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Ikoku Meiro no Croisée 01
Page 1 Grandfather : Claude! [Ikoku Meiro no Croisée]{translates roughly to : Encounter in a Foreign labyrinth}
Grandfather : Hey, I just got back. My shopping trip to Japan was a great success! Nothing but rare goods that'll have the customers piling in.
Grandfater : Take a look. This is only one part of the spoils. Claude : I'm sure they're all nice but Gramps...
Claude : don't tell me that Japanese doll is a part of it too.....
Page 2-3 [Ikoku Meiro no Croisée] {translates roughly to : Encounter in a Foreign labyrinth} [Part 1 : Entrance]
Page 4 Grandfather : Ah, the girl Apparently her family decided that she needed to start her "apprenticeship".
Grandfather : She said she wanted to work in Paris, so I brought her back with me. Claude : You can't be serious..
(bow) Claude : ?! / She fell over Grandfather : Haha, it's called "bowing".
Page 5 [The end of the 19th Century / Around the time Japan had released it's ban on foreign entry and a craze for western culture began to develop.] [Europe was the opposite though. They passionately welcomed the refreshing values of Japanese culture.]
[Alongside of that, this was also a period of massive modernization, with intense changes for both the people and their surroundings.]
[In the first half of the century, much was made of the newly established commerce. As well as the Galerie du Roy, seen here.]{Galerie du Roy translates roughly to 'Shopping Arcade of the King'}
[A remnant of a wave from the past] [and on the verge of closing for good]
Page 6 Grandfather : Really though, I happened upon some truly curious items while in Japan. Like this one. I'm sure any collector would jump on the chance to have it, no matter the price.
Claude : Gramps.. Your little souvenirs are okay for now / they'll make us a small profit.
Claude : But I hope you haven't forgotten exactly what kind of shop we run here. We specialize in iron-made designs. "Enseignes du Roy". {translates roughly to 'Emblems of the King'}
Gramps : Stop getting so worked up. I have signboards and iron goods as well.
Gramps : The iron-made lighting they had in Japan was interesting as well. / These 'paper lanterns' could act as a signboard on a shop too. Claude : ...that's all fine.
Claude : What I really want to know about... Gramps : Just hear me out, Claude.
Page 7 Gramps : This girl was known as "the best 'attraction' in Nagasaki".
Claude : Huh? Gramps : In Japan they're called "shop girls", and they're excellent at attracting customers to a shop.
Gramps : In fact, this girl was the center of attention no matter where I went. Well, I'm sure you'll understand after you spend some time together.
Gramps : Yune / This man, Claude, is the owner of this shop. Why don't you introduce yourself. Yune : Okay, Oscar-sama.
Page 8 Yune : My name is Yune... I'm very pleased to meet you, master.
Claude : Eh....
Claude : Gramps you're a real pervert. / What's wrong with you, teaching her such a slave-like pose. Gramps : Y-You've got it all wrong, Claude
Gramps : That's how they introduce themselves Japan. / It's a convenient pose that combines both gratitude and apology into one. Claude : Like I care!
Page 9 Claude : What are you going to do about her expenses? Gramps : Don't worry. She hardly eats anything at all. / Only a little bit of bread and she's set.
Gramps : For you to be so blind to the joys of a Japanese woman You truly are a man completely lacking of pleasure.
Gramps : Yune / This man is obstinate by nature. Please don't let it bother you. Yune : Okay Claude : Hey! Don't teach her strange things like that!
Gramps : There's no need for concern there either. / She only understands enough French to make a simple introduction. Claude : ? / What did you say?
Page 10 Claude : Are you telling me she's just nodding her head without understanding a single word we say? Gramps : She's very skilled at understanding the situation around her.
Gramps : Oh come on. Nothing wrong with her nodding to your every desire.
Claude : This is just getting more and more ridiculous. Yune and this country of hers.
Claude : It seems like you're implying that we should use that girl as an attraction here / but this shop was entrusted to me, and it's my duty to protect it. Claude : Please spare me these charades of yours.
Page 11 Yune : As you wish, Claude-sama.
Page 12 Gramps : Whoa! You've really worked your magic on this workshop. To think of how filthy it was from all the soot and dust.
Gramps : Not even a trace left.
Gramps : What do you think? Isn't Yune is a hard-worker?
Gramps : But after bringing this little "shop girl" so far, I'd love to see her out front more... Yune, you still have that gorgeous kimono that you showed me before, right? Yune : Yes
Gramps : That one with the long sleeves that almost look like they'd drag on the floor when you walk... I'm sure if we have you wear that and stand out front we'd really get some attention then.
Gramps : Oh, and take this paper lantern with you too... Claude : ....Hey
Page 13 Claude : I thought I told you not to start any trouble. Yune, your cleaning is fine, but don't move anything. / What happened to the ink that was right here?
Gramps : Yune, he means the 'sumi'. {sumi = ink in Japanese} Yune : ! Right away
Claude : What's up with those annoying, fluttering sleeves of hers. Gramps : What are you saying / The way they swing so prominently like that...
Claude : Wait Yune. Your sleeve...!
Page 14 (CRASH)
Yune : I-I'm terribly sorry!! Gramps : ....Claude
Claude : .....I only just finished repairing this one.
Page 15 Claude : This exquisite design laced with illumination is the signboard for a fine arts dealer. It was my father's work.
Claude : ....I think you should hurry back to Japan. Gramps : Claude...
Claude : All the more if you're thinking you'll pass as a "shop girl" or whatever it was here! Gramps : Claude!
Claude : ..I know. I don't understand anything about Yune. However / she doesn't know anything about us either / am I wrong?
Page 16 Claude : Our 'Galerie du Roy' is in a difficult financial position. / Another year and it'll be finished. That's why right now is so crucial for us.
Claude : Did you notice the signboard decorating the gallery entrance? It was created by my father and grandfather, originally blacksmiths, by request from a customer.
Claude : My father is now dead, and my grandfather no longer has the skill for it he used to.
Page 17 Claude : This shop has been here ever since that sign came to represent the gallery.
Claude : As well as the neighboring used clothes shop and the stamp shop beyond that all of the signboards in the gallery
Claude : Were made over three generations, by our family. They're proof of our skill, and our pride.
Claude : In the past, there was a large workshop nearby. They took part in the resulting gallery interior you see today.
Claude : From the lighting in front of the shops to the chandeliers, and even the facades...
Page 18-19 Claude : The past 50 years of our work is held within these walls. Right now, my only job is to entrust myself to this gallery, and keep our shop alive.
Claude : It's nothing to do with you personally but you won't ever become a shop attraction here.
Claude : The same way those long sleeves of yours have no meaning in this country.
Gramps : Claude.. Claude : What does it matter. Yune doesn't understand what we say anyhow.
Page 20 (clang clang)
Claude : Yune, are you in there?
(knock knock) Claude : Yune / About that signboard earlier Yune : ! / Yes!
(opening) Claude : I was about to head over to the owner's shop...
Claude : WAH What are you doing? Why are your sheets on the floor?
Page 21 Claude : Not to mention that colorful fabric...
Claude : Yune...?
Gramps : (That's how they greet each other in Japan) (It combines both gratitude and apology into one..)
Claude : Come on, stop doing that already.
Claude : If you're worried about the signboard, it's back to normal. I was just about to head over and put it back up.
Yune : ....Claude-sama! I... I'll apologize to the customer Claude : Yune
Page 22 Claude : Apologizing isn't the solution for everything, you know.
Yune : Claude-sama!
Yune : Here..... Claude : ? / This fabric?
Claude : A kimono? You want to apologize with a gift this time? Yune : Yes
Claude : ... are you sure? Isn't this yours?
Claude : Alright, I get it. I'll offer it to the fine arts store this signboard belongs to. Thanks.
Page 23 Yune : Master!{this phrase has no meaning, it's like a smiley face... :D.. so you can change this to whatever you deem appropriate really, it won't matter.. she's basically just feeling happy that he understood her intentions}
Man : Claude
Man : You've done a wonderful job repairing that beauty of your fathers. I was hoping I could get your assistance with a lamp this time.
Claude : Oh, of course. Man : By the way, I've been a little curious
Page 24 Man : about the origin of that peculiar piece you have there... where did you find it?
Claude : Oh, this? (grin) It seems it's pretty rare.
Man : ...I'll buy it from you. What do you say ? Claude : I'm holding this for one of our important clients.
Claude : ....but depending on my commission as an intermediary, I might be able to part with it. Man : ...Alright, now you're talking.
Book : [The Little Bees / word play]
Page 25 Yune : Claude-sama! Claude : Yune Were you waiting for me?
Claude : Here / This is for you.
Claude : I picked it up on my way back / It's a picture book for young children.
Gramps : Claude... Claude : If we're going to have you learn some words, we should probably start with something around this level.
Yune : Thank you so much! Claude : Come on, I told you to stop doing that.
Page 26 Claude : A Abeille (Bee) {Parenthesis are the translations from French. It doesn't make sense to put the English as the main because then it wouldn't go in alphabetical order} B Bonbon (Candy) C Chèvre (Goat)
E Enseigne (signboard) Book : [une fille (a girl)]
L Livre (Book) M Magasin (Shop)
Page 27 Gramps : Hm?
Gramps : Isn't that Yune's..
Gramps : Why is it here... ...."sold"?!
Gramps : About this kimono here..
Man : Hey, Oscar / I have to thank you. It sold for an extraordinarly high price.
Page 28 Gramps : Hey Claude. Yune's kimono was.. Claude : Oh you heard?
Claude : Can you believe we got 500 Francs for it? All thanks to Yune. Gramps : Claude!
[*About 500,000yen.]
Gramps : That kimono... it was the most expensive kimono she owned... and a memento of her mother....
Claude : ...?! What?!
Claude : But Yune, she... she said... Gramps : ...You know, now Yune
Gramps : all she has left are plain kimonos, and I doubt she'll even want to go out front anymore either.
Page 29 Claude : (you won't ever become a shop attraction here)
Claude : You don't mean...! / I thought you said that she didn't understand what we were saying. Gramps : Well / that was my impression at least...
Gramps : Yune doesn't really speak up very much so...
Gramps : Wait, Claude
(slam) Claude : Yune!
Claude : Why didn't you tell me Was that really your mother's memento?!
Page 30 Yune : .....yes.
Yune : Claude-sama! Claude : I'll go get it back.
Yune : No you cant! Please! Claude : Why not! Don't you care about your mother's memento?!
Yune : I was taught by my mother / that a good woman will throw away anything for the sake of her master. Claude : ....what a ridiculous mother.
Page 31 Yune : Please wait!!
Yune : If you take the kimono back it will hurt the shop's "signboard"!
Claude : our signboard...? Yune : In japan, our "signboard" was equivalent to our credibility.
Yune : It would be the highest disgrace to me.... / if we were to lose... the trust... of the people here in the gallery!
Page 32 Claude : ....Yune? You've only been here for two days. / Why would you go so far for us?
Yune : My master is Claude-sama, and his beloved 'Galerie du Roy'.
Page 33 Yune : I... I want to become a part of the family here.
Claude : ...this is the first time you've ever told me how you feel.
Claude : Yet despite the fact that you can... you don't. Is this another custom of the Japanese?
Yune : I'm sor- Claude : Stop it
Claude : I'm the one who should be in that position.
Page 34-35 Claude : I don't know much at all about your country. However, I believe in your sincerity.
Claude : I promise, one day I'll pay you back for that kimono a thousand times over. Until then, could you please watch over me and make certain that I'm really a creature worthy of your trust?
Page 36 Yune : ...Ye- ....Yes!
Claude : It's a promise. / I want you to make me a promise too.
Claude : Don't ever throw your precious things away again. Yune : I promise!
Page 37 [19th century / For Europe, Japan was seen as a mysterious entity, and were shocked by their arts like Ukiyoe.] [However, what surprised them even more, was Japan's way of life and unique way of thinking.]
Claude : Become a part of the family...huh. I never thought about Yune's background.
Claude : I never imagined her to be an orphan. Gramps : Huh. / She came from a wonderful family. / I even met with her father.
Claude : What?! / Then what was..
Page 38 Claude : ...Yune! Hey, isn't one family good enough for you?
Yune : ...? / Is that wrong? Claude : No....
Claude : Uhhhhh? Gramps : Japanese culture isn't always easy. / It's true that they regard their coworkers as family though. Claude : Oh really?
Claude : Oh yeah. Yune. / You won't be needing that picture book anymore. Yune : No.
Yune : I promised you / that I wouldn't throw away my precious things anymore.
Gramps : She might be unexpectedly stubborn too. Claude : I-I give up...
Page 39
Page 40
Page 41 [Part 1.1 : Breakfast]
Yune : Good morning Gramps : Morning
Yune : You wake up so early here... even though it's still pitch black out. (haha) Gramps : We'll get less and less daylight from now on too.
Gramps : Claude Go buy us some bread for breakfast. Yune : Ah, I'll do it...!
Page 42 Claude : You wouldn't know where to go. Let's go together today. Yune : ...Okay!!
Gramps : Can you get us some milk too?
Gramps : Yesterday, when I gave Yune some coffee, it seemed like it wasn't to her liking.
Claude : .....You didn't like it? But didn't you drink it all? Yune : No... that was..
Gramps : Either way, I'm counting on you. (jingle) Yune : ...Okay!
(clack) {sound her wooden geta make}
Page 43 Claude : The bakery is up near the gallery entrance. / You could probably handle something like this if you just remember where to go. Yune : Yes
Claude : Whoa there's a line...! Probably lots of other children here to buy bread too.
Claude : Two whole loaves and one half. Lady : Here you are. (place)
Page 44 (nice and warm)
Yune : It smells good... Claude : Doesn't it? It's the best.
Claude : Want to try some? Yune : Eh... you mean.. right now?!
(rip)
(munch) Claude : Right out of the oven is the best.
Claude : Here, Yune, you try a bite too. Yune : Wha...! But I....!!
Yune : Um... I, uh... Claude : Here Yune : Okay...
(chomp)
Page 45 (munch)
(shine) Claude : You may be good at hiding when you don't like something, but your face really lights up when you do like it.
Gramps : A cafe au lait, complete with milk and sugar, just for Yune.
Gramps : Want to try it? Yune : Ah... I'll eat later... don't worry about me...
Gramps : Don't be silly. Here. Yune : O-Okay...
Page 46 (sip)
Yune : ...! Sweet... Bitter....? Gramps : I really had a hard time in Japan without those to keep me going.
Gramps : Milk was hard to come by... / Japanese people generally do without any dairy products at all. Claude : Wow. So that means Yune isn't used to eating things with butter and milk?
Yune : N-no... I.. like them Claude : What are you talking about. You know you can't eat them.
Gramps : You really didn't like that cheese at all, did you? Yune : No...! That's not...
Page 47 Claude : If you don't like something, just say so. Yune : You're wrong! It's not bad! I want to enjoy eating your food too!!
Claude : ....what's wrong with you all of a sudden.
Yune : It's just... you two always seem to be enjoying your food.. Claude : ...? / What?
Yune : I'd also like to learn to enjoy it as well....
Claude : There's no need to be in such a rush. Yune : But...! I'm sure.. if I don't..!
Page 48 Yune : then I'll never actually learn.. how to make meals you'll enjoy..
Claude : It's fine
Claude : You really needn't rush.
[Part 1.1 : end]
Page 49 [Part 1.2 : Owner]
Sister : You really do love Japan, don't you, Alice.
Alice : But the feel of this silk... This bold design that almost seems like it's flowing...
Alice : This year's birthday present This kimono from you, sister, is really the most lovely thing ever!
Alice : Then on the other hand Our father...
Page 50 Alice : gives me nothing but a promise! / Promising me ownership over the Galerie du Roy - what's that! Sister : Oh. And what's so wrong with that.
Sister : Didn't your older brother receive the Grand Magasin in the same way? Alice : But the Grand Magasin is really, super in style right now!
Alice : Mine is just some lowly, dying, poor excuse for a local shopping district! Then in a year they'll knock it down and put up hotels!?
Sister : Oh, but that gown you're wearing / came from that "lowly" place. Alice : Huh?
Page 51 Alice : I don't remember there being such a trendy shop there. Sister : Hehe. Perhaps you'd like to pay them a visit?
Sister : If everything goes well, it will be yours anyhow. And also
Sister : I heard a rumor that recently there's been a Japanese girl in and around the Galerie du Roy... Alice : W-What was that?!
Gramps : Claude Do you know who bought Yune's kimono?
Claude : Oh yeah, I forgot to ask. Who was it?
Gramps : Lady Camille. Claude : ?! / What?!
Page 52 Yune : Who is that? Gramps : The daughter of the man who owns this gallery.
Gramps : If I'm not mistaken, I believe her younger sister, Alice, is a collector of Japanese related things... Claude : ....this is bad.
Gramps : We should at least meet with her once / I'm sure it wouldn't be too difficult to negotiate the return of the kimono. Claude : ...no, she's probably the last person we should introduce to Yune!
Alice : Alright! Wait for me, my pretty little doll! I'll make you mine soon enough!!
[Part 1.2 : end]
Page 53 [Part 2 : Lost Child]
Page 54 [End of the 19th Century - Paris]
[Galerie du Roy - A behind the times shopping arcade district] [And on this corner we find, Enseignes du Roy]
[Where the Japanese girl, Yune, had only arrived just a few days earlier.] Claude : Yune
Claude : You work hard, for having only just arrived here from Japan. You follow orders, and can do anything from cleaning to mending / ....however
Page 55 Claude : The very second you finish, why do you stand over me staring? Yune : I-Is that wrong?! I'm sorry!!
(stare) Claude : Standing over there doesn't really change anything.
Yune : ...? What should I do then....? Claude : What did you come to Paris for anyhow?
Yune : ...to learn. Claude : Then, do you know about this here?
Yune : .....? Money? Claude : No, the portrait. It's the Goddess of Freedom, Arianne. / She represents what our country stands for.
Yune : Thank you very much! ....I remember now! Claude : No, that wasn't... What I'm trying to say is..
Page 56 Claude : You should do what you want to do, however you see fit.
Yune : I can't Claude : Why not?
Yune : Um... do what I want to do?... Claude : ...I was only trying to make it easier for you...
Yune : I just... I'd be more happy to receive some kind of work instead.... Gramps : Claude, it doesn't matter what, just give her some kind of job to do.
Claude : You really are a strange one. Then watch the store for me.
Page 57 Yune : Okay!
Claude : .....Why does she get so excited over being commmanded around? Doesn't she have any desires of her own?
Gramps : For the Japanese, they say "together we are one". It makes her uneasy when she's not working together with us. Claude : ...what a troublesome disposition.
Yune : The customers... aren't coming...
Page 58 Yune : Welcome to our store, Ma'am. Are you looking for something?
(turn away)
Yune : I... Did I do something wrong...? Claude : Yune, what are you doing!!
Page 59 Claude : It's because you were smiling so much when you spoke to her.
Claude : Of course you're going to put them on guard when you suddenly act overly friendly to someone you've only just met. Yune : Eh.....?
Claude : When I tell you to watch the store, all that means is to sit there quietly and make sure the customers don't try anything strange. Yune : EHHHH?!
Yune : .... / no smiles.... no greeting... he says
Claude : (People who smile at you right away are dangerous, and have other intentions.) (Be careful of them)
Yune : (sigh).... / doing what I want.... is difficult.... Gramps : Yune
Page 60 Gramps : I'm going out for a bit. Yune : O-Oscar-sama.. Isn't that a suitcase...?!
Gramps : I suddenly felt like going on a trip. Yune : ...but... we only... just got here from Japan...
Gramps : I'll be back... Let's see, maybe a week or three months or so..
