Original Drama ～Haruka & Rin～

Original Drama ～Haruka & Rin～ is the third track of Vol.4 Haruka Nanase & Rin Matsuoka character song duet CD of the Free! anime. It is an audio drama feauturing Haruka Nanase (CV: Nobunaga Shimazaki ) and Rin Matsuoka  (CV: Mamoru Miyano ). It was released on March 19, 2014.

Translation
Rin ：Hey, Haru. Thanks for lending me the bath first. Haruka ：Sure. Rin ：Huh? …Did Makoto go home already? Haruka ：He said he had to put Ren and Ran to sleep. The extra T-shirts are in there. Pick whichever you want. Rin ：Oh, thanks. [opens the drawer, pulls up a shirt] Yeaaaaah, what the hell is this? Haruka ：It’s the Northern Stoplit Loosy-kun T-shirt. Wearing that to sleep will help you to sleep deeply, as if you were at the bottom of the ocean. Rin ：As usual, you make no sense. [pauses] By the way… that thing you had in the bath… Haruka ：The loofah? Rin No. Haruka ：[thinks] The Essential™ shampoo? Rin ：No! That ornament… you know, the dolphin one. Haruka ：Oh, that. <font color=>Rin ：It’s the one you got from Iwatobi SC, right? I can’t believe you still have that. <font color=>Haruka ：You got one, too. <font color=>Rin ：Y–Yeah… It disappeared somewhere. HARU: I see. <font color=>Rin ：Well, I can’t bring useless stuff like that to Samezuka’s dorms, anyway. <font color=>Haruka ：… [doesn't comment] Is it okay that you don’t go back to your dorm tonight? <font color=>Rin ：Yeah, I got permission to spend the night off-campus. <font color=>Haruka ：I wasn’t expecting you to be sleeping over. <font color=>Rin ：It’s been a long time since I was last in your house. But… [looks around] Not only is that dolphin ornament there, your room is still the same as I remember! [laughs] You really haven’t changed. <font color=>Haruka ：The futon’s over there. Lay it out yourself. <font color=>Rin ：…Are you even listening to me? <font color=>Haruka ：Or do you want to sleep together in the bed again like old times? <font color=>Rin ：LISTEN TO ME! [sighs] Being your double act has made me hungry. This is your fault. <font color=>Haruka ：Don’t blame me. Let’s eat something then. Just so you know, there’s no meat here. <font color=>Rin ：What do you have then? <font color=>Haruka ：Ma– <font color=>Rin ：Besides mackerel. <font color=>Haruka ：…Nothing. <font color=>Rin ：What kind of a house is this? I don’t care, just make something. Makoto mentioned that you’re good at cooking. <font color=>Haruka ：I’m only as good as the average person. All right then, let’s go downstairs.

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<font color=>Rin ：Hey, mackerel miso! Looks good. Time to eat– [bites] IT’S SALTY! What the heck is this? Did you mix up the sugar with salt? <font color=>Haruka ：This is one of the dishes that Makoto failed at making the other day. <font color=>Rin ：Then don’t feed it to me! <font color=>Haruka ：It’s perfect when you eat it with ten bowls of rice. <font color=>Rin ：That’s not good! Feed me something normal!

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<font color=>Rin ：[puts down chopsticks and sighs] That was great! Thanks for the food. Japanese food is nice once in awhile. The next time I come here, I’ll cook you something. <font color=>Haruka ：You can cook? <font color=>Rin ：Yeah, when I was abroad I had to cook for myself. So, I can manage the basics… Hey, you have cookbooks. And… [dryly] They’re all about mackerel. Man, you’ve got a really biased repertoire… Hmm? This is… <font color=>Haruka ：Our elementary school’s graduation album. <font color=>Rin ：Oh, this brings me back… Hey, we wrote essays that were published in here, didn’t we? [flips through the pages] Ah. [snickers] “Water is alive.” <font color=>Haruka ：! <font color=>Rin ：“Once you dive in, it will immediately bare its fangs and attack.” [laughs] <font color=>Haruka ：… <font color=>Rin ：[laughing] What are you trying to sound all contemplative for? <font color=>Haruka ：Hey, don’t read other people’s essays! [grabs the book, turns the page] <font color=>Rin ：Ah! …Hey, Haru! <font color=>Haruka ：“My Shining.” <font color=>Rin ：Eh? <font color=>Haruka ：“Iwatobi Elementary School is irreplaceable to me.” <font color=>Rin ：Gahh! <font color=>Haruka ：“The sparkling windows, the fluttering butterflies weaving their way through the school garden.” <font color=>Rin ：[tries to grab the book] You asshole– <font color=>Haruka ：“All of it dazzles and makes me shining!” <font color=>Rin ：Don’t read it out loud! <font color=>Haruka ：“That is where I also found my other Shining.” <font color=>Rin ：HARU! [still grabbing for the book] HARU! <font color=>Haruka ：“If we are able to fly together, than a sea of light that spreads out endlessly–” <font color=>Rin ：STOP IT, DAMN IT!

