Dragon Half June Dragon, 1992 Version 1.0: 06/22/92 Artwork and story by Ryuusuke Mita Translated by Curtis Hoffmann and Kiyoshi Takenaka English word balloons by Bob Angell Hop, Skip, Spring! Comics Vol. 4, which you have been waiting for, Cover will be released in May, in a Manyo Manyo way (See note at end.) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 112 -1 Rufa You know what, Mappy is -2 Mappy ? -3 Rufa this mouse that has shown us the way to the Demon King's Island. So, we don't need him any more... -4 Pia [Squeeze] So... so what? -5 Rufa So why don't the three of us roast and eat him. Pia No way!! -6 Rufa Idiot, I'm just kidding, I can't eat him like that, even if I WERE that cruel. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 113 -1 Rufa [Shaking] Mice should be deep-fried (heart). -2 Pia How can you say that! Mappy is Pia's friend!! -3 Rufa Ah, I understand, you're close friends! Mink Cut it out, Rufa. Bal. Mink!! -4 Mink Eh!? -5 Bal. My name is Balconte. I've come to kill you. -6 Rufa Oh well... looks like the appearance of another Zakokyara (incidental minor character) from the Demon King's Army. -7 Bal. Zakokyara? Looks like you misunderstand me. Ok... let me show you proof that I'm not a Zakokyara... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 114 -1 Bal. [Close-up] My name is Balconte! -2 Mink !? -3 Bal. How about that... Do you think that Zakokyara can get half-page close-ups!? I assume you now understand my real power!! -4 Rufa Although we can't understand what he said... he does look a little strong. Mink Ah... yes. -5 Bal. Not a LITTLE... I'll tell you this. I challenged the Great Demon King's son, Mig, 3 times, and won all THREE times!! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 115 -1 Mink Eh!! -2 Bal. [Pose] Understand? Come fight me, if you don't want the kids with you to be killed!! -3 Pia [Shake shake] Mink -- this doesn't look good. Mink Do... Don't worry, Pia. -4 Mink If I fight courageously, I'll become ba-baan stronger, and can beat anyone. -5 Bal. You can't beat me even if you became ba-baan strong, do-doon strong, or manyo manyo strong! Mink I didn't say 'manyo manyo'. -6 Mink [Flap] Well... I'll be going. -7 Pia Fight well -- Rufa I'll collect your bones for you -- -8 MC [Appear noisily] Ha ha... MC = Mouse Cat BC = Black Cat FC = Fish Cat Okusama = Housewife/Fishwife ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 116 -1 MC [Happy laughing] The strong Dragon Half has left. FC [Osakana = Fish] This is our chance, Okusama. Both Huh!? -2 MC A mouse... Today's prey (animal to hunt) is dear to me. Bad pun!! -3 BC [Laughing] Oh, I hate it. FC Okusama -- excellent pun!! -4 Rufa W... what!? Bastards. Pia You're talking about Ma... Mappy!? -5 FC Ma... Mappy is the name of that delicious-looking dish for tonight's dinner? -6 Rufa We should have eaten him... If things are going to turn out like this!! Pia DON'T eat him! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 117 -1 [Bonk] -2 MC [Thud] I'll warn you... if you don't toss that to me, BC "Nice shot (heart)." -3 MC I'll kill you. -4 Rufa Pia!! I have a good idea!! -5 Rufa Mappy... Pia [Shake shake] We don't give them Mappy!! -6 Rufa Fo... fool, that's not what I was going to say! -7 Rufa [Crackle] My idea is to create a protective barrier, and get inside it!! -8 Pia [Hummm] Ah, Rufa, that's great! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 119 -1 Pia But, how do we get inside THAT? Rufa [Small thing] Ooh... Cats ...... -2 Bal. Quickly, come down here!! -3 Bal. Or... ha ha. Do you want to fight in aerial combat? Do you know what will happen if you do that!? -4 Mink No... what!? -5 Bal. I will be in trouble!! -6 Mink Eh!? -7 Bal. I can't fly!! I have a acrophobia (fear of heights)!! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 119 -1 [Run] -2 MC [Thud] No, you can escape!! -3 MC [Shake shake] If I can't catch my favorite mouse... -4 MC I'll fall in bed, catatonic with remorse. -5 FC How about this!! Because I'm a cat, I absolutely have to eat that! (Untranslatable pun.) How about this one!! -6 MC Excellent pun, Okusama!! FC [Hohoho] That was a trendy gag even young people can get -- !! -7 MC ... Now that we've had our laugh, it's time to eat. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 120 -1 [Slash] -3 Mink [Thud] This guy is really -4 Mink weak!! -5 Mink Can... I ask you one question? Did you beat Mig... really? -6 Bal. At Shichi Narabe (a kids' card game). Mink Ah. THAT is the punchline. -7 Pia [Push push] Mappy... give Mappy back -- !! Mappy [Squeak squeak] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 121 -1 MC Well, we have to split this up three ways. Mappy [Squeak squeak] BC Aye aye, Sir --. -2 Pia Stop -- !! -3 MC [Ohohohoho] If you want us to stop this, you have stop us by force. But you can't, 'cause you're weak. -4 Pia Mink said... if you muster your courage, you'll become ba-baan -5 Pia [Heavy punch] Stronger!! MC Wha -- !! -6/7 MC What!? [Gush] This... this is the power of courage...!? -7 Pia Ah. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 122 -1 MC How's that. [Laughing] [Bottle: Tomato Ketchup] FC It can't happen. Pia Augh!? -2 Pia That's... that's... Rufa [Scuttle] Scream -- -3 BC Well... Let's get back to dinner. -4 Mappy [Squeak squeak squeak squeak squeak] -5 Pia I don't... -6 [Flash back] -7 Pia Like this -- !! [Slash] -9 Mink [Flap flap] I'm home --. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 123 -1 Mink !? -2 Mink Pi... Pia!! -3 Mink [Shake shake] Pia, what's wrong!? Wake up!! -4 Mink Rufa... and... Mappy -- are gone!! -5 Pia Ah... Min--k. Mink Pia!! -6 Pia Now... now... a lot of cats came here... -7 Pia Mappy -8 Pia Mappy... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 124 -1 Mink It... It can't be Mappy is... Mappy [Squeak] -2 Mink Eh? -3 Mappy [Squeak squeak] Pia Heehee -- it tickles, Mappy! -4 Pia Well, Mink... Mink What? -5 Pia Pia... did not become ba-baan strong. Although I mustered my courage. -7 Mink [Tap] That's not true. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 125 -1 Mink You removed your helmet and put it on Mappy, just in time, didn't you? (Notice, the cats' fangs have been flattened down.) -2 Mink So even though you got hurt, Mappy was kept safe, right? -3 Mink You became 'Ba-baan' strong. -5 Pia I see, THAT was 'ba-baan'!! Mink That is ba-baan! -6 Note Meanwhile... MC Keya --, I feel terrible -- FC [Pound pound] Because I feel bad, I'm attacking an innocent, Rufally. BC [Huh] That one was crap, okusan. Demon 126-1 King So... -3 DK You want to kill Mink that eagerly. -4 Titan She's a sinful idiot who opposes the Great Demon King-sama. My wrath is limitless, because she's MY grandchild... -5 DK If you insist... I permit you to kill her!! Kaiser Dragon Titan! -6 Titan Thank you for your generosity!! I will show you, I will rip her body apart. Just like when I massacred Sousar's parents!! ------------------------------------------------------------------------- There are several words/phrases that don't translate well. These are used to describe an action or emotion, and are actually used normally as sound effects: Manyo manyo: In a sneaky, slimy, snake-like way. Ba-baan: Dramatically,; drastically Do-doon: Drastically; dramatically