Voice Drama "Exhibition" - Part2

**Voice Drama "Exhibition" - Part2** is the second drama track in Paradox Live Exhibition Show. A sample was posted on November 22, 2020 on the official Paradox Live YouTube Channel.

## Featured Characters

* Ryu Natsume
* Shiki Ando
* Hokusai Masaki
* Satsuki Ito
* Reo Maruyama

## Teaser

Before the exhibition match, each person tends to spend their own time off. Those who reminisce about their old friends or old times, some who think of their loved ones. A person who chases a person whose identity is unknown, a person who drowns themself in alcohol and winds up a waste. Those who did some work they didn't mean to, those who can do unexpected work. Each purposes and thoughts are different, they are mixed. The scenery they see for a brief break is...

(Translated by Kam)

## Translation

Translation provided by Chrome, with special thanks to Linzz and Fuma, and proofreading by Lou. Please note minor edits to fix small typographical and grammatical errors and describe certain sound effects were made. The original translation can be accessed here.

*Highschool*

(*Sound of schoolbell tolling*)

**Satsuki:** So? Is he out?

**Hokusai:** Hm. But I don’t see him yet.

**Reo:** Ok, but why do we have to be sneaky outside our own highschool?

**Reo:** Haa… That being said, why does Aniki want to know about Maou? “Information about TCW’s Natsume Ryu, his birthplace, history, anything is fine so go look into it,” he says…

**Satsuki:** Hokusai, don’t you know something…? That oddball’s been your acquaintance for a while right?

**Hokusai:** Yeah. Walk friend. But I’ve… never asked Ryu about anything like this… Sorry.

**Reo:** It’s not Hokusai’s fault! And to begin with, we were told to not let Maou know about this investigation.

**Hokusai:** Ah, he’s here!

**Satsuki:** Aaalright! Then first of all let’s restrain- hihjfDKShlff

**Reo:** Jeez, calm down, stupid monkey!

**Satsuki:** Dhn’t fcovher my mfhth!! (Don’t cover my mouth!!)

(*Walking sounds*)

**Hokusai:** Shiki!

**Shiki:** H-Hokusai-kun! Reo-kun and… Sa-Satsuki-kun… Do you have class soon?

**Reo:** Aah, no no, we came here today because we had business with you.

**Shiki:** Eh? With me?

**Satsuki:** Bffhaa!! We’re tellin’ you to come with us!!

**Shiki:** Hii!!

**Satsuki:** Aahn!?

**Shiki:** Ah! Uhh… I-… Huu…

**Hokusai:** Ah, please don’t run…!

**Shiki:** Uu…

**Hokusai:** Wait! There’s nothing scary!

*Raimentei*

**Satsuki:** HAAA!! SO TASTYYYYY!! As expected the ramen here is number one!

**Reo:** Monkey, your manners are bad.

**Satsuki:** Oji-san! It’s hella tasty today too!

Owner: Ah, thanks.

**Satsuki:** That being said, Shiki, why did you run?

**Shiki:** —Sorry…

**Reo:** Jeez, isn’t it because you keep intimidating him like this, you idiot monkey.

**Satsuki:** SHUT UP SHITTY BRAT!!

**Hokusai:** Everything’s okay, Shiki. Satsuki has a bad mouth but he’s actually a nice kid. Okay?

**Satsuki:** …My bad. I didn’t mean to make you scared. And we’ve got a relationship of sharing a meal together too.

**Reo:** There we go! Satsuki’s “having eaten at Raimentei together”-friends logic!

**Satsuki:** Ah?!!

**Reo:** Kuhihi, isn’t it the truth though? And even that one time with cozmez~?

**Satsuki:** That was—

**Hokusai:** I think it’s nice. Things like this. Doing things we love together. Wanting to do them. That’s…yeah.

**Satsuki:** Welllll, it’s like this, so it’s not like I’ll eat you alive or anything. Anyway, you haven’t been eating at all since earlier though!! Don’t hold back!

