Nasatya’s song was actually not that difficult but Eka’s song…oh my goodness, it is hard. I’ve only seen one translation of the song and that is by my sister- but it is in Chinese. I don’t think I could have done this if I didn’t have her translation as a guide. It is obscure. I really do like this song and I do get very touched when I hear it, it is very moving. However, I don’t deny that I use this song’s lyrics in my what if fic…Well, I am sure Nasatya would be shocked to know that this is how Eka sees him.

洞窟に純光の瞳

Wandering amidst the buried darkness

Receiving the command and now disappearing

Those who are in the way, become lifeless bubbles

Beautiful powders of poison will be sown for the future

What is the reason of that pair of eyes across the cave, which are overflowed with light, being an unique existence?

The sound of the wind, because the sound of sad weeping

The death of the master is surprisingly painful

The future is here.

The pair of eyes that serves no one across the cave

Can only see the light of that unique existence

How?

The body beside

a crystal that is moving to the peak of the road

the colour of the noble voice, the scorching heat of the flame that refused to be understood

the heaven and earth would kneel

he should be able to become a great king

To be the shadows at his feet, and to be able to be of use to this light

Then this would be happiness

Despair cannot be seen

Only the light can be seen

I saw someone comment on the song and I really like her comment, I think it describe what you feel about the song and Eka as a character once you realise that this is how he sees Nasatya: “The lyrics show the respect he have for Nasatya very clearly, in fact, he seem to respect Nasatya a bit too much. “Those who are in the way, become lifeless bubbles/Beautiful powders of poison will be sown for the future”…this is actually really scary…Futushiko respects the princess as well, and he is willing to fight for the sake of protecting Chihiro, however, Eka even want to get rid of any that is in Nastya’s way…can’t he be a bit kinder?”

Lyrics and translation taken from: http://www.corichan.com/lyrics/albums/okudamiwako-futari.html#04

I found out about this song due to seeing someone’s Chinese translation and she herself learnt about the song due to seeing it in an Hiiragi and Chihiro MV, and upon finding a translation I really like it, and I even used it to write one of my Hiiragi and Nakatya fic. There is just something romantic about the idea of meetings in the rain. On a side note- the artist- Okuda Miwako’s songs are really worth listening to. And the site I taken this translation from has quite a lot of translation that really help to appreciate the songs.

after the rain & the dream
I put my face to the big tree, we were playing hide & seek
It started to rain, the locust's voice stopped, & I looked up to the sky
I'm sure you're here, even if I can't hear your voice
I'm sure you're here, even if I can't see you ......I'm sure

Can I see you when the rain stops?
Can I see you when the dream ends?
Will you promise me during the rain & dream
...that we can meet again?
Even if you die,
I'll be waiting for you

I got piggybacked on your large shoulders, walking around the festival
It started to rain, the lights went out, & I looked up to the night sky
I'm sure you're not there, even if I'm chatting now
I'm sure you're not there, even if I'm holding you ......I'm sure

Can I see you when it rains?
Can I see you when the dream starts?
Will you promise me after the rain & dream
...that you won't be gone anymore?
Even if the stars shoot by,
I'll look up to the sky

Can I see you when the rain stops?
Can I see you when the dream ends?
Can I see you when it rains?
Can I see you when the dream starts?
Will you promise me after the rain & dream
...that we can meet again?
Even if you die,
I'll be waiting for you

Lyrics and translation taken from: http://lyrics.wikia.com/KOH%2B:Saiai

I knew about this song from someone’s review on Shigi’s Route in Kagami no miko. Basically that person said that she happened to be listening to the song after she played the game, and she felt that the song describe Shigi x Mariko really well, she even felt that the writer wrote it for the game, for these pairing. I naturally don’t think that the writers wrote it due to playing the game, but I do agree that it really remind me of Shigi x Mariko.

You're someone who looks like a dream

so you disappear like dreams do

I knew we were fated to that

It's just another page of a season that came and went

Just like powder snow

falling and melting

my feelings won't stop

It's ok if you don't love me

Just watch over me from far away

I'm pretending to be strong

But I just want to be connected to you

Because I still love you

I wish I could have cried more

I wish I could have smiled more

Go on and say I'm stupid

Go on and say I shouldn't care

But I just want to meet you

It was the first time I thought

that my life so far wasn't wrong

Your smile is like a sunny place

shining light over the road of my life

You were the only one

who gave me an umbrella

to shelter myself from the rain in my heart

It's ok if you can't love me

I'll watch over you from here

I'm pretending to be strong

But I just want to be connected to you

Because I still love you

Under the same moon

we shed the same tears

"This is wrong"

"I don't want to leave you"

I just couldn't say these words

And even when the travel of my ife

comes to an end

I'll surely be praying

that you are the person you wanted to be

that you are smiling

that you are happy

It's ok if you don't love me

Just watch over me from far away

I'm pretending to be strong

But I just want to be connected to you

Because I still love you

I wish I could have cried more

Maybe I should have smiled more

Go on and say I'm stupid

Go on and say I shouldn't care

But I just want to meet you

I just want to meet you

I don’t know why but I decided to play Tarou’s route in Tokimeki 2 (quite sometime ago) even though I knew the story and I thought that this guy was a melodramatic jerk/bastard. I guess I was curious about what the route would be like. But upon playing it, I realised that I actually felt different. (this is just like playing Shirogane’s route in Haruka 3. it really changed my perspective of Yasuhira).

