Kimagure Orange Road"The Unfortunate Unrequited Love!"Volume 2, Story 8WB Volume 2, Story 1Written and illustrated by Matsumoto IzumiTranslation by Craig H. NishidaCompilation by Spencer C. HastingsEditing and Additional help by : Paul Hirose                                 Craig Nishida                                 Spencer Hastings                                 Andrew Wilson                                 Ed Korthof                                 George Robbert                                 Jerry Lee                                 Jay Harvey                                 Station ZebraLast revision : 8-08-94NOTE: [WBp#'s are printed first, Normal manga pages in parenthesis()]NOTE: Translation is done from the WB manga. So there may be a fewextra's to those of you not having them.Example: (The subtitles on page 161 are only in the WB'S!)---------------------------------------------------p 7 (161)--TITLE PAGE[Full-page panel of Madoka in tennis outfit posing near the net, racket over her shoulder.]MAIN TITLE (at top)  The Unfortunate Unrequited      ainiku          KATA-OMOi !  Love!                           unfortunately   unrequited-loveSUB-TITLE (at bottom)  The Mysterious Eye Is           NAZOmeku    HITOMI            wa  Emerald Green;                  mysterious  eye-(lit.,-pupil) (T)                                  _________                                  emerarudo                                  emerald                                              ________  Temptation Smashed;             YUUWAKU     sumasshu                                  temptation  smash-(as-in-tennis,-etc.)  Winning Move for the Heart;     KOKORO              ni   KImete                                  heart/mind/feeling (IO)  winning-move/                                                           deciding-factor  Love's Maneuvering;             KOI   no  kakehiki                                  love  's  maneuvering/                                              advancing-&-retreating                                  ____  _____  Love Game                       rabu  geemu                                  love  game<Commentary:  These phrases all have some secondary meaning in tennis, hence the otherwise incongruous picture of Madoka in tennis outfit... "Emerald green" refers to the color of the court; "love game" is, of course, a scoring term.><Cultural note: tennis is a very popular sport in Japan, with most teens learning to play very proficiently by the time they are 17.>---------------------------------------------------p 8 (162)[The story opens with a flashback.]1[Young Madoka and young Hikaru race towards a tree in the park.]Hikaru:  YUU-chaaan!!                    YUU-cha--n !!2Hikaru:  YUU-chaan, hurry up!            YUU-cha--n HAYAku oide yo--    _  !                                  (name)     hurry  come (emph)  (!)3Yuusaku: [lagging far behind]  Hikaru-chaan, Madoka-saan,      hikaru-cha--n  madoka-sa--n  MAtte yo--  wait!                                                        wait4Madoka:         Hikaru:           _______        _______  Kya-ha-ha       A-ha-ha-ha      kyahaha        ahahaha5Madoka: [at tree]  I'm first.                      atashi ichiba--n                                  I      number-16Hikaru:  I'm second.                     atashi niba--n                                  I      number-27Hikaru:  Yuu-chan's last!                YUU-chan ga      biri--_ !                                           (subj)  last (!)---------------------------------------------------p 9 (163)1[At school, Yuusaku gets pummelled by a boy who sits on Yuusaku and punches away.]Yuusaku:                          wa--_  Waah!Boy 1: [watching]  Oh boy.                         yareyareBoy 2: [watching]  That's it.                      soko        da--                                  that-place  is2[Yuusaku takes a blow to the face.]3Hikaru: [running up]  Heyy!                           kora--_4[Boys flee as Hikaru chases]Boy 3:  Ah!  Look out!  It's Hikaru!    a    ike ne   hikaru  da  Can't beat her!                 Ah!  watch-out        is                                  aitsu        ni  wa   kana wa ne--   ya                                  that-person (IO)(T)   no-match-forBoy:  Run!                            nigero--_Hikaru:  Stop picking on Yuusaku!!       YUUSAKU o      ijimeru       na--_ !!                                          (obj)  to-bully/pick-on5Yuusaku FX:                       __  __  Boo-hoo!                        u_  u_6Hikaru: [slapping Yuusaku]  Boys don't cry, Yuusaku!        OTOKO no kuse-ni  naku na yo YUUSAKU !                                  boy(s)   even-though   (confirm.)                                                    to-cry  (emph)7[Yuusaku wipes away tears as Hikaru stands wide-eyed.]Yuusaku:                                              ____  But they were making fun        datte aitsura       boku no koto  of me because I play with       but   those-people  of-me  you so much.  They said  I'll turn into a girl.          