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True Love for the Blossoming Forest | Chapter 9
Chapter 8 << | index | >> Chapter 10
The lady imploringly hugs the white wolf called Tigam.
Marie: I heard that they couldn’t make the flower wine this year because the syrup was destroyed. So I couldn’t just sit still.....
I didn’t want you to be disappointed. Because I know how you always look forward to the scent of the flower wine......
That’s why I wanted to do something about it. I’m sorry. But don’t worry. They made the flower wine this year as well.
(Rustle)
The white wolf nuzzles up against the lady’s neck. He softly coos over and over again.
I still don’t understand the language of wolves. But I can tell what he’s trying to convey.
It’s fondness for the person he loves.
Akira: ....Is she the princess from the legend, who married the white wolf....?
Owen: Only her soul remains. Half of her has assimilated with the spirit of the forest.
She must’ve remained with him until her death. With this outcast beast.
Murr: Ah, hey! There they are!
Shylock: Come now, Murr. Don’t run around so haphazardly.
Rustica: Oh, it looks like everyone is here.
Chloe: Thank god we made it without getting lost....!
Akira: Huh...!? Why are you all here?
Murr: To deliver the flower wine!
Arthur: The flower wine?
Shylock: According to custom, we’re supposed to offer the flower wine to the bride in the forest gardens, right?
That’s why we came here to deliver it directly to her.
With a glance, Shylock signals to Chloe, who puts a large drinking glass on the ground. Then Shylock smoothly fills the cup to its brim with flower wine.
The glass releases a pleasant aroma akin to the scent of blossoming flowers.
Cain: Smells nice. So this is the flower wine.....
Shylock: Please accept our offering.
Shylock and Chloe step back, and the white wolf approaches the glass while shaking his body.
He brings his nose to the brim of the cup as if enjoying the scent of the wine, and then howls far into the sky. The cry echoes beyond the clouds.
(Wolf howl)
(Raindrops)
Chloe: ...? This is.....
Murr: Kinda cold!
Arthur: It’s raining....! The rain clouds have returned.
Soft, gentle raindrops fall upon us like fog, slowly dampening the entire forest.
I look up to see grey clouds covering the sky. I’m sure the same rain is falling upon the forest.
Marie: Thank you for taking care of me — and for all you’ve done.
Akira: (...Ah......)
Perhaps it’s because she shared the flower wine with her irreplaceable beloved — her smile is the most beautiful one I’ve seen from her yet.
The lady and the wolf huddle together and quietly disappear like smoke.
Shino: ...They’re gone.
Rustica: I wonder if they went home together? What a lovely couple.
Cain: Haha, yeah. They’re a charming couple.
Owen: Charming? You must mean annoying.
Shylock: Yes, they did cause us quite a bit of trouble.
Chloe: True! But I’m glad she got her memories back. We couldn’t have guided a spirit wife to her home.
The wizards’ voices echo through the rainy forest. As if in their memory, a rainflower lies where the spirit wolf and his bride stood.
✦✧☾✧✦
Arthur: With your help, the flower festival went off without a hitch. Please enjoy yourselves to the fullest today.
Murr: Arthur, you should have fun too! Here, I’ll put a flower comb in your hair. Now we match!
Arthur: Ahaha. Yes we do. How do I look? Does it suit me?
Chloe: It looks lovely on you. It goes with your outfit too!
Arthur: Chloe, these outfits are so wonderful, like always. I didn’t get to thank you yet, so let me say it now: thank you for all your hard work.
Chloe: Ehehe.... You’re welcome!
Murr: Phew, I feel good! Hey, Chloe, let’s dance together!
Chloe: Huh? Woah....!
Arthur: Haha. Murr is so sociable. Shino, let’s dance too! This must also be a goukon1.
Shino: A goukon....?
Rustica: Fufu. Everyone looks like they’re having so much fun. The flower wine is delicious too. Where can I get seconds?
Lady: Oh, shall I pour you some?
Rustica: My, hello there. Thank you; you’re so kind. What gracious consideration — could you be my....
Chloe: Aaaah, wait, wait....! Rustica, put your birdcage away! Murr, can you let me go~?
Chapter 8 << | index | >> Chapter 10
1) A goukon is basically a group date where a group of single men and women go out, get to know each other, and play social games in the hopes of finding an interested partner. We chose to keep the original Japanese term because the previous Sage would have been teaching the wizards Japanese slang
The lady imploringly hugs the white wolf called Tigam.
