妖しのセレス (Ayashi no Ceres) Volume 6 Translation (Part 2) Formatting conventions: text = character's thoughts [text] = narration //text// = sound effects, when necessary {text} = translation notes Page 36 Aya: "Be... become yours..." //DOKI...DOKI...DOKI...DOKI...// {sound of heartbeat} Shuro: "You want the Tennyo's hagoromo from me, right? This is the terms for the exchange." Shuro: "You're quite good looking. I like it. How about it? Good deal, huh?" Aya: "...but..." Shuro: "Or is Kei more your type?" Page 37 Shuro: "Didn't all of you say you want to have a relationship with the celebrity? The high school girls these days... they'd do anything!" //BASHI// [Aya slaps Shuro. Shuro is stunned.] Aya: "What are you talking about!" Page 38 Aya: "People are trying hard to stay alive!!" Aya: "Don't act so high and mighty just because you're popular! You asshole!!" Aya: "My life is also--" Shuro: "You slapped my face..." Aya: "Ah!" I couldn't help it so I slapped him... he's an idol... uh-oh... Shuro: "What should I do... Just before I'm going to go on air... It's swelling up...!!" Aya: "Uh... you see... but..." Page 39 [Shuro hugs Aya and slams one side of his cheek into Aya's breasts.] Shuro: "Fool you! I'm okay! Ooh! What big tits!" Aya: [unintelligible profanity]!! [Aya tries to slap Shuro HARD, but Shuro ducks and she misses.] Shuro: "If it really swelled up, it would be a problem." Shuro: "But you are a really great girl. That really cheered me up!" Aya: "Ah! Wait! What about the hagoromo..." [Shuro opens the door.] Shuro: "Unless you agree to my terms and become my girl, it's no deal!" Page 40 Shuro: "I'll be going back to my hometown, Okinawa, the day after tomorrow. Don't you think it's great to have the last stop of my first tour in my hometown?" Shuro: "We'll talk about the hagoromo then!" Aya: "Okinawa--" Yuuhi [running up to them]: "Aya!? Thank God! We were looking all over for you!! Are you okay!?" Aya: "Yuuhi..." Shuro: "See you later... Aya-chan..." Aya: "What... what's with this guy!?" [Lights flash and cameras roll. Kei and Shuro come onstage with their show.] Page 41 [Shuro and Kei sing and dance while Aya and Chidori look on backstage.] Chidori: "It's hard to believe they just had a big fight..." Chidori: "Shuro made such a scary joke!" Aya [remembering what Shuro said]: [I said, I'm leaving show business!] [Shuro, still performing in front of the camera, winks at Aya.] Aya [remembering Shuro's words]: [If you want the hagoromo, then become my girl!] Page 42 Aya: What should I do? Isn't this exactly like the legend? [It is evening. Back at the Aogori household.] Chidori: "We're going to Okinawa?" Yuuhi: "Yeah, that's what Shuro told Aya to do." [Aya is packing up to get ready for the trip to Okinawa.] Aya: What a dilemma... If I told Yuuhi about what really happened, he would probably kill Shuro...but I must get the hagoromo... Aya: "...Tooya..." Aya: I know he was only trying to comfort me when he said he will protect me forever. [Aya remembers Tooya kissing her collarbone. She picks up her cellular phone and dials Tooya's number.] Aya : I also knew that his "mark of promise" would fade very soon. Page 43 Aya : But... at least let me hear his voice... [At the hospital. Tooya walks down the hall.] Tooya: ... [Tooya notices the air vent hole on the ceiling.] Page 44 [Tooya climbs up into the air vent.] Tooya [in pain]: "Unh... with my wound, I can still climb up here so I won't be noticed... but it's harder than I thought..." [In Aya's room.] Electronic voice from the cellular phone: <...not enough electric power... unable to connect.> [Back to Tooya in the air vent] [Tooya looks down at Aki/Shiso, who is sleeping on a bed. Wei, sitting on a chair nearby, is reading.] Page 45 [Shiso opens his eyes.] Shiso: "...what do you want?" [Wei is startled.] Tooya: !! Shiso: "This body's knowledge and speech are now mine." Shiso: "I awakened for Ceres... no one can stop me. Even though the outside appearance changed, I still won't let anyone touch her... I won't allow it for any man--not even you!" Page 46 Shiso [looks up at the ceiling]: "I'm done talking. Now go away, you low creature!" [Wei looks up at the ceiling and throws a weapon at the air vent. Tooya blocks the weapon with his cast.] [Silence from the air vent.] [Wei is on the point of rushing out to chase Tooya, but Shiso sits up and calls him to stop.] Shiso: "It's okay, forget about him." Page 47 Shiso: "Whatever worthless creatures that dare to go near Ceres... I'll kill them myself!" [Aya turns off her cellular phone.] Aya: "Argh-- The phone line won't connect