Kimagure Orange Road "Parallel Hero!" Volume 10, Story 3 WB Volume 6, Story 3 Written and illustrated by Matsumoto Izumi Translation & compilation by : Craig H. Nishida Editing and Additional help by : Paul Hirose Craig Nishida Thomas Wyatt Ka-Ping Yee Jerry Lee Last revision : 08-17-95 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 47 (47) are only in the WBs! --------------------------------------------------- p 47 (47)--TITLE PAGE [Parallel-Madoka lies on her back on the bed, arms tied behind her, knees up and arching her back in a vain attempt to escape the clutches of musclehead 1.] MAIN TITLE (at top) Parallel Hero! Madoka: NO-O-O!! SUB-TITLE (at bottom) Oh No! Madoka-san Is in Really Big Trouble!! --------------------------------------------------- p 48 (48) 1 [Kyousuke lets out another desperate roar.] Kyousuke: AYUKAWA!! 2 [View pans back to show him riding double behind Hikaru, on a motor scooter.] scooter FX: 3 [Hikaru's pov as they race down the street.] narration: I-I heard it again--Ayukawa's scream!! Kyousuke: [off] I see it! The school!! 4 [Hikaru spins the scooter sideways to brake. Kyousuke pitches off his seat.] braking FX: Kyousuke: Wahhh! 5 Kyousuke: [clutching his head] Ow-ow-ouch. You're so rough... motorcycles FX: [off] Hikaru: Look... --------------------------------------------------- p 49 (49) 1 [Their view of the motorcycle punks encamped around the school.] 2 [The twins join them. All three Kasugas look on in trepidation.] Hikaru: Jeez... It's not going to be easy getting in there! 3 [The twins laugh nervously.] Kurumi: I-I've gotten sorta sleepy... Maybe I'll go home. Manami: Oh, that's right. I still haven't done my homework. 4 Komatsu: [approaching on his bicycle] WAIT! Hikaru: [looking back angrily] You can't keep on saying that even when we've stopped. 5 Hikaru: ANYWAY, CHA-A-ARGE! --------------------------------------------------- p 50 (50) 1 [Hikaru turns to find a hefty punk resting his meaty paw on her head. Her face loses its expression of defiance.] punk 1: Charge what? 2 [View pans way back to show the four surrounded. Hikaru is on her scooter. The twins on theirs. Kyousuke stands nearby.] punk 1: Cute babes out for a walk this late at night? punk 2: What did you come here to do? 3 punk 1: Maybe you came here to fool around. punk 2: If we'll do, then... 4 [Hands reach out towards the terrified Manami and Kurumi.] punk 2: ...we'll be your partners! Manami and Kurumi: Kyaaa! 5 [All three girls cling tight to, and cower against, Kyousuke. They bury their faces in his chest and back.] Kurumi: This is frightening, after all!! Hikaru/Kurumi/Manami FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 51 (51) 1 [Flashing with the Power, he holds Hikaru and glares off-panel.] Kyousuke: Hang on tight to me, everyone!! 2 punk 1: Trash the guy, grab the girls!! 3 [The punks rush the four, only to find nothing there.] punks: WAHHH! 4 punk 3: Dumbshit! Whaddaya think you're grabbing?! punk 4: Hey, dey's gone!! 5 punk 5: Disappeared... punk 6: They dug a hole or something? punk 7: Idiot. 6 [The four reappear inside the school amidst a crackling of sparks. The three girls still hide their faces against Kyousuke's body as he takes a heroic stance.] rematerialization FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 52 (52) 1 Kyousuke: [wiping his brow] Phew... That was close! Hikaru: H-huh? Where are we? 2 Hikaru: [wide-eyed] Why... How did we get here? Kyousuke: Like I said. 3 Kyousuke: [thumbs up] I have ESPer powers. 4 [Kurumi, Manami and Hikaru look back in wide-eyed disbelief.] 5 [Tight shot of a fire alarm.] Hikaru/Manami/Kurumi: [off] Y-you're kidding!! 6 [Shot of a sign outside a room.] sign: Health Room overlaid on sign: Hotel 7 [Musclehead 2 rests a paw on the shoulder of musclehead 1. Madoka appears to have fainted.] musclehead 2: Hold it! --------------------------------------------------- p 53 (53) 1 musclehead 2: How come you're first? musclehead 1: Shut up! Anyway, I'm first!! 2 musclehead 2: You jerk! What a ripoff!! shove FX: 3 musclehead 1: [fist cocked] Why ya... Whatcha doin', ya idiot!! 