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Translation: Ume ni Uguisu 2

2012-10-20T19:37:06+00:00

Reserved for Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees

Ume ni Uguisu
Chapter 2
-0025-
Being a mangaka is very lonely.
*(in my opinion.)*
Listen up.
This is what happens when I meets someone new every once in a while.
*hehe*
Hehe, what outfit should I wear? What stories should I tell?
Just the thought of it already excites me.

If I sign something for someone.
*Yeah, cheers.*
The story of a blossoming flower.
*kyahaha*
*pwahaha*

SFX: shock
White SFX: shake shake
My hand is starting to tremble…!!

I normally don’t talk to the usual strangers…
*so*
Aye, why is this happening. Will this be alright…
*uh - *
*really*
I think there are some room issues as well…
Let’s pretend we don’t know each other [bottom speech bubble]
Ha ha ha
Oxygen deficiency…!!

-0026-
Ding Dong Deng

Here, Ume.

Ahhh-
Isezaki, the one who I like.

!!!
SFX: Blush

I-
I’m fine!
Nowadays…

How attractive.
I have no idea what’s going on in his head.

I’ve been called “a bucket of unrequited love” for a month now.
Ah, thanks for the note.
Ah, yeah.
I can’t ever act cute!!
SFX: Noise
There’s something that I just don’t understand…

Black SFX: Thump
White SFX: Hold
Even though he knows how I feel, why is he doing this to me?
Is he playing with me?

SFX: Clack
!

-0027-
I won’t ever eat this!

Treasure ♥

So it’s
love
*welcome*

It seems that nowadays,
Isezaki has been mysteriously acting nicely around Umehara.

Oh my ~ Really~? For real??
It’s frustrating. (ST: just saying one word about it is frustrating)
SFX: Clunk
Isezaki’s doing this cuz he thinks that Umehara likes him.
Just confess!!

But still – I feel we’ll just be burdensome if we do anything.
SFX: pour
No.

What really would be scary is
Al-
right!
If we bump into them from the front

and answer to them
Hell
no!
from the front. [T/L NOTE: I don’t know what this is supposed to mean…]
SFX: Slam

That’s how I hope it turns out…
Huh?

-0028-
It’s Ume!
…and friends.

SFX: Shock
!!
*and friends*

Wow ~ great timing!
I lost a game of rock paper scissors today so I didn’t have anything but potato chips.

Just one bite <3 (ST: meat <3)
Hey!!

Isezaki~ let’s leave.
*don’t eat all of it!*
Yeah.

Give me some of your drink too.

SFX: slurp (I don’t know what the SFX for drinking soda is… you can replace this with what you feel is right)

Wow.
It tastes weird. (ST: weird)
SFX: blush

I’ll leave first! <3
*he’s like a tornado…*

-Page 0029-
…woah, Umehara!! Was that just now by chance
an indirect kiss…

!!!
SFX: choke
*that’s awful*
Without even the slightest bit of hesitation!!

*Hey, that’s a going a bit too far.*
*Huh?*
*I didn’t even know…*
I don’t want to confess or anything like that.

Because just being like this
is enough for me to be happy.
…However.

Board: 7/18 Summer vacation

*sigh*
This won’t go on like this, right?

Just an unrequited love.
Just a mere classmate.
-Page 0030-
“I want to see you.”
Isn’t something that I can’t say.
Summer vacation isn’t even necessary…

Umehara, we need a change in ideas.
SFX: lift (?)

?
?
Exactly.
*close*

Go obsess yourself with “This year’s summer ☆ If Isezaki dates me ver.”
SFX: Thump
!

To the beach…

To the mountains…
*Here~*
*Ah*

To the streets…

Wow, it’s like a dream…
…that’s so cliché.
SFX: tremble tremble

B-but still, that’s just if we theoretically were to go out…
Ah.
SFX: stop

That’s right. If you were to confess, it’s either going to be 0% or 100%...
Right now, in your situation, there could be a 50% chance…

Once the summer vacation starts though, that 50% becomes 0%.

-Page 0031-
As of now, your situation is 0%!
In contrast, it’s not like the possibility of 100% isn’t there…

Yes?
Or no?
SFX: um… um…

…I’ll do it!
Oh! That’s the spirit Umehara!!
*she’s sparkling all over!*

Then I’ll give you this!!
SFX: fwip
!

