Alice 19th (The search for lost wordsAlice 19th (The search for lost words...) Chapter 6 by Watase Yuu Released in Shocomi (Shoujo Comics) 19, 2001. Issued on 5th September 2001. Translation by Himiko-chan (himiko@alice19th.net) For non-commercial purposes only. Reproduction anywhere, anytime is forbidden unless written permission is attained from me, Michelle, email is aoi_tenshi@hotmail.com DO NOT STEAL! I’m translating with knowledge of only basic Japanese grammar and vocabulary, there are mistakes, ‘cos I‘m not sure of some parts. Comments, corrections, suggestions and constructive criticism are all welcome. Legend [actions. descriptions.] thoughts (usually Alice’s inner thoughts) (side notes, page numbers) //sound effects// Cast Seno Alice – Heroine, she finds a mystical bracelet, and a rabbit-girl tells her how to become a Lotis Master. (Kyou calls her ‘seno’, her last name, out of courtesy) Wakamiya Kyou – Hero, Alice’s high school senior and her secret crush. Is in the Archery Club. (also know as ‘senpai’, it means “school senior”, that’s how Japanese address each other) Seno Mayura – Alice’s sister. Kyou’s girlfriend. Gets kidnapped by a dark force, a damsel in distress? Nyozeka – Rabbit-girl like creature. A Lotis scout who bestows power on those chosen to be Lotis Masters. Furei – A strange guy who keeps telling Alice “I want to marry you”, but who is he? *Furei’s name is written in KATAKANA so I’m not sure how to spell it. Special Words Lotis (Rotisu) – It’s written in kanji it means “spiritual words” Lotis Master (Rotisu Masutaa) – Also written in kanji, it means “user of spiritual words”. Lotis Words – They are written in kanji but the pronunciation is different from usual, but the meaning stays the same. I type the Lotis word in CAPITAL LETTERS and I put their meaning in (brackets) next to it. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Page 1 +2) [Coloured 2-page splash of Alice, Nyozeka, Kyou and Furei. ^^] (Page 3) [The guy hugs Alice and pecks her on the cheek.] Guy: I’ve found my perfect bride-to-be ^^!! HUH?! Who is this guy?! Kyou: Seno… Alice: ah! [Pushes the guy away and runs towards Kyou.] (Page 4) Alice: What… What are you trying to do? You are… Guy: Me? My name is “Furei”… I am your comrade. [Furei shows Alice a bracelet he wears on his wrist. It looks like Alice’s, except that it has a lot more stones.] Nyozeka [plushie form]: Huh? That bracelet… Nyozeka[shocked, she transforms into a rabbit girl]: Ah! THAT’S A LOTIS BRACELET!! [Nyozeka is kinda like shouting very near Alice’s ear ^^…] Alice [sweatdrop]: Nyozeka! Kyou [seeing Nyozeka’s Rabbit-girl form]: You’re that rabbit who was in that strange world just now… Teacher: ah! You over there! What are you doing!! (Page 5) Teacher: Didn’t you hear the school bell ring?! Nyozeka: ! Teacher: Aren’t you that second year student called Wakamiya? Huh? //SILENCE// [Teacher stares at Nyozeka, hovering next to Kyou.] Teacher: This, this is… Kyou: ! //HUGS// [Kyou quickly grabs Nyozeka!] Kyou: SHE’S MY LITTLE SISTER!! Kyou [cries a little to make it realistic]: She has a different hair colour and eye colour from mine. Do you want to hear the sad past behind our sibling relationship? Teacher: No, not now, it’s ok if you don’t tell Teacher anything. [Meanwhile, Furei carries Alice’s and makes a getaway.] Furei: Let’s go home now! Alice: Huh? (Page 6) Furei [carrying Alice, running very fast]: Let’s go my country right away and get our wedding ceremony done ^^!! Alice: Wha… HUH?! Wait, WAIT!! [But Furei pays no heed, and carries Alice into a taxi!] Furei: To Narita Airport! Alice: WAAAIIITTTTT… [but the taxi starts to speed.] (Page 7) [Meanwhile Kyou is still struggling with the teacher.] Kyou: I’m sure you can tell that this