#akehoshi hinomiya

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[akewanchan]

[Break My Case] Personal Story - Akehoshi Hinomiya, Part 1

Translation by akewanchan. Source is mobile game Break My Case.

TL note:

(edit) Thanks to Imai for letting me know that Kyousuke is actually a reference to Kyousuke from Stand My Heroes!

For clarification, Hinomiya is referred to as Ninomiya in an instance. This isn't a typo!

Ain’t sayin’ working yourself to the bone or yer surroundings don’t play a role.

I’ve seen folks pullin’ it off.

The real thing… Talent as ya say, got no mercy… 

Livin’ in high cotton, all the luxury, don’t come to mind no more.

No doubt I wished a lifetime supply of it by now. 

Akehoshi: ….

Akehoshi: (..... I’m home?)

Akehoshi: (Eh… managed to get back home properly. Good goin’)

Moving my head a wee bit while probing ‘round for my phone was ‘nough to make my world spin, making me all sluggish. 

Akehoshi: (Aaah. Still hammered as I can be. I’m parched…)

Akehoshi: …Ah. Darnit

Akehoshi: (Ain’t refilled dispenser’s bottle.)

Akehoshi: (Do recall thinking ‘bout 30 minutes before leaving the house yesterday, how I gotta swap it out since I’d wanna have a sip in the morning.)

Ain’t like anybody’s gonna complain ‘bout sleeping in on a sunday with no plans in store.

Even then, I sorta had a hunch I wouldn’t be able to hit the hay a second round if I tried to.

Feelin’ as if I was lifting a heavy load, I stood up.

Akehoshi: …Bwech

A wave of nausea washed over me yet again from gulpin’ down lukewarm tap water ‘till the last drop.

Akehoshi: (Shoot. Reckon I went too far yesterday. Sitting here and not rememberin’ what got me plastered like this just means I’m done for.)

Akehoshi: Shoulda called it quits halfway through…

Woman: …Huh! Don’t tell me, is that Ninomiya Akehoshi?

Man: Whozzat?

Woman: He’s a celeb. Y’know, that “way too angelic child actor!” guy. He showed up in TV dramas until he grew quite a bit. 

Akehoshi: Ahaha. Sure can see through the darkness in here, eh. You watched ‘em? Thank ya kindly

Woman: Eeeh, oh my god…! He’s the real deal!

Akehoshi: (....Real deal.)

That’s right, yet it ain’t.

Unfortunately, I was different.

From beginning to end, all the way through.

Akehoshi: (….Oh)

Akehoshi: Someone’s awake. Morning

Yuragi: …You’re alive.

Akehoshi: Ahaha, do feel like I’m on death's doorstep. Am muddling through one way or n’other

Akehoshi: Did I cause a ruckus in my drunken stupor when I got back? Pardon me for waking ya up if I did. 

Yuragi: Don’t you remember

Akehoshi: Not a darn thing for a while now. But good goin’ on my part for making it back home, right?

Yuragi: …

Akehoshi: (Huh. What’s that look for.)

Akehoshi: …Reckon that it ain’t~

Yuragi: Yesterday, what did you do.

Akehoshi: Eh? That’s new. Usually it’s in through ear and out the other with you when I’m doin’ the talking.

Akehoshi: Was just havin’ a drink to answer ya, though

Yuragi: Anything else? 

Akehoshi: Other stuff… nothin’ in particular?

Yuragi: …. ‘Kay

Yuragi: Then, s’fine

Akehoshi: Eh. Wait

Yuragi: What

Akehoshi: Naw, ain't it my line to ask what

Yuragi: …

Akehoshi: (If I did do somethin’ wrong, he oughta been pissed the moment he saw me, no? Seriously, what… Ah)

Yuragi: ---You scared me… Lights aren’t on either, what are you doing

Yuragi: …Can you stand?

Akehoshi: ….

Yuragi: Water. Want some?

Akehoshi: Don’t

Yuragi: Eh

Akehoshi: ---I said, I don’t need anything.

Akehoshi: … Aaah….

That feeling of swatting his hand away, the sound of water hitting the floor.

And then, the tone of voice I usually never use against other people.

Akehoshi: (....That ain’t a look of anger. It’s one of concern, huh.)

Yuragi: Remembered?

Akehoshi: I did

Akehoshi: Had been mullin’ over it myself of how I kinda drank a wee bit too much yesterday.

Akehoshi: But turns out it was more than that. Sorry for all the trouble I caused ya

Yuragi: ….

Without a word Yura turned the other way with a hmph, opened the freezer and started diggin’ through the stock of ice cream.

He picked out one, and while I was thinkin’ he’d just go back to his room-- He put that popsicle on that table, leaving it as is. 

Akehoshi: …Eh. You mean you’re giving this, to me?

Yuragi: I’m going to bed, don’t wake me up.

Akehoshi: Ah. Sure, thanks

Akehoshi: ….Reckon I made him worry.

Around the time I headed to my room after a quick shower, my mood improved somewhat compared to when I woke up. 

Akehoshi: (....Still rock solid, eh.)

I absentmindedly looked around my room while hitting the top of my ice cream with a spoon.

And then my eyes caught a glimpse of a DVD set from that old TV drama that was brought up plenty yesterday. 

Akeboshi: (...Watched it more than enough by now.)

Ain’t like I had anything I wanted to do, so I opened the DVD set to kill some time until my ice cream thawed.

Out of the six CD’s, I took out the 5 with ease and put ‘em on playback.

Akehoshi: …..

A child actor lucky enough to hit it big, his career lasted just short of 10 years until retirement. As a final conclusion to his acting career he received a spot in a TV drama set in a school.

I reckon that I, a so-so kid who wasn’t fated to be the main lead until the very end, received the main focus in an episode as a gift of kindness. 

However.

Akehoshi: …Yer amazing no matter how many times I watch it. Kyousuke-san. 

Akehoshi: The “real deal” is different.

He debuted a few years before I called it quits, and he made a beeline for the top spot within my generation.

What kinda connections or brute force got nothing to do with it, that much is clear when you sit through it just once.

