Kimagure Orange Road "The Promotion Red Zone" Volume 15, Story 6 WB Volume 9, Story 3 Written and illustrated by Matsumoto Izumi Translation & compilation by : Craig H. Nishida Editing and Additional help by : Paul Hirose Craig Nishida Matthew Akira Klippenstein Last revision : 08-31-95 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 61 (121) are only in the WBs! --------------------------------------------------- p 61 (121)--TITLE PAGE [A tanned and sultry Madoka rests her chin in her hands and gazes back at us.] MAIN TITLE (at top) The Promotion Red Zone SUB-TITLE (at bottom) A Secret Whisper, A Doll of Seduction. It Seems Like the Balance of My Heart Is Crumbling... --------------------------------------------------- p 62 (122) 1 [Exterior night view of the Ayukawa residence. A light is on in an upper- floor window.] narration: Finally, tomorrow is the last day of final exams... 2 [Studying at a low table, Madoka looks over at Kyousuke. Kyousuke is lying on the floor, smiling and reading manga.] Kyousuke: I've been studying with you like this every night during the exams...! Kyousuke FX: 3 Madoka: "We" aren't studying at all! Madoka: You're only reading manga. [He blushes.] Kyousuke sit up FX: 4 Madoka: [angrily] Do you have any questions? You *have* come here to study, haven't you?! Kyousuke: [embarrassed smile] Yes. I don't understand this problem at all. 5 Madoka: And so... Kyousuke: A cold? 6 Madoka: Y-yeah... But it's nothing serious. --------------------------------------------------- p 63 (123) 1 [Exterior shot of the lit window at the Ayukawa residence.] narration: And the night grows late... Kyousuke: [off] Oh no! It's already this late! 2 [Madoka leans towards him and rests her hand on his cheek. He stares back, wide-eyed and blushing.] Madoka: Why don't you... Stay over? Kyousuke heartbeat FX: 3 [Back to reality. Kyousuke stares up at the ceiling, wagging a pencil that he's holding in his teeth.] Kyousuke: (That... Would never happen, would it?) Madoka: ? 4 [Exterior night view of the front gate to the Ayukawa residence.] Kyousuke: [off] Then, good night! 5 [Exterior view of the Ayukawa residence. The upstairs light is still on.] 6 [Kyousuke looks back, smiling.] --------------------------------------------------- p 64 (124) 1 [Another view as he looks up at Madoka's lit window.] 2 [He smiles and continues to look back over his shoulder as he walks away.] narration: Let's be together... In 3rd-year, okay, Ayukawa? 3 [Madoka continues to study, but has to stop and cough.] Madoka: Well... I have to study, too. 4 [Exterior view of her lit window.] Madoka: [off] 5 [Exterior day shot of a school building.] narration: And then, the next day... 6 [Students study at their desks. One girl mumbles her differentials. A guy goes through his English slapstick flash cards.] 7 [Komatsu is the only one not studying. Carrying a soccer ball and a manga, and wearing an evil grin, he pesters a guy.] Komatsu: Hey-y-y. Let's play catch! Feeling cold? Then, how about manga. Hey, let's play! manga: Shounen Jandee guy: [irritated] You... --------------------------------------------------- p 65 (125) 1 [Komatsu inspects the notebook of another guy.] Komatsu: How amusing. Ah ha ha ha ha! Kyousuke: (.......... He has a lot of time to spare.) 2 [Komatsu finally gets around to Kyousuke.] Komatsu: You! Give it up too, already-y-y! Komatsu FX: 3 Komatsu: Let's do 2nd-year together once more! Kyousuke: No! 4 narration: I'm definitely... Going to 3rd-year with Ayukawa! [He looks off-panel.] 