The Chrysalis and the King 11

Title: Shounen B [Unrelated One-shot from Sanagi to Ousama (The Chrysalis and the King)]
Volume: 2 (of 2)
Chapter: 11 (LAST CHAPTER)
Mangaka: Natsumi Rin
Translated by: Oceansportrait
Translation Completed: December 20, 2006

Pg 1:
Shounen B

Pg 2:
Takao: Midori!
Mi-dori-chan!
Takao: Let's go home together!
[SL: Takao: I've come to get you, honey!]
//slam//
Takao: Whoa!
Midori: How many times do I have to tell you?!
[SL: Takao: Ow..]
Midori: Don't be so buddy-buddy with me!
Midori: And that's Midori-SENPAI to you! [SL: No chan, no nothing else!]

Pg 3:
Takao: Geez...
//sigh//
Takao: When are you going to stop with that whole name-thing...
Takao: There's no hierarchy when it comes to girlfriend-boyfriend!
Midori: WHEN did I agree to be your girlfriend?!
Takao: It's FATE..you can't deny it.
[SL: Takao: Don't be shy, you can admit it!]
Midori: Are you an idiot?!
Midori: (This guy's Hida Takao. He's in Grade 10.)
(Ever since the school term started back in April, he's constantly been hanging around me.)
[SL: Takao: You're so mean! It was a joke!]
Midori: (To be honest, he's REALLY annoying.)

Pg 4:
Girl: You guys are at it again?
Girl #2: He is pretty cute, so why not be a little nicer to him!
Midori: (Well..it's not that I WANT to be mean to him...it's just...)
//blunt//
//depressed//
Midori: Stop it! You guys know, don't you?
I have absolutely NO interest in younger guys!
Midori: (I---)
Kouno: Oh, Hani-san?
Midori: Kouno-senpai!
//tap//
Kouno: You're the class representative of Div. 2, right?

Pg 5:
Kouno: I'm glad I ran into you. We have a student council meeting tomorrow.
Kouno: You'll be there, won't you?
Midori: [SL: Ah!] Of course!
Midori: Kouno-senpai...
[SL: Kouno: See ya.]
Midori: We only have student council meetings once a month...
but he still remembered me...?
Midori: He's soo cool....and his laid-back attitude is just...*sigh*
Midori: He's so mature....
//in love//

Pg 6:
Takao: So what?
I'm a hundred times better than a guy like him.
Midori: Yeah, well, I'd expect a kid you like you to say that.
[SL: That's why I hate--]
//snap//
Midori: [SL: Hah!] Let me make this clear to you so you know once and for all! To me, a brat like you is B-level!
Midori: You're "Shounen B"! [SL: Now that you know, get out of my sight!]
//HA!//
Takao: Would you quit making me out to be some kind of criminal?! [SL: It's "B-Level Shounen"! Your Japanese is messed up. Are you an idiot?]
[Note: "Shounen B" is how the newspapers often refer to criminals who can't be named by law because they're under 18.]

Pg 7:
Takao: You really piss me off sometimes, you know that?
Takao: Fine, then.
Takao: I'll be the criminal you told me I am.
//slide//
Takao: I'll steal your heart. [emphasis on "heart"]
Takao: It won't be long before you can't think of anyone other than me.
//thump//

Pg 8:
Takao: So look forward to it!
Midori: W-What's with him...?!
Midori: He's so stuck up!
Midori: (But I can't deny...
how hot the back of my ear feels...)
Kouno: Lately there's been some people who've tried to steal the answers to the upcoming exam.
Kouno: So it's been decided that the student council will be doing the patrolling.
Kouno: We'll be checking up on the status of the school clubs as well.

Pg 9:
Kouno: Now, for this upcoming Saturday---
Takao: Midori!
Takao: Is the Student Council meeting over---?
Midori: You again?
//sigh//
//poke//
Takao: Don't be like that!
You meanie!
Takao: Hey hey, wanna have a fireworks display this Saturday night?
I bought these amazing firecrackers!
[SL: Takao: It'll be out of this world, I swear.]

