#minami

2005

After Majima Goro had served Kiryu Kazuma as the hostess Goromi...

The Majima Family's Minami Daisaku was summoned by Goromi, alongside Nishida who had been forced to work as a waiter at the club.

Goromi: Heeheehe! There's nothin' better than makin' Kiryu-chan happyyy! 

Nishida: R-Right... We made him happy... I think. Probably. 

Minami: ...I just got here and I don't really get what's goin' on, but if Kiryu-no-ojiki is happy about it, that's what's important. (tl note: ojiki is literally "uncle who is younger than my dad" and is the polite way to refer to patriarchs of other families. Nishida uses it for Kiryu as well) 

Goromi: Hehe, right? Ahh, makin' other folks happy feels great~. Goromi: ....I got it! Since I'm feelin' so good, I'm gonna give you two a lil reward. Minami: A... reward? Goromi: Yeah! ....Okay! How about the right to go on a date with Goromi? Nishida: Eh... A-A date? With you, boss?

Goromi: It ain't with your boss! It's with Goromi-chan! Are ya askin' to get beaten to death sayin' stupid shit like that!? (tl note: boss being oyaji, which is literally "dad") 

Nishida: S-Sorry.... Goromi: Hehe! You get to go on a date with a hot babe like Goromi-chan. You must be real happy, right? Goromi: How-ev-er, Goromi-chan ain't gonna be a cheap date is she? Goromi: You're about to compete in a five matches, and the winner will be able to go on a date with me! Nishida: M... Matches? Minami: I... will be facing Nishida-no-aniki? And the prize is a date with bo-.... I mean, Goromi-san. Goromi: That's what I said! If you want to go on that date with me, ya better fight like your life depends on it! Nishida and Minami: Win... to get a date with Goromi-san...

Goromi: It's too cramped to have the matches inside the club though. Time to take it outside! <she walks away> Nishida: ............If I somehow end up winning..............

Minami: A date with the boss... going by the name.... Goromi-san.... Nishida: (Boss says the date is a "reward" but... really it means I'll have no choice but to entertain my boss for the entire day) Minami: (If I upset the boss even a little I'll get beaten up, and if it's just the two of us I can't even try to shift the blame onto someone else...) Nishida and Minami: (A whole day anxiously entertaining my boss, and stepping on a landmine is instant death... This date is absolutely life or death.)

Nishida and Minami: .......... Nishida: (I'll pretend to be competing in front of the boss, but this match... I absolutely can't give in...!) (tl note: the line here is 親父の手前、 勝負してる振りはするけど、この勝負……絶対に負けないと…… ! and like I keep reading that as "I absolutely can't lose...!" but contextually that's like... the opposite of what he's trying to do, hence going for "can't give in" instead. I'm assuming there's some nuance or something that と is implying that I'm not quite grasping) Minami: (This match, I absolutely must lose in order to avoid going on a date with my boss...!) (tl note: by contrasts Minami just thinks 絶対に負けて which is much less confusing for me haha) <they head outside> Goromi: The first match is..... Pick-up Showdown!

Nishida: P-Pick-up showdown!? Minami: ...Why the hell are we doin' 'pick-up'? Goromi: Girls like guys who are single-mindedly devoted to 'em... but that don't mean just anybody will do. Goromi: I love guys who are so charming that they attracts tons of women, but they've only got eyes for me! Goromi: So you two have to go pick up some women off the street, bring 'em to get tea with ya, and show off how suave of men ya are! Goromi: Let's get started! Ready~... Start! <bang> Nishida and Minami: Woah! <they rush off> Nishida: There's a... decent enough young lady! Would you like to get some tea with me!?

Minami: Hey miss! Wanna do tea? I'm drownin' in debt and looking for someone to support me! Women walking down the street: ................

<they walk away wordlessly> Nishida: Ahh! Totally ignored....! Nishida: (Ughh... I truly am sorry to the women passing by... But if I don't do this.... I could be killed!) Nishida: (But Minami's pick-up lines are... pretty awful. Even if he is in debt it's fine not to mention it...) Minami: Shit! It keeps happenin'! Minami: (There ain't a lotta women who'd want to treat some stranger... This pick-up line should carry me through this match) Minami: (But Nishida... he's unusually tactless... Maybe he's the type who acts tough around women, surprisingly...) Minami: Hey miss! Won't ya buy me somethin'!? A steak would be fine!

Nishida: Hey... well, you're at an age where it's hard to call you a young lady! Would you like to get tea!? Goromi: ...You both suck at this!

