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 5 Version 1.0 Translation by Heather Sluys, September 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 5 NOTES: When Tamayo says what I translated as 'is that what it means to have a sixth sense', she's literally saying something like 'is that what it means to have a third eye within your mind.' I thought 'sixth sense' sounded pretty close, and that makes more sense in English. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * = Thoughts < = Handwriting/Captions/Narration ~ = Flashbacks @ = Sound Effects ( = Notes --Pg. 142-- @Step step step@ @Swoosh@ --Pg. 143-- @Bash@ @Flip@ MISAKI *Why couldn't I avoid her?!* @Swoosh@ --Pg. 144-- @Shuu@ @Thud@ MISAKI *Why? Why can't I dodge her anymore?!* TAMAYO It looks like Hatoko-chan knows Misaki-chi's every move! KOTAROU She does. @Cheer cheer cheer@ TAMAYO Is that what it means to have a sixth sense?! KOTAROU That's different. --Pg. 145-- KOTAROU Hatoko keeps looking at Misaki-chi. @Bam@ MISAKI *Dodge to the right!* @Kabam@ --Pg. 146-- MISAKI Aaaa! ANNOUNCER She's strong as ever! Hatoko Kobayashi's angel, Suzuka! The new player Misaki Suzuhara's angel, Hikaru, has completely stopped moving! MISAKI *How does she know which direction I'll move?! Why can she move so fast?! Yeah, there's quite a difference between the speed she should have and the speed she does have.* --Pg. 147-- MISAKI *Why?* TAMAYO I get it! When Hatoko-chan looks at Misaki-chi, she knows which way she'll dodge, and that makes her attack faster! Misaki-chi, don't give it away! Misaki-chi! CROWD Ooohhhh! KOTAROU She can't hear you over the crowd. --Pg. 148-- KOTAROU Ever since this fight started, she hasn't been relying on herself. @Cheer@ @Swoop swoop@ @Whoosh@ @Bash@ --Pg. 149-- @Slide slide slide slide@ MISAKI Hikaru! *Why does Hatoko-chan know how Hikaru's going to move?! Is she not looking at Hikaru, but at me?!* --Pg. 150-- MISAKI *Is she seeing that when I want Hikaru to dodge right, I move to the right and when I want her to dodge left, I move to the left?! Well, she can look at this! Hikaru, right!* @Bam@ --Pg. 151-- ANNOUNCER All right! Hikaru dodged Suzuka's attack!! @Cheer@ @Yahoo!@ TAMAYO Way to go!! KOTAROU Misaki-chi, go for it!! MAN Not bad! For a new girl! ICCHAN Although the angels in Angelic Layer fight as comrades, eventually we get some Deuses that are like this. I've observed opposing Deuses find out what's truly important to them. MAN That's the first thing to know when fighting! Will this girl known as Suzuhara discover something without fighting?! ICCHAN Nope, not at all. It's not like her to give up. MAN Huhhh?! --Pg. 152-- ICCHAN But Suzuka is strong. If this fight in Angelic Layer continues, who knows what'll happen. HATOKO Is this really the first time you've held your own in Angelic Layer? @Gulp@ HATOKO Is it okay if I call you Misaki? MISAKI S-sure. --Pg. 153-- HATOKO I'm sure that you'll get very good at this. However, I won't let myself lose. @Tap@ --Pg. 154-- @SLASH@ --Pg. 155-- @Crack crack@ MISAKI Hikaru!! ANNOUNCER It's finished! Light Speed Suzuka's "Rolling Thunder" has given her the win! @Cheer@ ANNOUNCER It's been quite a while since we've seen that particular secret attack of Suzuka's! --Pg. 156-- ANNOUNCER However, Suzuka's opponent has been completely finished! Hikaru! @Cheer@ ANNOUNCER Misaki Suzuhara did very well against her first tournament opponent, Hatoko Kobayashi!! We'll follow this new player with great interest!! HATOKO It's okay. She's just a little bit hurt on her arm, so soon she'll be good as new. Promise me - --Pg. 157-- HATOKO - that you'll try to claim a victory at this tournament. @Cheer cheer@ TAMAYO Misaki-chiii! Misaki-chiii! @Kaboing kaboing@ TAMAYO I wonder what room the Deuses go to. Where could she have gone off to. --Pg. 158-- KOTAROU . . . Misaki-chi . . . @Clunk@ @Boing@ ICCHAN Icchan is heeeere! MISAKI Whaaaa! --Pg. 159-- MISAKI Did you see it? ICCHAN Hmmm? MISAKI Hatoko-chan and I . . . ICCHAN I saw. MISAKI I'm sorry that I didn't use any of the things you taught me. ICCHAN What I said doesn't matter, how are you? MISAKI Wha? ICCHAN How do you feel right now? MISAKI Hatoko-chan won because she was incredibly good, so I lost . . . ICCHAN Did you really? --Pg. 160-- MISAKI I'm embarrassed! Hikaru got hurt because I lost! It's embarrassing! ICCHAN Do you want to feel embarrassed from losing again? @Shake shake@ --Pg. 161-- MISAKI That's how I feel. ICCHAN If you continue in Angelic Layer, there's no way to tell what could happen. The one thing we do know is that you'll become much stronger. --Pg. 162-- ICCHAN All right, it's done. MISAKI Thank you! But, Icchan-san, this is amazing. How did you fix her so fast? ICCHAN Oh, I did a few things. TAMAYO Misaki-chiii! @Step step@ MISAKI Tamayo-chan and Kotarou-chan. Over heeere! @Slither slither slither slither@ TAMAYO Misaki-chi! We looked all over for you! @Hug@ MISAKI I'm sorry! --Pg. 163-- KOTAROU Are you all right? MISAKI Yep! Icchan-san fixed Hikaru! Wha? @Gone!@