Kimagure Orange Road "Be Careful of April's Fool!" Volume 12, Story 8 WB Volume 7, Story 10 Written and illustrated by Matsumoto Izumi Translation & compilation by : Craig H. Nishida Editing and Additional help by : Paul Hirose Craig Nishida Ramon Galindo Leo Hourvitz Scott Henry Last revision : 08-26-95 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 187 (147) are only in the WBs! --------------------------------------------------- p 187 (147)--TITLE PAGE [Wearing a dress, a smoldering Madoka sits on a wooden bench on a porch with one knee crossed high over the other. Reflected in the window behind her is Kyousuke, who is apparently standing just to the right of this pov. He's dressed in coat and bowtie. Madoka watches him like a cat eyeing her prey...] MAIN TITLE (at top) Be Careful of April's Fool! SUB-TITLE (at bottom) The Shadow of the Night Is the Mirror of Her Heart. Gaze Dropped in Anticipation of Enchantment... --------------------------------------------------- p 188 (148) 1 [Panels 1-3 are black-bordered, denoting the premonition dream. Here, Hikaru blushes and looks emphatic.] Hikaru: I hate you! 2 [Kyousuke portrait--face flushed, he stares back.] Kyousuke FX: 3 [Madoka, in ABCB apron, tosses her hair back as she says...] Madoka: I hate you! 4 [Kyousuke portrait--he comes wide awake, face flushed.] Kyousuke FX: 5 [He sits up in bed.] Kyousuke FX: narration: As you know, a premonition dream... --------------------------------------------------- p 189 (149) 1 [Rubbing his eyes and looking worried, he ambles into the kitchen.] narration: Wh-what the hell does it mean, that together they say they hate me... What could it be? Kyousuke: (Because of the shock, I'm wide awake.) 2 [From out of nowhere, Kurumi shrieks in his face. Surprised, he staggers back.] Kurumi: Oniichan, you fool! Kyousuke FX: 3 [Kurumi's pov of her pissed-off brother.] Kyousuke: Wh-what did you say-y-y?! Kyousuke FX: 4 Kyousuke: "Fool?!" What's with the "fool" all of a sudden?! Kurumi: [smiling] Hah, tricked you-u-u! 5 Kyousuke: Eh?! 6 Kurumi: [bright-eyed] Because today's April 1st... April Fools is the one day in the year when it's okay to tell a lie. [A wide grin fills his face, and he looks embarrassed.] Kyousuke: Ah! I see. Ohh, that was a lie, huh? 7 [She looks up at the ceiling and coughs into a fist.] Kurumi: And so... Kyousuke: ? --------------------------------------------------- p 190 (150) 1 [She cuts loose on Kyousuke. Again, he staggers back.] Kurumi: Fool! Sleepyhead! Indecisive guy! Baby face! You lumpheaded little nitwit!! 2 [Enraged, he lifts his sister up by her shirtfront. Kurumi stares back, wide-eyed.] Kyousuke: You jerk. Just try and say that again! 3 [Smiling, she waves a palm at him placatingly.] Kurumi: It's a lie, a lie! A li-i-i-ie!! Kurumi pooh-pooh FX: Kyousuke: [eyeing her] I-I see. O-okay, if it's a lie... 4 [Again, enraged, he grabs her by the shirt.] Kyousuke: But I can't help thinking you're being serious! 5 Kyousuke: [angry] I'll call you names without mercy. You piggy tanuki-girl!! are those raccoon-like animals. I think I've heard them referred to as "raccoon dogs". Anyway, they have the same attributes as foxes--being sly/sneaky.> Kurumi: [angry] Now you've said it-t-t! 6 [Kyousuke directs some graceless kicks towards Kurumi. Kurumi chooses to use her fists.] Kyousuke: Take this. And this! Kurumi: That does it-t-t! Kurumi FX: Kyousuke kick FX: 7 [Manami arrives and smiles at the scene before her. Kurumi and Kyousuke are locked on the ground. Her face twisted into a mask of rage, Kurumi's busy applying an undesigned torque to Kyousuke's knee. Don't try this at home, kids. Kyousuke grimaces.] Kyousuke: Gyaaaa!! Kyousuke leg FX: Manami: It's more a violence of words rather than lies, isn't it. --------------------------------------------------- p 191 (151) 1 [Back in his bedroom, Kyousuke sits on his bed and clasps his ankle in pain.] Kyousuke: Ow-ow-ouch... That Kurumi. What the hell... 2 [He visualizes the entire first page of this chapter.] narration: Wait... That premonition dream... 3 narration: Saying you dislike someone on April 1st...?! Maybe it really means the opposite. 