Maison Ikkoku Chapter 6 By Rumiko Takahasi Translated by Gavin Steyn Page 1 Kyoko: Congratulations, Godai-san. Godai: Thank you, thank you Kyoko-san. Voice: Shut up you pest. -------------------------- Page 2 Voice: You say Godai-kun hasn't returned yet? -------------------------- Akemi: It's been a whole week. It's the rejection announcement season. Bartender: It's because you're mean. -------------------------- Akemi: I''m not spiteful; I just tell the truth faithfully. Bartender: Obviously you're not spiteful. -------------------------- Bartender: You must be getting worried as time goes by. Akemi: It's fine. Nobody's worried. -------------------------- Bartender: Nobody...nobody? Akemi: That's right. Maybe one person... -------------------------- Page 3 Kyoko: There are no stories about a ronin comitting suicide. -------------------------- Kyoko: This is too much. If he's staying somewhere, he should ca.. -------------------------- Kyoko: Hello. Phone: Uh...Is this Ikkoku-kan? I'm Godai. -------------------------- Kyoko: Godai-san? Godai-san, is that you? Phone: Yes. -------------------------- Kyoko: Hoo... Phone: Hello... -------------------------- Page 4 Kyoko: What are you doing? Everyone's been so worried that we can't even eat! Phone: Wa!! -------------------------- Kyoko: So will you please come home? Phone: Hum. The thing is... -------------------------- Phone: I don't know the way. -------------------------- Kyoko: Uh... Phone: Right now I'm at the station but... -------------------------- Kyoko: Hello... Is this Godai-san? Phone: Yes. -------------------------- Phone: I'm Godai's grandmother. Kyoko: Oh! -------------------------- Kyoko: Excuse me; I'm very sorry. Welcome... -------------------------- Page 5 Student: Godai, are you okay? Godai: What is it? -------------------------- Student: I'm just wondering what you're running away for. -------------------------- Godai: Hmm. I can't go back to Ikkoku-kan until I do well on an exam by myself. -------------------------- Student: So, are you going to stay at my place till next year? Godai: Aaaah! -------------------------- Godai: N-now you... Student: No, I was just working out the worst case. -------------------------- Page 6 Kyoko: She's not here. -------------------------- Page 7 Cook: Customer, your donburi... -------------------------- Grandmother: You. Kyoko: Ah. -------------------------- Grandmother: From Ikkoku-kan? Kyoko: Godai-san's grandmother? -------------------------- Grandmother: Hmmm... My grandchild is...? Kyoko: He just stepped out for a bit... -------------------------- Student: Why don't you go back to the countryside? Do: Don't say such horrible things. -------------------------- Student: Your parents bug you? Godai: Aside from my parents... -------------------------- Page 8 Godai: There's my grandmother. -------------------------- Grandmother: Can you carry that heavy luggage? Kyoko: It's fine. -------------------------- Grandmother: I thought Yuhsaku would be here to greet me. Kyoko: Yuhsaku? -------------------------- Grandmother: My grandson's name. Didn't you know? Kyoko: Of course; his name wasn't "ronin." -------------------------- Grandmother: Anyway, he should have received my letter two or three days ago. What's he doing that he's not out to greet me? -------------------------- Kyoko: Two or three days ago, he couldn't have seen the letter. -------------------------- Godai: Could you just let me stay a little longer? -------------------------- Page 9 Student: It's not really a problem for me... -------------------------- Student: The landlord's been talking to me. -------------------------- Godai: This excuse to have me leave... Student: Huh? -------------------------- Godai: I can handle Akemi and Yotsuya's making fun of me. -------------------------- Godai: But Kanririn-san's... -------------------------- Godai: sympathetic glances are the one thing I can't take. -------------------------- Page 10 Student: That's miserable isn't it. -------------------------- Student: Yup, that's miserable. That's incredibly miserable. -------------------------- Student: That's utterly miserable. Godai: How many times are you going to say that! You've made me even more miserable!! -------------------------- Voice: Kanririn-san! -------------------------- Kyoko: Ah, Akemi-san. [Thought: Darn it) Akemi: Why don't you come in for a bit? -------------------------- Akemi: Has Godai been found yet? -------------------------- Kyoko: Yes, she's been found. This is Godai-san's grandmother. Akemi: You don't have to shout; I can hear you. -------------------------- Page 11 Grandmother: Let's go in and drink. My treat. -------------------------- Kyoko: You go in ahead. Akemi, can I have a second... -------------------------- Kyoko: So could you