#putting 'you're mine to protect' in the footnote

[q1ko]

sweet pool Drama CD -everblue-

Disc 1 | track 02

-absolute-

DO NOT REUPLOAD

(footnotes at the end)

Zenya: Ha… hahaha… heh… This way you’ll be all mine, Youji. Tomorrow. The day after tomorrow. And the day after that, we’ll be together... forever.

Youji: Haah… 

Zenya: [slurping] Hehe, Youchin, does it feel good?

Youji: Gh-

Zenya: Come on now, don’t hold your voice back. Ah, but if you’re too loud, Kitani might hear. It’ll echo downstairs.

Youji: Ahh

Zenya: Youchin, your nape is so pale.

Youji: A-ahh

Zenya: [more slurping sounds] Done. I couldn’t get all the jelly stuff out again¹.

Youji: Kh-

Zenya: Hey, Kris! You shouldn’t chew on Youchin’s hair! Even though I specially put a flower in it… it’s going to fall off!

Youji: [more panting and grunting]

Zenya: Then, it’s about time we wrap this up.

[various sounds]

Zenya: You feel so good, Youchin.

Youji: [gasping and panting]

Zenya: The flower really suits you. You’re so pretty, Youchin! More… Let me hear your voice. Lose your mind because of me, okay?

[more noises]

Zenya: Youchin, you smell so good... Just like a flower! I can’t hold back anymore.

[both crying out]

Zenya: Fuck! I’m cumming!

Zenya: Haah, that felt so good, Youchin. Are you tired? Why don’t we take a nap? Let’s sleep together, okay? My precious, precious Youchin. I won’t ever let you go. We’ll be together forever…

Youji: ...

Youji: ...? There’s no one here…

[sounds of movement]

Youji: Uh... ? Ugh- Shit!

Zenya: Huh?

Youji: ...!

Zenya: What do you think you're doing, Youchin?

Youji: Gh!

Zenya: You thought you could run away? With that debilitated body of yours? You want to go back to the shed that badly? You’re so foolish. How cute. You really are cute, Youchin. But bad boys must be punished, right?

Youji: It hurts! Let me go!

Zenya: Come! Quickly!

Youji: No… No!

Zenya: I fucking told you to come with me!

Youji: No! Stop! No… PLEASE STOP!

Kitani: Young master…

Zenya: Hm? What is it, Kitani? Is something the matter? I’m kind of busy right now.

Kitani: With… him?

Zenya: Yep. I locked him up in the shed just now. It’s time for his punishment, since he tried to run away. Bad boys need to be scolded, right?

Kitani: Mh…

Zenya: Kitani, move out of the way. I’m going to see Youchin.

Kitani: Young master-

Zenya: What?

Kitani: How about we stop with this? At this rate, he won’t last much longer… And besides…

Zenya: Besides? What is it?

Kitani: ...

Zenya: Keep talking. 

Kitani: If word got out about this… If that really were to happen, I’d do everything within my power, but… Even so, I cannot guarantee that I’d be able to protect you.

Zenya: Haah? What kind of nonsense are you spewing? Protect? Who protecting whom? It doesn’t matter if word gets out or not!

Kitani: But-

Zenya: I, for one, am happy right now, Kitani. I finally have the thing I’ve always yearned for and I’m extremely happy. Then you go and say something that ruins it for me. Do you think it’s funny? Do you want to defy me or something? 

Kitani: N-no… 

Zenya: Then shut the hell up and watch. Whatever happens… No matter what happens, keep your mouth shut and watch until the very end. That is your duty. Know your damn place. Do you get it, Kitani?

Kitani: ...

Zenya: I’m asking if you understood.

Kitani: I… understand.

Zenya: Hahaha, that’s good, then! It’s like… you’re in your rebellious phase! It happens from time to time, hehe, I get it.

Kitani: ...

Zenya: Kitani, you can just continue to cook delicious meals, clean up, take care of Kris and drive me to school and back like usual. Ah, have you already decided on what we’ll be having for dinner today?

Kitani: No, not yet…

Zenya: Then, a hamburg steak would be good! And corn potage! Ah, don’t forget to put ketchup on the steak.

Kitani: Understood.

Zenya: Then I’m off to give out punishments!

Kitani: Young master…

[static]

Zenya: I wonder if the smell has dissipated already. Youchin, you okay?

Youji: ...!

Zenya: Ahahaha Looks like you’re already high. This incense is really effective, huh? Even though I aired out the aphrodisiac, I’m also feeling a little dizzy.

Youji: Haah...!

Zenya: I barely touched you and you’re already trembling. In that case…

[unzips]

Youji: [various gasping noises]

Zenya: It’ll be fine even if I don’t do anything, right?

Youji: Ahh!

Zenya: Hahaha, look, it went in right away. Youchin, do you feel it? 

Youji: Ngh…

Zenya: Ah? Haha, Youchin, you have flower petals stuck to you. Look, here. There’s even one over here. Ahaha, so cute!

Youji: Agh

Zenya: Hey, you understand now, right? That you can’t run away. 

Youji: Ah! Enough… No! Stop… No more…

Zenya: No can do. You belong to me, after all, Youchin.

[various sounds]

Zenya: Just give up already. You can’t escape. You know that, right?

Youji: [more gasping]

Zenya: Look at me! You’re mine! Mine…

Youji: Ah!...

Zenya: Are you all right, Youchin? I wonder if I was a little too rough. But it was punishment, it can’t be helped.

Youji: ...