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<font color=>Rin ：Oh. Thanks for pulling out the futon. <font color=>Haruka ：You didn’t bring your pillow? <font color=>Rin ：As if I would. <font color=>Haruka ：Will you be able to get to sleep? <font color=>Rin ：Don’t make fun of me. <font color=>Haruka ：Are you leaving early tomorrow morning? <font color=>Rin ：I’ll be waking up at 6 to go for a jog before I go. If I miss even a day’s training, it affects my performance. <font color=>Haruka ：Then I’ll run with you. <font color=>Rin ：[laughs] Okay. Good night then. <font color=>Haruka ：I’m turning off the light. <font color=>Rin ：Mmhm. [Haru turns off the light and walks to his bed] <font color=>Rin ：Hmm? <font color=>Haruka ：What? <font color=>Rin ：…I see a book under your bed. <font color=>Haruka ：That’s…! <font color=>Rin ：[grinning, reaches towards the book] Haru! Even you read stuff like this, huh? <font color=>Haruka ：[blocks him] STOP, THAT’S…! <font color=>Rin ：What, are you embarrassed? <font color=>Haruka ：I’m not embarrassed… <font color=>Rin ：Then what’s the problem? <font color=>Haruka ：… <font color=>Rin ：…All right, I won’t look at it. Relax. [flops back onto the futon] <font color=>Haruka ：… [slowly lies back down in bed] <font color=>Rin ：By the way… you haven’t taken a bath yet, have you… Go take one. <font color=>Haruka ：No. I’ll do it in the morning. [pause] <font color=>Rin ：Have you gone to the bathroom? <font color=>Haruka ：I don’t want to. [pause] <font color=>Rin ：[giggles] What, are you that worried about leaving me alone here? Don’t worry, I absolutely will not look at that book right there underneath your bed. <font color=>Haruka ：… <font color=>Rin ：C’mon, don’t be so embarrassed. All guys have books like that under their beds. <font color=>Haruka ：Really? <font color=>Rin ：Yeah. <font color=>Haruka ：I see… Then, Rin, does that include you? <font color=>Rin ：No comment on that. <font color=>Haruka ：…You dodged the question. <font color=>Rin ：[yawns] I’m gonna sleep now. <font color=>Haruka ：Okay… Good night. [Rin turns over and eventually makes light snoring noises] <font color=>Haruka ：…Rin? Are you asleep? [silence] <font color=>Haruka ：I’ll go take a bath. [Haru quietly walks out of the room] <font color=>Rin ：[quietly giggles] You fell for it, Haru. Now, while I still can– <font color=>Haruka ：HEY. <font color=>Rin ：Wah?! I thought you were taking a bath! <font color=>Haruka ：I forgot my underwear. <font color=>Rin ：Don’t forget your underwear! <font color=>Haruka ：Why have you got your hand shoved underneath my bed? <font color=>Rin ：I’m helping you look for your underwear. <font color=>Haruka ：You’re not fooling anyone. Don’t touch that book. <font color=>Rin ：[pulls out the book] Yeah, right. <font color=>Haruka ：Give that back! <font color=>Rin ：Nope! <font color=>Haruka ：Give that back! <font color=>Rin ：Haru, what are you getting all upset for? That only makes me want to see it more! I’m definitely gonna have a look! <font color=>Haruka ：Rin! Cut it out! <font color=>Rin ：[walking across the room] It’s so dark here, I can’t see anything! Gotta turn on the light! <font color=>Haruka ：S–Stop! [Rin turns on the light] <font color=>Haruka ：!!! <font color=>Rin ：…Haru… you… <font color=>Haruka ：… <font color=>Rin ：“Monthly Issue of Japan’s Famous Mineral Springs and Me”… <font color=>Haruka ：… <font color=>Rin ：And it comes with a free DVD enclosed… <font color=>Haruka ：I’m not lending it to you. <font color=>Rin ：I don’t want it. [laughs, then sighs] This just got really stupid all of a sudden. I’m going to bed. <font color=>Haruka ：Then… I’ll go take a bath. Just to be clear, that book is really rare. You can’t find it anywhere anymore. If you insist that much on looking at it though, I can be convinced to– <font color=>Rin ：JUST GO ALREADY.

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[''Haru quietly enters his bedroom. RIN is sleeping''] <font color=>Haruka ：[smiles] Good night, Rin.

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<font color=>Haruka ：Want to run along the coast? <font color=>Rin ：Sure. [pause] <font color=>Rin ：Hey, Haru. <font color=>Haruka ：Hm? <font color=>Rin ：Well… Thing is, I remembered. [awkwardly] Gou put it up for display in our front hall. The dolphin ornament. <font color=>Haruka ：! <font color=>Rin ：I’m going ahead! [runs off] <font color=>Haruka ：…Haha.

Translator's Notes
“Ookuchin-hosoe-son” (オオクチンホソエソン, translated here “Northern Stoplit Loosy”) is a parody of the name of the real “Ookuchi-hoshie-so” (オオクチホシエソ, Northern Stoplight Loosejaw), altared to make it sound more cutesy. It’s referring to a character in the game that Haruka mentions in the first FrFr!