Kimagure Orange Road "Slapstick Mushroom Hunt!" Volume 10, Story 9 WB Volume 6, Story 9 Written and illustrated by Matsumoto Izumi Translation & compilation by : Craig H. Nishida Editing and Additional help by : Paul Hirose Craig Nishida Thomas Wyatt Jerry Lee Last revision : 08-18-95 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 167 (167) are only in the WBs! --------------------------------------------------- p 167 (167)--TITLE PAGE [We sneak a look at Madoka, dressed only in shorts with a towel draped around her neck. She brushes her teeth, a cup in her other hand, and looks at us a little nervously.] MAIN TITLE (at top) Slapstick Mushroom Hunt! SUB-TITLE (at bottom) It's Supposed to Be "Keep Out!", But I Feel Your Eyes on Me. My Secret Bare Skin Blushes Slightly on a Virgin Morning... --------------------------------------------------- p 168 (168) 1 [View of mountain peaks overlooking a forest.] narration: Autumn... 2 [A view of some trees.] narration: Autumn, the season for an appetite... For the first time in a while, ABCB is closed for a holiday. 3 [A view of a trail that curves past a cabin and a parked car. Arrowed signs point in two directions.] narration: Master brought us to a really nice place. sign 1: [pointing right] Garbage Dump sign 2: [pointing left] Administrative Office 4 [Hikaru holds up a mushroom and smiles brightly.] narration: Sempai and me, Madoka-san and Akane-san, and also Master, are all gathering mushrooms!! Hikaru: [brightly] Found one!! 5 Hikaru: Say, Master. Can you eat this? [Master looks up from a large basket full of a variety of mushrooms.] --------------------------------------------------- p 169 (169) 1 [He studies it.] Master: Oho, it's a matsutake. Akane: That's amazing, Hikaru-chan. 2 Akane: [looking at it closely] Where was it? 3 Hikaru: [pointing] They were selling them at the stand over there! sign: Matsutake [Akane and Kyousuke do pratfalls.] 4 Master: [nervous smile] Hey... We made a special effort to come out here just to gather mushrooms! What are you doing buying them...?! 5 Kyousuke: [worried look] But, if we aren't careful enough, and come down with food poisoning from bad mushrooms... 6 [With a merry smile, Akane whacks Kyousuke on the back. Kyousuke goes flying.] Akane: It's fine!! Though I might not look the type, I'm actually very picky about mushrooms!! Akane backslap FX: Hikaru: All right! --------------------------------------------------- p 170 (170) 1 [Akane holds up a mushroom...] Akane: See! This one's a shiitake! The kind everyone's always eating!! 2 [...and tosses it into her mouth.] Akane FX: 3 Akane: [smiling] See? It's fine! Akane FX: Hikaru: I see... 4 Akane: Ah ha... 5 Akane: Ah! ha! ha! ha! ha! ha! ha! ha! ha! ha! ha! ha! ha! ha! ha! ha! ha! ha! ha! ha! 6 [With nervous concern, Master studies a similar-looking mushroom.] Master: This is a waraitake... 7 [View of a far-off mountain.] narration: I wonder if she's really all right... Akane: [off] Ah! ha! ha! Hee! ha! ha! --------------------------------------------------- p 171 (171) 1 [Kyousuke kneels and picks mushrooms.] 2 [Something catches his eye off-panel.] bush FX: 3 [He flinches away from a hissing snake.] snake FX: Kyousuke: Oo-wah! 4 [He breathes a sigh of relief as the snake slithers off.] narration: Despite being close to town, still, we're in the woods. You never know what will emerge. It isn't safe. snake FX: 5 [Two paws reach around and cover his eyes.] bear paws FX: voice: [off] Gue-e-ess who? 6 [He recoils in horror.] Kyousuke: Wh-whuzzat! Kyousuke FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 172 (172) 1 [Hikaru smiles merrily and holds up two fake bear paws on sticks.] Hikaru: It's me, Sempai. 2 narration: O-ohh... It's Hikaru-chan, huh. Kyousuke: (What has she got there? What?!!) 3 [She takes him by the arm.] Hikaru: Let's pick mushrooms together!! 4 [Isolated shot of two baskets on a table, both full of various types of mushrooms.] 5 [Madoka stands before the baskets, holding a mushroom in each hand. Akane approaches in the background.] Madoka: I wonder... Which of these are edible...? 