Horror Actress – Theater 1: Scene 3

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Theater 1: Horror Actress Reincarnated as a Genius Child Actress – Scene 3

 

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Hospital Room (Morning)
Tsumugi wakes up and stares at the ceiling.

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I sighed as I stared blankly at the white ceiling. After a night’s sleep, I woke up and made sure this was not a dream. The reflection in the hand mirror was of a platinum-blond-haired girl with blue eyes. Also, if you look closely, you can see that this is a private room. A very expensive room.

Waking up in the morning, eating hospital food, and getting diagnosed, I had no time for anything else. In my free time, when I racked my brains and tried to remember at least a little bit about myself, information came pouring out.

My name is Tsugumi Sorahoshi Lowell. Oddly enough, I had the same first name as my previous life. My father was Maxwell and my mother was Minako. I’m what you would call a half. My age is five, blood type B, and my favorite things are frogs, snakes, and ravens. I’m the kind of kid who gets excited about ghost stories. It was kind of like, how should I put it, me without memories. I’m in preschool and I have a private tutor at home, but she pushed me down the stairs and awakened my memories of my previous life. ¹

Did I hit something hard and revive my memory? If that’s the case, then I’m worried about my own head, but I don’t think that’s the main cause—then, as I was deeply thinking about it, I heard a knock on the door.

“Who is it?”

“Good morning, Tsugumi, you look like you’re doing fine.”

“Ah, mommy! Morning!”

The person that entered the room was my mother, a beautiful Japanese woman with dark hair. She sat down next to me with a gentle smile on her face and patted my head to check how I was doing. When a beauty does this to me, I felt, how do you put it, somewhat embarrassed.

However, I just regained my memories as an adult, but on the outside, I’m still a child, a child that these people dote on. As an actress, I’ll do my best so that they see me as their child.

“Since you’ve been asleep for so long, let’s practice in the hospital to see if you can walk outside properly.”

“Practice?”

“Yes. If your legs hurt when you walk or it’s difficult to walk, you have to properly tell Mommy, okay?”

“Okay!”

I see, you mean rehabilitation. It’s true that if I don’t walk, my body will deteriorate. In my previous life… well, I was poor and in distress, so I felt like I was walking around looking for food. It’s the complete opposite of what I’m going to do now.

I put on my slippers and my mother held me by the hand and started walking. I was worried that I wouldn’t be able to keep my balance, but even with the change of my line of sight, I seemed to manage one way or another. ²

(Rather…)

Maybe this body has pretty high specs to begin with. If I look, I can see far and clear. If I imagine how I want to move my body, I can do exactly that. Even though I should have no physical strength at all, I felt as if my body was constantly improving itself to its best condition.

Just by walking, I feel as if my awareness went all the way to the tips of my hair. I wonder how much it would change if I ran or jumped. Even in yesterday’s improv play, I could not believe how much my voice had grown… Could this be something great? Even after all this time, I can still feel my face become stiff.

“Tsugumi, how do you feel?”

“I feel super good, Mommy!”

“Hehe, is that so? Well then, shall we make our way to the courtyard?”

My mother led me by the hand and we walked out into the courtyard of the hospital. I wore a coat over my hospital gown, but I felt a little chilly. Come to think of it, it’s only February…

In the courtyard, people, who seemed to be also hospitalized patients, were spending their time as they pleased. There were people in wheelchairs, elderly people with walkers, and children about my age. Even after twenty years, I guess this sort of scene has not changed much.

“Sorahoshi-san.” ³

“Ah, sensei.” ⁴

“May I have a word with you?”

In the meantime, Mother greeted the doctor in charge. I believe his name was Kunimoto-sensei, or something like that. He was an old man, but he was polite and kind enough to directly talk to me—a child.

“Tsugumi, go and play in the area.”

“Okay.”

I’m sure she’s going to talk about what’ll happen from here, money, and other things too sensitive for a child to hear. I replied cheerfully, reading the situation, then took a step forward to head towards the children around the same age.