**Shiki:** Ah, yeah. Thank you.

**Reo:** Heeey, Hokusai~, I want to eat the chuukadon’s quail~ A~hn

**Hokusai:** A~hn

**Reo:** Hmmm, so tasty~!

**Shiki:** By the way, um…

**Satsuki:** Ah?

**Shiki:** What did you… want from me?

**Shiki:** Eh? Things I know about Ryu-kun?

**Reo:** Yep! Anything’s fine! Where he was born, his personal history up until now, did you hear anything at all?

**Shiki:** Why me?

**Reo:** Hahaha well, how do I say this? Maou is kinda, you know? Mysterious? An oddball?

**Shiki:** That’s—

**Reo:** So, we got kinda interested in knowing what kind of person he is… And well, we’re rivals also?

**Satsuki:** Right!

**Reo:** Ri–ght!

**Satsuki & Reo:** Hahaha, hahahahaha…

**Shiki:** I…don’t know much about Ryu-kun. When Saimon-sensei picked me up Ryu-kun was already there, I don’t know about anything before then— yeah… Since I didn’t ask.

**Satsuki:** But you guys are comrades, right?

**Shiki:** Yeah. Ryu-kun is a precious comrade, and I think of him as my friend.

**Satsuki:** So then…!

**Hokusai:** Satsuki.

**Reo:** Haa, it can’t be helped if you haven’t heard anything. Shiki is — unlike the stupid monkey here — a kid who can read the room after all~

**Satsuki:** AAAAH!?

**Shiki:** Ah! But…

**Satsuki & Reo:** Hm?

**Shiki:** Ryu-kun is strange, and I get troubled when he sometimes does weird things, but in truth he’s a really kind kid

**Satsuki:** Ooh.

**Hokusai:** Yeah.

**Reo:** Hm!

**Shiki:** Whenever I’m suffering from a trap reaction, he always stays by my side and holds my hand. Hehe, he says ‘because it’s funny’…

**Reo:** The trap reaction… is funny…? Eh hehe? Isn’t that kinda mean?

**Shiki:** Hmhm, that’s not it. Ryu-kun…doesn’t get trap reactions.

**Hokusai & Reo:** Huh?

**Satsuki:** He doesn’t get trap reactions? Are you for real?

**Shiki:** Yeah. It’s kind of strange as to why, but it appears to have been like this for a long time.

**Hokusai & Reo:** Oh…

(*Door opens*)

**Ryu:** BIBIBI ELECTROMAGNETIC RESPONSE! IT’S POINTING AT RAIMENTEI!!

**Satsuki:** WAH!

**Shiki:** WAAAH!!!

**Hokusai:** !?

**Shiki:** Ryu-kun!!

**Ryu:** PINPONPINPONPINPONPIIINPOOOOON!!! SHIKKI DETECTED!!! MONKEY AND DOG AND PHEASANT ALSO DETECTEEEED!

**Everyone:** Oh…

**Ryu:** Huuuuuh? What are you doing, all gathered together like thiiiiis?

**Ryu:** Heeeh, you wanted to know more about Ryu-kun, so you kidnapped Shikki.

**Satsuki:** WE DIDN’T KIDNAP HIM.

**Ryu:** But when I went to pick Shikki up, the people at school went, “*He got taken away by scary people!*” It seemed fun so I went looking for youuu~!

**Satsuki:** With electromagnetic waves….?

**Reo:** Wait, idiot monkey!!

**Satsuki:** Woh—

**Reo:** Why are you exposing the investigation to Maou!!

**Satsuki:** It can’t be helped! Since we got found out, at this point, ain’t it better to just ask the guy in question?

**Hokusai:** That being said, finding us with electromagnetic waves… Ryu is a strange kid.

**Reo:** No, but that goes beyond the concept of strange though…

**Satsuki:** Chinese pork noodles without the noodles… It’s the first time I see someone make an order like that…

**Ryu:** *(Rapping)* Yo, Aha, Today too the ramen was tasty, The pork, the noodles were both bari-hard, Original way of eating, I wanted to eat a little moooore