OTOKO no kuse-ni                                  boys     even-though                                  hikaru-chan-tachi to bakkari                                  only-with-Hikaru-(&-associates)                                  ASOnde-ru   OTOKO onna  tte                                  am-playing  tomboy      (quote/hearsay)                                  ____                                  baka ni suru   n da mon                                  make-a-fool   (explanation)---------------------------------------------------p 10 (164)1[Hikaru is silent with eyes wide.]2Hikaru: [wiping Yuusaku's face]  Be brave.                       hara     KAO   doro ke  There's mud on your face.       courage  face  mud3Yuusaku: [blush]    FX:           arigato...         kaa_  Thanks...           <Kaa!><Commentary:  These "kaa!" sound FXs--and they appear quite often--are crows "cawing" in the background.  A frequent occurrence, too, in anime. Here, crows caw because of the heart-stopping situation Yuusaku finds himself in with his lady-love.>4Yuusaku:                               ____  But I still don't like the      demo boku yori hikaru-chan no KATA ga  fact that you're stronger       but  me   than (name)      's person  than me, Hikaru-chan.                                  TSUYOi  nan-te    ya da       na                                  strong  how/what  (= iya da) (confirm.)                                                       is-unpleasant5Hikaru FX:                        _____  <smile!>                        niko_6Hikaru:  If you get stronger, I'll       YUU-chan ga  motto motto TSUYOkunattara  marry you.                               (S) more        if-strong                                  hikaru YUU-chan no o-yome-san ni                                                  's bride     (IO)                                  nattageru                                  (= natte-ageru)                                     becoming-(favor-to-you)7Yuusaku:  Really?!                        honto~~_?!Hikaru:  Yeah!  Promise.                 un!  YAKUSOKU ne                                       promise---------------------------------------------------p 11 (165)1[Yuusaku in martial arts training]narration:                                   ___  And ever since that day,        soshite    ore wa  sono HI kara    tada  I've tried my hardest to        after-that I  (T)  since-that-day  however  become stronger!                                  hitasura   TSUYOku  naru    tame ni                                  earnestly  strong   become  in-order-to                                  ________                                  ganbatta !                                  strived2[Apparently, we return to the present.  On the street, the boys avoidYuusaku in obvious fear.]narration:  Now those bullies don't make    itsu shika ijime-kKO mo    ore no koto  fun of me anymore.              when only            also  of-me                                             children-who-bully-others                                                      ____                                  o sore      te      baka ni shinai                                    that-one          not-make-a-fool                                  you ni natta                                  came-about-that3Yuusaku: [sees Hikaru sitting]                ___  Hikaru-chan, I'm stronger       hikaru-chan ore TSUYOkunatta   yo !!  now!!                                       I   became-strong  (emph)4Yuusaku: [notices she's sitting real close to a guy]  Agh!  Who's that?               are             sono HITO    dare ?                                  (interjection)  that-person  whoHikaru: [looks back to face Yuusaku]  I'm...                          atashi nee...                                  I      (colloq.)5Hikaru:  ...going to be his bride!!      kono HITO no o-yome-san ni naru no--!!                                  this man  's bride         becoming[Kyousuke turns to beam a smile at Yuusaku as Hikaru clings to his arm.Yuusaku turns red.]6Yuusaku:  Y-                              ki...7Yuusaku: [grabbing the smiling Kyousuke by the shirt]  Y-you bastard!  K-Kasuga!!      ki kisama  ka KASUGA--_!!                                     you               (!)                                     (crude)---------------------------------------------------p 12 (166)[Oops.  It was all a Yuusaku daydream.]1Yuusaku: [grabbing teacher by the shirt]  Y-                              ki...2Teacher:  What the hell's wrong with      nani ga kisama da?  HINO...  you?  Hino...                   what    you    is   (name)                                          (crude)Girl classmate:  Tee hee.                        kusukusu                                  giggle/titter-soundYuusaku:  Ah!!                            a_!!Classmate:  He's growing senile again,      aitsu        mata ne bokete ya n no  huh?                            that-person  again   becoming-senile3Yuusaku:  Shit!                           kuso--_4Yuusaku: [standing in the hall]  Did it again!                   mata     yatchimatta...                                  