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odorekijinchapter one
[West Country—Stargazers’ Town]
Heathcliff: (I didn’t realise how lively the festival actually is. There’s plenty of food carts and——)
Shopkeep: Come one and all, come try your luck! Hey, you! The lad over there! How about giving my booth a shot?
Heathcliff: A, are you talking to me…?
Shopkeep: Yes! See, I’ve got this raffle, and where the only thing you have to do is pull a ribbon from this box. The colour of the ribbon you draw will determine the prize you’ll get!
Heathcliff: Hm-mhm, I see…
(Twenty coins for one attempt... That’s fairly expensive, but the grand prize is a pocket watch still in its original box after all…)
…Hm?
Bradley: Hey, dun’ just stand there and twiddle yer thumbs, yeah? Someone could easily steal yer wallet, y'know.
Heathcliff: Whoa!? Bradley!
Bradley: Well well, a lottery booth, huh? I didn’t see that one comin’. So what, yer itching for a try? Somethin’ must have caught yer eye then.
Heathcliff: Well, actually… This pocket watch has piqued my interest, but…
But I’m not sure if I should… I heard from Cain that you can almost never draw a ticket for a worthy prize in those lotteries…
Bradley: Man, c’mon, ain’t no aristo worryin’ ‘bout that. It’s you guys’ job ta spend yer money left ‘n right in that kinda stuff, yeah?
Hey, chap, get ‘im the box. This guy ‘s gonna try.
Heathcliff: Huh–Pardon!?
Shopkeep: Certainly! I assume you will be pulling once?
Heathcliff: (He … He took the reins and decided for me, just like that… Well, I could take the opportunity while I have it. I have nothing else of interest to spend my money on either way, so…)
Um, yes. Once will suffice.
(Heathcliff pays for his attempt.)
Heathcliff: Well, here goes nothing——
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chapter two
[West Country—Stargazers’ Town]
Heathcliff: …This one!
(A light bell chimes.)
Shopkeep: Congratulations, you hit the jackpot! This rare pocket watch is all yours!!
Heathcliff: Wow, I can’t believe it…!
Bradley: Sighs… Now I get it. He’s tryna peddle his shady wares, huh.
Shopkeep: Aaand—there you go. Take good care of it! You’re welcome to come back anytime!
(Heathcliff and Bradley begin to walk away.)
Heathcliff: I still cannot believe I managed to get the grand prize!
Bradley: Hey, stop starin’ at it ‘n open the box. I dun’ wanna run all the way back to the stall to beat up the guy.
Heathcliff: Beat him…!? Let’s, maybe, not go to such length—but you’re right, I should open it…
(Heathcliff carefully opens the box.)
Heathcliff: It’s…
Bradley: Ah, welp, kinda saw that one comin’. It looks great ‘n all, but the needle ain’t even tickin’. ‘S just a buncha crap to jack up his sales.
Heathcliff: N-No, look, it’s not! I mean, of course it’s a counterfeit, I can tell with a glance—but look at the craftsmanship on the case! It’s incredible!
Bradley: …The case?
Heathcliff: The intricacy and reliefs of those swirls spreading on the case… I have been told that only deft artisan can carve complex designs on such fine pieces, and this pattern is proof of it.
Especially this side… Keeping a smooth curve without completely melting the design is a particularly difficult feat to achieve. It’s a shame he is putting his skills into making counterfeits; I’m certain that he could be the master of many in an atelier…
Bradley: U, uh-huh. Slow down though, boy, yer speakin’ too fast fer me.
Heathcliff: O-oh, my apologies…! I was so excited, I didn’t realise..
Hrm, anyhow, thank you so much, Bradley. I wouldn’t have won the raffle if you didn’t push me to try!
Bradley: Heh, well garbage or not, it doesn’t change much fer me. Speakin’ of givin’ credit where its due, how ‘bout ya return the favour ‘n buy me some meat or booze, hm?
Heathcliff: Sure, I’ll even treat you to both. I ought to spend my money on such extravagances, after all!
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episode story
“Opinions on Street Food”
[Wizards’ Manor—Lounge]
Akira: Speaking of food carts, I think I saw you at a meat-skewers stall back at the festival. I didn’t know you could eat that kind of food too, Heath!
Heathcliff: A meat-skewer stall… Ah, yes, I remember: I wanted to treat Bradley to a little something, so he chose that stall for us to eat at.
Akira: Huh, so that’s how you ended up there, I see… You don’t particularly strike me as the kind of person who would go for street food which, well, sort of makes sense now that I think about it.
Heathcliff: Ahaha, you’re right. Still, I bought a skewer to try it out myself, but it was quite the struggle to eat.
I think I wasn’t… efficient enough in my method, so Bradley took the skewer from me…
Akira: (Bradley…)
Heathcliff: But he gave me soup instead, saying that I could have his share instead since there was no meat in it.
Akira: All’s well that ends well, I… I guess…? A meatless soup at a meat skewer stall though, that’s, uh…
Heathcliff: Oh, but oddly enough, there was quite a lot of meat in it—and large pieces at that! They were all stuck at the bottom of the bowl.
It’s true that the gravy was quite fragrant from the meat juices, hmm… Perhaps it was too thick for him to notice them?
Akira: (Or maybe Bradley couldn’t remain indifferent to Heath’s struggle, and decided to switch their dish so that he could still eat some meat…?)
Heathcliff: I’m not quite used to eating at food stalls yet, but I find it pretty entertaining.
I could easily eat the soup, so next time, I would like to challenge those skewers once more.
home line
“Master Sage, have you made your wish for Tanabata already? Me? I’m still thinking about it. I know that I should simply go with what first comes to mind, but I keep overthinking it…
I’m sure Shino wouldn’t miss a beat to tell me that I’m being too stubborn if he was around.”
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