Alice 19th (The search for lost wordsAlice 19th (The search for lost words...) Chapter 9 by Watase Yuu Released in Shocomi (Shoujo Comics) 22, 2001. Issued on 20th October 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, Lotis Master of the 19th word, “RANGU”. (Kyou calls her ‘seno’, her last name, out of courtesy) Wakamiya Kyou – Hero, Alice’s crush and Lotis Master of the 16th word, “KA-RA”. (also know as ‘senpai’, it means “school senior”, that’s how Japanese address each other) Seno Mayura – Alice’s sister. 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 – Another Lotis Master, skilful and cool, more experienced than Alice and Kyou. A foreigner. *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”. Mara – Demons, dark beings that exist in the inner hearts of people who have evil thoughts. Maram – Words of Darkness. (Page 1) [Splash Page of Kyou.] (Page 2) [Mayura is beckoning Kyou to come into the darkness to join her…] Kyou: … Mayura… is that you? Nyozeka [shocked]: … Alice, Look there!! (Page 3) SIS!! Mayura: Come over Kyou… you feel awful right? So come into the Darkness and join me and you will shall find paradise… let’s go [Kyou is mesmerized!] Mayura: Come… [Kyou holds on to Mayura’s hand!!] (Page 4) [Mayura begins to pull Kyou into the darkness! Dark spirals begin to swirl around Kyou.] Kyou-senpai Alice: NOo!! [Alice runs and catches hold of Kyou in an attempt to pull him back.] Alice: Senpai, don’t go!! Senpai is really a kind person!! (Page 5) Alice: Stop blaming yourself for what you did in the past!! Senpai was only standing up to that poor girl who was always bullied!! You were also doing the same during that time between Matsujou-kun and me!! So do not lose to the darkness!! Because I believe, BECAUSE I BELIEVE IN SENPAI --!! [Kyou snaps out of his trance.] (Page 6) [Mayura continues to pull in his arm in but Kyou (who had suddenly awaken) pulls it back!!] Kyou: !! Mayura: Kyou…!!! Kyou: Ah… Mayura: MA-TSU (Restrain)!! (Page 7) [A long snake appears and coils around Alice and Kyou!] It’s Maram. Alice: Si…s… It cannot be… This is not my sister--!! Nyozeka: Alice!! Voice: BUIMURA (Release)!! (Page 8) [Furei comes to their rescue!! The symbol of BUIMURA appears and the snake vanishes!] [Mayura is taken aback.] Alice: Furei!! Furei: RAJE (Light) [The symbol appears…] (Page 9) [A bright light shines strongly on Mayura, and she fades away!] [All is quiet at the Archery Club…] [Furei strikes some hero pose. His bracelet sparkles in the light. ^^~] Alice: Furei… Furei [turns suddenly]: Wasn’t that cool? Are you charmed by it Alice? Alice [plainly]: I am not charmed!! (Page 10) Alice: But thank you… for your help! Furei: I came to find out what’s all the commotion about. And why is it Wakamiya Kyou- KUN allowed himself to be swallowed? Kyou: HUH… Furei: You were in a daze, you’ve gotta thank Alice for saving you from certain death! Kyou: Th… Alice: It’s ok, it’s just fine that you’re alright. Alice: Erm.. about just now… was that a Mara? It assumed the form of my sister though… Furei: …… Nyozeka: What is going on? For a Mara to cross dimension and appear in this world is very strange indeed. Furei: Hmm… it’s a long and tedious story to tell (Page 11) Furei: Because it seems a Mara has greatly infringed into Ooishi heart! [Furei turn to look at Ooishi, but she panics and tries to run away.] Alice: Ooishi?! Nyozeka: You mean she hasn’t gone home! (Page 12) [Alice gives chase.] Alice: Ooishi-san!! Wait! [Alice catches hold of Ooishi’s arm.] Ooishi: Let… Let me go! You’ve got some strange going on here!! I saw it!! Seno Mayura… I’m going to tell everyone!! Furei [cornering Ooishi]: no no MISS