child is in Cosplay. You know why? It was a cold winter day… [begins long story] Teacher[pissed]: I KNOW, I KNOW ALREADY!!! Get that girl to go home right now, and you, return to your classroom!! Kyou: Yes… [Teacher goes off.] Kyou [sigh!]: It’s actually impossible to believe that we are brother and sister in this world. Nyozeka: It’s ok… it’s was just something you cooked up at that instant. Kyou: First of all, please explain what is going on, Seno…! (Page 8) [Alice and Furei are gone!] Kyou: ……. Wasn’t she just standing here? Nyozeka: Idiot! She was taken away just now!! [Kyou and Nyozeka head outside, but no one is there too…] Kyou: Where in the world did Seno go to… was she kidnapped? Nyozeka: That guy seemed to also be another Lotis Master. Don’t tell me, they’re off to marry… ! [Nyozeka gets an idea] Kyou: Lotis? What is that? [Nyozeka transformed into a plushie.] (Page 9) Nyozeka: Kyou! Use your power to search for Alice!! Kyou: Huh? [A ball of magic swirls round his hand, and a bracelet appears!] Kyou: ?! Nyozeka: With this bracelet, you’d be able to tell where Alice went? Go on try it! Kyou: HUH----? Nyozeka (thoughts): This guy is also a potential Lotis Master, if I’m not wrong about that symbol that lighted up behind him… Because he managed to enter the world where Alice and I went. (Page 10) [Back to Furei and Alice in the taxi. Alice is thrashing wildly on Furei’s lap…] Furei: Can you calm down…? Alice: That’s enough… please put me down!! //HUGS// Furei: No, I want to hug you more deeply… What is this guy doing~! “Marriage”? “Comrade”? But, he’s touching me in some funny places… [Furei looks at Alice’s bracelet.] Furei: You still only have one Lotis called “Courage” right now? (Page 11) [Furei shows her his bracelet; it has a lot of Lotis “stones”.] Furei: See… there are a total of 24 Lotis words altogether. A master can add one word at time. Alice: Wha… What is this Lo... Lotis? Furei: They are words that will bring out “The Power of Life”, they were handed to this world by “The Great Master” in ancient times. I received the teachings from a disciple of “The Great Master”; I am the only preacher of the practice. The Great Master? Alice: I see… so… what does it all have to do with me? Furei: There is a reason; it’s a law of preachers like me. (Page 12) Furei: I have to marry a person who practices “Lotis” like me. //GAAAN// [Alice is so shocked.] Furei: It’s ok, your age is compatible with mine, so let’s go to my country and get married. We can always come back to Japan once in a while, who knows, I might like it here. [Furei readies a kiss.] Furei: Agree? [Alice pushes him away!] Alice: I’m VERY uncomfortable!! (Page 13) Alice: I’m not really a person who practices the Lotis. I’m just a 15 year old schoolgirl, I still have to go to school, and and… there’s someone else I’m in love with. Taxi driver: What are these customers doing? Furei: Is that fella just now… the guy you like? Alice: It has nothing to do with you!! //Chu// [Furei kisses Alice on her forehead.] [Alice puches him, and Furei gets a bleeding mouth and swollen cheek.] Furei: I never thought you’d dislocate my mouth… Alice: You made me hit you! What what am I going to do!!! I don’t know what to say. Nyozeka is not here with me, how am I supposed to deter him. [Alice gets an idea.] (Page 14) Alice: While I want to go steady with you, I cannot right now because I DON’T HAVE A PASSPORT!! Furei: HUH---? Alice: … do you know? Because I have no say… Furei: … I know Alice: Then… let’s go to my house then! Furei: … sure! ^^ Alice: gasp! You’re serious! [Meanwhile, Kyou is running around looking for Alice, Nyozeka is in plushie form sitting on his head ^^] Kyou: I am totally lost. And I still haven’t the slightest idea. (Page 15) Kyou: Where in the world in you go, Seno… Small child: Mummy, I want that bunny!! Mother: No, Taechan, don’t go near!! Kyou (thoughts): Mayura has already disappeared, and now her sister too… Kyou: I… I really cannot even protect one of them!! [Kyou’s bracelet glows.] Kyou: Seno… At least just her… I… want to protect her!! [The stone in Kyou’s bracelet shines brightly.] (Page 16) Kyou: !! [A symbol appears before him.] Nyozeka: That’s the 16th word, KA-RA (Protect)! Truly, you are chosen to be a Lotis Master too. [The symbol is also like a portal and through it, Kyou sees a taxi stopping outside of Seno’s house!] (Page 17) Alice: What am I going to do… I actually brought this guy to my home… Alice: … I really feel uncomfortable about this, things at home are kinda complicated right now… Furei: … oh you mean, that thing about your sister… whatever it is, all the more I should be here to help. You mean you wanted to fight this on your own? Alice: Huh? [The symbol of KA-RA appears in front of Alice!] Alice: ?! Furei: I think someone is going to intrude… (Page 18) [Kyou steps out of the symbol!] Alice: !! Alice: Kyou senpa… //OOF// [Kyou falls on Alice.] Nyozeka [to Furei]: So we meet again, you rascal! Furei: You’re late, bunny princess. Nyozeka: It’s NYOZEKA!! [Kyou is still on top of Alice ^^!] Alice: Er… er…. Senpai… (Page 19) Kyou: oops… I’m sorry, are you okay? Alice: I’m… I’m ok!! Kyou: It’s good to see you again, now I can relax. Alice: Huh? Huh? Kyou: I was wondering what I was going to do if you had disappeared… [Alice is touched.] No way… He was worried for me…? (Page 20) //SILENCE// [Furei gives Kyou and cold hard stare…] Kyou: You… why did you try to kidnap her! Furei: Kidnap?! I did not! It is just by destiny. Just by F.A.T.E. *heart* [Suddenly Alice’s mum burst out of the doorway!] Mom: MAYURA?! Have you returned home?! Alice: Mom… Mom: Alice … ?! What are doing here? What about school? Alice: I… err… I did go but… Furei [holds Alice]: Mother, I will surely make your daughter happy!! Alice: Hey can you please shut up! Mom: Alice… (Page 21) Mom: You know, Mayura… Your sister has already gone missing right?! How could you… skip school and go out and play with boys! [Alice is shocked!] Alice: That’s… that’s not true, Mom, let me explain… Mom: I do not want to listen to your reasoning!! For all you know… Mayura might be in great trouble right now… Mother… Mom: You are my child… What kind of child are you?!! (Page 22) Mom: …if only… IT WOULD BE GREAT IF YOU NEVER EXISTED!! Mom: I WOULD RATHER HAVE MAYURA THAN YOU ANYTIME! //heartbreak// [Alice is deeply hurt by her mom’s words.] Alice: ….no… (Page 23) Kyou: Seno… [Alice collapses. But Kyou catches hold of her.] Mother… [There are tears in her eyes.] [Alice mother approaches them, but Furei blocks her path!] Furei: SA. NADARU. LOTIS. RA-N! [The stones on Furei’s bracelet shine with power!] (Page 24) [Alice’s mother faints while Kyou, Alice and Furei are transported into a dark world. There’s a dark viscous living fluid oozing all over the place, and there are crooked pillars made of wood covered with the black ooze. Furei is wearing the Lotis costume.] Furei: This is your second time entering the inner heart. This time, it is the heart of Alice’s mom. (Page 25) Alice: … mo… ther… [Alice mum is lying on the floor, and is sinking into the dark ooze. The ooze is alive and tentacles are pulling on Alice’s mum.] Alice: …!! Furei: This is the darkness of the human heart when they call out to evil. The trouble is you cannot see this in reality. It happens when people speak out “Words of Darkness”. Well, it’s time to teach you beginners something. [Tentacles of dark ooze are closing in on them.] Furei: RIIYA (Wall) (Page 26) [The symbol of RIIYA appears and