Aquarius Mahiru Tsuyuzaki/Bond Story

*The constellations shining in the sky will lead you, shooting star, to tomorrow. Based on Prince Ganymede, the beautiful young man taken captive, Mahiru embodies the constellation of Aquarius with delicate strength. From "Star Celebrate - To the First Day."*

* Chapter 1
* Chapter 2
* Bond Level 15 Talk
* Bond Level 30 Talk

Prince of Tragedy

 **Ganymede:**"Your light began to glow again, dear shooting star. So you've made your way here after drifting through other constellations."

 **Ganymede:**"...Huh? What am I doing here?"

 **Ganymede:**"I'm here to serve wine to the Gods. Everyday, for eternity."

 **Ganymede:**"Heh heh, I'm not suffering or anything. At least, I'm not feeling it anymore..."

 **Ganymede:**"Well then... I need to give you my most precious thing as part of your journey, right? Let's see, I have it just right here—"

 **Ganymede:**"Just right here—..."

 **Mahiru:**...What's Ganymede's most precious thing again?

 **Mahiru:**(Aquarius is one of the twelve zodiac signs and is most likely to be observed in the southern sky during the fall...)

 **Claudine:**...? Mahiru, the water is overflowing from the bowl.

 **Mahiru:**(Although most of the names of its primary stars somewhat carry the connotation of luck, the myth describing the origin of Aquarius is a bit...)

 **Claudine:**Hey, Mahiru? Earth to Mahiru??

 **Mahiru:**(Tragic...)

 **Claudine:**Mahiru, the water!

 **Mahiru:**Huh... Aquarius!?

 **Claudine:**No! I just wanted to know why you let the tap water overflow from the bowl and spaced out like that.

 **Mahiru:**Oh, you're right! I spaced out just now...

 **Claudine:**It's quite rare to see you thinking about something this much while you're cooking. Did that performance give you a hard time?

 **Mahiru:**Yeah, you see...

 **Claudine:**A special program requested by the Astronomical Observatory where each of us will take on the role of constellations and guide the audience through the vast starry sky in the first half, but...

 **Claudine:**You're having a problem with the second half, right?

 **Mahiru:**Yes! It's the constellations shining in the sky will lead you, shooting star, to tomorrow part...

 **Mahiru:**I was surprised to see an etude without a script like that!

 **Claudine:**Yeah... Hmph, I also talked to our first constellation, Junna, about this.

 **Claudine:**Not only is there no script this time, even the role assigned to us is not the sign of our birth month either...

 **Mahiru:**Yeah, I also find that strange. The sign I got assigned and the character representing it don't correspond to my image at all.

 **Claudine:**Indeed, the character representing Aquarius is...Ganymede, right?

 **Mahiru:**Yes! So you knew about it.

 **Claudine:**I have to read about your assigned role also. After all, I played Capricorn, the sign before yours. However, when I read the story, I got so upset for no reason!

 **Mahiru:**Ahaha... I think I know what you mean. It's because Ganymede is quite pathetic, right?

 **Mahiru:**—The job of serving the wine of immortality for the supreme god, Zeus...was originally undertaken by a woman named Hebe, but she resigned at the time of her marriage.

 **Mahiru:**So Zeus turned into an eagle and captured the prince of Troy, Ganymede, who was known to be the most beautiful man in the world!

 **Claudine:**Ganymede thus became the new cupbearer and continues to serve him to this day—

 **Claudine:**\*sigh\* I know it's just a myth but I can't stand it! Why do the plots always have to be so unreasonable?

 **Mahiru:**Yeah. Ganymede doesn't even fight back...

 **Claudine:**...Just as I thought. Is that what you're stuck on?

 **Mahiru:**Yeah... I couldn't find the most precious thing from someone who gets enslaved without putting up a fight like that.

 **Mahiru:**What kind of treasures can be found in a person...who only does what is told for the rest of his life like that?

 **Mahiru:**I wonder if I can find anything precious from this character.

 **Claudine:**......

Intangible

 **Mahiru:**What kind of treasures can be found in a person...who only does what is told for the rest of his life like that?

 **Mahiru:**I wonder if I can find anything precious from this character.

 **Claudine:**......

 **Mahiru:**Ahahaha... I don't know why, but I just can't help but think that way!

 **Claudine:**You're right... I know it's problematic, but that's what makes it worth your while, right?

 **Claudine:**So you can't see what's important to Ganymede. Because of that, you don't know how to interpret that part, right...?

 **Claudine:**The more convincing that interpretation is, the more interesting the story will be, don't you think?

 **Mahiru:**Interpretation...

***\*beep beep\****

 **Mahiru:**Ah, the pot... I need to turn off the heat!

 **Claudine:**Mmmm, such a sweet smell. What are you steaming?

 **Mahiru:**Heh heh, want a little taste...? Here, open up.

 **Claudine:**...Y-you can put it on the plate. I'm not Karen, so you don't have to spoon-feed me like that.

 **Mahiru:**Whoa, I just did it out of habit!

 **Mahiru:**Hold on... Go ahead, enjoy♪

 **Claudine:**Steamed bread? Mmmm...so good!

 **Claudine:**It's soft and chewy, and yet it melts easily in my mouth... What a strange texture.

 **Mahiru:**Heh heh, it's Mahiru Spuds steamed bread!

 **Claudine:**Wow, I've never had potato steamed bread before... I didn't even realize there were Mahiru Spuds in it.

 **Mahiru:**Right!? Though you can't really get this flavor without Mahiru Spuds—

 **Mahiru:**Ah... You can't really feel it, but it IS there...!

 **Claudine:**Mahiru?

 **Mahiru:**Found it! The most precious thing is something you can't actually feel or see it, but it still exists...!!

 **Claudine:****(Pan)**
"...Hmph. It seems, you have found your most precious thing!"

 **Mahiru:****(Ganymede)**
"Pan the Capricorn...!!"

 **Claudine:****(Pan)**
"Well then, show me your most precious thing—!"

 **Mahiru:****(Ganymede)**
"This. The water jug in my hand."

 **Claudine:****(Pan)**
"Water jug...?"

 **Claudine:****(Pan)**
"Oh, I get it!! Your most precious thing is your duty!"

 **Mahiru:****(Ganymede)**
"No, that's not it. My most precious thing is the hollow within this water jug."

 **Claudine:****(Pan)**
"Hollow? You mean, the emptiness??"

 **Claudine:****(Pan)**
"That's impossible... The water jug always overflows with the wine of immortality, right?"

 **Claudine:****(Pan)**
"There would be no way it's empty..."

 **Mahiru:****(Ganymede)**
"Yeah. That's why I keep pouring it."

 **Claudine:****(Pan)**
"You don't mean—"

 **Ganymede:**"—Yes. Something you can't actually feel or see it, but it still exists... My most precious thing is my "dream"."

 **Ganymede:**"If I keep pouring wine like this, surely one day the wine in this jug will run dry. Then I will be released."

 **Ganymede:**"That's why, shooting star... Don't ever give up."

 **Ganymede:**"As long as you keep believing...your "dream" will come true someday—"

 **Mahiru:**When I told Karen-chan and Hikari-chan that I was going to become an Aquarius, they asked me if I was going to change my birthday with a puzzled look on their faces.

 **Mahiru:**After all the talk about the starry sky, Karen-chan and Hikari-chan said they wanted to see Aquarius, so...we went to see the stars together.

 **Mahiru:**We looked up at the stars while drinking hot milk, but we couldn't really see the stars in the city!

 **Mahiru:**That said, the time we spent together was priceless, just like the stars shining brightly in the night sky...