series: Saiyuki (by Minekura Kazuya)
chapter: Extra Chapter from Kozero-sum Vol.4
scans:
chinese (scanned by KaKa)
disclaimer: I do not own Saiyuki. Scans aren't mine either.
The Scenery of Summer
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extra chapter - "Scenery of Summer"
letter: Kozero-sum vol.4
This time's topic is "what comes to mind when you think of summer".
We leave this to you.
Zero-sum Editors
Goku: ---summer.
About summer...what comes to mind?
Watermelon, soumen (fine white noodles), jello
Sundaes, icecream
Barbequed fish, Chinese noodles
...it's useless, all I can think of are food.
I wonder what everyone else's "summer" is like?
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Gojyo: If it's summer, then everyone, it's definitely swimsuits, swimsuits!!
Bikinis are great, but innocent one-pieces aren't bad either~~~
Goku: ...right, right, I've asked the wrong person.
Gojyo: After that is beer and soya beans, that is the true man's summer.
But, little babies can't partake in that.
Goku: Who's a little baby!? You 10,000 year pervert kappa!!
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Hakkai: "summer, as night"
"when the moon is there, it's evident, when the moon is not there...", these historical literary works
Of course I'll also think of wearing yukata, holding a round fan, and setting off fireworks under the balcony.
Listening to the faroff sound of noisy crowds, while admiring the fireflies, it's really scenic.
This is the summer in Japan.
Goku: That's true, Hakkai. But, this isn't Japan.
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Goku: ...then, what about Sanzo?
But, Sanzo doesn't seem to match with "summer".
To Sanzo, what is summer like?
monk: Sanzo-sama has gone to the main hall.
fan: *whooosh*
ice: *crack*
cicadas/bugs: miiin miiinmiiin
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Goku: ---I remember now.
cicadas/bugs: miiin miiinmiiin
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cicadas/bugs: miiin miiinmiiin
Goku: The cicadas' cries of 'minminmin' from far off.
The fan giving out quiet blowing sounds. The ripe sounds of the ice cracking apart.
The breathing sounds from Sanzo sleeping beside me. ---this is...
my favorite "summer".
monk: An air conditioner in the main hall, that makes no sense...!!
Sanzo: (so noisy) I'm about to die of heat!! It's really annoying!! (I can't even take an afternoon nap!!)