#please give me my honeyworks love story too

[nekofra]

I've been into honeyworks for so many years and I'm always feeling grateful to have witnessed the first gen 1 love serie characters from their high school days

To graduation

To adulthood and first relationship issues

And then happily married

I mean we have the best couple childhood friends to best friends to lovers Yuu and Natsuki

Sota and Akari the cutest couple ever

Miou and Haruki and their fated love finally becoming true

And then we can see their children growth from elementary school to high school days, where all the original characters story started

[koizumicchi]

Fantasia LOVE&KISS Introduction English Translation

Confession Executive Committee Fantasia LOVE&KISS Light Novel Introduction

Draft: HoneyWorks Author: Kousaka Mari

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T/N: Hello, happy halloween. I’ve decided to translate the introductory act of Fantasia LOVE&KISS. I hope I had set the tone well and you’ll enjoy reading.

Keep in mind that Japanese and English aren’t my first language. I never claim my translation (attempts) to be error-free. As always, if you’re going to use or reference my translations, please do not claim it as your own and credit me.

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~ Intro ~

page 8

At a northern country surrounded by steep mountain ranges, it is said that there exists a jewel protected by a dragon. That jewel can only grant one wish, whatever one may wish for.

But there is no one who can pass it down now. A tale of the far olden days, long forgotten.

To that country, far far away. 

Kneel before the beautiful maiden who greets you, give a kiss and make a vow. May thy hands be granted with blessing and good fortune.

This is a tale that leads to a world of “hope”.

page 9

A wind blowing in from somewhere sways the flame of a candle placed on a round table.

There are several customers inside the shop, chatting in whispered voices while emptying their cups. In any city, at this kind of downtown tavern, drunk customers are having a good time, but the customers in the tavern have a gloomy expression on their faces and not a single laughter was let out. All they could do was turn a gaze mixed with wariness toward the traveler at the counter.

Since visiting this town, I felt in my skin the air of “something’s not right”, but that sensation grows stronger and stronger. Aside from a closed-off rural town rarely visited by travelers, this is the capital of a small country. Beyond the castle gates, I could see a built castle with a spire.

In a country where trade is prosperous, I had heard that many travelers and merchants would visit this town, but most shops that lined the main streets were closed and only the signboards which turned old were stirred by the wind. Not to mention, the people walking down the streets were sparse. The marketplace I stopped by during the day was only selling a few withered vegetables. What does it mean when even the voices of children cannot be heard?

“I heard from the rumors that it is a more bustling town but it’s surprisingly a quiet one.”

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While tilting my cup, I tried talking to the man who was the shopkeeper.

The man who was pouring *alcohol from the barrel said while looking suspiciously at me, “It is not so.” He shook his head.

“Demons begin to appear and the main roads are impassable. Thanks to that, it’s like this.”

“Hmm...”

‘Demons, huh....’

Stories like this are not uncommon. In fact, one may encounter demons if one travels. Even so, other than demons, there are more wild animals encountered in the hills and fields, and bandits who attack travelers and try to rob them of their money and goods. In any case, a weapon to protect oneself is essential for travel.

If you don’t know if it’s inside the castle walls, if you take one step outside the gates, you’re in a dangerous area where anything can attack you at any time.

“All was good during the reign of the former king, but ever since the princess took over the throne...”  The man who was the shopkeeper suddenly made a troubled expression and held his tongue.  “Well...you too should leave this town as soon as possible...”

When he said that, the man turned his back to me, as if to say I should ask no more. Any more than that would be pointless to ask.

Judging so, I placed a silver coin on the counter. I left my cup half full of the light wine that was as transparent as water, and took my baggage set against the chair. 

It is a long bow wrapped in cloth.

As I hoist it on my shoulder, I said, “Thank you for the hospitality.” and left the counter.

page 11

The customers suddenly became silent; until I left the tavern, I was observing the situation here. When I stepped out and shut the door, a damp breeze came blowing. The rain was pouring. The sky was completely dark and the streets were empty.

“I was not able to hear a decent story...”

I firmly put on my *wide-brimmed trefoiled hat and walk down the cobblestone road that is starting to get damp from the rain. I came to this town and spoke to a number of people. However, everyone speaks only a few and do not want to tell too much. With this, I have no choice but to stay for several days and go around patiently gathering conclusive information.

‘It can’t be helped...still, there’s no one.’

I looked around the dark streets which fell silent, but not even the lights of the houses shone through. It was eerie, as if it was an uninhabited town.

And, the sun has only set; it’s too early to sleep.

Noticing the sound of a door opening, I turned around and saw a small child peeking at me. As soon as our eyes met, the child immediately withdrew inside the house. Beyond the door that was slammed shut,

“I told you not to go outside!”

I heard the voice of a mother scolding harshly.

‘And there’s supposed to be no one.’

I started walking, with a doubtful look on my face.

A portion of the murky clouds are vaguely red, but that’s because the moon is hiding itself.

page 12

Upon crossing the stone bridge over the canal, he noticed a shadow of a person stretching behind him. From a quick glance towards the surface of the river, he slowed down his steps on purpose. But even if he entered a narrow street, the presence following him did not disappear.

Leaning on the wall, a drunken old man was sleeping while holding a bottle of alcohol.

At the corner of the street, Yuujirou turned his head once and broke into a run. The footsteps of his companion audible from behind him also became faster as if in a hurry.

All of a sudden, the streaks of pouring rain had intensified and his cape and hat were thoroughly damp.

The front of the path turns into a wall; it’s a dead end.

Yuujirou turned around and pulled out the dagger hidden on his hip.

The tip of the dagger cut through the sky.