5 [The teacher enters the room.] narration: But... Ayukawa's so late... door FX: voice: Rise! 6 [Kyousuke scans his test page.] Kyousuke: (Great! The problem I couldn't do last night isn't here!) narration: But... --------------------------------------------------- p 66 (126) 1 [Kyousuke leaves school, casting a glance up at one of the buildings.] narration: Ayukawa... ...in the end, didn't come that day. 2 [Tight shot of his feet as he shuffles off.] narration: Does being absent from today's test mean... She flunked?! No, she still has the makeup exam... But... 3 [He rings her doorbell.] doorbell FX: doorbell FX: 4 [View pans back. He stands at her front gate, pressing the doorbell.] doorbell FX: sign: Ayukawa narration: Maybe no one's here? 5 [He opens the gate and lets himself in.] Kyousuke: .......... Excuse me. gate FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 67 (127) 1 [View from within the house as he walks in through the front door. A girl, in view from the waist down, is at the phone, dressed only in blouse and panties.] door FX: Madoka: Okay. It's tomorrow, then? 2 [Kyousuke gapes at the view. Still on the phone, Madoka turns to look.] Kyousuke heartbeat FX: Madoka: Yes, I'm all right. I'll take the test. 3 [He blushes and waves a greeting.] Kyousuke: Hi! Madoka: Ah! 4 [She pulls down her blouse to try to cover up and lets out a shriek. He flies back.] Madoka: KYAAAA! 5 [Isolated view of a piano and wall painting.] Kyousuke: [off] You overslept... Because of a cold?! 6 Madoka: But... I can get up now. It looks like the fever has broken... --------------------------------------------------- p 68 (128) 1 [He visualizes Madoka coughing the night before.] narration: It's my fault!! I made her stay up late with me like that yesterday. 2 narration: I made Ayukawa's cold worse!! Kyousuke: I'm sorry... It's my fault. 3 Madoka FX: 4 Madoka: I reported my absence just now. Tomorrow I take the makeup exam alone... 5 Kyousuke: Tomorrow?! And just by yourself?! Th-that's terrible!! 6 Kyousuke: But you still have to rest!! Madoka: Y-yes. --------------------------------------------------- p 69 (129) 1 [He rises to his feet.] Kyousuke: Anyone else home?! Madoka: No. Kyousuke: Doctor? Madoka: On vacation! Kyousuke: Where's Hikaru-chan? Madoka: She's resting from a cold!! 2 narration: I can't let Ayukawa fail because of me! I have to take responsibility! [He strikes a decisive pose.] Kyousuke: I'll tend to you! Madoka: [wide-eyed] O-okay. 3 [He marches into the kitchen.] Kyousuke: That's it. I'll make you some egg sake! I'll borrow your kitchen. 4 [He pokes his head into the refrigerator. Madoka stands behind him.] Kyousuke: Let's see. Eggs and liquor... Madoka: Shall I help? 5 [He ushers her out of the kitchen.] Kyousuke: That's okay. Rest!! 6 Kyousuke: Let's see. Liquor... Here it is. [He reaches up for a bottle of "Camus" set on a shelf.] 7 [He pours some into a sauce pot...] bottle FX: 8 [Which he lifts up to his lips with a smile.] Kyousuke: Well then, let's have a taste... Kyousuke FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 70 (130) 1 [Face flushed, he pours the bottle into the pan. His eyes are unfocused.] Kyousuke FX: Kyousuke: Maybe a bit more? bottle FX: 2 FX: [off] Madoka: ? [Madoka looks over at the open door to the kitchen.] 3 [She enters the kitchen to find Kyousuke lurching towards her.] Kyousuke FX: 4 [He puts an arm around her. She looks into his eyes.] Madoka heartbeat FX: Kyousuke: It's my fault... Making you catch a cold like this... I'm sorry! Kyousuke FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 71 (131) 1 [She realizes his hand is resting on her rear end.] Madoka: W-wait. Your hand... Kyousuke hand FX: 2 [She looks closely at his face.] Madoka: ! 3 Madoka: [thrusting him away] Wah! You stink of liquor!! You're drunk, aren't you! 4 [Her pov of the drunken bozo.] Kyousuke FX: 5 [He clutches his head and cries up to the ceiling.] Kyousuke: Ahhhh! What a stupid guy I was!! 6 Kyousuke: I'll definitely cure you of your cold!! Yeah. That's my... My... 7 [With a goofy smile he fills a glass that Madoka holds in her hand.] Kyousuke: Well, drink, drink!! bottle FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 72 (132) 1 [She watches as he stands in the middle of the kitchen and slugs down the bottle.] Kyousuke FX: 2 Madoka: (What the heck did this guy come for?) 3 [Exterior shot of the Ayukawa residence.] Kyousuke: [off] Wah! ha! ha! ha! Kyousuke: [off] It's liquor! Most delightful liquor! FX: [off] 4 [With his arm around her shoulder, Madoka helps Kyousuke walk down the street.] Kyousuke: Kyousuke footstep FX: 5 [View from