#just finished corpse bride for the first time in years and yep it still hurts

[psychicpanic]

“tell me emily, can a heart still break once it’s stopped beating?”

[rosemaidenvixen]

A Secret’s Worth

Chapter 4: Mary

Ao3

Mary wanted to let out an indignant scoff, but seeing how her mouth was full of nachos she settled for a scowl. Seriously, it had been two days and Dean still hadn’t texted her back. At first she had just been annoyed, now she was straight up mad. 

No more playing nice, if Dean wanted her back it was going to cost him a date with pizza and ice cream.

A wry smile broke through her frown. 

Of course it wasn’t like she needed Dean, plenty of other boys would give anything to go out with her. Henry, otherwise known as Tight-Jeans Hank, had just asked her to go to the basketball game this week, maybe she should take him up on it, show Dean what he was missing out on.

“I didn’t make the team,”

Mary practically jumped out of her seat. She was so engrossed in her texts that she hadn’t even noticed Darci sitting down across from her.

“What?”

Darci was staring down at the logo stamped into the middle of the table, eyes scrunched and mouth crumpled. It took Mary a few seconds to realize she was holding back tears.

“The cheerleading team, I didn’t make the cut,”

Mary gently slid her phone into her pocket “Sorry...that sucks,”

Heat started to bloom on her face as silence stretched out between the two of them, thick and tacky. Mary never knew what to say in these kinds of situations. She couldn't just tell Darci it wasn’t as bad as it seemed, in her track record saying that never went over well. Bottom line, Mary sucked at making people feel better when they were down. Whatever she tried always seemed to make things worse. 

Fortunately both of them were saved when Claire came swooping in and planted herself in the seat beside Darci.

“I’m so sorry,” Claire reached over grasped Darci’s hand with hers “That must be such a let down after all your hard work,”

Darci’s lower lip trembled “I knew they weren’t going to let more than one or two freshman onto the team, but I thought that maybe I was good enough…”

She trailed off as Claire patted the back of her hand “You’re plenty good enough Darci, they probably just didn’t have enough spots available. I’m sure that next year they’ll be glad to have you,” 

“Thanks Claire,”

Mary watched as Claire successfully pulled Darci back from the brink of tears, wriggling uncomfortably, wishing she could be half as comforting and sweet as Claire. She didn’t envy her friends for a lot of things, but this was one of them.

She sat up straighter as an idea came to her. Mary might suck at sympathy, but maybe she could help by providing a welcome distraction. 

“Yeah, you’ll be on the team for sure next year,” Mary’s eyes twinkled “Maybe by then Claire will have finally asked Jimmy-Jam out,”

The sharp look on Claire’s face made Mary wonder if this had been the right move after all. Then Darci let out a small laugh and she stopped wondering. 

She let herself relax a little bit, Claire still looked pissed about her love life being brought up, but Darci was smiling so Mary decided to roll with it.

“Yesterday you went on and on about how today was the day you were finally going to do it, but in the end you chickened out,” she smirked “Again,”

Claire didn’t reply to that but her rapidly pinkening cheeks did all the talking.

Darci giggled, successfully distracted now “Come on Claire, we’ve been hanging out with the boys for weeks, when are you planning on actually telling Jim that you like-like him?”

She let out a deep sigh “Soon, ok, soon,” 

“You know Claire, the longer you wait, the more likely it is some other girl snaches him up,”

“What!”

“What Mare means...” Darci said while throwing a knowing look in Mary’s direction “Is if you really like Jim you should just tell him that, get the words out there” she placed a reassuring hand on Claire’s shoulder “And if it makes you feel better, I think that Jim likes you to,” 

“You...think so?”

“Better hurry, I saw Valerie eyeing him during social studies,”

If looks could kill Claire would have her dead on the ground “Are you actually invested in my love life or do you just want to watch me suffer?”

“Yes,”

Claire looked back and forth between Mary and Darci’s eager expressions, then buried her face into her hands with a groan “Look, I know you guys are just trying to help. But I really need to figure this out on my own. So can you just...give me some space on this,”

Translation; time to back off now.

“Ok, ok,” Mary said, knowing not to push further “But when you do ask him out, promise we’ll be the first to know?”

Claire nodded “Promise,”

Satisfied, Mary went back to her nachos, Claire and Darci following suit with their own lunches. Based on the clock it wouldn’t be long before Jim and Toby joined them. 

Strange how normal a thought that was. 