The sensation of kicking the earth.The sensation of it transmitting through my slippers. My instincts tell me that if I start running at this speed, I’ll fall, thus I instinctively slowed down.

(H-Huh?)

One more step. It’s normal this time. Then, little by little, I increased my gear. It’s like prancing, but with this body moving with perfect balance, I think I can really jump around. I can’t try it here, but I’m sure I can do somersaults and handsprings with ease. With my hands behind my back, I might even be able to do a “telephone pole”, bunny hopping and landing on my head then bouncing back up. ⁵

With this body, I would be able to reproduce many of the techniques that I had tried so hard to acquire in my previous life, on top of strengthening them. That’s what I’m talking about, high speed off the bridge. ⁶

“—Just give it to me!”

Suddenly, my thoughts were interrupted by a voice I heard. It seemed that a boy in casual clothes was trying to grab a doll that a girl in a hospital gown was holding. I don’t know which one of them it belongs to, but is that a monster made of soft vinyl or something? No, it might be some kind of mascot character. It was an indescribable creature with the tail of a dinosaur and the body of a polar bear.

As they fought over the doll, it somehow slipped out their hands and fell at my feet. I picked it up to give it back to them, but they had obviously backed away, looking at me and the doll in turn. What’s going on?

“Shit, a foreigner.”

“Wow, she’s so pretty…”

Ah, I see. Foreign girls are hard to talk to, aren’t they? However, if I don’t do so, I think I need to be the one that begins the conversation… I need to get some information to find out whose doll this is. Besides, they’re going to continue fighting when I hand it over so it’s complicated.

If I’m going to go to all the trouble, I might as well try to do something to stop them from fighting. There were many techniques that the horror actress Kirio Tsugumi had acquired. Some of them are as follows.

“Hello.” (In actual English)

“Eek, a foreign language!”

“Uwa, uwa!”

First, is to greet them with “hello” in English. Then, I hold up the doll and show it to them. Ah, the name of the doll is engraved on the bottom of the foot. Bearsaurus. ⁷

“[Hi, I’m Bearsaurus. What is your name?]”

“I-It talkeddddd!?”

“Awawawawawawawawawawawa!?”

The children jumped back in an easy-to-understand manner, and then, timidly approached.

“[Can you tell me your names?]”

“Yu-s, I’m Tatsuki!”

“I’m, Kanako!”

“[Tatsuki and Kanako, right!?]”

I was moving the dool while ventriloquizing, but I was surprised by how my throat operated several times better than I imagined. Even though I was supposed to not be used to this kind of throat movement, my body was able to follow the movements I wanted to do with more than 100 percent accuracy. I’m becoming more and more aware of this, but isn’t this something amazing?

“[Why were you two fighting?]”

“That’s because keeping Bearsarus to herself…”

“Hmph! Onii-chan brought it home last week though!”

Wow, aren’t you really popular, Bearsarus-kun. It’s a combination of cute and cool, right? If you ask me, I could kind of see it… Hmm, well whatever.

A lovely older brother and younger sister pair. The sister is hospitalized and the Onii-chan is visiting her. If possible, I’d want to be impartial and have them play together on good terms, but well then, what should I do?

“[Hmm, but I love both of you though.]”

A depressed tone. Lower the voice volume. As Bearsarus hung its head, they looked away awkwardly.

“[I’ll be lonely if the two of you fight over me.]”

“W-We’re not fighting!”

“Mhm.”

Tatsuki-kun was upset and Kanako-chan was depressed. As if to interrupt them, I raised my voice, “[Ah, that’s right],” and just as I had hoped, they both looked at Bearsarus.

—Then, at the same time, my voice was transmitted to the surroundings. “Oh my,” a nearby nurse muttered. An old man with a cane whispered to himself, “I wonder what’s going to happen?” then turned towards the Onii-chan who backed off from Bearsarus. The movements of the puppets, after that the voice. This is a method of making the performer—me—disappear from view, creating a world of just the doll and the children.