Claude : Oh, let him be. It's a bad habit of his. Yune : Claude-sama.. / ......okay...
Yune : .... / Have a safe trip....
Claude : ....Yune, you seem troubled. What's the matter? Yune : No... it's just...
Page 61 Yune : ....that... he's leaving while you're here protecting the shop... working... / ... is that really okay?...
Claude : Why are you worried about that? Yune : ...! / I-I'm sorry....
Claude : There's no need to worry about me, just enjoy yourself.
Yune : [It's different from Japan... ...Paris' freedom...] [freedom.... is that like not getting in the way...?]
Page 62 Yune : [A child... / cute]
(surprise)
(dash) Yune : [Oh....] Claude : Yune
Yune : !! / I-I'm sorry Claude : You should be careful around filthy looking kids like that.
Yune : ...?! / ...you can... tell customers apart.. from their looks...? Claude : I'm just telling you to be careful.
Page 63 Claude : They're the poorest of the poor who can't even buy bread. They're desperate thieves.
Yune : But that's exactly why... you can't be unkind to them... Claude : You're too soft.
Yune : Claude-sama.. don't you care about your customers...?! Claude : I care more about your safety.
Yune : ...I don't understand... ...this is all... so opposite from Japan.. I... the customers are most important.... I want them to be happy...
Page 64 Yune : I came here to study... because I was so amazed with Paris... Paris... this place... Claude-sama and everyone... / you're all my teachers... I wanted to return the favor for everything you've given me / I wanted to be useful...
Yune : But I... I-I'm not useful at all... Claude : Yune....
Page 65 Claude : You don't need to do anything more than sit there / and call me if anything happens. Yune : ...Okay.
(staring)
Yune : I just don't understand...
Yune : In this place... is it forbidden to be kind to everyone?..... (clatter)
Page 66 (creak)
Yune : The boy from before...!
Yune : ...What is it? Something you wanted to look at... maybe?
Yune : That one?
Page 67 (dash)
(rattle) Yune : Eh....?
Yune : ...W-Wait...!!
(clatter) Claude : Yune?
Page 68 Yune : Wait [What should I do? It's my fault.]
Yune : Please!
Yune : Give it back...!!
Page 69 Yune : He's gone...?
Yune : Excuse me...
Yune : Did you see a boy pass by...
Yune : ...I'll go back for now... I have to tell Claude-sama...
(step step)
Yune : [...huh..?]
Page 70 [Where am I]
[I went back the way I came.... it should have been around here]
[The shops are so similar... they all look the same...] [Where is our shop...?]
Yune : Claude... sama...
Page 71 Yune : Ah... Um...
Man : Mademoiselle
Page 72 Man : Is there something wrong? Come with me
(grip)
(People who smile at you right away are dangerous, and have other intentions.) (Be careful of them)
Yune : W-Wait..! I... I need to get back. Man : There's no need to worry.
Yune : That's the wrong way! That will... take us out of the Galerie du Roy! Man : It's okay.
Yune : ...Let me go! (slap)
Page 73 (hah hah){breathing hard}
Yune : Where... (hah hah) am I...?
I have to hurry.... and get back...
(grab)
Page 74-75 Claude : It's still too soon for you to be running off so far on your own.
Claude : I know I told you to be more independent, but still. Yune : Claude-sama...
Page 76 Yune : I'm sorry... the merchandise was stolen... It was my fault... / I was being too naive...
Claude : It's okay Yune : But it was.. one of the precious things that you and your family made...!
Claude : Yune
Claude : I don't have a single piece of merchandise in that store that's worth more than your safety.
Page 77 (squeeze)
Claude : Are you scared of the people here? Yune : ....yes
Yune : ...I'm sorry. If only I'd listened to you the first time...! Claude : Don't misunderstand me. I wasn't saying that all the people here are scary.
Claude : ...Am I scary? Yune : N-No..!
Claude : There's only one difference between the people you find scary and those you don't. Yune : Huh...?
Page 78 Claude : Whether they know you well, or not. Once they realize you're a good person, I'm sure everyone here will smile at you.
Claude : ....well, it's not actually that easy to become close acquaintances though. The people here are often wary of others.
Claude : However, once you recognize someone as a friend
Claude : Treat them well for the rest of your life.
Claude : No matter what happens, your friendship alone will never change. That's how it works here.
Page 79 Claude : Gramps
Claude : I thought you left on a trip. Gramps : Nah, I was too worried about Yune. I decided to stay in Paris, at least for now.
Claude : ....so you say
Claude : Did you find one of your old lovers nearby or something? Gramps : It's not an old one. Everything's riding on tonight.
Gramps : Here you go. One for Yune as well. Yune : Eh...
Gramps : See you later. I'll be back tomorrow!
Gramps : Forgive me. Yune : EH?
Page 80 Claude : That person there, in the past was one of the great men who made Enseignes du Roy what it is today.
Claude : About the only thing I can do for him, is to protect that shop. Yet I'm so small that I can't even manage that.
Claude : As long as he's happy, he can play around on his own all he wants for all I care.
Yune : ...I'm sorry.... earlier... I was a small person... Claude : You're still small even now though.
Yune : ! / I didn't mean it that way! (haha)
Yune : ....I Like wanting to work just as much as everyone else..
Page 81 Yune : Like if I smile, I want to expect a smile in return... with people... there are so many decisions I-I wasn't thinking of myself.
Claude : When you put like that, you could say the same thing about me.
Yune : No, Claude-sama is... Claude : Look, you can see our shop now.
Claude : Enseignes du Roy. Remember that sign well.
Page 82-83 Yune : ...I will [I'll never lose sight of it] Claude-sama
[His back is my...]
Yune : ...uh Um... Servant : Mademoiselle
Page 84 Servant : Hello there Yune : Ah, from before...?!
Servant : I'm terribly sorry about before. I am a servant of the Blanche family.
Servant : I was too abrupt earlier and freightened you, however I was only trying to show you to our mansion. Yune : What
Servant : These are an official invitation from my master. Yune : I-I'm so sorry... you weren't a bad person after all!
Yune : I-I couldn't possibly... accept these... after how I treated you...!!
Servant : Please accept them / I will be scolded by my master if you don't. Yune : I-I'm sorry!! I accept them! (bow bow) Claude : It's these exact kind of things that will get you lost again.
[Part 2 : end]
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Page 87 [Part 2.1 : Japanese Labyrinth]
Gramps : Lost... and it was like a labyrinth?
Gramps : If this is a maze of stone and glass (ha ha / ha ha) then Nagasaki was a maze of trees and paper.
Claude : ...what do you mean paper? Gramps : Windows are made out of paper in Japan.
Claude : ??? Paper windows? Gramps : The doors and lights too. / Everything else is pretty much made of wood.
Claude : ...wow... Gramps : Nagasaki was lined with short wooden houses.
Page 88 Gramps : It was just like I had become a giant. I felt like I had gotten caught in some picture book about a land of tiny people.
Gramps : Their furniture was so small it reminded me of those you play house with. And they used carpet made of dry grass for their floors.
Claude : G-Grass?! Gramps : Yeah, it was very skillfully woven together. You would sleep directly on top of it at night.
Claude : You really had it rough. Did you really live in such poor conditions?
Page 89 Gramps : No, Yune came from an elegant home. / You could see their traditional gardens through the large windows.
Gramps : Almost like miniture version of the surrounding landscape. Claude : ....still small though.
Gramps : But even then every where you looked it was so refined, you'd be surprised.
Claude : Japan huh... That's right... It is where Yune came from, so it'd have to be tiny.
Claude : ...Does a country like that actually exist? Gramps : Of course! It's a big world out there! Yune : .... / I think you've got it wrong...
Page 90 Servant : Miss Alice / I have just returned from delivering your invitation to the young Japanese woman.
Alice : Ahh~ Well done!! Say, what was she like?
Alice : Was she like this doll? Or maybe more like this portrait?!
Alice : Which one of all my collection of Japanese goods is the closest?! Servant : U-Uh well.. I suppose you could say they are all a good representation...
Page 91 Alice : Oh... then / this kind of woman actually exists This woman in the portrait is right this second
Alice : in that little garden of ours... / somewhere within at most a few hundred miles of the gallery...!! Servant : ....yes
Alice : With a kimono trailing behind her... Servant : Yes
Alice : With this kind of black hair?! Servant : ...Yes
Alice : With this pure white, long face?! Servant : Uh well...
Alice : Ah, and then contorting herself like this and spending the whole day lounging around?! Servant : No.... that's....
Page 92 Servant : My lady... actually.... Alice : Ah~ I can't wait to see you.. my little Japanese doll Servant : Lady Alice
Alice : What Servant : I did hand over your invitation to her
Servant : However, it was declined at present. Alice : WHAT?!
Alice : Don't mess around with me Servant : A-Actually it was her master, Mr. Claudel, that...
Claude : (Yune, don't. / It's still too soon for you to attend those kind of parties) (You'll only embarrass yourself) Yune : (O-Okay)
Alice : ...Damn that Claude Claudel. (glare) I always thought he was an unpleasant man, but to do this..
Page 93 Alice : Fine then. Next time I'll go myself. Me, the owner of that Galerie du Roy.
Alice : That's right... / Maybe I'll have a traditional Japanese garden or something built for her. Ahh... when will I / be able to free her from his clutches..
Claude : ..you're right though. It really does remind you of playing house.
Page 94 Claude : Are you sure adult men drink sake from these? It might be just the right size for Yune...
Claude : Here, hold it a second. Yune : Okay
Claude : ...a perfect fit ...but you really do have tiny hands
Gramps : You know Claude. If they really do knock this place down next year... maybe you should check out Japan?
Claude : Stop kidding around. / The gallery won't be destroyed. Sorry, but I'm not going to Japan for anything
Claude : If everything there is this tiny, I'm scared I'd end up breaking it. Gramps : It's a lot more sturdy than you'd think.
[Part 2.1 : end]
Page 95 [Part 3 : The Water's Glow]
Page 96 [19th Century Paris] [A time when knowledge of Japan had only just emerged]
[Alone, boldly crossing over into Paris] (dip) [We find a young Japanese girl, working hard to adjust to their way of life]
Yune : Hm.... This should be okay... (squeak)
Claude : Hey Yune : Ahhh
Page 97 Yune : C-Claude-sama... Oscar-sama... Claude : Yune, what are you doing sneaking around in here?
Yune : U-Um... I was trying to find a way that I can eat your cheese...
Claude : Ugh... What did you cover it in? And what is this rotting smell?
Yune : It's not rotting! It's soy sauce. Japanese sauce. Claude : Are you serious? Gramps : What an interesting use for the souvenir that I went to great lengths to get.
Claude : ...do they use this often in Japan? Gramps : Yeah
Page 98 Gramps : In Japan... yeah, they'd season something like this with a large amount of soy sauce. Claude : In beef stew?
Gramps : That really takes me back / It'd be nice to have some again. Yune : Is that.. do you mean 'sukiyaki'?
Gramps : Yeah, that was it. Yune : Then I can make some for you tomorrow night... Claude : Wha- You're going to make it?
Claude : Are you sure? I mean it's got that sauce in it, right? Gramps : It's only the fermentation that makes it smell. It's no different from cheese.
Gramps : This is a good opportunity for you to try some Japanese cuisine too.
Gramps : ...It's only for tomorrow. If you don't like it, that'll be the end of it.
Page 99 Maid : Lady Alice
Maid : It'll be bad for your health if you soak in the tub too long.
Alice : This little bit won't kill me. Hot water being bad for your health is a thing of the past.
Alice : The people of the Orient are actually ahead of us in that respect. I even saw it in a recent Ukiyoe paiting! An illustration of their bathing!
Page 100 Alice : A grand open-style bath overlooking the gardens. The bathtub full to the brim with naked people!
Maid : Oh my! How vulgar. Alice : Oh what's wrong with it. That's what gives it that mystery of the orient feeling.
Alice : I have a day off from my lessons tomorrow So I'm going to go see that Japanese girl.
Maid : 'That'... you mean the one that's been seen in and around Galerie du Roy... Alice : The very one! Can you believe it?! She was right under my nose! On our very property!
Alice : Ah. I wonder what she's like. I'm too excited to sleep tonight!
Page 101 (splash)
(rattle) (splash) Claude : ....I can't sleep.
(splash) Claude : ....is that water? That Yune is up to something again.
Claude : She's been sneaking around lately... Seriously, it's the middle of the night...
Claude : .... the kitchen?
(open) Claude : Hey. Do you know what time it is...
Page 102 Claude : Wha-
Yune : AHHH! (slam) Claude : AHHH!
Claude : Wha- What are you doing? Yune : U-Uh.. bathing...
Yune : I-I'm sorry you had to see me like that... I'll clean things up...
(trip)
Page 103 (crash rattle bang) Yune : AHHH!
Claude : Now what is it... (swish)
(drip drip) Yune : I-I'm sorry...
(rattle bang) Gramps : ....Hey. Stop making so much noise at this hou-
Claude : Oh, good timing Gramps. / Can you check and make sure water didn't leak through to downstairs? Yune : I-I'm sorry!!
Page 104 (tweet tweet)
Claude : A bath? Really...
Claude : Didn't I just take you there the day before last? Yune : I'm sorry!! Gramps : Now now.
Gramps : Yune has been holding back up until now. Afterall, all houses in Japan come with a bath. Claude : W-With a bath...?!
Claude : Yune came from that kind of luxurious house?
Page 105 Gramps : Water is plentiful in Japan / So it's normal for a person to take a bath everyday. I too, often happened upon her on the way at night. Claude : E-Everyday?! And what do you mean on the way...
Claude : I can't believe this ... / I thought baths were only for the rich to enjoy...
Yune : I'm sorry... I acted selfishly... I won't do it again... Claude : You better not / We'll really hear it from the neighbors if you waste that much water.
Yune : Okay....
Claude : Is Paris really that different from Japan? Gramps : The amount available is different, at least. Yune : ...yes....
Page 106 (jingle) Claude : ...No choice I guess / I'll just have to take it out of our clothing costs or something.
Claude : Let's go Yune : ....? Claude-sama..
Claude : We're covered in filth from scrubbing the floor last night. I feel like a bath myself.
Yune : B-But... it's okay.. I don't... Claude : Stop holding back.
Claude : I was the one who told you to take your time adjusting to the life over here. It's the least you could do to follow my advice.
Yune : ....Okay!
Yune : I'll go get ready! Claude : Okay Make it quick.
Gramps : Haven't we just become the softy lately. (pat) Claude : Leave me alone.
Page 107 (rattle)
Claude : [Ack] Gramps : Lady Alice Blanche.
Alice : Good afternoon, Mr. Claudel / I came because of a rumor I had heard. Is it true that you've come across some Japanese items as of late?
Gramps : Oh... Yes we have, Miss It's true. (peep) Yune : Claude-sama. Sorry for making you wait.
Page 108 Yune : Huh.....
Alice : Ahh! Is this her?! She's just lovely! It's decided, I'm taking her home with me!!
Alice : How wonderful. She's even wearing a kimono. I love it. She's so much different than I had imagined!!
Page 109 Alice : Aww so cute and tiny Is she really alive? How curious!!
Alice : Mr. Claudel / How much can I buy this child for? Gramps : No, she's not for sale... Claude : Yune, let's go.
Yune : Huh... Claude-sama...?
Alice : Wai-
Alice : Just what do you think you're doing! Get back here!
Alice : Claude Claudel! Yune : Claude-sama..?
Page 110 Claude : Don't get close to her
Yune : U-Um.. That person was.. Claude : Alice Blanche / The daughter of a family that use their money to knock people around.
Claude : They're the owners of this area at the moment, but they're only upstart bourgeuois without a shred of honor.
Yune : ...but isn't... just leaving like that.. rude too... Claude : It's that way of yours that's always getting you in trouble. She's just an Orient-maniac. / Open your eyes, she's only going to use you for her own benefit.
(clip clop)
Page 111 Alice : And how are we doing today, Yune
Alice : Are you Claudel's maid? If so, then would you like to work for me? / I'll pay you 10 times what he does.
Claude : She's not a maid.
Alice : Oh? Then what? / Adopted? A relative? A helper at your shop?
Claude : ...I'm only watching over her. Alice : For who?
Claude : ....Japan.... Alice : Oh? Doesn't that seem like a little too big of a task for someone like you?
Page 112 Alice : Yune, come back with me. Food, clothing, shelther.. you'll want for nothing.
Alice : Huh? They're gone? Servant : My lady, it seems they've entered that alley.
Yune : Um... Claude-sama
Yune : Why.... are we trying this hard to avoid her...? Claude : I told you / You can't trust her.
Yune : But... Claude : I have my reasons. / Are you saying you trust her more than me?
Page 113 Sign : Closed / Hours of Operation / Morning : 10am- / Afternoon : 3pm- / Closed on Sundays {A lot of this is cut-off and is just my interpretation - just changing the Ferme to closed would be enough} Claude : Damn...
Claude : We'll have to wait for them reopen again this afternoon.
Alice : Oh my! Were you going to use this run-down public bath? Yune, you can borrow my extra bath. Claude : She just won't give up.
Claude : You must have a nice lifestyle, living off the money of your victims. Alice : My, don't those sound like the shameful words of a loser.
Claude : Just how many shops do you think have been crushed by your family? Alice : Yune, how would you like to have some tea with me? Yune : U-Um... I....
Claude : Let's go, Yune Yune : U-Um...!
Page 114 Yune : I... It doesn't have to be for long... but I'd like to talk with Lady Alice...
Claude : Why Yune : It's wrong... to turn her down like this.. without even having said a single thing to her...
Alice : Ahh, yay / This way, Yune Claude : Fine. Suit yourself.
Claude : But it'll be out of my hands the next time you get lost from trusting people like that..
Yune : C-Claude-sama... Alice : Come on Come on. Get in.
Page 115 Alice : See that over there? My older brother owns that Grand Magasin. {Grand Magasin is like a large store, or a mall - a large store with many small stores inside} Oh, that theater too.
Alice : My brother is a well-bred man, unlike that Claude. He's very understanding of us ladies.
Alice : Look, that's my mother's Salon. Gramps : Claude
Gramps : What happened to Yune Claude : She went with Alice
Gramps : ...are you sure that's okay? You were so against it.. Claude : Gramps / I calmed down and thought it over.
Page 116 Claude : She's better off being taken in by such an affluent house like that anyhow. They'll probably give her a luxurious bedroom and food, not to mention a bath.
(hmph)
Alice : Come inside, Yune
(refreshing)
Page 117 Women : Oh, who is that young lady? What strange clothes....
Women : Is she Japanese? She has a rather slender composition.
(blush) Yune : I-I... didn't mean to come in such shameful clothing.. Alice : Don't be absurd, it's lovely.
Alice : We'll borrow the inner room then. Pardon us, ladies.
(tap)
Alice : Calmed down? Yune : ...yes.
Page 118 Alice : How do you like our tea / I used my sister's special order leaves. Yune : O-Oh, it's very good..!
Yune : I've never had black tea like this.. it almost resembles our green tea.. Alice : Isn't that aroma with a hint of spring refreshing too?
Alice : I bet you haven't had any tea at all. Men drink nothing but coffee. Don't hesitate to come over, whenever you feel the need for a cup of tea.
Yune : Okay (blush)
Alice : Paris is actually a city for ladies. [Lady Alice...] [so beautiful...] Alice : I'd like to show you more of Paris' beauty.
Page 119 [engulfed in such a lovely pale light...] [this place... the tea.. the room.. even Lady Alice...] Alice : Yune. How would you like to spend our evening meal together as well...
Gramps : Claude / Shouldn't you go and pick up Yune?
