Spiritual Training

Monk: Okay, let's start with one minute. Be quiet, close your eyes, and sit straight.

Xue: Hmph, if it’s training at that level, I won't have any trouble.

Monk: Really? Then try it. If you can keep sitting still and doing zazen.

Xue: (......Kamira, what’s with zazen? What's the point of just sitting here?)

Xue: Tsk......

Xue: (What a waste of time. I was a fool to believe in it......)

Xue: (I don't have time to sit idly by. Now that I've done this, I'm going to do it while the monk is out of sight......)

Monk: Katsu!

Xue: Aiyaa!? Ouch!? What are you doing!?

Monk: Will you last even a minute? It looks like you're restless.

Xue: I'm just sitting here before an important performance!? How can this keep me calm!?

Monk: You're young. I don't mind that kind of youthfulness. But you know what they say, haste makes waste?

Monk: The more hasty you are, the more you should calm down and broaden your vision. It's an old saying, but it really gets to the point.

Xue: I’m a busy modern person! What's wrong with chasing after immediate profits!?

Monk: Well then, let me ask you......

Monk: Why did you cut short your important training time to come here?

Xue: I just couldn't think of any other way. Unfortunately, it was a wasted trip.

Monk: You thought you could grasp something through zazen. That is proof that you want to change.

Monk: Impatience is a catalyst for human improvement, but at the same time it narrows our vision. It is important to stop and look at yourself when you are in a hurry.

Xue: Eh, ehhhhh, I'm so irritated! What are you trying to say!?

Monk: In other words-

Monk: It's still too soon for you to become a three-day monk.*

Ramona: I knew you'd pass by here. I was right.

Kathrina: Why are you here......?

Ramona: Kathrina takes a bath to sweat it off after her daily run.

Ramona: With Lilja's testimony about you frequenting the Sirius baths. I can match it up with your living area and......bingo!

Kathrina: You're talking cool, but what you're doing is stalking....... Stop being an ass and focus on your next show.

Ramona: No, I feel like everyone is counting on me.

Ramona: But when I saw your face, I felt better.

Kathrina: ......You don't look like a very cheerful person. If you want me to pay attention to you, do it a little better.

Ramona: Kathrina, you......! After all, the best thing to have is an old friend and ally-

Kathrina: You're too intense! Just talk to me!

Kathrina: ......’Night on the Galactic Railroad’, isn't it great?

Kathrina: As I recall, you're playing Zanelli and-

Ramona: The Birdcatcher......

Kathrina: You don't look happy. Is this the part where it's hard to play two roles at once?

Ramona: Yes, it is. It's a difficult role to understand. Rather than catching a bird, I feel like I’m grasping at a cloud.

Ramona: Do you understand? He's a guy who makes a living catching ‘birds that taste like candy’.

Ramona: Of course there is no such bird. It's a fantasy.

Ramona: I can't read the intent of the work in the first place. It's difficult to understand......

Kathrina: Wow, you're not very good at fantasising, are you? Even though you're a stage actor. That's a little surprising.

Ramona: I agree. It’s embarrassing......

Kathrina: Hmmm......I like the Schneebal flavor.

Kathrina: What flavor do you like?

Ramona: Don't make fun of me. I'm serious.

Kathrina: You've always been too stiff. Why don't you think more freely?

Kathrina: You have no choice but to act the way you want to act.

Kathrina: Isn't that what an actor is supposed to do?

Ramona: Is that what it is like......?

Kathrina: That's what it is. Think about it. About your favorite sweets.

Ramona: Stollen for Christmas. .......I've been looking forward to eating it since I was a child.

Kathrina: Then catch a stollen-flavored bird. You'll feel like you have a child’s mind again, a carefree child.

Ramona: A child's mind.......

Kathrina: Still not getting it right? You’re really stiff…...

Kathrina: It can't be helped......I can't just leave you alone, I'll help you a little more.

Kathrina: Look at the outside light over there. What do you think is under that outdoor light?

Ramona: Nothing?

Kathrina: You're joking, right? You never imagined it......?

Ramona: Could you give me an example? For example, what do you imagine?

Kathrina: F-For example…...why do I have to say it?

Ramona: Please, this is it! Please tell me how to return to my childhood!

Kathrina: I-It can't be helped…... Then how about something like this? It is said that there is a land of fairies under the outdoor lights, or something like that.

Kathrina: The lights signal a festival for the fairies, they dance in a circle in the middle of the night when everyone is asleep.

Kathrina: Fairies are shy so they usually hide. So, I turned around and pretended not to see…...

Kathrina: And I spun around at once! Like Ochs am Berg. Then I found the slow fairy who failed to hide and-

Ramona: Heh heh heh.........

Kathrina: Hey. Why are you laughing when I’m explaining this seriously?

Ramona: It's nothing. Thanks for the example. I knew you were a good actor, Kathrina.

Kathrina: It’s nothing.

Kathrina: I mean, you're only now realizing how good I am?

Ramona: No, I just want to say that you’re even more polished than before. I'll be sure to thank you for this someday.

Kathrina: Even if I say I don't need it, you won't listen. You can do whatever you like.

Ramona: Yes, I will.

Ramona: But fairyland, huh? Kuku.......

Kathrina: What's so funny about that......?

Ramona: No, it's that......from the mouth of that Kathrina Griebel, I mean, it's just that Kathrina Griebel's fantasies are so adorable, aren't they? Kuku.......

Kathrina: Ugh......!?

Ramona: You're surprsingly cute, aren't you?

Kathrina: Don't look at me! Ochs am Berg!

Ramona: I can't see anything in this darkness.

Ramona: No, now is precisely the time to fantasize about your complexion?

Kathrina: No need to imagine! No fantasies allowed! Forget everything!

*Three day monk is a term for someone who gives up quickly.

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Pub: 07 Dec 2023 19:32 UTC
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