“[Tatsuki-kun and Nanako-chan, let’s take turns staying together! How about it? Like this, I’ll be happy to be with the two of you forever!]”

The two of them looked at each other as Bearsarus loudly advocated for a solution. Then, they nodded at each other.

“All right, then, I’ll let Kanako have it next.”

“Thanks, Onii-chan!”

A small round of applause echoed around us. When I held out Bearsarus to Kanako-chan, she happily accepted it.

“[I can’t talk anymore, but I’ll always be by your side.]”

“Mhm.”

Then, she quietly separated from the crowd. The people were looking at the doll and the two of them. The older brother and younger sister made up with each other. Afterward, some people applauded me as well. I’m just someone who works behind-the-scenes, so I give a small bow and ran off.

My body in this life really can move better than I thought. I can do more things than I imagined. I had a sweet-honeyed hallucination that I could make it to Hollywood, more easily than in my previous life. However, there are infinite possibilities, is it okay to have the same dream as my previous life?

(I wonder what my current father and mother would think.)

I wondered if I could call myself a normal child for trying to enter the world of acting now. Wouldn’t it make these two good people sad if their beloved child suddenly started saying strange things?

In my previous life, er, well, “up until the other day” personally speaking, I was trying to make it into Hollywood. However, that life is over now and I’m living as a new person. I’m going to continue living. If that’s the case, isn’t going to school like a normal person, getting married like a normal person, showing my grandchildren to the two of them… isn’t being a normal girl like the best way to repay my parents?

(If that’s the case, I would seal off Kirio Tsugumi’s dream—and, what would I aim for then?)

It was painful. I was born into a happy family, but what am I supposed to do after that? Can I give up my dream? These thoughts clung to me like mud and became chains that pulled me down. It doesn’t look like I could come up with an answer at the moment.

 

After that, I had just been discharged in a daze, went to the hospital for checkups, and could finally catch my breath when I got home. I was sitting on my bed that has a canopy affixed to it, pondering how I could coax my parents to let me read the newspaper article when I heard a knock on the door.

“I’m here!”

“Excuse me, Tsugumi-sama.”

“Mikado-san! It’s been a while.”

“Yes, it has been a while, Tsugumi-sama.”

The person who appeared from the other side of the luxurious door was Mikado Haruna-san, the servant who takes care of me (in a genuine maid’s uniform no less). If I remember correctly, she returned to her hometown due to family business on the day I collapsed I think.

I was worried about her because she seemed to have regretted it when she came to visit me, but she seemed to have recovered somehow.

“I have been informed that you are going out today.”

“Huh? Is that so? Where are I going?”

“Hehe, the location is a secret, is how it’s supposed to be. Now then, let’s get you dressed up.”

A secret location… Is this a surprise?

“I’m looking forward to it,” I told Mikado-san while I thought for a moment. Come to think of it, she said she was going to do something to celebrate my discharge from the hospital. I hope the party isn’t too formal, but I still haven’t grasped how rich people operate in this world.

Even the size of this house is unclear for me. After all, there is a limit to the knowledge a child can acquire. Wherever I go today, I’ll see the standards of this world.

“You’re looking beautiful today as well, Tsugumi-sama.”

“Is that so? Thanks, Mikado-san.”

The frills on my skirt of my white dress swayed softly as I spun around in front of the mirror. A stitched ornament and pink ribbon, then I put on a fluffy coat on top of everything. A white broad-brimmed hat and a white pouch with a flower brooch attached. It was all white. As I was in a Western-style building, I thought that I would be wearing shoes inside, but contrary to my expectations, I was wearing slippers inside. Well, my mother is Japanese after all.

