Atashi wa Bambi - Part 4Atashi wa Bambi
~Chapter 4~
by Maki Youko
Translation by Sai-chan
Archived at Atashi wa Bambi and ::fizzy pop::
(do not take or use elsewhere without sai-chan's permission!)
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Translation Guide:
"Spoken words"
Narration
Thoughts
Handwritten text
[Actions]
(My notes)
(I didn't translate the sound effects. But I think you know what kind of sound 
is being made by their actions. =))
If you find errors in my translation, please let me know by e-mailing me at 
saimare@magicgirl.com.
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 (Prelude - Color Page)
They said that I was NOT COOL.
Because I want to change, I will change.
And then,
Someone, look at me.
(PAGE 1)
[Mai is dreaming about people making fun of her during junior high.]
"I don't want to be around you, creep--"
"Yeah, it's probably Yoshimura."
No No. Stop it.
Stop talking about me-----
Mai: "No..."
Mai: "NO---!!"
(PAGE 2)
Mai's mom: "What is so unpleasant?! Please go to school quickly!!"
Mai: No~~~--....
Mai's mom: You've ran past 5 times already!!
Mai: Moo--m....
[Mai's at school now, resting at the window.]
Mai: "Ah----"
Tomo: "What's wrong?"
Mai: "uh---"
Mai: "I had a bad dream... About the time during junior high. But I'd forgotten 
about it."
(PAGE 3)
Tomo: "Mai-chan, we had fun, too!!"
[Super deformed-Tomo describing a flashback with a picture of a bird snatching 
something out of young Mai's hand.]
Tomo: "There was that time during the trip to Kamakura when a crow took your 
hand-rolled sushi. That was very fun!!"
Mai: "That was not fun. I think it was strange."
Tomo: "But hey, I've had fun being with you."
Mai: "........."
Mai: "Yeah."
(PAGE 4)
[Mai's walking around outside.]
Mai: That's right... There were fun things, too. I've had a friend.
Voice: "Hit it there-------!!"
Mai: "huh"
[A ball hits Mai on the head.]
Mai: "!!"
[Yaezou is running over while Mai's holding her head in pain.]
Mai: "....."
Yaezou: "Huh--- It's Mai."
Yaezou: You're okay, right?
Yaezou!!
(PAGE 5)
[Mai has devil horns on her head.]
Mai: "THAT WAS ON PURPOSE!"
Handwritten words pointing at Mai's head: Horn
Yaezou: "I wouldn't do such a TERRIBLE thing. Why would it be on purpose?"
Mai: "YOU SUCK--"
[Yaezou thinks for a second then bends down in front of Mai.]
Yaezou: "Do you remember yesterday's promise?"
(PAGE 6)
Flashback Yaezou: "I won't let you escape."
[Mai stands up and dusts off her hands.]
Mai: "Promise? There was no such thing."
Yaezou: "WA!!"
[Yaezou looks hurt.]
Yaezou: "That's mean------..."
Words next to Yaezou: Mai said so!! Do our best together, she said....
Mai: "ugh---! St-o-p it-!! Don't show temporary compassion--!!"
Mai: ".........."
(PAGE 7)
Mai: "Yaezou!"
Mai: "I am me. I like Sen. And so,"
Mai: "I don't want to put words at you."
(PAGE 8)
[Yaezou stands up.]
Mai: "Wh... What?"
[SD-Yaezou pulls SD-Mai's cheek/mouth.]
Yaezou: "IMPERTINENT!"
Mai: "That hurts!"
[Image of Sen.]
So far, I have come to love someone.
Rather than expressing it, I frequently couldn't express it.
This time I won't have regrets.
(PAGE 9)
[Sen notices that Mai is watching him.]
Sen: "Don't you have something to do? If not, please don't look at me."
Mai: ".....um-"
[SD-Mai holds up a textbook.]
Mai: "Um, well!! I don't understand mathematics!!"
Sen: "It's good to do stuff against your will."
Mai: "I see..."
Sen: "What part?"
