | |
Ruggie |
(This 1st-year from our dorm said his name is Jack, right? I knew he looked big ‘n brawny…)
(But looking closer, you can see the difference in his training level clear as day. No doubt is he going to be promising in the future.) (Nevermind that tiny Pomefiore kid next to him, maybe Leona’ll give me a special reward if this guy joins our club!) (I have ‘em pretty won over already, but let me give it one last kick.) Our school is known for its powerful magift team. We’ve got our own personal practice arena, and during tournaments, the school is bustling with visitors! There are countless kids just like you who watch our games on TV and aspire to someday be like them. We’re a famous club! | |
| Ignihyde Student E | It’s true that their coach is extremely enthusiastic. …But, you know… | |
| Octavinelle Student A | They’d force us to undergo rigorous training everyday here. | |
| Diasomnia Student D | It’d probably be hard to be a first-string player. | |
| Heartslabyul Student B | So there’d be no telling whether or not they put you on the bench? There’s no point in doing all this strenuous practice if you don’t even get to play in the matches. | |
Ruggie |
……
…You’re right about that. I admit, times might get rough. But… | |
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| Sports Field | ||
Ruggie |
…You’re right about that. I admit, times might get rough.
But… If you join our magift club, you’ll definitely be making improvements everyday! There’s no sport as fun as this! I started liking magift more after I became a member too. | |
| Heartslabyul Student B | Ah…
Yeah right! Like I believe that! You were only trying to persuade us into joining! | |
| Octavinelle Student A | I knew something felt off. So you were just duping us! | |
Ruggie |
Hey, don’t jump to accuse me like that. No one asked me what club I’m part of.
Anyway, what I was trying to say was… You guys got into the Night Raven College. It’d be a real waste if you didn’t join its magift club! | |
Epel |
Um… Would it be difficult for short players like me to succeed…? | |
Ruggie |
!!
No way! If anything, I’m sure you’d make a huge impact on our team if you used your body to its full potential! | |
Epel |
Huh…? I could? With my stature?! | |
Ruggie |
You can easily move around when players are crowded together, so you could catch the enemy off guard and steal their disc.
Agility and quick fingers make for very effective weapons. That’s what the sport of magift is all about! | |
Jack |
If I remember correctly, wasn’t there a support player on this school’s team known for how swift and adept he was? | |
| Heartslabyul Student B | I know who you’re talking about! His moves were always unpredictable. He would steal the disc in an instant and pass it places you’d never think of! | |
| Diasomnia Student D | He was a first-string player, right? They called him the Disc Thief on the livestreams. | |
| Savanaclaw Student C | Wasn’t he a hyena beastman? | |
Epel |
Is that by any chance… | |
Ruggie |
Man~ I’ve gotten pretty famous, huh~? | |
| Whoa!! That’s amazing! When you take a closer look, it’s actually him!! | ||
Jack |
His vibe is completely different during the games, so I didn’t notice at all… | |
Epel |
How did you come to be a player that gets to be in the matches—a first-stringer?! | |
Ruggie |
I never really played magift as a kid, and I wasn’t blessed with a big physique or anything.
The reason a rookie like me could rise up as a first-string player was all thanks to our club leader Leona. Practice is hard, and Coach Vargas’s coaching is really strict. If I’m being honest, sometimes I felt like giving up myself. But Leona gave me all kinds of directions and tasks, ordering me to “Do this, do that.” And then one day I realized: Whenever I’d be working on whatever Leona was forcing m—er, ask me to do, I got more persevering than ever. And now, our strict routines feel like nothing to me! I owe it to Leona for making each day so fulfilling. | |
Epel |
The club leader of the prestigious Night Raven magift club. He must be incredible… | |
Ruggie |
He is! He’s a commanding leader during the games, but generally he respects our freedom to work on our own.
By doing that, he helps us see where we’re lacking. He’s an amazing club head! Any student’s got the potential to be a first-stringer under Leona. That’s why, guys… Join me—let’s play magift together! | |
Epel |
Senpai…!
…I’m going to join the magift club! And someday, I’m going to be a first-stringer! | |
| Heartslabyul Student B | If that puny little kid joins, things might go pretty well for us, don’t you think? | |
| Octavinelle Student A | Yeah. At least now I won’t have to worry about being considered the most useless member here. | |
| Heartslabyul Student B | I’ll also join the magift club! | |
| Me too!
I’m joining too! | ||
Ruggie |
(Shishishi, just as planned! I knew I’d fish in all the others if I could get that dainty sheltered boy first.)
(Man~ I got a huge haul! I’m going to have donuts for days!) (But considering they’re joining after falling for an act like that, they’re all probably dead weights.) (I have no idea how many of ‘em will last, but that mighty-looking one from my dorm should be good.) (He’s bound to excel at our strict practices and contribute to our team in the future. …Wait.) | |
| (He looks at Jack, who seems unamused) | ||
Ruggie |
(H-Huh? Something’s kinda off…?!) | |
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| Dwarfs' Mine - Campsite | ||
Ruggie  |
Oh, yeah. I almost forgot that happened. | |
Epel  |
When you were talking us into joining, I thought you seemed like a really enthusiastic guy… But you’re actually nothing like that, Ruggie… I think. | |
Ruggie |
I thought you were going to give up and quit right away too. | |
Epel |
Th-That’s mean… | |
Ruggie |
C’mon, let me finish. You surprised me in a good way.
Unlike everyone who did quit immediately, you practice as hard as you can everyday, and you never give a single whine or complaint. You’re catching up to me and Leona’s skills too! You’ve got a lot of guts, despite how you look. | |
Epel |
Hehe. Practice is really tough, but I’ll keep going as hard as I can so I get even stronger! | |
Ruggie |
Haha… Well, don’t overdo it, okay? | |
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Deuce  |
Setting up our tent went smoothly. | |
Jack  |
Yeah. Next we gotta go find things to eat… | |
Ruggie |
(Ahh, I regret that cliché “Join me—let’s play magift together!” spiel I did…)
(I hadn’t known Jack was the kinda guy that prefers working alone, so I failed to win him over when I promoted the magift team’s teamwork.) (Maybe he wouldn’t have joined the more solitary track and field club if I hadn’t screwed up back then…) (Every time I see Jack training at Savanaclaw in the mornings, it makes me think ‘That was a big fish I let get away.’) | |
Epel |
Ruggie? Is something on your mind? | |
Ruggie |
(…Well, there’s nothing I can do about the past.)
(I was focused on quantity over quality, and my bait and traps weren’t exactly set out for Jack.) (But I got an honest, gutsy junior out of this, so this didn’t end up bad at all.) (Plus… Thanks to Epel, I got to enjoy almost a month full of donuts!) Sorry, sorry. I was just thinking about an efficient way to get our food. I’m counting on you again this camping trip, Epel. | |
Epel |
…Of course! | |
Ruggie |
Okay, let’s go secure our campfire and snag some fish.
Just you wait and see. I’m going to fill a whole bucket full of ‘em. I’ve always been good at fishing, you know. | |
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See Also
- Personal Story
- Vargas Camp Stories
- Ruggie Bucchi
- Ruggie Bucchi Appearances
- Leona Kingscholar Appearances
- Ashton Vargas Appearances
- Epel Felmier Appearances
- Jack Howl Appearances
- Riddle Rosehearts Appearances
- Silver Appearances
- Sebek Zigvolt Appearances
- Floyd Leech Appearances
- Jamil Viper Appearances
- Ace Trappola Appearances
- Deuce Spade Appearances