Angelic Layer Volume 1 (C) 1999 by CLAMP Kadokawa Comics A #45-1, ISBN4-04-713283-7, Ľ540 Published in Monthly Shounen Ace from February 1999 - June 1999 BATTLE 3 Version 1.4 Translation by Heather Sluys, August 1999 The Angelic Layer translation disclaimer: Angelic Layer and its characters are property of CLAMP, but if you're reading this you probably knew that already. As far as I know, I'm the first person to translate this series into English. There is no commercial translation available for this series, but if one ever does become available I am not responsible for whether or not you still use this translation. Now, go and read, my friends! Have fun! Heather Sluys, a.k.a. Heta-chan --------------------------------------------------------------- BATTLE 3 NOTES: The song that Icchan sings on the karaoke machine is the first opening theme from the Card Captor Sakura anime. It's called "Catch You, Catch Me." --------------------------------------------------------------- * = Thoughts < = Handwriting/Captions/Narration ~ = Flashbacks @ = Sound Effects ( = Notes --Pg. 78-- @Ding dong ding dong@ KOTAROU What's the rush, Suzuhara . . . @Dash dash@ @Swoop@ TAMAYO I told you to call her Misaki-chi! KOTAROU And I decided to ignore you! @Thump thump@ @Wobble@ TAMAYO You can decide all you want. --Pg. 79-- TAMAYO Oh yeah, Misaki-chi, do you wanna walk home with us? MISAKI I'm sorry, I have an errand to run today. TAMAYO I see. MISAKI Sorry. Invite me again sometime! TAMAYO Seeya later! @Step step@ KOTAROU Seeya tomorrow! --Pg. 80-- MISAKI Icchan-san should be waiting somewhere in this neighborhood. ICCHAN Allll rriiiiiiggghhhhtttt! @Tha-thump@ MISAKI Whaaaa!!! ICCHAN Heheheheheh. You're mine. @Swing@ ICCHAN Now I'll really get to see what's in those clothes. What, heeeyyyyy! @Click@ --Pg. 81-- ICCHAN The arm! The arm is weeeeaaaaakkk! @Ohhhhhhhh!@ ICCHAN My tech skills have hit a dead end! @Glance@ @Whisper whisper@ ICCHAN Icchan is heeeere! MISAKI Whaaa! --Pg. 82-- ICCHAN That object I was studying just now was a stuffed toy of a new design; it would have been useful . . . @Point@ MISAKI What do you mean by 'design'? ICCHAN Heheheh Why, I mean for an ang . . . MISAKI Wha? ICCHAN Hahahaha, great weather we're having today! MISAKI It really is! ICCHAN . . . I'll try to keep this topic change brief. You have your own fairly good resources, right? MISAKI Wha? ICCHAN I'd make a bad older brother. MISAKI Wha? WOMAN1 That white uniform, those glasses. WOMAN2 He must be a criminal. Maybe we should call the police. --Pg. 83-- ICCHAN We're here. MISAKI What are we going to do here? ICCHAN Practice for Angelic Layer. WOMAN Ah! Mihara-sa . . . @Glance glance@ @Point point@ --Pg. 84-- MISAKI Wha? @Turn turn@ @Puff@ @Gasp gasp@ ICCHAN Now! Let's go practice! You still don't have an angel card. MISAKI An angel . . . ?? ICCHAN Of course you'll need one the first time you use Angelic Layer. But since you don't have any money to pay for it . . . @Bang@ MISAKI Since you gave me that cloth for the suit a while ago, now I have money to pay! Shouko-san gave me an allowance, so it's okay! --Pg. 85-- ICCHAN What a good girl, I'm touched! Now then, for the moment, we'll try it 2 times. WOMAN 2 times will be 400 yen. Please use room number 6. Was there supposed to be an inspection from the main office today, Mihara-san? @Step step@ ICCHAN Nope, I have a genuine interest in that girl's hobby. By the way, when I'm with her, I'm "Icchan." WOMAN R . . . right . . . --Pg. 86-- MISAKI Waaaaaa! ICCHAN This is the machine you use to make an angel move. This training center's really just renting them for practicing. A few scattered towns have them. MISAKI Is that so? ICCHAN Yeah, some rich person owns the place that makes them. That rich person's also the guy who gives out points for the angel card. MISAKI What do you mean by 'angel card'? --Pg. 87-- ICCHAN I'll leave that explanation for next time. Is your angel ready? MISAKI Yes! ICCHAN All right, do you have the angel cord? MISAKI This thing here? ICCHAN Put it right here. And wear this yourself. MISAKI Like this? @Click@ --Pg. 88-- ICCHAN And this cord goes here. @Flip@ @Beep@ ICCHAN These wings set up like this. @Veeeeen@ MISAKI Wha! @Beep beep beep beep@ MISAKI WHAAAAA!! Icchan-san, what am I seeing! @Crackle@ ICCHAN You're seeing what you paid 400 yen for. That's the orbit switch. --Pg. 89-- ICCHAN All right, everything else is OK, so let's see Hikaru move. MISAKI