Gramps : Yune can be dazzled by spendor and elegance too you know. / Don't be so hard on her. Holding off on bathing like that is pretty hard on a Japanese person too.
Claude : I know. Gramps : I don't think you do.
Claude : ...in the end.
Page 120 Claude : No matter how much I hate the rude way that family earns their money Or how the number of shops sacrificed to that family keeps rising / I'm nothing without money.
Claude : Even when it comes to a single girl from a foreign land. I can't do anything at all for her.
Claude : Bringing her back would only be misfortune for her.
Alice : This here / will be your room.
Page 121 Yune : Wow... Alice : There's an attached bath and lavatory as well.
Alice : At the moment it's only a guest room, but I'll have it made into your personal suite.
Yune : ...But.. um.. I.. need to get back soon... Alice : Don't go yet / I've already had them start preparing dinner.
Alice : It's a seafood menu. / Does that not agree with you? Yune : ...N-No..
Yune : it's not.. diagreeable...
Page 122 Yune : I... just remembered something I need to do! I'm going home! Alice : Eh? Wait a second.
Alice : Just a little longer... Yune : I'm sorry.. I have plans already...
Alice : Wait. When can we meet again? Yune : That's... Claude-sama... / ...I'm not sure...
Alice : That's just.. no! Make a promise with me as well! You can surely come over and eat again tomorrow, right?
Yune : That's.. well...
Alice : I understand... All I need to do is get that Claude to approve..
Page 123 Alice : I'll use my persuasion on him until he gives in. I'm not giving you back until then.
Alice : Look. Wouldn't you like to have this dress? You really do want it though, right? Why do you suppress your feelings like that...?
Alice : There's no advantage in your returning whatsoever. Why are you staying at that house anyhow? Yune : Because..
Page 124 Yune : Both Oscar-sama and Claude-sama... have shown me so much kindness... And I... I owe it to them to return their kindness.. to return even more than they've given to me...
Alice : ...you have strong determination. Then, what about this?
Yune : ! / That's...
Alice : That's right... it's your kimono... / It was sold by mistake, right? I heard about it.
Page 125 Alice : If you promise to stay here with me, I'll give it back to you for free.
Yune : But.. that.. if Claude-sama.. were to buy it back.. Alice : Oh... Claude?
Alice : I'm sorry to tell you, but that would surely be impossible. That tiny little shop of theirs couldn't earn that kind of money, even over an entire year.
Alice : You know, wouldn't this be a good opportunity for Claude as well?
Alice : A single word from you And it would all be over without any trouble on his part trying to gather such a large amount of money.
Page 126 Gramps : Claude
Gramps : I thought you were going to pick her up from the Blanche house. Claude : I was turned away at the door. Gramps : ...oh...
Claude : ...that girl It wouldn't be so bad if only she would put herself first.
Claude : I'm exhausted thanks to her. / ...why did you have to bring her back from Japan anyhow. Gramps : ..I'm sure you can imagine what happened.
Gramps : She asked me to take her with me / and I can't say no to a girl like that. Claude : ...I guess.
Page 127 (tick tock tick tock)
Gramps : You're not going to eat dinner?
Claude : I'm fine
Gramps : But she might not even come home tonight. Claude : I said I'm fine. I'm just not hungry.
(rattle)(squeak)
Claude : Alice....
Page 128-9 Yune : Claude-sama...!
Claude : Yune... What's all this? You come back to me covered in all this odd clothing.
Yune : Lady Alice... gave them to me.
Claude : Are you sure? Alice : It's not like I gave them to you.
Page 130 Alice : [Unpleasant..] {She's referring to the tea here..}
Claude : ....and so, all because Yune said she had an appointment already I can't believe you'd bring her back without any objection.
Alice : Oh, I objected. Yune may not look it... /...but she's a very stubborn creature.
Alice : She got down on all fours in front of the door, and refused to move until I took her back. She was like that for more than an hour. Servant : Ah... that pose... Claude : Yeah, you can't win against that pose of hers.
(blush) Claude : Ah, sorry sorry
Alice : Hey Yune what exactly was so important anyhow?
Page 131 Yune : Oh.. This.
Claude : She had promised to make us Japanese beef stew today. Alice : ...T-That's it?!
(munch) Claude : Hmm, I knew it'd reek of soy sauce. Alice : I-I lost to this...?
Alice : Also There's one more thing I'd like to know
Alice : Why wouldn't you take back that kimono? Even I agreed to it...
Yune : Oh that's... (whisper whisper) Claude : What's this? Is it a secret?
Page 132 (Could you please watch over me and make certain that I'm really a creature worthy of your trust?) Yune : Because it's my job to trust him to be true to his word...
Yune : Claude-sama made me a promise.. It would be wrong of me to abandon it so carelessly.
Alice : ...Hmmm So the key here is not wanting to abandon him... / I could definitely see that about him.
Claude : W-What? Alice : Ahh. I knew it. I just can't bear to leave you with this man.
Page 133 Alice : I'll leave that room open for you, so come over and use it whenever you like. / The bath as well. Yune : ...Okay!
Yune : Thank you very much....!!
Gramps : Isn't that great? Somehow it all worked out. Claude : Doesn't mean I feel any more at ease about it all.
(growl) Claude : Oh, I'm just now starting to get hungry / Is there anything left from earlier? Yune : Yes... But... I thought it didn't agree with you...?
Claude : Hm, maybe (munch)
Page 134 Claude : It's not the best... but I also feel like it might not be so bad to try some more of your Japanese food either.
Yune : ...Okay!
Servant : You seem to be in a good mood, my Lady. Alice : Heh. That's because / she said she's only there because of a debt to them.
Alice : If that's the case, then I'm sure I can give her MUCH more than they ever could. I'll give her so much to pay me back for, that Claude won't even stand a chance.
Alice : It won't be long before she's mine. Servant : As expected of my Lady.
[Part 3 : end]
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Page 136
Page 137 [Part 4 : Skylight]
Page 138 [19th Century Paris / Today again, we find one person not quite on the same wavelength as the rest of the city] [The figure of young woman having arrived all the way from Japan]
Yune : [Claude-sama said he wanted me to make more Japanese food...] [I'm so glad...!]
Gramps : Yune I'm sure you're tired after everything today. Just leave that stuff where it is and get some rest.
Page 139 Yune : No.... I caused you both so much trouble today...! Please let me take care of it.
Gramps : ...well then We'll leave it to you.
Yune : Okay...! / Good night Gramps : Night Head to bed soon Yune : Okay Good Night...!
Yune : Ah... / all finished... (clatter)
Yune : Oh, that's right... There's still the things we received from Japan...
Yune : Rice and dried plums...
Yune : I wonder what would be best... (stumble)
Page 140 (wobble)
[Huh.... something's wrong] [all of a sudden... my body...]
[...no, not now...] [if I collapse here, I'll only cause them more trouble...]
Yune : at any rate... I'll go back to my room and lay down...
Yune : at least to my room... (flop)
Page 141 Claude : Something wrong, Yune? / Not hungry?
Yune : N-No... I'm fine...
Claude : I see But you should eat it soon if you're going to, bread starts to harden right away.
Yune : ...okay
(slowly)
Page 142 Yune : ...not here I have to get a hold of myself...
Yune : That boy...!
Yune : The one from before...!
(slam) Yune : Hey, you there. You can't go around stealing from others like that.
Yune : If your things disappeared when you weren't looking... wouldn't you be sad too? ...do you think maybe you could return that candleabra from before?
Yune : ....in exchange for this bread.
(rustle)
(slowly)
Page 143 Yune : It's my leftovers... I'll give it to you, but in exchange no more stealing... no more doing things that make people sad.
(grab)
(dash)
Claude : Yune (surprise) He was that thief from before, wasn't he.
Claude : I don't care if you want to give away your bread, but don't give a single crumb to him! Are you going to just overlook the fact that he's a thief?!
Page 144 Yune : No... but I... I told him not to do those things anymore... Claude : You think he cares?
Claude : Children are just rampaging animals who completely lack any form of comprehesion.
Yune : You can't mean that... All children are born with a pure, innocent heart..
Claude : Again with your absurd Japanese reasoning. I don't know how it is in Japan, but don't underestimate the children here.
Claude : Thanks to you, they might even start targetting our store now. I've had enough of that innocent nature of yours!!
Page 145 Yune : ....I'm sorry.... Claude-sama....
[And right after...] [I finally got him to approve of me...]
(bam)
Alice : What do you think you're doing, Claudel! How could you make Yune cry like this! Yune : A-Alice...?!
(grip)
Page 146 Alice : Good day to you, Yune (smooch)
Alice : Huh (fsshhh){something overheating} What's the matter, Yune?
Gramps : My lady, they do not have that custom of greeting in Japan. Alice : They don't?!
Alice : W-Well... but still, with a reaction like that it's clear proof that she's much closer to me than to the two of you.
Page 147 Alice : That was called a 'bisou', and it's a normal greeting between friends of mutal intimacy here in France. The fact that you don't know about it, would mean that you've yet to be accepted by these two here.
Alice : Why don't you leave this place already and come with me.
Claude : You're just being overly friendly! / Leave! Alice : H-How rude!!
Gramps : My lady. Yune isn't feeling her best today anyhow, so perhaps we could leave it for another day... Alice : Ah.. How awful!
Alice : Yune! Don't hesitate to call, I'll always be here! I'll lend you my Japanese collection too.
Alice : I can definetly be of more use to you than these rude fellows here. (bang) Claude : Leave!
Page 148 Claude : ...I swear. She's ridiculous. Gramps : Yune, are you sure you're feeling well?
Yune : Ah... yes I'm sorry for worrying you....
(cough)
Page 149 (squeak) Yune : Sorry... I can't give you anything.
Yune : I was scolded by my master.
Yune : Please understand ....we can't see each other again.
Yune : ....but that doesn't mean you're alone. (smooch) Take care.
Page 150 (tap tap)
Claude : Do you realize what you've just done?
Yune : I.. / I'm sorry... I wanted to say farewell... Claude : Farewell...? That is something you only do with those closest to you. / Do you really want to be friends with a theif like him that badly?
Claude : Putting your face that close to his...and in your condition / You might have even caught some kind of virus from him.
Yune : Please stop it... Don't say those kind of things... He's trying his hardest to make it in this world too...!
Yune : I promise... I won't see him again...
Page 151 Yune : ....However....! I'm sure that boy... is desperately... searching all of Paris for the place he belongs...!
Yune : ...this.. is only for myself.... my selfish desire... ....But I... if only for a second... I want to understand... how that child must be feeling...!
Claude : ......I have utterly no idea why you're so intent on supporting him / but promise me one thing. Don't ever get close to him again.
Page 152 Yune : Okay... Claude-sama...
(dash)
[what was that.. just now...] [haven't I seen that.. before....?]
Yune : (Okay, Claude-sama.)
[No, that was... the day that we first met...] (pant pant)
Page 153 (pant pant pant)
[Why do I suddenly... feel so sluggish...] (pant pant) [Is this my punishment for not listening to what Claude-sama told me...?]
[I can't collapse in a place like this...]
[All... alone...] [in a place like this...]
Gramps : Yune....!!
Page 154 Claude : But she was fine... until just a few seconds ago.
Claude : ....collapsing right after her arguement with me... does that mean it's my fault?
Gramps : ...don't blame yourself. Yune was probably purposely making it look as if she was in high spirits.
Gramps : I'm sure her fatigue just finally caught up with her from general lack of sleep and being dragged all over the place yesterday. Getting drenched in water last night probably wasn't for the best either.
Page 155 Yune : Claude-sama....
Yune : Claude-sama.. you're always so kind... always worrying about me.... This is.. all my fault...
Gramps : Should we go to the hospital? Yune : No... I couldn't bear to cause you any more trouble...
Yune : I'm alright... I can take care of myself... It'll be bad for you to waste so much time here... please.. don't worry about me
Yune : Please...
Page 156 (close) Gramps : Claude
Claude : ...it's just a cold, right?
Claude : I thought maybe because she's Japanese it was some kind of special illness.. like a chroic disease.. it's just... she's has that bad habit of always hiding things from us.
Claude : Like how she pretended she couldn't speak when she first got here... Gramps : Claude
Gramps : You're overthinking it.
Gramps : For now.. just focus on letting Yune rest and relax.
Page 157 Claude : You can't see her.
Claude : She collapsed.
Claude : It might even be your fault.
(dash)
Claude : ...damn it!
Page 158 [I can't make the pain go away...] [when I was younger and I had caught a cold.. my sister's hand...] [felt so cold and nice in mine...] [Mother made me some fresh porridge...]
[on my futon.. that smelled of sunshine..] [on the soft tatami.. in Nagasaki...]
(pant pant) Yune : No, I'm in Paris now...
Yune : I can't let myself reminisce on the past... I'm in Paris now....
Yune : Someone... (rustle) Clau-
(fwop){falling heavily to the floor}
Page 159 [...It's not that kid's fault] [...it's not Alice's either] [I was the one closest to her]
[What did I do?] [I do remember feeling a distance between us at that time]
[And even though I may feel like we've been through a lot together at this point] [It's only really been 10 days... I thought I had figured out a lot about her...]
[why did she suddenly explode over that kid...] Yune : (I want to understand) (how that boy feels)
Yune : (That boy is desperately searching all of Paris) (for the place he belongs...)
Page 160 [...I see now. The one who was searching was Yune!] [She reacted like that because she could see a part of herself in that boy...] Claude : If that's really the case...
[then does that mean she considers her life here to be worse than that of a beggar...?] [is it really that bad...] Claude : The only thing.. I can do for her...
Gramps : Oh, Claude / Do you know where that medicine is from when you were sick a few years back...
Claude : Say, Gramps You think maybe Yune just isn't fitting in here?
Gramps : ...what's this all of a sudden Claude : And if that's the reason why she became ill...
Page 161 Claude : I think maybe we should concider sending her back to Japan. There shouldn't be any problems if it's for her sake.
Gramps : Wait. What about what Yune wants? This isn't something you can decide overnight. Claude : Of course.
Claude : However, what about the long-term effects. I'll escort her back if you want.
Gramps : Just wait a minute! I'll go and check on Yune. Claude : Nah, I'll go
Page 162 Claude : I'm coming in
Claude : Yune
Claude : Don't sleep on the floor! You'll only get worse! See what I did I say. Your fever has....!
Claude : ....oh that's right / I heard something about Japanese people sleeping on the floor...
Claude : ...that's right... you came from such a different country, it probably seems like heaven and earth have turned inside out. No one could blame you for thinking of this place as Hell.
Claude : However / even if you do go back to Japan, you have to focus on getting better first.
Page 163 Claude : ...come on Hm? What are you clutching onto?
Claude : Let go already. You can't rest like that. Yune : Ngh...
Claude : I swear There's never any convincing you.
Claude : What could be so important anyhow...
Page 164-5 Claude : Yune...
[The picture book... I gave her] [The one I bought when I mistakenly thought she couldn't understand us...]
[that's right... when I gave you that book] [you looked so overjoyed]
Claude : ..in the end.. that book didn't help you at all.
Claude : You had properly studied the words on your own... [desperately searching...] Claude : for such a book like that to be....
Page 166 Claude : I....
Claude : Gramps!
Claude : There were some Japanese ingredients here this morning. What was Yune planning to make?
Gramps : Oh... Rice and dried plums.
Gramps : ....Oh, 'Kayu'! It's a thin porridge made from rice... they make it for you when you're sick in Japan! Why don't we ask Yune how you make it...
Claude : No, she's in no condition for that. / It was called 'kayu' right? I'll go look into it.
Page 167 Gramps : Hey, where are you going? Why don't you just wait for Yune to wake up... Claude : No, I've already wasted more than enough time!
(slam)
Gramps : ...looks like he's got it under control. ...maybe I'll make something too, instead of looking for that medicine.
Claude : ...sigh
Claude : That stupid Alice wouldn't shut up about some promise with Yune and bringing her there. ...hm?
Claude : What's this?
Page 168 (step) Claude : ....filthy. Are these weeds?
Claude : ...something only a small mind like his would think of.
Gramps : Yune, are you awake? Yune : Ah.. Yes...
Page 169 (squeak) Gramps : How are you feeling? Yune : Ah... I'm much better..
Gramps : Oh really... I'm sure you're hungry though. I've brought you some hot wine I made. / ...and this other bowl
Gramps : has 'kayu' that Claude made for you.
Gramps : Neither of us had any idea about the proper method of preparing rice / so Claude went over to the Blanche house and borrowed a book about it.
(ahem) Yune : Claude-sama...
Claude : ...and also, these / they're probably for you
Page 170 Claude : from that boy
Claude : They were covered in dirt though, so I washed them first.
Claude : ....What is it? Did I do something to upset you again?
Yune : No...... Thank you so much....
Claude : Well don't cry then. Yune : No... I just....!
Yune : I just feel so happy that you've brought me / these flowers... Both Claude-sama... and that boy.... / and also...
Yune : These flowers... so fragile.. and almost in tatters... I feel like I can see that boy.. struggling.. picking these flowers for me..
Page 171 Yune : Like.. maybe he stopped in front of the flower shop... asking himself if there wasn't another way... some way without stealing... something he could do... I feel like he really put thought into picking these out for me...!
Claude : .... / ...you almost seem happier about those than my 'kayu'. Yune : Ah... No, I'm sorry... / I'm truly thankful to you too Claude-sama...!
Claude : ...It's fine Hurry up and eat so you can rest.
Yune : I-I.. can feed myself.. Claude : Just eat.
Page 172 Claude : You are too strict with yourself.
Page 173 Gramps : He's right, Yune. You can ask us for help every once in a while you know. Yune : Thank you...
Yune : ...but... I'm fine now, really. Please.. you can return to your work...
Claude : ...you don't want us around? Yune : No...! I didn't mean...
Yune : I just... I'm worried if you stay any longer... you might really... catch my cold...
Claude : You don't need to worry about things like that. Get some sleep.
Claude : No being so reserved either.
Claude : You can bother us anytime. Sleep well.
Page 174-5 Gramps : Afterall, we only have each other to depend on in this big city of Paris.
Page 176 Yune : ....Yeah....! [Part 4 : end]
Page 177 [entrance]
Page 178 [Part 4.1 : Cold Water]
Claude : I had some ice broken up for you.
Yune : Um... I'm really okay now... Claude : Don't be silly. You're still burning up.
Claude : Lift up your arm. Yune : ... my arm?
Yune : AAAhhhh!!!
(quivering) Claude : ....sorry. Was it too cold?
Claude : Putting this under your arm up near your shoulder will help to reduce your temperture right away. Yune : No.... I'll... pass...
Claude : Then here, use this foot bath instead. (splash) You like bathing, right?
Page 179 Yune : Um... Isn't... it a little cold? Claude : What are you talking about. Cold baths were made for when you're sick.
Yune : Ah.. but in Japan... / we would treat the sick with heat, to help them sweat it out... I'm not getting in the bath....
(shuddering) Claude : ....oh? You don't trust me?
(flinch) Claude : You know You don't need to be so frightened, it's not like we were going to force you.
(phew) (slam) Gramps : Hey. Lady Alice has had a bath specially brought over. She's downstairs...
Alice : Yune, you have a fever? Are you okay?! Please fill this to the brim with ice water and submerge yourself until you're better!!
(shaking) Claude : Chase her away!
[to be continued]
[Part 4.1 : end]
Page 000 {back flap bottom:red text}Discovery of a New Heroine! / Launch of a New Style of Comics!! / On Sale Every Other Month on the 20th. [Fujiken Books]
{back cover:red text}The end of the 19th Century, a time when Japanese culture was in fashion throughout Europe. Yune, a young Japanese girl, away from home and all alone in France, begins work at a small craft store named 'Enseignes du Roy' in the heart of the city. Through the help of her master, Claude, she works to overcome her confusion among such a different way of life. These are her memories of her stay in Paris.
