happy beans day ~the harpless brawl~ episode 29 "like a historical drama"

[mandytl]

 

Location: Botanical Garden

???: —Stop right there!

Floyd: And… ? What’d you come out and interrupt us for, Jellyfish-chan?

Silver: The botanical garden’s been infiltrated by a group led by Jamil.

They captured everyone, including Kalim, who was grilling meat and feasting on kebab.

Vil: What？

Riddle: We were one step too late...

Floyd: So the strong smell’s coming from those kebabs, huh. 

Epel: That’s definitely… what’s making my mouth water.

Silver: Rushing in now will just get you caught. Do yourself a favor and abandon your mission.

Floyd: Ahah. I hate being told what to do. So beat it, unless you want to get strangled.

Vil: Floyd. You can’t have your way all the time.

I said I’d teach you that throwing technique after this as long as you followed my lead.

A promise is a promise, and I do intend on keeping my word.

Are you sure an Octavinelle student under Azul’s management like yourself should be breaking our contract so easily?

Floyd: … You don’t gotta be that vicious, Betta-chan-senpai. Okay, okay. I won’t run off.

Vil: Honestly…

Anyhow, what’re you doing in this neck of the woods, Silver?

When I last confronted you, you said you were going to defend Malleus.

We just so happened to witness Lilia contesting him on the way here, but... 

Silver: … Forgive me, Vil-senpai. You trusted me to guard Malleus-sama and I betrayed that confidence.

Vil: Wha? Then that must mean…

Silver: It’s a long story, but… by the time I arrived, their battle was already over.

And I’d failed to protect Malleus-sama… —kgh! I’m a spineless failure of a bodyguard!

I’m ashamed to look Sebek and my old ma… —Lilia-senpai in the face!

Vil: The Lilia who just forced Malleus out of the game?

Silver: … I’m aware that Lilia-senpai had no choice but to point a blade at our king.

Riddle: He had no choice but to follow the rules, you mean.

Silver: Malleus-sama must be saddled with regret after having his ambitions cut short…

So, as his vassal, I’ll avenge his honor in his stead.

By… slaying Lilia-senpai with my very own hands without fail!

Vil: This is like a historical drama. Is that a Diasomnia-style joke?

Riddle: No… He’s absolutely serious. Silver isn’t the type to crack jokes.

Floyd: I thought you kinda spacy, Jellyfish-chan… but now I get how exciting you can be.

Epel: Silver-san… I get ya! Y’get back what ya give! … I guess?

Silver: I’m sure you know this after witnessing them clash, but…

Lilia-senpai is strong. It’s embarrassing to admit it, but I have no chance of taking him down on my own.

So, please… Would you be willing to lend me a hand?

Floyd: Sure. Why not?

Everyone: Huuuh?!

Floyd: What’re you so shocked for? You two’re the ones who said we oughta work together.

Vil: Well, yes, but—it’s just that every decision’s so sudden with you.

Silver: Yeah. I never imagined I’d gain your approval that fast.

Riddle: … I see what you’re planning, Floyd.

You’re simply acting like you’ve got your act together in order to fight Lilia-senpai.

Floyd: Ahah. The cat’s outta the bag, huh? I mean, come on—Flapjack Octopus-chan’s got to be the most chokable guy I’ve seen today.

You got a good look at him, right? At that speed of his.

Seizing the harp’s gonna be hard as hell if he holds the coliseum.

Riddle: !

That… makes sense.

Silver: In the past, when Lilia-senpai safeguarded our fortress, they said he was second to none at scaling the castle walls.

He was so elusive that no one could ever predict where he was lurking.

You’re right. It’d be way more difficult to infiltrate the colosseum with him defending it.

Floyd: Right? So it’s better to strangle guys like that before they become a problem.

Who knows where Jade is right now, but he’s got to be occupied with the harp’s capture.

I don’t wanna ruin his important moment.

Epel: So you want us to take down Lilia-san for Jade-san’s sake… I guess?

Silver: I see. It’s a display of brotherly love.

Floyd: Can you not make it sound so nasty… ?

Jade’s got his way of having fun and I’ve got mine.

Neither of us wanna get in the other’s way, that’s all.

Vil: Then let’s share our information before we settle on our next objective.

Silver: All right. I’ll divulge all the information I gathered before I arrived.