no matter how many times I tried!!" Aya: I'm stupid... Tooya's working hard for both Aki and me... [A view of the Okinawa island.] Aya: The Mikage side should be up to something by now--if the two guys from GeSANG are also from the C-Genome, then they'll be in danger... Aya: I'll try to talk to Shuro again! Page 48 [Q-chan, Chidori, Aya, and Yuuhi are in Okinawa.] Chidori: "Ohh! Okinawa! Wow..." Page 49 {naming is approximate in the indented parts--it was impossible to tell who was saying what} [Image]Aya: "Um, where would GeSANG be having their concert tomorrow?" [Image]Q-chan: "Mmmm... at the 'Okinawa Convention Center' in the city of Zanowan." [Image]Yuuhi: "Can we get in though?... their company didn't tell us where Shuro lives." [Image]Chidori: "Since we're here, we might as well go swimming!" [Image]Chidori: "I want to eat the Blue Seal ice cream!" [Image]Yuuhi: Let's eat _________ tonight! [Image]{The blank above is a special type of Japanese dish that we don't know the English term of. I'll be asking around about this one. -Brandon} [Image]Chidori: "Yay! Yay!" Aya: "If only Shuro had not given me such terms for the deal..." [At the convention center.] Akashi: "Shuro!!" [Shuro turns to face Akashi.] Akashi: "It's okay if you want to go home, but be careful. The fans are everywhere..." Shuro [somewhat flippantly]: "Okay, Akashi-manager!" Page 50 [As Shuro walks down the hall singing, the door besides him is opened. Kei pulls Shuro to him.] Shuro: "Kei!" Kei: "You're pretty cocky, aren't ya?!" Kei: "Akashi didn't say it, but she's still bothered by your joke." [Shuro pulls his arm away from Kei's grip.] Shuro: "You mean about my quitting show business? I wasn't kidding..." Kei: "Stop this nonsense!!" Page 51 [Kei slams Shuro into a wall, keeping his hands on Shuro's shoulder.] Kei: "We've just started our singing career! The number of fans are increasing rapidly, and many people want to pre-order our album that is due to come out next month... More and more plans are in the works... We're getting famous... so what is it that you're not satisfied about!?" Shuro [keeping a steady smile]: ... Kei: "Shuro. I'm still keeping your "secret"! I'll continue to do so. The both of us can..." [Shuro's eyes widen in shock as he listens to Kei. Shuro breaks away from Kei and runs.] Kei: ! Page 52 Kei: "Shuro!! Wait, Shuro!!" [At the beach...] Chidori: "Kiyaaaaa... what beautiful ocean!" Aya: "Okinawa's great! We can still swim in this season!" [Aya and Chidori step into the water.] Chidori: "It's a little cooold!" [Yuuhi sits on a blanket, watching Aki in her bikini.] Yuuhi [blushing]: I'm soooooo lucky right now... Q-chan: "Yuuhi-saan~~~" [Yuuhi turns to the voice as he takes a drink. BAD mistake.] Page 53 Q-chan: "Look at me in my super bikini!" [Q-chan strikes a pose in her bikini. Yuuhi spits out his drink.] Q-chan: "Oh my! Did my stunning looks give you a heart attack...?" [Q-chan walks away as Yuuhi passes out. Aya tries to revive him.] Yuuhi [in a terrible condition]: "Farewell, my friends. I'm off to join the stars in Heaven..." Aya: "Argh! Yuuhi, pull yourself together!" [Much later.] Aya: "Huh? This is the information on the hagoromo legends? From Okinawa?" Yuuhi: "Uhh... There's this place where the Tennyo leaves her hagoromo. However, there are other legends." Page 54 Yuuhi: "The most famous one is the Okumaufuya legend. The legend has it that after the Tennyo returned to the sky, her two children... The big sister Umichiru became the empress in City of Shiyuri, and the younger brother Kamachiyo became the Emperor of Satsuto." [Aya leans in to take a closer look, exposing some cleavage O.o.] Aya: "Lemme see... where?" Yuuhi: ... Yuuhi [looking in the direction of Aya's breasts]: "B-but... but if someone did ask the father of the children, he would know where the hagoromo is hidden, right? How come none of the descendants from the Miakage family know..." Aya: "It's because HE was too scheming... He'd never tell anyone where he had hidden Ceres' hagoromo." Aya : "Oh well... I would have to start from the one Shuro has..." Page 55 Aya [recalling Shuro's words and getting angry]: [I'll give you the hagoromo if you become my girl.] Aya: "...Yuuhi! What really happened is that Shuro told me--" [Aya stops when she notices that Yuuhi is studying, er, staring, at her breasts.] Yuuhi [suddenly comes to]: "Huh? Were you saying something?" //PAaaaaaaaaaaaAAN// [The sound of Yuuhi getting slapped carries all the way to Chidori and Q-chan, who are playing in the ocean.] Page 56 [Aya is angrily walking down the beach by herself.] Aya: "What is this!! Why are all men the same?!" Aya: "With their minds filled with perverted thoughts, they're worse than animals! ...not counting Tooya of course!" //A faint sound of singing// Voice [singing]: "Look..." //DOKI// Aya: What... this voice? Voice [singing]: "A mobent of com-umfort... whee are togedder..." {In the Japanese version of the manga, this speech was distorted. Shuro mispronounced several kanji to give the appearance that he was crying. That's why these words are kinda... garbled ^_^} Voice [singing]: "Ga-zin' inchoo da horhizon..." //DOKI DOKI DOKI DOKI DOKI DOKI DOKI// Aya: This voice is so distinct and clear- but it provokes a heartbreaking sorrow... I feel like crying... Page 57 Aya: The owner of the voice is-- Voice [singing]: "H-at a lohnely corner, silhently... silentl.. cryhing at thuh moo-oon--" [The person turns around... It's Shuro with tears slipping down his cheeks.] Aya : Shuro! //DOKI!// Aya [turns away]: "Ah... s... sorry!" Page 58 [Shuro stands up as Aya is starting to run away.] Shuro: "Wait a minute, Aya-chan." [Aya turns around. Shuro no longer has the tears on his face.] Aya: Huh? I could have sworn I saw him crying-- Shuro: "Hm. So you followed me to Okinawa! Does that mean you agree to be my girl now?" Aya: "No! I..." [Shuro grabs Aya's wrist and forces her to follow him.] Shuro: "Come!" Shuro: "The hagoromo..." //DOKI// Shuro: "You want the hagoromo, right? Then do as you're told and follow me." Page 59 [Inside a remote cave.] [Aya lands on her butt.] Shuro: "Kei and I used to come to this cave to play all the time. No one else ever comes here, really." Aya: "Do you always do this to your fans?" Shuro: "...It's my first time--as for Kei... it seems to be a pretty common thing for him." [Shuro pulls his hair back.] Shuro: "Is this your first time? You don't have a boyfriend?" Page 60 Aya : Ceres... //DOKI DOKI// [Aya sees the flashback of the changed Aki. A shadow stands behind him.] Aya: "Is this what Ceres faced before? To be blackmailed... by that man?" //DOKI DOKI DOKI// Shuro: "Are you shivering? That's so cuuute!" [Aya is startled as Shuro lies on top of her and holds one of her wrist.] Shuro: "Don't worry! I'll show you I'm better than other men..." Aya: Tooya! Aya [shouts]: "NO!!" Page 61 [Aya struggles under Shuro.] Aya [shouts]: "Stop it you idiot! Let go!!" Shuro: "Oh--" Aya [shouts]: "Tooya! Tooya! Tooyaaaaaaaaa!" [Aya's left hand pushes Shuro's chin away.] Shuro: "--Cho--" [In her struggle, Aya rips open Shuro's shirt with her right hand. A button flies off.] Aya: "Too... ya?" Page 62 [The ripped shirt reveals... one of Shuro's breasts.] Aya: "What!?" [Aya falls back in shock.] Aya: "Breasts!?" [Aya puts her right hand on her mouth, unable to utter a word. Shuro covers him, er, herself.] Shuro: "Heh... There's no need to stare like that. It's not like you haven't seen it before." Aya: Breasts... women's breasts... a woman...? Page 63 Shuro: "I accidentally lost my bra, so... Oh well. It won't make any difference, since I don't want to be a singer anymore!" Aya : Shuro... the super teen idol who's considered to be "fine" is a woman~~!? How can this be? Aya [suddenly realizes what Shuro had said]: "Huh? You... you're really quitting?" [Shuro walks out the cave, rubbing the back of her head.] Shuro: "I'm too kindhearted. I feel really bad about lying to people!" Shuro: "Only my family and a small portion of my relatives including Kei know about my secret... because I was raised as a boy ever since I was very young." Aya: "W... why!?" Shuro: "...because we're the descendants of Tennyo." Page 64 Shuro: "They said they were doing it to 'Prevent me from wearing the hagoromo and returning to the sky'... we're in a modern world now and they still believe in those myths!" Shuro: "...actually, being a guy is not that bad... it's just that after I became a celebrity, the more famous I get the worse I feel... because I'm a fake, everything is just 'pretense.'" Aya: ...so, this is why he wants to quit? But...the tear--? "Ah! Then why... Ah!! Lesbian!?" Shuro: "It's not that!" Shuro: "I was just feeling terrible, so I went into a mode of self-destruction and wanted to imitate Kei." Page 65 Aya: "So that's what it is... Thank God..." [Aya sighs in relief. Shuro bows to her in apology.] Shuro: "Still, the joke had gone too far. I'm sorry!" Shuro: "Sorry for causing you discomfort. By the way, do you want to come to my house? We'll be there in no time by car." Aya: "Huh?" Shuro: "Yeah! To show how sorry I am, I'll give you the hagoromo at my house!" Aya : "Huh?" Continued in Part 3...