Kimagure Orange Road "Roots Panic!" Volume 9, Story 3 WB Volume 5, Story 10 Written and illustrated by Matsumoto Izumi Translation & compilation by : Craig H. Nishida Editing and Additional help by : Paul Hirose Craig Nishida Jun Watatani Jerry Lee Thomas Wyatt Last revision : 08-14-95 Comments? Corrections? Suggestions? Please send them to: kor-trans@gnu.ai.mit.edu NOTE: WBp#'s are printed first, Normal manga pages in parentheses() NOTE: Translation is done from the WB manga, so there may be a few extras to those of you not having them. Example: The subtitles on page 199 (51) are only in the WBs! --------------------------------------------------- p 199 (51)--TITLE PAGE [Kyousuke stands in shorts at the beach, next to a surfboard. Madoka walks past with a large umbrella over her shoulder, and looks back at him with a small smile.] MAIN TITLE (at top) Roots Panic! SUB-TITLE (at bottom) Sea Spray on a Silvery Beach. She Speaks Along a Wire from Her Sparkling Eyes. Sailing Towards a Magnificent Love! --------------------------------------------------- p 200 (52) 1 [The fierce wind drives sheets of rain against the sides of the two tents.] wind FX: 2 [Inside one of them, Hikaru closes her eyes and screams in terror.] Hikaru: KYAA!! 3 [She's distracted by Yuusaku, who bemoans his fate.] Yuusaku: I'm so hungry... The pain of not being able to eat food that sits before my eyes! And why can't we eat?! 4 [He holds up a pot and a can of soup in his hands.] Yuusaku: Even though we'd like to eat the canned food, we don't have a can opener. Even though we want to eat dinner, we can't build a fire. I can't stand this place any more. I wanna go back to the city! 5 [He clenches his fist and stares up with an angry expression. He visualizes a smiling Kyousuke.] Yuusaku: And this is all... Because that dummy dropped everything!! --------------------------------------------------- p 201 (53) 1 [Exterior view of the tents.] Hikaru: [off] But Sempai and Madoka-san are awfully late. It's already been about 3 hours since they left here... Even though it might be just the next campground. wind FX: 2 Yuusaku: After all... In this storm... 3 [Hikaru looks at him silently.] 4 Yuusaku: I bet they've been blown away by the wind... 5 [Suddenly, the tent is blown away, taking Yuusaku with it. Hikaru remains seated on the ground, eyes shut and screaming.] Yuusaku: WAAAAAH! wind FX: 6 [Exterior view of a cabin.] 7 [Kyousuke looks down off-panel, with a slightly evil stare.] --------------------------------------------------- p 202 (54) 1 [View pans back to show him kneeling beside the unconscious Madoka. His hands reach out to her.] 2 [Behind him, the door opens slightly--by the wind?] door FX: 3 [He tosses her sweater aside.] sweater FX: 4 [Madoka's pov as she opens her eyes and looks up at the ceiling.] Madoka: [off] ! 5 [Madoka facial portrait--surprise.] --------------------------------------------------- p 203 (55) 1 [She glances off to the side--and sees her sweater.] 2 [Tight shot of the sweater on the floor.] 3 [Her pov of Kyousuke as he ogles her torso.] Kyousuke FX: 4 [Kyousuke sees stars as he's whacked on the back of the head with the flat side of a shovel.] shovel FX: Kyousuke: OUCH!! 5 [He snaps out of his 'H' personality, rubbing the back of his head.] Kyousuke: Ah! 6 [He stares down at Madoka in surprise. View shows she's down to her bra and shorts. She appears to be unconscious.] Kyousuke: (H-huh? What the heck am I doing?!) 7 [An elderly man stands between the two and the door. Kyousuke looks back in surprise. Madoka continues to feign unconsciousness.] old man: You evil bastard!! --------------------------------------------------- p 204 (56) 1 old man: These days, groups of young city folk who lack common sense have been turning up here in large numbers. I consider wicked behavior to be unforgiveable... 2 [Kyousuke portrait--he stares back wide-eyed.] 3 [The old man gazes back fiercely.] 4 Kyousuke: O-ojiichan!! can also mean "old man."> 5 Grandpa: Wh... 6 [Grandpa raises the shovel. Kyousuke winces and shields his head.] Grandpa: WHO THE HELL ARE YOU?! A jerk like you doesn't have the right to be calling me "old man!!" Kyousuke: IT'S ME! ME! KYOUSUKE, YOUR GRANDSON!! 7 Grandpa: Ehh...? Kyousuke...?! Kyousuke: (But... That means this is...) --------------------------------------------------- p 205 (57) 1 Grandpa: Ohh, I see, I see. It's Kyousuke!! Kyousuke: (W-we've come to this unexpected place, huh...) 2 [Grandpa looks down at the unconscious Madoka, lying there in her bra and shorts.] Grandpa: But... I don't care too much for this sort of thing. narration: It looks as though the shock of being whacked on the head knocked me to my senses, but... Kyousuke: AH! crows-in-background FX: 3 [He stares down at his upturned palms.] narration: When I hear, or become aware of, the phrase "just the two of us..." I end up doing indecent things. 