happy Link anniversary!!! here's the translation of their Christmas event in Asteria, written by the Link scenario writer Naoi Hironori and with the prologue and epilogue fully voiced. recordings (done by a friend) are on YouTube and are linked in each section.
Tales of Asteria
Tales of Link Christmas event
The Heart-Pounding Dream Plan!
Sara: Hmm… okay. Looks like this is the right road.
Sara: We’re pretty close now. We should be able to see it soon.
Kana: Yaaaay! I wonder what the venue’s like! This is gonna be great!
Zephyr: We haven’t even gotten there yet. You’re way too excited…
Allen: I’m looking forward to this Christmas party too.
Allen: Orie is the one organizing it. The invitations made it sound like a lot of fun.
Sara: Haha… should I read it? Um… “Are you enjoying your travels, everyone?”
Kana: Yeah! Of course! We’re going east and west and having great adventures every day!
Sara: “I know you must be busy, but… we’re holding a Christmas party this year.”
Sara: “We plan to invite lots of people to the party. ♪”
Kana: Yaay! That’s great! We can catch up with the friends we don’t usually see!
Sara: “We’re also planning to exchange presents. You’re welcome to come if you’d like.”
Kana: Yeah! We’re definitely gonna come! Wait for us, Orie!
Zephyr: Geez. Don’t add your comments to every single line.
Kana: I like Orie. She thinks up lots of fun things.
Zephyr: You think everyone who likes to celebrate is your friend.
Kana: They all are. It’s the same for Lippy.
Allen: “I’ll go ahead first to help with the preparations and make this the very best party.”
Allen: …And then he ran ahead.
Sara: He was really energized. He crossed over two mountains in a flash.
Zephyr: You’re the only one who could see that far, Sara.
Zephyr: We always end up dragged in like this whenever Lippy and Kana agree.
Allen: You like celebrations too, Zephyr. You always take part.
Zephyr: Not because I want to. I’m just going along with you guys every single time.
Allen: Really? In the giant crab fight, you really went after that crab—
Zephyr: That crab was looking down on me. I needed to put it in its place.
Sara: In the fluffy hair ribbon festival, you put so many cute ribbons in Kana’s hair—
Zephyr: When they said our opponent might as well be a model, all my hidden talents emerged. Dunno why.
Zephyr: Next thing I knew, Kana’s hair was all tied up in fluffy ribbons super fancy-like.
Kana: In the scarf-knitting contest, they called you the greatest scarf-maker of our age!
Zephyr: Doesn’t matter what it is, a switch goes off in my head and I get super into it. I hate that part of me…!
Zephyr: But—that’s ‘cause this ridiculous girl always goes “This sounds like fun!” and jumps right into it!
Kana: It’s fine, right? There’s a lot of things that are fun.
Kana: I want to spend every day with you all like this.
Kana: You think so too, right, Sara?
Sara: Right. Every day is so much fun when we’re all adventuring together!
Kana: Ehehe… Sara, I love you!
Sara: Haha. Kana~! Good girl.
Zephyr: Sara always goes way too easy on Kana. Say something, Allen.
Allen: Huh? Why me?
Zephyr: Well. If you really are that clueless, it’s not like you’d be able to scold her either.
Allen: I don’t know what you mean… Anyway, why don’t you just go ahead and have fun, Zephyr?
Allen: We’re wearing the clothes Lippy made for the event too.
Zephyr: Don’t get me wrong. I’m just wearing new winter clothes to deal with the cold.
Kana: That Santa costume looks really good on you too, Zephyr.
Zephyr: Santa costume? What’re you talking about? I’m just using this as a warm coat.
Sara: Zephyr, why do you keep insisting you’re not Santa?
Zephyr: Well, that’s ‘cause… Hey, Allen. Greet them like you’re Santa. Then they’ll get it.
Allen: Huh? Why all of a sudden? Um… Merry Christmas! Have you been good children? Here’s a present for you!
Sara: Whoa! Allen, you sound great!
Allen: Ahaha. If you say so.