Goromi: Ya better step it up! Your date with Goromi-chan is on the line! Nishida and Minami: U-Understood! Minami: (Nishida-no-aniki, won't ya hurry up and score already? If this keeps up, the boss is gonna start gettin' suspicious...) Minami: (Either way... I gotta make it look like I'm really tryin'!) <another woman approaches> Minami: Oh! Miss! Spot me some cash! Can't ya at least treat me to a meal? Young Woman: ...Yeah, sure. Minami: Shit, another rejection..... eh? Young Woman: I'll treat you to a meal.

Minami: S.... Seriously? You will? Even if I don't eat cheap shit? Young Woman: Hehe, that's fine. I actually like guys like you who confidently say such scummy things while being worthless men 🎵 Minami: (Wait... what kind of taste in men is that! I can't believe I landed such a weirdo....) Goromi: Hehe, there are a lot of women with a weakness for total losers~. Aimin' for that kind of gal was a good tactic Minami! Minami: Eh... I guess... that was the idea. Goromi: And in the pick-up showdown, the winner is Minami! Minami: W-Woah! I did it... Nishida: Whew.... Goromi: ...Hey, Nishida. Aren't ya fulla regrets? Nishida: Ah, yes! Extremely full of regrets! Shitttt... I wasn't able to win. Goromi: That feels a bit forced... Eh, whatever. Young Woman: Say, what are you talking about? What kind of meal you'd like treated to? Minami: Ah, the truth is... This was a pick-up showdown... Goromi: Haw? Minami, you bastard, are ya tryin' to break this lady's innocent heart? If you're gonna hit on her ya gotta at least get a meal with her too. Minami: Eh? Ah, y-yes ma'am! I got it. <a scene transition where Minami returns> Minami: S-Sorry! Thank you for waiting!

Goromi: ...Yer so slow! If ya keep me waitin' on ya for that long I'm gonna turn into a granny! (tl note: Goromi usually uses uchi for her pronoun, but used ore instead here. she did specify grandma rather than grandpa though) Minami: Eh, my bad... But you're the one who told me to go... Goromi: That ain't the problem! When a man goes to a restaurant he oughta be able to eat and leave in 3 seconds! (tl note: really funny to have this alongside Y5 implying that Majima expects Saejima to answer all of his texts within 3 minutes) Minami: Oh, I see... I-I'm sorry! I won't let it happen again! Nishida: (I don't think the food would be ready 3 seconds after I walk in....) Goromi: ...Well, whatever. Next we have the sprinting competition! Minami: It's... sprinting? Nishida: What the heck... Goromi: For a delicate maiden it is absolutely essential to know that her man will be able to swiftly rush to her side to protect her if there's trouble! Goromi: Whoever makes it past that telephone pole first wins. So then... here's the bang! <bang> Nishida: A-Alrighttt... Rahh! Minami: I-I can't lose... this! <Minami crashes to the ground> Nishida: ....! Minami: Fuck! I tripped! Nishida: (I was starting to suspect things during the previous match, but this was clearly deliberate... Is Minami trying to lose too!?) Nishida: (I'm sorry Minami... For the sake of my mom who I left back in my hometown, I can't allow myself to die!) Nishida: Woah! That startled me so bad my legs went weak! <Nishida crashes to the ground too, but gets back up> Nishida: Gah! As I fell, it agitated my slipped disk that causes me chronic pain...! There's no way I can run now! Minami: ....!? Minami: (Nishida-no-aniki... Are you seriously trying to lose this too!?) Minami: (There's still things I need to do for the Majima Family, I can't die here!) Minami: (I'm sorry, Nishida... but this loss is mine!) Minami: Ughh... Gah! I've... torn my Achilles tendon too! I won't even be able to walk, let alone run! Nishida: ...! No... Minami can still use one of his legs... He'll still be able to run better than me with my slipped disk... shittt! Minami: ....!? Minami: A, ah! Looking more closely, my other Achilles tendon is torn too! I won't even be able to stand! Nishida: ....?! Nishida: Gahh! I've dislocated both of my arms and both of my legs! I can't even crawl now! Nishida: Minami can still move his arms and crawl so, there's no doubt that he'll be the winner... shittt! Minami: ....!!?? Minami: Nuh uh, my arm tendons are-- Goromi: You two!!!! Stop babbling about nonsense and get runnin' already! Nishida and Minami: ...! Goromi: Whether yer back gives out or your Achilles tendons snap, if ya dig deep you can still run!! Right!!?? Goromi: If yer just gonna whine about it, how about I chop off your injured limbs to lighten the load for ya!? Nishida: Ah... Somehow, I think my back and dislocations have... all gotten better. Minami: Oh, me too... it seems like my Achilles tendons have healed. Goromi: Then hurry up and get runnin'! Nishida and Minami: O-On it! <they go running for real this time> Goromi: ........