The PC meet Tarou, who tells her that she is cute, and then she next see him in school, when this girl was yelling at him and when he sees the PC he would make it as if he was the victim (in reality, you could tell that he was the one to blame. It was really obvious). But eventually he would take the PC out on a date, and when he graduate he would tell the PC that this was all a game, and that if she goes to work in this café he often go to, then she could meet him there. During her period of working there, he would be with other girls and mock her. Then he would ask her out on a date, saying that since he is now a university student, he wants her to dress suitably, dress sexily. She would then be harassed in the park and he would help her, but then tell her to go home.

Funnily enough, when I played the route, I don’t dislike him that much, although I still say that the harassment was seriously…due to that, the guy is a bastard. But in regard to him ‘fooling the PC’ in the beginning, I have to say that I personally don’t feel as if he leaded on her. For goodness sake, there was only that one date and I don’t feel that he actually did anything obvious. It seemed just an express of interest. I personally don’t know why the PC would think that there was something between them and want to do all that for him.

But the point is that he would end up apologising to the PC and telling the girls that the PC is really important to him, and therefore he would no longer spend time with any of them. He would take her home and ask her to go on a date with him and when she asks whether he wants her to dress sexily again, he would tell her that she does not need to. (At one point he would actually ask the PC whether she is playing a game with him and she would be confused. At that moment, I thought: “Please, not everyone is like you.”) But the date get interrupted by the guy who would have harassed the PC as he told her that Tarou was the one who wanted him to harass her. Apparently if the PC trust Tarou then he would say something like she doesn’t deserve him. But I haven’t chose that option, I tell him that I had enough and run off, and that bit was quite touching, as he would beg you to not go.

But I was actually really touched by the ending and I feel that he actually really has changed. And I feel that after what happened, he would actually treat the PC really well. I actually quite like the ending, as he would beg her to let him have a second chance, by restarting again. I think he said something like: “Let us go back to the first time that we meet. Let us start again.” I actually really like the whole idea although it could naturally go the other way: “you could not go back to that day once it was gone.” But he promises to be a good boyfriend, someone she could be proud of and I feel that he really would change. And he also told her that she is good the way she is (as the PC will say she has faults too).

His bad ending is actually really worth seeing, and to tell the truth I was really touched by his request, that I couldn’t bear to reject him the first time I played. But I basically the PC tell him that it is too late and he would take it very well, even saying she is wise in doing so. Well, given all that he did if he didn’t take it well then he deserves to be pushed off the light house’s balcony. But his bad ending is really touching as he would tell the PC that she is the first person he had properly liked and ask her to at least believe in that, even though she is not willing to believe him enough to try again. And I’ve seen people say that he does really like her because even the PC, who refuses to trust him, can at least believe that he did like her.

Of course, real life would be different but Tarou’s route as a game is really touching.

Due to hearing the latest Haruka 4 CD瑞穂の国, due to the track: 竹筒大戦争, I was inspired by write this what if. Italic are thoughts.

The real reason why Nasatya does not return to Tokoyonokuni

Setting: everything has been solved and Nasatya is on his journeys. Eka is alive and he is the only one that knows Nasatya is alive (just to prevent confusion, Eka is not travelling with Nasatya. Nasatya is travelling alone). Asvin does not have definite proof that his brother is alive, but he firmly believes that Nasatya is alive.

Inspired by 瑞穂の国, the drama 竹筒大戦争. In order to get the joke, you really have to know about that drama is about.

Eka: “Nasatya-sama, I am very happy to see you again. Have you decided to return to your family? If you do, then please let me accompany you.”

Nasatya: “I am considering it as it has been a few months since I left. However, I am not fully certain. I would like to take a look around the kingdoms without anyone discovering me. I am a bit worried because there are rumours that I am alive.”

Nasatya: “I can not let Ash see me. Knowing Ash, he would probably lock me in a room and say I need to calm down and think before doing anything rash. It is ironic that he would lecture me about being rash.”

Eka: “Ah, I understand. Nasatya-sama, please take my hitsugi, no one will recognise you if you wear it.”

Nasatya: “Where did he take it out from?”

Eka: “Do not worry, Nasatya-sama, my people would not bother you as they would know that you are not a tsuchigumo, while the others would not be able to tell.”

(the next day- Nasatya is wearing Eka’s hitsugi.)

Nasatya: “Eka’s idea is really good as there is certainly no way that anyone could recognise me since my whole head is concealed.”