This time last year the idea of having lunch with anyone else besides her besties was unthinkable. Sometimes Mary still couldn’t believe the boys were part of their unofficial ‘group’ now.

She hadn’t had a problem going along with Claire’s county fair idea. Claire had wanted to make Jim happy and Mary wanted to make Claire happy. Just one day out, no harm no foul.

But when Darci had wanted to keep hanging around with the boys after that, Mary hadn’t exactly been thrilled.

Maintaining their hard won social status took a lot of work, and she wasn’t going to jeopardize that, not even for the boy Claire was crushing on. Besides, the three of them had been BFFs since kindergarten, and Mary wasn’t going to let just anyone butt in on that, let alone boys.

Mary didn’t have anything against boys. Actually she liked them quite a bit. Boys could be cool and pretty darn fun to hang around with, but only if a girl kept her distance. Letting a boy get too close was a rookie mistake. Mary had learned that lesson the hard way and there was no way in hell she was letting Claire or Darci get hurt like that.

So yeah, she hadn’t been down with turning this into a thing.

But Darci wanted to hang out with Toby and Jim more and of course Claire had all but jumped to agree. Even if she had put her foot down Mary was outvoted two to one, so she just gritted her teeth and put up with the boys tagging along.

Sitting together at lunch, hanging out after school. Claire even invited them along to videogame Saturday at her house; an event that had been exclusive to the three of them for years!

Mary hadn’t dropped her guard the entire time, always keeping watch for any sign that either Toby or Jim would push their newfound privilege too far.

One toe out of line and she’d kick them to the curb so fast it would leave skid marks.

She’d kept up her hypervigilance for weeks, but nothing had ever come of it. Mary had known boys that would act all nice and then do a 180 the second they had you where they wanted you, but Toby and Jim actually seemed genuinely….nice.

Jim shared his lunch when Darci was down on cash, and offered to bring an extra any time one of them needed it. Toby lent out his geology notes and kept them all from completely flunking a pop quiz. The enitre time she’d known them Jim and Toby had never been anything less than friendly and helpfull. More than that, neither of them ever acted like their good behavior entitled them to...more.

Toby and Jim weren’t just acting nice, they were nice; a little dorky maybe, but nice.

So after weeks of being on edge Mary finally eased up. The boys might not have earned her full trust just yet, but they had gained quite a bit of it, enough for her to call them friends.

And speak of the devil, Toby and Jim chose that moment to show up at their table. She waved in greeting, mouth still full. Toby smiled and waved back “How’s it going guys, oh hey Darci, did you hear about the cheer team yet?”

Darci’s face fell “I didn’t make the cut,”

Jim winced as he slid into his seat “Bummer,”

Toby looked affronted on her behalf “If they were crazy enough to turn you down that’s their loss,”

She managed a weak grin “Thanks guys,”

The conversations died down again as they all started eating in earnest. Not because they didn’t have anything to talk about, but because they didn’t have the time. Lunch period was barely long enough to get a full meal in, especially when you got your lunch from the food truck in the park like they did today. They didn’t have to rush, but they couldn’t exactly take their time either. 

Mary was able to multitask by chowing down on her nachos with her left hand and tapping at her phone with her right. 

She was finished checking her texts so she moved on to organize her calendar. Planning and coordinating all of their group’s outings took a lot of time and effort, but all four of her friends thanked her on a regular basis and let her know how much they appreciated it.

It might be a lot of hard work, but it really was good to be Queen Bee.

And when she spotted an event planned for that weekend, Mary realized it was a very good thing she decided to check her calendar when all five of them were at lunch together. 

“Darc, Claire; how much prep time will you need for your makeup on Saturday?”

Darci perked up instantly “I’ll need half an hour at the very least,”

Claire puzzled over it for a bit longer before answering “Mine should take ten, fifteen minutes tops,” 

Mary added a note to the event before turning to Jim and Toby “What about you guys?”

The two just blinked at her, Jim hesitantly raising a hand into the air “Uh, question, why are we talking about makeup?”

“To go with our costumes, duh,”

Toby nervously tapped his fingers against the table “....costumes? 

Mary gave both of them a flat, unimpressed stare “For the Halloween Hop on Saturday that we’ve been talking about for weeks. Seriously, do you guys never check Messenger?”

Jim still didn’t look like he was getting it “The Halloween Hop?”

“Yep,” Claire said with a grin “I’m going as a vampire,”

“I’m going as a corpse bride,” Darci added.

Realization dawned on Toby’s face as things clicked into place “Those sound awesomely spooky, what about you Mary?”

