Twisted Wonderland Scary Monsters Event - Episode 1-5

Episode 1-5

Are You Ready?

One month later—

8 Days Before Halloween

-In the Lecture Hall-

Crowley: Have all the Halloween Organization Committee members gathered?

Vil: All of the Pomefiore members are here.

Cater: Heartslabyul is all good♪ Deuce was sitting here an hour before the meeting time.

Kalim: Wow. Now I’m motivated~! I won’t lose either.

Azul: Oh, it’s rare for you to attend in person instead of using your tablet, Idia.

Idia: Hehehe…… That’s because there’s something I wanna show off later today!

Jack: Is this everyone?

Lilia: Malleus is also an Organization Committee member, but………

Silver and the others are looking for him now! He should be arriving shortly, so let’s wait a bit longer.

Vil: So you forgot to tell him again……

Malleus: ……I’ve kept you waiting.

Lilia: Oh, you made it. I’m glad they found you sooner than expected. 

Jade: It seems that everyone is now gathered. 

Crowley: Indeed…… Then, we will now commence the Halloween Organization Committee meeting.

Then, Committee Chairman Schoenheit! Please proceed as usual.

Vil: Very well.

……Halloween is in eight days. As such, “Halloween Week” begins tomorrow.

I will go over the stamp rally guidelines one last time. 

During Halloween Week, there will be a stamp rally held for the general public……

Attendees who have collected seven stamps will be awarded treats at the main gate.

Cater: So it’s like Halloween is a gift to the locals……

As expected of the Headmaster. So generous~♪

Crowley: Yes, well. Because the locals help us so often, it’s only natural to thank them this much~.

Jade: They’re small candy bags that cost less than 100 madols each.

Crowley: What’s important is the feeling of gratitude. The. fee. ling.

Vil: Everyone, refrain from interrupting. May I continue?

The stamp rally will be held from 10 am to 10 pm. 

During those hours, do not leave your stamp rally venues unattended. Someone needs to be able to give stamps to those that visit.

The stamper is also exempt from attending lessons. Those are long hours, so I’d like for each dorm to work shifts.

Jack: It’s been a whole week of doing nothing but hopping in the shower and going straight to sleep after getting back to the dorm.

Idia: 10 pm…… That’s a full day of being in front of people……

Deuce: For the past month, it’s been hard with all the work we’ve had to do…… But we have to fire ourselves up to face tomorrow.

Lilia: It certainly was enough work to keel over, getting both the costumes and venue ready.

Epel: *sigh*...... Preparing the costumes was really difficult.

Vil: Obviously. As both Dorm Leader of Pomefiore and Chairman of the Organization Committee, no one knows that better than I.

And I’ll tell you right now that costumes for the dorm embodying the spirit of beauty are not cheap.

But it was worth the trouble, as the end result is marvelous.

Crowley: Oya. Seeing everyone’s expressions……

You all seem to have a lot of confidence in your work, right?

All: Of course!

Jack: Savanaclaw’s set is amazing. It’s proud work that only we can do.

Jade: Octavinelle’s decor is exceedingly unique. I’m sure you’ll be able to enjoy it.

Kalim: I want you to pay close attention to our costumes!

Idia: No, no, no, when it comes to obsessing over the details for the costumes, our dorm is definitely the best.

Vil: Heh, that’s the spirit. Now then……

Let’s go ahead and take a look at the venue and costumes prepared by each dorm. 

I won’t forgive anyone who shows me something half baked.

Is everyone ready?

All: Yeah—!

Crowley: Yes, very good. It’s wonderful how motivated everyone is!

Every student gets fired up for Halloween each year.

It would be lovely if it could always be like this………

Cater: Shouldn’t we head out now? The stamp rally venues are scattered all around campus, so it might take some time to get to all of them.

Crowley: Oops, that’s right.

First…… Let’s take a look at the stamp rally venue prepared by Diasomnia.

According to the paperwork previously submitted, the location Diasomnia chose is…...

Malleus: Ramshackle Dormitory.

I’ve always thought there was nowhere more suited for Halloween than that abandoned building.

Deuce: “Abandoned building”…… (Stay strong, Yuu.)

Crowley: Well then, everyone. Let us depart for Halloween!

