Angelic Layer Volume 1 (C) 1999 by CLAMP Kadokawa Comics A #45-1, ISBN4-04-713283-7, ¥540 Published in Monthly Shounen Ace from February 1999 - June 1999 BATTLE 4 Version 1.3 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 4 NOTES: Sorry, no cool take-offs in this one as far as I can tell. ------------------------------------------------------------------ * = Thoughts < = Handwriting/Captions/Narration ~ = Flashbacks @ = Sound Effects ( = Notes --Pg. 110-- MISAKI Today I've reached a new level! It's called an angel card! @Whhaaaaaa@ MISAKI Each time we win an Angelic Layer fight, we get a point. Those points can count toward various Angelic Layer products. From now on, we'll keep going for points so I can buy you a few things. Let's do it together, Hikaru! SHOUKO Misaki, the tea's ready! @Kaboing@ MISAKI Okaaayyy! --Pg. 111-- @Step step@ @Yahoo yahoo!@ SHOUKO Heheheh, I bought some cake, too. Misaki, do you like chocolate cake? MISAKI Yeah! SHOUKO That's . . . MISAKI It's called an angel card! SHOUKO You got it from winning in Angelic Layer, didn't you? MISAKI You already knew that, Shouko-san! SHOUKO I saw another feature on TV today. There's going to be a higher Angelic Layer tournament where kids can become popular idols. --Pg. 112-- MISAKI Really . . . SHOUKO Before long, the official Angelic Layer tournament will take place. Did you know that? MISAKI I didn't know at all . . . SHOUKO Will you go? MISAKI I want to but I don't know if I'll be able to. SHOUKO You should participate even if you don't have many angel card credentials. --Pg. 113-- MISAKI I'm glad! Wha? You don't want me to be? SHOUKO No, I support you completely. MISAKI Great! --Pg. 114-- @Whistle whistle@ TAMAYO Oh! You got an angel card! @Kyyaaaa!@ MISAKI I got it yesterday. TAMAYO You'll use this in the tournament, right? MISAKI Yep! But you've got a thing for Angelic Layer too, don't you? @Giggle@ TAMAYO That's because I love all the fighting. MISAKI Are all the kids in Tokyo like that? KOTAROU Tamayo's just an exception. --Pg. 115-- KOTAROU She's had fighting mania since kindergarten. @Heheheheh@ MISAKI Cool . . . KOTAROU It's not cool! Remember that this jerk here uses all her skills on me! @Grrr@ @Teehee@ @Grip@ TAMAYO I guess you're right. @Slide@ TAMAYO Obviously I don't need any more practice to use those skills. @Choke@ @Panic@ @Whhaaaa@ --Pg. 116-- @Whistle whistle@ TEACHER Get over here, boys! @Drop@ @Kabam@ TAMAYO Oh yeah! It's almost time for him to jump. @Crawl crawl crawl@ MISAKI W-will Kotarou-chan be okay? TAMAYO It's fine, he's just as good at this as he is at karate. @Smile@ TAMAYO He would never make a fatal mistake, and if he broke something he'd be stuck-up about it. MISAKI Ohhh . . . @Jump@ --Pg. 117-- MISAKI Woww! TAMAYO What's wrong? MISAKI Uh! Nothing at all! TEACHER Next! Suzuhara! @Flip@ MISAKI R-right! Whhaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!! @Tumble tumble tumble@ --Pg. 118-- MISAKI Whaaaa . . . I figured I would roll right off the mat . . . but I don't have the nerve to quit sports . . . @BWAHAHA@ @Kaboom@ ICCHAN If you don't quit sports, that's greeeaaaatt! MISAKI Whhaaaa! --Pg. 119-- ICCHAN Heh. You won't do badly every time you enter a competition. @Step step@ MISAKI Ah. Here it is! @Click@ ICCHAN Oh, it's an angel card! MISAKI I'm going to enter the tournament with this! ICCHAN You might do okay. MISAKI I still don't think I'm very good, but I'll just keep getting better each time I practice. --Pg. 120-- ICCHAN No, this is a great opportunity. It'd be fine if you entered the official tournament. MISAKI It's really okay?! ICCHAN From now on you might have to find out some things about Angelic Layer on your own. What you don't know now, you should understand after the tournament. MISAKI What I don't know now? --Pg. 121-- ICCHAN There's no way you can know everything just by practicing. Well, let's go learn a few more things! To the training center! @Skip skip skip@ MISAKI Riiigghtt! WOMAN1 That's the guy who came out of that pile of stuffed animals a minute ago! WOMAN2 He's gotta be a pervert! --Pg. 122-- MISAKI Wow! TAMAYO So this is the site of the official Angelic Layer tournament! Admirable! Look, admire this! @Bap bap@ MISAKI *This place is so big . . .