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Editor's comments and actions are denoted by [brackets]. Sound effects are written {like this}. (Parenthesis) indicate side notes in the dialogue bubble or the mangaka's note and italics are thoughts. Finally, ::page:: indicates a page turn. Battle 1: Another War! by Omishi Rei & Yuuki Miku Version 2.00, translated by: Mina-P (E-mail Minako@senshigakuen.com) This is a modern day fairy tale... Somewhere in this world there is a solitary island that normal humans cannot see. There reside two boys' schools that are searching and competing for a treasure that is said to be able to grant wishes... Huh~? You mean, anyone can apply to enter those academies? ...so that means, the person chosen by the treasure... It seems that only a person who recognizes the unknown potential inside of themselves can see that solitary island. On that mysterious solitary island, this is a story woven about the people at the academies... don't you want to peep in? ::page:: In a mysterious forest, a man pets a little slug in his arms. {sound f/x gichi: umm... slug noises?} Man: Okay~! I wonder if you'll cooperate with me for a little bit~! {sound f/x ka: bright light} Hakuyou Gakuen [Translates as "The White Light Academy," but will just be referred to as Hakuyou Gakuen.] Voice: Kouchou... I've confirmed the location. [Kouchou is a term that refers to a school principal.] {sound f/x kata: click of keys} ::page:: The Kouchou turns out to be a teeny girl with a poofy dress and bright curls with a massive panda by her side. Kouchou: Um. MEMBERS OF THE STUDENT COUNCIL ASSEMBLE! Hakuyou Gakuen Kouchou, YUZUKA Yuzuka: Commence the Customary After School Treasure Hunt! The Beautiful Man(tm) sighs and pushes his glasses up his nose. Beautiful Man: Haa... Yet again... Has this time come... Student Council President, NAGAE MUNEMACHI ::page:: A super cute little... boy, I suppose, who bears a remarkable resemblance to an SD Card Captor Sakura, clutches his notebook to his chest. Boy: Don't do that~~~~~~~ Nagae-san. Please don't accumulate your stress like this. Student Council Secretary, HILT Yuzuka: EEI!! MORE THAN THAT, THERE'S THE REAL QUESTION!! ...mm~... {sound f/x piku: twitch} Yuzuka: WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH THAT IDIOT DEMON!! Hilt: You mean Arms-san? Nagae: Oh dear... Even simply mentioning him... ::page:: Yuzuka: EEI! NAKAO! A nervous blond man with glasses and a long braid sweats in front of the Kouchou. Nakao: Ye~yesss~~~!! Student Council Adviser, NAKAO HOUHEI Yuzuka: Since you're the adviser, this is all your fault. GO! PAO-PAO! Nakao: [shriiiiiiek] {sound f/x goro: happy purring} Hilt: Aah~!! Please don't mess up the room~~~~ {sound f/x zudo: quickly approaching fast pounding noises} A super cute little schoolboy bursts into the room followed by an excited demon boy. Demon: MUGI-CHA~~~~N~~!! {sound f/x batan: door slamming open} "Mugi": DON'T FOLLOW MEEEEE~~~~!! ::page:: Yuzuka: Arms! Nagae: Tsumugi-kun. Tsumugi: Ah~ Sorry~~~~~ Kouchou, Mr President. {sound f/x dota: wild running} Arms: WAIT FOR MEE~~~~ MUGI-CHA~~~~~N~! Nakao: [nervously] E...excuse me, Arms-kun... After this is the Treasure Hunt... Arms: SHUT UP!! YOU GUYS CAN DO WHAT YOU WANT! {sound f/x goki: woosh of power} Student Council Vice-President, ARMS OF THE HILT Nakao: [shriiek] {sound f/x goki} ::page:: Tsumugi: Pardon mee! Arms: WAIT FOR ME, HONEY~~~~! Tsumugi: WHO'S THAAT~!! {sound f/x hyuu: wind blowing through} Yuzuka: EEI! YOU BAD TEACHER! Nakao: AHHHHHH~~~~ Hilt: Ahhh~... Cleaning this up is going to be horrible~~~~ [sniffling] Nagae: [in the background] [no doubt stressing] ...... ::page:: Yuzuka: EEI!! THAT'S ENOUGH! SHIRAE! A young, calm looking man sits in front of his laptop with a cactus to one side. Shirae: Yes, ma'am. {sound f/x niko: grin} Head of the