Sen: "So you don't understand that part?"
Words pointing to Sen: Willpower
(PAGE 10)
Mai: "eh? Sen can do mathematics!?"
Sen: "More than you can."
Sen (or Mai): What's with that remark?
Mai: "I'm not sure about the type or multiplication. It's incomprehensible."
Sen: "It's from elementary school. It's the basics, the basics!"
[Sen and Mai are working on a math problem. I think.]
Sen: "Lend it."
Mai: "yeah, yeah---"
Sen: "........"
Sen: "How have you been recently?"
Mai: "Ha!? What? Recently?"
Mai: "What is this all of sudden?"
Mai: Such a lady-ish question from you...!!
[Sen looks at Mai then back at the book.]
Sen: "No."
Mai: "Wh- What!?"
(NOTE: I'm not so sure about this, from the "How have you been recently?" to the 
bottom of the page. It was really confusing and I might've translated it wrong. 
Any advice, help, corrections, etc?)
(PAGE 11)
[Mai is watching Sen.]
By the way, doesn't Sen know about the stuff from my junior high school time?
What
Maybe
Ha, it's a lie.
Just a second. Was he worried about me?
(PAGE 12)
Just as I thought.
Just as I thought, I like him.
I,
I want to get to see Sen.
Sen: "Hey!!! I've been doing it. You do it correctly!!!"
Mai: "ah! Yes!! Sorry."
[Later, Sen is drinking out of a juice box and hanging around Yaezou when the 
two gals/yamanba from the last chapter see him and walk over to him.]
Gal: "It's Ishigaki-kun--"
Gal: "Hey- Hey- Let's hang out this time. I'll die if we don't hang out---"
(NOTE: They actually said "play," not "hang out," but I think they mean "hanging 
out" because playing just doesn't really make sense here... yeah... Did I change 
it to hang out and not play in the last chapter? I don't think I did. But just 
so you know, they're saying "let's play," but it probably means "let's hang 
out." Let me know if you have another interpretation for it... Or if they really 
mean "playing". haha)
[The gals laugh and Sen just stares at them.]
Sen: "....."
(PAGE 13)
[Sen turns around abruptly and starts walking away.]
Gal: "!!"
Gals: What the hell, IDIOT---!
Yaezou: "ack-- You're ignoring them?"
Sen: "I don't like that kind of girl. I did FEEL like an IDIOT."
[Yaezou realizes something then looks down and speaks.]
Yaezou: "Well then, Mai is-"
Sen: "huh? I didn't hear you well."
(PAGE 14)
Yaezou: "Nothing."
[Sen starts walking and Yaezou watches him.]
Sen: "?"
(PAGE 15)
[Mai is in the girls' bathroom.]
ye--ah.
Mai: I'm tempted to date Sen. I wonder if it's strange.
Mai: Oh no! I'm super nervous!!
Mai: But Sen seems so kind. And maybe he'll come if I keep depending on crying.
[Mai walks outside and sees Yaezou lying face-down on the grass.]
Mai: Is Yaezou dying over there?
(PAGE 16)
Mai: "Yaezou!"
[Yaezou looks up at Mai.]
Mai: "What are you doing?"
Mai: I thought you were dying.
Yaezou: "What, Mai?"
Mai: "(nerve/pochi mark)"
Yaezou: "haa~~~--.." (That's a sigh. =))
Mai: "Why aren't you energetic? You're being cold."
Yaezou: "......"
Yaezou: "Ah, Mai has it good. You're in the same class as Sen. You sit right 
near him. You can do as much as you want."
Mai: "What is this all of a sudden?"
Mai: As much as I want?...
(PAGE 17)
Mai: "But you! I know I that Sen doesn't fully understand me."
Yaezou: "Yeah."
Mai: Yeah!!?
Yaezou: "It's a clear game. He has a pleasing figure. He's extremely WONDERFUL."
Mai [with excited-stars around her speech]: "Ah! Even me. Like the time when I 
was mad at sensei and he defended me. That was extremely WONDERFUL!!"
