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This idea of making the theme song available to listen to was inspired by butt-kickin' Emily and New York Jihen. Hope you like it! (^0^)/
*You need to install Quick Time to play it. |
| This is a loose translation, just to give you an idea of what is going on. Sometimes it’s difficult to translate Japanese into proper English, due to obvious cultural and linguistic differences. I’ve tried to stay as close as possible to the original text. Feel free to contact me if you notice any typos, or weird sentences. Enjoy! |
I'd like to thank Yamam~u and Namik~u for helping me with some expressions even the Japanese have a hard time understanding! Without them, you'd be reading about a different Ainori than the one you're watching! ありがとう、ねっ！\(^0^)/
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 The place the group was visiting was Innsbruck, an alpine city which had hosted the winter Olympics twice.
That night...
Izumi「Ah, there you are」
Alec「Hi」
Alec had asked Izumi to come see him.
Alec「Izumi, do you like coffee？」
Izumi「Yeah, I'll have some, no problem」
Alec「Hello. Are you open？」
The place Alec had chosen to make his love declaration would be a first for Ainori！A night coffee shop！
Alec「Have some」
Izumi「Yeah」
Alec「Aaah, great, it's great」
Izumi「Great. Night time is great, you know」
Alec「Yeah, night is great」
Izumi「Yeah」
Alec「Ha, ha, ha, like, it's great, right?」
Of course, Izumi couldn't imagine she was about to have a love declaration made to her, even in her wildest dreams.
What kind of content would actually have the love declaration Alec was going to make ？ |
 Alec「I'm going to talk to you about baths」
Izumi「Cough cough cough cough」
Alec「Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha」
Izumi「Some water went down the wrong pipe」
Alec「Really？」
Alec「Yeah, sorry. About・・・」
Izumi「The bath story」
Alec「Please listen about the bath story」
Izumi「What is it？」
Alec「For example, if I'd test water at 37°C (about 99°F) with my foot, I'd think like, that it's just perfect, but if I'd actually get into the bathtub, I'd feel something is missing, you know」
Izumi「？？」
Alec「For example, if the water was at about 41°C (about 106°F), I'd probably think that it's too hot, that there's no way I could get into that water, but if I'd try to get into the bathtub, I'd get a great feeling physically and mentally, and for me, it would be the perfect temperature. In short, what I wanna say is for me, I thought you were like that 41°C water」
Izumi「Ok」
Alec「I'm sorry that I have to explain this like I'm an elementary school student」
Izumi「No problem」
Alec「In Hungary, you know...」
Izumi「Yeah?」
Alec「When I had that scab and I started playing with it, you said 『Don't peel it』, and that gave me a feeling of oppression, and honestly, those words gave me a bad feeling」
Izumi「Ok」
Alec「So I thought you weren't the one for me, so I picked Hisayon」
Izumi「Cough, cough」
Alec「Can I take a sip？」
Izumi「Sure」
Alec「But, like, for me, when we talked I felt we had fun, and I felt you were giving me a good feeling. I want you・・・to be that 41°C water. I love you, so I want us to go back to Japan together. Here is the ticket to Japan, so today, think about this carefully, and tomorrow let me hear your answer, please. What I said today, was it 37°C water, was it 41°C water, or was it 100°C boiling water, please be the judge of that」
Alec「Well, I'll see you tomorrow」
Izumi「See you tomorrow」
Alec went back to the hotel, completely satisfied. Without paying the bill at the coffee shop・・・ |
 Staff「How much do you think the possibility of you two becoming a couple is, out of a 100％？」
Alec「I guess about 70%」
Staff「What would be the remaining 30%？」
Alec「Maybe while I was turning my attention to Hisayon, Izumi started like leaning towards Suuzan～ Something like that」 |
 Riding on the back of a bunch of misunderstanding, Alec, whose journey had taken him to the old city of Innsbruck, was waiting in one of its parks for Izumi.
Alec's final moment was colored by 『Requiem』, a melody written by the Austrian-born genius, Mozart.
Alec「Haaa～」
From the Love Bus, his traveling companions were watching Alec's final act of bravery.
At that moment！Izumi appeared. |
 If Alec is at 41°C, they'll kiss and go back to Japan together, if he is at 37°C, she'll give him back the ticket.
