Marmalade Boy Volume 5, Chapter 2 pages 42-79 Written and illustrated by Yoshizumi Wataru Translation & editing by : Craig Nishida Additional translation by : Paul Hirose Yutaka Sasagawa Additional editing by: Chris Rijk Jeanne Hedge Last revision : 10-19-96 Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? Please send them to: mboy-trans@soyokaze.biosci.ohio-state.edu --------------------------------------------------- p 42 1 2 3 Miki: ......... Miki FX: 4 Yuu: How many degrees? Miki: 38.3. Yuu: I won. Mine's 38.5. 5 Miki: What's this "won"? Rumi: Yuu-kun! Miki! I brought some medicine. 6 Chiyako: What were the both of them doing? Chiyako: On a long-awaited Sunday. Rumi: It looks like they were traipsing about at the beach yesterday, out in the cold for a long time. Maybe school is out of the question tomorrow, hmm... --------------------------------------------------- p 43 1 Chiyako: The beach? Why a place like that? Rumi: Dunno... Miki FX: 2 Yuu: Ahhhh, I'm tired. I can't take it anymore. I'm going back to my room and sleep. 3 Chiyako: That's right. That's a good idea. Stay warm and take it easy. Rumi: Why don't you do that, too, Miki? Miki: Uh-huh... Youji: What's this? What's this? Jin: Are they all right? 4 --------------------------------------------------- p 44 1 Miki FX: caption: (2nd floor hallway) 2 narration: My head feels foggy and isn't functioning at all. narration: Somehow, yesterday feels like a dream. narration: It doesn't feel like it really happened... 3 narration: But that beach's... narration: ...sea breeze... narration: The sound of the waves... narration: Yuu's dry, chilled lips... 4 narration: Even now... narration: I remember it clearly... --------------------------------------------------- p 45 1 Yuu: Miki. Miki: Huh...? 2 Yuu FX: 3 Yuu: Good ni-i-ight. 4 door FX: Miki: ......... 5 narration: It isn't a dream after all. 6 narration: Yuu told me he loves me... narration: And I also told him I love him... --------------------------------------------------- p 46 1 Miki fever FX: 2 Miki: (Wahhh!) Miki: (My fever's gone up even mo-o-ore.) 3 narration: It isn't a dream. narration: Yuu... narration: ...and I have both declared our feelings of love... 4 --------------------------------------------------- p 47 1 Miki: Say, Yuu. Scrambled eggs are okay, right? Miki FX: 2 Miki: I was thinking of doing them sunny-side up, but they fell apart... Miki: Yuu: ......... 3 Yuu: I can't believe you're still recuperating... All that energy... 4 Miki: That's because I'm sports-trained. As far as a cold like that goes, if I drink my medicine and sleep for a night, then I'm pe-e-erfectly fine. Yuu: How lucky... You're such a rugged person. 5 Yuu: Hey, I'm not like you; I'm delicate. I still have a slight fever. Miki: Is that so. Miki: Sorry for being rugged. 6 --------------------------------------------------- p 48 1 Miki: Here you go! It's ready. Scrambled eggs with tuna. plate FX: Yuu: Oh, it's made an appearance. A rare dish of which Miki is proud. 2 Yuu: But I can't call something like this a "dish," can I. It's like something that even a kindergarten kid could easily do. Miki: HOW CRU-U-UEL! 3 Miki: It may not look it, but a lot of thought has gone into it! I put in milk, and mayonnaise, and... Yuu: I get it, I get it. Ahh, delicious. Miki: That didn't come from the hea-a-art! 4 Yuu: I'm telling you it really is good. narration: The morning scene is no different from the usual. 5 narration: Yuu is just his usual, spiteful self. Miki: Really? After all? --------------------------------------------------- p 49 1 Miki: If you want seconds, I can make you more! Miki FX: Yuu: So easily thrilled by success... narration: But, for some reason, that it seems his eyes look gentler... narration: Is it just my imagination? 2 narration: The morning scene is the same as it's always been up to now. narration: But I'm awfully happy. narration: Awfully lucky... --------------------------------------------------- p 50 1 Meiko: Huh?! Then you and Matsuura-kun... 2 Miki: Uh-huh. Meiko: Wow. I see. Finally... 3 Meiko: How wonderful, Miki. 4 Miki: Miki: Uh-huh. Thanks. 5 Meiko: So then... Have you told Ginta about that? 6 Miki: I know. I'll tell him. Miki: I can't very well keep it from him. --------------------------------------------------- p 51 1 Miki: Yuu said he'll see Arimi-san as well sometime soon. He said she's been thinking of him so much, so he wants to see her in proper fashion and make things clear. 2 Meiko: I see... 3 balls FX: 4 balls FX: 5 Miki: I'm sorry, Ginta... 6 Ginta: ...... --------------------------------------------------- p 52 1 Miki: Oh, and... Congratulations on making it to the Inter-Highs. I'm sorry I couldn't go and root for you Saturday... Ginta: ......... 