Despite getting a verbal lashing, they both still tried to lose at the very last moment, and ended in a draw...

Minami: (...This is bad. I'm in the lead... If this keeps up I'll end up on a date of death with my boss...)

Minami: (I gotta lose this next match...) Goromi: Hey, we're here. This is where the next match will take place. Minami: ...! This is... Nishida: ...We're having our next match in... a karaoke room...?

Goromi: Hehe, of course, it's a karaoke battle! We'll decide the winner based on points, so it's straightforward! Goromi: Everyone knows the biggest three factors of a wonderful man are playfulness, strength, and an excellent singing voice! Nishida: I've never heard that metric before... Seems like it's just Goromi-san's preferences... Minami: ............ Goromi: Well then, Nishida.... you're up! Nishida: G-Got it! Minami: (I can't afford to die, so I can't win here.........) Minami: (To avoid going on a deadly date with my boss... I have to do this as shittily as possible to make sure I lose...) Minami: (But...) <Karaoke score noise> Karaoke Machine: And the score is... 69 points...! Try a little harder!

Nishida: ....69 points, huh. Cough cough... if only my throat felt better.... Goromi: ...Next up is Minami. Go sing. Minami: ....Yes ma'am. <Minami's battle theme, All My Pride, starts playing> Minami: (Of course, when it comes to karaoke, I can't bring myself to bullshit...!) Minami: (Even though it could kill me... I'm gonna sing my heart out!) <fade to black> Minami: ...Whew. Minami: (Even with my life is on the line, I have to admit... I'm a fool for karaoke) Goromi: Now then, with Nishida's 69 point score... which one will win. <karaoke score noise> Karaoke Machine: Now, the exciting results... Karaoke Machine: And the score is... 68 points...! Try a little harder! Goromi: Too bad! Nishida's the winner! Nishida: Y... Yay... Minami: No... it can't be!! Minami: Sure I did want to lose the match--but there's no way I lose to Nishida-no-aniki, who clearly was half-assin' it, when I sang my heart out! Goromi: Haw? Nishida: O-Oi! Minami! Minami: This machine... is it busted!? I finally gave it my all, so why did I still lose! Nishida: C-Calm down Minami! Don't push it any further! Minami: Calm down? You think I can calm down with this bullshit goin' on!? Minami: You were doin' the same thing as me, trying to lose on purpose the whole time! And yet once I-- Nishida: I-Idiot! Minami! Minami: .....Ah.

Goromi: Were you... tryin' to lose on purpose? Nishida: (Th-This is bad... If my boss finds out we were trying to lose on purpose, it’s going to be a bloodbath...) Nishida: Th-That's not true boss! I really was doing my best! Minami is the only one who was trying to lose! Minami: Woah! Nishida-no-aniki!? Are ya gonna throw me under the bus to get out of this!? Nishida: I'm not trying to get out of anything! I'm just clarifying that I wasn't trying to lose on purpose after you got some weird misunderstanding about it! Minami: No! You were telling such obvious lies like both your arms and legs being dislocated so that you could lose! Minami: On top of that, as soon as Goromi-han snapped at us you said you were all better! You can't tell me that was just a misunderstanding! (tl note: Minami went for Goromi-han instead of Goromi-san on this line, which is just the Kansai accent version. I don’t know why he swapped now lol) Nishida: Y-You...! Just because things looked bad you're trying to take me down with you!? Minami: Hey, I ain't the one tryin' to lose on purpose! Don't try to pin your crimes on me! Nishida: No! You just said that you 'tried to lose on purpose', you can't change that now! Minami: Doesn't everyone misspeak now and then!? Besides, yer the one sayin' somethin' that don't make sense! Nishida: You said your Achilles tendons both snapped and immediately healed, and you were trying to avoid going out with girls by telling them you were in debt! Minami: Nuh uh! Nishida-no-aniki yer the one in the wrong!! Minami: You were sayin' such tactless things to women on the street just to lose... do you have no shame!? Nishida: Guh... Why are you so worried about me... Nishida: H-Hey, I get it! This is all because you lost at karaoke, isn't it! Nishida: A big fan of karaoke should score more points! You're terrible at it! Minami: What the hell!? Just because yer my aniki, that doesn't mean you can talk shit about me! Nishida: I'll keep saying it just because you don't want me to...! You... total amateur! (tl note: the phrase Nishida uses is 下手の横好き which means loving something but being very bad at it) Minami: Guh... You said it again! To think you were tryin' to lose by makin' fun of a woman's age... Nishida: ...You...! Nishida and Minami: ...Haaaa!!!!!

