Haruka no Tanjoubi

 (遙の誕生日) is the third track of the drama cd Iwatobi High School Swim Club's Activity Log 2. It was released on September 25, 2013.

Translation
Makoto ：“Haruka’s Birthday.”

Makoto ：It’s taking shape! Nagisa ：A giant birthday cake made from sand! Rei ：But I never dreamed our last day of training camp today would be Haruka-senpai’s birthday! If I’d known earlier, I would have prepared a present… Makoto ：No, since it’s a training camp for the swim club, we should save those kinds of celebrations for after we’ve arrived back home– Wah! Nagisa ：It fell apart! We have to start over again! Rei ：Maybe it will form shape better if we add in more water. Nagisa ：I bet Haru-chan will be really surprised since he won’t expect us to make this. Makoto ：Gou-chan and Ama-chan-sensei are keeping Haru in their room at the inn. We have to finish this before the sun sets– Gou ：[runs up] Bad news! I have bad news! Makoto ：Wait… Gou-chan?! Nagisa ：What’s wrong? Gou ：Well… Haruka-senpai said he was going to go swim in the ocean since there was still time left before dinner and… Makoto ：He’s heading this way?! Rei ：That’s bad! If we don’t do something, he’ll see our surprise! Gou ：Ama-chan-sensei is doing all she can to hold him back right now, but there’s no telling how long that will last… <font color=>Nagisa ：Okay then! Just leave it to me! I’ll be right back! [runs off] <font color=>Makoto ：We’re counting on you, Nagisa!

<font color=>Amakata ：I know! Nanase-kun, have you heard of this famous saying? The one that the old man said after he was asked to choose between a big basket and a small basket? “Can I decide after I’ve taken a look inside?” <font color=>Haruka ：… <font color=>Amakata ：Ehe. <font color=>Haruka ：Can I go swim now? <font color=>Nagisa ：[slams open the door] Haru-chan! <font color=>Amakata ：Hazuki-kun… <font color=>Haruka ：What’s the matter, Nagisa? <font color=>Nagisa ：Well, Haru-chan, I just found some really amazing info! Would you believe it, this island has its own mascot! <font color=>Haruka ：What?! <font color=>Nagisa ：Take a look at this pamphlet! It’s Shimashima-chan, who loves water and is modeled after Mizushima, Ooshima, and Sukishima! Her background story is also amazing! Read this!

<font color=>Gou ：I hope Nagisa-kun’s idea worked… <font color=>Makoto ：In any case, we’ve got to finish this while we still have time… <font color=>Rei ：Okay… with this, I have completed the base. Now all we need left is the decoration part. What decorations should we use? <font color=>Makoto ：The one thing that would please Haru most is… <font color=>Gou ：Mackerel? <font color=>Rei ：No, I don’t think that will work… <font color=>Makoto ：That’s right! It’s difficult to demonstrate the mackerel’s delicate line and its material feel. It has to look distinct from the sea perch and the tuna, and that’s hard to do with amateur hands. <font color=>Rei ：That’s what you’re concerned about?! <font color=>Gou ：Also, even if we did succeed in making it look like a mackerel, he won’t be able to tell whether it’s a mackerel on a cake or just a mackerel on a huge thick platter. <font color=>Rei ：That’s your concern?! I don’t mean that, I mean that it’s weird having a cake with mackerel on it! [A wave comes crashing in] <font color=>Rei ：It fell apart again… <font color=>Gou ：Just when we had it ready… <font color=>Makoto ：The high tide is rising. We should have made it a little further away from the waves! <font color=>Rei ：Let’s make it one more time then! This time, in a place a little further away from the waves! <font color=>Makoto ：Yeah. We’re running out of time. Let’s hurry! <font color=>Nagisa ：[runs up] Bad news! Bad news! <font color=>Makoto ：What’s wrong, Nagisa? <font color=>Rei ：Did your plan to divert his attention with a mascot character not work? <font color=>Nagisa ：Actually, Haru-chan got really interested in it… but then he found out there’s an event for it and… Look, over there! <font color=>Shimashima-chan ：Shimashi~ Shimashi~ Shimashima-chan! <font color=>Gou ：Shimashima-chan is dancing! <font color=>Nagisa ：Haru-chan said he wanted to go see her! What do I do?! <font color=>Rei ：Once Haruka-senpai steps onto the beach, he’ll see our sand cake! <font color=>Makoto ：This is bad! What do we do?! <font color=>Rei ：I know! I’ll do something! <font color=>Nagisa ：Oohh, Rei-chan! <font color=>Makoto ：We’re counting on you, Rei!

<font color=>Amakata ：Oh, I know! Nanase-kun! Have you heard of this famous saying? What did the woodcutter say after the spirit of the spring asked him if he’d dropped a gold axe, a silver axe, or an iron axe? “Can I decide after I’ve checked out the market price for the gold axe?” <font color=>Haruka ：… <font color=>Amakata ：Ehe. <font color=>Haruka ：Can I go see Shimashima-chan now? <font color=>Rei ：[slams open the door and runs in] Haruka-senpai! <font color=>Amakata ：Ryuugazaki-kun! <font color=>Haruka ：What’s the matter, Rei? <font color=>Rei ：There’s something I need you to check for me in the bath! <font color=>Haruka ：The bath? <font color=>Rei ：Yes! Haruka-senpai, you’re knowledgeable when it comes to water, right? Could you check out the water quality for me? For instance… um… tell me how the components of hot spring minerals feel… like a water sommelier! <font color=>Haruka ：Water… sommelier… Okay.

