Story: Ultra Maniac Author: Yoshizumi Wataru Ribon 09/2002 Translated: sunshine-chan kaichan168@yahoo.com Disclaimer: I don't own Ultra Maniac, nor do I work for Yoshizumi Wataru. This translation was done purely for the fans. I'm not making a profit from this. You may NOT edit this in any way and/or call it your own. This is my hard work and I want my name on it! Even if it's bad! If you want to post these on your website, email me first. That's why it's up there. =) And lastly these translations are done so that you have to read along with the Ribon/manga. I am not trying to promote 100% free manga stuff. So support Shueisha & Yoshizumi-sensei by buying Ribon or Ultra Maniac (Tankouban #01: August!) ---------------------------------- Key: *action* (monologue/thoughts) {translator's note} ---------------------------------- Chapter 8: "I want you to tell me, Memories of Summer" ---------------------------------- Yuta: Aaaaayuuu! Thanks for waiting Today's ideal for a date! Ayu: It's not a date, you know. I'm just showing you around. ---------------------------------- Ayu: So, where do you want to go? Like Harajuku? I'm not too good with details... {Translator's note: Harajuku is a district in Tokyo where the cool people are! I was there briefly...great shopping.} Yuta: I wanna see Asakusa! Kaminarimon! {Translator's note: Asakusa & Kaminarimon are shrines in Tokyo. Asakusa also has a street market with cool traditional Japanese trinkets. It's a great Buddhist shrine.} Ayu: He likes...shrines... Yuta: Whoa! It's huge! Ayu: This is Kaminarimon? Yuta: It's your first time here? Ayu: Actually... --------------------------------- Yuta: I wanna eat Kaminari O koshi and Ningyou yaki... After that, we'll go to Sensou Shrine, and after that, we'll do Asagaoichi's Iriya, and we'll take a spin around there too. {Translator's note: Oh man, where do I start? "Kaminari no o Koshi" is a rice cake thing. They're crunchy. Ningyouyaki are cakes in the shape of animals and inside, like a cream puff, is red bean paste. I'm not 100% sure of this, I had to search on google for those. Asagaoichi is a location, I assume around Tokyo. Iriya...it seemed to me a location too...so I'm confused.} Ayu: You're so much more detailed than me... Yuta: Because I read a guidebook! Ayu: But even that, you came from another world and you know everything pretty well. Aren't there a lot things (that don't exist in your world, but do exist here) and different ways of doing things (compared to your world)? {Translator's note: Oh man that last sentence by Ayu was a hard one. But with Zaha-san's help, we think we got it. I didn't get the context of the quotation, so I'm going to leave the the side notes to clarify what's going on.} But we should buy tickets and get on the train... Yuta: Eeeh. Almost all the information is in my head. Like the words are fluent. Ayu: Then...you didn't need to be shown around! Yuta: Calm down, don't say that! Since we came all the way, let's have fun!! --------------------------------- Yuta: In the other way, if you have something you want to ask me, go ahead! ...About the Magic Kingdom Ayu: (Eeeeh. Whatever.) Yuta: My real name? It's Yuta Kirishia Because I'll never get used to "Kirishima" just call me Yuta. Ayu: Are you doing home-stay like Nina is? Yuta: Nah, I'm living by myself in a condo. Because there arent' any homes that can do the home-stay program. {Translator's note: Yeah it's "mansion" in katakana, but it's not really what we think of a mansion. It's more of a condo, townhouse, etc.} ----------------------------------- Ayu: Yeah, that's right. Magic Kingdom people might not live in this place (But a junior high student living alone...but he's from another world...) Yuta: Next! Let's go to Asagaoichi! Does Nina use magic here? I bet all she's done is mess up. Ayu: Err...kinda... Yuta: HAHA, just as I thought. ----------------------------------- Yuta: The key is concentration. When you let your mind concentrate on magic, you'll be able to use magic powers. {Translator's note: I know it's "tsukau" instead of "tsukaeru" but if I don't add in the potental form the sentence just sounds weird.