Ice Revolution 7

[TN: Shame on me for leaving this translation so late. It's a great chapter. Though of course this series is still having RAW issues... ~_~]

Guidelines For Using My Translations

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Ice Revolution
[Insert text: Why don't you come have some fun at my place?]

2
[Insert text: Masaki's thrilling performance! The crowd goes wild...!!]
Kaoru: .........
[act 7: Confessions upon Confessions]

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[Sign: Performers' Waiting Room]
Saionji: Well done! You were brilliant out there!
Masaki: Coach!
Nao: Move it. // Masaki~~~~~! I feel like a mother watching her little girl grow up~~~~~! // Thank you for this wonderful sensation~!
Masaki: Nao-san!
Remi: Ah~~~! Where have you been this whole time?! / [aside]I've been looking everywhere![/aside]
Nao: Oh, I just had some little things to take care of.

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Masaki: It was you, wasn't it? That spotlight... // I really owe you one... // Heheh... // I always thought figure skating was something you do on your own, but it's not like that, is it? // If it wasn't for everybody's help, I could never have pulled off what I did... // Thank you so much, you guys! // Osu!
Saionji: Ehhh?! M - Me?

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Nao: I guess we can call today's performance a great big success for "Team Masaki"!
Masaki: Yeah! // Team Masaki!
Remi: She's a man, you know.
Saionji: Ehh?! // !
Nao: Now, everybody... it's time to go get wasted!
Remi: What's all this...?!
Nao: No objections!
Saionji: Aaaghhhhh!
Masaki: ? // (Ahh...!)

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Masaki: (Kaoru! // Ahh... crap... This is my first time speaking to him like this...! // Wh... Where am I supposed to begin...? // What if he still thinks I'm really a guy or something...? // Or... maybe he doesn't even recognise me...!)

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Masaki: I... // I, Oosawa Masaki... // ...am a girl!! // ...Erm... // I mean, ah... uh...
Kaoru: Sure... Masaki-chan!
Masaki: ! // ("Chan"!)

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Kaoru: You saw how happy I was that another guy had showed up at Tokiwa... // ...and kept up the pretence for my benefit, didn't you? And I was totally fooled... // I'm so sorry.
Masaki: Kaoru...
Kaoru: I have to apologise for that terrible face you saw me pull before your performance, as well...
Masaki: Oh... right...
Kaoru: I didn't mean anything bad by it, honestly. // It's just that... there really aren't a lot of guys who take up figure skating. / So when you showed up...

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Kaoru: I pinned so many hopes on you... as a great new friend, and a brilliant new rival.
Masaki: ............ // (Kaoru really does wish that I was a guy...)
Kaoru: But then... // The performance you gave out there today made me forget all about that... it was just plain incredible. // Bringing joy to anyone and everyone watching... // That's the real core of figure skating!

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Masaki: (All right! He really liked my performance! // Watching me actually made him happy!) // .........But you know, Kaoru... it was really all thanks to you.
Kaoru: Huh?
Masaki: Well, the thing is... I...
Sanjou: Kaoru.
Kaoru: Coach Sanjou...

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Sanjou: Lloyd-san is here. // You should go and greet him before your performance.
Kaoru: Of course.
Masaki: (......? // "Roido"...san...?)
Kaoru: Well then, I guess I'll be going. / I have a lot to live up to after your performance!
Masaki: Ah... // Wait a moment, Kaoru...

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Guys: Da~~~mn... I still can't get over that Masaki... // In that getup, I'd love her to hit me...!
Ken: (To think that I could inspire her to do all this... // Oh, Ken... what a terrible man you are!)
Yui: Haha... it looks like everyone's having a hard time getting used to the new you!
Masaki: Yui!

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Yui: So~~~? What were you looking at?
Masaki: N... Nothing... I wasn't looking at anything...
Yui: *sigh*~~~~~~
Masaki: Wh... What's that for?!
Yui: Suddenly giving yourself this huge makeover out of nowhere... keeping your figure-skating secret from me... / Just how far do you plan on keeping me out of this? // I'm honestly quite hurt, if you must know!
Masaki: .........Yeah... // I guess you're right... It's just kinda embarrassing, is all... Sorry... // Here...
Yui: Hmm~?♪

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[Phone:]
There's something I'd like to talk with you about, as well.
Let's meet up this Sunday, in Shibuya.
- Tachibana Kaoru
[/Phone]
[TN: Ah, crap... I think I can see where this is going... >_____<]
Yui: Aahhh~! This is... a guy's inviting you out on a date! // [aside]nice work~![/aside]
Masaki: Y... / You think so?! You really think so too, Yui?!
Yui: So~~~?! What kind of guy is this Kaoru-san...?!
Masaki: Mm... What kind of guy, huh...? // L... Let's see..