In a few moments, it would have reached the throat of the other party approaching him from behind. However, it seems that his opponent was slightly faster for he reflexively bent backward and dodged. Seeing him stagger for a moment, Yuujirou kicks the ground and tried to do a roundhouse kick.

“W-Wait!” His opponent raised his voice as if panicking, and raised both his hands as though he had no intention of attacking.

From his stature and features, he’s not that different from his (Yuujirou’s) age.

Is he also a traveler? He wears his hat in great depth and wears a cape. Looking at his broad shoulders and strong arms and legs, he must have been disciplining himself fairly well. His hair is tied back with a ribbon. The rain was dripping down from the tips of the hat he’d worn firmly.

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“Don’t attack me so suddenly. Isn’t that cowardly!?!?”

“I have no obligation to treat a rouge, who sneaks behind people, with proper courtesy.”

With the dagger I pointed, he laughed, taken aback, and answered me, “I am not a rogue. You can tell just by looking at my clothes!”

“You look rouge enough to me.”

“Ha? What part of me?!”

“Your face and demeanor. Or rather, so what if you’re not one? Are you a bandit? A mugger? A burglar?”

“Isn’t that all the same!”

He hung his head as if he’s nothing but exhausted and breathed out a sigh.

I almost laughed at him, whose expression changed so often, and returned my dagger to its scabbard on my hip.

I guess it is not a lie that he is not a rogue. If that is the case, I am a little interested on why he was following me.

‘It’s fine to listen at least to his story..but...’

“So, what do you want with me?”

page 14

When he raised his face, he looked directly at me with a serious expression.

“I heard that there is someone in this town who is looking for the one and only jewel in the world that can grant wishes...just like me.”

The sound of rain hitting the alley overlaps with his voice lowered in tone.

I wonder if we were silent for a few seconds as we face each other. 

“Yuujirou” slowly lowered his hat.

What escaped his lips was,

“I see...”

It was only this single phrase.

‘This guys is the same as I.’

page 15

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Notes:

alcohol - kanji used is 酒. but since the setting appears to be not in Japan, I translated it as alcohol instead of sake.    

wide-brimmed trefoiled hat (original text: いしだた みつばの広い帽子) - there’s a jewel in the hat, but i can’t seem to word that in a sentence so i went for a generic (kinda) type of description. but please be known, there’s a jewel in this trefoiled hat of yuujirou ww

[takanenene]

東京スプリングセッション / Tokyo Spring Session - English Lyrics Translation

“We'll be together for the rest of our lives.”

東京スプリングセッション / Tokyo Spring Session HoneyWorks feat. Setoguchi Yuu / Enomoto Natsuki / Mochizuki Souta / Hayasaka Akari / Serizawa Haruki / Aida Miou (CV: Kamiya Hiroshi / Tomatsu Haruka / Kaji Yuki / Asumi Kana / Suzumura Kenichi / Toyosaki Aki)

Watch the MV here!

Note: Y’all ever just. Cry. (As always, feel free to correct me if you find a mistranslation/mistake! I cried while translating this)

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Are you really okay with someone like me? I'm sure there are other prettier and younger girls out there Every time you get older I just want to fall in love with you even more

Let’s kiss

Congratulations! Happy Let’s sing a song! Happy Congratulations! Happy Let’s sing a song!

The ring that I spent a lot of money on I don't regret it one bit! That's right, it's the same one you wanted I've always longed for it ever since I saw it in a drama once But it's too tight for me... I have to lose some weight before the time I have to wear the dress

Waking up in the morning with you next to me Aah, this isn't a dream after all What's wrong? Smiling like that Today you see, is a special day for us

Please say "You're cute"? You're the cutest in the world Please say "I love you" I'll say it to you everyday

Can I spoil you? I want you to spoil me What to do when you come home? Give you a welcome home kiss / Give me a welcome home kiss!?

We'll be together for the rest of our lives I don't have any plans on leaving you at all

"I love you"

Congratulations! Happy Let’s sing a song! Happy Congratulations! Happy Let’s sing a song!

A new home just for the two of us It's not big, but I've always dreamed of it Living together with you Hmm--if I can be selfish, I want different rooms for everything But one bed is enough for me

When we can't sleep at night We open up a bottle of wine and talk about the past Trying to act all cool, even though you can't handle alcohol well Can I get closer to you, my beloved?

Will you listen to my request? I'll listen to anything you want I want to wear matching clothes with you It's a little bit embarrassing, huh?

Cheating is a no-no Are you doubting me? Because you’re so cool... You can believe in me

We'll keep laughing together from now on Please take care of me for many years to come

"I love you"

Aah... Let's increase our family I need to get my act together The distance between us right now is 0cm

There's something I need to tell you, Dad I'll definitely make her happy I'm already happy being with you We’re getting married

Two inexperienced people Hand in hand Let's create the most amazing family Together with you

Please say "You're cute"? You're the cutest in the world Please say "I love you" I'll say it to you everyday

Can I spoil you? I want you to spoil me What to do when you come home? Give you a welcome home kiss

We'll be together for the rest of our lives I don't have any plans on leaving you at all

"I love you"

Congratulations! Happy Let’s sing a song! Happy Congratulations! Happy Let’s sing a song!