(Michiomi enters)

Michiomi: “Ah what should I do? How do I find all these stuff? Baking…baking powder? Is that how you say it? No, how you say it is not important, the question is how I should find them? Ahhh, what should do? If I don’t come back with these items then everyone would be so disappointed. As a general, I also need to set an example of doing what you promise…Ahh, what do I do?” (1)

Nasatya: “Isn’t that one of Nakatsukuni’s general? He looks a bit familiar…”

Michiomi: “Ahhh, what do I do? What should I do?”

Nasatya: “He didn’t seem to have any hesitation when he used that bell though.”

(Michiomi notices Nasatya. Remember- Nasatya is wearing Eka’s hitsugi.)

Michiomi: “You! Do not dare to harm the hime! I would not be sway by any of your words!” (2)

(Michiomi leaves)

Nasatya: “Has Eka done something to him? I certainly don’t know about this.”

(Oshihito enters)

Oshihito: “It is essential that we think of a good strategy especially when Hiiragi is there. No matter what, I will not lose to Hiiragi.”

Nasatya: “Is there some new conflicts? But Eka said everything is really peaceful.”

(Oshihito notices Nasatya)

Oshihito: “You! You dare to show your face here!”

Oshihitio: “I should kill you for what you did five years ago! I will not let any traitors go unpunished!”

Oshihto: “Hakondou!”

(Nasatya barely mange to duck)

Nasatya: “If I didn’t react faster then the rumours of me being alive would remain rumours.”

(Nasatya wants to take the hood off to reveal that he is not Eka)

Oshihito: “Ha, do not think of casting a spell!”

(Hakondou is swung at Nasatya’s direction again.)

Nasatya: “Wait, you are mistaken, I am – ”

Oshihito: “I will not listen to anything you say!”

Asvin (from somewhere else) : “Oshihito, have you hidden yet? Sazaki has almost finished counting.”

Oshihito: “Hmph, you are lucky this time.”

(Oshihito puts Hakondou back and walk away)

Nasatya: “Eka, just what have you done? Maybe I should have just worn a normal cloak instead. To prevent anyone else mistaking me for Eka I better hide in that bush.”

(sometime later)

Nasatya: “I do miss Asvin and Shani and perhaps I should at least let them know that I am actually alive. I am sure they would understand if I tell them that I am not ready to go back and resume being one of the princes of Tokoyonokuni…”

Nasatya: “What is that sound? It sounds like wings…”

Sazaki: “Hahaha, Nagi, don’t think you can hide from Sazaki-sama here!”

(Sazaki grabs Nasatya by the hair and actually hoisted him up in the air for some distance)

Sazaki: “Eh? A tsuchigumo? Oh, it isn’t Nagi.”

(drops Nasatya)

Nasatya: “You – and he just flew away like that?”

Nasatya: “Who has ever dared to treat me like that? Although being dropped onto the ground from that height actually didn’t hurt that much. It seems that what I read about the tsuchigumo are actually true.” (3)

(sometimes later)

Nasatya: “But if I go back or even just let them know that I am alive then…what is that noise? Is it a horse?”

Futsuhiko: “Waaaaaaghhhh!”

Nasatya: “Another of Ni-no-hime’s close retainers. I didn’t know that this forest would be so popular.”

Nasatya: “Wait…isn’t that the black kirin? How could he be riding him?”

Futsuhiko: “Waaaaaaghhhh! Asvin-dono! Please untie me! Waaaaaaghhhh!”

Nasatya: “Ash, what are you doing?”

Futsuhiko: “Someone, anyone, please help me! Waaaaghhh!”

Nasatya: “Well, if I help him then I risk being discovered.”

Nasatya: “I really must decide what to do…”

Futsuhiko: “Waaaaaaghhhh!!! Waaaaaaghhhh!!! Waaaaaaghhhh!!!”

Nasatya: “But I can’t really think with all this noise…wait, is the black kirin coming toward my direction?”

(Nasatya barely dodges the black kirin, who charges through the bush he was hiding.)

Nasatya: “Perhaps this is a sign that I should continue travelling a bit longer…I was almost kicked.”

(Asvin enters)

Asvin: “How strange, I feel as if Satya is nearby and is watching me. What a pity that he isn’t here, although I am not sure if I could persuade him to take part in this game.”

Asvin: “If he was here then he would say that I am just looking for an excuse to slack off from work, which is true enough, really.” (4)

Asvin: “But it is funny, as I even miss his lectures.”

Asvin: “I know that he is alive, but the problem is that I can’t find where he is. I am certain that his tsuchigumo servant knows a lot, but Eka always disappear the moment he sees me.”

Nasatya: (very touched) “Ash…”

(the bamboo barrow is kicked by Tooya and it landed on Asvin, the others are also arriving)

Asvin: “Ahahahaha- Black thunder!!!”

Nasatya: “What the – ”

Asvin: “Eh? I swore I heard Satya’s voice.”

Futsuhiko: “Waaaaaaghhhh!!! Waaaaaaghhhh!!! Waaaaaaghhhh!!!”

Nagi: “Why am I hit as well?”

Sazaki: “My wings!”

Kazahaya: “Hahaha, I guess the result is a draw since we don’t have the bamboo barrow anymore.”