Izumi「Morning」
Alec「Morning」
Alec「If I was with you it'd be fun, and I think I could be with you forever. I love you, so I want to go back to Japan together with you, and have a good time everyday. I'd like you to let me hear your answer」
After expressing his feelings the best way he could, Alec's faithful moment was approaching.
Izumi「At first...」
Alec「Yeah」
Izumi「When I joined Ainori...」
Alec「Yeah」
Izumi「You...」
Alec「Yeah」
Izumi「...knew...」
Alec「Yeah」
Izumi「...me already...」
Alec「YeahYeahYeah」
Izumi「...and that made me happy」
Alec「Yeah」
Izumi「That's what I thought」
Alec「Yeah」
Alec「(swallow)」
Izumi「So while we talked...」
Alec「Yeah」
Izumi「...about many things...」
Alec「Yeah Yeah」
Izumi「...together...」
Alec「Yeah」
Izumi「I thought...」
Alec「Yeah」
Izumi「...that you were easy to talk to...」
Alec「Yeah」
Izumi「...or that...」
Alec「Yeah」
Izumi「...you could make me feel relaxed..」
Alec「Yeah Yeah」
Izumi「And that time...」
Alec「Yeah Yeah」
Izumi「...when I cried in the restaurant you stayed by my side...」
Alec「Yeah」
Izumi「...really...」
Alec「Yeah」
Izumi「...you...」
Alec「Yeah」
Izumi「...being there for me...」
Alec「Yeah Yeah」
Izumi「...you made me calm down」
Alec「Yeah」
Then, Izumi said...
Izumi「For me... 」
Alec「Yeah」
Izumi「...you are... 」
Alec「Yeah」
Izumi「...37°C water」
Alec「・・・・・・」
Izumi「But, you really made me feel comfortable」
Alec「？ Ooh！」
Izumi「However, there's someone else on my mind, and with my heart unsettled like this, I can't go back to Japan」
Alec「Seriously・・・?」
Alec「Yeah」
Izumi「Here's the ticket・・・」
Alec「OK」
Izumi「Really, your...」
Alec「Yeah」
Izumi「...being there for me...」
Alec「Yeah」
Izumi「...was really helpful...」
Alec「Yeah」
Izumi「Thank you so much」 |
 Time to say goodbye...
Alec「Haaa～」
Then, he said goodbye to his （false） rival, Suuzan.
Alec「There's so many things I'm thinking, yeah, Suuzan, you ・・・ like, I can't find the words」
Suuzan「Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha」
Alec「Like, you're so convincing, yeah, I think if someone can finish this journey successfully, you can pull through all the way to the end・・・yeah, that's what I feel」
Suuzan「OK！」
Alec「OK！」
Suuzan「That's a cool T-shirt」
Alec「He, he, he」
Goki「Warsman？」
Alec「Yeah, Warsman. I couldn't find the right timing to wear it. So today・・・ I thought today was the only day to wear it」
Suuzan「I think it wasn't for today」
Goki「Bye, bye」
Suuzan「Well, Alec, you should be the one shutting the door」
Alec「Shut the door？Me? Oh, well！」
Suuzan「Oh, well」
Hisayon「Alec, take care of yourself～」
Alec「I think I totally exerted myself・・・ I think I really gave it my best shot. Yeah. I have no regrets！As I thought, it looks like it's Suuzan, somehow・・・I wonder if it's Suuzan？I wonder if Suuzan and Izumi・・・」
Alec was going home by himself. He was wondering whether Izumi and Suuzan would hook up together…
Alec「I did my best, I did my best, I really did my best, yeah」 |
 After they split up with Alec, the Love Bus resumed its trip in Austria. Then, after a 2 hour ride...
Tagamikun「Oh」
Izumi「Huh？We... We're stopping here？Are we taking a break？」
Tobias「The trip in Austria ends here」
Group「Oooh」
Outlaw「Danke schon」
Tagamikun「Tobias, Danke schon」
The six of them said goodbye to the driver, and headed off to the next border. |
 Then・・・
Suuzan「All together...」
Group「Liechtenstein～！」
Ainori's 66th country was Liechtenstein.