Akehoshi: (That’s why… no matter how many times I watch it.)

Akehoshi: …What’s with that? That awkward silence just now. 

Reason why it didn’t take him 10 years to have grasped them roles as a rookie wasn’t luck or his surroundings, and this one episode makes me realize again and again each time. 

Akehoshi: (Aah, shoulda stopped right there before turning around.)

Akehoshi: (S’important line, yet it’s all pouring out--)

Akehoshi: …. Haha, 

Doing it more like this woulda been better, doing it more like that woulda been better.

Realizing I hadn’t learned my lesson thinking ‘bout stuff that wouldn’t reach my past self, a halfhearted chuckle escaped my mouth.

With my own strength, I wasn’t able to grasp what I wanted. 

It didn’t come true.

Just like this TV drama that’s frozen in time, no matter how many times I’ve seen it by now, it won’t change.

Akehoshi: …..I’m sure the Akehoshi-kun on screen wouldn’t wanna hear the ramblings of a guy who got off that ride a long time ago either, eh. Let’s just stop here

“My one and only wish, won’t come true anymore.”

Once I got that through my head, not a single thing mattered anymore.

But, I reckon that was for the best.

Rather than obsessing ‘bout what I can’t get, taking what I do get is a way of living that’s more suited for the likes of me.

Akehoshi: (Ah, spoon’s getting through.)

A blend of vanilla, chocolate and cookie cream. 

I stuffed my mouth with a spoonful while wondering where you can even find these sorta things, and sure enough it was so sweet I could only laugh.

Akehoshi: (Felt it in my bones this ain’t the thing to stomach when yer hungover.)

Akehoshi: (But, it do seem to be the flavor Yura likes. Let’s just eat it all up.)

Akehoshi: ….. Thank ya.

Looking at the wall, I gave my word of gratitude to Yura who’s surely drifted off to dreamland by now, and I took one more bite.

This sweetness so strong it’ll jolt you awake, slowly melted away together with this lazy afternoon.

[okogespaws]

Directory - Kanno Yuragi SSR [A Brief Rest]

✧ Characters: Yuragi, Akehoshi, Haruhi.

✧ Chapters:

1 | 2 | 3

✧ Voice lines:

"Taiga's sweets, I like them because they are delicious. The other day, he let me take home a whole cake."

"Sometimes play games with Haruhi, but if he doesn't go easy on me, I'll lose."

"Sei's gaze's intense, but quiet, so it doesn't really mess my naps. Last time, he threw a blanket on me…… Was warm."

[bunnyandcomet]

Kamiya: Personal Story 1

✧ Proofreader: Aca (@463ce6)

✧ Characters: Kamiya, Akehoshi

Kamiya: ……Haah, I really like the smell of this hand soap. I end up taking longer than usual to wash my hands……oh? Shinkai-san?

Soyogu: ……

Kamiya: (......He sleeps like a warrior.)

Past 3 am. In the short time I’ve been away from my seat, Shinkai-san has fallen asleep sitting up with his arms still crossed, exactly as I’d left him.

Shinobu-kun had greeted and mounted the bed with an “I may be inexperienced, but I look forward to working with you”, and he’s currently lying spread-eagled, sound asleep.

A little while ago, Akehoshi-kun said “I think I might need to have a word with the floor over here” before lowering himself down and falling asleep like that. I look over at him next and smile a little.

Kamiya: (I guess we went pretty hard today too.)

Taking care not to make any loud noises, I slowly start to tidy up the table.

Something small rolls and falls off.

Kamiya: (? Ah, Shinobu-kun’s ring. Right, he took it off when we were thumb wrestling and left it here so he wouldn’t lose—) !

When I stand up to put it on the desk, the tip of my foot nudges Akehoshi-kun’s leg slightly.

Akehoshi: Nnnaah……? ……Ahh……Kamiyan……?

Kamiya: Sorry for waking you up.

Akehoshi: Mm-mm. I kinda feel like I had a dream just then.

Kamiya: What kind of dream?

Akehoshi: I dove into a suuuper big takoyaki, and then in the middle of it there was, like, a takoyaki ball pool.

Kamiya: We were talking about takoyaki before you fell asleep.

Akehoshi: Yeah, that’s definitely gotta be why. So I thought, well ain’t this an all-you-can-eat, and started munching……But just when I realised there wasn’t any octopus or other stuff inside, it suddenly went pitch black.

Kamiya: Huh?

Akehoshi: And then I realised, “Oh, I’m the one gettin’ eaten.” The punchline is that the ingredient was me. Kinda comedic, ain’t it?

Kamiya: More like the best horror story I’ve heard recently.

Akehoshi: Thanks to you, I avoided the worst part of it. Ya helped me just when it was gettin’ dangerous. However can I repay ya?

Kamiya: Ahaha! Well then, how about we tidy this up together, and then get Shinkai-san and Shinobu-kun into the beds?

Akehoshi: Man, you’re always thinkin’ of others, huh. Ya should let loose and get more drunk.

Kamiya: It’s fine. I always have a ton of fun.

Splitting the work between us, we finish tidying up in no time and head outside to avoid waking the other two.

Akehoshi: Ahh, it’s freezin’……Yura might not be able to wake up tomorrow if it’s like this.

Kamiya: It's pretty hard to get out of bed now, right? But I like this wintry air quite a bit too.

Akehoshi: Yer the type who feels refreshed by the cold, huh.

Kamiya: Yeah. Haah. It’s chilly, but it feels kind of good, so maybe I’ll go for a little walk and sober myself up.

Akehoshi: A walk……phew. I might join ya, then.

Kamiya: I appreciate the offer, but your voice already sounds half-asleep. Don’t worry about me and go back to your room.

Akehoshi: I am tired, but if I crash out now, I’ll probably just see more takoyaki. If it won’t be a bother, let me come with.

Kamiya: Coming here at night feels kind of new.

Akehoshi: Do you come here at other times?

Kamiya: Pretty much every morning, since it’s on my running route. And then I come back again a few hours later.