It’s an event perfect for a confession.
Wow, this is Isezaki’s neighborhood. (ST: I don’t know it well though…)
Paper: 27th annual
Fireworks Festival

Although summer vacation starts tomorrow,
Overeating, drinking too much (ST: etc..)
Board: Start: 9:30 ; Gym ; Don’t forget
Anxious
Anxious
And don’t forget your gym clothes
*hahaha*

And with that, you are dismissed!
*Noisy Noisy Noisy Dread Dread Bump*
Ah… wait a second.

SFX: stand
If I don’t tell him today, I’ll have to wait until second semester to see him again.

All I have to say is, “do you want to go watch the fireworks together?”…
I…Isezaki!

-Page 0032-
Ah… Y-you see…
S-
During the summer, will you go to the f-
Fi-fi-fi
My heart will explode!!

Fi-
Fire-
works…
SFX: shake shake
?

Ah, Ume, you see-
SFX: startle

Wanna go to the fireworks festival in my neighborhood?

What?
…y-
Yeah! (ST: I’ll go)

Yo – what is it? A girl?
SFX: nosy nosy
So easily…
Really?

Ah, then let’s gather Ume’s friends and-
Oh~ 3:3 just right!
Is this a meeting!!

What do you want to do, Ume?
Ah
Yeah! Let’s do that…
It’s harder to go alone…

Then it’s a plan.
If I said, “I’ll confess at the fireworks festival.”

-Page 0033-
Would Isezaki laugh
At such a thing?
*thump*
Ah, but his laughter…

SFX: thump thump thump
Damn…
Isezaki!

I…
look forward to it!

Fireworks… Yukata…
The night festival…
An unusual event…

-Page 0034-
I will confess!
Noisy
Wow, Umehara, you look a lot better. (ST: Although I did predict that this would happen)

Yeah.
I put in some effort.

Ah, I found Umehara and her friends! (ST: yay, girls!)
*oh it’s a yukata*
Noisy
SFX: thump
*”her friends…”*
Noisy

Thump thump
Wow,
dang!
Ma~d cute!!

It’s too light…

Let’s not dwell too long on the small problems!
I’m gonna be confessing today!!

However…

When’s a good time to do it?
Will I be able to say it properly? (ST: anxious)
Ah… I’m in trouble. I feel like weird inside… (ST: thump)
Ah,
it’s a yoyo!

-Page 0035-
Ume, what color do you like~?

Ah… I…

The girls over there –
Yeah?
How do you where this kind of clothing? Did your mom put it on for you?
Ah… we’re alone…
Ah, no. Just this alone.
…hm? Now?
Really?! That’s impressive!!

(ST: thump) Impressive?
It took me 3 hours to put it on while reading a book!
I don’t have to be saying this…
(ST: thump) I thought it would help if I wore this since it’s so hot, but now I’m soaking wet… (ST: anxious)
Did I just say that I’m soaking wet!!

I thought I was supposed to confess?!
Thump thump
Just tell him that I like him!!
Thump thump
Hm…
That’s a b-…

For me?
What?
…Ah.
SFX: Thump

Um… so…
You see…
Cute~.
SFX: pat

That’s what I like
the most about Ume!

-Page 0036-
…’like’?

SFX: whoosh
…s-
stop…

SFX: stand
Not saying those kinds of things…

…ah.

Sorry…
I…
Yeah…
SFX: turn
Wait a second… I have to use the bathroom…
Ume?!

-Page 0037-
Ume!
Wait…!!
Why are you doing this?!

SFX: stretch

SFX: trip
…Ume!!

Ow…

!!!
Are you alright?!

…d-
don’t come any closer!
!

SFX: dash

This is the worst.
pant…
pant
pant

Nothing went as planned!
pant
pant
pant
pant…
The fireworks started…

Will they be finding me…
Click click

The number you have dialed cannot be reached at this time.
Please try again at a later ti-
…what?

-Page 0038-
What is this~?!
Oh – Isezaki! Over here!! (ST: you’re late)
What a relief. We couldn’t connect to your cell! (ST: confusion)
SFX: boooom [the sound of fireworks… I have no idea what they should sound like, so I put boom for now. Feel free to replace it with a more fitting word.]

