Kaitou Saint Tail Chapter Twenty-Two "Pandora no Shoujo" Nakayoshi August 1996 by Tachikawa Megumi 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. -Meimi Translation by Meimi (KSaintTail@aol.com) * Asuka talks about "hearukku" in the beginning...according to Sugahara-sensei, it's a "couple thing" with teens where they apparently dress similarly or something... ^^; %thoughts (side notes) [narration] $flashbacks ------------------------------------------------------------ pg 1 Meimi: % It can't be... % That this day would really come... Asuka: ...right. Girls walk way too slow... (Well, it's true...) pg 2/3 Kaitou Saint Tail Six Chapter 22 "The Girl From Pandora's" pg 4 intro pg 5 Meimi: I'm sorry...! Asuka: It's okay. (Don't apologize.) U...m... Asuka: $ I love you. pg 6 Asuka: U....um, hey... I probably should have said this before... Sorry, but I don't do exchange diaries or pocket bells... And I don't have anything for hearukku!! Arrow: He doesn't get it Asuka: And then birthdays and Christmas and Valentines, I'm not very good at getting seperate stuff for all that... I... Meimi: ...okay. pg 7 Meimi: I don't need anything... Meimi: % I love you... Maju: There she is again...! pg 8 Maju: This is Kaitou Lucifer's... Haneoka Eimi's home. Ever since I started watching here... It doesn't seem like Lucifer's been doing anything, but... Her daughter is always out at night. And following day, there's always a Saint Tail article in the paper...! Could it be...! Ryouko: ...hey... Look, look! There's a Saint Tail article in the morning paper! pg 9 Guy: (AH~!!) She got away, huh, Asuka Jr.? Ryouko: (Kyaa~) But he has Meimi now! Saint Tail doesn't really matter now, right? Meimi: Ryo...Ryouko-chan... Asuka: What kind of reasoning is that?! I'm going to keep on going like usual- I'll definitely catch her! Guy: So you can look good for Hanekoa~ Ryouko: (Kyaa~) Kyouko: (Cool~) Asuka: WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS!! Kyouko: Then what about this, Asuka Jr.? There's supposed to be a fortune-telling shop nearby. pg 10 Asuka: So...? Meimi: Oh, I got one of those too... Kyouko: Don't you think you could find out about Saint Tail with a fortune? Guy: But really... You just want to get a love fortune with Haneoka~! Ryouko: (Kyaa~ Looking forward to that, huh?) Asuka: CAN WE PLEASE CHANGE THE SUBJECT?!! (I'm gonna kill you guys!) Guy: (But it's so much fun for everyone!) Ryouko: (Yeah, and you finally got together too!) Rina: ... Seira: % Takamiya-san... pg 11 Manato: ...and Haneoka-san, Haneoka-san~ How could Asuka steal her away from me~~ Rina: Don't follow me, Sawatari! (You're depressing!) Manato: How could you, Haneoka-san~~~~~~~!! (Ohhhh~) Seira: What's wrong? You two being together... (...it's strange.) Manato: I came to see you! Rina: Geez. You sure get over a broken heart fast... (Shut up.) ...what? Seira: ...nothing. pg 12 Seira: You're being so nice about it... Takamiya-san... Rina: I-I can't help it, can I! Those two... It's too late to get between them now...! Manato: ...really? You're half as stubborn as usual... Seira: Ta-Takamiya-san... I'm sure you have God's protection... pg 13 Rina: % God's... Rina: ... Manato: (MY BEAUTIFUL FACE~~~) Seira: ... pg 14 Rina: I really do feel less confused when I beat him up... (Mysterious...) Manto: (How MEAAAAAAAAN~) Seira: Um...God's protection.... Seira: % I don't think she even needs it... Meimi: (Waaah!) Here's that fortune teller that Kyouko-chan was talking about! Ah, Asuka Jr., you probably aren't interested in this kind of thing... (So I won't go....) Kyouko: $ Don't you think you could find out