An End to Summer Dreams

 is an event in SINoALICE.

This is the story of one unforgettable summer.

“I want to go home.”

The meeting of a lost clam and two princesses.

“Do you think it’s safe to eat?”

“It should be...as long as it’s fresh.”

“I-I’m not a bad clam!”

Parrah:

This time, we’re gathering clams!

Noya:

How sudden! What are you thinking?

Parrah:

If we speak, it’ll just take longer…

The producer wants us to wear swimsuits.

To get around having that happen,

the planner tried to find a nice spring event…

But was rejected. The end.

Noya:

You really explained that well!

Parrah:

Hm? Seems as though someone was manipulating my mouth.

Noya:

Anyway, I understand the situation.

Following the unnaturalness of a swimsuit collaboration…

It’s going to be a clam digging event, right?

Parrah:

Can you see it? The developer shedding bitter tears from the heart.

What an unreasonable demand. However, we can’t go against it.

Because the creator is a company employee too!!

Noya:

Is there someone inside you today, Parrah?

Parrah:

There’s no such person!

Noya:

Yeah, if word gets out about a lot of things, we’ll be in trouble…

Let’s hurry up and start.

Parrah:

There’s no one inside me!!! '''

Verse 1
“We want to eat clams,”

said the two puppets.

Sleeping beauty, now forced into a swimsuit, was perplexed.

Next to her was the Little Mermaid sadly playing with a bucket and spade.

“I don’t really get it,” she said.

“I was asleep until now.”

“My watery friends…” the mermaid said.

“Poor little things...”

“Whatever…

I’ve heard that clams will help you sleep if cooked in miso soup.”

The mermaid somberly replied.

“Poor me...”

Then the two walked along the beach silent in their own thoughts.

Parrah:

Clam nightmares make my mouth water.

Noya:

Shall we eat it with soup? Or steam them with sweet wine? The possibilities are endless!

Sleeping Beauty:

Do you think it’s safe to eat?

Little Mermaid:

They should be fine, as long as they’re fresh...Maybe.

After defeating the enemy, a small shadow hesitantly emerged.

“I’m not a bad clam.”

The young clam’s eyes were filled with tears.

“Oh, there’s one left!”

“Catch it and eat it!”

The clam cried and shuddered at the ruthless cry of the puppets.

It was a pathetic sight to the girls.

“Something this small isn’t going to be delicious.”

“Indeed...It’s so…

pitiful...”

The two princesses exchanged looks. From there it was decided

they would protect this clam.

Verse 1 Alternate
Clam nightmares are very delicious.

I wonder how many Sleeping Beauty

and the Little Mermaid can catch?

“I want to go home!”

As I sat there trembling in the shadows all alone,

two girls appeared before me, one cute the other pretty.

I thought they must be princesses.

Verse 2
“You’re right. It’s a bit too small to make a good meal.”

“In that case…”

Parrah and Noya whispered in the two princesses’ ears as they discussed what to do with the clam.

“That’s…”

“If you don’t heed our desires, then you will forever have to dig for clams.”

“What an awful story.”

“Yeah, but you love awful stories.”

Sleeping Beauty and the Little Mermaid sighed and spoke to the young clam.

“Shall we look for your mommy together?”

Clam:

Wow, Sissy! You’re Strong!

Sleeping Beauty:

Um...Sissy?

Clam:

You were really good too, Mama!

Little Mermaid:

Mama? I don’t look that old, do I?

The little clam was very fond of the two princesses who had saved her.

“Just say if you’re tired! I’ll find you an amazing place to sleep!”

“Mama, you must be tired.

Can I help you?”

The clam was naive and so happily followed after the two girls.

Both Sleeping Beauty and Little Mermaid smiled bitterly.

“This must be like to having a little brother.”

“A mother, a brother a sister…

We’re like a family.”

“Family…”

But Sleeping Beauty was worried.

She recalled what the puppets had said.

Verse 2 Alternate
We should use this young clam

as bait to lure out the rest of them.

“A clam party!”

These two are very difficult but I like it that way.

They were my mom and sister.

Together we were

like a family! I loved them

so much.

Verse 3
“That clam is on its own.”

“Its group must be close by.”

“Let’s pretend like we’re helping it get home…

and then net them all!”

“Time for a clam bake!”

The princess frowned at the dolls’ excitement.

As if they had noticed…

Parrah and Noya whisper some more.

“If you do as we say, we’ll give you twilight crystals!”

“If you don’t, you’ll be stuck here.”

“How terrible.”

The little clam had no inkling of what was going on.

Sleeping Beauty sighed.

Clam:

I want to go home to my family.