The story of you and I It connects and becomes one To this life that was born into this world, I give you the name of the flowers that bloom in spring

[deus-ex-mona]

a masterpost of pretty much every dumb thing i’ve done here

completed honeyworks novels: nonfantasy | daikirai na hazu datta | sekai wa koi ni ochiteiru | otome domoyo. | watashi, idol sengen | ijiwaru na deai | watashi, idol sengen (manga) vol. 1 | watashi, idol sengen (manga) vol. 2 | monaca ice booklet

completed honeypre event stories (lol): if i went on a trip with you | to the next | make a holiday | to little friend | dance battle!! | if you don’t give me some treats, i’ll fanservice you | even our private lives are great too! | way of ft4 | lipxlip and the filming of the new year’s special programme | a moment sweeter than chocolate | a love letter for valentine’s day | sister⇔change! | hooray hooray! minami-sensei! | new year’s festival! | the sisters’ secret seaside trip

fedora friday (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20)

fedora friday 2 (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)

main translation page here ig (main tl tag)

ft4 stuff: DAI TAG | ft4 tl tag | ft4 clown tag | interviews | tl masterpost

misc. tags/links: lipxlip movie tag | honeypre tag | fics tag | wednesday shitposting tag | [redacted] anime / manga tags | dolce manga tag | lxl interviews

mona manga tl: @watashi-manga-sengen

☆NOTE: PLEASE READ [THIS] REGARDING THE ADDITION OF MY TRANSLATIONS TO MASTERLISTS AND STUFF. THANKS!!!☆

[lilac-melody]

Can’t an Idol Fall in Love with Another Idol? (Fuuma) Honeyworks Novel Chapter 10

Disclaimer: I’m not a professional translator so please take it all with a grain of salt. But wow! Last chapter! I hope everyone enjoyed the novel!

Masterlist here

"Congratulations on the release of your major album!”

Egg Records called Dolce in to celebrate the end of the Higashi-Meihan live tour in February of the new year. The tour had been a massive success, as fan club members also exceeded the target number of the audience.

As a result of this, Dolce finally made a major debut and promised to release their official album in April, and it was finally completed.

The manager who had shouted their congratulations started weeping. Though, Fuuma, Kazuki, Kippei and Girisha were all holding back tears of joy as well.

“We did it..!”

“It doesn’t really feel real.” Kippei and Girisha glanced at each other.

“Fuuma, it’s our major debut!”

“And an album! I’m looking forward to all of our new songs!”

“Well, of course we got this far.”

Fuuma and Kazuki tried to hug Sara, who was visibly trying to hide his joy. However, their hugs crushed him, and he seemed to get annoyed.

“And we’re still not done yet.” The manager wiped his tears with his tie and turned towards everyone. “We have to make much more progress at a more rapid pace towards the release in April. I will give you a new song cover for the recording, and after that you’ll have your usual lessons. This recording will be an early one, but also there will be an MV shooting, so you’ll need to hurry.”

“Why is there so much...”

“Because it’s your major breakthrough! And Sara, you have to do a second TV commercial for it, and Kazuki you have a TV job too!”

“...Eh..? Me..?” Kazuki pointed at himself with a surprised expression.

“Yes! Kazuki has been asked to appear in a drama!” The manager showed them a short drama with the theme of love on it. It was a special program and had a completed script.

“Kazuki, don’t look so nervous! It’s a short drama, so you won’t have too many lines. And it’s a program with a lot of other performers, so don’t worry too much about messing up. It’s your first time acting, so there’ll be lots of others who can teach you properly!”

“Oh?” It was Girisha who raised his voice. “Look at your fellow actor! It’s Arisugawa Yui!”

“...Huh?”

Fuuma glanced at the paper to see the name. His eyes traced the characters for Arisugawa Yui.

It was as though he was trying to confirm there wasn’t a mistake.

“Fuuma...”

Fuuma jumped when he heard his name called by Kazuki.

(What am I so upset about..?)

An important best friend of his was going to appear in a drama with his lover. Was there really such a happy story?

“Nothing’s wrong, Kazuki. Congratulations!”

Kazuki stared at him in silence with a complex expression on his face.

Fuuma smiled to the best of his abilities.

...He really tried to smile.

💕

“I’m home.”

“Welcome back. Do you want some dinner?”

“I’m sorry, I’ll eat tomorrow morning.” Fuuma, who had returned at night, gave his reply to his mother and confirmed that he had eaten. He washed his hands.

If he said he ate rice, then he did, but if he didn’t say it, he didn’t.

He had headed to the Dolce room and spent time listening to the cover album and learning the music video, and someone earlier had picked up some chocolates and he had a few.

Fuuma didn’t remember if he had anything else, but he really wasn’t hungry. He didn’t want to eat.

“Do you want me to prepare you a bath?”

“I’ll shower in the morning.”

Fuuma went to his bedroom and got dressed quickly, and fell into his bed as soon as he hit his limit.

(Somehow, I feel really tired)

It wasn’t a terrible lesson, but his body felt heavy. While laying in bed, he felt like he was going to fall into a deep sleep.

(No, I forgot to tell my mom that I’m making my major debut)

He was sure she would be surprised and support him from the bottom of her heart. But now, he wasn’t feeling like getting up to report it. He picked up his smartphone.

I heard about the drama. Congrats!

The message Fuuma had sent was already read. Even so, he didn’t get a reply. He sighed and tossed his phone to his pillow.

It’d been like this for days now. No matter what Fuuma sent, he barely received a response.

Yui was always slow to respond to his messages, but it was even worse now. Sometimes it got even worse and he never got a reply, or maybe the following day he’d get a one worded reply.

(It’s okay to wait, just respond properly...)

Fuuma felt very impatient as he waited, checking the app over and over again. Each time, he was disappointed with his sloppy message.

“I’m worried...what if she’s sick and collapsed again? But she should be fine, I’m worrying over nothing...”

He wanted to know what Yui was doing.

He picked his phone up again and started typing, but then deleted it.

(I’m so stupid...it’s not my role to check in on her...)

Kazuki was the one who was with Yui. He was the one who supported her, and Yui was the one who consulted him.

