Part 4: Lucky Draw

Panda: Alright! Now that weʼre done making wishes, let’s try our luck!

Chisa: Wait for us, Super Ultra Dynamic Delicious Wonderful luck!..

Kathrina: What’s that even…

Kokona: All that talk about trying our luck makes me a little nervous!..

Shizuka: Donʼt worry, it’s fine as long as we get a good fortune, right? Besides, there’s no need to rely on luck or divine power, you just need to show your true potential when the time comes.

Kokona: Oh, youʼre as strong as ever!..

Shizuka: It’s just that you’re still lacking self-confidence. Youʼve been working hard whole past year, so Iʼm sure it will be alright.

Kokona: Ehehe. Itʼs a bit embarrassing to be praised like that.

Chisa: Alright, Iʼll take the one at the back…

Chisa: This one.

Panda: So, what did you get?

Chisa: Excellent luck.

Panda: As expected from Sassu, huh~ How many years exactly have you been getting it?

Chisa: Itʼs always the same, so I stopped counting. But Hyper Delux Strong Miraculous Great luck would have been better…

Panda: I think you worded it somehow different before.

Shizuka: Alright, nowʼs my turn. Since Sasuga got excellent luck, I should also…

Shizuka: Iʼll take this one!

Chisa: Oh, how is it?

Shizuka: ...! Excellent luck! We did it, Kokona!

Kokona: Congratulations, Shizuka-chan!

Shizuka: Hehe, I knew it! When it comes to things like this, the first one you look at is the one you should take!

Shizuka: Kokona, now you too!

Kokona: What?! I got too nervous after you two have drawn excellent luck. Kathrina-chan, you go first!

Kathrina: What, me?!

Kathrina: Well, fine. I bet thereʼs nothing but excellent luck in there, so you donʼt need to worry that much.

Kathrina: Iʼll take… this one!

Panda: What is it?

Kathrina: …just what on earth?

Panda: Te… Terrible luck is written here…

Kathrina: …

Kathrina: Fine, Iʼll just take another one. Iʼm getting my good luck!

Kokona: Oh! Hold on a moment, Kathrina-chan!

Kathrina: What now?! Iʼm not gonna silently accept defeat!

Panda: Well, trying your luck is not about defeat or victory!

Kokona: Th-thatʼs right! Besides, terrible luck doesnʼt necessarily mean something bad will happen.

Kathrina: …

Kokona: Omikuji includes an advice or some kind of important message, too, so letʼs read it together?

Kathrina: Alright, if you say so, Kokona.

Chisa: Well done, Kathrinaʼs tamer Kokona!

Kathrina: Shut up.

Kokona: W-well…

Kokona: Umm… Let’s see… First…

Kokona & Kathrina: …

Panda: Come on, whatʼs in there?

Kokona: Hmm… The wording’s a bit complicated, but you can sum it up as “Be careful not to lose your way,” I guess?

Kathrina: Hmph, I wonʼt get lost again. Iʼm going my own way from now on.

Kokona: Hehe, thatʼs right.

Panda: You were really lost while preparing for The Little Mermaid though.

Kokona: But thanks to all that happened, Kathrina-chanʼs acting skills have improved even more!

Kathrina: Hehe, right?

Shizuka: Didnʼt you react very differently when I said that?

Kathrina: My reaction was appropriate given how you phrased it.

Shizuka: Ohh?

Kokona: Oh, it says “Practice is the key to success”! Letʼs work hard this year too, Kathrina-chan!

Kathrina: Yeah, of course.

Kokona: Right, you can tie a bad luck omikuji at a shrine. But I heard you can also keep it as a souvenir, so what would you like to do?

Kathrina: I’d better tie it here, I guess.

Kokona: Okay!

Kokona: Where to do it though… Maybe, over there?

Kathrina: Huh, thatʼs pretty far. Iʼll go tie it and be right back.

Kokona: Alright! Take care!

Kathrina: Okay, done… This should do it, right?

Kathrina: Huh, the girls…

Kathrina: They’re gone?!

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Pub: 11 May 2024 13:56 UTC
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