I left my room and went to the living room, with Mikado-san following me. As soon as Mikado-san opened the door—which looked luxurious and heavy—for me, I saw my parents in their elegant suits. They were an extremely handsome man and beautiful woman, but I seemed to have picked the best of both their appearances… Although this may be late, I was worried that I would be bullied at school for being too exotic. ⁸

“Ohh, you look charming today as well, my angel.”

“You look lovely, Tsugumi. Well now, properly show Mommy.”

I did as I was told and spun around and kissed them on their cheek and played around. I don’t know what a normal parent and child acts but I’m sure this is normal. In my previous life, I may have been in very harsh circumstances, I thought to myself now, although a bit too late.

“Let’s go then, shall we?”

“Okay, dear.”

I left through the entrance hall and out the marble entranceway, accompanied by the two who were in a good mood. I change into a pair of cute white loafers. We’re currently in the latter half of February, and I dressed up just right for the chillness outside. However, I was embarrassed to discover that anything and everything I had was girlish and that it unbelievably suited my appearance.

We left the Western-style house and passed through a nice garden that would make one ask, “…Am I in a forest?”, under a green arch, then a large, elegant fence opened automatically. A large white limousine was parked there, and the driver, an elderly gentleman named Makabe-san, opened the door for me. It’s amazing how they’re naturally using a limousine as their private car…

“Daddy, Mommy, where are we going today?”

“Haha, it’s a secret, you see.”

“But, it’s somewhere Tsugumi would like.”

Sitting side by side on the limousine sofa, I listened to my parents’ conversation. It seemed certain that it’s a surprise, but well now, I wondered what they thought would make me happy.　In my previous life, my hobby was watching horror movies. However, I didn’t know anything about horror movies in this life, so I didn’t know what I was really interested in, and I felt like I was randomly reading a lot of books.

I wonder what else is there? Maybe a frog, raven, and snake museum? I think women generally would be scared of them, but my mother in this life was fine with them, so I thought that was normal before my memory came back.

“It seems like we’re almost there.”

My father suddenly announced as I was relaxing while drinking a non-alcoholic cocktail (They had some in the car, that’s amazing.). I emptied my glass in a hurry and neatly fixed the hems of my clothes. My parents would be embarrassed if their rich daughter showed up in a shabby outfit.

As my mother combed my hair with her hands while her lips loosened, the scenery outside came to a halt without a sound nor tremor. It seemed that we had arrived at some kind of entrance. Makabe-san opened the door for me, followed by my mother and father escorting me out. Then, the eyes of the people in the surroundings were drawn to me.

Those types of gazes were… curiosity, admiration, astonishment, anxiety, and fear. Hehe, I wonder where their emotion of fear comes from? I didn’t know this before, but it seems that I have extraordinary talent in this life, and I can tell a lot of things just by the kind of gaze I get, even without looking at their expressions. Someday, I will finish dying all your gazes in fear. Hehehehehe.

“Looks like you’re having fun, Tsugumi.”

“Did something catch your eye?”

Oops, it leaked out. I need to stop being so careless.

“Not really. But, I’m looking forward to seeing what’s there!”

At my words, my father smiled and patted my head. I felt like the gazes around me changed, but… I wonder what’s up? Curiosity with a side of favoritism, or something like that?

Well anyway, Father quickly finished registering and led my mother and me inside. My father perfectly matched my child’s pace, he surely must be a very popular person…

We took the elevator and after a short walk, we saw a large door. The name of the venue was affixed to the top of the door. I couldn’t see it clearly even if I tiptoed and stretched myself as much as I could. My mother softly picked me up. I’m five years old now, I’m sorry that I’m so heavy…

“Err… new-year-serial-drama-child-actor-audition-venue…”

New Year.

Serial.

Drama.

Child actor.

Auditions.

Venue!?

“You read those characters properly, well done.”

I didn’t have time to come to my senses at Father’s words, and the door was thrown open, while I was still in confusion. Inside, there were several pairs of parents and children. They were my rivals for the upcoming audition.