“Mermaid,”

“Nice,”

“So wait,” Jim spoke up, still sounding confused “That’s this weekend?”

Her eye roll practically scraped the ceiling “Yeah they’ve had flyers posted for weeks. Now spill, what are you going as and how much time are you going to need to suit up? We need to get there by six,”

Finally she could see the lightbulb going off in Jim’s head as he came up to speed. 

Toby let out a sharp gasp “We should go as Freddy Kruger and Jason! I already have a hockey mask, all we need is a hat, glove, and fake machete,”

Mary nodded in approval and looked back down at her phone “Can you guys be ready at Darci’s house at six? Her dad can drive us there and my moms agreed to pick us up. Afterwards they can drop you off at home or…” 

She deliberately paused, letting the anticipation build for a few seconds. Seeing as how the boys were a little slow on the uptake Mary might as well relish the big reveal “We can all spend the night at my house, my moms will be home all night and they say it’s fine,” 

If Toby grinned any wider he was going to crack his face in half “A sleepover?! Awesomesauce!”

So Jim and Toby were in, good. Tonight Mary would let her moms know so they could exchange numbers with Jim’s mom and Toby’s Nana, then she had to make sure they had enough snacks for all five of--

“Actually…” Jim’s voice derailed her train of thought “I won’t be able to make it,” 

Mary frowned “If your mom isn’t cool with the boy-girl thing, just let my moms talk to her, they’ll make her come around,” 

Jim chewed on his lower lip, not looking reassured at all “It’s...not that...I can’t do any of it,”

Wait. What? 

“You mean you can’t come to the sleepover or the Halloween hop?”

“Nope, sorry,”

She narrowed her eyes “Is it because of your curfew?”

Jim looked down and away “No,”

Translation, it most certainly was. The real question was why she was even surprised at this point.

Mary scowled and set her phone down on the table “Seriously? Come on Jim you always bail early, can’t you ignore your crazy early curfew just this once?”

“If your mom’s worried it’s totally safe,” Darci added helpfully “We’ll be at school with the teachers or at Mary’s house with her moms the whole time,”

Claire leaned closer to him, expression hopeful and pleading “My parents can talk to her, they’re super big on safety, so if they think it’s ok for me to go you know it’s danger free,” 

Jim opened his mouth, no doubt to object, but stopped when Toby laid a hand on his shoulder.

“Dr. Lake has nothing to worry about,” Toby smiled up expectantly at him “You’re not a little kid anymore, you need a night out, your mom will understand,”

Jim shut his jaw with a click, biting back whatever rebuttal he’d had. They’d all given him a hard time about the ridiculous hours his mom wanted him home by at some point, but this was the first time all four of them had ganged up about it, leaving absolutely no room for counterarguments. 

Mary arched a single eyebrow “So do you think you can convince your mom to let you off the hook for one night?”

He snapped out of his speechlessness “It’s not that!” 

“They why?” 

 “The reason I can’t come is...is…” Jim stammered “...is because my mom and I...are going camping,”

Mary’s jaw dropped “You and your mom are going camping?” 

He grinned sheepishly “Yeah, it’s kind of our family thing,”

“In October?!”

Jim’s already brittle smile wavered “Yeah...she’s an ER doctor so her work schedule is weird, she can’t always pick what days off she gets so we have to go camping whenever we can, right Toby?”

Looking majorly disappointed, Toby still nodded in agreement “Yeah, I remember one year her schedule was so packed you guys didn’t go on vacation for six months and then you went to Yosemite for two solid weeks,”

Claire’s face fell “So you guys can’t go on another weekend?”

“Nope, sorry,”

Mary’s eyes narrowed as she fought to keep her mouth from twisting into an ugly snarl. While she didn’t consider herself a troublemaker, Mary had gotten pretty darn good at telling people what they wanted to hear in order to weasel her way out of tight spots, like detention or extra homework. And she could tell that Jim was doing the exact same thing right now. 

Jim was lying, there was no camping trip. 

But then why couldn’t he go to the Halloween Hop, or the sleepover for that matter, or literally anything? 

Was his curfew no exceptions, or was there some other reason he couldn’t go out on Saturday. Maybe he couldn’t bear to sleep away from home? Mary had known some kids like that, but that was when they were all little, there was no way that could be going on with Jim now, could it?

Mary wanted to trust him, she already trusted Jim and Toby more than any other boys their age. 

But Jim was lying to her, to all of them.