4 [He turns towards his sliding glass door, throws up both hands and shouts out to the world.] Kyousuke: April Fools! Banzai!! [In the hall just outside his door, his sisters watch and comment.] Kurumi: That's the sort of person who's called an "April fool." Kurumi FX: 5 Kyousuke: (But... I have to be on the lookout all day today. I won't know when anyone might come and tell any sort of lie...) 6 [He turns towards his door. Manami enters.] Manami: It's a phone call from Komatsu-san. --------------------------------------------------- p 192 (152) 1 [Komatsu's cheerful image is imprinted on his speech bubble. Kyousuke glares while holding the phone to his ear.] Komatsu: Hey, it's me!! Didn't I loan you 1000 yen, genius boy?! Kyousuke FX: narration: See here?!! 2 Kyousuke: I haven't borrowed a single yen from you!! So, what's up, handsome boy? 3 Komatsu: [merrily] Ehhhh?! How embarrassing... Am I that handsome?! C'mon-n-n. Ha ha ha ha. Kyousuke: (He's got guts.) 4 Komatsu: All right! Since you're an honest person, I'll invite you along, too. Actually, right now... 5 [Exterior shot of a tree-lined street.] 6 [The three Kasuga sibs walk down the sidewalk.] Manami: I wonder what on earth Komatsu-san wants with us... Kyousuke: [emphatic] Anyhow, it's those guys we're talking about. I think it's something useless... --------------------------------------------------- p 193 (153) 1 [Walking behind him, Kurumi shouts out in horror...] Kurumi: Ah! Oniichan, look out!! Kyousuke: Eh? 2 [He turns angrily on her...] Kyousuke: Grr... I'm not falling for that tr... Kyousuke FX: 3 [...and falls into an open manhole. Manami looks horrified.] Kyousuke: Wahhh! Kyousuke FX: sign: Construction... 4 [Down in the pit, Kyousuke sits and stews. Looking up, we see Kurumi peering down.] Kurumi: See... You have to believe what someone says! Kyousuke: .......... One of these days, I'll get even! 5 [Exterior shot of ABCB.] Komatsu: [off] Well... 6 Komatsu: [brightly] I asked you all to gather for no other reason than to...!! 7 [View pans back. Manami, Kurumi, Hikaru and Kyousuke sit at a table. Hatta sits nearby and Komatsu stands before them.] Kurumi: [irked] Are we doing something again-n-n? --------------------------------------------------- p 194 (154) 1 [He continues on, brightly.] Komatsu: As you are all aware, today is April 1st... 2 [From out of nowhere, an enraged Kurumi yells in his face. Komatsu cringes.] Kurumi: KOMATSU-SAN, YOU FOOL!! Komatsu FX: 3 [Manami smiles nervously and totes the high-strung Kurumi under her arm.] Manami: It's nothing. Please continue... 4 Komatsu: So, once again, everyone, enjoy this game that I thought up... For all day today, let's make good use of what little remains of spring break!! 5 [Kyousuke pops up, glares and lifts up Komatsu by his jacket.] Kyousuke: What are your secret designs on my kid sisters? Kyousuke FX: Komatsu: [smiling nervously] Oniisan, you dwell too much on that! 6 Komatsu: [clearing his throat] Then, I'll explain the rules! Hatta: So, you're thinking perverted things again, aren't you! 7 [Madoka, standing and working behind the counter, watches the happenings off-panel.] Komatsu: [off] First of all, I kinda chose some matchups... --------------------------------------------------- p 195 (155) 1 Komatsu: We'll each take turns asking our opponent ordinary common-sense questions that anyone knows. Well, it's sorta like a quiz, but... 2 [Smiling, Komatsu pulls forward Hatta.] Komatsu: Here's a question! Today is April Fool's... You must give completely opposite answers from the correct replies. In other words, if you answer truthfully, you lose! Komatsu: For example... 3 Komatsu: Are you a man or a woman? Hatta: Let's see... The opposite, so... 4 Hatta: A woman... Komatsu: [merrily] And so these are the match-ups... But, there's one too many girl, hmm. 5 [Madoka wipes dishes from behind the counter.] Madoka: Count me out! I'm minding the shop. Komatsu: So then, it's 3 against 3... 