Crea Mates Big Meeting! New Year Sugoroku Tournament Translation Chapter 8

Chapter 8: Compound Competition
Yasuna: I rolled a 3 just now, so maybe my next tile would be over here?

Yuzuko: Ah, Yasuna-chan, you're here!

Yasuna: Seems like we're heading towards the same tile.

Kanata: Ah, here they are.

Yuno: Yasuna-chan, Yuzuko-chan, over here.

Haruka: Welcome to our tile!

Yasuna: That's an unusual trio I'm seeing here.

Yuzuko: Are we allowed to be on the same tile at the same time?

Haruka: That's just fine! Rather, without two people you won't be able to challenge this task.

Yasuna: What do you mean?

Kanata: You'll be battling me and Haruka as a pair in a beach volleyball match right here.

Yuzuko: Hm? Then what about Yunocchi-chan?

Yuno: I'll be marking your sketches, Yuzuko-chan, Yasuna-chan.

Yuzuko: Mm?

Yuno: Your task for this tile is to sketch the scenery around here.

Yasuna: Huh? ......Then which one are we supposed to do? Beach volleyball or sketching?

Haruka: You'll have to do both of them.

Yuzuko: Mm?

Haruka: That's why it's called the Compound Competition "Beach Volleyball & Sketch"! We'll have you switch between these two activities every 3 minutes, got it?

Yuzuko: Mmーー Okay..... Looks like my arms are gonna hurt a lot.

Yasuna: I don't really get it.

Kanata: Well, it's both athletic and artistic? I'd say you're "adept with both the pen and the sword" if you excel in both of them? How can I put this......

TL, long explanation ahead: Adept with both the pen and the sword (Japanese: 文武両道, Chinese: 文武雙全) is a Japanese concept which originated from ancient China.

文 refers to 文事, which refers to the disciplines of arts and sciences; while 武 refers to 武事, which refers to martial/combat arts, or in a broader sense, physical capabilities. 両 means two (both), and 道 means principle, which refers to 文 and 武.

In modern times, 文武両道 basically describes a person who excels in both academics and sports.

Yuno: Riiight, and that's why this task will put these two principles of yours to the test......

Yuzuko: Waah, Kanata-chan and Yunocchi-chan are both reading it out loud in monotone.

Yasuna: You two don't really understand the main theme of this task too, do you?

Yuno: Uuu......Actually it's exactly as you said.

Kanata: It's a competition that Haruka came up with on impulse after all.....

Yuzuko: So everyone aside from Haruka-chan doesn't get it huh......

Haruka: Well, well, don't worry! Let's try doing them for the time being! First up it's 3 minutes of beach volleyball......

Yasuna: Then, Yuno-chan should join our team as a handicap.

Yuno: M-Me?

Yuzuko: Yeah yeah. We're all inexperienced, so 3 against 2 would be a fair match, wouldn't it?

Haruka: I see. I'm okay with it. Kanata, you're okay too right?

Kanata: Y-Yeah.

Haruka: Then let's get started right away!

(Transition)

Kanata: Alright, here it comes, Haruka!

Haruka: Nice, Kanata! There!

Yasuna: Waaahh!

Yuzuko: Ughhh~ Haruka-chan and Kanata-chan are really going overboard......

Yuno: Haah, haah......Um, it's been 3 minutes, so can we begin sketching now?

Yasuna: Th....3 minutes have already passed huh.

Haruka: Then we'll call you again after 3 minutes......

Yuzuko: Eh. You two are sketching with us too, right?

Haruka: Eh?

Yuzuko: Because somehow the course of events is already ending up like this.

Haruka: Ehh!? Really?

Kanata: .......But now that you mention it, it would certainly be awkward if we're the only ones who're not sketching......

Haruka: I-I see......Then Kanata and I will try sketching too.

Yuno: Sure. Then let's all sketch together.

(Transition)

Kanata: ......It's been 3 minutes, so everyone, let's stop for now. And next up......

Yuzuko: Are we playing beach volleyball next, or are we sketching next? I can't remember.

Haruka: What were we doing in the first place? Were we playing beach volleyball, or were we sketching? I can't remember either.

Yuno: Somehow this has turned into a confusing situation.......

Yasuna: (Ah, it's that pattern again where we get to clear in the end all because of an unsettled outcome.)

Translation by - Mann -