Even when exchanging messages, Kazuki’s phone rang a lot, and the two of them messaged each other.

Fuuma was just an outsider, no longer apart of it.

“...”

It was a terribly painful feeling. He gripped the sheets tightly.

(I’m doing something wrong)

He couldn’t welcome his best friend’s love life.

He knew he should be happy, but the painful feeling in his chest never cleared up, and as the days went by and every time Kazuki’s phone rang, that feeling just grew stronger.

And the quieter his phone remained, the more his chest hurt.

💕

“I’m home.” Yui called out, even though she lived alone. It was custom for crime prevention to open the door and calling out.

Yui managed to work through the day with minimum sleep by dragging her body around. She normally took a warm bath every night for her beauty, but today, she was too tired. She could take a shower in the morning.

(I don’t even feel like rice today...)

She was tired and her whole body felt like mud. She did drink a vitamin rich vegetable juice on the car ride on the way home though, so it was okay.

She laid on her fluffy bed, and opened her messaging app on her phone.

I heard about the drama. Congrats!

It was a message from Fuuma. The same characters lined up no matter how many times she read them. She felt disappointed and a bit frustrated.

(I didn’t want him to only say congratulations to me)

Yui was playing as a girl in love with someone. Even in the drama, she was hugging the boy that Fuuma knew well.

She wanted him to be jealous of Kazuki, who played the role as the lover, and if that didn’t happen, then she wanted them to talk about it. She didn’t want such a light hearted congratulations.

“...But how should I respond?”

Congratulations? Thank you?

But she couldn’t say thank you even if she tried.

(Well, I probably could if Fuuma was just an ordinary person...)

Then Yui would be able to express her feelings more obediently and feel more refreshed. Could it be done now?

At the very least, she needed to respond to her favorite rival who congratulated her on appearing in a romantic drama.

Thinking about that, she laughed sadly. It was so stupid.

She knew Fuuma.

Yui liked Fuuma, her straightforward idol. She couldn’t think of anyone else. And Yui herself wanted to show him that she was a top idol.

If he was an ordinary person, such an assumption would be made.

“...Fuuma, you idiot.” Yui’s eyes felt hot, and her nose grew stuffy.

She wanted to cry. She wanted to cry and pour out all of her feelings. Surely that would make her feel better.

However, Yui knew she couldn’t.

(I became an idol because I wanted to be loved, but to do that, I have to throw away my first love...what a joke...)

And what made her laugh more was that the fact she had to throw it away made her feel like shit.

According to the message sent by Kazuki before, Fuuma said about an idol’s love affair that it was “emotional, but I can’t say I would throw everything away”.

So if she couldn’t tell him this, she would have to deal with the painful feeling.

(Really, if I throw it all away...)

It didn’t have to be painful.

Yui turned on her stomach and buried her face in her pillow.

💕

It was early spring, and the first anniversary of their debut.

Recording Dolce’s major album, Would you like a Dolce Sweeter than Love? was completed. The MV shooting with their new costumes were also smoothly done.

Prior to the release, a TV commercial was broadcasting at midnight also developed, and Dolce’s name was increasing. The manager got more excited everyday as Dolce rose in popularity.

It was the day of the shooting for Kazuki’s short drama.

The schedule for Arisugawa Yui, who played the role of Kazuki’s lover, was really strict, so finding a day to shoot had been difficult. The confession scene with Kazuki would be shot once, and the whole shooting would be completed.

On that day, Fuuma and Sara were had to study, so they went and viewed the shooting.

“Hah.” Sara sighed heavily. “Why do I have to study the shooting?”

Fuuma stared at him. His words were justified. He already made his debut as a child star actor at the age of five.

It was really Fuuma who had to study, and originally, he was alone.

“Why did you have to get me involved? I was planning on eating chocolate from a special store slowly today.”

“Well, Girisha and Kippei had other jobs and I was alone. I’ll buy your favorite chocolates from the store next time.”

“What? You? The store? I hate it all.” Sara rejected immediately, glaring at him.

Kazuki entered the studio, waving to the staff before standing near the set with his script in his hands.

(Oh!)

Fuuma tried to wave his hand to Kazuki to tell him to do his best, but then was surprised to see someone go up behind him.

(It’s...)

Yui started having a conversation with Kazuki. They were speaking with relaxed expressions. Just watching them made Fuuma’s chest hurt.

(She’s showing suh a face to Kazuki...)

Fuuma slowly lowered his hand. There was no way he could get in the way between the two people who were together.

(...They look good together)

Kazuki was cool, and Yui was cute. They really went well together.

He knew he would be left alone when he saw them.

There could be no other emotions involved.

“Alright, let’s get started!” The staff called out, and the two of them made were checked by the stylist before heading to the set.

The two “loves” began to move as Fuuma watched them.

His heart pounded unpleasantly. He didn’t want to watch. He wanted to get away from them. Those feelings were coming back full force.

“Fuuma, are you okay?” Sara asked, and Fuuma felt surprised.

“I’m totally fine!” Fuuma said loudly and quickly slammed his mouth shut.

“Really, because there was a spider on your back.”

“Huh...a spider? What do you...”

“Relax. That was a lie.” Sara said with a relieved smirk. “So, what was Fuuma thinking about?” He stared at Fuuma, as if he knew everything.

To be honest, it was hard for Fuuma to watch the romance those two played, but he couldn’t just say that.

“Nothing!”

“Hmm. Hey Arisugawa Yui is watching us.”

“Huh?!” Fuuma turned.

(Who would fall for that!?)