about Saint Tail with a $ fortune? Asuka: ... ...it's fine. pg 15 Meimi: Huh...? Asuka: You want to go to it, right? So let's go in. Mahu: (Welcome...) Asuka: (Dark...) Maju: % Wah... % It's that girl from before...! Maju: ! pg 16 Maju: % This is...this is...!! Maju: Welcome. Meimi: Um...we heard you were really skilled... Maju: What you're wishing for is a love compatibiliy fortune for you and that guy, right? Meimi: How... Maju: I can tell just by looking. Maju: I need... Both of your names and birthdates. pg 17 Meimi: Haneoka Meimi, September twenty-ninth... And Asuka Jr.'s is... (Um...) Asuka: Asuka Daiki, August twentieth. Maju: % ...I see, so the boy is Asuka Jr... % (The one the mayor hired...) Maju: ...okay. Meimi: ... Maju: ... Meimi: U-um... pg 18 Maju: There's a deep fog insisde the crystal. I can't see your future. I've never seen anything like it before...! Maju: I can also see a ring on the boy's finger. That means a secret promise...one-sided. It's a ring that won't come off. And there's someone right in front of him that has something to reveal... Meimi: % What...? % Does she mean Asuka Jr. and Saint Tail...?! % Why... Maju: ...basically... Your love will never work out. pg 19 Maju: Because... You're keeping something huge from him...!! Maju: % Bull's-eye. Asuka: We're leaving. Asuka: ...and this is why I hate fortunes. They make all kind of groundless statements...! It's obvious that isn't true. pg 20 Asuka: Lying people like that girl... Are the worst kind of people!! Asuka: ...right? (Don't worry about it.) Meimi: % ...such honest eyes. % A ring that won't come off... % If he won't forgive that girl for lying... % Then if I told him I'm Saint Tail, surely... pg 21 Seira: ...this is the Maria statue, it's pure gold. Yesterday, Sakiko-san came in here. It was a very special thing to her. But it seems she went to the fortune-teller's..."Pandora"... Meimi-chan, you know about it, right? Meimi: Y-yeah... Seira: It seems like Sakiko-san went in there, and... Sakiko: $ ...what? $ My Maria statue is...?! Maju: $ Yes. $ The golden Maria statue will bring misfortune and disaster $ to you. Sakiko: $ No way...! pg 22 Maju: $ You must give it to me right away. $ I'll take the responsibility of disposing of it. Sakiko: $ You must be kidding! That's...! Maju: $ ...don't you care if misfortune comes to you? Sakiko: $ (But...that's...) Maju: $ ...you understand...! Meimi: ...and then she gave it to her?! Why?! Seira: It seems that the fortune-teller somehow uses hypnotism. So even if Sakiko-san goes to the police... pg 23 Meimi: % Hypnotism...?! Seira: Meimi-chan...? Meimi: I went...to that shop too... She gave me... A really scary...fortune... She said that Asuka Jr...might find out that I'm Saint Tail...! Asuka: $ You were tricking me! Seira: ... ...stop being a kaitou... Meimi-chan... pg 24 Meimi: Seira...?! Seira: I'm very grateful... For everything you've done up until now, Meimi-chan... But it isn't important... For you to have to meet Asuka Jr. as Saint tail anymore, is it...? Asuka: $ I love you. $ Haneoka, I love you. Seira: So now you can qui- Meimi: I can't do that! I can't leave the people in trouble alone...! pg 25 Seira: Meimi-chan... Meimi: % The golden Maria statue... % I will get it back...!! Guy: Oh... Lunchtime, lunchtime! Guy: You brought a lunch today, Asuka? (We're going to buy bread.) Asuka: Okay... pg 26 Guy: It's been a while since you got one of those! It's a Saint Tail lunchbox attack! Note: Tonight, I will come to take the golden Maria statue. --St. Tail Guy: So there still is fighting spirit there! Both: ... Haneoka~! You made a lunch for