Hibari, Rii-san and the Flower of Happiness Translation Chapter 10

Chapter 10: The Price for Happiness
Hibari: Even the plants here have withered away too.....

Yuuri: The trees lining this road too, a substantial amount of leaves have fallen off as well......

Hibari: I can't believe the problem with the vegetation in town has spread to as far as here......

Yuuri: ......But, I wonder why?

Yuuri: Our garden is the only place where the plants never wilted, or rather, they've gotten pretty energetic.

Hibari: Yes..... Even for Sabo who's in the middle too, it's seemingly becoming more and more lively with each passing day......

Yuuri: ............

Yuuri: Say, how about we ask Cork about the "Flower of Happiness" again?

Hibari: Eh......?

Yuuri: ......If we look for her again, perhaps we'll be able to learn even more about it.......

Hibari: Right.......

Yuuri: ............

(Transition, in Cork's shop)

Cork: About the "Flower of Happiness"?

Yuuri: I'm just wondering if you got any more rumours about it ever since then.

Hibari: Um, well.....We can't make that seed to grow after all, so we want a bit more information, and any would be fine.

Cork: The plants in town are devoid of life right now, so I reckon this is why that plant too wouldn't grow as well.

Hibari: Ah. R-Right...... It's probably so.......

Cork: ......But about the "Flower of Happiness", I did hear some more rumours about it.

Hibari: Really? What would that be?

Cork: Yuuri, remember when I told you that it's better not to tell anyone if you managed to get the flower to bloom?

Yuuri: Yes, I do.

Cork: If the new rumour that I heard is true, then what I told you would perhaps be correct.

Yuuri: What do you mean?

Cork: The "Flower of Happiness" grants happiness to whoever makes it bloom. However, it also deprives the happiness of others.

Hibari: Eh......?

Cork: The ones who made it bloom would be met with happiness, but the people around would be met with misfortune.

Cork: That's why it's better to stay silent if the flower blooms, since it'll cause quarrels and disputes.

Cork: ......That's the rumour I heard.

Yuuri: ............

Hibari: ............

Cork: You two, what's wrong?

(Transition, to Town)

Yuuri: What do you think about what Cork said?

Hibari: The concept that by robbing the happiness from others so that we can be granted with happiness, perhaps what's happening in town right now is close to that......

Hibari: The plants in town have all withering, yet only in that garden are everyone full of energy and life......

Hibari: It's almost like it's draining nutrients from the vegetation in town, to facilitate the growth of the plants in our garden......

Yuuri: You may be right...... I'm inclined to think so too.

Yuuri: Hey, how about we hear from Sabo as well? Perhaps we might be able to understand something......

Hibari: Eh? But I can't imagine Sabo doing such a thing.

Yuuri: I think the same as you, but by any slight chance, we might be able to get something out of it.

Hibari: Right......

Translation by - Mann -