Kaitou Saint Tail Tankoubon Four Chapter 17 Ran in Nakayoshi March 1996 Disclaimer: This translation is meant as a guide for those who wish to read the manga. Please don't steal this translation or do anything illegal with it. Please don't use this for commercial use or sell it, etc. >.< Another note is that I am translating with Japanese One basic knowledge- there are very well mistakes in this. I welcome all help/corrections. Arigatou, minna. Sore ja! -Meimi Translation by Meimi (KSaintTail@aol.com) October 14, 2000 %thoughts (side notes) [narration] $flashbacks ------------------------------------------------------------ pg 129 Asuka: % I'll catch you. % So I can find out the truth about everything... pg 130/131 Chapter Seventeen Who is the Idol?! pg 132 pg 133 Seira: Excuse me... Aren't you Honma Emi-san? The idol... pg 134 Emi: Y...Yes. Do you know me? Seira: I've read about you in many magazines. Emi: ...I'm glad. Seira: What brings you to the church today? Emi: Actually...I'm upset about something... I'm dating someone, and I kept it a secret from my production company. I keep a picture of us in my locket, which I always have treasured. I left it in my dressing room one day... And a man called Iwasaki, who's from a rival production company, stole it. pg 135 Emi: And then...Iwasaki-san said this... Iwasaki: $ Wonder what I'll do with this picture... $ I bet some reporter from an entertainment magazine would $ be happy if I gave it to them... $ And if I did, your life as an idol would be over. Emi: $ Please, give it back to me...! Iwasaki: $ Okay, I'll give it back. $ But in exchange... $ For that next drama, where you play the role of Youko... $ Will you turn it down, and give it to one of the people $ from our company? $ (Fake sick or something.) $ If you don't do that...I don't know what'll happen to that $ picture... pg 136 Seira: How cruel...! Emi: I don't want to cause trouble for my production company... I don't know what I should do...so I cam here... Seira: Please cheer up. I'm sure that God will guide you...! Manato: Haneoka-saaaaan! Big news!! I entered you before, in a contest to become this shampoo company's image girl!! Meimi: Sawatari-kun! Manato: See, see! You made it past the first selection round!! Meimi: Oh...! pg 137 Asuka: ...! Manato: This way, your life as an idol may not be just a dream! (Fufufu!) Girls: That's so cool, Meimi!! You're going to the selection round, huh? Meimi: Wait a sec, everybody- Girls: Don't forget us if you become an idol, Meimi~~~~!! Meimi: Hey, now... Manato: No way! If she does, then she'll be too busy to come to school! Girls: (KYAAA! COOL~!) Meimi: Sawatari-kun! pg 138 Asuka: I... It's not that easy to become an idol!! Girl: ...wha... Girl: What's with him? He really spoiled the mood... Kyoko: Yeah! Meimi: I wonder...if I hurt his feelings somehow...? Seira: I don't think so. Probably not... pg 139 Manato: Oh, right, Takamiya got in, too. Girls: WHAAAAAAT!! Manato: And she applied herself... (She's pretty confident.) Meimi: ...I'm not going to the contest! Seira: Wait a second, Meimi-chan. Yesterday, when Emi-san came here for help... Meimi: Ah! To get back her locket, right? Leave it to me! Seira: No, actually... pg 140 Sira: Emi-san is a judge for the Image Girl contest. It seems that she was the previous winner. Meimi: Wha... Seira: And Iwasaki-san is also a judge... And he told her that she has until that day to give up her role, or after the contest, he will present the photograph to the public... I think it would be best if Meimi-chan went to the contest, and gave the locket back to Emi-san immediately... Meimi: I told you,,, I don't want to go to the contest... Seira: ...I see. So you were that scared of going to the contest... (I didn't know.) Meimi: Wait just a second! pg 141 Meimi: Who said I was scared~~~?! Of course I'll go! To the contest!! Seira: % Sorry! Asuka: ...I didn't mean to say that to her... pg 142 Asuka: A... A challenge note...!! Note: The day of the Image Girl selection contest, I will take the locket from Iwasaki Shi of Rainbow Productions. Asuka: Wait...! Asuka: Takamiya... pg 143 Asuka: Give it back. Rina: I'm going to the contest, too. It's my plan to find out my own level. Asuka: ...yeah, Sawatari said something like that. (You too?) Rina: Hey, hey! I want you to come and watch me! Asuka: What for... (Girls are so annoying sometimes.) Just give it back to me! Rina: It's always Saint Tail with you... Wasn't she really a guy who was crossdressing... And a girl who might become an idol is right in front of you!! pg 144 Asuka: Give it! Rina: ....A-Asuka...you... Did