Lance Character Story - White Puzzle
Saigo: Hm…
Jigen: Hm… Over here? No that’s not right either…
Haruma: Ahhh, I don’t get it!
Shion: Because there’s no image, it makes it more difficult.
Lance: Hey Noah, One coffee please.
… It’s kinda lively today. What are they up to?
Noah: Looks like they’re trying to solve a white puzzle. [1]
Lance: A white puzzle… like a pure white jigsaw puzzle?
Because the puzzle has little to no patterns on it, it’s more challenging and interesting to solve.
However, since it’s still blank even after you solve it. It doesn’t give you that much sense of accomplishment…
Haruma: Lance, have you ever done something like this before? [2]
Lance: Yeah. Just to kill time.
Haruma: Then help us out pretty please! The four of us have been trying to, but we’re not getting anywhere…
Lance: Alright then, I’ll help you. Let me show you what your senior can do.
[Sounds like you're having fun.]
Lance: I like solving puzzles. It's one of my hobbies.
[You look quite pleased.]
Lance: I like being relied on by my juniors.
Lance: Let’s see… Ah, the outer frame is already complete. Looks like you made great progress so far.
Now, From here…. Start by looking for similar looking shape pieces.
Saigo: …Like this?
Lance: Yeah, just like that. With this many people, if we divide it evenly, we can finish in no time.
Jigen: …I see, it's faster that way.
Shion: Alright, let’s work together and gather the pieces.
Haruma: Ah, ooh…! Having Lance with us makes it sound like we can finish this real quick!
Lance: Hehe, just think you’re like riding a ship. [3]
You guys will feel a sense of accomplishment soon.
Translation note:
[1] A white puzzle is a type of puzzle that’s often complex because they're blank and involve a lot of pieces with a lot of same shapes, they can be a challenge using logic or patterns which is to mentally stimulate your brain. They’re sometimes called as a “Milk Puzzle” (ミルクパズル)
[2] Haruma refers to Lance without the -san honorific.
[3] Lance said 大船に乗つたつもりでいてよ (oobune ni notta tsumori deite yo) which can also mean smth like “its like a walk in the park” but instead its in a ship lol….