} Yuta: Nina is absolutely no good at that. That's why When she doesn't rely on her computer & treasure box she can't do anything. Ayu: Without a computer, can you use magic? Nina said that right now it's main stream... Yuta: Basically, you don't need tools. But many things can be used to concentrate and amplify power. Like in old times, a cane. right? Spells are also the same. Let yourself concentrate on magic power with all your might on words. {Translator's note: Help! This sentence was hard too =(} Yuta: Because computers are cheap, like, right now almost everyone is using one. But you don't need aids or spells for easy magic. Just your wrists and eyes are sufficient. But it's impossible for Nina, while I... ------------------------------------ *BUWA* ------------------------------------ *BA*BA*BA* StorePerson: Wha--?! (What the...??) Yuta: (gigle) Ayu: Just ho--hold on! *PON*PON*PON* ------------------------------------ *ZAWA*ZAWA* Girl1: Just what was that sound? Girl2: Just exploded? Girl3: I hate it! It's scary! Child: aaan! *SHUN* Child: fue... (sob) bieeeeee (crying) Father: What happened? Yuta: HAHAHAHA Did you just see that girl's face? How cool! I can laugh! ------------------------------------ *PAN* Yuta: Ow!!! Ayu: You're disgusting!! Ayu: Nina said that magic is meant to be used for the sake of making people happy. That girl was a mistake. Like you, don't mess around with your power with such nonsense. ------------------------------------ Ayu: Your records are so bad. Other than that girl, always use your "good" magic! {Translator's note: "rippa na" is closer to "wonderful" but wonderful magic doesn't nesscessarily mean "positive" so I'll loosely translate it as "good".} ------------------------------------ Ayu: I'm going home. Yuta: W--wait! Ayu! I'm sorry. It was my bad. Aren't you being a little too stubborn? I've already stopped! I'll definitely stop. Just come with me to one more place? There's something I want to give to you. Please? ----------------------------------- Ayu: MK Study Abroad Center...Tokyo Branch MK...as in MAGIC KINGDOM?! Yuta: Yup. There is the executive office. ----------------------------------- Ayu: Executive office...? Yuta: You do different legal formalities here. You can get advice from a study abroad counselor, and over there is the contact point. My baggage, which I ordered, is supposed to arrive, I'm going to get it. Wait here for me? Ayu: (...In this city, what kind of things are...?) (The people, entering and exiting, could it be... that everyone is involved?) (It might be that things are going pretty smoothly here...these Magic Kingdom people.) ------------------------------------ Yuta: Sorry to keep you waiting! Here ya go. A present! For today's mishap. Ayu: Oh, that's okay...no need to thank... Yuta: It's fine! Just take it. It wasn't expensive. Open it! Ayu: An...instant...camera? (Aren't those expensive?) ------------------------------------ Yuta: Of course! It's just any camera though It's a magic camera that takes a picture of the person you like. *heart* Like, when you take someone's picture with this, it's not that person, but it's a picture of that person's crush that you took. For example... *PASHA* *JU* Yuta: See? ------------------------------------ Ayu: W--wow! It's Kaji-kun's picture! Yuta: For the camera, magic is used on the film. If the roll of film is done, then you can use other different kinds. Like you can take a picture of the person whom you hate, place where you want to go, etc. And by the way, there are 10 pictures in a pack of film. Ayu: Really? Amazing... ------------------------------------ Yuta: Take Kaji-kun's picture with this. After that, you'll know whom he likes. Akiho: (Then you like Tateishi-san?) Kaji: (Nope, that's not right.) Yuta: (I won't say it.) (You'll find out by yourself.) (If this goes on, then I probably won't have to break our promise, right?) Yuta: Ah, don't tell Nina about this, please? Ayu: Why? Yuta: Nina hates this camera. It seems that it brings back bad memories. Ayu: Oh... ------------------------------------- Yuta: Love would be nice, huh? But if it's rejection... Ayu: WHAT? Yuta: That's why I said, IF... If that happens, will you seriously think about going out with me? Ayu: ... ------------------------------------- Nina: Ayu-chan! Ayu: Mornin' Nina Nina: How was yesterday? Yuta...did he do anything...outrageous? Ayu: Not really. It was okay. Asakursa & Iriya was fun and as a thank you he gave me a came--- ------------------------------------- Nina: Turtle? {Translator's note: There's a pun here..."camera" is written in katakana as "kamera." And the word for turtle in Japanese is "kame." So as Ayu realizes what she was saying...get it?