behind the pair as Madoka turns her face aside to cough.] Madoka FX: 6 [Sunlight streams over the top of the Kasuga apartment building. In an inset, a red-faced Kyousuke comes awake. He is still dressed in his school uniform from the night before and appears to be lying on the floor.] Kyousuke: Ah!?! --------------------------------------------------- p 73 (133) 1 [He rises to a sitting position, looking blearily about.] Kyousuke: What the heck... Was I doing? Kyousuke FX: 2 [He winces and clutches his head.] Kyousuke FX: Kyousuke: Ow-ow-ouch... Huh!?! 3 [Standing, he sees Madoka lying on the floor, covered in a blanket and with a folded towel across her forehead. Her face looks feverish and she's out cold.] 4 narration: Ayukawa...?! 5 [He staggers at a yell from behind him.] Akane: [off] HEY! KYOUSUKE!! 6 [Turning, he sees his two cousins standing with arms crossed and looking angry. Akane is dressed in school uniform; Kazuya in shorts, shirt and jacket.] Kyousuke: Akane... Kazuya. --------------------------------------------------- p 74 (134) 1 Akane: What the hell did you do?! Kyousuke: Wh-what do you mean, "what"?! 2 Akane: Kurumi-chan and Manami-chan said they were going on a trip with your father, so they asked me to take care of you... 3 [Their view of Madoka.] Akane: [off] But when I got here, Madoka-chan was lying at the front door with a terrible fever... Akane: [off] And you were drunk and asleep... 4 [Kyousuke facial portrait--face flushed.] narration: Wha... What the hell...!! 5 [He hangs his head and closes his eyes. Akane bends to look sternly up at his face.] Akane: Hmm... So this is what happened?! There are limits to carelessness, you know. You... 6 [Akane looks over at the unconscious Madoka.] Akane: To take a test in this condition... It's impossible! --------------------------------------------------- p 75 (135) 1 [He falls backwards, arms spread and grimacing at the ceiling.] narration: If Ayukawa doesn't take the makeup exam today, won't she flunk?! Ahh, I utterly despise myself!! 2 [Looking at Akane, he has an idea.] 3 Akane: Hm? 4 Kyousuke: As I recall... Ayukawa said that she was taking the makeup exam alone... 5 Kyousuke: (That's it!!) 6 [Exterior view of a school building.] 7 [A teacher enters a classroom.] door FX: 8 sensei: ! --------------------------------------------------- p 76 (136) 1 [Madoka sits at a desk.] sensei: Let's see... You're... Ayukawa-kun. 2 [Tight shot of a towel being wrung.] towel FX: 3 [Kyousuke sets it on Madoka's forehead. She still lies unconscious.] narration: Good thing Akane was here!! Good thing she has the Power! 4 Kyousuke: [to Kazuya] "Akane, I'm counting on you!!" Tell her that telepathically, Kazuya. 5 [Akane wets her pencil tip with her tongue while staring hard at the test page.] @Madoka: [telepathically] (Roger! Leave it to me!! This is for the sake of my beloved Madoka-chan!) @Madoka FX: 6 narration: Akane and Kazuya are cousins, and they have the Power. Akane has the Power of Transformation! However, it can only be used on one person at a time... Kazuya has the Power of Telepathy! He's a kid, but he's a very powerful ESPer!! [Kazuya smirks at Kyousuke, who yells back.] Kazuya: She says this is gonna cost you big time! Kazuya: That goes for me, too! Kyousuke: Yes, yes... --------------------------------------------------- p 77 (137) 1 narration: But anyway, I'm relieved...!! Kyousuke: Whew! 2 Kazuya: Oneechan says she doesn't understand the problems at all! [Kyousuke jets upward, splintering the ceiling off-panel.] Kyousuke FX: 3 [With face flushed, he rubs his head.] Kyousuke: Arrgghh. H-how come doesn't she understand? She's also in 2nd-year! [Kazuya stands there solemnly, arms crossed and gaze lowered.] Kazuya: After all... In the end, she's your cousin, oniichan. 4 [@Madoka sits and stares at her test page. In her telepathic speech bubble is a fretting portrait of Akane.] Akane: [telepathically] (Because I'm... Not taking this class.) 