Houkago Hokenshitsu by MIZUSHIRO Setona Chapter 6 Translation by Jen http://ttreasures.caithion.net ----------------------------------- .P 57 \ HOUKAGO HOKENSHITSU / Part 6 The Nurse's Room After School .P 58 Goth-Girl: .....She said she'd show me some blood..... : But she went a little overboard, that girl.... .P 59 *BUN* *WHOOSH* *KIN* *CLANG* .P 60 *GINSHI* *SCREECH* Mashiro: [Th.....] : [These are difficult to use!] : [Why did two have to appear?] : [I've never tried using two blades at once before...!] .P 61 : [But they're connected.] : [I can't just toss the smaller knife away.] : [A 'Male Blade' and a 'Female Blade'.] : [I can only fight with both blades.] : [Because that's me right now.......!] *KIN* *CLANG* .P 62 *hyun* *swish* *BUN* *WHOOSH* *gashan* *shatter* .P 63 *GAN* *CLANG* Knight: Did you think..... : you could cut my armor with that? .P 64 Remembered-Midori: "Being aggressive." : "Using your imagination." Mashiro: [That's right.] : [Using my imagination.] : [This isn't reality.] : [I'm not using my strength to cut.] : [I'm using my soul.] .P 65 : [For example, picture this:] : [A sparkling tail; a trail of light.] : [No matter how solid the suit of armor, it will smoothly slice in half.] : [In one swing----.....!] .P 66 *SUPASHI* *SHUUUU* .P 67 *SUPAN* *SHUU* .P 68 *SUPAN* *SHUU* *hyun* *zoom* .P 69 *fu* *dissolve* *ha ha* *heavy breathing* *fu* *dissolve* *boro* *crumble* *ha* .P 71 Midori: [.......It's so quiet......] : [I can't hear anything.......] *sawa* *rustle* .P 72 : [All I can hear is my own breath.] : [....The sound of exhaling...] : [The sound of inhaling.....] : [..........For so long...] : [I couldn't hear those sounds.] : "...My face... I can't find it..." : "I'm not here." : "I've gone away somewhere." .P 73 : [These are the sounds of me being here.] .P 74 *hiku hiku* *sobs* .P 75 *bata bata* *sounds of running* Mashiro: ..You... What happened? That blood- : ...You're covered in someone's blood? Where are the other students!? : ...You couldn't have........! Goth-Girl: It's their fault for being weak! If you don't like losing, you should become stronger! Mashiro: What did you do to Kureha!!? .P 76 GG: It's dream, after all. We can do whatever we want. Your princess has already opened her eyes and is probably drinking tea without a care. Ma: ...Why are you always carelessly wounding people.....! ......... : Midori-san.....! You've been saved? GG: _You're_ the one who saved her! *How dull* Ma: Eh? .P 77 Sign: Study Hall *gara* *door rolling open* Ma: Midori-san.....!? GG: She's gotten the Key. : Seems that she'll graduate. Ma: ...Midori-san...! .P 79 *gacha* *click of a lock* *pishi* *crack* GG: You fine with this? If you take away the Key you can graduate, right? Ma: ...I couldn't...... It's in Midori-san's hands now, so it's Midori-san's Key. It's not mine. : It's not my turn... : Yet... *ha!* *gasp of realization* *BA* *block* : You won't do anything to her!? If you think you can take that Key from her... GG: I get it! I won't do that. .P 80 : I'm not interested in any "Key" or in graduating. Ma: But..... Midori: ....... .P 81 GG: What's waiting on the other side of that door? : I already know..... *BATAN* *BANG* .P 82 *GON GON GON* *DING DONG DONG* .P 83 Nurse: Morning, Mashiro-kun. : ...The bells are ringing. It seems that someone graduated today. Ma: ...Yes... The Key came from... inside my body, and : ........ that...... that person graduated .....that....... Nurse: ...The most trifling things can trigger a path to suddenly open up. See you next week, Mashiro-kun. Ma: ......Yes, ma'am... : [....."That person"'s name....] : [I can't... recall it.....] .P 84 Sign: Study Hall Ma: ...Then you must have fallen out quickly yesterday, Kureha. Kureha: Yep... That girl took me out with one blow. Ma: I wonder who she is. She's overwhelmingly strong, but all she does is play around with people. : I just can't figure out what she's thinking-- *dosa* *plop* : Oh well, no matter what it looks like, she's no child. Surely... .P 85 *sa* *sweep up* Kureha: What's wrong? Ma: I just... feel like this is someone's seat.... Isn't there someone who always sits here? Ku: Really? Ma: Yeah... You don't know them, Kureha? Ku: No... Ma: [...What's this...? I have a strange feeling.] : [I feel like I talked to them here before too.] : [It was a really important conversation.....] : [......................] *zokun* *chill* .P 86 Sign: Kendo Club Room *gara* *door rattle* *BAN* *BANG* *ban* *ban* .P 87 *ha ha* Sou: ....... What are you doing.....? Ma: .........Sou... : This locker-- Do you remember who used it? Sou: ...... No... : And this one? ...This one? Sou: I've forgotten... Why is this bothering you all of a sudden? .P 88 Ma: They're all empty!! Name tags and all, nothing is left...! : The memories are gone too!! : Even though they must have all been here... I can't remember them! They were probably friends!! We probably had important conversations!! Sou: They've been leaving gradually. You knew that before, didn't you? Or did this realization just spring out of somewhere? Ma: It's... frightening... Like something has just woken up. Where did everyone go.......? .P 89 Sou: They "graduated." : You'll graduate too someday. You too : Will be gone from here. : And no one will remember you. .P 90 : And I : won't remember you...... .P 91 Ma: ........... : ........Why... : Why did you say something so cruel..........! || DROP ME A LINE!! || When I ordered a pizza, the delivery person took a fall in the middle of their delivery, and they had to make a new one. Then they charged me wrong. They must have been a real scatterbrain. Better luck next time. Contact: Setona Mizushiro-Sensei Princess Henshubu, Akita Shoten 2-10-8 Iidabashi Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 102-8108 Japan .P 92 Sou: Because I love you..... .P 93 Ma: .............. : .......But I'm a man... I've told you countless times.... *dokun* *heartbeat* .P 94 : Are you stupid....!? *DOKUN* *heartbeat* *bata bata bata* *running* *bata bata* Kureha: Mashiro-kun! : There you are! I've been looking for you. : Didn't we plan to go to the library together? .P 95 *dokun* *gyuu* *squeeze* Ku: Mashiro-kun......? Ma: .......Kureha..... Say something... Anything...... Ku: Eh? .... Um..... Uh.... .P 96 Ku: I really love you, Mashiro-kun<3 Girls: *Kya!* Take a look at that! : Again... They really aren't trying to keep it a secret. : Must be nice to be so lovey-dovey. I'm jealous. *Kyahaha* Part 6 / End