4★ Soun - A Promise Between Anemones and the Truth (Part 4) [BLUE ATTRIBUTE]
Part 4 has two episodes. The ending of this episode will be different from Part 4 (Red Attribute)
Kamen Rider Soun: All bark, no bite.
Combatant: Shit….! Retreat!
Kamen Rider Soun: Never go near flowers ever again.
Noah: Let's go and help Yoshino-san!
Soun: Yeah.
[ — Inside the Chaos World]
Noah: There!
Soun: It’s Manager Yoshino.
Noah: His shop seems to be doing well.
Soun: ….
Yoshino: Welcome~ The flowers here are…
Soun: Manager Yoshino.
Yoshino: You’re Soun-san from Wisdom! Welcome.
Soun: It seems like the shop is thriving.
Yoshino: It’s thanks to everyone’s support.
Soun: How about returning to our original world and do business there?
Yoshino: …I don’t want to.
Soun: Why?
Yoshino: It’s quite challenging to sell flowers to customers.
Many flowers get tossed away in the garbage before they could even make it to the store shelves, it takes a lot of time and effort to deliver them…
And yet people in this town throw flowers away like that so easily!
Those people are not interested in flowers at all. They’re only interested in them to display status and power…
It’s really heartbreaking to see flowers that were handled with care end up in the garbage…
Soun: … Working with flowers, in a way, means that you’ll be constantly be parting with them..
I can understand the heartache that comes with it.
Yoshino: …You understand my pain?
Soun: And when you were to see flowers that were nurtured with so much care, easily thrown away like that…
… It would be really devastating.
Noah: Soun-san…
Soun: This is specific to my store, “Wisdom”, would you be willing to listen to what I have to say?
Yoshino: Of course.
Soun: I personally choose and take care of the flowers at the lounge.
Even if customers, staff, or anyone else didn't pay any attention to those flowers...
I make sure to remember those blooming flowers proudly.
And when the flowers reach their end and say my goodbyes... I always make sure to express my gratitude to them.
Yoshino: You care so much about flowers…
Soun: It’s true that in this town, flowers are sometimes treated as a tool.
But please always remember that among your customers, there are ones that cherish the fleeting and beautiful life of flowers.
[ — At Wisdom]
Noah: Hello.
Soun: It's not open yet. What brings you here?
Noah: I wanted to thank you because the flowers you gave me the other day started blooming beautifully again.
Soun: … That’s good to hear.
Noah: But why did you help take care of them?
Soun: Why do you want to know?
Noah: Because I thought you might say something like, "In that case, what do I owe you?"
Soun: …It’s just out of a whim.
Noah: A whim? Really?
Soun: …”Truth” and “A Solemn Vow” is what it means in flower language.
Noah: Flower Language?
Soun: … It’s nothing
Hayate: Sorry, Soun! Could you lend me a hand over here~?!
Soun: Got it, I’ll be right there.
Noah: Jo-san!
Jo: Hey, Noah. You were talking about… flower language just now?
Noah: The other day, I accidentally let this flower wither, but thanks to Soun-san’s help, it bloomed again.
When I asked why he took care of it, he said it's because the flower's language signifies "truth" and "a solemn vow."
Jo: Those are lovely flowers aren’t they? White and blue anemones, Soun isn’t being honest at all.
Noah: What do you mean?
Jo: That flower is the one that Soun really loves. If you knew its meaning… you would understand why, wouldn’t you?
Noah: "Truth" and "A Solemn Vow"...
Just like the “Contract of Truth”...
Jo: Great answer. It’s good to see the anemones are thriving and blooming again.
Make sure to take good care of them so they don’t wither next time, Noah.
Noah: (White and blue anemones symbolize "truth" and "a solemn vow," huh? Oh, now that I think about it, Wisdom's logo also…!)
(Oh, it’s inspired by anemones! That’s amazing, Soun-san, you managed to include the meaning of the flower to the logo…)
(I didn't know anemones symbolize Wisdom Thinks.)
(I'll bring some as a gift to Wisdom next time.)