[corda] Memorial Book: Yunoki (pg.30-35)

Aug 17, 2007 03:34

La Corda d'Oro Memorial Book Translation
Chapter 1: Character, Yunoki Azuma [pg.30-35]

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pg.30

You're early.
...did you want me to praise you?
We'll be able to be together a little longer. That's your reward.



A date during their day off
Afraid of being late, you arrive 10 minutes early to wait for Yunoki.
Yunoki arrives at nearly the same time with an euphemistic expression that seems to say he'll be lenient with you!?

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pg.31

Yunoki Azuma

He's a third year student in the music department.
With a gentle and kind demeanor, he is the perfect honor student...at least, that's the face he presents.
In reality, he hides his true face, one that is malicious and scheming.
He generally maintains a certain distance with those around him, but in the case of the protagonist,
he's been able to show his true self. In his heart, a room for her has been born.

Profile

Dept/Yr
Music department 3rd Year Class B
Family 
parents, grandparents, two older brothers, older sister, younger sister

Specialty
Flute
Favorite Food
Japanese cuisine in general

Birthday
6/18
Favorite Subject
nothing in particular

Horoscope
Gemini
Subject he's bad at
nothing in particular

Blood Type
Type AB
Image color
an elegant purple

Height
172 cm
Seiyuu
Kisho Daisuke

Musical Renderings he likes
Romance Major Rendering C ・After the Dream Rendering C

Presents he likes
gardening clippers ・炭苔* ・silver spoon ・tea incense burner

Clothing design



1 Uniform
Wears his music department uniform elegantly. He uses a pendant(?) to fasten the button on his pants.



2 Casual clothing
Over his creased blouse, he wears a red bow tie. He wears darkish pants. He ties his hair with a yellow ribbon.



3 Watch:Whether in uniform or in casual clothing, he always wears his antique, pure gold pocket watch. It's the type that has a flip cover.



4 Concours clothing:A white swallow-tail coat with one button. The lining is dark red and the vest is the same color with matching lining. The tie and the handkerchief in his pocket are black.

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pg.32

Personality
Yunoki normally appears to be an honor student, but he also holds a different side to him. What caused him to become like this?





Yunoki calls out to you with a gentle smile. "Are you tired? It's tough facing all that pressure." When you meet hardships during the concours, you are grateful for these words, but afterwards you wonder if he spoke these words to you only because he was playing the part of the "sempai who is kind to everyone." Just what is he thinking about in that mind of his?

Personality 01
Behind the highly calculating personality
 He's friendly and kind to everyone, and above that, he gets good grades. He does not boast about his parentage, but he gives off a demeanor of dignified elegance that is naturally a result of his upbringing. He's the perfect honor student. When speaking of Yunoki Azuma, everyone uses that phrase with reverence and trust.
 However, this is the public image that he consciously created. The real him is highly calculating, sees himself as most important, and rarely lets anyone get close to him. When he falls into disadvantageous situations, he uses anything and everything that can be utilized, with the belief that "it's their fault for being tricked." He seems to be bored of being surrounded only by people who's been tricked by him.
 Yunoki is also realistic. Regarding all matters, he thinks that "If I can do it to this degree, it's more than enough" and stops trying early for he never wastes effort with impossible things. He's discreet about his situation of succeeding the family business and is prepared to fill the position required of him. Because of that, he's not supposed to have lingering affections for music, for he's played enough of it and will quit after high school. He's grown tired of his life and hasn't been expecting change, however, unconsciously, he's been searching for something that can change him. He discovers this through the concours, in which that fact becomes clearly engraved into his mind.


Personality 02
How he started the flute
 Because Yunoki has two older brothers, he does not have to succeed the head of the family. However, as a member of the Yunoki family, he is expected to carry on his part of the family business. He must assume dignity appropriate to the family. Learning flower arrangement is a must, as is calligraphy, tea ceremony, and other artistic past times. These artistic past times are necessary for further understanding of the art of flower arrangement.
In the beginning, Yunoki, like his brother, played the piano, demonstrating only a portion of his talent. However, his grandmother felt that it would not do to have the third son surpass his brother, so he had to stop playing the piano. With advice from his grandfather, Yunoki started learning the flute in place of piano. Blessedly, Yunoki showed talent with the flute as well, and so he continued with it. By no means does Yunoki hate his brothers, but he has to make it so that he does not win against his brothers in anything. Even in front of his family he plays the part of a good child. With pride as high as his, he turned to perfecting his part as the perfect honor student for that gave him pleasure. Because he has always maintained the appearance of a good child, by the time he graduated from elementary school, his personality already developed into what it is now.