* @Cheer cheer cheer@ MISAKI *That street fair's the only other thing I've been too. I wonder if I'll be okay.* --Pg. 123-- KOTAROU It's okay! @Pat@ KOTAROU If you depend on your heart like the first time, you'll be fine! @Grip@ MISAKI Yeah! TAMAYO So first you can depend on my heart! MISAKI Choke! @Step step step@ MAN Chief Mihara! Chief Mihara! MISAKI Wha? --Pg. 124-- MAN Hey, you guys! Have you seen a weird guy wearing a white suit and glasses?! MISAKI A weird guy? @Pop@ MAN A very weird guy! KOTAROU We haven't seen him . . . @Collapse@ @Bye@ MAN Thanks! Chief Mihara! Please come out! MISAKI *A white suit and glasses . . . that sounds like Icchan-san.* --Pg. 125-- MISAKI *But Icchan-san's not weird, just different.* TAMAYO Misaki-chiii! You've got to go register! @Step step@ MAN Chiieefff! MISAKI Right! @Whap@ @Drag drag drag drag@ MAN Chief Mihara! ICCHAN Today you must call me Icchan. @Fwap fwap@ MAN Chief Icchan, then. --Pg. 126-- MAN The data that you asked for is ready. The video and all the sets are finished. ICCHAN Good! MAN So, the only angel data you really want is on that one called Hikaru. ICCHAN Yes, I don't need any others. @Tap tap@ MAN So you're saying that after so many tournaments you've found just one Deus with that much potential? ICCHAN Exactly. There's no way I'll let this one go. MAN Let go? --Pg. 127-- ICCHAN Drop dead. @Collapse@ MAN Uwaaaa! Keep up the good work! ANNOUNCER Well! Let's get started! It's the Kantou District Official Angelic Layer Tournament! @Cheer cheer cheer@ ANNOUNCER Kantou's gladiators have been assembled for the first time! Who will take first place? We can only guess! --Pg. 128-- Will the winner who clears the lists with the highest score be one of our regular guests?! Or will it be someone new?! @Growl@ TAMAYO All right! Let's see some death! @Cheer@ ANNOUNCER Now, we begin the battle of the angels' first stage! First match, east corner! @Cheer cheer cheer@ ANNOUNCER Angel - Hikaru. Deus - Misaki Suzuhara! @Cheer@ --Pg. 129-- TAMAYO Misaki-chiii! @Cheer@ @Wahoo@ TAMAYO Give 'em hell! ANNOUNCER West corner! @Cheer@ ANNOUNCER Angel - Suzuka. Deus - Hatoko Kobayashi! MISAKI Hatoko-chan?! KOTAROU Grr!! Hatoko's her opponent?! TAMAYO Huh?! That's bad!! ANNOUNCER Let's see. She suddenly made the scene as "Light Speed Suzuka!!" @Ooohhhh!@ --Pg. 130-- ANNOUNCER Ever since her magnificent speed defeated her second opponent, her code name has been Light Speed Suzuka! Even though this Deus is only in kindergarten, five year old Hatoko-chan has already had experience in climbing the lists at official tournaments! @Ohhhh!@ CROWD Hatoko-chaaaann! TAMAYO She must have a lot of spirit! KOTAROU The jerk even gets fan letters. CROWD Suzukaaaa! HATOKO That costume you made her looks great. @Cheer cheer@ MISAKI I guess you love Angelic Layer, too. HATOKO Good luck. @Thump thump@ --Pg. 131-- MISAKI *I wonder what Hatoko-chan did to her last opponent.* ANNOUNCER Send your angels into the layer! Angelic Fight! --Pg. 132-- MISAKI *Huh?! Why isn't she moving?! Sh-she's waiting for me to attack!* @Step step@ MISAKI *All right!* --Pg. 133-- KOTAROU Don't just fly into it!! @Brush@ @Grab@ @Kabam@ MISAKI Aaahhh! ANNOUNCER That's our Suzuka! @Cheer@ ANNOUNCER That was just a taste of the points she's gotten thanks to her speed! --Pg. 134-- ANNOUNCER In the Angelic Layer, the opposing angel seems to be losing her flair for battle! There's not much time to catch up if this angel wants to stand a chance at winning a point! Has time run out for the new angel Hikaru, Suzuka's opponent?! MISAKI Get up! Hikaru!! @Jump@ --Pg. 135-- @Bam@ @Thud@ @Swoop@ MISAKI Hikaru! --Pg. 136-- @Bam bam bam@ MISAKI *That looks weird . . .* --Pg. 137-- ICCHAN Siigghh, she's having trouble.