Zephyr: That’s right. Said like that, you’re a proper Santa. Kids will smile and come running.
Zephyr: Merry Christmas! Were you good kids? I’m gonna give you presents!
Zephyr: …That’s what it would sound like. It’s way too different from how I usually am. The kids would run away.
Kana: That’s not true. You’re a really good person.
Zephyr: Hahaha. What the hell are you talking about?
Noogie noogie ♪
Kana: Waaaah! Why are you noogieing me?!
Allen: Well, Kana, it’s because Zephyr gets embarrassed if you call him a good person.
Zephyr: …You’re really good at revealing my deepest secrets…
Allen: Haha. It’s like I said before. Let’s just go ahead and have fun.
Zephyr: Yeah, yeah. I just hope the food and present exchange and stuff go over well.
Zephyr: …Oh, right. Are the presents we brought in that bag?
Sara: Yes. I was hoping to give something kind of rare, so I brought the reward we got from the last merchants’ request.
Zephyr: The big hunt in the middle of town, huh. That was a pretty rough fight… couldn’t relax for a second.
Allen: Was it really that scary?
Sara: That was the time Zephyr and Kana drove them slowly toward the ambush point.
Zephyr: If we let our guard down even a little, we would get attacked. My hood-grabbing hand was covered in sweat.
Sara: Ahh, I see.
Kana: Did I really mess up that much?
Zephyr: I remember well. Twelve times. It was the top daily record for last month. Second place was only six times, it’s pretty far ahead.
Allen: Why do you remember so well?
Zephyr: So what is it we got for the reward?
Sara: You don’t remember, huh… it’s a really rare dye.
Kana: You can make really pretty shining paints out of it. It shines like the rainbow.
Allen: It’s really beautiful. I think everyone will really like it.
Kana: Hurry ♪ Hurry ♪ To the party ♪ the party ♪
Sara: Ehehe. We should be able to see the venue once we climb—huh!?
Allen: Sara? What’s wrong?
Sara: Umm… I can see the venue, but… I’m just surprised. That’s… even you guys can probably see it.
Allen: Huh? —Ah… yeah. I can see it too…
Zephyr: There’s a ridiculously big Christmas tree coming out of a building. That’s gotta be the venue.
Allen: It reaches up to the clouds… I’ve read a story like that, about a beanstalk that reached up to the heavens.
Kana: Waah! I’m sure Lady Leonne is surprised too!
Sara: Normally I’d think I was dreaming or seeing things, but Lippy went to the venue, so it must be real.
Kana: I’m super excited now! Let’s go to the venue!
At the same time— In the sky nearby the venue—
???: I see… so this is the venue… Then we’ll lie in wait for them here.
The Heart-Pounding Dream Plan!
Orie: Merry Christmas, everyone! It’s so good to see you!
Kana: You too, Orie! It’s been so long!
Allen: Thanks for today. You’re always inviting us, but we almost never make it. Sorry.
Zephyr: We travel the whole year round and don’t come home a lot. By the time we get the invites, the event’s already passed.
Orie: No, don’t worry about it! I’m really glad you could make it this time!
Orie: Lippy, um… he ended up helping decorate the venue and had a big impact on how it turned out…
Lippy: Everyone! I’ve been waiting for you!
Sara: Lippy! We’re here now! That Christmas tree is really something.
Lippy: Oh, you noticed it?
Zephyr: How could we not notice something that stupidly big?
Lippy: Well, this party will have many attendees, so I thought I should give it my all.
Lippy: I thought perhaps something like this might happen someday, so I brought a tree I’d been growing for some time.
Allen: You’re really amazing, Lippy.
Kana: Lippy’s such a kind fairy! You’re always thinking about how to make people happy! You’re so cool!
Orie: …?
Orie: Um… why are none of you wondering where he grew it or how he brought it here?
Zephyr: Don’t think on it too hard, Orie. Lippy could do it because he’s Lippy. That’s good enough.
Orie: …All right. Understood. When the party’s over, I’ll propose that this venue be turned into a landmark site.
Orie: —In any case, with Lippy’s help, the venue is gorgeously decorated.
