Ice Revolution 4

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Ice Revolution
act 4: Change The World
[Side text: I... will change.]

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[Side text: Masaki certainly is pleased with herself...]
[Sign: Tokiwa Skate Ri]
Masaki: Hey~~! Hey~~! // You've gotta check it out again! / My genius compulsory figures~!
Saionji: I've seen them plenty of times already, you know... // ...honestly...
Masaki: Hehe~~~~~!

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Masaki: (K... // KAORU~~~~~~~~~~~?!! // Wh... what's he doing here...?!)
Saionji: Saaya, you want to try moving your upper body a little more on that turn...
Saaya: Right.

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Masaki: (OI~~~~!!)
Saionji: Hm?
Masaki: (Kaoru's right over there! Didn't you say he wouldn't be back for a while?! // You useless idiot~~!!)
Saionji: [aside]Ah, so he is...[/aside]
Masaki: (What am I gonna do...? If he sees me in this getup... // I'll get mistaken for a guy again...! // Like the cleaner guy back then, he was all...)
Flashback!Cleaner: Boy!
Masaki: (...as well... // Huh?! // Y... You're kidding me, right?! H... He's looking at me...?! // He's actually coming this way...!)

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Saionji: Huh...? What's wrong?!
Kaoru: Coach Saionji. / Hello there!
Saionji: Hello, Kaoru-kun.
Kaoru: Hello. / Are you a middle-school student?
Masaki: ...Y... // Yeah...

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Masaki: I'm... a second-year...
Kaoru: Really? Me too! // My name is Tachibana Kaoru. / What's yours?
Masaki: O... Oosawa... / ...Masaki! // (No way... I'm... actually... // ...talking to Kaoru...! // I'm talking to Kaoru...! // Could it... // ...possibly be... // ...he actually... // ...likes me too...?! // Could this be... fate...?!)
[TN: Oh, Masaki ~_~]
Kaoru: Hm...

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Kaoru: Masaki-kun, is it?
Masaki: (Huh? // D... Don't tell me...)

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Kaoru: We're the only two middle-school guys who come to this rink, you know!
Masaki: ("Guys"!!)
Kaoru: It's nice to see another guy my age around here.
Saionji: ?
Masaki: Figure skating can be pretty difficult... // ...but let's both do our best!
Masaki: (Crap......... // That hand... // The hand I wanted to touch once more...)

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Masaki: (That hand...! /// It's right in front of me again! // But... But if I take it, that'll make me a guy...) // ........................ // (If I touch it, I'm a guy...) // ........................ // ............ // Damn right! // Us guys... // ...we've gotta stick together, right?!!
Kaoru: [aside]ouch...[/aside]
Masaki: [aside]hahahah![/aside]
[Box: I was too weak...]

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Saionji: (Hahah... // Oh, you enjoy being all buddy-buddy with him while you can, Tachibana Kaoru... // For that boy... // ...is the one with the talent to challenge your position as top skater in the country! Mwahahahahahah!)
Yui: Masaki! / You're awfully energetic recently, huh~~?! // Or... should I say... / ...you're acting more masculine than ever... // You're back to that jersey, and everything...
Hamada: Whatever could you mean?! / It's not that she's simply "masculine"... // ...She was a guy all along!!
[Text: HamaKen appears!]

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Masaki: Y... / You think~?
Yui/Hamada: (Wha?!)
Masaki: (Hahahah... // Kaoru's immensely popular with all the girls... // Thanks to that, it's almost impossible to get close to him easily.)

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Masaki: (However... // For me, it's a different story!)
Flashback!Kaoru: Hello there, Masaki-kun!
Flashback!Masaki: Yo, Kaoru!
Flashback!Girls: [aside]Lucky him... // If only I was a guy, too...[/aside]
Masaki: (Since he thinks I'm a guy, I'm on excellent terms with Kaoru already!) // I must be the luckiest "guy" in the world! // ALL RIGHT!
Hamada: [aside]...she's finally snapped...[/aside]
Masaki: (Aaahhh~~~~~~~~~~! // I want to see Kaoru right now~~~~!) // Kaoru~! Where are you~?! // Kaorururu~~~!♪ // Ah! There he is!

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Masaki: (Wh... Why...?! // What is that girl doing... // ...with my Kaoru...?!)
Kaoru: !

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Kaoru: Masaki-kun!
Masaki: ! // H - Hey... // Kaoru... / What's going on here...?
Kaoru: ? // Oh, yes! / Masaki-kun, are you going to be appearing in the ice show?
Masaki: ............
Kaoru: Saaya-chan was telling me about it just now. // Apparently she's going to be in it. // I think it would be great if you could join in too!
Saionji: Masaki! // You're going to be in the ice show that's happening here soon, all right?!
Kaoru: So you are going to be taking part! Good for you!

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Kaoru: I'm sure it will be fun. // Well then, good luck!
Saionji: It's a small event, just for members of Tokiwa Skate Rink. It's just like a little exhibition. / Even the kids who take skating classes here will be participating too, so I figured you should give it a go.
[Poster: Tokiwa Skate Rink / Miracle Ice Show]
Saionji: It's better than pushing you straight into tournaments, right? // Hahahah... / I may have kept silent, but in truth... // I have been developing an incredible routine for you in preparation for this! // It's tailored right to your strengths... truly a man's routine! // Oh, and I figured you could wear your karate outfit for the occasion, how about it? / I mean, it would make things simpler!

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Saionji: Compulsory figures are getting a lot more attention lately... // So let's get right down to learning your new routine! // I call it... // "THE MAN"!!
Masaki: Aaaaaghhh!
Saionji: Eh?! // Hey, come on... where are you going...?!