**Ryu:** Ah. Right! Saaay~

**Hokusai, Satsuki, & Reo:** Huh?

**Ryu:** Mr. Monkey & Friends wanted to know about Ryu-kun right~?

**Satsuki:** Y-…! Yeah.

**Ryu:** Then I’ll tell you! In exchange, will you wisten to my wequest?

**Satsuki:** O-Oh, yeah, if it’s just that.

**Ryu:** MUFUFUFUFU! If you listen to one request, I’ll answer one question! How’s that?

**Reo, Satsuki, & Hokusai:** Huh…

**Hokusai:** Okay. Let’s do that.

**Ryu:** YAAAAAY!!!

*Game Center*

**Satsuki:** By “request,” he meant… playing at the game center? That’s unexpectedly normal, huh.

**Ryu:** DETECTION!!! BIBIBIBI *(He starts to run.)*

**Shiki:** Ryu-kun!! It’s dangerous to run!

**Ryu:** BI BIBI BIBI BIBI BIBIII

**Ryu:** HEEY!! GET THIIIIIS!!!

**Satsuki:** Crane game, huh…

**Reo:** It’s pretty big, and it’s in a box, maybe it’s a figurine…

**Hokusai:** !!? No, this is…! The “Even your clumsy self will be able to make the ultimate sticky” Automatic Natto-stirring ALPHA OMEGA III..!!!

**Reo:** What the heck…

**Ryu:** Ryu-kun wants thiiiis!! WANT IT WANT IT WANT IT WANT IT WANT IT WANT IT!!!!!

**Satsuki:** AAAAH, I GOT IT, YOU’RE SO LOUD!

**Satsuki:** 300 yen for one try huh, that’s expensive…

*(Sound of coins being inserted into the slot)*

*(Machine sounds)*

*(Victorious tune plays from the machine. Prize falls with a thud.)*

**Reo:** YAY! YOU GOT IT!!

**Satsuki:** HUU… IT TOOK ME 6000 YEN……

**Ryu:** Automatic Natto-stirring ALPHA OMEGA III I MISSED YOU!!!♡ *Darling I Love You!* *kisskisskisskisskiss*

**Satsuki:** I got it for you, now it’s your turn to answer our question.

**Ryu:** Okay!

**Satsuki:** You… ‘s “Natsume Ryu” your real name?

**Ryu:** Ryu-kun is Ryu-kun.

**Satsuki:** Then where d’you come from? Are you even Japanese?

**Ryu:** Hmmm, I don’t knooooow. I’M FROM *SPACE*!! OR SOMETHING?? HAHAHAHAAAA

**Satsuki:** HEY.

**Ryu:** One request for one question! Ryu-kun is Ryu-kun. The End!

**Satsuki:** UGH…

**Reo:** Jeez! Monkey’s way of asking is bad, so he dodged the question!

**Hokusai:** Hm, it can’t be helped, let’s be more careful next time.

**Ryu:** THEN NEXT! LET’S GOOOOOOO!

*Masao’s Curry Shop*

Masao: Alright, thank you for the wait!♡ SUPER ULTRA SPICY CURRRRY TRIPLE TORRRNAAADO DESUMOSUTA SPECIALLLL Challenge Course for 2 people~*(He sets down the plate.)*

**Satsuki:** Hhuuff… It’s making my eyes blink by just being in front of me…

**Hokusai:** It’s all so red in the dish I can’t make out what is in there…

**Reo:** Do your best, both of you~

**Satsuki:** WAIT SHITTY BRAT! WHY AREN’T YOU DOING THE CHALLENGE

**Reo:** Becaaause I’m bad with spicy things~ And I just ate at Raimentei so I’m already fu~ll

**Satsuki:** AAH!? AN EXCUSE LIKE THIS-

Masao: If you can eat everrrrrything in 30 minutes there is a prrresent from the shop!

**Ryu:** YAAAAAY!!! GOTTA GET’EM THAT PRESENT!!!

**Shiki:** Ryu-kun… This is too much after all…

Masao: Well then let’s start! *Ready, go!*

*(DING)*

**Satsuki:** Fhhehfhuh… Damn it, even though I’m not good with spicy eith-

**Hokusai:** Ohm.

**Satsuki:** Wait!!? HOKUSAI!?

**Hokusai:** Hm… m… hm…?

**Satsuki:** Are you…ok…?

**Hokusai:** It’s spicy.

**Satsuki:** “It’s spicy”, you say…

**Reo:** Here! If you don’t start eating soon you’ll be out of time!

**Satsuki:** I GOT IT ALREADY!! IT’S FINE IF I EAT IT RIGHT I’LL EAT IT! I’LL DO IIIIIIIT

**Ryu:** *(Rapping)* Do your best Namaste, Go at it all at once! Past your throat it’s Taj Mahal, As you eat it get more and more hooked!