Orie: Please enjoy yourselves! I’m going to see how things are going elsewhere. Please excuse me.
Allen: Okay, thanks!
Zephyr: —Okay, let’s grab food or something and take a look around.
Kana: Zephyr! The Hamburg steak is over there! I’m gonna go bring some back.
Zephyr: Hey, you’re not a kid. Just go—hey, wait! Look out! Ugh!
Lippy: Oh, they ran off.
Sara: Haha. Let’s go get something too. What would you like, Allen?
Allen: Um, I think I saw bread over there—
???: Oh, Allen’s group’s over there.
???: Heeey! Over here!
Lippy: —! This voice…
Ludger: Hey, it’s been a while, Allen, Sara, Lippy.
Kyle: Orie said you’d be here today. We’ve been looking for you!
Lippy: Master Ludger! Master Kyle! It’s been so long!
Ludger: Huh? It’s… just you three? Where are Zephyr and Kana?
Allen: Yeah, they went off to get food.
Kyle: Oh. They’re really getting along, huh.
Ludger: Are you still traveling?
Ludger: I heard you’ve been journeying through a lot of countries and helping people in need.
Sara: Yeah, but that’s not all. We’ve been going to uncivilized islands and exploring newly discovered ruins—
Allen: We’re always having all sorts of adventures together.
Kyle: That’s great. Sounds like you’re having fun. Maybe I’ll go with you next time.
Lippy: You’d be welcome! We encounter many unusual occurrences and become involved in many strange situations, but—it will be quite memorable!
Ludger: …Right, from what you all say, a lot of your adventures are like that…
Kyle: Then how ‘bout letting me come along if I feel like I wanna see something weird?
Ludger: Let’s enjoy ourselves today. I’ll go talk to Zephyr and Kana later.
Allen: Yeah! Let’s have fun!
Kana: We’re back! We brought enough food for everyone!
Lippy: Oh. Master Ludger and Master Kyle were just here. You just missed each other.
Kana: Ah, really? We’ll have to go look for them later!
Zephyr: …We found someone we know too. Kana grabbed her and brought her over.
Velvet: Hey. Haven’t seen you in a while.
Sara: Velvet!
Kana: Ehehe~ I really wanted to see you, Velvet. How’ve you been?
Velvet: Same as always. …You look like you’re having fun like always too.
Kana: Yeah! We’re wearing Santa clothes today. How do they look?
Velvet: You all look good. That detailed sewing… Lippy made them, didn’t he?
Lippy: Yes! You truly have a good eye, Lady Velvet! I’m delighted.
Velvet: It’s no big deal. Anyway—
Zephyr: What’re you looking at? Is it weird for me to be in holiday clothes? Think it’s not like me?
Velvet: Not really? You’re weak to kids. …I was just thinking you’re at it again.
Allen: Haha. She sees right through you, Zephyr.
Zephyr: …Ugh. Damn. At least say “It’s the same for her.”
Kana: …Whaaat? What’re you talking about?
Velvet: …Well, it’s good that you’re happy. I’ll be going now.
Kana: Oh, too bad… I wanted to talk more.
Zephyr: Haah… feel like we ended on a draw…
Sara: Zephyr, what were you fighting against…?
Lippy: But, well, quite a variety of people were invited.
Allen: We might see some people we don’t meet very often. I wonder if there’s anyone around the tree?
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???: Hohoho.
???: Kyuuuun.
Lippy: …I feel as if I’ve just seen something unbelievable…
Sara: W-Why are they here…
Santa: Ohh, we’ve been looking for you!
Kana: If you’re here, does that mean you need something from us?
Zephyr: I’ve got a bad feeling about this… Let’s head behind the venue. Shouldn’t be too many people there.
Santa: It’s really been a long time.
Allen: It has. You’re looking well, “Santa.”
Lippy: Dear me, it takes me back to the shock of the first time we met.
Lippy: To think that this elderly man with the look of a grizzled veteran
Lippy: is Master Santa Claus, who carries presents on the holy night…
Reindeer: Kyuun, kyuun.