Towns in a territory rich with dairy farms overflowing with greeneries and peaceful would capture the heart of visitors.
In addition, the stamps of this country being highly artistic, the world's stamp collectors longed for them.
Suuzan「There's the driver！」
Hisayon「Really！？」
Izumi「Ah, there he is, there he is, there he is, there he is, there he is」
Suuzan「Beck！」
They had found the Love Bus！
Izumi「That handsome old guy？」
Goki「Yeah！」
Beck「Welcome to Liechtenstein」
Hisayon「Aaah！How cute！」
The driver was Beck, 59.
He was a gentleman, a sightseeing driver who knew Liechtenstein in and out.
Then, the six of them headed for the Tourist Office.
In Liechtenstein, that's where you get the immigration stamp.
Tagamikun「Danke schon」
Hisayon「Say, that stamp is cute」
Goki「The crown...」
Hisayon「Right」
As such, the journey in Liechtenstein had started, and the group too was in a new mood.
From Hisayon's diary:“My 3rd country. I wanna find the perfect romance”
From Outlaw's diary:“In this country, I seriously wanna take up the (Ainori) challenge”
From Suuzan's diary:“My 10th country！One day at a time, I wanna be passionate, and take up the (Ainori) challenge”
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 Suuzan「Oh, what kind of country will it be？」
Izumi「But like,now the atmosphere is good・・・」
Suuzan「That's right」
Then, after a 20 minute ride...
Izumi「The new participant？」
Tagamikun「Ah」
Suuzan「Aーh！」
Izumi「Huu? Huh?」
Tagamikun「There he is, there he is, there he is」
Hisayon「I don't see him yet！」
Tagamikun「Look, look, that sign・・・」
Goki「Blond hair？」
Suuzan「A foreigner！」
Hisayon「It's a foreigner！」
Tagamikun「Martin？」
Suuzan「Martin？」
Izumi「I hadn't imagined that」
Hisayon「Yeah, I hadn't imagined that」
Then...
Beck「The trip in Liechtenstein ends here」
Outlaw「Huh？」
Suuzan「The border？」
Hisayon「The border！？」
Suuzan「What？」
Actually, Liechtenstein was the 6th smallest country in the world.
With as few as 25 km from south to north, and 6 km from east to west, it is only as big as a quarter of Tokyo's 23 special wards.
Izumi「Which means, we only passed through this country？」
Hisayon「That's it for this country？」
The one who was waiting for them wasn't the new participant, but the next country's new driver.
Having completed his work, Beck the driver had a refreshing expression on his face. |
 Goki「Ready?」
Group「Switzerland！Yeahhh！」
Ainori's 67th country:「Switzerland」。
The Alps ranges were covered in pure white snow, with pastures extending from its foot. Lakes that had been formed by glaciers were reflecting the magnificent mountains.
It was the country of Heidi, Girl of the Alps, just like it looked on postcards. It was Switzerland.
Martin「Welcome to Switzerland」
Group「Thank you」
Martin「My name is Martin」
Group「Martin」
The Swiss driver was Martin, 29.
He was a local sightseeing driver.
Tagamikun「I wonder what language they speak in Switzerland？」
Outlaw「German！」
Suuzan「German！」
Hisayon「I don't understand German」
Actually, Switzerland was one of the rare countries which had four official languages. Apart from German, French, Italian and Romansh were spoken. |
 The Love Bus would cross Switzerland from east to west.
As such, the Ainori journey in Switzerland had begun.
Hisayon「Wow」
Izumi「It's Switzerland～ I'm happy to be in Switzerland」
Hisayon「Heidi, Girl of the Alps！！」
Goki「♪Why can we hear whistling so far away♪Why can we see those clouds」
The participants' minds were leaping at the beautiful scenery passing by through the car windows.
However, in the park of Heidi, Girl of the Alps, one of the participants would provoke one of the worst, bitter incidents in the history of Ainori.
Who in the world would it be ！？ |
NEXT TIME ON AINORI (May 1)
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"He looks like a fine young man!" |
That was a lie, too. I think it was. Love starts with these, you know
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"I have these feelings, but I can't act upon them"
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PAST PARTICIPANTS
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Arashi & Aya
  
Went back to Japan together. Congratulations! |
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Andie
Temporary participant |
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