again    (= yatte-shimatta)                                              did-(finality/regret)5Yuusaku:  Hikaru-chan...                  hikaru-chan...6Yuusaku: [dreaming of Kyousuke and Hikaru again]  This too, Kasuga Kyousuke...    kore to yuu no  mo   KASUGA KYOUSUKE...                                  even-this       also  The things that I go through    subete wa  minna  ano YAROU no sei    da!!  are all because of you!!        everything all    that-guy  's fault  be---------------------------------------------------p 13 (167)1Kyousuke:  Ah-choo!                        hekushon!2Kyousuke:  Something just now sent         nani-ka    IMA  SENAKA ni  OKAN   ga...  chills up my back...            something  now  on-back    chilly (S)                                                  (i.e., body part)<Cultural note:  It's commonly believed that if you sneeze, someone somewhere is saying something bad about you...>3[Yuusaku walks down the hall.]4[Yuusaku sees someone ahead.]Yuusaku heartbeat FX:             _____  <thump!>                        doki_5[Hikaru walks down the hall.]6[She stops and her eyes open wide.]7Hikaru:  Hey!                            ara_!Hikaru FX:                        _____  <smile!>                        niko_8Yuusaku: [raises hand in greeting]  H-hi!                           ya  yaa_Yuusaku FX:                       ___  <Po!>  <FX of eyes widening>    po_---------------------------------------------------p 14 (168)1Hikaru: [overjoyed]  SEMPAAAI!  <senior student>     SEMpa~~i2[Kyousuke is standing behind Yuusaku; Yuusaku realizes this.]Kyousuke:                         _____  <gulp!>                         giku_  Oh!                             ara!3Hikaru: [pushing a stacked lunch smack into Kyousuke's face]  Please look at the lunch I      MIte     kudasai  KYOU no o-bento--_!!  made today!!                    looking  please   today's-lunch    !!!4[a crowd starts to gather]Hikaru:  It has 5 stacks!                GO DAN     maku no     UCHI!                                  5  stacks  partition   withincrowd FX:  Ahh!                            a~~_5[now surrounded by many students]Kyousuke:  Although this happens all       MAIDO no koto nagara       tereru na--  the time, it's still            while-a-common-occurrence  get-  kinda embarrassing.                                          embarrassed6Classmates (right):  They're at it again--and        aitsura mappiruma kara  yoku yaru  it's only early afternoon!      they                    often-engage-in                                          from-morning/early-afternoon                                  yo na                                  (slight-disbelief)Classmates (left):  What a show-off!                misetsuke   yagatte                                  displaying  coming-to-be-distasteful7[Hikaru blushes and clings to his arm.]Kyousuke:  I-it's not that I'm showing     da DARE-mo   MIsetsuke yo-- to shite-ru  off...                             everyone  be-trying-to-show-off                                  wake ja nai          n da      kedo  na                                  not-the-case-(that)  (explan)  but  It's embarrassing.              hazukashii na                                  embarrassed8Kyousuke: [seeing Yuusaku enraged]  Ah.                             a---------------------------------------------------p 15 (169)1Yuusaku FX:                       ________  <sizzle>                        buruburu                                  boiling-mad2Kyousuke:  That's the guy from             aitsu...     kinou      no  yesterday...                    that-person  yesterday  (confirm.)3[Yuusaku turns and walks away, staring back at Kyousuke over his shoulder.]4Kyousuke:  (Oh boy!  What's with him?)     (yareyare!    dooshita        mo                                   oh boy       what-is-matter  also                                  n daro         ittai?)                                  (poss-explan)  in-the-world5[An empty school courtyard.]---------------------------------------------------p 16 (170)1[Exterior shot of school.]School bell FX:                   ___ ___ ___ ___  Ding-dong ding-dong             kin kun kan kun2[Kyousuke walks out through the school gate alone.]3[Yuusaku tails him.]4Yuusaku:  There's no way Hikaru-chan      hikaru-chan ga anna YAROU ni  could love a guy like that.                (S) with-that-kind-of-guy/rogue  Surely I can spare a little     horeru        hazu wa nai  time!                           fall-in-love  no-reason-to-think-that                                  kitto da ma  kirete-ru dake nan da!                                  surely   time-to-spare      it-is                                        be     can-cut   a-little5Yuusaku:  Just wait and see!  I'm         MItero  aitsu no HONSHOU o  going to expose his true        look!   that-person's-real-character  character.                                  tsukitome te yaru                                  get-to-the-bottom-of6[Kyousuke looks to the side with a start.]---------------------------------------------------p 17 (171)1[It's just his sisters...  