Pg 10:
Midori: This Saturday?
Midori: Sorry. I have some Student Council stuff I have to do.
Takao: What?! Just skip it!
Midori: I can't. (Since Kouno-senpai's going to be there too!) [arrow reads "That's her main reason for going"]
Takao: Fine. Then how about in the afternoon? [SL: Let's go on a date.]
Midori: I'm busy then too. [SL: "Fine"?!]
Midori: Why does it have to be this Saturday anyway?
Is something happening then?
//thump//
Takao: N-Not really...
Takao: Anyway, it's a date! Okay?
You and me on Saturday!
Midori: What?! [SL: But I just told you--]
Midori: I have no time to waste talking to a brat like you!
[SL: I'm going home!]
//dash//
Takao: Hey!

Pg 11:
Kouno: Oh..so only four of you ended up coming?
Kouno: I really wanted to split up and get this over with...
Girl: Do you have something you have to do?
Kouno: Yeah...prep school..
Midori: (The school's really eerie at night...)
Kouno: I guess there's nothing we can do about it.
Since there are girls, I guess we'll just have to split up into groups of two...
Midori: Ah!

Pg 12:
//shiver shiver//
Midori: This is scary!!
//click click click//
Midori: If I knew things were going to turn out this way, I should have just skipped!
Midori: Why did I tell him that anyway...
[SL: Midori: Even if it WAS to Kou-senpai of all people...]
Midori: ("I'll be fine by myself! Leave it to me!")
//thump//
//sigh//

Pg 13:
Guy: Don't move.
//grab//
Midori: N--
Midori: H-Hey!
Midori: (No way...some...creep?!)
Midori: N-No!
Midori: NO!
Let go---
Midori: I told you to let me go!
Midori: NOOOO--!
//chuckles//
Takao: Haha what a loser. And they made you go out and patrol?

Pg 14:
Midori: Takao!
Takao: I ended up coming! //haha//
Takao: I'm such a nice guy---coming all the way out here to see if you're all right.
What's so great about a guy like him who leaves you alone to cry anyway!
//yeah, yeah//
[SL: Takao: He leaves a girl all by herself! And he calls himself a man?!]
Midori: It's your fault I freaked out!
Midori: (I don't know why,)
Takao: Oh, you think?
Midori: (but I felt a bit relieved...)
Midori: Geez...
Midori: (when I realized it was him...)
//AH!//
Midori: Y-You didn't come here to steal the exam answers, did you..?
Takao: [SL: Hey!] You've got to be kidding me. Why would I try to pull a stunt like that? [SL: Are you trying to piss me off?]

Pg 15:
Takao: I don't care about anything other than you anyway.
//thump//
Midori: (Oh no...
what's with this atmosphere...)
//thud//

Pg 16:
Midori: (He's showing me...
a side of him he's never shown me before...)
Takao: Let me steal you for the night.
Midori: (It must be because...
of the light reflecting off of the full moon...)
Midori: Ah...
Taka..o..?

Pg 17:
Takao: We're going to make a jump for it!
So hang tight, Midori!
//lifts//
Midori: (Eh?!)
Takao: Bottoms up!
//jump//
Midori: Kyaa--!
Midori: Huh?
//thud//
Midori: W-Wait this is the first floor! [SL: I feel like such an idiot for being scared!]
[SL: Midori: If you wanted to get out, you should have gone out through the door!]
Takao: It's all about the theatrical drama, Midori.
//hahahahaha//
Takao: And now, let's go!
Midori: Idiot! Let me down!

Pg 18:
//snap snap snap//
Midori: Hey, why did we have to do this today anyway?
If you'd just waited until tomorrow we would have had more time.
Takao: It doesn't matter. As long as I can spend this time with you, I'm a happy guy.
[arrow reads "She heard the reason why"]
Midori: Was there something special about today..?
Like your birthday or something...?
Midori: Don't tell me...bull's eye?
//snap crackle snap snap//

Pg 19:
//AHAHAHAHHAHA//
Midori: This is hilarious!
Takao: Don't laugh!
//BWAHAHAHA//
[SL: Midori: No way!]
Midori: (Haha. Now I get it.)
Takao: That's why I didn't want to tell you...[SL: ...Damn...]
Midori: (That's why he wanted to spend today with me. [arrow reads "She's being so high-and-mighty"]
Midori: (He's always acting stuck up, and he's always being so pushy...)
Midori: (but he does have a shy side to him---)
Midori: All righty! Then let's make the best of it and celebrate!
//snap snap snap//
Takao: Whoa?! [SL: Six at one time?!]