**Ryu:** *(Rapping)* Spiciness continues even through the camber. Swell it, Push it, Why? Everything’s for the sake of Ryu-kun’s fun

**Satsuki & Hokusai:** Hhuhhhh…

**Ryu:** HERE, SHIKKI TOO!!

**Shiki:** E-Eh? Me too? Ah,, Err… *(Rapping)* Travelling into the red swamp of hell, On that journey the prize is the only salvation, going through Pain Gain the spoon advances

**Reo:** That’s cool~

**Reo:** *(Rapping)* Making the container empty, Becoming a Hero, Even more someday rising from East to West Yo, Show’Em yo Masao-Owneeer

**Masao:** *(Rapping)* If you can finish it you are Krishna, The number 1 FANTASISTA of this shop, Cinnamon, cumin and coriander, Finish up in a lick, the shop’s grateful too

**Reo & Ryu:** YAY!

*Masao:'* YA~Y!

**Hokusai:** *(Drops spoon.)* Whew… I give up…

**Reo:** Eh-

**Reo & Shiki:** EEEH???

**Satsuki:** Uhhh… H—Hophszai (Hokusai)… You…

**Hokusai:** Sorry… Please cross over my corpse and go forward, ugh..... *(He passes out.)*

**Reo:** SACCHAN! NOW IS THE TIME TO SHOW OFF YOUR MANLINESS!!

**Satsuki:** WOOH…! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH!!

*(DING DING DING DINGG!)*

**Masao:** CONGRATULAAAATIOOOONS!

**Satsuki:** Fuheh, hehe, huaa…

**Masao:** For you dear customer, there is a speciaaaal present from the shop! The Fairy of Currrry figurine that I, the owner, have put my heart into making!

**Ryu:** yyyYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!!

**Satsuki:** Hha..? yhou mfdjfkgdhj

**Ryu:** Yep! That’s right!! So cuuuute, Fairy of Curry… Love! Love!

**Reo:** Wooow, ssso uncuuuuute…

**Reo:** Alright then, this time I’ll be the one asking you a question

**Ryu:** Okeyy!

**Reo:** Before entering TCW, where was Maou and what were you doing?

**Ryu:** Hmmm, let’s seee… Inside a big home with whiiiite walls, a lot of different people were playing with me.

**Reo:** Huh…?

**Ryu:** Aaah or maybe not… Ryu-kun is the one who played with them, probably… Wait? Hm? Which is it? Ahhaha… AHHAHAHAHAHA!

**Shiki:** Ryu-kun…?

**Ryu:** BIBIP, BIBIBIBIP. OH! The next order has come! EVERYONE! STAND! WE ARE LEAVING FOR THE NEXT MISSION! GO!!!

*Outside*

**Ryu:** Cat! Cat! Kitty! Path! Turn and wriggle round and rouuuund!

**Satsuki:** Haaa… Haaa… For real, what kind of stamina does this guy have…

**Reo:** Hokusaai… Are the walks with Maou… always like this? Going through people’s backyards, climbing on rooftops…

**Hokusai:** Hehe, it’s the path of a cat, after all.

**Ryu:** Round and round and round and round! Getting lost and troubled and stuck!

**Shiki:** Uhh, Ryu-kun…

**Ryu:** Hmm?

**Shiki:** Are you going to… keep going from here?

**Ryu:** Hm!

**Shiki:** Uh…U-Um… Let’s stop? It’s… dangerous around here and…

**Satsuki:** Hah! What are you getting nervous for just because the slums are close by! Rest easy, we’re here with you today.

