Hakuouki Drama CD - Shinsengumi Detective Files #4
Title: Shinsengumi Detective Files (Shinsengumi Torimonohikae / 新選組捕物控)
Genre: Comedy
Characters: Souji + Heisuke ; Souji + Shinpachi + Sano
This is the track that Souji threatens asks Heisuke and tortures Shinpachi for clues. XD
Previous track.
Heisuke: Hey there, Souji! How did it go? Did Hijikata-san lose it?
Souji: Same as usual. Where are Shinpachi-san and Sano-san?
Hijikata: They've already left.
Souji: And Heisuke-kun isn't with them. How unusual.
Heisuke: Oh, that... How should I put this? I umm... think I should lend a hand in looking for the missing uniform.
Souji: Why?
Heisuke: Why ask why? Isn't it too hard on Souji to look for it alone? So...
Souji: Try again. You were also acting weird when we talked about this a while ago.
Heisuke: That's.... err...
Souji: You know, I really hate to be lied to. So why don't you tell me straight?
Heisuke: Actually, this afternoon on the verandah I found a uniform with a fishy smell. I thought maybe someone spilled on it, so I dumped it in the pile of laundries in the dōjō.
Souji: Hmm, and then?
Heisuke: Then when I do to the dōjō again, it's gone. I... I think I might be responsible for it.
Souji: Hmm, I see.
Heisuke: Aah! You're not telling this to Hijikata-san, are you?
Souji: I ain't telling. Don't worry. I don't think that has anything to do with this.
Heisuke: Really? That's a relief. Still, it's too hard for you to look for it alone. Let me help too.
Souji: Sure. Shall we split up?
Heisuke: Agreed. Any clue on what the suspect looks like? Such as being tall, or dressed in anything strange?
Souji: None of such. But Hijikata-san did say it might be Chōshū rōnin's doing.
Heisuke: I see. Then I'll search Kawahara Area, where Chōshū Clan's mansion is.
Souji: Bring a few men with you. It may turn into a conflict.
Heisuke: I gotcha! See you later.
Souji: *Sigh* No clue here either. I don't come here often. It would be nice to have a drink. But if I go back drunken, I'll get yelled at again.
Shinpachi: Owner, give me another one, please. I can't stand it without sake on a night like this.
Souji: That voice?
Shinpachi: Dammit. Why are drinking at a place like this? Usually we'd be in Shimabara at this hour. Why am I drinking here, face to face with a man?
Sano: Don't complain to me. You said you want to drink. That's why I brought you to a bar I'm familiar with. The dishes and sake here are decent too.
Shinpachi: You're right. They aren't bad.
Sano: Hey, hey. Why are you dunking everything in soy sauce? You're ruining the delicate taste.
Shinpachi: It's about right this way. Dishes served here are tasteless. Speaking of food, the most surprising thing I saw since coming to Kyoto was how they serve gelidium jelly with brown sugar sauce. Shouldn't it be served with sweetened vinegary sauce?
Sano: Whatever. I dunno. Gelidium jelly is tasteless on its own. Personally I prefer it with seafood broth or Mentsuyu.
Shinpachi: Seafood broth? Mentsuyu? Aren't you confusing it with noodles?
Sano: That's how we eat it where I came from. Why don't you give it a try? Remember after finishing the jelly, drink all the broth too.
Shinpachi: You don't get it, Sano. You don't get it at all. Eating it that way is an insult to gelidium jelly. Just think about how much seaweed it takes to make a bowl of gelidium jelly! How could you eat it with anything other than sweetened vinegary sauce?
Sano: I think you're drunk.
Souji: Shinpachi-san, Sano-san, what are you doing here? I thought you'd be having fun in Shimabara.
Shinpachi: What's that for? Why are you talking like I spend every night in Shimabara? I don't wonder in red-light district everyday! Only about 3 times per 3 days.
Sano: How does that not add up to "everyday"?
Souji: Then, what is the red-light district lover Shinpachi-san doing in a regular bar today?
Shinpachi: I'm telling you, it's not the girls I'm after. I'm driven by the enthusiasm of collecting information. When leaving the quarters, I was shivering with excitement about the sweet time to come... err no, I mean with the sense of mission of a Shinsengumi executive. Anyway, Sano and I left to protect the safety of Kyoto. Everything was going so smoothly at this point.
