Houkago Hokenshitsu by MIZUSHIRO Setona Chapter 8 Translation by Jen http://ttreasures.caithion.net ----------------------------------- .P 147 Giraffe: Fujishima Kureha. : I thought you were a cute girl, : how disappointing. Ma: Wha-! : [He] .P 148 : [can see the real identities of the participants.........!?] \ Houkago Hokenshitsu / Part 8 The Nurse's Office After School .P 150 *ZAA* *pouring rain* .P 151 Mashiro: ....Giraffe!! Can you see everyone's identity!? Giraffe: ...Ha? What do you mean? Can't you see them? : ....... I see, so that's how it is. A "World of Anonymity", so to speak. : I'm the only one that you can ask to see their identities... That's good. Mashiro: Giraffe!! : Who is that suit of armor!!? .P 152 Giraffe: The armor? Oh. : Haha..... He's-- *kaku* *losing balance* : Uh! *shina* *droop* *pan* *shatter* : ..........!! Damnit!! Who? Oh, the rain is doing this... .P 153 Ma: [..........!? He's collapsing!] : Giraffe!? : Hey!! : [What's going on!?] *gashan* *clank* Knight: What a laugh. *gasa* *rustle* : He's made out of paper!! Giraffe: D...damnit! *pan* *shatter* Knight: I was going to chop you into pieces, but you're in a mess without me raising a hand. : Scrap-paper. .P 154 *PI* *shatter* *fuasa* *whoosh* Ma: .......! *gacha* *clang* Ma: !! : ...Run, Kureha. Come on!! .P 155 Ma: We'll hide somewhere. : If it becomes too much... I'll fight. It'll be fine, because I have- *gaku* *fall* .P 157 *dosa* *thump* Ma: ........Whew..... Saved...... *sawa sawa* *slither slither* : ............ .P 158 *sawa sawa* *slither slither* *wara wara wara* *wiggle wiggle* Ma: NO *shaki* *shhhhink* : OOOOOOOOOOOO! .P 159 : OOOOOOOO *ZUBA* *SLICE* *pan* *shatter* : NOOOOOOOOOO! *bun* *swish* *bisha* *splatter* .P 160 Ma: Hah! : Ah. : Hah! ....... *ha* *gasp* *pashi* *shatter* *fu* *whoosh* .P 161 *ZUZU* *slip* MA: !! : [I'm sinking!] : .....!! *zuru* *drag* *zubu zubu zubu* *ssshlurp* .P 162 Knight: Need some help? Ma: ......! *zu* *slide* : ........... Need some help?...... : ......Wh...y......... *zu* *splash* *gopo* *glub* .P 163 .P 164 *pi* *shatter* *ha* *gasp* Nurse: Morning, Mashiro-kun. Ma: ................ *ha* : Uh! Nurse: Are you alright? Ma: I swallowed.... a bit........ Nurse: Of what? .P 165 : ...The darkness... : of someone's heart......... .P 166 GothGirl: You found the Key ♪ : Congratulations ♥ This time you can graduate, eh? You've become strong too, especially compared to how you were at first... Knight: BE SILENT! .P 167 : Don't treat people like children. : I'll kill you. GG: You won't. You don't have that kind of power. : The only one who can kill me : is that one... Knight: Witch.....! GG: Won't you pick up the Key? You should. You have to graduate. Someday you'll graduate... .P 168 *gasha* *crunch* *GOON GOON* *DING DONG* .P 169 *gaya gaya gaya* *hum of conversation* Remembered-Giraffe: The armor? Oh... : Haha..... He's-- Ma: [Next time I'm in the Dream I'll make that giraffe tell me who the Armor is.] : Absolutely...... Next class... Sou: .... Ichijou. .P 170 Ma: ...What? Sou: .............................. : Eat lunch with me? *gaku* *twitch* Ma: WHA!? Sou: 'Cause if you're together with Fujishima, it won't turn out well. Ma: "Well".... What the hell does that mean!? What kind of reason is that!!? .P 171 : Why are you talking about eating together? It's creepy! Sou: Exactly. : That's what I'm saying; it's creepy. Ma: .................... : If you get that it's creepy, stop saying such weird things! *pui* *spin* : It's really rude!! *suta suta* *stomp stomp* : Kureha!! Let's go to the cafeteria! Kureha: Ah.... Okay ♥ .P 172 || DROP ME A LINE!! || Happy New Year. I'll be taking a break from next month's issue, but please don't forget to wait for April's issue [in March]! Contact: Setona Mizushiro-Sensei Princess Henshubu, Akita Shoten 2-10-8 Iidabashi Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 102-8108 Japan Kureha: It's amazing, isn't it? Did you see that newspaper article? Ma: Hm...? Ku: One of the students from our school took top place in an international chess competition. Ma: ...Hoo..... Article: 14-year-old genius.... International Chess Champion.... Shinonome Itsuki-kun (14).... youngest in the competition...became a champion....enrolled at Koukoku Gakuen... Ma: Shinonome.... a guy like this goes to our school? Ku: Last year he skipped over from a public school. He's a child prodigy. You didn't hear any of the noise? Ma: ...Mmm.... Ku: ........ .P 173 Ku: ............. What were you talking to Mizuhashi about? Ma: What about? : Nothing... really. Ku: Why are you being so secretive!? When you're like that I get really worried!! Ma: But...! It really wasn't anything important! Ku: You kissed Mizuhashi!! Ma: *Eeh!* Why do you know that!!? Ku: *NO!* You really did!! I don't believe it!! *oro oro* *flustered/upset* Ma: Uh... yes....? .P 174 : Wai-! Hear me out! The kiss was all his doing... I don't understand why, but Sou thinks I'm a woman. And... Ku: I know. When you're with Mizuhashi your face looks completely female. : And why were you in the kendo room with Mizuhashi? What were you watching; what did you notice? .P 175 Ma: ......Hey. You were in that Class before I ever came. : Do you know who the members are in the Dream now? Ku: I don't. Ma: ...I... I'm beginning to suspect that the Armor isn't Sou........ So next time I'm going to have that Giraffe tell me. : Then we'll know all the identities.... and Sou. Ku: And then what!? .P 176 : Once you know, then what will you do!? What will you do about Mizuhashi!? Ma: "Do"?............... Ku: What if he isn't the Armor!? If you find out he has nothing to do with the Dream, what will you do!? Will you fall in love with him!? .P 177 Ma: ...I never....... Such a thing.............. Ku: Then I'm right to wonder!! : I think you want to know everyone else's identities because your own form is so close to reality. : But I don't want to be found out, and I don't want to find out anyone else. It's like a dirty peep show! .P 178 : I thought you had a cleaner soul, but.......! : You're worse than us!! .P 179 Ma: ...Lately I feel like all we talk about is Kureha.... Shinbashi: Did you have another fight? Ma: Uh... Yeah..... Sorta........ : I thought she was a soft and sweet girl, but I stand no chance against her in an argument. : Hasn't your image of her changed a lot? Shin: Hmm.... No. From my point of view, I felt that Fujishima-san was lovely but had some thorns. .P 180 : Rather, the more I hear you talk about her the more I fall in love with her. She's lovely... So lovely... Ma: ...Oh. Shin: It's great that she declared you a "Fraud Prince." If she'd said something like that to me in public I would drop to my knees and decide on my life's course. Ma: ........... : I thought you were a normal guy, but I guess you're a little strange. Shin: Really? I'm just a regular guy in the throes of unrequited love. .P 181 Ma: So that's what it is... Shin: Of course. I suppose it's strange, but... love makes us all strange to one degree or another. Don't you think? Ma: ...Dunno. Shin: You've never been in love? Remembered-Sou: You've : never loved anyone before, have you. .P 182 Ma: [But] : [Should I fall in love with someone?] : [When I don't even know my own gender.........] .P 184 Sou: .....What. Ku: Don't come near Mashiro-kun!! Sou: ...No. It doesn't matter what you say; I'll come near. Ku: I'll spread that you're a homo!! Sou: I don't think anyone will believe it. Fortunately or not, I have a certain notoriety. Ku: ............ Do you really love Mashiro-kun!? Sou: Yes. *ka* *flush* Ku: ...Why!? What do you love about him!? .P 185 Sou: That's something I'll tell Ichijou if he asks. I don't need to tell you. Ku: ..........Mashiro-kun won't love you!! You're a boy!! Sou: If you're going to say that, shouldn't you say "even if he's a woman"? : More importantly, what about you? Does Ichijou really love you? .P 186 Ku: He's told me he does!! : Many times... he's told me!! Sou: And he wasn't lying? Ku: .....! They weren't lies!! : He's always kind to me!! He tells me how cute I am!! Sou: That's because he always acts like that. : He didn't seem like a fraud? *PAN* *slap* .P 187 .P 188 Ku: ...YOU'RE WRONG!! .P 189 Itsuki: Hello, Ichijou Mashiro-kun. This is the first time we've talked in the real world. Ma: ....What? Who.... are you? Itsuki: We got interrupted by the rain, didn't we? I've come to grant your request. .P 190 : You want to know the "Armor"'s identity, right? Ma: [Shinonome Itsuki.] : [He's......] : [that Giraffe!?] .P 191 Itsuki: I'll tell you the "Armor"'s identity. : I might as well tell you all of the participants, the whole set. ...And in return : You'll follow my orders. Part 8 / End