Can I really aim to be an actress in this lifetime? Shouldn’t I live as a normal girl? This smoldering discord in the back of my mind was unleashed along with the remains of my former dream. At the same time, a part of my thought changed instantaneously. I am currently exerting myself to gain a role. I left behind my veteran actress life where offers would come rolling back in my previous life. My soul reminded me that I was now in the same situation as when I was just starting out, where I had to acquire my own spoils.

“Mommy.”

“? All right, go on.”

“Thanks.”

I let go of my mother’s hand. The gazes were still on me. If that’s the case, this is the moment to make this the highlight scene. The innocence that colored my expression. This is the moment for me to show off my innocence and the advantage of being a child. I prepared myself, gently brushing the edge of my skirt, then put my hands in front of me.

So the spectators could see my movements, their gaze shifted from my hands to my waist, from my waist to my chest, then from my chest to my face. As I moved, I smiled and bowed my head vigorously.

“My name is Sorahoshi Tsugumi! It’s a pleasure to meet you today!”

“…(Huh?)”

I looked up and tilted my head. I thought it was going to be a fight for the mount, but there was no counterattack from anywhere. The only thing I heard was a small sigh, as if releasing heat, that made my earlobe tremble.

“You’ve already made everyone your prisoner…That’s my angel.”

“That was a splendid greeting, Tsugumi.”

Perhaps, I might have gone too far with this. But. Should everyone desperate for an opportunity to be on TV and possibly be given a role be more desperate? There aren’t many other ways to spread my reputation besides TV and radio. Magazines don’t have the same influence as TV after all.

Or, is this for a local program? Maybe it’s a small station since I was able to attend without even having to practice beforehand. But well, the building is magnificent, isn’t it?

Even if you tell me I’m being too childish, there’s nothing I can do about it. I wonder why, but compared to my previous life, my self-control has really degraded. Controlling your emotions is the foundation for an actress. My mental age may have been brought down by my new young body. From now on, let’s keep an eye on what’s going on around me.

“Ah, I see everyone has gathered. Now then, everyone will be divided into groups of five, then we’ll be moving the location of the audition venue. The audition is divided into an interview and a practical test. The practical test will include speech, singing, and various tests, but at the current stage, technique is not the… everyone?”

The young staff member who entered the room gave a quick explanation, but I noticed that the reaction was somewhat slow before looking up at him. Finally, everyone, except us, sporadically started to react, and the staff member tilted his head in confusion.

“Err, well, we’ve divided the groups according to age and other factors. However, due to the number of participants, we will have one group of four people. At the current planning stage, the script will be written according to the cast, thus we have not decided on the number of successful applicants yet. Therefore, we are trying to create a place where the children can have a no-pressure performance… Well then, handouts will be handed out at the entrance, so please move to the booth with the venue and your name written on it.”

I see, their stance is to have us not be rivals, but to cooperate. I just didn’t know about it because this audition was a surprise from my father and mother, but I wonder if the others knew about it? If so, it’s understandable that they wouldn’t make the preemptive jab.

…I’m glad I didn’t blatantly pick a fight. They might have concluded that I was someone who couldn’t cooperate.

“What, it’s not a contest?”

“Hehe, it would be pitiful for the other children if it was, Dear.”

“That’s true.”

…Father, Mother, I’m glad you both have a high opinion of me, but it hasn’t even started, okay? When I was working as an actress, at times, there was an extraordinary child actor. They were someone whose acting ability could put adults to shame and have a child-like vigor. They were the only ones who weren’t scared of me when filming with her, thus we co-starred many times. ⁹

What I should be aiming for now is to be a child actor like her. I think that person should be just about thirty years old right now. I can’t wait to buy their video. I’m sure the TV/VCR combo televisions are getting more efficient. I’m rich, so maybe I’ll get a laser disk. I want to see her in action. ¹⁰

“Group D, right? It looks like the other girls are already here.”

“The actress Asashiro Satsuki is there. Do you think she’s bringing out her daughter?”

