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- Original translation by Mizuna_anon here: justpaste.it/7dkr4
- Revisions by me (Vivi)
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- Hagumu: In the season when snow turns to rain... I was invited by Maria.
- Maria: Hagumu, are you available on this holiday?
- Maria: Why don't we invite Moka too, and the three of us can have tea together? I found a shop that has delicious cakes.
- Maria: And, I have a small favor to ask you...
- Moka: Wow... Cute cakes... They're really delicious too~!
- Maria: *Chuckle* I'm glad you like them.
- Hagumu: (I'm glad I was invited but... It's a little awkward...)
- Hagumu: (Both of them are in the Kamihama Magia Union, but I'm the only one who isn't...)
- Moka: Hagumu's macaron cake looks so cute.
- Hagumu: ...
- Maria: ...Hagumu? Did you not like the cake?
- Hagumu: Eh...?
- Hagumu: Oh, y-yes! It's delicious...!
- Hagumu: (It seems that both of them don't mind.)
- Hagumu: (...It's not nice of me to feel uncomfortable around them... R-right!)
- Hagumu: Moka... Would you like to try a little?
- Moka: Can I...? Thank you!
- Moka: Mmmm~ This cake's delicious too!
- Maria: *Chuckle*
- Maria: Well... Then, let me get to the point.
- Hagumu: A favor, was it?
- Maria: Yes.
- Maria: I've been working part-time at an after-school care program... I talked about this before, right?
- Hagumu: Yes, I heard.
- Maria: Along with this upcoming Hinamatsuri, that after-school care program is...
- Maria: ...going to do the "Hina-no-kuni-mise".
- Hagumu: Hina-no...
- Moka: ...kuni-mise...?
- Maria: "When the weather is nice, you bring Hina dolls and sweets outside, and show Ohina-sama the beautiful scenery. They say it was a common practice during the Edo period."
- Hagumu: Oh... I didn't know there was a traditional event like that.
- Moka: Sounds like fun... Ohina-sama will surely love it.
- Maria: Seems interesting, right?
- Maria: So we've been talking about doing this in the nearby park, but...
- Maria: We have a problem in that Ohina-sama's a bit expensive these days...
- Hagumu: It'd definitely be terrible if they break...
- Maria: So, can I ask you for a favor, Hagumu...? Could you make Hina dolls for us?
- Hagumu: ...Eh?! M-me...?!
- Hagumu: I couldn't possibly make something as amazing as Hina dolls...!
- Maria: Would it be too difficult to make with cloth or felt like the dolls you showed me before?
- Hagumu: Eh...? Is it fine with something like that?
- Maria: Or rather, that's the way I'd like them, so that we can take them outside.
- Hagumu: If that's so, I can probably do it...
- Hagumu: Cloth and felt... Hmm... It might be better with woolen yarn...
- Hagumu: ...Oh! Can I go with needle felting?
- Maria: The one where you prick things with a needle? Yeah, I'm sure the children will love it.
- Hagumu: ...Well, but are you really sure you're okay with me doing it...?
- Maria: Hagumu, you're the only person I could ask.
- Hagumu: I am...?
- Maria: You've been making every single costume with great care for the drama club, right?
- Maria: So, you see? That's why I want to ask for Hagumu's help.
- Hagumu: ...
- Hagumu: Well... I'll do my best!
- Maria: Thank you.
- Moka: Can I do anything for you...?
- Maria: As for Moka...
- Maria: I wanted to hear your ideas for Hinamatsuri sweets.
- Moka: Hinamatsuri sweets...
- Moka: I'll do my best to come up with something that can make the children happy...!
- Hagumu: (I'm the only one that can do this...)
- Hagumu: (I'll do my best...!)
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- Hagumu: I'm making Hina dolls for Maria since she told me that I'm the only person that can do this...
- ???: "...u."
- Hagumu: I've decided to make them with needle felting, but I can't decide on the design at all...
- ???: "...gumu...!"
- Hagumu: Since I was entrusted with this, I want it to be something that Maria and the children will enjoy...
- ???: "Hagumu!"
- Hagumu: Hyaah?!
- Livia: The adjustment's done.
- Hagumu: (...Oh no... I've been thinking too much...)
- Livia: Worryin' about somethin', huh.
- Hagumu: ...I'm sorry...
- Livia: Here, cheer up with this. It's special, ya know?
- Hagumu: ...Erm... What are these? Round and colorful candy?
- Livia: Ya never know till you try one. Wanna give it a go?
- Hagumu: *Nom*
- Hagumu: ...Salty...
- Livia: 'Cause it's Hina-arare.
- Hagumu: Huh...!
- Hagumu: Aren't Hina-arare supposed to be sweet?
- Hagumu: And they should look more like rice grains instead of balls...
- Livia: Ah, Hagumu's got the sweet Hina-arare at home, eh.