Fuuma thought, but was surprised when he looked back to the front. It was as Sara said, Arisugawa Yui was staring right at Fuuma. Her eyes were wide, as if she’d seen something amazing. Kazuki also seemed surprised to see Fuuma.

(Oh, did I not tell them we were showing up?)

He thought maybe the manager had told them.

(I wonder if they’re surprised?)

At the end of his line of sight, Yui’s eyebrows lifted as she stared at him.

“What did you do..?” Sara asked.

“I didn’t do anything...”

Probably.

💕

“Yui-chan, there are a lot of NGs today.”

“Excuse me...” Yui could only bow her head as the director pointed her out. She knew the cause as well. When Yui turned her head to the corner of the studio, she saw the frustrated face of Dolce’s Shirayuki Fuuma.

(Why?! Why is Fuuma visiting!?)

She didn’t even know this!

She didn’t want to see him...well, she did want to see him, but why now? The confession scene was going to be the main thing today!

(Congratulations, let my suffering continue with heart stabbing words!)

How annoying!

She’d been practicing a lot lately but now her performance was tattered.

“Yui-chan?”

“Yes!”

Yui wasn’t able to concentrate on anything, so they had to take longer breaks. The confession scene would be after the break.

“We’ll start from the top, so be prepared by then.”

“I’m sorry for the inconvenience.” While bowing to the director, Yui felt like crying.

(If Fuuma didn’t come, I would have performed perfectly!)

Yui raised her face and quickly returned to her dressing room.

It wasn’t long before a knocking sound was heard.

“Who is it?”

“It’s me.”

Yui heard the voice that sounded a bit reluctant. She answered the door a little moodily and Fuuma came in quietly.

“What?”

“Nothing, I just...thought that you were glaring at me for the first time in a while...” He scratched his cheek with a face as if asking what did I do?

It made her feel angry and really sad. He really didn’t understand how Yui felt.

“...Nothing.”

“Don’t say that, I’ll apologize if you tell me what I did.”

(Please tell me...)

Yui pressed her lips tightly together.

She couldn’t say it.

She couldn’t concentrate because her favorite person was watching it. She didn’t want Shirayuki Fuuma to see today’s shooting.

Fuuma turned away silently.

“...You really are totally different in front of Kazuki and me.”

“Eh?” Yui’s eyes widened at his unexpected words.

“You always look angry in front of me, but when you’re with Kazuki, you’re totally relaxed. I get it.”

Well.

It was true. In front of Fuuma, there were a lot of things that made he feel things, but in front of Kazuki there wasn’t.

Kazuki was a rival of love, and they shared a common love partner.

After talking to each other about their feelings, a mysterious friendship of mutual understanding formed. It was hard to explain it.

“That’s not the case! What are you thinking?!”

“...You don’t have to deny it. Your face is bright red.” Fuuma laughed in a lonely manner. “It’s fine. I think you two suit each other. Congratulations, Yui.”

“Eh...eh?”

“I actually knew about it for quite some time...”

For a moment, Yui felt afraid. She wasn’t sure what he’d said.

(Eh, suit each other..? Me and Kazuki? Eh? Eh? Ehh..?!)

It took her a few seconds to understand, and then a quivering sensation began from her feet. She was trembling in anger.

What.

What was that misunderstanding?

(Really, really...he’s such an idiot!!)

Something inside of Yui broke.

“You don’t understand anything!!” Yui screamed at him.

Because, why would she feel such a thing for him?

The person in question was hiding his feelings for Fuuma while suffering working with him. And what’s more, that person cherished Fuuma more than anything!

“Huh? You know how we feel?! What are you talking about!? This is completely different! Me and Kazuki like eachother? What stupidity!”

Fuuma stared at her in shock at her volume, before he started arguing.

“What’s stupid about it? You were just sloppy about it, right?!”

“I don’t like him, can you stop being stupid!?”

“I’m not being stupid! What kind of person do you like?! If it’s not Kazuki, then who is it?!”

“It’s..!”

She couldn’t say it. Her face turned bright red as she shut her mouth.

“It’s..?”

“...I can’t tell you.” Yui covered her face with both of her hands and sat on the couch. She could feel all of her blood rushing to her face.

“Ah...I see...” Fuuma sounded disappointed.

“But it is a misunderstanding with Kazuki. I promise.”

“Yeah.”

“Maybe it was because of the confession scene earlier and there was a lot of NG scenes?”

“Yeah.”

That was it. It was tough. She had to confess to someone she didn’t like in front of someone she did like. She had to hug him tightly and look at him closely.

She couldn’t convey such feelings to the one she really liked.

“...It’s hard. I know it’s acting, but I really hate it. What should I do..?”

“Are you crying?”

“I’m not crying!” Yui immediately denied, though she couldn’t move her hands, which were hiding her face. She could somehow tell in the air that Fuuma felt troubled. She would have asked for a handkerchief, but she already denied crying.

“That’s right...what should I do...” Yui had yelled at him earlier, but he was still kind enough to consult with her.

“Hmm. Well, actresses would probably be better witht his, but isn’t the only way to do it to think about the other person?”

“What do you mean?”

“Think about your favorite person while acting. How’s that?”

“But they’re not similar at all. He’s not as calm as Kazuki. He’s shorter than him, sloppy, and is pretty friendly to girls...”

“What kind of guy do you like..?”

(Such a guy...)

Yui peeked at Fuuma’s face through her fingers. She closed her fingers again.

“What is it?”

“Nothing. Hey, Fuuma, take this while shooting.” Yui pointed at the table with her chin.

“This? An idol group desk calendar?”

“Yeah. I’ll try to finish the confession scene while staring at it. I can’t say I like this group very much though.”

"This is an unexpectedly sloppy strategy for someone who’s crying.”