 

Twisted Wonderland Scary Monsters Event - Episode 1-6

Episode 1-6

He’s Crying Tears of Joy!!

-At Ramshackle Dorm-

Silver: We’ve been expecting you. Please wait just a moment while Lord Malleus and Lilia are preparing their costumes.

Sebek: Hah hah hah! You’ve done well to come, humans!

To come to praise Diasomnia’s Halloween, overseen by Lord Malleus, indicates good sense!

Epel: Sebek…… is as energetic as ever.

Vil: I wonder if Malleus can’t teach this cucumber some manners. 

Silver: My apologies. It seems that during Halloween, he’s in higher spirits than usual.

Sebek: I am not in high spirits. I am simply stating the truth!

Should you behold the appearance of Lord Malleus and Lord Lilia who will be before us shortly, you will understand why I boast so!

Malleus: Sebek, don’t trouble our guests too much. After all, being told the obvious is bothersome, no?

Sebek: Yes, Young Master. Are you dressed?

......Ahem. Everyone, feast your eyes!

This is what our Dormitory Head, Lord Malleus, thought of……

Our Halloween costumes!!

*camera pan of Malleus and Lilia in their costumes*

Malleus: The theme of our costumes is the “Long.”

Lilia: How is it? Doesn’t it suit us well?

Malleus: Last year, Diasomnia dressed up as traditional ghosts……

But this year, after being chosen as an Organization Committee member for the first time, I thought I should change things up a little.

It was my intention to make an eye-catching costume that was surprisingly colorful for Halloween.

Sebek: Yes!! It suits you so incredibly well! Yes, indeed!

That the Young Master would choose to model this on it…… Surely the Long is crying tears of joy right now!

Epel: Sebek is the one who’s crying, not the Long……

Malleus: Thank you, Sebek.

That’s right. I must also give my thanks to Schoenheit for his advice on the costumes.

Vil: At first I said, “It doesn’t make sense, because you already look like you’re wearing a dragon costume”……

But then he went on for an hour about how, “Dragons and Long are not the same thing.” Ad nauseam. 

Malleus: Long are creatures that hail from the East. The horns, tail, and epithelium are similar to dragons, but………

It’s a completely different creature than a dragon. The presence and absence of wings, and, of course, comparing the skeletons render them obviously different species. 

But before that, to begin with, strictly speaking Long are not fae…...

Vil: We get it. You’ve been explaining for ten minutes already!

Lilia: Sorry about that. It’s something Malleus is a bit particular about.

Kalim: The way he was talking so fast just now was kinda like Idia.

Idia: Is it because talking fast is an otaku trait?

Kalim: Huh? What’s with that? I think it’s great since you can feel how much fun you’re having!

Idia: Having no ill-intent is like rubbing salt in the wound……

Jack: ……It looks rad, but is it okay that it’s not a ghost costume?

Isn’t the costume supposed to make you a “ghost that scares ghosts?”

Malleus: What are you saying? This costume is the ghost of a Long.

Jack: Eh?

Crowley: Back when I started the stamp rally, everyone wore sheets and pretended to be a ghost, but……

Some students started to get really into it, then others joined in saying, “If they’re doing that, so will we!” as if they were competing with the other dorms, and each year it gets more and more flashy.

Nowadays, even costumes that are “the ghost of a monster” aren’t uncommon.

Vil: Continuing to answer the expectations of our audience is important for the long game.

Halloween Week has been brushed up by the mutual encouragement of the student body.

Azul: To sum it up, it’s a competition of vanity.

Jack: I get it. How should I say this…… It’s very like our school.

Silver: The decorations on Ramshackle Dormitory are modeled after the country my old man…… I mean, Lilia-senpai, traveled to a long time ago.

Lilia: Indeed. I’ve traveled to many countries, but……

The legends of the long in the countries of the Far East left a great impression on me!

Among others, the long sometimes acted as the guardian deity of a clan.

I remembered that story when Malleus said he wanted the costume to be of a Long!

Epel: The bright red Long is really flashy and cool!!

Lilia: Kufufu. I know right?

The lanterns, clouds, and Long are all floating using magic. It was also planned to light the lanterns with magic.

Rather than being cool, isn’t it more realistic for them to flicker and sway?

