Tsukiuta. Girls’ 1st Season CD February – “Acacia”

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1. OP (Mini-Drama)

 

Ai: I have an older twin brother.

Because we’re twins, our birthdays and years of birth are the same. The only thing that differs between my brother and me is our gender.

Though it’s just one difference, I suppose that difference is a big one.

It seems you could say that, outward appearance aside, our internal qualities were polar opposites.

From my perspective, my big brother is energetic, bright, and likable. He’s always been a very sparkling boy.

Good at sports, good at communicating, able to get along with just about anyone...

I have no doubt that he stood out the most among the kids in our neighborhood.

 

On the other hand, there’s me, I suppose.

I’m living a normal school life right now, but when I was young, my body’s constitution was incredibly weak.

As a child, it was difficult for me to even leave the house because of it.

Just by running a little, I’d be out of breath. Just playing around the same as the other kids did caused me to get a fever.

On top of that, I was incredibly bad at talking with people I’d met for the first time. So my brother always led the way, letting me join his group of friends.

That’s the kind of child I was.

 

“Why am I the only one who’s like this? Why is Onii-chan so sparkly, but I’m so useless?”

I cried about that every day.

I was even a crybaby.

Perhaps she was trying to cheer me up, but one day, my mother told me, “This is a secret between Ai and Mama, okay?”

She told me a secret.

 

It was a story about the world of the Moon.

In the Moon, my mother worked as someone known as a Goddess and worked for the sake of the people.

However, one day she met the Earthling, my father, and fell in love.

Then, keeping everything relating to the Moon a secret, she married him.

 

Young Ai: The Moon world?

God...dess...?

Mama, you were a God?

So cool~!

 

Ai: The world of the Moon is located on a different dimension from Earth.

You’d normally think it to be a fairy tale, right? But since I was still so young, I couldn’t help but dream.

I honestly believed my mother’s story.

My mother said this: “I’m sure that the reason why your body is so weak is because you’re a girl, and you inherited Mama’s power more strongly.

The stronger the hidden power locked up inside you, the easier the balance can be interrupted.”

 

Actually, when we went go get myself checked at the doctor’s, there was nowhere that I was particularly deficient in.

I believe my mother’s hypothesis was correct.

Still, it was a secret power from a secret world.

To a small child, those words had an extremely captivating ring to them, and it stirred, inspired the heart of my young self.

 

I’d thought I was useless, but in my body dwelled the power of a God. Surprised as I was, I was able to gain a sense of hope.

With such a lovely secret, I, too, could someday become a sparkling person just like my brother.

I might be of help to someone, just like my mother.

 

Someday... someday.

 

Thus, while thinking of such a wonderful future from my bed, I obtained a dream.

 

Hey, Mama. Ai wants to be a Goddess too.

Do you think, someday, Ai can be an awesome Goddess too?

 

My mother grinned, laughing. Even now, I remember her face clearly.

That was my first step towards my dream.

 

...Onii-chan! Onii-chan, wait up!

See, you’ve forgotten your phone. Here you go.

You’re going to meet up with Kakeru-kun today, right?

If you don’t have your phone, you’ll be in a tough spot if something happens and you won’t be able to contact him.

And also... your commuter pass was on top of the table. If you’re going on the trains, you’ll need it too.

Sheesh, Onii-chan~ Forget anything else?

Got it. That’s good to hear.

 

Here. It’s cold out, so make sure to wear a scarf, too. Be careful of cars.

“You’re acting like Mom,” am I?

I don’t mind, since you’re always throwing yourself into unreasonable situations without stopping to think.

This is just enough for me.

Ah... you’ll be getting back late?

 

Oh, I see. In that case... I’ll be leaving before you get back home.

We won’t be able to cross paths, since the time’s off, so I won’t be able to welcome you home. Don’t stay out too late, okay?

 

Mmhmm. I’m going back to my dorm.

I wish I could’ve taken it a little bit easier here, but I’m not done with my work there.

I have to check over the promotional video that I’m planning on uploading next week...

I think I managed to sing my new song well enough, but... I’m a little worried...

 

Eh—Ah—Goodness! Was I talking to myself?

Sorry! What I meant by checking my work was... Er... Yes! I meant that I was worried about checking over my answers with someone else, for an assignment that I’ll be turning in!

Don’t worry about it.

 

...Ah! Look, Onii-chan, look at the time!

Sorry I held you up. The next time I come back here, both Valentine’s day and our birthday will be over, but I’ll make sure to prep some chocolates and a present for you.

Look forward to it!

Eh...? You too, Onii-chan?

All right~! Understood! I’ll be excited to get it.

Mm. Mmhmm. So, see you again! Take care!

 

Mm... Okay! I’m done packing now.

Still, I wonder if that back there was a little forced? Did Onii-chan think it was too weird?

*sigh*... I have that habit of freezing up whenever I talk about school. I have to do something about it, or else.

Onii-chan and Dad think that I’m going to a normal private girls’ high school.

I’m going to a normal school. I’m a normal high school girl.