LADY! Do you want to be abandoned by humanity? Oh yea… this is the girl I saw just now who’s completely influenced by the darkness right? Ooishi: What… What are you talking about? Furei: Let’s fix her heart… it’s kinda hard to get it done here… we’re going in! (Page 13) Alice: Into the “Inner Heart”. Furei: Ridding Mara from the Inner Heart is the duty of Lotis Master. What are you 2 going to do about it? Tho’ Kyou is injured… Alice: I want to go! I must save my REAL SISTER…! Kyou [taking out his bracelet]: I… want to go too. Alice: Senpai… Furei: Ok, everyone is going *musical note* [Furei puts his finger on Ooishi’s forehead.] Ooishi: Huh… What? (Page 14 + 15) Furei: NA.SANDARU.LOTIS.RA-N [Furei’s bracelet, Alice’s RANGU and Kyou’s KARA all glow. The trio is transported into the Inner Heart.] Furei: Hot hot!! Kyou: What? Is all this sand?! Nyozeka: We have successful arrived into the Inner Heart! But it’s still… Alice: … huh? (Page 16) [The trio and Nyozeka find themselves in a desert-like wasteland. There are stony formations sparsely scattered around, in the sky is what seems to be hundreds of suns, it is very bright and very hot.] Furei: A DESERT?! No way… Alice: Are you serious~ Ooishi san has also disappeared… Kyou: But… how can anything be dark here…? *sweatdrop* (Page 17) Nyozeka: “Inner Heart” is the world inside the “hearts” of many people. Only inside a person’s heart can you find a space so wide, we are still in the “happier” part of it! Alice: Huh? You mean we still have to find the part that is influenced by the darkness. Furei [perspiring like crazy]: Suns? Spotlights? Nyozeka: We have to act fast before the darkness completely swallows up Ooishi. You’ll know it when you find Ooishi and the Mara. [Kyou clenches his fist.] Kyou: Mayura… is surely in the darkness... Kyou: We must hurry and.. ah [bowls over in pain] Alice: Senpai?! Your injuries… are you alright?! … do you feel well enough to go on… Kyou: …… Nyozeka: Well… “Someone had to get into a frenzy over some violent guys that Ooishi brought along with” right? Kyou: Hey that’s kinda wrong!! (Page 18) Alice: Why did… Ooishi-san do that? I thought she is in love with Senpai… Nyozeka: That most probably because of something called “The prettier ones are more spiteful”. Though I think like this… my love will never be returned… All that stuff about Senpai’s past Makes me hurt like as if it is my own past… [Alice, while lost in thought, didn’t realizes that she is stepping on Furei who had buried into the sand to cool off ^^~] Alice [leaping in surprise]: WHAT IN THE WORLD ARE YOU DOING FUREI? I thought I was stepping on rubbish!! Furei: Hot… *sweatdrop* Furei: I can’t go on, all this heat and dryness is killing me… Nyozeka: You’re acting just like a bacterium… (Page 19) Furei: Can’t you even back me up with a little support… Nyozeka: I don’t think I see your shadow (“back” and “shadow” both sound alike in Japanese…, so Nyozeka is literally saying “you don’t have a back”) Alice: Hang in there~ This is bad! Because Furei is the only one who can fight the Mara… [Alice gets an idea.] Alice: hey it REALLY IS HOT!! I think I’m going to STRIP soon… Furei [jumping to life]: COME ON BABY-- *shake shake* [does a little dance] Nyozeka: … Kyou: … (thoughts) is he an idiot? Alice(thoughts): It actually work… //ha. ha. ha…. Ha… // [They continue on their journey across the vast wasteland.] (Page 20) Alice(thoughts): I wondering how Senpai is getting along with his injuries… The inside of Ooishi san’s heart is so very dry… I don’t see the darkness or the Mara anywhere… //KYA// [Alice screams seeing Furei.] Alice: FUREI HAS TURNED INTO A DRIED UP CORPSE!! No wonder