Vil: To put it simply…… there are a good number of lanterns, right?

Keeping the fire lit while they’re floating…… Realistically speaking, it’s a magical strength that other dorms can’t imitate.

As expected of a Diasomnia Halloween, where many students’ strong point is their practical implementation of magic.

Crowley: To gather a wealth of knowledge and realize an image with the application of skillful magic……

It is truly like Diasomnia to produce a Halloween that is the perfect example of a mage training academy!

Let’s move on to the next one.

Next…… The Botanical Garden the Heartslabyul students unanimously chose is nearby.

 

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Episode 1-7

"A Taste of Scariness"

-Botanical Garden - Subtropical Zone-

Riddle: Thank you for coming, everyone. 

Trey: Just sit back and take a gander at Heartslabyul’s Halloween.

Ace: The theme of Heartslabyul’s decorations is “Cemetary!”

Cater: And the theme of our costumes is……

*camera pans over Cater and Deuce*

Cater: Ta-da. We’re skeletons~♪

Deuce: The type of ghost with the guts to rise from the dead even from six feet under!

Malleus: A skeleton…… in other words, a creature that is only made of bones.

……Oya? But no bones adorn the costume……

Deuce: That’s right. Instead we attached white ribbons to the costumes to give the impression of bones.

All of the Heartslabyul students agreed to “make the botanical garden look like a graveyard and dress up as skeletons,” but……

But it’s difficult to express both realism and the fun of Halloween at the same time.

Ace: Deuce’s idea was laughably bad.

“We’ll be like skeletons covered in mud!” he said……

It might’ve felt skeleton-like, but no one wanted to do it.

Deuce: Like your idea was any better!

Riddle: Ahem.

Deuce: ……Sir!

A- At the time, Cater-senpai stepped in and came up with a lot of cool ideas for the costumes and decorations!

Cater: The displays I pretty up for our dorm tea parties usually get a lot of likes on MagiCam♪

The ribbon and lace help to offset the foundation……

Since the theme is skeletons, doesn’t it give off the feeling of a kinda rare, rustic Halloween?

Look, isn’t it cute how you can see the heart made of roses from beneath the rib cage of ribbon?

Riddle: It was only with Cater’s skill that everything was finished with good taste while also incorporating the students’ ideas.

I think the costume is both elegant and terrifying just like our dorm that was founded on the spirit of strictness.

Cater: Yeah, I agree. After all, the most important part of Halloween is the “horror” aspect.

That’s why I was particular about the set, and gave the finishing touches a taste of scariness!

Deuce played a central role in leading the rest of the students to paint styrofoam to make tombstones.

Lilia: To think a first year roused the rest of his dorm-mates. It must’ve been difficult ordering around the older students.

Deuce: It’s the result of our usual discipline……

Lilia: Usual?

Deuce: In short this was all basically the same has having “Unbirthday” parties.

Trey: Yeah. We have to make everything look as good as possible while obeying the rules all while absolutely getting it done in time by the deadline.

Cater: If you’re a Heartslabyul student, you’re used to this sorta thing♪

Ace: There weren’t any bizarre rules, so we had more leeway than usual.

Malleus: Oho…… As expected of Rosehearts. You can see he disciplines his students well on a daily basis.

Riddle: W- When you put it like that, I sound like a tyrant……!

Like playing-card soldiers, our dorm’s students always band together to carry out their duties. That’s all.

Isn’t that right, everyone!?

The rest of Heartslabyul: Yes, Dormitory Leader, sir.

Deuce: Because the Dorm Leader is always strict with us, the Halloween preparations went smoothly!

Cater: #TheTruePowerOfHeartslabyul #LeaveTheDecoratingToUs #NRCHalloween — there we go♪

Crowley: The Heartslabyul Dormitory, founded on the laws of the strict Queen of Hearts……

Even for Halloween you were able to make a wonderful arrangement while observing the rules!

Next stop is…… the Alchemy Workshop. Those responsible for it are Octavinelle!

 

Twisted Wonderland Scary Monsters Event - Episode 1-8

Episode 1-8

“The Richest”

-Alchemy Workshop - Chemical Storage-

Floyd: Welcome in—.

