A Grandiose Entrance!/Card Story

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**Transcript**

 Downtown

Kaoru
... And so, I have decided to take a trip to my uncle's villa. If possible, I would love to have you accompany me.
**Kaoru**: ... And so, I have decided to take a trip to my uncle's villa. If possible, I would love to have you accompany me.

Kaoru
Built up in the highlands, it sits near a quiet lake. The weather is perfectly cool this time of year. I can promise you a fleeting experience unlike anything you'll find in the city.
**Kaoru**: Built up in the highlands, it sits near a quiet lake. The weather is perfectly cool this time of year. I can promise you a fleeting experience unlike anything you'll find in the city.

Hagumi
Wow~! That sounds great for summer! Argh~, it sounds like so much fun...
**Hagumi**: Wow~! That sounds great for summer! Argh~, it sounds like so much fun...

Kaoru
... I take it that you have prior arrangements then.
**Kaoru**: ... I take it that you have prior arrangements then.

Hagumi
Yeah... There's an event going on downtown, and I'm supposed to help out... I'm sorry, Kaoru-kun...
**Hagumi**: Yeah... There's an event going on downtown, and I'm supposed to help out... I'm sorry, Kaoru-kun...

Kaoru
You need not apologize, Hagumi. This is, after all, a last-minute trip, so it is completely understandable if you have plans.
**Kaoru**: You need not apologize, Hagumi. This is, after all, a last-minute trip, so it is completely understandable if you have plans.

Kaoru
Actually, before coming here, I also approached our fellow bandmates about the subject.
**Kaoru**: Actually, before coming here, I also approached our fellow bandmates about the subject.

Kaoru
While they were likewise quite interested, unfortunately, no one will be able to accompany me.
**Kaoru**: While they were likewise quite interested, unfortunately, no one will be able to accompany me.

Hagumi
I really wish I could go... Ever since Eve-chin told me about mökkis, I've wanted to visit somewhere like that...
**Hagumi**: I really wish I could go... Ever since Eve-chin told me about mökkis, I've wanted to visit somewhere like that...

Kaoru
Mökkis, you say? I do not believe I've heard of this concept. If you heard about it from Eve-chan, can it be assumed that it has something to do with Finland?
**Kaoru**: Mökkis, you say? I do not believe I've heard of this concept. If you heard about it from Eve-chan, can it be assumed that it has something to do with Finland?

Hagumi
That's right! Eve-chin told me about them last summer! When she lived in Finland, she'd spend every summer at a mökki!
**Hagumi**: That's right! Eve-chin told me about them last summer! When she lived in Finland, she'd spend every summer at a mökki!

Kaoru
Mökki... Mökki... Hmm... I cannot quite picture what that would entail from the word alone...
**Kaoru**: Mökki... Mökki... Hmm... I cannot quite picture what that would entail from the word alone...

Hagumi
Then you should ask Eve-chin about it. I think she's working today. If her schedule is the same as always, she should be—
**Hagumi**: Then you should ask Eve-chin about it. I think she's working today. If her schedule is the same as always, she should be—

Eve
Ah, Kaoru-san and Hagumi-san! Hello!
**Eve**: Ah, Kaoru-san and Hagumi-san! Hello!

Hagumi
Eve-chin! Did you have a good day at work? We were just talking about you!
**Hagumi**: Eve-chin! Did you have a good day at work? We were just talking about you!

Eve
Really? What were you talking about?
**Eve**: Really? What were you talking about?

Hagumi
Mökkis! You used to spend your summers in Finland there, right?!
**Hagumi**: Mökkis! You used to spend your summers in Finland there, right?!

Eve
Yes, I sure did! During my summers in Finland, my whole family would go to our mökki to relax!
**Eve**: Yes, I sure did! During my summers in Finland, my whole family would go to our mökki to relax!

Kaoru
About these mökkis... I cannot seem to picture them from the word alone. Could you perhaps explain what exactly they are?
**Kaoru**: About these mökkis... I cannot seem to picture them from the word alone. Could you perhaps explain what exactly they are?

Eve
A mökki is a Finnish cottage. They are often built near lakes and surrounded by the beauty of nature!
**Eve**: A mökki is a Finnish cottage. They are often built near lakes and surrounded by the beauty of nature!