Kyousuke stops to chat.]2Yuusaku:                          _____  Huh!                            mumu_3-4[Kyousuke cheerfully parts company with his sisters.  They wave good-bye.]5Yuusaku:  Oh!  Aren't those the cute      a_   are   wa   #C# KUMI de  twins from Class C?!            Ah!  those (T)   from-C-class                                  ______                                  kawaii to hyo--ban no futago  ja nai  ka!                                  twins-of-the-cute-reputation  are not (?)!                                  ____  So, at last he shows his        yaro--     toutou   HONSHOU         o  true colors.                    guy/rogue  at-last  real-character (O)                                  arawashita        na--                                  showed/expressed  (confirm.)6Yuusaku:  How could he have eyes          hikaru-chan-IGAI no ONNA no ko -tomo  for anyone other than                       other-than          all  Hikaru-chan?!                                       girls                                  (i.e., all girls other than Hikaru)                                  anna ni   narenareshiku    shagatte                                  to-that-kind-of            (displeasure)                                            familiar/too-free                                           __________  He's just interested in         shikamo  muchakucha kawaii  ja nai  ka  them because they're so         besides  incredibly-cute    are-not (?)  incredibly cute!  He's just a playboy!            aitsu        ONNA-ttarashi  da na!                                  that-person  ladykiller/playboy                                                              is7[Exterior shot of a bookstore.]Store name: [partially out-of-frame]  --kawa Bookstore                ?-KAWA SHOTENBanner at entrance:                        _____  Shounen Jump                    SHOUNEN  jampu <SHOUNEN JUMP, the most popular of the manga magazines, is where  KOR appeared.  Jump is published by Shuueisha, and has a weekly  circulation of about 5-6 million.  Compare this to Time magazine,  sold in a country with twice as many people.  Time has a weekly  circulation of about 4 million.>---------------------------------------------------p 18 (172)1[Inside the bookstore, Kyousuke stands reading a men's magazine; yup, just reading the stories...  Ahem.]2[Yuusaku watches, pretending to read a book.]Yuusaku FX:                       ______  <peek!>                         chira_3[Kyousuke puts down the magazine and leaves.]magazine pages FX:                _____  <flutter!>                      pasa_4[Yuusaku rushes over to find out what Kyousuke was reading.]5Yuusaku: (Geez, he must be really         (u_  konna ni   iyarashi--   HON o...  perverted to read a dirty       (exclam.) (IO)  indecent/lewd   (O)  magazine like that.)                 this-kind-of            book                                                      ______                                  aitsu   so--  to--  sukebe   da na)                                  that-person   etc.  perverted                                          in-that-way          is6[Yuusaku's eyes bug out as he flips through the pages of the magazine.]Yuusaku:       FX:                               _____  OH!!          <flip flip!>      oo_!!          para_7Yuusaku:                                                _____ (But--this is amazing!!)         (shikashi...  kore wa sugoi!!)                                   but...       this    amazingYuusaku FX:  Ah...                           ji--Woman observer: [to companion]  Goodness, that little boy--     ya-- ne  ano KO      KODOMO no kuse-ni  what's he reading?!                      that-child  even-though-a-child                                  unpleasant                                  nani mite     n no!                                  what-looking  (explan)!8Yuusaku: (I'd better buy it...)           (kekkyoku   KAUtchatta.......)                                   after all  (= KAUtte-shimatta)                                                 buy-(finality/regret)Cashier:  That will be 180 yen.           180 yen ni narimasu                                             consists-(semi-formal)---------------------------------------------------p 19 (173)1[Exterior shot of ABCB.]2[Inside, Kyousuke sits at the counter; Madoka works behind it.]Kyousuke: [drink in hand]  Who was that boy who came       ano   HITOTOSE   no   OTOKO no KO  some time ago?                  that  some-time-ago   boy                                  nan-te     itta    kke                                  how/what   went/came3Madoka:  Oh, that's Yuu-kun.             a--  YUU-kun ne4Kyousuke:                                             ___  Today, I was startled by that   aitsu  KYOU  datte  ore no koto  guy when he glared at me.       that-person  even   at-me                                         today                                  sugoi  KAO  shite  niramu  n da mon na                                  startling          to-glare-at                                         face/expression     (the-reason-is)                                              coming-to-have4Madoka:  Aren't you just getting what    JIGOU-JITOKU           ja nai ?  