Vol 1 Chapter 36 (2/2)
The biscuits on top of the plates had disappeared and the teacups were empty
The two girls sat around the table in a dream-like state
While standing up straight one of the memory
Another one looked up into the sky with her back to the chair
“This is paradise isn’t it?”
“…There’s a Dialect like this”
“I’m happy that it pleases you”
“Ah, come to think of it, what is the name of this place?”
“The name? I haven’t decided yet But I call it ‘Rose Garden’”
“Eh~ isn’t that too ordinary? How about Rabbit Restaurant!?”
“Well, I think the roses are the distinctive trait…”
“Then, Rabbit Rose Restaurant!”
“It sounds like you’re s a little”
By the way, the ribbed part of meat is called Baraniku (1)
The rabbits close to them that heard that drew back
Alice shook her head
“…That’s nonsense We should be paying more attention to the fact that this world is his Dialect rather than rabbits, restaurants and rose gardens”
“Eh~, then what naood Alice?”
“…The gate invites people to another world… in other words, the gate… that’s right… Gate of Rabbit”
The rabbits again!? They ht to himself
“Well, the naht?”
“That’s no good!”
“…It’s important”
“Really? Ah, it will be ti”
The chimes of a bell could be heard in the distance
Clang, clang, clang…
“This sounds a bit like a wedding bell ––”
Before shi+rley finished what she was saying, the landscape around theed
They were back in the roo room of Alice and shi+rley’s hoular table
Masaki dropped his raised hand like a conductor
“What do you think?”
“Nihhyaaaa! That was brilliant, Masaki!”
shi+rley’s sed on the floor Because she was still wearing the skirt of her school uniform, Masaki found it a little difficult to find a place to look at her
“…That wasn’t bad”
Alice sat on a zaisu (2) She was looking up at the rabbit stuffed toy on the shelf She confir watch in its hand
“…Tiht pace”
“I don’t think that it’s a dream or illusion Is your stomach full?”
“…It is”
“Nihaha, today it’s full of delicious food!”
“…Masaki-kun, what happens if you use it in a bus or train?”
“When I come back I’m the saerous to invite the driver”
Since the buses and trains were assisted by AIs, an accident probably wouldn’t happen
Alice was lost in thought
“…Well then, for example, what about if shi+rley was about to hit Masaki-kun?”
“That’s not nice”
“Is it possible for you to escape into Gate of Rabbit by yourself?”
“I think it’s possible But it’s impossible for me to escape the moment before I’m hit since I need time to concentrate to use it”
“…It’s not good for an eency escape”
After all, its practical use was evaluated to be low
shi+rley clapped her hands
“Then, what about if you invite a rule-breaker? They won’t be able to escape, right!?”
“I’ve never gone to the other side of that fence, so maybe?”
“Why don’t you try it out?”
“What would I do if I can’t come back?”
“Uwa~ No way!!”
“…We can’tWe’re Breaker, not executioners or hit men”
“That’s right”
Do they understand now? thought Masaki as he watched them
Alice breathed a sigh and shi+rley shrugged her shoulders
“…I haven’t seen a Dialect that could be called exceptional I wouldn’t hesitate to recognize it as Level 7… but it isn’t cut out for the work of Breaker”
“You’re ju to conclusions, aren’t you!?”
“Do you understand now? Then in the same way as before, you two––”
“…I refuse”
“Eh!?” responded both Masaki and shi+rley, surprised by Alice’s words
She stood up from the zaisu and left for one of her rooms on another floor
“…Masaki-kun is my partner… I decided that before I even saw your Dialect Are you going to quit before you even try it once?”
“That isn’t the reason why…”
“…Are you unhappy that you’re my partner?”
“Not at all!”
“Then the ‘talk about ill happen after this’ is finished…”
“Huh-well-but… hey?”
“Wait, Alice What about me!?”
Naturally, shi+rley didn’t stay silent Alice looked back at her with cold eyes
“…I don’t plan on handing anything over to you”
“Whatever you say tothis over ––Sakurazaka shi+rley is Alice Clockheart’s friend! That won’t change!”
She beat her chest Her words were accompanied with a thump
“Wha…!?”
“Even if we have fights, even if we’re not partners, the fact that I can’t leave you alone won’t change! ”
“…You are… a fool I changed partners without telling you, stole your childhood friend, and you’re still saying that we’re friends?”
“That has nothing to do with it Friendshi+p isn’t soain Whether or not you need me, you’re still important to me! That’s a friend!”
shi+rley’s shoulders shook cheerfully
Alice turned her back to her and bit her lip
“…As I thought… you’re an idiot A strange person I could even say that you’re a deviant”
“That-that much?”
“I’m not your partner anymore… there are lots of roooodbye”
She left the room
shi+rley saw her off by waving one of her hands
“Good night”
“Ah, are you going to sleep soon?”
“…Yes”
“I see Then, see you toht”
The door closed at the sa
It wasn’t evening yet, so he thought that it was early for her to go to sleep, but he couldn’t do anything about it
“Ah, once she enters her roo”
“Really?”
“What are you going to do Masaki? Will you stay?”
“Hey-hey… I’ll leave of course About the ether, but we can’t do it today”
“Yeah! Well, see you tomorrow Should I walk you home?”
“The opposite of that is normal, you know”
“That?”
She escorted hi Gear, he would be able to get ho lost
Masaki waved his hand and said “See you tomorrow”
shi+rley responded with “See you later!”
She hasn’t changed since she was a child has she, Masaki thought
TRANSLATOR’s NOTES
(1) Baraniku is what the japanese call spare ribs Bara = rose, niku = meat Pun? :D
(2) Zaisu is style of japanese chair that has a chair back, but lacks legs and sits directly on the floor