Co-Research with Chief Librarian ~Part Seventeen~/Story

## Introduction

 Today is awfully hot and humid... In this kind of heat I can't concentrate at all.
Aka, I'm going to get something cold from the dining hall, so shall we take a break for a moment? 今日は随分蒸しますね……こう暑いと仕事に集中できません
アカ、食堂で冷たいものをもらってきて、少し休憩しませんか？

 Today we don't have time for that. The library's closing time is also soon.
Before it gets all hectic, I want to finish these documents. 今日はそんな時間ねーよ。後少しで閉館時間になっちゃうだろ
忙しくなる前に、この書類片付けたいんだ

 What's wrong? It's always you who first declare the defeat with "I can't focus on work", Aka. どうしたんですか？　いつもアカの方が先に「集中できない」って音を上げるのに

 Today there's a festival in the town, right? 今日は街で祭りがあるだろ？

 Yes... Chief told that for that reason today the neighborhood public facilities are closing doors earlier.
I'm glad that people will leave and I can focus on research, though. ええ……そのために今日は近隣の公共施設が早く閉まると館長が言っていましたね
人がいなくなって研究に集中できるのは嬉しいですけど

 What are you even saying! Staying in the library on this festival day would be a big shame.
Aren't you interested about festivals, Ao? 何言ってんだよ！　祭りの日に図書館にひきこもってるなんてもったいない
アオは祭りに興味ないのか？

 Well... I guess not. I think it's better to stay in cool indoors and do research. うーん……そうですね。僕は涼しい室内で研究をする方が良いです

## Summer Scenery Poems

 Good job today, everyone. I locked the library.
With this, the work for today is over. 諸君、ご苦労。館内の戸締りをしてきたぞ
今日の業務はこれで終了だ

 Ah, Chief Librarian. Thanks for the hard work. It looks like we'll also safely finish our work today. あ、館長。お疲れ様です。僕らも今日はつつがなく終われそうです

 Today just before the closing time, there wasn't last-minute rush. It was all calm.
I guess everyone had their attention on the festival. 閉館間際のかけこみもなかったし、今日は静かだったよな
皆やっぱりお祭りに気を取られてるのかな

 That might be so. The writers also seemed to go there together. そうかもしれないな。文豪達も連れ立って出かけて行ったようだぞ

 Eh, what!? Tch, that's unfair. We're still working and stuff. えっそうなの！？　チェッ、ずるいなぁ。俺たちはまだ働いているのに

 You're free to do whatever you want if you don't have work, though.
But it sure makes one jealous if they hear about someone being all carefree and having fun. 仕事に当たっていないなら何をしても自由ですけど
人がのびのび楽しんでいると聞くと、少し羨ましくなりますね

 What, why don't both of you just go?
I'll finish things here. なんだ、二人も行ってくればいいじゃないか
ここは俺が片付けておくから

 Really!? ...I mean, no no no. I'm finishing my work myself. ほんとか！？　……いやいや、いいよ。自分の仕事は片付けていくから

 Oh, even Aka is working hard. おっ、アカもしっかりしてきたな

 Even working at this hour, we'll still be in time once we're done.
More importantly, Chief come with us too! この時間なら、片付け終わった後でも間に合うからさ
それより、館長も一緒に行こうぜ！

 A festival, huh... Speak of that, I haven't been to one in a long while.
I'm super busy every year around this time... 祭りか……そういえば長い間行っていないな
この時期は毎年忙しくて……

 Eeeh, that's outrageous! I can't imagine a summer without going to a festival.
Summer means festivals! And festivals remind about summer, right! えーっもったいない！　俺は祭りに行かない夏なんて考えられないよ
夏と云えば祭り！　祭りと云えば夏だろ！

 People just go gather at a place in the middle of heat.
Is it really that fun? 暑い中人が集まる場所に行くだけでしょう
そんなに楽しいものですか？

 Haven't you ever been to a festival, Ao? アオは祭りに行ったことがないのか？

 Err, well... ええ、まあ……

 Well in that case, how about we all go together? Surely Aka will tell you the fun of festivals. それなら皆で行ってみようか。アカが祭りの楽しさを教えてくれるだろう

 Alrighty, it's settled! The festival venue will be packed with people, so we gotta leave behind all the experimentation tools. よし決まり！　会場は混み合うからな、実験道具は全部置いて行けよ

 Okay okay, I get it... はいはい……

## The Sound of Festival Music

*On the streets, at twilight...*

 ...As expected, the place is noisy. ……やっぱり会場は騒がしいですね

 You call something like this "lively".
Aren't you getting in high spirits too, Ao? 賑やかって言うんだよ、こういうのは
アオもなんかテンション上がってこないか？