Eve
I'd go with my family every year. We'd look out on the beautiful lake and scenery, then we'd sit all around in the sauna... Fufu, it's all so nostalgic now.
**Eve**: I'd go with my family every year. We'd look out on the beautiful lake and scenery, then we'd sit all around in the sauna... Fufu, it's all so nostalgic now.

Kaoru
Oh my, could it be? Yes, it is! It appears fate brought us here today.
**Kaoru**: Oh my, could it be? Yes, it is! It appears fate brought us here today.

Eve
It did?
**Eve**: It did?

Kaoru
Allow me to explain. I am going to be taking a trip up to my uncle's villa, and I was just inviting our dear Hagumi here to come along with me.
**Kaoru**: Allow me to explain. I am going to be taking a trip up to my uncle's villa, and I was just inviting our dear Hagumi here to come along with me.

Kaoru
That was when she mentioned the mökkis you taught her about. From your description, the location I'm visiting is the spitting image of your mökkis.
**Kaoru**: That was when she mentioned the mökkis you taught her about. From your description, the location I'm visiting is the spitting image of your mökkis.

Eve
Huh?! Really?!
**Eve**: Huh?! Really?!

Kaoru
Indeed. This villa is right next to a lake, and surrounded by nature. There you can easily forget the hustle and bustle of the city.
**Kaoru**: Indeed. This villa is right next to a lake, and surrounded by nature. There you can easily forget the hustle and bustle of the city.

Kaoru
This is merely speculation, but perhaps the architect took inspiration from the mökkis of Finland when building that villa.
**Kaoru**: This is merely speculation, but perhaps the architect took inspiration from the mökkis of Finland when building that villa.

Eve
From what it sounds like, that could very well be!
**Eve**: From what it sounds like, that could very well be!

Kaoru
Well, Eve-chan, would you like to join me at the villa? I'm sure it won't compare to Finland...
**Kaoru**: Well, Eve-chan, would you like to join me at the villa? I'm sure it won't compare to Finland...

Kaoru
However, I do believe it will be quite enjoyable. And perhaps you could teach me more about how you spent your time at these mökkis as well. It sounds rather interesting.
**Kaoru**: However, I do believe it will be quite enjoyable. And perhaps you could teach me more about how you spent your time at these mökkis as well. It sounds rather interesting.

Eve
Huh? Can I really come?!
**Eve**: Huh? Can I really come?!

Eve
One moment, let me check my schedule! When are you thinking of going?
**Eve**: One moment, let me check my schedule! When are you thinking of going?

Kaoru
At the moment, I would like to leave this day and stay for three days.
**Kaoru**: At the moment, I would like to leave this day and stay for three days.

Eve
Let's see... Ah, I'm free those days! I can go!
**Eve**: Let's see... Ah, I'm free those days! I can go!

Hagumi
Really?! Isn't that great, Kaoru-kun?!
**Hagumi**: Really?! Isn't that great, Kaoru-kun?!

Kaoru
Indeed it is. I'm quite excited about the prospect of spending my trip with you, Eve-chan.
**Kaoru**: Indeed it is. I'm quite excited about the prospect of spending my trip with you, Eve-chan.

Eve
Other than me, is there anyone else coming along?
**Eve**: Other than me, is there anyone else coming along?

Kaoru
Well... I have asked Hagumi and my other bandmates, but unfortunately, they are all busy... At the moment, it is just you and me.
**Kaoru**: Well... I have asked Hagumi and my other bandmates, but unfortunately, they are all busy... At the moment, it is just you and me.

Eve
I see... It sounds like a wonderful place, so it'd be nice if we had more people there with us...
**Eve**: I see... It sounds like a wonderful place, so it'd be nice if we had more people there with us...

Saaya
Huh? Eve, Kaoru-san? Oh, Hagumi, you're here too. What are you guys doing here?
**Saaya**: Huh? Eve, Kaoru-san? Oh, Hagumi, you're here too. What are you guys doing here?

Rimi
K-Kaoru-san?! H-hello...
**Rimi**: K-Kaoru-san?! H-hello...

Tomoe
I can see Seta-senpai and Hagumi hanging out, but I wasn't expecting to see you here too, Eve.
**Tomoe**: I can see Seta-senpai and Hagumi hanging out, but I wasn't expecting to see you here too, Eve.