Lippy: Oh, Master Reindeer, I’ll translate your words with the SMARTFON. Tap tap.
Reindeer: —It’s been a while. Have you been well?
Zephyr: There are so many things I could say to that.
Allen: So why were you looking for us?
Santa: Well. You’ve been a great help to us in the past. I heard rumors that you’ve finally become Santas.
Sara: Become… um, we’re just wearing these clothes…
Santa: You are wearing the clothes. In other words, you’ve taken the first step along the road to becoming Santas. That’s the way it goes.
Santa: You can’t wear those bright red clothes without absolute conviction.
Zephyr: I wore ‘em ‘cause they looked warm.
Lippy: It’s no use explaining, Master Zephyr. They live in their own world. And in addition—
Kana: Hm hm. So that’s how it is. I learned something today! This is so exciting!
Sara: Kana’s getting into it too.
Zephyr: Oh, geez… So we’ve got no choice but to go along with it, huh.
Allen: So… Now that we’re Santas again, what did you need from us?
Santa: Hm. I thought to instruct you in the Santa Skills.
Sara: Santa Skills?
Santa: The essential qualities that all Santas must learn: heart, technique, and strength.
Reindeer: There is one skill for heart and 248 for technique and strength.
Sara: Your essentials are really biased toward strength…
Santa: I came here today to teach you as much of the essentials as I can.
Reindeer: If you distribute presents on the holy night without knowing the essentials… you won’t return in one piece.
Zephyr: What kind of dangerous stuff do you guys even do?
Santa: The first technique, “Santa Hole.”
Santa: Hold up your pointer and middle finger, spaced about the distance between two eyes. Try it.
Sara: Umm, so a peace sign. Like this?
Santa: Right. And then… That wall looks good. —Haa!
Boom!!
Santa: If you stab forcefully, just like that, you can make peepholes to see inside.
Zephyr: Starting with something destructive, huh. I should’ve known.
Santa: Figure out what they’re up to first so you don’t get caught. It’s important.
Zephyr: Seriously… Huh? What’s up, Kana? Why’re you curled over like that?
Kana: Zephyr… this is bad. My fingers made this weird sound. They hurt a lot.
Zephyr: …Try “pain, pain, go away.”
Reindeer: We don’t have much time. Let’s continue. Read this manual.
Allen: What is it? It’s as thick as an encyclopedia.
Santa: It contains instructions on making sleeping gas and smoke bombs, tools to use when caught.
Reindeer: Kids usually start crying if fingers come out of their walls all of a sudden.
Lippy: Isn’t that because you use the Santa Hole…?
Sara: I’d just like to ask… Don’t you have anything more normal?
Santa: Hmph, then let’s go to something a bit more orthodox: physical skill number one.
Santa: Hold up your pointer and middle finger, spaced about the distance between two eyes.
Kana: Huh? Isn’t that the same as before? It’s a peace sign again. Okay.
Santa: No, that’s the pose for Santa Eye Break, used to blind your pursuers if you’re seen.
Zephyr: That’s dangerous no matter how you look at it. That’s rude to the peace sign.
Kana: Mm… that’s true.
Kana: So then if you’re seen, how about making your very best peace sign and distracting them with a smile?
Santa: Ah…hm… you may have a point. I never expected to find a way out other than blinding them.
Reindeer: We’ve reached a turning point in the long history of Santas…
Zephyr: You probably couldn’t distract them with just that… But I guess it’s okay as long as it makes you guys a little less violent.
Santa: …Well then, there are yet more skills. Let’s keep going.
Santa: Hmph. With that, we’ve finished most of the technique and strength skills.
Sara: It was all how to use firearms and gunpowder and how to launch surprise attacks. It would be useful in a fight, but…
Lippy: Are you trying to form a combat unit?
Reindeer: Not at all. We polish our techniques day and night for the ultimate goal of making children’s dreams come true.
Santa: Yes. That feeling is the most essential Santa skill: “heart.”
Santa: Now that we’ve reached the end of your instruction, you must prove your heart to me.
Allen: What do you mean?