[Yaezou stands up really happy and excited.]
Yaezou: "He took a bath together with ME!!!"
Yaezou: Extremely WONDERFUL!!
[SD-Mai's jaw drops in horror.]
Yaezou: "It was when we were little."
Text under Mai and Yaezou: I'm very sorry.
[Mai and Yaezou are talking normally again.]
Yaezou (I think?): "I thought Mai had no willpower."
(PAGE 18)
Mai (I think? Confused!): "That's why I like Sen. I thought you were scared and 
running away. Damn!"
[Mai is SD looking really ticked and bothered.]
Yaezou: "So, why? Are you scared of me?"
Mai: "I'm not scared! But in the beginning I was surprised."
[Yaezou looks down.]
Yaezou: "hmm--ph..."
Yaezou: "It'd be good if Sen also said something like that."
[Mai looks a little surprised.]
(PAGE 19)
Mai: "Yaezou..."
Yaezou: "I"
[Yaezou looks at Mai and smiles.]
Yaezou: "I'm done talking about this kind of thing, but I'm not done with him."
Yaezou: "But I'm very happy."
(PAGE 20)
Yaezou: "Ma-i."
Yaezou: "Let's do our best, right?"
Mai: "......"
Mai: "Yeah!"
(PAGE 21)
[Yaezou turns serious/suspicious.]
Yaezou: "By the way, Mai-chan. Shouldn't we go here fairly?"
[SD-Mai is surprised and confused.]
Mai: "Fair...?"
Mai: M- Mai-chan...?
[Yaezou grabs Mai by the shoulders.]
Yaezou: "You cannot use a Woman's Weapon on Sen!!"
Yaezou: Okay?!!
Mai: "What do you mean a Woman's Weapon?!!!"
Mai: Yet again, this guy!
(PAGE 22)
Mai or Yaezou: "Enough, I'm going home!!"
Mai or Yaezou: "Hey! Wait!!"
[Mai walks into the classroom before she goes home.]
(PAGE 23)
[Sen's still in the classroom. He's sitting on a desk.]
Mai: "Huh-- What are you doing? Being here alone."
Sen: "Oh--- I'm waiting for Yaezou."
Mai: "Huh?"
Sen: "Because we go home together."
[Mai looks annoyed.]
Mai: To make Sen wait means that he has a good position, that Yaezou! It's rude 
and I'm envious....
Mai: "He went to the other classroom just now. I'm sure he's coming already."
Sen: "What, you were together?"
Mai: "Yeah."
(PAGE 24)
[Mai picks up her bag.]
Mai: "Well, I'm also going home."
Sen: "You"
[Sen's eyes are narrow and he's looking at Mai suspiciously.]
Sen: "You can study mathematics properly. You re-did it. Without changing 
anything."
[SD-Mai looks nervous.]
Mai: "......YES."
Mai: "Well, see you again tomorrow!"
Sen: "Hey---"
[Mai stops walking.]
Mai: "....."
Sen: "What are you standing up for? I'm probably going home."
[Mai turns around and looks at Sen.]
(PAGE 25)
[Mai holds up her hand in an official-ish way.]
Mai: "I"
Mai: "Recently school has been enjoyable."
[Sen looks a bit surprised.]
Sen: "That's good..."
[Sen laughs and Mai blushes.]
Sen: "It's okay to not raise your hand."
(PAGE 26)
Mai: "...Because you're here."
Mai: "Sen,"
Mai: "Because you're here."
(PAGE 27)
[Mai's still blushing. She and Sen look at each other. Their faces get close...]
(PAGE 28 and PAGE 29)
[In the empty classroom, Sen and Mai kiss.]
(PAGE 30)
[Sen and Mai stop their kiss, but they look at each other with their faces very 
close.]
(PAGE 31)
[Yaezou is standing outside of the classroom looking down, and the door is 
open.]
(PAGE 32)
[Yaezou hesitates for a moment, then turns around and starts walking away.]
 
[End of chapter 4.]