Atashi wa Bambi - Part 6Atashi wa Bambi
~Chapter 6~
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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 (PAGE 1)
Who is she?
Minami: "I'm Minami. Call me Minami, but anything is fine!"
(PAGE 2)
[Minami smiles at Mai.]
Minami: "Yaezou and I were always together in class during junior high. We were 
friends."
Minami: "It's nice to meet you, Mai-chan."
Mai: "Yeah! Nice to meet you, too."
[Minami stands back, arms crossed, and looks at Mai and Yaezou.]
Minami: "So, what's this?"
Minami: "You two are going out right?"
[Mai starts to speak but Yaezou talks over her.]
Mai: "No-"
Yaezou: "NO WAY."
Mai: "!!"
Words on Mai's head: MAI.
Minami: "......."
(PAGE 3)
Minami: "How is Sen?"
Yaezou: "...He's fine. How are you? Yup, he's fine."
Yaezou: He has his usual troublesome expression.
[Mai looks a little surprised/confused.]
Minami: "Is that so?"
[Minami notices a clock.]
Minami: "Waa! It's already this time! I'm going!"
[Minami starts to leave.]
Minami: "Yaezou! Let's hang out again, okay?"
(PAGE 4)
[Minami smiles.]
Minami: "Mai-chan, too."
[Mai and Yaezou watch Minami leave.]
Mai: "......."
Mai: "Hmm... Anyway, she's a busy person, isn't she?"
(NOTE: Not sure about this translation. I *think* it's busy/rushed, but I'm not 
sure.)
Mai: "Hey..."
(PAGE 5)
[Yaezou looks reeally mad/irritated/evil.]
Mai: "WA!! What a negative aura!!"
Mai: "What... Is something wrong?"
Yaezou: "No... Let's go home..."
[Mai grabs Yaezou's shoulder and he covers his mouth.]
Mai: "Eh? Something's worrying you. Tell me!!"
Yaezou: "......."
Mai: "Hey! Tell me!!!"
[Evil SD Mai is yelling at Yaezou.]
Words above Yaezou: You're even disgusting when you speak. I know!
Mail: "TELL ME!!"
[Yaezou regains his composure.]
Yaezou: "......"
(PAGE 6)
Yaezou: "Sen used to go out with Minami."
[Mai is shocked. Sen's face flashes in her mind.]
Mai: "......"
(PAGE 7)
Yaezou: "But I think it's nothing you should worry about."
Yaezou: "It's in the past."
[Mai pushes Yaezou really hard and he falls over, then Mai covers her ears and 
shuts her eyes.]
Yaezou: "!!"
Mai: "No..."
Mai: "I don't want to hear those things. I don't want to hear them...!"
[Yaezou, on the ground and shaking, is mad at Mai.]
Yaezou: Didn't you tell me to tell you!! And you're angry!?
(PAGE 8)
[Mai looks really sad and Yaezou watches her. Then it's {presumably} the next 
day at school.]
(PAGE 9)
[Mai is resting on her desk, sighing.]
Flashback Minami: "It's nice to meet you, Mai-chan."
I'm a stranger.
She used to like Sen.
She's cute, a part of his past, and she's a good person.
It's tricky like that.
[A figure walks up behind Mai, whose head is on her desk.]
Though it's not a reason to get me to seriously turn around.
[A loud noise gets Mai's attention.]
Mai: "!"
(PAGE 10)
[Sen is holding Mai's arm; he's pulled her onto her feet.]
[Sen and Mai are outside now.]
Mai: "U... um, is something going on?"
(PAGE 11)
[Sen pats the ground next to him.]
Sen: "Well, sit down."
(PAGE 12)
[Mai and Sen are sitting down next to each other.]
Sen: "You cried yesterday."
[Mai looks shocked. SD-ish Sen turns towards Mai with blank eyes.]
Sen: "I heard from a certain person that 'She dropped tears and sniveled. If you 
hadn't said those words, she wouldn't have had that face. It was ugly.'"
Mai: "It was YAEZOU, wasn't it?"
[Sen looks down with his eyes closed.]
Sen: "Why?"
Se: "Don't think that deeply. You..."
(PAGE 13)
[Mai looks hurt and gets really gloomy/depressed.]
Sen: "Ah----..."
