we be waiting for the suffering

Caption : A damaged gem loses its memories. How much of Cinnabar does Phos remember exactly?

Phos : You’re merely being used to dispose of me.

Cinnabar : I know that.

Phos : There’s no such thing as real friends.

Cinnabar : Maybe so.

Phos : Pathetic beyond words.

Cinnabar : I know.

Jade : I just don’t understand you.

Sorry.

Phos : Hm?

What did you say?

Phos : At this point - what’s to understand?

Phos : As planned.

Euc : To the school!

Alex : I don’t mean to sound insistent, but when you’re done, maybe don’t forget one of us on the way back.

Benito : B....Bad move?

Obsidian : The swords!

? : We can’t fight in this!

Red beryl : The winter uniforms are here!

Bort : What will you do?

Euc : After breaking all of us, Phos will give Kongo orders. For now, I need to wait for an opportunity. Jade and Cinnabar, you’ll stay with Kongo in the back.

Bort : It’s the best way.

Dia : I don’t know this gem..... I wonder if they were born recently.

Benito : Huh?

Dia : Look, they’re coming out. They carry a whip.

Benito : ...Ah, well,

Benito : This is definitely Bort.

Cinnabar : Bort!

Bort : What’s wrong ? Go back.

Cinnabar : But you....!

Bort : It’s fine. Go and protect Kongo.

[Author corner : I’ve been playing Pokémon and Death Stranding.]

Dia : Shall we fight?

Dia : I would like to beat you at your favorite thing.

Bort : I..

Bort : ..Truly don’t care a bit for fighting.  I think nurturing jellyfish is far more interesting.

Bort : The lunarians haven’t come in a very long time, so I no longer have to fight. My arm was broken, too-

Dia : ..GHAAAAA

AND WHOSE FAULT..

Dia : - DO YOU THINK THAT IS!!

Jade : Okay, I get it now.

Jade : Rutile ended up telling me bit and pieces of what happened. Apparently, the lunarians came, and used Padparadscha as a bait to get Phos back. Just as you thought.

Euc : I see... How is Padparadscha?

Jade : Well, about that. We investigated, and it seems that a part of Padparadscha is missing, the most important one. Rutile won’t give it back.

Euclase : So that’s how it is... Kongou, you were not able to show opposition to Phos, right ?

Sensei : My apologies.

Jade: So you mean Phos was able to control Kongou even though they were reduced to a few shards? Obsidian : Scaryyy! Redbe : Terrible! Euclase : I don’t know how to feel about this.

Euc : Say, you can’t resist Phos, but Phos requesting you to pray won’t change anything, right?

Sensei: Ah, there is a fatal error.

Euclase : Oh, dear, this is complicated.

Sensei : Sorry.

Euclase : It’s alright! For now, we should probably celebrate that sleepyhead’s return.

Redbe : Euuuc, and what about hibernation?

Obsidian : I’m pretty sleepy......

Jade : I’m probably going to stay awake, I doubt i’ll be able to sleep after this.

Euc : Well then, Jade and I will probably stay around and do some things.

?: And who should deal with the ice floes?

Ame : I wonder... ..What yellow must be up to.

Zircon : Yeah. I got to see them once, but....

Ame : But eighty ? They’re probably doing alright.

Zircon : How are you so sure ?

Ame : Well, somehow I just am. I’m doing alright too. And, do you ever worry about Benito ?

Nepti : Not really.

Ame : You can’t bring yourself to dislike them, can you?

Nepti: I appreciate them.

Morga : Aah! I never understand Nepti!

Ame : And Morga? What do you think about goshe ?

Morga : I think they’re probably doing lots of cool things!

Heey! Cinnabar, you were born the same year as Dia, right ? What could they possibly be up to ?

Cinnabar : I think they must be very, very happy.

Morga : Right,

Ame : That’s absolutely true.

[i......... think the author corner is ichikawa talking about a conversation she overheard between two people when she was having lunch?? im not confident enough to say but coming from her i wouldnt even be surprised]

Nepti : To be honest, I end up forgetting the things i care about.

Morga : It’s always very peaceful around here, so things like these can’t be helped. What would truly be better for us, I wonder...

Morga : Alright!  Everything is ready, let’s go break the ice.

Morga : Konchan! Coming from the coast was awful!

Morga : Cinnabar, Konchan, are you just going to stand there and watch ?  Come and support us!

Cinnabar : ah!? s...support ?

Morga : yeah ! Show the ice floes that your voice is stronger than em!

Cinnabar : Do your best!!

Sensei : You seem quite happy.

Cinnabar : I wish antarc would be here. They liked you, in particular. Even if you’ve changed since back when they were here, it wouldn’t change a thing.

Sensei : They were aware that I was not of the same origin as all of you.

Cinnabar : Really?! How come?

Sensei : ..............I have no idea.

The temperature...

Sensei : It is rising at a constant speed.

Euc : You were born weak.

Bort : You can’t do anything about it.

Dia : It’s no use trying to change it.

Cinnabar : You failed at the very start.

Morga : A hardness of three....

Goshe : What a pity.

Cairn : Noone likes you.

Antarc : Had you not been here.....

? : Phosphophyllite’s consciousness has been recovered.

Barbata : Aaah- Hold on, don’t move yet. The structure of your body is very complex, so we must be careful with the synthetic gems we’ll use. Hold on-