you...get taller?! Arrow: Not listening Rina: % I can't hesitate anymore... % Because he's not paying attention to any other girls... pg 145 Rina: % I'm going to get serious now...!! Box: Day of the contest Man: We've been waiting for you, Asuka Jr. I'm Yamashiro, the person in charge of this contest. And this is Iwasaki-san from Rainbow Productions. I'll get upset if you don't catch that kaitou! Asuka: I understand! Iwasaki: What do you, a policeman's son, think of how to catch the kaitou? pg 146 Asuka: Given the structure of this building, and her usual behavior patterns... I think that the chances of her appearing on the stage directly are very high. And probably while the contest is in progress. My plan is to bring the curtains down on her then, so she'll be caught like a fish in a net... Yamashiro: I understand- I'll agree to that. Asuka: % I'll catch you. % So I can understand it all...!! Woman: The first selection round shall now begin. There will be a simple question-and-answer session, and then a camera test! pg 147 Girl: Number one! Yoshizawa Manami, sixteen years old! Judge: Is there anything you really like? Ludge: What are your dreams for the future? Turn to the side! ...turn again, smile! Seira: It looks so hard... Asuka: Mimori! Where are Takamiya and... Haneoka? Seira: I think that they will be out soon. pg 148 Rina: Number fifteen! Takamiya Rina, fourteen years old! Iwasaki: Number fifteen...are you in love with anyone right now? Rina: ...I am! pg 149 Seira: ...ah! Meimi-chan! Meimi: Number eighteen, Haneoka Meimi... Judge: ...your age? Meimi: ...ah! Sorry. I'm fourteen... Judge: What would your ideal boyfriend be like? Manato: Oh! I want to hear this~! pg 150 Meimi: W...what?! Um! Um! Um! Someone like my Papa!! Meimi: ...huh? (Was that bad to say?) Woman: ...and that concludes the contest for today. pg 151 Woman: We will notify all participants of the results within three days. Thank you all... ?: One more! Number fifty-one!@ Guys: What happened to the lights!! There's another one?! No, there's definitely supposed to be fifty... Asuka: ! pg 152 Meimi: ...God. I have no tricks or gimmicks, so please forgive me... Asuka: % Saint Tail...?! Man: On the screen...!! Meimi: One. Two. pg 153 STail: THREE...!! pg 154 People: KYAAAA! Guy: Where's that smoke coming from?! Seira: % Meimi-chan... % May you have God's protection... Asuka: Follow the plan and bring down the curtain, quickly!! STail: Number fifty-one! Saint Tail!! pg 155 STail: ...juuust kidding! Arrow: She seems to get more confident as a kaitou STail: % There he is! Iwasaki! Iwasaki: I can't see anything...!! Manato: Mimori-san?! You shouldn't try to move now. (That's stupid.) Seira: I-I'm sorry. Manato: Well... I'm here, so you'll be okay. pg 156 Manato: Huh? (Is something funny?) STail: Being an image girl is all well and good, but... What do you think of this shampoo? pg 157 Iwasaki: ! STail: Now, watch closely! ...one. Two! STail: Three! pg 158 Asuka: !! No fair, Saint Tail!! Emi: % My locket...!! STail: I took the locket adter all!! pg 159 Asuka: I really will catch you!! Iwasaki: Dammit... Don't let her get away... Anybody! Pull the rope on the stage!! Rina: Rope...?! pg 160/161 Asuka: !! Rina: Asuka?! Seira: % Meimi-chan!! STail: % No...!! pg 162 STail: UWAAAH! Heav... STail: % I have to hurry... % Hurry and get out of here... Asuka: ...even if my plan didn't go right... STail: % N... pg 163 STail: % No way... Asuka: I finally caught you! STail: % He'll hate me... % Don't hate me! Asuka: Show me your face....!! STail: % No....!! pg 164 Rina: Asuka!! Sorry! You okay?! Emi: Don't catch kaitou-san!! She gave me back my locket!! Asuka: % Wha... pg 165 Asuka: Ah... Rina: % Asuka...?! Asuka: I... I... Emi: $ She gave me back my locket!! pg 166 Asuka: % I....!! Meimi: HAHAAA! I'm sure I didn't make it in! Manato: That's not true! pg 167 Manato: You were better than anyone else!! Right, Mimori-san? Seira: Huh? Manato: I can't wait till they release the results~! pg 168 Meimi: ...ah... I-I rea;;y messed up today! Asuka: Quit...trying to be an idol. Meimi: % ...huh? pg 169 Asuka: Your father...wouldn't forgive you!! If I were your father... Then...I... Meimi: ...yeah. You're right... Girls: Ahhhh! I can't believe both Rina and Meimi didn't get in!! And we thought you'd introduce us to celebrities~~~!! Meimi: You guys... Arrow: Crying Rina: % That time... % He could have caught her for sure... % But I know he let go himself. % No mistake. Rina: ....fufu. I just got a great idea. Rina: % I'll separate Asuka and Saint Tail. % And then... % He'll surely turn back to me...!!