{spine}Encounter in a Foreign Labyrinth{french text is the Japanese title in French}
{Cover}Encounter in a Foreign Labyrinth {small red text:french} Rising my eyes to the foreign sky, I say a little prayer, inching forward step by step, with arms wide open, to the door with a magnificent key, that may be the one held within. For to teach so as not to make a mistake, and not to confuse.
{front flap french:red text}Table of Contents Part 1 : Entrance 001 Part 1.1 : Breakfast 041 Part 1.2 : Owner 049 Part 2 : Lost Child 053 Part 2.1 : Japanese Labyrinth 087 Part 3 : The Water's Glow 095 Part 4 : Skylight 137 Part 4.1 : Cold Water 178 Cover Print/Dai Nippon Printing Binding/Shindousha
Page 181 [Postscript by Hinata Takeda]{vertical text on the side} (This book would never have been possible without the support of my head editor, Kurihara, my assistants, and many more people. Especially all of the people reading this and my family. I thank you with all of my heart. -H. Takeda)
(Postscript){top two Japanese characters}
Yune : Claude-sama~~~! We got a carrier pidgeon from the author~! Claude : A time-travelling one.
Yune : Apparently, she visited Paris for the first time around when this volume was finished... and these were here impressions of it. (Huh...) Claude : You mean she was drawing our city without ever having seen it?
Claude : And what's it say? Yune : ....Paris was a fantasy... {the letter in the background says the same thing} Claude : Does that mean she thought it was magical or something? Yune : No... if you read between the lines like a Japanese person...
Yune : more like.. the Paris in this story was nothing at all like the real city.. and only the author's fantasy... (to be continued...?) Claude : Is that some kind of excuse?!
(I'm sorry.... I'll devote myself more.){just below the last panel}
(And to everyone, a very big thank you!) {written in both French and Japanese, mixed together} [To Modern Japan]
[Encounter in a Foreign Labyrinth 1] {spine}
[Encounter]{cover} [in a Foreign Labyrinth]
Page 999 (I also drew this extra version, so I'd be happy if you check it out too. / Takeda Hinata) (coffee)
[C Takeda Hinata/Fujiken Books]https://mangahelpers.com/t/nukumi/releases/20375Translation: Tokyo ESP 12010-03-02T23:26:07+00:00nukumiadmin@mangahelpers.comFree for use by anyone, for anything - just credit me if you use it.
[...] = narration/thinking
Page 1 Police : We've got you cornered Phantom Thief
[Someone once said / there are only two roads you can walk down in life]
[A crow dances in the night..]
[Will you exist without ever calling upon any miracles at all] [or will you exist as if every moment was a miracle]
Page 2-3 Magazine Notes : The new large-scale serialization from the author of Ga-Rei starts now!!!!
[Until I met him / I never believed in things like miracles]
Page 4 [no matter how strange my dreams are] Rinka : A dream..?
[The city of Tokyo begins yet another peaceful day]
Rinka : ...I fell asleep in my uniform. [The same goes for me, living in that city...]
Page 5 [A little bit poor...]
Rinka : Hm?
[Just your average high school student, or so I thought.]
Page 6 [#1 The Girl who Falls through Floors]
Page 7 Rinka : Aaaghh
Old man : F-From above / is that you Rinka-chan?! Rinka : .... [The floor..]
Page 8 [Why am I half-naked?!] [I could swear I was just in my room]
[Why was I downstairs?] Rinka : Dad / Dad are you here?!
Rinka : Damn it
Phone : Ring ring..
Page 9 [What the..]
[Both my phone and the floor..]
[it's like they're made of water..] Phone : Hello, you've reached the automated voice mail service.
Rinka : Dad. Come home quick. There's something wrong with the house!!
Page 10 Azuma : Need a hand..? Rinka : Arghhhhh
Rinka : Wha / Who are you?!
Azuma : Calm down. You'll fall through again.
Azuma : You don't remember? / Yesterday Rinka : Huh?!
[Yesterday?! Thick back] [Think of yesterday...]
Page 11 [Now that I think about it there was something..] Students : See ya Bye bye
Girls : Rinka, you bike all the way home? Don't you live far?
Rinka : Yeah The pass.. is expensive.
Girls : Heh / Are you kidding?! You mean that rumor about you being poor was true?! Her lunches are pretty pathetic looking too. So that's what you were hiding, and you're so cute too! / Can we come over and check out your house?!
Page 12 Rinka : DONT MAKE FUN OF ME [What's so wrong with saving money!!]
[With a Dad who can't keep a steady job] (alcohol~) (get to work~) Rinka : [I could even walk if it came down to it] [Isn't it good enough that I can go to school at all?!]
Rinka : [What a huge bird...] [That'd be so nice... / having chicken every once in awhile..]
Rinka : Huh..
Page 13 [A penguin.] [A flying penguin.]
Rinka : [No way / No one else sees it?!]
[If I can catch him...] [quick money]
Page 14 [A celebrity life for both father and daughter!! / (dad->)] Rinka : Wait for meeee
Rinka : New Tokyo Tower?! Ha Ha
Rinka : What / are those... Shining things
Page 15 Azuma : MIRACLE!! Rinka : Ahhh!!
Rinka : Wha.. [Who..]
[is this guy..] Azuma : Magnificent! / This is surely a modern miracle!
Page 16 Azuma : So you can see them too. Urushiba Rinka.
[Same uniform as my school..?]
Rinka : How / How do you know my name... Azuma : Because you're a pretty girl. Rinka : Hah?!
Azuma : I was chasing after them as well.
Page 17 Azuma : The penguin who chases flying in the sky...
Azuma : That one.
[That's only one of the things I don't understand]
[Is this guy from the same school as me?]
[Not to mention his face is a mess]
Page 18 Azuma : After the shining fish, that is.
[Oh yeah]
[Those shining fish at that time]
Page 19 [all of a sudden]
Page 20 [went inside of me...]
Page 21 Azuma : And then... you passed out So I looked at your student ID And carried you back home
Azuma : You understand now?
Rinka : UNDERSTAND WHAT! Don't look And why / am I sinking into the floor!!
Page 22 Azuma : There's nothing wrong with the floor. You're the one who's slipping through things.
Azuma : It's probably because you came in contact with those fish.. and now your genetic make-up has undergone changes, don't you think?
Azuma : If that's not it then.. / these kind of unrealistic things... / can't be explain-..
Page 23 Rinka : Huh? / I was holding it.
Azuma : If you... / focus on the fact that it exists... Rinka : Are you sure this is okay...?
[I mean..] [am I even human?]
Page 24 TV : Two days ago in the Ginza area There was a mysterious phantom thief incident at a jewelery store...
Man : Haven't you had enough, Kan-chan You live just down the road, don't fall asleep here. TV : According to reports, the suspect seems to have disappeared like a cloud of smoke..
Man : Also, your phone was just ringing... Kan : Ugh.. Sorry..
Kan : Last night.. I saw this strange hallucination / and I just kinda.. Man : Hallucination?
Page 25 Kan : These shining fish attacked me from the sky Phone : You have ONE message.
Phone : Dad. Come home quick. / There's something wrong with the house!!
Kan : Whaa!
Kan : RINKA!! Man : What's the matter?!
Page 26 Man : Wha- A tornado?!
Page 27 Rinka : I think I got everything.. I've got all my clothes on.
Azuma : Oh? You aren't possibly thinking of going to school Rinka : No / The hospital!
Page 28 Rinka : Some kind of things-pass-right-through-you disease / well I've never heard of it, but..
Rinka : At this rate I won't be able to make it to work. And that means I won't be able to pay my rent either.
Azuma : Disease? / Why not be a little more positive about it / like "ESP" or something? Rinka : What?! / Stop hitching a ride on the back!!
Phone : Ring Ring
Phone : Hello, Rinka?! Where are you right now Rinka : Dad!
Page 29 Rinka : I'm not too far from home..
Phone : I'm heading over that way too...
Man : Uwahhh
Phone : For some reason..
Page 30 Phone : Cars are..
Phone : Flying towards me
Kan : I cant.. move...
Page 31 Kan : I will.. definetly save you Wait for me..
Kan : RINKAAAA
Rinka : Da...
Rinka : Dad?!
Page 32 TV : We've received a sudden report from Kagurazaka, Shinjuku. / Due to a magnetic field.. The area continues to be under much chaos.
Page 33 TV : Even the police and fire fighters that rushed to the scene / can't do anything against this mysterious phenomenon... Police : Stand back This road is closed.
TV : They can't get the situation under control at all!
People : Run away! Ahh It's starting to move [Now..] [what is it?!]
Azuma : I've been thinking about it this whole time
Azuma : If we say that those fish were the cause of all of this
Page 34 Azuma : Maybe there are more of us people whose "ESP" suddenly activated...
[it cant be...]
[They got Dad too?]
Azuma : He doesn't seem to be the same type as you / but that's the only explanation I can come up with..
Page 35 Azuma : for this miracle.
Page 36 [It can't be]
[What ”ESP”] [it's just getting bigger and bigger]
People : Ahhh
Page 37 Azuma : I wouldn't say magnetic really / he's just pulling in anything he can get his hands on... Maybe psychokinesis..
Rinka : Do you really think now is the time for that?
Rinka : Why is it coming this way
Page 38 Azuma : Wouldn't that be because it's your Dad?
[Huh?!]
Rinka : Dad. Come home quick. There's something wrong with the house!!
[You don't mean / because I called him for help]
Kan : I will come and save you Wait for me. RINKAAAA
[He's looking for me?!]
Page 39 [His emotions...] [unconsciously overlapped with his ESP]
[It's running wild?!]
Kan : Rinka~
Rinka : Dad, Get a hold of yourself!!
Page 40 Rinka : I'm right here! Everything is okay!!!
Kan : Rinka~
[He can't hear meee]
Azuma : He won't hear you through all that...
Azuma : For a beautiful lady such as yourself / I would love to give you a hand, however... (hmm)
Page 41 Azuma : All we can do for now is wait.. Until your Father runs out of energy..
Azuma : It was the same while you were sleeping your ESP didn't activate, right?
Azuma : If the person at the center loses "consciousness".. I'm sure it'll fall apart on it's own..
Page 42 Rinka : Wha- / Are you telling me to just wait until then?
Rinka : My Dad is a former police officer. He's got ridiculous amounts of energy!
[But the main thing is, if they do capture him] [he'll be held responsible for this huge disaster..]
[how else could they see it?!] Newspapwer : [The cause of the mysterious phenomenon?!] [Large sum of Reparations]
Azuma : We should get out of here for now. You shouldn't let your guard down either, or that will happen. Rinka : Aghh
Page 43 [What should I do..] [Run away.. / but then what?!]
Rinka : Hey When is Mommy Coming back from overseas?
Page 44 Kan : I don't know. But until she does I'll risk my life if I have to / to keep you safe, Rinka.
Kan : Do you lonely?
Rinka : I'm okay.
Page 45 Rinka : Because I have you, Dad.
Page 46 Rinka : It was always.. just the two of us.
Rinka : He's stubborn.. and clumsy person, but
Rinka : My dad is the one person... that I just can't abandon.
Page 47 Rinka : Maybe I can slip through to the middle
Azuma : If we're going to run... We should go before it gets any bigger..
Rinka : I'm leaving with him.
Page 48 People : Ah! Over there!
People : A girl?! It's a high school girl!!
[No matter how miserable your life becomes] [never let your heart become miserable as well]
[That honest heart and kick of yours / will one day save someone's life]
Page 49 Azuma : If you mess up / it's not gonna be very pretty...
People : Watch out Run away! [I have to do it]
Rinka : I also have my sparkling kick that Dad taught me.
Page 50 [Even if / I become totally nude..]
[Even if I have to live life on the run..]
[of all the people ] [who can save him,]
Page 51 [I'm the only one]
[SKULL SMASHING KICK!!!] Rinka : Sorry
Page 52
Page 53 TV : This is... People : AHHH TV : Now the ball has started to crumble!
Page 54 Azuma : MIRACLE!!
Rinka : Huh.. Azuma : Amazing / I couldn't have done anything on my own.
People : RUN
Page 55 Azuma : OH / I jumped with people!
Page 56 Rinka : Wha.. This is...
Rinka : Ikebukuro..?
Azuma : It's called Teleportation. I'm still getting the hang of it though.
Rinka : Wh- Who are you..
Page 57 Azuma : Azuma Kyoutarou. Most likely / an ESP user.
Magazine Notes : Fish and a penguin that swim in the sky, and just who is this guy?! Tokyo ESP will resume in the May Issue.https://mangahelpers.com/t/nukumi/releases/20212Translation: Kimi ni Todoke 402010-02-25T00:24:33+00:00nukumiadmin@mangahelpers.comTeaser for unreleased scanlations. Please send me a message if you'd like to use this in any way.
(...) = handwritten text / sfx [...] = thoughts/narration {...} = my comments/notes RS = Random Students talking
Page 0 Random Students (RS) : Don't tell me that's the time. You're telling me. It's going by too fast. Ayane : Sawako, you okay? / Go and take a nap somewhere. / (don't push yourself)
Sawako : [It's okay]
Sawako : [Even if I was tired, / I'm sure I couldn't sleep anyhow.] Ayane : Oh? / Is that your phone lighting up? / (mail?) Sawako : (oh) You're right. / Maybe it's my Dad?
Sawako : [It was a / long night.] Magazine Notes : 46pages w/color opener Reaching You Shiina Karuho
Ready to be published! The 9th volume is now on sale!
Super popular anime [Kimi ni Todoke] also on air! Every Tuesday at 12:59am on NihonTV.
{T/L Note : can't read the large vertical font on page 1 because of the scan}
Page 3
Page 4
Page 5 RS : (What~) Yui has a crush on Andy!! (AHH~) (jump) (heart beating{surprised})
RS : Don't be shy! Come on! / (That Andy is a good kid!!) (Yay) (Yay) (Andy a.k.a. Andou)(Kazehaya's Friend){within a border of black dots} (AHHH) (I'm embarrassed!!) RS : Right! / It could totally work! Totally! (heart beating) Sawako : [I.. / I overheard...]
RS : What do you(r powers) think, Sadako?! Sawako : What?!
RS : Be.. (gulp..) Honest...
Sawako : [(Be honest)]
Sawako : Su-
Sawako : Su- / per!! Great, I think... !!
Page 6 (Wow!!)
RS : See! She says it's promising!! Sawako : Uh That RS : Exactly. Sadako of the Black Magic Cafe has spoken! Sawako : Er RS : I knew it! I told you it was okay! Sawako : No, I really don't have those kind of powers... (What should I do, I spoke so irresponsibly!!)
RS : I... / I'll give it a try then...
(nod..) (squeeze)
(AHHH! She gave me some of her power!! / Jealous~!!) Ayane : No No Chizuru : Just a friendly thing between friends
Page 7 (whispering) Ayane : Oh, it's already morning... / (seemed so long..) (he he he) Chizuru : I'm sure she's just dying to talk Kazehaya right about now, but she can't so she's getting impatient!! (gyahaha)
Sawako : [Over and over]
Kazehaya : Argh. Why is today of all days, float-making day!! RS : That's cuz the costume parade is tomorrow. (ahaha) RS : This is the one we made the least progress on. (gyahaha)
Sawako : [Repeating that one scene in my mind]
Sawako : [I realized]
Cell Phone : Sent Log Send to - Kazehaya Shouta Subject - Re: Tomorrow Okay -END- Sawako : [so many things were no longer a dream]
Page 8 (chirp)(chirp)(chirp..)
Cell Phone : Received Log From - Kazehaya Shouta Subject - Tomorrow Let me talk to you again -END- Box : School Culture Fair / Day 2
Page 9 (chatter) RS : I can't believe how little I slept. (ahahaha) RS : Ahah. What's with that outfit! Speak for yourself! (ahahah)
RS : Oh, Chizu. Did you finish your preparations? (all that's left now is a wrap-around snake!!) What about the girls' solo part~? Chizuru : Oh. Yano's handling that right now!
Ayane : Mm. / And you're done!
Chizuru : Oh, all done? Ayane : Just now!!
Page 10 RS : Hey, did you see the girls from my class?! Ahaha. I did, I did. They're gonna be super popular... (glide~)
(shock)
RS : Wow! You look so cute!! It's perfect for you. Perf- (glide~)
(Wha-)
(woosh){wind} (syrupy){she's meant to be fluttering around like a ghost}
(heart beating) {surprised} Sawako : Ch- / Chizu..?! (it's because you were so see-through...!) (Wha-) Chizuru : Ah, no forget it. Sorry!! (Just needed to make sure you still had legs!!) RS : No way, she even has a shadow!! (Uuuh) Ayane : I really wanted to put some goldish tones on her cheeks...!! / Her intensity was just too much though...! (But she IS beautiful!!)
Takahashi : Heh heh.. / Sadako, I hear you're playing the Bancho Sarayashiki's Lady Kiku....!{http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banchō_Sarayashiki} (you're supposed to be in stuck a well, but maybe you can just pretend like it?!) (blush) Sawako : Takahashi..! (haven't see you in awhile~!)
Page 11 Takahashi : It's a muddled story of love between a woman unable to trust men, and a man bitter from her lack of trust!! Sawako : (Oh) It was that kind of story..?! (I had no idea..!!) Takahashi : Well that's just one interpretation~~ (heh heh heh... such a good role!) Sawako : (wow) You're amazing, Takahashi..!
(door sliding open) (excitement) Joe : Oh / Yano~~~
Joe : What do you think of my lovely charm self! (Looookiieeee~!!) Ayane : Oooh. (very idiot-ish) It's perfect for you. Joe : I knew it!
RS : I'm glad we got all the costumes and the float done on time!
RS : Wait. Why the hell does Ryuu look so sleepy! / (He slept last night!!) Ryuu : (Cuz of my... growth spurt...) Sleeeep!!
Kazehaya : Hey. Is this how you wear these? RS : How would I know! (do whatever!!) (ahaha)
Page 12 RS : Wow, that looks great on you! Ayane : Oh, you think so too? (ho ho ho) Ryuu : Chizuru. Are you some kind of martial artist..? Chizu : Wah?! Snake family?! (? snake..?)
Kazehaya : Yano!
Kazehaya : Where's Kuronuma?!
Ayane : She was stopped in the hall by Chigusa just a minute ago, but.. (Takahashi Chigusa) Takahashi : (I'm in the neighboring C class~) (*eccentric)
Kazehaya : Thanks! Ayane : Kazehaya
Page 13 Ayane : That outfit of yours. Sawako made that one!
Pin : (HEY) It's almost time! / All of you who are finished, go and line up outside! (ack!!) RS : Ugh! He's right! / It's starting! (hurry!!)
Kazehaya : ...huh?! (she's not here!) Pin : (ack) What is it!
Kazehaya : You haven't seen Kuronuma?! Pin : If you're looking for her, I just saw her in the hall and sent her outside. Why?
Page 14 Kazehaya : Got it !! Pin : Oh, what's this? / Off to get rejected again?
Kazehaya : .... / Would you drop it already!
Pin : (Sh-) SHOU-eye-opening-excitement-TA...?! (but you were such a SHOU-quick-to-give-up-TA just the other day!!) (AHHHH) Chizu : Enough already. Ayane : Move it. (We're begging you here. Just keep your nose out of it PLEASE!!)
(Chatter) (ahaha)
Page 15 Pin : Make sure to do what I said yesterday for your solo! / I'm sure Shouta is looking forward to it too!