4 narration: F-first things first... Kyousuke: Th-this is--a little while ago we fell in the river and our clothes got wet. Grandpa: Is that the truth? 5 [Tight shot of Madoka's face--she still feigns unconsciousness.] 6 [Kyousuke looks down at her.] narration: .......... A little longer and I would have done something dreadful! Kyousuke: (Above all, I'm glad that Ayukawa isn't aware of what I did. Good!) --------------------------------------------------- p 206 (58) 1 Grandpa: [smiling] Well, c'mon. Now that you're here... Show your face to your baa-san (ie, grandma) as well. And we have to tend to that girl, too. 2 [They approach his grandparents' house. Kyousuke carries Madoka on his back. She once again has her sweater on.] Grandpa: Oh, that reminds me. The power's been cut off because of the typhoon, so be careful. narration: What's this? The house was so close by! 3 narration: I should have recognized the scenery around here. 4 Grandma: [smiling] Ohh, welcome. 5 [She leads the way into the house with a smile. Kyousuke smiles back, happily.] Grandma: Please stay as long as you like. Kyousuke: Obaachan! --------------------------------------------------- p 207 (59) 1 Kyousuke: I read your letter. How very nice to see you looking so well! Grandma: Ehh? What's that you say, sonny? 2 Kyousuke: HOW VERY NICE TO SEE YOU LOOKING SO WELL!! Grandma: Ohh... 3 Grandma: [looking out the window] The weather? Here, as you can see, it's absolutely awful. = "weather" for = "(feeling)-well."> narration: Both of them... Are getting pretty senile... 4 Grandma: [in his face] Who's getting senile? Kyousuke: [sweating] Huh? 5 [Exterior view of the home. The storm continues to rage.] --------------------------------------------------- p 208 (60) 1 [Kyousuke, still carrying Madoka on his back, slides open a door to a darkened room. On the floor, inside, lie Yuusaku and Hikaru, asleep.] Kyousuke: (I'll just leave Ayukawa here for now... I'm worried about Hikaru-chan and Yuusaku. I have to hurry and get back!) 2 [He sees Hikaru.] 3 Kyousuke: Hikaru-chan! ...... And Yuusaku. Grandpa: [off] Oh, they're with you? 4 [Isolated shot of the central fire pit in the living room.] Kyousuke: [off] How... Did they get here? Grandpa: [off] A little while ago we heard someone screaming at the campground above here. And when baachan went to look, the wind had apparently knocked them flat. 5 Kyousuke: But... The campground's up on the mountain! That's too far to be within earshot... And how did you get those two all the way over here...? 6 [His grandparents smile.] fan: Festival 7 Grandpa: [smoking his pipe] You've inherited our blood, so don't you know? Kyousuke: AH! --------------------------------------------------- p 209 (61) 1 Kyousuke: (Because of the Power?! If it's my grandparents, then doing that much is as easy as child's play.) 2 narration: Indeed, it could be nothing else but the roots of the Kasuga family's wondrous Power! Kyousuke: (How amazing... To go and teleport those two back to here...) 3 narration: But that's good... Grandpa: Still, even you ought to have the Power. If you're about to meet up with something as dangerous as that, why not use it? 4 Kyousuke: [wincing] I can't be using it in front of my friends! narration: Somehow, it seems that my grandparents can't comprehend the concept of keeping the Power secret from others. 5 [Grandpa levitates a kettle of tea.] Grandpa: Young folks are so shy nowadays, aren't they! Why not use it? Something this convenient. 6 [Kyousuke reaches up to snatch it by the handle.] Kyousuke: Anyway, in front of them... Kyousuke FX: 7 Kyousuke: [grimacing] Please behave yourselves!! Grandpa: ? --------------------------------------------------- p 210 (62) 1 [Exterior shot of the grandparents' home. It is morning.] narration: Yesterday's storm hardly seems real. 2 [A view across a field at a distant home.] narration: After a storm comes nice weather! 3 [Hikaru, Yuusaku and Madoka sit up from their bedding.] Hikaru: Huh? This place... Where are we? 4 Kyousuke: [entering] Good morning... Are you up? door FX: Hikaru: [smiling] Sempai! 5 [Exterior shot of the spacious home of Kyousuke's grandparents.] Hikaru: [off] Huh? Then, this is your grandfather's place?! 