The Master Likes a Mystery/Episode 8

The Master Likes a Mystery
Episode 8

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Homare Grandfather, what are you doing? Homare’s Grandfather I’m repairing a watch. Homare I also want to try! Homare’s Grandfather This watch is delicate, so it might still be a little too difficult for you. Go on and play with your grandmother over there. Homare …I can’t deal with grandmother very well. Homare’s Grandfather Oh? Why is that? Homare She always looks sullen even when she’s with me. Homare’s Grandfather Ah… that’s because she’s an awkward person. Don’t worry, because she loves you. Homare Hm— Hisoka …Why are you sleeping in a place like this? Homare I do not wish to hear that from you, of all people. Oh? This blanket— Hisoka …I borrowed it from Azuma. Homare Could it be that you were the one who draped it on me? Hisoka …What were you doing? Homare I was contemplating my role once more. Hisoka …You’re weird. Lately, Arisu isn’t being Arisu sometimes. Homare What do you mean by that? Hisoka …You’re always brooding, and now you’re sleeping alone in a place like this. Homare Well similarly, draping a blanket over me does not seem like you either. A Shiki who bosses his butler around is more typical of you. Hisoka …A Sagishima who recites poems as he pleases is typical Arisu. Homare You’d prefer if I recite poems? Hisoka …No. Homare I jest. Hisoka …Besides, your job is to always stand behind me and give me marshmallows. Homare Now that you mention it. …Hm, I see. Typical me, huh. It appears that I took a considerable detour. My version of Sagishima has always been just around the corner. Hisoka Arisu, you really are simple and an idiot. But we should go back soon. …I feel sorry for the flowers Tsumugi gave you. Homare Indeed. We must hurry and arrange them. Homare The morning of beginnings, a refreshing sour serenade… How vigorous, c’est bon symphony…! Izumi Good morning, Homare-san. Tasuku He’s at full throttle. Tsumugi It’s typical Homare-san, so isn’t it fine? Azuma It seems that you’ve returned to your usual. Hisoka …So noisy first thing in the morning. Tasuku Arisugawa, here. Homare Why, this is my pocket watch…! So you were the true culprit! Tasuku You— Hisoka No, I was the one who had it. Homare The balcony is not an entryway! Tsumugi Oh, there you are. The meeting is about to start soon. Homare Good grief. What if I had strained my back? Misumi A creaky freaky triangle~ Homare Hm, that is quite a nice phrase. Hisoka … (It’s Arisu’s pocket watch… It’s broken…) Tsumugi What’s wrong? Let’s go, Hisoka-kun. Hisoka … (I’ll give it back to him later…) Homare Oh… No, I did not send it for repairs. Izumi Huh… Homare I was simply taking a peek since I happened to pass by. Izumi Is that so… Hisoka …What’s this about? Homare Ah, you don’t know what happened because you were asleep. I lost my pocket watch. Hisoka Lost? (…Come to think of it, I forgot to give it back because I fell asleep.) Izumi We’ve looked everywhere, but we can’t find it… Homare No matter. That thing has been unneeded from the beginning. Izumi That’s… Hisoka … (It’s unneeded…?) Izumi …I think that if it really was something he didn’t need, then he would’ve thrown it away long ago. He wouldn’t have held it dearly wherever he went. There’s no way he truly thinks of it as something unnecessary. Hisoka …Then why did he say he didn’t need it? Izumi That, I don’t know… Hisoka …You don’t know? Izumi I don’t. I’m sure there must be some complicated feelings surrounding it. Hisoka … Izumi I don’t understand, but I still want to find the pocket watch and give it to him. Hisoka …Even though you don’t understand? Izumi Yeah. Hisoka Why? Izumi I guess it’s because I get the feeling that’s the best thing to do, when I think about Homare-san. I can’t understand exactly what Homare-san is thinking, but I can put myself in his shoes, right? I don’t know whether that’s the right thing to do though… Tasuku What’s wrong? Hisoka …Can you fix this? Tasuku You found Arisugawa’s pocket watch? Hisoka …I’ll give it back to him when it’s fixed. Tasuku It’s impossible for me. This isn’t something an amateur can fix. Hisoka …You say that, but I heard that you’ve fixed a TV before. Tasuku A TV is different from a pocket watch. Hisoka I have a feeling that we need this for tomorrow. …Because it’s the last component. Tasuku Tomorrow...? Fixing this in one night is even more impossible. Hisoka As