MagiReco - Merry Christmas Event 8-13

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Part 8

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Tsuruno-chan is in charge of bringing the food for the Christmas party.

...However, something was wrong...

Iroha: Hello, Tsuruno-chan~, how's it--

Iroha: ...Wha!

Iroha: ...What's with the costume...?

Tsuruno: Oh, thanks for coming!

Tsuruno: ...Eh? The costume?

Tsuruno: I'm a reindeer!

Iroha: ...Ah, that's not-- I can see that...

Tsuruno: ...Ahhh, listen, my dad and I thought up a new menu.

Tsuruno: A "Chinese Christmas" menu!

Iroha: Chinese Christmas...

Tsuruno: However, I've been having a tough time coming up with stuff...

Tsuruno: I had to get in character! ...So I thought, I'll buy this costume!

Iroha: I-Is that so...

Tsuruno: Do you not like it?

Iroha: ...N-No! It's cute!

Tsuruno: I look just like a reindeer, right?

Iroha: Eh...? Er, well...

Iroha: ...You look... exactly like a reindeer!

Tsuruno: Fun fun funnnn!

Iroha: Y-You are in really good spirits...!

Tsuruno: Yup! Because this costume is perfect!

Tsuruno: ...Despite that...

Tsuruno: The menu~! I still can't come up with anything~!

Iroha: Ahh...

Tsuruno: And my dad went out for a walk to try to clear his mind!

Tsuruno: ...So I could really use your help, Iroha-chan...

Iroha: I see...

Tsuruno: ...Why am I stuck! But I am the strongest...!

Iroha: I-I don't see how that relates...

Tsuruno: Iroha-chan, I want you to give me some pointers!

Iroha: ...That's right, we might be able to come up with something together.

Tsuruno: Exactly! Help me out, please!

Iroha: If you really want me to... Sure, okay!

Tsuruno: Thanks!

Iroha: Alright, um...

Iroha: What have you tried so far?

Tsuruno: I've tried several dishes and nothing has worked so far...

Iroha: What do you mean?

Tsuruno: Well, you see...

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Part 9

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Tsuruno-chan was preparing Chinese food for our Christmas party...

A "Chinese Christmas" menu! ...Or so she says...

But it's not going very well so far...

Tsuruno: I've just come up with something!

Iroha: Good!

Tsuruno: Food stacked in the shape of a Christmas tree...

Tsuruno: Fried rice as a tree! I'll call it the "Trice"!

Iroha: ...

Tsuruno: Well? Well?

Iroha: Um... That's...

Iroha: So it's just fried rice...?

Tsuruno: ...

Tsuruno: T-That's right!

Iroha: I see...

Tsuruno: Aww... You wound me... Seriously, Iroha-chan...

Iroha: ...Ah... well...

Tsuruno: Alright then! What do you think of this?

Tsuruno: Food stacked in the shape of a Christmas tree...

Tsuruno: But now it's dumplings! I'll call it the "Trumpling"!

Iroha: But it's still just dumplings!

Tsuruno: Fine! Fine! Then what if we stack some...

Iroha: Just forget about the tree! Okay, Tsuruno-chan?

Tsuruno: ...O-Okay... Let's change our approach...

We finally made some headway and tried out a few dishes...

But... even so! It still wasn't going very well...

Tsuruno: It isn't workiiiiing!

Iroha: It's hard coming up with stuff...

Tsuruno: A Chinese Christmas... A Chinese Christmas... hmmm...

Iroha: Chinese food that evokes Christmas...

Iroha: A Christmas feeling...

Tsuruno's Dad: I'm back~

Tsuruno: Ah, Dad's back! Welcome back~

Tsuruno's Dad: I met a customer in the front of the store while I was taking a break.

Tsuruno: Ah, is that so...

Tsuruno: Hey, Iroha-chan, sorry... Can we continue this later?

Iroha: Ah, yes! Don't worry about me...

Man: Excuse me.

Tsuruno's Dad: Yes, come on in!

Man: I'll have the mapo tofu.

Tsuruno's Dad: Right!

Iroha: (...Mapo tofu...)

Iroha: (...Hm?...)