<font color=>Nagisa ：I hope Rei-chan’s plan worked… <font color=>Makoto ：Okay! How’s that? I managed to build up the base again. <font color=>Gou ：What should we do for decorations? No mackerel, right? <font color=>Nagisa ：I liked having the house covered with snow on my decoration cakes. <font color=>Gou ：That’s a Christmas cake! [sighs] Oh, but I liked those too. My brother and I would often split it into halfsies. <font color=>Makoto ：Well, since it’s a birthday cake, we should go with the usual strawberries and whipped cream, I guess? Also, it might be a good idea to have a plate that says “Happy Birthday.” <font color=>Nagisa ：What about candles? <font color=>Makoto ：It’s difficult to demonstrate lit candles with sand… <font color=>Gou ：Then how about we use real candles? <font color=>Makoto ：This sand cake has a diameter of over 1 meter wide. The sizes won’t match. <font color=>Nagisa ：Then… how about we use fireworks instead of candles? <font color=>Makoto ：That’s it, Nagisa! <font color=>Gou ：If we light them up all at once, it will look really pretty! I’ll go buy them! <font color=>Nagisa ：Thanks, Gou-chan! <font color=>Rei ：[runs up] Bad news, everyone! <font color=>Makoto ：What’s wrong, Rei? <font color=>Nagisa ：Did you not manage to entice him with the water from the bath? <font color=>Rei ：No, it worked but… He went into the water and made a verdict on the water quality almost immediately. Now he’s saying that he wants to go souvenir shopping! Since he couldn’t get to meet Shimashima-chan, he wants to at least buy her strap! <font color=>Nagisa ：Ehhh?! The souvenir shop is the one I see right over there, isn’t it? He’ll spot us right away! We’re so close! <font color=>Makoto ：Okay. I’ll go. <font color=>Nagisa ：Mako-chan! <font color=>Makoto ：The only one who can stop Haru right now is me. [runs off] <font color=>Rei ：We’re counting on you, Makoto-senpai!

<font color=>Amakata ：Ahhhh, just a minute, Nanase-kun! How about this famous saying? This is what a young priest said when he was told to cross a bridge with a sign that said “You must not cross this bridge”… <font color=>Haruka ：Can I go buy a strap? <font color=>Makoto ：[slams open the door] Haru! <font color=>Amakata ：Tachibana-kun! <font color=>Haruka ：Makoto? <font color=>Makoto ：About that girl… <font color=>Haruka ：…What? <font color=>Makoto ：I… I don’t think she’s right for you. <font color=>Haruka ：Why do you think that? <font color=>Makoto ：Because she… she just doesn’t suit you! <font color=>Haruka ：That’s for me to decide! <font color=>Makoto ：But… mmghh…! <font color=>Amakata ：(What? What are they talking about? They’re in such harmonization that I can’t follow…) <font color=>Makoto ：I… I think for you, Haru… Mizushimashima-chan is way better! <font color=>Amakata ：You’re talking about the mascots?!

<font color=>Nagisa ：All right! It’s done! <font color=>Rei ：For the finishing touches, let’s write “Happy Birthday” on this driftwood and put it up! <font color=>Nagisa ：Looking good, looking good! <font color=>Gou ：I bought seventeen fireworks! <font color=>Nagisa ：Welcome back, Gou-chan! <font color=>Rei ：We just finished here, too! <font color=>Gou ：Wow! It’s so big! <font color=>Rei ：We all worked hard on this together! <font color=>Gou ：But I wonder how Haruka-senpai will react to a surprise. I just can’t imagine it. <font color=>Nagisa ：Haru-chan gets embarrassed easily. But I think anyone would be happy about a surprise. <font color=>Rei ：Let’s send Makoto-senpai a text message saying that we’re ready.

<font color=>Amakata ：The sun has set a long time ago. <font color=>Makoto ：It’s pitch-black! <font color=>Haruka ：Where are Nagisa and the others? [Crackers popping] <font color=>Haruka ：! <font color=>Gou /<font color=>Nagisa /<font color=>Rei ：Haruka-senpai! Happy birthday! <font color=>Haruka ：A birthday cake made out of sand… Did you all make this? <font color=>Rei ：Yes, although it’s inedible… <font color=>Nagisa ：We set seventeen fireworks to replace the candles. <font color=>Makoto ： Congratulations, Haru! <font color=>Haruka ：I–It’s just a birthday… <font color=>Makoto ：Yeah, well, we wanted to celebrate it. <font color=>Nagisa ：That’s right! A celebration shared by all of us! <font color=>Gou ：My brother isn’t here, but I’m sure he’d give you his best wishes too. <font color=>Rei ：Since we don’t have a present ready, we only have our feelings to offer to you… <font color=>Amakata ：Here’s a famous saying. “People everywhere have the heart of a 17-year-old.” <font color=>Nagisa ：Who said that? <font color=>Rei ：I don’t get it. <font color=>Amakata ：Now, now. You’ll understand once you become adults. <font color=>Gou ：What’s up with that?

<font color=>Haruka ：Thank you.