What d’ya think? About Octavinelle’s Halloween.

Kalim: What is all this…… it’s super creepy!

Jack: It looks like something that’ll make a small kid cry……

Floyd: Riiiiiight?

But hold the applause until after you see Azul and Jade’s costumes.

Azul: Fufufu…… Our costumes’ theme is......

*camera pans over Azul and Jade*

Azul: Mummies.

Jade: But perhaps it would be easier to understand if we introduced ourselves as preserved corpses.*

This year, Azul and I became members of the Halloween Organization Committee……

We decided that our costume theme would be a dried out mummy, the complete opposite of merfolk.

Floyd: I was totally for it. You can’t do a mummy costume in the sea, ya’know.

Azul: However, simply wrapping bandages around yourself isn’t interesting.

Therefore, we aimed to make a stylish coordination that overturns the old-fashioned image of a mummy.

Jade: The theme for our decorations is…… “A mad scientist’s laboratory!”

The image we had in mind for the aquarium in the back was a “culture tank.” It will light up at night. 

I thought putting a terrifying mannequin inside would add to the atmosphere.

Kalim: Uwah~. You guys made this a full-scale production.

Azul: That’s exactly what we were going for. As expected of Kalim, the son of a millionaire.

The costumes and aquarium were all finished up by a top tier manufacturer.

After all we also had to think about the Halloween menu at the Mostro Lounge…...

Unlike you all, we’re very busy people.

Idia: So smug……

Kalim: ……Huh? But didn’t each dorm get the same budget constraints for setting up the venue and making the costumes?

Crowley: Indeed. One of the pleasures of school life is to make ends meet with a limited budget.

You can’t use pocket money, or be over budget, and no shady transfers of money…… 

Treasurer Jade Leech reliably makes sure of that!

Kalim: Right. But was it really okay to use an outside contractor?

Jade: Oya. Could it be I’m being suspected of foul play?

Kalim: Ah. No, no. That’s not what I meant at all.

I was told that I shouldn’t use my own money to pay for a bunch of flashy stuff.

So I was wondering how you guys did it.

Jade: Fufufu, so you’re curious about that?

None of the dormitories, Octavinelle included, exceeded the budget. 

After all, Octavinelle’s Halloween fixation was……

Thorough cost optimization. 

Kalim: Cost optimization……?

Azul: The costumes are limited in palette and fabric type, and by purchasing in bulk, the unit price per person was kept low.

Additionally, the man-hours needed for sewing were significantly cut down by significant use of uncut processing.

As for the contractor for the special-order aquarium, we were able to get a deal by having a long-term contract for the future maintenance of Mostro Lounge.

We recycled the old lights from the dorm to use in the aquarium.

Jade: Does it count as “pocket money” to reuse equipment no longer needed?

It was clear where we should and shouldn’t put our money.

Azul: Our dormitory used up all the budget allotted for setup and costumes, down to the last madol.

The remaining budget for every dorm will all be pooled together to be used as money for the party on the final day.

Isn’t it a waste not to use up everything?

Cater: To attach the aquarium order while also getting a discount on the long-term maintenance fees of the lounge, totally unrelated to Halloween— ya’ll are playing chess while we’re playing checkers.

Deuce: We were only thinking of how to keep it within budget.

Vil: I don’t make it a habit to calculate for the exact budget.

Azul: Simply put, Octavinelle’s Halloween is “the richest.”

Kalim: As expected of Octavinelle. Always so dependable—!

Crowley: To prepare the lounge at the same time as this full-scale set and cool costumes……

It’s the skill and ingenuity Octavinelle excels at! Impressive!

Now then, let’s go see Scarabia’s set. It was at the school’s store if I’m not mistaken.

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*I haven't mentioned it so far because I've (hopefully) been able to make it natural, but there's been a segment in each of these chapters where the costume theme will be introduced, usually just using the English word, then another character will use the Japanese word of whatever was said. I.e. in the last chapter, Cater introduced them as skeletons and Malleus basically said "in other words, you're skeletons (but in Japanese)." It worked out okay for that because it easily went into the "but why aren't there bones" part of that, but here it's literally just "we're mummies" "or perhaps it would be easier to call us mummies." So I changed it a bit to make a less awkward read.