Eve
Ah, hello, everyone. I was just talking to Kaoru-san about a trip we're taking.
**Eve**: Ah, hello, everyone. I was just talking to Kaoru-san about a trip we're taking.

Rimi
Are you going on a trip with Kaoru-san?
**Rimi**: Are you going on a trip with Kaoru-san?

Kaoru
... That's it! My little kittens, are you free on these days?
**Kaoru**: ... That's it! My little kittens, are you free on these days?

Kaoru
You see, I am going to be visiting a family member's villa, and have just invited Eve-chan along. Would any of you care to join us?
**Kaoru**: You see, I am going to be visiting a family member's villa, and have just invited Eve-chan along. Would any of you care to join us?

Rimi
Huh...? Can I really go on a trip with you, Kaoru-san?!
**Rimi**: Huh...? Can I really go on a trip with you, Kaoru-san?!

Kaoru
Of course. I will do everything in my power to make you feel welcome. Shall we escape the hectic city life together and learn about the fleeting mökkis of Finland?
**Kaoru**: Of course. I will do everything in my power to make you feel welcome. Shall we escape the hectic city life together and learn about the fleeting mökkis of Finland?

Tomoe
Mökkis, huh? Never heard of them. Is that some kind of instrument?
**Tomoe**: Mökkis, huh? Never heard of them. Is that some kind of instrument?

Eve
You see, mökkis are...
**Eve**: You see, mökkis are...

Rimi
Saaya-chan, we don't have practice those days! Let's go! This is a once in a lifetime opportunity!
**Rimi**: Saaya-chan, we don't have practice those days! Let's go! This is a once in a lifetime opportunity!

Saaya
Whoa... Someone's excited... Ahaha. I'll have to ask my parents if I can go first.
**Saaya**: Whoa... Someone's excited... Ahaha. I'll have to ask my parents if I can go first.

Tomoe
Gotcha. So that's how people in Finland spend their summers. That doesn't sound half bad.
**Tomoe**: Gotcha. So that's how people in Finland spend their summers. That doesn't sound half bad.

Eve
Then you should join us, Tomoe-san!
**Eve**: Then you should join us, Tomoe-san!

Tomoe
I'll have to double-check with my parents to make sure we don't have any plans, but yeah, I should be good. Count me in.
**Tomoe**: I'll have to double-check with my parents to make sure we don't have any plans, but yeah, I should be good. Count me in.

Hagumi
Looks like you've got a full party now! I'm so happy for you, Kaoru-kun!
**Hagumi**: Looks like you've got a full party now! I'm so happy for you, Kaoru-kun!

Kaoru
As am I, my dear. My heart is aflutter with the very thought of spending a part of my summer with my little kittens.
**Kaoru**: As am I, my dear. My heart is aflutter with the very thought of spending a part of my summer with my little kittens.

Kaoru
This is our chance to create even more fleeting summer memories!
**Kaoru**: This is our chance to create even more fleeting summer memories!

**Transcript**

 Park

Kaoru
Oh, my. If it isn't BanG Dreamer-san. What a coincidence.
**Kaoru**: Oh, my. If it isn't BanG Dreamer-san. What a coincidence.

Kaoru
Me? I have come to this urban oasis to cool myself under the shade of the trees.
**Kaoru**: Me? I have come to this urban oasis to cool myself under the shade of the trees.

Kaoru
Would you care to join me? The wind feels quite pleasant.
**Kaoru**: Would you care to join me? The wind feels quite pleasant.

Kaoru
You know, I recently went on a trip.
**Kaoru**: You know, I recently went on a trip.

Kaoru
No, not alone. I brought along a few of my lovely little kittens. Eve-chan, Tomoe-chan, Saaya-chan, Rimi-chan and I all visited my uncle's villa.
**Kaoru**: No, not alone. I brought along a few of my lovely little kittens. Eve-chan, Tomoe-chan, Saaya-chan, Rimi-chan and I all visited my uncle's villa.

Kaoru
It was so nice to escape the chaotic city and spend our days next to the lake. It was so peaceful, so fleeting...
**Kaoru**: It was so nice to escape the chaotic city and spend our days next to the lake. It was so peaceful, so fleeting...

Kaoru
I was also able to mount a horse again for the first time in what seems like an eternity. Being able to frolic with the horses filled my heart with joy.
**Kaoru**: I was also able to mount a horse again for the first time in what seems like an eternity. Being able to frolic with the horses filled my heart with joy.