6 [With a wide smile, Akane ushers Madoka off.] Akane: Leave the choosing to me-e-e! Go call Kyousuke and the others, Madoka-chan! Madoka: S-sure... --------------------------------------------------- p 173 (173) 1 [Akane crosses her arms and studies the two baskets.] Akane: Hmm... 2 [Isolated shot of the two baskets.] Akane: [off] Usually, they say that it's the pretty mushrooms that are the harmful ones... So these are all harmful mushrooms. 3 [She pours one of the baskets into a boiling pot.] Akane: It looks like we can eat these. mushrooms FX: 4 [Hikaru is startled to see a large spider drop down on a silk strand. Kyousuke's open collar lies just below it.] spider FX: 5 Hikaru: Kya!! Sempai, a sp-spider!! Kyousuke: Eh?! 6 Kyousuke: D-down my back?!! [In a frenzy, he starts peeling off his sweater...] 7 [...and starts hopping out of his pants. Wide-eyed and blushing, Hikaru looks on.] Hikaru: W-wait a minute! Kyousuke pants FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 174 (174) 1 [Hikaru's pov of the snake as it raises its head at her.] snake FX: 2 [Both Hikaru and Kyousuke are startled.] 3 Madoka: [searching] Hikaru. Hika... 4 [Madoka facial portrait--she sees something off-panel that makes her blush.] 5 [It's Kyousuke, pants partway down, sprawled over Hikaru, who lies on her back.] 6 [While rising to his hands and knees he spies Madoka.] Kyousuke: AH! --------------------------------------------------- p 175 (175) 1 [She crosses her arms and glares off to one side.] Madoka: It's just about lunchtime... 2 Kyousuke: [nervously pointing] Uh-uhhh... There was a snake over there just now... 3 [Madoka lifts up a belt--his--and eyes it skeptically.] Madoka: You mean, this "snake"? 4 [Kyousuke facial portrait--goggle-eyed and speechless.] 5 [View of the mushroom feast laid out on the picnic table.] bottles: Bitter Orange Juice --------------------------------------------------- p 176 (176) 1 Akane: Oka-a-ay, please dig in! 2 Akane: [smiling] These are mushrooms I selected with confidence, so it's all right! [Kyousuke forces a nervous smile.] narration: And that's why... I'm worried. 3 [Tight shot of some mushrooms on her plate.] Akane: [off] See, I carefully separated out the harmful mushrooms... Look! The colors of these are truly flashy! 4 Akane: On the other hand, these are only the rather plain ones, so I'm sure they're good!! Hikaru: Oh! They really are delicious. 5 [Madoka notices that Kyousuke is watching her with apprehension.] Madoka FX: 6 [She pointedly turns away.] Madoka FX: 7 [He forces another nervous smile.] narration: Ahhh... --------------------------------------------------- p 177 (177) 1 Hikaru: What's the matter? Aren't you eating? It tastes so delicious! Kyousuke: I-I don't have much of an appetite... 2 narration: I have to somehow cure Ayukawa's mood. fork FX: 3 [Akane smiles over at Hikaru and continues to eat.] Akane: Yup! Not bad, not bad. 4 [Madoka starts to eat.] Madoka FX: 5 narration: And then, in the afternoon... Everyone went off by themselves to gather mushrooms... [Kyousuke spies a strolling Madoka.] Kyousuke: ! 6 [Her attention is caught by a noise off-panel.] FX: [off] --------------------------------------------------- p 178 (178) 1 [Kyousuke in shock.] 2 [He zips behind a tree to avoid being seen by her. But her attention is caught by something on the ground near her.] narration: Ayukawa...! Kyousuke FX: Madoka: AH! 3 narration: Somehow, I feel awkward... After all, she's still mad... 4 Madoka: KYA!! 5 [She lies on the ground holding her calf, and watches the snake slither away.] Madoka: Ouch... snake FX: 6 [He rushes out.] narration: I-it's a snake! Ayukawa was bitten by a snake!! Kyousuke: AYUKAWA!! --------------------------------------------------- p 179 (179) 1 narration: This is no time to be hiding!! 2 [He reaches her side.] Kyousuke: Lemme see the bite!! narration: It would be serious if that was a poisonous snake. If we don't hurry... 3 Kyousuke: C'mon, we have to suck out the poison!! 4 [Madoka smiles a tenderly amused smile...] 