6 Komatsu: [dramatically] And furthermore, the one that wins gets a one week vacation in Hawaii from me... [Manami gives a weak and nervous smile. Kurumi, Kyousuke and Hikaru yell angrily.] Hikaru/Kyousuke/Kurumi: YOU LI-I-IE!! --------------------------------------------------- p 196 (156) 1 [Isolated view looking up at a couple of TVs positioned on platforms suspended from ABCB's ceiling.] Komatsu: [off] That was a joke... 2 Komatsu: [leering] I'll name someone. No matter what, it'll be good. Won't it? 3 [Kyousuke springs up and grabs Komatsu by his lapels. Komatsu's face is all goofy.] Kyousuke: Bastard! At last you show your true colors!! Kurumi/Manami: [aghast] Wha-a-at?! Hikaru: [smiling] Sounds like fun. 4 Kyousuke: Deciding the rules in a favorable way! I'm not playing a game like this!! 5 [Hikaru clings to his arm and graces him with a bright smile. Kyousuke turns and smiles at her a bit nervously.] Hikaru: Let's play, Sempa-a-ai! Kyousuke: S-sure. 6 Madoka: .......... 7 Komatsu: Here's a good reason to win! In the event a girl wins, her opponent will pay for her food and drink tab here! [Kyousuke collapses across a table in front of him. Manami, sitting nearby, winces and pats her brother on his back. Kurumi leaps in the air in joy. Hikaru just stands and blushes.] Manami pat-back FX: Kurumi: I'm playing! Hikaru: It was fine by me from before. --------------------------------------------------- p 197 (157) 1 [Isolated shot of a corner at ABCB.] Komatsu: [off] And so, thanks to the majority decision, the game begins now. I call it the... 2 Komatsu: "Truth or Lie?" Quiz! Kyousuke: [wincing] What? That's... 3 [Tight shot of 6 tall glasses raised together in a toast.] Komatsu: Then, to wish each other good luck... KAMPA-A-AI!! 3 (inset) [Kyousuke takes a gulp and winces.] Kyousuke: Isn't this... Alcoholic? 4 [Komatsu studies the twins over the top of his glass.] Komatsu: (Heh! heh! heh! If I make them drink a lot and make the girls drunk... Things'll go my way.) 5 [Kyousuke smiles with drink in hand.] Kyousuke: (Well, somehow, I don't completely understand, but if I get drunk, things'll go my way.) 6 [Exterior shot of ABCB.] narration: Each with his own purpose, in a swirl of passion... The game began! --------------------------------------------------- p 198 (158) 1 narration: Hatta vs. Kurumi... [Smiling, Kurumi leans towards Hatta and points to her face.] Kurumi: Am I cute? [Hatta smiles and shakes his head.] Hatta: Uh-uhh, awfully ugly! 2 [Enraged, Kurumi kicks him upside his chin. Bruce Lee couldn't have done better.] Kurumi leg-kick FX: Kurumi: What kind of thing is that to say, you!! 3 narration: Komatsu vs. Manami... [Smiling, Komatsu leans towards a wide-eyed Manami and points to his face.] Komatsu: Manami-chan, you and I are sweethearts, right? Manami: Yes. 4 [He tosses his arms up high and beams a smile. Behind him, Hatta and Kyousuke cross their arms and drop their eyes in irritation.] Komatsu: Wahhh, I'm SO HAPPY!! Kyousuke/Hatta: No-o-o, no-o-o!! 5 Manami: [merrily] You're really serious, and sincere, and awfully handsome, aren't you, Komatsu-san? Komatsu: [beaming] Really? Ohhhh, how embarrassing. Wah! ha! ha! ha! 6 [Exterior shot of ABCB. Portraits of the three appear on their speech bubbles. Hatta and Kyousuke glare. Komatsu weeps.] Kyousuke/Hatta: Yup, you lose. Komatsu: Wh-why-y-y?! --------------------------------------------------- p 199 (159) 1 [Kyousuke addresses a blank-looking Hikaru.] Kyousuke: Matsumoto Izumi is a man, yes or no... Hikaru: Who... Is that? 2 [With a devilish grin, Komatsu takes Kyousuke by the shoulder.] Komatsu: Don't ask boring stuff like that! Hikaru-chan, do you like this guy? Hikaru: [beaming] OF COURSE I LOVE... 3 [Face flushed, she says emphatically...] Hikaru: Ah! I mean, I HATE him!! 4 Komatsu: [looking surprised] Kasuga wins! Hatta: [angry at Kyousuke] Using a sneaky trick! Kyousuke: [yelling back] D-did I know about it?!! 5 narration: And then... Komatsu: Kurumi-chan, do you love me? Kurumi FX: 6 narration: The furious battle continued... [Kurumi explodes once more, putting Komatsu into a headlock with her legs, and tests the engineering limits of his rotator cuff and various arm joints.] Komatsu: Gyaaaa! --------------------------------------------------- p 