The fact that I’m going to school on the Moon is a secret between me and Mom.

 

Mama... Why do we have to keep the Moon world, or how Mama used to be a Goddess a secret from Onii-chan and Dad?

Ai doesn’t want to lie to them...

 

“Girls have to have a secret or two. That makes us more charming, my dear,” she said.

Does that count as a reason, though? I’m not really sure...

It’s a good thing neither of them are the type to worry about the little details.

If they questioned me strongly enough, I wouldn’t be able to keep my mouth shut.

 

Hah... Onii-chan, Dad... I’m sorry.

I always want to tell you the truth, but it seems that it’s a secret between me and Mom... Between us ladies.

The fact that the school I’m attending is actually on the Moon, or the fact that I’m there studying to become a Goddess... If either of them learned about that, I bet they’d be so shocked!

I wonder... if they’d be worried, too...?

But it’s my dream! I decided on this when I was a kid.

I genuinely, truly want to become a Goddess.

It’s tons of work, I have lots of rivals, and I’ve still got a long way ahead of me...

But, someday...! Yes!

Someday!

 

4. ED (Mini-Drama)

Ai: Ah, Yuki-chan! Welcome home.

What did the teacher want to talk with you about?

The mayor’s coming to inspect the school, and they want you to be the guide!?

Wow, that’s an important role to have! I expected nothing less from you.

Now that’s the school’s representative for you.

Eh... huh? Yuki-... chan?

“It lies heavy on my mind...”? I see...

 

Um, but Yuki-chan, I just know you’ll be able to do it, since it’s you.

If you do it the way you usually handle things, you’re perfect enough as it is!

After all, you’re the image of what everyone perceives to be the ideal Goddess!

The teachers thought the same way, so that’s why they appointed you with the role.

You’ll be fine! You’ll definitely be fine, for sure!

 

[Ai hugs Yuki.]

 

I’m cheering you on! I’m always cheering you on, and I always believe in you!

Ah, that’s right! If you need help, I’m always here for you. Ask away! I’ll do my very best!

...I-I don’t think I could take your place, but...

Hmph! Y-Yuki-chan, you don’t have to laugh that much...

D-Did I look that pitiful...?

 

Ufufu! Still, that’s a relief! It’s rare for you to say something weak-willed, so I got all flustered~

Mm. But I think it made me a little happy. Mmhmm! I’m happy!

When you’re acting weak-willed around me, that just goes to show you trust me that much! So I’ll gladly accept it~

You’re the school’s representative, so all sorts of people rely on you and treat you as a goal.

So, in front of me at least, you don’t have to put on a front. ...That’s just what I think!

 

Mmhmm! You go do that!

Despite my looks, I’m known as quite the diligent younger sister back at home.

Even when I went back home for break the other day, Onii-chan was supposed to be meeting up with someone, but he’d forgotten his phone and his commuter pass...

 

[Ai is working.]

 

Phew... Haah...

I somehow finished...

All that’s left to do is give it one more check-through...

Mm! Thank goodness. I think I’ll be able to make it in time to turn it in.

Hah~ A student aiming to become a Goddess can’t let herself lose to the likes of a math assignment!

All right. Next is...

Oh, yes! I have to check over my video.

 

Ah, there it is! Mm. Looks like the play count’s going up at a steady rate. That’s a relief~

 

But no matter how many times I watch it, it’s such a strange feeling.

The one there is definitely me, but people who aren’t Onii-chan or Dad know who I am...

When I think about how other people who don’t know about the Moon are watching it, it totally doesn’t look like me at all.

I wonder how that works...?

 

Ah! Kurisu-chan’s song was uploaded in December, but it’s still in the top 10! That’s amazing~

And Yuki-chan’s song, which got uploaded last month, is in first...!

She sure is incredible~

Mm...! I just hope somehow, some way, my new song can join their ranks!

[Acacia plays.]

 

Ah, this video...! It’s my very first solo song, pinned! Wow, this takes me back~

I was so happy when I first got to hear this song. When I realized it meant that it’s a song just for me, I felt close to crying.

Chisa-chan laughed at me, huh...?

But that’s just how happy I was!

 

A special song... just for me... I practiced it tons.

Mm, mm! I sang it with all I had on the day I recorded, after all. I messed up so many times since I was so nervous.

I caused so much trouble for everyone else who was recording with me...

But I requested of them, “I don’t want to give up, no matter what! I want to carry it through to the end!”

I’m completely different from how I was as a kid.

If it were the same as when I was younger, I’m sure...

I would’ve just apologized, said, “Sorry...” and run away.

Thinking of it that way, I suppose I’ve grown too, even if the growth’s as small as that.

 

Being a Goddess like Yuki-chan, who can help serve as people’s guiding post, seems impossible for me.

Still, I think it’d be fine if there were a Goddess who gently stays close to people who are in trouble or feel depressed.

That’s the ideal Goddess I want to be.

 

Someday... Someday, for sure...!

 

I’ll make my dreams come true, become a Goddess, and help everyone be happy!

So wait a little longer, okay?