Yume100 Translations

 

Time passed after I had entered Prince Sakia’s lab.

 

His hands moved about, busy as ever, as he continued to mix something.

 

I wonder if there’s anything I can do to help…

 

I began to feel uncomfortable in the silence…

 

Sakia: "Um…"

 

OO: "Y-yes!"

 

I leapt up from my seat when he suddenly spoke to me.

 

Sakia: "I have a request from the king I need to hurry on… …I have until tomorrow to mix…several varieties of poisons."

 

P-poison…!? Oh right, this is the Land of Poison…

 

OO: "I-is that so…"

 

Sakia: "…but I don’t have…much time…I want you to help me a little… can you gather…what’s written on this note for me…?"

 

OO: "Y-yes…!"

 

He suddenly asked me to do a favor for him, and I went over to the plants.

 

He asked for help but…I wonder if I can do it.

 

OO: "Let's see…"

 

On the note was a picture of a plant, with all its characteristics carefully written down.

 

This? The red fruits look delicious…

 

The plant had little clusters of large leaves, and attached to those were many small red fruits.

 

I reached out my hand to pick a fruit and…

 

OO: "…!"

 

Suddenly, something gripped my arm.

 

OO: "Prince Sakia…!"

 

Sakia: "…I forgot to say but…that’s highly poisonous dogwood…Touch it barehanded…you’ll get a rash……eat it…and you’ll die…"

 

OO: "D-die…?"

 

I reflexively retracted my arm and stepped back from the plant.

 

Sakia: "Thinking about it…it was dangerous…to ask a normal person to help……sorry…I shouldn’t ask that…of a girl…"

 

Prince Sakia looked at me, appearing to be a little dejected.

 

Sakia: "I was so absorbed…it seems I…just asked for a favor of an assistant…I’ll do it…"

 

Saying so, Prince Sakia used a gloved hand and carefully began to harvest the buds of the poison dogwood.

 

OO: "U-um…"

 

[CHOICE]

• I’m sorry I couldn’t help (SUN)

• It’s fine (MOON)

 

 

 

 

 

 

OO: "Is there anything else I can do?"

 

Sakia: "…you don’t blame me…? …I put you in danger…"

 

OO: "I wouldn’t blame you…Would you tell me more about poisons? That way I can help you out properly."

 

Sakia: "…"

 

Prince Sakia stopped harvesting and stared at me.

 

Sakia: "You’re a strange girl…people usually dislike…helping with poison making… But…alright…thanks…a lot. Also…you don't need…to speak so formally...around me..."

 

Saying so, Prince Sakia lifted his head a little and scratched his nose.

 

I wonder what’s wrong. He won't look at me...

 

OO: "Um, Prince Sakia?"

 

Sakia: "…just Sakia…is fine."

 

Prince Sakia…Sakia continued to show me the leaves of the poison dogwood as he spoke.

 

Sakia: "…in some ways the plant can be used as medicine, and in other ways as poison……the poison dogwood is quite…beautiful to look at but…In this land it’s known as…one of the three most poisonous plants."

 

OO: "The three most poisonous?"

 

Sakia: "Right, in this land…you have to be careful…because there are a lot of dangerous things…"

 

Sakia turned his face away as he handed me a pair of gloves.

 

He’s…teaching me.

 

Sakia watched closely as I put on the gloves he had given me, and this time I carefully reached out to harvest the poison dogwood.

​