2 3 Ginta: That time... Back in 2nd year junior high... If I'd told you my feelings like I should have... Ginta: ...we'd probably be going out together now, wouldn't we... 4 5 Ginta: But in either case, you'd be snatched away by Matsuura later on, huh. It would end up the same. Miki: That's... 6 Ginta: Jeez. If only he hadn't appeared... Ahh... Somehow, I'm filling myself with rage! --------------------------------------------------- p 53 1 Ginta: Miki! If he should ever make you cry, tell me right away! I'll kick his butt!! Miki: Huh?! 2 Ginta: I'll keep this anger with care until that day! Ginta: Yup. Now that I've decided that, somehow, I feel refreshed. 3 Ginta: I'm looking forward to it... I hope it's that day soon. narration: Ginta... 4 Miki: Say... We'll still be friends forever from now on, right? 5 6 --------------------------------------------------- p 54 1 Ginta: Dummy. Ginta: Of course. 2 Ginta: Well! Let's hit some strokes! I won't go easy on you today! 3 Miki: 'Kay! 4 narration: Thank you, Ginta. narration: My first love... narration: ...and best male friend. narration: I thank you, truly... --------------------------------------------------- p 55 1 2 Arimi: I see... You confessed your feelings. 3 Arimi: Say... You'd realized you loved Miki-san from long before, didn't you? Arimi: Was the fact that you didn't make it clear until now... 4 Arimi: ...because you were hesitant about becoming deeply involved with someone, after all? 5 --------------------------------------------------- p 56 1 Yuu: Yeah... I think perhaps that's true. 2 Yuu: But, from now on I'm going to change... I think I'd like to change. 3 4 Arimi: I'm glad. So you're finally able to hit others with your true feelings, hm. I'm relieved. Arimi: Although, that that person isn't me is a little disappointing, hm. 5 Arimi: I take back what I said about you not being able to have a normal love for the rest of your life. 6 Yuu: Arimi... --------------------------------------------------- p 57 1 2 Arimi: Though I have a request. 3 Arimi: Will you hold me? Arimi: Hard. 4 Yuu: Sure... 5 Yuu/Arimi hug FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 58 1 Arimi: I was happy, for having been in love with you, Yuu. Thank you for giving me the chance to have feelings like this. 2 Arimi: I'm grateful. 3 Yuu: I'm sorry... Among girls, I like you, Arimi, second only to Miki. Arimi FX: Arimi: Thank you. --------------------------------------------------- p 59 1 2 Arimi FX: Arimi: Well then! I'm going home. 3 Arimi: Say hello to Miki-san! Please tell her that she mustn't waver towards Suou-kun anymore, oka-a-ay? 4 5 --------------------------------------------------- p 60 1 2 3 narration: Farewell... Yuu... --------------------------------------------------- p 61 1 2 boy: All ri-i-ight. It's winter bre-e-eak. girl 1: Say, you wanna go to Hatsumoude*? is the first visit to a temple in the New Year.> crowd FX: girl 2: Have you written your New Year's cards already? 3 Miki: Yuu, let's go home! Yuu: Sure. 4 5 Yuu: It was exactly this day last year, huh. When our parents entered the names in their family registers. Miki: Uh-huh. A year flies by so fast, doesn't it. --------------------------------------------------- p 62 1 Yuu: Winter break last year was terrible, huh. Our parents decided on their own to go on a honeymoon... Miki: And Christmas was horrible, too, hm. Ginta and Arimi-san, and even Rokutanda-kun burst in on us... 2 Yuu: Speaking of Christmas, I hear that this year our whole family will be going out to eat. Miki: Really?! Yayyy! 3 Yuu: By the way... What should we do? Should we... Yuu: ...tell our parents about us? 4 Miki: Ah... Miki: Yeah... 5 Miki: Why don't we keep it a secret, after all? I'm kinda embarrassed... ...and I also think they'll tease us constantly... Yuu: Yeah. Yuu: Perhaps that's true. 6 Miki: Besides, I've been told by Mama that I mustn't fall in love with you, Yuu. Yuu: Eh? How come? Miki: She said that we mustn't throw the house into any further confusion. Yuu: Ehhhh? How well-said. That's the pot calling the kettle black. Miki: Isn't it?! --------------------------------------------------- p 63 1 Yuu: Well, then let's keep it quiet, huh. Keeping it a secret might even be rather thrilling and fun, hm. 2 Yuu: But you easily show things in your expression and behavior... Are you sure you can hide it? Miki: Maybe not... 3 Miki: Say, I wonder if it'll snow on Xmas Eve? Miki: It would be nice if it were a White Christmas! 4 Yuu: That's true... 5 --------------------------------------------------- p 64 1 2 Meiko: Christmas? I have no plans to go out, but... 3 Miwa: That's great. Then you and I... Meiko: That's no good. I'm busy. Meiko: I have to write a manuscript for the club's magazine over winter break. I still haven't even gathered enough material... 4 Miwa: The club's magazine? Ahh, you're writing a review, hm. I'm always reading it. Miwa: Who are you studying this time? Dazai? Akutagawa? 