“Even if she is, she’s not Tsugumi’s enemy.” ¹¹

I looked in the direction of their gazes after noticing the voices of my parents who were speaking at volume so perfect that it was not audible to those around them. A woman with bright red hair and a girl smiling cheerfully at her feet. Maybe they were fellow friends, but there were two close-looking girls around her.

One was a quiet-looking girl with glasses and her hair tied into two. The other girl had glossy black hair and slanted eyes and looked a bit strong-willed. Their personalities are well-divided: the lively type, the quiet type, and the cool type. I think I’ll go with the impish type. Evil spirits are also acceptable. I think I’ll say hello and join the circle. ¹²

“Everyone in Group D. Thank you for applying for this audition today. We would like to begin with a brief interview, so will the children please introduce themselves.”

I stopped my feet that were heading to greet them, and turned to the staff who came to explain. He was a young male staff member, with a cameraman and a sound staff beside him. They seemed to be filming this for the time being and there was also a bearded man who seemed to be the director.

Looking around, the other groups seemed to be doing the same, and it seems like one group has only four people. But yeah, this group was perhaps a little different from the others.

“Well then, could you tell me about yourself?”

The bearded man who asked this question looked older because of his beard, but his actual age was probably much younger. If you look at the other groups, you can see that the facilitator was a staff member who guided the group, but this group is supervised by this person. I could sense that he has some sort of special intention.

“Asashiro Juria, six years old! Nice to meet you!”

“Yuugao Mimi, six years old. Um, I’ll do my best. Nice to meet chu. Ah.”

“Yoruhata Rin, six years old. Nice to meet you.”

There was no hesitation in the three of them as they answered clearly. Unlike the rest of the groups, these three must have some kind of experience or talent. They knew exactly what they came here for and what to do.

Most importantly, the director. He has a friendly smile on his face, but deep in his eyes, you could see a stern determination like flames. All directors who produce masterpieces have that kind of passion in their eyes.

“Well then, could you tell me about yourself?”

Similar to the other participants, I faced him and took a step forward. I was, at that time, not a horror actress. At that moment, I stepped forward, burdened with my parent’s expectations. I am inexperienced—that’s right, I’m a little girl after all.

What I need is not the greeting of a veteran, but a greeting of the girl who was about to take a brave step forward.

“Sorahoshi Tsugumi, five years old. Pleased to meet you.”

As I bowed politely, I could see the parents watching over me looking rather touched. As usual, I was worried about my doting parents, but since I couldn’t wave to them, I hope they forgive me with me just secretly winking.

I am no longer the horror actress Kirio Tsugumi.
From now on, I will take my first step as the fresh child actor Sorahoshi Tsugumi.
In order to live up to the expectations of my parents who love this weird child, I will do my best to gain this role.

 

 

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Audition Venue (Noon)
The unshaven director, Hiraga, talks to a young staff.

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“Man, Tsugumi-chan, was it? I feel pretty sorry about her.”

After the brief interview, as I’m getting ready for the next one, the audition staff began talking to me. Today’s audition was a fixed game for the so-called ‘second-generation child actors’. In order to make the setting a school, we recruited many child actors, but the main actors are those three.

When that becomes the case, our current attention would be on the children of actresses and actors that would be under the spotlight. At any rate, the chances of finding a child with exceptional talent is more difficult than winning the lottery. I’ll be lucky if we find one.

For this reason, the auditions were held in groups of five, and only the three of them were assigned to individual groups, so that I, the director, meet them as well as keep an eye on them. Of course, if they were very awful, I plan on dropping them, but judging from their answers, I didn’t think that would be necessary. At the very least, child actors should be able to remember their lines and do what they are told.

The only daughter of Asashiro Satsuki, an actress in the morning drama series, Asashiro Juria.

She is a bright red-haired girl like her mother, and probably the leading character.

The only daughter of the queen of afternoon soap dramas, Yuugao Natsu, Yuugao Mimi.