Santa: “Heart” is a practical test. You’ll deliver presents to everyone in the venue and so bring smiles to their faces.
Santa: Once you do, you will become true Santas.
Zephyr: Make everyone in the venue smile with presents? …That’s impossible. We didn’t bring enough stuff for that.
Santa: Give it some thought. If you don’t… we too will be punished harshly for teaching the Santa essentials to those who aren’t Santas.
Santa: It’s a severe punishment. We’ll be body pressed by muscular Santas for one hundred hours and stripped of our qualifications as Santas.
Sara: I don’t even want to think about it…
Zephyr: But on the other hand, isn’t it better for everyone if we mess up and stop this old guy from running around in the middle of the night in winter?
Kana: Stop it, Zephyr! Santa won’t be Santa anymore. We have to succeed!
Lippy: Hm, what shall we do…
Allen: A present we can give that will make everyone smile… huh…
Allen: Hey, guys—I think I have an idea. What about this?
Lippy: …I see! Wonderful, Master Allen! That’s an amazing idea.
Sara: Yeah, if we do that, I think it’ll work!
Kana: Waaah! This’ll be great! I’m sure everyone will smile for us!
Zephyr: Yeah. We’ve already reeled in one kid. It’s gotta work.
Allen: Okay! Then let’s get started.
Everyone: Yeah!
Epilogue
Kana: Waaah! We’re flying! Flying through the sky in a sleigh is like a dream come true!
Sara: We got to ride one a long time ago too. The wind’s really nice!
Kana: I’m glad he let us borrow the sleigh! And we’re wearing these clothes too. It really does feel like we’re Santas now.
Zephyr: Hey now, don’t get so excited. I know flying so high is really fun, but—
Zephyr: —Whoa?! Look over there, Allen! Isn’t that where we camped yesterday? So that’s what it looks like from up here.
Allen: For all that you say that, you’re really excited too, Zephyr.
Sara: Ehehe… Ah, we’ve got a message from Lippy.
Sara: “The preparations down below are complete. I’ve gathered the guests and all the nearby residents in a place where they can see the sky.”
Sara: …He says. Sounds like we’re good to start.
Allen: Great. How about… over here?
Zephyr: So right over the tree. Sounds gound to me.
Kana: It’ll look great from below!
Allen: Okay! Then let’s go over the plan one more time.
Sara: First is Allen’s magic. It’ll be a little different from usual… is what you said, but…
Zephyr: Rearranging the composition of offensive spells makes them a bit harder to cast, but Allen should manage just fine.
Zephyr: And also—he’s really, really good when it gets down to business. We’re counting on you, partner.
Allen: Ahaha. I’ll do my best. Then Sara and Kana will be up next.
Sara: We’ll be throwing the balls we made as high up into the sky as we can. We’ve got this!
Zephyr: I didn’t think we’d be taking the rainbow dyes we got as presents and what we learned about gunpowder to make “these.”
Allen: Lippy came across the idea in his studies before.
Allen: “I must learn how to make these just in case the time ever comes!” he said.
Kana: Lippy really is—Lippy!
Zephyr: What’s that supposed to mean… is what I’d like to say, but that’s really the only way to put it.
Allen: And lastly, fire spells to light up the balls in the sky.
Allen: It’s dark, the targets are small, and your footing will be unsteady—but you can do it, Zephyr.
Zephyr: Leave it to me. …But I am kinda worried that one of the people throwing might throw ‘em in completely the wrong direction.
Kana: You’re definitely talking about me. But it’ll be fine!
Kana: Before we took off, I prayed to the goddess that I’d be able to throw properly!
Zephyr: …You really went and prayed to someone that important about throwing a bunch of balls…
Zephyr: Kinda feel like it’s a lost cause, but… well, we’ll manage no matter what happens. I’m used to picking up the slack for you.
Kana: Ehehe. Thanks as always, Zephyr. I’ll do my very best!
Allen: Yeah, let’s do it. I’m sure we’ll do a great job.
Allen: Okay, let’s go!
Everyone: The Christmas Heart-Pounding Dream Plan!