Akehoshi: Yer amazing. I definitely wouldn’t be able to keep up the early mornings or the running. I’d take a break one day and my streak would end there.

Kamiya: I totally get that. The fact that Urara’s there too is a pretty big part of why I’ve somehow been able to keep going.

Akehoshi: Ohh, I see. You go running together, right? We live in the same place and work at the same shop, but I don’t really get the chance to see Urara-kun much.

Kamiya: Want to come running in the morning with us? You can see him every day.

Akehoshi: Ahh, here we are. The view from this place is real nice.

Kamiya: Ahaha, I’ve been rejected.

Akehoshi: Don’t get me wrong, it’s not like I don’t want to meet him.

Kamiya: I know.

Laughing, I stand next to Akehoshi-kun, who’s come to a stop at a random place.

We’re in the park, which was just the right distance away for a walk. I gaze out at the scenery that we can see from the hill and take a slow, deep breath like I always do.

Kamiya: ……This might be my favourite place in Shibuya.

Akehoshi: Here?

Kamiya: Yeah.

Akehoshi: It wins out over Aporia and HappyDough?

Kamiya: Ah, wait. Now I’m not sure.

Akehoshi: Ahaha! Why here? Do you like high places?

Kamiya: Hmm. I’ve never climbed anything that high, but I guess I like them. Doesn’t it make you excited to think that you’re closer to the sky than normal?

Akehoshi: Kamiyan, yer the kinda guy who suits the sky. Especially the blue sky.

Kamiya: Never heard of that before. I think you suit both the blue sky and the night sky.

Akehoshi: I dunno about that. If we’re talkin’ ‘bout people with a night sky vibe, Kyoya-san or Haruhi-san come to mind.

Kamiya: How about Kiho-san?

Akehoshi: Nah?

Kamiya: So he’s different, then.

Akehoshi: Kiho-san doesn’t have a twinkly, shiny vibe. His face is a radiant beauty, though.

Kamiya: Twinkly and shiny?

Akehoshi: Like twinkle twinkle little star, and shine bright like a diamond, you know?

Kamiya: Ahh, stars……

Now that he mentions it, I think as I look up at the sky. But although morning is still far away, I can’t find anything shining there.

Akehoshi: Well, that’s the big city for you. The buildings are way brighter than the sky.

Kamiya: True.

The twinkling, shining city, stretching far into the distance.

Kamiya: ……

Just as I’m thinking about how beautiful that scene is…

Suddenly, I feel a twinge. And then, a dull pain inside my head.

Akehoshi: ……Kamiyan?

Kamiya: Watch.

Even if you were the only one in the world, as long as you were on my side, I could jump.

Freer, higher, than anyone else.

(Beep)

???: Why weren’t you watching properly? They took such good care of you. That’s why I told you to stop. Because of that nonsense… This is your fault. Yours. You…

???: …How can you have the nerve to live on?

(Ker-chak)

Higher, higher. So that you’ll be able to hear me.

Kamiya: ……I’m sorry.

So that this hand will never reach you again, no matter what.

Don't hesitate—just, jump.

Akehoshi: Kamiyan.

Kamiya: Eh?

Akehoshi: ……You good?

I hear Akehoshi-kun say my name in a kind yet unusually firm voice, and I turn towards him.

Kamiya: (.......Huh. Just now……what was that?) ……Yikes. I might’ve fallen asleep standing up.

Akehoshi: Impressive. Your eyes were still open, too.

Kamiya: Seriously?

Akehoshi: For real. I called out your name a few times. If ya didn’t respond to the next one, I was gonna shake ya.

Kamiya: Sorry. I don’t know why, but I think I had a dream just then.

Akehoshi: A dream?

Kamiya: Yeah. I forgot it when I woke up, but…

(Wind blows)

Kamiya: ……

Akehoshi: Well, it happens.

Kamiya: Yeah……

Akehoshi: ……Let’s head back, Kamiyan. It’s pretty here, but it’s chilly. We’d better not stay out here too long.

Akehoshi says that softly, then smiles. I smile back and nod in response.

Kamiya: Shall we?

Under the sky that neither twinkles nor shines, we chatter on about trivial things as we return the way we came.

The unceasing wind continues to blow.

[akehoshimystar]

[Break My Case] 2025 April Fools' Day short stories translation  🤥 

Translation by Kalos (@Kumonkunliker on X) Misora (@alcmisoyou on X)

Proofread and image by Aca (@463ce6 on X and tumblr)

Chapter 1 (by Kalos) Chapter 2 (by Misora) Chapter 3 (by Misora) Chapter 4 (by Misora) Chapter 5 (by Kalos) Chapter 6 (by Misora) Chapter 7 (by Kalos) Chapter 8 (by Kalos)

[bloospace]

ny brmy sona, miruki! (he/they)

[sasaranurude]

Coly, the company behind Mahoyaku and Stand My Heroes, have announced a new game. Some friends and I realized that despite looking somewhat generic at first glance, it's got a handful of intriguing things going on with it! So here's a quick kind of long introduction to/my thoughts on Break My Case!

First: the website! The music on the site is really good! Go listen while you read this post!! There are 12 people listed as composers in the credits page, and it seems most every VA involved has at least a bit of experience with singing or music projects. The tone is a bit dark for a rhythm game (though I'm not ruling that out entirely), but otherwise it seems like there's gonna be a music focus. Cool! As far as other staff goes--the main scenario writer is also the writer of Stand My Heroes, and the character designer is Utako Yukihiro, who also did some work for B-Project.

The story concerns a cafe with a myriad of eccentric employees that runs an after-hours service where they solve problems. The exact nature of all this is left pretty vague.

And the draw for a game like this: The characters! Interestingly, they're divided into different departments at the cafe. What exactly those departments do isn't clear yet. As for the characters themselves--the more we looked at them, the more we liked them, lol. Quick summaries about what intrigued us about each guy. Note that these are not translations, none of us are fluent in Japanese (we all know just enough to get by with the google+jisho combo lol), and this should all be taken with a grain of salt.