Sawako : .... (..grip)
Kazehaya : ...Kuronuma!
Page 16 Kazehaya : ...uh
Page 17 Kazehaya : ....
Kazehaya : ...it's stuff like this that makes me just want to hide.
Page 18 Kazehaya : Thanks... / for your reply yesterday.
Sawako : ..... / no no...! / th- / thank you...!
Joe : (oh!) Kazehaya~! / (here you are!) / Hey! I'm thinking prancing around like this might be the best! But I'll probably wear myself out.. {his sign board has the basic Buddhist chant on it}
Kazehaya : Oh / I'm sorry
Page 19 Sawako : oh / no it's fine..
Kazehaya : Right now I want to talk to Kuronuma.
(grab)
(huh?)
(whaaa??) Kazehaya : ...Kuronuma
Page 20 Kazehaya : One more time
Kazehaya : Properly
Kazehaya : ...there's / something I want to tell you.
Page 21 Sawako : ....uh.... (gulp)
Sawako : ..can I say mine first..?!
Sawako : [Please / Before all my]
Sawako : [courage is gone] ..... / I
Page 22 Sawako : I was truly happy.. / when we rang in the new year together. Truly. ..so overly happy... / .....
Sawako : That I got scared.
Sawako : On one hand / I wanted you all to myself ...you were the only one I didn't want to hate me... [I told him my feeilngs]
Page 23 Sawako : [and this might be the end of us] [still] ....I....
Sawako : want to / make a new start together with you, Kazehaya.
Page 24 Sawako : Starting right now. I want to start again from scratch.
Sawako : [Still] [surely there will be new things as well] [surely]
Sawako : [Meeting Kazehaya / changed so many things in my life] I'll do my best!
Page 26 Sawako : As a compilation of this past year..! / ...I'll put on a splendidly hateful performance! [and falling in love with him / changed the person I am.]
Sawako : I'm sure it'll be useful to you..!
Page 27 Kazehaya : ..Kuronuma!
Page 28 Kazehaya : ....I love you!
Page 29
Page 30 Banner : 43rd Annual Kitahoro High School Culture Fair
[How should I take that?]
[..as a compliment!]
[I just..] [want to be friends with everyone]
Page 31 [I won't.. give up.. until we're friends!!]
Page 32 Sawako : (One plate.. / Two plates.. / Ahh / Plates.. / Ahh its the same no matter how many times I count, there's always one missing.. ) (depressed)
(one, two..) (And on to the next presentation..) (dragging) (one, two..) (one, two..)
Sawako : (One plate.. Two plates.. / Here, they're nice and cold. I kept them chilled. / Drink and enjoy~! / Please don't hold back.) Judges : (It's Wairo... ! / Please don't look at me like that, it's scary...)
Page 33 [...you don't / have to do anything for me]
Page 34 [...it's okay...]
Announcer : And with that, / let's officially close this 43rd Annual Kitahoro High School Culture Fair.
Announcer : I'll now present all of your results. / First we have "Everybody Jump"... / ........
Announcer : Coming in first in the refreshment booth category / Year 2 Group D !
(YAAAY) Announcer : The Black Magic Cafe was an overwhelming hit among everyone, a well-deserved first prize!! (yay) (Wha-!!) RS : Sa-da-ko! Sa-da-ko!
RS : Sa-da-ko!! Sa-da-ko !! (yaaaay) Pin : Nice! We can do this!! Announcer : Next is the costume parade.
Page 35 Announcer : Well / keeping the fact that year 2 group D gave the judges Wairo during their performance under consideration / it's been decided that they will receive 0 points for the costume parade.
Announcer : Please be understanding of our decision. Pin : WHAT DID YOU SAYYY Announcer : And now the part you've all been waiting for! Let's move on to the overall scores! Pin : WHO CARESSSSS
Pin : YOUR ULTERIOR MOTIVES / ARE YOUR HEARTTTTT!! (yay) (yay) (fatty tuna~!!) (sea urchin~!!)
(abalone~!!)
RS : Overall 6th, huh. But hey we got a first place as 2nd years! It was a close call. / If it hadn't been for that Wairo we probably could have pulled it off! It was all Sadako and that realistic performance!!
Page 36 RS : Speaking of Sadako / Kazehaya.. Chizuru : We're starting at the regular spot! Ayane : Okay.
Ayane : Sawako (fixing)
Page 37 Kazehaya : ..they weren't different.
Page 38 Kazehaya : They were / the same.
[even when I thought it impossible]
[I couldn't shake the idea]
[that one idea] [the possibility]
Page 39 [I love you]
Sawako : ..... / ...all of it...
Sawako : ...I Kazehaya / ...I want the whole you....
Page 40 Kazehaya : ...so do I.
Page 41 Kazehaya : ... / it's like some kind of dream...
Magazine Notes : To be continued in the special December issue.https://mangahelpers.com/t/nukumi/releases/20107Translation: God Seeker 12010-02-21T08:31:08+00:00nukumiadmin@mangahelpers.comReserved. The names were rather.. odd. If you have a better idea for a name, let me know :D
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All people are born unto this land in the possession of magic. Be it the power to create a tiny, delicate flame in the place of flint... or the power to make cuts and scrapes heal just that little bit faster... The majority are of the level to ease the pressures of everyday life only very slightly, however among those..
Our story will revolve around the fates of three in particular. A girl who possesses power only told of in legends, a boy who possesses mysterious, yet to be seen abilities, as well as a young, brilliant Lord guiding their way.
Magazine Notes : An epic fantasy from the master himself!
Page 2 (456)
Tsutsumi Riichirou God Seeker Chapter 1
Page 3 (457)
And now, our story begins to unfold..
Magazine Notes : In the land known as Gran-Cafna, entwined in a mixture of sorcery, guns, and blades...!
Page 4 (458) Rebels : OHHHHHHHH! {battle cry}
Page 5 (459) Rebels : I figured this shitty rural town wouldn't put up much of a fight, and I couldn't have been more right! There's hardly anything left of this place, yet the Lord still won't even send out as much as a single soldier against us!
Rebels : We're a thousand men strong! This worthless scrap of land can't have more than 200 soldiers! / I'm sure they're scared shitless, hiding somewhere! Cowards! / He's only a rural Lord. He may have successfully stopped us countless times in the past, but he won't be able to do shit if we actually get serious! Military genius? My ass!!
Rebel Leader : Heh heh heh heh
Page 6 (460) Rebel Leader : Just the thought of their panic-stricken faces gives me such delight!
Hooded Man : You there!! Rebel Leader : ... / Hah?
Hooded Man : I heard the Lord escaped to the western fortress!
Rebel Leader : .... Heh heh.. / Ahahah
Page 7 (461) Rebel Leader : Men! After we've showered the Lord in his own blood, / we'll drag out all the bastards in hiding and sell them as slaves! Rebels : OHHHHHH {battle cry}
Hooded Man : .....
Page 8 (462) Sarlode : Fools. Box : Sarlode Seeker Lord of Seeker Castle
Page 22 (476) Rebels : ...Huh? It's empty...? ... Gotta be kidding me! Where is he hiding?!
Rebel : Boss... Just what's going on here...?
Page 23 (477) Rebel Leader : ...Damn it...
Ove : (heh) (heh) (heh) (heh) {panting}
Page 24 (478) Ove : (jump) {black bubble}
Ove : (land!) {black bubble}
Page 25 (479) Ove : .... Here it comes...!
Page 26 (480) Ove : A massive... Sword of light...
Page 27 (481) Ove : .... Wow...
Page 28 (482)
Page 29 (483)
Page 30 (484) Ove : ...ugh
Ove : ...It hit...
Ove : .... ..This is...
Page 31 (485) Ove : Miss Nana-Belutica's power...
Townspeople : ...rd Lord!
Page 32 (486) Sarlode : (tap) {black bubble}
Townspeople : Lord ! Lord !!
Sarlode : Everyone, listen and rejoice!
Sarlode : Just now, the rebels who attacked the village Were blown to bits! / As if no better than trash!!
Page 33 (487) Sarlode : Our Gran-Cafna shall exist for eternity! Exist for eternity!
Townspeople : (Cheers for the Lord!!) (Yay) (Yay) (Yay)
Sarlode : Ove!
Page 34 (488) Ove : .... Lord Sarlode...
Sarlode : I told you to stop that Lord stuff.
Ove : ...yes Sorry...
Sarlode : .... We were fortunate that Nana was born with such powers... don't you agree?
Ove : ...
Sarlode : Ah, always so moody!! (climb){black bubble} (why're you up here) (ah, damn it!!) (I'll come to you!) (climb){black bubble} We're going to have a festival! To commemorate blowing our enemies into smithereens!!
Ove : ...Sorry. I think I'll pass.. I'm tired. Tell everyone I'm going to bed early.
Page 35 (489) Sarlode : .... Wha- Such an old geezer! You're no fun!!
Page 36 (490) (knock knock) {black bubble}
Ove : ...Who's there?
Nana : It's me. Ove : !
Ove : ..Nan...
Ove : ...You..
Page 37 (491) Ove : You know better! You need to rest after using so much power like that! What do you think you're doing!
Ove : ....! Er... My apologies.. I didn't mean..
Nana : It's been awhile since I last heard you so angry. Reminds me of the old days.
Ove : ...you... Did you come here all on your own?
Nana : Don't worry. I know exactly how many steps and exactly how far it is between turns. I'm a pro now.
Ove : .... ....such a handful.
Page 38 (492) Ove : I'll walk you back. Please get some rest soon.
Nana : ...I will.
Nana : ...everyone... They were all waiting for you. They got worried when you didn't come.
Page 39 (493) Ove : .... I apologize... I had some things I wanted to think about.
Nana : ...about today?
Ove : No... About myself... About why I can't use magic..
Nana : (pause) {black bubble} Ove.
Ove : Yes
Nana : You're fortunate.
Ove : .... Eh?
Page 40 (494) Nana : I know all of the amazing things you can do. I can't believe you're so spoiled as to ask for more.
Ove : .... / ...I...I just want power. / I don't ask for anything more. Everyone, young or old, can use magic / I'm the only one who...!
Page 41 (495) Nana : Ove...
Nana : .... Perhaps you just haven't noticed it yet.
Nana : When you activate your magic, maybe a flower blooms in a faraway land / or a child smiles.
Nana : Infinitely better than purely destructive powers like mine. I would have rather had powers like that.
Page 42 (496) Ove : ...Miss Nana-Belutica...
Ove : I cannot.. thank you enough..
Ove : ...here we are. Now.. please get some rest.
Nana : Good night, Ove.
Ove : ...I'll take my leave.
Page 43 (497) Nana : ....
Man : No, but you know / that was pretty amazing. Those powers of our Lord's younger sister.
Man : You're telling me! Our measly magic looks like child's play compared to hers!
Page 44 (498) Man : We'll never have to worry as long as we have our Lord!
Girl : ...!
Girl : ...Magic? What do you mean? (step) {black bubble}
Man : What? ...a girl? Man 2 : Heh... Those clothes, you a traveler?
Girl : Sh.. Shut up! Tell me what happened!
Man : ..oh.. well / We were attacked by a bunch of thieves. Our Lord killed them all with magic though. Girl : .... / k-killed...? Man 2 : Yep! / Serves 'em right!
Page 45 (499) Girl : ...No... Man : ..What's wrong? You look pale.
Man : Hey! Miss?!
Girl : No... ...big brother...! Magazine Notes : More trouble in store for Gran-Cafna?! To be continued. Planned to go on sale April 19, 2010, Spring!!https://mangahelpers.com/t/nukumi/releases/20081Translation: Time Eliminator 12010-02-20T03:15:49+00:00nukumiadmin@mangahelpers.comInteresting to note : The two main characters are named after a breed of cat and dog respectively. ;D
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Page 1 (643) Time Eliminator Chapter 1
[Something you'd like erased, perhaps?]
Magazine Notes : From the same artist as 'The tale of the prosperous country of Mismarca', we invite you to the other side of space and time.
Tomozo
Page 2 (644) Box : August 31, 1888. Victorian London.
[Our tale unfolds with that famous series of bizarre murders..]
Box : In Whitechapel District, where all the harlots and criminals gathered There resounded the shriek of a woman...
Box : The victim's name was Mary Ann Nichols.
Box : An atrocious corpse, with it's throat slit wide open.
Page 3 (645) [Through November 9th, at the Dorset Street boarding house,] [where Mary Jane Kelly's massacred body was found. A total of 70 days.] [A total of five prostitutes were murdered, submerging London into terror.]
Box : This series of murders, even though key evidence and eye witnesses were found, still proved to be a mystery. Box : The perpetrator has yet, to this day, to be found.
Box : Before long, the case was out of the hands of the police...
Box : He became known, to the people of the world, as ...
Page 4 (646) Cornish Rex : Jack the Ripper, right?
Barney : Oh. So you've heard of it?
Rex : Barney, are you making fun of me or something? How could I NOT know that famous case.
Barney : Ahah. That's a good point! (haha) (glance) Rex : ...so
Rex : This little one is the one who would like it erased then? (annoyed)
Page 5 (647) Kelly Abberline : .... (staring) Rex : Wh-what...
Kelly : I wonder. Is that how you should be speaking to your client? (Wha-) (turn away) Rex : What?!
Kelly : Barney.
Kelly : Are you quite certain that this child can actually travel back in time to the year 1888? I don't believe it, to be sure! Rex : Ch.. CHILD?!
Rex : I'm clearly older than you, idiot! (GAAH) Kelly : Only an idiot would call someone an idiot! Rex : WHAT DID YOU SAY?!
(snicker) (hmph) Rex : Why you little~ (growl) Airedale Terrier : Now, now. Calm down, Mr. Cornish.
Page 6 (648) Airedale : Pleased to meet you! I'm Mr. Cornish Rex's assistant, Airedale Terrier.
Airedale : However, why was it again that you wanted to have Jack the Ripper erased? Um.. Kelly : Kelly.
Kelly : Kelly Abberline.
(flinch)
Airedale : Ah.. Then, Kelly, why would...
Rex : I see now.. Your great-grandfather, police inspector Abberline, couldn't catch the culprit... (creaking chair) Airedale : ?
Rex : So you'd like to make as if it never even happened.. (surprise) Kelly : How did you..?
(smirk) Barney : Well done!
Page 7 (649) Barney : This child's great-grandfather was the famous detective who chased after Jack the Ripper. Detective Fred Abberline.
Airedale : Wow! I had no idea! ...so that's why.
Kelly : My family lineage is cursed because of the Jack the Ripper case.
Airedale : C-c-c-curseddd?!
Kelly : Yes... Afterwards, Fred Abberline, who was in charge of the investigation, moved on in life, getting married and starting a family. However..
Page 8 (650) [On November 9th, at the age of 44]
[He committed suicide..]
[As if in response to him, my great-grandmother also killed herself at the age of 44 on November 9th.]
Kelly : Their children as well, grew up and got married, but as soon as they hit 40, funny things started happening.
Kelly : They died at 44, on November 9th.
Kelly : In the same manner, all family, or anyone related to our family, have all died on a November 9th at the age of 44. Airedale : C-coincidence?
Airedale : I-I-It has to be... (ahahaha)
Page 9 (651) Kelly : I used to be the same as you. I also thought it was just a coincidence when my mother told me.
[However... not long after, my mother started to change as well.] [She killed herself on my 14th birthday.]
Kelly : Strangely, that day was a November 9th, and my mother was age 44. Airedale : ...that's awful...
Kelly : The truth is, I have a severe heart condition, and the doctors tell me I won't even last a year.
Kelly : I'm the only person remaining from my family. With my death, it will also mean the end of this tragedy.
Kelly : However.. if I'm going to die either way, I'd rather break the curse and give my great-grandfather Fred the blessed future he deserved... even if it kills me...
(flinch) Rex : [...even if it kills me...?]
Page 10 (652) Kelly : Please help me! If you really can erase the past, please erase Jack the Ripper for me!
Airedale : ..and so you want to give him... a better future... (you're too compassionate, stupid...) (wimper)
(sigh) Rex : .. and so
Rex : Kelly, was it? How much were you going to offer me for this? Kelly : Oh?
Kelly : ...umm. (rustling) I gathered a bit of money somehow...
Page 11 (653) Kelly : I managed to gather one million Yen.
Rex : My my. I'm surprised a child could pull together that kind of money.
Rex : ...however
Rex : That won't cover it. One million doesn't even come close to cutting it for such a big case like this. Kelly : Y-You can't be serious?!
Rex : You too, Barney. Why did you even bother bringing her in.
Barney : Well the thing about this case I did a little research, and I've got this hunch that a Babylon item is behind the curse.
Rex : ?!
Page 12 (654) Barney : Well... there's nothing we can really do if he says no.. I feel bad for you Kelly.. Rex : Wai-! Wait a second! (reaching)
Rex : Damnit! I get it already! However!
Rex : I have one condition!
Rex : I'll take your first million as a down payment. You'll then pay me the remaining nine million after the contract has be satisfied. Ten million in total.
Kelly : T-ten million?!
Kelly : I could never get that kind of money.. Rex : I know that. I never said you had to pay it immediately.
Page 13 (655) Rex : You can pay off the full total.. before you die a year from now.
Kelly : Before I die...
Kelly : I understand..
Rex : Airedale. (handing over) Airedale : Okay.
Page 14 (656) Rex : If you could sign this contract then. All things recorded here are immune to any changes in history.
Rex : For example, even if we do remove Jack the Ripper from history, you will still have your memories of it, and will still be required to pay.
Kelly : ....
Kelly : I-I'd just like to reconfirm...
Kelly : Your powers can really let you travel back in time and erase an event itself from history?
Rex : Rather doubtful aren't we.. If we aren't able to complete it, then the incident will continue to exist as it always has. You can always just come back and demand your hard-earned money back, right?
Page 15 (657) Kelly : ...I suppose. If I disappear, then that means everything is over..
Barney : See ya. We'll leave the rest up to you! Rex : Yep.
(clang clang){bell on the door}
Airedale : For how little she trusted you, She sure was quick to sign. Rex : ...yeah.
Rex : Either way.. I'm going to go get my things together. Airedale, find me some clothes appropriate for that time period. Airedale : Sure thing!
Page 16 (658) Box : Here stands a single man.
Box : And before him stands a single door. Puzzling over whether or not he should open this door.
Box : As a result, the man opens the door.
Box : As a result, the man loses everything.
And that result, creates the world.
Page 17 (659) Box : The world, seen as a single line, Past Present Future Was organized into these three ideas.
Box : The future branches off into various alternatives. The decisions you make will shape your future. As well as leaving the resulting past in your wake.
Box : If, by chance, the man had not opened the door Maybe the world would have been different...
[If you had the ability to change the outcome...]
[Case 1 Jack the Ripper ]
Page 18 (660) Box : January 19, 2010, Midnight.
Rex : August 31, 1888, Nichols. September 8th, Annie Chapman. September 30th, Elizabeth. Same day, Catherine. Then finally, after two months, Mary Ann Kelly on November 9th...
Airedale : Those were the women that were killed by Jack the Ripper?
Rex : Yeah. Five women were killed over a three month period.
Rex : It only gets worse when you add in the way he went about it. Airedale : ...Yeah. So sad.
Page 19 (661) Rex : All we need to do for this case is to take out the bad guy. That much is easy enough to understand.
Airedale : However, we still have no idea just who exactly the culprit was anyhow.
Airedale : According to rumors, there are theories against Doctor Creem, Prince Crawlings, heir to the English throne, an artist and even a writer. Rex : Means we won't know until we go and check it out..
Rex : Nevermind that for a second.
(tattered) Rex : Are you sure they wore this tattered, sorry excuse for clothing?
