[ES!! Era Year 2] Mega Stream Arc – Inferno Influence (Partial Translation)
Translation of a Raika, Aira, Chiaki, Mayoi, and Mitsuru scene from the Mega Stream main story Inferno Influence. Chapters: Intermission 6 & 7
Note: This is a partial translation of the main story Inferno Influence.
Intermission 6
Season: Summer (ES 2nd Year, 3rd Week of July)
A few minutes later…
…………
Ah, there you are, Raika-kun! Wait a sec!
You vanished from the lesson room before I knew it, y’know~ It surprised me.
Here, I bought us some drinks. Is there anything you’d like to drink, Raika-kun?
I got us a cake as refreshments for today, so if you’re hungry, I’ll give you this too.
Eating something sweet after a practice lesson’s the best, after all!
It feels like the sugar goes through your whole worn-out body, almost like — no matter what bad thing happened, one bite of that sweetness can make you forget those heart-wrenching feelings.
…Aira-oniisan.
Here, it’s yummy. How about you try it?
I…
No. I don’t want any.
It’s so strange… I don’t feel like I could eat anything right now.
Even though bein’ blessed with food should make me super happy… Really weird, right?
Raika-kun…
(He really is feeling super down about what happened…)
(From his perspective, even though he was trying his best for Yume-kun’s sake with a fresh start, he only ended up making a mistake all over again.)
(Yume-kun was super harsh with his words, too. If it were me, I would’ve felt too devastated to do anything…)
(I was hoping to help Raika-kun get back his confidence, though…)
(Confidence is only built through successful experiences, so with stuff like this, Raika-kun needs to build more confidence in himself.)
(It’s so much easier said than done, though… I don’t know what I’m supposed to do for him at all!)
(I’m so sorry I’m such a pathetic senior, Raika-kun…)
Fuhahahaha! You seem to be bearing some heavy worries, boys!
Eh…? Morisawa-senpai!?
Mm! The red flame is the mark of justice! The sun of life, burning bright red! Ryusei Red, Morisawa Chiaki…!
I came here as soon as I heard about Raika-kun’s crisis…☆
It’s not just Chia-chan-senpai! I also came rushing as soon as I heard Raika-chan’s in crisis!
And what’s more… Look, Mayo-chan-senpai’s here, too!
I-I’m so sorry. But I don’t think that a miserable person like myself could ever hope to cheer Raika-kun up…
What’re you saying, Ayase!? Aren’t you the first person to mention wanting to cheer up Raika-kun?
Mayomayo Onii-san… said that about me?
Erm, um… Yes.
I happened to see what was happening in Raika-san’s team through the 24-hour live stream…
However, I was not sure how to go about speaking to you, so I called for Chiaki-san and Mitsuru-sannn…
Ah—! I learned about that after I went back on the 4piece program way after!
It’s not fair that I wasn’t part of it! It feels so lonely being left out!
We weren’t trying to leave you out, Tenma-kun. But, well, I can’t deny the fact that in the end, that’s technically what happened.
In that case, let’s sing a song to cheer Raika-kun up together this time!
Come on now, let’s do this! Shiratori, Ayase, you join us too!
Hurray~! Hurray~! Raika-kun~♪
You can do this, you can do this, Raika-chan! You’ve still got it in you, Raika-chan~♪
Eh? Eh!? This is too sudden for me…!
I don’t know anything either, y’know!?
It’s alright, you just need to share the words you want to tell Raika-kun, you two!
I understand not being sure what to say, but you won’t be able to convey your feelings without saying something at least.
Intermission 7
Ehihi. Chiaki-oniisan, everyone, you really are all such kind people.
I’m very happy about all of this, but… I also feel bad, as well.
I’m makin’ all of you use up your time for someone like me…
P-Please don’t feel bad about this, Raika-san!
Hmm… It really is too tough on him to feel better just by being told that.
Raika-chan. You should just let out every bit of your feelings when you feel this way!
It’s okay, no matter what you say, we’ll always be by your side, Raika-chan!
