ItalianoGACKT Official Blog update. Translation below:
I’ll soon bid farewell to New Caledonia.
I finished training before heading off.
But that said, I’m only leaving at 5 in the morning.
Will I be able to stay up until then…
I have no confidence in that at all.
I stepped out onto the terrace without clothes.
Outside, the sun went down in the evening,
creating a beautiful night world.
It felt like it would be understandable for me to be out on the terrace nude but
if I took photos there too,
I’ll definitely look like a weird man.
A man who’s taking selfies while nude…
More than half of the Japanese players
went home the day before.
And tonight as well
the remaining players will be going home.
I’m the only one
who has to stay away until morning because I’m going to KL.
I had one last teatime
with master Igu Igu on the terrace.
Maybe it’s because we’ve constantly been together for the past few days
that I feel sad about bidding him goodbye.
We didn’t say anything for awhile but
the waitress broke the silence.
Both me and Igu Igu,
together ordered 4 cappuccinos
which were then put on the table.
『Who’s drinking it? Furthermore, 4 of them!』
The final close of being touched by Igu Igu’s kindness.
Just like that, I said goodbye to the Japanese players
and I returned to my room.
I thought of watching a movie from then on but
while slowly arranging my things
in the blink of an eye, it was 5 a.m..
Oh no, oh no… I thought, as I went down to the lobby.
Of course,
there was no slip up the arrangement for the limousine to the airport.
The previous day, they delivered a letter confirming the limousine to my room.
『We will be sending you to the airport.』
and…
So
I checked out at the front desk then asked about it.
『Anyway, I wonder where is the limousine to the airport?』
The one and only hotel staff in the front desk
looked back at me with a strange expression that said 「???」.
I’m getting a bad feeling…
I told the staff that I had a confirmation letter
from the hotel side about the limousine booking that I made yesterday.
Again, the 『?????』 reaction.
I got a little annoyed so I gently
told him
『Won’t you check with the general manager?』.
『Understood…』
he said in halting English, and looked uneasy but
in any case, I, who have stopped losing it decades ago,
waited at the entrance with a gentlemanly attitude.
Then, 20 minutes…
I thought the car was coming but
the staff from the front desk just now
gave absolutely no sign of wanting to say anything to me.
I confirmed again.
『Hey, have you checked with the general manager?
I’ve been waiting for 20 minutes?』
I said, and
『It’s alright.
Since I’ve already sent an email to the general manager
I suppose he’ll reply when he wakes up』
he replied with a straight face.
『…
When you say “when he wakes up” what time does that mean?
Do you understand that
I’ll probably late to the airport if the car I booked doesn’t come?
That said, in the first place, will I even make it at this time now?』
I said in a stronger tone. Then,
『Uh〜〜 uh〜〜
If you’d wait a little more…』
『That’s why I’m telling you that I can’t wait any longer than this?
Don’t you feel any anxiety or sense of danger
considering that it’s almost time for my plane to leave?
For example, can’t you
call a taxi instead?』
To that
『So then, should I call a taxi?』
he answered with a blank face.
『It’s not, should I call a taxi?, but I’ll call a taxi!! Soon!
I said told you that I wouldn’t make it in time right?
Do you understand what I’m saying?』
To that, he said
『In any case
I don’t know if you’ll make it in time but
I’ll call a taxi right…』
As expected, I got angry with this.
『He〜〜〜y!!
Don’t make your mistake
sound like it’s my fault!』
Then
15 minutes after that, the taxi came.
We pretty much flew on the road to the airport but
honestly
it’s still not definite whether I’ll make it in time or not.
Then
when I arrived at the airport and took out my credit card
I was told I can’t use a card.
『Hey hey hey hey hey…』
What the hell! The way this extra chapter is turning out…
I thought of what to do.
Then
I showed the driver the foreign currency that was in my wallet.
『The value of these currencies are higher so
don’t you think it’ll be special to take this instead?
I think it’ll be more worth it
if you take this foreign currency here and exchange it
than for you to go back to the hotel just like that but, what d’you say?』
I said, and he accepted the foreign currency with a face full of smiles.
Alright〜!!! I did a victory pose in my mind
and ran to the check-in counter.
And, safe in the nick of time!!
Somehow I finished checking in smoothly.
Anyway,
just what the hell was that hotel staff from just now…
Seriously,
I came up against some weird plot I don’t quite understand in this extra chapter.
Oh well, I guess it was a good thing that I made it to the plane in time…
Looking back,
it felt like a long story
from the time when master Igu Igu and his 4 cappuccinos appeared.
Source: GACKT Blog
Translation: GACKT ITALIA Team
Translation © GACKT ITALIA