Airedale : According to our data, the London of that time was a very unsanitary place. Sewage could be found floating in the rivers, leaving a rather awful smell. The disparity among the poor was just terrible. Wearing that outfit will draw the least attention to you.
Rex : Even if it IS for Babylon, to think I have to go back to a place like that.. Sigh.
Page 20 (662) Rex : Let's see here..
Rex : Right! Let's get this started!
Page 21 (633) Rex : ..The flow of time circulating through our world, Paso Dorado. {T/L Note : Paso Dorado is Spanish for "golden passage"}
Rex : Open to me the way through to the past... (shining)
Rex : I ask of you to guide my way
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Page 23 (665) Rex : I'm counting on you, Airedale!
Airedale : You got it! Please be careful!
Airedale : ...first things first.
Airedale : Before Mr. Cornish lands.. (sigh)
Airedale : I better straighten this mess up..
Page 24 (666) Rex : Heh..
(beep)
Rex : Check one, two. Can you hear me? Airedale? (static)
Page 25 (667) Airedale : ..No sound complications. Go ahead. Rex : Okay!
Rex : I just now landed.
Rex : The time is... 2:45am August 31st, 1888. Where am I?
Airedale : Hmm... (typing) Your current location is
Airedale : Near Osborne Street. Here. (beep beep) Rex : Okay!
Rex : The first murder is in 30 minutes, so I'll head directly over there! Airedale : Understood! Be careful!
(beep) Rex : Now then.
Rex : Time for work! Page 26 (668) Box : August 31, 1888 2:50AM London
Woman : Mm...Mmm.. (chatter chatter) Woman : Hey mister, wanna give it a try?
Woman : Oh blessed... Man : Shut up you piece of trash!
Woman : Play with me. I'll make sure you have a good time.
Page 27 (669) Rex : Wow..
Rex : It really is a free-for-all.. a bizarre murder wouldn't be surprising at all in such a lawless district. Either way, I should just focus on getting to the scene of the first murder..
Mary Jane : Hey, mister. What are you doing? If you've got some time, want to have a little chat with me?
Rex : Huh? No.. uh, sorry I'm in a hurr- Huh?
Page 28 (670) Rex : [I remember her from the case files. The last victim of Jack the Ripper....]
Rex : Are you Mary Jane Kelly?
Mary Jane : Hm? How do you know my name?
Mary Jane : Perhaps... you've been charmed by my beautiful face, and have been following me? (hehe)
Rex : .. Why would you even think that.
Page 29 (671) Rex : ..even so, you're rather young. Mary Jane : Oh? You're one to talk. You look even younger than I do...
Mary Jane : You sure it's okay for you to be out wandering around like this? Little boy. (pissed) Rex : Wha-
Rex : I'M NO LITTLE KID! DON'T JUDGE ME BY HOW I LOOK! (raging)
(approach) Mary Jane : Hmmm Rex : Eh?! What do you wan-
Mary Jane : Then.. (snuggle) Certainly, that wouldn't exclude this here, right?
Rex : Uh.. no.. I mean That's..
Page 30 (672) Airedale : Mr. Cornish! What are you doing! (surprise) Rex : Wah?! Mary Jane : ? (that surprised me...)
Rex : Th-that's right.. (panting)
Rex : H-have you felt like someone might be targeting you lately?
Mary Jane : Targeting? Me?
Mary Jane : That's true... It is a rather dangerous world out there.. (hmm...) I guess maybe...
Mary Jane : If we're talking about a certain suspicious person who somehow knows my name.
Page 31 (673) Mary Jane : He's right here in front of me. Rex : Ugh.
Rex : [I doubt I'll get anything out of her at this rate..]
Rex : Someone other than me.
Rex : Mary. (grab) There's a chance that someone is after you. Please be extra careful!
Rex : Alright! I'm in a hurry, so we'll leave it at that! Mary Jane : Wha? (woosh) Mary Jane : Wait!
Mary Jane : What was that all about... (beep beep)
Page 32 (674) Box : August 31, 1888 3:10AM, Whitechapel Station, near Buck's Row.
Mary Ann Nichols : Damn.
Nichols : To think I came all the way out here.
Nichols : This measly amount isn't going to get me anything.
Nichols : I can't even make any money either, with how empty this place is about this time.
(footsteps) Nichols : I really messed up this time...
Airedale : Mr. Cornish. The location has changed from the first one I gave you! Rex : What?
Rex : Where is it then?! Airedale : In about 15 minutes, in the back alley Miller Court, at 5:40. I'll send you the data!
(beep) Rex : It's not too far!
Page 39 (681) (panting) Box : Miller Court, 5:35am.
(panting)
Rex : !!
Rex : [Is that..?] Joseph Barnett : Hang in there!
Barnett : Hey! Rex : [I'm pretty sure he's Joseph Barnett, Mary's ex-boyfriend.]
Page 40 (682) Rex : Is everything okay? Barnett : ?! Who are you?!
Rex : Uh, I was just passing by. I'm an apprentice doctor.
Barnett : Oh! What luck!! Please help her!
Annie : Ughh...
Rex : [The wound isn't too deep, but with this amount of blood, this isn't looking good..]
Rex : Go and call for help while I give her some temporary first aid! Barnett : Uh.. but, are you going to be okay on your own?
Rex : I'm fine. Just get going! Barnett : O-Okay!
Page 41 (683) Rex : Damnit. (rustling)
Rex : These are two million each! (rip) You better appreciate this! (stick on)
Rex : Sigh... Well, that's one life saved, for now..
Rex : Airedale, is the next location altered as well? Airedale : Actually.. that's become a bit of a problem..
Page 42 (684) Airedale : Because of all the events between now and the very first incident, everything is really out of sync, and the Time Seek has failed.. Rex : What?!
Airedale : At the moment, it's unable to predict any outcomes... Until the Time Seek comes around, I won't be able to give you any specifics.
Rex : Are you serious.. This sucks...
Airedale : However.. why did the the time and location of the crimes start changing anyhow.. Rex : That's easy.
Rex : My actions are affecting our target.. He was still found by 'someone', even though he thought he had a sure-fire plan.
Rex : When you feel like you're being watched, you start altering your movements. It's not strange at all.
Page 43 (685) Airedale : That is true... So does that mean the next location will be different as well.. Rex : ....
Rex : No...
Rex : This time he was found, not by me, but by some other man, and couldn't complete the job. Not only that. The location of the crime was altered as well. It's very likely it was only a coincidence. Airedale : That means!
Rex : Yeah... The next murder should happen right on schedule!
Page 44 (686) Box : September 30, 1888. 12:30am. Berner Street. Near the International Learning Center. Elizabeth Stride : Hey~ Wanna have some fun~? Man : I've got somewhere to be.
Elizabeth : Heh. What's with all these limp bastards!
(trotting horse) Elizabeth : Damn.
Crawlings : Well I do declare.. you're a pretty little lady.
Elizabeth : Huh? Are you talking to me?
Crawlings : That's right. Maybe you'd like to have some fun with me tonight?
Elizabeth : Uh..
Elizabeth : [He's obviously from the upper class. So why would he pick someone like me..]
Page 45 (687) Elizabeth : There's been a lot of unpleasant things happening around here lately.. How can I be sure you're not up to something?
Crawlings : Ahah.. For someone as beautiful as you, any man, no matter who, would be up to various things I'm sure.
Crawlings : Well, if I can convince you to spend some time with me
Crawlings : I'll let you have these here. Elizabeth : ! Grapes!
Elizabeth : S-Such an expensive thing for someone like me? Crawlings : ...Of course.
Page 46 (688) Elizabeth : You've got a deal! So, where'd you have in mind? Crawlings : How about that little space over there? It's my property.
Elizabeth : Kinda dark over here.
Elizabeth : But hey, the dark makes it easier to imagine various things. More fun that way~
Crawlings : give you more fun than you can handle!
Rex : I can't let you do that! Elizabeth : ?
Crawlings : ?!
Rex : Finally found you. Mr. Jack the Ripper!
Page 48 (690) Crawlings : Heh!
Crawlings : Die!
Rex : Too slow!
Rex : ?! You?!
Page 49 (691) Rex : Prince Crawlings?! (coughing) Crawlings : P-please. Let it slide this time, I'll never do it again..
Rex : ..the heir to the throne of England, Jack the Ripper. That would only send the world into a panic with such an obviously huge scandal...
Rex : Either way, my job is to erase the incident itself. Crawlings : !
Crawlings : S-stop! I'll do anything you say! I-I only wanted to try it out!
Crawlings : PLEASE STOP
Page 50 (692) Crawlings : !
Elizabeth : ...mu..
Elizabeth : ..Mu-murderer..
Page 51 (693) Rex : Hey now.. don't get the wrong impression. I only erased his memories. Elizabeth : Huh?
Rex : He fainted, that's all. (twitching)
Elizabeth : Just who are you.. Rex : Nothing you need to worry about.
Rex : Airedale. I'm finished, so I'm heading back.
Airedale : N-No wait. The Time Seek still hasn't stabilized!
Rex : What?
Rex : Why.. Didn't I stop him..
Rex : He isn't Jack the Ripper..?
Page 52 (694) Rex : [I only wanted to try it out..]
Rex : ..I get it now. He thought he'd try it out, hiding behind the rumors. An imitation.. He's not the real Jack.
Rex : Damnit... Then where is the real one...
Rex : !
Rex : That's right! I put that homing device on Mary.
Rex : What?
Rex : That's... That's the fourth crime scene. Why would Mary be in such a deserted place...?
Page 53 (695) Airedale : Mr. Cornish! The Time Seek has recovered! There are still more murders!
Rex : By chance, is the next one at Master's Square off of Aldgate?!
Airedale : Yes! A-and soon. Mary will be murdered within the next 10 minutes!
Rex : Shi- It'll take time to get over there. I'd never make it on time...
Rex : That's right. I'm sure I put some Instant Enhancement Shots in here...
Rex : Here it is!
Page 54 (696) Rex : Damnit! There's no other way! I'm really gonna be in the red this time!
Rex : Ugh..
Elizabith : Um.. what have you been going on about.. Rex : Ugh..
Page 55 (697) Elizabeth : Wah?
Elizabeth : ...a dream
Elizabeth : .... ..right?
Page 56 (698) Joseph : Don't you give me that..
Joseph : Why.. Why can't you understand, Mary? Can't you see how much I love you? Why!
Mary : I'm sorry, Joseph.. I have someone I'm seeing now..
Joseph : Hah! That detective?
Joseph : What the hell do you see in him! Aren't all your friends being targeted?! I'd be much better for you than that useless detective!
Elizabeth : How... how did you know that?
Page 57 (699) Elizabeth : No one should have known about that. Joseph : I-I just..
Joseph : A friend of mine told me about it. More importantly, it's that detective's fault that everyone is so tense lately.. Elizabeth : .....
Joseph : M-Mary. I can make you- Elizabeth : I hate you.
Joseph : Huh?
Elizabeth : Leave me alone! It's your fault that everyone is so upset!
Elizabeth : Disappear!
Page 58 (700) Joseph : ...I understand. Elizabeth : Joseph?
Joseph : You're saying that you won't become mine. Heh.. I see now. I get it...
Joseph : You leave me with no other choice.. If...
Joseph : If you won't become mine, then I'll have to Kill you.
Page 59 (701) Joseph : Isn't that right!
Elizabeth : [Someone..] Save.. me...
Page 60 (702) Joseph : Ugh..
Joseph : Aghhh!
Page 61 (703) Elizabeth : ! Joseph : Ugh..
Elizabeth & Joseph : It's you!
Joseph : From before?! Rex : I see now.. So you were Jack then..
Joseph : So you WERE following me!
Page 62 (704) Rex : You're one to talk. I've got to hand it to you though. Pretending to be the first one on the scene, just to check whether or not I'd show up.
Joseph : .... I've got no idea how you were reading my movements, but that doesn't matter.
Joseph : Now that I have this power, no one will be able to stop me. Rex : [?!!]
Rex : [It can't be..?!] [A Babylon item?!]
Joseph : Now you die!!
Page 63 (705) Joseph : Heh!! Rex : !
Rex : Ah. Oop. Wah.
Joseph : Is dodging all you can handle?!
Rex : Heh! Actually you're so slow I'm fallin' asleep over here! (I'd be in trouble if I hadn't taken that shot tho..)
Rex : What about you! Hurry up and..
Page 64 (706) Rex : Finish me off already!
Joseph : ...damnit.. damn it all!
Joseph : All of you just keep getting in my way..
Page 65 (707) Joseph : How about I use this to curse all of you sorry assholes!
Rex : [Damn! So Babylon was behind the curse!]
Rex : LIKE HELL!
Joseph : !!
Page 66 (708) Joseph : Ugh!!
Joseph : (gagging)
Rex : All that curse nonsense because of your conceited love!
Rex : Women Joseph : Stop!!
Page 67 (709) Rex : Deserve to be treated better!
Page 68 (710) Rex : Whew..
Rex : It's no wonder he acted so strangely, Babylon had too much power for him to handle.
Rex : Well.. even if we did go into the red tonight Getting my hands on a Babylon item makes up for it~
Rex : ?
Rex : Wha-?
Rex : (WWAHHHHH?!)
Rex : A fake! Damn it alllll! Mary : Um..
Mary : You.. Didn't we..
Page 69 (711) Mary : You're strong. I was wrong about you before...
Rex : Uh, thanks... (Sigh.. my Babylon item...) Mary : Thank you for saving me.
Mary : It would have made my dear Fred so sad if I died here.. I'm truly thankful..
Rex : Yeah yeah.. Good for you..
Rex : Hm?
Rex : You.. You just now mentioned a Fred... Mary : Hm? Yes...
Rex : You couldn't possibly be referring to detective Fred Abberline, could you?
Page 70 (712) Mary : Yes...
Mary : Always seeing through me so easily like that. You really...
Rex : ...
[until you pass away..]
[I understand..]
Rex : That kid...
[even if it kills me..]
Rex : She knew that Mary and Fred were lovers... That's why she said.. those things...
Mary : Is something the matter?
Page 71 (713) Rex : That means, I won't get the rest of the money now either... Mary : Hey! What are you going on about all by yourself over there!
Mary : Look here! I'm grateful for what you did, so at least give me your name. I'll pay you back somehow.
Rex : ..it's okay.
Rex : I'm just your average exterminator, sent out by paid request.
Mary : Exterminator? (beep)
Page 72 (714) Airedale : All records of Jack the Ripper have completely vanished. Mission Complete.
Rex : Understood. I'll head back. (beep)
Mary : Excuse me?
Rex : ...Mary. Mary : ?
Rex : If you really want to thank someone, don't thank me... thank the one in the future.
Page 73 (715) Rex : Pray to that angel instead.
Rex : See ya. Mary : ?! He's gone...
Mary : ....
Mary : Angel.. from the future...
Page 74 (716) Rex : Damnit. Any chance I had at that money is lost now. And that Babylon item turned out to be a weak rip-off. Not only that, but with all the supplies I used, we're totally in the red...
Airedale : There were a lot of unforeseen problems this time around. There was nothing we could do.
Airedale : However, to think that the culprit was Mary's previous lover..
Rex : Hm? Well, knowing him.. even if the prostitutes were on their guard, it'd probably still be easy to get in close with them.
Rex : As for why he did it.. his feelings for Mary turned into anger towards the other prostitutes, and eventually turned into killing Mary herself...
Page 75 (717) Rex : But still, even though Kelly knew what would happen to her, she still wanted to see Fred and Mary's love bloom, breaking the long tragic chain of events at its start. I'm not sure how I should feel, if this was even right.. there won't even be anyone who remembers her.. using her remaining time for something like this..
Barney : Hey guys. Airedale : (Barney!) Rex : What?!
Rex : YOU! Giving me such worthless leads! I'm in the damn red over here!
Barney : Haha, my fault you say... I wasn't the one who desperately stopped me from leaving earlier.
Barney : You were just unlucky this time, that's all. You can't just expect Babylon items to fall in your lap. Surely you didn't think it'd go so easy? Besides..
Barney : Not everyone is as upset as you are with the result. Airedale : ?
Page 76 (718) Airedale : This is... Barney : And with that..
Airedale : Oh? You're leaving already?
Barney : Yeah I only stopped in for a second before heading to work.
Rex : ....
Rex : What's with him! Comes over just to harass me!
Rex : Argh! All I managed was to erase a record this time, are you kidding me! Airedale : That's not true.
Airedale : Look. It's the paper from that era!
Page 77 (719) Box : An angel from the future stopped the serial killing
Airedale : Right?
Rex : ....
Airedale : Don't worry!
[Even if she no longer exists in this world]
[Among the records]
[She lives on...]
Page 78 (720) Hooded Man : This time it was Jack the Ripper...
Hooded Man : Over this past month, both serious and minor unresolved cased, have been disappearing.. It also seems we're after the same thing, Babylon. The power to control time..
Hooded Man : How perfect.. I'll make sure to use you to your full potential.
Page 79 (721) Hooded Man : This other me..
Magazine Notes : A man with the same goals. A man with the same face. A deepening mystery comes to light, as the gears of time revolve....
To be continued next time. Planned to go on sale April 19, 2010, Spring!!https://mangahelpers.com/t/nukumi/releases/19994Translation: A Methed to Make the Gentle World 12010-02-16T18:27:05+00:00nukumiadmin@mangahelpers.comPlease message me if you would like to see the Japanese embedded version or would like to use this in any way. Thanks :)
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Professor : You again? Tomonaga : I just can't accept this. My experiments are producing results!
Professor : Please stop making me repeat myself. Two corporations have already said they're cutting all research funds. I can understand your persistence in this matter, however you're going to need to look for another institution to fund you if you insist on continuing your research here..
Page 2 (414) Professor : And I refuse to say anymore about it. You're a very promising student with your whole life still ahead of you. You'd do more than fine just changing projects.
Tomonaga : I get it!!
Tomonaga : Until my theory has been proven true Professor : Wha- Tomonaga : I will take over the research myself!!
Tomonaga : I'm afraid we only barely got to know each other. Thank you for everything.
Colleage : Ahaha.
Page 3 (415) Colleage : You've taken pretty drastic measures this time, Yuu. Tomonaga : This is nothing to laugh at!
Colleage : Come on, don't be so angry.
Colleage : I only recently got married, so can't really use my position as a researcher for the moment. Sorry that I can't come with you.
Colleage : In exchange for that though, I'll try to get in contact with some influential corporations or universities for you. Tomonaga : Alright, thanks. I'll try to come back as soon as possible as well.
Colleage : Take your time. It's been awhile since you were home, right?
Page 4 (416) Tomonaga : [It's not like I'm coming home for a vacation.]
Tomonaga : [The thesis I presented while in school was acknowledged and drawn up. Everything was going fine, until we started up a larger-scale project. Two major corporations were hit by the recession and ended in bankruptcy, and state funding alone wasn't going to cover it. Such a sorry state of affairs.]
Tomonaga : [In any case, research requires people, equipment... all of it costs money. And in order to get funds for those kind of things, you have to petition to the government or corporations.]
Tomonaga : [But, with research that major American corporations have abandoned It's rather unlikely that there will be another corporation willing to offer up funds as a sponsor.]
Tomonaga : [I returned to Japan, and while I was checking out the corporations and universities that I have connections with I ran out of money for everyday needs.]
Page 5 (417) Tomonaga : [At that point, call it lucky maybe, I ran into an old teacher friend of mine who begged me to help out.]
Girl : (scream)
Girls : Ew.
Tomonaga : [I can hear you...] Girls : (What's with him? He's looking right at us.) (Really? Ugh, gross.)
Page 6 (418) Tomonaga : [Ah] [Depressing...]