Asuka~~ Asuka: WAAAAAAAAAH STOP IT!! (Quit it!) Guy: (Then let's go eat.) Asuka: (I couldn't help it~) Meimi: % I made that... % Full of my "love" for you. pg 27 Book: Cooking Meimi: % No matter what happens from now on... % Please don't ket me have any regrets... Meimi: ...God. Please forgive this, for I have no tricks or gimmicks. ...one! Two... Ruby: (Kyuu!) pg 28 STail: Three!! pg 29 Seira: Meimi-chan! If you're ever in pain, tell me. It's a promise! Because then I'll... Turn into Saint Seira for you!! STail: ... Thanks... Seira... Meimi: % Please grant us God's divine protection... Jeweler: ...a golden Maria statue? pg 30 Jeweler: I don't know, I've never dealt with one in my store... Asuka: I see... Dammit, Saint Tail! Where's the place, the PLACE? WHERE IS THE MARIA STATUE AT!! pg 31 STail: I've come to take back the Maria statue...! Maju: % Kaitou Siant Tail...! STail: % I'm sorry, Asuka Jr... % I don't want you here...in this girl's place...! pg 32 STail: Give it back! Maju: I've been wishing that you'd show up! I have so many things to ask you...! Maju: ...now, look closely at this. Doesn't it smell wonderful? Breathe it in deeply... STail: % Wha...what is this... % This scent is... pg 33 STail: Smells like a bathroom. Maju: IT'S LAVENDER!! LAVENDER SCENT!! ...what's your birthday? STail: August... Twenty-ninth... Maju: Oh... I've heard that one someplace before... What is your father's name? STail: Haneoka...Gen'ichirou... Maju: And your mother's name? STail: Haneoka...Eimi... Maju: ...then... You're Kaitou Lucifer's daughter, aren't you? pg 34 Maju: You're Haneoka Meimi, aren't you? STail: % Asuka...Jr...?! Maju: You're Haneoka Meimi, aren't you? Asuka: % Haneoka... % You're...Saint Tail... Maju: You're Saint Tail, aren't you? STail: ...STOP IT...!! pg 35 STail: ...yes, I'm sorry, Asuka Jr.! STail: % Stop it! STail: I always hid it from you... STail: % STOP IT.... STail: I was so scared... I was so scared that you'd find out...!! pg 36 Maju: ...okay. That's enough. STail: ...? Maju: I actually only wanted to know your identity, but... You told me some things I'd never even thought about, huh? Haneoka Meimi-san. What was it you were scared of? STail: % She...hypnotized me...? pg 37 STail: % No...!! Maju: Don't worry! I'm not thinking of letting the whole world know your identity! I wouldn't be happy if they found out either... I couldn't do business that way! STail: ..."BUSINESS"...?! You call taking precious things from people business...!! Maju: ...shall I tell you? What is that I'm thinking of. pg 38 Maju: Revenge on Kaitou Lucifer...! STail: % Mama...?! Maju: See ya, Kaitou-san! I'm keeping the Maria statue. STail: I... Won't let you...! ...one... Two... pg 39 STail: THREE!! Maju: KYAAAAAA! Maju: % It's not hot... % Magic...?! Maju: The Maria statue...!! pg 40 Maju: % Saint Tail... % How dare you...! Asuka: % Saint Tail...? pg 41 STail: % Is that girl planning to keep continuing her "business"? % But I'll have t do something about that hypnotism... Maju: $ You're Haneoka Meimi, aren't you? STail: % My whole body felt cold... % I thought Asuka Jr. had found out... % I'm scared...! pg 42 Woman: ...the golden Maria statue was taken back...? Maju: I'm sorry... And it was the most expensive thing that we've gotten in here lately too... Woman: ...Maju. Maju: Yes! Woman: Causing pain for Lucifer who is only living here as a normal person now...is boring. ...don't you think so? pg 43 Maju: Y... Yes! Woman: And a daughter's pain is her mother's pain... Don't you think so? Maju: Yes!! Woman: I'm glad. We're going to have fun now... Woman: % Kaitou Saint Tail...!!