**Shiki:** Hh n-no that’s not…wh-what I mea-

**Satsuki:** You’ll get even more unnecessary attention if you’re all scared.

**Shiki:** Hh..

**Satsuki:** Well, ‘s true you seem like the type to be an easy target for extortion and stuff though.

**Reo:** That aside though, what are we going to have to do this time?

**Ryu:** Hah… Test – of – cou-ra-ge .

**Reo & Satsuki:** TEST OF COURAGE!?

**Shiki:** Ughhhh..!

**Ryu:** Hyuuurururururururuuuuu A GHOST WILL APPEAR! Ah! I can see it!

**Shiki:** Hhhahhh…

**Ryu:** It’s the abandoned building over there!

**Shiki:** aaaAAAAAAAAAAH

**Satsuki:** Wai- What’s wrong, Shiki!? Suddenly sitting down…!

**Hokusai:** Are you ok? Does it hurt anywhere?

**Shiki:** aaahAHaaaaaaahaaaagggaaaaaaH

**Ryu:** Shikkii..?

**Shiki:** aaaAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaAGH

**Reo:** That’s not good, at this rate, he’ll get hyperventilation.

**Hokusai:** Alright. I’ll carry him on my back. Let’s leave this place first.

*(Sound of train passing by)*

**Hokusai:** Here. Water.

**Shiki:** Ah, thank you…

**Shiki:** Whew…

**Reo:** How are you? Have you calmed down a little?

**Shiki:** Hm. I’m okay now. Sorry… I surprised you, didn’t I…

**Ryu:** Sniffle… Ryu-kun’s fault..?

**Shiki:** Ah… That’s wrong. It’s not Ryu-kun’s fault. I’m the one who’s wrong. It’s because I… am a coward.

**Satsuki:** That said, though, there’s a limit to how easily scared you can be…

**Shiki:** Eh?

**Satsuki:** Well, you got like this because you were scared of ghosts right? I guess I don’t really like haunted spots and stuff either but

**Reo:** Hahaha! Even though Satsuki-chan’s a yankee, he’s scared of ghooosts~?

**Satsuki:** I- I’M NOT SCARED! I’M JUST BAD WITH SOMETHING I CAN’T PUNCH!

**Reo:** *(Rapping)* Ah! Even though his face is scary he’s scared of ghosts, As expected of a toddler Game Over!

**Satsuki:** *(Rapping)* Haha! Quiet Shut up You’re the shitty brat, If ya gonna do it awkwardly, you better stop bluffing!

**Hokusai:** *(Rapping)* Heh… Nearing in secretly, No warning and maw open, Quiet footsteps Stealthy steps Hey look, just behind you…  *(Blows air)*

**Satsuki:** WHAAA!!?? HOKUSAI!! BLOWING AIR ON MY NECK IS CHEATING!!

**Hokusai:** Fufu…

**Ryu:** Ahaha! *(Rapping)* Somehow it’s funny sudden rap! I’m gonna wrap and microwave yall! Adlib’s almost Rock-A-Billy, Coming out & out of the alley furnishing per miiille! *YEAAAH*

**Reo & Satsuki:** *Yeaaah*

**Hokusai:** *Yeah*

**Reo & Satsuki:** *(Laughing)*

**Shiki:** Hehe…

**Hokusai:** You finally laughed, Shiki

**Shiki:** Oh. Yeah.

**Shiki:** Then, we’ll be leaving here.

**Ryu:** BIBIBIP RETURN ORDER. WELL THEN~~~~ FAREWELL~~IT IS~~~~~~~~~~BIP. BIBIBIP BIP. BIP. SPLASH. WAONWAONWAONWAONWAON

**Hokusai:** Byebye.

**Reo:** Haaa… He really doesn’t waver until the very end, that Maou…

**Satsuki:** WAAAAAAAAAH!!

**Reo:** What’s wrong!?

**Satsuki:** WE DIDN’T MANAGE TO DO THE INVESTIGATION ANIKI ASKED US TO DO AT ALL!!

**Reo:** Ah.

**Satsuki:** EVEN THOUGH IT WAS OUR CHANCE TO ASK HIM DIRECTLY… What should we do, Hokusai?

**Hokusai:** Ryu is… a kind boy.

**Satsuki:** Ain’t that the only thing we have…

**Hokusai:** And also… kind of lonely…

**Reo:** Lonely? That Maou?

**Hokusai:** Hm. He is connected with everyone, but also can’t connect with anyone… Ryu is, lonely like a stray cat, but…he is a wonderful boy…

**Satsuki:** Aah it’s no use… It’s so poetic it doesn’t serve as an investigation at all…

**Reo:** For now… Let’s at least contact him!

**Satsuki:** Right.

*(Dialing sound…)*

**Reo:** Ah, hello Aniki? Yeah, it’s me! We finished the investigation of you-know-what!

Translation Notes:

1. ↑ バリカタ (barikata) is a level of ramen noodle hardness that’s harder than the usual