Box : From this beautiful day on,
Italics : A world suddenly out of reach. And a world suddenly revealed by chance.
Magazine Notes : A Genesis first, the anticipated, up and coming Takeba Fumiko.
Page 7 (419) Tomonaga : [Anyhow, accomplishing anything in this world costs money...]
Italics : Even so, it keeps on revolving, the gentle world.
Magazine Notes : A method to make the gentle World Chapter 1 - Encounter with the Unknown
Box : I will operate as a teacher at this Girl's academy.
Page 8(420) Girl A : Hey, Haruka. Haruka : What. Girl A : You think maybe he's the new teacher?
Haruka : Where?! Which one?!
Girl A : See him? That young guy. Haruka : Ugh, you weren't kidding.
Haruka : What's with those lame glasses! Girl A : Oh? I think he's kinda cute. Haruka : What!
Girl A : But really, giving us another male teacher after that incident.. rather insensitive. Haruka : Heh... whatever.
Page 9 (421) Haruka : If he tries anything strange, I'll take care of it again..
Haruka : I'll drive him out.. Tomonaga : ....
Tomonaga : [He wasn't kidding.. with what he said before..] ["All the young guys are evaluated."] Girls : (What about him?) (I think he's my type.) (Eh? Isn't he a little lame?)
Tomonaga : [My heart can't take much more of this.]
Page 10 (422) Girl : Ahh!
Girl : I-I'm sorry.
Girl : (He ran.)
Page 11 (423) Tomonaga : [I unthinkingly ran away from all the excitement.] [It's strange.. I know I lived here until I was 13.. but it seems like I've gotten caught in some other world.]
Tomonaga : [This place is absolutely nothing like what I'm used to..]
Tomonaga : [My petition... I hope it goes through soon...] [If it does go through, I can get rid of this job on the spot...]
Tomonaga : [I miss my research...]
Page 12 (424) Tomonaga : ...
Tomonaga : [Somebody's there..] [wait, was this opening always here?...]
Page 13 (425) Tomonaga : [Laplace? No... Fourier, maybe...] {T/L Note : They're both famous French mathematicians from the late 1700s.}
Page 14 (426) Tomonaga : Close.
Tomonaga : You messed up this last part. You have to do this instead.. but the way you worked it out was really good.
Tomonaga : You.. have an interest in Mathematical Physics then?
Aoi : (squeeze)
Page 15 (427) Aoi : No, not at all.
Tomonaga : [Hmm? Even if you consider Fourier to be not that impressive, it still doesn't seem like something within the grasp of a High School studen..] Aoi : Hey...
Aoi : I haven't seen you around here before. Are you the new teacher? Tomonaga : Yes, why?
Aoi : Well Let me give you a little warning then.
Page 16 (428) Aoi : Our previous teacher messed around with the students, and ended up losing his job, so it might be in your best interest to try to avoid being alone together with another student.. Everyone is a little on edge.. You're likely to be mistaken for something else.
Tomonaga : I didn't hear about that!!
Teacher Friend : Was that what happened? Tomonaga : It was!!
Tomonaga : If I had known the previous teacher had done those kind of things I wouldn't have taken you up on your offer! (whispering)
Page 17 (429) Teacher Friend : Aw, don't be so upset. Didn't I help you out back when you were in middle school? Announcer : Today begins a new quarter... Tomonaga : Well, yeah, but still.
Tomonaga : You're missing the point here. Don't get me mixed up in this!! Teacher Friend : You've really lost all of your child-like innocence. Announcer : Allow me to introduce you to our new teacher.
Teacher Friend : Come on now, sit up straight. Tomonaga : ...
Announcer : He will become the new replacement teacher for the fourth group freshman. Professor Tomunaga entered into an American university at the young age of 13.
Haruka : [What's with that.. I guess he's really smart..] Announcer : He was then accepted into the same university's graduate program...
Page 18 (430) Announcer : He is an extremely talented Physics professor. And with that, if we could please have a few words from Professor Tomonaga himself. Girl B : (Heh.) Science glasses!
Tomonaga : And so with that
Tomonaga : From today on, I will be your new homeroom teacher.
Page 19 (431) Tomonaga : My name is Tomonaga. I had the pleasure of being introduced earlier, and although I'm still inexperienced as a teacher, I hope we'll get along.
Tomonaga : [Hmm?] [That girl from before..]
Tomonaga : Well then, that should be enough of an introduction for now.. Girl B : Here, here! Professor!!
Page 20 (432) Tomonaga : Y-yes, what is it? Girl B : Professor, you don't look too much older than us.. how old are you anyhow?
Tomonaga : Is that information somehow necessary for me to tell you as your teacher? Girl B : Well, no.
Girl A : Me too. I'm also interested. Girl B : See. Everyone wants to know.
Students : (Me too!) (Right?!)
Tomonaga : Well... I'm.. 19.. Students : (Whaaatt) (He's pretty much the same age as us!!)
Page 21 (433) Girl A : Then I have a question as well~
Tomonaga : And what would that be? Girl A : Do you have a girlfriend overseas then?
Tomonaga : [What's with them.. honestly..] [None of this has anything to do with academics.]
Tomonaga : No... I was very earnest with my studies, so there was never a person like that. Haruka : So
Page 22 (434) Haruka : You're a virgin then.
Girl A : I doubt that Haruka. Haruka : But he has to be..
Page 23 (435) Tomonaga : I think it's about time we took attendance. Girl B : Go right ahead.
Sign : Staff Room (ahahahahaahaha)
Teacher Friend : What a disaster!
Tomonaga : This is no laughing matter. This is sexual harassment. If this were America, at least. Teacher Friend : Yeah yeah..
Page 24 (436) Teacher Friend : Don't get so upset over every little thing they do. You'll never get anywhere that way.
Kayama : Professor Tomonaga. How did you first class go?
Teacher Friend : Oh, Professor Kayama.
Teacher Friend : Seems like he already got a taste of what it's like.. Kayama : Oh really.
Kayama : I'm sure they were just curious because you're a young man. Please don't think too badly of them. Tomonaga : Ah.. Okay.
Kayama : Oh However..
Page 25 (437) Kayama : If you ever have any problems (smile) You can come talk to me about it anytime
Tomonaga : ...okay. Teacher Friend : See you later.
Teacher Friend : .... She's your type, huh?
Tomonaga : Th-that's not true. Teacher Friend : Nothing wrong with that.
Page 26 (438) Teacher Friend : But do me a favor. Don't touch the students.
Tomonaga : [Ah, that's right.] [That guy before me caused some trouble. Well, I don't have any interest in students anyhow.]
Tomonaga : [Enough of that.]
Page 27 (439) (Messy..) Tomonaga : [Sigh..]
Tomonaga : [I have to set up all my equipment, and come up with problems for a quiz. All today..]
Tomonaga : [How much did High School Physics cover again?] [Let's see..]
Tomonaga : [Ah.] [This is probably a bit too much for a high school student..]
Tomonaga : [I guess I'll just check their textbook later. I'll go set up first.]
Page 28 (440) Girl B : Haruka!! What was all that about before? You can't be serious. Haruka : But he-
Girl B : No buts!! Go and apologize.
Aoi : I'm going to go turn in these self-introduction forms from earlier to him, do you want to come with me?
Haruka : (groan)....
Page 29 (441) Haruka : I'll go later, on my own... (drop) Girl B : Such a good girl. Well said.
Aoi : Alright, I'll be back then. Girl B : Okay, get going then, Aoi.
Aoi : Excuse me. Um.. Is Professor Tomonaga here?
Teacher Friend : Hmm?
Teacher Friend : He's setting up his things in the preparation room... What is it? Aoi : Oh.. It's fine, I'll go take a look over there then...
Page 30 (442) Aoi : [Haruka should be more honest with herself..] [Not only that]
Aoi : [Right when we finally got over that incident too..]
Aoi : Professor!... ...Hmm?
Aoi : (Wow.)
Page 31 (443) Aoi : [Whoa. I saw this book for sale online, at a ridiculous price.] [I-Isn't that that H university professor's thesis?!] [Wow. Amazing. So many books I've never even seen before.]
Aoi : A harmonic function...
Page 32 (444) Tomonaga : [That's weird...]
Tomonaga : [One of the wires is missing..] [Maybe I put it somewhere else?]
Tomonaga : Hm?
Tomonaga : [What's she doing?]
Page 33 (445)
Page 34 (446) Tomonaga : This time you got it right.
Aoi : Ah.. When did you get here? Tomonaga : I've been here.
Aoi : But I even called out for you! Tomonaga : I can't hear anything when I start to focus on something, but more importantly
Tomonaga : Why are you in this school? You should be somewhere more advanced.
Page 35 (447) Haruka : [Yeah I promised them I'd apologize, but about what..]
Aoi : Let go!
Haruka : Aoi!!
Page 36 (448) Aoi : My decisions are no concern of yours! Tomonaga : Wai- Aoi : Let me go!
Page 37 (449) Haruka : You, Enemy of Women!! What are you doing to Aoi! You pervert! I don't go easy on perverts!
Haruka : We're leaving. Aoi!! Aoi : Ah... but- Haruka : Come on.
Tomonaga : ...how-
Tomonaga : How did it end up like this...
Page 38 (450) Aoi : I'm sorry Haruka
Aoi : But it really wasn't like what you're thinking Nothing happened, that-
Aoi : I'm sorry... I didn't mean to make you remember.
Page 39 (451) Aoi : [Sorry...]
Tomonaga : Hirose Aoi, 16 years old...
Tomonaga : [Grades... average?] [That's weird. If she can solve a problem like that, her science and math scores, at the very least, should be high...]
Tomonaga : [Why...] Teacher Friend : I heard what happened.
Teacher Friend : Kusakabe Haruka took you down with a kick? What were you doing? Cut it out already. Starting problems on the first day... Tomonaga : It was one-sided! All I did was get kicked!!
Teacher Friend : Well, girls her age are delicate. Just be careful what you say around them.
Page 40 (452) Tomonaga : .... Yeah, I know.
Tomonaga : [Yesterday was a little.. maybe I got off on the wrong foot.] [Alright, today we'll go with]
Tomonaga : [a smile.] (Business SMILE)
Girls : Ack.
Page 41 (453) Tomonaga : .... [A rather old prank...] Hmm, well then.
Tomonaga : [Sigh, seriously. I'd go back to my old life right this second, if only I could.]
Magazine Notes : Troubles already...! To be continued next time. Planned to go on sale April 19th 2010, Spring.https://mangahelpers.com/t/nukumi/releases/19974Translation: Kimi ni Todoke 392010-02-15T21:06:00+00:00nukumiadmin@mangahelpers.comKimi ni Todoke - Chapter 39 - 46 pages
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[Story and Main Cast] - from page 0４ Kuronuma Sawako : 16yrs old, 2nd year in High School. Nickname, Sadako. A super gloomy looking girl feared because of her ability to communicate with spirits. But her motto is "One good deed per day". She's in love with Kazehaya. Kazehaya Shouta : A refreshing guy who treats everyone equally, also popular at school. For some reason, he worries about Sawako.
-Sawako here. I wasn't really able to talk to anyone at first, but when we were in our first year and we were changing seating assignments, I got placed next to Kazehaya. It was the beginning of a whole new world for me. -Right now, Kazehaya is the person I 'like' with romantic feelings. But now that We're in our second year, I'm so self-conscious of my feelings that I haven't really been able to talk to him. It seems frightening to think of what comes after 'like'. -Miura told me that Kazehaya has a girl that he likes already.. Then Kazehaya told me, 'I like you, Kuronuma', but he also told me, 'My "like" and your "like" are different, aren't they?' Of course they would be different, and I know that, of course, but it still shocked me... -Chizu told me that it's my fault that Kazehaya is acting this way, and then got mad at me asking just how long I was going to treat myself this way. Kurumi also told me we're no longer rivals and that at least she told him her feelings properly. -The Culture Fair has started now. Miura told me that I only built a wall between Kazehaya and myself, not for anyone else. What was I so scared and confused about anyhow. Kazehaya can like whoever he wants, I don't care! I want to break down that wall... I want to tell him all of my feelings, everything... -As soon as the first day of the culture fair was over, I stared running up to the classroom, where Kazehaya was alone, to tell him my feelings!
Yano Ayane - A calm, sarcastic person. Yoshida Chizuru - Passionately sympathetic of others. Strong sense of chivalry. Like an older sister. Sanada Ryuu - Baseball freak. Likes Chizuru. Arai Kazuichi - Teacher. Full of himself. Nickname, Pin. Miura Kento - Interest in Sawako?! Happy and carefree.
Page 01 Chizuru : No, but really, that was lucky that Ryuu knew where Kazehaya was. Ryuu : Oh, that's because I was just talking with him. Chizuru : Oh? About?
Ryuu : ...not telling. Chizuru : Aw, tell us. Kazehaya : ...I think she's more misunderstood than other people.
Kazehaya : more often not able to express herself clearly.
Kazehaya : but despite all that, she keeps fighting on. I love that part of her.
Magazine Notes : Series Renewal! 46 pages w/color. Reaching You Shiina Karuho
Page 02 Kazehaya : I don't want to give up either.
Page 03 Kazehaya : ... I love her.
Magazine Notes : The long-awaited series returns! 46 pages w/color All Natural Color ・ Youth Graffiti Reaching You episode39 Shiina Karuho
Sawako : [The time to finally let him know.. has come.] Kazehaya : ...I'm sorry.
Page 08 Kazehaya : I'm sorry for making you cry. So much. I'm sorry for upsetting you.
Kazehaya : ...always only thinking of myself. ...I'm sorry.
Page 09 Kazehaya : If you ever have something you want to tell me ...tell me that instant.
Kazehaya : I want to hear it. ...no matter what it's about.
Kazehaya : My feelings won't ever change.
Page 10 Sawako : ..... okay.... ['My "like" and your "like" are different, aren't they.'] ["won't change.."]
Kazehaya : .... If it's Yoshida and Yano you're looking for
Kazehaya : they're probably outsid... Sawako : No, that's not it!
Page 11 Sawako : I came to see you.
Sawako : ...I have something... ...I wanted to tell you...!
Sawako : ...ちがうの [...no] いいの [it's okay]
Page 12 Sawako : [it's okay]
Sawako : ...just stay there I want you to listen
Kazehaya : ...okay!
Page 13 Sawako : [Kazehaya..]
Sawako : I've... always ...no matter what I do, people always start apologizing to me....
Sawako : So when you ...when we first met
Sawako : ....and you smiled and said 'Thanks', ...I was really and truly happy... ["fair"]
Page 14 Sawako: ["I never once planned it to be that way"] [..but even so] [regardless of that, I was happy]
Sawako : [Like everything] [suddenly filled with color]
Sawako : [Kazehaya] [He changed my whole world] but yet
Page 15 Sawako : [That one single person] [changed my everything] I...when you told me that I did the exact opposite
Sawako : ...So this time instead of apologizing ...please listen...
Page 16 Sawako : Thank you, for all the smiles you gave me for all the times you spoke to me ...for all the times you were so kind to me ...to me... for all the new feelings, so many of them, that you exposed me to Thank you.
Page 17 Sawako : .....
Kazehaya : .....
Sawako : ...... No, not that...
Sawako : .... Kazehaya : Kuro...
Sawako : I love you.
Page 18 Sawako : ...I love you.
Sawako : I love you. I love you
Sawako : .....I love you.
Page 19 Sawako : I love you..... [I can't say it right]
Sawako : [All of these feelings, everything] [I have no idea how to put them into words]
Page 21 Sawako : .....! [having you see my face right now] [is so embarrassing]
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Page 25 Chizuru : Well, you wanna just head home for now then? Ayane : Hm, but I'm kinda curious. Joe : (Heeey) Kazehaya~ Kazehaya~ (weird) Ayane & Chizuru : ....
Chizuru : You think this'll be okay?! Ayane : (heh) I'm sure it'll be okay. Let's let Ryuu handle him.
Joe : Ryuu~, seen Kazehaya~?! Ryuu : .....
Ryuu : ..... (smile..)
Joe : seen Kazehaya? Ryuu : (smile) Joe : Kazehaya! Ryuu : (smile)
Chizuru : ....He's not the type to lie though!! (are you sure this is okay?!) Ayane : Well, Joe's pretty stupid. (so it should be fine)
Pin : Hey, you there You know where Kuronuma is?
Page 26 Chizuru : No-No idea!! Pin : (what?!) Well you guys are pretty useless then!! Ayane : What? If you have some kinda message, we can give it to her later. Pin : I can't entrust it to the likes of you.
Pin : I thought up... such a good plan~~ (giggling)(so perfect!!) Ayane & Chizuru : [He's definetly up to no good!!]
Pin : Well, I guess I'll go check out the classroom then? Ayane & Chizuru : AHHH!!
Ayane & Chizuru : OH! That's right!! She left!! She already went home!! Pin : (what?!) Then why didn't you say so earlier?! Ayane & Chizuru : We forgot! We just now remembered! Sawako already went home!! Pin : What?! What's up with you guys?!
Joe : [....oh, the classroom..] (didn't check there..)
Page 27 (school bell chiming)
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Page 30 (squeeze)
Page 31 (squeeze)
Page 32 Kazehaya : ...Ku Kuronuma.
Sawako : .....I-I I I... Kazehaya : ...Wait!
Page 33 Kazehaya : Don't hide, look at me!
Kazehaya : ...all this time...
Kazehaya : I feel like I've never actually seen your face
Page 34 Kazehaya & Sawako : ......
Page 35 Joe : Ah-ha! There you are, Kazehaya~!
Joe : ..oh, huh? Is that Sadako?! (I thought you went home already) Pin was looking for you.
Sawako : What?! (the teacher is?!) Joe : Seemed like something important. But, uh, what were you guys doing?
Sawako : [What were!!]
Sawako : [We doing anyhow!!]
Page 36 Sawako : ...... Joe : (?)
Kazehaya : ...Kuro.. Sawako : The
Sawako : [What was I doing!!] The teacher he's calling for me!!
Kazehaya : (Hey) Kuronuma!! Joe : Kazehaya~~! What were you doing in here~~ I was looking for you~! Kazehaya : What was I...
Page 37 Kazehaya : UGHHH~ enough already Joe : Ack, What is it!
Kazehaya : ......that was a really important conversation!
Joe : (Ohhh really?) Well, I don't care about any of that. I'm thinking for the snacks when we meet up later, maybe something like 7 sour to 3 sweet. (maybe 8:2?) Kazehaya : WHO THE FUCK CARES.
Page 38 Kazehaya : .....
Chizuru : (what!) You messed it up?!
Page 39 Random Students (RS) : Hey, you over there, if you're going to mess things up, do it on the guy's costumes instead. (ahahaha) Ayane : Okay~ (I'll make sure to mess up Joe's good) Chizuru : (squirming)
Ayane : Wait, you DID say it though, right?! (idle noise) Sawako : I-I guess. Chizuru : I guess?! (What do you mean 'I guess'!!) Sawako : I-I couldn't even tell him 1/10th of the things I was thinking.
Chizuru : So, what did he say?
Sawako : [what did he?]
Ayane : ........ Chizuru: Did he.. do something? Sawako : [do!!]
Ayane & Chizuru : (staring) Sawako : Uh Uhm Well Pin : How's it coming along!!
Page 40 Pin : Ack, What the!! Why are you right here!!
Ayane & Chizuru : Th-That's what we'd like to know!! (Why the hell are you here!!) Sawako : [I forgot.] Pin : Heh.. I'm in charge of the class, right? I wanted to talk to Kuronuma a little about tomorrow's performance! Ayane : Why can't you just tell her tomorrow! Chizuru : Why did you let him in?! Mom!! (stomping feet)
Pin : I'm telling you I have the best idea! This is going to get the judges on our side!! Kuronuma, come with me for a sec. Ayane & Chizuru : (Also, isn't that OUR bag of snacks?) Ayane : Look at that face. Nothing but ulterior motives. (He's definitely got some bet riding on this!!) Sawako : [Ult..]
