Tsukimigatari - Chapter 7

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Location: Starmony Dorm Courtyard

Nazuna: Ado-chin, sorry to keep you waiting~!

Adonis: It’s fine, I just got here.

Hm? You’re carrying a lot, let me help you.

Nazuna: Oh, thanks♪ I prepared dango, drinks, and a telescope for moon-viewing. It ended up being a lot to carry, so thanks for the help.

Adonis: I also brought meat. Let’s eat it together with everyone.

Nazuna: Meat? Ahaha. This’ll be a luxurious moon-viewing~♪

Adonis: By the way, Yuuki and Oogami didn’t come with you? They still haven’t arrived.

Nazuna: Ah, the two of them will be late. They’re still getting ready.

Adonis: Getting ready? I thought we prepared everything for moon-viewing… is there still more to do?

Nazuna: Ah…! U-Um… R-Right! Suzuki grass¹! We’re all out of suzuki grass. We totally need it for the moon-viewing~

Adonis: Hm. Is that so? I regret not preparing that. I’m sorry, I was unaware.

Nazuna: Don’t worry, the two of them wanted to get some, that’s all.

It seems like Koga-chin and Mako-chin will arrive after they get the suzuki grass, so we can start the moon-viewing without them.

Adonis: I understand. Is there anything I can assist with? That telescope looks difficult to assemble, let me help.

Nazuna: Eh? N-No, I can do it myself. I know how to put it together, so it’ll be faster if I do it alone.

(Yikes… I have to mess with the telescope, so I can’t let Ado-chin touch it.)

Ah, I’d be really grateful if you could lay out all the food though~

Adonis: Really? Alright. I’ll arrange the food.

Nazuna: Thanks~

(Yes! While Ado-chin is concentrating on the food… I’ll prepare the tripod and set up the telescope on it. Then I just have to adjust it so it has a nice view of the moon...)

(Yup. This should be perfect for seeing Mako-chin’s jump.)

Adonis: Nito-senpai, I’ve finished preparing the food. How are you doing with the telescope?

Nazuna: All good over here~! Let’s start♪

Adonis: Ah. I’m glad it was clear today. I can see the moon very well. It’s so big and beautiful.

Nazuna: It is, huh~ I’m really, really glad it’s not cloudy!

(If it was cloudy, then the image of the moon that Natsume prepared for us wouldn’t look right at all.)

Location: Starmony Dorm 2nd Floor Passage

Koga: Hey, you’re still lookin’ gloomy, Wimpy Glasses.

Makoto: On the contrary, I’d be scared of someone who can smile in a situation like this.

Koga: If it were Akehoshi, he’d love to do this jump.

Makoto: Ah, if it were Akehoshi-kun he’d certainly show us a dynamic jump...

Koga: You’re in the same unit as him, so you should’ve learned by observin’. Give us a dynamic jump and be the star in Trickstar!

Makoto: Why do I feel like that sounds really ominous? Becoming a star would mean I’ve crossed over to the afterlife, wouldn’t it?

Koga: I said I’d guarantee your safety. I got a mat all ready for ya on the ground.

I’ll double check the straps of your harness. You should thank me for bein’ so nice to you.

Heh… last time ya put this on it was for some special trainin’ to crush the student council, yeah²?

Makoto: Yeah. We had a lot of people helping us out. It was a desperate time. It really brings back memories.

But I definitely wasn’t expecting to wear this again today...

Koga: Yeah, back then it was for a big war that left both our allies n’ enemies covered in blood.

—This time it’s for a friend, so we got some motivation from that.

Makoto: …………

Yeah, that’s right. In that case, this time is way more tolerable than the last.

Koga: Yeah, safety looks good! Go get ‘em, Wimpy Glasses.

It’s almost time. I’ll head down to the mat just in case.

Makoto: Okay, I’ll try my best.

…………

...Huh? Oogami said some nice things and I totally went along with it

But no matter how I think about it, isn’t this whole idea crazy…?

Location: Starmony Dorm Courtyard

Nazuna: (It’s almost time…)

Ah. Ado-chin, come take a look through the telescope! You can see a huge moon! A su~per huge moon!

Adonis: Is it alright if I look? I don’t mind if you take a look first...

Nazuna: I got a good look when I was setting it up. Besides, I think the rabbits will come out soon.

Adonis: Hm? Do the rabbits come out at a fixed time? They’re quite organized...

Nazuna: Agh— T-The rabbits have lives too. They probably have a specific time for jumping or something~

Adonis: Hm, I suppose so. Even the rabbits have lives. We just have to impose that kind of common sense on them as well.

Nazuna: Yep yep! That’s it! Hey, if you don’t look soon you’re gonna miss the big moment~

Adonis: If you insist. I just have to look through here?

Wow. It’s amazing… Is this what you’d call picturesque? A beautiful, majestic full moon...

Nazuna: Yup. Taking a look at this kind of scenery is really calming. It feels like all my worries and unpleasant thoughts are flying away.

Ah. The rabbits are gonna jump really suddenly, so don’t miss it, Ado-chin~

Adonis: Is that to? I understand. I don’t want to miss it, I don’t even want to blink—

Makoto: I’m a rabbit~ OwaAAAAAaaa…!?

Adonis: A-A rabbit! Nito-senpai! A rabbit just jumped!

Nazuna: (! Good job Mako-chin...!)

Adonis: That’s incredible. A rabbit really jumped!

Nazuna: I’m glad you saw it~ It’s the moment of the century!

Adonis: Yes! The rabbit’s jump was like that of a human. It was like a character from a game Yuuki played a while ago—— Umm, there was a character who eats a mushroom and gets bigger, and he jumped like that.

Nazuna: Eh? Ahaha… Maybe even the rabbits are excited about the beautiful full moon~? Ahahaha...


¹ This is the type of grass in the bloomed Adonis and Nazuna CGs.

² Again, a reference to the Ensemble Stars! main story.