She has a docile look but resembles Natsu in her childhood. She will probably become a seductive actress in the future.

The daughter of actor Yoruhata Kazuma, the face of Getsuku, and announcer Yoruhata Maho, Yoruhata Rin. ¹³

She has a strong-willed look like her mother, but sweet-looking lips like her father. She seems to be a clever girl.

I see. They’re all good. I can understand why they call this a fixed game. No, maybe that’s why. I raised the corner of my mouth to answer the staff member who casually talked to me.

“No, we don’t know yet.”

“Eh? But…”

“If you have a pair of eyes, the quota can decrease—or it may increase. That was the promise, right?”

“Y-Yes.”

In front of that talent, the audacity of those who refer to this as a fixed game would be filled with awe.

The movement of her gaze, her grasp of the situation, the way she carries herself like an agitated sword fighter, the smile hidden under the vibrant lily flower. He thought that she was unlucky after being thrown into the group I was overseeing because she suddenly took part, but that may not be the case. The ones being tested are us.

“We can decide on the theme of the next test, correct?”

“Y-Yes. You said to prepare some simple lines, right?”

“No. I’m going to change things up a bit.”

“Haa…”

I was wondering how this job was going to turn out, but it looks like I’m going to have a lot of fun.

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Flowingcloud: If you did not know (or forgot already), I am translating the light novel version. Scene 3 is the first scene with major differences. The entire first part of this scene—the interaction with the siblings—did not occur in the web novel. Yes, it did not change anything plot-wise and in the greater scheme of things, but I really liked the interaction and the character building that the author gave to Tsugumi, which was one of the reasons why I am translating the light novel version.

1. Slavemaster (Cloud): The name for her is in First, Last format because that’s how the author wanted it. Also, yes, Japanese people have this weird thing to purposely point out half-Japanese people. It’s kinda this racist thing ingrained in their blood. Calling someone a “half” is not very PC.
2. Slavemaster (Cloud): She’s talking about her height. She thought Adult → Child height would cause her to lose her balance.
3. Cloud: Sorahoshi is Tsugumi’s middle name. Sorahoshi-san would be Tsugumi’s mother.
4. Cloud: “Sensei” does not only mean teacher, but is also an honorific used for doctors, authors and various other professions.
5. Cloud: I was too lazy to look this up so do your own research.
6. Cloud: Dw, I’m also too lazy to look up these references.
7. Cloud: Yes, the name is literally Bear-saurus. Bear + Dinosaur (specifically T-Rex) = Bearsaurus.
8. Cloud: Another example of Japanese views on foreigners. Just being a foreigner already makes you weird, and looking beautiful on top of that? I don’t need to spell out the rest for you, do I?
   Slothmaster (Arocks): I wonder if we’re trolls. Both this and Alchemist are perfectly good stories, but Cloudy and I can’t help retort and comment and denounce the stories… Even though we actually love them!
9. Slothmaster (Arocks): We’re using ‘they’ since the gender of the child actor/actress isn’t actually known… That said, I feel like a flag has been raised…
10. Cloud: Holy sh*t, is she a boomer? I threw away my TV/VCR combo ages ago.
11. Cloud: I can’t tell whether the author is trying to meme and saying she’s not an enemy as in “not a match for Tsugumi” or “they’re cooperating together”. I think I’m reading too many Chinese novels.
    Slothmaster (Arocks): It’s actually a pun, in that she’s literally both, not a match for Tsugumi and also not Tsugumi’s opponent.
12. Slavemaster (Cloud): Fun puns from the author. 小悪魔 means devil/imp. 悪霊 means evil spirit. Get it? 悪 means ‘evil’, thus following the “horror” trope that the author being using.
13. Slavemaster (Cloud): Getsuki refers to Monday at 9pm. This is when the most popular TV dramas air in Japan since baseball games aren’t played on Monday in Japan, thus there will never be a delay.
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getsuku