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Masaki: To put it in a single word...

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Masaki: He's like a princess!
Yui: Erm... I think you mean "prince".
Masaki: Yeah! That's the one - like a real fairy-tale prince! Ahahahah...
Ken: ......
Yui: Wow... // I guess you really are a girl, after all!
Masaki: Hmm?!
Yui: Well, you've changed so much for the sake of the guy you like... // I'm actually kind of moved!

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Masaki: ............ // Yeah... // But look - I've never done a thing like this before... / I've got no idea where to go, what to do...
Yui: Why don't you just leave all that up to him?
Masaki: Come on, though... I was kind of the one who asked him... / Going in there with nothing prepared would be like breaking the rules!
Yui: [aside]"rules"...?[/aside] // You really do have your guy-ish moments, don't you...
Student: Ahh! Hamaken, what's wrong?!

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[TN: If Kaoru doesn't fall for her in that outfit, he has no soul. *kills him in advance for his inevitable obliviousness*]
Masaki: (Just how many times must I have read this email by now...? // What could it be... that he wants to talk about...?)
Imaginary!Kaoru: Masaki-chan... will you go out with me?!
Masaki: (Gaw~~d, that would be so...)
Kaoru: Masaki-chan!

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Kaoru: You must have got here pretty early!
Masaki: K... Kaoru! // (Wo~~w... Kaoru in casual clothes...)
Kaoru: Let's see... shall we go and get tea or something?
Masaki: U... Um... // Would you like to go and watch this movie with me?! // A friend gave me the tickets!
[TN: If he remains oblivious now, he is not only soulless, but a prize idiot to boot.]
[Ticket: Meg Ryan no Kimi]
[TN: Meg Ryan no Kimi is a manga by the artist of Ice Revolution. Wishful thinking, anyone? =p]

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Kaoru: All right~~~! // I've been wanting to see this movie!
[TN: *kills him again*]
Kaoru: It looked really cool from the trailers... / Thank you!!
Yui: [aside]for a date... // this is what you need![/aside]
Masaki: (Yui! You really are incredible!)
[TN: No, she will only be "incredible" if she punches Kaoru in the face after he manages to screw this up. Also, do I spot Binbougami Ga! reference? (not that I read that series, but eh)]

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Masaki: Ma~~~~~n, that was some movie, huh, Kaoru?!
Kaoru: It sure was.
[TN: I think I'm going to need some kind of chart to count how many times I kill this guy.]
Masaki: (Ahh, I can't believe I'm actually on a date with Kaoru...!)
Punk: Hold it, girlie. // Does a lovely young girl like yourself really want to be spending her precious free time with a poncey little kid like this? // How about you come with us, and we teach you a thing or two about what a real date is like, yeah?

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Masaki: Huh?
Punk: There's a karaoke place just nearby run by a friend of mine. How about it? / We're not gonna try anything funny, so don't go worrying yourself.
Punk2: You can run along home now. This is a dangerous place for children.
Masaki: (A... Are they hitting on me?! / The nerve of it...!) // Get off -
Kaoru: Thank you very much for your concern, but we are already enjoying ourselves, thank you.
Punk: Hmmmm? // I don't think you get it... we're saying we can show her a better time than you can, yeah? // So let's just keep everyone happy, all right?
Kaoru: Ahahah...

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Kaoru: I'm afraid I won't allow anything of the sort.
[TN: ...He earns slight win-points for that. Maybe next time I'll only half-kill him]
Punk: What... did you say...?!

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Masaki: K... Kaoru.
Kaoru: Shall we go, then?
Masaki: Y - Yeah! // (Kaoru... You were trembling, and yet you still did all that for me... // You really are the one... // ...who can always make me feel like a real girl!)

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Kaoru: Come to think of it, it's a little late, but... // Here.
Masaki: What's this?! A present for me?!
Kaoru: No, no, I'm afraid not...
Masaki: Ahhhh! // My mother's ring! // So you had it all along!
Kaoru: I found it after that accident...
Masaki: Thank you! This is a memento of my mother!

