Chapter .4:

                 The Big Pinch!! Cutey Honey's True Form!?

                         Written by Iisaka Yukako

                        Translated by David Soler and HTMLized by Shawn M.
                                  Robinson

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p.115 3) Hmmm? You've found the Kisaragi girl? 4) Aye! Her name is Honey

Kisaragi. 5) She's currently 16 years old and commutes to St. Chapel

Academy. 6) In that case...



p.116 How can the existence of Kisaragi's daughter have been kept from us

until now? 2) Even though she's still a girl, it may be that she knows

something about her father's invention, the Atmospheric Elemental
Condenser.

To me, Shadow Panther! 3) I am come hither. Sister Jill: Know this. This

girl--Honey Kisaragi. I charge you to bring her before me. 4) Aye. FX:

shwoop. 5) I hear and obey, esteemed Sister Jill. I will bring her before

your Excellency.



[Image] p.117. Sign: (Top) Fun Fun Museum (Bottom) Fun Fun Park 3) Mogera,
        you

evil, wretched creature! I, Fun Fun Man, will brook no further villainy
from

you! 4) Who do you think you're kidding? Kaw Kaw Kaw...Die! 5) Heaven's

Strike!! M: Gwah!



p.118. M: Urgh. FX: tweet tweet FX: BOOMP 2) Sign: Fun Fun Man Show F:

And justice triumphs! 3) Faan-tastic! 4) Sign: Employees only 5) FX:

fwhoomp 6) Whew!...I'm beat.



p.119. Caught'cha! Good show, Seiji! FX: Ack N: Hey, Mogera! 3) It's you

two. So you came to watch? H:Well, it was your day in the spotlight. N:

Uh-huh! This may even suit you better than detective work! 4) Harrumph! In

this instance, it so happened that there was no one to play the monster, so

I couldn't help but get dragged in. Aside: A favor to a friend...yeah! 5)

Man, business must be slow at the office. *Sigh* S: I don't need

this nagging! Shaddup! Arrow: Bullseye! FX: Poink! 6) Well, it's

true that this part time job pays well...Even so, what's a brilliant

detective like me doing in the monster's role? FX: *mope mope*



p.120. Whoa! Hey, you, what's Mogera doing making time with the ladies? FX:

Shwing! S: What!? You really are smartasses, aren't you? 2) ROWR! N:

Whoa...Whoa! H: Seiji...Seiji! Guys: Whoa! Mogera's on a rampage! 3)

Well, see you in the afternoon show! N: Break a leg! 4) Don't bother

coming again! Girls: yikes! 5) Where do we go next? H: Ghost Tours! It's

a new attraction that debuted last month.



p.121. But..won't that be scary? H: Hurry up already! You don't want to get

left behind! 2) Wait! 3) FX: Whoosh. H: Eh? 4) That floral scent...!!



p.122 2) The Twilight Prince! Why...Why are you here? 4) I came because I

wanted to see you? Is that not enough reason?



p.123. FX: Wobble Stamp Stamp 2) FX: Bump 3) Ah! FX: Thud 6) Uh... 7)

Waah...



p.124. WAAAHH.... H: Are...Are you OK? Where does it hurt? 3) Honey... 4)

You mustn't let yourself be distracted by the radiance of the sun at high

noon... 5) Lest you slip into the abyss. H: Huh? 6) What...!



p.125. Gawd. What a hottie! FX: Grab Say, who was that just now? How do

you know him! 2) Twilight Prince...that's the first time I've seen

you display such a cold gaze...There was no emotion in your eyes

whatsoever...It's as if the child didn't even register! 3) But you've

always been so kind to me...Why? 4) Dammit, Honey! 5) Huh? Oh,

Natsuko! When did you arrive? N: Geez! Listen when people talk to you! 6)

Say, aren't you hungry? Let's have lunch first...My treat! N: You covered

that one up nicely...



p.126 Well, let's go! Don't you dare take back what you just said.

Hehhehheh...Let's see...How about a deluxe burger set, teriyaki sandwich,

chicken combo, and green salad, followed by desert, which...FX: Gulp H: I

have a bad feeling about this. 2) I'll go grab our seats. H: I should

have kept my mouth shut. 3) FX: thrrrrmmmm... 5) Here you go!

Thanks for waiting! 6) *Boohoohoo* How much? (It) Do I have enough

change? Teller: Thank you so much! How about we settle your account...



p.127 ...with your own body...Honey Kisaragi! FX: Flap swoosh [that's the

sound of rapid costume changing] H: Panther Claw! 2) You will come with

us! H: Why here? Are they after me? 3) A battle here would be

disastrous. FX: murmur murmur [of crowd] 4) FX: clamp 5) FX:

clatter Thug: Wah!



p.128 Wa..Wait! FX: stamp stamp Out of our way! 2) What happened

just now? 3) Sign: flammable garbage 4) H: Ugh. Panther Claw:

Show yourself! 5) Is this the danger that the Twilight Prince spoke

of? 6) I don't know how Panther Claw came to learn about me...but since

they've gone on the attack... FX: press



p.129 I've no choice but to retaliate! FX: Crack! Honey...Flash!

2) Shit! Where did she go? 3) Hey, hey, you're in my way FX: Swish Swish

Whirl 5) What have we here? They sure do stack garbage high around

here...Man, I've got my work cut out for me!



p.130 The crowning touch! FX: Poof Poof 2) Man, it never ends. Thug:

You...you...wait! FX: Cough! Cough! 3) How about a balloon? 4) Presenting

Lovely Bunny's Balloons! Cute balloons for cute boys and girls...but nasty

grownups... 5) get Payback Balloons! FX: Pop!



p.131. So~~b...Tear gas! Thug 2: I'm crying! Thug 3: You balloon-selling

freak!...You won't get away! 3) Sign: Fun Fun Man Show 4) Die, Fun Fun

Man! FX: Stomp Stomp Stomp 5) Ho~~! Crowd: Wow! 6) FX: Dash Dash Dash



p.132. !? 2) What's this? Where did the balloon vendor go? 3) Ha Ha Ha!