Iroha: ...Ah! Mapo tofu!

Tsuruno: Eh? What about mapo tofu?

Tsuruno: ...Wait, don't tell me!

Iroha: How about making some mapo tofu?! We could...

Tsuruno: Stack mapo tofu in the shape of a Christmas tree...?!

Iroha: Would you stop with the tree, please!

[Note 1: Mapo tofu is a popular Chinese dish from Sichuan province. Thanks, wiki.]

[Note 2: Yes, her "puns" are that bad.]

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Part 10

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So I came up with an idea...

Actually, it wasn't much of an idea...

Iroha: What colour gives you that Christmas feeling?

Tsuruno: Colour?

Iroha: What colour comes to mind when you think of Christmas?

Iroha: Santa's red and white...

Tsuruno: The green of the tree?

Iroha: Again with the tree... Whatever, that works too!

Iroha: Try making dishes that have the feeling of Christmas...

Iroha: So there's your Christmas menu! ...Well, that's what I came up with.

Tsuruno: ...

Tsuruno: ...Cooool! That might work! Iroha-chan!

Tsuruno: ...Hm...? Ah, I get it now! The mapo tofu!

Iroha: It has that red colour... Sorry, it's not a very elaborate idea...!

Tsuruno: No, it'd be great to have dishes with Christmas colours!

Tsuruno: It also has that party feeling! Yes, yes!

Tsuruno: Cool! Thank you! That's a fantastic idea!

Iroha: No, it was nothing...

Tsuruno: Now leave it to me!

Tsuruno: I will come up with the strongest Chinese Christmas menu ever!

Iroha: Do you still need my help?

Tsuruno: This is a battle I must face alone! Fun fun funnnn!

Iroha: U-Understood...!

And so Tsuruno-chan began her full-scale preparations for dinner...

But... will everything be alright...?

...Ah, in any case...

Maybe I can help Yachiyo-san with something...?

Yachiyo: ...

Yachiyo: ...

Yachiyo: (A Christmas party...)

Yachiyo: (We'll have dinner together... and eat cake...)

Yachiyo: (The house will be lively again...)

Yachiyo: ...Heh...

Yachiyo: (...No... I shouldn't be laughing...)

Yachiyo: ...

Yachiyo: ...

Yachiyo: ...Hehehe...!

"Actually, I think I was the one who was looking forward to this Christmas party the most..."

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Part 11

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"Felicia and Sana are in charge of the decorations for the Christmas party."

"So the two of them went shopping in town."

Felicia: Si~gh... The decorations~...

Sana: ...

Felicia: I wonder what we should buy...

Felicia: Hello?

Sana: ...Ah, yes...

Felicia: We gotta get a tree or something, right?

Felicia: ...It's decided. Let's gooo to the mountains!

Sana: Eh...?!

Felicia: We'll find a huge tree and chop it down!

Felicia: Then we'll just set it on a table!

Sana: B-But you'll break it...!

Felicia: ...Hmm... Eh, I guess...

Sana: ...Well... I'm not really sure about this...

Sana: But maybe... we could buy shiny things and decorate with them...

Felicia: Shiny things?

Sana: Like... Christmas... lights...?

Felicia: Alright, we can buy lots of lights and set them all over the house!

Sana: Lights... How many should we buy?

Felicia: Dunno~...

Felicia: One million!

Sana: T-That'd cost so much money...!

Felicia: ...I know that... I'm just joking.

Sana: Ah, I-I'm sorry...

Felicia: ...Sigh~...

Felicia: I just wanna eat, I don't wanna have a Christmas party!

Sana: ...

Sana: Um... about that... I'm sorry...

Felicia: Eh?

Felicia: ...A-Ah, that's bad... I shouldn't be complaining to you...

Sana: ...

Felicia: ...

Felicia: ...Ah, geez!

Felicia: You know what, hanging out with you is not bad at all!

Sana: Y-Yes...!

Felicia: But!

Felicia: ...but...

Felicia: ...

Felicia: I don't! like! Christmas!

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Part 12

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Felicia: I don't! like! Christmas!

Sana: Christmas... You don't like it...

