- Translation by: hikari-kaitou
- LJ Post
Japan: The next question is for America-san. “I started wondering about it when I was watching The Aven*ers: who is America’s favorite American hero?” Personally, mine’s the Phantom.
Germany: The one who dresses all in purple spandex and rides a horse?
Italy: Is that a hero?
Japan: He’s incredibly weak. When he’s not riding his horse, sometimes he uses a taxi.
Italy: That makes me feel like even I could be a hero.
Germany: That’s enough chatter.
*knock knock*
America: Hey! Come on!
Germany: We’re coming in.
America: Hey you guys! What brings you here? If you’re here to observe the hero club, then come in and put your feet up!
Germany: So this is the hero clubroom, huh? Hmm. It seems needlessly loaded with technology.
America: Sorry for the clutter. I’m developing a body enhancing suit at the moment!
Japan: *excited* What was that?! That sounds fantastic!
America: I thought you’d say that, Japan! I’ve only finished the armor so far, but once I’m finished it’ll magnify the wearer’s natural strength 1,000 times!
*machine whirs*
Japan: That’s amazing! Please show it to me when it’s finished!
Germany: 1,000 times… that sounds like something you’d do.
America: It just has one drawback: when you install it, you have to put on purple spandex and ride a horse!
Japan: That seems like a bit much for me.
Germany: What an awful restriction.
Italy: Woooow, so can even I become a hero if I wear purple spandex?
America: Hmmm… that might be a little difficult…
Italy: [T/N: Not sure how to translate this noise so that it sounds natural, but it indicates unpleasant surprise and disappointment ^^;]
Germany: Hold on, we’re getting off track here. We, the newspaper club, came here to ask you a question, America. You wouldn’t mind giving us an answer, would you?
America: Ooh, that sounds cool! Go for it! Ask me anything!
Japan: Umm… the question was “what is America-san’s favorite American hero?”
America: Hmm… I’ll need to think hard about that question, but only for about two seconds.
Japan: That wasn’t a long enough hesitation to even consider and compare your options.
America: Well see, Superman is just one of the many cool heroes we have at my place. But if you wanna know my very favorite one…
Japan: Yes?
America: I guess it’s me!
Germany: We completely understand.
Japan: That was a very good answer. Thank you very much.