Page 41 Sawako : [Ulterior motives!!]
Pin : So! Tomorrow during your solo performance.. (This right here!!) Sawako : ...I-I... Pin: Huh.
Sawako : ...I I'll never be able to look at Kazehaya without ulterior motives again!!
Pin : Good for you... Sawako : No its not~! Aaghh. Even though he said his feelings wont ever change! Somehow I just... What should I do.. Even in the best case scenario, even then!
Page 42 Pin : You know! You think you were looking at Shouta and the others without any kind of ulterior motives this whole time? Sawako : Huh?
Pin : It's your "heart". [T/L note: Pin is just being Pin. The literal reading for ulterior motives is 'lower heart', so he's under the assumption that its just part of your 'heart'.]
Pin: Of course you have one!
Page 43 Pin : And now that we've solved that. Hand these out to the judges tomorrow. (1 each, okay!) Sawako : ..okay.. Pin : And it's perfectly normal to have ulterior motives! Sawako : Okay.
Pin : Also, you make sure to tell him what I just told you too! Got it! (You guys are getting annoying with all this back and forth crap!!) (I'm out!!)
Sawako : ....... Okay.......
Pin : [Just now, I] [I said something smart just now!]
Page 44 Pin : [I gotta hurry over and check up on Shota too!!]
Kazehaya : Hey, I'm gonna go to the bathroom! RS : Okay!
Page 45 Kazehaya : LEAVE!! Pin : WHAT?! What are you talking about! Hey!! Ulterior motives are just your heart!! Kazehaya : I got it!! Now leave!!
Pin : Listen up everyone!! Shouta is made of pure ulterior motives!! RS : What's that! (Pin?) ....... (Kazehaya?)
Box : Heart beating
Box : Excitement RS : Oh my god, I hope we finish on time! We will, we will! Hey, seems like Pin went to see the guys too! (And they're not anywhere near done!) No way!! (Ahahaha)
Ayane : Sawako, when are you going to talk to him tomorrow? Sawako : A-At least before the parade..! Chizuru : Good luck!!
Box : nervous/restless
RS : Kazehaya, what'd he mean by ulterior motives? Kazehaya : That's what I'd like to know! (What was up with him?!) RS : (Ahahahaha) Pin's really starting to lose it! Joe, do something other than just eat snacks. By the way, when is Ryuu gonna show up?
Cellphone : Sent Log To ・ Kuronuma Sawako Subject ・ Tomorrow Let me talk to you again. -END-
Box : ...hurry
Page 46 Box : Hurry. I want to see you. I wonder how long it's been since I was this impatient for tomorrow to come
https://mangahelpers.com/t/nukumi/releases/19950Translation: Kimi ni Todoke 382010-02-15T05:03:48+00:00nukumiadmin@mangahelpers.comKimi ni Todoke - Chapter 38 - 50 pages
Still not used to the formatting. If anyone needs the Japanese version embedded as well, let me know. I have no real restrictions, ask me if you want to use it. This was created as a teaser for those impatient for scanlations.
[...] = thoughts/thinking (...) = handwritten text RS = random students
[Story and Main Cast] - from page 02 Kuronuma Sawako : 16yrs old 2nd year in High School. Nickname, Sadako. A super gloomy looking girl feared because of her ability to communicate with spirits. But her motto is "One good deed per day". She's in love with Kazehaya. Kazehaya Shouta : A refreshing guy who treats everyone equally, also popular at school. For some reason, he worries about Sawako.
-Sawako here. I wasn't really able to talk to anyone at first, but when we were in our first year and we were changing seating assignments, I got placed next to Kazehaya. It was the beginning of a whole new world for me. -Right now, Kazehaya is the person I 'like' with romantic feelings. But now that We're in our second year, I'm so self-conscious of my feelings that I haven't really been able to talk to him. It seems frightening to think of what comes after 'like'. -Miura told me when I was watering the plants that Kazehaya has a girl that he likes already.. I tried not to think about it, but I was just so shocked. My tears just wouldn't stop. Kazehaya showed up afterwards and told me, 'I like you, Kuronuma', but people are going to get the wrong impression if he goes around saying things like that. -He also told me, 'My "like" and your "like" are different aren't they?' Of course they would be different, and I know that, of course, but it still shocked me... -Chizu told me that it's my fault that Kazehaya is acting this way, and then got mad at me asking just how long I was going to treat myself this way. Kurumi also told me we're no longer rivals and that at least she told him her feelings properly. -Am I... Am I making a mistake..? Have I ever told him anything like that...? The culture Fair that we've all been working for is almost upon us now.
Yano Ayane - A calm, sarcastic person. Yoshida Chizuru - Passionately sympathetic of others. Strong sense of chivalry. Like an older sister. Sanada Ryuu - Baseball freak. Likes Chizuru. Arai Kazuichi - Teacher. Full of himself. Nickname, Pin. Miura Kento - Interest in Sawako?! Happy and carefree.
Page 1 All Natural Color : Youth Graffiti 50 color pages
We're all watching over you, the both of you.
Sorry to keep you waiting! Special Come-back Edition.
Reaching You episode38 Shiina Karuho Series will resume in the October issue!!
Page 2 Morning! Morning!
...OH. (sudden)
K-Kurumi.
Page 3 Sawako : Good Mo...
Sawako :み...見そこなわれている... [Ah.. I missed her...] Kent : ..Oh.
Kent : Sadako!! Sawako : Master!!
Sawako : I, uh.. um.. sorry to show you such terribly disgraceful behavior...
Kent : No no! What I meant to say.. Chizuru : Hold it, you! Kent : Ugh.
Page 4 Ayane : You've done more than enough!!
Ayane : What do you want with her?! Keep away!! (Scram!!) Sawako : (What?!) Kent : Aww.. So mean~
Ayane : What do you think you're doing!! Didn't I tell you to keep out of it?!
Kent : Hm... Does this mean..?!
Kent : Sorry, Sadako!! Sawako : Huh.
Page 5 Kent : This might mean that you're the one Kazehaya likes!!
Ayane : Wha.. What the hell! (and talking so loudly!!) Random Students (RS) : Huh.. What's going on.. No way! You mean that rumor about the fight was true?! That one where Kazehaya confessed.
Sawako : It's...
Sawako : It's all a misunderstanding!! You're just confused! That was just a misunderstanding!!
Chizuru : (Sawa!!) Ayane : (See I told you!!)
Sawako : ..he didn't mean it like that..!
Page 6 Chizuru : Ack.
Page 7 Sawako : ...... ...uh... RS : Huh? What's going on? I'm not too sure, but it seems like Sadako is denying her relationship with Kazehaya.
RS : Everyone else is already here......huh? Seems to be more people than usual, did something happen?
Kent : Kaze.... Ayane & Chizuru : Hey!!
Page 8 Ayane : Come over here!! Kent : But, you really want to leave it like that? Ayane : Shut up and come with us!! (Just shut your mouth for once!)
RS : Huh? Was that Miura?? (with Yano and Yoshida?) Kazehaya : Nah.
Kazehaya : It was nothing.
RS : Ugh, I wonder if we'll finish the float on time.. (I doubt it) We've still got 2 days, I'm sure it'll work out somehow. We'll probably have to pull an all-nighter the night before. You think?! (..not this year too?!)
RS : ..Man.. I guess it was all made-up. (even Sadako denied it) He just left without any kind of response. Sawako : ........ RS : Yeah, must be.
Page 9 Ryuu : ...俺が言うのもなんだけど ..This is just my opinion..
Ryuu : 多分あんた but you probably 言葉足らず should have said more.
Sawako : [....I....]
Sawako : [If this keeps going] [I may never be able to speak with Kazehaya again] [Forever] [...left with only his fading silhouette]
Page 10 Sawako : [Even our daily "Morning"....] ["He might not give me that smiling 'Morning' anymore"] ["He might not look me in the eyes anymore"]
["He might even completely avoid me"] [...that time]
[when he deliberately waited] [so that he could talk to me]
[......I........]
Page 11 Sawako : [......] [I'm not doing anything....] Kent : ......... I might have.. maybe... done a little something~
Ayane : ..."might have"? Don't you give me that? Kent : Yeah~ (your eyes...)
Ayane : You want me to seal that up for you? Seal up that ridiculous mouth of yours! Kent : (ah hah) Not really..
Kent : I'm just, you know.. such an honest guy.. Ayane : Who cares about that. (bastard) Kurumi : Move.
Kurumi : You're in my way.
Page 12 Kurumi : Go do that stuff off to the side or something! (seriously) Ayane & Chizuru : ..........
Kent : ..Hey. Now that I think about it, what happened after that, Kurumi? Kurumi : After what?
Kent : You remember, you came to ask about the fight with Sadako and Kazehaya. Ayane & Chizuru : The what?!
Ayane : Wait, Kurumi! You better not be planning anything again behind our backs! Chizuru : You better not have hurt Sawako!! Kurumi : ....."planning"...
Kurumi : I went to make fun of her. What about it? (You got a problem?) Juice Box : Plum
Page 13 Chizuru : You little! Kurumi : I messed with her a little on Valentine's too, so she wouldn't give her chocolates to him. Something wrong with that? Ayane : What! Why would you do something like that?!
Ayane : So that means that was all your fault?! (the chocolates!!) (Every single one of you..) Kurumi : That's right! I'm the one who messed it up! So what?!
Kurumi : Sawako was the one who didn't give them to him!! I never told her "Don't give those to him"!!
Chizuru : Yeahhhh... (she's got a point) Chizuru's Sign : Kurumi Ayane : No, she's wrong for butting in. Ayane's Sign : Sawa
Kent : ...oh, hey.
Page 14 Kent : You like Kazehaya too, Kurumi?! Chizuru : (hey) Aren't you being a little loud? Kurumi : ...That's right. Kent : Ah, what a mess! ...oh but
Kent : What about if I go out with Sadako? Then it'll all work out for you, right?
Kurumi : ...... Mind your own damn business!!
Page 15 Kent : .........weren't you trying to get in their way? Kurumi : ....I just!!
Kurumi : I can't accept losing to a woman like that!
Kurumi : ...I never thought she was someone to give up so easily, I swear!! Chizuru : Ah, wait.. Ayane : Kurumi! Kent : .....
Page 16 Kent : I guess he.. really does like Sadako then..?
Ayane : ...It only gets worse when other people start sticking their noses into it, I'm sure you can see that. Just leave them alone already!
Kent : .......
Pin : Oh Kuronuma!! Sawako : Oh.. Pin : How are the preparations for the festival coming? Are we on schedule?
Page 17 Sawako : The costumes group and accessories group are progressing well...(they seem to think they'll make it on time) By the way, the poster group is also doing well... (they said they could probably help out the other groups too...) The painting group and the float group seem to be a little behind schedule... Pin : Oh, is that right. Well you tell the painting group and float group, "Use your youth, make it happen"! 「若いうちの無理は買ってでもしろ」 Sawako : Okay Pin : We've had a change of plans!!
Pin : Get out of the way seniors!! We're pulling for a team win! (beat them all!!) Sawako : [(He's really going for it this year.)]
Pin : Oh yeah, that's right. I think you've been misunderstanding something! Sawako : What. [a misunderstanding...!! (something else?!)]
Pin : Shouta isn't the amazing guy you make out him to be!! Quit while you're ahead!! Just quit now!! (wahahaha)
Sawako : [.....amazing....] Pin : Oh, how's it coming along, my little ants!! RS : (what a horrible excuse for a teacher) (seriously the worst)
Page 18 Sawako : [but really...] [I still think he's more than amazing though...] Pin : By the way, what's with all those books. Sawako : They're for the Black Magic Cafe Pin : Bl-Black Magic books?! ["What's that matter?"]
Page 19 Pin : ["Just give up on it already"]
Kazehaya : [...Give up on what exactly?]
Kazehaya : [Going out with her?] [..Giving up on my feelings..?] RS : Oh, Sadako (Whoa, that's a lot of books. That looks heavy.)
RS : What are they?! Sawako : Oh... an Herb tea..(books showing you how to make tea properly) (and some ones on proper settings for the table) RS : Ah, for the Black Magic Cafe! Let me see, Let me see~
Pin : ["You're just too focused on yourself right now!"]
Page 20 Sawako : [... I....] Kurumi : ["Just what do you see when you look at him anyhow?"]
Page 21 Sawako : Was it his elegance that I fell in love with..? Sawako : ["refreshing"]
Sawako : ["fair"]
Sawako : ["It's not like I was trying to look that way."]
Right Nameplate : Arai Kazuichi Sign : [Fall Spirits]Black Magic Advice Open for Service[Evil Spirits] Sadako's Black Magic Cafe 2-D -Medicinal Herb Tea -Medicinal Herb Candies and more
RS : ...despise...
Page 22 RS : The person I like has a girlfriend, I despise her... I want to make him mine no matter what Could you please make her vanish...
Sawako : ......... ...uh....
人を...のろわば穴２つと申しまして...。 Sawako : They say.. cursing someone.. requires two graves... {-note- its a saying meaning : if you curse someone it will only bring you misfortune eventually leading to your grave, therefore needing two graves. One for you, and one for the person you cursed.}
Pin : Wha... Why are all these people lined up?!
Ryuu : Apparently all the occult fans who want the help of black magic gathered because of Sadako's infamy. Pin : H-her true power..!! (I knew it!) Sign Ryuu is holding : end of the line -> Sign Ryuu is wearing : 2-D Sadako's Black Magic Cafe RS : (I've heard it's amazing) (They say she's the real thing) テストの山もピタリと当てるらしー (Seems like she was right on) (No way!) ...Thank you!!
Page 23 RS : I...I'll fight his girlfriend for him fair and square!! I won't even hold a grudge afterward!!
RS : Next (welcome)
Ryuu : ..and for some reason they all come out refreshed, as if they've had all their hatred removed.... Pin : She....She's amazing!! Sign Ryuu's holding : end of the line -> Sign Ryuu's wearing : 2-D Sadako's Black Magic Cafe
RS : Here's your Shiso Tea. Ah, yummy. What does this herb do? Helps with constipation. いや ウチは萌え萌えジャンケンはやってないんで No, I'm sorry we're not playing the burning hot game.
Page 24 Sawako : [...break time..?] [The person they like already taken...] [I guess everyone is struggling with love...]
[..If Kazehaya didn't already have someone he liked..] Scroll : Fortune
私はなにかしていたというのかな[I wonder if I did something] Fortune : Love ・ Devote yourself to love. Happiness will be found 何かがかわっていたとでもいうのかな[.. or even maybe that something changed]
Page 25 Sawako : [or maybe.. nothing will change]
Kent : Sadako! Good work!
Kent : They said you get a 10 minute break! Here.
Page 26 Kent : ..Did you think I was Kazehaya?
Kent : ..Can I tell you what I really think?
貞子ちゃんに風早を落とすのは絶対ムリだって思ってたんだよね Kent : I thought it would be absolutely impossible for you to catch Kazehaya.
Kent : You just seemed too different. I couldn't see you working out well, and I figured if he did go out with someone, it wouldn't be you.
Kent : ...Also
Page 27 Kent : You mentioned how you never felt that "wall" between you and Kazehaya.. but from the way I see it, he's the only one you do put a "wall" up for.
Kent : ...no one else in class gets that "wall".
Page 28 Sawako : [...only with Kazehaya?]
Sawako : [I did....?] Kent : ...but you were surprisingly cute so at the very least, I thought you should give up on him, and just have fun with the rest of the class. Just find some other guy.
Kent : I even thought maybe I could be that guy for you...
Page 29 Kent : Sada... (Uh...)
Kent : .......
Kent : I thought you had a really nice smile.
Kent : But right now, the one who makes you sad or makes you cry, and can even make you smile
Kent : ..that's Kazehaya.
Page 30 Kent : I'm on your side. Good luck.
Sawako : ["Sorry"]
Sawako : ["Thanks!!"]
Page 31 Sawako : [...even now that I've made friends and fit in]
Sawako : [and I don't feel embarrassed or feel worried that they'll hate me] Sign : Charging Power
Kent : Kazehaya! Shift Change!
Sawako : [I can't say the things I feel] [I can't smile naturally]
Kent : ...you know, Kazehaya. Sadako, doesn't seem to get it. (well I'm the one that confused her but..) ..I'm sorry.
Page 32 Sawako : [There should never have been a wall between me and him] [but somehow I made one without even realizing.]
Sawako : [Back when I could tell him my feelings,] [He always, 100% of the time, responded back to me.]
Kazehaya : ..misunderstanding..
Kazehaya : ...yeah Kuronuma. I think she is misunderstanding me.
Page 33 Kent : ...huh? Kazehaya : But..
Kazehaya : She's the one who's always and forever being misunderstood.
Kazehaya : And even despite that.. she's never once given up, always fighting to the bitter end.
Page 34 Kazehaya : ..it's true. I'm the exact opposite of her.
Kazehaya : I lose my temper easily, I even get jealous.
Kazehaya : ..I'm not anything like how she imagines me to be. There's nothing about me to revere.
Kazehaya : ..She's always saying how it's all thanks to me, but..
Kazehaya : ..... to that Kuronuma, always struggling alone, always managing to make things work out in the end
Page 35 Kazehaya : The one who was in awe was me.
Kent : ....Kaze..
RS : Oh Kazehaya! Sign : Advice Booth with Sadako
Sadako : (huh?)
Page 36 RS : We came to check out the Black Magic Cafe! (We're next!) We heard she was pretty impressive!!
RS : Uh.. what was her name again... oh yeah, Sadako! Kuronuma Sadako!! (scaryyy!!) Kazehaya : "Sawako".
Page 37 Kazehaya : It's "Kuronuma Sawako".
Page 38 Sawako : [He seemed like an angel to me.]
Page 39 Sawako : [Cheerful] [Refreshing] [the center of attention] RS : Good work! Good work!
Sawako : [The exact] [opposite of me] RS : What do you mean, this is only the beginning! We still have to finish the floats and the girls outfits by tomorrow! Ugh, this sucks! (ahahaha) Everyone head home for now. What time should we meet up again later?!
RS : Kazehaya! Sawako : [...I respected him] [I was in awe of him]
RS : Huh, Where's Kazehaya? Sawako : [...but]
Page 40 Sawako : [The Kazehaya I fell in love with] [was never more than himself]
Ayane : There you are, Sawako! (Good work!!) (You had it the worst today!!) Chizuru : Let's head home! Go home, eat some food, take a bath, then meet back up at my place!!
RS : (ah hey, Yoshida!) Uh, have you seen Kazehaya? Chizuru : Huh? I dunno. What? You can't find him?! Sawako : ...forget it...
Sawako : ....Just forget it
Page 41 Ayane : Huh.. forget it...? What do you mean, Sawako? Chizuru : Wait. Don't tell me you plan on giving u..
Sawako : Kazehaya can love whoever he wants, I don't care!
Page 42 Sawako : .... go ahead.. without me! Chizuru : uh.. ah.. Ryuu!
Ryuu : Kuronuma! The classroom!
Sawako : [All those things I don't understand,] [Forget them.]
Page 43 Sawako : [Scary.. Embarrassing.]
Ayane : ..you okay with this? Shouldn't you stop her?
Sawako : [Worrying about what he thinks of me.]
Sawako : ["The person before you now is the best. Don't waver."] [What was I so confused about.]
Page 44 Sawako : [...I have so many things I want to tell him.]