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kazura
It's my first night in the Netherworld.
I'm fine with being able to live in the Overlord's Castle, but it's natural that I don't have a room.
I wonder where can I sleep. Should I ask Big Brother Laharl and see if he knows?
I thought of asking about a bedroom, but...
"Don't know. It's fine to sleep wherever you like, isn't it?"
Big Brother ignores me and goes into his coffin. He's planning to sleep just like that. How mean.
"...Then, sleeping together with Big Brother is fine?"
"Are you an idiot?! You can't just decide that! Get out now!"
He says I can sleep wherever I want. I don't understand.
"You don't have to hate me that much, do you?! Aren't we siblings?"
"Shut up. As if I'd believe such a thing! Besides, even if you really are my sister, sleeping together with you would be unpleasant!"
Big Brother violently grabs and closes the lid of his coffin. Even if I keep talking, he won't listen.
"That's fine.... Because I won't rely on Big Brother for anything!"
A little annoyed, I leave Big Brother's bedroom.
"Where will I go...."
A bed would be nice, but I shouldn't wish for luxury. At the very least, a warm room where I can rest is fine.
In any case, I have no choice but to look at different places one by one.
"What are you doing?"
"Ah, Etna."
From where I've been wondering aimlessly along the corridor, Etna's voice reaches me.
This person, I wonder if she can help me somehow.
"Um, I just came to the Overlord's Castle, so I don't have a place to sleep...."
"Hmm."
"I asked Big Brother, but he told me to do whatever's convenient and I don't know what to do...."
"I see."
"That's why, uh, I've been wondering where I could sleep?"
"Who knows?"
Having listened just like that, Etna starts to leave. *
Hey, don't just go like that!
"Wait! I'm begging you, tell me which room is vacant!"
"Ah, this is annoying. This place is full of demons. Since you look like an angel, don't you understand that this is the kind of treatment you'll get?"
"No way..."
"Ah, but Flonne might pay attention to you. Her room's at the end of this corridor."
"Tha...thank you, Etna!"
"Rather than thanking me, pay me. I gave you information, so it's only natural, isn't it?"
"...I, I guess it is."
After giving Etna the savings I have in my piggy bank from Celestia, I head towards Flonne's room.
After I explained the situation, Flonne readily lets me into her room.
I'm surprised by the countless number of hero figures and anime DVDs inside!
Collecting all of these, I wonder how long it took?
"There's only one futon, but we can share it."
Unlike Big Brother and Etna, Flonne's very kind. I'm a little relieved.
Repeatedly expressing my thanks, I go ahead and settle into the futon. However...
"Prism Rangers～♪ Prism Rangers～～ Ha!"
Even though it's already late at night, Flonne's still rooted at the spot in front of the TV, so I can't sleep at all.
"Flonne, um..."
"Oh, you're still awake, Sicily? Don't mind me. Just sleep, okay?"
"...Okay."
Saying "I wish you would be quiet" to Flonne, who's been kind, would be selfish.
Besides, I feel bad using the futon alone.
After thinking about it, I quietly leave the room, holding only a pillow.
In the end, I go back to where Big Brother is.
Huh? The coffin's lid is open?
Looking closer, the blanket covering Big Brother is all wrinkled, and he's snoring loudly.
Could it be that he kicks off the lid while sleeping? Amazing sleeping posture...
I sit down with a flop and lean my back against Big Brother's coffin.
"Ha... I wonder if it's alright here...?"
I don't want to go back to Celestia, but, at this rate, I won't be able to get accustomed to the Netherworld.
Hugging my pillow tightly, I slowly close my eyes, and fall asleep.
"Mmm... Huh... This blanket...?"
After waking up in the morning, I find that the blanket Big Brother had been using is covering my body.
No way... Big Brother, for my sake? That's a little hard to believe.
"Hey, are you planning on staying in my room forever? If you're awake, get out immediately."
"Ah, Big Brother."
With his arms folded, Big Brother is standing at the room's entrance. I should say my thanks for the blanket.
As I run towards him, Big Brother looks the other way and holds out a clenched hand.
Ah, he wants me to pay him? I already gave everything to Etna though....
"Take it already. It's the key to your room."
"Huh?"
As I quickly hold out my hand, Big Brother gives me a brand new key.
But, why?
While I looked confused, Big Brother, who seems bored, snorts.
"If you come to my room every night, I'd have to endure your weird sleep-talking."
"Sleep-talking? ...What did I say?"
"Dunno."
Big Brother doesn't tell me more after that. But...
Grasping the key tightly, I finally feel welcome at the Overlord's Castle.
* I had the most trouble with this sentence, and I'm still not quite sure if the way I improvised here is good enough.
original: http://disgaea.jp/d2/shortstory/story05.html
I may or may not have done this for practice, but, as it's practice, there are probably lots of mistakes? There weren't translations on the official English site, unless there's a hidden button somewhere, and I've been looking everywhere for other translations, but I haven't seen any, so I tried my hand at it. Well, I went and changed a few tenses, just to be consistent, and there are quite a number of lines that I didn't translate literally, as they would sound weird and stiff? If I completely missed something though, or if my word choices seem a little weird, feel free to tell me?
