SKIP BEAT!  (by NAKAMURA Yoshiki)


Chapter 4 (as appeared in "Hana to Yume" #6'2002, Hakusensha)
translation by anime-cat
v.1.0  (06.mar.2002)




[Page 1] 

Okami-san: "A...An audition to become an entertainer~~~!?"
Boss: "....eh" 
Okami-san: "Don't tell me that's what you're 'job hunting' was for!?" 
Kyouko: "Not exactly... But kind of... And I've finally been accepted for an audition where
you have to show some kind of special talent you'll be judged on... I know there's no way
but, (um) Boss, I have a favor to ask of you!! "
Boss: !? 
Kyouko: ("I knew it was hopeless to even ask. After all, just from having my hair
lightened, Boss stopped talking to me.")

[Page 2] 

Kyouko: ("For something like 'becoming an entertainer,'")
Announcer: "Number 57, will be playing the violin." 
Kyouko: ("I thought for sure Boss would only see it as some fanciful ambition... But... I
can't believe it... I never imagined he'd actually lend me something this important.")
"It's the talisman 
that represents his life after all." ("I know...")

[Page 3] [Title Page]

Kyouko: ("I'll be able to do this.")

Let's go! Hold fast to the dream you can't give up on! 

Magnificent Show-Biz Challenge! 

SKIP BEAT! 

Act 4 
The Frightful Party 2

[Page 4]

Sign: New Talent Search Audition Hall 
Announcer: "Number 59. Her talent is tap dancing. "
Girl 1: "Tap dancing... this is the third one!? (The third person whose talent is tap
dancing.) This is terrible! That'll lessen the impression I made on them! (Stop it!) "
Girl 2: "Too late now. But after seeing how flashy the company president is, nobody's 
going to leave an impression no matter what they do."
Girl 3: "Hm, but there was one girl who's going for the same section I am that gave me 
goose bumps. That girl... Kotonami Kanae. "
Girl 1: "Ah, that mean lady who threw the little girl! "
Girl 2: "Yeah, I was also impressed by her talent. "
*flip flip flip flip* 
*close* 
Kanae: "I've memorized it. (Here's the book back. Thank you.) "
Announcer: "No problem." 
Judges: "Woah... "
[Acting Section Chief]
Acting: "Alright then, from the third line on page 154. "

[Page 5] 

Kanae: ".... When you walk three blocks, you come out to a bustling street filled with 
people purposefully coming and going. If you look at a sign, it's apparently a street 
called Broadway... "
Girl 3: "After that she just kept on reciting from memory for all the time given to her. 
(And without missing a word or a phrase.) "
Girl 2: "Not exactly average is she. (When you go that far, it's more like being psychic 
than having a talent.)"
Girl 1: "Among all of the contestants, I'm sure she's the one to the judges will remember

the most."
Kanae: "Hmph... "

[Page 6] 

Kanae: ("Of course! I, Kotonami Kanae, am a woman who was born to be an actor. I'm 
confident I'll get more attention than anyone else at this audition!! ")
Girl 3: "Ah... but, you know, there was one other girl who really stood out for me. You 
know, number 61... "
Kanae: *Listen*
Girl 2: "(Ah, I remember that girl, too.) You can't help but remember something like
that. "
Girl 1: "Her reason for taking the LME audition... "
Kyouko: "I want to overtake Fuwa Shou of the Akitoki Agency right away!! "

[Page 7] 

Girl 3: "I can't believe she said something like that. (Ha, ha, ha. Did you see the faces

of the judges?)"
Girl 1: "What an idiot... "
Kanae: ("She really is an idiot. Entertainment pros hate more than anything fanatic,
bawdy 
reasons like "Because I want to get close to this person." I can't believe she doesn't 
even know that. That girl who reeks of domesticity is a complete amateur... And besides 
that, she didn't even say the guy who could be called LME's flagship actor, Tsuruga Ren, 
but someone from a rival company, Fuwa Shou!? There's something wrong with her. What do 
you accomplish by pissing off the judges!? ")
Kanae: "This I can say with absolute certainty, that girl is definitely going to be
dropped. Hahahahaha." ("That's right!! She'll be one of the first ones to be dropped!!
What a great 
feeling. It's because you're trying to get into the entertainment world even though you 
reek of domesticity!!")
Sawara: "Ah~~~~" 

[Page 8] 

Sawara: "Ugh~~~~~~" ("Aaaaaaaaaaaah, that girl~~~~~~!!Why did she go and say that~~~!!
Oooooooooh.")
Kyouko: "Because I want to overtake Fuwa Shou!! "
Sawara: ("Don't you remember that I tried to throw you out when I thought you were trying

to get in because of Ren!? Don't you understand that it's the same thing even if it's 
Fuwa Shou!? Th..This is hopeless...!! ")
Acting: "Oh, brother. Finally we come to the last one, that girl. I had been 
looking forward to her a bit since she got in on Sawara's recommendation... "
Singing: "Yeah... "
Acting: "But she's just a fan-girl... huh" 
Sawara: ("She's going to get dropped!! ")
Acting: "Guess we can't expect much in the way of talent. She'll probably 
just sing one of Fuwa Shou's songs or something, won't she? "
Sawara: ("She's definitely going to get dropped!! ")
Takarada: "I wonder..." 