Horticulture Department, SHIRAE SAVER Shirae: The inquiry results discovered a large mass of energy from the forested area. {sound f/x kusu: chuckling} Nagae: ? But still... I'm terribly sorry to have troubled you. You're not even a member of the Student Council... Shirae: It doesn't bother me. Besides I have Hilt's maintenance... Hilt: Yes, Master. ::page:: Shirae: If you would perhaps express those feelings at the next budget meeting... {sound f/x niko: grin} Nagae: ...... {sound f/x zarazara: Nagae shaking pills out of his container} Hilt: Are you all right? Yuzuka: ALL RIGHT! NOW THEN, MOVE OUT IMMEDIATELY!! {sound f/x bi: Yuzuka hitting her pose of attack} Yuzuka: Hu-hu... I'll show you, Tomoe!! Nagae: (My stomach...) Haa... I knew it. Those people are here aren't they... {sound f/x kirikiri: Nagae getting stressed} ::page:: Kokuyou Gakuen [Translates as "The Black Light Academy," but will just be referred to as Kokuyou Gakuen.] Inside of the happy looking high school, a sexpot calls the meeting to order. Sexpot: CALL TO ORDER~~~~~~~~!! OKAY? TODAY FOR SURE WE'LL DEFEAT THOSE GUYS AND FIND THE TREASURE!! Kokuyou Gakuen Kouchou, TOMOE A smirking teen smiles back at Tomoe. Teen: Foam... It'll be fun if we truly steam them... (Like a crab...) [chuckle] Student Council President, SELTIS DARK [Seltis' line comes from a lousy pun that's a bit hard to explain... Tomoe used the phrase "hitoawa fukaseru" (to defeat someone and tick them off). Seltis gets his pun from referring to "awa" (foam) and the verb "fukasu" (to steam). Seltis is odd.] ::page:: {sound f/x ku: Seltis chuckling} Tomoe: ...... A blond with long hair and a headband winks at Tomoe amongst his flowery background. Blond: Tomoe-chan. Make too much commotion and you'll give yourself wrinkles. Student Council Vice-President, KIRIJI Tomoe: CALL ME "KOUCHOU"!! {sound f/x doge: kick} Seltis: Ha-ha-ha, looks like fun, doesn't it. A young guy with a strange resemblance to Arai Tougo from Sotsugyou M yells at the others from in front of his PC. Guy: O—i, let's hurry up and get started. Head of the Computer Department, SHUNOMARU SAVER ::page:: Tomoe: That's right... So, did you get an accurate search? Shunomaru. Shunomaru: Yup! We got in the search yesterday... As Shunomaru reaches for his computer, a blob suddenly escapes from the screen. {sound f/x buyu: blooping noise} Shunomaru: UWAWAWAWA~ Seltis: [looking mildly amused] Oya oya. Kiriji: [gaping] Ah——~~ It was over there!! Shunomaru: What's that!? ::page:: Kiriji: Cannibalistic slime... for three days I thought I'd never find it... it mimics things. Seltis: [laughing loudly] Speaking of that, I received a report that says there are two, three missing students. (A-ha-ha) Shunomaru: DON'T SAY THAT SO CALMLY, YOU BASTARDS! Kiriji: [winking and smiling] Anyway, sorry. Today I'll have to pass. {sound f/x shuru: Kiriji's bandana snaking around} Tomoe: AH~ HOLD ON KIRIJI!! {sound f/x patan: door slamming shut} ::page:: Tomoe: [rubbing her temples] Man... That's fine! Shunomaru, continue! Shunomaru: Aah. The results of my analysis, we can estimate that the place where the energy is gathered is... {sound f/x kata: clicking of keys} {sound f/x pi: computer beep} Computer: The designated file cannot be found. The next computer screen has the words "I love you" scrawled across it, with a smiling picture of Shirae beaming hearts. ::page:: Shunomaru: THAT BASTARD~~!! DAMN SHIRAE, EVERY TIME EVERY TIME HE INTERFERES! {sound f/x garadon: kick, clatter, crash} A small boy calmly interrupts Shunomaru's rampage from where he's sitting. Boy: This is... After our data was hacked into, a virus was planted... Student Council Secretary, FOLT Folt: Man, you're my Master, but you're shameful... Shunomaru: [blank watery eyes] Folt~~~~~ ::page:: Folt: [SD disappointment] Since I though something like this might