We somehow managed to find you.
It was the same location last year…
…huh?

What about Umehara? Weren’t you with her?

…what?

She didn’t come here before me?

SFX: Step

The number you have dialed –
The line is too busy –

SFX: noisy noisy noisy
Haa…
Haa…
Haa…

…maybe he…
already left…
On the phone screen: Please charge the phone.

-Page 0039-
My feet
freaking hurt…
Machine: Ticket

Hey, who’s holding up the line!!
SFX: startle

Ah… my last bill.
I blew through my money today…

Noisy noisy
…huh? Nothing’s coming out!
Ah… gah!!

SFX: rip
twitch

…

I can’t break my composure in a place like this!!
Snap out of it!!
How will I get home?

What in the world was I thinking…
…Ume?

-Page 0040-
I…
I finally found you!

Why are you crying?!
*sniff*
rattle

My last ￥1000…
ended up in this state…

Wow. How tragic…
What is that? Gum…?
…Yeah.
Why do you have gum in your wallet??

…Cuz it’s the gum that Isezaki gave me…
Because it’s my treasure…

-Page 0041-
Ume is an idiot I see…
…get on the bike for now.
whoosh whoosh

…I didn’t get to see the fireworks…
I didn’t get to see it either.
badump badump

badump badump badump
I’m really sorry.
Ah!

It isn’t too late yet.
“Fireworks.”
!

-Page 0042-
...wow, that’s amazing!
It’s so pretty!!

There’s no one here!!

-Page 0043-
Huh? Am I not a person?

…ah.

I really like this.

SFX: grab

SFX: screech [the sound of a bike using its brakes to stop the tires… I suck at translating SFXs]

W-wait…
Why’d you stop all of a sudden!!
Why would you interrupt me while I’m riding?!
Ah... um…
Sorry…

Why?! Just tell me why?
Ah! Have you seen a ghost?!

Huh…?
Ah… you see…

I…
like you Isezaki!

…I’m sorry, Umehara…
SFX: shock!!
Ah…

I know this might sound ridiculous or light
But,
SFX: thump thump

-Page 0045-
It wouldn’t be a lie if I said that you’re “cute” or that I “like” you.

So,
wanna go out with me?
SFX: down
As I thought, this is too light!

R-really?!
You’re not saying this just because of the mood, right?

Hahaha are you sure you’re not reading too much into it? (ST: you think I’m that kind of guy?)

Wow, Umehara is my girlfriend now –

We’re in trouble now!

-Page 0046-
I really look forward to it!!

August, on that day
my unrequited love was finally returned.

Translation: Ume ni Uguisu 1

2012-10-16T22:27:07+00:00

Reserved for Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees

Ume Ni Uguisu - Vol. 1 Chapter 1

0003 -
Contents
#1 To discover love
#2 0 or 100
#3 Storm's birthday

Bubble: To discover love

0004 -
Panel 1: "Nice to meet you." Those reading this and thinking, "Ah, it's that guy." Hello. I am Higurashi Kinoko.
SFX: Nod
Panel 2: Before we get into Chapter 1 of this series' manuscript, I want you to know that I went to the one and only Maximum the Hormone live concert.
Panel 3: Although we had a weird mind, I am a mangaka... I will protect my right hand...!! [T/L NOTE: This part made absolutely no sense at all, but I tried - -; ]
Bold text: I made a luxorious decision!
Panel 4: But because I was shaking my head so hard at the concert, my neck is completely busted.
Even though I'm in so much pain, I present to you ...
Bubble: Now.. Start!!

Panel 1: SFX: Beep
SFX: Beep
SFX: THUD
Panel 2: SFX: Slam
Isezaki: Sensei, I'm sorry - I'm late - !!
Panel 3: He's here!
Panel 4: Isezaki-kun!!
Isezaki: You see, this morning my sister suddenly had labor pains so...