5 Meiko: It's Updike... I've only dealt with English and American literature... Meiko: You really read them, you jerk? 6 Miwa: If it's collecting material you're doing, then I'll help. Whether it's a bookstore or a library, I'll go all through Tokyo with you! And so, for about a day... Meiko: No! I want to do it without anyone's help. --------------------------------------------------- p 65 1 Miwa: I see. It was hopeless after all, huh... 2 3 4 Meiko: If it's just drinking tea, then it's all right if we go out. 5 Miwa: Really?! Meiko: Instead of that... Please treat me to a delicious cake. 6 Miwa: I'll treat you to however many cakes you want! Miwa: All right! It was totally worth it, turning down all the other invitations! 7 Meiko: --------------------------------------------------- p 66 1 narration: Because you're so eager to invite me... narration: Just having tea is okay... 2 Miwa: I'm happy. At long last, you've also come to understand my charm. 3 Meiko: I take back my promise! 4 Miwa: Wait. It's a joke. You're a little too short-tempered, Akizuki!! Meiko: You get too carried away, Miwa-san! 5 --------------------------------------------------- p 67 1 2 Miki: Oh?! This restaurant... 3 Rumi: Such fond memories, right? Where we had our first meeting. Jin: That reminds me, hmm... When Miki got angry all by herself. Miki: That story... Please stop. 4 --------------------------------------------------- p 68 1 2 3 narration: They seem so happy... 4 narration: It seems like Papa and Chiyako-san, and Mama and Youji-san, too... narration: ...are very much in love... 5 narration: But all four of them... narration: ...were in love with different partners before... --------------------------------------------------- p 69 1 narration: And to think that Chiyako-san... narration: ...had someone, even before Youji-san, that she was in love with so much that she had a child by him... 2 narration: And even though back then, back then they were seriously in love, they changed their minds. narration: I wonder if that's how things are? 3 narration: Long ago, even in my case, I liked Ginta... 4 narration: Could it be that someday, even I... narration: ...will come to like someone other than Yuu? 5 6 --------------------------------------------------- p 70 1 2 3 narration: I don't know anything about the future... narration: But, I'd like to remain in love just with Yuu, forever and ever. --------------------------------------------------- p 71 1 narration: I'd like Yuu as well to stay in love with me forever. narration: I have to do my best so that he will continue to love me forever. narration: I have to do my best and become a fine girl... Yuu: Your sherbet looks good, Miki... Yuu: Let me have a bite. Miki: Ah, then let me have half of your cake, too, Yuu. Yuu: Half? --------------------------------------------------- p 72 1 Rumi: Bye! From here on out it's adult time. Jin: We're going out to drink for a bit. Chiyako: Bye by-y-ye 2 Yuu: Damn. What's this, huh? Just yourselves. Miki: No fa-a-air. 3 Yuu: Oh well, that's okay. The two of us can be alone together... Yuu: Let's take a walk and go home. Yuu: Though it's cold. Miki: Okay. 4 Miki: That's it. Let's go there. To that park. The place we met going home from the ward office last year! Miki: Though it's a bit far. 5 sign: ...Park --------------------------------------------------- p 73 1 Yuu: It feels a bit different at night, hm. Was it really here? Miki: Here it is. We were sitting on the bench over there. 2 Miki: Back then, you quietly stayed beside me, and I was very happy. Miki: My feelings became very calm. 3 Yuu: Is that so? My head was filled with the thought that I'd failed to eat Italian food... 4 Miki: Grrrr! Yuu: I'm kidding, I'm kidding. 5 --------------------------------------------------- p 74 1 Yuu: Wow... Looks warm... 2 Miki: A nice color, isn't it? I thought it would go well with that coat. Yuu: Uh-huh. I like it a lot. Thank you. 3 Yuu: Well, this is from me. 4 5 Miki: Wowww. It's cute...! Miki: A gold bracelet! Miki: 3 pearls in a row... --------------------------------------------------- p 75 1 Yuu: Oh, it's difficult, hm. It can't be put on well... Miki FX: Yuu: Well then, let me. I'll do it for you. 2 3 Miki: Thank you! I'm awfully happy. I'll wear it every day! 4 Yuu: 'Kay. 5 6 Miki: Wow... Snow...! --------------------------------------------------- p 76 1 Yuu: It really did turn out to be a White Christmas, huh... 2 3 4 --------------------------------------------------- p 77 1 Miki: I love you, Yuu. Miki: I love you... 2 Yuu: Yeah. I love you, too. --------------------------------------------------- p 78-79 1 narration: I'm confident... narration: That this feeling won't change at all. narration: I'm sure I'll love you... narration: ...forever and ever... 2 Yuu and Miki FX: Chiyako: They said they had a relapse. --------------------------------------------------- -------------------End of Chapter------------------ --------------------------------------------------- Scorecard: Miki <---> Yuu Satoshi (Miwa) | | v Ginta <-?-> Arimi Meiko <-/-> Natchan ^ | | Tsutomu Rumi <---> Youji (Rokutanda) ^ ^ | | v v Jin <---> Chiyako ---------------------------------------------------