I can’t wait to introduce you to everyone!

They’ll be so impressed with how tough and nice you are!

Sleeping Beauty:

...Mm. That would be nice.

Little Mermaid:

I almost want to cry.

Sleeping Beauty and the Little Mermaid walked the beach looking for more clams.

“This must be the place.

I was carried by a big wave here.”

THe clam danced around the girls happily without any sign of anxiety.

(If we return her to her family,

she will be caught and gobbled up by Parrah and Noya.)

(But if we don’t, we’ll have to dig for clams forever…)

Sleeping Beauty and the Little Mermaid were wracked by a feeling of guilt they’d never felt before.

Verse 3 Alternate
When Sissy muttered “twilight crystals..."

she looked sad. Mama said

"It's nothing,"

but something felt wrong.

My new mama and sis

gave me uneasy smiles when I said I wanted to get back to my family.

Do they not want me to go home?

Verse 4
We had nothing to call the little clam by and so,

we gave her a name.

“Lammy is a nice name for a clam.”

“Lammy! I love it!”

The name wasn’t particularly well thought out.

But Lammy gushed saltwater with delight.

“Mama! Starting today, I’m Lammy.

The girls gave me a name.”

“Yes, it’s a great name.”

The Little Mermaid gave a mournful look behind a forced smile.

Her eyes said it all.

She was tormented by conflicting feelings.

Freshwater Clam:

Hahaha! Amateur!

You’re kidding yourself if you think I'm just a regular ol’ clam!

Listen and be amazed! For I am...a freshwater clam!

“Basket clams are slippery,

but Manila clams are rough!

Basket clams are also darker, rounder and smaller!”

“Thank you for explaining to us, Lammy…”

“Soup made with basket clams is good for hangovers apparently.”

“You know so much, Mama!”

“Sometimes I have to drown my sorrows with a drink.”

“I understand, but are you the right age for that?

How old are you, Little Mermaid?”

“Well...this is the Library…”

The two princesses and the clam enjoyed the company of one another as they searched for the next group.

Verse 4 Alternate
Sleeping Beauty and the Little Mermaid

shouldn't have named a clam

they were going to eat.

And they called it Lammy!

Mama and Sissy don’t know

how to distinguish shellfish.

I better pull my socks up!

Verse 5
Clams have various patterns.

They differ depending on whether

the clam lives in the desert, the swamp,

the shallows or the sea..

Verse 6
The lifespan of a clam is around eight year.

We become an adult in one.

I’m much smaller than those around me,

so maybe it’ll take longer for me to grow up, too.

Verse 7
The young clam did what she could.

Lammy looked so cute telling us about the ecology of clams.

It was all so sad.

“Hey! Hey! My recommendation is Fukagawa-style soup.

Boiled in a miso stock,

it’s delicious with rice!”

The clam shared her special recipe.

Listening to Lammy’s enthusiasm made it more difficult not to shed a tear.

Surf Clam:

Heheh...Bet you thought I was a littleneck clam, didn’t you?

Well, too bad! I’m a surf clam!

“Molluscan Autolamellibranchiata Heteroconchia Venerida, Mactridae Surf clam…”

Realizing how different she was from her friends,

Lammy siphoned water in disappointment.

“And which are you, Lammy?”

“I’m a Autolamellibranchiata Heteroconchia Mactri…

Mactridae!”

“A curse…?”

“...Hmm…”

“Wah! Are you okay?”

Lammy’s explanation must have made Sleeping Beauty drowsy,

for now she was gently snoring asleep while still on her feet.

“Not so reliable is she…”

said Little Mermaid and grinned.

Verse 7 Alternate
There are lots of ways to cook clams!

And all of them are delicious!

So please don’t mix clams

up with other shellfish.

Surf clam is Autolamellibranchiata Heteroconchia

Venerida, Mactridae.

Clams are Autolamellibranchiata Heteroconchia

Mactridae!

Verse 8
“Shall I take that thing off our hands?”

While looking for Lammy’s friends, a horrible nightmare attacked.

“Do you mean Lammy?”

“Giving it a name seems a bit stupid.

This is food.”

“Mama...Sissy....”

Lammy began to shake.

I have to protect her, thought Sleeping Beauty. And then…

“Get behind me, Lammy!” she hastened.

Orc:

Spaghetti alle vongole!

Sauteed clams are good, too…

“Clam nightmares are particularly delicious!”

“Nightmares are in demand.”

Parrah and Noya’s words were heartless. Lammy’s tiny body shook in fear.

“It’s okay. Mama will look after you.

And Sissy is here too.”

The mermaid looked over to her friend.