0005 -
Panel 1: Teacher: I ran into your sister at the train station. (Small text: Although she's not my student..)
Isezaki: What?! Really?!
SFX: Idiot!
SFX: Ahaha!
SFX: Haha..
Students: *Giggle*
Panel 2: Teacher: That's enough! Let's continue the class.
Take a seat!
Isezaki: Okay
SFX: Scribble
SFX: Scribble
Thought bubble: As I thought, this is becoming a habit...
Panel 3: Bold text: Tell the truth
Students: Are you sure you weren't playing around somewhere this morning? // With your girlfriend!
Isezaki: You dumbass - Then I would've cut class instead!!
Bold text: Although the person I like has a girlfriend
Panel 4: love is love.

Panel 1: I'm currently enjoying my unrequited love.
Panel 2: SFX: Ding
SFX: Dong
Teacher: Tomorrow's test will be based on everything you've learned until today.
SFX: Whaaaaaaat
Panel 3: Isezaki: I'm sorry, Umehara. Show me your notes. (Small text: Since I just got here..)
Umehara: WHAT...?
SFX: Thump
Ah... yeah, okay!
Panel 4: Isezaki: Thanks.
Panel 5: It's here!
His shining smile!
Panel 6: Thought bubble: '10:30. I'm smiling to my heart's content.' I'll write that down for now.
I'll have to write it down before I forget...
SFX: Click
SFX: Click

0006-
Panel 1: SFX: Flip
Panel 2: '...he has a girlfriend'? 'He prefers udon over soba noodles...'? (Small text: Oh, it sounds like me...)
I'm screwed! I've mistaken the notebooks!!
Panel 3: Isezaki: Umehara. This.
Black SFX: Fwip
White SFX: Stand
Umehara: Give it back!!
Panel 4: SFX: Silence
Panel 5: Hey, check it out.
It says "ISZK Observations".
What is this - Umehara.. to Isezaki.. [T/L NOTE: it's an incomplete sentence, meaning there was no verb mentioned in this sentence.]
Word in surrounding speech bubbles: Thump
SFX: Noisy

Panel 1: I'm done for!!

0007 -
Panel 1: Word in speech bubbles: Stir
SFX: Dash
Panel 2: Sign: Keep this bathroom clean!
It's over...
Panel 3: Isezaki had a horrified facial expression...
White text: What the hell are you doing, having an observation notebook...
That's so scary.
Panel 4: What do I do...
Ah, I...
SFX: Thump
Panel 5: I'm on class duty with Isezaki this week!!

Panel 1: Isezaki: Umehara, what are you doing?
SFX: Shock
Panel 2: Isezaki: Oops...
SFX: Dash
Teacher: Hey!! Classes are about to start.
Panel 3: *You shouldn't be running*
How am I supposed to lift my head and look!!
Panel 4: Ah, class duty...
Small box 1: Handing in homework
Small box 2: Erasing the chalkboard
Small box 3 [top left]: Throwing out the garbage
I was looking forward to it since last week...

0008-
Panel 1: SFX: Whew
Isezaki: Umehara, you...
SFX: Surprised
Panel 2: Isezaki: Aren't you avoiding me too much?
Panel 3: SFX: Thump
Panel 4: Isezaki: Just... do as you please.

Panel 1: Isezaki: Okay?
Isezaki: Ume <3
Panel 2: SFX: Blush
Panel 3: What?!!
SFX: Circle
SFX: Circle
Circled text on the notebook: Ume <3
Panel 4: "Just do as you please. Okay? Ume <3"
Panel 5: ...I like this.
I freaking love this!!
SFX: Bang
*I did a good job falling in love.*

0009-
Panel 1: It's a good thing that I've fallen in love with Isezaki!
Panel 2: Girl with bun: Umehara, hey!
Umehara: Hi~
Panel 3: Other girl: Eh? No reaction?
Bun girl: Ah, you didn't hear?
Umehara: Eh? What? What? (Small text: Where?)
Panel 4: Your wish that Isezaki would break up with his girlfriend!

Panel 1: Really?!
Sign: Chemistry Room
Panel 2: Is asking his directly a bit overboard... // But he said "do as you wish" so...
SFX: Squirm...
Panel 3: Isezaki: What's up with you?! (Small text: Your eyes are blazing!)
Umehara: Ah...
Umehara: No... You see, um...
Panel 4: SFX: Thump
SFX: Thump
SFX: Thump
SFX: Thump
Umehara: Is..
Panel 5: Is it true that you might end up breaking up with your girlfriend?