5 [Face crazed, he cries out.] Kyousuke: I-it's all over!! 6 [Against a backdrop of a desolate Mojave desert, with small UFOs and stars crashing down, Kyousuke kneels and clutches his head. Kazuya calmly stands there and stares at him.] Kazuya: Can't you answer them, oniichan? I'll ask you the questions. Kyousuke: Eh?! --------------------------------------------------- p 78 (138) 1 [Kyousuke sweats and nervously stares at the palms of his hands.] Kyousuke: But, I-I don't have much self-confidence. [Kazuya crosses his arms, and lowers his gaze.] Kazuya: Sure enough, you're oneechan's cousin... 2 [Kazuya bops him on the back.] Kazuya: Serves you right!! Hey! Take responsibility for yourself! Kazuya FX: Kyousuke: An irresponsible guy, of all people, tells me something like that... Kyousuke FX: 3 [Kyousuke smiles nervously and heads for his room. Kazuya waves a clock in one hand.] Kyousuke: Then... I'll get a few reference books. Kazuya: You don't have time to do something like that. Hurry!! 4 [He stares down at a notebook in his hand.] Kyousuke: Yeearrgghh. I have no choice but to do it now!! dramatic FX: 5 Kyousuke: (Ooo! Wh-what's this problem?!) Kyousuke FX: 6 Kyousuke: [off] (It's the test problem I couldn't solve that previous night!!) 7 [Tight shot of his hand holding the mechanical pencil. The pencil tip rests on the paper. In the background is a facial portrait of a smiling Madoka.] Kyousuke: (But... If I don't solve this, Ayukawa can't get to 3rd year!!) pencil FX: --------------------------------------------------- p 79 (139) 1 timer FX: sensei: All right. That's all. 2 [Split panel. At top, @Madoka wipes her brow. Below, Kyousuke closes his eyes and breathes a sigh.] @Madoka: Phew. narration: It's over... 3 Kazuya: .......... Were you able to solve it? Kyousuke: [staring at the ceiling] .......... I did what I needed to do for now at least. 4 [Madoka sits up.] Madoka FX: Madoka: What's... Over? 5 Kyousuke: Ha ha ha ha ha! Nothing, nothing! Kyousuke: You're awake?! 6 [He looks at her with concern.] Kyousuke: How are you feeling? Madoka: Yeah... Pretty good. --------------------------------------------------- p 80 (140) 1 [She turns away from him and looks weakly up at the ceiling.] Madoka: Huh? Come to think of it, I have a makeup exam today... [Kyousuke's face contorts.] Kyousuke: No. That's. Uhh. Ha ha ha ha! Kyousuke FX: Madoka FX: 2 [Madoka facial portrait--she's surprised.] Kyousuke: [off] I heard you don't have to! Ha ha ha ha! Sensei said your regular scores were okay, so you didn't have to take the exam... Ha ha ha ha! 3 Kyousuke: Ha ha ha... Madoka: Really...? ? 4 [Exterior shot of the Kasuga apartment building.] Kyousuke: [off] Hey... Lie down. Would you like something to eat? Madoka: [off] Yeah... 5 [View of a cherry blossom branch.] 6 [Two schoolgirls stand outside at school.] narration: The following week, Ayukawa's cold got better... --------------------------------------------------- p 81 (141) 1 [His pov of Madoka as she stands in school uniform and waves.] narration: It looks like she can move up to the next class without a hitch...! 2 [View pans back to show him at a 2nd-floor classroom window, looking out at her as she waves up from the ground below.] narration: But as for me... 3 [Kyousuke looks over at Komatsu and Hatta. All are taking exams, but Komatsu is trying to peek at Hatta's. Hatta pulls his test paper away.] narration: Basically, it's impossible that Ayukawa would be the only one! Komatsu: Lemme look! 4 [View from the back of the class at a teacher seated before a blackboard. The backs of three sweating heads are seen, and since one is blond, it can't be that just the three amigos are taking this makeup exam.] narration: That was a test for those who were absent... But makeup exams in general... The test results were rated and were finally displayed, and... blackboard: General Makeup Exam For those with red marks only. Time limit: 60 minutes 5 [Looking out the window, Kyousuke is witness to the wind flipping up Madoka's skirt. His eyes bulge.] Kyousuke: ! narration: Ahhhh... Anyway, spring is already here, right before my very eyes! skirt FX: Madoka: Kya! ---------------------------------------------------