The princess rubbed her sleepy eyes and nodded her head vigorously.

“We’re still going to eat her, you know,”

said the puppets. And at that moment, the mermaid popped some sandy seaweed into their mouths...

Verse 8 Alternate
An orc came after me.

But Sissy protected me.

She faced that orc

with courage!

We’re delicious so

everyone is after us.

But with Mom and Sis here,

everything will be okay.

Verse 9
People really are after us…

Even other shellfish…

They dig holes in us to prize out our insides!

It’s super scary!

Verse 10
“Found you...”

A deep voice said,

as if crawling on the ground.

“A clam…

How delectable...”

With a cut scream…

Lammy’s shell closed up.

“Lammy? What is it?”

“It’s him!” she cried.

“Him?! What do you mean?”

“He drills holes in our shells and eats our insides!

Our natural enemy…

the sea snail!”

From the sandy bed

a sea snail appeared,

as if in response to Lammy’s scream.

Lammy:

Thank you, Mama! And Sissy!

Sea Snail:

Don’t think you’ve left the deep end just by defeating me.

I have many friends, and they’re all hungry for that one over there.

Sleeping Beauty:

Let them come. They’ll have to get through me first.

Little Mermaid:

Sleeping Beauty…

“My friends are over there!”

Lammy’s keen eyes spotted her friends and like a happy child on her birthday,

she raced over to them.

“That predator must have been after this group of clams.”

“It’s a good thing we beat them. But…”

As they watched Lammy’s family reunion,

the two princesses were overcome with very complicated feelings.

“You sure found a lot of them,”

the puppet cackled.

It was then that the two were forced with a choice.

Parrah:

Oh, I’m so hungry!

Noya:

Some nice broth and clam chowder!

Parrah:

Steamed food is lovely!

Noya:

Well, what will you do?

Parrah:

Yeah, what are you gonna do?

Noya:

If you obediently hand over the clams…

We’ll present you with twilight crystals!

Parrah:

If you protect the clams…

You’ll all be digging for clams forever!

Noya:

Now then, please decide.

Parrah:

For example, no matter what you choose…

Noya:

It’s your choice.

>Choose Twilight Crystals

“I’m sorry...We don’t have a choice.”

Lammy turned and watched her friends boiling before her.

Then she shook her head.

“Don’t worry!

I’m grateful to you both…

...You helped me.”

“Lammy…”

“Um...I…”

“I’m glad to have met you.

It was a lot of fun!”

Overcome by the scalding heat, her shell cracked open and then young and innocent clam before them

ascended to heaven.

>I want twilight crystals and I want surf clams!

“But please, spare Lammy…!”

The princess’ request was heard by the fickle puppets.

One life spared amongst the rest.

Lammy stared at all her companions steaming before her.

“Thank you for saving me.

But I cannot be with you any longer.”

Her voice was emotionless as she said her final words to the two princesses.

“Goodbye…”

Lammy didn’t look back as she returned to the sea.

“We sacrificed her friends so she can live…

That’s…

pitiful...”

The waves drowned out the Little Mermaid’s soliloquy.

Parrah:

Getting beat three times gets boring.

Noya:

I don’t really care what happens now.

Parrah:

With that…

Noya:

No clamming digging for eternity and no crystal!

Parrah:

Do whatever you want!

>'''I don’t need twilight crystals. I want to be with Lammy!'''

Parrah:

Was that your wish we heard?

Sleeping Beauty:

We don’t need any crystals! We want to help Lammy!

Parrah:

Have it your way. I got tired of eating ‘em, anyway.

Little Mermaid:

Thank goodness…but now … we’ll have to dig for clams forever...

Noya:

Not so fast.

Parrah:

We need you to get on with your own stories.

Lammy:

Mama! Sissy! This will cheer you up!

Sleeping Beauty:

Thank you, Lammy!

End

Verse 10 Alternate
So they sacrificed their precious clams for crystals.

Human desire is a truly a terrifying thing.

“Sacrificing one to save another.”

“Is that something to be grateful for?”

“Or should you feel guilt?”

“And could you keep living knowing it?”

It’s our natural enemy the sea snail!

Mama and Sissy covered me as I quivered in fear.

Then they went to battle.

Thanks to Mama and Sissy,

I was able to find my friends and family.

But then, some strange dolls appeared...

Epilogue
Parrah:

...I tried making it just as you wanted, but…

Noya:

Will this story go over well?

Parrah:

...As long as the image is good.

Noya:

And the characters’ abilities. That’s also important.

Parrah:

Yes! that’s what’s important!

Noya:

Here, let’s have at least one strong character! Related Pages