[Page 9] 

Acting/Singing: !! 
Sawara: !? 
Takarada: "If that girl was just a fan of Fuwa Shou, I would think she'd try getting into

the same company as him. "
Sawara: "President... "
Takarada: "You guys, don't you get a sense that there's some profound reason for what
that 
girl's doing? "
Acting/Singing: "No, not at all..." 
Sawara: ("Th... The president is interested in her!!") 
Takarada: "Huuuh, you guys are boring, aren't you? Try using your imagination a little 
more. (There are such great possibilities...) "
Acting: "(Possibilities?) President, you are getting carried away by your 
overactive imagination." 
Sawara: ("Th...This...") 
Acting: "Stop trying to create some love-romance when you only know one 
small part of a person's life." 
Sawara: ("...could work!!") 
Kyouko: ... *glance*

[Page 10] 

Girl: "Hah, hah, hah, hah" [Number 60, she performed classic ballet] ("Man, they don't
even give you enough time to work up a sweat... ")
Kyouko: ("Everyone...they all have such stylish talents...")
(Piano, guitar, Flamenco, Flute, etc, etc.)
Kanae: "You stink of domesticity!! (Geez! You're in the wrong place!!)"
Kyouko: ("What's her problem? It's not like Miss Geez had a talent that required much
expense")
Kanae: "Among the words that reach my ears and eyes, there is more Spanish than English..."
Kyouko: ("I mean... she was incredible... though it's frustrating...")
Announcer: "Contestant number 61, are you ready yet!?"
Kyouko: "Uh, y...yes!!"
Kyouko: "It's appropriate for someone whose dream is to become an actor,"
[While introducing herself]
Kyouko: "I'm coming right now!!"
Kyouko: ("That talent...")

[Page 11]

Kyouko: ("I wonder,")
Singing: "Oh, here she comes."
Kyouko: ("How far I'll be able to get...")
Sawara: "Huh...?"
Kyouko: ("Will I be able to...")
Takarada: "Ah...?"
Kyouko: ("Catch the president's eye? After so many people...")
Girl 1: "Huh...?"
Girl 2: "Hey, look at this."
Kyouko: ("Have presented talents that make people sigh...")
Kanae: "Wha..."
Kyouko: ("Coming on very last...")

[Page 12]

Kanae: "What the hell is that...!!?"
*BOOM*
[Carving Knife]
*BOOM*
[Daikon] ( Translator's Note: Japanese White Radish)
*BOOM*
[Standing with feet set apart]
(With no shoes on)

[Page 13]

Girl 1: "No way! What's with that!?
Girl 2: "A daikon!?"
Girls: "HAHAHAHAHA"
Girl 3: "What is she going to do!?"
Kanae: "A...Again..." ("Why does that girl have to be so domestic...? T..The atmosphere of the
audition is....") *pissed*
Singing: "Is she going to imitate a grocer or something?"
Acting: "It would have been better if she'd imitated Fuwa."
Sawara: ("Why~~~~!? Of all things~~~")
Kyouko: ... ("Ca...") *blush*
Girls: "AHAHAHAHA!"
Kyouko: *babumpbabumpbabumpbabump* ("Calm down...Calm down... It's bad enough I haven't done
this trick for a while...If I get any more nervous I'll definitely mess up...")

[Page 14]

Kyouko: ("... That's right... I can't mess up ... This is the Boss' carving knife!! ...OK!")
Announcer: "Number 61, Mogami Kyouko."
*chop chop chop*
Announcer: "Will make a rose out of a daikon!!"

[Page 15]

Sawara/Takarada/Kanae: "Huh...?"
Kyouko: "YAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!"
*slice slice slice slice* *turn turn turn turn* *slice slice* *twist twist twist twist*
[The container: Part of the thickest end piece cut off at the start, with the insides
carved out.]
Judges: "Woooooooah!!"
Singing: "Th..This is...!!"
Acting: "Trick carving, it's trick carving!!"