happen, I made a copy of the data. [holding up a small disk] Shunomaru: [glowing in happy SD glitters] Awesome! That's my Folt! Folt: [turned away] Because Master can't do anything. Shunomaru: [shattered in depressed SD tears] Tomoe: Anyway, if Hakuyou's moving out, then we, too, should get started~!! Shunomaru: Speaking of that... Where's our adviser? Tomoe: Ala? Seltis: [pointing off in one corner] If you mean Hamon-sensei, he's been over there for some time... ::page:: Shunomaru jumps as a shadowy figure pokes his head out from around the corner, chuckling. Hamon: Hu-hu-hu... {sound f/x biku: Shunomaru jumping} Once out into the light, Hamon-sensei turns out to be a dark haired, slightly evil looking guy. Student Council Adviser, URAHAZU HAMON Seltis: [smiling brightly] Really, I love people who're eavesdroppers... Tomoe & Shunomaru & Folt: ......... ::page:: Elsewhere in a pleasant forest... {sound f/x gi: birds crying} Hilt: It's this area, isn't it... Nagae-san. Nagae: [frozen stare] Hilt: Nagae-san? Nagae: (......) Hilt: Nagae-san...? ::page:: Hilt: Haa~~~~... Pardon me. Hilt suddenly rears back and belts Nagae a hard one. Hilt: E——I~!! {sound f/x boki: whacking sound} Nagae: GUHAA~ Hilt: I... I'm so sorry... I tried to go easy on you but... Nagae: N...No... It's my fault since I lost my consciousness in a place like this... Hilt: Well. But that giant cockroach attached itself to your face so... Nagae: [with the mental image of said event] AAH I'M ONLY REMEMBERING BUT IT'S TERRIBLE~ ::page:: Above the frantic pair on the ground, the same mysterious man from earlier watches them on a cliff top. Man: Now then, it's show time~! And like always, I made sure to set up a nice meal for you~! {sound f/x dododo: big noises in the distance} Nagae: Hm? Hilt: Something with great power is coming towards us! The man on the cliff poses happily. He's, quite mildly, a fruit wearing a school girl outfit with slacks underneath, a jacket over the top, lots of jewelry, little Basara glasses, platform sandals, and his hair is pulled up in a pigtail with a ribbon. Man: Let's make more fearful memories~! ::page:: Shunomaru: [jumping back] UWA~ {sound f/x bun: buzz} Shunomaru: ...~dammit~~~~... why do I have to come along. Seltis: Ha-ha-ha. Kouchou said it's punishment for the data. [look] Besides, I think it's a better opportunity if you come along, too. {sound f/x zoku: Shunomaru getting chills} ::page:: Shunomaru: A... anyway, this's it. Maybe there isn't a normal living thing here. Seltis: Since the treasure's influence is appearing all over the island. Maa, but when you say living things, we're no exceptions either, are we... Shunomaru: The treasure huh... there's probably two of them. Seltis: Um. Kouchou said she had seen it before previously... you get an unbelievable amount of power or whatever... Anyway, wonder where we are. Shunomaru: If you're having fun, nothing else matters, huuh... Seltis: Ha-ha-ha... ::page:: Seltis: !? Oya? {sound f/x piku: Seltis noticing something} Shunomaru: Hm? Seltis: It seems Munemachi-kun... is coming closer. Shunomaru: GEH~! That bomb of a Student Council President! ...and, why do you know that? Seltis: MUNEMACHI-KUN'S SCENT IS HERE... Shunomaru: Sc... scent~~~~? ::page:: Seltis: [breathing deeply] The scent of misfortune... (Absorbed.) Shunomaru: Oh give me a break... {sound f/x dodo: big noises in the distance} Seltis: [smiling] He's coming. Nagae: UWAAAAAA ::page:: {sound f/x doo: crashing through the trees} Shunomaru: WH...WHAT'S THAT!? Seltis: Oya oya, this looks like fun. Nagae: [shriiiiek!] We have to do something about this situatiooon~!!! Hilt: But there's a strong power coming from this bug... I wonder if it swallowed the treasure... ::page:: Shunomaru: Oh oh, he's still calm and energetic... Hilt. Seltis: Munemachi-kun looks like he's going to drop dead now~ Because he doesn't have any physical strength. Shunomaru: So, whatcha gonna do? Seltis: That's right~~~~ First of all, I'll get my fill of Munemachi-kun's misfortune. Then after his scolding, I'll snatch... Shunomaru: Ah~~~~~ That's enough, I get it, I get it. That's your driving force, after all... Seltis: Hu-hu... Another person's misfortune tastes like honey... Mm!? {sound f/x piko: beeping} ::page:: Nagae: [wheezing gasping] {sound f/x piko: Nagae's broach beeping} Nagae: [wheezing gasping] IT'S...IT'S MY LIMIT... Hilt: Na... Nagae-san! Nagae: IT'S THE LIMIT OF MY STRESS METER... Seltis: It was faster than I thought! {sound f/x giri: Seltis chewing on his thumb} Shunomaru: GEH~ IT'S COMING OUT! THE PRESIDENT'S POWER! {sound f/x ka: bright light from the amulet} {sound f/x don: giant explosion} ::page:: A little...thing suddenly pops out. It looks like a little pissed Sakura on crack. He's Nagae, kinda, only now he's called... Kukuri: IT'S MAGICAL BOY KUKURI-SAMAA~~~~ PREPARE YOURSELF, YOU STUPID BUG!! When Hakuyou Student Council President Nagae Munemachi's stress reaches the peak on his stress meter, he transforms into Magical Boy Kukuri!! Shunomaru: What should we do? He exploded! Seltis: This is bothersome... Because of this, I can't use my abilities... {sound f/x chira: Seltis giving a quick sideways glance} Shunomaru: Those eyes don't look bothered at all... It can't be! ::page:: Seltis: I need a living sacrifice to invoke my ability of black magic. That's right... A medium of person's misfortune... {sound f/x pi: splash} Seltis: Your sacrifice will not be in vain! {sound f/x don: Seltis happily shoving Shunomaru} Shunomaru: UWA~ Kukuri: ! Hilt: Shunomaru-san! {sound f/x zumo: the slug looming over Shunomaru} Shunomaru: UWAAAA ::page:: Shunomaru: WHAT DID YOU DOO! SELTIS!! Seltis: [smiling happily] It's a special medicine extracted from bugs' pheromones. The land we were searching was a forest so I brought it just in case, but it was useful, wasn't it. Shunomaru: NOAAAAA Kukuri: Seltis! It's you, you bastard! Seltis: [gathering energy] I don't like you. Hurry, turn back into misfortunate Munemachi-kun. ::page:: Kukuri: SHUT UUP! YOU'RE THE ONE WHO'S AN EYESORE!! Hilt: Aah~ This isn't the time for~~~~~... Man: [from the cliff] [scratching his head] Man. Shunomaru: YOU BASTARDS CUT IT OUUUT ::page:: {sound f/x doo: the slug attacking} Shunomaru: [SHRIIIII~EK] {sound f/x pya: shrinking sound} {sound f/x chon: the slug being small and harmless} Seltis: Oya oya... It shrunk. Hilt: Perhaps it was a mutation or something? Shunomaru: You mean it's got no relation to the treasure~~~~? (No way~~~~) Kukuri: ke~ That's no fun... ::page:: The man from the cliff top shrugs it off while another man stands behind him. [To make up for their lack of names, I call the cheerful one in the skirt "One" and the other unamused one "Two" to hopefully make things easier... they don't actually get names until the last battle, so I hope you don't get too confused...] One: Arerere... A failure huuh~~~~ Well then, wonder when we'll accomplish our goal. Two: Man! You need to get some more fight in you! One: Maa, maa. There's next time~. Two: Hn. Back at Hakuyou Gakuen... Yuzuka: Eei! Worthless! Nagae: [being strangled by the panda] (Aah Aah A...) Hilt: [holding a broom] Please don't make a mess~~~~~ Back at Kokuyou Gakuen... Tomoe: Eei! You're useless!! Shunomaru: (Why only me...) Seltis: Well then... I wonder what's next. Battle 1 | Battle 2 Manga belongs to Omishi Rei, Yuuki Miku, and Kadokawa, taken from the KickUP! manga, ISBN4-04-713350-7. Not like the story makes sense if you haven't read the manga anyway. Romanized and translated into English very badly by Mina-P, with desperately needed help, as always, by Mako-chan. Any comments or corrections can be mailed to Mina-P at Minako@senshigakuen.com.Index | Main |