The Main Office, consisting of Ai Kosaka, Yuzuru Kise, and Roka Suoh. (Names are listed in western given-family order because that's what the site uses for romanized names.) Roka is the one who owns the cafe, is the oldest character in the bunch at 36, and is that fun "mysterious guy with unknown backstory and an endless amount of weird acquaintances, who acts incompetent but might actually be hypercompetent" type of trope.

On account of the whole acting-incompetent thing, Ai and Yuzuru run the actual cafe business. And normally I won't be including fullbody character art in this post but I have to make an exception just this once.

Anyways.

Tumblr won't let me put four images in a row. Come on man. I wanna maintain the BMC's site style. Why are you mean to me. Anyways. The Simulation Department, consisting of Kou Ayato, Mao Ukyo, Akehoshi Hinomiya, and Yuragi Kanno. "Simulation" is its English name given on the site, but the Japanese given would probably read more like "relationship department".

Kou is a footloose playboy and Mao is a serious intellectual type, but apparently Kou will ask Mao to pretend to be his girlfriend so that he can avoid trouble with women. That's gay. I love that. (Mao is a guy [as far as we know], he just likes makeup--he's not the only one in that cast who does, either!) We all want Mao's outfit.

Akehoshi was a sleeper hit in the group chat, because his bio has a sentence about how he's the most normal-looking-yet-dangerous employee at the cafe, and also explicitly describes him as being like a dog, and naturally we all went crazy for the silly puppy as soon as we realized that he was in fact a silly puppy. Yuragi, on the other hand, likes cats. Such a classic for his character design trope, lmao.

The Administrative Department, consisting of Taiga Tsukimoto, Haruhi Ichikawa, and Sei Okiya. Taiga looks cool but if you look at his fullbody he's wearing awful sweatpants and apparently he cries while watching anime. I love this for him. Haruhi is a streamer because that's like an obligatory character trope now I guess. Sei was very popular in the group chat for being the single most suspicious character in the cast. What's his problem.

The Watchdog Department (or enforcement department, if you translate the jpn) consists of Shizuka Fushimi, Takeru Mikado, Soyogu Shinkai, and Shinobu Aizawa.

My friend described Shizuka as a "wet looking glasshole" and yeah. ok. unfortunately he does look like that. But it's ok he's allowed because his bio says he prefers quiet, orderly places with plants and no people and keeps to himself in common spaces but his own room is a complete mess. AKA he's an autism king. So I like him.

Takeru was obviously a hit because look at them. Takeru and Mao talk about makeup together, apparently. CUTE! Shinobu is the most fashionable guy in the cast and his bio says he has a few screws loose, which is amazing. Good for him. I have nothing to say about Soyogu I think I forgot he existed until I was putting this post together and I only looked at these all guys a few hours ago

The Negotiation Department, with Kiho Arima, Kyoya Shido, and Riku Tateshina. I described this group as "grandma, grandpa, and Columbo" and then the group chat couldn't call any of them anything else. And I do mean grandma. Because. ok. another fullbody. Because oh my god we have to look at Kiho.

GIRL. WHAT. IS. THAT. YOU'RE WEARING A CARPET. YOU'RE WEARING A COUCH. kiho is apparently a fortune teller and my friend acted as if this excused the outfit but i DONT agree i don't think anything excuses this. WHAT IS THAAAAAT

Kyoya is an artist and Riku is a psychologist so honestly this is a really fun bunch of jobs going on in this department. Riku is described as someone who falls in love easily, and he's most interested in Ai (from the Main Office, the very first guy in this post). We couldn't tell if the implication there is that he's in love with Ai, or if he falls in love with random people and yet his true attention always drifts back to Ai. Both of these options are gay.

The ST (special tasks) Department, with Yomose Onda, Yu Nina, Kamiya, and Urara Manami.

Yu had his life saved by Tomose and has now dedicated himself to him, to the point of being ready to die for him. YOU GOTTA LOVE THAT. INCREDIBLE TROPE. UNBEATABLE. GAY AS HELL. All we know from Tomose's side is that he's "fond" of Yu. That's fine I'm sure you can learn to love him. Or learn to hate him. Whatever's more entertaining.

Kamiya has no memory, hence the singular name. I'm sure whatever's going on there is weird and interesting. Urara is the youngest character, at 20. THAT'S RIGHT. THE YOUNGEST CHARACTER IS 20. THERE ARE ZERO TEENAGERS! THE AVERAGE CHARACTER AGE IS AROUND 26. THIS SHOULDN'T BE AS NOTABLE AS IT IS BUT THAT'S GACHA GAMES FOR YOU. Anyways I like Urara because I think he looks like an angry kitty.

Anyways, that's the gist of what we know about BMC--or BreMai, if you wanna go for something closer to the jpn abbreviation--right now. More info might drop at/around Animate Girls Fest, since they seem to be giving out game beta codes there. I don't know if I'm completely sold on it just yet--coly did just have a detective-themed gacha game fail a few months ago with &0. But we're not even completely sure it is a gacha yet, or what kind of gameplay it might have otherwise, so... there's a bit of hope. Maybe it'll be a weird cool dark rhythm game! Who knows!!!

[okogenyan]

Masterlist

✧ Event stories

🏫 After School: Day by Day

✧ Card stories

🍬 Kanno Yuragi SSR [Dreamlike Space] SSR [A Special Seat by the Window] SSR [#6495ED] SR [The Warmth on my Lap] SR [Today, I'm your Big Brother] R [The Ultimate Moody Person] R [Napping Undead]

💻Fushimi Shizuka SSR [Light Shining Through Stained Glass] SSR [Complete Operation] SR [Silent Archer]

🦎Suoh Roka SSR [#FFC02D]

⚔️ Shinkai Soyogu SR [As an Assistant]

✧ Personal stories

🍬Personal Story - Kanno Yuragi

✧ Homescreen Conversation

🍬Kanno Yuragi

⭐ Hinomiya Akehoshi

[akewanchan]

[Break My Case] R Card Story - Akehoshi Hinomiya, "An obsession with no bounds for being good at getting spoiled."

