Illuminations of love cultivation - Normal - 7 [Hero Club room] Aka: Hey, did you hear that? Apparently, Hinata-san came back reformed after her date whatever that means. Ren: Hmph. What Miroku has heard of is the loss of Yumiko's chastity, or so she said. Mit: You shouldn't use "hmph", to talk about things like this... Uta: I've heard Karin-san hit incredible home runs after eating dried sardines. Yos: I was made aware of Aki-senpai and Akihara-sama riding the Ferris wheel and indulging in a lo-... Mmh. Pardon my rudeness. Forget I said anything... Nat: None of these sound like a date... Today is Tougou's date. I wonder if they're going to be okay... [Ines] SON: Of course we'd go on a date to Ines~. That's expected from Mino-san. Tou: For sure. But coming to this place... SON: Wasshi, we didn't come here either to look back on or to overwrite the past, right? Tou: I'm aware. I plan to enjoy it to the fullest. That's the reason we're here... SON: Let's start with the gelato store as per Mino-san's instructions~♪ Tou: The taste of soybeans gelato hasn't changed one bit since then. SON: Ooh. Mino-san's suggestion, the new sausage tofu skin gelato has a novel taste~. Tou: I'm curious about who could have come up with this combination... But it's clever for a gelato you eat during the winter. SON: He~y? We've got an order from Mino-san to feed each other, but... Tou: Fufu, how naive, Gin. I'm no little girl who would be flustered over this much. I'm ready, Sonocchi! SON: You've changed... Wasshi. Open wide, a~ah♪ Gin: Whaaaat!? Tougou-san didn't hesitate for a secoooooond!? Not that I'm surprised. Gin: For them, it's been years since the first time we came here together... Tou: Have you noticed? Gin is behind this pillar. SON: Yes, yes. She's making all kinds of faces while looking at us. Tou: We wouldn't mind her joining us... SON: Mino-san is diligent. She's enduring it for the sake of her role as the planner. Tou: She doesn't need to worry about it... SON: That's how Mino-san is, working her hardest for her responsibilities. We don't have the right to say that~. Tou: You're right. We're on Gin's ideal date. We have to show her we're enjoying it. Tou: Ooh, Sonocchi~! You have bits of sausage around your mouth. Munch♪ SON: Wasshi. You... haven't changed at all. Hehe... You're still a bit off. Gin: Nwoooooh!? Tougou-san took the sausage bits from around Sonoko-san's mouth and ate theeeem!? Gin: What's really surprising is that Sonoko-san had some sausage left on her face! High school girl: Excuse me! Are you Mino Wagin-san, the eating contest's host!? Please give me your autograph! Gin: Eh! Y-Yes. You're fine with me...? I feel sorry... SON: What's next again~? Tou: "Walk around the food section hand in hand.". SON: It's not stated, but let's surprise Mino-san with the lover handholding~♪ Illuminations of love cultivation - Normal - 8 [Ines - Food section] Tou: During this time, even the food section is decked out in glittering decorations. SON: Don't forget it's Christmas. Tou: Why can't they put that much effort into celebrating Buddha's birthday on the 8th of April... SON: Even during the Christian era, Buddha's birthday wasn't that well known, Wasshi. Clerk: On sale today, roast beef for Christmas! Turkey and chicken are also available at a low price! SON: Wah~, all of them look delicious~♪ Tou: Seeing them in reality, I'm in the mood to relax at home with some honetsukidori. SON: I was thinking the same~. A Japanese-style Christmas, well enjoyed under a kotatsu~. Clerk: Ah, young ladies, would you be interested in fried chicken for a party between friends? Tou: Friends? You're mistaken. Today we are... SON/Tou: Lovers! Clerk: P-Pardon me! I will give you a discount as an apology! SON: Mfuu. As long as you understand. Tou: We'd like to purchase honetsukidori. SON: With that, roast beef, roast pork... I know. Excuse me~, I have a question~. Clerk: Of course, what is it? SON: There's no shortage of roasted food on Christmas, I was wondering why~. Clerk: ...Ha? SON: Grilled, sautéed, or poêlé would be good too. Is there a reason for this~? Clerk: I'll go ask the