repels the dark ooze away!] Furei: IRU (Blaze) [The IRU symbol glows and fire comes out from Furei’s palm!] (Page 27) [The blaze scorches the black ooze, destroying it.] [Furei looks back at Kyou.] Furei: … KA-RA (Protect)!! [The symbol of KA-RA appears.] (Page 28) [KA-RA transforms into silky thread and spins a cocoon of protection around Alice’s mom.] Alice: ..!! Nyozeka: That, just now, was Lotis in action. Alice: Is this… how you really use it? Nyozeka: You still have room for improvement though. Furei: WHAT DID YOU SAY?! (Page 29) Furei: You mum was under some kinda influence so she wasn’t showing her true feelings… Alice, the rest is up to you. Alice: Huh? Furei: Don’t you see? A “Lotis Master” is a person who “Battles with Words”. You enter the person heart and use “words” to dispel the evil within. Alice: That’s correct. Just now, I saw, the effects of the evil. But I didn’t see any demon with it… my sister, like the one with my sister, Mayura!! (Page 30) Furei: I’m sorry to disappoint you, but your sister has been “swallowed” by a fairly powerful demon. But I have no idea why he drags in a body of flesh. [Alice shivers.] Alice: Furei… you’re the only one… Can’t you save my sister with the power you have now? Furei: Even that is difficult. [Alice is shocked.] Furei: Take for example, when you have fallen, whose words are you going to listen to? Wouldn’t you would rather listen to the “words” of people you’re close to rather than some total stranger, right? (Page 31) AH… Kyou: Mayura is closer to us, so we shall fight for her sake. We shall bring her back?! Alice: Kyou senpai… Kyou: Perhaps she herself, allowed to be swallowed by the darkness… (Page 32) Alice: THAT’S NOT TRUE!! [Flashback, Alice: I wish you would disappear!!] Alice: I said that to her!! Alice: I… … I… WANT TO TRY!! I WILL BECOME STRONG… AND THEN I WILL BRING MY SISTER BACK!! Nyozeka: ! [Furei gives Alice a thumbs up.] (Page 33) [The battle is over, and Alice kneels down next to her mum lying on the floor] Alice: Mom… Mom, listen to this… [Alice holds her mom’s hand] I’m sorry… Looks like Sis is hanging in there… Ah I said it, I quite understand… what mom is feeling. [Alice’s mom opens her eyes.] But, from now on, I will try my best… I shall not give up!! It will be alright… Sis will surely come back!! [The remains of the evil in Alice’s mum’s heart break up and disintegrate.] (Page 34) Alice: I will surely make that come true!! So don’t worry MOM! [Alice’s mom starts to cry.] Mom: Ali…ce… [The 5 of them return to the real world.] (Page 35) Furei: ooh, The real world, we’ve returned! We’ve returned!! Nyozeka: yea yea Someday… Sis will come back to the real world too… I am going to try my best… [Kyou looks at Alice and gives her small smile.] Kyou-senpai (Page 36) When it’s all over… I will tell Kyou my feelings for him. I will say “I LOVE YOU” Furei [pats Alice on the back]: Just to let you know! When it’s all over, let’s get married Alice! Alice: HUH? Alice: oh no… Er.. But that is very very difficult… Furei: It’s decided, it’s decided! I shall not return home otherwise!! [Suddenly, Furei kisses Alice on the lips!] Furei: I promise with this kiss! [Kyou and Nyozeka are shocked!] (Page 37) //SLAP// [Later. Furei appears at Kyou’s place with a red mark the shape of Alice’s palm on his cheek!] Furei: This is to inform you~ From now on, I will be putting up at your place! Kyou: … what the? This is to be your home? Auntie: Now Kyou… brings a guy home!! Uncle: Hey you… can’t you discriminate?! [Meanwhile, Alice is crying in her room.] //WAAAHHHH// Alice: WHAT AM I GOING TO DO… MY LIPS HAVE BEEN TOUCHED ---- !! Nyozeka [sweatdrop]: I foresee a difficult future ahead. End of Chapter 6. Translation by Himiko-chan (himiko@alice19th.net)