YuYuYui - Nogi Wakaba no shou - 2H

Test of courage - 1

[Cafeteria]

Tam: Thanks for the food! Phew, I'm so full I feel like I'll fall asleep during afternoon classes.

Anz: That's how it feels to have eaten well~.

Tam: They say a well-slept child grows up well, so how come middle schoolers in full growth don't get an afternoon nap...?

Tam: Wait, Anzu. You didn't eat much, are you okay? You don't feel good?

Anz: I'm fine. It's just... appetite isn't there.

Hin: Is something troubling you? You are free to talk to me about it if you want.

Tak: Yeah. Let's get rid of An-chan's worries together! What about you, Gun-chan?

Chi: Eh... Well... Right.

Wak: We may be of help to you. Would you mind telling us?

Anz: U-Uuh...

Tam: Stop! You're only making it harder for her to say it if you press her like this.

Hin: Ah... So we are. Sorry.

Anz: No, please don't worry. I'm happy you'll lend me an ear...

Anz: My trouble is that... I'm honestly still a little scared of fighting Vertexes...

Anz: What would happen if the next time the Vertexes come I am still frozen by fear...

Anz: I'll end up being a burden to everyone. Even though I'm a Hero too...

Tak: It's okay, An-chan. We're all scared. Right?

Chi: ...Yes. It's only natural in front of monsters like those...

Tam: Wakaba looks fine though, enough that she'd bite down Vertexes.

Wak: It's not like I'm... not scared. But our duty is to protect Shikoku.

Anz: ...So I wasn't alone.

Wak: Yes, but unless you overcome your fear, you'll expose yourself to danger. And the way to do this will be to train and build self-confidence.

Tam: Not so fast. Tama has a better idea than training! If fighting is scary, then get used to scary things.

Anz: ...I have a bad feeling about this.

Tam: Which is to say, we're all doing a test of courage tonight!

Tak: Wah, sounds like fun! I'm all for it!

Hin: I agree, a test of courage is a wonderful idea in my opinion.

Wak: Wha-, even Hinata... You've already made up your minds, but are you okay with this, Anzu?

Anz: You can't change Tamacchi-senpai's mind when she's like this...

Tam: Alright, everyone meet up at 10 in front of Marugame castle!


Test of courage - 2

[Marugame castle front]

Anz: I see this place all the time, but during the night... It feels different and even a little unsettling.

Tam: I know right, perfect place for a test of courage. It's almost time, is everyone here?

Tak: Here, Takashima Yuuna, present!

Chi: Why... am I also here...

Wak: How will we proceed then, Tamako?

Tam: ...

Anz: You didn't think that far, huh...

Tam: L-Let's split into teams of 2 and make a lap around the Marugame castle grounds, how does that sound?

Hin: Very well, it will be good to move in pairs. Therefore Wakaba-chan, I'll be in your care.

Wak: Sure, leave it to me.

Tak: Gun-chan, it sounds fun, so let's walk together!

Chi: Well... If it's with you...

Anz: So I'll be with Tamacchi-senpai.

Tam: Leave it ta ma. That's what I planned from the start.

Wak: It doesn't seem like going around the castle will be all that serious.

Hin: Oh no, don't underestimate the Marugame castle. It is the setting of many rumors.

Tak: About... ghosts?

Hin: Exactly. It is said that at night, you can hear the cries of a tofu vendor who was buried alive as a sacrifice long ago...

Wak: I didn't know about such ghost story...

Anz: ...

Tam: T-Thanks to Hinata... we're all into the mood, so let's get started, who wants to go first...?

Tak: Gun-chan. Should we go?

Chi: ...You really want to go. Then sure, let's.

Wak: Looks like we have our first team.

Tak: Gun-chan, take my hand!

Chi: Eeh... Okay...

Tak: Alright, departing!

Chi: ...Other than the name test of courage, it's no different from a stroll...

Tak: Sure is. Doesn't look like any ghost of tofu vendors on the horizon.

Chi: Even if it did, I would protect you...

Tak: And I'll protect you in return!

Chi: Mh...


Test of courage - 3

[Marugame castle front]

Tak: We're back. It was fun chatting together.

Hin: What did you think, Chikage-san?

Chi: It wasn't bad... So who's going next?

Hin: Wakaba-chan and I. Let's get going, shall we.

Wak: ...Yes. See you later.

Anz: Wakaba-san looks so brave even in those times....

Tam: ...That doesn't seem like someone who's going on a test of courage.

Wak: (From seeing Yuuna earlier, it doesn't seem likely for anything to happen...)

Wak: (But whatever may come, I cannot expose Hinata to danger...)

Hin: Wakaba-chan, are you in fact a little nervous?

Wak: ...!? T-That's not true...

Hin: Fufu, is that so? Ah, I was just reminded of something.

Wak: Mh?

Hin: There are stories of someone who was sacrificed aside from the tofu vendor.

Wak: Y-Y-You don't need to talk about it right now...

Hin: And one scared Wakaba-chan... what a nice find.

Wak: ...Hi-na-ta-.

Hin: I am sorry. I've been craving for this shot ever since Tamako-san mentioned a test of courage.

Wak: ...Haa...

Hin: ...So I made you angry after all.

Wak: ...I wouldn't be upset over so little. But you'll pay the consequences of your actions eventually. I will... make you delete all your photos of me.

Hin: That would be a problem. I will protect my treasure collection with my life, even if Wakaba-chan herself is my opponent.

Wak: Sheesh... Because of you, this doesn't feel like a test of courage at all anymore.

Hin: Everyone is waiting, we should go back.

Wak: We shouldn't keep them waiting, let's go.

Tak: Ah, they're back! Was it any scary?

Wak: No, nothing out of the ordinary.

Hin: This is the truth, unfortunately I never had a chance to be protected by Wakaba-chan.


Test of courage - 4

[Marugame castle front]

Tam: ...Our turn has finally come! Anzu, don't you worry. Tama is right here.

Anz: Yes... Did you bring a flashlight?

Tam: I did. Come on, let's go.

Anz: Don't let go of my hand... Tamacchi-senpai.

Tak: And they're gone. What should we do until they come back?

Hin: It is a test of courage after all, let us give them a little fright, shall we?

Tak: Right, maybe that's why it felt like something was missing?

Chi: ...Makes sense.

Wak: If it's only a little...

Tam: See? Nothing to be scared of.

Anz: Yes... I would surely be terrified on my own, but together... It's fine.

Tam: Tama's by your side when we're fighting too, so there's no reason to be scared.

Anz: You always get carried away when something goes your way. But thank you.

???: ...Tofu.

Anz: !? D-Did you just hear a strange voice?

Tam: Not really? Tama didn't hear anything.

???: ...Tofu.

Anz: It did it again! It said Tofu! Could it be... the ghost of the tofu vendor Hinata-san mentioned!?

Tam: Stay calm, Anzu...! Don't you recognize this voice?

???: ...Tofu.

Anz: Uuh... Uuh, noooooooo! I'm scaaaaared...!

Tam: Ah, wait, Anzu...!

Tam: ...

Anz: Uuh... I was so scared...

Hin: ...I apologize... Trying to scare you was my idea...

Tak: An-chan... Sorry...

Wak: Sorry... We've gone too far.

Chi: ...Sorry...

Anz: I-... It's okay, I'm fine now. I was just a little taken by surprise...

Tam: Anzu forgave you, but you're not escaping the sermon when we get back!

Wak/Hin/Tak/Chi: ...Yes.