0010-
Panel 1: Isezaki: Ume, why do you seem so happy about it?
Umehara: Um.
SFX: Startled
Umehara: It's nothing, really.
Panel 2: Umehara: I was just wondering how something like that could happen...
Small text: Where did you think of such a thing...
Panel 3: Isezaki: She cheated on me.
Panel 4: Umehara: ...what?
Panel 5: Isezaki: That girl
SFX: Bump
Isezaki: cheated with some guy from her school.

Panel 1: Isezaki: Well, even if she didn't end up cheating on me, the relationship would've crumbled eventually.
Isezaki: Well I guess that's become what they call a signal!
Panel 2: Do you understand now?
*...this doesn't make sense.*
Panel 3: What the hell is that girl...
SFX: BAM
Umehara: If it were me I would never even think of cheating!
Panel 4: Umehara: Ah.. it's so hot...
Girl: Umehara, so you just developed a fighting spirit!!
SFX: Slam

0011-
Panel 1: Light haired girl: This is your chance to steal Isezaki from that cheater!
Dark haired girl: Oh~!
*Stop...*
Panel 2: Light haired girl: Aside from Miss Namkou, the rest don't stand much of a chance!
Dark haired girl: Oh...
Panel 3: ...What did you say?
Panel 4: Miss Namkou?
Small text: "In 1st grade, the story where all the senpais were beaten to first place at the culture festival is famous."
Small text: "Because Umehara heard from a friend." [T/L NOTE: I'm not sure if this translation is comepletely right because it's hard to find the correct English words for it...]
If he was going out with a pretty girl like her..
Panel 5: he would never even...
Panel 6: have a girl like me in his sights.
Panel 7: Extremely small text: Ahaha..

Panel 1: ...This isn't gonna work out.
Panel 2: No matter how much make-up I put on
I can't win him from Miss Namkou...
Panel 3: I'd still win though if it were over who likes him more...

0012-
Panel 1: SFX: Spray
Panel 2: Umehara: Wow...
Panel 3: *"Uh... Ume has such a nice fragnance coming from her today..."*
Umehara: That's what I expect!
Umehara: If I can't win by looks then maybe I can with smell...!"
Panel 4: *Thank you*
Panel 5: I ended up buying it

Panel 1: Please...
let Isezaki notice it!
Panel 2: Teacher: What the hell. Isezaki is late again?
Panel 3: Umehara, next time is gym~
Ume: Ah, okay!
Ume: Oh well...
Panel 4: I bought this for him...

0013-
Panel 3: Isezaki: ...Eh? // Ume..

Panel 1: What did you spray?
Panel 2: Ume: ...my hand...
SFX: Thump
SFX: Thump
Isezaki: Eh?
Panel 3: Ume: My hand... My arm...
Isezaki: Oh // Oh! Sorry.
Boy: Yo, Isezaki you'll be late for gym.
Panel 4: Isezaki: Ah.. I'll see you later, Ume. // Sorry.
Panel 5: U..
Umehara...?

0014-
Panel 1: I made contact with Isezaki!!
SFX: Thump
The perfume actually worked...!
Panel 2: The best that I got was watching his back.. but that was Isezaki's...
body heat.
Panel 3: Amazing!! To think that having my feelings figured out
would lead to the path of the development of love!!
SFX: Wow
[T/L NOTE: The small text in this panel is too small for me to read.. :/ ]

Panel 1: Thought bubble: My hand.. // My arm..
Panel 2: *It's so hoy*
Panel 3: Isezaki: Ume, I'm really sorry about before. // I must've been half asleep or something!
Umehara: Ah, it's nothing!!
Thought bubble: Oh my.. he approached me!!
Panel 4: Umehara: Ah... Um, isn't the match starting now? (Small text: basketball...)
Thought bubble: I talked to him...
Isezaki: I'll start off with some warmups for now!
Thought bubble: A useless conversation...
Panel 5: Umehara: Isezaki.
Panel 6: Umehara: Good luck!