manager! Tou: Sonocchi! Don't ask people about whatever passing thought comes to mind! SON: Eh~. But shouldn't you ask the butcher about meat~? Gin: She's right... It's obvious to ask the butcher about meat. Sonoko-san got a valid point! Gin: No, wait... If the question is about Christmas, then it's also out of the butcher's field. Then... SON: Ah, a text from Mino-san. "Ask Santa"??? Tou: Gin... She still believes in Santa, does she? How innocent. SON: On that topic, how long did you believe~? Tou: I never believed in it to begin with. SON: Wah~... So mature~. Tou: Ah, but I've started to believe lately. On the night of the 24th, a Yuuna-chan dressed in red would come♪ SON: I imagined you waking up on the 25th and discovering a Yuuyu in your sock by your pillow. Tou: Eeh!? What are you saying, Sonocchi? Yuuna-chan breathing slowly while sleeping on my bed, jeez~♪ Gin: She didn't! She didn't say that, Tougou-san! Sonoko-san didn't go that far! Gin: Aaaah, now Tougou-san is nosebleeding! The people around started noticing it! SON: Ah, another text. "Nosebleed"...??? Aah, Wasshi, your nose~. Tou: Ah, you're right. I'll go buy some cotton at the drugstore. Illuminations of love cultivation - Normal - 9 [Ines - Toys section] SON: Next on the schedule is the toys section~♪ Tou: It is childish for a date, but we can't go against Gin's will. SON: Maybe they also have a toy Mino-san would like~. Tou: In this case, should we buy it? SON: Good idea~. But do you know what she wants, Wasshi~? Tou: I don't. I'm not even aware of which toys are popular... SON: Hm~m, that makes the task difficult~. Ah, then what about buying everything? Tou: S-Surely not... Gin would be sad to take away the other kids' toys... SON: Ah~, I didn't think of that~. As expected of Wasshi. So feminine~. Tou: I highly doubt it's related to femininity. Boy: Mama! Buy the Damen rider belt! Mother: If you're a good boy, I'm sure Santa will get it for you, so be patient for now. Tou: Damen rider...? SON: Oooh! Looks like they have generations of belts from the Damen rider series lined up over there~♪. SON: Gomen(sorry) rider. Momen(cotton) rider. Himen(dismiss) rider. Even chimen(ground) rider and chomen(bleep) rider~♪ Tou: S-Sure is a lot of them... Gin: You got the last one wroooong! You're chomen rider, Sonoko-san! Tou: First of all, let's take a look to pick which one to buy. SON: Ooooh!? The belt lights up! Belt: The noodles, the ingredients, and the dashi all call. For me to skim the broth! I am omen(noodles) rider, slurpinger! SON: Waah♪ This is the wandering, gluttonous rider's belt. He walks and eats udon at the same time~! Tou: His true identity wouldn't happen to be Fuu-senpai...? SON: I think Mino-san will like this one! Wasshi, take this weapon♪ Tou: Eh, ah. This is a finely crafted saber for a toy. SON: Prepare yourself, kokubo kamen. The slurpinger is gonna suck you up! Tou: Say what!? Justice standing in the way of the protection of our country is flawed! Feel my unshakable love for our country! SON/Tou: Tooh! Deryah! Uryah! Soryah! / Heya! Taa! Too! Haa! Gin: Aaaah, what are they doing!? Why are two allies of justice fighting!? Gin: They don't understand it at all! I can't just stand by and watch quietly! Gin: Stop, stooooop! That's totally wrong, you two! SON/Tou: Mino-san? / Gin...? Gin: Are you listening? Kokubo kamen and rider are both on the side of justice. If the two of them fought! Gin: You need the proper context, like one of them being fake, or it's part of the villain's scheme! Gin: First of all, the slurpinger is the one with the most love for udon in the whole series... Tou: She finally decided to come with us, Gin... SON: We were waiting... Mino-san. Gin: On the other hand, Kokubo kamen is to my knowledge... H-Huh? Tou: Keep going... Gin. SON: Let's try all the toys... together. Gin: .........Okay. Ehehe♪ Illuminations of love cultivation - Normal - 10 [Ines - Arcade] Gin: Man~, it's so lame. I ended up coming out after staying hidden this whole time~. Tou: Ufufu, that's not true. SON: Are you sure you didn't want to buy the belt~? Gin: Y-Yes. We're on Hero Club duty today. It would