4 Hikaru: But where the heck in this school is Madoka-san? Kurumi: That's right. Sure it's the school, but it's still a pretty big place... And how do we rescue her from here, when it's swarming with enemies? 5 [Kyousuke is busy concentrating, eyes closed.] Kyousuke: (Ayukawa! Ayukawa!! Where the heck are you?!) narration: I could hear Ayukawa's voice, so maybe that means... In this world, I can use... 6 [Thoughts intrude upon the unconscious Madoka...] Kyousuke: [off] (...kawa. Ayukawa.) 7 [...and she opens her eyes.] --------------------------------------------------- p 54 (54) 1 Madoka: (That voice--from back then... But how can I hear your voice?!) 2 Kyousuke: [still concentrating, eyes closed] (That explanation can wait!! Where are you right now?!) 3 [Hikaru stares at the back of Kyousuke.] Hikaru: What's the matter? Kyousuke: All right. I gotcha! 4 Hikaru: Huh?! [Kyousuke turns to address the others.] Kyousuke: I've discovered her whereabouts. 5 [He turns and stalks down the hall. This is Kyousuke like you've never seen before!] Kyousuke: Let's go. It's the Health Room! 6 [Exterior shot of a school building. Faces are drawn in the appropriate speech bubbles.] Kurumi: B-but, there's a Health Room where? Hikaru: How would I--a junior high student--know something like that?!! Kyousuke: It's this way! --------------------------------------------------- p 55 (55) 1 Manami: [racing after Kyousuke] How do you know? You aren't even a student here! Is that also a part of your ESPer powers? 2 Hikaru: Hmm... 3 Hikaru: [winking] You're pretty reliable. Hikaru backslap FX: [Kyousuke is sent flying.] 4 [One punk rockets through the window and into the hallway.] musclehead 1 FX: 5 musclehead 2: Serves you right... --------------------------------------------------- p 56 (56) 1 [He turns to look at Madoka, who lies on her back on the bed, wrists tied behind her.] musclehead 2: I'm first!! 2 [He grasps her by the blouse...] Madoka school uniform FX: 3 [...and tears it open. Madoka is out cold again.] 4 [Profile facial portrait of the musclehead.] musclehead 2: 5 [Tight shot of his eye as he stops short in mid-laugh.] musclehead 2: 6 [View pans back to show that he's levitating. He sweats, goggle-eyed.] musclehead 2: Huh?! --------------------------------------------------- p 57 (57) 1 [He floats out the open window...] musclehead 2: Oo! 2 [...and plummets...] musclehead 2: Wahhh!! 3 [...into a swimming pool.] musclehead 2 FX: 4 [Kyousuke stands at the doorway, ready for war.] 5 [He lifts Madoka up by her shoulders. She's still out cold.] Kyousuke: Are you all right, Ayukawa?!! --------------------------------------------------- p 58 (58) 1 Madoka: [opening her eyes] Ah... 2 [He wraps his jacket around her. She pulls it tight.] Kyousuke jacket FX: Kyousuke: I came for you. 3 [She looks back with kind eyes...] 4 [...and hugs him.] --------------------------------------------------- p 59 (59) 1 [He looks off-panel.] Kyousuke: Huh? 2 [His view of the open door to the hallway.] gang leader: [off] So late, Hikaru-chan... 3 Hikaru: [off] HELP-P-P!! 4 [Madoka and Kyousuke go into the hallway, to find the gang leader holding a knife to Hikaru. The twins have their hands tied behind them.] gang leader: You're causing me a lot of trouble. Madoka: HIKARU! 5 gang leader: But, unfortunately, no one has ever escaped from me. And that includes you, too, Ayukawa Madoka. 6 [The gang leader raises her goggles and points her knife. Yup, she's Akane.] Akane (gang leader): I won't let my followers interfere! I was careless; this is my battle!! --------------------------------------------------- p 60 (60) 1 [Akane raises her knife high, poised in a downward swing.] 2 Kyousuke: [wide-eyed] (Akane?!) 