Drama CD 0, Track 1 - The History Buffs Choose Senshado!

Drama CD 0 Track 1 The History Buffs Choose Senshado!
Erwin (ERW), Caesar (CAE), Saemonza (SAE), Oryou (ORY)

(ORY) The kotatsu is warm, zeyo...
(SAE) Caesar... get me a tangerine!
(CAE) Just one?
(ORY) Me too!
(ERW) And me!
(CAE) Okay, I'll get them... Here.
(SAE) Thanks...!
(CAE) Uwaa, the kitchen was so cold!
(ORY) The sea's still pretty cold, zeyo.
(CAE) Our house has a lot wind coming in from the cracks...
(SAE) Moving is a pain too...
(ERW) We've got too much stuff to move til graduation.
(ORY) We got a lot of stuff in just one year.
(CAE) Yeah... When we moved here we had nothing but the clothes we wore.
(SAE) "Okite Hanjō, Nété Ichijō", "Tenka Tottémo Nigohan." or so they say.
"Okite Hanjō, Nété Ichijō" - Awake, a person needs half a tatami mat. Asleep, a person needs a full tatami mat. You need what is absolutely necessary and nothing more.
"Tenka Tottémo Nigohan" - If you grab the world, you will also hold the world's responsibilities. You are responsible for what you own.
(ERW) True, but I can't bring myself to get rid of my stuff.
(ORY) It's as she says, zeyo... It's already been a year, it's a bit nostalgic thinking back.
(CAE) Well luckily we're all in the same class. So what are you picking for your elective?
(ERW) We did Nindō last year, right?
Nindō - Art of the Ninja/Way of the Ninja
(ORY) It was nothing like what I expected it to be!
(SAE) I was expecting something like Togakuré-ryū, Tozawa Hakunsai, Sanada Jūyūshi!
All different art forms of Ninjas and Ninjutsu
(ORY) Who knew it was centered around modern spies and intelligence handling...
(CAE) There weren't even any Shurikens!
Shuriken - Sword Hidden in Hand (Original Japanese) More commonly known in the West as Throwing Stars or Ninja Stars, though not all were thrown or unique to Ninjas.
(ORY) Ah, in reality the Shuriken wasn't unique to the ninjas.
(CAE) W-What! Why didn't you say that earlier!
(ERW) Were we fooled?
(ORY) Shurikenjutsu is part of the regular 18 Martial Arts and is a normal lesson for all warriors.
Shuriken Jutsu - Art of the Shuriken
(SAE) Well Shinobi no Jutsu is also part of the 18 Martial Arts.
Shinobi no Jutsu - The Art of Stealth/Sneaking
(ORY) There's a rumor that they added those in just to pad the numbers.
(CAE) I see.
(PAUSE)
(ERW) It's obvious now...
(ALL) Hm?
(ERW) To be honest, I had a lot of fun!
(SAE) The practical material they taught us really was fun.
(ORY) Experiencing Suiton no Jutsu or Katon no Jutsu was really fun, zeyo.
Suiton no Jutsu - The Art of Water Escape
Katon no Jutsu - The Art of Fire
(CAE) I didn't know there were 30 total Ton Jutsu.
Ton Jutsu - Skills or Arts
(ERW) Skills that use nature to hide and escape is still useful in operations today. Rommel used the climate in North Africa to his advantage.
(CAE) Dogfighting pilots use the sun's position to gain the upper hand, and it's important to pay attention to the weather in wars of today and yesterday.
(SAE) Yeah, but it's not something to take again.
(ORY) Nope.
(CAE) Okay, no Nindō this year?
(ALL) No objections!
(CAE) So what else is there?
(ORY) How about Naginata?
Naginata - Polearms
(SAE) Naginata... What style does our school focus on?
(ORY) It's pretty obvious. Kashima's right there. Personally I would've preferred Oguri-ryū or Hokushin Ittō-ryū.
Kashima, Ibaraki Prefecture is the home to Kashima Shrine, known as the origin of many influential styles of Japanese swordsmanship.
Oguri-ryū - Seigyoku Oguri-ryū shortened.
Hokushin Ittō-ryū - A style of Naginata
(CAE) I'm not entirely sure what you're talking about... But I'm guessing that it's not exactly what you're into?