(Later that night)

Nasatya: “Eka, I am going to continue to travel a bit longer. I realised that I am not ready to go back yet.”

Nasatya: “By the way, your hitsugi was very useful. I am sure it protected me after I was dropped from the air, and then hit by thunder.”

Notes

(1) Referring to the drama 道臣の一番長い日, how he had to find ingredients for Karigane.

(2 ) Refering to what happened in his route.

(3 ) The hitsugi seem to help Tsuchigumo to jump off cliffs and jump back up. XD And it probably have some basic protection.

(4) I think Asvin participate by saying that it is a way to gather information, and when he say that he agree with Sazaki- who want to play the game- Kazahaya was really surprised. Although I think the gathering information is just his excuse, he was certainly enjoying it.

This is basically an information book on Haruka 4 and basically it reveals a lot of information, what I talked about in this entry- in regard to Nasatya’s past, how he is actually the emperor’s foster son instead of birth son is from here. And the book also says what the colour and flower/plant that represent the characters are. This is a Haruka tradition and I was really gutted that they didn’t have it for Haruka 4. but now they have. But my sister actually brought the book (she is in Taiwan) and she says it has a lot of interesting information- in addition to full length pictures (for those who can read Chinese please go and see her blog, as they contain much more information.

Nasatya

As mentioned, his family past is in this entry.

I really thought that it would be red since he is associated with fire. His ability is to control fire; his alignment is fire; his title is 火雷 (honoi-kuzuchi) ie.fire-thunder; one of his two CG shows him meeting Chihiro amidst a burning room; to do his route you have to get the fire crystal from that day; his song talk about fire and Eka actually describes him as a flame that could not be understood in his own song. In addition, his hair is bright red. However, his colour is white- I think it is the colour of the cloth that he wear

Plant: 木槿 The rose of Sharon/the rose of Althea
I really wonder whether this is the flower in Nasatya’s room as the flowers are shortlived, the flower only live for a day or so, and I think the flower that Nasatya have in his room does just bloom for a day. The flowers also seed and grow very easily and I feel that Nasatya’s ending suggest that the flower seemed to have grew quite easily in the place he stayed for the night.

Hobby: Working

Additionally: the book also reveals the secret of Nasatya’s weapon. As mentioned, that sword is long as- there is no way that he could belt that sword. The book made it quite clear that it is impossible. That sword is actually 190cm long- Nasatya is only 180cm high. Yes, that sword is taller then him by 10cm!!! The book seem to suggest that he actually has two swords, because the one that he wear belted is actually wider and double edged, where as the long as sword we see him use is much more slender.

I wonder, is it possible that his long as sword is actually magical? Cause he is a spell caster as well, so it is possible that this is a sword that he summon/conjure? Although I am not sure if there is such a spell in their world, but you do get such scenario in other fantastical worlds. In addition, Nasatya also use that sword as a prop when he casts his spells. Besides, how do you actually carry that sword around? I mean, unlike Benkei’s nagitana you can only grab the top (the hilt). So that is my idea. :D

This site has a list of Japanese colours

Eka

Colour: 墨染

I don’t know how to translate this other then that it is a type of black but just see for yourself.

Plant: Monkshood

Additional information: Apparently Eka actually went to serve Oshihito as a spy, at that time he was already Nasatya’s servant (he was only sixteen at that time! but then Tooya was six- at the very most- when he began to travel…) So, I am really curious about how they met. My own theory was that it was after the attack on Nakatsukuni, that Eka decided to serve Nasatya after he left Oshihito. But I doubt that this would make Oshihito feel better. But I don’t think that Nasatya would just let a new servant go and be a spy (obviously, you would only send someone to be undercover if you trust them). So surely Eka has already serve quite some years under Nasatya.

But apparently Tsuchigumo are named on the ability that they have. Tooya is called Tooya because Tooya is for those who have the ability of singing. However, the different types of ability only start from 2. For those who are called One- they have multiple abilities. Eka’s name actually means one (it is one in Sanskrit. So that is probably why he is so powerful)

And there is also the possibility that Eka might be blind (so I seriously don’t know how he manage to do what he does. Being blind is very different from being mute). Even though the book didn’t include a full length picture of Eka (ie.from head to toe) they did have a picture of him without his hitsugi. So, here is the picture…(I got the picture from my sister- she took a photo of the book)

So his hair is probably really long, and you can also see his tattoo. Most people who play Haruka are clearly girls and Eka’s character show how many of them are bribed by appearance (I am probably the same too). I have seen a lot of people say that one of the reason they notice Eka is due to the scenes where you could see his face, as you could tell that he is very good looking. Actually, a lot of people describe him as being beautiful (so you would think that they might let us have a proper picture)

It is quite funny- how I initially see these two as I actually thought that Nasatya was the antagonist, as well as being quite a bad person. When I found out that Eka is Nasatya’s servant as well as Tooya’s friend my initial interpretation is that the reason Eka works for Nasatya is that he knows there is some goodness left in Nasatya’s heart. That Nasatya lost his way…I guess you could say that I thought Nasatya was like the emperor.