Sen: "It's not like that."
Sen: "I'm insufficient with words."
Sen: "So"
(PAGE 14)
Sen: "........ I'm not very good"
Sen: "at being in a relationship and stuff like that."
Sen: "........ Something more slow..."
Sen: "Having a relationship and stuff immediately... Don't feel rushed..."
[SD Mai looks a little surprised.]
Mai: "....."
Sen: "...."
Sen: "So--..."
Sen: "Think right."
Sen: "Don't go with the trend."
(NOTE: Not sure about that translation.)
(PAGE 15)
[Mai looks at Sen and he watches her. Then she looks down and starts to shake.]
Sen: "....."
[Sen hits Mai.]
Sen: "Don't laugh."
(PAGE 16)
[Mai is smiling now.]
Sen: "Hey!"
I had a few words with Sen.
I get hurt quickly,
and I cry,
and I'm a bothersome girl.
But with Sen's petty few words,
I am also awfully happy.
(PAGE 17)
[Mai is skipping through the school.]
Mai: "[music note]"
[She stops.]
(PAGE 18)
[Yaezou notices Mai.]
Yaezou: "That face looks successful, right?"
Mai: "huh"
Words on Mai's forehead: I am happy.
Mai: "........."
Mai: "Thank you, Yaezou."
Mai: "....... But why did you do that kind of thing for me?"
Mai: "Yesterday, too... You listened to my story."
(PAGE 19)
Yaezou: "It's fine now."
[Yaezou looks down.]
Yaezou: "Because no matter how much I love Sen, Sen isn't able to love me."
Yaezou: "Even you probably know that."
[Mai is surprised. She and Yaezou just stand there in silence for a while.]
(PAGE 20)
Yaezou: "Sorry."
Yaezou: "I said it meanly."
[Mai shakes her head.]
Yaezou: "So, don't worry about me."
Yaezou: "Because I'm fine now."
[Yaezou walks away, but Mai just stands there.]
(PAGE 21)
[Mai continues just standing there, looking down, while other students walk by.]
(PAGE 22)
[Later, Tomo talks to Mai while she and her classmates pack their bags to 
leave.]
Tomo: "Mai-chan, I'm a club committee member from now on. Are you okay with 
going home ahead of me?"
Mai: "... I understand it's like that."
Tomo: "I'm not sorry!"
Sen: "Would you like to go home together?"
Mai: "huh..."
Sen: "But together with Yaezou, too."
[That surprises Mai.]
(PAGE 23)
[Mai, Sen, and Yaezou are all walking home together. Mai is holding a 
handkerchief and she looks irritated.]
Words next to Mai: Cannot adjust body temperature, but...
[Mai looks at Yaezou.]
(PAGE 24)
[Since she was looking at Yaezou, Mai accidentally bumps into the back of Sen.]
Mai: "!"
Mai: "Ow... Sorry."
[Sen is frozen in his spot, and his eyes are kind of dazed.]
(PAGE 25)
[Mai is surprised, but then she sees what stopped Sen: Minami is standing a few 
feet away.]
[Minami notices them.]
Minami: "Oh!"
(PAGE 26)
[Mai and Yaezou are surprised.]
[Minami comes over to them, waving, but Sen is looking away.]
Minami: "I hoped to see everyone again. You came!"
(PAGE 27)
Minami: "Sen, have you been doing well?"
[Minami reaches for Sen's arm.]
Minami: "Haven't you grown a bit?"
[Sen slaps away Minami's hand.]
(PAGE 28)
[Minami is surprised. Sen looks kind of evil.]
Sen: "Don't touch me."
[Mai's face is red.]
(PAGE 29)
[Sen turns around and starts walking away.]
Sen: "I'm going home."
At that point.
I don't know what the world is.
I am weak, and
I saw that face of Sen's, but I couldn't feel my legs.
(NOTE: She actually said that her legs were empty, but I changed it to she 
couldn't feel them so it makes sense.)
That place didn't hurt terribly.
(PAGE 30)
I wonder why.
Being carried in love. It looks so wonderful. I yearn for it so much.
But, until now, the people reflected in my eyes--
All of them were laughing and seemed happy.
(PAGE 31)
[Mai's eyes are blank.]
But I'm sure
that everyone varies.
 
[End of chapter 6.]