(18Trip Translation) Tao Kinouchi SR: Melting Sweet - Superstitions, Truth, and Chocolate!
proofread by jellyfish_apple, 463ce6, azurecrystalz and niri
Part 1
Location: HAMA House Living Room
Tao: Iām back⦠Whew.
Tao: (The whole worldās in a Valentineās mood. Though itās a little different from the kind I know.)
Toi: Welcome back, Tao-kun. Do you have a minute?
Tao: Oh, Toi-san. Iāve got all the time in the world. Did you need something?
Toi: Y-Yeah. I-I need a favor, actuallyā¦
Toi: I was thinking of working up the courage to make some chocolate for Valentineās Day this yearā¦
Toi: Um! Once Iāve finished it⦠C-Could I ask you to give it to Chii-sama for meā¦!?
Tao: Me? You donāt want to give it to Chihiro yourself?
Toi: I-I-I-I-I-I-I-I couldnāt possibly do something so embarrassing and disrespectful!! Also, the thought of it might keep me up at night, no matter how Chii-sama reactsā¦!!
Toi: But youāre good friends with him, so I thought I could ask you to do it for me⦠Um. Iām sorry if Iām asking for too much.
Tao: I mean, Chihiroās my roommate, and we do get along wellā¦
Tao: (But heād probablyā¦)
Tao: ⦠Oh, I know.
Tao: Ev3ns are scheduled for a concert on Valentineās Day, so how does taking that chance to give him the chocolate in-person sound?
Toi: G-Giving it to him in-personā¦!? That sort of thing is impossible for meā¦!
Tao: I think Chihiro would be happier that way.
Toi: Really�
Tao: Yeah. Iām saying this as his good friend, so you can count on it. Probably.
Toi: ā¦
Toi: ⦠Okay. Iāll give it a try, then.
Toi: Thank you, Tao-kunā¦!! Iāll do my bestest to give my chocolate to Chii-sama!
Tao: Iām glad I could be of help.
[Toi leaves]
Tao: (⦠Chocolate huh? I've heard people in this era buy chocolates for themselves too⦠Talk about times changing.)
Tao: (Pretty sure back in my time we didnāt even have that āReverse chocolateā thing.)
Tao: (Well, I only ever received chocolates out of obligation, and even that took courage, 'cause youād end up being teased for it.)
Tao: (Thinking about it like that, itās probably a good thing that itās so easy to give chocolate to anyone and everyone now.)
Part 2
Location: Special Ev3ns Live
Tao: Thank you so much for coming today! This was the best Valentineās Day ever!
[Fans cheering]
Chihiro: From here on out weāll be havingggg⦠Talk Time with Chii and Co.! Line up here if you wanna participate~! Weāll talk with everyone in order, so no need to pushā
Tao: (Oh, Toi-sanā¦)
Toi: ā¦
Tao: (He looks really nervous. I guess itās actually embarrassing for a fan to give chocolate to an idol they admire?)
Tao: (Iāll go check on him, since my turn is up later.)
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Tao: Toi-san, are you really okay with not lining up to talk to Chihiro? You were going to give him your chocolate, werenāt you?
Toi: I-I was! But Iām really nervousā¦! What if I mess something upā¦?
Tao: Itās okay, heāll definitely be happy to see you. I can guarantee that, so do your best.
Toi: ⦠O-Okay! Iāll do my best, thenā¦!
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[Toi walks up to Chihiro]
Chihiro: Oh, Toi-nya! Did you come to see Chii live? Iām so happy youāre here!
Toi: Y-Yes!! Um, here! I'm dedicating this chocolate to you to thank you for being born into this world, Chii-samaā¦!
Chihiro: This is for Chii? Wow, thanksiiiieees!! The wrapping is super-duper cutieful too! What do I doooo, Iām literally on cloud nine right now~!!
Chihiro: Chii is super lucky to have someone like you stanning him, Toi-nya~āŖ
Toi: ā¦! Iām happy that it made you happy, Chii-samaā¦! Iāll keep supporting you forever!
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[Toi walks back to Tao]
Toi: I did it⦠I did it, Tao-kun! I managed to give Chii-sama my chocolateā¦!!
Toi: So, um⦠Thank you for giving me the push I needed, Tao-kun!
Tao: No need to thank me. You had that courage within you all along.
Tao: (Valentineās Day sure is nice in this era. No matter what kinda chocolate you give, thereās no doubt the person receiving it will be happy.)
Tao: (⦠Iām sure itāll be a good way to give back for the chocolates Iāll get, so Iāll do my best in the upcoming shows, too.)
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Location: HAMA House Rooster Room
Chihiro: Letās try this chocolate next~ OMG, the decorations on it are sooo cutie~!
Chihiro: Mmm, delish! This one isss⦠from that famous store that was all the buzz he other day! Iāve always wanted to give it a try~! *Nom, nom*ā¦
Tao: Heās off in his own chocolate world⦠I gotta eat the chocolates I got too, including the Chiefās.
Tao: Man, I seriously am grateful for them, but if I eat them all I might end up with a nosebleed, so I have to come up with a proper planā¦
Chihiro: A nosebleed? Why?
Tao: Huh? Whatād you mean, why⦠They say that, donāt they? That youāll get a nosebleed if you eat too many chocolates.
Chihiro: Hrm~~?? Chiiās never heard of that before⦠Gonna look it up real quick~
Chihiro: Found it. Hmmm~ Looks like this was a popular superstition back in the day.
Tao: Huh. A superstition!?!?
Tao: (The heck. Everyone believed itā¦!!)
Tao: (Does that mean that a lot of the stuff Iām sure is common sense is actually a bunch of superstitions!? Like how your bones will melt if you drink too many carbonated drinksā¦!)
Chihiro: ā¦? Whatās up? You look like your tummyās upset. Did you eat too many chocolates?
Tao: ⦠I just thought that the passage of time is seriously scary.
Chihiro: ?? What are you talking about? Youāre such a weirdo, TaoTao~!