I suddenly felt like watching part of Haruka feast as when I first watched it, I didn’t have any clue about Haruka 4. And I thought I’ll put up my third way translation of Nasatya’s speech (what Fish-san voiced live.) by third way translation I mean someone translated it to Chinese, and I then ‘translate’ it to English. As always, I put up my modified version first (the italic one), and the non-italic one behind it is the literal version.

“I also have what I need to protect

Those who dare to hurt it can only die

Rise your weapon, princess of Nakatsukuni

This is a battlefield, there is no need for me to talk to you”

And the literal translation

I also have things that I need to protect

anyone that dare to hurt (touch) this thing can only die

Take hold of/pick up your weapon, Nakatsukuni's princess

This is a battlefield, there is no need to talk to you

And then the message at the 2009 neo-romance.

(looking at the river that is flowing from the balcony and feeling someone approaching)

“even though the world is still in chaos

the stream that flows from this balcony is still the same clear stream

come out, Ni-no-hime

this ship belongs to you

there is no need for you to hide

what am I doing?

the whole world is now being destroyed by the hand of the dragon god

I am thinking about what I should do

Combine our strengths to get this world back? What foolish words

mortals cannot win against the gods

You are always doing things beyond my expectation

that is right, you would not choose to give up

the bright light that was in your eyes that day when I met you amidst the fire has not dulled at all

Perhaps even the gods would kneel down in front of this bright gaze

and I cannot resist the feelings I have for you in my heart

my life and soul will all be given to you

Princess”

The literal version.

(looking at the river that is flowing from the balcony

feeling someone approaching from behind)

even though the world is still in chaos

what flow away from this balcony is the same clear stream

Come out, Ni-no-hime

This is the ship that belongs to you

You have no need to hide

what I am doing?
Now, everything in the world is being destroyed by the hand of the dragon god

I am thinking about what I should do

join strengths to get this world back? what foolish words

mortals cannot win against the gods

You are always doing things beyond my expectation

that is so, you would not choose to give up

that bright light that is gathered in your eyes

At that time, when meeting you amidst the flame,

even now it is not dulled at all

in front of this gaze

perhaps even the gods would kneel down

and I, cannot resist this feelings of admiration which I have for you in my heart

my life and soul will all be given to you

Princess

By the way I also checked how you actually spell the two brother’s name in Japanese, as one part of Haruka feasta 2008 involves the seiyuu using the characters of their name to tell a scenario. So they spelt out the name in Hiragana so I could check. So Asvin’s name is actually spelt as A-shu-bi-n, while Nasatya’s name is Na-a-sa-te-ya. (although it might be tei as there is a small i. but the point is that it is five syllables. It is really funny because the order was Kazhaya -à Sazaki -à Nagi, so there was a sense of the names getting shorter and shorter, so they were saying that Fish’s character might just have a one syllable name.

My sister gave me the download link to a subbed version of this and I was immediately distracted when it downloaded. Although it is subbed, the songs are not translated (Which is a pity, the reason that I really ended up liking Hojo Masako’s song as well as her character is because when I watched Haruka feast 2008, they translated the song).

But anyway, here is my comments and keep in mind that I tend to focus on Haruka much more as I don’t really know golden chord or Angelique.

1. 5分間のhistory
(the song is really nice, although the only problem is the English bit. I don’t really mind the “You are so sweet” or “Falling in love” but whenever he sings “You are so cool’ I want to laugh. But apart from that the song is really nice. And it made me feel “Owww” even though I am not sure of the lyrics. But I am sure the lyrics is about falling in love and all that (after all, this is not Yasuhira’s song, when Toriumui very cheerfully sings about death and sin. As mentioned, not the seiyuu’s fault, I don’t blame him at all.) Although in the first few lines I keep on thinking: “is there a catch?” (since the seiyuu voiced Aizen…)

2. Mystic Night
no particular comment, the song didn’t really capture my attention and I haven’t really heard of the seiyuu…

3. 心よ最果ての氷原に
as to be expected of Inoue-san, he is super into it. For some reason he always seems to have dancers accompanying him. But now that I think about it, his performance as Kagetoki is nothing if you compare it to Hisui. Although with Hisui, it is mainly that song “水蜜桃の雫絵)”. In one of his performance of that song, he suddenly half knelt down on the stage, at that moment I just went: “What…the…” then: “Alright, I have been foolish in thinking that nothing he does can surprise me. Yes, I am foolish” Because I’ve already watched another performance of the song, and in it he was dancing pretty hard out with this green scarf. The scarf is probably due to the lyrics in the song, something like: “I will blindfold you with the sash that bears my name”. My initial reaction upon seeing him dancing as he sang that song is: “Hisui is this kind of character.” My sister beside me then said: “No, Inoue-san is this kind of person.

Although with this song, he actually didn’t rally dance till the end. I really am curious about how he is going to sing Kazahaya’s song (that video is still downloading) But I don’t really mind his dancing because I can still watch him although there are times when I want to laugh, but with Takahashi Naozumi’s performance…I am sorry, I just can’t watch his performance. The way that he dance just make me feel…I don’t know…I just can’t watch his performance… (for some reason I can’t stand his mannerism. But I don’t mind Kawamura Maria’s mannerism as she does have a certain mannerism, but when she dance and perform she just looks so cool. It’s the same as when she played with that fan.)