be weird for the planner to get a present, no? Tou: While this may be true... SON: Christmas is still a few days away. For now, we'll go on Mino-san's date as planned. Watch from the side, okay~? Gin: Got it! Next, please get fired up and play games at the arcade! Tou: Mm~h. I don't see the game I'm good at. The one where you shoot corpses with a shotgun on top of a motorcycle. Gin: Hyeh!? Even if you're good at it, something gory like that isn't suited for dates! SON: What do you recommend then~? Gin: Well, maybe crane games, catching something the girlfriend wants~. Tou: Aah, Koori-san and Takashima-san often play it. You must catch gifts using a sort of... SON: Tougou-ku~n. I want this plushie~. Get it for me, please, please, pleaaaase~~! Tou: Of course, I'll do my best for you. Which one is it? A ichimatsu doll? Or a gosho doll? SON: Not the ones that look like they wander in your room at night~. I want Amore from the Sancho series~! Tou: I refuse, Sonoko. Since you're my girlfriend, I need to train your patriotic heart, and make you understand the charm of Japanese dolls. Gin: Don't drag your girlfriend into your patriotic ideology. And Sonoko, your character sounds too young! SON/Tou: Eh~? Gin: Don't eh me! You're both older than me. How do you not understand romance!? SON: ............We're... not older. Gin: Eh. SON: You and we are... the same age. Gin: U-Uuuh...? Tou: T-That's true! You seem mature, and you have a better sense of responsibility because of your brother. If anything, you're more mature than us. So... SON: ...Hm. Yes. That's what I meant! As far as mental age is concerned, I'm 20 years younger than you~♪ Gin: Haaa!? You wouldn't even be born!? Tou: So please, give us more detailed directions. About your idea of a date. Gin: Mm~h. Since Christmas is a special day, I want you to take a commemorative photo at a booth! SON: Aah, photo booth! I want to do this too! Let's go♪ Okay~? Gin: Oh, that's the spirit, cute like a true girlfriend! Tou: You don't leave me much of a choice. If that is what you want, let's take those photos together... SON/Tou: All three of us! Gin: Eh!? Photo booth: Pick your photo mode♪ Get ready. 3, 2, 1... Gin: Are you sure it's okay to all be here? Today's your date after all... Tou: The machine is still talking. Please listen. Photo booth: Sketch time~. Draw or write anything you want on your photo♪ SON: Mino-san! Write something, write something~♪ Gin: Eh, me!? Then let me think... Scribble. Tou: Ah... SON: "Best friends forever"... Gin: Eheheh♪ Illuminations of love cultivation - Normal - 11 [Shopping street] Gin: Look! So many street performers! There's a crowd of spectators too! SON: Mino-san is having fun~. She's so cheerful. Tou: But... Even though she wrote "best friends forever" on our photo, she still uses formal speech with us... SON: Ah, Wasshi. Sorry about earlier... I felt like we were back to our Shinju-kan days... Tou: That is understandable. When we're together, I sometimes forget I am Tougou now. Gin: Secret talk, isn't it♪? SON: Ehehe~, that's right~. Because me and Wasshi are a lovey-dovey couple~. Tou: Sonocchi! Don't forget who your lover is and use passionate like a proper Japanese! SON: Pppp-Passionate!? Oh~, Tougou-kun, you cheeky little! We haven't gone that far, have we~? Gin: Aa~h, I didn't get it, but there's some kind of event over there, let's check it out! [Event venue] Young man: Thank you for going out with meeeeeee! I love youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!! Middle aged woman: Deaaar! Thank you for working so haaaard! I'm waiting for your winter bonuuuuuuuus!! Host: Alright! On this "December love yell tournament", from gratitude to confession, come yell anything you want into the mic! Tou: Eeh... What is this? Gin: You scream your love for someone, and the one who's the loudest wins♪ SON: Ah, you're right. There's a digital scoreboard on stage with how many decibels they did~. Gin: If your lover won this, you wouldn't think that's so awesome♪? Tou: Leave it to me. I will make my passion as a member of this country known to the entire audience! Gin: Awawawa, spare