[Page 16]

Acting: "She's doing the kind of trick carving that it's said can only be done by someone
who has become a professional chef!! What is this girl!!"
Kyouko: ("That's exactly right.")
*slice slice slice slice slice slice* *twist twist twist twist*
Kyouko: ("Only chefs who are true professionals can do this!!")
Kyouko: ("That's why, ever since I was little, without letting anyone know, I went
through bloody, intensive training. (As she says, bloody) (The cut off piece of daikon
she dropped because it hurts.) And it wasn't so I could become a chef!! Since I was at
Shoutaro's house so much during the year...")
Kyouko's Papa: "How long will Kyouko be going for this time?"
Kyouko's Mom: "I don't know. I haven't heard from Sanae-san yet..."
Kyouko: ("I didn't want to be treated like a burden by Shoutaro's parents!!")
Kyouko's Mom: "Kyouko is popular with the guests, they call her a little waitress. I'm so
proud of her."
Kyouko's Papa: "She's incredible! She still learning but she can do trick carving!! Maybe
she'll eventually take over for me!!" (Her father is the head cook.)

[Page 17]

*Present* 
Kyouko: "I... hah, hah, hah... I'm sorry, it's become more like a head of kale than a 
rose..." ("I was so determined I carved too much...") 
Takarada: "No, no, it's beautiful as it is."
Singing: "Really! You've shown us the skill of a true artist. "
*clap clap clap clap clap* 
Acting: "Wonderful! "
*clap clap clap clap clap clap*
Singing: "Really surprising."
Takarada: "You're really incredible." 
Acting: "The most interesting one yet. "
Kyouko: ("... Could it be... that I've made an impact on the president?") *glance*
Sawara: *For sure* 

[Page 18]

Kyouko: ("Yaaaaaaaay!! I did it! Good job! I would never have thought the stuff I learned

at Shoutaro's place would come in handy at a place like this!!") "Even that idiot has his

uses." ("I was so determined to remember it because I didn't want to be disliked by 
Shoutaro's parents. Ah, I was such an earnest, stupid kid... doing stuff for that guy's 
sake... But right now I want to give heartfelt thanks...") "To Shoutaro's parents who
really made me gradually improve as I grew up." ("Besides... It's a spare but it's well
taken care of, 
this knife. Just as I'd expect. Boss.. Maybe it's OK for me to think that boss doesn't 
hate me. It's ok, isn't it? I'll just assume it's ok. Thank you so much!")

[Page 19] 

Kyouko: ("Thanks to you, the confidence I completely lost has come back.")
Shou (Confidence): "Hey! I've just come back! I'm ready to go full power again! Full 
power!!" [For some reason it's Shoutaro. Maybe because he's so overconfident?] 
Kyouko: "There, you see~~ Determination is all you need to get somewhere in the 
entertainment world. I'm going to keep up this momemtum." ("What do you think of that!? 
Tsuruga Ren!!! ")
Ren: "Don't think that determination alone will always carry you through." 
Kyouko: ("Even though he said that!! All high and mighty.") "How uncool." ("I'm going to
get 
through the primary judging just like that!!")
Mini-Kyouko: "Go!!" 
Kanae: "Wait a minute you.. "
Kyouko: !
Announcer: "Um, alright, at this time... Singing section hopefuls should follow those 
instructions and talent/acting hopefuls should follow these intructions..." 
Kanae: "Your daikon carving talent..." 

[Page 20] 

Kanae: "Was very well done." 
Kyouko: "Huh? Uh... than..." 
Kanae: "Displaying that kind of talent would certainly be surprising enough to stay in
anyone's 
memory. Hmph." 
Kyouko: "Don't be such a spoiled sport. (I thought it was strange that you would give me
a compliment.)" 
Kanae: "Who's a spoiled sport!? (Even if I was asked to, I wouldn't resort to something 
like daikon carving!!) Don't go getting the wrong idea." 
Kyouko: "Huh?" 
Kanae: "Sure, you stand out. I think you've probably caught the president's eye. But 
that's because your conduct is inappropriate for this place. You stand out because you're

out of place. You could say, you're a strange beast making a complete spectacle of 
yourself in front of people. A pygmy hippopotamus."

[Page 21] 

Kyouko: ("S...strange!? Dwar.... Hi...Hippopotamus~~!?") 
[*ROAR* A Pygmy Hippopotamus - As the name suggests, a small hippo. One of the three 
rarest beasts in the world.} 
Kanae: "I'm going to make a prediction for you. I'm going to clear this audition as the 
most promising new person. You are going to be one of the first to be dropped. Heh. 
That's right... You just make me look good in comparison to you."
Kyouko: ("'M...make her look good!?'")  *pissed pissed pissed pissed pissed* 
Announcer: "And now we're going to have everyone do a minor reaction test." 
Kyouko: ("I mean, your talent was pretty amazing but really!!")