Zenya: You will always, always, aaalways be mine, right, Youchin? And you’ll give birth to many, many of my children, right? Haha, I’m so happy! I get excited just thinking about it.

Youji: ...

Zenya: What is it? That searing gaze of yours is going to melt me. Is there something you want to tell me?

Youji: …hurt?

Zenya: Hm? What did you say?

Youji: Does it hurt?

Zenya: Huh?!

Youji: It feels like.. you’re on the verge of tears.

Zenya: Huh? What, did you lose your mind? Has the incense not worn off yet? What the fuck are you saying? I’m not cryi-

Youji: I can feel it. The way you laugh as if you’re about to-

[slap]

Zenya: Haah? Bullshit! Me, crying? There’s no fucking way that would happen! Take it back. Immediately! TAKE IT BACK! 

Youji: No…

Zenya: Huh, is that right? Is that how it is? Youji, you’re also mocking me? Because I’m defective. You’re also… you’re also… you’re also..!

Youji: [strangled breathing sounds]

Zenya: Everyone is always like this! They gang up on me, look down on me, mock me, sneer at me! Nobody… Nobody would want to have a body like this!

Youji: [strangled breathing]

Zenya: In the end, you’re also just like them. You also want a perfect Male, don’t you? I know that, already! But you see, I’m the one who’s holding your life in my hands! If I squeeze harder like this, you’re going to die!

Youji: Ghh!

Zenya: Cling to me! Cling to me, grasp at my arms so hard they bleed and beg for mercy!² The only one who can save you now is me! ONLY ME! 

Youji: [various gasping and coughing sounds]

Zenya: Youji… Youji… Youji…! Look at me. I’m begging you to look at me. Want me. Love me. Be mine and mine alone! Youji!

Youji: ...

Zenya: Without you I… I… dammit…

Youji: Ugh… hhg

Zenya: Youji, are you alive? Look at what I’ve brought today!

Youji: ...

Zenya: Oh my, did you get yourself dirty again? Well, it can’t be helped. I’ll clean you up later, okay? More importantly, this! You’re matching with Kristi! I had it custom made! It’s really cute, right?

Youji: ...

Zenya: It’ll definitely suit you. After that, I’ll make sure to dote on you again. I’ll take such good care of you that you might pass out. Hahaha

=END=

Footnotes:

¹ I think he's referring to the drink he was having at the start of the game

² Lit. Cling to me, scratch my arms, even if they bleed, beg for salvation

Song:

Killing Look - Watanabe Kazuhiro

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[breadclubrising]

This is a very good summary of what's happened so far with Kota Ibushi.

This is a really big deal, and I hope if you're a NJPW fan or a wrestling fan at all, you will pay attention to this.

If you're not aware of the situation, the tl;dr is that Ibushi has started posting receipts on twitter of what he feels is unfair and unsafe treatment from NJPW execs, and is speaking candidly, out of kayfabe, and naming names.

I'm sure that I've mentioned before being an Ibushi fan, but please believe me that I don't need to be a fan of him to be very concerned for him and utterly amazed by his bravery. He's said he's doing fine emotionally but this would be an immense pressure for anyone.

This is a much bigger deal than anything I've been aware of in my time as a NJPW fan. We only have Ibushi's side of the story so far, and there is surely more to come, so laying off speculation about the particulars is probably the healthy way to view this.

That said, this is a situation where an employee of a large corporation is taking an incredible personal risk to expose a culture of mistreatment. We DO need to avoid speculation, but everything else aside, maybe don't give a corporation too much leeway over a single employee risking their entire existence to bring things to light. Whatever happens, Ibushi has everything to lose, and NJPW is going to be fine.

How big a deal is this? I'm looking at it from the outside like everyone, but it just really seems like a BIG deal.

He has risked his career, his legacy, his standing in the industry, and all his friendships and connections to do this. He has implied a few times that he has reason to be concerned for his physical safety right now. No one is backing him publicly and he is saying no one is backing him privately either. I hope that's a lie meant to protect people who are backing him privately, but even in that best case scenario, it's not enough for him to feel confident saying that people privately support him. He said, "it's me alone against the promotion."

Even fans in Japan largely stay in kayfabe when they talk about wrestling, including on twitter, and he is very extremely breaking kayfabe in ways that are just simply not done. He is also breaking social codes left and right, publicly embarrassing his employer and mentioning other wrestlers who've had cheating scandals. (He's saying this to underscore his feeling that he's getting less understanding and forgiveness from NJPW—for being at a different promotion's show without permission, and for wanting to fully heal from an injury—than people who were publicly exposed as cheaters.)

He is at the very least fired from NJPW, and I can't imagine him ever being booked in any Japanese promotion again. He turns 40 in a little over a week; he does not have the years left in his career for this to blow over. He says he never wants to wrestle again, which could easily be true, but it's also what he kinda has to say publicly, even if he is talking to other promotions. It's likely that non-Japanese promotions are interested in him for now, but depending on what comes to light, he could possibly have exiled himself from the entire industry—this culture he's talking about runs pretty deep.

It's a big deal, is what I'm saying.

On twitter, the person who wrote this article (@thefeelite) and @golden_kuma (both links to their twitters) are putting in incredible amounts of work doing translations and giving really important context for what's happening with Ibushi and NJPW. They are just fans and they don't have all the info obviously, but they're both acting with a lot of restraint and avoiding too much speculation. (Both people I mentioned have tip jars in their twitter profiles, so please be kind to them if you can!)