200 (160) 1 [Komatsu studies something off-panel.] Komatsu: (Somehow or other, to make this guy drop out, I only need to make him drink a lot more.) 2 [Smiling, he pours Kyousuke a drink.] Komatsu: Well, boss, drink up, drink up! pouring FX: 3 [Urged on by the crowd, Kyousuke empties his glass. His face is flushed.] everyone: Chug it, chug it, chug it. Kyousuke FX: 4 narration: Under the influence of alcohol, Kyousuke, whose thinking faculties deteriorated, racked up victory after victory... Manami: Who's the Prime Minister of Japan? [Face flushed, he scratches his head and stares up at the ceiling.] Kyousuke: Let's see-ee... Hold on... 5 [Thoroughly besotted, he raises a forefinger.] Kyousuke: "Beat" Takeshi! Komatsu/Hatta: [irked] He won again. 6 narration: At last, the final match... [Kyousuke and Kurumi square off. He points a finger at her.] Kyousuke: Are you a greedy pig? Kurumi: [angered] Wha-a-at?!! --------------------------------------------------- p 201 (161) 1 [Kurumi takes down her brother, face-first on the mat. She plants one leg down on the floor between his legs, locks his ankles together and raises them to her thigh..] Kyousuke: Gyaaaa! narration: Thanks to Kurumi's wildness, Kyousuke won by forfeit! 2 [Komatsu smiles and pours him a drink.] Komatsu: C'mon, c'mon, you won. Gulp it down, gulp it! pouring FX: 3 Kyousuke: Well... I won!! As promised... I can do whatever I like to someone. 4 [Komatsu smiles and pours him another.] Komatsu: Come to think of it, was there something like that? Well, drink up, drink up!! pouring FX: 5 [Komatsu urges him on with fans raised high. Kurumi, Hikaru and Hatta also cheer him on. Manami looks on with concern. Kyousuke merely sits at his table and empties the glass.] Komatsu/Hatta/Kurumi/Hikaru: Chug it, chug it, chug it, chug it. 6 [Exterior night shot of ABCB.] everyone: [off] Bwa! ha! ha! ha! ha! --------------------------------------------------- p 202 (162) 1 [Madoka brings in ABCB's sidewalk sign.] 2 [Kyousuke opens his eyes. His head rests on the table.] Kyousuke: Nnnnn. 3 [Raising it, he grabs the back of his head in agony. Madoka, carrying away a stack of dishes, turns to look.] Kyousuke: Ah, ow-ow-ouch. 4 Kyousuke: [looking around] Huh? 5 [He staggers to the counter. Behind it, Madoka is quietly doing the dishes.] Kyousuke: Ehhhh?! Did everyone go home?! Madoka FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 203 (163) 1 [She looks up and gives him a mysterious smile.] Madoka: .......... 2 Madoka: As I recall... You won the game, Kasuga-kun! 3 [She smiles at him and leans across the counter.] Madoka: All right! Then would you play that game once more with me? 4 Kyousuke: [blankly] Eh? 5 Madoka: With the rules from before... 6 narration: Maybe this is... Kyousuke FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 204 (164) 1 [She smiles and tosses her hair back.] Madoka: As I recall... You have to say the opposite thing... 2 [Kyousuke portrait--he's still stunned.] Madoka: [off] I'll go! 3 Madoka: Kasuga-kun, you're the one I... HATE! 4 [Face flushed, his eyes grow wider.] Kyousuke heartbeat FX: 5 [She leans over the counter towards him and smiles enigmatically.] narration: Th-this is the scene from the premonition dream, but still, is this... A pass? 6 [Still smiling gently...] Madoka: Is that what I'm thinking? Kyousuke: Eh?! narration: O-ohhhh. That was a question... --------------------------------------------------- p 205 (165) 1 [He stares over at her wide-eyed. She gives him an oh-so-cute inquiring look.] narration: S-suddenly saying all that to me! Madoka: Well, which is it? 2 Kyousuke: [blushing] Th-that... 3 [His pov of her. She smiles softly.] Madoka: That...? 4 [Tight shot of a pair of hands washing dishes.] hands FX: 5 [View pans back. Kyousuke does the dishes. Behind, Madoka beams over at him while carrying a stack of clean dishes away.] Kyousuke: (In the end, I couldn't answer and...) Kyousuke FX: Madoka: Sorry it's such a rough day! narration: My indecisiveness in not answering her... Was seen clean through by Ayukawa... Right? ---------------------------------------------------