4. 満天の星は宝地図

As to be expected of Seki-san, his performance is always really good. I don’t particular like this song so I can’t wait to see him performing the other Sazaki song- which I really like But I really like this song’ s last verse.

5. 月明の映し絵は柔らかく

As soon as Toriumi comes out, I think we can expect the stand-up mic. Okay, I personally don’t mind him gazing around and swaying that much, it is the fact that he moves his hand up and down the mic that bothers me. I think in last year’s neo-romance, he said that one of his tip when he sing was to occasionally look around.

In regard to the song, it really show that Michiomi is a pacifist and to be honest, I think a lot of people in Haruka 4 probably think a similar way. At the very least, I don’t think there are people who really love war and wish to fight. I am sure that if you could have a treaty that would truly solve the problem then most people (including the brothers from Tokoyonokuni) would be very happy to sign it instead of fighting. But the problem is that as a general he actually considered killing Chihiro due to thinking that this might stop the war. I think it is probably this that made his ‘I don’t want to fight’ thing being a bit too much.

I mean, Eka saying that if Chihiro die then the war can be solved is perfectly logical when you look at it from his view. Leaving aside the fact that the tsuchigumo have different moral principles, Eka is Nasatya’s servant. So he naturally would think: “if my master’s enemy die then the war would end” I think he did say a similar thing in the game, something like: ‘Nasatya-sama wants the war to end so I am going to kill you. I think that is a good plan.” But with Michiomi…Chihiro is the one he is meant to serve. I mean, wouldn’t the natural reaction be him thinking about killing the emperor/Asvin/Nasatya (and you even have a choice) although the problem is that it is hard for me to judge about what happened as I didn’t get to play his route (and the ps2 still refuse to load)

6. 砂塵の城に立つ

When I first heard that fish was going to go as Nasatya as well as Hakuryuu I was really excited, but then I saw a clip where he sang one of Akuram’s songs and…okay, I admit, that was a song I dislike due to the music. But in that performance he was not just wearing his floral shirt, he had floral printed pants and his hair colour at that time…the overall effect was really…He was also dancing with the band and all that. Me: “@@ This…is…Akuram?” then: “Am I really foolish for wanting to see him perform Nasatya’s song?” because you sort of still do associate the character with the performance upon watching it.

But as I said, I was very impressed with his performance and I’ve even began to stop thinking: “Nasatya when he was only eighteen” when I watch it. Although with the song I don’t fully get it even though I have seen two translations. One thing I want to know is what he meant by “the crime of abandonment”. Is he referring to how let Chihiro go or how Nakatsukuni broke their promise? (me, I think it is the second but some people say it is the first. But I actually checked that bit in the dictionary, and the word literally means abandon). But I really like this song although it always makes me feel sad when I hear it.

7. 蒼天に浚いの風よ吹け

Kurou and Yasuhira’s duet. I have to admit, I like it much better when Toriumi just sings with a normal mic as he is not moving his hand up and down, and I feel that he is not even really swaying around. The first line of the chorus is quite catchy. Toriumi look really nice when he is dressed like this. I mean, it is really simple but he just looks quite cool like this (without the weird outer garment).

8. 木漏れ日

I think in last year’s neo-romance, the seiyuu said that he isn’t sure how to perform when he has a slow song. Toriumi and Ishikawa Hideo gave him some tip and Toriumi gave him the tip of occasionally looking around, although when he did it last year it seems the case of the script having: “when you reach second verse of the song, look right” on it. But he took Toriumi’s lesson to heart a bit too much…he even moves his hand up and down (since he had a stand-up mic too) Although to be fair, I think Ishikawa said that he does it too…

But I really like this song, and I want to know what the lyric is.

9. MOVE

I am sorry but this guy…this guy’s hair style…seriously…

10. SKYWALKER

The song is not the type that I like but the seiyuu was quite into it, dancing around. It is a big pity that he didn’t have dancers

(message to my sister: I bet you added some point for his character due to him having a long coat at times)

11. Endless Spiral

As soon as the seiyuu opened his mouth I went: @@. It is because he also voiced Kikumaru and he sounds so different! Although I think this is probably his normal voice, but I’ve never heard it before so I got quite a shock. But how did he manage to spin the end and not get dizzy, I was dizzy just due to watching him.

12. MESSAGE from レイン

The speeches are quite interesting as you seem to have a setting. I don’t know the story of Angelique but I like the last line: “Always be my angel”.

13. MESSAGE from 大伴道臣

My sister did Michiomi’s route and she told me that the ending is a bit…nothing much happened. But this could have been a great ending speech for him. It was actually quite romantic! Him saying “I’ll play my recorder and the sakura would be blooming. It would be really beautiful”. Although I am a bit confused, as it seems that some part are his thoughts. I am really surprised that he is so talented, playing the flute and all that. But I think the reason that he didn’t confess to Chihiro in the game is because of how he thought about killing her.

