MaruMA:Doujinshi5:Story4.3
At the Temple Festival - Gan![edit]
"So, what do you think? On behalf of the Bielefelds, I've reproduced the TEMPLE FESTIVAL that you told me about!"
"Hyaa.... this is really huge.... Did you use all of the castle's gardens to make a temple festival?"
"Well, it's what you told me. You said that the festivity took place in the temples' and shrines' gardens, did you not?"
"Well, that's true, but.... Wolf, you really went overboard here, you were way too fussy about the details"
"What do you mean by that? That I'm a perfectionist?"
"Well, yeah, when you act like that you're just like Gwendal... no I mean, forget about it. I was just talking to myself"
"All right! Then I'll guide you myself. You should feel honored. Come Yuuri, first we have this."
"Oh, goldfish scooping! A classic of temple festivals! .... Huh?
" 'elcome!"
"........ Josak?"
"Ah, young masters! We have some nice red fish today[1]. You can have hard boiled red fish tonight. What do you think?
".... Wait, that's not right. All right, let's start the goldfish saving CHALL(enge).... uwah! Why are the goldfish struggling like that!?"
"The left side of the fishbowl contains hot, salty water, the right one has nice fresh water. It's a game to see how fast you can scoop the goldfish in one bowl and put them in the other."
"Game? Game, you say? Wait, this is cruelty against fish!"
"Now, hurry up and start saving the goldfish."
"Uwah!! Goldfish-chan!!!"
"Hurry up and come, Yuuri! The next one is that one!"
"Haa... wait, wait Wolf. I just barely managed to save all the goldfish.... Ah! Is it yo-yo water balloon fishing? If you fish two of them, it's really fun to tie one to each hand and make them hit each other. Though you'll soon be drenched..."
"Welcome!"
"... Jo, Josak?"
"Young masters! Do you want to get some really nice yo-yos? Although they're not very strong now, you can play "Detective Subaken" with them tonight. Do you want to use two or three poles?"
"You got the first two or three characters wrong though[2]. All right, I'll try using two poles to pick them up..."
"Yo-yo, yo-yo,yo-yo,yo-yo,yo-yo...."
"Yo-yo, yo-yo,yo-yo,yo-yo,yo-yo...."
".... What? No way... the yo-yos are crying..."
"That's because, originally, they are creatures that live in the beach. That call is used to attract various animals... WATCH OUT YUURI! Don't put your hand in there!"
"Gya! T-T-These guys... w-w-w-w-w-were trying to bite me?!"
"They're carnivores! That's why they're tied with a string."
"What's the point of using this type of crazy fish from the start?! If they bite your hand you can't play with them at all!"
"Is the game too stressful for you? They use them in farmhouses to catch mice."
"Why do you look so weak, Yuuri? We're only starting with the TEMPLE FESTIVAL"
".... Actually, these are probably not temple festival stands at all. Mh? What's this? This stand is a really big one. Wait, does it extend all the way till the person over there?
"With the next one you can win a prize that's like a dream for regular people. Look, you have to aim for the thing you want and toss a ring."
"Ring toss? That's right, a long time ago, I was able to get a huge stuffed animal!"
" 'elcome!"
"Josak, yep, as expected..."
"Young masters! Is it your first time ring tossing? If so, your big brother will explain you the rules. Listen, first you have to decide the prize you want. How about that can of fine canned beef? That would be great, huh, PAPA[3]? Tonight you could have roast beef party! Then you lift it above your head, make it go round and round a few times and throw the lasso-ring catching your prey and ... there ya go!"
"Shouldn't this be called 'catch with a lasso' , rather than 'ring toss'?"
"What is it Yuuri? Don't you like ring tossing? Then how about the shooting game? Take the gun, but be careful because the recoil is pretty strong so you need to hold it properly"
"Wait, wait, wait! Rather than "shooting game" isn't this just 'firing a weapon'. Ah! The target came running to me! It came running! Bunny-chan! I won't shoot you! I can't shoot something as cute as you!
"But Yuuri, that RABBIT isn't a rabbit, it's orange."
"You're right. It's orange.... but no! I can't shoot an orange one either!
"Oh my, my young masters I'm so glad you're having fun. But Josak wants to help too, so I'm going to try and be useful"
"............ Josak, did you change into women's clothes? ...."
■ At the Temple Festival-Gan[4]!
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References[edit]
- ↑ I'm guessing that since goldfish have a red hue he's calling them red fish instead of goldfish. In Japanese, "Red fish" are any edible red saltwater fish, but clearly these aren't saltwater fish.
- ↑ Reference to Sukeban Dekan, where the girl protagonist uses a yo-yo to fight. Josak said the name wrong.
- ↑ Josak is probably calling Yuuri papa, because fathers barbecue?
- ↑ A few more notes : gan! Is the sound of a temple bell. But it's also an onomatopoeia for feeling depressed. Which is possibly how Yuuri feels after seeing all those weird games. Now I know what you're thinking: There are no guns in Shin Makoku, and you are correct! But depending on how you interpret the next story Seaweed, this part also makes sense. The other interpretation will leave you wondering if Takabayashi-sensei forgot there for a moment about the no guns in Shin Makoku thing.