…Mitsuru-oniisan. Chiaki-oniisan. Mayomayo Onii-san…
Sniff… Uu… I, just feel so frustrated with myself…
Why is it so hard for me to do anything? Why am I this stupid?
I just want to be of help to Yume-san…
So why does my bird brain forget such simple lines so easily?3
How am I… How am I supposed to atone for all the bad things I’ve done?
Sniff… I can’t think of any way to do that, not with this empty head…
Raika-kun…
And all I’ve ever done is cause trouble to my team…
I really am better off not being here after all…
That’s not true, Raika-chan!
It’s all thanks to Raika-chan that I could have loads of fun with 4piece!
And it’s ‘cuz you were there that I was able to do all sortsa things!4
I’m super sure that even in Mega Sphere, there’s something only you can do, Raika-chan!
Yeah, exactly what Tenma-kun says. There’s nothing out there that would be better off without you, not for even a second.
But… All I’m able to do is get in everyone’s way, and I can’t do anythin’ right.
And what’s worse, I made everythin’ that Yume-san wanted to do go to waste.
After all these things I’ve done, is there really somethin’ out there that I could do…?
There definitely is. And I believe that what you should do right now is look for that very thing.
Most of all, if you run away now, I’m sure you would just regret it, Raika-kun.
……Long ago, I was also made painfully aware of my utter powerlessness to do anything.
I tried to look away from it as hard as I could, telling myself that it’s a problem beyond my power.
I made excuses that I can’t do it… I made use of any means to protect myself away from it… I even shut down my very own dream that I believed in for so many years…5
But averting our eyes will never help clear our hearts in the end.
That’s why, Raika-kun. I don’t want you to look away from what your heart wants to do.
So come on, go ahead and say it. Raika-kun, what is it that you want to do?
Sobs… Sniffs… I want to do what I can for Yume-san’s sake…
I don’t want this to end with me accomplishin’ nothing but trouble for my team…!
You did a great job saying it outloud, Raika-kun. You were able to express it, so it’ll be alright now.
Now that you’ve said all the words in your heart, all that’s left is to pour in all your efforts to achieve that!
As long as you don’t give up, you’ll surely find something you can do. Hang in there, Raika-kun!
Aye…! I don’t know what I can do, but…
Even then… I will try to do my best so that I can do somethin’…!
(Whew, I’m so glad. Thanks to Mayo-san and everyone, Raika-kun got back on his feet a little.)
(That being said… All my seniors rushing in to cheer Raika-kun up was sooo ra~vely…☆)
(Just listening to them from the sides moved me to tears.)
(My seniors really are amazing… Meanwhile, I didn’t know what I was supposed to tell Raika-kun here…)
(No. I can’t let myself be down in the dumps right now. Raika-kun’s finally feeling a bit better.)
(I gotta do the same, too. It’s ‘cause the team is in such a mess right now that I gotta think up what I can do here!)
Mega Stream Main Story (Partial Translations)
Please note that these are partial translations.
Translation Notes
- ↑ Referring to the 4piece audition main story, VS★GOURMET. Chiaki, Mayoi, Raika, and Mitsuru would typically group up in the audition and help each other get through each task.
- ↑ Chiaki’s referring to the song performed in VS★GOURMET; Flood of Customers, Chapter 3, when Raika and Mayoi wanted to help Chiaki overcome his hatred of eggplants in order to complete his assistance work in the vegetable field (which was the only way to get back to the main audition).
- ↑ In Japanese, bird brain means “forgetful memory”.
- ↑ Raika helped Mitsuru in various ways in the 4piece audition, VS★GOURMET. One of the biggest ways he helped him is by singing and attracting customers to Mitsuru’s shop.
- ↑ This is referring to Meteor Impact, Unqualified Hero 16-19. In these chapters, Chiaki kept doubting himself and overthought everything happening around him, until he emotionally spiralled saying he was never a hero, and then eventually broke down crying. He picks himself back up eventually after Madara phonecalls him, which gave him a second chance to achieve his dream of becoming a hero.