Felicia: Right! I don't like it!

Sana: ...Why is that...?

Felicia: ...

Felicia: The reason doesn't matter...

Felicia: I just don't care! for Christmas!

Felicia: All this joyfulness, this merriness!

Felicia: It only shows up for Christmas! They're like "Wow! So much fun!".

Felicia: And I... just... hate all these bright lights...!

Felicia: What's the point! of Christmas!

Sana: ...

Felicia: ...O-Oh...

Felicia: A-Ah, but... it's not your fault...

Sana: ...Me too...

Felicia: Eh?

Sana: ...Umm... It's not that I hate it...

Sana: It's just... I don't know...

Sana: In December, the city gets really pretty all of a sudden...

Sana: But, why is everyone enjoying Christmas...

Sana: They all gather together and have fun...

Sana: But why do they have fun... Why do they gather...

Sana: Why is everything shining so brightly... why... why...

Felicia: ...

Sana: Now that I think about it... Perhaps...

Sana: Perhaps I'm not capable of understanding that joy...

Felicia: I see...

Felicia: ...

Felicia: ...Yeah, okay.

Sana: ...Eh?

Felicia: ...I'm not sure I got it yet...

Felicia: ...Uhhh...

Felicia: ...Ah! Now I've come up with something good!

Sana: Something... good?

Felicia: Hehehe...

Felicia: We'll make a team... You and me...

Felicia: We'll be "The Anti-Christmas Squad!"

Sana: ...

Sana: Eh, eeeeeeeeeeh~???

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Part 13

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Felicia: Hehehe...

Felicia: We'll make a team... You and me...

Felicia: We'll be "The Anti-Christmas Squad!"

Sana: ...

Sana: Eh, eeeeeeeeeeh~???

Sana: The Anti-Christmas Squad... What is that?

Felicia: We fiiight! That's what the squad is all about!

Felicia: It's a common trope in cartoons, ya know!

Sana: ...What sort of people are in that squad...?

Felicia: The two of us!

Felicia: Get it? We're the Anti-Christmas Squad...

Felicia: The squad that will terrorize everyone at the wicked festival!

Felicia: And! Our goal is to stop Christmas...

Felicia: You and me! We're the Anti-Christmas Squad of Justiceee!

Felicia: We'll make our move against the evil of Christmas on the 24th~...!

Sana: But...

Felicia: What! The squad's got two good members!

Sana: ...But the name's not very...

Sana: It makes us seem like we're the bad guys...

Felicia: Eh~? Is the name not cool enough~?

Sana: Also... I'm... not sure about this fighting squad thing...

Felicia: ...But it's more fun than having a party...

Sana: ...No, sorry...

Felicia: ...Nah, don't worry! It's just something I said on impulse...

Sana: ...

Felicia: ...Sigh~... Guess that didn't work out, huh!

Felicia: What a shame... I don't wanna have a partyyy...

Sana: Felicia-san...

Sana: (...Why do you dislike it so much...?)

Felicia: ...Whatever... Hey, do ya wanna go buy some stuff or no?

Sana: Do you want to... go home?

Felicia: I don't care one way or another...

Sana: ...I-I'm sorry!

Felicia: Eh?

Sana: I said some weird things and I made you feel bad, Felicia-san...

Felicia: No, no! It's not your fault!

Felicia: ...Ya know? But me, I just hate Christmas...

Felicia: The feeling is there. I just get riled up sometimes.

Felicia: So don't you worry about it! Ya hear? Wahaha!

Sana: ...Y-Yes...

Felicia: ...Well...

Felicia: We haven't done any shopping yet... So, let's go then!

Sana: Ah, which way are we...?!

Felicia: We'll just walk around everywhere.

Sana: Walk around everywhere...?

Felicia: Hm? ...Is that a park over there?

Sana: A... park...

Felicia: Anyway, let's gooo~!

(Sana): Felicia-san is usually cheerful so... That made me a bit worried.

(Sana): Her feelings towards Christmas are different from mine...

(Sana): I... feel like... there's something lurking deep in my heart... Dark emotions...

(Sana): I... never paid much attention to them... But now they feel pleasantly ticklish...