Translation by akewanchan. Source is mobile game Break My Case.

Every now and then somethin’ like “I just gotta get a mouthful of (blank)” crosses my mind. A craving for curry, or ramen and the like.

Today was exactly one of those days. And these kinda times are wearisome all on my own.

Just as I was pondering ‘bout it, the timing of my afternoon shift was perfect, since I happened to be together with---

Kou: How amazing Akehoshi, you really got that craftsmanship in you

Akehoshi: I know right? I’m your guy when it comes to takoyaki

Right in front of our eyes was a fifth generation takoyaki pan gettin’ scalding hot. 

Akehoshi: (Appliances always go breakin’ on ya without notice, so no risks for today~)

Akehoshi: Grease up with a wee bit of oil and then put all the dough in evenly.

Kou: Eh, hold on a sec

Akehoshi: Hmm? What's up?

Kou: The ingredients, what’cha got?

Kou-kun was looking at the ingredients with a startled expression. 

Akehoshi: Hum. Aaah-, ya one of them peeps who get riled up over not having a sliver of octopus? It was all in the spur of a moment, so didn’t have any in the fridge

Kou: It suddenly popped up in my mind, it’s impressive enough that you even had flour.

Akehoshi: That’s just the gumption of a Kansai native, ain’t it?

Kou: I’m not gonna play the straight man here

Kou: Anyway, any squid paste, kimchi, curry roux? And what’s your track record with these

Akehoshi: Got what we got, and got what we don’t got

Kou: Great anxiety inducing answer to get back. Well, I can imagine as far as having kimchi, yeah

Akehoshi: Look forward to trying ‘em out

Akehoshi: Alright, got ‘em done. Dig in while they’re pipin’ hot

Kou-kun was making a face showing he wasn’t fully convinced, yet he still properly gave his thanks for the meal.

Kou: …Uwah, no way man, it’s delicious

Akehoshi: Ain’t it~? No beating how amazing Takoyaki-san can be even when ya shoot your shot by throwing whatever ingredients in.

Kou: Look at you calling them by Takoyaki-san. Though, they seriously are good.

Akehoshi: Naw with all respect I did have a hunch they'd turn out like that. I’m glad it's delicious enough to have yer fill with.

Kou: By the way, since I’m done eating the first batch. What ingredients are in store for the second one?

Akehoshi: Hmmm, how ‘bout we keep it exciting and leave that for you to find out?

Kou: …..

Akehoshi: What’s that face for?

Kou: Just thinking about my trust in takoyaki, and my suspicions towards you.

Akehoshi: Wait a sec, takoyaki got a leg up on me in Kou-kun’s confidence ranking before I even realized.

Kou: Well y’know, it’s Takoyaki-san for the takoyaki, while Akehoshi is just Akehoshi.

Akehoshi: Yer awful~ Well ain’t no biggie, let’s have our fill, brush up properly and give it our all for the afternoon~

Akehoshi: (Yeah, takoyaki do be tastin’ better when eating together with someone else.)

[akewanchan]

[Break My Case] SR Card Story - Kyoya Shido "Moonlit Vampire"

Translation by akewanchan. Source is mobile game Break My Case.

Part 1

The venue, right after the event had wrapped up, was enveloped in a peculiar atmosphere. 

The scene of people, who took up the forms of “otherworldly beings”, cleaning while having lighthearted conversations and picking up candy, was rather out of place and strangely fascinating.

As I was basking in the afterglow, I ended up joining a conversation between a mummy and a vampire right beside me without realizing. 

Akehoshi: Kyoya-san, you and that costume are a match made in heaven. It’s gone way past the level of just matching yer looks by now.

Kyoya: You think so?

Akehoshi: If ya came out like “Actually, I’m a vampire that has lived for thousands of years” to me right now, I’m confident that all I would think is somethin' along the lines of “Yep, not surprised”

Akehoshi: Don’tcha agree with me, Yashiro-san?

Yashiro: Yes. I wouldn’t be as surprised either

Kyoya: I’m wondering if a “thank you” would be applicable in this situation.

Akehoshi: Ahaha, ain’t denying it, eh

Yashiro: The idea of vampires who lived for hundreds of years blending in with society, is something you often see in foreign TV dramas and anime, after all… 

Akehoshi: Wouldn’t want ya comin’ after my blood if that were the case though

Kyoya: I’ll stay within the lines

Akehoshi: Naw, ain’tcha just straight up admitting to it now

Akehoshi: Come to think of it, if ya get yer blood sucked by a vampire, don’t that mean you’ll turn into one, too?

Yashiro: I'd rather say there are more scenarios along the lines of, if a vampire bestows its own blood to you, you’ll be able to become one of their kin.

Akehoshi: Aaah, that’s more like it

Akehoshi: If ya really became one, yer looks won’t change for the most part, but ya will live for a loooong time, right?

Akehoshi: Thinkin' of it, being turned into one of theirs does feel like being the chosen one, in a sense

Kyoka: Interesting… Meaning I’d be able to choose a human to grant eternal youth and a longer lifespan to. 

Akehoshi: Vampire-san, what’s with that schemin’ look?

Kyoya: I’m not plotting anything. It’s just that, if Ai-san was a vampire… is what I was imagining, simply put. 

Akehoshi: Ah– right, right.

Yashiro: ?

Kyoya: Preserving such an appearance, and attitude towards life for hundreds of years to come would be magnificent, is it not. 

Kyoya: …I could say the same about Yashiro-san, however.

Yashiro: …Eh?

Hearing my name being brought up right after Kosaka-san’s stopped all my thoughts in their tracks for a brief moment, yet the conversation continued as if nothing had happened. 

Kyoya: Nonetheless, if turned into one of my kin, would that not lead to the birth of a new hierarchical order?

Kyoya: Whether it is Ai-san or Yashiro-san, the possibility of a change in attitude towards me existing is undesirable. 

Akehoshi: That’s what yer mulin’ over?

Kyoya: I inadvertently let my imagination run wild

Part 2

Akehoshi: But, what ‘bout all the mental stuff up in yer noggin’ if you’d actually live for that darned long as a vampire?