 Right, I can hear music far away... そうですね、遠くに音楽が聞こえますし……

 I think on that watchtower there are people performing music.
The festival music enlivens the festival with the sound of Japanese drums and flutes.
And the festival music differs between regions. It's surprisingly quite profound thing. あそこの櫓（やぐら）の上で楽器を演奏してる人たちがいるだろう
祭囃子といって、和太鼓や笛の音で祭りを盛り上げるんだ
このお囃子の音は地域によって音色が異なる。意外と奥が深いものなんだぞ

 I didn't know that. So it's not just for stirring festival mood. 知りませんでした。ただ雰囲気を盛り上げるための音楽じゃないんですね

 Ao, they're selling grilled squid and ramune there! Ah, they've also got candied apples! アオ、あっちでイカ焼きとラムネ売ってるぜ！　あっ、リンゴ飴もある！

 Just wait a moment, Aka. I'll give you some spending money. ちょっと待てアカ、小遣いをやろう

 Is it okay!? いいのか！？

 Yeah, your labour has been remarkable recently. ああ、最近の働きは目覚ましいものがあるからな

 Yay! Let's go, Ao! やったあ！　行こうぜアオ！

\*runs away\*

 Don't tell me to come with you only to not wait for an answer and just run ahead. Good grief... 行こうって、返事も聞かずに飛び出していかないで下さい。まったく……

 Hahaha. Have fun as much as possible. ははは。目一杯楽しんでくると良い

## Summer Night's Short-lived Dream

*On the streets, at nighttime...*

 Ah, Chief. So you were resting here, huh. あ、館長。こんなところで休憩してたのかよ

 Yeah. Did you enjoy the festival? ああ。君たちは満喫できたか？

 Yes. With the money we received, we did a lot of things.
Target shooting, yo-yo fishing, even drew lottery...
Ah, Aka was against it, so we didn't get into the haunted house, though. ええ。貰ったお小遣いで色んな遊びをしてみました
射的にヨーヨー釣りにくじ引きも……
あ、アカが嫌がったので、お化け屋敷は入れなかったんですけど

 T-that's not it! There was a long waiting line, and the shaved ice would have melted too! ち、違う！　長蛇の列だったし、かき氷が溶けるから！

 Hahaha. So you sure had fun. ははは。楽しんできたんだな

 Ah, the orchestra stopped playing the music. I wonder if it's time for the festival to end. あ、お囃子の音が止まった。そろそろ祭りも終わりかな

 ...That's regrettable. It's such a fun event, yet in a single evening it will all just disappear... ……残念ですね。楽しい催しなのに、たった一晩で全て消えてしまうなんて……

 Summer night's short-lived dream... That's what it is. Would it be okay if next year too we came here with everyone? 夏の夜の幻……だな。また来年、皆で来ればいいじゃないか

 I came up with an idea! 良いこと思いついた！

 Woah, what is it all sudden? わっ、急になんですか

 How about we try to make Librarian's office all festival-y with alchemy?
Don't you think we could get festival feeling if we put up paper lanterns, a yo-yo fishing stall and such? 司書の部屋を錬金術で祭りっぽくしてみたらどうかな
祭りの提灯とかヨーヨー釣りの屋台を置いたら、雰囲気出ると思わないか？

 That's a good idea. I think we'll be able to work in good mood through the summer. 良い案ですね。夏の間楽しい気分で仕事が出来そうです

 Oioi, I've told you it's okay to change things as you want to some extent.
But if it ends up to you just hanging out in the Librarian's office and not putting effort into your work... おいおい、多少は好きなように変えても良いと言ってあるが
司書の部屋に入り浸って仕事に身が入らないなんてことになったら……

 I can prove that even by hanging around, work efficiency won't drop. 入り浸っても仕事の効率が落ちないことは僕が証明します

 This very thing is the way of using alchemy to make people happy!
I wonder if we could get Nicolas Flamel Prize with this?  これぞ人を幸せにする錬金術の使い方だよな！
ニコラス・フラメル賞もらえないかな

 I'm definitely sure we couldn't, but I took liking to this idea. 絶対もらえないと思いますけど、僕は気に入りました

 ...Oh well, I guess it's okay. As long as you can pleasantly do work while secluded inside, I'll also be happy. ……まあいいか。室内にこもりきりの君たちが楽しく仕事をしてくれれば、俺も嬉しいよ