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?!