Kyoya: I believe that accumulating many experiences within perpetuity itself will deepen your understanding of all and everything.

Kyoya: You’d gain the mental state of enlightenment rather than a philosophical outlook, to speculate.

Akehoshi: Ooh… sounds kinda much, eh

Kyoya: You think so?

Kyoya: As your understanding increases, so will the options regarding your own way of life

Kyoya: Eventually, you’ll reach a state of mind where there will be no unnecessary hesitation, even regarding what choices to make, and the perfect self has been realized.

Kyoya: If you consider it to be a game with a goal to aim for, doesn’t that just pique your curiosity?

Akehoshi: A game, huh. Wait, but don’t that mean there’s no end even if you got to the goal?

Kyoya: Unless a stake is driven through my heart, that’s indeed the case. 

Yashiro: That’s true, instead of hundreds of years, continuing to live for thousands, or tens of thousands of years, is also a possibility…

Akehoshi: Darn, just talkin’ bout it was enough to tire me out

Akehoshi: I sure ain’t cut for life as a vampire, I’ll tell you what

Kyoya: I see. Such an approach exists, too.

Akehoshi: Kyoya-san’s in a league of his own for not overthinking all the troubles

Yashiro: Indeed… I can easily imagine him enjoying the idea of pursuing perfection, and maintaining said perfect self for eternity. 

Akehoshi: Putting it like that, ya might say he’s really on the path to becoming a vampire.

Kyoya: Why thank you— is what I’ll respond to you with, this time. 

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Kyoya: Thank you for your hard work today

Yashiro: Thank you too

Right as I got changed and left the venue, Shido-san had also finished with everything. 

Yashiro: (After the conversation we had earlier, all I can see is a temporary disguise to blend in with society…) 

Kyoya: Has Akehoshi-kun returned home already? I had lost sight of him while being busy with preparing to return home— 

Kyoya: Haha. He came back the moment I mentioned him.

Akehoshi: Glad I made it in time. Here ya go, a treat for all the hard work ya put yourself through~

As he said that, Akehoshi-kun handed me some orange juice.

Yashiro: Thank you

Akehoshi: This one’s for Kyoya-san

Kyoya: Oh, it’s tomato juice.

Akehoshi: Somehow caught my eye when I dropped by the konbini

Akehoshi: If ya prefer n’other one I’ll go buy somethin’ else, so just lemme know

Kyoya: No need to. I’ll gladly accept this.

Kyoya: Although not a chance it would be comparable to real blood now, would it

Akehoshi: Scary, scary

Yashiro: (Even if Shido-san turned out to be an actual vampire in the end, I truly wouldn’t be surprised.) 

On this night where reality and unreality were intersecting each other, that feeling within me had grown a little stronger again— 

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Kanno Yuragi SSR [A Brief Rest] - Chapter 1

Yuragi: —Then, I’ll bring it over.

Ito: (……? Who’s he on the phone with?)

As soon as I stepped into the staff room, I noticed Yuragi-kun on the phone, it looked like he was in a good mood.

Akehoshi: Deputy-san, good work today~

…… Huh, Yura’s mood lookin’ pretty good.

Ito: Good work today. Seems like Akehoshi-kun noticed it too.

Akehoshi: Bet those sweets were really good.

Akehoshi-kun pointed to a cup-like container of sweets sitting on the desk.

The half-empty package was decorated with a flashy character illustration.

Akehoshi: Some kinda collab?

Ito: Seems like it.

(A sweet that can put Yuragi-kun in such a good mood…… I wonder what kind it is.)

Yuragi: Curious?

As I look at the sweets’ packaging, Yuragi-kun, having finished with his call now, speaks up.

Ito: Yeah, kind of. What’s this “Rainbow Jewel flavor” supposed to be?

Yuragi: No idea. Tastes like regular chocolate with strong cocoa flavor. Texture’s kinda fun, though.

Ito: (So it’s just chocolate… The pieces are pretty tiny. Looks like the kind of snack you finish before you even realize it.)

(It does look colorful and cute. Maybe that’s where the rainbow part comes from.)

Akehoshi: By the way, Yura, what color d'ya recommend?

Yuragi: Purple one.

Ito: (Do the colors have different flavors?)

Yuragi: They all taste the same, though

Ito: (They taste the same.)

Yuragi: You can have one too.

Ito: Thank you.

Akehoshi: Me too, me too!

Yuragi: Here. Purple for you too.

Ito: (Giving away his favorite. He must really be in a good mood.)

The three of us share the remaining chocolates. The rich cocoa flavor was really tasty, but since Yuragi-kun had already eaten most of them, we finished them in no time.

Ito: Thank you for the treat. I’ll go throw this away.

I picked up the empty package and headed towards the trash can.

Yuragi: Ah, don’t throw it out. I’m taking it to the house later.

Ito: Eh?

(Why an empty package…?)

Yuragi: If you’re curious, want to come along? Seems like they need extra stomachs, so you’d probably be welcome.

Ito: Extra stomachs? What’s that supposed to mean?

Yuragi: Who knows?

Akehoshi: I’m hella curious, but I got stuff to do after this. Tell me ‘bout it later, 'kay?

Yuragi: What about you, deputy? You can inhale Okoge while you’re at it too.

Ito: (Inhaling Okoge sounds quite tempting, but I also want to know what’s up with that empty package……)

Alright, I’ll take you up on that.