14. MESSAGE from 風早

Why is it that when Kazhaya says stuff like: ‘the fact that you are concerned about me makes me really happy”, it sounds really cute, but if a certain someone (no, maybe a certain someone and someone else say it, then it could be: “Yes, but please don’t come closer” or “Don’t come closer, I ain’t concerned about you” (in regard to one particular character in the Haruka series).

15. MESSAGE from ナーサティヤ

Seriously, I had no idea that I would end up liking Nasatya so much. My sister and I once talked about which character’s route we will do in Haruka 4 if we had the chance (this was before she brought the ps2). Not only did I not mention Nasatya at all, I was quite shocked that she mentioned Nasatya.

I think this speech is set in the route where Chihro realised that Kazahaya is the white kirin and the dragon god has decided to destroy the world. Nasatya is on her ship. This is my third way translation of the speech (link to entry) and this is just so Nasatya! They should have had him say this in the game. Although I was really surprised in the end, when he declared out his feelings for Chihiro (I guess it is because you don’t expect it, and as he is not the type of guy who say this kind of stuff, there is a big impact.) Oh, I really do like NasatyaxChihiro- especially when you think about how he let her go five years ago.) But I think he has a great chance with Chihiro if he does love her. After all, he is a prince, and because he won’t be the emperor he could go and live with her in Nakatsukuni. There won’t be the problem of whose kingdom to live.

But I find how Chihiro was spying on him really cute, and him telling her to come out. (I see possible ideas)

I was also really shocked at the fact that Nasatya was looking at the stream/river in the balcony (I think it is the balcony of the ship but I can’t check since the play station won’t load). But I think it was that room with parts of the floor being water. So, is Nasatya actually the type of guy who really loves nature? I mean, he is looking at the stream and commenting about how it is so clear, and he also have this flower in his room and takes it with him at the end of his route (he probably has some of it on him). Although I think he just picks it, I don’t think he is the one who grows and looks after it. It is true that he look/have these objects for the symbolism that they represent. With the stream, he talks about how it still remain clear despite the world being in chaos, and the flower in his room is the only flower that continues to grow despite Tokoynokuni being really barren, so I think the flower also represent survival to him. But still…I don’t see Asvin doing this (although my sis and I sort of make fun on this idea in our what if. In that what if, we have Nasatya saying how amazing the flower is, but in reality, the reason that the flower survives is because Eka looks after the flower for him) but now I am even more convinced that he might just go and live in some simple village and be quite happy.

There is a problem with knowing seiyuu, I mean, remembering them as seiyuu and all that. Because I actually suddenly thought of Tezuka and this song Tezuka had ‘愛すべき地球’. The lyrics of that song is basically “let us all love earth”. So yeah…and the reason I thought of Tezuka is because the seiyuu is the same.

16. MESSAGE from マティアス

I’ve only heard about Neo-angelic from my sister but I thought that if there is a route with him, then it would be quite… involves moralizing and philosophical questioning? But what he says here is actually quite sweet! Not moralizing at all. Side note- he actually uses ‘Watakushi’

17. MESSAGE from エレンフリート

This message is really weird as it seems that the confession was actually a dream. The ending is quite cute though, the two of them going to eat ice cream together. Although this guy seems the tsudare type, not admitting his real feelings: ‘I didn’t prepare the ice cream for you”, “I was just going to eat and since you asked, let us eat together)

18. MESSAGE from 土浦梁太郎

This message is quite cute as it has this whole studying in the library setting.

19. MESSAGE from ジュリアス

Through out 99% of this speech I was thinking: where is the romantic bit? As it seems just to be comment on the plants and all that. But at the end, he suddenly says: “I love you more then anyone else”. I was shocked, and my reaction: “What…the…what did he just say?”

20. キャラドラVACATION!

The first drama includes Kurou. Basically the other character was drawing and he ended up drawing Kurou, saying that Kurou has very long hair because in the end, he only drew the hair. During the drama, Seki-san actually almost knocked the mic off.

The one after seem to be Bernard from neo Angelique interviewing the characters of golden cord. As to be expected Hirakawa-san had his dazzling smile (consequences of Clover land. Ace- a dazzling smile no matter what. Although I am not sure if dazzling is the right word). So it is the report’s duty to find out the truth? Isn’t it detectives? (Conan/Shinichi: “There is only one truth!”) But one of my favourite bit is when Bernard says the other guy can’t be a reporter if he is like this, and the other guy said: “I don’t want to be a reporter!”

21. キャラドラVACATION!

Basically the character from golden cord has to set up a tent but is interrupted by Yasuhira and Kugane, who are looking for curses, and then the other guy from Angelique, who borrows his tools. But since when has Kugane become a curse detector? Yasuhira, aren’t you the onmyoji?

The other drama is Kagetoki and Hayami Sho’s character. Basically Kagetoki want to buy some ice cream (being in Nozomi’s world) but the clerk is not there. Hayami Sho’s character then ended up doing a moral lecture, even standing outside the store to make sure that he can lecture the clerk when he gets back.