} Ayu: Oh nothing! (It's a secret!) (If I use that camera, after school I'll have to take Kaji-kun's picture secretly.) (I think I can do it.) ~After School~ Nina: Ayu-chan, let's go home. You don't have tennis club on Mondays, right? Ayu: Sorry! I have some stuff to do today...go on without me... Nina: Really? Then, I'll wait till you're done. Ayu: Ahh...ahh.... Okay! Wait for me at the library!! (While reading a book...) ----------------------------------- Ayu: Definitely in the library! Don't even take one step outside!! Nina: ? Okay... Ayu: (Whew) (Good. Now I don't have to worry about Nina seeing.) (Onto to taking his picture...) Satomi: Ah! An instant camera! Girls: Yay! Take our picture? Ayu: Oh sorry! It's not an instant camera...it's just a camera. Eriko: But right now...the film... Ayu: When I get them developed, I'll give 'em to you okay? Bye bye! ----------------------------------- Ayu: That was close. So Satomi likes Tsujiai-kun and Eriko likes that 3 year Kuroki-senpai. Mikagami: Hey! Tateishi! You can't bring that on school property! Take my picture and I didn't see it... You're not giving it to me? Ayu: Please! I'd like to keep your picture! ----------------------------------- Mikagami: Why? Are you one of my fans? That's new... Ayu: Excuse me now...!! Mikagami: I must be popular! Ayu: Waaah. That was a surprise. (Mikagami-sensei likes the health teacher, Tamura-sensei. ) (They might be dating...or it might be one-sided...) Yuta: Ayu! Did you take the picture? Ayu: No, some things got in the way... Yuta: Not yet?! I didn't imagine you as a slowpoke. Hurry up and do it! *PASHA* Yuta: Wha---?! Retard! Why did you take my picture? GIMME THAT! (She really did it...) Ayu: Hrrm...just as I thought. ------------------------------------- Ayu: Your favorite is Nina. I didn't think otherwise. That's why you came for her. By yourself. Yuta: I happened to learn of the studying abroad program! I was forced to come to this school! Ayu: If you like Nina, why do you chase after other girls? For the sake of making them jealous? Yuta: It's beyond my control. She doesn't think much of me anyway I only play with other girls... -------------------------------------- Ayu: Not really. You just don't play with girls you don't like... Yuta: NO WAY. I wanna play with girls! Ayu: ... Have you thought about confessing to Nina? I might surprisingly go well... Yuta: You're one to talk You, yourself, can't even confess to Kaji-kun. Don't confess. -------------------------------------- Yuta: If it gets awkward between you two, staying as friends is better. Ayu: ... Ayu: (Yuta also carried this longing feeling. Must be hard...his longing.) -------------------------------------- Ayu: (Soooo...Kaji-kun...) (What? He's not here?) Oh, excuse me, but is Kaji-kun? BaseballPlayer: Kaji-kun? He had some family matters so he took today off. Ayu: DAY OFF? There's nothing I can do about it. I'll try again tomorrow. -------------------------------------- Ayu: Nina...I'm done...let's go hom--- Oh.. That's right! Let's take Nina's picture too! Ayu: (Nina never mentioned someone she liked...) (It'll be a surprise if it's really Yuta...) -------------------------------------- Ayu: WHAT? -------------------------------------- tsuzuku!!! m(._.)m I'm so sorry that this translation was incredibily crappy. I guess my Japanese skills are dying. Hopefully when I go back to school, they'll be in shape again. But oh no! Ayu - Nina - Kaji!!!! Whoa. I wanna know what happens next!!! Poor Ayu. She's going to feel so betrayed. =(