Sano: Yeah. Until you lost your wallet.
Shinpachi: Yes. My wallet, with the reward of my one full month of hard work, vanished just like that. When I was aware of it, I couldn't find it anywhere. So, I had to let Sano treat me. So here we are, in this little shabby bar.
Sano: Don't be so picky when you have someone else pay the bill! See, the bar owner is gazing this way. It doesn't bother me where to go, as long as there's sake to drink. So what's Souji doing here? Are you here for a drink too?
Souji: Nope. Although I'd really love to have one, I'm under the Oni Vice Commander's orders to look for the missing uniform.
Shinpachi: U... uniform?
(crash)
Sano: Hey, hey. Shinpachi, what's wrong? Reached your limit already? You haven't drink much yet.
Shinpachi: No... no! Nothing. It's just a slip of hand. Owner, would you clean up the broken dish?
Souji: You seem very agitated by the word "uniform". Lemme guess, is it because Shinpachi-san know something?
Shinpachi: I... I don't know a thing! Was a uniform missing? You better find it quick.
Souji: That reminds me. At dusk today when we were searching together, your reaction was weird.
Shinpachi: Who... Who knows? I'm a man who lives at his fullest in the present. I don't remember anything that long ago. Sano, it's about time we go to the next bar.
(grabs)
Souji: C'mon. There's no need to run. It's not often we meet here, so why not stay for more? Sano-san, would you grab Shinpachi-san's hands?
Sano: Hey Souji, don't be so rough...
Souji: Owner, would you get me the hardest liquor you have? It's alright. Although he's being modest, he's a colander, and can drink about 20 pints a night without a problem. Please don't worry about him. Right, Shinpachi-san?
Shinpachi: Oh! Of course! Who do you think I am? People say it's not blood, but sake running in these veins of mine!
Souji: Told ya. He says so himself. The hardest liquor please.
Sano: (whispers) You idiot! Shinpachi! What were you thinking? Just say you can't take it, and Souji might let you go!
Shinpachi: (whispers) What else can I do? If I say no in that situation, is Nagakura Shinpachi a man or not?
Souji: Shinpachi-san, what are you mumbling? You can chug this, right? Since pouring into cup is too bothersome, why not drink straight from the barrel?
Shinpachi: Wait... wait a moment. That barrel is almost 4 pints, even I can't chug that!
Souji: You can't? But didn't you always say you can hold so much alcohol that you're bottomless?
Shinpachi: You rascal! Of course I can! To me, this is as soft as the amezake for little girls to drink on Hinamatsuri Day!
Souji: What a reliable answer! Then, chug, please. There's plenty where that came from.
Shinpachi: For real? If I get serious, I'll drink them all and this bar won't be able to do business tomorrow!
Souji: Owner! Since he said so, please give me everything you have in your cellar. It's alright. I'll pay the bill.
Shinpachi: .... No problem! Bring it on! I'll show you the way of life of a real man!
Sano: Aah~ You and your conceit! I tried. Don't blame me for what happens next.
Inoue: The uniform which represents the Shinsengumi is lost. Although its missing seems to be the result of various factors, it's still a disgrace. Who took it, and to where? I looked everywhere I can think of. I wonder how Souji and the boys are doing? I feel so sorry to bother them when everyone is tired. I should have watched over it myself instead of asking someone else to do it. Anyway I have to find it fast. Isami-san and Toshi-san should be worried too. Sannan-san seems to have something up his sleeve. *Sigh* This won't be easy. I wish there's at least a clue.
Next track.
The debate about sauce is fun. It shows that they all came from different places, but gathered under the "Makoto" banner of Shinsengumi. :)
Anyone want to try guessing what happened to the uniform? XD
Note:
1) Colander (ザル) is used to describe someone who can drink a lot. Because liquid flows through, I think.
2) The measurement they used is "shou (升)". 1 shou is around 3.8 pints.
3) Amazake is a sweet alcoholic drink made from fermented rice. It's barely alcoholic. I'm allergic to alcohol and get headaches just from smelling wine, but even I can take a cup or two of amazake. XD