22. キャラドラVACATION!

The first drama is Taiten-san’s character and Hakuryuu (haruka 3). When I first got the subbed version I made the mistake of skipping to this drama after I watched Nasatya’s speech…as the mood sort of got ruined…and also, seeing Fish speak with hakuryuu’s voice…kind of scary. But I was laughing really hard at this drama. Taiten-san’s character ended up muttering about the impossibility of hakuryuu being a god, while hakuryuu is really concerned about how he seems to feel even worse. He actually say that the other guy seem to be in confusion even though he has not cast the confusion spell, and then say Masaomi once said that in some cases you should do an counter attack, so he decided to cast the confusion spell and see if it would fix things. My instant thought: “Masaomi what are you teaching him!!!”

The next drama is how Kagetoki is sorting out two other characters’ dispute in regard to music, then had to play the violin himself, and does so really badly.

23. Promised Rainbow -7/11 ver.- (ENDING -Extra-)

The ending song is really nice and it seems that even though one is just watching it at home, you can still feel a bit high.

Written: October 13, 2009

100 prompts: Twilight

Summary: A chance meeting between Risa and Aizen at the café lead to the two of them talking about the past and who really was at fault. Spoilers for turn back the pendulum.

Author’s Note Contain spoilers in regard to turn back the pendulum. I was inspired to write this oneshot when I read the Chapter when Aizen mentioned how the Vizards has been dead all these years, I suddenly thought, yes, but who really was the murderer?

I guess this is a bit RisaAizen at one stage, it is quite vague, but the reason I do this is just because I want to have a Vizard talking to Aizen and I felt that Risa is really suitable. So it’s a pairing more for the plot, although it is really vague anyway.

Written: September 6, 2009

100 prompts: Snow

Summary: Tokimeki Memorial Girls side Two- Majima Tarou one shot. About how Tarou tries to fix his relationship with the PC, contain spoilers of his route. (And maybe some spoiler for Tokimeki 1 at author’s note)

Author’s Note: I’ve read people’s review about the Tarou route so I know what happens and to be honest, I am not sure why I played it given that I thought, due to reading the review, that this guy is one bastard. I guess I was curious. But upon playing his route myself, I was really shocked as I was actually touched. Touched enough to want to write a fan fiction about him, which says something. The PC’s name is Yukiko (child of snow) Unlike Tokimeki 1, I played Tokimeki 2 in Japanese despite hardly knowing any Japanese, so I might have easily made mistakes in regard to Tarou’s character.

Completed: September 1 – 2, 2009.

100 prompts: temperature

Author’s Note: After I played Shigi’s route in Kagami no miko, I just really want to write a fan fiction with Shigi and Mariko as I really like them together, and I think Shigi needs Mariko because she can make him happy as well as a bit more normal. I was really about to cry when I saw the end.

An important thing to note is that this is based on the Shigi in the game. I feel that the Shigi in the game is much more normal. I think Shigi in the original manga is ruthless and cruel, but I feel that in the game, he is just ruthless, not really that cruel. Also, another important change is that volume 6 doesn’t apply.

Written: October 28-29, 2009

Author’s Note This might very well be the first story I wrote after I finished my 100 prompts. I guess to an extent you can argue that this is one of my happy stories for Nakatya and Hiiragi. Once again, simply assume that everything (and I mean everything) has been solved: Nasatya is still in Tokoynokuni, and so is Nakatya, however she is not sick. Kazahaya is there as well, and even though the pairing is Chihiro and Oshihito, Hakondou does not matter.

Written: October 7-8, 2009

100 prompts: Dance

Author’s Note I actually had this as an extract in my diary for quite some time ago, but I just suddenly thought that it could be turned into a oneshot. Although it is rather short. But, this relate to “the final reunion” (and I even ended up having a similar title) Basically this is Hiiragi ending with the catch that he does not love Chihiro.

Written: September 29 - 30, 2009

100 prompts: lost without you

Author’s Note: I don’t deny that this prompt is rather ironic, but it is the idea that the two of them did feel that there is something wrong when the other is not there. Set after Kazahaya’s good ending, where everything is peaceful. This relates to “After the rain and the dream.”

In my earlier versions, including this one, Ayame was from Tokoyonokuni, not Nakatsukuni.

Written: September 8 - 11, 2009

100 prompts: Queue.

Author’s Note This story is written before I learn that Nasatya is actually not the emperor’s real son, so it is using my old idea, that he and Asvin had different mothers.

Written: September 27, 2009

100 prompts: impatience (harder to choose my prompt now but I think this make sense. Nakatya chose to give up and in a way that is impatience.

Summary: A song fic based on the song “After the rain and dream” by Okuda Miwako. Translation is done by Cori at http://www.corichan.com/lyrics/albums/okudamiwako-futari.html#04. Itatlic bits are the song

Written: August 28 – September 2, 2009

100 prompts: Everything you want

Summary: My attempt on why Eka choose to serve Nasatya and becomes really loyal to him.