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[Break My Case] Half Anniversary event and cards translation 🎉

Translation by Kalos (@Kumonkunliker on X) Zorao (@yuragi_aporia on X or @okogespaws on tumblr) Cazzy (@kyun7chau on X or @akewanchan on tumblr) Misora (@alcmisoyou on X) Imai (@bunnyandcomet on X and tumblr) Aca (@463ce6 on X) Julie (@julie_seo212 on X)

Chapter 1 (by Kalos) Chapter 2 (by Imai) Chapter 3 (by Kalos) Chapter 4 (by Misora) Chapter 5 (by Kalos) Chapter 6 (by Zorao) Chapter 7 (by Cazzy) Chapter 8 (by Zorao) Chapter 9 (by Kalos) Chapter 10 (by Misora) Chapter 11 (by Aca) Chapter 12 (by Kalos) Chapter 13 (by Kalos)

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Ai SSR - FAVOR (by Kalos) Urara SSR - DELIGHT (by Kalos) Kyoya SSR - AFFECTION (by Julie)

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[Break My Case] Invitation from the Spirit World event and cards translation 👻

Translation by Kalos (@Kumonkunliker on X)

Some card translations by Zorao (@yuragi_aporia on X or @okogespaws on tumblr) and Cazzy (@kyun7chau on X or @akewanchan on tumblr)

Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10

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Yuragi R - Napping Undead (by Zorao) Akehoshi SR - Gravekeeper Mummy Kyoya SR - Moonlit Vampire (by Cazzy) Haruhi SSR - Death Navigator (by Cazzy) Tomose SSR - Sneering Specter Mao SSR - Mysterious Melody of Silk

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Soyogu SSR

Roar On The Sand

Part 1

Soyogu: ---Ora!

Along with the voice that seemed to condense all the strength in the body, a powerful arm swung down. The ball went over the net, almost pierced through the ground. Before landing on the sand of the opponent's court.

Ito: (Ohhh...)

Akehoshi: Wow, we won.

Soyogu: Seems like it.

A 2-on-2 beach volleyball "casual" match. During the break in preparation for the event, I was cheering on Shinkai-san and Akehoshi-kun, who formed a team. I simply couldn't help but let out a sigh of exclamation.

Ito: (This is anything but “casual”. The heat between them was too strong.)

Akehoshi: Eh, beach volleyball? Soyogu-san, are we going to play now?

Soyogu: I got called out and I couldn’t really hide my excitement. Hinomiya, won’t you join me?

Ito: (Calling out to…. Shinkai-san? Could it be.....)

Akehoshi: I’m fine with it. But of all people, challenging Soyogu-san to a fight is quite a bold move.

Ito: (Or so anyone would think.)

Soyogu: Well, I can tell they’re not going to let us win that easily. They are that sort of opponents.

Akehoshi & Ito: Huh?

Once I saw the opposing team, I realized right away, as they were as physically strong as Shinkai-san. Although not in details, I heard from Shinkai-san that they definitely trained like athletes.

Ito: (I wonder if this is a way people with good physiques socialize.)

(Apparently, Shinkai-san's excellent communication skills must have played a role in how they've gotten to this point...)

Soyogu: As expected, they didn’t let us have it our way.

Akehoshi: It was a tough fight, considering it was just for fun. Both you and the other team were really something else.

After exchanging greetings with the opposing team, they came back here with a look of accomplishment.

Soyogu: Hinomiya’s movements were loose but sharp. That probably gave the other team a hard tome.  

Akehoshi: If I hadn’t hung on tight, I could see myself being eaten alive.

Soyogu: Haha, no one will eat you.

Ito: Good job. My eyes couldn’t let go of your match at all.

Soyogu: Yeah. Thanks for the cheer.

Beach volleyball is not even an area of ​​expertise for either of us, not to mention, the footing was sand. We both had the same struggle in the battle, right? What's left is luck and skill.

Oh well, we won in the end.

Part 2

Akehoshi: And that’s what the person who was planning to win from the beginning said.

Ito: Yeah, I could definitely feel your spirit.

Soyogu: Come on, I thought there was a chance we wouldn't win as well.

When you’re competing, one condition alone can’t help you estimate the chance of victory.

But, in the end, we kept pushing until we won.

Akehoshi: Haha. That’s definitely something you would say.

Soyogu: Yeah……. Hmm, those guys left the ball behind. I’ll be off a bit.

Perhaps he was so satisfied with the game that he forgot, nevertheless, Shinkai-san headed off to return the ball that was left there.

Akehoshi: The opponents were really good, but at the end of the day, I think Soyogu-san was the most impressive one.

Ito: Since you were on the same court, you probably got to see him up close.

Akehoshi: Did you see him how he scored at a high place? Every time he attacked, the word "SHINKAI" on his swimming trunk literally struck my eyes and made its presence known.

Ito: Ahaha, I can see what you mean.

While I was enjoying listening to Akehoshi-kun's impressions….

Soyogu: I've returned it. I also took the chance to promote the event.

Shinkai-san said as he made his return with three bottles in his hands.

Soyogu: Here, Yashiro, Hinomiya.

Ito: Eh… Ah... Thank you.

Akehoshi: Thanks~ Wow~ It's cold.

Ito: (Not only did he promote the event, he even bought us drinks…....)

(I mean…. All I did was look at them, wasn't it supposed to be me who buy something for them...?)

Soyogu: If you don't stop thinking something unnecessary and drink quickly, it will get warm, you know?

It’s not really tasteful to worry about trivial stuff in such an open place.

Ito: (Ah…)

As if he anticipated that, his words slowly dissipated all the thoughts clouding my mind. This part of him reminded me once again that he really was the Shinkai-san I know.

Ito: (Wow, it's orange everywhere.)

After the preparations for the event were over, I was walking around looking for a place where I could enjoy the sunset.

Soyogu: ………

Ito: (Oh, Shinkai-san. He’s reading something... It’s best not to disturb him….)

(But it’d be hard to step back if he noticed my presence…)

Soyogu: Yashiro.

Ito: !

Shinkai-san called out before I could even gather my thoughts, he quietly closed the book he was reading.

Ito: Sorry for interrupting.

Soyogu: Huh? Ah, what are you talking about? I just stopped because the sun was about to set.

Ito: Is that so…

That’s what he said, but there was still some time before the sun set, I couldn’t help but think I was the reason. Although I felt bad by Shinkai-san's concern, genuine gratitude sprang up in my heart.

Ito: Can I ask what you were reading?

Soyogu: Don’t’ say it like it’s a bad thing to ask.

Part 3

With a mischievous smile, Shinkai-san told me that he had recently found the book at a second-handed bookstore.