you deserve?                    reaping-what-one-sows  are-not?5Kyousuke:  EH?!                            eMadoka:  But that's probably not the     demo manzara     demo nai   n desho  entire reason.                  but  not-wholly  being-not  (probable-                                                                   explan)6Madoka:  It's because boys like          datte   hikaru no koto  SUki na  Hikaru, but she only has        the-reason-is           liking  eyes for a special someone.             of-Hikaru                                  OTOKO no KO  gaite  mo    hikaru wa                                  boys         coming-to-show-signs-of                                                      also  Hikaru (T)                                  DARE-ka -san    dake o MIteru n da kara                                  someone-(hon.)  only   see    that's-why7Kyousuke heartbeat FX:            _____  <THUMP!>                        doki_---------------------------------------------------p 20 (174)1Madoka:  If you're really a man, then    kono hen de   OTOKO nara   hakkiri  act like one!                   from-area-near-here        clearly                                                if-are-a-man                                  sasetara     doo!?                                  if-make-do   how/what  Decide whether you really       HONTOU ni   hikaru no koto  like Hikaru or...               really      of-Hikaru                                  SUki na no       ka   sore-tomo                                  liking/fond-of  (?)   or2Kyousuke: [eyes widen]  EH!                             e3[Madoka's eyes grow wide and she blushes.]4Madoka: [turning her back to Kyousuke]  Oh!  Not that!  I feel sorry    a    dakara  YUU-kun ga   kawaiso--  for Yuu-kun because he cares    oh!  for-that-reason (S)  pitiable  so much for Hikaru...                                  ja nai  anna ni    hikaru no koto                                  is-not  that-much  about-Hikaru                                  OMOtte n  noni...                                  thinking  although5[Kyousuke sweats and stares wide-eyed at Madoka's back.]narration:  Or...?!                         sore-tomo...?!  What in the world was she       sono ato        no  KOTOBA---  going to say after that?        that time-after 's  words                                  ittai         AYUKAWA wa   nani  o                                  in-the-world          (T)  what (O)                                  io--      to shita  n darou?                                  shall-say    did   (probable-reason)---------------------------------------------------p 21 (175)1Kyousuke: [mischievous smile]  Ayukawa...                      AYUKAWA...2[Madoka turns and looks at him askance.]3Kyousuke: [with some merriment]  Is it only for Yuu-kun's sake   hakkiri  saseru no  wa YUU-kun no tame  that I have to decide?          clearly  to-make-do (T)        's sake                                  dake?                                  onlyMadoka:  EH!                             e4Madoka:  Oh!  What other reason is       ara  hoka ni  nani ga aru wake?  there?                          oh!  besides  what    unspecified-reason5Kyousuke:  Joke, joke.                     jo--dan jo--dan  You're getting pretty good      tokoro de  chikagoro  AYUKAWA  at making coffee, aren't you?   at-place   lately     you                                  ________                                  ko--hi-- Ireru  no                                  of-making-coffee                                  umaku natta       n ja nai?                                  became-skillful  (rhetorical)6Madoka:  Oh?  Thanks.                    soo?  arigato7Madoka: [with a smile]                     ____          ____  But flattery will get you       demo...  goma suttatte roha ni  wa  nowhere!                        but      even-if-flattering     (T)                                           <slang>       gratis/for-free                                  nara nai    kara        ne--_!                                  if-are-not  that's-why  (confirm.-&-                                                             friendliness)Kyousuke:  Oh, rats!  Just another         a--a!  mo-- chotto datta noni naa--_!  moment longer!                  Oh!    another     was        (boy!)                                              moment       in-order-to---------------------------------------------------p 22 (176)1[Yuusaku peers in through ABCB's window to see the two in good cheer.]2Yuusaku:  W-what?!  That guy's so         na nan daa      ano YAROU     madoka-san  friendly with Madoka-san,          what's-this  that-guy/rogue  too!                                  tomo    anna ni    SHITAshiku shi yagatte!                                  friend  that-much  friendly      (unpleasant)Yusaku FX:  <Ahh!>                          ji~~3Yuusaku:  Just as I thought.              yappari  hikaru-chan wa    ano  Hikaru-chan is being            just-as-I-thought   (T)    that  deceived by that playboy.                                  