- Livia: It seems to vary depending on the house and region.
- Hagumu: Oh... I didn't know that...
- Hagumu: Nor about "Hina-no-kuni-mise"...
- Hagumu: I thought I knew about Hinamatsuri, but I guess I don't know much about it at all...
- Livia: It seems that they hang Ohina-san in some regions.
- Livia: And they call that, Tsurushibina.
- Hagumu: H-hang...? They hang Ohina-sama?
- Livia: ...You've got the wrong idea.
- Livia: It ain't tying a string around the neck; it's like this... ...
- Livia: You got a smartphone, go look it up.
- Hagumu: Ah, alright!
- ...
- Hagumu: Oh! Cute!
- Hagumu: It looks like a mobile full of little plushies!
- Livia: A mobile you say...
- Livia: If you mean an interior ornament that you hang up with a string...
- Livia: Ya ain't far off the mark... I'd say.
- Hagumu: *Giggle* It's so cute... The children will love this.
- Hagumu: Ah!
- Hagumu: (They might love Ohina-sama if she gives off this kind of vibe...!)
- Hagumu: (...Even if I can't make a Tsurushibina, I could try for a déformer version with the same vibe...)
- Hagumu: (Mhm, I'll work out details of the design as soon as I get home!)
- Hagumu: Well...I need to leave now. Thank you very much!
- Livia: Come back anytime.
- Livia: ...She's cheerful now.
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- Hagumu: After what Livia told me, I've narrowed down the design by using the vibe of a Tsurushibina as a reference, but...
- Hagumu: (It feels a bit empty with only Ohina-sama and Odairi-sama...)
- Hagumu: (But I can't make a whole lot right now...)
- Hagumu: (I guess I want something that can act as an accent...)
- Hagumu: (Umm... The handicrafts shop is...)
- Hagumu: (Right here!)
- Hagumu: Wow! Hinamatsuri special selections...!
- Hagumu: (All the samples are cute... And full of peach blossom motifs...)
- Hagumu: Speaking of, why does it say Peach Blossom Festival...?
- Hagumu: Aren't peach blossoms supposed to bloom later in the year...?
- Konomi: March 3rd on the lunar calendar happens to be the same day as peach blossom season.
- Konomi: So it's also called the "Peach Blossom Festival".
- Hagumu: Hyaah?!
- Konomi: Oh! I-I'm sorry!
- Konomi: I heard someone talking about flowers... I couldn't help it...
- Konomi: It must be surprising when a stranger speaks to you all of a sudden...
- Hagumu: ...N-no...
- Hagumu: I didn't know that, so I learned something new...
- Konomi: ...Now, if you'll excuse me...
- Hagumu: ...
- Hagumu: E-excuse me...! Are there any other meanings?
- Konomi: Eh...?!
- Hagumu: S-sorry...
- Hagumu: I wanted to make Hina dolls, so I've decided on the designs, but...
- Hagumu: I think something's missing in them, so... I wanted...to refer to your story.
- Hagumu: Sorry...to bring this up so suddenly...
- Konomi: ...No, it was me who talked to you first...!
- Konomi: I'm all about flowers!
- Konomi: The origin of the Peach Blossom Festival...
- Konomi: Let's see... Peaches have also been used to ward off evil.
- Hagumu: Warding off evil...
- Konomi: Maybe it'd make a nice accent for Ohina-sama's kimono pattern.
- Hagumu: Ah! Good idea...!
- Hagumu: ...
- Hagumu: (...Yeah! It would make a nice accent.)
- Hagumu: Well... Thanks for the idea, I'll go with that.
- Hagumu: Thank you very much...!
- Konomi: Not at all, I didn't do anything special...!
- Konomi: Since I came up to you out of nowhere... I'm glad I was able to help.
- Konomi: Oh, I have to buy stuff for my shop, so if you'll excuse me.
- Hagumu: Thank you again...!
- Hagumu: ...
- Hagumu: (What a kind person...)
- Hagumu: (...Thanks to her, I can finish up the design.)
- Hagumu: (And now...I need to make sure to buy all materials I need!)
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- Hagumu: ...
- Hagumu: Thanks to the kind person I met at the handicrafts shop, I was able to successfully finish the design.
- Hagumu: As for the materials I need...
- Hagumu: Yep!
- Hagumu: I triple-checked myself at the shop, so I didn't forget to buy anything this time...!
- Hagumu: Thank goodness...
- Hagumu's Mother: Hagumu, are you needle felting today?
- Hagumu: Yeah, I'm making Ohina-sama since my friend asked me to.
- Hagumu's Mother: Ohina-sama...
- Hagumu's Mother: Oh dear, we need to get ours out soon.
- Hagumu: Y-you don't have to, I'm already in high school.
- Hagumu's Mother: I insist.
- Hagumu's Mother: May the girl grow up healthy.