Pg 20:
Midori: Happy birthday,
Midori: Takao!
//snap crackle crackle//
Takao: You commit crimes too, you know...

Pg 21:
Takao: You're always...
Takao: (killing me with kindness at times like these...)
Girl: "Kyaa---! You pervert! Where do you think you're touching?!"
Takao: "No! You've got it all wrong! See, I dropped my wallet---"
Takao: "Damn...I'll never make it to the entrance exams now..."
Midori: "Oh, so you're a student?"
Midori: "Cheer up! Here, I'll let you have this."
Midori: "Good luck on your exams!"

Pg 22:
Takao: Now that I think back to it, you acted like I was your little brother or something. [SL: It pissed me off.]
//chuckles//
Takao: But from today on, I'll be the same age as you.
So stop treating me like a brat, got it?
Takao: Yay!
Midori: W-What's with you? [SL: Midori: What do you mean by that?]
Takao: You're 16 right now, right?
I'm 16 now too! So that makes us the same age! [SL: Yep, yep!]
Midori: Geez...you're happy over something like that? [SL: How idiotic...]
//sigh//
Midori: Sorry to break it to you, but my birthday's---
Takao: I know. It's a week from now, right?
[SL: Takao: Damn, she remembered?]
Midori: How did you know?! [SL: Did I tell you?]
Takao: I know everything about you.
Takao: You're bloodtype B, just like me!
Takao: And you love tuna rolls!
Takao: Oh, and you flunked your last English test, didn't you?
Midori: Whoa! [SL: You're seriously creeping me out! Who ARE you?!]

Pg 23:
Takao: Don't get me wrong though.
Takao: I don't follow you to your house or anything! [SL: It's not hard to pick up on things here and there when I spend so much time with you!]
Midori: (Don't look so happy....)
Midori: (So you've been...
paying attention to me all this time...?)
//fizzle fizzle//
Takao: I don't care if it's just for a week....
Takao: but, will you promise me one thing...?

Pg 24:
Takao: Will you look at me as a guy?
Takao: Even if it's just for this one week.
Midori: (Ah...)
Midori: (That grown up side of him he showed me back at the school....)
Midori: (wasn't just because of the moon...)
//thump//
Midori: (The person in front of me right now...)
Takao: And one more promise. It's the last, I swear.

Pg 25:
Midori: (..is a guy, and not the kid I've been seeing him as...)
Takao: Let's do this again,
for your birthday, okay?
//snap snap snap//
//school chime//
Takao: Midori!
Wanna eat lunch together outside?
Midori: Yeah, sure. [SL: Since it is such a nice day today!]
Takao: Okay, great!
Takao: I'm going to go and buy some lunch, so just wait here, okay?

Pg 26:
Midori: (I've been thinking since yesterday...)
Midori: (but I think if you'd been older than me...)
Midori: (I would have still thought what an immature guy you are for your age...)
Midori: (And I would've probably treated you exactly the way I do now (laughs))
//clank//
Girl: Hey Midori! Kouno-senpai just came to our class a few minutes ago!
Girl: He was really worried yesterday because you suddenly disappeared!
Midori: (Oh...right.)
[SL: Midori: What should I say to him...]
Girl: Oh, and---
Girl: I accidentally told him
Girl: you liked him!

Pg 27:
Midori: Eh..?
Girl: But it should okay right..?
Since you DO like him...
Midori: (Why...)
Girl: And he didn't exactly look upset about it either... so maybe you guys have a chance?
Kouno: I'm glad you came.
Kouno: I heard from your friends. I'm really happy.
Kouno: I always thought you were cute...
Midori: Ah...