please keep it a secret. Akemi: You've got to tell her some time. -------------------------- Kyoko: But if we find him by this evening... Akemi: I won't say anything, but... -------------------------- Yotsuya: Traveling is so difficult. -------------------------- Grandmother: Has Godai failed all of his tests? Yotsuya: Right now, it's hard to say. -------------------------- Yotsuya: Because for the past week... Kyoko: Yotsuya-san!! -------------------------- Page 11 Yotsuya: Ah, this is the manager. -------------------------- Yotsuya: What is this? Kyoko: Don't be so overbearing. -------------------------- Grandmother: Fufufufu... -------------------------- Grandmother: Bwahahaha. Kyoko: Mrs. Godai. -------------------------- Grandmother: I'm sorry. Kyoko: Huh? -------------------------- Page 12 Grandmother: He ran away. I can always tell what he's going to do. -------------------------- Grandmother: It's because he has no backbone. -------------------------- Grandmother: So...Don't worry; he's just pretending to be upset. -------------------------- Akemi: You see, it's fine. His grandmother said so, and she can't be wrong. Kyoko: I'm not really... -------------------------- Bartender: Really, all the residents of Ikkoku-kan are coldhearted. Only the landlord was worried. Kyoko: Sir! [0] -------------------------- Page 13 Akemi: It's OK; he's right. Kyoko: You say some poisonous things. -------------------------- Kyoko: But Mrs. Godai, with Godai not around, what are you going to do? -------------------------- Grandmother: The announcement...when is it? -------------------------- Kyoko: Tomorrow are the private announcements. Then all of the public schools. -------------------------- Grandmother: They couldn't have the public ones first. Tomorrow's announcements are just a game. Kyoko: I guess. -------------------------- Grandmother: Tomorrow, if he fails, I'm taking him home. Kyoko: Eh? -------------------------- Grandmother: Of course. We don't have enough money to keep feeding a ronin. Yotsuya: I won't have anyone to play with. ------------------------ Page 14 Caption: Announcement day arrives. Person: Where is it, already? -------------------------- Grandmother: Thank you for bringing me. -------------------------- Kyoko: I hope he passes. -------------------------- Grandmother: Yes...I don't want to see my grandson's crying face. -------------------------- Page 15 Kyoko: Mrs. Godai, what is it? -------------------------- Kyoko: Oh... --------------------------- Page 16 Grandmother: I don't know Yuhsaku's test number. -------------------------- Student: There it is. Godai: I can't see anything. -------------------------- Student: Why don't you wait till the crowd dwindles? Godai: Moron. Do you have that kind of time? -------------------------- Grandmother: Sorry, but Yuhsaku has to be here somewhere. Kyoko: Yes. -------------------------- Student: This is really difficult. -------------------------- Godai: Help me for a second. -------------------------- Page 17 Godai: Waaawh! Grandmother: Ah, Yuhsaku! -------------------------- Grandmother: Chase him! Chase him! Kyoko: Sure! -------------------------- Grandmother: There! -------------------------- Grandmother: Yuhsaku! Kyoko: Godai-san! -------------------------- Page 18 Godai: Ba...ba...ba...ka...ka...ka... -------------------------- Grandmother: The baka is you! Godai: Ba-chan and kanririn-san. [1] -------------------------- Grandmother: What did you get? What did you get? How did you do? How did you do? Godai: I didn't see yet. -------------------------- Grandmother: Where's your backbone? Godai: Stop hitting me; you're hurting my head. -------------------------- Kyoko: Godai-san, let's go look now. -------------------------- Page 19 Godai: Why do I have to look at it in front of Kyoko-san? -------------------------- Godai: If I fail, I'll be ashamed for my whole life. -------------------------- Grandmother: What are you doing? Hurry up and look. Godai: Shut up. -------------------------- Godai: Ah... -------------------------- Page 19 Godai: I did it... -------------------------- Godai: Kyoko-san... -------------------------- Grandmother: Yuhsaku! Godai: Wah, ba-chan! -------------------------- Yotsuya: What's the celebration for? Akemi: Let's all drink. Grandmother: My letter was left there for a whole week! Godai: What's wrong with that!! -------------------------- [0] Well, she calls him "Master," meaning the owner of the bar, but I couldn't think of a good English equivalent. [1] I couldn't think of a good translation of this joke (after a good amount of deiberation), and then I thought that people who are getting this script may be familiar with the terms already. For those who aren't, "ba-chan" refers to one's Grandmother. A "baka" is an idiot.