Sara: Then you’re up, Allen!
Allen: Okay, let’s go! “Freeze, o air!”
Kana: Waah! It’s snowing! It’s so pretty!
Zephyr: You tuned it perfectly. Just like I thought.
Sara: Next it’s our turn, Kana!
Kana: Yeah! Let’s throw them as hard as we can, Sara! Ready, go!
Sara/Kana: Haaaaaaah!
Allen: There they go, Zephyr!
Zephyr: Perfect, you two! I’m gonna hit ‘em!
Zephyr: “Flames, race forth—!”
Kana: Waaaaah… rainbow fireworks! They’re so pretty!
Sara: Wow… they’re sparkling and reflecting off the snow… just like something out of a fairy tale!
Zephyr: It’s even more stunning than I imagined.
Sara: When Allen suggested “setting off fireworks against a snowy sky,” I wondered what it would look like…
Sara: They’re shining everywhere, Allen!
Allen: It’s thanks to you, Sara.
Sara: Huh? Me? Why?
Allen: When I thought about what could make everyone smile, I remembered everything we’ve done till now.
Allen: We’ve had so many adventures and seen so many things, laughing along with everyone.
Allen: So then I realized. A “beautiful view” has the power to make people smile.
Sara: —! …Oh… you’re right! I think so too!
Allen: You’re the one who taught me that, Sara.
Allen: So I thought I wanted to give a beautiful view to everyone.
Sara: Ehehe. It’s a fitting present from us!
Kana: Okay! Let’s keep on with our present! I’m gonna throw over there next!
Zephyr: —Hey, Kana! If you lean out that far you’re gonna fall!
Kana: Waaaah! …Ehehe, thanks, Zephyr.
Zephyr: I’m always doing this. Don’t worry about it. Come on, keep on throwing!
Kana: Yeah!
Allen: We’re almost out of fireworks.
Zephyr: So it’s about time to end the party.
Santa: Heeeey!
Kana: Ah! Santa’s coming over here!
Sara: He’s riding the reindeer… so he can fly even without the sleigh…
Santa: You’ve proven to me that you have the hearts of Santas…
Santa: Everyone at the venue was extremely excited when they saw the fireworks in the sky.
Allen: That’s great!
Santa: You were able to make the children—no, you were able to make all the people smile.
Santa: You’ve passed your Santa initiations with flying colors!
Kana: Yay! Then you won’t be punished either. You’ll get to stay on as a Santa!
Santa: Yes, of course. Naturally, I wasn’t worried at all.
Reindeer: I didn’t think for a moment that your considerate “hearts” would be found lacking.
Santa: Then we shall take our leave here. You can hold on to that sleigh as an initiation present!
Santa: May you have a grand holy night! Merry Christmas!
Sara: …There they go.
Zephyr: Hey, partner. We came down to earth and we’ve gone on so many journeys, but—now we’ve really become Santas.
Allen: Ever since we came to earth—ever since we met everyone—it’s been so much fun.
Zephyr: Isn’t it a bit too chaotic? Sometimes I just wanna kick back and relax in the hot springs.
Allen: Then let’s do that. It sounds nice. We can all go together.
Zephyr: Oh? Really? There’s a place I’ve got my eye on…
Allen: Yeah. Why not? We’ll have lots of fun.
Zephyr: You sound like Kana.
Allen: Ahaha. Everyone feels the same.
Allen: Always, no matter where we go. We want days like that—adventures like that.
Allen: Let’s have them together. Now and in the future.
Zephyr: Haha. Well, it won’t get boring. Doesn’t sound too bad.
Sara: Ehehe. We came here to enjoy the party, but we ended up doing something unbelievable.
Kana: I think it’s just like always for us! It’s been an amazing day!
Kana: Oh! Let’s call today the anniversary of when we all became Santas!
Sara: Ahaha! You’re right! Then maybe we should celebrate today too.
Zephyr: Honestly, we’re just full of anniversaries.
Allen: Okay, let’s go back to the venue and share a toast with Lippy!
Everyone: Merry Christmas!
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