“I’m not crying!” When Yui shouted this, the door to the dressing room opened.

“...The shooting is gonna start soon.” It was Toujo Sara.

“Okay, I’m going now!”

“Yui, go after you wipe your tears properly.”

“I said I’m not crying!”

The door closed. Yui removed both of her hands, and a handkerchief was neatly placed on her lap.

“Really, this kind of thing...”

It was so noisy. But it was cool.

💕

Shortly thereafter, the shooting resumed.

“So how was it?” Sara asked.

Fuuma laughed lightly. “One mystery was solved, but now there are two more...”

“Well, I think you look better than before?”“

“Thank you, Sara.”

After taking a short break, Sara grabbed the back of Fuuma’s back saying “don’t go.” He was staring at the corridor where they were acting.

“You’re being unexpectedly noisy...”

“I don’t want to be told that by you.”

The director signalled them to start again. It was the scene were Yui stopped Kazuki.

“Please, wait!” Yui shouted.

Perhaps the cry earlier was refreshing to her, as the expression was completely different from earlier. True acting made you feel sad as you watched.

Fuuma felt like the calendar made less sense than earlier now.

(As expected...)

This time, Fuuma was able to watch without looking away. Maybe it was because of his talk with Yui and found out her and Kazuki had been a misunderstanding.

(...But who is Yui’s favorite guy?)

He said that she should have someone to think about, but he had no idea who it was.

She said that the guy was not calm and shorter than Kazuki.

(What do you like about that guy...)

He just wanted to relax, but he couldn’t figure out who this mystery guy was.

(Once again...)

His chest felt painful.

(Yui...)

“I..!”

Fuuma suddenly turned to face Yui as her desperate voice cried out. He could see her properly from where he stood.

(Eh?)

Yui stared right at Fuuma with all of her heart, her eyes big and sad. Fuuma froze.

“I like you a lot..!” She shouted those words.

(Acting...it’ just acting, isn’t it?)

Even though he knew this, he imagined her telling him this, and felt his face turn hot.

(Why am I so excited..?)

Yui, who was now talking to the director, looked back at Fuuma.

When their eyes met, Yui smiled mischievously, yet softly. It was gentle, and Fuuma couldn’t take his eyes off of it.

💕

Fuuma waited for Yui from the corner of the studio. Kazuki was called by the manager and was talking to him about something.

“Good work.”

“Thank you.”

“Right, so...” Fuuma scratched his cheek to hide his shyness. “Earlier...”

“Are you talking about the acting in the scene?”

Fuuma stilled at that.

It was just acting. Nothing else.

“No, nothing. I thought- well, you thought of that guy, right?”

“Yep.”

Fuuma glanced at Yui’s bag. There was still the scented gift that he’d given her long ago that was still attached, even though her bag had changed.

She was using the things he’d given her, and he felt happy.

“If the rough, sloppy guy ever makes you cry, tell me and I’ll hit him.” Fuuma said seriously.

Yui’s eyes widened, before she burst out laughing.

“...What is it? I’m worried, you know!”

“Because!” Yui was laughing hard. She wiped the tears that accumulated from laughter. “Thank you.” She said. “If he makes me cry, you’ll hit him. Promise?” She held out her little finger.

Fuuma thought it was a pinky swear and squeezed her pinky with his own. He made the promise.

“Speaking of which, I haven’t overtaken you yet.”

At the time during the autumn training camp, he had made such a proclamation that Dolce would overtake Sakura Michi, but he wasn’t there yet.

“I think I told you that you’d have to crawl up to our feet before you can overtake us.”

“Oh, so we can achieve it?”

"Isn’t that okay?” Yui held her chin up as if she won something.

“I think so...I mean look at us.”

“Well, I think the promise of being beaten will be fulfilled before you overtake us.”

“Would that really be so bad?”

“Yes! It wouldn’t be good!” Yui raised her eyebrows, laughing.

“Hey, Fuuma! I’m going home!” Kazuki called towards the exit.

“See you!” He waved his hand and parted from Yui, and joined Kazuki.

As they walked, Fuuma touched his fist lightly. He was happy with the relationship between Yui and Fuuma. It felt right.

After all, Yui was still a rival.

But they both had high goals to achieve.

And one day, Fuuma was going to catch up with her.

Maybe then...they could be honest with each other.

[ohshanksno]

Day 2: love at first sight

@saboace-week

-> Starting Line: Diagnosis: Lovesickness - HoneyWorks ft. GUMI ( no subtitles ) ~ Count on You - Big Time Rush ft. Jordin Sparks ( video ) ~ First Date - Blink-182 ( video )* ~ I’m A Believer - Smash Mouth ( video )

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“I think you should go talk to him.”

“I’d rather be set on fire.”

“You sure?”

A pause. “...not...not indirectly, no. Please don’t set me on fire.”

She frowns. “He’s not going to bite you! Look at him!”

They both turn, looking at the man sitting across the lunch hall from them. He’s eating a meatball sub, sauce all across his freckled cheek. His long hair is pulled up in a messy ponytail. Students are everywhere, some getting food, some hanging at vending machines, and some quickly copying homework at tables.

Sabo takes a forkful of spaghetti and shoves it in his mouth, chewing noisily.

“But he’s so hot, Koala! Have you seen the girls and guys drooling all over him?!” he whisper-shouts, leaning next to her.

“Your point?”

“I heard things in the boys locker room. That he…” he stops, and looks around them, before he continues in a lower voice. “That he caused a few boners while he was changing.”

“I don’t really see what that has to do with anything?”

“He’s out of my league, is what I’m saying.”

Koala sighs deeply, head jerking back in frustration. “Just talk to the dude, Sabo.”

