Marble Kids Chapter Three Ribon July 1999 "The Mysterious Ryou Appears...What of Moka's Overflowing Feelings?" 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. NOTE: there is NO FURIGANA on sidenotes, so I'm just translating what I can read, kids. ^^;; Sorry! Sore ja! Otanoshimi kudasai ne! -Meimi Translation by Meimi (KSaintTail@aol.com) September 5, 1999 %thoughts (side notes) [narration] $flashbacks ------------------------------------------------------------ Cover: Moka with strawberry ponytail clips in her hair, with black and white photos of Ryou and Aoi next to her 31 pages of Overflowing Hearts The Number-1 Heart Pounding Serial: Chapter 3 Marble Kids Zig-Zig Sweet Memories Seto Yuuna "The Mysterious Ryou Appears...What of Moka's Overflowing Feelings?" pg 1 Moka: % This person... Moka: Um... pg 2 Moka: I'm sorry, your expensive camera... (It's so different from Aoi's...) Aoi: (Hmph.) Ryou: Don't worry, don't worry! It doesn't look broken. Ryou: Hey, hey, Aoi! She your girlfriend? (She's cute!) pg 3 Moka: (Huh?) Moka: H...hey!! Moka: Aoi, what're you doing!! Arrow: Brushed off. Aoi: Let's go, Kisaragi. Moka: Huh?! (Wait up!) pg 4 Moka: Wait, Aoi! Aoi! Isn't he an old friend of yours? (Did you mean to be so cold?) Aoi: HUH? Moka: Your friend back there! What was his name? Aoi: Oh, shut up... Moka: % But... % If I didn't hear wrong... % Just now... pg 5 Aoi: I won't listen to whatever stupid thing he has to say... RYOU, he takes serious pictures and I take panty shots... Moka: % Ryou?! % So I heard right! Aoi: He doesn't have anything to do with me, but he's an EX-friend. I don't talk to him anymore! (But since it's you, you'll be all "Do your best and reconcile!" or something...) Huh? She's gone... pg 6 Moka: % Just maybe, that person before... Moka: ...he's gone... Moka: % Was he the one I long for...? pg 7 pg 8 Moka: % I should ask Aoi about him first... Aoi: $ I have one or two things I don't wanna talk about. Moka: % ...is what he said. % A~h, it would have been better if I asked about it % yesterday. % Because, maybe you're... Moka: Are you the one I long for? The one who took this picture...? pg 9 Aoi: I see. (That.) The "charm" isn't a picture of the one you love, you're really longing for the person who took the picture... Moka: (AUGH!) What are you doing, listening to a person's silent words! Aoi: So? So? Have you met him? Your LONGED-FOR guy<3! (And what kind of picture is it?) Moka: WHA! pg 10 Moka: Where's the guy who was saying there were two or three things they don't wanna talk about?! WHERE?! Aoi: I get it. (Sorry, sorry..) (Oh, sorry...) Moka: (Ah...oops...um...I...) Moka: % I really thought our relationship was getting better... % I wonder if we'll just stay the cheerleader and cameraman % rivals like this... pg 11 Girl: Pretty loud, that lover's quarrel this morning with Aoi~! Moka: What "lover's quarrel"? Girl: Don't deny it~~~! (It's a rumor now! Moka gave Aoi a lunch~! And you went out on a date at night too!!) Moka: HUH?! Moka: The lunch didn't have any deep meaning! Girl: LIAR! Usually when we talk about Aoi-kun, you always have THIIIIIS face! Label: Always this face Girl: But now, you always have the face of a girl in love~! pg 12 Girl: (You should give him a homemade lunch again today~~! Kyaa!) Moka: (Ow...) Moka: % But I really thought, somewhere in my heart... % Maybe giving Aoi that lunch would improve our relationship... % But with hearing about Ryou-kun now...I'm not being fair... Moka: I... I'M THE WORST GIRL EVER!! (Wah! I'm going to hell~!) Banner: Worst Girl in Japan Girl: W-what's wrong, Moka? (All of a sudden...) Moka: (Waaaah...) Girl: (Moka!) pg 13 Aoi: YEEEES!! Got yet another perfect panty shot~~! (I feel great! Yes, yes, yes~~~!) So~~~! Kisaragi! pg 14 Banner: Worst Guy in Japan Aoi: % I made her cry... Aoi: Wh...what?! You don't need to cry over a panty shot! Moka: Huh? Arrow: Hasn't even realized he took her picture Moka: I wasn't crying over Aoi taking the picture now! pg 15 Moka: Anyway, I wore a skort... Aoi: YOU DON'T NEED TO SHOW ME!! Moka: Aoi...your camera's not broken...? Aoi: GAH!! (I didn't notice...) Aoi: (It's your fault!) I was worried... Moka: % I...just realized. % Love and longing are two different things... % So...I might