Marie: I heard that they couldn’t make the flower wine this year because the syrup was destroyed. So I couldn’t just sit still.....
I didn’t want you to be disappointed. Because I know how you always look forward to the scent of the flower wine......
That’s why I wanted to do something about it. I’m sorry. But don’t worry. They made the flower wine this year as well.
(Rustle)
The white wolf nuzzles up against the lady’s neck. He softly coos over and over again.
I still don’t understand the language of wolves. But I can tell what he’s trying to convey.
It’s fondness for the person he loves.
Akira: ....Is she the princess from the legend, who married the white wolf....?
Owen: Only her soul remains. Half of her has assimilated with the spirit of the forest.
She must’ve remained with him until her death. With this outcast beast.
Murr: Ah, hey! There they are!
Shylock: Come now, Murr. Don’t run around so haphazardly.
Rustica: Oh, it looks like everyone is here.
Chloe: Thank god we made it without getting lost....!
Akira: Huh...!? Why are you all here?
Murr: To deliver the flower wine!
Arthur: The flower wine?
Shylock: According to custom, we’re supposed to offer the flower wine to the bride in the forest gardens, right?
That’s why we came here to deliver it directly to her.
With a glance, Shylock signals to Chloe, who puts a large drinking glass on the ground. Then Shylock smoothly fills the cup to its brim with flower wine.
The glass releases a pleasant aroma akin to the scent of blossoming flowers.
Cain: Smells nice. So this is the flower wine.....
Shylock: Please accept our offering.
Shylock and Chloe step back, and the white wolf approaches the glass while shaking his body.
He brings his nose to the brim of the cup as if enjoying the scent of the wine, and then howls far into the sky. The cry echoes beyond the clouds.
(Wolf howl)
(Raindrops)
Chloe: ...? This is.....
Murr: Kinda cold!
Arthur: It’s raining....! The rain clouds have returned.
Soft, gentle raindrops fall upon us like fog, slowly dampening the entire forest.
I look up to see grey clouds covering the sky. I’m sure the same rain is falling upon the forest.
Marie: Thank you for taking care of me — and for all you’ve done.
Akira: (...Ah......)
Perhaps it’s because she shared the flower wine with her irreplaceable beloved — her smile is the most beautiful one I’ve seen from her yet.
The lady and the wolf huddle together and quietly disappear like smoke.
Shino: ...They’re gone.
Rustica: I wonder if they went home together? What a lovely couple.
Cain: Haha, yeah. They’re a charming couple.
Owen: Charming? You must mean annoying.
Shylock: Yes, they did cause us quite a bit of trouble.
Chloe: True! But I’m glad she got her memories back. We couldn’t have guided a spirit wife to her home.
The wizards’ voices echo through the rainy forest. As if in their memory, a rainflower lies where the spirit wolf and his bride stood.
✦✧☾✧✦
Arthur: With your help, the flower festival went off without a hitch. Please enjoy yourselves to the fullest today.
Murr: Arthur, you should have fun too! Here, I’ll put a flower comb in your hair. Now we match!
Arthur: Ahaha. Yes we do. How do I look? Does it suit me?
Chloe: It looks lovely on you. It goes with your outfit too!
Arthur: Chloe, these outfits are so wonderful, like always. I didn’t get to thank you yet, so let me say it now: thank you for all your hard work.
Chloe: Ehehe.... You’re welcome!
Murr: Phew, I feel good! Hey, Chloe, let’s dance together!
Chloe: Huh? Woah....!
Arthur: Haha. Murr is so sociable. Shino, let’s dance too! This must also be a goukon1.
Shino: A goukon....?
Rustica: Fufu. Everyone looks like they’re having so much fun. The flower wine is delicious too. Where can I get seconds?
Lady: Oh, shall I pour you some?
Rustica: My, hello there. Thank you; you’re so kind. What gracious consideration — could you be my....
Chloe: Aaaah, wait, wait....! Rustica, put your birdcage away! Murr, can you let me go~?
Chapter 8 << | index | >> Chapter 10
1) A goukon is basically a group date where a group of single men and women go out, get to know each other, and play social games in the hopes of finding an interested partner. We chose to keep the original Japanese term because the previous Sage would have been teaching the wizards Japanese slang