Speaki's Story

Hmm, hmm. Lalala.

Good day, Master!

Ah, you noticed! What do you think? Pretty, huh?

Exactly!

Ner!

Nope. Pretty things can always imitate pretty things!

Huh? What's wrong, Master?

A... arrengy?

Ohrange?

Hmm... I don't get you sometimes, Master.

It's alright, it's okay. It happens.

Hmm? You're a dum-dum, Master.

Listen here, Master.

Yggdrasil's priestess robes are pretty, but I steal identities in an even prettier way!

That's my method of stealing!

I am pretty and I wear pretty clothes. That makes me even prettier.

However, it's impossible to match my beauty with just any beauty!

So that's why I wear prettier clothes! Do you get it now?

Oh, hi, Master!

Huh?

I am currently a spriiite!

Huh? I am a spriiite named Speaki! Dum-dum...

Sorry? Arrengy?

Eh? Umm... Since I am a sprite, I like sweet stuff!

That's correeect. I am Speaki the Sprite, so I love sweet stuff.

I... g-guess?

I... g-guess?

I... g-guess?

I g-guess... so...?

S-Sorry?

Ah... Ye...no...

Um... Er... I am a s-sprite. Yeah. The likes of pumpkins do not in...terest me.

C'mon, Speaki, please! I'm begging you!

No can do!

Argh, whyyyy?!

Yes, so it seems. But... is that not Her Majesty's voice?

Ah, Master? Urgh... and Ner... Hello.

Well, you see... Erpin keeps begging me to do something for her that's outside of my comfort zone.

But you're so great at imitating others!

Why do you refuse to imitate me?

Why are you asking her to do that? Isn't it generally disliked by everyone...?

She's been pestering me since this mooorning.

Argh, why am I the only one you won't do?!

Because it's troublesome!

Now I can't back down! Do it for me!

Let go!

Ah, do iiiiiiiiiiiiiiit!

Since I'm the only one she refuses to do, my pride is strangely wounded.

Exactly! I don't think that's Erpin's real reason!

Why don't you start telling the truth?!

I'm telling you, it's my pride! I told you the truth, now do it for me!

Argh, why won't you do it?!

To imitate you, I need to get a mountain of cake and eat it all.

What about it?

That's what's difficult.

You just need to eat baked goods and cake... What's so hard about that?

You can do anything if you put your heart into it. Just once! Pleeeeease?

But if I become you, then you cease to be queen, riiight?

Could it be... that you don't want to be queen anymore? You just want to spend your days looking after pumpkins?

That's what YOU want to do. I just want to spend my days eating baked g—... Whoops.

I'm scared of Ner, too...

Your Majesty...?

Ugh... Argh. I hate all of you!

Did I do well, Ner?

Of course. You did wonderfully.

Huh?

Why are you suddenly asking that?

Well...

Hmm, I think I rarely get angry. Although I have seen others get angry many times.

Then I just steal the identity of someone happy!

Ah!

Now that you mention it... I did once, yes.

Are you a fool, Master? Did you forget what you just said?

Amnesia, maybe...?

Hmmm? Why are you blaming us for your lack of wisdom?

Hmmm? What fiddle? I don't see any fiddle around here.

Hmmm? Why are you blaming me for not being able to follow the conversation?

Hmmm? Are you going to the Weekend Farm, Master?

Then why did you scare me like that?!

Anyway, the reason I was angry was...

It was one hot summer night...

A bunch of werebeasts sneaked into the pumpkin farm.

Just like before, they dared to come and steal my pumpkins!

What were they called? Pumpkin Rebels...?

Speaki doesn't know about all that!

Speaki decided to steal the identity of the pumpkins. And then...!

TRICK OR TREAT!

Surprised by Speaki's perfect disguise, the werebeasts ran away!

I was really angry that day, but I quickly calmed down after kicking them out!

Thanks for the compliment!

I like cinnamon candies better, though.

Close your mouth, Master. The candy might fall.

What do you mean?

Yup, I like pumpkins. I like them so much!

Speaki loves cinnamon candies! They're the best!

Yup. I really like pumpkins!

Umm, Speaki doesn't like pumpkin candies!

Why...? Because cinnamon is the best flavor for candy, of course.

No? I grow them because I like to look at them.

Huh? Pumpkins aren't for eating, they're for looking at.

I like pumpkins, but what does that have to do with eating them?

Why should I eat them? Simply looking at them brings me joy.

I told you they were for looking at, didn't I?

Ah, that's true... I guess. But they usually grow well because Speaki takes good care of them!

You worry about all sorts of trivial stuff, don't you?

Do you wanna go to the Weekend Farm, Master?

Hmm... So that's what you were curious about.

The pumpkins all go to the Weekend Farm on their own once they're fully grown! They don't need curiosity to send them!

What's up, Speaki?

Oh, Master. You're here too.

I'm here to ask Speaki for a dream... are you busy right now?

Oh, no. It's fine!

Then can I ask for a dream?

Hmm... Which one would be fun? Let me think for a moment.

Huh? What is it?

Hmm... to answer seriously, no, we don't.

Ah, about that...

You know Speaki steals the identities of others, right?

Sometimes, when Speaki gets too immersed in a role, she can fall asleep.

Huh? We phantoms don't sleep.

Hmm... We usually don't sleep, yes. But... we're talking about Speaki here.

Yeah. You know how when Speaki gets too immersed in a role, she almost becomes identical to that role, right?

In other words, if she is too immersed in a role of another race that sleeps... she can sleep, right?

I've decided!

Ohh, finally!

*Yawn* Werebeasts need to sleep, so I need to sleep, too... So sleepy...

Ohh...? Oho?

Huh? Ah, wait a moment. Let me tell you after waking up Speaki first.

Hey, Speaki. Wake up. I finished watching it.

Zzz... Zzzz...

Umm... Speaki? Wake up.

Hmm... I don't think she's going to wake up.

No... She's just in hibernation, so I think it's fine.

Yup. She stole the identity of a bear this time. She's now dreaming about hibernating.

Hmm... I don't wanna wake her up when she's sleeping so peacefully. Oh well, I'm sure she'll wake up eventually. Let's go, Master.

Other phantoms asked the same. She's still asleep.