Pg 28:
Midori: (Why...?)
Midori: (Shouldn't I be happy about this..?)
Midori: U-
Um!
Takao: Do you really know Midori?
Midori: Takao!
Kouno: Who are you?
Takao: Did you say what you did...
after finding out everything about her?
Midori: Takao!
Takao: Or did you just say that because her friend told you Midori likes you?! Or just because you think she's cute?!
You've got to be kidding me! I'll never---
Midori: N--
Midori: No! Stop it!

Pg 29:
Midori: Don't take this out on Kouno-senpai!
Takao: Yeah, you're right. Since you finally get to date your beloved Kouno-senpai, there's nothing for you to be upset over, is there?
//rustle//

Pg 30:
Midori: Takao..?!
Takao: This is crap..
he just totally came out of left field...
Takao: There's no way he could...
Takao: ...I've always...
//shock//

Pg 31:
Midori: (Why are you looking at me like that?)
[snacks read "Tuna Roll"]
Girl: He hasn't showed his face since that day...
Girl #2: He was probably shocked about you and Kouno-senpai.
But there's nothing you can do about it. You have to go out with the guy you like, right?
Midori: (What's his problem...
He's the one who told me to...)
Midori: ("Will you look at me as a guy?")

Pg 32:
Midori: ("Even if it's only for just this one week".)
Midori: (A week's passed...)
Midori: (and I didn't even get a chance to talk to you...)
Midori: (...Why won't you come?)
//sigh//
[SL: Takao: Whoa! No way!]
Midori: Ah..

Pg 33:
Midori: Takao!
Midori: Ah...
//smile/
//ignores//
Midori: (Does he....
hate me now...?)

Pg 34:
Midori: (Does he...
think nothing of me anymore...?)
Kouno: I didn't know it was your birthday tomorrow!
Kouno: I had no idea.
Kouno: We should have some kind of celebration then.
Kouno: Want to go somewhere?
Where do you want to go?
Midori: ("I know. It's a week from now, right?")
Midori: ("Let's do this again,
for your birthday, okay?")
//drop//
Midori: I'm sorry...I...

Pg 35:
Midori: can't go out with you anymore..
Midori: I promised him...
we'd do a fireworks display on my birthday...
Midori: I...can't get him out of my mind...
Midori: I can't stop thinking about him....
Midori: I'm sorry.
Midori: I'm so sorry--!

Pg 36:
Takao: Geez. I'll forgive you, but just this once, got it?
//slide//
Takao: Haha, just kidding!
Midori: (Takao?!)
Takao: So that's pretty much all there is to it. I'll be taking Midori now, all righty?
Kouno: Wh--
Kouno: Hey!
Midori: Ah...

Pg 37:
Midori: W-Wa--
Midori: Hey! Wait!
Takao?!
//clank clank//
Midori: What's with you...
Midori: ...you ignored me all this time and...
Takao: Oh, that? I did it on purpose.
Takao: On P-U-R-P-O-S-E.
Midori: What?!

Pg 38:
Midori: What?! Why?! [SL: What did you just say?!]
Takao: I thought if I did that, it'd get you to think about me a little more!
//straight-forward//
Takao: There would've been no point to it otherwise.
Takao: I did tell you,
Takao: that I'm going to steal your heart!
//grins//
Midori: (He's completely reeled me in!)
Midori: Since when...?
Takao: What?
Midori: Since when?! You disappearing from class was part of the plan, wasn't it?! [SL: Or was it even before..?]

Pg 39:
Takao: Gee...
//grins//
Takao: I wonder...?
Midori: (You...you...brainwashing criminal!)
Midori: (Since when did he...)
Takao: Hey, hey. I don't want to be B-level forever.
Mind bumping me up to A-level?
Midori: (No way....
No way!!)
Takao: Hmm...let's see...
Midori: (If I
fall for any more of his tricks, I'd---)
//kiss//
Takao: What if I make every part of you mine? [SL: Then I'd be in the A-level, right?] [emphasis on "every part"]

Pg 40:
Midori: [SL: H-HEY!] Don't get carried away!
[SL: Midori: (You~!)]
Midori: Who would do that with a guy like you?!
Midori: (Underestimating him was my greatest fault---)
//chuckles//
Midori: (Shounen B---)
Takao: It's only a matter of time--


THE END