why it was so quiet… Furei: I can’t~ take it~ anymore… I going to use the Lotis… who? Alice: Then why didn’t you think of that in the first place!! I am only a beginner at Lotis y’know? //THUD// (Page 21) [Kyou has collapsed from heatstroke!!] Furei: … KA-RA (Flower) and MAGU (Wood). And I also call upon DANA (Water). [3 symbols appear and seeds and water start twirling in a small tornado, a tree grows! Furei gets a cloak to wear.] Furei: When I was still training in the Lotis my Master forbade the using of the Lotis to get the things you want. (Page 22) Furei: But now… I’m using it save someone… [Kyou is lying on a mat under a tree. Alice is tending to him.] Alice [holding out water from a small pouch]: Senpai! Have some water… Kyou: … Thank you. If it’s alright… you can finish it up for me. Alice: Ye…Yes. [Alice is shivering and sweatdropping but her eyes are gleaming with excitement.] AH! ISN’T THIS WHAT THEY CALL A LONG-DISTANCE KISS!! Kyou: … I can’t believe… I actually collapse over there (Page 23) Alice: Sen…Senpai, life is not always getting everything done by yourself! It’s alright to fall back on others once in a while… Like your uncle… don’t you know he is very worried for you! Kyou: … I am like that… because – Kyou: I… control myself and I have relationships with people because I have always… wanted to strongly protect someone. Before dying of sickness… my mother suffered under my father’s abuse. While I saw it all, I didn’t even help one bit… I do not want that to ever happen again. (Page 24) Kyou: -- DON’T TRY TO DO DESPICABLE THINGS BY FORCE Kyou: That is something you only do on guys Kyou: … Thank you Alice: Huh? Kyou: It was good that… Seno came. Because you stopped me… from doing it a second time [Flashback. Alice: That’s not Senpai!! Because I believe in Senpai!!] [Alice blushes.] Kyou: … oh yes…. At that time… (Page 25) [Flashback. A re-enactment of the past is illustrated.] Kyou: After that incident in high school, in order to hide the bullying everyone made me the scapegoat. They use my “violence” as an excuse and reported me… at that time… I hated myself and blame myself for bringing such circumstances upon myself. I left that school after I moved to another relative’s place… on my last day there… Voice: … Wakamiya kun [A girl runs up to young Wakamiya.] Kyou: It was that girl whom I had tried to protect. (Page 26) Girl: Th… Thank you… [The girl runs off, leaving Kyou surprised. End of Flashback.] Kyou: She said “Thank you”. Those 2 words, at that time, saved… (Page 27) Kyou: …my soul… Alice [touched]: That girl was surely greatly helped by you… Alice [tears a little]: I am understanding… how Senpai is feeling. Alice: It feels great! (Page 28) [Kyou reaches out his hand and wipes Alice’s tear away ^^.] //Heart thump// [Alice is surprised.] Kyou: … You are a very strange girl… (Page 29) Kyou: Your words are slowly making me feel in my heart. It’s a very… easing. I wonder why. Senpai Surely I am in love with Senpai He feels up my thoughts completely… (Page 30) I have words that I want so very much to tell him But I cannot. Not now. Because Senpai is… my sister’s “boyfriend”— Kyou [looking at his hand, thoughts]: … Mayura… When will you ever take my hand and return… [Meanwhile, Furei and Nyozeka are out exploring, looking for the darkness of the Inner Heart. After climbing over another sand dune.] (Page 31) Nyozeka: It’s beginning to get dark!! Furei: Yes… If I’m not mistaken… I can feel the Mara here… [Looking over a sand dune.] Furei: !! [In the middle of nowhere, a dark building looms in front of them.] Furei: …… That is… ?! End of Chapter 9. Translation by Himiko-chan (himiko@alice19th.net)