- Hagumu's Mother: ...Such a prayer is with Ohina-sama.
- Hagumu: Is that so?
- Hagumu's Mother: Oh, you didn't know that?
- Hagumu's Mother: Originally, it was an event to ward off evil spirits and bad luck. Haven't you heard about Nagashibina?
- Hagumu: ...Nagashibina...? Somewhere I...
- Hagumu: ...Ah!
- Hagumu: It was in one of Lady Nemu's novels!
- Hagumu: After I finished reading it, I told Lady Nemu, "It was really interesting. I'm a bit more interested in the origin of Hinamatsuri now."
- Nemu: Thank you.
- Nemu: I feel blessed to hear that as a writer.
- Nemu: If you don't mind...
- Nemu: Shall I tell you more about the origin of Hinamatsuri?
- Hagumu: (Then she taught me a lot more about it.)
- Hagumu: (I don't remember every detail since some parts were hard to grasp, but...)
- Hagumu: Nagashibina is a custom to ward off bad luck by throwing dolls into a river after evil spirits are transferred into them.
- Hagumu: ...That event became Hinamatsuri by combining with "Hihina-asobi"...
- Hagumu: That's what they say.
- Hagumu's Mother: "Hihina-asobi"?
- Hagumu: Ah... I mean like, playing house with dolls?
- Hagumu's Mother: Huh... Why, you know it very well.
- Hagumu's Mother: Then, I'll go get Ohina-sama out...
- Hagumu's Mother: ...to wish for Hagumu's healthy growth and happiness.
- Hagumu: C-come on...! I'm not a little kid anymore!
- Hagumu: But I'll help you anyway.
- Hagumu's Mother: Your friend asked you to do something though, right? I can handle this by myself.
- Hagumu: To wish for healthy growth, huh...
- Hagumu: ...
- Hagumu: I'll...put all my heart into each and every stitch...
- Hagumu: "May the children grow up... healthy and happy."
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- Hagumu: The Hina dolls were...successfully finished!
- Hagumu: And then, finally... The day of Hina-no-kuni-mise has come, but...
- Alriiight, atteeention everyone!
- Today, some friends of Big Sis Maria's are here.
- Hagumu: (I-I'm getting nervous...)
- Hagumu: (B-but... I showed Maria my Hina dolls...)
- Hagumu: (And she told me they're great so...)
- Hagumu: (Everything's going to be okay...right...?)
- Maria: Hagumu, could you come up here so I can introduce you?
- Hagumu: Ah, y-yes!!
- Maria: This is Big Sis Hagumu.
- Maria: She made Hina dolls for you all.
- Maria: Everyone, let's say thank you.
- Big Sis Hagumu, thank you very much!
- Hagumu: Y-you're welcome...!
- Maria: And this is Big Sis Moka.
- Maria: She prepared some delicious sweets for us.
- Maria: Let's say thank you to Big Sis Moka as well.
- Big Sis Moka, thank you very much!
- Moka: You're welcome... Please help yourselves.
- Hagumu: (Wow, Moka doesn't seem to be nervous at all...)
- Alright, put your hands together and... Thank you for the food.
- Everyone: "Thank you for the food!"
- This Hishi-mochi cake is delicious! I like it the most out of today's sweets!
- Moka: Mhm mhm, it's so good~
- Hagumu: (Everyone looks like they're having fun...)
- Hey, Big Sis Hagumu.
- Hagumu: ...?!
- Hagumu: (What should I do...? Umm...copy Maria...)
- Hagumu: Wh-what is it?
- Ohina-sama is so cute.
- Hagumu: Thank you...! I'm glad to hear that.
- So please give it to me when Hina-no-kuni-mise is over.
- Hagumu: Huh?!
- Aaaah! That's not fair! I want it too!
- Hagumu: Ehh?!
- I want it too! My home doesn't have Ohina-sama.
- Hagumu: Uh... Ummm... M-Mariaaaa...!!
- Maria: Oh! Looks like everyone's going to play tag!
- Maria: They say the girl who joins last will be it.
- Eh! I don't wanna be it agaaain!
- I need to hurry!
- Where are my shoes...?
- Hagumu: I'm sorry...
- Maria: Everyone sure is full of energy. You must have been surprised, right?
- Hagumu: Right...
- Hagumu: But, they're really cute.
- Hagumu: I didn't expect them to be this happy.
- Hagumu: I'm so happy too...
- Maria: *Chuckle* I'm glad.
- Moka: Hagumu, Hagumu, the children are calling you.
- Big Sis Hagumu! Lend me Ohina-sama!
- I'm gonna show her the view while playing tag!
- Hagumu: Maria, what should I do...?
- Maria: Could you tell them that you'll lend it to them as long as they don't fight?
- Hagumu: ―Hagumu― Okay, as long as you guys get along with each other and don't fight.
- Yaaaay! Thank you!
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