4) Sometimes I'm the lovely lady with a love of cleaning, Sweeper   [Image]

Honey...still other times, I'm the righteous balloon vendor Lovely Bunny...

Extra: Huh? What? 5) However, my true form is... Thugs: Where? Where is

she!? 6) Ah! 7) FX:*drumroll*



p.133. FX: *Ta-Dah!* Cutey Honey, Maiden Wielder of Love's Light! 2)

Cha~~rge! FX: *launch* 3) FX: *turn turn* 4) FX: TAP. 5) And I'm going

to rock your world!



p.134 2) FX: Whoah! Wow! Crowd: This is great! Outtasight! 3) Cu...Cutey

Honey? 4) Gwoosh! 5) *cackle* Cutey Honey, I see you! FX: *Whoah* H:!?

6) I've been hiding in your shadow up to now in order to capture Dr.

Kisaragi's daughter...Could it be that she was Cutey Honey all along?

7) My true identity's been uncovered!



p.135. FX: Pounce 2) FX: ThwackThwackThwackThwackThwackThwack 3) Look out,

Cutey Honey 4) FX: Whish Whish 5) FX: Thuk Thuk 6) Oh~~...I'm

paralyzed... FX: writhe writhe H: Pa...Paralysis darts!?



[Image] p.136. Don't give up, Honey!! Yeah! Yeah! Kick the baddie's ass!

H: But it's not a show... 2) Hold! If you want these children to

return home safely, you'll come with us peacefully! Thug: Heh heh heh

3)You...you cowards! 4) Uh. Oh. It looks like Cutey Honey's in a real
pinch!



p.137. Let's give her some support, everyone!! If you join forces, you can

help Honey by taking down the evil henchmen!! H: Sei...Seiji!? 2) Right!

Let's help Cutey Honey!! Thug: Wh...What!? 3) Thug 1: Let me go!...Arrrgh!

FX: SQUISH 4) Today's show is really exciting! Kid 2: Ain't it? This is

just too cool! 7) Grrrr. It's not over yet! FX: Thwip thwip



p.138. FX: Ptu! Ptu! Ptu! 2) FX: slash Ow! 3) FX: Clatter H: Uh-oh!

My arm! 4) *Cackle* It would seem this problem has been disposed of...

Well, a few more hits from my darts should finish you...! H: My

arm's paralyzed! 5) Roa~~r! H: What! 6) STOMP STOMP STOMP



p.139. Hmph! FX: Thwip! 2) Hah! Even if you hit my body suit dead on, I

won't feel a thing. Aside: Cow! Skank! 3) FX: WHAM! Oof! 4) Yay! Yay!

Kid: Whoo! Way to go, Mogera! Kid 2: Kewl! 5) Seiji! S: Hit it, Cutey

Honey! 6) FX: clack



p.140. Honey~Lightining~Fla~re!! SP: Yearrrgh! 2) Si...Sister Jill...my

report... FX: Shwoop! 3) FX: Yay! Yay! Kid1: You did it! Kid2: What a

great show! Kid3: You rule, Cutey Honey! 4) Thank you, Seiji. Your help
made

the difference.



p.141. 3) Well, I'm glad that both of you managed to come out of it OK. But

still...(sotto voce) my lunch was ruined. *sniff* 4) But...what were
Panther

Claw goons doing at a playground. There doesn't seem to be anything here

that they would want. 5) FX: thump Panther Claw was aiming at

me...What on earth does that signify?



p.142 Father: Protect the Atmospheric Elemental Condenser! You must

never hand it over to them!! H: The Atmospheric Elemental

Condenser...the ring and choker given to me by my Father...is that what

they're hunting for? 2-3: Hey! H: Ah!...Huh? What!? S: If you're hungry,

eat up! Hot dog! 4) The great detective is treating us! S: *gag* Only at

times like this... 5) Say what? You should grin and bear it, instead of

wasting your breath on poor teenagers! S: Hey! H: Thank you! 6) FX: Slip

Ack! 7) S: AhAhAh!...What do you think you're doing?



p.143. I...I'm sorry. S: Your right arm is shaking. Did you hurt yourself?

2) FX: Gulp Why no! Nothing of the kind...I'm fine! See? S: (sotto voce)

Is that so? (Normal volume) So. Actually...Cutey Honey also took a hit to

her right arm. 3) FX: *stare* Could it be that you... 4) FX: GU~~LP! Yes?

5) It couldn't. Not a chance. By the way, she was in fine form today, she

was! FX:thumpthumpthumpthumpthumpthumpthump H: Don't scare me like that!

Sheesh 6) Baw~~l7) Whoa, Whoa! What's wrong? Did you trip and fall?

You're not bleeding anywhere...it's OK!



p.144. Don't cry. Hey, how about a bite? 2) FX: CHOMP! Whoah! Why, you...!

Didn't I say "a bite?" H: teehee 3) Seiji's always helping others without

regard for himself. What would he think if he found out that I'm Cutey

Honey?...More to the point, what if Panther Claw aims for me once again? 4)

Seiji would only get more and more involved with danger... 5) FX: *beam*



p.145. I can't let that happen! I swear I'll protect everyone with all my

might...and I vow to bring down Panther Claw and return Father to me! 3)

The game is afoot...things can only escalate from here on...Honey Kisaragi!

....

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