5 [...and wraps her arms around his neck. Kyousuke is stunned.] Madoka arms FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 180 (180) 1 [Isolated shot of some trees.] Madoka: [off] Thank you... I'm all right now. That wasn't a poisonous snake. 2 [His pov of her.] Madoka: Say... Instead of the snakebite... You could suck at another spot. 3 [His face flushes.] Kyousuke heartbeat FX: 4 [Another view of trees.] narration: What does she mean by that?! I thought she was mad until just a little while ago. B-but this is a one in a million chance!! 5 [View pans way back to show them in a meadow--Madoka still on her back with Kyousuke perched over her.] Madoka: Hey... narration: Okay!! I'm a man!! --------------------------------------------------- p 181 (181) 1 [Hikaru and Akane come upon the two.] 2 Hikaru: [surprised, blushing] S-Sempai!! Akane: Ky-Kyousuke... 3 Kyousuke: Hikaru-chan!! 4 [Hikaru portrait--shell-shocked realization...] 5 [Tears begin to pool in her eyes.] 6 [She runs off. Kyousuke can only watch helplessly, since he's got a smiling Madoka locked around his neck.] Kyousuke: H-Hikaru-chan!! Hikaru FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 182 (182) 1 [He reaches out a hand in the direction of Hikaru. Electricity crackles around him.] Kyousuke: (N-now I'm ruined!!) 2 Akane: [angrily] KYOUSUKE!! SOMEONE LIKE YOU IS... 3 [She tries to stifle a giggle.] Akane: 4 Akane: Ah... Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha... Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! [Kyousuke can only watch wide-eyed.] 5 [Akane blushes and turns a cute face towards him.] Akane: What a funny face you're making! Ah ha ha ha ha ha ha! 6 [Isolated view of a van parked next to a cabin.] Akane: [off] Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! Ahh, my stomach hurts. --------------------------------------------------- p 183 (183) 1 Akane FX: Master: Kasuga-kun... 2 [Kyousuke turns to look.] 3 Master: [holding up a book] Kasuga-kun... Those mushrooms back then... They're described in this book... book: Mushrooms Now you too can be a Mushroom Ph.D.!! 4 [Master faces us, opens the book and points out an item . His expression is dark...] Master: What we threw away and what we ate--it seems they were all harmful mushrooms... 5 [Kyousuke facial portrait.] 6 [Pov shifts to show that Master is actually showing the open book to a nearby tree. Kyousuke points to himself.] Kyousuke: U-uhh... I'm over here... Master: [to tree] Take a look. These are the harmful mushrooms... --------------------------------------------------- p 184 (184) 1 narration: So... When Hikaru-chan cried back then... 2 Hikaru: [embarrassed look] Oh, Sempai. I'm sorry about just now. Even though I always become happy when I see your face, suddenly, for some reason... 3 Hikaru: I cried. narration: It was because of the harmful mushrooms, after all?! Kyousuke pratfall FX: 4 [Kyousuke comes up smiling.] narration: I-I'm glad...!! Th-then she didn't see!! 5 [Still smiling, Akane addresses Kyousuke.] Akane: Ah ha ha! Ah ha... Huh? Why am I laughing? narration: A harmful mushroom caused this, too... 6 [Wide-eyed, he visualizes Madoka wrapping her arms around his neck.] narration: That means... Even Ayukawa's suggestive behavior... --------------------------------------------------- p 185 (185) 1 [View looking up at the treetops and sky.] narration: Everything, EVERYTHING was due to the mushrooms!! Madoka: [off] Huhhh? What was I doing till now? Akane: [off] Huh? Me too! 2 narration: But... If I think it over very hard... Kyousuke: Akane! 3 Kyousuke: You were a pretty impressive mushroom expert, weren't you!! We owe this all to you... 4 [He smiles a nervous smile at Madoka, who looks back blankly. Master, Hikaru, and Akane study a posted sign.] Kyousuke: (On second thought... Well... It's okay since I benefited a bit from it.) Madoka: ? Master: But this mountain... What is this place called? narration: You could say I narrowly escaped ruin, but it was all resolved thanks to the glorious harmful effects of bad mushrooms! sign: CAUTION Only harmful mushrooms grow on this mountain. Do not eat under any circumstances! ---------------------------------------------------