“I’d rather be set on fire.” he repeats.

Her lips form a tight line, and she takes a hand and curls her hair around her fingers. “You’re pitiful.”

He shrugs. “Besides. It probably wouldn’t work out anyways.”

“...it wouldn’t work out, you say?” she finds herself repeating, staring at the school crush. Before she realizes, there’s a sinister smile appearing on her face, and she hums in agreement. “Well, we’ll see.”

Sabo takes a deep breath, and closes his eyes. His heart races violently in his chest and he feels his cheek grow warm as he stands at the side of the podium.

“And, here is one of our favorite writers in school...Sabo!”

There’s a huge round of applause, and Sabo waves shyly at the audience as he shuffles closer to the podium, and sets his papers down. He looks up and sees Koala waving high in the front row, and he gives a shaky smile. There’s an open seat right next to her, reserved for him, and he feels at ease seeing her there.

Slightly.

Brown eyes glance up at the audience, who calms down, and the auditorium goes quiet.

He swallows, and grabs the microphone, and brings it to his lips. “Uh.” he winces at the feedback, and notices that the teacher and some other students wince too. “Heh. Sorry. Uh, hello.”

“Hi!” Koala shouts.

“Uh. This. This is a work, that I wrote. It’s about, you know, being equal just as much as the person next to you.”

There’s a few whistles, and the applause starts again. He blushes at the sound, and swallows again.

“Thank you. Uh, okay…” he glances down at his papers, and starts.

“Sometimes you’re curious about yourself.

They say the meaning of life is to find yourself.

To me, I want to be free to be myself.

Not to be put under labels.

I am my own jar. The only label I need is my own name.”

He stumbles on his next sentence when there’s a few people clapping, and Koala whistles from the front row.

“Y-yes, they will...they will try and tear you down.

But don’t be afraid of that. Be afraid of being too broken to be put back together.”

He then looks up at the audience and--

The freckled man is sitting right next to Koala, and he’s whispering in her ear.

He tries not to make a face, so he grumbles under his breath. “Oh, fuck me.”

The microphone gives a loud screech, and when he looks up, the audience is in pure silence.

“Oh shit.”

The teacher only blinks.

Koala and the freckled man only look at him in an unrecognizable expression, and Sabo drops the microphone in shame.

“...is that a proposal?” the freckled man asks, and Sabo chokes.

“And that’s how we’ve been together for 6 years.” Sabo finishes, smiling.

Luffy makes a face, and Koala stares Sabo right in the eye.

“You and I both know that’s a lie, Sabo.” Koala says, crossing her arms.

“Yeah!” Luffy agrees.

“Anyways, that entire story is wrong. You guys met in jail, remember? When you thought that the cop wouldn’t arrest you for breaking in your own house?”

Sabo suddenly puffs his cheeks, and Ace laughs next to him.

“It was my house!”

"Oh yeah," Luffy starts, "and Ace got arrested for trying to set that cop's car on fire. I thought it was cool!"

She sighs. "That's a felony, Luffy."

"...oh." the man makes a confused face and pouts.

“Relatively speaking, the cop didn’t know that, now did he? No.”

The blond shrugs. “You asked for a story.”

“I’ll ask Ace next time.”

“Oi! What's that suppose to mean?”

Luffy rolls his eyes, and grabs the bowl of popcorn sitting on the table. "It means you're a horrible story teller," he says, stuffing a handful in his mouth. "I thought Garp was a pretty bad story teller, but you're worse."

"Am not!"

[koizumicchi]

~Special Songs For You~ Crosstalk: Yuujirou x Aizou

Animage January 2021 Issue Part IV English Translation

from this issue part i ; part ii ; part iii ; part v

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AIZOU AND YUUJIROU!!!! 愛���てるよ ~

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Introduction: The film wherein the new songs of ASCANA and LIPxLIP are shown. An interview about their charming points! In addition, we also interviewed the two music producers of HoneyWorks!

Side phrase: Pay attention clearly, Julietta ♡

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Haniwa-san’s challenge to us

Question: In the last month’s issue, the highlights of the movie were discussed; this time, we would like to hear the appeal of the two new songs. First, the opening theme song “LOVE&KISS”, what kind of song is it?

Aizou: It is a song that raises your excitement to the max! You can easily follow the tempo and once you listen to it, it makes you listen to it firmly. I think it is a cool song that is energetic!

Yuujirou: As Aizou had said, it is a song that is super cool. The flow (of the song) is very dramatic and I think you won’t lose interest even when you listen to it several times. When I first listened to the song, I felt very excited. The lyrics are also very good and I hope you’ll enjoy them as well as the chorus of this song.

Aizou: So we won’t lose to the song itself, we both sang in earnest! I hope you’ll listen to it lots!!

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Q: Please tell us your favorite line(s) of the song.

Aizou: The lyrics are super good; it’s difficult to choose. I think mine is this part “Zettai yume wa zettai kimi no love&kiss, zettai muri wa zekkouchou de kowashichae”! It’s like raising your spirit, giving you some kind of power, and a feeling of “Let’s do this-!”

Yuujirou: In the first and last chorus, there is this line, “Yakitsuke sasete ageru yo”. I love this part.

Aizou: We’re singing that together.

Yuujirou: Yes, yes. We sang with all our heart and it would be wonderful if our song thoroughly reaches (the listeners). That way it will be burned in everyone’s hearts.