Soyogu: I knew I should read something related to work, but I never expected to come across the first edition by chance.

If I hadn't gotten this, I would have brought the Hemingway.

Ito: The well-known sea-theme one?

Soyogu: It's simple, but not bad. That's my impression...

During the opening, I saw that Sei-san had brought that one. It would be too much of a coincidence to read Hemingway’s work side-by-side with him by the beach.

Ito: Actually... I'd like to see that kind of scene a little.

Soyogu: Haha, sorry for disappointing you.

As we shared our laughs, I suddenly realized that I started to feel comfortable in this endlessly peaceful atmosphere.

Ito: (......I shouldn't disturb his alone time any more than this.)

Um, thank you for spending time with me. I'll leave now...

Just as I was about to leave…..

Soyogu: I don't mind you staying here.

Ito: (Eh...?)

Soyogu: If you said you wanted to be alone of your own volition, I would let you go without saying anything.

But it wasn’t like that for you, was it?

Ito: …….!

I said that for Shinkai-san’s sake, not because I wanted to be alone….. I knew right away that he had seen right through me.

Soyogu: It's a wide, unobstructed sandy beach. You can see the sunset from anywhere.

But the safest place to see it is by my side, no?

Ito: That's... true.

Soyogu: Yeah.

So, if that’s not the case for you, stay here.

Shinkai-san said in his usual voice. And I replied, "Yes" and sat down.

Soyogu: ……

Ito: ……..

The sunset we’re watching seemed to be darker than before.

Ito: (I don't have to think about stuff like "Is it really okay for me to be here?" or "Should I say something?")

(I’m sure it’s all thanks to Shinkai-san creating that kind of atmosphere for me.)

Soyogu: ...It really is beautiful.

Ito: Yes…..

This thought ran through my mind over and over again…. Shinkai-san is Shinkai-san through and through. Maybe it's because the sunset was so beautiful, or because the sea before our eyes was so vast. All we had between us at the moment was the bare minimum of words……. Only the sound of the waves coming and retreating echoed quietly.

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Chapter 1

Akehoshi: ………………Wow. How nostalgic~

While casually scrolling through a streaming subscription site, the movie "Romeo and Juliet" caught my eye.

Akehoshi: (I remember watching this a few times on DVD a long time ago.)

I read the play and watched the movie while I was young to study It would definitely come in handy someday. That's what I believed back then.

Akehoshi: (I still remember the contents...)

(But, oh well… It’s already too late...)

I don't watch it or read it for study's sake anymore.

Akehoshi: Oh, this drama has a third season. Let’s go with that.

I forcefully drove out the memories that had begun to spread in my head.

That’s why I never thought. I would end up involved with it  in this way.

One winter day when snow was falling.  Rare-kun has been sleeping comfortably in the well-heated office for some time. Trying to make as little noise as possible, I was preparing for a meeting for the ST Dept. with Kamiya-kun.

Kamiya: Having you here is really helpful. Especially since I ended up replacing the documents at the last minute.

Ito: It's totally fine.

Preparation and follow-up are also included in my duties. No need to hold back, just leave all the miscellaneous jobs to me.

Kamiya: Thank you. I'm actually a little nervous because I was entrusted to make an on-site decision this time.

There will be times when I need to rely on you, so please continue to take care of me. 

The case this time is "The preparation and execution of an overseas elopement." Today we're going to have some helping hands. An explanation will be given to the "other departments."

Kamiya: I wonder what everyone will think of this.

Ito: Yeah, it's a bit of an irregular case.

(Kou-san had already told them the outline, and everyone seemed fine with it. But I'm getting nervous about explaining the details.)

A few minutes later. Everyone from the other departments who had been asked for help gathered at the office.

Kou: Is this the document? I thought I had already received the data.

Shinobu: Oh, don’t tell me… This is…...

Akehoshi: ……A play script?

The three people who had come to help looked down at what we were preparing earlier.

Shinobu: Oh, that’s a lot of dialogue.

Kou: Is this Romeo and Juliet?

Akehoshi: Apparently.

Kamiya: Akehoshi-kun, have you acted in this one before?

Akehoshi: Nope. I just saw it on a streaming site the other day.

The timing is just too perfect.

Kamiya: I see.

Kou: So. The characters we will be playing this time are “actors”? 

Everyone's attention was drawn to Kamiya-kun, who nodded.

Kamiya: Let me start by explaining the whole story.

The client is the second son of a well-known family in the area, Kiryu Taichiro-san.

While working for a family-run company, he also works as an actor in an amateur men theater company.

Ito: Kiryu-san is featured in the data I sent you. His theater’s performance was even featured in the neighboring district's newsletter.

The article included several photos of Kiryu-san. He started this troupe when he was a student, and now it’s grown into a large company that has toured all over the Kanto region.

Shinobu: "This troupe is like my child, and the parents who raised me"…………

Kou: It says, "I want to expand my performances nationwide in the future."

Ito: (Someone who talks so dearly about the theater company... Came to ask for an elopement.)

People with all sorts of circumstances come to Aporia to ask for help. Everyone was probably thinking the same thing, but no one said it out loud.

Kamiya: Tomose-san and Yu-san will be taking them to the airport.

Urara is in charge of the handover, and I'll do all the necessary support until then.

What I want everyone to do is perform "Romeo and Juliet."

Chapter 2

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[Break My Case] Blessings: Holy Night of Falling Wishes ❄️

Translation by Kalos (@Kumonkunliker on X)

Proofread by Imai (@bunnyandcomet on X and tumblr) and Aca (@463ce6 on X and tumblr)

Some card translations by Aca, Misora (@alcmisoyou on X), and Julie (@julie_seo212 on X)

Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10

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Akehoshi R - More than a gift from the Winter Sky Tomose SR - A Twinkling Tranquility (by Aca) Kamiya SR - Unravelling Noel Riku SSR - Walking through the city dyed in the color of Christmas Eve Kyoya SSR - Following the Light's Path (by Julie) Ai SSR - Cold Night and Glistening Flurry (by Misora)