be in love with...Aoi. pg 16 Kanna: Hey, Aoi...what was wrong with her? Girl: (Psst! Aoi made a girl cry!) Guy: (What a jerk!) Aoi: She's got someone she wants to see so much, she's crying... Moka: % Just now... % Aoi was more worried about me than his camera... % My heart pounding... pg 17 Moka: % But what should I do... % My thoughts just won't let go of Ryou-kun... % I really do want to meet him... % Because he might be the one I've always longed for... pg 18 Girl: Moka letting her hair down is a sign of depression! Aoi, do it!! (Because YOU made her cry!!) Aoi: HUH?! Moka: Hm? Label: Tanabata Set for Good Children (ed: Tanabata is a Japanese festival, about a ledgendary herder and a spinner who spent so much time together in love, they forgot their work. So they were seperated, but one night of the year, if it doesn't rain, it's said they are able to meet. ^_^ A Tanabata set comes with nifty paper cards, and you decorate them, and write a wish on your paper. It's supposed to come true. ^-^ Nifty, and they're fun to make.) Aoi: (Uh oh...) Moka: (A Tanabata Set...) Moka: Aoi...are you THIS lonely by yourself? Aoi: IDIOT! It's not for ME! pg 19 Aoi: I thought if you want to meet the guy that badly, why don't you make a wish on the card, and you'll meet him, right? (So I stopped at a convienience store and got this...) Moka: (Aoi, a romantic? It's lovely...) Aoi: (S-shut up, leave me alone!) Aoi: (But then I was thinking later...) Since you have that charm for this boyfriend, you don't need this... This kiddie thing shouldn't cheer you up anyway... pg 20 Moka: He's not a boyfriend... Just someone I'm longing to meet... Aoi: What! Let go! (I'm gonna go return it!) Moka: It's fine~~! Don't return it! (Because you went to the trouble of getting it, I'll use it!!) pg 21 Moka: Yeah! Aoi, let's go to the Tanabata Festival together! We'll both make wishes! Moka: % Just to meet him once... % The Ryou-kun I long for... % But I want to be with Aoi everyday... % Why didn't I realize till now? % Aoi's the one who cheers me up. pg 22 Kanna: So~~rry! I'm so clumsy....I thought this was the dance club~! Moka: I...it's okay... Kanna: But you really were good at dancing... Moka: Huh? Kanna: Because! back in middle school, I was in your ballet class... It's not such a big deal you don't remember me, you were always so quiet and looking at the floor... pg 23 Moka: % Nanase-san knows...about me... Kanna: I really felt sorry for you, so till now I kept quiet about it. But, since I heard you've got a guy you're longing for, would you stop making passes at Aoi, huh? Moka: WH-what? Does everyone know about it?! Yeah...I really was awful...I really didn't like dancing in front of people at all. B...but!! pg 24 Moka: I found this picture...it gave me courage! Kanna: That picture...the person who took it...is who you long for? Moka: Yeah... I just want to meet him once. Ryou-kun, who took the picture... Kanna: Kisaragi-san...I'm sorry I didn't know! I hope you meet him soon~! (I'm so weak with these kind of stories...) Moka: (T-thanks...) pg 25 Kanna: Oh, hi! Ryou? It's been a while! Calendar: Going to the Tanabata Festival with Aoi Moka: Bye! Kanna: Kisaragi-san! pg 26 Moka: Nanase-san... Kanna: What a coincidence! Can you come with me for a bit? I have someone to introduce you to... (Wow, you'll be SO suprised...) He's a classmate of mine from middle school... Takigawa Ryou, the guy who took your picture! He'd REALLY like to see this picture~! Ryou: (Don't pull me!) OH! Kanna: (Oh? You know her?) pg 27 Ryou: (Thought it was weird! You're the cute girl who was walking with Aoi!) Oh, so before...I guess you weren't Aoi's girlfriend! Moka: % This guy...he really is the Ryou-kun I long for... % I've finally met him... Kanna: Isn't it wonderful, Moka-chan? (Oh, can I call you Moka-chan? I'm weak with this too...) Moka: Thanks, Nanase-san... Ryou: Let's go! Moka: "Go"...where? Moka: Wah! pg 28 Moka: WHAA?! Ryou: It's a date, a date! Kanna said you wanted to date me! Moka: But, I... Ryou: Come on, come on~! Ryou: Oh, sorry, sorry... pg 29 Moka: % Ah... % I have to go...Aoi's waiting... Moka: % But... Ryou: What's wrong? pg 30 Moka: % I know it, but... % I can't move with Ryou-kun in front of me... Aoi: Geez, she's late...