Yeah! ICCHAN Think about opening her eyes. @Click@ @Blink@ MISAKI Waa! She opened them! --Pg. 90-- @Smile@ MISAKI Oohhhh! Hikaru's smiling!! ICCHAN That's because you wanted her to smile. This headset's code catches and passes a Deus' willpower to an angel. And passing that willpower controls its actions. But that only works in the layer. --Pg. 91-- ICCHAN Within the layer where the angels can move, the Deuses are Gods. MISAKI That's so cool! I wanna know how my thoughts are transmitted! ICCHAN I don't know how to explain it! @Kaboom@ ICCHAN I wonder what kinds of great things you'll be able to do with this toy. For now, you can just have fun playing with it. --Pg. 92-- ICCHAN Well! Have fun, play! @Ohhhhh!@ MISAKI Yeeeaaahhh! Whhaaaa! Hikaru is . . .!! @Step@ MISAKI Wha? @Trip@ ICCHAN If you're not concentrating, she'll fail quickly. Get what I'm saying? Hikaru moves however you want her to. If you stop thinking about Hikaru, then she'll stop too. You'll have to gradually learn how to make her move and fight. --Pg. 93-- MISAKI I'll eventually . . . Give it my best! <100 Karaoke Songs> ICCHAN All right! That's the spirit! @Grip@ --Pg. 94-- ICCHAN Catch you, catch me, wait up . . . @Ding dong@ CLOCK This session will terminate in five minutes. ICCHAN Oh, it's almost over. Aren't you ready? @Puff@ @Gasp@ MISAKI I- I think I've figured out how to make her move. ICCHAN Okay! Let's go! Right! Left! @Glance glance@ ICCHAN Run! @Step step step@ --Pg. 95-- ICCHAN Backflip! @Dash@ ICCHAN Jump! @Boom@ ICCHAN And last of all, swaaayyy! MISAKI 'Sway'? What's that? ICCHAN Ooohhhhhh!! So this is the generation gap!! @Oh oh oh!@ @Swaaayyyy@ @Wha?@ --Pg. 96-- ICCHAN Cool! You moved pretty well for it only being your second time. So next it'll be a real match!! @Flash@ MISAKI Whhaaaaaa!! @Clack@ --Pg. 97-- ICCHAN With this many people, you'd better get started. @Cheer cheer@ @Whisper whisper@ MISAKI B-but I've only practiced twice . . . @Thump thump@ ICCHAN That's enough experience! Now get going!! @Clap clap@ MISAKI Riigghhtt! KOTAROU I'm not made of money for buying you ice cream! TAMAYO Don't worry, I was only a little bit hungry! KOTAROU If you get an ulcer, it's your own fault! @Cheer cheer cheer@ KOTAROU ? --Pg. 98-- KOTAROU Angelic Layer, huh. @Blink@ TAMAYO People of all ages are watching . . . from kindergartners to adults. KOTAROU Just like Hatoko-chan always is . . . @Gulp gulp@ TAMAYO Call her Misaki-chi! KOTAROU Suzuhara?! --Pg. 99-- ANNOUNCER You just got here, didn't you? What's your name? @Flip@ MISAKI I'm Mi-mi-mi-mi-misaki Su-su-su-su-su-su-suzuhara! KOTAROU That's her all right. TAMAYO Yoohoo!! Misaki-chiiii! ANNOUNCER And your angel's name? MISAKI It's Hi-hi-hi-hi-hikaru! ANNOUNCER How many times have you played Angelic Layer? @Talk talk@ MISAKI T-t-t-twice! ICCHAN But she accomplished a lot in those two times! Heheheh, thanks to my burning BGMs! --Pg. 100-- ANNOUNCER Yeeaahh, then let's begin! Angelic Fight! @Kabam@ --Pg. 101-- @Slash@ @Slide slide slide slide@ @Bang@ @Ahahahahahaha!@ TAMAYO Is Misaki-chi trying to put a big gap between them? @Shakashakashaka@ MISAKI *I'm scared . . .* ICCHAN Stay calm! --Pg. 102-- @Slash@ KOTAROU Watch out! @Eeek@ @Kaboom@ @Crash@ @Beep beep@ --Pg. 103-- @Kabam@ MISAKI Hikaru! ICCHAN If you can't think straight, then Hikaru won't do anything! If you don't want Hikaru to get hurt, you'll have to calm down! MISAKI R-right! I've gotta think! Think of what I want Hikaru to do! --Pg. 104-- @Bash@ @Jump@ @Swoop@ MISAKI Running away is the only thing that's working! ICCHAN Attack! MISAKI *Attack, he says. Which way would be best?!* --Pg. 105-- MISAKI *Attack! Attack! What kind of attack?!* @Kabambambambam@ TAMAYO Misaki-chiiiii! You can do it! Stay caallmm! MISAKI Tamayo-chan?! *She's right!* --Pg. 106-- @CRACK@ --Pg. 107-- @Ding ding diiinngg@ ANNOUNCER Hikaru wins! @Aaaaa!@ @Step step step@ @HUG@ TAMAYO All right! I knew you could do it! Misaki-chiiii! MISAKI That's the first time you've done something that Kotarou-chan would have thought of! I owe this all to you and Kotarou-chan! @Yahoo yahoo@ @Cheer cheer@ MISAKI Icchan-san, I won! --Pg. 108-- MISAKI Huh? Icchan-san? @Glance glance@ @Cheer cheer cheer@ ICCHAN This is proving to be interesting. @Hug@ MISAKI Thank you, Hikaru! To Next ----------------------------------------------------------- It just keeps getting better and better . . . THIS TRANSLATION BY HEATHER SLUYS, AUGUST 1999