6 [Another exterior shot.] Hikaru: [off] So, Sempai, you brought us here in the middle of that typhoon?! cicada FX: [off] narration: I can't be telling them that baachan teleported them... --------------------------------------------------- p 211 (63) 1 Hikaru: [worshipful] Truly, Sempai! You're so reliable!! 2 [Grandpa and Grandma enter, carrying stacked trays of food.] Grandpa: It looks like everyone's up. Grandma: Breakfast is ready. door FX: 3 [One tray levitates.] Yuusaku FX: Kyousuke: Ah! 4 [Kyousuke snatches it in midair as Yuusaku looks on.] Kyousuke FX: 5 Yuusaku: Wasn't... This floating just now? Kyousuke shake-head FX: Kyousuke: [forced smile] Th-that can't be... 6 [Kyousuke glares at his grandfather, who smiles back.] Kyousuke: (No sooner said, and this happens!) 7 [Exterior shot of the home.] cicada FX: Hikaru/Madoka/Yuusaku: [off] Thank you very much!! --------------------------------------------------- p 212 (64) 1 [Isolated shot of a windchime hanging above the exterior walkway of Grandpa's and Grandma's home.] Grandpa: [off] Baasan. I'm going to go get a watermelon from the garden. Grandma: [off] Uhh, sure... It's for our dear guests, so pick what you think's in season. 2 Hikaru: [wide-eyed] Wow, you have a garden. Amazing!! 3 [Running after, she looks back at Yuusaku.] Hikaru: Hey, let's take a look! 4 Grandpa: Oh, that's right. I have to bring a basket. 5 [A basket flies by over Madoka's head. She doesn't notice, but Kyousuke looks up in horror.] flying basket FX: Kyousuke: 6 [He angrily snatches it...] Kyousuke FX: 7 [...and shoves it into the arms of Grandpa.] Kyousuke: If you're going to be a human being, then let's use our hands. --------------------------------------------------- p 213 (65) 1 [Madoka sits on the raised porch. Kyousuke sits at the edge and looks over at her.] cicada FX: 2 Madoka: [beaming] Such a nice, peaceful place. Kyousuke: Really? 3 Madoka: To think your grandparents live in such a place... I'm a bit surprised! narration: And if she'd seen THAT, she'd be beyond mere surprise... 4 [Madoka facial portrait--a smile for him.] 5 Madoka: That bump--what happened? --------------------------------------------------- p 214 (66) 1 Kyousuke: [blushing furiously] Th-this? Ah ha ha ha! Well... 2 [His pov as she gently smiles back.] 3 Madoka: It's where ojiichan hit you, isn't it? [Kyousuke pratfalls off the porch.] Kyousuke pratfall FX: 4 Kyousuke: [aghast] (Y-you were awake?!) 5 [Flashback scene--he reaches out his hands towards the sweater of the unconscious Madoka.] narration: O-oh no. So Ayukawa knew about my perverted behavior back then?! 6 [His pov as she looks back at him with a small smile.] --------------------------------------------------- p 215 (67) 1 Madoka: [blushing slightly] Back then... My heart was pounding a bit, but I felt safe! 2 [He pauses, also blushing.] 3 Madoka: I don't think you'd do anything weird! 4 Kyousuke: Ayukawa... 5 narration: But, if I think about it... Even though what I was about to do to Ayukawa wasn't of my own free will, she believes in me. [He whacks himself on the head with a fist.] Kyousuke hit-head FX: 6 Kyousuke: Ouch!! Madoka: How silly. What are you doing? --------------------------------------------------- p 216 (68) 1 [The two stop and stare off-panel.] Hikaru: [off] Wowww! Ama-a-azing!! 2 Hikaru: [smiling, waving] Oh, Sempai! And Madoka-san! Look, look! 3 [Kyousuke and Madoka facial portraits--they stare back wide-eyed.] 4 [Kyousuke has a panic attack.] Kyousuke FX: 5 [His pov of Grandpa surrounded by Hikaru and Yuusaku. With a raised hand, Grandpa levitates a watermelon overhead. Hikaru is thrilled. Yuusaku looks on with shock.] Yuusaku: WAHHH! Amazing! Grandpa: Alley-oop! Hikaru: You're kidding! The watermelon's floating! 6 Kyousuke: [horrified] (Wh-what the hell!! I-I'm ruined, after all!) Kyousuke FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 217 (69) 1 Kyousuke: [shrieking] WHAT ARE YOU DOING, OJIICHAN?!! 2 Hikaru: [wide-eyed wonder] Your ojiisama is awfully good at magic tricks, isn't he!! Kyousuke pratfall FX: Yuusaku: Hmm... That's awesome!! 3 [Hikaru looks down at the collapsed Kyousuke in puzzlement.] Hikaru: Huh? What's the matter? 4 [He wipes his brow.] narration: They're by no means bad people... But I wanted to avoid coming here, if possible! 5 [Exterior shot of the home, some flowers and the distant mountain peaks.] narration: Ojiichan, obaachan--at least for the time we are here... No matter what, PLEASE be normal human beings!! ---------------------------------------------------