0015-
Panel 2: Thought bubble: Such a radiant smile...
Because I'm closer to him
Panel 3: Box1: If I was to watch him forever
Box2: By his side
Box3: I wouldn't even need to write things down into a notebook...
Panel 5: Thought bubble: Well that's that...
I'll get hopeful if he keeps smiling like that...

Panel 1: Girl: Umehara, we'll be leaving before you!
Thought bubble: I'm so grateful to you!!
Panel 2: Bun girl: Really.. she doesn't even know what's going around around her..
Girl: Hey, did you hear?
Panel 3: Isezaki might end up breaking up with his girlfriend!
I heard - Reiko cheated on him? (Small text: She's really popular...)
SFX: Twitch
Reiko... I won't forgive you.
Panel 4: Ah, I smell something nice <3
What was the name of this perfume?
Panel 5: Ah!

0016-
Panel 1: It was the perfume that Reiko uses!
Panel 2: ...What.
SFX: Slip
Panel 4: Ah.
Panel 5: It wasn't me.

0017-
Panel 1: If Isezaki were to go see his girlfriend now...
Panel 2: Student1: *Turn*
Student2: -Ahaha-
Student3: What's that
Student4: Exactly
Panel 3: He's trying so hard to keep her...
Panel 4: SFX: Splash
SFX: Splash
Panel 5: From now on, don't even think about calling me.

Panel 1: And stop replying so dryly!

0018-
Panel 1: Isezaki...?
Panel 3: SFX: Thump SFX: Thump
Ume: ...oh.
Panel 4: Isezaki: Oh it's Ume...
Sorry. Were you startled?

Panel 1: Ume: Oh, nope.
Isezaki: Ah, your timing was great!
Panel 2: I... I just broke up with my girlfriend!
Panel 4: ...Really?
Isezaki: I thought you would be happy about it
Panel 5: ...Isezaki

0019-
Panel 1: Are you really okay with breaking up?
Panel 2: Isezaki: What?
But for now, aren't I the cold one?
Panel 3: Well in the first place -
Panel 4: For someone who cheated on me, I have no regrets.
Panel 5: Note: When he lies, he touches his chin.

Panel 1: Isezaki: What's with you, Ume! You're acting weird today...
Umehara: You don't have to smile about it.
Panel 3: I know when you're forcing yourself to smile.

0020-
Panel 3: That's impressive, Ume.
Panel 5: ...It's probably not working out. // No matter what I do.
That girl doesn't have anyone in her sights except her new guy.
Haha... So unsightly...
Umehara: It's not unsightly!

Panel 2: You're still in love.
Umehara: I can't do anything about it because I like you!!

0021-
Panel 1: It's not that I'm speaking badly but Isezaki
Isezaki: ...Ume?
Panel 2: is in love as well.
Umehara: I'm gonna keep my love unrequited.
Panel 3: SFX: Swoosh

Panel 3: Unrequited love...
Panel 4: What an eyesore.

0022-
How annoying.
Indecent.

Still, I
like..
I like..
I like him!!

0023-
Panel 2: Ohh, Isezaki actually arrived on time!! (Small text: No big deal)
SFX: Startled
Pen: -Slip-
Panel 3: Boy 1: Where'd you get such a cute umbrella?
Boy 2: It definitely doesn't suit you!! [T/L NOTE: The small text is indecipherable.. sorry!!]
SFX: Bwahaha!
Isezaki: Shut up!!
Panel 4: SFX: Step
SFX: Turn

Panel 1: ...Ume, lemme borrow your notes.
Panel 2: Ume: What...? W-Which one?! English? Japanese?
Isezaki: You know what I'm talking about.
Ume: ...Oh.
Panel 4: Quickly.
SFX: Fwip!
Panel 5: Well there's nothing to hide at this point...
Ugh!! [T/L NOTE: The small text here is indecipherable as well.. :/]
SFX: Anxious
Panel 6: SFX: Thud
SFX: Startled

0024-
Panel 2: I can't give up so easily.
Panel 3: On the note: To tell the truth, I feel like I lost something.
Thanks.
Panel 4: From now on I will continue my one-sided love.

T/L NOTE: Sorry for the sloppy translation.. I'll be sure to do better on the next one! I started to improve at translating as this chapter went on, so the first half seems a bit slipshod compared to the second half..