<event happens, the event theme is machine gun kiss (karaoke ver)>

Nishida: Guh... ugh... 

Minami: Haa... Haa... ugh... <they both collapse> Minami: Ugh... I-I'm... sorry, Nishida-no-aniki... Losin' at karaoke was such a shock that I just... Nishida: ...No, I'm the one who took things too seriously... I'm sorry for getting so mean... Minami: ...Nishida-no-aniki, can you forgive me? Nishida: I'm the one who should be asking for forgiveness. I'm sorry for calling you a total amateur at karaoke. <they both get back up> Minami: Nishida-no-aniki.... Nishida: Minami....

Goromi: Hehe... Looks like that's all settled. Minami: Ah, G-Goromi-han! Nishida: W-We're really sorry, Goromi-san... We went and ignored you just to have a fight... Minami: (Sh-Shit... I wonder if the boss is mad.... I gotta find some way to sweep us tryin' to lose under the rug...) Goromi: Heh, it's fine, it's fine. I had planned on makin' the final match a fight from the get go!

Nishida: I-I see.... Goromi: Gotta say, that was a pretty swell fight. It even got me all fired up~ 🎵 Goromi: Heh, I can't remember why the fight started, but it was a helluva show. Minami: (Huh... you mean... thanks to that fight, we managed to cover up the fact that we were "trying to lose on purpose"?) Nishida and Minami: (...I-I'm saved....) Goromi: ...Alright! I guess I got no choice. Nishida: Eh? Minami: What's goin' on? Goromi: For the datin' rights, I was plannin' on givin' that to just one of ya. But ya both put on such a good show with that fight! Goromi: So I'm makin' a special exception! The right to go on a date with Goromi-chan... goes to both of ya 🎵 Nishida and Minami: ...!? Goromi: Hehe, yer lucky to be goin' on a date with the adorable Goromi-chan! Yes ya are! Goromi: But seriously, ya better put your hearts into pickin' a date spot, okay? If ya accompany me half-assedly I will absolutely beat ya to death, ya know? Nishida: W-Wait, h-hold on a moment please. I was the first to fall in that fight, so the date should go to the winner, Minami... Minami: Woah! What are ya sayin' Nishida-no-aniki! Minami: Goromi-han! I had already been bested by Nishida's toughness before I fell, so... he should get the date! <they start walking away together> Nishida: Oi, Minami! That's way too unreasonable! Minami: And there's another thing, Nishida-no-aniki...! Goromi: Hehe, they sure are some modest bastards. Goromi: Ahh~ I can't wait to enjoy the expensive meals and drinks you'll treat me to~!

<EVENT END>

Bonus stuff:

Here’s a close up on the new Goromi card!

The card’s title is "the pleasure of a reward" and the skills are:

"The mood's really pickin' up!" Excitement of a Smiling Face Essence of Wiles and Tricks Treated to a Seductive Smile Playful Mischief People Pleaser's Sex Appeal

I know there’s been some discussion on Goromi being shaved as being a more progressive or less progressive direction for her design. My perspective as a genderfluid trans man who occasionally does drag is that it’s a net neutral. She’s still got the baby-stache that Y0 Majima has which is still its own stereotype (noticing someone is a drag queen or a trans woman due to their stubble is a very classic transmisogynistic trope). Transfems who shave are valid, transfems who don’t shave are also valid, and both deserve to see themselves represented. I’ve seen a lot of Goromi art that angles towards a Goromi wearing outfits and makeup and hairstyles that accentuate her femininity and are more what you would expect to see on a trans woman who’s wanting to pass, and I’ve seen a lot of art of Goromi reveling in her femininity without minimizing any of her more masculine traits either. there’s no one way to be trans and it’s important to have a variety of gender presentations represented

However, the games don’t seem interested in exploring Goromi as transfem or as genderfluid, even if it’s an easy reading to make, so imo it’s more a discussion of if Goromi’s a bearded queen or not. And once again, both are good to have!