Her fingers dug into the fabric of her jeans and Jim babbled on about the imaginary camping trip that prevented him from joining them that weekend. She was one bad decision away from reaching across the table and shaking him by the shoulders, demanding actual answers.

Quick as the thought crossed her mind, a hot wave of shame followed. 

Stealing the truth wasn’t the right way to go. Mary wanted to know what was going on with Jim, but that didn’t entitle her to his dirty laundry.

She had learned that lesson the same week she met him.

Mary took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down. Jim was a friend, her friend, and she would let him keep his secrets. He could share them in his own time.

“Fine, if you can’t go you can’t go,” Mary said with she hoped was a friendly, not insincere looking, smile “Just let me know when you and your mom are going camping, that way I can plan around it, ok?”

Jim beamed back at her “You betcha,”

[recklessmoon]

märchen starters

Taken from Defade’s english translations, use these as you’d like! May imply triggering content additionally because of the nature of the album. I’ve included lines from the prequel album IdoIdo too!! Have fun! Feel free to edit where neeeded. Placed under cut for length.

“And history alone remained..”

“Hey! Something’s dropped beside the well!”

“There…watch your steps.”

“Are you doing okay? Not scared?”

“Well, I’ll bring you to a nice spot today. Let’s go!”

“Sins require punishment.”

“This deserted village…is just like a graveyard…ufufu…”

“[Insert Name], fairytales always begin from the graveyard.”

“Come here to me.”

“Dig me out...”

“Such a tragic era.”

“The goal of life is to survive.”

“The goal of life is to multiply.”

“Hey! Young mister/miss!”

“Mother/Father! I’m back!”

“Welcome hom..…who are those men?”

“Don’t scream like a pig! You’re disgusting to look at!”

“Don’t make this so hard on us!”

“That brilliant era in which you’re smiling now, without hating anyone or regretting death, let’s meet there for sure.”

“I’ll kill you…”

“I wanted a friend, but I had no idea what that was…”

“Until I met you, I didn’t know the color of loneliness, nor the meaning of love…”

“I’ll put a flower in your hair.”

“Really? Make it look cute, okay!”

“Let’s go over there next time!”

“I’d like to say goodbye to my friend at least.”

“I will be the last one to bear darkness. Please go into the light…”

“[Insert name]…you’ll definitely come for me, right?”

"Come, your [father/mother/ect] is waiting.”

“Why…why wouldn’t you accept this child as a successor to this house..!”

“That topic is closed and done with.”

“I don’t want to hear it, [Insert name].”

“Is it because I’m a concubine….no, is it because this child is disabled?”

“[Insert Name]….I deeply feel for you, so much that it hurts. However I will not forgive you.”

“Aren’t you cold, [Insert Name]?”

“[Insert Name], the light is warm!”

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry, so sorry…”

“Even if I pray to God, my cries will never reach.”

“So I’ll embrace my sins and cease my prayers.”

“Lady/Milord [Insert Name], please remain strong!”

“You standing there, can you hear me? Then come here to me….and dig me out!”

“Kill the witch! Kill [Insert Name]!”

“You should just die!”

“Look! ….look at this comedy! Then I shall become a true 《witch》 that curses the world!”

“[Insert Name], even if you fell into hell, I’d still love you.”

“This story is fiction”

“But that doesn’t mean everything is made up.”

“『Who』 am I?”

“Ufufu…I love you, [Insert Name]. Now we’ll be together forever and ever, right? Ahahahaha!”

“Let’s take revenge, okay?” 

“It’s too late for laments.”

“Now that death has come, no matter how many regrets you have, it’s too late.”

“My [lady/lord/ect], you are alone, a corpse wandering the paths of night.”

“Come, sing for me…”

“I feel like I once loved someone.”

“I feel like I’ve been loved by someone as well…”

“It’s just your imagination.”

“I didn’t want to perish here.”

“[Boy/Girl/Child/ect], I can say the same of you, right?”

"Don’t you still have things left to do on earth?”

“The time is ripe. Come [boy/girl/child/ect], take me into yourself.”

“They killed me…they stole my future…”

I won’t let them…live on…without judgment…

“Gooooodbye! Ahahahahaha!”

“Now, come again once you’ve died a noble death.”

“Let’s continue our revenge forever and ever!”

“Helping those fools get their revenge is how we’ll get ours.”

“We can go on forever like this, because human beings can’t help but hate each other! Ahahahahaha..!!!”

“Get out! Get out!”

“Witch! Witch!”

“You’re disgusting!” 

“Don’t follow us!”