ONNA-tarashi   ni   damasareteta  n da                                  playboy/flirt (IO)  deceived-by  (explan)  All right, just wait and        yo--shi    mitero!!  see!!                           all-right  watch!!4Yuusaku: [walking away from ABCB]  But...  I thought Madoka-san    shikashi...  madoka-san motto kowai  was meaner than that...         but                     more  scary                                  Ika  to OMOtte-ta      kedo...                                       had-thought-that  however5Yuusaku:  I've never seen her with such   anna ni         yasashii   KAOtte  a nice expression before.       to-that-extent  easy/nice  expression                                  HAJImete          MIta  na                                  for-the-1st-time  saw  (confirm.)6Yuusaku:  When Madoka-san was a child,    kodomo no koro no madoka-san tte  she never smiled cheerfully     when-a-child   's Madoka     (T)  like that!                                  anna TANOshi-so-- na     EGAO    tte                                  that-kind-of-seemingly-cheerful  (T)                                                           smiling-face                                  sou wa     MIse-nakatta  yo na                                  like-that  not-shown     (emph.)---------------------------------------------------p 23 (177)1[The next day...]Kyousuke: [off]  What do you want...             nan  no YO        da  yo                                  what 's business  be (!)2[Kyousuke and Yuusaku stand in what appears to be the school courtyard,near a drinking fountain.]Kyousuke:  ...at a place like this?        konna TOKORO ni   yobiDEshitari shite                                  at-this-kind-of-place                                                    summoning-over-(altern.)3Yuusaku:                          ___  I saw it.                       ore...  MIchimatta         n da                                  I       (= mite-shimatta)  (explan)                                             saw4Kyousuke:  Eh?                             e5Yuusaku:  I'm talking about yesterday,    o-mae  ga  kinou      madoka-san to  when you and Madoka-san were    you   (S)  yesterday  with-Madoka  enjoying yourselves at ABCB.                                  _______                                  abakabu  tte  TOKORO de                                  ABCB     (T)  when                                  futari de      TANOshi-so-- ni                                  with-2-people  seemingly-cheerful                                  HANAshite-ru tokoro o     na                                  be-talking-right-now     (confirm.)6Kyousuke:  Oh!                             a7narration:  Why did it have to be this      yori  ni yotte     ya na       yatsu ni  guy!                            than  by-means-of  unpleasant  by-jerk                                  ni MIrare-chimatta   na----     _                                  was-seen            (confirm.)  !---------------------------------------------------p 24 (178)1Yuusaku:  You were cheating on Hikaru,    yappari  o-mae  hikaru-chan no koto  weren't you?!                   just-as-I-thought                                           you    on-Hikaru                                  taburaka-shite-ita  n da     na                                  were-cheating       (explan) (confirm.)2Kyousuke:  T-that's not true!              so sore wa    chigau     yo                                     that-is    to-differ  (emph.)Yuusaku:  What do you mean, not true?!    nani ga chigau     _?!                                  what    to-differ  !3Yuusaku: [rubbing his fists together]  No more <mercy>.  I can't       mo--        yurusan  handle this anymore...          any-longer  not-forgive                                  dekireba  TSUKAi-taku wa nakatta  ga...                                  if-able   to-not-handleYuusaku knuckles FX:              _____ _____  <cr-r-rack!>                    boki_ biki_4Kyousuke FX:                      _____  <gulp!>                         gowa_5[Kyousuke looks around and sees a cute girl.]Kyousuke FX:                      _____  <blink!>                        chira_narration:  H-he's beyond my strength to    ko korya _CHIKARA_      nuki  defeat without using the           this   Power         defeat  Power.                                   (kanji = NOURYOKU)                                                    ability/faculty                                  de wa  totemo MURI da  na----                                  in-that-case       is                                         very   beyond-one's-strength6Yuusaku FX: [rushing to attack]  Arrggg!                         uo-------------------------------------------------------p 25 (179)1Kyousuke: [pointing to the side, at the girl]  H-hey!  Look at that!           o oi   are o MIro!                                    hey  that  look!Yuusaku: [stopping in mid-punch]  Huh?!                           e_?!2narration:  I don't know who you are,       DARE da ka SHIranai  poor girl!  But I'm sorry--     who  is    haven't-come-to-know  I need a little help!                _____   _____                                  kedo gomen!  kawai KO-chan                                  but  sorry   unfortunate-girl                                  chotto    TASUkete ne          _!                                  a-little  help     (confirm.) (!)3                                                _____Girl:          skirt FX:          kya_           basa_  Kya!           <whoosh!>4Yuusaku:  Oh, wow!!                       o wa--_!!Kyousuke:  Now's my chance to...           IMA no uchi ni...                                  now 's time toKyousuke sneak-away FX:  <slink slink>                   sorosoro5Kyousuke: [turning to face Hikaru]  AH!                             a_6Hikaru:  What are you doing, Sempai?!    nani  shite-ru   n desu   ka   SEMPAI?!                                  what  be-doing  (explan)  (?)7Hikaru: [smiling as she sees Yuusaku]  Oh!  You.                       are_  antaYuusaku heartbeat FX:             ______  <thump!>                        dokin_!---------------------------------------------------p 26 (180)1Kyousuke: [watching Hikaru talk to Yuusaku]  (D-damn, I'm done for...)       (ma mazui         kono  mama    ja...)                                      embarrassing  this  moment  beingHikaru:  It's Yuusaku!                   YUUSAKU ja nai![Yuusaku is blushing furiously.]2Kyousuke: [covering face with hands]           _______  He's going to blab about        kinou no     abakabu no koto  yesterday at ABCB!              yesterday's  ABCB-matter                                  shaberare-chau!                                  (= shaberarete-shimau)                                     spread-gossip-(finality/regret)3Kyousuke: [looking up]  Huh?                            re?4Yuusaku: [still blushing/fidgeting]  Ah...  Um...                    aiya sono...                                  oh   thatYuusaku FX:                       ________  <fidget fidget>                 mojimoji5Yuusaku: [turns and runs off]  G'bye!                          seinara--_![Kyousuke collapses, stunned.]Kyousuke pratfall FX:  <thud!>                         da_Hikaru:  <giggle!>                       kusukusu6Kyousuke: [still floored]  Wha!  What the hell?!           na_  nan da aitsu?!                                    !  what   that-person-(crude)---------------------------------------------------p 27 (181)1Kyousuke: [back on his feet]  W-what in the world?            na nan na no ittai?        aitsu wa...  That guy...                        what      in-the-world  that-personHikaru:  Yuusaku has been like that      YUUSAKU tte MUKASHI kara a-- nan desu yoo  since we were little!                   (T) from-long-ago    that-is                                                           like-that   (emph)2Kyousuke:  Since you were little...?!      MUKASHI kara a--...?!3[Cut to...]Yuusaku: [running]  I-it's hopeless.  I get         da dame da    hikaru-chan no MAEda  so nervous in front of             is-futile              in-front-of  Hikaru-chan.                                  to    agatchatte                                        (= agatte-shimatte)                                           getting/being-nervous-(regret)  I become speechless...          nan ni mo    ienaku      natte-shimau...  I'm so shy!                     what   also  not-saying  have-become                                  ___      ____                                  ore tte  shai!                                  I   (T)  shyYuusaku FX:  <Kaaaaa>                        kaa~~4[Kyousuke sweats as Hikaru beams and gets close...]narration:  At least he didn't reveal       toriaezu wa      barenakutte  anything (for now).             for-the-present  not-revealing                                  yokatta   yokatta!                                  was-goodHikaru FX:                        _____ _____  <happy smile!>                  niko_ niko_5[Hikaru gazes meaningfully into his eyes.]Hikaru:                           _______  Darling...                      da--rin...  moshi-ka-shite atashi no koto  Are you jealous perhaps?                    perhaps        of-me                                  yaite kurete-ru    n desu    ka ?                                  be-making-jealous  (explan)  (?)<"yaite kurete-ru" is literally "be doing the favor of burning">Kyousuke:  Yah...?!                        ya_...?!6Hikaru: [jumping, arms around his neck]  Don't worry.  I would never     DAIJOUBU  atashi  ZETTAI NO  cheat on you!!                  okay      I       absolute                                  UWAKI           shinai  kara       _!!                                  faithless-love  not-do  that's-why !narration:  That was not the least bit      shikashi----  aitsu  surprising to me!               but           that-person                                  IGAINA      to  sho--     mo                                  surprising  if  poss-be?  and                                  nai  yatsu            da na---_                                  not  guy/gal-(crude)  be     (!)---------------------------------------------------