[Page 22] 

Kyouko: ("Just because of that... ")
Announcer: "In response to what the person on the other end of this cellular phone says
to 
you, everyone should display whatever emotional response they feel appropriate."
Kyouko: ("Why does that mean I... have to make you look good!!")
Announcer: "So let's just start with contestant number 31."
Number 31: "Ah, O..OK!!"
Kyouko: ("Even as I wonder about that... What is with this arrangement!! We're numbers 46
and 61 so why!!") 
[Next to each other] 
(Because the singing section hopefuls have gone elsewhere a bunch of people are missing.)
Kanae: "Have you heard...? The say that this is the point where the LME audition really
starts... The things they've judged us on up until now are the same every year but what 
they judge from now on is different every year. That's because... "
Girl: "Ah...uh...umm... "

[Page 23] 

Kanae: "The president arbitrarily decides what it will be." 
Kyouko: !! 
Kanae: "If you don't get the president's approval in this judging, you're dropped without
mercy. That's one of the reasons LME auditions are so difficult."
Takarada: *smile smile smile smile* 
Sawara: ... *glance* ("Oh...please, god. Let that smile continue until this judging is 
over... Catching the president's attention in a good way in the second judging actually 
depends a lot on physical stamina. But since you caught up to a taxi on a bicycle, this 
should be you specialty. If you get past this judging you'll already be almost all the 
way to the door to the entertainment world.")

[Page 24] 

Sawara: ("However slight is fine, your facial expression has to change because of the
words 
coming from that cellular phone...")
Kanae: ... 
Kyouko: !! 

[Page 25] 

Kanae: "I'm so happy..." 
Judges: "Woooah!"
Acting: "Tears in 3 seconds!! In such a short reaction test, having enough time to make 
such a smooth performance. That girl is really amazing president."
President: (in a trance) "Yeah, yeah." *nod nod* 
Sawara: ("...eh... S... she's next!! Please...')
Kanae: "Here you go."
Kyouko: ... ("She already back to normal.") *bow* "Number 61, Mogami Kyouko if you
please." 
Sawara: ("You don't have to have as fitting a reaction as Kotonami Kanae...")

[Page 26] 

*silence* 
Kyouko: ...? 
Voice: "...I was an idiot."
Kyouko: "Huh...?" 
Voice: "I gone out with lots of women since then..."
Kyouko: "Huh?" 
Voice: "But it's never worked out."
Kyouko: "Huh?"
Voice: "They say they can't keep up with my selfishness."
*POP* 
[Selfish, egotistical, overconfident - Three big synonyms for Fuwa Shoutaro] 

[Page 27] 

Kyouko: ... 
Sawara: ("However slight is fine...") *babump babump babump babump* 
Voice: "And then I realized for the first time how much you cared for me."
[Mogami Kyouko's Earnest Period Flashbacks] 
(Kyouko: Shou-chan!) 
Sawara: ("You have to react to the words coming from that cellular phone.")
Voice: "From the beginning you were the only one for me. I know this is selfish, I'm 
sorry."
Kyouko: *shake shake shake shake* 
Voice: "But..."

[Page 28] 

Voice: "Would you get back together with me?" 
[Hyper Evil Aura] 
Kanae: "Wha...What!?" 
Acting: "What is this..!? Incredible hostility." 
Sawara: ... !? 
Kyouko: "Get back together? I'm so happy..." 
Sawara: ("When you reach the reconciliation...")
Kyouko: "I was hoping that someday you'd say that and come back to me..."
Sawara: ("It's more than words...")
Sawara/Takarada: "Ooh!!" 

[Page 29] 

Kyouko: "Did you think I would say something like that!? You jerk! If "I'm sorry" made up
for everything, we wouldn't need a hell!!" *BANG Crack spin spin spin spin* 
[Pieces of the cellular phone] 
Sawara: ("You have to decide to use.")
Kyouko: "Ah... (Dammit!!) I...I'm sorry!!" *gather gather* "Um um um. I'm so stupid, the 
cellular... huh?"

[Page 30] 

*DEFLATE* 
[Imploring look] 
*sl~ump* 
Kyouko: "HUH?" 
Sawara: "Oooooooh~~~"
Kyouko: "...Huh? ...Huh?" 

Kyouko lost control because of a vision of Shoutaro. What does the president's reaction 
mean? The next chapter is a must see!! 



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