“But still, [Insert Name], I was happy.  Did you know why? Because you were with me.”

“Life has its ups and downs.”

“It’s stale bread, but did it match your tastes?”

 “I can eat this forever!”

“[Madam/Sir/Ect.], do you not know who I am?”

“What are you babbling about...?”

“My prayers don’t reach.”

“So that’s how you were sacrificed? Even against your will…”

“I understand the sad feelings of abandoned children, painfully so.”

“The breadcrumbs are…getting eaten!”

“Hey [insert name],  that’s an interesting bird!”

“Look, [Insert Name]. There’s a house over there!”

“But [Insert name], that might be a scary witch’s house…still.”

“Is anyone here?”

“This is delicious! [Insert Name], you have some too!” 

“Yeah, it’s delicious, [brother/sister/ect]!”

“Delicious! [Insert Name] if you’re not going to eat, let me have your portion!”

It’d be B-A-D if we don’t kill [her/him/them/ect] before [[her/him/them/ect] kills us!

“You won’t be able to eat us

“You’re great, [Insert Name]! Now the witch’s finished!”

“Yep, the evil witch was burnt, and now all treasure Belongs to us!”

“So every lonely old woman who live in the forest are witches.”

“Geez, children are such shameless liars. I hate them!”

“People can only be saved by faith”

“This is for the village!” 

“We’re gonna come back!” 

“It’s a war in name only, a true massacre”

“And I was sold t’ a faraway city.”

“What now~?♡”

“Geez, shut it!”

“Watch your mouth!”

“Ahhh shit!”

“There you are! Where were you!?”

“I’m sick of that, sick of being poor and hungry.”

I don’t want to feel miserable like that again!”

“I tried my hardest to live, but nothin’ ever went my way.

So in the end, what’s up with life…I don’t get it…”

“Give me back my liver.”

“I see, so that’s how you were hung.”

“Mirror, o mirror…who is the fairest in this world?”

“Nooo!! Don’t come here, geezer!”

“I didn’t really…want to do this.”

“Then why did you?”

“[Princess/Prince/Your Majesty], I can’t defy the [queen/king/ect].”

“Please, spare me!”

“Princess, I find it hard to kill you myself.”

“Then I promise you, I’ll never go back to the castle!”

You! Who the hell are you?”

“Stop screwing around! Where’s [Insert Name]?”

“I have no obligation to tell an imbecile like you.”

“I’m sorry, [m’am/sir/ect]. I can’t let anyone inside the house…”

I’ll give you one of these red, ripe apples[apfel], here you go!”

“I’m sorry, m’am. I don’t need it. I can’t take anything…”

“I’m diggin in!” 

“I see. So that’s how you were deceived?

“Wait for your fated other in the world of dreams...”

“Where is my ideal bride/groom?”

“You, dead while looking asleep within the closed glass are more beautiful than anyone else. I’ve finally found you!”

“[Insert Name], will you give me that corpse?”

“Now, those fools are going to mess up soon, are you prepared, my [princess/prince/ect]?”

“Make sure you carry it carefully.”

“If your sin was being jealous of them, wear burning boots and dance until you die!”

“What is that? Can’t you dance any better?”

“Good grief.”

“Oh? So you fell in as well?”

“This should be our first meeting, so where is this mysterious familiarity coming from…”

“Whatever.”

“Do you want to get kicked out? You dullard!?”

“But I’m working hard today as well, [daddy/mommy/ect!]!”

“Do you want me to tell on you? You dullar!”

“ If you don’t get it back, no dinner for you tonight!

“I see, you’re a pretty miserable but energetic child.”

“If you’re unsure about your revenge, I’ll give you some time.”

“ Am I dead? Is this heaven? Or my imagination? I don’t know.”

“Shoo-bee-doo-bee-doo-bee-doo♪”

“If you ever want to meet winter, just tell me ♥”

““That’s a reward for all the work you’ve done.”

“Don’t hesitate to take it.”

“See, your lazy attitude is your sin, you reap what you sow!”

“Hey, why don’t you work hard from now on!”

“No! I can’t get this off! It’s not coming off!”

“My, my, isn’t that nice. It fits you, [Insert Name]”

“Why is this happening to a good kid like you!?”

“The reason I sleep, embraced by wild roses…”

“Good evening to you all, a fine one indeed.”

“Watch your mouth!”

“The [princess’/princes’/ect] destiny is to live for fifteen years. Let [her/him/them/ect] be pricked by a spindle, fall on the floor and die!”

