Maison Ikkoku - (c) Rumiko Takahashi Translated from the Hunter Comics Chinese manga by Andrew Chen, 08/93 Revised 11/93 Volume 11, part 11 -- "Weakling" (Chinese manga vol. 14, part 2) (This part corresponds to the second half of TV ep. 66.) (It's early morning. Kyoko is sweeping outside of Ikkoku-kan) Kyoko [It's getting cold...] Voice (from inside) Godai, why are you wearing that sweater? (Ichinoce and Goddai come out) Godai This is good enough, anyways it'll get dirty. Ichinose Get real! Godai (to Kyoko) Oh-- good morning! Ichinose Kanrinin-san, look at the sweater he's wearing! Godai I can't help it! All the kids at the nursery grab and touch it with dirty hands! Kyoko [It's really filthy!] Akemi Godai, you're going to the Chachamaru's Christmas party tonight! Godai Yes, I'm going. Later, Kyoko goes shopping. Kyoko [Christmas is already here!] Kyoko [Time passes very quickly.] Man Welcome! Please come in! Kyoko [Right now, they have sweaters are on sale...] Kyoko [Godai's sweater is too old.] She buys a sweater. Kyoko [I didn't buy it just because I like him.] Kyoko [It's only because Christmas is here.] Kyoko [I can give it to him without attracting attentnion at the party tonight.] Nighttime. Everyone except Godai is at Chachamaru. Most are seated at tables, Ichinose is up and dancing, Kyoko is sitting alone at the bar, looking frustrated. Voice Wa-hahahaha!! Yagami This drink is great... Kyoko This isn't right! You can't let a high schooler drink! Yagami Don't worry so much! Kyoko [Really! Why did they let Yagami come here?] Ichinose Kanrinin-san, why do you look so gloomy? Akemi Probably because Godai isn't here! Kyoko [Wrong. It's because Yagami is here.] Kyoko [This is awful! If I give this to Godai in front of Yagami's face, something is bound to happen.] Yagami comes from behind and hugs Kyoko. She's drunk-happy. Kyoko is sick of this... Yagami Kanrinin-san, what's up? Yagami Let's drink together! Kyoko Yagami, you're a high-schooler! Yagami That's right! Yagami Just because I'm a high schooler I can't drink? Kyoko Obviously you can't drink! Doesn't your school have rules?! Kyoko Sit! (pushes Yagami onto a seat.) Yagami Hmmph! You don't need to manage my affairs. Yagami notices the box on Kyoko's lap. Yagami That's a gift for Godai-sensei, right? Kyoko No, it's not! Yagami It really isn't? Yagami If you want to give it to him, go ahead. Don't mind me! Kyoko I'm not! Yagami Since you have it... Yagami Although you really like him... (*1) Kyoko .... (*2) Yagami If you're too shy, then I'll give it to him for you! Kyoko That's not necessary. Ichinose What are you two talking about? Yagami This is a secret. Kyoko [The kid's drunk and speaking nonsense.] The phone rings. Master answers it. Master Hello. Oh, Godai! Master Got it. Master Okay, I'll tell them. (hangs up phone) Master Godai says he's going to drink with a colleague, so he might not be able to come. Yagami WHAT?! Kyoko .... Yagami grabs the bottle and pours. Yagami Disgusting! He ditched, saying he's "going to drink with a colleague!" Kyoko Why are you drinking again!? Yagami I'm in a bad mood. Kyoko There's nothing he can do either! It's a part his work to be social. Kyoko takes the glass away from Yagami, who struggles for it. Master Have some fruit juice. Kyoko You might as well let her drink soy sauce and the like. Kyoko passes her the soy sauce. Yagami Hmmph. Hypocrite. You've lost hope but you're acting like nothing happened. Kyoko No I'm not. Yagami (pounds the table) You really... Yagami don't want to admit it! Kyoko Admit what? Yagami If you like him, then say clearly that you like him. Yagami Acting like you don't like him and hoping that he'll like you... Yagami You'll need a lot of luck. Kyoko When did I act like that? Yagami All the time. Yagami Why don't you say it? Being afraid to speak and let other people know is bad, isn't it? Kyoko Stop making wild guesses! Yagami Then be frank and acknowledge it. Yagami