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Masaki: (I'm such a fool... Why did I even take up skating in the first place...? // I did it to become more feminine, didn't I?!! // To become a proper girl... and then... with Kaoru... // ...That's how it was supposed to be... // But look where I've got myself! // "Man", my ass!
Girls: So, Matsuoka Cosmetics... // I know, right!

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Masaki: All right... there's only one thing for it... // I've got to just take the plunge... // ...and do what I can... // ...to make myself a proper girl on my own!

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Masaki: Every damn one of 'em... // Stupid brutes...
Father: You been buying videogames again? // Sit down and eat!
Kouya: Nah, it'll be manga. // You better let me read 'em once you're done!
Hiroto: If you've got sweets in there, give me some~!
Father: Eat your dinner!
Masaki: Huh... // Stupid Dad... stupid brothers... you just watch! // I'll become a proper girl in no time and gobsmack you all!

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Masaki: ......... // Ngh...

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Masaki: (It's no good............! // The way I am... // ...I just don't know what the hell I'm doing!! // C... Could I ask Yui...?)
Imaginary!Yui: What...? After you were just saying being a "guy" was great...?
Masaki: (No... // I'd be too embarrassed...)
Presenter: Un... // Unbelievable...

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Presenter: She's like a completely different person! // Take a look... // This was what she looked like just a little while ago!
Masaki: Wh... Whoa...
Presenter: That's some fabulous work, Nao-san!
Nao: Ehehe... // All you viewers out there... why don't you drop by my salon? / I'll make you gorgeous in no time!

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Masaki: Th... // This is it! // If I can't do it myself... // I just have to get someone to do it for me!!

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Nao: Remi, the finishing touches!
Remi: Of course, Nao-san!

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Girl: Aaahhhhh...! I look like a model!
People: Incredible! // That's Nao-san for you!
Masaki: Wh... // Whoaa... // This really is it... // This woman is exactly what I need... // Here goes...!

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[no text just oh masaki]

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Masaki: (C... Crap...)
Remi: ...N... Nao-san's... // Nao-san's f... favourite s... s... // ...scissors...
Nao: ..................

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Nao: Remi!
Remi: Yes!
Nao: You have the floor.
Remi: Right!

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Masaki: (Craaap... I'm not going to be fed poisoned tea or something... right...?)
Nao: So... // What are you here for? // I want to hear it straight.
Masaki: ......Ah...

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Nao: I'm asking what the hell a girl like you... // ...is doing coming to a place like this!
Masaki: What... did you just...?
Nao: What?
Masaki: How did you... know I'm a... girl...?
Nao: Well... // Isn't it obvious?

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Masaki: (.........)
Nao: Now... / Answer the question.
Masaki: I saw your salon on TV... // I thought your skills... / ...were amazing...
Nao: Thank you very much.
Masaki: Everybody... always treats me like I was a guy... // I always thought it was something I couldn't help... // I didn't even try to do anything about it... // But right now, things are different.

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Masaki: There's a guy that I like! // I want to change for his sake!

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Masaki: That's why I came here... // I'm... really sorry... about back there... // Huh? // Wh... What's this...?
Nao: Me.
Masaki: ......... // ...Huh?
Nao: That's... // ...the old me.

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Masaki: ! // The old you... but... I mean, there's different, and then there's different... // I mean... how the hell do you end up looking like this...?! / ...In fact, this is blatantly a guy...
Nao: Truth is... // I have a male body... // ...with the heart of a female. That's the deal.
Masaki: ......... // A male body... with a female heart...

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Nao: For the longest time, I could never be honest about it with anybody. / Perhaps as my way of venting that frustration, I used to lash out at everything. // Back then, it really looked like I was beyond hope. // When I did finally confess everything... // My parents just couldn't understand it at all. // That's why... // When I turned 18, I left home, estranged from my parents. // On a journey to find... // ...the real me.

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Masaki: (Estranged... from her family...)
Nao: But you know what? // Once I became how I was meant to be... // ...I finally managed to find myself. // I was happy. // It was as though... // ...the world just changed completely all at once.

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Nao: Even though... // ...all that had really changed was me! // When you feel the urge to change, that's your big chance. // I think you and I... // ...might actually have a fair amount in common.
Masaki: Heheh...

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Nao: All right! / I'll make you... // ...a woman just like me. // For the sake of that guy you like... // ...I'd be glad to lend you a little help.
Masaki: Ah... // Hey... // Thank you. // For... noticing that I was a girl.

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Nao: (Wheeeew, that was tough...)
Remi: H......mmm? // Who's that girl...? // ...D... // Don't tell me...
Masaki: (Everyone's... looking this way... // Is this really... okay...?)
Nao: Remi... the mirror.
Remi: Right!

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[no text just masaki ^_^]

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Masaki: (Th... This is... // ...me?!) // No way... it... it's really me...
People: [aside]"Ore"? // Huh? A... boy?[/aside]

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Masaki: IT'S REALLY ME~~~~~!!
Nao: Come, now. // You can't go around calling yourself "ore" like that. // You're a proper... // ...girl, aren't you?
Flashback!DreamGuy: "Atashi"? What, are you trying... // ...to act like a girl or something?!
Masaki: (..................H... How strange...)

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Masaki: (Even though I was so scared of saying it before... now...) // I... // I'll be going, then!
[TN: Obviously, she uses "atashi" here. The rest of her speech is still amusingly masculine, though ~_~]
Nao: Go on, then. // We can talk about prices some other time.
Masaki: Thank you!

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Masaki: At the Ice Show... // I'll show Kaoru this new me! // What... // ...will he think of me then?)
[Insert text: The world... can be changed!!]