“So only time will tell which of us holds the greater power…”

“I’m so excited…”

“I see, so that’s why you were embraced by wild roses.”

“Do you want a kiss leading towards your awakening?”

“But too bad, I’m not your prince charming!”

“I heard a wonderful rumor.”

“I’ll overcome any kind of hardship!”

“Now, [princess/prince/ect]. Are you prepared?”

“Listen to this! I couldn’t really get any sleep recently.”

“Oh my, lack of sleep is bad for your skin.”

“How many times do I have to say it before you get it through that head of yours, brat! I’m really gonna beat you up!”

“Give it up, you chicken.”

“You already beat me up, didn’t ya, boss~

“How  dare you curse a noble [princess/[prince/ect]!”

“You are the arrogant one!”

“Don’t even think you could ever step foot on this land again!”

“[Insert Name]! Don’t ever forget this! I’ll leave you with another curse as a parting gift!

“That [woman/man/person/ect] really takes advantage of every situation.”

“Hurting a woman’s pride leads to disastrous results, huh.”

“With what kind of face did I smile? With what kind of voice did I sing…?”

“Why…is my favorite…white…[fave outfit]…so…red…?”

“That’s right I was killed…by [her/him/them]…!”

“But I can’t fake it anymore, because I loved [her/him/them] more than anyone else”

“Who was the one embraced and loved in the depths of your eyes?”

“Dear! Stop it!” 

“You want forgiveness!? Knee!”

“Hey, what’s wrong? You’re not your normal self?”

“Sit, you pig!”

“Ahahaha…now, go on your journey!”

“I’m sorry, please stop!”

“That’s right! Cry! Yell!”

“It’s painful…”

“No matter how much I prayed in faith, salvation wasn’t bestowed…”

“I won’t forgive those ungrateful pigs who judged you as a witch!”

“A wonderful treasure is hidden in the forbidden room of the golden key…”

“Women truly seek embrace for their souls, not their bodies

“Oh? So you disobeyed me.” 

���Alright. If you want to see it that badly, I’ll give it to you. You’ll be the new residence in that room today.”

“You’re a sinful [man/woman/ect], but you’re my beloved too.”

“No! Please, let me say my prayers before I die, at least.” 

“Hatred will not bring healing to sadness.”

“Let’s put an end to your comedy!”

“Save me, [brother/sister/ect], come-!”

“Are you done yet? Hurry up!”

“I can’t wait any longer!”

“What? Damn, you monster!”

“Revenge might be a twisted form of love.”

“Still, why can’t humans separate love from lust? How disgusting. Ahahahaha!”

“Even now, I don’t forget.”

“Even now, I can’t remember.”

“No, [brother/sister/ect], I have no intention of marrying anyone!”

“If I have to live on while faking love then I don’t mind dying with the truth.”

“[Insert Name]. You and [Mother/Father/Ect] even faked your identities to protect [her/him/them], and this is how it ends.”

“Hahahaha! Crucify that foolish [girl/boy/person].”

“I see. So that’s how you were crucified.”

“You did well in following your own will till the very end.”

“But would he really have wished for that at the cost of your own life?”

“No. I don’t want any of that”

“Everyone has their own circumstances and fates to bear.”

“You came to see me. That’s more than enough for me..”

“Hey, do you really not remember? Those days that seem so bright even now…”

“[Insert Name], you kept your promise, didn’t you? Even going that far...

“But… I don’t regret this at all, for this is my life.”

“Neither (《A Noble Lady》[von Wettin] Insert Something here!  ), nor (《The Daughter of the 7 th Elector》[von Sachsen] Insert something here!), I am [Insert Name].”

“Just the one who loved only you… Just【(Insert Name here!】”

“What now, [Insert name], you’ve been acting strange since a while ago. What’s wrong?

You can’t take that [woman/man/ect]’s words seriously! Let’s just forget about [her/him/them]!”

“That’s the reason for our existence, isn’t it!?

“Aaaaaaah! For crying out loud! Why won’t you understand?! Mär, you blockhead!

“It’s alright, [Insert Name]…”

“I’ve always wanted to live through the same times with you.”

“Born in a time of darkness, I met you.”

“Our attracting feelings do not cease even after death.”

“The animals in the forest…”

“It’s good.”

“Okay, I’ll work hard!”

“I’m so excited.”

“A treasure is hidden…”

You kept your promise.”

“Our time is already over.”

“Please smile In place of tears, in place of hatred, In place of partings…”

"And we will continue to circle about.”