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pg.33





Personality 03
Yunoki's personality comes from his grandmother
Yunoki's family heads flower arrangement, a separate school that branched off amicably from the main house. From cultural programs such as workshops for the rearing of talented people, Yunoki discovered landscape gardening. He tried his hand at various undertakings and will no doubt eventually choose to stick to one of them.
His grandmother, who lives with him, is from the main house and so has immense power. When you speak with Yunoki, his grandmother's name frequently slips into the conversation. Among those conversations, the one about how the silver spoon in Yunoki's possession is something that his grandmother wanted leaves a lasting impression. "The person with power is the person who thinks of other people's possessions as his own," comments Yunoki sharply in a rush. Although he's never admitted it personally, the person that Yunoki resembles the most is his grandmother. On one hand there's his gentle father, brother, his strong at heart but modest mother...on the other hand there's his grandmother who makes hierarchical relations very clear and holds a strong self respect for her family lineage. Anyone can see who Yunoki takes after when you compare that!


When he shows you his true face, he intimidates you with this expression "You seriously make me want to crush you." "Your music doesn't reach people's hearts." After showing you his true nature, he attacks you with these scathing words with a smile on his face.

Personality 04
Regarding Love
Yunoki is popular with female students to the point that a personal guard team for him has been formed. He doesn't dislike the attention and has never considered that he'd start liking someone. In the present, his grandmother has arranged for him an engagement with a girl who is three years younger than him. Yunoki understands that he will need to marry a girl from a good family in the future, so he doesn't have any particular objection to the engagement.  
After you discover his true nature, he slowly starts to change. He wishes to lay bare the true him to someone. This is not a follow-up on some calculation of his, but rather a genuine wish to find that someone. He has finally encountered that certain someone. He who has been awakened by the joy of love plays a tune that resounds more tenderly than before. It is not elegance that he shows now but rather a luxurious gentleness that envelops everyone.



After you discover his true nature, he tries to warn you about getting too close, but...

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pg.34



Love Story

To you, who has found out about his true face, he gradually opens his heart.
2-B Sub b I really want to know
On the rooftop, Yunoki asks you, "Friendship or reputation. Which one is more important?" After hearing your answer, he reveals his real personality and warns you not to let other people know about it. In order not to have Amou be unnecessarily suspicious, he orders you to moderate her actions.
2-C Main Where is your strength?
On the rooftop, you encounter Yunoki who is holding a book in one hand. He informs you that he won't be merciful in the concours. He is vaguely aware of the existence of your magical violin, so he throws these harsh words at you: "The you that you're presenting at the moment, that is not your real ability."
2-D Main A pro might take it
Yunoki asks you, "It's hard playing in front of people, isn't it?" After hearing your answer, he tells you that the arts were originally meant to be solitary, so you should just play as you want.
2-D Sub Behave more maturely
Yunoki hands you cookies that a first year girl gave him. He tells you that "he can't answer to their expectations of him." When you respond to his words, his real personality shows up. "I'm going to tease you like an adult." He says these words as a diversion.
3-A Main Fortune that can't be expressed
When you're talking with Yunoki at the entrance, a female student from the student council comes to talk to Yunoki. She seems to be worried about Yunoki, who has a depressed look. "I seem to have cause her discomfort, so my heart hurts..." says Yunoki, using you as a shield to buy sympathy from the female student. The female student warns

1-A Main Don't overdo it
Yunoki asks about your condition. Concerned, he tells you, "Don't overdo it." However, if you become tired, he'll give you a marshmallow...
1-A Sub A sempai with good reputation
At a place where Yunoki and you are talking, Amou comes. After Yunoki leaves, Amou says, "He has a good reputation, but something about him weighs on my mind." You find out that Amou has doubts about Yunoki and his honor student reputation.
1-B Main Encouragement from a sempai
Yunoki encourages you, telling you "There's no need to overdo it." He continues, "Participating in the concours is very trying." He talks about the high level of the concours and how even if it's not much, he wants to help you.
1-C Main You could always resign
At the main entrance, you confess to Yunoki that you're thinking of resigning from the concours. He then asks you, "Are you anxious about whether you should have been chosen for the concours?" His thoughts change after hearing your answer...
2-A Main I like beautiful things
Yunoki tells you, "Beautiful things touch my heart. For that reason, I want to keep my own music beautiful." He asks for your opinion.
After hearing your answer, he touches upon the beauty of flowers and the beauty of music. "The music you play is pure. If it's you, you should be able to understand that beauty."
2-A Sub The true meaning
On the rooftop, Yunoki asks you, "Do you understand why I was talking about how beautiful things touch the heart?" He informs you that it is useless to repeat what he is about to say. "Your music never reaches people's hearts." His attitude suddenly changes. He disapproves of your music.
2-B Main Amou's scouting on Yunoki
In front of the practice room, Amou asks you to help sound out Yunoki's condition. "If you want me to, I'll listen," says Yunoki as he's about to listen to what you have to say. But when he finds out that the reason you came to talk to him had to do with Amou, he suitably terminates the conversation and leaves the room.
2-B Sub a School council room
At the entrance, you meet Yunoki who was on his way to the school council room. The school council members discuss things with Yunoki from time to time, but Yunoki modestly says that "joining the school council is beyond his ability." He tells you "What I can do is try my best in the concours."