3 [With a forced smile Kyousuke walks up to Akane and fingers the studs on her leather wristband. He seems unconcerned about the knife.] Kyousuke: What are you doing? Even you... Waving around a dangerous thing like that. Kyousuke FX: narration: What's Akane doing in a place like this? 4 Akane: [lunging at him with the knife] What's that? You jerk!! Kyousuke: [dodging] W-wait! It's me! 5 [Crackling with the Power he telekinetically removes the knife from Akane's hand.] 6 [Akane finds her wrists being raised together above her head. The knife is embedded through her leather wristbands and into the wall. Without piercing her wrists, yet...] blade FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 61 (61) 1 Hikaru/Kurumi/Manami/Madoka: AH! 2 [Kyousuke lectures a wide-eyed Akane.] Kyousuke: We have to run away before the fearsome gang leader comes! I don't have time to play with you, Akane-e-e! Hikaru: [nervously] ..... She *is* the gang leader. 3 Kyousuke: [wide-eyed, nervous] Eh? 4 Akane: [sweating, wide-eyed] S-such power! 5 [Outside now, Akane addresses Kyousuke.] Akane: You win... But I've never met a guy as powerful as you before... 6 Akane: Hey, everyone! From now on, this guy is gang leader!! gang: OHHH! 7 Kyousuke: [winking] Hmm... It doesn't sound too bad, but I'll defer! --------------------------------------------------- p 62 (62) 1 [As he begins to walk away, he aims a wink at Akane...] Kyousuke: A girl is best, when she's cute! 2 [...and strides out the school gates. He raises a thumbs-up and looks back over his shoulder. Akane and Hikaru can only watch speechlessly.] Kyousuke: See ya! Be nice to each other from now on!! 3 [Behind him, the newly-formed Kyousuke Fan Club gushes...] Hikaru and Kurumi: Kyaa! So cool! Manami: How wonderful. motorcycle FX: [off] 4 [On the street outside the school gate waits Madoka, on a huge motorcycle. She's changed into tight pants, shirt, jacket and boots.] motorcycle FX: [off] 5 Madoka: [soft smile] Hop on... You had somewhere to go, didn't you? I'll take you there. 6 Kyousuke: .......... Thank you. narration: But... I no longer have anyplace to go... --------------------------------------------------- p 63 (63) 1 [He doubles up behind her as they zoom off.] motorcycle FX: 2 Kyousuke: Huh?! Did you say something? narration: Well... This world isn't so bad either! 3 Madoka: I'm glad... I got to meet you. 4 [Kyousuke portrait--wide-eyed.] 5 Madoka: Maybe I should start being cuter... 6 Madoka: For the sake of a certain someone... Kyousuke heartbeat FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 64 (64) 1 [He loses his grip and falls backward off the bike.] Kyousuke FX: Kyousuke: AH! 2 [Still falling backward, he watches as Madoka zooms away.] 3 [Fractured panel. His terrified face is replaced by the crackling of the Power.] Kyousuke: I-I'M GONNA DI-I-IE! 4 [He hugs Hikaru tightly. This Hikaru is wearing the sweater and skirt of the Hikaru which opened chapter 10.1. She blushes in surprise.] Kyousuke: I-I'm gonna di-i-ie! 5 [He pulls back to stare goggle-eyed at the beaming Hikaru.] Kyousuke: Di... narration: Huh... C-could this be... Hikaru: [happily] Oh no! Really, Sempai! 6 [Wide view of several of the rides at the park. This is a clean, bright and cheerier park. And yup, there's the 7-foot-tall kappa mascot!] narration: I've returned to my world!! --------------------------------------------------- p 65 (65) 1 [Kyousuke enters ABCB, followed closely by Hikaru. They appear to have come directly from the amusement park.] door FX: 2 [Madoka works behind the counter, at which is seated Hatta, Komatsu, Kurumi, Manami and Akane. This is his pov as all turn to look at him.] narration: And thus, my one night trip is over... Madoka: [smiling] Welcome. 3 Madoka: What's your order? 4 [He grins down at the counter. Displaying an unusual level of decisiveness he says...] Kyousuke: Coffee, black!! 5 [Akane and Komatsu stifle laughter. Madoka and Kyousuke's sisters stare back in wide-eyed shock.] Komatsu: 6 [Exterior night shot of ABCB.] Akane: [off] What are you showing off for?! Komatsu: [off] You can try, but it doesn't work! [A tiny, embarrassed Kyousuke adorns this narration panel.] narration: Somehow, it looks like I've done something a bit regrettable... Still, the feeling of being a hero hasn't faded away. ---------------------------------------------------