[Paradise] Prologue

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The Soldier of Fortune Arrives! The Gate of Your Blooming Paradise

Paradise - Prologue

Written by: Akira

Characters Involved: Anzu, Suzu Kuromori, Sakura Itoh, Yako Konan

Location: Rooftop
	“Look look, Anzu-chan” “Just like you told me, I went to the beauty salon to get a haircut! E-Ehehe…♪” “H-How does it look? Is it cut too short? I love the feeling of having my ‘whole’ face being hit by the wind~ I can see what’s in front of me better!” “I-I won’t cut any more than this! It’s too embarrassing.” “I can deal with being on the edge of my 'limity-limits' with this length because,” “I left my bangs like this on purpose so that my eye can’t be seen~♪” “If that time comes, I’m gonna wear an eyepatch. ‘Cause I don’t want anyone but Anzu-chan to see.” “Using an eyepatch as the focus would make a good distraction, wouldn’t it~♪” “I-It suits me? It’s cute? E-Ehehe...♪” “It’s like Anzu-chan said! For humans to change, all you need is a little courage.” “Me wanting to try a haircut, it’s an astonishing change, isn’t it?” “This suffocating Kimisaki Academy too, ‘a little courage’ is all we need for change, huh…?”
	“CUT IT OOOUUUUT!”
	“Uhyuu! Wh-What?” “Awawah, it’s that class representative person! She’s scary!” “I-I-I-I’m terribly sorry! I’m so sorry for becoming so vain and going to a beauty salon and stuuuuuff!”
	“Wait right theeere, Konan-san! Yako Konan!”
	“... Fueh? The class rep person; it looks like she doesn’t have any business with us?”
	“You problem student! Today will be the day you pay the piper, so quietly turn yourself in at once!”
	“Ahaha☆ It’ll never be that day, only an idiot would wait when someone says to ‘wait’!”
	“Urgh, what is with that attitude! Please have some self-awareness!” “During the morning assembly, the one who removed the bronze statue of the principal was you, was it not?” “This is pretty much a crime worse than murder, you know~!?”
	“Hah! An incompetent leader resorts to ‘criminal treatment,’ that’s my motto♪” “Hey, you guys're in the way! Don’t just stand there gawking, you better move if you wanna live! You’re ticking me off!”
	“Eh, eeeeh? What’s with that, even though the rooftop is our spot for rest and relaxation! Don’t barge in~!”
	“Heh, so the rumor that the rooftop is a hangout for ‘slackers’ is true, huh?” “No matter where I look, every person here has such a gloomy mug?”
	“Oh my goodness gracious? If it isn't you, Anzu-san!” “You’re coming and going to the roof as you please again~!” “People aren’t allowed to be up here, and for that matter, isn’t it the middle of class right now?” “Studies are the duty of a student, you know~!”
	“But by cutting class to run around chasing after me and stuff, aren’t you doing the same thing?” “Even though you’re acting all high and mighty with full-of-crap diligence, pushing up your glasses and stuff?”
	“My… My glasses have nothing to do with this! Nearsightedness is a testament to studying hard, you know!”
	“Hmm? Even though you’d look super cute if you took off your glasses~♪”
	“Wh---Wha wha WHAA!?”
	“An opening! TOORYAAAA☆”
	“Aaah, that’s dangerous! Hold on, Konan-san, don’t climb on the railing!” “You’ll be gravely injured if you fall, you know~!?”
	“Ahaha☆, don’t you also want a problem student like me to disappear?” “Lookie, I might fall~? If you get any closer, I might jump off~♪”
	“P-Please cease such foolish actions!” “P-P-P-Please wait! Right now, people are gathering out here, so! Please don’t be rash, Konan-sa~n!”
	“Dum~my☆ I’m not gonna jump off, my life is precious, you know?”
	“Y-You know, indeed! Thank goodness...♪”
	“But to live a life with no fun at all, aah, I can’t! Suddenly, I’m in despair!”
	“This world’s fleeting Yako Konan-chan, at the the tender age of fourteen, shall fall to her death from Kimisaki Academy’s rooftop~♪” “YAHOO~☆ YOOOO! PUEEEEDO! VOLAAAAAR!”
	“OOAAAAGH, SHE REALLY JUMPED OFF! THAT FOOOOOL~!” “I’m so sorry Konan-san, if only I had been less harsh, it wouldn’t have come to thi….Wh, UHYAA!?”
	“You wear plain underwear, huh class rep? Isn’t youth supposed to be all about fun?”
	“Wh, whawhaa? What’s with the hang glider!? Uwaah, the wind pressure is flipping my skiiirt!”
	“Ahhaha☆ I, Yako Konan, have an escape plan for any place in any situation, you see, and the reason I headed for the roof is ‘this’!” “I said so, didn’t I? That 'I can fly' (Yo puedo volar)♪” “Whoopsie daisy, did I overdo my performance?” “This thing is hard to balance… I might crash?”
	“Kyaaah!? Seriously, good grief~ You’re only human! Please think about the consequences!” “Did you think the world was going to stop to catch you!?”
	“Ahaha☆ Your character development is weak, honor student!” “Why don’t you try flying too~? Actually, I think the scenery is surprisingly pretty nice♪”
	“Uwaagh, are you not teetering!? You’re really going to crash, my goodness~!” “H-H-H-Hold on, please! For now, I’ll go get a mat from the P.E. equipment shed to use as a landing pad!” “Just call out for help until then~? Auu~?” “A-Anzu-san, this is such trouble, is it not? I am in a hurry so, this is farewell!” “You as well, quickly return to your classroom, all right?” “Good grief, Konan-san! That problem student~! One after another, she causes nothing but troublesome nuisances~!?”
	“.... They left. Wha-What in the world just happened?” “Oh. Anzu-chan, you’re laughing?” “Yup, it feels like something’s beginning to change. That Konan-san’s more than a problem child, you think?” “Me too, my chest’s going ‘ba-dump ba-dump’ a little….♪”

 

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> Yako doesn't actually say "YO PUEDO VOLAR," but "I CAN FLY" in English. I wanted to preserve the confusion of Sakura not understanding what Yako's saying or planning, so I opted to use Spanish.

> Trivia: Suzu also uses a lot of childish onomatopoeia like "girigiri" and "dondon," similar to Mika. I've tried to capture this childishness by using similar "cutesy" sounds and phrases in English.