In fact, you really do like him! Yagami Right? Kyoko turns away. Yagami Right? Yagami Honestly, I'll tell you... Kyoko Eh? Yagami (whisper) Godai-sensei and I... Yagami ... we've kissed. Kyoko is about to explode... Yagami (sticks out her tongue) Tricked you! Kyoko .... Yagami Sure enough you like him, and you want him very much. Kyoko [Hmph!] Yagami Let's compete fairly! Kyoko ignores Yagami and drinks. Yagami You're scared to lose to me, right? Kyoko continues to drink... Yagami You have no ambition. Yagami You phony. Yagami Coward. Kyoko ..... Kyoko It's not that I don't want to compete... Kyoko ... I'm just afraid... Yagami If you're afraid of losing him, we'll talk more about love! Kyoko is looking forward, blankly. Kyoko I'm not afraid of losing him... Kyoko It's like a dream... Everything is false... scary... Yagami "?" Yagami What did you say? Yagami waves her hand in front of Kyoko's face. No effect. Yagami You're drunk! Kyoko I'm drunk... Voice1 The party should finish up soon. Voice2 Another bottle! Godai runs in through the doorway. Godai I'm sorry. Seeing everyone in the room, he stops cold. Godai Uh.... Yagami charges and hugs Godai. Yagami Wow! Godai-sensei! Godai Whoa! Kyoko watches them from her seat, still holding the gift. After the party, the residents of Ikkoku-kan and Yagami are walking back. Kyoko [Yagami, you're really lucky.] Kyoko [Because...] Yagami (to Godai) All this time I've been waiting for you! Kyoko [You've only liked one person in your life, isn't it so?] Godai Kanrinin-san, I'll take Yagami to the station. Yagami Bye! Yagami grabs Godai's arm while Kyoko watches. Godai Hey! Kyoko returns to her room. Kyoko I made a mistake and gave her this opportunity. Kyoko (holding the sweater) What should I do? Kyoko (lays down) I'll figure it out tomorrow. The girls high school. Narr This stinks. During winter winter break we still have classes. Yagami in the teachers office. Yagami Here are the class notes. Teacher Thank you. Yagami turns around and starts to leave. Teacher Yagami! Teacher Are you still going to Godai's place? Yagami Yes. Does it matter? It hasn't affected my grades. Teacher It doesn't matter. Teacher However, Kyoko seems to be having a hard time. Yagami That's obvious. Yagami It's because that widow... Kanrinin-san... she likes Godai-sensei. Teacher Is that so? Yagami Obviously. Just look at her and you'll know it. Yagami and her teacher walking home. It's snowing. Teacher She has always wanted to hide things from others. Teacher But in reality, she doesn't lose hope easily! Teacher If things are really like this, it's just like her old style. Teacher She is too honest and closed-minded. Teacher At the time she really liked Souichiro-sensei... Teacher But in the world there are many things that don't have a single answer. Teacher And she thought there was only one. Teacher She has always believed that if she liked another man, Teacher that would mean that her feelings for her husband were false. Yagami .... Yagami How can she have those kinds of ideas? Yagami The main thing is that she doesn't have courage, right? Teacher You don't understand. It has to do with her individual character. Teacher Don't make things too difficult for Kyoko! (leaves) Yagami [Then, she likes Godai just as much as her deceased husband.] Flashback: Kyoko It's frightening like a dream, everything is false. Yagami [She sounds really pitiful.] Yagami [Now, think of something evil to do...] Yagami [Forget it. I won't worry about her.] Kyoko returns to Ikkoku-kan. Yagami is standing in front on the sidewalk. Kyoko .... Yagami Coward!! Yagami You coward! (Yagami runs off) Kyoko (looking sad) .... Notes: (1) The Chinese manga inserts some words that don't make much sense here. Thanks to hgm****** for the correction. (2) Takahashi uses dots (shown as '....') instead of words in some places. In addition, the Chinese translator seems to have added some dots of his/her own. (fin)