Aizou: The hard part was the line “Yuiitsu muni se ̄no de big bang”; I was moving along with the song that I unintentionally got off the mic (laughs). Basically, we record by facing the mic and singing on it. To sing along without the body distancing from the mic…that is the difficult part…

Yuujirou: That’s a very Aizou thing to do (laughs). For me, the “Kugidzuke ni shite yaru” ; I thought, I wanted to challenge myself on how impressive I could sing so I recorded it many times. This (part) is the beginning and will lead to the chorus, so I did my best to make it sound plausible.

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Q: With what kind of emotion did you sing?

Yuujirou: LOVE&KISS is a song from Haniwa-san, not only directed to those who listen but also to us who are singing it. I think it is a message song for everyone and the kind of song that not only gives you enjoyment and encouragement but also a push on your back. The lyrics are also quite sharp. “Kamisama mo damarasero”, for instance, is immobilizing (laughs).

Aizou: When this song was handed to us, I thought it might be a challenge to us from Haniwa-san. At the time when our secret story formation was screened, I felt like we were being tested, “How much of the real you can you show thru singing?”. Yuujirou and I talked; and (as if I’m) enduring a head-to-head game, I sang with everything I had. Because otherwise, it wouldn’t be conveyed (properly).

Yuujirou: Of course, I sang all of the songs so far with complete earnestness, but in ‘LOVE&KISS’ and with thoughts of what we once were, I poured all I had. I’d be glad if you’ll listen to (the song) a lot.

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Q: What kind of song is the ending theme “Kono Sekai no Tanoshimikatta”

Aizou: I felt seriously touched. I almost cried while singing (laughs). In the intro, I’m already “Ah- crap- this is gonna be bad-”. The strings part summed it all up so beautifully and somehow it felt like a wrap-up.

Yuujirou: You talk about the nuances too much (laughs). But I understand. Singing or listening to it, you’ll feel great either way.

Aizou: I know right!? Yuujirou started singing first. And huh, I was deeply moved. What an amazing gentle voice.

Yuujirou: Oh. Thank you. (laughs). But I felt really nervous. The breathing, the length of the note, the more particular you are about it, changes the song. I sang drawing out the heart of each and every note.

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Q: Please tell us your favorite line(s) of this song as well.

Yuujirou: It is Aizou’s part but there is this line before the first chorus, “yokubatte ii amaete mo ii, waratta bun dake sekai wa tanoshimerun da yo”. This part certainly stuck.

Aizou: Eh, my line not yours? Why?

Yuujirou: These lyrics are words you wouldn’t normally say, right. Like, anything can be forgiven. And in addition, the way Aizou sang (this part) is exceptionally good. The “waratta bun dake” for instance. I wasn’t even aware what kind of expression he made when he sang this part.

Aizou: Yeah. I sang this song with the image of expressing both words and emotions in mind, so perhaps I was laughing.

Yuujirou: *I am glad you were smiling. Really.

Aizou: Oh. Thank you.

Yuujirou: And Aizou’s favorite line is

Aizou: Oh. Right. It’s difficult to choose from this song as well~ I think the “toki ni kizutsuke yume no tame ni, kesshite oreyashinai, ishi ga areba ii”. It makes my heart feel lighter when I think that the negative things and being hurt for the sake of my dream can be a positive too. I feel relieved knowing there is nothing wrong even when I’m hurt. It is frustrating when some things don’t go well when I’m doing my best; but hearing that it’ll be alright makes me happy.

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Q: Delivering the best two songs to Julietta and there is also the LIVE part of the film. What kind of LIVE will it be?

Yuujirou: It’ll be the best anyhow, so please look forward to it. The stage set is wonderful and we’ve thought about the production a lot.

Aizou: The stage is really big. We can dance as much as we want. We are looking forward to it, too; we can’t keep still. And in addition, you can see us from various angles, and our ups (improvements) are shown. It is a LIVE that will take place in a movie theatre so we want you to enjoy watching it to your heart’s content!

Yuujirou: Anyway, I want to do the LIVE soon! I am confident you will absolutely enjoy it.

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Q: You have released new songs not too long ago but do you have any hopes of “I want to sing this kind of song” someday?

Aizou: On the contrary, I want to ask Julietta what kind of song they want. I’d like to hear it, but personally, I want to try singing a guitar rock song with a powerful chord that would blow you away.

(t/n: aizou make sure this time you won’t hit yuujirou’s forehead ok)

Yuujirou: Aizou playing the guitar himself?

Aizou: Yes, yes (laughs)

Yuujirou: Nice. For me, I want to sing a seasonal song we haven’t sung yet. We haven’t sung a Christmas song yet. Haniwa-san, please make one someday. (laughs)

(t/n: haniwa pls consider lipxlip summer song as well i am on my knees)

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Q: Could you give us your final message

Aizou: I am truly happy to be able to deliver the best two songs as the opening and ending theme of the movie! They’re really good songs so I hope you enjoy it along with the film! Have a nice Christmas, Julietta ♡

Yuujirou: We are always thinking of what would make Juliettas smile. I am immensely happy thinking of the many preparations we’ve made, that it has finally come to fruition, and we can enjoy it together. It would be great if it makes you happy, that’s all I could think of. Come and visit us a lot, okay Julietta ♡

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Notes:

*Yuujirou: I am glad you were smiling.

Literally, the line is, I am glad you had a huge feeling of smiling. I can’t seem to properly convert this statement into English with its full context. Basically the context is, Yuujirou is glad that Aizou, during the recording of “waratta bun dake”, feels so happy that the feeling of it comes out to a great extent and that huge amount of happiness paints his face. 

(ha ha aizou forgets they have an ongoing interview the moment yuujirou says he’s happy that aizou’s happy *screams*)

T/N: Keep in mind that Japanese and English aren’t my first language so I apologize if there are some mistakes. As always, if you’re going to use/reference my translations, please do not claim it as your own and credit me.