(ORY) Well, no, it's still interesting... But it's not exactly what I wanted either.
(SAE) So you're saying that swords would be more your thing?
(ORY) Pretty much.
(SAE) And you're going to have to submit legal documents at the end?
(ORY) Yep.
(ERW) Well I don't know about law, but how about cultural classes?
(ORY) Well there's Sadō, Shodō, Kadō... Uh, what else was there?
Sadō - Way of the Tea Ceremony (There exists an incredibly extensive set of rules and steps to properly prepare, present, and consume tea.
Shodō - Calligraphy
Kadō - Flower Arrangement
(CAE) And uh, Kōdō.
Kōdō - Incense
(ORY) Eh... I get fidgety when I have to sit down for long.
(SAE) Agreed. Honestly moving around would fit us better.
(CAE) It's like you two are twins or something.
(SAE) Kōdō is high class, but Sadō is a good way of learning a warrior's heart.
(ERW) Wait, really?
(SAE) Yup. Actually, I do it sometimes.
(CAE) And how is it?
(SAE) The snacks are amazing!
(ALL) Oh boy...
(ORY) And Shodō and Kadō are...
(ERW) Something more active would be better.
(ORY) Okay... What about Sendō?
(ERW) What's Sendō about?
(ORY) You go on a journey of self discovery by looking into your body and soul and follow Taoist principals to become a Sennin.
Sennin - (Taoist Definition - Immortal Mountain Wizard/Enlightened Person.)
(CAE) Oh, you mean Rentanjutsu?
Rentanjutsu - (Alchemy/Chinese Alchemy.)
(ORY) No, that's Gaitanjutsu. It's about looking for vagrants to get their medicine.
(CAE) So it's like a charitable medicine man.
(ERW) Still, this all sounds like something that's a little... unusual like Nindō?
(SAE) Maybe instead of Rentanjutsu or just learning about stuff it's more like Kikoujutsu or Taikyokuken, or some other health/exercise class or something like that?
Kikoujutsu - Quigong
Taikyokuken - Tai Chi
(CAE) Sure it involves moving your body, but if it's just that then I would prefer just doing Naginata or Kyuudo...
(ORY) Hrm... Isn't there something that's more to our interests?
(ERW) Yeah! Something that really embraces our hobby!
(SAE) Like learning Boueisen!
Boueisen - Defensive Battle
(ORY) I'd like to try Gaikoujutsu!
Gaikoujutsu - Diplomacy
(ERW) Well let's look at the registration list.
(CAE) I didn't even bother to look at it. It's probably got the same stuff from last year.
(PAUSE)
(SAE) I'm... sure... it... was... around... here it is.
(ORY) What, zeyo, is this?
(CAE/ERW/ORY) Sensha... do...?
(ERW) Woah! They're bringing back Senshado!
(SAE) And Senshado is...?
(ERW) It's the sport that makes a good wife and turns girls into women! "Utéba soyaku, kakuza wa dōkan, hashiru sugatawa yuukuri to!"
Utéba soyaku - To shoot is vulgar/rude
Kakuza wa dōkan - To go out with a bang
Hashiru sugatawa yuukuri to - Watch the running silhouette slowly.
(ORY) Tatéba shakuyaku, suaréba botan. Aruku sugata wa yuri no hana. Zeyo.
Tatéba shakuyaku - When standing, a Chinese Peony
Suaréba botan- When sitting, a Tree Peony
Aruku sugata wa yuri no hana - The walking figure is a Lily Flower
(ERW) Yeah, they say that too. Still, with this we can not further our knowledge? Ah! I've always yearned for the Blitzkrieg! The display of the Desert Fox!
(SAE) Tanks, eh? Yeah, I kinda wanna do that.
(CAE) A four-horse ride?
(ORY) That's a chariot, not a tank, zeyo.
(ERW) They're doing an orientation later, let's go see it!
(CAE) That's right. People worry about things they don't see, rather than what they do see.
(SAE) Look destiny in the eye and be ready for tomorrow's mystery!
(ORY) Walk through a rainstorm and you will find a gate!
(Gate of Buddhist temple, for sanctuary.)
(ERW) Tanks are not for stopping, only for charging!

SOREDA!