us the patriotic speech at least on Christmas! SON: In this case, I'll do it~♪ Gin: You won't talk about bleep, right!? SON: ......I don't like your sharp intuition. Gin: Jeez! Don't you have anything!? Like pure honest words directed towards someone you love! SON/Tou: ......You do it then♪ Gin: Eeeeeh!? T-That won't... Ah, look! Food stalls, let's get something to eat! SON/Tou: Eh~~? SON: I wanted to hear your confession~. Munch... Ah, this crepe is delicious~♪ Gin: Haha... It's not like I have anything I would like to confess or say out loud. Tou: Is that so? I want to hear it. Whatever you say, I want to hear... Gin: Aah... Well, before... I would have had something, but not anymore. Tou: Before, meaning? Gin: You two are Sumi and Sonoko after living 2 years I missed in the real world, right? Gin: In the beginning, I felt... something like... a thin wall... SON/Tou: ............ Gin: But now's different. Because you're no longer hiding things from me! https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/yuyuyu/images/a/a8/%282019%29_24._Valentine_2_~_Mimori%2C_Gin.png https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/yuyuyu/images/1/18/Card_image_206840.png SON: Yes... We knocked the wall between us right down~! Tou: That we did. Breaking walls is my specialty. Ah... But in a good way. Gin: Thank you. Because of it, from the bottom of my heart... Gin: I'm able to think of you as my best friends forever, Sumi and Sonoko♪ SON/Tou: ......... Gin: Eheh.. A-A~ah, my throat is dry~! Gonna buy myself a drink! SON/Tou: Uuh... uh... uh... Illuminations of love cultivation - Normal - 12 [Shopping street] Tou: Gin... It's been a while and she still hasn't returned. How far could she have gone...? SON: Let's look for her... I absolutely refuse to leave Mino-san alone... [In front of the tree] Gin: Huuh~??? That's strange... I thought they were over here... Woman: Aah, sorry! Gin: It's nothing, don't worry. I'm sorry. Boy: Today! At nursery school! I wrote a letter for Santa! Girl: Onee-chan wrote one too! I can't wait for Christmas~♪ Gin: Haha... Seems like a fool's errand to find them in this crowd... Gin: Well, I'll text them to meet somewhere. It would've still been a good day if we called it a night now... Gin: But it's somewhat...... lonely. Gin: ......... Host: Young lady over there! Why not scream out your love? Gin: ...Eh? Me? Host: That's right, you! It's your last confession of the year. The stage is all yours! SON/Tou: Haa haa haa...! Tou: What should we do...? We can't find her. SON: She's not responding to my calls... It's probably too noisy for her to notice them... Gin: Big Sumiiii! Big Sonokoooo! SON/Tou: Eh!? Gin: Wherever you are! No matter how much you've grown! And whatever happens! Gin: I! Minowa Gin! Love youuuuuuuuuu!!!! SON/Tou: ...!! ......... ...! https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/yuyuyu/images/6/67/Card_image_304090.png SON: Wa~~h, Mino-sa~~n! Gin: Ah! Youre here, I finally found... Mggh~! Hey, it hurts♪. Tou: Gin! Sorry we let you get lost! SON: We won't leave you alone ever again! Gin: Huh, w-what do you mean!? Weren't you the ones who got lost!? Tou: It would be weird to use this word when we were together. However you cut it, you were lost. Gin: But you moved from the spot, so you got lost! SON: We won't let you leave! We'll follow you everywhere~! Even the bath or toilet! Gin: Heck no, the joke has gone too far! You'd invade my privacy! Tou: Privacy doesn't exist between best friends forever! The three of us are one! Right? SON: I am you and you are me! BFF squad! Best friendgers! Gin: That's awful! Sonoko~, your naming sense is terrible for an aspiring novel writer~. SON: Eh~? Rea~lly~? Gin: Sumi, say something! Tou: She's right, Sonocchi. We're the country protection squad, volunteer army! Gin: Waah, you managed to do worse! Jeez~. You two are in need of Gin-sensei's special lesson! Tou/SON: Gladly♪ Gin: Are you listening~? A Hero of justice is... Tou/SON: Ufufufufu♪ SON: (Thank you, Mino-san. This was a wonderful date...) Tou: (I pray for happiness to come visit you during this year's holy night...)