thanks, I’ll… Tasuku I don’t want your marshmallows. Hisoka … Tasuku …*sigh*. Fine. But I’m telling you now, it’s not my fault if I can’t fix it. I don’t need your marshmallows, so just act your best. Hisoka Thanks, Tasuku. Homare How… Hisoka I lost my memories, so I have nothing – no memories, no prized possessions. So I don’t understand those complicated feelings of yours. …But I thought that watch was something you treasured. Homare You had it repaired for me. Hisoka …I’d be troubled if Arisu doesn’t return to being Arisu. Six months’ worth of marshmallows is riding on this play after all. Tasuku Even so, why didn’t you get it fixed much earlier? If I was able to fix it, then an expert would’ve been able to do it in no time if you just asked. Homare I thought of having it repaired many times. However, if it was impossible to fix it then it would truly become something unneeded. That is why I never sent it for repairs. Tasuku It’s something valuable to you, so even if it can’t be fixed, that doesn’t mean it’s no longer needed. Is that how geniuses think? Azuma Homare’s thoughts are so extreme. That’s one of the good things about him though. Tasuku It’s old so it’ll probably break again, but it’s a good watch so take care of it. Homare Indeed… in the end it was not something unneeded. Tasuku And also… This was engraved inside the pocket watch. Homare “To the mechanical you, with love.　Sakae” …? Izumi This is… Homare …Sakae was the name of my grandfather. Izumi Then, the ‘mechanical you’ must have been referring to your grandma. Azuma Mechanical, huh? For some reason that sounds romantic. Tsumugi But why ‘mechanical,’ I wonder? Izumi (…It’s a bit similar to how Homare-san calls himself a cyborg.) Homare ―― My grandmother told me that I was the same as this watch. That because I cannot understand people’s feelings, I’m the same as this broken watch… Izumi Huh? Homare When she told me that she would give me this watch because she no longer needed it, it felt like I was told that broken things like me were no longer needed. Izumi Homare-san… That’s not it. I’m sure your grandma wasn’t trying to say that you’re unneeded. Homare … Izumi (I’m sure that his grandma, who was called mechanical, was the same as Homare-san. That’s why…) Homare I do not understand what grandmother was thinking. I cannot understand people’s feelings— Izumi I’m sure that you understand, Homare-san. If you were your grandma, what would you have been thinking? Please think about it. Homare If I were grandmother… Hisoka …Even if you can’t exactly understand the other person’s feelings, you can put yourself in their shoes. Homare ―― Those are deep words coming from you, Hisoka-kun. Hisoka …Or so Director said. Homare Second-hand knowledge, I see. Hmm, putting yourself in one’s shoes is similar to acting. The mechanical you… Cyborg… —I see. Grandmother and I are the same. She entrusted me the present she received from grandfather, her beloved, for I am similar to her. Izumi You were troubled over how you can’t understand people’s feelings, so I wonder if your grandma was the same. Homare Hm… That may be so. But my grandfather loved my awkward grandmother from the bottom of his heart. Entrusting the proof of that love to me may have been my grandmother’s way of showing her love. Izumi I’m sure of that. (I think that Homare-san’s grandma may have been hoping that Homare-san also finds someone like his grandpa…) (Someone who would accept Homare-san, and love him for who he is…) Homare Grandmother… Tsumugi I believe so too. Hisoka …Arisu is thickheaded. Azuma What an awkward family. Tasuku Seriously, what a roundabout way of saying things. Homare …I will do just fine even without the truthful magnifying glass now. Izumi Truthful magnifying glass? Homare It’s nothing. Just talking to myself. Izumi Okay, it’s almost time. Homare Everyone, gather round! After consulting the other troupes, I, as the leader, have come up with a huddle unique to the Winter Troupe. Tsumugi Sounds good. Azuma What do we need to do? Homare First, raise one hand up high. Then, place one foot like this, tendu, and then extend it up high – arabesque! Tasuku As if we can do that! Homare Hold this pose! Azuma It’s difficult. Hisoka …Impossible. Homare Now, let us blossom in full glory and soar high across the sky together, Winter Troupe…! Hisoka … Tsumugi Erm… Let’s do our best. Tasuku …Yeah. Azuma Yup.
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