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Kaoru: I wanted to give it back right away, but of course, it wasn't until much later that I realised that the girl I met back then was you...
Masaki: Well, that's my fault, really......
Kaoru: But I'm glad... // ...that I finally managed to return such a precious thing to its rightful owner.
Masaki: Kaoru...... // ............ // ! // Hey... // C... Could you maybe... // ...p... put this on my finger for me...?

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Kaoru: Huh?
Masaki: (All right! Quick thinking there, Masaki! // Now... what will you do, Kaoru?! // What will you...?!)
Kaoru: Don't be silly... why, that's what lovers do when they get married!
Masaki: (EXACTLY!!) // Ahahah... Heheh... Yeah, you're right... I must not be thinking straight, huh? // (Gahh... I really struck out on that one... // Calm down... Calm down, Masaki... // All this means is that we have to become lovers first...! // That's right... I'm going to say it today...)

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Masaki: (I'm going to tell Kaoru... // ...that I like him.)
Kaoru/Masaki: Um...
Masaki: Oh... y - you go first, please!
Kaoru: Okay, thanks! // Like I said in my email...

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Kaoru: There's something I wanted to talk to you about today.
Masaki: Uh-huh... what was it you wanted to talk about?
Imaginary!Kaoru: Masaki-chan... I'm in love with you!
Masaki: (Are you, Kaoru?! Are you going to...?!!)
Kaoru: It's about Saaya-chan...

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Masaki: Katakura?!
Kaoru: Uh-huh. There's something I think you ought to know.
Masaki: Wh... What is there that's so important for me to know about her...? // (Why did he have to bring up Katakura at a time like...?)
Kaoru: Before she came to Tokiwa, she used to skate at a rink in Nagoya. // Nagoya is the real home of Japanese figure skating... some people even call it the "Figure-Skating Kingdom".
Masaki: The Figure-Skating Kingdom......... // Why did she come over here from a place like that, then...?
Kaoru: Yeah... // It happened last year.

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Kaoru: She sustained a bad injury to her right leg - an injury that took three whole months to heal. // It was no accident - it was the work of a fellow skater from the same rink, jealous of her talent.
Masaki: !
Kaoru: After that happened, she just... stopped associating with other people. // She closed herself off from the world.
Masaki: I can't believe it...
Kaoru: But Masaki-chan... I think that you might be able to build a real positive relationship with her.
Masaki: Huh?

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Masaki: Me and her...? // Why would...? I mean, she hates my guts...!
Kaoru: She may be a little hard on you... // ...but I don't think she hates you. // The real Saaya-chan has an honest passion for figure-skating... // She's an incredibly kind girl. // I've known her for a long time, so I can say that for certain.
Masaki: ..................
Kaoru: Masaki-chan, your skating is very pure, very honest.

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Kaoru: I think that you could give her the sense of security she needs... really help her work through this. // That's what I believe.
Masaki: Kaoru... // (Why does he care so much about...)
Kaoru: I think that you could succeed... where I failed. // I just couldn't manage to heal her wounds...

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Masaki: (...............! // Does that mean...?!)
Kaoru: I've decided... I'm going to go to Canada.
[TN: Screw half-killing. *kills him again*]
Masaki: Huh? // (Ca...na...da...?)

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Kaoru: There's a man called Lloyd-san... an incredibly skilled choreographer. // I'm going to study under him... do my best to improve. // Even if... // ...it means not coming back to Japan for quite some time. // So I'd really appreciate it if you could be there for... // ...Are you okay?
Masaki: I... have to... / ...be going...

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Kaoru: Huh?
Masaki: Thank you for today...
Kaoru: I... I'm sorry... Did I say something wrong?
Masaki: No... it's fine...
Kaoru: I'll see you home - it's dangerous -
Masaki: I'll be fine!
Kaoru: Masaki-chan...!
Masaki: (The only reason Kaoru met with me today...)

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Masaki: (It was all... // ...for Katakura... // All he wanted was for me to be her babysitter or something?! // And he's going off to Canada...?! // The hell... The hell is that?! // I was such an idiot, getting my hopes up... I had no idea...)

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Masaki: (What the hell do I... // ...even mean to him?)

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Saaya/Masaki: !
[Side text: An confession of completely the wrong kind... Feelings thrown into chaos...]