Kaoru
It appears my little kittens enjoyed themselves as well. That alone makes me very happy.
**Kaoru**: It appears my little kittens enjoyed themselves as well. That alone makes me very happy.

Kaoru
Tomoe-chan especially seemed to enjoy the horses. Fufu... She was a very good match for a rowdy horse named Silver.
**Kaoru**: Tomoe-chan especially seemed to enjoy the horses. Fufu... She was a very good match for a rowdy horse named Silver.

Kaoru
Tomoe-chan also mentioned that she would like to go horseback riding again, so I will have to invite her the next time I plan on going.
**Kaoru**: Tomoe-chan also mentioned that she would like to go horseback riding again, so I will have to invite her the next time I plan on going.

Kaoru
We also had a barbeque. Thanks to the efforts of Saaya-chan and Rimi-chan, our meal of meat and baked goods was truly delectable.
**Kaoru**: We also had a barbeque. Thanks to the efforts of Saaya-chan and Rimi-chan, our meal of meat and baked goods was truly delectable.

Kaoru
Their thoughtful natures make those kittens who they are. I have much to learn from their hospitality.
**Kaoru**: Their thoughtful natures make those kittens who they are. I have much to learn from their hospitality.

Kaoru
As for Eve-chan, she taught us all about the fleeting mökkis of her past.
**Kaoru**: As for Eve-chan, she taught us all about the fleeting mökkis of her past.

Kaoru
It appears that in Finland, villas and cottages are called mökkis, and that is where she would spend her summers every year.
**Kaoru**: It appears that in Finland, villas and cottages are called mökkis, and that is where she would spend her summers every year.

Kaoru
She later told me our trip was exactly like her summers in Finland. If only you could have seen her smile when she said that.
**Kaoru**: She later told me our trip was exactly like her summers in Finland. If only you could have seen her smile when she said that.

Kaoru
In fact, seeing everyone's smiling faces reflected on the surface of the lake... That alone made the trip worthwhile.
**Kaoru**: In fact, seeing everyone's smiling faces reflected on the surface of the lake... That alone made the trip worthwhile.

Kaoru
None of my fellow bandmates could join us this time, so it made the entire trip feel like a new adventure.
**Kaoru**: None of my fellow bandmates could join us this time, so it made the entire trip feel like a new adventure.

Kaoru
That is the most interesting part of traveling in my eyes. Had I brought along Hello, Happy World!, I'm sure I would have had a completely different vacation.
**Kaoru**: That is the most interesting part of traveling in my eyes. Had I brought along Hello, Happy World!, I'm sure I would have had a completely different vacation.

Kaoru
Kanon would have loved the lakeside scenery, and I have no doubt that Hagumi would have been even more skilled than I at horseback riding.
**Kaoru**: Kanon would have loved the lakeside scenery, and I have no doubt that Hagumi would have been even more skilled than I at horseback riding.

Kaoru
As for Michelle... I'm not sure how she would fit in the saddle... Perhaps I should consult Misaki when the time comes.
**Kaoru**: As for Michelle... I'm not sure how she would fit in the saddle... Perhaps I should consult Misaki when the time comes.

Kaoru
And knowing our dear Kokoro, she would no doubt come up with an entirely unique form of entertainment for us all to enjoy.
**Kaoru**: And knowing our dear Kokoro, she would no doubt come up with an entirely unique form of entertainment for us all to enjoy.

Kaoru
Fufu, the mere thought of such a vacation fills my heart with excitement.
**Kaoru**: Fufu, the mere thought of such a vacation fills my heart with excitement.

Kaoru
Next time I will be sure to work with everyone's schedule when planning my trip. That way all of Hello, Happy World! can be there.
**Kaoru**: Next time I will be sure to work with everyone's schedule when planning my trip. That way all of Hello, Happy World! can be there.

Kaoru
BanG Dreamer-san, perhaps you too should enjoy a vacation like that.
**Kaoru**: BanG Dreamer-san, perhaps you too should enjoy a vacation like that.

Kaoru
After all, it's important to take time away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. Only then can our hearts and minds truly rest.
**Kaoru**: After all, it's important to take time away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. Only then can our hearts and minds truly rest.