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pg.35



you not to hurt Yunoki and then leaves. Once the female student is out of sight, Yunoki says, "Thanks for following the farce," and smiles inappropriately.
3-A Sub Cherishing you
Yunoki refers back to the exchange with the female student from the previous day and says, "I hope you'll amuse me from now on too." When you talk to him about his being mean to you, he replies, "I mean to cherish you." He did not expect you to take it for bullying.
3-B Main It's no good past this
When you're talking with Yunoki on the rooftop, he drives you to the wall and goads you. "Do you want me to bully you?" When he sees your bewildered expression, he says, "Don't get involved with me anymore." He refuses to let you get any closer to him.
3-C Main Resign
After school, Yunoki gives you a ride home in his car. In the car, Yunoki tells you to resign from the concours. After hearing your answer, he says, "Can you bear the immensity of letting down people's expectations?" His expression is clouded.
3-C Sub a Become serious (Tsukimori)
When you're talking with Yunoki, Tsukimori comes. Tsukimori says something harsh to Yunoki because Yunoki isn't being serious. Yunoki, in turn, takes on a provocative attitude towards Tsukimori. The mood between the two becomes dangerous. However, after Tsukimori leaves, Yunoki shows you a pleasant smile and says, "It's bothersome that the second years have such a strong sense of rivalry."
3-C Sub b Become serious (Tsuchiura)
When you're talking with Yunoki, Tsuchiura comes. Tsuchiura says something harsh to Yunoki because Yunoki isn't being serious. Yunoki, in turn, takes on a provocative attitude towards Tsuchiura. The mood between the two becomes dangerous. However, after Tsuchiura leaves, Yunoki shows you a pleasant smile and says, "It's bothersome that the second years have such a strong sense of rivalry."
3-D Main Simple music as expected of you
Right after the end of the selection, Yunoki calls out to you. "You did a good job today." Yunoki takes your fingers and almost touches them to his lips. "I want to be blessed by the goddess of music that dwells within these fingers," he says. He is slightly confused about his changing mentality towards his acceptance of your music.
4-A Main You haven't given anything away
Fuyuumi (or Amou) asks you, "What kind of person is Yunoki-sempai?" When you're silent on the matter, Yunoki appears with timely help. You stayed silent on Yunoki's true character, and for that Yunoki praises you with his words. "I'm happy that I don't have to let go of my cute toy."
4-A Sub Life plans
Yunoki tells you, "I don't want anyone to destroy my perfect plans for life." Up until now, Yunoki has always thought it best to destroy elements that bring anxiety. "I might consider other means to prevent the risk of my life becoming ungoverned," says Yunoki meaningfully.
4-B Main An ability that takes the heart
During your day off, you go with Yunoki to the antique store. Yunoki, who has taken a liking to two small plates,
asks for your opinion while he's shopping. "Which small plate is better?" he asks. He tells you, "I want you to develop the habit of looking at things you think are pretty." He teaches you that such a habit brings fullness to your heart.
4-C Main If it's the same song
On the rooftop, Yunoki proposes to you, "Let's choose the same song for the next selection." He tells a slightly confused you, "Even if I were to lose under those conditions, I'd be satisfied." In saying this, he recognizes your true ability.
4-D Main The last song to be played
Next to the piano in the auditorium, Yunoki reflects on his high school career. "Love isn't just self satisfaction. In essence, it might just be something that doesn't have any results." When you object with a "I believe that love is something that has results," he teases you, giving you a glimpse into his true feelings.
4-D Sub a You've become serious (Tsukimori)
At a place where you're talking with Yunoki, Tsukimori shows up. Yunoki tells Tsukimori, "I will answer your demands." He declares his intention to approach the concours seriously.
4-D Sub b You've become serious (Tsuchiura)
At a place where you're talking with Yunoki, Tsuchiura shows up. Yunoki tells Tsuchiura, "I accept your warning." He declares his intention to approach the concours seriously.
4-E Main Who wants to approve of you?
On the rooftop, Yunoki tells you, "It's better to practice where there's more people." He asks you whether or not you want people to approve of you. After hearing your answer, Yunoki declares coldly, "There isn't anyone who understands you," and murmurs that he's the only one who does.



I finally have this done!! I meant to finish this during Yunoki's month...but as you can see, I'm reaaally late. Anyone want to help me edit this? Some of the phrasing is so very awkward. And my translations can be iffy at times.

Some stuff I absolutely could not figure out:

炭苔 = ? (moss/tar thingie? Bonsai stand??)
ペンダー = ?? (pendant?)

Image credit goes to
icerydragon .

edit: die rich text!!!! >:O

kiniro no corda

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