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Kohaku

Kohaku: Rinne-han, happy birthday.

Rinne: Kyahaha! You came to celebrate my birthday, huh.

Aren’t you an obedient kid, Kohaku-chan ♪

Kohaku: Don’t call me ‘chan’. You speakin’ like that really gets on my nerves.

Besides, it ain't that much trouble. Since yer our leader, it’s not like I can just not celebrate it, right?

Rinne: Well whatever your reasons, since you came, there’s no harm in havin’ fun ♪

HiMERU

HiMERU: ―happy birthday.

HiMERU came to celebrate Amagi’s birthday.

Rinne: Thankyou, HiMERU. Havin’ you come and celebrate it sure turns the mood euphoric, doesn’t it? Kyahaha!

HiMERU: HiMERU doesn’t understand why you’re laughing at your own words but―

Rinne’s good spirit is understandable. It’s because a party’s being held for you.

Rinne: C’mon, you oughta join in the racket! The idiot who’s dancin’ and the idiot who’s watchin’, well since they’re both idiots, there’s no harm in dancin’...... ♪

Niki

Niki: Rinne-kun, happy birthday~ ☆

I brought more food. I want you to eat as much as you want.

Rinne: Oh, if it ain’t Niki! You're still workin' for me at the party. You're really a servant huh.

Put the food down followed by your wallet, since I’m gonna eat, y’know ♪

Niki: Why's that the case! I’m not handing my wallet over to you!?

Rinne: What’s with that attitude comin’ from my celebration partner? You wanna celebrate me dontcha, Niki ♪

Shu

Shu: Amagi, it would appear that today is your birthday?

Rinne: Shu-kun, I’m so happy you decided to come and celebrate my birthday!

Shu: Non, I was merely passing through by chance. I didn’t know it was your birthday until just then.

However, it would be nonsense to just go home without doing anything after having come all the way here.

I should probably say some congratulatory words then. …...Happy birthday, Amagi.

Rinne: It was probably fate that you were just passin’ through then eh? Since you’re here, let’s go have fun…… ♪

Yuta

Yuta: Amagi-san, happy birthday.

Rinne: Thankyou, Yuta-kun. C’mere. How bout you gamble with me?

Yuta: Eeh, you’re still gambling even at your own birthday party?

Rinne: Of course. Life’s a gamble, how borin’ it’d be if it were bland ♪

How should we play…… since you’re just startin’, how ‘bout dice? Even or odd, if you get it, you win.

Yuta: Alright, I’ll do it. Since I’m playing, I’m going to try to win ♪

Mini Talks

1

Rinne: Hmm? Who is it? The guy who’s pokin’ my back……

Oh, it’s ‘Producer’ onee~san. What’s up, you wanna play some bets with me?

Niice, I’ll play with you. But there’s no problem if I take it all, right? Kyahaha ☆

There’s a birthday today.

Rinne: You remembered. As expected of ‘Producer’.

On a birthday, even the gamblin’ god’s probably in a good mood. Days like today are reserved for gamblin’ from mornin’ till night ♪

There’s a birthday party so I can’t do that? Alright, I get it, so you can stop pullin’ on me already!
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Rinne: It’s onee~san’s birthday huh, happy birthday!

…...hmm, it’s not onee~san’s, but mine?

My bad my bad ♪ Well, whoever’s it is, doesn’t change the fact that we’re celebratin’!

Did you forget your promise?

Rinne: No, I remember. Yep yep, I remember it rea~lly well.

…...but what was it again? I remembered up until earlier, and then I forgot ☆

Ah, my birthday party huh. That’s why there’s all these decorations around ♪
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Rinne: Of course I remember. Today’s my birthday party, isn’t it.

…...I’m at the wrong meetin’ place? Oops, that’s a bit rude of me ☆

Well, we ended up meetin’ at the venue though. Forgive me, won’t you, onee~san ♪

2

Rinne: Onee~san, won’t you go a round with me?

Whaat, the rules are simple. Out of these two cakes, you pick the one with spices in it, you lose.

See, easy innit ♪ So so, which one’ll it be?

Well then……

Rinne: Then this one’s mine. Let’s ea~t.

S-spicy!? W-water…… (cough cough)

Fuaah~ that was spicy. Seems like this match goes to onee~san.
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Rinne: …...Bingo! Seems onee~san pulled a blank¹, huh?

It’s just ‘cause the goddess of gamblin’s smilin’ on me. Love you, Miss Goddess ♪

Here, have some water. There’s more where that came from, so drink as much as y’like.

I won’t gamble.

Rinne: Tsk. How borin’.

Well, whatever. If onee~san won’t take me on, guess I’ll just call that bastard Niki instead.

See ya, onee~san ♪
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Rinne: What a stiff, uptight person.

Then again, if you weren’t so tough, then you wouldn’t be fit to be my ‘Producer’~

If you think like that, then me ‘n onee~san have pretty good chemistry, right? Kyahaha ☆

3

Rinne: Could it be that the day where I celebrate my birthday’s come round, I wonder.

I’ve gotten used to the “please pay me back”s but I haven’t been told “congratulations” like this?

You never know what’s gonna happen in life huh?

It’s like gambling.

Rinne: Oh. Did onee~san awaken to how fun gamblin’ is?

Niice, I’ll properly teach you everythin’ about ‘the fundamentals’ of gamblin’.

…...whaat, that’s not it. That’s disappointin’.
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Rinne: That’s right. Life’s exactly like gamblin’.

Though it might be stable, any little thing and it’ll start shakin’ like a leaf.

That’s why it’s interestin’..... ♪

Let’s celebrate it again next year.

Rinne: Gyahaha, so in other words, I can expect somethin’ next year too? Niice, things are gettin’ interestin’ ♪

Ah, you don’t have to tell me what’s gonna be done though? Please, surprise me.

Not knowin’ which way it’ll fall, that’s life!
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Rinne: For next year’s birthday party, how ‘bout we go open a casino overseas?

Eh, that’s impossible? I think if it’s you, that much can be done.

Because you work hard, y’know. Have a think about it, capable ‘Producer’ ♪

Notes:
¹A non-winning lottery ticket