Date A Live Volume 2 - Puppet Yoshino

Date A Live Volume 2 "Yoshino Puppet"

As if to reply back to Ryouko's voice, a cute sound echoed.
And then the door opened once again—and one girl walked into the room.
"……………!?"
In an instant, all the lined up AST members in the briefing room, raised their
eyebrows all at once.
But, that was normal. That was because the person that entered, was a girl that no
matter how you look at her was a middle-school student.
She had an intelligent face, and a ponytail tied at the back of her head. She was a
characteristic girl with a black mole right under her left eye.
"……………………"
Origami, twitched and moved her shoulders. —On that girl's face, she felt like she
saw it somewhere before.
"I am second lieutenant Takamiya Mana, please to make your acquaintance from
now on."
Mana turned around with a JGSDF uniform that looks like a cosplay item, and then
saluted.
"First Lieutenant Kusakabe…………….who is she?"
A member, threw a question to Ryouko.
Ryouko [This question came as predicted haa………] made such a face and opened
her mouth.
"I told you just now right. It's the Top Ace-sama I spoke of earlier."
"Haaa……….!?"
All of the members frowned together all at once.
Mana tilted her head wondering what was up with everyone's reaction.
"Is there anything wrong?"

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She said that, with normal respect to everyone.
"What do mean by what's wrong?………….Y-You...aren't you still a kid—!?"
When one member said that, Mana *Fuuu* exhaled.
"I don't think there are any problems with that. It is not related to this and a person's
age is just an individual's characteristic. —Or is there one amongst you that can
defeat me?"
Mana said that, and it's not like she was using sarcasm, but she was just stating the
truth.
"Wha………?"
That member who asked was staring in astonishment, due to the fact that she did not
predict that she would get such a reply back.
"Looks to me, among those here—"
And, Mana set her gaze in Origami's direction.
"—it should be around your level. Although the percentage is low but you look like
you have a chance."
"……………………"
Origami did not reply back, and silently faced back.
When she did that, Ryouko *Pokan* hit Mana's head lightly.
"Quit your useless babbling. I'm going to be showing the images from the day
before yesterday, so hurry up and sit somewhere vacant."
"Yes."
Mana replied with that short sentence, and with beautiful footwork, she went and sat
beside Origami.
"Well then…………"
And, when Ryouko operated the buttons near the wall, a screen descended from the
ceiling, and the room's lightings dimmed. She then operated the terminal on her

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hand, and immediately, the image of the battle conditions from 2 days appeared.
The images of when Origami was trying to break the barrier [Hermit] constructed
was shown on the screen—
"—an interference, entered here."
The same time when Ryouko said that with an irritated voice, [Princess]'s figure was
shown on the screen.
Ryouko, made the screen zoom in—and in front of the barrier, there was one boy
confirmed standing in front of it.
Origami gasped a little. There was no mistake. That was—Shidou.
And,
"…………………Uh."
Mana sitting beside her suddenly clutched her head, and made a small groan.
For a while Mana used her hands and pressed the side of her head as if to suppress a
headache but—she immediately raised her face, *gataa* and the sound of her
standing up was heard.
"Hmm……? What is it? Something wrong?"
Ryouko said it with a doubtful voice.
But Mana didn't reply and, stared at Shidou being shown on the screen, she then
opened her mouth.
"—Onii-sama?"
"…………?"
Origami frowned, and looked at the side of Mana's face.
And then—she realized the true face of the weird feeling she just had.
That girl, gave off the same atmosphere, as that of Itsuka Shidou.

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Afterword

Long time no see its Tachibana Koushi here.
If you bought the 2nd volume and ignored the 1st, and if you used this rare and
unusual method do so, then nice to meet you I am Tachibana Koushi. If you bought
volume 1 and 2 together and have just read the afterwords of Volume 1 a moment
ago, then nice to meet you again it’s Tachibana Koushi which is smiling daringly
while tilting a glass.

How did you like the [Date A Live 2 Yoshino Puppet]? .I would feel happy if you
enjoyed it.
The Heroine we are going to be talking about this time would be the second Spirit
Yoshino.
Although this character ’s name took a lot of tries but, it felt like Yoshino’s name
was picked relatively easy without any difficulties. On the contrary Shidou and
Reine’s have nice complications in it, a little before when the completed manuscript
reached the name Tohka, I accidentally wrote hers as [000]. What is up with that
broadcast banned Heroine.
But this Yoshino, during the design explanation from my supervisor, [I see, it feels
like she is a jungle girl] I was told that and [!?] I became like that.

“Jungle girl”

……………Hmm? That is Yoshino’s image before it has been changed. Her image
was something like a muscular Amazoness type of some sort. she would be a
Japanese-style Amazoness and the name, would feel like [Yushinuo Lelebul
Pocahontas]. They were afraid of the rival tribes [Crazy storm], and would also be
the type of roughnecks that would be the ones that go on a rampage in the forest.
Their favorite food is raw meat.
And, when I was in the biggest misunderstand, I was informed that the [Jungle girl]

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was suppose to be a [Fairy-like female that lives in a forest].
Eeeh----even If I was unwilling give up, but that was like getting sniped by someone
lurking inside a thicket with camouflage clothings.

And, over here there is an announcement I would like to make.
According to the next prediction, [Date A Live 3] will be the next one to be
published.
And it was planned that [Soukyuu no Karma 8] would be published after that. To the
readers that are reading the [Karma], it would be helpful if you were to wait a little
more.

To the people of, I never read [Karma] before! then please use this chance to read it.
Addition to that, it would seem that the comic for [Date A Live] has been decided.
YaHoi!.
For more detail information’s will, please wait a little longer.

Well then this time too, thanks to various methods and efforts that this book was
created. Of course the illustrator supervisor Tsunako-san, and the design supervisor,
thank you for the first- class work each time you all assisted me with. I have been
under your care seriously.

The next one. In [Date A Live 3], unlike Tohka and Yoshino, it was planned that a
evil Spirit will be entering the stage. It would make me happy if you are looking for
it.

Now then, I pray that we would be able meet again.
Tachibana Koushi

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Translation Notes and References

Chapter 1:
1. ↑ A suicidal attack used in the World War, where airplanes crashes into the
enemy, also known as God Wind
2. ↑ is a form of cloth headgear that covers the whole head, exposing only part of
the face. Usually only the eyes or both eyes and mouth are left exposed.
3. ↑ toy from Fukushima prefecture in the shape of a red cow, also used as a
talisman against smallpox

Chapter 2:
1. ↑ A Japanese homemade lunch usually in a small open lid box that contains rice
and multiple side dishes.
2. ↑ A comedic way to talk back to someone
3. ↑ Is a type of Japanese video game centered on interactions with attractive
anime-styled girls. These games are a sub-genre of dating sims usually
targeting towards male audience
4. ↑ Territory - sphere of influence created by the CR-unit, allowing their
imagination to become reality
5. ↑ Lost - term given when a Spirit returns to the other dimension
6. ↑ Chihuahua - a small breed of dog.

Chapter 3:
1. ↑ a pose done by having the arms moving up and down parallel
2. ↑ A bowl of rice topped with eggs and chicken
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oyakodon
3. ↑ meaning something along the lines of "I will humbly receive." It is customary
in Japanese culture to say this before every meal.

Chapter 4:
1. ↑ A Japanese way of saying "let’s begin eating" used as manners in Japan
2. ↑ A Trick performed in the Yu-Gi-Oh series when the player would flip a trap
card. In this case it would be, Origami using one of the tricks under her sleeves

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Chapter 5:
1. ↑ Birdlime is an adhesive substance used in trapping birds
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birdlime

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